Papua New Guinea vs Tokelau: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Papua New Guinea
15.8%
in 2025
Tokelau
0.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
234th
Tokelau rank
237th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tokelau
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.8% against 0.0% in Tokelau, a difference of 15.8%.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 234th and Tokelau ranks 237th of 238 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tokelau Difference Ahead
1950s 2.2% 0.0% 2.2% Papua New Guinea
1960s 5.6% 0.0% 5.6% Papua New Guinea
1970s 12.3% 0.0% 12.3% Papua New Guinea
1980s 14.1% 0.0% 14.1% Papua New Guinea
1990s 14.4% 0.0% 14.4% Papua New Guinea
2000s 13.1% 0.0% 13.1% Papua New Guinea
2010s 13.3% 0.0% 13.3% Papua New Guinea
2020s 14.9% 0.0% 14.9% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Papua New Guinea or Tokelau?
Papua New Guinea, at 15.8% against 0.0% in Tokelau as of 2025.
What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Papua New Guinea and Tokelau?
15.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tokelau?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tokelau rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Papua New Guinea ranks 234th and Tokelau ranks 237th 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.