San Marino - Urban population

The value for Urban population in San Marino was 33,089 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33,089 in 2020 and a minimum value of 7,550 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 7,550
1961 7,918
1962 8,307
1963 8,702
1964 9,116
1965 9,525
1966 9,944
1967 10,359
1968 10,765
1969 11,148
1970 11,496
1971 12,078
1972 12,611
1973 13,115
1974 13,627
1975 14,175
1976 14,776
1977 15,423
1978 16,114
1979 16,787
1980 17,426
1981 18,032
1982 18,601
1983 19,127
1984 19,636
1985 20,125
1986 20,601
1987 21,060
1988 21,287
1989 21,545
1990 21,808
1991 22,106
1992 22,446
1993 22,899
1994 23,352
1995 23,764
1996 24,166
1997 24,550
1998 24,911
1999 25,272
2000 25,659
2001 26,079
2002 26,463
2003 26,840
2004 27,250
2005 27,697
2006 28,131
2007 28,567
2008 28,993
2009 29,440
2010 29,891
2011 30,376
2012 30,874
2013 31,372
2014 31,808
2015 32,185
2016 32,468
2017 32,685
2018 32,847
2019 32,973
2020 33,089

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