Urban population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Urban population, per capita was 0.6205 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.6205 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.6205 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1748 units per person, in 1963.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1936 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1911 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1775 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1748 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1863 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1849 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.185 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1852 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1854 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1855 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1856 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1857 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1858 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1873 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1871 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1886 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1903 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.192 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1957 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2045 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2088 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2155 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2196 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2285 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2398 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2462 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2534 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2606 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2656 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.27 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2715 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2787 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2844 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2905 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2966 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3029 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3156 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3283 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3409 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3533 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3671 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3778 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.39 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4021 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4128 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4234 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4348 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4474 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4569 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4683 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4766 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4961 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5068 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5181 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5286 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5411 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5532 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5647 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5765 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5866 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5937 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6035 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6086 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6123 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6161 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6205 units per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1849 units per person | 0.1748 units per person | 0.1936 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1903 units per person | 0.1856 units per person | 0.2045 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2408 units per person | 0.2088 units per person | 0.27 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3063 units per person | 0.2715 units per person | 0.3533 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4181 units per person | 0.3671 units per person | 0.4683 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5348 units per person | 0.4766 units per person | 0.5866 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6091 units per person | 0.5937 units per person | 0.6205 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 13 Qatar 0.9936 units per person compare
- 14 San Marino 0.9719 units per person compare
- 15 Netherlands 0.9594 units per person compare
- 16 Malta 0.9568 units per person compare
- 17 Uruguay 0.9565 units per person compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 0.9539 units per person compare
- 19 Luxembourg 0.9488 units per person compare
More climate change data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.846 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 62.1% (2025)
- Urban population 1.33 billion (2025)
- Population, total 2.14 billion (2025)
- Population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 81.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Urban population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.6205 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6205 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1748 units per person in 1963.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for urban population, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.