What is the highest urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP in 1961.

What is the lowest urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.

How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for urban population, per unit of gdp?

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Name: Urban population, per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Urban population, per unit of GDP was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 7.2%

Rank

4th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0009 units per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP for urban population, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per unit of gdp in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1962	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1963	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1964	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
1965	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1966	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1967	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
1968	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1969	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1970	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
1971	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1972	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1973	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
1974	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1975	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1976	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1977	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1978	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1979	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1980	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1981	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1982	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1983	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1984	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1985	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1986	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
1987	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1988	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1989	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1990	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1991	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1992	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	+37.3%
1993	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1994	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+22.2%
1995	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1996	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1997	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1998	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1999	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2000	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2001	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2002	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2003	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2004	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
2005	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2006	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
2007	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2008	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
2009	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2010	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2011	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2012	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2013	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2014	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2015	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
2016	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2017	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2018	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2019	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2020	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
2021	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2022	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2023	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2024	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2025	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-7.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Urban population, per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1992	+37.3%	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

1 Burundi 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP compare
2 Somalia 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP compare
3 Central African Republic 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP compare
4 Gambia 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP compare
5 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP compare
6 Afghanistan 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP compare
7 Liberia 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

More climate change data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Urban population growth 3.8% (2025)
Population, total, annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Urban population, annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Urban population, per capita 0.3833 units per person (2025)
Urban population 38.3% (2025)
Urban population 369.96 million (2025)
Population, total 965.15 million (2025)
Population growth 2.6% (2025)
Urban population, per square kilometre 17.65 units per square kilometre (2023)

All data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) →

Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per unit of gdp in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: Urban population, per unit of gdp in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for urban population, per unit of gdp?: Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Indicator: Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.