Urban population (% of total population) in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Urban population (% of total population) was 94.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 94.4%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 94.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1960.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 20th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population (% of total population) in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.6% | — |
| 1961 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 48.3% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 48.6% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 49.4% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 49.8% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 51.4% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 51.8% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 52.1% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 52.7% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 53.1% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 53.9% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 54.4% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 55.1% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 56.1% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 57.6% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 59.5% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 61.7% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 64.0% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 66.4% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 68.8% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 70.9% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 72.8% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 74.4% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 75.6% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 76.9% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 78.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 79.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 80.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 81.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 82.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 94.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 94.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.0%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.9% | 47.6% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 51.1% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.3% | 55.1% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 74.4% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 84.6% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 90.4% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.2% | 94.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 17 Uruguay 95.7% compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 95.4% compare
- 19 Luxembourg 94.9% compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 94.3% compare
- 22 Guam 94.2% compare
- 23 Iceland 94.2% compare
More climate change data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Share co2 vs population 0.0004 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -58.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9311 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, per capita 0.944 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 44,229 (2025)
- Carbon intensity vs gdp, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Urban population in Turks and Caicos Islands was 94.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1960.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for urban population?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 20th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos 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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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.