Urban population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Urban population was 48.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 48.0%, 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 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 48.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1960.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 156th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.1% | — |
| 1961 | 40.4% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 40.8% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 41.5% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 41.9% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 42.5% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 42.7% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 43.2% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 43.3% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 43.3% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 43.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 43.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.6% | 40.1% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.3% | 43.0% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 43.5% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.3% | 43.9% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 44.9% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 46.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 47.3% | 48.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 153 Kosovo 50.9% compare
- 153 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 50.9% compare
- 155 Namibia 50.9% compare
- 157 Turkmenistan 47.1% compare
- 158 Guinea-Bissau 46.7% compare
- 159 Sierra Leone 45.9% compare
More climate change data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.038 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0056 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0002 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Urban population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 48.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1960.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for urban population?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 156th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.