Uzbekistan - Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Uzbekistan was 50.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.15 in 2011, while its lowest value was 33.98 in 1960.

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 33.98
1961 34.24
1962 34.50
1963 34.76
1964 35.03
1965 35.29
1966 35.55
1967 35.82
1968 36.09
1969 36.35
1970 36.71
1971 37.18
1972 37.66
1973 38.13
1974 38.61
1975 39.09
1976 39.57
1977 40.05
1978 40.54
1979 40.79
1980 40.78
1981 40.77
1982 40.76
1983 40.75
1984 40.73
1985 40.72
1986 40.71
1987 40.70
1988 40.69
1989 40.90
1990 41.37
1991 41.84
1992 42.31
1993 42.78
1994 43.26
1995 43.73
1996 44.21
1997 44.69
1998 45.16
1999 45.64
2000 46.13
2001 46.61
2002 47.09
2003 47.57
2004 48.05
2005 48.54
2006 49.02
2007 49.51
2008 49.99
2009 50.47
2010 50.96
2011 51.15
2012 51.05
2013 50.95
2014 50.85
2015 50.75
2016 50.65
2017 50.55
2018 50.48
2019 50.43
2020 50.42

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