Urban area long term, annual growth rate in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Urban area long term, annual growth rate was 0.2518 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.2518 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 49.8%
World rank
191st
of 202 countries
All-time high
8.15 % change on previous year
in 1994
All-time low
-2.37 % change on previous year
in 1951
Years of data
75
1951–2025
Urban area long term, annual growth rate in Falkland Islands, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Falkland Islands recorded 0.2518 % change on previous year for urban area long term, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 49.8% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, annual growth rate in Falkland Islands peaked at 8.15 % change on previous year in 1994 and was at its lowest, -2.37 % change on previous year, in 1951.
Falkland Islands ranks 191st of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area long term, annual growth rate in Falkland Islands, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -2.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | -0.5807 % change on previous year | -75.5% |
| 1953 | -0.5652 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1954 | -0.5497 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1955 | -0.5343 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1956 | -0.5194 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1957 | -0.4144 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 1958 | -0.489 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 1959 | -0.4748 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1960 | -0.4601 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1961 | -0.354 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 1962 | -0.2467 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3281 % change on previous year | -233.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2524 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3623 % change on previous year | +43.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2859 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3023 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4109 % change on previous year | +35.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3331 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4414 % change on previous year | +32.5% |
| 1971 | -0.305 % change on previous year | -169.1% |
| 1972 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -501.5% |
| 1973 | -0.1958 % change on previous year | -116.0% |
| 1974 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -740.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4458 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5173 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 1977 | 0.275 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7496 % change on previous year | +172.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7068 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2988 % change on previous year | -57.7% |
| 1981 | 1.95 % change on previous year | +552.1% |
| 1982 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 2.76 % change on previous year | +36.6% |
| 1984 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 2.84 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -41.5% |
| 1987 | 4.17 % change on previous year | +151.2% |
| 1988 | 6.01 % change on previous year | +44.0% |
| 1989 | 6.64 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 7.24 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 6.19 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1992 | 4.79 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 1993 | 5.93 % change on previous year | +23.7% |
| 1994 | 8.15 % change on previous year | +37.5% |
| 1995 | 5.92 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 1996 | 6.71 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 6.06 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 6.1 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 2000 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 2001 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6457 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 2004 | 0.606 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2005 | -0.0122 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 2006 | -0.1235 % change on previous year | +916.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 % change on previous year | -102.9% |
| 2008 | -0.2822 % change on previous year | -7916.9% |
| 2009 | -0.1561 % change on previous year | -44.7% |
| 2010 | -0.0626 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5956 % change on previous year | -1051.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5168 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8594 % change on previous year | +66.3% |
| 2014 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8025 % change on previous year | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8256 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8047 % change on previous year | +101.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3463 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5089 % change on previous year | +46.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3948 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4193 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3752 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5013 % change on previous year | +33.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2518 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area long term, annual growth rate in Falkland Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -7916.9% | 0.0036 % change on previous year | -0.2822 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +1051.8% | -0.0626 % change on previous year | 0.5956 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -916.2% | -0.0122 % change on previous year | -0.1235 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +740.1% | -0.1958 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +552.1% | 0.2988 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +501.5% | -0.305 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.7218 % change on previous year | -2.37 % change on previous year | -0.4144 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.1214 % change on previous year | -0.4601 % change on previous year | 0.4109 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5113 % change on previous year | -0.305 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1 % change on previous year | 0.2988 % change on previous year | 6.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.15 % change on previous year | 4.42 % change on previous year | 8.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7344 % change on previous year | -0.2822 % change on previous year | 3.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6112 % change on previous year | -0.0626 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4086 % change on previous year | 0.2518 % change on previous year | 0.5089 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Falkland Islands
- 188 Taiwan 0.2922 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Lithuania 0.2571 % change on previous year compare
- 190 Estonia 0.2565 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.2026 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Cuba 0.1898 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Mayotte 0.1573 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Falkland Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.749 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7062 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1045 °C (2026)
- Annual precipitation 681.54 millimeters (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 60.29 millimeters (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2225 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.3421 % change on previous year (2025)
- Land area in hectares 1.22 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area long term, annual growth rate in Falkland Islands?
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate in Falkland Islands was 0.2518 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, annual growth rate recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.15 % change on previous year in 1994.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, annual growth rate recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.37 % change on previous year in 1951.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for urban area long term, annual growth rate?
- Falkland Islands ranks 191st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, annual growth rate rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Falkland Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.