Bahamas vs Falkland Islands: Share of population living in urban and rural areas
Bahamas
81.3%
in 2025
Falkland Islands
81.5%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
64th
Falkland Islands rank
63rd
Share of population living in urban and rural areas over time
- Bahamas
- Falkland Islands
How they compare
Falkland Islands currently reports 81.5% against 81.3% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Falkland Islands ahead.
Bahamas ranks 64th and Falkland Islands ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Falkland Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.7% | 50.6% | 4.1% | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 60.2% | 50.6% | 9.6% | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 68.4% | 56.0% | 12.4% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 77.0% | 64.0% | 13.0% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 80.7% | 68.8% | 11.9% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 81.7% | 70.5% | 11.2% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 75.2% | 7.0% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 80.5% | 0.9% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban and rural areas, Bahamas or Falkland Islands?
- Falkland Islands, at 81.5% against 81.3% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban and rural areas between Bahamas and Falkland Islands?
- 0.2%, with Falkland Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Falkland Islands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Falkland Islands rank globally for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Bahamas ranks 64th and Falkland Islands ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.