Urban population, per capita in North America
North America: Urban population, per capita was 0.8049 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in North America, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in North America stood at 0.8049 units per person.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in North America peaked at 0.8074 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.699 units per person, in 1960.
That places North America 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.699 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7038 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.7089 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.7139 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.7189 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7235 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7276 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7312 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7341 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7362 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7373 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7378 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.738 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7381 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7381 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7382 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7383 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7384 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7387 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.739 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7394 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7401 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.741 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7422 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7436 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7451 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7467 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7484 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7502 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.752 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.754 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7565 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7598 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7637 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.768 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7725 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7768 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7809 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7846 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7878 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7903 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7927 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7951 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7974 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7997 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8018 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8036 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8051 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8063 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8071 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8073 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8074 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8073 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8072 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8069 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8064 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8058 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8051 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8041 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.803 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.802 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8023 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8028 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8034 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8041 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8049 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7197 units per person | 0.699 units per person | 0.7362 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7382 units per person | 0.7373 units per person | 0.739 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7449 units per person | 0.7394 units per person | 0.752 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7705 units per person | 0.754 units per person | 0.7878 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7999 units per person | 0.7903 units per person | 0.8071 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8061 units per person | 0.803 units per person | 0.8074 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8032 units per person | 0.802 units per person | 0.8049 units per person | 6 |
More climate change data for North America
- Urban population 308.67 million (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.5691 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6692 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 80.5% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 383.50 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 6,870 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in North America?
- Urban population, per capita in North America was 0.8049 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8074 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.699 units per person in 1960.
- How does North America rank for urban population, per capita?
- North America ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.