Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Niue
Niue: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 37.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Niue, 1950–2025
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
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Niue is 37.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Niue peaked at 39.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1950.
Niue ranks 195th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.0% | 20.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.4% | 21.1% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.6% | 22.1% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.0% | 29.0% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.9% | 30.5% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 34.3% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 34.7% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 35.0% | 37.2% | 6 |
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More population data for Niue
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 135 people (2100)
- Population density 9.25 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Natural population growth rate -0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 2.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth -0.1% (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age -0.1% (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 2.51 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Niue?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Niue was 37.2% 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1950.
- How does Niue rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Niue ranks 195th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue 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.