Slovenia - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Slovenia was 1,158,811 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,158,811 in 2020 and a minimum value of 446,954 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 446,954
1961 464,004
1962 480,036
1963 497,639
1964 516,254
1965 535,928
1966 557,347
1967 578,934
1968 599,472
1969 618,383
1970 638,279
1971 660,081
1972 684,387
1973 709,382
1974 732,814
1975 760,012
1976 791,790
1977 822,198
1978 852,339
1979 882,958
1980 913,487
1981 933,075
1982 938,012
1983 946,993
1984 954,948
1985 962,743
1986 977,988
1987 993,038
1988 998,955
1989 1,002,747
1990 1,006,873
1991 1,010,052
1992 1,009,090
1993 1,007,206
1994 1,006,579
1995 1,007,313
1996 1,007,220
1997 1,006,383
1998 1,004,706
1999 1,005,959
2000 1,009,459
2001 1,011,568
2002 1,014,358
2003 1,019,460
2004 1,024,627
2005 1,030,904
2006 1,038,715
2007 1,049,080
2008 1,055,309
2009 1,069,460
2010 1,078,743
2011 1,085,605
2012 1,092,516
2013 1,098,614
2014 1,104,335
2015 1,109,788
2016 1,115,536
2017 1,121,491
2018 1,131,123
2019 1,144,894
2020 1,158,811

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