Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.1431 people per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liechtenstein, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liechtenstein is 0.1431 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liechtenstein peaked at 0.2049 people per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1431 people per person, in 2025.
Liechtenstein ranks 215th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2049 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.204 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2011 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1967 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.192 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1895 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1872 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1838 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1802 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.181 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.184 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1835 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1823 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1802 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1782 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1782 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1796 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1796 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1781 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1768 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1798 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.181 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.179 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1792 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1794 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1785 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1768 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1753 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1735 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1719 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1701 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1685 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1678 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1669 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1663 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1658 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1644 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1621 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1582 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1542 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.152 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1501 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1483 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1472 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1463 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1457 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1451 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1448 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1445 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1442 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1441 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1439 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1439 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1439 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.144 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1442 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1444 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1447 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1451 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1456 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1462 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1465 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1463 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1459 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1445 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1431 people per person | -0.9% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 0.1431 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 18% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 0.1431 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 21% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.192 people per person | 0.1802 people per person | 0.2049 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.18 people per person | 0.1768 people per person | 0.184 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1774 people per person | 0.1719 people per person | 0.181 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1644 people per person | 0.1542 people per person | 0.1701 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1468 people per person | 0.1442 people per person | 0.152 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1444 people per person | 0.1439 people per person | 0.1456 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1454 people per person | 0.1431 people per person | 0.1465 people per person | 6 |
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More population data for Liechtenstein
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0069 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2635 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0069 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0241 % change on previous year (2100)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 -0.1965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 42.29 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.421 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2162 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 272.58 people per km² (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liechtenstein?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liechtenstein was 0.1431 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2049 people per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1431 people per person in 2025.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Liechtenstein ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.