French Polynesia vs Portugal: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
French Polynesia
61.8%
in 2025
Portugal
61.5%
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
136th
Portugal rank
138th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- French Polynesia
- Portugal
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 61.8% against 61.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 136th and Portugal ranks 138th of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.8% | 29.3% | 8.5% | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | 47.0% | 32.6% | 14.4% | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 57.2% | 37.8% | 19.3% | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 44.2% | 14.5% | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 56.8% | 50.7% | 6.1% | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 57.7% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 61.1% | 0.4% | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 61.2% | 0.5% | 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 Portugal?
- French Polynesia, at 61.8% against 61.5% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between French Polynesia and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Portugal?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do French Polynesia and Portugal rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- French Polynesia ranks 136th and Portugal ranks 138th 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.