Uzbekistan - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Uzbekistan was 17,258,430 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17,258,430 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,897,066 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 2,897,066
1961 3,017,607
1962 3,144,202
1963 3,277,676
1964 3,419,427
1965 3,570,142
1966 3,730,838
1967 3,900,619
1968 4,075,906
1969 4,251,543
1970 4,435,165
1971 4,628,086
1972 4,818,960
1973 5,010,717
1974 5,208,649
1975 5,416,469
1976 5,635,578
1977 5,865,021
1978 6,103,597
1979 6,313,658
1980 6,483,832
1981 6,654,354
1982 6,825,917
1983 6,999,211
1984 7,175,309
1985 7,354,916
1986 7,537,692
1987 7,722,830
1988 7,910,747
1989 8,145,913
1990 8,483,962
1991 8,765,479
1992 9,074,643
1993 9,386,788
1994 9,679,171
1995 9,964,108
1996 10,267,310
1997 10,575,600
1998 10,862,390
1999 11,096,810
2000 11,370,240
2001 11,634,930
2002 11,900,010
2003 12,162,790
2004 12,428,860
2005 12,700,680
2006 12,984,810
2007 13,301,000
2008 13,648,400
2009 14,014,760
2010 14,554,260
2011 15,007,100
2012 15,199,880
2013 15,408,910
2014 15,640,290
2015 15,884,190
2016 16,130,960
2017 16,372,440
2018 16,635,580
2019 16,935,580
2020 17,258,430

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