Rural population in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Rural population was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Northern Mariana Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 7.8% for rural population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 19.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2025.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 192nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.9% | — |
| 1961 | 19.0% | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 18.7% | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 18.6% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 18.9% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 19.6% | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 18.8% | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 17.8% | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 18.6% | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 19.8% | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 19.9% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 16.6% | -16.8% |
| 1972 | 13.6% | -17.9% |
| 1973 | 13.6% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 13.6% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 13.6% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 13.5% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 13.5% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 13.4% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 13.4% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 13.3% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 13.1% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 12.4% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 11.2% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 10.5% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 10.3% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 10.3% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.0% | 17.8% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 13.4% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.8% | 10.3% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 10.0% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.0% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0782 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 3,406 (2025)
- Aquaculture production 11 metric tons (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 11 metric tons (2024)
- Rural population, per square kilometre 7.88 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -68.2% (2023)
- Agricultural land use 540 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Rural population in Northern Mariana Islands was 7.8% 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 19.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2025.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for rural population?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 192nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% 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.