Cayman Islands - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Cayman Islands was 65,720 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65,720 in 2020 and a minimum value of 7,870 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 7,870
1961 8,024
1962 8,141
1963 8,219
1964 8,299
1965 8,370
1966 8,444
1967 8,518
1968 8,638
1969 8,833
1970 9,143
1971 9,588
1972 10,135
1973 10,778
1974 11,488
1975 12,234
1976 13,023
1977 13,848
1978 14,681
1979 15,485
1980 16,207
1981 16,857
1982 17,436
1983 18,005
1984 18,662
1985 19,460
1986 20,426
1987 21,539
1988 22,775
1989 24,028
1990 25,307
1991 26,540
1992 27,784
1993 29,068
1994 30,521
1995 32,161
1996 34,065
1997 36,155
1998 38,330
1999 40,423
2000 42,305
2001 43,934
2002 45,347
2003 46,624
2004 47,899
2005 49,261
2006 50,729
2007 52,280
2008 53,835
2009 55,321
2010 56,672
2011 57,877
2012 58,963
2013 59,933
2014 60,848
2015 61,721
2016 62,564
2017 63,382
2018 64,172
2019 64,948
2020 65,720

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