Armenia vs Cyprus: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Armenia
65.9%
in 2025
Cyprus
66.7%
in 2025
Armenia rank
119th
Cyprus rank
116th

Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time

  • Armenia
  • Cyprus
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 66.7% against 65.9% in Armenia, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cyprus ahead.

Armenia ranks 119th and Cyprus ranks 116th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 32 and Cyprus in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Cyprus Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cyprus
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cyprus
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cyprus
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cyprus
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Armenia
1500s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Armenia
1600s 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% Armenia
1700s 1.0% 0.1% 0.9% Armenia
1710s 1.0% 0.1% 0.9% Armenia
1720s 1.0% 0.1% 0.9% Armenia
1730s 1.0% 0.2% 0.8% Armenia
1740s 1.0% 0.2% 0.8% Armenia
1750s 1.0% 0.3% 0.7% Armenia
1760s 1.0% 0.3% 0.7% Armenia
1770s 1.0% 0.4% 0.6% Armenia
1780s 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% Armenia
1790s 1.2% 0.6% 0.6% Armenia
1800s 1.5% 0.8% 0.7% Armenia
1810s 1.9% 1.0% 0.9% Armenia
1820s 2.3% 1.2% 1.1% Armenia
1830s 2.9% 1.6% 1.4% Armenia
1840s 3.7% 1.9% 1.7% Armenia
1850s 4.6% 2.4% 2.1% Armenia
1860s 5.7% 3.0% 2.7% Armenia
1870s 7.1% 3.8% 3.4% Armenia
1880s 8.9% 4.7% 4.2% Armenia
1890s 11.2% 5.9% 5.2% Armenia
1900s 14.0% 7.4% 6.6% Armenia
1910s 17.4% 9.2% 8.2% Armenia
1920s 21.8% 11.6% 10.3% Armenia
1930s 27.3% 14.4% 12.8% Armenia
1940s 34.1% 18.0% 16.0% Armenia
1950s 46.0% 26.5% 19.5% Armenia
1960s 55.3% 37.9% 17.4% Armenia
1970s 63.2% 48.7% 14.5% Armenia
1980s 67.2% 64.6% 2.6% Armenia
1990s 66.5% 68.0% 1.5% Cyprus
2000s 64.6% 68.4% 3.8% Cyprus
2010s 64.5% 67.1% 2.6% Cyprus
2020s 65.6% 66.7% 1.1% Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Armenia or Cyprus?
Cyprus, at 66.7% against 65.9% in Armenia as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Armenia and Cyprus?
0.8%, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Cyprus?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Armenia and Cyprus rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Armenia ranks 119th and Cyprus ranks 116th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); 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 areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.