St. Kitts and Nevis - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in St. Kitts and Nevis was 16,978 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,978 in 2010 and a minimum value of 13,307 in 1998.

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.

Source: World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 14,076
1961 14,280
1962 14,479
1963 14,674
1964 14,863
1965 15,048
1966 15,112
1967 15,171
1968 15,223
1969 15,270
1970 15,311
1971 15,289
1972 15,300
1973 15,276
1974 15,251
1975 15,260
1976 15,233
1977 15,465
1978 15,568
1979 15,605
1980 15,940
1981 16,003
1982 16,062
1983 15,858
1984 15,432
1985 15,047
1986 14,945
1987 14,843
1988 14,742
1989 14,641
1990 14,541
1991 14,388
1992 14,239
1993 14,094
1994 13,954
1995 13,817
1996 13,700
1997 13,583
1998 13,307
1999 13,937
2000 14,526
2001 15,069
2002 15,209
2003 15,153
2004 15,689
2005 15,834
2006 16,059
2007 16,287
2008 16,516
2009 16,747
2010 16,978

Urban population (% of total)

Urban population (% of total) in St. Kitts and Nevis was 32.40 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 35.90 in 1980, while its lowest value was 27.60 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.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 27.60
1961 28.26
1962 28.92
1963 29.58
1964 30.24
1965 30.90
1966 31.54
1967 32.18
1968 32.82
1969 33.46
1970 34.10
1971 34.28
1972 34.46
1973 34.64
1974 34.82
1975 35.00
1976 35.18
1977 35.36
1978 35.54
1979 35.72
1980 35.90
1981 35.76
1982 35.62
1983 35.48
1984 35.34
1985 35.20
1986 35.08
1987 34.96
1988 34.84
1989 34.72
1990 34.60
1991 34.42
1992 34.24
1993 34.06
1994 33.88
1995 33.70
1996 33.52
1997 33.34
1998 33.16
1999 32.98
2000 32.80
2001 32.68
2002 32.56
2003 32.44
2004 32.32
2005 32.20
2006 32.24
2007 32.28
2008 32.32
2009 32.36
2010 32.40

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization