Guinea - Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Guinea was 36.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 36.88 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.47 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 10.47
1961 10.94
1962 11.42
1963 11.92
1964 12.44
1965 12.98
1966 13.54
1967 14.12
1968 14.72
1969 15.34
1970 15.98
1971 16.64
1972 17.33
1973 18.03
1974 18.76
1975 19.52
1976 20.29
1977 21.09
1978 21.91
1979 22.75
1980 23.62
1981 24.50
1982 25.41
1983 26.07
1984 26.35
1985 26.62
1986 26.90
1987 27.18
1988 27.46
1989 27.74
1990 28.03
1991 28.31
1992 28.60
1993 28.89
1994 29.18
1995 29.48
1996 29.77
1997 30.05
1998 30.32
1999 30.60
2000 30.87
2001 31.14
2002 31.42
2003 31.70
2004 31.98
2005 32.26
2006 32.54
2007 32.82
2008 33.11
2009 33.39
2010 33.68
2011 33.97
2012 34.26
2013 34.55
2014 34.84
2015 35.14
2016 35.46
2017 35.79
2018 36.14
2019 36.50
2020 36.88

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