Urban population, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Urban population, per capita was 0.8332 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in United Kingdom, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in United Kingdom stood at 0.8332 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.8332 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.769 units per person, in 1971.
United Kingdom ranks 50th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7855 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7837 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.7819 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7799 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7779 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.776 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7741 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7724 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7709 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7699 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7692 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.769 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7697 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7711 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7731 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7755 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.778 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7805 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7828 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7846 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7857 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.786 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7858 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7854 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7848 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7841 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7833 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7826 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.782 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7814 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7811 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.781 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7815 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7827 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7845 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7866 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.789 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7914 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7939 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7962 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7982 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7998 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8011 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8023 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8034 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8045 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8055 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8065 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8075 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8087 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.81 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8114 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8129 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8146 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8164 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8182 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8202 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8223 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8245 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8267 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.829 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8299 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8308 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8316 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8324 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8332 units per person | +0.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.8332 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8133 units per person, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.8332 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.696 units per person, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7772 units per person | 0.7699 units per person | 0.7855 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7754 units per person | 0.769 units per person | 0.7846 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7841 units per person | 0.7814 units per person | 0.786 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7868 units per person | 0.781 units per person | 0.7962 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8038 units per person | 0.7982 units per person | 0.8087 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8177 units per person | 0.81 units per person | 0.8267 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8312 units per person | 0.829 units per person | 0.8332 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More climate change data for United Kingdom
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Urban population, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.8332 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8332 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.769 units per person in 1971.
- How does United Kingdom rank for urban population, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 50th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.