Guinea vs Mauritius: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Guinea
38.5%
in 2025
Mauritius
39.0%
in 2025
Guinea rank
192nd
Mauritius rank
190th

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

  • Guinea
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 39.0% against 38.5% in Guinea, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 101 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 192nd and Mauritius ranks 190th of 238 countries.

Across the 33 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 13 and Mauritius in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Mauritius Difference Ahead
1700s 0.6% 0.1% 0.5% Guinea
1710s 0.6% 0.1% 0.5% Guinea
1720s 0.7% 0.2% 0.5% Guinea
1730s 0.8% 0.2% 0.6% Guinea
1740s 0.8% 0.3% 0.6% Guinea
1750s 0.9% 0.3% 0.6% Guinea
1760s 1.0% 0.4% 0.6% Guinea
1770s 1.1% 0.5% 0.6% Guinea
1780s 1.2% 0.7% 0.5% Guinea
1790s 1.3% 0.8% 0.5% Guinea
1800s 1.5% 1.0% 0.4% Guinea
1810s 1.6% 1.3% 0.3% Guinea
1820s 1.7% 1.6% 0.1% Guinea
1830s 1.9% 2.0% 0.1% Mauritius
1840s 2.1% 2.5% 0.4% Mauritius
1850s 2.3% 3.1% 0.9% Mauritius
1860s 2.5% 3.9% 1.4% Mauritius
1870s 2.7% 4.9% 2.2% Mauritius
1880s 3.0% 6.2% 3.1% Mauritius
1890s 3.3% 7.7% 4.4% Mauritius
1900s 3.6% 9.6% 6.0% Mauritius
1910s 3.9% 12.0% 8.1% Mauritius
1920s 4.3% 15.0% 10.7% Mauritius
1930s 4.7% 18.8% 14.0% Mauritius
1940s 5.2% 23.5% 18.3% Mauritius
1950s 8.5% 36.5% 28.0% Mauritius
1960s 12.7% 42.1% 29.4% Mauritius
1970s 20.8% 43.5% 22.8% Mauritius
1980s 26.5% 42.4% 15.9% Mauritius
1990s 29.4% 43.2% 13.8% Mauritius
2000s 32.2% 41.2% 9.0% Mauritius
2010s 35.0% 39.7% 4.8% Mauritius
2020s 37.5% 39.0% 1.6% Mauritius

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, Guinea or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 39.0% against 38.5% in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Guinea and Mauritius?
0.5%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritius?
101 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Mauritius rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Guinea ranks 192nd and Mauritius ranks 190th 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.