India vs Russia

India vs Russia: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 35.7% in India and 75.3% in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 39.6 percentage points, or 2.11 times that in India.

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% of people · UN

India vs Russia: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 35.7% in India and 75.3% in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 39.6 percentage points, or 2.11 times that in India.
IndiaRussiaUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2025, India ranked 191 and Russia ranked 80 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts India at 43.1% and Russia at 81% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearIndiaRussia
202535.775.3
202435.475.1
202335.175
202234.874.9
202134.474.8
202034.174.7
201933.874.6
201833.574.5
201733.274.5
201632.974.4
201532.674.3
201432.274.2
201331.974.1
201231.674
201131.373.9
201030.973.7
200930.573.5
200830.173.5
200729.873.4
200629.473.2
200529.173.2
200428.873.3
200328.573.4
200228.273.3
200127.973.2
200027.773.2
199927.473
199827.273.2
19972773.1
199626.873.1
199526.672.9
199426.473
199326.273.1
19922673.4
199125.873.7
199025.673.7
198925.473.6
198825.273.2
19872572.9
198624.872.5
198524.772
198424.571.6
198324.371.3
19822470.9
198123.870.3
198023.569.9
197923.269.3
197822.868.8
197722.468.2
197621.967.7
197521.566.9
19742166.1
197320.665.1
197220.364.2
19712063.2
197019.762.6
196919.561.8
196819.260.9
19671960.1
196618.859.2
196518.658.3
196418.457.6
196318.356.8
196218.155.9
19611855.1
196017.954.1
195917.953
195817.851.8
195717.750.8
195617.749.9
195517.648.9
195417.648.1
195317.547.2
195217.446.4
195117.345.6
195017.244.7
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearIndiaRussia
20263675.4
202736.375.6
202836.675.7
202936.975.9
203037.276.1
203137.576.2
203237.876.4
203338.176.6
203438.476.8
203538.777
20363977.3
203739.377.5
203839.677.7
203939.978
204040.278.2
204140.578.5
204240.878.7
204341.179
204441.479.3
204541.779.5
204641.979.8
204742.280.1
204842.580.4
204942.880.7
205043.181

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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