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