Armenia - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Armenia was 1,876,112 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,393,839 in 1989 and a minimum value of 960,955 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 960,955
1961 1,012,433
1962 1,065,430
1963 1,119,589
1964 1,174,561
1965 1,229,978
1966 1,285,575
1967 1,341,282
1968 1,397,345
1969 1,454,168
1970 1,511,606
1971 1,569,631
1972 1,628,590
1973 1,688,027
1974 1,747,463
1975 1,801,942
1976 1,855,661
1977 1,908,573
1978 1,960,882
1979 2,007,502
1980 2,047,391
1981 2,085,897
1982 2,122,754
1983 2,159,331
1984 2,197,503
1985 2,238,079
1986 2,282,858
1987 2,330,099
1988 2,372,870
1989 2,393,839
1990 2,385,466
1991 2,353,775
1992 2,302,489
1993 2,240,034
1994 2,178,120
1995 2,125,284
1996 2,084,082
1997 2,052,293
1998 2,027,675
1999 2,006,226
2000 1,984,986
2001 1,964,184
2002 1,948,905
2003 1,935,615
2004 1,921,598
2005 1,906,159
2006 1,888,550
2007 1,869,219
2008 1,850,406
2009 1,835,095
2010 1,825,368
2011 1,821,998
2012 1,823,993
2013 1,830,236
2014 1,838,076
2015 1,845,589
2016 1,852,180
2017 1,858,250
2018 1,863,995
2019 1,869,846
2020 1,876,112

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