Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Urban population growth
Urban population growth (annual %)
The value for Urban population growth (annual %) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 4.07 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.57 in 1969 and a minimum value of 3.82 in 1998.
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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.24 |
| 1962 | 5.29 |
| 1963 | 5.38 |
| 1964 | 5.51 |
| 1965 | 5.56 |
| 1966 | 5.45 |
| 1967 | 5.50 |
| 1968 | 5.53 |
| 1969 | 5.57 |
| 1970 | 5.41 |
| 1971 | 5.41 |
| 1972 | 5.37 |
| 1973 | 5.34 |
| 1974 | 5.25 |
| 1975 | 5.28 |
| 1976 | 5.33 |
| 1977 | 5.28 |
| 1978 | 5.25 |
| 1979 | 4.75 |
| 1980 | 4.67 |
| 1981 | 4.60 |
| 1982 | 4.56 |
| 1983 | 4.66 |
| 1984 | 4.81 |
| 1985 | 4.98 |
| 1986 | 4.93 |
| 1987 | 4.88 |
| 1988 | 4.86 |
| 1989 | 4.74 |
| 1990 | 4.83 |
| 1991 | 4.75 |
| 1992 | 4.73 |
| 1993 | 4.60 |
| 1994 | 4.26 |
| 1995 | 4.10 |
| 1996 | 3.96 |
| 1997 | 3.91 |
| 1998 | 3.82 |
| 1999 | 3.82 |
| 2000 | 3.86 |
| 2001 | 4.03 |
| 2002 | 4.09 |
| 2003 | 4.14 |
| 2004 | 4.10 |
| 2005 | 4.12 |
| 2006 | 4.10 |
| 2007 | 3.85 |
| 2008 | 4.22 |
| 2009 | 4.22 |
| 2010 | 4.23 |
| 2011 | 4.24 |
| 2012 | 4.18 |
| 2013 | 4.17 |
| 2014 | 4.16 |
| 2015 | 4.16 |
| 2016 | 4.15 |
| 2017 | 4.14 |
| 2018 | 4.13 |
| 2019 | 4.10 |
| 2020 | 4.07 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
