Urban population, per capita in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Urban population, per capita was 0.6823 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Upper middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Upper middle income stood at 0.6823 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Upper middle income peaked at 0.6823 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2562 units per person, in 1963.
Upper middle income ranks 13th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2621 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2636 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2563 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2562 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2667 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2677 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2696 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2718 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2739 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2759 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2777 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2796 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2817 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.285 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2879 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2923 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2962 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3003 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3057 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3146 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3203 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3276 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3329 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3416 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3521 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3588 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3661 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3732 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3786 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3836 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3863 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3929 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3986 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4043 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.41 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4158 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4262 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4368 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4474 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.458 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4696 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4788 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.489 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4992 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5084 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5174 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5269 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5372 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5454 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5549 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5621 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5774 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5864 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5967 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6064 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6172 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6267 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6356 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6447 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6528 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6588 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6666 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.671 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6745 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6782 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6823 units per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2664 units per person | 0.2562 units per person | 0.2759 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2921 units per person | 0.2777 units per person | 0.3146 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3535 units per person | 0.3203 units per person | 0.3836 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4176 units per person | 0.3863 units per person | 0.458 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5127 units per person | 0.4696 units per person | 0.5549 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6106 units per person | 0.5621 units per person | 0.6528 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6719 units per person | 0.6588 units per person | 0.6823 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 13 Qatar 0.9936 units per person compare
- 14 San Marino 0.9719 units per person compare
- 15 Netherlands 0.9594 units per person compare
- 16 Malta 0.9568 units per person compare
More climate change data for Upper middle income
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3412 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9457 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 68.2% (2025)
- Urban population 2.10 billion (2025)
- Population, total 3.08 billion (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 46.43 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Upper middle income?
- Urban population, per capita in Upper middle income was 0.6823 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6823 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2562 units per person in 1963.
- How does Upper middle income rank for urban population, per capita?
- Upper middle income ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.