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

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 States: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Germany

0.8271 people per person

in 2025

United States

0.8148 people per person

in 2025

Germany rank

49th

United States rank

50th

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

Germany
United States

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.8271 people per person against 0.8148 people per person in United States, a difference of 0.0123 people per person.

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

Germany ranks 49th and United States ranks 50th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7787 people per person	0.7233 people per person	0.0554 people per person	Germany
1970s	0.7982 people per person	0.7462 people per person	0.0521 people per person	Germany
1980s	0.8012 people per person	0.7537 people per person	0.0475 people per person	Germany
1990s	0.8026 people per person	0.7758 people per person	0.0268 people per person	Germany
2000s	0.7958 people per person	0.8004 people per person	0.0046 people per person	United States
2010s	0.8101 people per person	0.8159 people per person	0.0058 people per person	United States
2020s	0.826 people per person	0.8171 people per person	0.009 people per person	Germany

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 States?: Germany, at 0.8271 people per person against 0.8148 people per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Germany and United States?: 0.0123 people per person, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Germany and United States rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Germany ranks 49th and United States ranks 50th 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.