Urban population, per capita in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Urban population, per capita was 0.5368 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 0.5368 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.5368 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2469 units per person, in 1962.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2475 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2495 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2469 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2482 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2552 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2571 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2596 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2622 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2648 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2675 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.27 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2726 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2756 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2793 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2825 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2865 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2907 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2949 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2997 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3063 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3109 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3162 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3203 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3261 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3327 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3373 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3422 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3471 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.351 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3545 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3568 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3611 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3646 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3681 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3717 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3754 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3813 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3874 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3935 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3995 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4062 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4117 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4177 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4238 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4294 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.435 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4409 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4471 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4524 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4583 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.463 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4716 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4772 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4835 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4893 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4955 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5012 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5064 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5118 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5167 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5205 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5251 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5282 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5308 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5337 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5368 units per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2558 units per person | 0.2469 units per person | 0.2675 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2858 units per person | 0.27 units per person | 0.3063 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3338 units per person | 0.3109 units per person | 0.3545 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3759 units per person | 0.3568 units per person | 0.3995 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4322 units per person | 0.4062 units per person | 0.4583 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4916 units per person | 0.463 units per person | 0.5167 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5292 units per person | 0.5205 units per person | 0.5368 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 22 Guam 0.9422 units per person compare
- 23 Iceland 0.9422 units per person compare
- 24 Jordan 0.9321 units per person compare
- 25 Argentina 0.9235 units per person compare
- 26 Japan 0.923 units per person compare
- 27 Northern Mariana Islands 0.9218 units per person compare
- 28 Gabon 0.9209 units per person compare
More climate change data for IDA & IBRD total
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.9881 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 53.7% (2025)
- Urban population 3.75 billion (2025)
- Population, total 6.99 billion (2025)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 37.88 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in IDA & IBRD total?
- Urban population, per capita in IDA & IBRD total was 0.5368 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5368 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2469 units per person in 1962.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for urban population, per capita?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.