Population in the largest city in Low income
Low income: Population in the largest city was 29.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in the largest city in Low income, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Low income recorded 29.4% for population in the largest city in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in the largest city in Low income peaked at 34.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 1960.
Low income ranks 4th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in the largest city in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.4% | — |
| 1961 | 25.5% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 25.7% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 25.9% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 26.1% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 26.4% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 26.8% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 27.0% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 27.3% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 27.6% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 28.0% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 28.3% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 29.2% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 29.6% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 30.1% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 30.6% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 31.1% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 31.4% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 31.9% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 32.3% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 32.6% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 32.9% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 33.2% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 33.5% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 33.7% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 33.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 34.0% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 34.2% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 34.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 34.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 33.6% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 33.2% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.3% | 25.4% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.5% | 27.6% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 31.9% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 33.0% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 31.5% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 29.7% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 29.4% | 29.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Hong Kong, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Macau, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 4 Eritrea 92.5% compare
- 5 Puerto Rico 81.0% compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 74.0% compare
- 7 Paraguay 73.5% compare
More urban development data for Low income
- Population density 49.5 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 31.35 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 100.0% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in the largest city in Low income?
- Population in the largest city in Low income was 29.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in the largest city recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest population in the largest city recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 1960.
- How does Low income rank for population in the largest city?
- Low income ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in the largest city rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.