Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in India
India: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3569 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in India, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in India stood at 0.3569 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in India peaked at 0.3569 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1792 people per person, in 1960.
That places India 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1792 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1802 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1814 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1828 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1844 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1862 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1881 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1902 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1924 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1947 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1972 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1997 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2028 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2064 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2104 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2148 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2192 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2236 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2278 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2317 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2351 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2379 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2403 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2425 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2446 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2465 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2484 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2502 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.252 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2539 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2558 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2578 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2598 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2618 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2637 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2657 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2676 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2697 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2718 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2741 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2765 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.279 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2818 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2847 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2877 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2909 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2943 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2978 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3014 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3052 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.309 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3127 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3159 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3191 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3223 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3255 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3287 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3318 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.335 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3381 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3413 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3444 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3476 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3507 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3538 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3569 people per person | +0.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.3569 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.3569 people per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.391 people per person, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.186 people per person | 0.1792 people per person | 0.1947 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2134 people per person | 0.1972 people per person | 0.2317 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2451 people per person | 0.2351 people per person | 0.2539 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2648 people per person | 0.2558 people per person | 0.2741 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2899 people per person | 0.2765 people per person | 0.3052 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3238 people per person | 0.309 people per person | 0.3381 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3491 people per person | 0.3413 people per person | 0.3569 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More population data for India
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2494 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4607 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.67 million Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7665 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7604 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 506.27 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 66.77 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in India?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in India was 0.3569 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3569 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1792 people per person in 1960.
- How does India rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- India ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.