Angola - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Angola was 21,962,880 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,962,880 in 2020 and a minimum value of 569,223 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 569,223
1961 597,286
1962 628,376
1963 660,175
1964 691,526
1965 721,552
1966 749,546
1967 776,142
1968 804,151
1969 837,819
1970 881,021
1971 944,366
1972 1,028,267
1973 1,124,680
1974 1,230,751
1975 1,343,550
1976 1,462,623
1977 1,588,731
1978 1,723,475
1979 1,868,837
1980 2,026,767
1981 2,197,878
1982 2,382,565
1983 2,581,261
1984 2,794,529
1985 3,022,269
1986 3,265,594
1987 3,525,100
1988 3,801,101
1989 4,092,909
1990 4,400,964
1991 4,725,626
1992 5,067,881
1993 5,427,582
1994 5,806,614
1995 6,159,458
1996 6,530,151
1997 6,918,999
1998 7,328,065
1999 7,758,424
2000 8,212,003
2001 8,688,765
2002 9,190,862
2003 9,721,266
2004 10,284,520
2005 10,882,820
2006 11,437,890
2007 12,025,600
2008 12,644,650
2009 13,291,080
2010 13,963,070
2011 14,660,280
2012 15,383,120
2013 16,130,310
2014 16,900,840
2015 17,691,520
2016 18,502,160
2017 19,332,900
2018 20,184,720
2019 21,061,030
2020 21,962,880

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