Armenia vs Montenegro: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Armenia
65.9%
in 2025
Montenegro
65.6%
in 2025
Armenia rank
119th
Montenegro rank
121st

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

  • Armenia
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Armenia currently reports 65.9% against 65.6% in Montenegro, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Armenia ranks 119th and Montenegro ranks 121st of 238 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 7 and Montenegro in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Montenegro Difference Ahead
1950s 46.0% 16.9% 29.1% Armenia
1960s 55.3% 28.8% 26.5% Armenia
1970s 63.2% 38.7% 24.5% Armenia
1980s 67.2% 46.7% 20.5% Armenia
1990s 66.5% 52.6% 13.9% Armenia
2000s 64.6% 62.1% 2.5% Armenia
2010s 64.5% 64.8% 0.2% Montenegro
2020s 65.6% 65.4% 0.2% Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Armenia or Montenegro?
Armenia, at 65.9% against 65.6% in Montenegro as of 2025.
What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Armenia and Montenegro?
0.3%, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Montenegro?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Armenia and Montenegro rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Armenia ranks 119th and Montenegro ranks 121st 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 modelled historical data.