Honduras - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Honduras was 5,780,230 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,780,230 in 2020 and a minimum value of 463,729 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 463,729
1961 488,840
1962 515,200
1963 542,895
1964 572,154
1965 603,017
1966 635,697
1967 670,214
1968 706,657
1969 744,940
1970 785,167
1971 827,378
1972 871,721
1973 918,305
1974 965,834
1975 1,012,509
1976 1,061,596
1977 1,113,138
1978 1,167,179
1979 1,223,686
1980 1,282,614
1981 1,344,022
1982 1,407,988
1983 1,474,541
1984 1,543,740
1985 1,615,498
1986 1,689,971
1987 1,767,241
1988 1,846,535
1989 1,924,386
1990 2,004,915
1991 2,088,027
1992 2,173,814
1993 2,262,580
1994 2,355,038
1995 2,451,506
1996 2,552,137
1997 2,656,724
1998 2,764,783
1999 2,875,642
2000 2,988,641
2001 3,103,449
2002 3,229,731
2003 3,358,946
2004 3,490,501
2005 3,623,946
2006 3,759,509
2007 3,896,842
2008 4,035,650
2009 4,175,237
2010 4,315,518
2011 4,455,998
2012 4,597,021
2013 4,738,709
2014 4,882,044
2015 5,027,133
2016 5,174,308
2017 5,323,340
2018 5,474,092
2019 5,626,432
2020 5,780,230

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