Urban population, per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Urban population, per capita was 0.5312 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Low & middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 0.5312 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 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 0.5312 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.224 units per person, in 1962.
Low & middle income ranks 27th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2256 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2272 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.224 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2252 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2324 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2342 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2367 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2394 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2421 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2448 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2474 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2501 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2531 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2569 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2601 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2642 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2684 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2727 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2778 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2847 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2896 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2952 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2995 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3056 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3126 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3176 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3228 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.328 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3322 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3361 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3389 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3437 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3478 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3519 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3559 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.36 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3665 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3731 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3797 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3863 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3934 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3994 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4058 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4124 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4184 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4244 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4307 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4373 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.443 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4491 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4541 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4631 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.469 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4756 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4816 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4881 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.494 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4995 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5051 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5102 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5142 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5191 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5223 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5251 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5281 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5312 units per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2332 units per person | 0.224 units per person | 0.2448 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2635 units per person | 0.2474 units per person | 0.2847 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3139 units per person | 0.2896 units per person | 0.3361 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3604 units per person | 0.3389 units per person | 0.3863 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4214 units per person | 0.3934 units per person | 0.4491 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.484 units per person | 0.4541 units per person | 0.5102 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5233 units per person | 0.5142 units per person | 0.5312 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 24 Jordan 0.9321 units per person compare
- 25 Argentina 0.9235 units per person compare
- 26 Japan 0.923 units per person compare
- 27 Northern Mariana Islands 0.9218 units per person compare
- 28 Gabon 0.9209 units per person compare
- 29 Israel 0.9158 units per person compare
- 30 Curaçao 0.9147 units per person compare
More climate change data for Low & middle income
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 53.1% (2025)
- Urban population 3.61 billion (2025)
- Population, total 6.79 billion (2025)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 44.8 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Low & middle income?
- Urban population, per capita in Low & middle income was 0.5312 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5312 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.224 units per person in 1962.
- How does Low & middle income rank for urban population, per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.