Lithuania - Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Lithuania was 68.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 68.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 39.46 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 39.46
1961 40.44
1962 41.44
1963 42.43
1964 43.44
1965 44.45
1966 45.47
1967 46.48
1968 47.51
1969 48.53
1970 49.56
1971 50.72
1972 51.97
1973 53.21
1974 54.45
1975 55.69
1976 56.92
1977 58.13
1978 59.34
1979 60.36
1980 61.16
1981 61.95
1982 62.73
1983 63.51
1984 64.28
1985 65.04
1986 65.79
1987 66.54
1988 67.28
1989 67.64
1990 67.58
1991 67.52
1992 67.46
1993 67.40
1994 67.35
1995 67.29
1996 67.23
1997 67.17
1998 67.11
1999 67.05
2000 66.99
2001 66.92
2002 66.83
2003 66.74
2004 66.65
2005 66.64
2006 66.71
2007 66.78
2008 66.85
2009 66.84
2010 66.76
2011 66.74
2012 66.86
2013 66.99
2014 67.11
2015 67.23
2016 67.37
2017 67.52
2018 67.68
2019 67.86
2020 68.05

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