Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 81.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Falkland Islands, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Falkland Islands recorded 81.5% for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Falkland Islands peaked at 81.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1962.
That places Falkland Islands 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.6% | 49.6% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.6% | 49.5% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.0% | 53.7% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 58.6% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.8% | 63.8% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.5% | 67.6% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 73.9% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 78.6% | 81.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Falkland Islands
- 60 United Kingdom 83.3% compare
- 61 Canada 82.9% compare
- 62 Germany 82.1% compare
- 64 Bahamas 81.3% compare
- 65 South Korea 81.2% compare
- 66 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 81.1% compare
More population data for Falkland Islands
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 0.1862 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 90 people (2100)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 0.3% (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 10.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age 0.3% (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.66 children per women (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Falkland Islands?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Falkland Islands was 81.5% 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 share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1962.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Falkland Islands ranks 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Falkland Islands 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 Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.