Monaco - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Monaco was 39,244 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,244 in 2020 and a minimum value of 22,461 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 22,461
1961 22,813
1962 23,043
1963 23,165
1964 23,236
1965 23,289
1966 23,302
1967 23,292
1968 23,295
1969 23,348
1970 23,487
1971 23,721
1972 24,049
1973 24,445
1974 24,829
1975 25,203
1976 25,523
1977 25,811
1978 26,090
1979 26,391
1980 26,752
1981 27,162
1982 27,633
1983 28,091
1984 28,511
1985 28,836
1986 29,050
1987 29,156
1988 29,232
1989 29,309
1990 29,433
1991 29,629
1992 29,859
1993 30,145
1994 30,436
1995 30,731
1996 31,001
1997 31,268
1998 31,554
1999 31,836
2000 32,148
2001 32,474
2002 32,804
2003 33,144
2004 33,499
2005 33,842
2006 34,189
2007 34,524
2008 34,860
2009 35,223
2010 35,609
2011 36,025
2012 36,459
2013 36,899
2014 37,320
2015 37,723
2016 38,070
2017 38,392
2018 38,682
2019 38,967
2020 39,244

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