Mozambique vs Saint Helena: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Mozambique
37.2%
in 2025
Saint Helena
37.2%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
194th
Saint Helena rank
193rd

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

  • Mozambique
  • Saint Helena
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How they compare

Saint Helena currently reports 37.2% against 37.2% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Saint Helena has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 194th and Saint Helena ranks 193rd of 238 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Saint Helena Difference Ahead
1950s 2.8% 50.3% 47.5% Saint Helena
1960s 5.0% 48.2% 43.2% Saint Helena
1970s 9.8% 44.7% 34.9% Saint Helena
1980s 17.3% 43.5% 26.2% Saint Helena
1990s 26.8% 41.4% 14.6% Saint Helena
2000s 30.0% 39.9% 10.0% Saint Helena
2010s 32.1% 37.8% 5.7% Saint Helena
2020s 35.5% 37.3% 1.9% Saint Helena

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Mozambique or Saint Helena?
Saint Helena, at 37.2% against 37.2% in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Mozambique and Saint Helena?
0.0%, with Saint Helena ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Saint Helena?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Saint Helena rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Mozambique ranks 194th and Saint Helena ranks 193rd 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.