Urban population, per capita in IDA & IBRD total

IDA & IBRD total: Urban population, per capita was 0.5368 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.5368 units per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
25th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.5368 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.2469 units per person
in 1962
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2025

00.20.40.6196019922025

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

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 1960 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 22 Guam 0.9422 units per person compare
  2. 23 Iceland 0.9422 units per person compare
  3. 24 Jordan 0.9321 units per person compare
  4. 25 Argentina 0.9235 units per person compare
  5. 26 Japan 0.923 units per person compare
  6. 27 Northern Mariana Islands 0.9218 units per person compare
  7. 28 Gabon 0.9209 units per person compare

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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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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.