Netherlands Antilles vs Reunion: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Netherlands Antilles
95.1%
in 2025
Reunion
96.0%
in 2025
Netherlands Antilles rank
16th
Reunion rank
14th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Netherlands Antilles
- Reunion
How they compare
Reunion currently reports 96.0% against 95.1% in Netherlands Antilles, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 103 shared years of data; in 1500 it was Netherlands Antilles ahead.
Netherlands Antilles ranks 16th and Reunion ranks 14th of 202 countries.
Across the 35 decades both report, Netherlands Antilles averaged higher in 33 and Reunion in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands Antilles | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1600s | 2.7% | 0.8% | 1.9% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1700s | 8.0% | 2.3% | 5.7% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1710s | 9.1% | 2.6% | 6.4% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1720s | 9.9% | 2.9% | 7.0% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1730s | 10.9% | 3.2% | 7.7% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1740s | 11.9% | 3.5% | 8.4% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1750s | 13.0% | 3.8% | 9.2% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1760s | 14.3% | 4.2% | 10.1% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1770s | 15.7% | 4.6% | 11.1% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1780s | 17.1% | 5.0% | 12.1% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1790s | 18.8% | 5.5% | 13.3% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1800s | 20.6% | 6.0% | 14.6% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1810s | 22.5% | 6.6% | 15.9% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1820s | 24.7% | 7.2% | 17.5% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1830s | 27.0% | 7.9% | 19.1% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1840s | 29.6% | 8.6% | 21.0% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1850s | 32.4% | 9.5% | 22.9% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1860s | 35.5% | 10.4% | 25.1% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1870s | 38.9% | 11.3% | 27.5% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1880s | 42.6% | 12.4% | 30.2% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1890s | 46.6% | 13.6% | 33.0% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1900s | 51.1% | 14.9% | 36.2% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1910s | 55.9% | 16.3% | 39.6% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1920s | 61.3% | 17.9% | 43.4% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1930s | 67.1% | 19.6% | 47.5% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1940s | 73.5% | 21.5% | 52.0% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1950s | 73.3% | 27.5% | 45.8% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1960s | 71.7% | 37.4% | 34.4% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1970s | 78.2% | 45.0% | 33.2% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1980s | 83.4% | 65.4% | 18.0% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 84.0% | 4.1% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 90.7% | 1.1% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 94.8% | 0.9% | Reunion |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 95.8% | 0.9% | Reunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Netherlands Antilles or Reunion?
- Reunion, at 96.0% against 95.1% in Netherlands Antilles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Netherlands Antilles and Reunion?
- 0.9%, with Reunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands Antilles and Reunion?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands Antilles and Reunion rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Netherlands Antilles ranks 16th and Reunion ranks 14th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β 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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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.