Population living in rural areas (Degree of Urbanisation) in North America

34 countries in North America, 2025. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
57.8 %
Median country
23.8 %
half above, half below
World
19.6 %
United Nations aggregate
Range
1.5 to 57.8
Bermuda - Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Across 34 countries in North America, the highest value is in Saint Kitts and Nevis (57.8 %) and the lowest in Bermuda (1.5 %).

The median country is at 23.8 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · licence

Living in rural areas over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Saint Kitts and Nevis57.8
2Greenland57.5
3Dominica56.4
4Belize41.1
5Honduras39.2
6British Virgin Islands35.9
7Saint Vincent and the Grenadines35.8
8Nicaragua35.3
9Panama31.1
10Grenada27.5
11Jamaica27.2
12United States Virgin Islands26.4
13Costa Rica25.9
14United States25.6
15Guatemala25.4
16Saint Lucia24.1
17Antigua and Barbuda23.9
18Canada23.7
19El Salvador23.3
20Mexico22.5
21Puerto Rico18.9
22Turks and Caicos Islands18.0
23Cuba17.5
24Bahamas17.5
25Haiti16.8
26Dominican Republic14.0
27Barbados13.7
28Saint-Martin13.5
29Trinidad and Tobago12.4
30Cayman Islands7.4
31Curaçao5.3
32Aruba4.5
33Sint Maarten2.8
34Bermuda1.5
UN WUP 2025 · 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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