Urban population, per capita in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Urban population, per capita was 0.6766 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 0.6766 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 0.6766 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2742 units per person, in 1963.
That places Late-demographic dividend 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2819 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2835 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2749 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2742 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2853 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2856 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2869 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2883 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2897 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2909 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2918 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2925 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2939 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2966 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2989 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3027 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.306 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3091 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3137 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3225 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3274 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3341 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3384 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3466 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3569 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3628 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3693 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3756 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3799 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3835 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3841 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3895 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3935 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3976 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4019 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4064 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4166 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.427 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4374 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4476 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4593 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4682 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4785 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4888 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4977 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5066 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5164 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5274 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5356 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5452 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.552 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5692 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5781 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5878 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5966 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6073 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6176 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6274 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6376 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6463 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6526 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6613 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6658 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6691 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6726 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6766 units per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2841 units per person | 0.2742 units per person | 0.2909 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3028 units per person | 0.2918 units per person | 0.3225 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3574 units per person | 0.3274 units per person | 0.3835 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4102 units per person | 0.3841 units per person | 0.4476 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5024 units per person | 0.4593 units per person | 0.5452 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.602 units per person | 0.552 units per person | 0.6463 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6663 units per person | 0.6526 units per person | 0.6766 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 13 Qatar 0.9936 units per person compare
- 14 San Marino 0.9719 units per person compare
- 15 Netherlands 0.9594 units per person compare
- 16 Malta 0.9568 units per person compare
- 17 Uruguay 0.9565 units per person compare
More climate change data for Late-demographic dividend
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.0666 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6627 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 67.7% (2025)
- Urban population 1.58 billion (2025)
- Population, total 2.33 billion (2025)
- Population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 34.95 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Late-demographic dividend?
- Urban population, per capita in Late-demographic dividend was 0.6766 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6766 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2742 units per person in 1963.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for urban population, per capita?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.