Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.8148 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United States of America, 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 United States of America stood at 0.8148 people per person.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United States of America peaked at 0.8197 people per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6983 people per person, in 1960.
That places United States of America 50th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6983 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7037 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.7099 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.7162 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.722 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7278 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.733 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7372 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7409 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7437 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7448 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7451 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.746 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7466 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7471 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.747 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7469 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7466 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7461 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7453 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7461 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7469 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7483 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7503 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7526 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7548 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7566 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7585 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7604 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7622 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.764 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7659 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7681 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.771 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7743 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7776 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7808 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7832 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7855 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7874 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7888 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7912 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.794 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7972 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7999 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8025 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8047 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8068 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8085 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8101 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8114 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8128 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.814 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8152 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.816 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8165 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.817 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8178 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8188 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8197 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8189 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8195 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8184 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8167 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.814 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8148 people per person | +0.1% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 0.8148 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7233 people per person | 0.6983 people per person | 0.7437 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7462 people per person | 0.7448 people per person | 0.7471 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7537 people per person | 0.7461 people per person | 0.7622 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7758 people per person | 0.764 people per person | 0.7874 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8004 people per person | 0.7888 people per person | 0.8101 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8159 people per person | 0.8114 people per person | 0.8197 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8171 people per person | 0.814 people per person | 0.8195 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 47 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.834 people per person compare
- 48 New Zealand 0.8285 people per person compare
- 49 Germany 0.8271 people per person compare
- 51 Bahamas 0.8133 people per person compare
- 52 Korea 0.8115 people per person compare
- 53 American Samoa 0.8051 people per person compare
More population data for United States of America
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1369 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1369 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0241 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 375,392 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4762 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1565 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 46.05 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 19.91 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United States of America?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United States of America was 0.8148 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8197 people per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6983 people per person in 1960.
- How does United States of America rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- United States of America ranks 50th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.