Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Singapore
Singapore: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 100.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Singapore, 1000–2025
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
The most recent figure for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Singapore is 100.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Singapore peaked at 100.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Singapore ranks 1st of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1790s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 1800s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 1810s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 1820s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 1830s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 1840s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 1850s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
| 1860s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
| 1870s | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 1 |
| 1880s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
| 1890s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 |
| 1900s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
| 1910s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 1 |
| 1920s | 57.5% | 57.5% | 57.5% | 1 |
| 1930s | 69.1% | 69.1% | 69.1% | 1 |
| 1940s | 82.9% | 82.9% | 82.9% | 1 |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Macao 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Vatican 100.0% compare
More reference data data for Singapore
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 134.36 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Singapore?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Singapore was 100.0% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Singapore rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Singapore ranks 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.