French Polynesia vs Kazakhstan: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
French Polynesia
61.8%
in 2025
Kazakhstan
62.4%
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
136th
Kazakhstan rank
135th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- French Polynesia
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 62.4% against 61.8% in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 136th and Kazakhstan ranks 135th of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 6 and Kazakhstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.8% | 41.0% | 3.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 47.0% | 47.5% | 0.5% | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 57.2% | 52.1% | 5.1% | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 56.0% | 2.7% | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 56.8% | 56.8% | 0.0% | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 54.9% | 2.3% | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 56.2% | 5.4% | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 61.4% | 0.3% | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, French Polynesia or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 62.4% against 61.8% in French Polynesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between French Polynesia and Kazakhstan?
- 0.6%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Kazakhstan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do French Polynesia and Kazakhstan rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- French Polynesia ranks 136th and Kazakhstan ranks 135th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.