Share urban and rural population in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Share urban and rural population was 92.18 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
92.18
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 236 countries
All-time high
92.18
in 2025
All-time low
77.74
in 1951
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share urban and rural population in Northern Mariana Islands, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 92.18 for share urban and rural population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share urban and rural population in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 92.18 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 77.74, in 1951.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 34th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Share urban and rural population in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 78.19 | — |
| 1951 | 77.74 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 77.83 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 78.33 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 79.36 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 79.83 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 78.9 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 78.56 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 80.27 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 80.11 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 80.15 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 81 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 81.34 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 81.4 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 81.05 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 80.42 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 81.17 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 82.24 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 81.45 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 80.22 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 80.07 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 83.42 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 86.39 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 86.39 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 86.4 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 86.42 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 86.46 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 86.51 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 86.57 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 86.64 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 86.73 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 86.9 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 87.2 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 87.57 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 87.99 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 88.43 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 88.85 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 89.22 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 89.51 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 89.7 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 89.74 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 89.71 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 89.67 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 89.62 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 89.57 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 89.55 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 89.59 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 89.71 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 89.87 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.04 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.16 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.25 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 90.34 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.42 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 90.5 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.58 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.65 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.73 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.8 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.87 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.95 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.03 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.1 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 91.18 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.25 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.33 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.4 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.47 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.54 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 91.62 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.69 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 91.78 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.88 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.98 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.07 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 92.18 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78.91 | 77.74 | 80.27 | 10 |
| 1960s | 81.05 | 80.15 | 82.24 | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.53 | 80.07 | 86.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.21 | 86.73 | 89.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.71 | 89.55 | 90.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.53 | 90.16 | 90.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.29 | 90.95 | 91.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.93 | 91.69 | 92.18 | 6 |
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More population data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.592 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1,869 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.269 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.269 (2100)
- Population density 90.51 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.32 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.32 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.32 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share urban and rural population in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Share urban and rural population in Northern Mariana Islands was 92.18 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share urban and rural population recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 92.18 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share urban and rural population recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.74 in 1951.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for share urban and rural population?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share urban and rural population rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share urban and rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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