Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.944 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Turks and Caicos Islands is 0.944 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 0.944 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4763 people per person, in 1960.
That places Turks and Caicos Islands 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4763 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4776 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.4798 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4826 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.486 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4899 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.494 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4982 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5025 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5067 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5106 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5143 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5176 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5207 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5238 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.527 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5306 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5346 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5392 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5444 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5507 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5608 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5759 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.595 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6169 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6402 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6642 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6876 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7094 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7284 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7435 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7563 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7686 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7802 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7913 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8019 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8118 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8212 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8301 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8384 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8461 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8533 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8601 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8667 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.873 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8791 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8848 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8902 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8951 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8997 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9037 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9073 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9104 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9132 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.916 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9187 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9215 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9242 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9268 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9294 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.932 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9345 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9369 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9393 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9417 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.944 people per person | +0.2% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 0.944 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 0.944 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4894 people per person | 0.4763 people per person | 0.5067 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5263 people per person | 0.5106 people per person | 0.5444 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6329 people per person | 0.5507 people per person | 0.7284 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7943 people per person | 0.7435 people per person | 0.8384 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8748 people per person | 0.8461 people per person | 0.8997 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9171 people per person | 0.9037 people per person | 0.9294 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9381 people per person | 0.932 people per person | 0.944 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
More population data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6421 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5174 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6421 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1655 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9459 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 40.72 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,466 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.9322 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Turks and Caicos Islands was 0.944 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.944 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4763 people per person in 1960.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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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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.