Urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Urban population, per capita was 0.5286 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.5286 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.5286 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2873 units per person, in 1960.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 28th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2873 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2932 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2993 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3054 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3111 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3163 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3211 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3266 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3318 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3371 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3424 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3477 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3531 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3583 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3635 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3686 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3733 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3784 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3832 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3882 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3935 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3996 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4054 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4101 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4147 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4191 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4233 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4275 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4309 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.434 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4382 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4407 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4435 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4456 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4478 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4502 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4523 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4552 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4578 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4604 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4631 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4659 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4681 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4702 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4727 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4753 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4775 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4797 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.482 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4844 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4869 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.49 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4947 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5038 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5062 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5083 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5102 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5123 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5146 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5169 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5192 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5217 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5242 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5264 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5286 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3129 units per person | 0.2873 units per person | 0.3371 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3657 units per person | 0.3424 units per person | 0.3882 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4158 units per person | 0.3935 units per person | 0.434 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4492 units per person | 0.4382 units per person | 0.4604 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4739 units per person | 0.4631 units per person | 0.4844 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5027 units per person | 0.4869 units per person | 0.5146 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5228 units per person | 0.5169 units per person | 0.5286 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 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
- 31 Lebanon 0.9096 units per person compare
More climate change data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Urban population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 52.9% (2025)
- Urban population 398.54 million (2025)
- Population, total 753.90 million (2025)
- Population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 38 units per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.5286 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5286 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2873 units per person in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for urban population, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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)
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.