Urban population, per capita in Small states
Small states: Urban population, per capita was 0.521 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Small states, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Small states is 0.521 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Small states peaked at 0.521 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3376 units per person, in 1960.
That places Small states 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3376 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3437 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3505 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3573 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3641 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3709 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3773 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3834 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3895 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.395 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4048 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4101 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4154 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.422 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.429 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4348 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4399 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4447 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4487 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4521 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4551 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4582 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4611 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.464 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4671 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4703 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4734 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4763 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.479 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4814 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4833 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4839 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4841 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4849 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4856 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.486 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4865 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4871 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4901 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.493 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4932 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4934 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4939 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4947 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4951 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4959 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4969 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.498 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4991 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4998 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5004 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5012 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5021 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5031 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5044 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5058 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5074 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5088 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5105 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5121 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5134 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5152 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5175 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5193 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.521 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3669 units per person | 0.3376 units per person | 0.395 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.425 units per person | 0.4 units per person | 0.4487 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4657 units per person | 0.4521 units per person | 0.479 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4853 units per person | 0.4814 units per person | 0.4901 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4953 units per person | 0.493 units per person | 0.4991 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5044 units per person | 0.4998 units per person | 0.5105 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5164 units per person | 0.5121 units per person | 0.521 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 27 Northern Mariana Islands 0.9218 units per person compare
- 28 Gabon 0.9209 units per person compare
- 29 Israel 0.9158 units per person compare
- 30 Curaçao 0.9147 units per person compare
- 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
More climate change data for Small states
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.7611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 52.1% (2025)
- Urban population 10.60 million (2025)
- Population, total 20.35 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 13.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Small states?
- Urban population, per capita in Small states was 0.521 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.521 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3376 units per person in 1960.
- How does Small states rank for urban population, per capita?
- Small states ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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)
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.