Urban population, per capita in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Urban population, per capita was 0.8124 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Post-demographic dividend stood at 0.8124 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.8124 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6296 units per person, in 1960.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6296 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6352 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.6408 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6466 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6529 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6592 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6652 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6709 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6764 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6816 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6862 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6905 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6947 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6986 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7024 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7052 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7079 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7105 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7129 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7154 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7182 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7206 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7229 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7253 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7277 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.73 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7326 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7353 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7382 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7409 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7433 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7457 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7482 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7509 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7537 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7563 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7589 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7617 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.764 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7661 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7683 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.771 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7747 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7788 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7829 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7866 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7897 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7925 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.795 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7971 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7987 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7998 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8008 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.802 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.803 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.804 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8051 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8057 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8064 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.807 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8074 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8082 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8093 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8106 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8115 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8124 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6558 units per person | 0.6296 units per person | 0.6816 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7024 units per person | 0.6862 units per person | 0.7154 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7292 units per person | 0.7182 units per person | 0.7409 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7549 units per person | 0.7433 units per person | 0.7661 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7837 units per person | 0.7683 units per person | 0.7971 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8033 units per person | 0.7987 units per person | 0.807 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8099 units per person | 0.8074 units per person | 0.8124 units per person | 6 |
More climate change data for Post-demographic dividend
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3829 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4933 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 81.2% (2025)
- Urban population 920.19 million (2025)
- Population, total 1.13 billion (2025)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 29.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Post-demographic dividend?
- Urban population, per capita in Post-demographic dividend was 0.8124 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8124 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6296 units per person in 1960.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for urban population, per capita?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.