Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in India
India: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita was 0.6431 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in India, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.6431 units per person for urban and rural population 2050, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050, per capita in India peaked at 0.8207 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6431 units per person, in 2025.
India ranks 36th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8207 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8198 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.8186 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8172 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8156 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8138 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8119 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8098 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8076 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8053 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8028 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8003 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7972 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7936 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7896 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7852 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7808 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7764 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7722 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7683 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7649 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7621 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7597 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7575 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7554 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7535 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7516 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7498 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.748 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7461 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7442 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7422 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7402 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7382 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7363 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7343 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7324 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7303 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7282 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7259 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7235 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.721 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7182 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7153 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7123 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7091 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7057 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7022 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6986 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6948 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.691 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6873 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6841 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6809 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6777 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6745 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6714 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6682 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.665 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6619 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6587 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6556 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6524 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6493 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6462 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6431 units per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.814 units per person | 0.8053 units per person | 0.8207 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7866 units per person | 0.7683 units per person | 0.8028 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7549 units per person | 0.7461 units per person | 0.7649 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7352 units per person | 0.7259 units per person | 0.7442 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7101 units per person | 0.6948 units per person | 0.7235 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6762 units per person | 0.6619 units per person | 0.691 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6509 units per person | 0.6431 units per person | 0.6587 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population 2050, per capita in India?
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in India was 0.6431 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8207 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6431 units per person in 2025.
- How does India rank for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
- India ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban and rural population 2050, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban and rural population 2050 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population 2050 Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.