Urban population, per capita in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Urban population, per capita was 0.5348 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Africa Western and Central, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Africa Western and Central is 0.5348 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.5348 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1395 units per person, in 1960.
Africa Western and Central ranks 26th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1395 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1447 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1502 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1559 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1619 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1681 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1746 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1811 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1877 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1943 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2009 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2076 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2145 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2216 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2288 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2359 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2431 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2502 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.257 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2635 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.27 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2764 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2827 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2889 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2951 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3012 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3069 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3133 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3193 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3252 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.331 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3379 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3435 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3489 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3542 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3595 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.365 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3709 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3768 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3827 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3886 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3946 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4006 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4065 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4125 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4185 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4245 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4302 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4359 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4416 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4473 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4531 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4588 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4646 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4703 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4761 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4819 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4876 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4933 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4991 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5049 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5109 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.517 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.523 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5288 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5348 units per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1658 units per person | 0.1395 units per person | 0.1943 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2323 units per person | 0.2009 units per person | 0.2635 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2979 units per person | 0.27 units per person | 0.3252 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.357 units per person | 0.331 units per person | 0.3827 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4153 units per person | 0.3886 units per person | 0.4416 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4732 units per person | 0.4473 units per person | 0.4991 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5199 units per person | 0.5049 units per person | 0.5348 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 23 Iceland 0.9422 units per person compare
- 24 Jordan 0.9321 units per person compare
- 25 Argentina 0.9235 units per person compare
- 26 Japan 0.923 units per person compare
- 27 Northern Mariana Islands 0.9218 units per person compare
- 28 Gabon 0.9209 units per person compare
- 29 Israel 0.9158 units per person compare
More climate change data for Africa Western and Central
- Urban population growth 3.4% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 53.5% (2025)
- Urban population 284.93 million (2025)
- Population, total 532.81 million (2025)
- Population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 29.39 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Africa Western and Central?
- Urban population, per capita in Africa Western and Central was 0.5348 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5348 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1395 units per person in 1960.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for urban population, per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.