What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

The highest recorded value was 0.5261 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2873 units per person in 1960.

How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for urban population, per capita?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Name: Urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Urban population, per capita was 0.5261 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.5261 units per person

Change on year

up 0.4%

Rank

29th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.5261 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.2873 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 0.5261 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it 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 (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.5261 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 (IDA & IBRD) 29th 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960 to 2025.
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	0.437 units per person	+0.7%
1991	0.4395 units per person	+0.6%
1992	0.4423 units per person	+0.6%
1993	0.4443 units per person	+0.4%
1994	0.4464 units per person	+0.5%
1995	0.4488 units per person	+0.5%
1996	0.4509 units per person	+0.5%
1997	0.4538 units per person	+0.6%
1998	0.4563 units per person	+0.6%
1999	0.4588 units per person	+0.6%
2000	0.4615 units per person	+0.6%
2001	0.4642 units per person	+0.6%
2002	0.4663 units per person	+0.4%
2003	0.4682 units per person	+0.4%
2004	0.4707 units per person	+0.5%
2005	0.4732 units per person	+0.5%
2006	0.4753 units per person	+0.4%
2007	0.4775 units per person	+0.5%
2008	0.4797 units per person	+0.5%
2009	0.4821 units per person	+0.5%
2010	0.4846 units per person	+0.5%
2011	0.4877 units per person	+0.6%
2012	0.4924 units per person	+1.0%
2013	0.4979 units per person	+1.1%
2014	0.5014 units per person	+0.7%
2015	0.5039 units per person	+0.5%
2016	0.5059 units per person	+0.4%
2017	0.5079 units per person	+0.4%
2018	0.5099 units per person	+0.4%
2019	0.5122 units per person	+0.5%
2020	0.5145 units per person	+0.4%
2021	0.5167 units per person	+0.4%
2022	0.5193 units per person	+0.5%
2023	0.5218 units per person	+0.5%
2024	0.5239 units per person	+0.4%
2025	0.5261 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	0.4478 units per person	0.437 units per person	0.4588 units per person	10
2000s	0.4719 units per person	0.4615 units per person	0.4821 units per person	10
2010s	0.5004 units per person	0.4846 units per person	0.5122 units per person	10
2020s	0.5204 units per person	0.5145 units per person	0.5261 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

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
32 Türkiye 0.8949 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More climate change data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
Population, total, annual growth rate 1.64 % 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 52.6% (2025)
Urban population 393.80 million (2025)
Population, total 748.49 million (2025)
Population growth 1.6% (2025)
Urban population, per square kilometre 37.58 units per square kilometre (2023)

All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →

Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: Urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.5261 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 (IDA & IBRD)?: The highest recorded value was 0.5261 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2873 units per person in 1960.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for urban population, per capita?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 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 (IDA & IBRD) 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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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

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

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.