Reunion vs San Marino: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Reunion
97.3%
in 2025
San Marino
97.2%
in 2025
Reunion rank
17th
San Marino rank
18th

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

  • Reunion
  • San Marino
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How they compare

Reunion currently reports 97.3% against 97.2% in San Marino, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was San Marino ahead.

Reunion ranks 17th and San Marino ranks 18th of 238 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Reunion averaged higher in 3 and San Marino in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Reunion San Marino Difference Ahead
1950s 27.8% 45.4% 17.6% San Marino
1960s 38.8% 53.2% 14.4% San Marino
1970s 44.8% 69.8% 25.0% San Marino
1980s 68.0% 87.7% 19.7% San Marino
1990s 85.5% 91.9% 6.5% San Marino
2000s 94.9% 94.9% 0.1% Reunion
2010s 98.3% 97.1% 1.2% Reunion
2020s 97.2% 97.1% 0.1% Reunion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Reunion or San Marino?
Reunion, at 97.3% against 97.2% in San Marino as of 2025.
What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Reunion and San Marino?
0.1%, with Reunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and San Marino?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Reunion and San Marino rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Reunion ranks 17th 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

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.