Kuwait - Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Kuwait was 100.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 100.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 74.89 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 74.89
1961 75.79
1962 76.66
1963 77.51
1964 78.34
1965 79.27
1966 80.72
1967 82.08
1968 83.37
1969 84.58
1970 85.66
1971 86.44
1972 87.19
1973 87.90
1974 88.58
1975 89.38
1976 90.75
1977 91.94
1978 93.00
1979 93.93
1980 94.78
1981 95.67
1982 96.41
1983 97.03
1984 97.55
1985 97.90
1986 97.92
1987 97.93
1988 97.95
1989 97.96
1990 97.97
1991 97.99
1992 98.00
1993 98.02
1994 98.03
1995 98.10
1996 98.33
1997 98.53
1998 98.71
1999 98.86
2000 99.00
2001 99.91
2002 100.00
2003 100.00
2004 100.00
2005 100.00
2006 100.00
2007 100.00
2008 100.00
2009 100.00
2010 100.00
2011 100.00
2012 100.00
2013 100.00
2014 100.00
2015 100.00
2016 100.00
2017 100.00
2018 100.00
2019 100.00
2020 100.00

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.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization