Urban population, per capita in High income
High income: Urban population, per capita was 0.8025 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in High income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in High income is 0.8025 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in High income peaked at 0.8025 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6139 units per person, in 1960.
That places High income 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in High income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6139 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.62 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.6259 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6321 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6385 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6448 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.651 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.657 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6627 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6682 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6732 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.6779 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6826 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6875 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6925 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6963 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6998 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7032 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7061 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7093 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7125 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7154 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7183 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.721 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7236 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7263 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7292 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7321 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7349 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7376 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7397 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7418 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7437 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7455 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7477 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.75 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7527 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7551 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7573 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.759 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7612 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7638 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7671 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7706 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7741 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7771 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7799 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7826 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.785 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7869 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7885 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7898 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7908 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7918 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7928 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7939 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.795 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7956 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7963 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7969 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7974 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7981 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.799 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8002 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8013 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8025 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6414 units per person | 0.6139 units per person | 0.6682 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6928 units per person | 0.6732 units per person | 0.7093 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7251 units per person | 0.7125 units per person | 0.7376 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7493 units per person | 0.7397 units per person | 0.759 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7748 units per person | 0.7612 units per person | 0.7869 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7931 units per person | 0.7885 units per person | 0.7969 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7998 units per person | 0.7974 units per person | 0.8025 units per person | 6 |
More climate change data for High income
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.4098 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- Urban population 1.14 billion (2025)
- Population, total 1.42 billion (2025)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 21.76 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in High income?
- Urban population, per capita in High income was 0.8025 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8025 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6139 units per person in 1960.
- How does High income rank for urban population, per capita?
- High income ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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)
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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.