Urban population in Grenada
Grenada: Urban population was 36.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Grenada, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 36.7% for urban population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Grenada peaked at 36.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1960.
That places Grenada 182nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.4% | — |
| 1961 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 30.8% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 31.0% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 31.2% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 32.1% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 32.2% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 32.3% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 32.5% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 32.6% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 32.6% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 32.7% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 32.8% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 32.8% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 32.9% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 32.9% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 33.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 33.2% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 33.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 33.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 33.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 36.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.4%, 56% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 36.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.0%, 51% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.3% | 30.4% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.6% | 32.2% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.1% | 32.9% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 33.4% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 35.9% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.2% | 36.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More climate change data for Grenada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 137,060 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6011 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0002 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Grenada?
- Urban population in Grenada was 36.7% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1960.
- How does Grenada rank for urban population?
- Grenada ranks 182nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.