Caribbean small states | Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division. Development relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment. Limitations and exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution. Statistical concept and methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Percentages urban are the numbers of persons residing in an area defined as ''urban'' per 100 total population. They are calculated by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Particular caution should be used in interpreting the figures for percentage urban for different countries. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Caribbean small states
Records
63
Source
Caribbean small states | Urban population (% of total population)
1960 34.92347002
1961 35.45723714
1962 36.00005952
1963 36.54933939
1964 37.0961884
1965 37.62941041
1966 38.16884996
1967 38.71340699
1968 39.26341467
1969 39.81232589
1970 40.34196154
1971 40.81721571
1972 41.38665943
1973 42.04777251
1974 42.70544395
1975 43.35872379
1976 44.00774189
1977 44.64957387
1978 45.28710115
1979 45.92027944
1980 46.53185668
1981 46.84111291
1982 47.15715678
1983 47.35352569
1984 47.5581109
1985 47.7734702
1986 47.99643161
1987 48.21899583
1988 48.44463056
1989 48.67305326
1990 48.89069551
1991 49.07218391
1992 49.21963202
1993 49.36177553
1994 49.5044753
1995 49.65616388
1996 49.81037487
1997 49.96173271
1998 50.11248797
1999 50.25963415
2000 50.39729583
2001 50.47163859
2002 50.50530535
2003 50.52208449
2004 50.53472092
2005 50.5375289
2006 50.54350962
2007 50.55113776
2008 50.56071819
2009 50.57336349
2010 50.59229976
2011 50.6328646
2012 50.70327998
2013 50.77219137
2014 50.85675153
2015 50.95625359
2016 51.06919696
2017 51.19689083
2018 51.28311077
2019 51.41264718
2020 51.60437291
2021 51.78241083
2022 51.98391672

Caribbean small states | Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division. Development relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment. Limitations and exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution. Statistical concept and methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Percentages urban are the numbers of persons residing in an area defined as ''urban'' per 100 total population. They are calculated by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Particular caution should be used in interpreting the figures for percentage urban for different countries. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Caribbean small states
Records
63
Source