Urban population (% of total population) in Small states
Small states: Urban population (% of total population) was 52.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in 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 Small states is 52.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Small states peaked at 52.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 1960.
That places Small states 30th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.8% | — |
| 1961 | 34.4% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 35.1% | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 35.7% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 36.4% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 37.1% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 37.7% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 38.3% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 39.0% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 39.5% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 40.0% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 40.5% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 41.0% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 41.5% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 42.2% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 42.9% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 43.5% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 44.0% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 44.5% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 45.2% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 46.7% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 48.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.7% | 33.8% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.5% | 40.0% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.6% | 45.2% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 48.1% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 49.3% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 50.0% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.2% | 52.1% | 6 |
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- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.7611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 10.60 million (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.521 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 26.64 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 13.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.2% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per 0 billion cubic meters per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Small states?
- Urban population in Small states was 52.1% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 1960.
- How does Small states rank for urban population?
- Small states ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.