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

British Virgin Islands
57.4%
in 2025
Croatia
57.8%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
152nd
Croatia rank
151st

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

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Croatia
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 57.8% against 57.4% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.

British Virgin Islands ranks 152nd and Croatia ranks 151st of 238 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Croatia Difference Ahead
1950s 11.4% 25.7% 14.3% Croatia
1960s 13.8% 34.7% 20.9% Croatia
1970s 18.9% 43.7% 24.7% Croatia
1980s 29.7% 50.6% 20.8% Croatia
1990s 40.6% 55.0% 14.4% Croatia
2000s 43.6% 55.5% 11.9% Croatia
2010s 49.2% 55.6% 6.4% Croatia
2020s 55.2% 57.1% 1.9% Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, British Virgin Islands or Croatia?
Croatia, at 57.8% 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 British Virgin Islands and Croatia?
0.4%, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Croatia?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do British Virgin Islands and Croatia rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
British Virgin Islands ranks 152nd and Croatia ranks 151st 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.