Cyprus - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Cyprus was 806,771 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 806,771 in 2020 and a minimum value of 204,125 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 204,125
1961 208,513
1962 211,864
1963 214,847
1964 218,033
1965 221,862
1966 226,504
1967 231,849
1968 237,758
1969 243,915
1970 250,117
1971 256,310
1972 262,549
1973 271,552
1974 289,090
1975 307,184
1976 325,889
1977 345,026
1978 364,358
1979 383,376
1980 401,745
1981 419,077
1982 435,532
1983 442,973
1984 448,296
1985 455,135
1986 463,744
1987 473,990
1988 485,669
1989 498,400
1990 511,916
1991 526,163
1992 541,196
1993 555,047
1994 568,519
1995 581,991
1996 595,336
1997 608,531
1998 621,603
1999 634,594
2000 647,548
2001 660,371
2002 671,118
2003 681,117
2004 691,221
2005 701,561
2006 712,252
2007 723,130
2008 733,725
2009 743,351
2010 751,584
2011 758,208
2012 763,443
2013 767,957
2014 772,396
2015 777,234
2016 782,634
2017 788,454
2018 794,546
2019 800,707
2020 806,771

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Cyprus was 66.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 68.77 in 2001, while its lowest value was 35.63 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 35.63
1961 36.18
1962 36.67
1963 37.18
1964 37.68
1965 38.19
1966 38.70
1967 39.21
1968 39.73
1969 40.24
1970 40.76
1971 41.28
1972 41.81
1973 42.76
1974 45.01
1975 47.28
1976 49.56
1977 51.84
1978 54.12
1979 56.38
1980 58.61
1981 60.81
1982 62.96
1983 63.82
1984 64.25
1985 64.68
1986 65.10
1987 65.52
1988 65.95
1989 66.36
1990 66.78
1991 67.19
1992 67.60
1993 67.79
1994 67.92
1995 68.04
1996 68.16
1997 68.28
1998 68.41
1999 68.53
2000 68.65
2001 68.77
2002 68.69
2003 68.55
2004 68.41
2005 68.27
2006 68.13
2007 67.98
2008 67.84
2009 67.70
2010 67.55
2011 67.41
2012 67.26
2013 67.14
2014 67.03
2015 66.95
2016 66.88
2017 66.84
2018 66.81
2019 66.81
2020 66.82

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization