Netherlands vs San Marino: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Netherlands
95.9%
in 2025
San Marino
97.2%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
21st
San Marino rank
18th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- Netherlands
- San Marino
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 97.2% against 95.9% in Netherlands, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 21st and San Marino ranks 18th of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and San Marino in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.1% | 45.4% | 12.7% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 60.9% | 53.2% | 7.8% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 63.9% | 69.8% | 5.9% | San Marino |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 87.7% | 20.5% | San Marino |
| 1990s | 72.0% | 91.9% | 19.9% | San Marino |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 94.9% | 12.0% | San Marino |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 97.1% | 7.0% | San Marino |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 97.1% | 2.0% | San Marino |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Netherlands or San Marino?
- San Marino, at 97.2% against 95.9% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Netherlands and San Marino?
- 1.3%, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and San Marino?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and San Marino rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Netherlands ranks 21st and San Marino ranks 18th 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 modelled historical data.