Montenegro - Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Montenegro was 67.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 67.49 in 2020, while its lowest value was 18.79 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 18.79
1961 19.50
1962 20.24
1963 20.99
1964 21.77
1965 22.57
1966 23.38
1967 24.22
1968 25.08
1969 25.96
1970 26.85
1971 27.77
1972 28.71
1973 29.66
1974 30.63
1975 31.62
1976 32.63
1977 33.65
1978 34.69
1979 35.74
1980 36.81
1981 37.89
1982 38.98
1983 40.09
1984 41.20
1985 42.33
1986 43.46
1987 44.59
1988 45.74
1989 46.89
1990 48.04
1991 49.17
1992 50.22
1993 51.27
1994 52.32
1995 53.37
1996 54.41
1997 55.45
1998 56.49
1999 57.52
2000 58.54
2001 59.56
2002 60.57
2003 61.57
2004 62.13
2005 62.47
2006 62.80
2007 63.14
2008 63.48
2009 63.81
2010 64.14
2011 64.47
2012 64.80
2013 65.14
2014 65.47
2015 65.81
2016 66.14
2017 66.48
2018 66.81
2019 67.15
2020 67.49

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