Share of people living in cities (urban population, %): what the numbers point to next

The United States, as the worked example

Latest value for the United States (Local · United States): 80.19 Urban population (% of total population) in 2025.

• 2026: Satoria forecast 80.28 Urban population (% of total population) (80% range 80.24 to 80.31)
• 2027: Satoria forecast 80.37 Urban population (% of total population) (80% range 80.30 to 80.44)
• 2030: Satoria forecast 80.68 Urban population (% of total population) (80% range 80.38 to 81.13)
• 2035: Satoria forecast 81.33 Urban population (% of total population) (80% range 80.50 to 82.57)

Every other country

Every country, as data: https://satoria-pipeline-production.up.railway.app/api/forecast/wb.urbanization_pct?country=ISO3 (replace ISO3, e.g. DEU, GBR, POL).

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