Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP by country
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
211
Highest
0.0011 people per US$ of GDP
Burundi
Lowest
0 people per US$ of GDP
Liechtenstein
Median
0.0001 people per US$ of GDP
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
11,717
What the numbers show
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 0.0011 people per US$ of GDP in Burundi; the lowest is 0 people per US$ of GDP in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,674.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 181 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 141.7%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 82.5%).
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 0.0011 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 2 | Somalia | 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Gambia | 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 59.3% | falling |
| 7 | Liberia | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Mozambique | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Madagascar | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 12 | Yemen | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 93.0% | falling |
| 13 | Nigeria | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Eritrea | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 15 | Nepal | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 17 | Lesotho | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Togo | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 19 | Zambia | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 20 | Benin | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 21 | Sudan | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Senegal | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 24 | Palestine, State of | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 25 | Cameroon | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritania | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 27 | Rwanda | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 28 | Mali | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Chad | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 30 | Uganda | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 31 | Malawi | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 33 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Congo | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 36 | Kiribati | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 37 | Pakistan | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Niger | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 39 | Angola | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Timor-Leste | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Haiti | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Myanmar | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Guinea | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 56.2% | rising |
| 44 | Lebanon | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Djibouti | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 48 | Ghana | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 49 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Jordan | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 51 | South Sudan | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2015 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 54 | Comoros | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 55 | Honduras | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Tunisia | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Solomon Islands | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 59 | Cambodia | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Egypt | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Kenya | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 63 | Libya | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 65 | Cape Verde | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Morocco | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 68 | India | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 69 | El Salvador | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Iraq | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Bangladesh | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 73 | Ukraine | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Algeria | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Indonesia | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Gabon | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Tuvalu | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Namibia | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 81 | Paraguay | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Mongolia | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 83 | South Africa | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Bhutan | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Marshall Islands | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Suriname | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Colombia | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Fiji | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Ecuador | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Peru | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Botswana | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Guatemala | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Brazil | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Cuba | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Thailand | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Viet Nam | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Belarus | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Jamaica | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Turkmenistan | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Naoero | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 102 | Dominica | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Armenia | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Eswatini | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Argentina | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Georgia | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 109 | North Macedonia | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Malaysia | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Mexico | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Vanuatu | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 113 | Albania | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Belize | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Chile | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Türkiye | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 120 | China | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Curaçao | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 122 | American Samoa | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 123 | Montenegro | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Sri Lanka | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Kazakhstan | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Russian Federation | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Serbia | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Palau | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Oman | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Uruguay | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Bahrain | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Panama | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Tonga | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Kuwait | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Mauritius | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Grenada | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Samoa | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Maldives | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Greece | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Hungary | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 146 | French Polynesia | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Latvia | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Japan | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Seychelles | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 151 | Puerto Rico | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 154 | New Caledonia | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Romania | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Saudi Arabia | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Guam | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 158 | Korea | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Cyprus | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Poland | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Croatia | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Barbados | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Bahamas | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Lithuania | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Spain | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Estonia | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Czechia | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Slovakia | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Malta | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Portugal | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 172 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 173 | Hong Kong, China | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 174 | United Arab Emirates | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 175 | New Zealand | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Andorra | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 177 | San Marino | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 178 | Italy | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Aruba | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 180 | France | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Slovenia | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 182 | Greenland | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 183 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Qatar | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Canada | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Israel | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Belgium | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Sweden | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Macau, China | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Germany | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Finland | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Netherlands | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Australia | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Denmark | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Austria | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Iceland | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 199 | Singapore | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Cayman Islands | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 201 | United States of America | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Norway | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Guyana | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 204 | Switzerland | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 205 | Bermuda | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Luxembourg | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Isle of Man | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 208 | Faroe Islands | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 209 | Ireland | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 210 | Monaco | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 211 | Liechtenstein | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ GDP (current US$)
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
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.