Aruba - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Aruba was 46,654 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46,654 in 2020 and a minimum value of 27,525 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 27,525
1961 28,139
1962 28,537
1963 28,763
1964 28,922
1965 29,080
1966 29,246
1967 29,411
1968 29,570
1969 29,742
1970 29,904
1971 30,083
1972 30,279
1973 30,466
1974 30,604
1975 30,659
1976 30,615
1977 30,495
1978 30,353
1979 30,278
1980 30,332
1981 30,557
1982 30,941
1983 31,372
1984 31,671
1985 31,761
1986 31,561
1987 31,145
1988 30,750
1989 30,721
1990 31,274
1991 32,508
1992 34,119
1993 35,949
1994 37,721
1995 39,172
1996 40,238
1997 40,970
1998 41,489
1999 41,947
2000 42,450
2001 43,045
2002 43,670
2003 44,245
2004 44,672
2005 44,888
2006 44,880
2007 44,688
2008 44,379
2009 44,051
2010 43,776
2011 43,820
2012 44,059
2013 44,351
2014 44,666
2015 44,978
2016 45,293
2017 45,614
2018 45,949
2019 46,294
2020 46,654

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