Urban population, per capita in India
India: Urban population, per capita was 0.3569 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in India, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.3569 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in India peaked at 0.3569 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1792 units per person, in 1960.
India ranks 183rd of 218 countries 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 India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1792 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1802 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1814 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1828 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1844 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1862 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1881 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1902 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1924 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1947 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1972 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1997 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2028 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2064 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2104 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2148 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2192 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2236 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2278 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2317 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2351 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2379 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2403 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2425 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2446 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2465 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2484 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2502 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.252 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2539 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2558 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2578 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2598 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2618 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2637 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2657 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2676 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2697 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2718 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2741 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2765 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.279 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2818 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2847 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2877 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2909 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2943 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2978 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3014 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3052 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.309 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3127 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3159 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3191 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3223 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3255 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3287 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3318 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.335 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3381 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3413 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3444 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3476 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3507 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3538 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3569 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.186 units per person | 0.1792 units per person | 0.1947 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2134 units per person | 0.1972 units per person | 0.2317 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2451 units per person | 0.2351 units per person | 0.2539 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2648 units per person | 0.2558 units per person | 0.2741 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2899 units per person | 0.2765 units per person | 0.3052 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3238 units per person | 0.309 units per person | 0.3381 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3491 units per person | 0.3413 units per person | 0.3569 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in India?
- Urban population, per capita in India was 0.3569 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3569 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1792 units per person in 1960.
- How does India rank for urban population, per capita?
- India ranks 183rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.
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.