Argentina - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Argentina was 41,796,990 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41,796,990 in 2020 and a minimum value of 15,076,840 in 1960.

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 15,076,840
1961 15,449,950
1962 15,815,500
1963 16,183,090
1964 16,552,520
1965 16,923,100
1966 17,295,210
1967 17,669,090
1968 18,048,310
1969 18,436,400
1970 18,836,990
1971 19,242,930
1972 19,659,180
1973 20,084,770
1974 20,514,220
1975 20,943,260
1976 21,370,520
1977 21,797,020
1978 22,227,670
1979 22,668,010
1980 23,122,600
1981 23,609,670
1982 24,118,030
1983 24,636,890
1984 25,163,830
1985 25,695,320
1986 26,230,730
1987 26,769,630
1988 27,309,080
1989 27,844,470
1990 28,373,000
1991 28,887,230
1992 29,352,240
1993 29,809,440
1994 30,260,590
1995 30,705,910
1996 31,145,810
1997 31,579,650
1998 32,009,560
1999 32,438,320
2000 32,867,360
2001 33,297,960
2002 33,728,930
2003 34,159,480
2004 34,588,880
2005 35,015,690
2006 35,439,470
2007 35,861,120
2008 36,284,570
2009 36,714,240
2010 37,055,900
2011 37,543,830
2012 38,027,780
2013 38,509,760
2014 38,990,110
2015 39,467,040
2016 39,940,540
2017 40,410,670
2018 40,877,100
2019 41,339,570
2020 41,796,990

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