Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Bermuda
Bermuda: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 64,554 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Bermuda, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 64,554 people for number of people living in urban and rural areas in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Bermuda peaked at 64,749 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,301 people, in 1950.
Bermuda ranks 195th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4,301 people | — |
| 1951 | 4,821 people | +12.1% |
| 1952 | 7,001 people | +45.2% |
| 1953 | 10,596 people | +51.4% |
| 1954 | 15,251 people | +43.9% |
| 1955 | 20,576 people | +34.9% |
| 1956 | 26,154 people | +27.1% |
| 1957 | 31,532 people | +20.6% |
| 1958 | 36,260 people | +15.0% |
| 1959 | 39,901 people | +10.0% |
| 1960 | 42,065 people | +5.4% |
| 1961 | 43,123 people | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 44,240 people | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 45,340 people | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 46,410 people | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 47,461 people | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 48,534 people | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 49,514 people | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 50,404 people | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 51,306 people | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 52,124 people | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 52,607 people | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 52,803 people | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 52,946 people | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 53,056 people | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 53,129 people | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 53,210 people | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 53,322 people | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 53,431 people | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 53,517 people | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 53,673 people | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 53,997 people | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 54,387 people | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 54,777 people | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 55,170 people | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 55,547 people | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 55,889 people | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 56,265 people | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 56,699 people | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 57,129 people | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 57,559 people | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 57,984 people | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 58,408 people | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 58,816 people | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 59,194 people | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 59,526 people | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 59,813 people | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 60,177 people | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 60,638 people | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 61,124 people | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 61,550 people | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 61,868 people | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 62,142 people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 62,386 people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 62,555 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 62,711 people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 62,834 people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 63,010 people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 63,300 people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 63,565 people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 63,725 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 63,733 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63,646 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 63,574 people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 63,529 people | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 63,464 people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 63,449 people | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 63,578 people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 63,831 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 64,107 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 64,382 people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 64,648 people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 64,749 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 64,698 people | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 64,636 people | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 64,554 people | -0.1% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 64,554 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.22 million people, 3% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Bermuda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | +51.4% | 7,001 people | 10,596 people |
| 1952 | +45.2% | 4,821 people | 7,001 people |
| 1954 | +43.9% | 10,596 people | 15,251 people |
| 1955 | +34.9% | 15,251 people | 20,576 people |
| 1956 | +27.1% | 20,576 people | 26,154 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19,639 people | 4,301 people | 39,901 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 46,840 people | 42,065 people | 51,306 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 53,014 people | 52,124 people | 53,517 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,353 people | 53,673 people | 57,129 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,324 people | 57,559 people | 61,124 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,592 people | 61,550 people | 63,565 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,664 people | 63,449 people | 64,107 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,611 people | 64,382 people | 64,749 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More population data for Bermuda
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8149 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2046)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,235 people (2100)
- Population density 660.94 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8032 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas in Bermuda?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Bermuda was 64,554 people 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 number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 64,749 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,301 people in 1950.
- How does Bermuda rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Bermuda ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.