Urban population, per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Urban population, per capita was 0.8019 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in United States of America, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in United States of America is 0.8019 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in United States of America peaked at 0.807 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6998 units per person, in 1960.
That places United States of America 57th out of 218 countries 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6998 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7045 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.7092 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.714 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.7186 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7228 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7266 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7299 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7325 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7342 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7349 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7353 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7356 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7359 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.736 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7362 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7364 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7365 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7368 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7371 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7375 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7381 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.739 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7402 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7415 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.743 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7447 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7465 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7485 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7505 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7527 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7554 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7589 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.763 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7674 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.772 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7765 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7809 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7848 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7881 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7907 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7931 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7955 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7978 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.802 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8037 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8052 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8062 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8068 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.807 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.807 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8068 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8066 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8062 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8057 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.805 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.804 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8028 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8013 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8001 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8003 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8007 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8012 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8019 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7192 units per person | 0.6998 units per person | 0.7342 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7361 units per person | 0.7349 units per person | 0.7371 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.743 units per person | 0.7375 units per person | 0.7505 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.77 units per person | 0.7527 units per person | 0.7881 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8001 units per person | 0.7907 units per person | 0.8068 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8052 units per person | 0.8013 units per person | 0.807 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8007 units per person | 0.8 units per person | 0.8019 units per person | 6 |
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More climate change data for United States of America
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.1% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.5238 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6086 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- Urban population 274.08 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 341.79 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in United States of America?
- Urban population, per capita in United States of America was 0.8019 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.807 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6998 units per person in 1960.
- How does United States of America rank for urban population, per capita?
- United States of America ranks 57th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.