Urban population, per capita in Low income
Low income: Urban population, per capita was 0.3516 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Low income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Low income recorded 0.3516 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 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Low income peaked at 0.3516 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1325 units per person, in 1960.
That places Low income 47th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1325 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1362 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1397 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1432 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1468 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1505 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1545 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1587 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.163 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1671 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.171 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1747 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1786 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1823 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1857 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1888 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1916 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1943 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.197 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1999 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2029 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2058 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2086 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2116 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2149 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2186 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2223 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2267 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2307 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2346 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2383 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2424 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2451 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2476 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2509 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2538 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2558 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2579 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2604 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2629 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2654 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2679 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2701 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2721 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2744 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2766 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.279 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2812 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2847 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2876 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2907 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2949 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3005 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3061 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3096 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3122 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3154 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.319 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.323 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.327 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3308 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3348 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3391 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3429 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3473 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3516 units per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1492 units per person | 0.1325 units per person | 0.1671 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1864 units per person | 0.171 units per person | 0.1999 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2177 units per person | 0.2029 units per person | 0.2346 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2515 units per person | 0.2383 units per person | 0.2629 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2759 units per person | 0.2654 units per person | 0.2876 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3099 units per person | 0.2907 units per person | 0.327 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3411 units per person | 0.3308 units per person | 0.3516 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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
- 48 New Zealand 0.84 units per person compare
- 49 Norway 0.8357 units per person compare
- 50 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8332 units per person compare
More climate change data for Low income
- Urban population growth 3.9% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 35.2% (2025)
- Urban population 269.86 million (2025)
- Population, total 767.49 million (2025)
- Population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 16.97 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Low income?
- Urban population, per capita in Low income was 0.3516 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3516 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1325 units per person in 1960.
- How does Low income rank for urban population, per capita?
- Low income ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.