Albania vs British Virgin Islands: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Albania
58.9%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands
57.4%
in 2025
Albania rank
149th
British Virgin Islands rank
152nd

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

  • Albania
  • British Virgin Islands
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How they compare

Albania currently reports 58.9% against 57.4% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 149th and British Virgin Islands ranks 152nd of 238 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 7 and British Virgin Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania British Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 25.8% 11.4% 14.4% Albania
1960s 31.2% 13.8% 17.4% Albania
1970s 32.6% 18.9% 13.6% Albania
1980s 34.6% 29.7% 4.8% Albania
1990s 38.2% 40.6% 2.4% British Virgin Islands
2000s 45.7% 43.6% 2.1% Albania
2010s 54.8% 49.2% 5.6% Albania
2020s 58.0% 55.2% 2.8% Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Albania or British Virgin Islands?
Albania, at 58.9% against 57.4% in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Albania and British Virgin Islands?
1.5%, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and British Virgin Islands?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Albania and British Virgin Islands rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Albania ranks 149th and British Virgin Islands ranks 152nd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.