Urban population in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Urban population was 2.28 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Caribbean Small States, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 2.28 million for urban population 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 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Caribbean Small States peaked at 2.28 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 824,682, in 1960.
That places Caribbean Small States 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 824,682 | — |
| 1961 | 857,776 | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 898,118 | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 944,720 | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 993,580 | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 1.04 million | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 1.10 million | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 1.15 million | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 1.21 million | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 1.26 million | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 1.30 million | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 1.35 million | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 1.39 million | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.43 million | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.46 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.50 million | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 1.54 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.57 million | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.60 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.63 million | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.65 million | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.67 million | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.69 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.71 million | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.73 million | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.76 million | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.78 million | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.80 million | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.82 million | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.84 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.86 million | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.88 million | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.90 million | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.91 million | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.93 million | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.95 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.97 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.98 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.00 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.02 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.03 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.05 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.06 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.08 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.09 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.06 million | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.07 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.07 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.08 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.08 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.09 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.11 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.12 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.14 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.15 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.16 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.18 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.19 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.21 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.22 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.23 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.25 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.25 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.26 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.27 million | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 2.28 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 million | 824,682 | 1.26 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.48 million | 1.30 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 million | 1.65 million | 1.84 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 million | 1.86 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 million | 2.03 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 million | 2.09 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 million | 2.23 million | 2.28 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More climate change data for Caribbean Small States
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3879 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.501 units per person (2025)
- Population, total 4.56 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 5.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 10.95 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Caribbean Small States?
- Urban population in Caribbean Small States was 2.28 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 824,682 in 1960.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for urban population?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban 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. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.