Arab World - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Arab World was 259,344,900 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 259,344,900 in 2020 and a minimum value of 28,797,170 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 28,797,170
1961 30,292,840
1962 31,856,710
1963 33,513,050
1964 35,275,350
1965 37,163,920
1966 39,098,510
1967 41,001,100
1968 42,996,400
1969 45,072,700
1970 47,229,280
1971 49,429,100
1972 51,727,560
1973 54,115,420
1974 56,549,740
1975 59,099,790
1976 61,785,180
1977 64,577,340
1978 67,503,320
1979 70,549,320
1980 73,737,080
1981 77,054,760
1982 80,484,020
1983 84,070,460
1984 87,839,720
1985 91,672,510
1986 95,591,260
1987 99,470,780
1988 103,272,600
1989 107,044,100
1990 112,206,700
1991 116,156,900
1992 118,292,200
1993 122,375,800
1994 126,184,100
1995 131,351,800
1996 134,842,500
1997 138,406,800
1998 142,044,200
1999 145,772,400
2000 149,612,200
2001 153,594,300
2002 157,691,900
2003 162,002,800
2004 166,571,000
2005 171,562,800
2006 176,916,100
2007 182,152,300
2008 188,077,300
2009 194,146,200
2010 200,303,100
2011 206,243,700
2012 212,084,900
2013 217,948,600
2014 223,788,400
2015 229,821,000
2016 235,741,400
2017 241,572,800
2018 247,404,500
2019 253,306,200
2020 259,344,900

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Arab World was 59.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 59.47 in 2020, while its lowest value was 31.23 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 31.23
1961 31.98
1962 32.73
1963 33.50
1964 34.30
1965 35.15
1966 35.95
1967 36.64
1968 37.34
1969 38.06
1970 38.78
1971 39.49
1972 40.22
1973 40.95
1974 41.60
1975 42.20
1976 42.77
1977 43.29
1978 43.80
1979 44.31
1980 44.85
1981 45.41
1982 45.97
1983 46.57
1984 47.22
1985 47.83
1986 48.44
1987 48.98
1988 49.44
1989 49.85
1990 50.40
1991 50.78
1992 50.78
1993 51.15
1994 51.41
1995 51.90
1996 52.06
1997 52.26
1998 52.50
1999 52.74
2000 52.99
2001 53.25
2002 53.52
2003 53.80
2004 54.11
2005 54.47
2006 54.87
2007 55.15
2008 55.58
2009 56.01
2010 56.44
2011 56.79
2012 57.10
2013 57.40
2014 57.69
2015 58.03
2016 58.35
2017 58.64
2018 58.93
2019 59.20
2020 59.47

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization