Urban population, per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Urban population, per capita was 0.4115 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in IDA total, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in IDA total stood at 0.4115 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in IDA total peaked at 0.4115 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1352 units per person, in 1960.
IDA total ranks 39th 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1352 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1385 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1419 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1453 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1488 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1524 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1561 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1599 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1639 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1681 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1725 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1772 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1823 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1872 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1901 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1934 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1989 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2045 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2102 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2156 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2208 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2253 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2294 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2334 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2374 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2414 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2455 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2498 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2539 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2579 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2619 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2661 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2696 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2731 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2768 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2805 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2839 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2874 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2912 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.295 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.299 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3033 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3077 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3124 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3172 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3222 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3273 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.332 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.337 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3415 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3458 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3502 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3551 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.36 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3641 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3679 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3719 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3761 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3804 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3847 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3889 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3932 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3977 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4022 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4068 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4115 units per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.151 units per person | 0.1352 units per person | 0.1681 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1932 units per person | 0.1725 units per person | 0.2156 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2395 units per person | 0.2208 units per person | 0.2579 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2785 units per person | 0.2619 units per person | 0.295 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.32 units per person | 0.299 units per person | 0.3415 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3656 units per person | 0.3458 units per person | 0.3847 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4001 units per person | 0.3889 units per person | 0.4115 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 36 Andorra 0.8895 units per person compare
- 37 Denmark 0.8885 units per person compare
- 38 Greenland 0.8857 units per person compare
- 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
More climate change data for IDA total
- Urban population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 41.1% (2025)
- Urban population 817.59 million (2025)
- Population, total 1.99 billion (2025)
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 30.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in IDA total?
- Urban population, per capita in IDA total was 0.4115 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4115 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1352 units per person in 1960.
- How does IDA total rank for urban population, per capita?
- IDA total ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.