Urban population, per capita in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Urban population, per capita was 0.4201 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 0.4201 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 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Lower middle income peaked at 0.4201 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1834 units per person, in 1960.
Lower middle income ranks 38th of 47 groups 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1834 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1857 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1882 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1909 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1936 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1965 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1995 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2026 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2059 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2093 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2129 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2168 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2212 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2257 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2294 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2334 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2387 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.244 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2492 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2542 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2586 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2624 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2658 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.269 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2721 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2751 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2781 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2811 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.284 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2869 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2903 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2932 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2961 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.299 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3018 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3047 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3076 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3106 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3137 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3169 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3202 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3238 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3276 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3318 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3361 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3405 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3451 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3497 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3542 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3585 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3627 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3668 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3705 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3743 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3781 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3819 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3856 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3892 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3928 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3965 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.404 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4079 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.412 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.416 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4201 units per person | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1956 units per person | 0.1834 units per person | 0.2093 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2326 units per person | 0.2129 units per person | 0.2542 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2733 units per person | 0.2586 units per person | 0.2869 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3034 units per person | 0.2903 units per person | 0.3169 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3387 units per person | 0.3202 units per person | 0.3585 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3798 units per person | 0.3627 units per person | 0.3965 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4101 units per person | 0.4002 units per person | 0.4201 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 35 Sweden 0.8908 units per person compare
- 36 Andorra 0.8895 units per person compare
- 37 Denmark 0.8885 units per person compare
- 38 Greenland 0.8857 units per person compare
- 39 Brazil 0.8818 units per person compare
- 40 Libya 0.8791 units per person compare
- 41 Australia 0.8772 units per person compare
More climate change data for Lower middle income
- Urban population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 42.0% (2025)
- Urban population 1.24 billion (2025)
- Population, total 2.95 billion (2025)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 62.62 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Lower middle income?
- Urban population, per capita in Lower middle income was 0.4201 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4201 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1834 units per person in 1960.
- How does Lower middle income rank for urban population, per capita?
- Lower middle income ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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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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.