What is urban population, per capita in OECD members?

Urban population, per capita in OECD members was 0.8132 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in OECD members?

The highest recorded value was 0.8132 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in OECD members?

The lowest recorded value was 0.616 units per person in 1960.

How does OECD members rank for urban population, per capita?

OECD members ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this OECD members 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.

Urban population, per capita in OECD members

Name: Urban population, per capita in OECD members
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

OECD members: Urban population, per capita was 0.8132 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.8132 units per person

Change on year

up 0.2%

Rank

4th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.8132 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.616 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in OECD members, 1960–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, urban population, per capita in OECD members stood at 0.8132 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.8132 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.616 units per person, in 1960.

That places OECD members 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per capita in OECD members, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in OECD members, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.616 units per person	—
1961	0.6212 units per person	+0.8%
1962	0.6265 units per person	+0.9%
1963	0.6319 units per person	+0.9%
1964	0.6376 units per person	+0.9%
1965	0.6433 units per person	+0.9%
1966	0.6489 units per person	+0.9%
1967	0.6544 units per person	+0.8%
1968	0.6597 units per person	+0.8%
1969	0.6647 units per person	+0.8%
1970	0.6692 units per person	+0.7%
1971	0.6734 units per person	+0.6%
1972	0.6775 units per person	+0.6%
1973	0.6814 units per person	+0.6%
1974	0.6851 units per person	+0.5%
1975	0.6882 units per person	+0.4%
1976	0.691 units per person	+0.4%
1977	0.6937 units per person	+0.4%
1978	0.6961 units per person	+0.3%
1979	0.6986 units per person	+0.4%
1980	0.7014 units per person	+0.4%
1981	0.704 units per person	+0.4%
1982	0.7065 units per person	+0.4%
1983	0.709 units per person	+0.4%
1984	0.7115 units per person	+0.4%
1985	0.7142 units per person	+0.4%
1986	0.7169 units per person	+0.4%
1987	0.7197 units per person	+0.4%
1988	0.7225 units per person	+0.4%
1989	0.7253 units per person	+0.4%
1990	0.7279 units per person	+0.4%
1991	0.7305 units per person	+0.4%
1992	0.7332 units per person	+0.4%
1993	0.7361 units per person	+0.4%
1994	0.739 units per person	+0.4%
1995	0.7419 units per person	+0.4%
1996	0.7449 units per person	+0.4%
1997	0.748 units per person	+0.4%
1998	0.7508 units per person	+0.4%
1999	0.7533 units per person	+0.3%
2000	0.756 units per person	+0.4%
2001	0.7592 units per person	+0.4%
2002	0.7631 units per person	+0.5%
2003	0.7672 units per person	+0.5%
2004	0.7713 units per person	+0.5%
2005	0.7749 units per person	+0.5%
2006	0.7779 units per person	+0.4%
2007	0.7806 units per person	+0.4%
2008	0.7832 units per person	+0.3%
2009	0.7855 units per person	+0.3%
2010	0.7876 units per person	+0.3%
2011	0.7892 units per person	+0.2%
2012	0.7916 units per person	+0.3%
2013	0.7953 units per person	+0.5%
2014	0.7992 units per person	+0.5%
2015	0.8022 units per person	+0.4%
2016	0.8039 units per person	+0.2%
2017	0.8045 units per person	+0.1%
2018	0.8054 units per person	+0.1%
2019	0.8065 units per person	+0.1%
2020	0.8074 units per person	+0.1%
2021	0.8086 units per person	+0.1%
2022	0.8095 units per person	+0.1%
2023	0.8105 units per person	+0.1%
2024	0.8119 units per person	+0.2%
2025	0.8132 units per person	+0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.6404 units per person	0.616 units per person	0.6647 units per person	10
1970s	0.6854 units per person	0.6692 units per person	0.6986 units per person	10
1980s	0.7131 units per person	0.7014 units per person	0.7253 units per person	10
1990s	0.7406 units per person	0.7279 units per person	0.7533 units per person	10
2000s	0.7719 units per person	0.756 units per person	0.7855 units per person	10
2010s	0.7985 units per person	0.7876 units per person	0.8065 units per person	10
2020s	0.8102 units per person	0.8074 units per person	0.8132 units per person	6

Countries ranked near OECD members

1 Bahrain 1 units per person compare
1 Bermuda 1 units per person compare
1 Cayman Islands 1 units per person compare
1 Gibraltar 1 units per person compare
1 Hong Kong, China 1 units per person compare
1 Kuwait 1 units per person compare
1 Macau, China 1 units per person compare
1 Saint Martin (French Part) 1 units per person compare
1 Monaco 1 units per person compare
1 Naoero 1 units per person compare
1 Singapore 1 units per person compare
1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More climate change data for OECD members

Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3873 % change on previous year (2025)
Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5485 % change on previous year (2025)
Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Urban population 81.3% (2025)
Urban population 1.14 billion (2025)
Population, total 1.40 billion (2025)
Population growth 0.4% (2025)
Urban population, per square kilometre 31.85 units per square kilometre (2023)

All data for OECD members →

Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in OECD members?: Urban population, per capita in OECD members was 0.8132 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in OECD members?: The highest recorded value was 0.8132 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in OECD members?: The lowest recorded value was 0.616 units per person in 1960.
How does OECD members rank for urban population, per capita?: OECD members ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD members 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.