Urban population (% of total population) in Other small states
Other small states: Urban population (% of total population) was 55.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Other small states, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Other small states is 55.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Other small states peaked at 55.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1960.
That places Other small states 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population (% of total population) in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.0% | — |
| 1961 | 37.6% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 38.2% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 38.7% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 39.2% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 39.7% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 40.9% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 41.2% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 41.6% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 42.0% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 42.4% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 43.6% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 44.4% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 45.0% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 45.5% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 46.1% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 47.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 49.2% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 49.5% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 50.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 54.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 55.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.3% | 37.0% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.0% | 41.6% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 47.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 50.4% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 51.5% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 52.6% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 54.1% | 55.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More climate change data for Other small states
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.7965 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 7.19 million (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5518 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 46.64 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 25.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.8% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per 0 billion cubic meters per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Other small states?
- Urban population in Other small states was 55.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1960.
- How does Other small states rank for urban population?
- Other small states ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.