Urban population, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Urban population, per capita was 0.4595 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 0.4595 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.4595 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1302 units per person, in 1960.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1302 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1343 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1388 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1434 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1481 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.153 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1581 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1632 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1684 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1738 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1794 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1852 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1913 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1977 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.204 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2103 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2164 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2224 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2281 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2336 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.239 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2446 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2501 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2554 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2609 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2664 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2718 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2776 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.283 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2883 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2931 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2982 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3024 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3066 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3105 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3142 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3182 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3224 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3265 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3307 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3353 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3402 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3452 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3503 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3558 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3613 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3666 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3716 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3767 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3818 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3866 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3915 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3966 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4018 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.407 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4119 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4167 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4215 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4262 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4305 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.435 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4397 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4445 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4495 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4544 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4595 units per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1511 units per person | 0.1302 units per person | 0.1738 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2068 units per person | 0.1794 units per person | 0.2336 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2637 units per person | 0.239 units per person | 0.2883 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3123 units per person | 0.2931 units per person | 0.3307 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3585 units per person | 0.3353 units per person | 0.3818 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.409 units per person | 0.3866 units per person | 0.4305 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4471 units per person | 0.435 units per person | 0.4595 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 31 Lebanon 0.9096 units per person compare
- 32 Türkiye 0.8949 units per person compare
- 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8932 units per person compare
- 34 Chile 0.8918 units per person compare
- 35 Sweden 0.8908 units per person compare
- 36 Andorra 0.8895 units per person compare
- 37 Denmark 0.8885 units per person compare
More climate change data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Urban population growth 3.6% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 46.0% (2025)
- Urban population 520.68 million (2025)
- Population, total 1.13 billion (2025)
- Population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 23.82 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Urban population, per capita in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.4595 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4595 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1302 units per person in 1960.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for urban population, per capita?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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)
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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.