Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate in Niue
Niue: Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate was 0.9549 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.9549 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
49th
of 234 countries
All-time high
3.59 % change on previous year
in 1977
All-time low
-3.41 % change on previous year
in 2015
Years of data
75
1951–2025
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate in Niue, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Niue recorded 0.9549 % change on previous year for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 128.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate in Niue peaked at 3.59 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, -3.41 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Niue 49th out of 234 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate in Niue, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.0196 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 0.0392 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0539 % change on previous year | +37.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0658 % change on previous year | +22.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0796 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0848 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1957 | 0.029 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0766 % change on previous year | +163.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1317 % change on previous year | +71.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1814 % change on previous year | +37.7% |
| 1961 | 0.2266 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 1962 | 0.2667 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3009 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3306 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3544 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3699 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4379 % change on previous year | +18.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5977 % change on previous year | +36.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7623 % change on previous year | +27.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9215 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 1971 | 1.06 % change on previous year | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 1.48 % change on previous year | +39.7% |
| 1973 | 2.29 % change on previous year | +55.3% |
| 1974 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +27.7% |
| 1975 | 3.35 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 3.59 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 1982 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 2.03 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6714 % change on previous year | -51.7% |
| 1987 | -0.2537 % change on previous year | -137.8% |
| 1988 | -1.07 % change on previous year | +322.7% |
| 1989 | -1.45 % change on previous year | +35.1% |
| 1990 | -1.37 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1991 | -0.8078 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4475 % change on previous year | -155.4% |
| 1993 | 2.43 % change on previous year | +442.4% |
| 1994 | 3.48 % change on previous year | +43.4% |
| 1995 | 3.57 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 1997 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 1998 | -0.2171 % change on previous year | -116.9% |
| 1999 | -0.6662 % change on previous year | +206.8% |
| 2000 | -0.7294 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 2001 | -0.4143 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1418 % change on previous year | -134.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5646 % change on previous year | +298.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8717 % change on previous year | +54.4% |
| 2005 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +48.8% |
| 2008 | 2.62 % change on previous year | +56.8% |
| 2009 | 2.84 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 2012 | -0.6646 % change on previous year | -157.9% |
| 2013 | -2.42 % change on previous year | +264.0% |
| 2014 | -3.35 % change on previous year | +38.5% |
| 2015 | -3.41 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2016 | -2.49 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 2017 | -0.6019 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0515 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2475 % change on previous year | +380.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5856 % change on previous year | +136.6% |
| 2021 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +82.0% |
| 2022 | 1.89 % change on previous year | +77.4% |
| 2023 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -37.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9127 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9549 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate in Niue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +442.4% | 0.4475 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +380.2% | 0.0515 % change on previous year | 0.2475 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | -322.7% | -0.2537 % change on previous year | -1.07 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +298.2% | 0.1418 % change on previous year | 0.5646 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | -264.0% | -0.6646 % change on previous year | -2.42 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0645 % change on previous year | 0.0196 % change on previous year | 0.1317 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.3828 % change on previous year | 0.1814 % change on previous year | 0.7623 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 0.9215 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 % change on previous year | -1.45 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 % change on previous year | -1.37 % change on previous year | 3.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9754 % change on previous year | -0.7294 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9162 % change on previous year | -3.41 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 % change on previous year | 0.5856 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 46 Senegal 0.9604 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Ghana 0.9581 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Somalia 0.9563 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Afghanistan 0.9319 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Namibia 0.9084 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Pakistan 0.8991 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Niue
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.5082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0182 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.4045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2954 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate in Niue?
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate in Niue was 0.9549 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 % change on previous year in 1977.
- What is the lowest urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.41 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Niue rank for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate?
- Niue ranks 49th out of 234 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban vs rural majority, 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 vs rural majority. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (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 vs rural majority. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.