Rural population in Grenada
Grenada: Rural population was 63.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Grenada, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population in Grenada is 63.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Grenada peaked at 69.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2025.
Grenada ranks 36th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.7% | 67.9% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.4% | 67.1% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.9% | 66.7% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 64.3% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 64.1% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 63.9% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 63.3% | 63.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More agriculture & rural data for Grenada
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 74,287 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 36.07 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 178 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 996.6 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 177.21 metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 64.67 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Grenada?
- Rural population in Grenada was 63.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2025.
- How does Grenada rank for rural population?
- Grenada ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.