Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 92.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Northern Mariana Islands, 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
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 92.2% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 92.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 1951.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 34th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78.9% | 77.7% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 81.0% | 80.1% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.5% | 80.1% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.2% | 86.7% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 89.6% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 90.2% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 90.9% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 91.7% | 92.2% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 177,349 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 85.5% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 11 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.9% (2024)
- Foreign aid received 177,349 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 177,349 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received by income group 177,349 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 0 Cases (2024)
- Foreign aid received per capita 2.69 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.35 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Northern Mariana Islands was 92.2% 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 1951.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 34th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Mariana 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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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.