What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.6203 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.171 units per person in 1963.

How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for urban population, per capita?

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.

Urban population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Urban population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, per capita was 0.6203 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.6203 units per person

Change on year

up 0.7%

Rank

17th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.6203 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.171 units per person

in 1963

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, urban population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.6203 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 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.6203 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.171 units per person, in 1963.

That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 17th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.1908 units per person	—
1961	0.188 units per person	-1.5%
1962	0.174 units per person	-7.5%
1963	0.171 units per person	-1.7%
1964	0.1825 units per person	+6.8%
1965	0.1809 units per person	-0.9%
1966	0.1808 units per person	-0.1%
1967	0.1808 units per person	-0.0%
1968	0.1808 units per person	-0.0%
1969	0.1808 units per person	-0.0%
1970	0.1807 units per person	-0.0%
1971	0.1807 units per person	-0.0%
1972	0.1807 units per person	+0.0%
1973	0.1822 units per person	+0.8%
1974	0.1819 units per person	-0.1%
1975	0.1834 units per person	+0.8%
1976	0.1852 units per person	+0.9%
1977	0.1869 units per person	+0.9%
1978	0.1906 units per person	+2.0%
1979	0.1995 units per person	+4.7%
1980	0.2039 units per person	+2.2%
1981	0.2107 units per person	+3.3%
1982	0.2149 units per person	+2.0%
1983	0.2239 units per person	+4.2%
1984	0.2353 units per person	+5.1%
1985	0.2417 units per person	+2.7%
1986	0.2491 units per person	+3.0%
1987	0.2563 units per person	+2.9%
1988	0.2614 units per person	+2.0%
1989	0.2658 units per person	+1.7%
1990	0.2674 units per person	+0.6%
1991	0.2746 units per person	+2.7%
1992	0.2804 units per person	+2.1%
1993	0.2865 units per person	+2.2%
1994	0.2927 units per person	+2.2%
1995	0.2991 units per person	+2.2%
1996	0.312 units per person	+4.3%
1997	0.3248 units per person	+4.1%
1998	0.3376 units per person	+3.9%
1999	0.3501 units per person	+3.7%
2000	0.3641 units per person	+4.0%
2001	0.375 units per person	+3.0%
2002	0.3873 units per person	+3.3%
2003	0.3996 units per person	+3.2%
2004	0.4104 units per person	+2.7%
2005	0.4211 units per person	+2.6%
2006	0.4327 units per person	+2.7%
2007	0.4454 units per person	+2.9%
2008	0.4551 units per person	+2.2%
2009	0.4666 units per person	+2.5%
2010	0.4749 units per person	+1.8%
2011	0.4948 units per person	+4.2%
2012	0.5055 units per person	+2.2%
2013	0.517 units per person	+2.3%
2014	0.5275 units per person	+2.0%
2015	0.5402 units per person	+2.4%
2016	0.5524 units per person	+2.3%
2017	0.564 units per person	+2.1%
2018	0.576 units per person	+2.1%
2019	0.5861 units per person	+1.8%
2020	0.5933 units per person	+1.2%
2021	0.6032 units per person	+1.7%
2022	0.6083 units per person	+0.8%
2023	0.612 units per person	+0.6%
2024	0.6158 units per person	+0.6%
2025	0.6203 units per person	+0.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.181 units per person	0.171 units per person	0.1908 units per person	10
1970s	0.1852 units per person	0.1807 units per person	0.1995 units per person	10
1980s	0.2363 units per person	0.2039 units per person	0.2658 units per person	10
1990s	0.3025 units per person	0.2674 units per person	0.3501 units per person	10
2000s	0.4157 units per person	0.3641 units per person	0.4666 units per person	10
2010s	0.5338 units per person	0.4749 units per person	0.5861 units per person	10
2020s	0.6088 units per person	0.5933 units per person	0.6203 units per person	6

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

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
20 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.944 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More climate change data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
Population, total, annual growth rate 0.1286 % change on previous year (2025)
Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2025)
Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Urban population 62.0% (2025)
Urban population 1.31 billion (2025)
Population, total 2.12 billion (2025)
Population growth 0.1% (2025)
Urban population, per square kilometre 81.35 units per square kilometre (2023)

All data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Urban population, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.6203 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.6203 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.171 units per person in 1963.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for urban population, per capita?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

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.