Trinidad and Tobago - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Trinidad and Tobago was 744,725 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 744,725 in 2020 and a minimum value of 289,625 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 289,625
1961 302,719
1962 315,401
1963 327,648
1964 339,502
1965 351,002
1966 362,098
1967 372,813
1968 383,514
1969 394,695
1970 406,834
1971 420,139
1972 434,577
1973 449,945
1974 465,894
1975 482,125
1976 498,518
1977 515,136
1978 532,153
1979 549,807
1980 567,147
1981 578,188
1982 589,724
1983 601,323
1984 612,437
1985 622,656
1986 631,796
1987 639,947
1988 647,315
1989 654,228
1990 660,920
1991 667,504
1992 673,882
1993 679,929
1994 685,453
1995 690,312
1996 694,468
1997 698,026
1998 701,366
1999 704,905
2000 708,405
2001 708,525
2002 709,235
2003 710,363
2004 711,563
2005 712,646
2006 713,525
2007 714,283
2008 715,087
2009 716,111
2010 717,530
2011 719,346
2012 721,775
2013 724,640
2014 727,665
2015 730,647
2016 733,552
2017 736,389
2018 739,173
2019 741,942
2020 744,725

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