Rural population in Grenada
Grenada: Rural population was 74,287 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
74,287
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
178th
of 218 countries
All-time high
74,393
in 2022
All-time low
63,034
in 1981
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Rural population in Grenada, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Grenada recorded 74,287 for rural population in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Grenada peaked at 74,393 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63,034, in 1981.
That places Grenada 178th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65,470 | — |
| 1961 | 66,172 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 66,694 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 67,056 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 67,238 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 67,246 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 67,089 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 66,872 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 66,720 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 66,668 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 66,701 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 66,767 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 66,768 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 66,644 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 66,421 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 66,111 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 65,716 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 65,244 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 64,709 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 64,107 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 63,414 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 63,034 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 63,207 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 63,542 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 63,872 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 64,245 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 64,661 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 65,112 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 65,587 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 66,076 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 66,568 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 67,044 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 67,433 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 67,711 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 67,906 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 68,042 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 68,148 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 68,258 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 68,404 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 68,611 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 68,908 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 69,198 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 69,465 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 69,773 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 70,056 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 70,322 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 70,583 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 70,838 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 71,086 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71,327 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 71,555 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 71,887 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 72,328 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72,769 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 73,157 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 73,471 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 73,717 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 73,860 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 73,959 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74,072 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 74,220 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 74,350 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 74,393 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 74,391 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 74,353 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 74,287 | -0.1% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 74,287 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.53 million, 5% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 74,287 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 622,054, 12% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66,722 | 65,470 | 67,246 | 10 |
| 1970s | 65,919 | 64,107 | 66,768 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,275 | 63,034 | 66,076 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,812 | 66,568 | 68,611 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,156 | 68,908 | 71,327 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73,078 | 71,555 | 74,072 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,332 | 74,220 | 74,393 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 175 Micronesia (country) 88,126 compare
- 176 Tonga 81,794 compare
- 177 Bahamas 75,243 compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 74,065 compare
- 180 Antigua and Barbuda 71,285 compare
- 181 Seychelles 66,909 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Grenada
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0597 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0682 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.9004 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 307.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0888 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Grenada?
- Rural population in Grenada was 74,287 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 74,393 in 2022.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,034 in 1981.
- How does Grenada rank for rural population?
- Grenada ranks 178th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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
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.