Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 81.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
81.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
63rd
of 238 countries
All-time high
81.5%
in 2025
All-time low
0.0%
in 1400
Years of data
104
1400–2025

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Falkland Islands, 1400–2025

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Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Falkland Islands recorded 81.5% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025. That is the highest value across all 104 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Falkland Islands peaked at 81.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1400.

Falkland Islands ranks 63rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1500s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1600s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1700s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1710s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1720s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1730s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1740s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1750s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1760s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1770s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1780s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1790s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1800s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1810s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1820s 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1
1830s 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1
1840s 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 1
1850s 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 1
1860s 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 1
1870s 5.1% 5.1% 5.1% 1
1880s 6.8% 6.8% 6.8% 1
1890s 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 1
1900s 12.1% 12.1% 12.1% 1
1910s 16.2% 16.2% 16.2% 1
1920s 21.6% 21.6% 21.6% 1
1930s 28.8% 28.8% 28.8% 1
1940s 38.3% 38.3% 38.3% 1
1950s 50.6% 49.6% 52.3% 10
1960s 50.6% 49.5% 53.0% 10
1970s 56.0% 53.7% 58.0% 10
1980s 64.0% 58.6% 73.1% 10
1990s 68.8% 63.8% 75.8% 10
2000s 70.5% 67.6% 73.3% 10
2010s 75.2% 73.9% 77.3% 10
2020s 80.5% 78.6% 81.5% 6

Countries ranked near Falkland Islands

  1. 60 United Kingdom 83.3% compare
  2. 61 Canada 82.9% compare
  3. 62 Germany 82.1% compare
  4. 64 Bahamas 81.3% compare
  5. 65 South Korea 81.2% compare
  6. 66 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 81.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Falkland Islands?
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Falkland Islands was 81.5% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Falkland Islands?
The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2025.
What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Falkland Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1400.
How does Falkland Islands rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Falkland Islands ranks 63rd out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Falkland Islands data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.