{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"in-urban-population-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-urban-population-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-urban-population-pct/","title":"India Urban Population Share (2025)","description":"India's Urban Population Share: 35.7 % of total population in 2025, +0.3pp YoY. World Bank (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","India","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"India","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of total population","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"India Urban Population Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=IN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"India"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"India (2025)","value":"35.7","unit":"% of total population","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"India Urban Population Share"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":21.9195869568118},{"period":"1977","value":22.3596195559694},{"period":"1978","value":22.7811754300159},{"period":"1979","value":23.169162173677},{"period":"1980","value":23.5084873816783},{"period":"1981","value":23.7875348455702},{"period":"1982","value":24.0306681216752},{"period":"1983","value":24.2539519859126},{"period":"1984","value":24.4606633455594},{"period":"1985","value":24.654828858249},{"period":"1986","value":24.8404751816147},{"period":"1987","value":25.0216289732896},{"period":"1988","value":25.2023168909072},{"period":"1989","value":25.3865655921008},{"period":"1990","value":25.5784017345035},{"period":"1991","value":25.7797610905819},{"period":"1992","value":25.9808576702657},{"period":"1993","value":26.1767814681192},{"period":"1994","value":26.3710188638872},{"period":"1995","value":26.5661772139368},{"period":"1996","value":26.7648638746349},{"period":"1997","value":26.9696862023486},{"period":"1998","value":27.1832515534447},{"period":"1999","value":27.4081672842903},{"period":"2000","value":27.6470407512523},{"period":"2001","value":27.9028652096636},{"period":"2002","value":28.1756878910456},{"period":"2003","value":28.4660287698},{"period":"2004","value":28.7726067228528},{"period":"2005","value":29.0945497159107},{"period":"2006","value":29.4309857146804},{"period":"2007","value":29.7810426848684},{"period":"2008","value":30.1438485921815},{"period":"2009","value":30.5185314023263},{"period":"2010","value":30.9042190810094},{"period":"2011","value":31.2746502853309},{"period":"2012","value":31.5898935604399},{"period":"2013","value":31.9096789235237},{"period":"2014","value":32.2288233408821},{"period":"2015","value":32.5472990022299},{"period":"2016","value":32.8650780972823},{"period":"2017","value":33.1821328157539},{"period":"2018","value":33.4984353473598},{"period":"2019","value":33.8139578818147},{"period":"2020","value":34.1286726088333},{"period":"2021","value":34.4425517181304},{"period":"2022","value":34.7555673994206},{"period":"2023","value":35.0676918424186},{"period":"2024","value":35.3788972368389},{"period":"2025","value":35.689155772396}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"35.7","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"35.4","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"35.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"34.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"34.4","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"34.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"33.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"33.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"33.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"32.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"32.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"32.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"31.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"31.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"31.3","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"30.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"30.5","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"30.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"29.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"29.4","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the urban population as a share of total population in India from 1990 to present. Urbanisation is a structural driver of consumer spending, infrastructure investment, and financial services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 35.7 % of total population in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 21.9 in 1976. The latest reading of 35.7 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp."}]}