Channel Islands - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Channel Islands was 53,832 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53,832 in 2020 and a minimum value of 41,158 in 1981.

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 42,345
1961 42,433
1962 42,548
1963 42,682
1964 42,832
1965 42,989
1966 43,149
1967 43,304
1968 43,458
1969 43,606
1970 43,739
1971 43,825
1972 43,751
1973 43,639
1974 43,466
1975 43,214
1976 42,873
1977 42,464
1978 42,030
1979 41,626
1980 41,293
1981 41,158
1982 41,449
1983 41,800
1984 42,185
1985 42,591
1986 43,025
1987 43,363
1988 43,690
1989 43,964
1990 44,161
1991 44,226
1992 44,130
1993 43,991
1994 43,869
1995 43,793
1996 43,882
1997 44,221
1998 44,583
1999 44,928
2000 45,222
2001 45,467
2002 45,711
2003 45,950
2004 46,243
2005 46,629
2006 47,131
2007 47,734
2008 48,386
2009 49,025
2010 49,599
2011 50,053
2012 50,331
2013 50,586
2014 50,865
2015 51,207
2016 51,629
2017 52,141
2018 52,707
2019 53,283
2020 53,832

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