Urban population, per capita in IBRD only

IBRD only: Urban population, per capita was 0.5865 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.5865 units per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
20th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.5865 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.2692 units per person
in 1962
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in IBRD only, 1960–2025

00.20.40.6196019922025

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

Analysis

In 2025, urban population, per capita in IBRD only stood at 0.5865 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in IBRD only peaked at 0.5865 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2692 units per person, in 1962.

IBRD only ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in IBRD only, 1960 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1960 0.2709 units per person
1961 0.273 units per person +0.8%
1962 0.2692 units per person -1.4%
1963 0.2702 units per person +0.4%
1964 0.278 units per person +2.9%
1965 0.2797 units per person +0.6%
1966 0.2819 units per person +0.8%
1967 0.2843 units per person +0.9%
1968 0.2867 units per person +0.9%
1969 0.2891 units per person +0.8%
1970 0.2913 units per person +0.8%
1971 0.2935 units per person +0.7%
1972 0.2961 units per person +0.9%
1973 0.2997 units per person +1.2%
1974 0.3031 units per person +1.1%
1975 0.3074 units per person +1.4%
1976 0.3114 units per person +1.3%
1977 0.3153 units per person +1.3%
1978 0.3201 units per person +1.5%
1979 0.3272 units per person +2.2%
1980 0.3319 units per person +1.4%
1981 0.3376 units per person +1.7%
1982 0.3418 units per person +1.3%
1983 0.3482 units per person +1.9%
1984 0.3556 units per person +2.1%
1985 0.3606 units per person +1.4%
1986 0.3659 units per person +1.5%
1987 0.3711 units per person +1.4%
1988 0.3751 units per person +1.1%
1989 0.3788 units per person +1.0%
1990 0.3808 units per person +0.5%
1991 0.3853 units per person +1.2%
1992 0.3891 units per person +1.0%
1993 0.3929 units per person +1.0%
1994 0.3968 units per person +1.0%
1995 0.4008 units per person +1.0%
1996 0.4078 units per person +1.7%
1997 0.4148 units per person +1.7%
1998 0.422 units per person +1.7%
1999 0.4289 units per person +1.7%
2000 0.4367 units per person +1.8%
2001 0.4429 units per person +1.4%
2002 0.4498 units per person +1.5%
2003 0.4567 units per person +1.5%
2004 0.4629 units per person +1.4%
2005 0.4691 units per person +1.3%
2006 0.4758 units per person +1.4%
2007 0.483 units per person +1.5%
2008 0.4889 units per person +1.2%
2009 0.4957 units per person +1.4%
2010 0.5011 units per person +1.1%
2011 0.5115 units per person +2.1%
2012 0.5179 units per person +1.2%
2013 0.525 units per person +1.4%
2014 0.5318 units per person +1.3%
2015 0.5393 units per person +1.4%
2016 0.546 units per person +1.2%
2017 0.5522 units per person +1.1%
2018 0.5586 units per person +1.2%
2019 0.5643 units per person +1.0%
2020 0.5687 units per person +0.8%
2021 0.5742 units per person +1.0%
2022 0.5776 units per person +0.6%
2023 0.5803 units per person +0.5%
2024 0.5833 units per person +0.5%
2025 0.5865 units per person +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2783 units per person 0.2692 units per person 0.2891 units per person 10
1970s 0.3065 units per person 0.2913 units per person 0.3272 units per person 10
1980s 0.3567 units per person 0.3319 units per person 0.3788 units per person 10
1990s 0.4019 units per person 0.3808 units per person 0.4289 units per person 10
2000s 0.4661 units per person 0.4367 units per person 0.4957 units per person 10
2010s 0.5348 units per person 0.5011 units per person 0.5643 units per person 10
2020s 0.5784 units per person 0.5687 units per person 0.5865 units per person 6

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 17 Uruguay 0.9565 units per person compare
  2. 18 United States Virgin Islands 0.9539 units per person compare
  3. 19 Luxembourg 0.9488 units per person compare
  4. 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.944 units per person compare
  5. 21 Puerto Rico 0.9434 units per person compare
  6. 22 Guam 0.9422 units per person compare
  7. 23 Iceland 0.9422 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in IBRD only?
Urban population, per capita in IBRD only was 0.5865 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 0.5865 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2692 units per person in 1962.
How does IBRD only rank for urban population, per capita?
IBRD only ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IBRD only 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.

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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

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.