Urban population share in India
35.7% of people in India lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
India, 2025
35.7%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
81.2%
Position in 2025
182nd of 217
Urban population share in India over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.7% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 35.1% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 35.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 32.5%, the figure has changed by +3.1 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, India has the 182nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
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1,438,069,596 people
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Median age estimates and projections
28.1 years
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1.98 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
0.89%
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Population growth
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