Urban population (% of total population) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Urban population (% of total population) was 38.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 38.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 38.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1960.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population (% of total population) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.3% | — |
| 1961 | 12.6% | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 12.9% | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 13.3% | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 13.6% | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 14.0% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 14.4% | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 14.9% | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 15.3% | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 15.7% | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 16.2% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 16.6% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 17.1% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 18.1% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 18.6% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 19.0% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 19.5% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 19.9% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 20.7% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 21.1% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 21.9% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 22.3% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 22.7% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 23.1% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 23.6% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 24.5% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 24.9% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 25.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 25.7% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 26.7% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 27.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 27.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 27.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 27.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 28.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 37.9% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 38.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 12.3% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 16.2% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 20.7% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.5% | 24.9% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 28.3% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 31.8% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 36.0% | 38.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More climate change data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 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 369.96 million (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.3833 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 47.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 17.65 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 14.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 112.66 billion cubic meters (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Urban population in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 38.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1960.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for urban population?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.