Urban population, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Urban population, per capita was 0.387 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 0.387 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.387 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1464 units per person, in 1960.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1464 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1487 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1511 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1535 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1561 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1587 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1615 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1643 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1672 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1702 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1734 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1768 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1804 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1842 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1878 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1915 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.195 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1984 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2017 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.205 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2084 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2117 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2149 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2186 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2228 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2274 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2324 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2376 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.243 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2482 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.253 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.257 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2603 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2635 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2672 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2704 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2728 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2752 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2782 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2814 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2847 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2883 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2922 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2964 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3009 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3054 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3099 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3136 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3185 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3224 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3259 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3294 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3329 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3367 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3408 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3449 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3488 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3528 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3571 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.361 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3649 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3691 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3736 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3777 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3824 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.387 units per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1578 units per person | 0.1464 units per person | 0.1702 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1894 units per person | 0.1734 units per person | 0.205 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2265 units per person | 0.2084 units per person | 0.2482 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2679 units per person | 0.253 units per person | 0.2814 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3032 units per person | 0.2847 units per person | 0.3224 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.343 units per person | 0.3259 units per person | 0.361 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3758 units per person | 0.3649 units per person | 0.387 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 38 Greenland 0.8857 units per person compare
- 39 Brazil 0.8818 units per person compare
- 40 Libya 0.8791 units per person compare
- 41 Australia 0.8772 units per person compare
- 42 Belgium 0.8767 units per person compare
- 43 Palestine, State of 0.8738 units per person compare
- 44 United Arab Emirates 0.8596 units per person compare
More climate change data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Urban population growth 3.7% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 38.7% (2025)
- Urban population 305.30 million (2025)
- Population, total 788.84 million (2025)
- Population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 19.08 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Urban population, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.387 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.387 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1464 units per person in 1960.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for urban population, per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.