What is rural population in Northern Mariana Islands?

Rural population in Northern Mariana Islands was 3,406 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest rural population recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?

The highest recorded value was 6,728 in 2000.

What is the lowest rural population recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 1,709 in 1961.

How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for rural population?

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is rural population rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?

The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rural population in Northern Mariana Islands

Name: Rural population in Northern Mariana Islands
Creator: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Northern Mariana Islands: Rural population was 3,406 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

3,406

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

200th

of 215 countries

All-time high

6,728

in 2000

All-time low

1,709

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2025

Rural population in Northern Mariana Islands, 1960–2025

Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

In 2025, rural population in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 3,406.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 6,728 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,709, in 1961.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 200th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1,867	1,709	2,010	10
1970s	2,013	1,720	2,202	10
1980s	3,354	2,339	4,256	10
1990s	5,235	4,448	6,568	10
2000s	5,946	5,050	6,728	10
2010s	4,494	4,035	4,896	10
2020s	3,682	3,406	3,949	6

Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands

197 Greenland 6,494 compare
198 United States Virgin Islands 4,786 compare
199 Palau 3,659 compare
201 Tuvalu 3,280 compare
202 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,626 compare
203 San Marino 959 compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Northern Mariana Islands

Rural population growth -3.0% (2025)
Rural population 7.8% (2025)
Fertilizer consumption 0.125 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2020)
Agricultural land 5.4 sq. km (2023)
Agricultural land 1.2% (2023)
Arable land 80 hectares (2023)
Arable land 0.0018 hectares per person (2023)
Arable land 0.2% (2023)
Land area 460 sq. km (2023)
Permanent cropland 0.2% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population in Northern Mariana Islands?: Rural population in Northern Mariana Islands was 3,406 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest rural population recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?: The highest recorded value was 6,728 in 2000.
What is the lowest rural population recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 1,709 in 1961.
How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for rural population?: Northern Mariana Islands ranks 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is rural population rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?: The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.