Urban population, per capita in Germany
Germany: Urban population, per capita was 0.8214 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Urban population, per capita in Germany, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Germany stood at 0.8214 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Germany peaked at 0.8214 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.757 units per person, in 1960.
Germany ranks 52nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Urban population, per capita in Germany, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.757 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7617 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.7668 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.7721 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.7774 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7826 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7872 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7912 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7942 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.796 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7966 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.797 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7973 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7976 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7979 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7982 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7984 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7986 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7988 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.799 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7992 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7993 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7994 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7996 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7997 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7998 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7998 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7999 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8001 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8001 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8002 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8003 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8003 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8004 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8005 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8005 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8006 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8007 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8008 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8009 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8011 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8012 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8014 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8015 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8017 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.802 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8022 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8025 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8027 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8031 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8034 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8039 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8047 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8058 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.807 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8083 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8098 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8114 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8131 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8147 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8163 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8179 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.819 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8202 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8214 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7786 units per person | 0.757 units per person | 0.796 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.798 units per person | 0.7966 units per person | 0.799 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7997 units per person | 0.7992 units per person | 0.8001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8004 units per person | 0.8001 units per person | 0.8008 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8017 units per person | 0.8009 units per person | 0.8027 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8071 units per person | 0.8031 units per person | 0.8131 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8183 units per person | 0.8147 units per person | 0.8214 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More climate change data for Germany
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Germany?
- Urban population, per capita in Germany was 0.8214 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8214 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.757 units per person in 1960.
- How does Germany rank for urban population, per capita?
- Germany ranks 52nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.