Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Anguilla
Anguilla: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Anguilla, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Anguilla recorded 100.0% for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Anguilla peaked at 100.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
That places Anguilla 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1700s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 1720s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 1 |
| 1730s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 1740s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
| 1750s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 1760s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
| 1770s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 1780s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 1790s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
| 1800s | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 1 |
| 1810s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
| 1820s | 30.7% | 30.7% | 30.7% | 1 |
| 1830s | 33.6% | 33.6% | 33.6% | 1 |
| 1840s | 36.8% | 36.8% | 36.8% | 1 |
| 1850s | 40.3% | 40.3% | 40.3% | 1 |
| 1860s | 44.1% | 44.1% | 44.1% | 1 |
| 1870s | 48.3% | 48.3% | 48.3% | 1 |
| 1880s | 52.9% | 52.9% | 52.9% | 1 |
| 1890s | 58.0% | 58.0% | 58.0% | 1 |
| 1900s | 63.5% | 63.5% | 63.5% | 1 |
| 1910s | 69.5% | 69.5% | 69.5% | 1 |
| 1920s | 76.2% | 76.2% | 76.2% | 1 |
| 1930s | 83.4% | 83.4% | 83.4% | 1 |
| 1940s | 91.4% | 91.4% | 91.4% | 1 |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Anguilla
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
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- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100.0% compare
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- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Vatican 100.0% compare
More population data for Anguilla
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 315 people (2100)
- Population density 103.66 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 0.2% (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age 0.2% (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Anguilla?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Anguilla was 100.0% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); 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 areas projected to 2050 recorded in Anguilla?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Anguilla?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Anguilla rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Anguilla ranks 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 rising or falling in Anguilla?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Anguilla data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); 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 areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.