Nauru vs OECD members: Urban population (% of total population)
Nauru
100.0%
in 2025
OECD members
81.3%
in 2025
Nauru rank
1st
OECD members rank
4th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Nauru
- OECD members
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 100.0% against 81.3% in OECD members, a difference of 18.7%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
Nauru ranks 1st and OECD members ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 64.0% | 36.0% | Nauru |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 68.5% | 31.5% | Nauru |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 71.3% | 28.7% | Nauru |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 74.1% | 25.9% | Nauru |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 77.2% | 22.8% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 79.9% | 20.1% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 81.0% | 19.0% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Nauru or OECD members?
- Nauru, at 100.0% against 81.3% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Nauru and OECD members?
- 18.7%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and OECD members?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and OECD members rank globally for urban population?
- Nauru ranks 1st and OECD members ranks 4th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.