Andorra - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Andorra was 67,928 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 75,096 in 2009 and a minimum value of 7,838 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 7,838
1961 8,768
1962 9,760
1963 10,808
1964 11,913
1965 13,062
1966 14,262
1967 15,495
1968 16,762
1969 18,079
1970 19,458
1971 20,912
1972 22,395
1973 23,917
1974 25,392
1975 26,791
1976 28,090
1977 29,302
1978 30,497
1979 31,780
1980 33,201
1981 34,798
1982 36,562
1983 38,439
1984 40,421
1985 42,434
1986 44,345
1987 46,122
1988 47,925
1989 49,762
1990 51,626
1991 53,566
1992 55,540
1993 57,383
1994 58,846
1995 59,812
1996 60,131
1997 59,932
1998 59,603
1999 59,647
2000 60,417
2001 61,994
2002 64,193
2003 66,745
2004 69,198
2005 71,209
2006 72,739
2007 73,842
2008 74,639
2009 75,096
2010 75,011
2011 74,306
2012 73,056
2013 71,511
2014 70,057
2015 68,903
2016 68,211
2017 67,873
2018 67,815
2019 67,876
2020 67,928

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