Utah’s urban areas continue to drive growth even though there are technically fewer of them than a decade ago. Nearly 3 million Utahns — around 90% of the state’s population — lived within ...

The Census Bureau last week released data tied to urban and rural trends from the 2020 census, which found that Utah's urban population grew by 17%, much higher than the national rate of 6.4%.

Currently, approximately 56% of the global population, totaling 4.4 billion people, resides in urban centers. This demographic shift is important as cities account for over 80% of global GDP.

The biggest cities in this country are getting even bigger. That’s according to new Census Bureau data, showing that almost every major urban center gained population from 2023 to 2024.

The world’s urban population is expected to surpass six billion by 2045. Much of the expected urban growth will take place in countries of the developing regions, particularly Africa.

The last century has seen the rapid urbanization of the world’s population", as the global proportion of urban population rose from 13% (220 million) in 1900, to 29% (732 million) in 1950, to 49 ...

Urban county population rose 13% since 2000 and the population in suburban and small metro counties went up 16%, growth rates somewhat higher than in the 1990s. 2 The share of U.S. residents who live ...

Urban population growth has been slowing since 2012. It rebounded in the Great Recession, as cities became more affordable and as the foreclosure crisis hit many suburban and exurban areas.