Urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Urban population, per capita was 0.5596 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 0.5596 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.5596 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2969 units per person, in 1960.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 22nd 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, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2969 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3031 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3097 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3161 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3222 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3278 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3329 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3389 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3445 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3503 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3561 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3619 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3679 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3738 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3795 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3852 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3904 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3961 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4014 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.407 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4128 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4194 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4256 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4307 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4356 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4403 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4449 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4493 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4531 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4565 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.46 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4625 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4659 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4681 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4704 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4729 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4753 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4784 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4811 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4839 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.487 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4902 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4927 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4952 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4981 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.501 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5038 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5068 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5099 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5128 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.515 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5184 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5234 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5294 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5332 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5364 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.539 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5409 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5424 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5444 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5468 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5482 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5513 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5543 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.557 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5596 units per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3243 units per person | 0.2969 units per person | 0.3503 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3819 units per person | 0.3561 units per person | 0.407 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4368 units per person | 0.4128 units per person | 0.4565 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4718 units per person | 0.46 units per person | 0.4839 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4997 units per person | 0.487 units per person | 0.5128 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5323 units per person | 0.515 units per person | 0.5444 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5528 units per person | 0.5468 units per person | 0.5596 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 19 Luxembourg 0.9488 units per person compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.944 units per person compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 0.9434 units per person compare
- 22 Guam 0.9422 units per person compare
- 23 Iceland 0.9422 units per person compare
- 24 Jordan 0.9321 units per person compare
- 25 Argentina 0.9235 units per person compare
More climate change data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Urban population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 56.0% (2025)
- Urban population 463.33 million (2025)
- Population, total 828.02 million (2025)
- Population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 34.99 units per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Urban population, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.5596 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5596 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2969 units per person in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for urban population, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.