Grenada vs Niue: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Grenada
36.7%
in 2025
Niue
37.2%
in 2025
Grenada rank
198th
Niue rank
195th

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

  • Grenada
  • Niue
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How they compare

Niue currently reports 37.2% against 36.7% in Grenada, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Grenada ahead.

Grenada ranks 198th and Niue ranks 195th of 238 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 7 and Niue in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Grenada Niue Difference Ahead
1950s 29.4% 21.0% 8.4% Grenada
1960s 31.3% 21.4% 9.9% Grenada
1970s 32.6% 24.6% 8.0% Grenada
1980s 33.1% 31.0% 2.1% Grenada
1990s 34.4% 32.9% 1.5% Grenada
2000s 35.9% 35.5% 0.4% Grenada
2010s 36.0% 36.9% 0.9% Niue
2020s 36.4% 36.2% 0.2% Grenada

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, Grenada or Niue?
Niue, at 37.2% against 36.7% in Grenada as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Grenada and Niue?
0.5%, with Niue ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Niue?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Grenada and Niue rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Grenada ranks 198th and Niue ranks 195th 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.