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

British Virgin Islands
57.4%
in 2025
Slovenia
56.0%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
152nd
Slovenia rank
155th

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

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Slovenia
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 57.4% against 56.0% in Slovenia, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovenia ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 152nd and Slovenia ranks 155th of 238 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Slovenia Difference Ahead
1950s 11.4% 23.5% 12.1% Slovenia
1960s 13.8% 32.1% 18.3% Slovenia
1970s 18.9% 42.3% 23.4% Slovenia
1980s 29.7% 50.0% 20.3% Slovenia
1990s 40.6% 50.4% 9.9% Slovenia
2000s 43.6% 50.6% 7.0% Slovenia
2010s 49.2% 52.4% 3.2% Slovenia
2020s 55.2% 55.6% 0.3% Slovenia

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 Slovenia?
British Virgin Islands, at 57.4% against 56.0% in Slovenia as of 2025.
What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between British Virgin Islands and Slovenia?
1.4%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Slovenia?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do British Virgin Islands and Slovenia rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
British Virgin Islands ranks 152nd and Slovenia ranks 155th 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.