Niue vs Tokelau: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Niue
1,798 people
in 2020
Tokelau
2,128 people
in 2020
Niue rank
228th
Tokelau rank
227th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Niue
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 2,128 people against 1,798 people in Niue, a difference of 330 people.
That makes Tokelau's figure about 1.2 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 228th and Tokelau ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 7 and Tokelau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,562 people | 1,592 people | 2,970 people | Niue |
| 1960s | 5,013 people | 1,842 people | 3,172 people | Niue |
| 1970s | 4,669 people | 1,679 people | 2,990 people | Niue |
| 1980s | 3,158 people | 1,712 people | 1,445 people | Niue |
| 1990s | 2,393 people | 1,769 people | 624.5 people | Niue |
| 2000s | 1,937 people | 1,738 people | 199.5 people | Niue |
| 2010s | 1,774 people | 1,641 people | 132.25 people | Niue |
| 2020s | 1,798 people | 2,128 people | 329.5 people | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Niue or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 2,128 people against 1,798 people in Niue as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Niue and Tokelau?
- 330 people, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Tokelau?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Niue and Tokelau rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Niue ranks 228th and Tokelau ranks 227th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.