Fiji vs Poland: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Fiji
59.5%
in 2025
Poland
60.1%
in 2025
Fiji rank
143rd
Poland rank
141st

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

  • Fiji
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 60.1% against 59.5% in Fiji, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Fiji ranks 143rd and Poland ranks 141st of 238 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Poland Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Poland
1100s 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% Poland
1200s 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% Poland
1300s 0.0% 1.5% 1.5% Poland
1400s 0.0% 4.4% 4.4% Poland
1500s 0.0% 6.0% 6.0% Poland
1600s 0.1% 7.6% 7.5% Poland
1700s 0.2% 4.3% 4.1% Poland
1710s 0.3% 4.3% 4.0% Poland
1720s 0.4% 4.3% 3.9% Poland
1730s 0.5% 4.4% 3.9% Poland
1740s 0.6% 4.4% 3.8% Poland
1750s 0.7% 4.4% 3.7% Poland
1760s 0.8% 4.5% 3.7% Poland
1770s 1.0% 4.6% 3.6% Poland
1780s 1.2% 4.6% 3.5% Poland
1790s 1.4% 4.7% 3.3% Poland
1800s 1.7% 4.8% 3.1% Poland
1810s 2.1% 7.0% 5.0% Poland
1820s 2.5% 9.3% 6.8% Poland
1830s 3.0% 11.5% 8.5% Poland
1840s 3.6% 13.7% 10.2% Poland
1850s 4.3% 16.0% 11.7% Poland
1860s 5.1% 18.2% 13.1% Poland
1870s 6.1% 20.5% 14.3% Poland
1880s 7.4% 22.7% 15.3% Poland
1890s 8.8% 24.9% 16.1% Poland
1900s 10.6% 27.2% 16.5% Poland
1910s 12.7% 29.4% 16.7% Poland
1920s 15.3% 31.6% 16.4% Poland
1930s 18.3% 33.9% 15.5% Poland
1940s 22.0% 36.1% 14.1% Poland
1950s 16.1% 43.3% 27.2% Poland
1960s 31.3% 50.0% 18.7% Poland
1970s 36.6% 54.9% 18.3% Poland
1980s 38.6% 60.0% 21.4% Poland
1990s 44.9% 61.5% 16.7% Poland
2000s 49.7% 61.5% 11.8% Poland
2010s 54.4% 60.4% 6.0% Poland
2020s 58.4% 59.9% 1.5% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Fiji or Poland?
Poland, at 60.1% against 59.5% in Fiji as of 2025.
What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Fiji and Poland?
0.6%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Poland?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Poland rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Fiji ranks 143rd and Poland ranks 141st 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
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.