Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Martinique
Martinique: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 96.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Martinique, 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
In 2025, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Martinique stood at 96.8%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Martinique peaked at 96.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 1954.
Martinique ranks 19th of 236 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.7% | 32.4% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 49.1% | 39.6% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.3% | 61.3% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.6% | 79.9% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 89.0% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 94.3% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.6% | 96.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Martinique
- 16 Qatar 99.4% compare
- 17 Reunion 97.3% compare
- 18 San Marino 97.2% compare
- 21 Netherlands 95.9% compare
More population data for Martinique
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 9,038 people (2100)
- Population density 197.93 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 2.01 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 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Martinique?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Martinique was 96.8% 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 Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 1954.
- How does Martinique rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Martinique ranks 19th out of 236 regions with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Martinique 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.