Djibouti - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Djibouti was 771,254 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 771,254 in 2020 and a minimum value of 42,089 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 42,089
1961 45,533
1962 49,569
1963 54,119
1964 59,118
1965 64,512
1966 70,359
1967 76,746
1968 83,631
1969 90,929
1970 98,634
1971 106,498
1972 114,654
1973 123,946
1974 135,622
1975 150,517
1976 169,441
1977 191,950
1978 216,126
1979 239,091
1980 258,796
1981 273,807
1982 284,875
1983 293,397
1984 303,356
1985 318,887
1986 341,378
1987 369,425
1988 399,644
1989 427,137
1990 448,445
1991 461,892
1992 468,428
1993 471,343
1994 474,577
1995 480,984
1996 491,407
1997 504,849
1998 520,141
1999 535,374
2000 549,176
2001 561,331
2002 572,341
2003 582,415
2004 591,940
2005 601,229
2006 610,273
2007 619,017
2008 627,773
2009 636,958
2010 646,941
2011 657,873
2012 669,663
2013 682,099
2014 694,826
2015 707,590
2016 720,326
2017 733,075
2018 745,822
2019 758,547
2020 771,254

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