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United Kingdom vs United States: Urban population

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , United Kingdom's Urban population was 57.63M, compared to United States's 272.51M. That makes United Kingdom's value 78.9% lower than United States's.

United Kingdom

Rank #15 of 217 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2024)
57.63M
Year-over-year
+1.2%
10-year change
+9.2%
Peak
57.63M (2024)
Trough
48.59M (2005)

United States

Rank #3 of 217 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
272.51M
Year-over-year
+1.0%
10-year change
+5.9%
Peak
272.51M (2024)
Trough
236.99M (2005)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.URB.TOTL), CC BY 4.0.