Nauru - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Nauru was 10,834 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,834 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,377 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 4,377
1961 4,627
1962 4,942
1963 5,270
1964 5,590
1965 5,859
1966 6,065
1967 6,221
1968 6,343
1969 6,445
1970 6,553
1971 6,669
1972 6,798
1973 6,929
1974 7,062
1975 7,178
1976 7,284
1977 7,396
1978 7,505
1979 7,626
1980 7,751
1981 7,871
1982 8,016
1983 8,163
1984 8,331
1985 8,501
1986 8,679
1987 8,868
1988 9,058
1989 9,275
1990 9,506
1991 9,766
1992 10,030
1993 10,287
1994 10,496
1995 10,626
1996 10,677
1997 10,643
1998 10,567
1999 10,449
2000 10,335
2001 10,219
2002 10,102
2003 9,990
2004 9,906
2005 9,848
2006 9,827
2007 9,846
2008 9,880
2009 9,945
2010 10,009
2011 10,069
2012 10,136
2013 10,208
2014 10,289
2015 10,374
2016 10,474
2017 10,577
2018 10,678
2019 10,764
2020 10,834

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