Antigua and Barbuda - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Antigua and Barbuda was 23,927 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24,507 in 2001 and a minimum value of 21,369 in 1977.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 21,467
1961 21,474
1962 21,461
1963 21,443
1964 21,449
1965 21,490
1966 21,576
1967 21,690
1968 21,776
1969 21,764
1970 21,706
1971 21,815
1972 21,791
1973 21,677
1974 21,543
1975 21,444
1976 21,385
1977 21,369
1978 21,376
1979 21,396
1980 21,415
1981 21,440
1982 21,486
1983 21,536
1984 21,587
1985 21,638
1986 21,677
1987 21,712
1988 21,778
1989 21,916
1990 22,153
1991 22,472
1992 22,615
1993 22,831
1994 23,073
1995 23,322
1996 23,572
1997 23,822
1998 24,056
1999 24,262
2000 24,419
2001 24,507
2002 24,349
2003 24,161
2004 23,973
2005 23,802
2006 23,661
2007 23,530
2008 23,402
2009 23,263
2010 23,097
2011 22,940
2012 23,077
2013 23,198
2014 23,302
2015 23,393
2016 23,484
2017 23,582
2018 23,684
2019 23,799
2020 23,927

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. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. 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.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization