Which has higher share of population living in urban and rural areas, Réunion or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 88.5% against 88.3% in Réunion as of 2020.

What is the difference in share of population living in urban and rural areas between Réunion and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

0.2%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Réunion and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Réunion vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Share of population living in urban and rural areas

Réunion

88.3%

in 2020

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

88.5%

in 2020

Réunion rank

38th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

37th

Share of population living in urban and rural areas over time

Réunion
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 88.5% against 88.3% in Réunion, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Réunion ranks 38th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 37th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Réunion averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Réunion	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	61.0%	68.6%	7.6%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1960s	68.9%	75.9%	6.9%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s	74.1%	81.0%	6.9%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s	79.0%	83.2%	4.2%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	85.1%	85.0%	0.1%	Réunion
2000s	87.8%	87.8%	0.0%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	88.5%	88.8%	0.3%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s	88.3%	88.5%	0.2%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urban and rural areas, Réunion or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 88.5% against 88.3% in Réunion as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban and rural areas between Réunion and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.2%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Réunion and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Réunion and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for share of population living in urban and rural areas?: Réunion ranks 38th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of population living in urban and rural areas
Unit: %
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.