Grenada - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Grenada was 41,111 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41,111 in 2020 and a minimum value of 27,277 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 27,277
1961 27,871
1962 28,398
1963 28,859
1964 29,258
1965 29,596
1966 29,872
1967 30,077
1968 30,233
1969 30,349
1970 30,433
1971 30,413
1972 30,405
1973 30,366
1974 30,278
1975 30,117
1976 29,847
1977 29,503
1978 29,200
1979 29,098
1980 29,302
1981 29,881
1982 30,760
1983 31,761
1984 32,622
1985 33,161
1986 33,288
1987 33,086
1988 32,702
1989 32,353
1990 32,200
1991 32,318
1992 32,786
1993 33,385
1994 34,003
1995 34,569
1996 35,062
1997 35,507
1998 35,916
1999 36,311
2000 36,711
2001 37,083
2002 37,219
2003 37,344
2004 37,461
2005 37,567
2006 37,661
2007 37,743
2008 37,835
2009 37,947
2010 38,098
2011 38,292
2012 38,542
2013 38,829
2014 39,136
2015 39,454
2016 39,774
2017 40,096
2018 40,425
2019 40,764
2020 41,111

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