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Urban population share: compare countries

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Urban population share by country

Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Urban population share: latest observations by country
Date	China	United States
Dec 31, 2002	39.1%	79.5%
Dec 31, 2003	40.5%	79.8%
Dec 31, 2004	41.8%	80.0%
Dec 31, 2005	43.0%	80.2%
Dec 31, 2006	44.3%	80.4%
Dec 31, 2007	45.9%	80.5%
Dec 31, 2008	47.0%	80.6%
Dec 31, 2009	48.3%	80.7%
Dec 31, 2010	49.2%	80.7%
Dec 31, 2011	51.8%	80.7%
Dec 31, 2012	53.1%	80.7%
Dec 31, 2013	54.5%	80.7%
Dec 31, 2014	55.8%	80.6%
Dec 31, 2015	57.3%	80.6%
Dec 31, 2016	58.8%	80.5%
Dec 31, 2017	60.2%	80.4%
Dec 31, 2018	61.5%	80.3%
Dec 31, 2019	62.7%	80.1%
Dec 31, 2020	63.5%	80.0%
Dec 31, 2021	64.7%	80.0%
Dec 31, 2022	65.2%	80.0%
Dec 31, 2023	65.5%	80.1%
Dec 31, 2024	65.9%	80.1%
Dec 31, 2025	66.3%	80.2%