India
Urban population in India
Urban population in India: 17.2% in 1950 and 35.7% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 35.7%
- Since 1950
- +18.5 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 191 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 43.1%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 43.1% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | India |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.7 |
| 2024 | 35.4 |
| 2023 | 35.1 |
| 2022 | 34.8 |
| 2021 | 34.4 |
| 2020 | 34.1 |
| 2019 | 33.8 |
| 2018 | 33.5 |
| 2017 | 33.2 |
| 2016 | 32.9 |
| 2015 | 32.6 |
| 2014 | 32.2 |
| 2013 | 31.9 |
| 2012 | 31.6 |
| 2011 | 31.3 |
| 2010 | 30.9 |
| 2009 | 30.5 |
| 2008 | 30.1 |
| 2007 | 29.8 |
| 2006 | 29.4 |
| 2005 | 29.1 |
| 2004 | 28.8 |
| 2003 | 28.5 |
| 2002 | 28.2 |
| 2001 | 27.9 |
| 2000 | 27.7 |
| 1999 | 27.4 |
| 1998 | 27.2 |
| 1997 | 27 |
| 1996 | 26.8 |
| 1995 | 26.6 |
| 1994 | 26.4 |
| 1993 | 26.2 |
| 1992 | 26 |
| 1991 | 25.8 |
| 1990 | 25.6 |
| 1989 | 25.4 |
| 1988 | 25.2 |
| 1987 | 25 |
| 1986 | 24.8 |
| 1985 | 24.7 |
| 1984 | 24.5 |
| 1983 | 24.3 |
| 1982 | 24 |
| 1981 | 23.8 |
| 1980 | 23.5 |
| 1979 | 23.2 |
| 1978 | 22.8 |
| 1977 | 22.4 |
| 1976 | 21.9 |
| 1975 | 21.5 |
| 1974 | 21 |
| 1973 | 20.6 |
| 1972 | 20.3 |
| 1971 | 20 |
| 1970 | 19.7 |
| 1969 | 19.5 |
| 1968 | 19.2 |
| 1967 | 19 |
| 1966 | 18.8 |
| 1965 | 18.6 |
| 1964 | 18.4 |
| 1963 | 18.3 |
| 1962 | 18.1 |
| 1961 | 18 |
| 1960 | 17.9 |
| 1959 | 17.9 |
| 1958 | 17.8 |
| 1957 | 17.7 |
| 1956 | 17.7 |
| 1955 | 17.6 |
| 1954 | 17.6 |
| 1953 | 17.5 |
| 1952 | 17.4 |
| 1951 | 17.3 |
| 1950 | 17.2 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | India |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 |
| 2027 | 36.3 |
| 2028 | 36.6 |
| 2029 | 36.9 |
| 2030 | 37.2 |
| 2031 | 37.5 |
| 2032 | 37.8 |
| 2033 | 38.1 |
| 2034 | 38.4 |
| 2035 | 38.7 |
| 2036 | 39 |
| 2037 | 39.3 |
| 2038 | 39.6 |
| 2039 | 39.9 |
| 2040 | 40.2 |
| 2041 | 40.5 |
| 2042 | 40.8 |
| 2043 | 41.1 |
| 2044 | 41.4 |
| 2045 | 41.7 |
| 2046 | 41.9 |
| 2047 | 42.2 |
| 2048 | 42.5 |
| 2049 | 42.8 |
| 2050 | 43.1 |
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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- Military spending2.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$93.3B in 2025
- Military spending per person$63 in 2025
- Military share of state spending8.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel3.07 million people in 2020
- National power9.94% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports2.86 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exports81 million TIV in 2025