Share of population living in urban areas in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Share of population living in urban areas was 75.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas in Guadeloupe, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas in Guadeloupe is 75.0%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas in Guadeloupe peaked at 75.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 1950.
That places Guadeloupe 113th out of 236 regions with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
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 |
Countries ranked near Guadeloupe
More reference data data for Guadeloupe
- Milk production 160.2 tonnes (2006)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 24,198 hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 14.94 percent (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 22,387 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 162,000 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 31.98 years (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)
- Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people 4.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas in Guadeloupe?
- Share of population living in urban 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 areas recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 1950.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for share of population living in urban areas?
- Guadeloupe ranks 113th out of 236 regions with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in urban 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 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.