Urban population, per capita in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Urban population, per capita was 0.3664 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Least developed countries, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Least developed countries is 0.3664 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Least developed countries peaked at 0.3664 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0936 units per person, in 1960.
That places Least developed countries 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0936 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.096 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0986 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1013 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1041 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1071 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1103 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1135 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1169 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1209 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1253 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1302 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1355 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1404 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1419 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1442 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1498 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1556 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1615 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1675 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1731 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1775 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1815 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1857 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1899 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1942 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1985 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.203 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2074 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2117 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2158 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2202 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2239 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2273 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2312 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2349 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2382 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2415 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2452 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.249 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2529 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.257 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2612 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2656 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2703 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2751 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.28 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2846 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2899 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2947 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2993 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3036 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3077 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.312 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3165 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.321 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3256 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3303 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3351 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3395 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3438 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3481 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3525 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3569 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3616 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3664 units per person | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1062 units per person | 0.0936 units per person | 0.1209 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1452 units per person | 0.1253 units per person | 0.1675 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1922 units per person | 0.1731 units per person | 0.2117 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2327 units per person | 0.2158 units per person | 0.249 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2731 units per person | 0.2529 units per person | 0.2947 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3191 units per person | 0.2993 units per person | 0.3395 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3549 units per person | 0.3438 units per person | 0.3664 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 41 Australia 0.8772 units per person compare
- 42 Belgium 0.8767 units per person compare
- 43 Palestine, State of 0.8738 units per person compare
- 44 United Arab Emirates 0.8596 units per person compare
- 45 Switzerland 0.8573 units per person compare
- 46 Peru 0.856 units per person compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 0.8461 units per person compare
More climate change data for Least developed countries
- Urban population growth 3.6% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 36.6% (2025)
- Urban population 444.81 million (2025)
- Population, total 1.21 billion (2025)
- Population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 20.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Least developed countries?
- Urban population, per capita in Least developed countries was 0.3664 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3664 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0936 units per person in 1960.
- How does Least developed countries rank for urban population, per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.