Aruba vs Senegal: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Aruba
50.6%
in 2025
Senegal
51.7%
in 2025
Aruba rank
139th
Senegal rank
136th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Aruba
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 51.7% against 50.6% in Aruba, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 139th and Senegal ranks 136th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 39 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Aruba |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Aruba |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Aruba |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Aruba |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Aruba |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Aruba |
| 1600s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Aruba |
| 1700s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Aruba |
| 1710s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Aruba |
| 1720s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Aruba |
| 1730s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Aruba |
| 1740s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Aruba |
| 1750s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 0.8% | Aruba |
| 1760s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 1.1% | Aruba |
| 1770s | 4.6% | 3.3% | 1.3% | Aruba |
| 1780s | 5.3% | 3.6% | 1.7% | Aruba |
| 1790s | 6.0% | 3.9% | 2.1% | Aruba |
| 1800s | 6.9% | 4.3% | 2.6% | Aruba |
| 1810s | 7.9% | 4.7% | 3.2% | Aruba |
| 1820s | 9.0% | 5.1% | 3.8% | Aruba |
| 1830s | 10.3% | 5.6% | 4.6% | Aruba |
| 1840s | 11.7% | 6.2% | 5.6% | Aruba |
| 1850s | 13.4% | 6.7% | 6.7% | Aruba |
| 1860s | 15.3% | 7.4% | 7.9% | Aruba |
| 1870s | 17.5% | 8.1% | 9.4% | Aruba |
| 1880s | 20.0% | 8.9% | 11.1% | Aruba |
| 1890s | 22.9% | 9.7% | 13.2% | Aruba |
| 1900s | 26.1% | 10.6% | 15.5% | Aruba |
| 1910s | 29.9% | 11.6% | 18.2% | Aruba |
| 1920s | 34.1% | 12.7% | 21.4% | Aruba |
| 1930s | 39.0% | 14.0% | 25.0% | Aruba |
| 1940s | 44.6% | 15.3% | 29.3% | Aruba |
| 1950s | 50.3% | 19.0% | 31.3% | Aruba |
| 1960s | 47.3% | 25.2% | 22.1% | Aruba |
| 1970s | 49.3% | 33.5% | 15.8% | Aruba |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 38.9% | 12.2% | Aruba |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 41.2% | 7.9% | Aruba |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 42.4% | 4.5% | Aruba |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 45.3% | 2.5% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 50.2% | 0.5% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Aruba or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 51.7% against 50.6% in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Aruba and Senegal?
- 1.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Senegal?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Aruba and Senegal rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Aruba ranks 139th and Senegal ranks 136th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.