St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Urban population

The value for Urban population in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was 58,837 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 58,837 in 2020 and a minimum value of 21,006 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 21,006
1961 21,687
1962 22,351
1963 22,998
1964 23,646
1965 24,299
1966 24,968
1967 25,640
1968 26,330
1969 27,037
1970 27,768
1971 28,528
1972 29,314
1973 30,121
1974 30,948
1975 31,785
1976 32,631
1977 33,486
1978 34,343
1979 35,209
1980 36,073
1981 36,933
1982 37,786
1983 38,638
1984 39,487
1985 40,340
1986 41,201
1987 42,062
1988 42,911
1989 43,731
1990 44,510
1991 45,209
1992 45,666
1993 46,091
1994 46,488
1995 46,869
1996 47,233
1997 47,582
1998 47,932
1999 48,303
2000 48,705
2001 49,143
2002 49,631
2003 50,135
2004 50,631
2005 51,085
2006 51,490
2007 51,864
2008 52,228
2009 52,597
2010 53,005
2011 53,460
2012 53,951
2013 54,479
2014 55,041
2015 55,620
2016 56,236
2017 56,872
2018 57,527
2019 58,187
2020 58,837

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