Curaçao - Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Curaçao was 89.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 91.01 in 2001, while its lowest value was 74.71 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 74.71
1961 75.10
1962 75.49
1963 75.88
1964 76.26
1965 76.63
1966 77.00
1967 77.37
1968 77.73
1969 78.09
1970 78.45
1971 78.80
1972 79.15
1973 79.49
1974 79.83
1975 80.16
1976 80.49
1977 80.82
1978 81.14
1979 81.46
1980 81.77
1981 82.08
1982 82.38
1983 82.68
1984 82.98
1985 83.27
1986 83.56
1987 83.85
1988 84.13
1989 84.41
1990 84.68
1991 84.95
1992 85.44
1993 86.22
1994 86.97
1995 87.68
1996 88.36
1997 89.00
1998 89.62
1999 90.20
2000 90.75
2001 91.01
2002 90.89
2003 90.78
2004 90.66
2005 90.53
2006 90.41
2007 90.29
2008 90.16
2009 90.03
2010 89.91
2011 89.78
2012 89.65
2013 89.54
2014 89.44
2015 89.35
2016 89.27
2017 89.20
2018 89.15
2019 89.10
2020 89.06

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