Urban population (% of total population) (World Bank)

Name: Urban population (% of total population) (World Bank)
Creator: World Bank
Published: 2026-03-17T00:40:16.713Z
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This dataset tracks urban population as a percentage of total population across 35 global entities, providing comprehensive data | API + MCP, always live, no re-download.

17,556 rows · 14 columns · Time coverage: 1960 | 2025 · 266 regions/countries · Last data pull: 2026-05-14

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Indicator: wb_urban_population_of_total_population_world_bank_11de95

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# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://autario.com/api/v1/public/datasets/11de9513-fcc6-4c90-9a31-e0cd3866f6bf/data", params={"limit": 100})
data = r.json()["data"]

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Original source: World Bank (source code: SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS)

Sample rows

indicator	indicator_id	country	country_id	countryiso3code	date	value
Urban population (% of total population)	SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS	Africa Eastern and Southern	ZH	AFE	2025
Urban population (% of total population)	SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS	Africa Eastern and Southern	ZH	AFE	2024	38.2414414289603
Urban population (% of total population)	SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS	Africa Eastern and Southern	ZH	AFE	2023	37.7723012408349
Urban population (% of total population)	SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS	Africa Eastern and Southern	ZH	AFE	2022	37.3605781096471
Urban population (% of total population)	SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS	Africa Eastern and Southern	ZH	AFE	2021	36.9085426088519
Urban population (% of total population)	SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS	Africa Eastern and Southern	ZH	AFE	2020	36.4883219609866
Urban population (% of total population)	SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS	Africa Eastern and Southern	ZH	AFE	2019	36.0973307017698
Urban population (% of total population)	SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS	Africa Eastern and Southern	ZH	AFE	2018	35.714718464725
Urban population (% of total population)	SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS	Africa Eastern and Southern	ZH	AFE	2017	35.2829868326458
Urban population (% of total population)	SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS	Africa Eastern and Southern	ZH	AFE	2016	34.8812106693274

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Topic hubs: Population & Demographics · Climate & Environment

Keywords: World Bank, WDI, countries, Climate Change, Urban Development

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