Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Grenada
Grenada: Share of population living in urban and rural areas was 36.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Grenada, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Grenada stood at 36.7%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Grenada peaked at 36.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1950.
That places Grenada 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.4% | 28.6% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.3% | 30.4% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.6% | 32.2% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.1% | 32.9% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 33.4% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 35.9% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.2% | 36.7% | 6 |
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More population data for Grenada
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,697 people (2100)
- Population density 217.37 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.49 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban and rural areas in Grenada?
- Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Grenada was 36.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1950.
- How does Grenada rank for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Grenada ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.