Urban population in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Urban population was 92.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Northern Mariana Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 92.2%. 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 in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 92.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 1970.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 27th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.1% | — |
| 1961 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 81.1% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 80.4% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 82.2% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 81.4% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 80.2% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 83.4% | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 86.4% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 89.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 89.6% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 89.6% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 80.1% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.5% | 80.1% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.2% | 86.7% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 89.6% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 90.2% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 90.9% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 91.7% | 92.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
More climate change data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 40,135 (2025)
- Population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Population, total 43,541 (2025)
- Urban population growth -1.6% (2025)
- Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0023 (2024)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Urban population in Northern Mariana Islands was 92.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 1970.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for urban population?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 27th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population 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 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.