Guinea - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Guinea was 4,842,717 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,842,717 in 2020 and a minimum value of 365,909 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 365,909
1961 388,454
1962 412,353
1963 437,732
1964 464,710
1965 493,386
1966 523,910
1967 556,318
1968 590,560
1969 626,414
1970 663,781
1971 702,759
1972 743,423
1973 785,762
1974 830,081
1975 876,467
1976 925,115
1977 976,092
1978 1,030,148
1979 1,088,017
1980 1,150,489
1981 1,217,700
1982 1,290,287
1983 1,354,556
1984 1,403,285
1985 1,456,359
1986 1,514,201
1987 1,576,684
1988 1,642,730
1989 1,710,921
1990 1,780,291
1991 1,850,171
1992 1,920,852
1993 1,992,593
1994 2,066,412
1995 2,142,724
1996 2,221,968
1997 2,302,606
1998 2,383,622
1999 2,464,349
2000 2,543,832
2001 2,621,416
2002 2,697,745
2003 2,774,557
2004 2,854,180
2005 2,938,479
2006 3,028,542
2007 3,124,050
2008 3,224,126
2009 3,327,236
2010 3,432,518
2011 3,539,413
2012 3,648,854
2013 3,762,925
2014 3,884,552
2015 4,017,353
2016 4,162,449
2017 4,319,326
2018 4,486,525
2019 4,661,505
2020 4,842,717

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