United States

Urban population

Urban population share tracks how much of a country lives in cities. It is useful context for productivity, infrastructure, housing, and structural transformation.

Active series

Urban population - United States

World Bank . SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS:US

Urban population in other countries

Provider

World Bank

Frequency

annual

Transformation

level

Live data

Latest80.12

YoY+0.07%

10Y Avg80.13

FrequencyAnnual

Chart typeScale

Min69.98

Mean76.52

Max80.70

Series details

SourceWorld Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, note: United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, National definitions, publisher: UN Population Division

CategoryClimate Change; Urban Development

FrequencyAnnual

Unitpersons or percent

Last UpdatedApril 30, 2026

Transformslevel, yoy, index 100

About this series

Urban population (% of total population)

Data provenance

International organizationOpen with attribution