Urban population, per capita in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Urban population, per capita was 0.4088 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Pacific island small states, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Pacific island small states is 0.4088 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Pacific island small states peaked at 0.4088 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1948 units per person, in 1960.
That places Pacific island small states 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1948 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2046 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 0.214 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2228 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2308 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2379 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2439 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2489 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2538 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2586 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2628 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2665 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2696 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2722 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2743 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2764 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2786 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2808 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2829 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2846 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2863 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2882 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2901 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2922 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2942 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2965 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2988 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3014 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3047 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3085 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3127 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3171 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3214 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3254 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3291 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3322 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3346 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.337 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3395 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.342 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3444 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3466 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3489 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3511 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3534 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3558 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3583 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3613 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3646 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3679 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3708 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3729 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.375 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3773 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3797 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3823 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3851 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.388 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3903 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3927 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3945 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3966 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3994 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4025 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4056 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4088 units per person | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.231 units per person | 0.1948 units per person | 0.2586 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2749 units per person | 0.2628 units per person | 0.2846 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2961 units per person | 0.2863 units per person | 0.3085 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3291 units per person | 0.3127 units per person | 0.342 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3552 units per person | 0.3444 units per person | 0.3679 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3814 units per person | 0.3708 units per person | 0.3927 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4012 units per person | 0.3945 units per person | 0.4088 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 37 Denmark 0.8885 units per person compare
- 38 Greenland 0.8857 units per person compare
- 39 Brazil 0.8818 units per person compare
- 40 Libya 0.8791 units per person compare
- 41 Australia 0.8772 units per person compare
- 42 Belgium 0.8767 units per person compare
- 43 Palestine, State of 0.8738 units per person compare
More climate change data for Pacific island small states
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 2.76 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Urban population 1.13 million (2025)
- Urban population 40.9% (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 16.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Pacific island small states?
- Urban population, per capita in Pacific island small states was 0.4088 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4088 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1948 units per person in 1960.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for urban population, per capita?
- Pacific island small states ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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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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.