Venezuela - Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Venezuela was 88.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 88.28 in 2020, while its lowest value was 61.61 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 61.61
1961 62.88
1962 63.93
1963 64.98
1964 66.01
1965 67.02
1966 68.02
1967 69.01
1968 69.97
1969 70.92
1970 71.85
1971 72.76
1972 73.58
1973 74.33
1974 75.06
1975 75.79
1976 76.50
1977 77.19
1978 77.87
1979 78.53
1980 79.19
1981 79.82
1982 80.38
1983 80.91
1984 81.42
1985 81.93
1986 82.42
1987 82.90
1988 83.37
1989 83.83
1990 84.28
1991 84.66
1992 85.01
1993 85.35
1994 85.69
1995 86.01
1996 86.34
1997 86.65
1998 86.96
1999 87.26
2000 87.56
2001 87.85
2002 87.88
2003 87.90
2004 87.93
2005 87.95
2006 87.98
2007 88.01
2008 88.03
2009 88.06
2010 88.08
2011 88.11
2012 88.12
2013 88.13
2014 88.14
2015 88.15
2016 88.17
2017 88.18
2018 88.21
2019 88.24
2020 88.28

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