Life in Numbers · The urban planet

How did humanity move into cities?

Follow the urban share from 1950 and the UN projection to 2050.

Country or world

🌍World28.8 → 67.3 % urban

01 · 1950—2050

The story without hidden formulas

+38.5change across the period

28.801950

37.751975

46.842000

57.832025

67.292050projection

Countries define an urban area differently. The 2050 value is an official projection, while 1950–2025 are estimates.

02 · COMPARISON

🇯🇵 Japan96+59

🇧🇷 Brazil91.3+54.7

🇨🇳 China89.7+78.5

🇺🇸 United States86.5+22.5

🇩🇪 Germany84.8+14.4

🇳🇬 Nigeria83.4+73.3

🇷🇺 Russia81+36.3

🇮🇳 India43.1+25.9

03 · SOURCE & LIMITS

Countries define an urban area differently. The 2050 value is an official projection, while 1950–2025 are estimates.