Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Grenada
Grenada: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 43,016 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
43,016 people
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
204th
of 236 countries
All-time high
43,016 people
in 2025
All-time low
22,088 people
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Number of people 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 people.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 43,016 people for number of people living in urban and rural areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Grenada peaked at 43,016 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22,088 people, in 1950.
Grenada ranks 204th 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 Grenada, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 22,088 people | — |
| 1951 | 22,419 people | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 22,848 people | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 23,362 people | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 23,964 people | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 24,659 people | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 25,453 people | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 26,308 people | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 27,149 people | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 27,920 people | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 28,588 people | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 29,164 people | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 29,681 people | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 30,139 people | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 30,522 people | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 30,821 people | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 31,032 people | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 31,194 people | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 31,358 people | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 31,536 people | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 31,713 people | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 31,881 people | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 32,009 people | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 32,065 people | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 32,065 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 32,015 people | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 31,916 people | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 31,774 people | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 31,596 people | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 31,383 people | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 31,124 people | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 31,018 people | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 31,176 people | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 31,406 people | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 31,626 people | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 31,866 people | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 32,129 people | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 32,414 people | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 32,721 people | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 33,046 people | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 33,389 people | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 33,749 people | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 34,169 people | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 34,671 people | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 35,232 people | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 35,827 people | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 36,436 people | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 37,035 people | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 37,605 people | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 38,116 people | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 38,543 people | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 38,789 people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 38,939 people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 39,110 people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 39,267 people | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 39,412 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 39,551 people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 39,684 people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 39,810 people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 39,927 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 40,031 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 40,192 people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 40,447 people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 40,718 people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 40,975 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 41,205 people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 41,413 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 41,578 people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 41,732 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 41,910 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 42,121 people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 42,338 people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 42,520 people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 42,690 people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 42,854 people | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 43,016 people | +0.4% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 43,016 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.47 million people, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 43,016 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.35 million people, 2% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24,617 people | 22,088 people | 27,920 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 30,404 people | 28,588 people | 31,536 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 31,842 people | 31,383 people | 32,065 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,853 people | 31,018 people | 33,046 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,623 people | 33,389 people | 38,116 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,303 people | 38,543 people | 39,927 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,020 people | 40,031 people | 41,910 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,590 people | 42,121 people | 43,016 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 201 Turks and Caicos Islands 44,229 people compare
- 202 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 43,923 people compare
- 203 Isle of Man 43,856 people compare
- 205 Northern Mariana Islands 40,135 people compare
- 206 Gibraltar 40,126 people compare
- 207 Samoa 38,393 people compare
More population data for Grenada
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5624 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7973 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9184 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.3827 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas in Grenada?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Grenada was 43,016 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 43,016 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,088 people in 1950.
- How does Grenada rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Grenada ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 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.