Saint Martin (French Part) vs (UN M49): Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Saint Martin (French Part)
100.0%
in 2025
(UN M49)
69.3%
in 2025
Saint Martin (French Part) rank
1st
(UN M49) rank
1st
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- Saint Martin (French Part)
- (UN M49)
How they compare
Saint Martin (French Part) currently reports 100.0% against 69.3% in (UN M49), a difference of 30.7%.
That makes Saint Martin (French Part)'s figure about 1.4 times (UN M49)'s.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Saint Martin (French Part) has been ahead every year.
Saint Martin (French Part) ranks 1st and (UN M49) ranks 1st of 238 countries.
Saint Martin (French Part) has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Martin (French Part) | (UN M49) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.0% | 30.2% | 69.8% | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 51.6% | 48.4% | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 57.3% | 42.7% | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 60.7% | 39.3% | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 63.3% | 36.7% | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 65.8% | 34.2% | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 67.1% | 32.9% | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 68.7% | 31.3% | Saint Martin (French Part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Saint Martin (French Part) or (UN M49)?
- Saint Martin (French Part), at 100.0% against 69.3% in (UN M49) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Saint Martin (French Part) and (UN M49)?
- 30.7%, with Saint Martin (French Part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Martin (French Part) and (UN M49)?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Saint Martin (French Part) and (UN M49) rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Saint Martin (French Part) ranks 1st and (UN M49) ranks 1st 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 modeled historical data.