Urban population growth in Bermuda
Bermuda: Urban population growth was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population growth in Bermuda, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population growth in Bermuda stood at -0.1%.
That represents a change of down 30.8% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Bermuda peaked at 2.6% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2012.
That places Bermuda 194th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population growth in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.5% | — |
| 1962 | 2.6% | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 2.0% | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -41.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -59.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | -27.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -23.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -33.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +38.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -21.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +81.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +106.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +19.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +26.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +26.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -26.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -31.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +42.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +64.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -39.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -95.0% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -1188.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | -37.4% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | +44.6% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | -76.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -959.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +95.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -62.1% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | -150.5% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | +21.7% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | +30.8% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's -0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%. (85 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population growth in Bermuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -1188.2% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | +959.2% | -0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2023 | -150.5% | 0.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More climate change data for Bermuda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13,612 kg (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0002 kt (2023)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0 kt (2023)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Bermuda?
- Urban population growth in Bermuda was -0.1% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1962.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2012.
- How does Bermuda rank for urban population growth?
- Bermuda ranks 194th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.