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India - Urbanization and Housing Density 35.69

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

35.69 (2025)

Global rank

##182 of 217 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1960

1.99×

Ranking Race — Urbanization and Housing Density

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#31#61#91#121#151#18119601970198019902000201020202025#159#1822022 overtook Mozambique2023 overtook Tanzania
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. India climbed from #159 to #182 (overtook Mozambique). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for India ↓

Key Events — India

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Economic liberalisation curated

Balance-of-payments crisis triggers sweeping market reforms.

2008
Global crisis slowdown curated

Growth slows sharply as capital flows reverse.

2016
Demonetisation curated

High-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.

2020
COVID-19 lockdown curated

GDP records its largest contraction on record.

2022
Overtook Mozambique in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Tanzania in global rank auto

Urbanization and Housing Density, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202517.9323.8529.7735.69
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