Dominica - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Dominica was 51,178 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51,178 in 2020 and a minimum value of 22,715 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 22,715
1961 23,140
1962 23,539
1963 23,937
1964 24,362
1965 24,834
1966 25,358
1967 25,934
1968 26,496
1969 26,996
1970 27,497
1971 28,248
1972 28,882
1973 29,457
1974 30,064
1975 30,761
1976 31,596
1977 32,533
1978 33,511
1979 34,433
1980 35,218
1981 35,995
1982 37,149
1983 38,178
1984 39,131
1985 40,052
1986 40,923
1987 41,753
1988 42,583
1989 43,459
1990 44,421
1991 45,380
1992 45,551
1993 45,788
1994 45,997
1995 46,098
1996 46,048
1997 45,888
1998 45,684
1999 45,513
2000 45,457
2001 45,552
2002 45,877
2003 46,263
2004 46,666
2005 47,007
2006 47,312
2007 47,578
2008 47,811
2009 48,034
2010 48,263
2011 48,496
2012 48,735
2013 48,990
2014 49,252
2015 49,523
2016 49,829
2017 50,151
2018 50,484
2019 50,830
2020 51,178

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