Pakistan vs Russia

Pakistan vs Russia: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 39.5% in Pakistan and 75.3% in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 35.7 percentage points, or 1.9 times that in Pakistan.

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% of people · UN

Pakistan vs Russia: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 39.5% in Pakistan and 75.3% in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 35.7 percentage points, or 1.9 times that in Pakistan.
PakistanRussiaUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2025, Pakistan ranked 181 and Russia ranked 80 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Pakistan at 47.1% and Russia at 81% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearPakistanRussia
202539.575.3
202439.275.1
202338.875
202238.474.9
202137.974.8
202037.574.7
201937.174.6
201836.874.5
201736.474.5
201636.274.4
201535.974.3
201435.774.2
201335.474.1
201235.274
20113573.9
201034.873.7
200934.673.5
200834.573.5
200734.373.4
200634.173.2
200533.973.2
200433.773.3
200333.673.4
200233.473.3
200133.273.2
20003373.2
199932.873
199832.673.2
199732.473.1
199632.173.1
199531.972.9
199431.773
199331.573.1
199231.273.4
19913173.7
199030.873.7
198930.573.6
198830.373.2
19873072.9
198629.872.5
198529.572
198429.271.6
19832971.3
198228.770.9
198128.470.3
198028.169.9
197927.869.3
197827.468.8
197727.168.2
197626.767.7
197526.366.9
19742666.1
197325.765.1
197225.464.2
197125.163.2
197024.862.6
196924.661.8
196824.460.9
196724.160.1
196623.959.2
196523.758.3
196423.557.6
196323.256.8
196222.955.9
196122.655.1
196022.354.1
195921.953
195821.551.8
195721.150.8
195620.649.9
195520.248.9
195419.648.1
195319.147.2
195218.646.4
19511845.6
195017.444.7
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearPakistanRussia
202639.975.4
202740.275.6
202840.675.7
202940.975.9
203041.376.1
203141.676.2
203241.976.4
203342.376.6
203442.676.8
203542.977
203643.277.3
203743.577.5
203843.877.7
203944.178
204044.478.2
204144.778.5
20424578.7
204345.379
204445.679.3
204545.879.5
204646.179.8
204746.480.1
204846.680.4
204946.980.7
205047.181

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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