Colombia vs Marshall Islands: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Colombia
78.8%
in 2025
Marshall Islands
79.1%
in 2025
Colombia rank
80th
Marshall Islands rank
77th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Colombia
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 79.1% against 78.8% in Colombia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 80th and Marshall Islands ranks 77th of 238 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.9% | 29.5% | 13.4% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 52.6% | 41.8% | 10.8% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 61.6% | 59.7% | 1.9% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 66.9% | 63.3% | 3.5% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 71.6% | 67.5% | 4.1% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 70.4% | 5.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 75.2% | 1.9% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 78.2% | 0.0% | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 79.1% against 78.8% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Colombia and Marshall Islands?
- 0.3%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Marshall Islands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Marshall Islands rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Colombia ranks 80th and Marshall Islands ranks 77th 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 modeled historical data.