Curaçao - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Curaçao was 137,999 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 142,881 in 2017 and a minimum value of 93,258 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 93,258
1961 94,722
1962 96,940
1963 99,290
1964 101,532
1965 103,656
1966 105,249
1967 106,879
1968 109,059
1969 111,346
1970 113,545
1971 116,141
1972 116,907
1973 116,777
1974 118,424
1975 119,543
1976 120,253
1977 120,788
1978 120,361
1979 120,434
1980 121,052
1981 121,992
1982 123,658
1983 124,984
1984 126,083
1985 127,169
1986 127,569
1987 126,993
1988 125,566
1989 124,022
1990 123,122
1991 122,666
1992 122,964
1993 124,420
1994 125,783
1995 127,258
1996 129,273
1997 130,794
1998 129,469
1999 125,761
2000 121,481
2001 117,447
2002 117,440
2003 119,730
2004 121,652
2005 124,627
2006 127,696
2007 130,064
2008 131,527
2009 132,200
2010 133,691
2011 135,409
2012 136,353
2013 137,738
2014 139,450
2015 141,158
2016 142,535
2017 142,881
2018 142,040
2019 140,277
2020 137,999

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