Croatia - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Croatia was 2,329,561 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,438,225 in 1990 and a minimum value of 1,248,430 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 1,248,430
1961 1,293,527
1962 1,342,990
1963 1,393,585
1964 1,444,787
1965 1,497,338
1966 1,551,723
1967 1,606,614
1968 1,662,257
1969 1,718,390
1970 1,773,549
1971 1,824,267
1972 1,862,071
1973 1,900,310
1974 1,939,336
1975 1,979,180
1976 2,020,532
1977 2,062,157
1978 2,103,222
1979 2,141,029
1980 2,175,007
1981 2,208,313
1982 2,235,415
1983 2,263,306
1984 2,290,391
1985 2,317,187
1986 2,343,584
1987 2,369,256
1988 2,393,676
1989 2,416,381
1990 2,438,225
1991 2,408,141
1992 2,360,573
1993 2,383,868
1994 2,421,285
1995 2,415,305
1996 2,392,886
1997 2,391,671
1998 2,400,581
1999 2,400,611
2000 2,387,324
2001 2,306,414
2002 2,315,000
2003 2,322,932
2004 2,330,812
2005 2,341,055
2006 2,348,849
2007 2,355,577
2008 2,362,537
2009 2,367,290
2010 2,369,143
2011 2,368,126
2012 2,368,751
2013 2,370,674
2014 2,370,234
2015 2,360,534
2016 2,354,458
2017 2,337,248
2018 2,327,904
2019 2,327,032
2020 2,329,561

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