How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs United Kingdom: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Germany

0.8271 people per person

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.834 people per person

in 2025

Germany rank

49th

United Kingdom rank

47th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Germany
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.834 people per person against 0.8271 people per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0069 people per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Germany ranks 49th and United Kingdom ranks 47th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7787 people per person	0.7778 people per person	0.0009 people per person	Germany
1970s	0.7982 people per person	0.7752 people per person	0.023 people per person	Germany
1980s	0.8012 people per person	0.7846 people per person	0.0166 people per person	Germany
1990s	0.8026 people per person	0.7887 people per person	0.0139 people per person	Germany
2000s	0.7958 people per person	0.8063 people per person	0.0106 people per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.8101 people per person	0.8217 people per person	0.0116 people per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.826 people per person	0.8351 people per person	0.0091 people per person	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Germany or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.834 people per person against 0.8271 people per person in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Germany and United Kingdom?: 0.0069 people per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Germany ranks 49th and United Kingdom ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.