Djibouti - Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Djibouti was 78.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 78.06 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.33 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.33
1961 51.45
1962 52.62
1963 53.79
1964 54.95
1965 56.11
1966 57.26
1967 58.40
1968 59.54
1969 60.66
1970 61.78
1971 62.88
1972 63.97
1973 65.04
1974 66.10
1975 67.14
1976 68.17
1977 69.18
1978 70.17
1979 71.14
1980 72.10
1981 73.03
1982 73.94
1983 74.50
1984 74.72
1985 74.93
1986 75.13
1987 75.34
1988 75.55
1989 75.75
1990 75.96
1991 76.11
1992 76.16
1993 76.21
1994 76.25
1995 76.30
1996 76.35
1997 76.39
1998 76.44
1999 76.49
2000 76.53
2001 76.58
2002 76.62
2003 76.67
2004 76.72
2005 76.76
2006 76.81
2007 76.85
2008 76.90
2009 76.94
2010 77.00
2011 77.06
2012 77.14
2013 77.22
2014 77.31
2015 77.42
2016 77.53
2017 77.65
2018 77.78
2019 77.92
2020 78.06

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. Percentages urban are the numbers of persons residing in an area defined as ''urban'' per 100 total population. They are calculated by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Particular caution should be used in interpreting the figures for percentage urban for different countries. 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: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization