Peru - Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Peru was 78.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 78.30 in 2020, while its lowest value was 46.81 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 46.81
1961 47.40
1962 48.51
1963 49.63
1964 50.75
1965 51.87
1966 52.98
1967 54.10
1968 55.21
1969 56.31
1970 57.41
1971 58.50
1972 59.55
1973 60.19
1974 60.83
1975 61.46
1976 62.09
1977 62.72
1978 63.34
1979 63.96
1980 64.57
1981 65.18
1982 65.61
1983 66.03
1984 66.45
1985 66.86
1986 67.28
1987 67.69
1988 68.10
1989 68.50
1990 68.90
1991 69.30
1992 69.70
1993 70.09
1994 70.52
1995 70.95
1996 71.38
1997 71.80
1998 72.22
1999 72.63
2000 73.04
2001 73.45
2002 73.85
2003 74.25
2004 74.64
2005 75.03
2006 75.42
2007 75.80
2008 76.05
2009 76.24
2010 76.43
2011 76.62
2012 76.80
2013 76.99
2014 77.17
2015 77.36
2016 77.54
2017 77.72
2018 77.91
2019 78.10
2020 78.30

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