Montserrat vs Samoa: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Montserrat
9.0%
in 2025
Samoa
17.5%
in 2025
Montserrat rank
236th
Samoa rank
233rd

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

  • Montserrat
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 17.5% against 9.0% in Montserrat, a difference of 8.5%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.9 times Montserrat's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Montserrat ahead.

Montserrat ranks 236th and Samoa ranks 233rd of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Montserrat averaged higher in 32 and Samoa in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Montserrat Samoa Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Montserrat
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Montserrat
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Montserrat
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Montserrat
1400s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Montserrat
1500s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Montserrat
1600s 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% Montserrat
1700s 1.6% 0.0% 1.6% Montserrat
1710s 1.8% 0.3% 1.5% Montserrat
1720s 1.9% 0.4% 1.6% Montserrat
1730s 2.1% 0.4% 1.7% Montserrat
1740s 2.3% 0.5% 1.8% Montserrat
1750s 2.6% 0.6% 2.0% Montserrat
1760s 2.8% 0.7% 2.1% Montserrat
1770s 3.1% 0.8% 2.3% Montserrat
1780s 3.4% 0.9% 2.4% Montserrat
1790s 3.7% 1.1% 2.6% Montserrat
1800s 4.0% 1.3% 2.8% Montserrat
1810s 4.4% 1.5% 2.9% Montserrat
1820s 4.8% 1.7% 3.1% Montserrat
1830s 5.3% 2.0% 3.3% Montserrat
1840s 5.8% 2.4% 3.4% Montserrat
1850s 6.4% 2.8% 3.6% Montserrat
1860s 7.0% 3.2% 3.7% Montserrat
1870s 7.6% 3.8% 3.9% Montserrat
1880s 8.4% 4.4% 4.0% Montserrat
1890s 9.2% 5.1% 4.0% Montserrat
1900s 10.0% 6.0% 4.1% Montserrat
1910s 11.0% 7.0% 4.0% Montserrat
1920s 12.0% 8.1% 3.9% Montserrat
1930s 13.2% 9.5% 3.7% Montserrat
1940s 14.4% 11.0% 3.4% Montserrat
1950s 15.8% 16.8% 1.0% Samoa
1960s 13.5% 19.3% 5.8% Samoa
1970s 11.6% 20.9% 9.3% Samoa
1980s 12.5% 20.8% 8.3% Samoa
1990s 9.4% 21.5% 12.1% Samoa
2000s 9.3% 21.3% 12.0% Samoa
2010s 8.8% 19.2% 10.4% Samoa
2020s 8.8% 17.6% 8.8% Samoa

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, Montserrat or Samoa?
Samoa, at 17.5% against 9.0% in Montserrat as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Montserrat and Samoa?
8.5%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montserrat and Samoa?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Montserrat and Samoa rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Montserrat ranks 236th and Samoa ranks 233rd 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.