Honduras - Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Honduras was 58.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 58.36 in 2020, while its lowest value was 22.75 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 22.75
1961 23.32
1962 23.90
1963 24.49
1964 25.09
1965 25.70
1966 26.33
1967 26.96
1968 27.60
1969 28.24
1970 28.90
1971 29.57
1972 30.25
1973 30.93
1974 31.57
1975 32.11
1976 32.65
1977 33.20
1978 33.75
1979 34.31
1980 34.87
1981 35.44
1982 36.00
1983 36.58
1984 37.16
1985 37.74
1986 38.32
1987 38.91
1988 39.48
1989 39.97
1990 40.46
1991 40.95
1992 41.45
1993 41.94
1994 42.44
1995 42.94
1996 43.44
1997 43.94
1998 44.45
1999 44.95
2000 45.46
2001 45.96
2002 46.61
2003 47.27
2004 47.93
2005 48.59
2006 49.25
2007 49.91
2008 50.57
2009 51.23
2010 51.89
2011 52.54
2012 53.20
2013 53.86
2014 54.51
2015 55.17
2016 55.81
2017 56.46
2018 57.10
2019 57.73
2020 58.36

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