Saint Barthelemy vs Tokelau: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Saint Barthelemy
1,348 people
in 2020
Tokelau
2,128 people
in 2020
Saint Barthelemy rank
229th
Tokelau rank
227th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Saint Barthelemy
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 2,128 people against 1,348 people in Saint Barthelemy, a difference of 780 people.
That makes Tokelau's figure about 1.6 times Saint Barthelemy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Barthelemy ahead.
Saint Barthelemy ranks 229th and Tokelau ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Barthelemy averaged higher in 5 and Tokelau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Barthelemy | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,066 people | 1,592 people | 473.5 people | Saint Barthelemy |
| 1960s | 2,260 people | 1,842 people | 418.5 people | Saint Barthelemy |
| 1970s | 2,486 people | 1,679 people | 806.5 people | Saint Barthelemy |
| 1980s | 3,510 people | 1,712 people | 1,797 people | Saint Barthelemy |
| 1990s | 5,715 people | 1,769 people | 3,946 people | Saint Barthelemy |
| 2000s | 1,318 people | 1,738 people | 419.41 people | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 1,386 people | 1,641 people | 255.25 people | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 1,348 people | 2,128 people | 780 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, Saint Barthelemy or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 2,128 people against 1,348 people in Saint Barthelemy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Saint Barthelemy and Tokelau?
- 780 people, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Barthelemy and Tokelau?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Saint Barthelemy and Tokelau rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Saint Barthelemy ranks 229th 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.