Urban population, per capita in Middle income
Middle income: Urban population, per capita was 0.5541 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 0.5541 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 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Middle income peaked at 0.5541 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2298 units per person, in 1962.
That places Middle income 23rd 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 income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.232 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2335 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2298 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2308 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2383 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.24 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2424 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2449 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2476 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2502 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2527 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2554 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2583 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2621 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2653 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2694 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2738 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2783 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2835 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2908 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2958 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3016 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.306 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3124 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3198 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3248 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3302 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3355 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3398 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3437 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3465 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3514 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3557 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.36 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3642 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3685 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3755 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3826 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3896 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3967 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4043 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4107 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4177 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4248 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4314 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.438 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4449 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4521 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4582 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.465 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4704 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.48 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4863 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4931 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4997 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5069 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5133 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5193 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5255 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.531 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5354 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5408 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5443 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5474 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5507 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5541 units per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2389 units per person | 0.2298 units per person | 0.2502 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.269 units per person | 0.2527 units per person | 0.2908 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.321 units per person | 0.2958 units per person | 0.3437 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3691 units per person | 0.3465 units per person | 0.3967 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4347 units per person | 0.4043 units per person | 0.465 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5026 units per person | 0.4704 units per person | 0.531 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5455 units per person | 0.5354 units per person | 0.5541 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 26 Japan 0.923 units per person compare
More climate change data for Middle income
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.8096 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 55.4% (2025)
- Urban population 3.34 billion (2025)
- Population, total 6.02 billion (2025)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 51.26 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Middle income?
- Urban population, per capita in Middle income was 0.5541 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5541 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2298 units per person in 1962.
- How does Middle income rank for urban population, per capita?
- Middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.