India Urban Population 1960-2023
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- India urban population for 2021 was 498,179,071, a 2.15% increase from 2020.
- India urban population for 2020 was 487,702,168, a 2.29% increase from 2019.
- India urban population for 2019 was 476,786,386, a 2.34% increase from 2018.
- India urban population for 2018 was 465,871,825, a 2.39% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| India |
498,179,071 |
| Indonesia |
156,833,203 |
| Nigeria |
112,560,662 |
| Pakistan |
86,636,953 |
| Bangladesh |
65,957,486 |
| Philippines |
54,302,696 |
| Egypt |
46,831,955 |
| Vietnam |
37,088,534 |
| Ukraine |
30,548,582 |
| Morocco |
23,753,114 |
| Angola |
23,276,246 |
| Ghana |
19,038,233 |
| Uzbekistan |
17,606,637 |
| Myanmar |
16,918,421 |
| Sudan |
16,250,768 |
| Cameroon |
15,815,458 |
| Kenya |
15,102,890 |
| Zambia |
8,800,295 |
| Tunisia |
8,570,328 |
| Bolivia |
8,513,008 |
| Honduras |
6,062,373 |
| El Salvador |
4,679,934 |
| Sri Lanka |
4,178,622 |
| Cambodia |
4,092,180 |
| Nicaragua |
4,060,795 |
| Republic of Congo |
3,984,863 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
3,790,664 |
| Lao PDR |
2,742,742 |
| Mauritania |
2,590,523 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
2,485,736 |
| Mongolia |
2,302,772 |
| Georgia |
2,220,419 |
| Papua New Guinea |
1,338,796 |
| Moldova |
1,124,483 |
| Djibouti |
864,734 |
| Lesotho |
672,573 |
| Timor-Leste |
418,673 |
| Cabo Verde |
394,509 |
| Bhutan |
334,381 |
| Eswatini |
290,545 |
| Solomon Islands |
177,869 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
167,493 |
| Vanuatu |
81,907 |
| Kiribati |
72,601 |
| Micronesia |
26,097 |
| India Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
498,179,071 |
35.39 |
2.13% |
| 2020 |
487,702,168 |
34.93 |
2.26% |
| 2019 |
476,786,386 |
34.47 |
2.32% |
| 2018 |
465,871,825 |
34.03 |
2.36% |
| 2017 |
455,009,748 |
33.60 |
2.41% |
| 2016 |
444,186,310 |
33.18 |
2.41% |
| 2015 |
433,595,954 |
32.78 |
2.39% |
| 2014 |
423,338,709 |
32.38 |
2.42% |
| 2013 |
413,200,994 |
32.00 |
2.46% |
| 2012 |
403,171,286 |
31.63 |
2.47% |
| 2011 |
393,333,604 |
31.28 |
2.47% |
| 2010 |
383,721,793 |
30.93 |
2.49% |
| 2009 |
374,274,816 |
30.59 |
2.51% |
| 2008 |
364,989,009 |
30.25 |
2.55% |
| 2007 |
355,789,232 |
29.91 |
2.60% |
| 2006 |
346,659,205 |
29.57 |
2.66% |
| 2005 |
337,558,628 |
29.24 |
2.75% |
| 2004 |
328,414,552 |
28.90 |
2.82% |
| 2003 |
319,267,849 |
28.57 |
2.88% |
| 2002 |
310,207,535 |
28.24 |
2.94% |
| 2001 |
301,227,098 |
27.92 |
2.71% |
| 2000 |
293,168,849 |
27.67 |
2.60% |
| 1999 |
285,648,480 |
27.45 |
2.63% |
| 1998 |
278,238,779 |
27.24 |
2.67% |
| 1997 |
270,911,166 |
27.03 |
2.70% |
| 1996 |
263,686,524 |
26.82 |
2.74% |
| 1995 |
256,565,748 |
26.61 |
2.78% |
| 1994 |
249,539,704 |
26.40 |
2.81% |
| 1993 |
242,620,668 |
26.19 |
2.84% |
| 1992 |
235,824,041 |
25.98 |
2.87% |
| 1991 |
229,151,406 |
25.78 |
3.00% |
| 1990 |
222,374,415 |
25.55 |
3.09% |
| 1989 |
215,601,807 |
25.31 |
3.13% |
| 1988 |
208,957,670 |
25.06 |
3.15% |
| 1987 |
202,485,214 |
24.82 |
3.17% |
| 1986 |
196,158,550 |
24.59 |
3.20% |
| 1985 |
189,973,343 |
24.35 |
3.22% |
| 1984 |
183,956,909 |
24.11 |
3.24% |
| 1983 |
178,095,921 |
23.88 |
3.24% |
| 1982 |
172,426,704 |
23.65 |
3.24% |
| 1981 |
166,932,604 |
23.42 |
3.65% |
| 1980 |
160,953,420 |
23.10 |
3.84% |
| 1979 |
154,888,632 |
22.74 |
3.81% |
| 1978 |
149,104,062 |
22.38 |
3.80% |
| 1977 |
143,540,276 |
22.03 |
3.81% |
| 1976 |
138,180,350 |
21.68 |
3.81% |
| 1975 |
133,010,186 |
21.33 |
3.85% |
| 1974 |
127,986,735 |
20.99 |
3.88% |
| 1973 |
123,114,078 |
20.65 |
3.87% |
| 1972 |
118,438,504 |
20.32 |
3.86% |
| 1971 |
113,948,536 |
19.99 |
3.38% |
| 1970 |
110,162,257 |
19.76 |
3.22% |
| 1969 |
106,674,456 |
19.56 |
3.21% |
| 1968 |
103,304,423 |
19.37 |
3.18% |
| 1967 |
100,070,141 |
19.17 |
3.15% |
| 1966 |
96,971,069 |
18.98 |
3.17% |
| 1965 |
93,946,480 |
18.79 |
3.25% |
| 1964 |
90,940,579 |
18.60 |
3.33% |
| 1963 |
87,963,683 |
18.41 |
3.33% |
| 1962 |
85,082,467 |
18.22 |
3.34% |
| 1961 |
82,289,370 |
18.03 |
2.91% |
| 1960 |
79,932,899 |
17.92 |
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