Comoros - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Comoros was 255,487 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 255,487 in 2020 and a minimum value of 23,988 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 23,988
1961 25,915
1962 27,981
1963 30,204
1964 32,610
1965 35,217
1966 38,066
1967 39,596
1968 41,214
1969 42,890
1970 44,608
1971 46,342
1972 48,121
1973 50,023
1974 52,170
1975 54,645
1976 57,513
1977 60,737
1978 64,233
1979 67,849
1980 71,463
1981 75,113
1982 78,777
1983 82,503
1984 86,384
1985 90,501
1986 94,872
1987 99,484
1988 104,335
1989 109,413
1990 114,708
1991 120,236
1992 124,106
1993 127,548
1994 131,038
1995 134,541
1996 138,071
1997 141,617
1998 145,173
1999 148,735
2000 152,294
2001 155,851
2002 159,409
2003 162,991
2004 166,645
2005 170,490
2006 174,541
2007 178,801
2008 183,274
2009 187,978
2010 192,929
2011 198,124
2012 203,573
2013 209,277
2014 215,196
2015 221,336
2016 227,692
2017 234,270
2018 241,082
2019 248,154
2020 255,487

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