Tajikistan - Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Tajikistan was 27.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 36.88 in 1970, while its lowest value was 26.50 in 2000.

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 33.17
1961 33.56
1962 33.96
1963 34.35
1964 34.75
1965 35.15
1966 35.56
1967 35.96
1968 36.37
1969 36.78
1970 36.88
1971 36.61
1972 36.34
1973 36.07
1974 35.80
1975 35.54
1976 35.27
1977 35.01
1978 34.74
1979 34.50
1980 34.29
1981 34.08
1982 33.87
1983 33.66
1984 33.45
1985 33.24
1986 33.03
1987 32.82
1988 32.61
1989 32.23
1990 31.66
1991 31.09
1992 30.53
1993 29.97
1994 29.42
1995 28.88
1996 28.34
1997 27.81
1998 27.28
1999 26.76
2000 26.50
2001 26.50
2002 26.51
2003 26.51
2004 26.51
2005 26.51
2006 26.51
2007 26.51
2008 26.52
2009 26.52
2010 26.52
2011 26.52
2012 26.55
2013 26.59
2014 26.66
2015 26.74
2016 26.85
2017 26.98
2018 27.13
2019 27.31
2020 27.51

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