Northern Mariana Islands - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Northern Mariana Islands was 52,836 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52,836 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,112 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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1960 5,112
1961 5,402
1962 5,664
1963 5,907
1964 6,174
1965 6,477
1966 6,831
1967 7,232
1968 7,838
1969 8,475
1970 9,108
1971 9,746
1972 10,416
1973 11,068
1974 11,593
1975 12,016
1976 12,321
1977 12,546
1978 12,839
1979 13,427
1980 14,435
1981 15,827
1982 17,631
1983 19,854
1984 22,456
1985 25,382
1986 28,712
1987 32,360
1988 35,965
1989 38,985
1990 41,054
1991 41,854
1992 41,669
1993 41,016
1994 40,640
1995 41,082
1996 42,602
1997 44,939
1998 47,652
1999 50,091
2000 51,795
2001 52,624
2002 52,755
2003 52,389
2004 51,790
2005 51,208
2006 50,654
2007 50,089
2008 49,593
2009 49,247
2010 49,086
2011 49,167
2012 49,477
2013 49,959
2014 50,475
2015 50,958
2016 51,379
2017 51,763
2018 52,121
2019 52,469
2020 52,836

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