What is the highest share of population living in urban areas recorded in Falkland Islands?

The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.

What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas recorded in Falkland Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.

How does Falkland Islands rank for share of population living in urban areas?

Falkland Islands ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.

Where does this Falkland Islands 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 areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of population living in urban areas in Falkland Islands

Name: Share of population living in urban areas in Falkland Islands
Creator: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Falkland Islands: Share of population living in urban areas was 0.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)

0.0%

World rank

228th

of 236 countries

All-time high

0.0%

in 1950

All-time low

0.0%

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2020

Share of population living in urban areas in Falkland Islands, 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 areas in Falkland Islands stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas in Falkland Islands peaked at 0.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.

That places Falkland Islands 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2
1960s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2
1970s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2
1980s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1

Countries ranked near Falkland Islands

225 Micronesia (country) 29.4% compare
226 Eswatini 23.5% compare
227 Solomon Islands 21.9% compare
228 Anguilla 0.0% compare
228 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
228 Montserrat 0.0% compare
228 Niue 0.0% compare
228 Saint Helena 0.0% compare
228 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
228 Tokelau 0.0% compare
228 Wallis and Futuna 0.0% compare

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More reference data data for Falkland Islands

Temperature anomalies by month 0.1045 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.7062 °C (2026)
Annual precipitation 681.54 millimeters (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6702 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies -0.2225 °C (2025)
Precipitation anomalies 60.29 millimeters (2025)
Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.43 years (2023)
Area of permanent meadows and pastures 1.13 million hectares (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.69 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Falkland Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of population living in urban areas in Falkland Islands?: Share of population living in urban areas in Falkland Islands was 0.0% 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 areas recorded in Falkland Islands?: The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas recorded in Falkland Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
How does Falkland Islands rank for share of population living in urban areas?: Falkland Islands ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
Where does this Falkland Islands 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 areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of population living in urban areas
Unit: %
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.