{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pk-urban-population-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-urban-population-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-urban-population-pct/","title":"Pakistan Urban Population Share (2025)","description":"Pakistan's Urban Population Share: 39.5 % 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","Pakistan","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Pakistan","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of total population","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Pakistan 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=PK"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Pakistan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Pakistan (2025)","value":"39.5","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":"Pakistan Urban Population Share"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":26.6890303879083},{"period":"1977","value":27.0553105084198},{"period":"1978","value":27.4170952736025},{"period":"1979","value":27.7660298452131},{"period":"1980","value":28.0937593850085},{"period":"1981","value":28.3941608544266},{"period":"1982","value":28.6799902302499},{"period":"1983","value":28.9594375727595},{"period":"1984","value":29.2322435401049},{"period":"1985","value":29.498826604215},{"period":"1986","value":29.7596052370187},{"period":"1987","value":30.014997910445},{"period":"1988","value":30.2654230964229},{"period":"1989","value":30.5112992668812},{"period":"1990","value":30.753044893749},{"period":"1991","value":30.9910784489553},{"period":"1992","value":31.2258184044289},{"period":"1993","value":31.4576832320988},{"period":"1994","value":31.6870914038941},{"period":"1995","value":31.9144613917436},{"period":"1996","value":32.1402116675762},{"period":"1997","value":32.3647607033211},{"period":"1998","value":32.5871723893723},{"period":"1999","value":32.8015812487933},{"period":"2000","value":33.0046884491535},{"period":"2001","value":33.1988471664032},{"period":"2002","value":33.3857078542752},{"period":"2003","value":33.5669209665019},{"period":"2004","value":33.7441369568158},{"period":"2005","value":33.9190062789495},{"period":"2006","value":34.0931793866356},{"period":"2007","value":34.2683067336065},{"period":"2008","value":34.4460387735948},{"period":"2009","value":34.6280259603331},{"period":"2010","value":34.8159187475539},{"period":"2011","value":35.0113675889897},{"period":"2012","value":35.2160229383731},{"period":"2013","value":35.4315352494366},{"period":"2014","value":35.6595549759128},{"period":"2015","value":35.9017325715342},{"period":"2016","value":36.1597184900333},{"period":"2017","value":36.4351548223399},{"period":"2018","value":36.7478511550359},{"period":"2019","value":37.1091631735769},{"period":"2020","value":37.5080192948099},{"period":"2021","value":37.9333395514173},{"period":"2022","value":38.3740439760816},{"period":"2023","value":38.8191861872791},{"period":"2024","value":39.1734368360905},{"period":"2025","value":39.5256010979606}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"39.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"39.2","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"38.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"38.4","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"37.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"37.5","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"37.1","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"36.7","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"36.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"36.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"35.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"35.7","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"35.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"35.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"35.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"34.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"34.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"34.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"34.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"34.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the urban population as a share of total population in Pakistan 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 39.5 % of total population in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 26.7 in 1976. The latest reading of 39.5 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp."}]}