Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 94.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Turks and Caicos 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
In 2025, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 94.4%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 94.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1950.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 27th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 47.3% | 47.2% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.9% | 47.6% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 51.1% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.3% | 55.1% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 74.4% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 84.6% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 90.4% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.2% | 94.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 24 United States Virgin Islands 95.4% compare
- 25 Luxembourg 94.9% compare
- 28 Puerto Rico 94.3% compare
- 29 Guam 94.2% compare
- 30 Iceland 94.2% compare
More population data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 40.72 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,466 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 8 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.45 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Turks and Caicos Islands was 94.4% 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1950.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos 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.