Urban population, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Urban population, per capita was 0.9218 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands is 0.9218 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 0.9218 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8007 units per person, in 1970.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 27th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8015 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.81 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.8135 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.814 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8106 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8042 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8117 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8224 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8145 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8023 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8007 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8342 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8639 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8639 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8639 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8642 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8646 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8651 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8657 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8664 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8673 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8691 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.872 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8757 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8799 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8843 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8885 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8922 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8951 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.897 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8974 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8971 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8967 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8962 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8957 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8955 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8959 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8971 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8987 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9004 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9016 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9025 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9034 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9043 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.905 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9058 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9065 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9073 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.908 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9087 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9095 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9103 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.911 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9118 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9125 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9132 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.914 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9147 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9154 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9162 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9169 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9178 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9188 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9197 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9208 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9218 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8105 units per person | 0.8015 units per person | 0.8224 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8553 units per person | 0.8007 units per person | 0.8664 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8821 units per person | 0.8673 units per person | 0.897 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8971 units per person | 0.8955 units per person | 0.9004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9053 units per person | 0.9016 units per person | 0.9087 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9129 units per person | 0.9095 units per person | 0.9162 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9193 units per person | 0.9169 units per person | 0.9218 units per person | 6 |
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More climate change data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population growth -1.6% (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population 92.2% (2025)
- Population, total 43,541 (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 40,135 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Urban population, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.9218 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9218 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8007 units per person in 1970.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for urban population, per capita?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 27th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.