French Polynesia vs Serbia: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

French Polynesia
61.8%
in 2025
Serbia
62.6%
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
136th
Serbia rank
134th

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

  • French Polynesia
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 62.6% against 61.8% in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 136th and Serbia ranks 134th of 238 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 6 and Serbia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Serbia Difference Ahead
1950s 37.8% 24.1% 13.7% French Polynesia
1960s 47.0% 34.0% 13.0% French Polynesia
1970s 57.2% 43.1% 14.1% French Polynesia
1980s 58.7% 48.2% 10.5% French Polynesia
1990s 56.8% 52.7% 4.1% French Polynesia
2000s 57.2% 57.5% 0.3% Serbia
2010s 61.6% 60.1% 1.5% French Polynesia
2020s 61.7% 61.9% 0.2% Serbia

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 Serbia?
Serbia, at 62.6% 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 Serbia?
0.8%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Serbia?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do French Polynesia and Serbia rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
French Polynesia ranks 136th and Serbia ranks 134th 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 modeled historical data.