Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Share of population living in urban and rural areas was 75.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Guadeloupe, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Guadeloupe stood at 75.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Guadeloupe peaked at 75.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 1950.
Guadeloupe ranks 113th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Guadeloupe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 62.6% | — |
| 1955 | 64.5% | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 66.7% | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 67.9% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 70.2% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 72.7% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 74.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.5% | 62.6% | 64.5% | 2 |
| 1960s | 67.3% | 66.7% | 67.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 68.5% | 68.5% | 68.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 69.3% | 68.4% | 70.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 73.5% | 72.7% | 74.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 74.1% | 74.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 74.7% | 75.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Guadeloupe
- Milk production 160.2 tonnes (2006)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 31.98 years (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 22,387 hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 14.94 percent (2023)
- Land area in hectares 162,000 hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 24,198 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 0.6519 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban and rural areas in Guadeloupe?
- Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Guadeloupe was 75.0% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 1950.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Guadeloupe ranks 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guadeloupe data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.