Gibraltar - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Gibraltar was 33,691 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33,742 in 2015 and a minimum value of 23,420 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 23,420
1961 23,808
1962 24,307
1963 24,889
1964 25,478
1965 26,079
1966 26,631
1967 27,172
1968 27,693
1969 28,165
1970 28,601
1971 29,007
1972 29,353
1973 29,657
1974 29,886
1975 30,062
1976 30,179
1977 30,228
1978 30,224
1979 30,172
1980 30,068
1981 29,902
1982 29,698
1983 29,481
1984 29,284
1985 29,151
1986 29,096
1987 29,114
1988 29,164
1989 29,187
1990 29,149
1991 29,021
1992 28,844
1993 28,680
1994 28,605
1995 28,688
1996 28,970
1997 29,404
1998 29,945
1999 30,526
2000 31,081
2001 31,604
2002 32,097
2003 32,556
2004 32,930
2005 33,222
2006 33,420
2007 33,524
2008 33,570
2009 33,562
2010 33,585
2011 33,608
2012 33,653
2013 33,694
2014 33,726
2015 33,742
2016 33,738
2017 33,723
2018 33,715
2019 33,706
2020 33,691

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