Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 96.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guadeloupe, 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
Guadeloupe recorded 96.4% for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guadeloupe peaked at 98.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Guadeloupe ranks 20th of 238 regions on this measure, 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 | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 1700s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 1710s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 1720s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 1730s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 1740s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 1750s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
| 1760s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
| 1770s | 18.5% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 1 |
| 1780s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
| 1790s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 1800s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
| 1810s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 1820s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
| 1830s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
| 1840s | 35.1% | 35.1% | 35.1% | 1 |
| 1850s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
| 1860s | 42.1% | 42.1% | 42.1% | 1 |
| 1870s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 1 |
| 1880s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 1 |
| 1890s | 55.3% | 55.3% | 55.3% | 1 |
| 1900s | 60.5% | 60.5% | 60.5% | 1 |
| 1910s | 66.3% | 66.3% | 66.3% | 1 |
| 1920s | 72.6% | 72.6% | 72.6% | 1 |
| 1930s | 79.5% | 79.5% | 79.5% | 1 |
| 1940s | 87.1% | 87.1% | 87.1% | 1 |
| 1950s | 46.1% | 35.8% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.2% | 57.9% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.7% | 75.5% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 88.4% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.6% | 96.1% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.4% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 96.4% | 96.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guadeloupe
- 17 Reunion 97.3% compare
- 18 San Marino 97.2% compare
- 21 Netherlands 95.9% compare
- 23 Uruguay 95.7% compare
More population data for Guadeloupe
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 10,773 people (2100)
- Population density 150.91 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 2.09 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 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guadeloupe?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Guadeloupe was 96.4% 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 Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Guadeloupe ranks 20th out of 238 regions with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guadeloupe 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.