Seychelles vs Spain: Share of population living in urban areas

Seychelles
78.7%
in 2020
Spain
78.6%
in 2020
Seychelles rank
86th
Spain rank
88th

Share of population living in urban areas over time

  • Seychelles
  • Spain
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 78.7% against 78.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.

Seychelles ranks 86th and Spain ranks 88th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban 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

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.