Urban population growth (annual %) in Isle of Man
Isle of Man: Urban population growth (annual %) was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population growth in Isle of Man, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Isle of Man recorded -0.1% for urban population growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 137.0% on the previous year and up 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Isle of Man peaked at 2.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 1961.
Isle of Man ranks 191st of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population growth (annual %) in Isle of Man, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.4% | — |
| 1962 | 1.0% | -338.8% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | +51.9% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | -12.8% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | +29.4% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | -17.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -60.1% |
| 1973 | -0.1% | -118.2% |
| 1974 | -0.3% | +206.6% |
| 1975 | -0.3% | -21.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -192.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +131.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +22.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +25.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -23.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -62.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -32.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -18.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +416.4% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | +123.7% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | +17.0% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -26.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -41.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -23.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +53.1% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +59.4% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -20.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -26.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +49.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +46.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -49.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -99.4% |
| 2013 | -0.2% | -4103.5% |
| 2014 | -0.3% | +41.6% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | +26.0% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | -62.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -267.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +28.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -27.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -56.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -65.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -30.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | -371.5% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | +137.0% |
Isle of Man compared with similar countries
- Isle of Man's -0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%. (85 countries reporting)
- Isle of Man's -0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population growth (annual %) in Isle of Man 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -4103.5% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | +416.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| 2024 | -371.5% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | +338.8% | -0.4% | 1.0% |
| 2017 | +267.9% | -0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | -0.4% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | -0.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Isle of Man
More climate change data for Isle of Man
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.0499 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -19.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5214 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1025 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 43,856 (2025)
- Population growth -0.0% (2025)
- Population, total 84,118 (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Isle of Man?
- Urban population growth in Isle of Man was -0.1% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Isle of Man?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Isle of Man?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 1961.
- How does Isle of Man rank for urban population growth?
- Isle of Man ranks 191st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Isle of Man?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Isle of Man 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.