Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Isle of Man
Isle of Man: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 52.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Isle of Man, 1950–2025
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
In 2025, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Isle of Man stood at 52.1%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Isle of Man peaked at 56.5% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1981.
That places Isle of Man 167th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.9% | 53.0% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.0% | 55.1% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.1% | 50.6% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 50.4% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 51.7% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 51.1% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 51.9% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 52.1% | 52.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Isle of Man
- 164 Slovakia 53.2% compare
- 165 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.7% compare
- 166 Romania 52.2% compare
- 168 Uzbekistan 51.0% compare
- 169 Namibia 50.9% compare
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.0% compare
More reference data data for Isle of Man
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.23 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1903 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.24 °C (2026)
- Annual precipitation 1,144 millimeters (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 44.78 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3751 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.29 °C (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 86.9% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 91.5% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 8 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Isle of Man?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Isle of Man was 52.1% 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 Isle of Man?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 1966.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Isle of Man?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1981.
- How does Isle of Man rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Isle of Man ranks 167th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Isle of Man?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Isle of Man 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.