What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between United Kingdom and United States?

0.0192 people per person, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom 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.

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

United Kingdom

0.834 people per person

in 2025

United States

0.8148 people per person

in 2025

United Kingdom rank

47th

United States rank

50th

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

United Kingdom
United States

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.834 people per person against 0.8148 people per person in United States, a difference of 0.0192 people per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom ranks 47th and United States ranks 50th of 215 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Kingdom	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7778 people per person	0.7233 people per person	0.0545 people per person	United Kingdom
1970s	0.7752 people per person	0.7462 people per person	0.0291 people per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.7846 people per person	0.7537 people per person	0.0309 people per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.7887 people per person	0.7758 people per person	0.0129 people per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.8063 people per person	0.8004 people per person	0.0059 people per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.8217 people per person	0.8159 people per person	0.0058 people per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.8351 people per person	0.8171 people per person	0.0181 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, United Kingdom or United States?: United Kingdom, at 0.834 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 United Kingdom and United States?: 0.0192 people per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: United Kingdom ranks 47th 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.