Urban population as a percentage of total population reached 56.5% in 2021 in the World, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.738% more than in the previous year.
Historically, urban population as a percentage of total population in the World reached an all time high of 56.5% in 2021 and an all time low of 33.6% in 1960.
World has been ranked within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population as a percentage of total population.
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