Germany vs India

Germany vs India: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 82.1% in Germany and 35.7% in India, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 46.5 percentage points, or 2.3 times that in India.

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% of people · UN

Germany vs India: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 82.1% in Germany and 35.7% in India, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 46.5 percentage points, or 2.3 times that in India.
GermanyIndiaUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2025, Germany ranked 56 and India ranked 191 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Germany at 84.8% and India at 43.1% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearGermanyIndia
202582.135.7
20248235.4
202381.935.1
202281.834.8
202181.634.4
202081.534.1
201981.333.8
201881.133.5
20178133.2
201680.832.9
201580.732.6
201480.632.2
201380.531.9
201280.431.6
201180.331.3
201080.330.9
200980.330.5
200880.330.1
200780.229.8
200680.229.4
200580.229.1
200480.228.8
200380.128.5
200280.128.2
200180.127.9
200080.127.7
199980.127.4
199880.127.2
199780.127
199680.126.8
199580.126.6
19948026.4
19938026.2
19928026
19918025.8
19908025.6
19898025.4
19888025.2
19878025
19868024.8
19858024.7
19848024.5
19838024.3
198279.924
198179.923.8
198079.923.5
197979.923.2
197879.922.8
197779.922.4
197679.821.9
197579.821.5
197479.821
197379.820.6
197279.720.3
197179.720
197079.719.7
196979.619.5
196879.419.2
196779.119
196678.718.8
196578.318.6
196477.718.4
196377.218.3
196276.718.1
196176.218
196075.717.9
195975.217.9
195874.817.8
195774.317.7
195673.817.7
195573.317.6
195472.717.6
195372.217.5
195271.617.4
19517117.3
195070.417.2
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearGermanyIndia
202682.336
202782.436.3
202882.536.6
202982.636.9
203082.737.2
203182.837.5
203282.937.8
203383.138.1
203483.238.4
203583.338.7
203683.439
203783.539.3
203883.639.6
203983.739.9
204083.840.2
204183.940.5
20428440.8
204384.141.1
204484.241.4
204584.341.7
204684.441.9
204784.542.2
204884.642.5
204984.742.8
205084.843.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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