Jersey vs Madagascar: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Jersey
34.5%
in 2025
Madagascar
32.9%
in 2025
Jersey rank
203rd
Madagascar rank
206th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Jersey
- Madagascar
How they compare
Jersey currently reports 34.5% against 32.9% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.6%.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Jersey has been ahead every year.
Jersey ranks 203rd and Madagascar ranks 206th of 238 countries.
Jersey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jersey | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.7% | 9.2% | 34.6% | Jersey |
| 1960s | 41.0% | 12.3% | 28.7% | Jersey |
| 1970s | 35.7% | 16.2% | 19.5% | Jersey |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 20.1% | 13.7% | Jersey |
| 1990s | 32.7% | 23.3% | 9.4% | Jersey |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 26.3% | 6.8% | Jersey |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 29.0% | 5.4% | Jersey |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 31.8% | 2.9% | Jersey |
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, Jersey or Madagascar?
- Jersey, at 34.5% against 32.9% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Jersey and Madagascar?
- 1.6%, with Jersey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jersey and Madagascar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Jersey and Madagascar rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Jersey ranks 203rd and Madagascar ranks 206th 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.