Caribbean small states - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Caribbean small states was 3,836,980 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,836,980 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,467,447 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 1,467,447
1961 1,517,653
1962 1,569,034
1963 1,621,149
1964 1,673,172
1965 1,724,071
1966 1,774,340
1967 1,823,972
1968 1,873,184
1969 1,922,267
1970 1,971,052
1971 2,017,936
1972 2,070,069
1973 2,127,385
1974 2,185,113
1975 2,243,316
1976 2,301,816
1977 2,360,634
1978 2,420,497
1979 2,482,133
1980 2,544,548
1981 2,592,955
1982 2,643,737
1983 2,687,948
1984 2,730,524
1985 2,770,013
1986 2,805,571
1987 2,837,844
1988 2,868,345
1989 2,899,387
1990 2,932,354
1991 2,966,979
1992 3,002,564
1993 3,039,392
1994 3,075,982
1995 3,111,322
1996 3,145,118
1997 3,177,749
1998 3,209,662
1999 3,241,363
2000 3,272,897
2001 3,300,933
2002 3,326,491
2003 3,351,010
2004 3,375,383
2005 3,398,931
2006 3,422,331
2007 3,445,563
2008 3,468,896
2009 3,492,528
2010 3,516,860
2011 3,543,229
2012 3,572,957
2013 3,603,784
2014 3,635,507
2015 3,667,763
2016 3,700,577
2017 3,733,889
2018 3,767,722
2019 3,802,091
2020 3,836,980

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Caribbean small states was 51.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.56 in 2020, while its lowest value was 34.98 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 34.98
1961 35.51
1962 36.04
1963 36.58
1964 37.11
1965 37.64
1966 38.17
1967 38.70
1968 39.24
1969 39.77
1970 40.28
1971 40.74
1972 41.30
1973 41.94
1974 42.59
1975 43.23
1976 43.87
1977 44.51
1978 45.15
1979 45.80
1980 46.41
1981 46.73
1982 47.06
1983 47.26
1984 47.47
1985 47.69
1986 47.91
1987 48.14
1988 48.37
1989 48.59
1990 48.80
1991 48.97
1992 49.12
1993 49.26
1994 49.39
1995 49.53
1996 49.68
1997 49.82
1998 49.96
1999 50.11
2000 50.25
2001 50.33
2002 50.36
2003 50.38
2004 50.40
2005 50.41
2006 50.42
2007 50.42
2008 50.43
2009 50.43
2010 50.43
2011 50.46
2012 50.52
2013 50.59
2014 50.68
2015 50.78
2016 50.91
2017 51.04
2018 51.20
2019 51.37
2020 51.56

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization