Share urban and rural population in (UN M49)
(UN M49): Share urban and rural population was 69.26 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.26
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
69.26
in 2025
All-time low
24.34
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share urban and rural population in (UN M49), 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
(UN M49) recorded 69.26 for share urban and rural population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share urban and rural population in (UN M49) peaked at 69.26 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.34, in 1950.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Share urban and rural population in (UN M49), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 24.34 | — |
| 1951 | 25.15 | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 26.47 | +5.2% |
| 1953 | 28.82 | +8.9% |
| 1954 | 31.33 | +8.7% |
| 1955 | 31.77 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 31.61 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 31.15 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 31.14 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 40.39 | +29.7% |
| 1960 | 47.2 | +16.9% |
| 1961 | 48.31 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 49.45 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 50.51 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 51.48 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 52.34 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 53.17 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 53.9 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 54.41 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 54.79 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 55.19 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 55.81 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 56.41 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 56.78 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 57.1 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 57.54 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 58.02 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 58.47 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 58.78 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 58.9 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 59.01 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 59.29 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 59.66 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 60.07 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 60.5 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 60.93 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 61.33 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 61.68 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 62.02 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 62.33 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 62.55 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 62.69 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 62.78 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 62.85 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 62.95 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 63.11 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 63.41 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 63.86 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 64.38 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 64.9 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 65.26 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 65.36 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 65.44 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.54 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 65.64 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 65.7 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 65.78 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 65.98 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 66.28 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 66.59 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 66.8 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.9 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 66.94 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 66.97 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.97 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.06 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.2 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.41 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 67.68 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.1 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 68.37 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 68.59 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 68.81 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 69.03 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 69.26 | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share urban and rural population in (UN M49) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | +29.7% | 31.14 | 40.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.22 | 24.34 | 40.39 | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.56 | 47.2 | 54.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.3 | 55.19 | 58.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.68 | 59.01 | 62.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.35 | 62.55 | 64.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.76 | 65.26 | 66.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.09 | 66.8 | 67.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.69 | 68.1 | 69.26 | 6 |
Countries ranked near (UN M49)
- 1 Anguilla 100 compare
- 1 Bahrain 100 compare
- 1 Bermuda 100 compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100 compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100 compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100 compare
- 1 Kuwait 100 compare
- 1 Macao 100 compare
- 1 Monaco 100 compare
- 1 Nauru 100 compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100 compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French Part) 100 compare
- 1 Singapore 100 compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100 compare
- 1 Vatican 100 compare
More population data for (UN M49)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2050)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban and rural population 2050 148,464 (2050)
- Share of population urban 69.26 (2025)
- Urban and rural population 366,165 (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp 69.26 (2025)
- Urban population share 2050 69.26 (2025)
- Annual growth rate of urban population share 0.3391 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share urban and rural population in (UN M49)?
- Share urban and rural population in (UN M49) was 69.26 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share urban and rural population recorded in (UN M49)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.26 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share urban and rural population recorded in (UN M49)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.34 in 1950.
- How does (UN M49) rank for share urban and rural population?
- (UN M49) ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share urban and rural population rising or falling in (UN M49)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (UN M49) 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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