Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.4798 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 0.4798 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 0.4798 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4011 people per person, in 1960.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 157th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4011 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4043 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.4078 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4114 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.415 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4185 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4218 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4247 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4271 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.429 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4301 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4309 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4316 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4322 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4328 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4332 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4337 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4341 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4345 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4348 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4353 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4356 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.436 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4363 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4366 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4368 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4371 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4374 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4378 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4381 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4386 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4391 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4397 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4406 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4416 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4427 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4439 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4451 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4464 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4477 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4489 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4501 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4512 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4524 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4535 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4547 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4559 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.457 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4582 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4594 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4606 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4618 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4631 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4643 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4656 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4668 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4681 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4694 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4707 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.472 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4733 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4746 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4759 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4772 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4785 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4798 people per person | +0.3% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.4798 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.4798 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4161 people per person | 0.4011 people per person | 0.429 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4328 people per person | 0.4301 people per person | 0.4348 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4367 people per person | 0.4353 people per person | 0.4381 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4425 people per person | 0.4386 people per person | 0.4477 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4541 people per person | 0.4489 people per person | 0.4594 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4662 people per person | 0.4606 people per person | 0.472 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4765 people per person | 0.4733 people per person | 0.4798 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 154 Namibia 0.5087 people per person compare
- 155 Togo 0.5023 people per person compare
- 156 Seychelles 0.4921 people per person compare
- 158 Turkmenistan 0.4711 people per person compare
- 159 Guinea-Bissau 0.4665 people per person compare
- 160 Sierra Leone 0.4593 people per person compare
More population data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7855 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9601 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 101.69 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0691 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4194 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 164.72 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,849 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.4798 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4798 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4011 people per person in 1960.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.