Urban population growth in United States
The urban population of United States changed by 0.61% in 2025.
United States, 2025
0.61%
Change from 2024
−0.42percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
0.69%
Position in 2025
149th of 217
Urban population growth in United States over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.61% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 1.03% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 0.87% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 0.60% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 0.17% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 0.24% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 0.33% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 0.44% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 0.57% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 0.69% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 0.73% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 0.75% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 0.73% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 0.78% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 0.79% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 0.86% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 0.95% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 1.08% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 1.13% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 1.18% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 1.17% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 1.20% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 1.15% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 1.23% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 1.29% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.42 percentage points from 1.03% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.73%, the figure has changed by −0.13 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, United States has the 149th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
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Urban population share
80.2%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
343,477,335 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
38.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.62 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.58%
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