Urban population, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Urban population, per capita was 0.3833 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 0.3833 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.3833 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1226 units per person, in 1960.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1226 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1258 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1291 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1326 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1363 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1403 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1444 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1486 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1529 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1573 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1617 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1664 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1712 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1761 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.181 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1857 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1903 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1948 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.199 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.203 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2072 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2111 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2149 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2187 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2228 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.227 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2313 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2361 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2405 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2448 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2489 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2535 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2568 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.26 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2637 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2672 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2701 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2729 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2761 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2792 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2825 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2859 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2891 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2922 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2954 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2987 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3022 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3054 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3097 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3136 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3176 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3217 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3258 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3301 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3345 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3388 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3431 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3474 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3519 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3561 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3602 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3647 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3694 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3738 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3786 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3833 units per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.139 units per person | 0.1226 units per person | 0.1573 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1829 units per person | 0.1617 units per person | 0.203 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2254 units per person | 0.2072 units per person | 0.2448 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2648 units per person | 0.2489 units per person | 0.2792 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2975 units per person | 0.2825 units per person | 0.3136 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3367 units per person | 0.3176 units per person | 0.3561 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3717 units per person | 0.3602 units per person | 0.3833 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 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
- 45 Switzerland 0.8573 units per person compare
More climate change data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Urban population growth 3.8% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 38.3% (2025)
- Urban population 369.96 million (2025)
- Population, total 965.15 million (2025)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 17.65 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Urban population, per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.3833 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3833 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1226 units per person in 1960.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for urban population, per capita?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.