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🏙️ Urban Development statistics

81 indicators covering urban development, each with the full history for every country that reports it, ranked and free to download.

All urban development indicators

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) 196 places, 1960–2025
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 264 places, 1961–2023
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 247 places, 1990–2023
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 121 places, 1960–2025
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual growth rate 121 places, 1961–2025
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 121 places, 1960–2025
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit of GDP 120 places, 1960–2025
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre 121 places, 1961–2023
Population in largest city 153 places, 1960–2025
Crude steelmaking capacity 132 places, 2000–2025
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological sustainability — Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) 245 places, 2000–2020
Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by degree of urbanisation and coastal/non-coastal area and NUTS 2 region 418 places, 2012–2026
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 241 places, 1990–2017
Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of urbanisation and coastal/non-coastal area and NUTS 2 region 378 places, 2012–2025
Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen statistical capacity in developing countries (current United States dollars) 185 places, 2010–2023
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 289 places, 2021–2025
Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 53 places, 1990–2024
Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 48 places, 1970–2024
Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of transport (tkm, vehicle-km, journeys) - annual data 44 places, 1999–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 54 places, 2003–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 53 places, 2003–2025
Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type from 2003 onwards 53 places, 2003–2025
Total housing costs in pps 53 places, 2003–2025
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and poverty status 53 places, 2003–2025
Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main reason declared and degree of urbanisation 51 places, 2003–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 51 places, 2003–2025
Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 51 places, 2003–2025
Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 45 places, 1990–2024
Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 45 places, 1990–2024
Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 51 places, 2003–2025
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of urbanisation - EU 2020 strategy 51 places, 2003–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of urbanisation 51 places, 2003–2025
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of urbanisation 51 places, 2003–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 53 places, 2003–2025
Self-propelled vessels, dumb and pushed vessels by load capacity 32 places, 1970–2024
Load capacity of self-propelled vessels by year of construction 28 places, 1990–2024
Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age 53 places, 2010–2025
Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 45 places, 2010–2025
Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by degree of urbanisation and coastal/non-coastal area 47 places, 2012–2026
Seat capacity of new motor coaches, buses and trolley buses 29 places, 1989–2025
Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 52 places, 2013–2025
Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 52 places, 2003–2023
Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors or foundation, or rot in window frames or floor 52 places, 2003–2023
Financial burden of the total housing cost 52 places, 2003–2023
Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by number of item of deprivation 52 places, 2003–2023
New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 49 places, 2013–2025
Prison capacity and number of persons held 48 places, 2008–2024
Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their dwelling 52 places, 2003–2023
Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 49 places, 2003–2023
Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 49 places, 2003–2023
Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of urbanisation and coastal/non-coastal area 48 places, 2012–2025
Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 51 places, 2003–2023
Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 49 places, 2003–2023
Power of self-propelled vessels by load capacity 25 places, 1990–2024
Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 51 places, 2014–2025
Child well-being — Children experiencing severe housing deprivation 28 places, 2010–2020
New trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight 44 places, 2012–2025
Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight 43 places, 2000–2025
Typical dwelling sizes by type of dwelling in each surveyed city 40 places, 2013–2025
Average rent per month in cities by type of dwelling 40 places, 2013–2025

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