Pacific island small states - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Pacific island small states was 992,816 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 992,816 in 2020 and a minimum value of 194,216 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 194,216
1961 204,488
1962 215,515
1963 227,032
1964 238,819
1965 250,575
1966 262,246
1967 272,995
1968 283,620
1969 294,405
1970 305,242
1971 315,927
1972 326,609
1973 337,371
1974 347,385
1975 357,276
1976 367,461
1977 376,978
1978 386,587
1979 396,817
1980 407,866
1981 420,244
1982 433,616
1983 447,282
1984 460,429
1985 472,460
1986 483,106
1987 495,605
1988 507,951
1989 520,519
1990 533,902
1991 548,654
1992 564,595
1993 581,266
1994 598,018
1995 613,818
1996 629,403
1997 642,180
1998 654,110
1999 665,754
2000 677,908
2001 689,730
2002 700,547
2003 711,326
2004 722,949
2005 735,487
2006 749,662
2007 765,265
2008 782,356
2009 799,680
2010 816,236
2011 831,892
2012 846,959
2013 861,867
2014 877,394
2015 894,031
2016 911,922
2017 930,931
2018 950,975
2019 971,682
2020 992,816

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Pacific island small states was 39.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 39.26 in 2020, while its lowest value was 22.45 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 22.45
1961 22.89
1962 23.34
1963 23.80
1964 24.25
1965 24.70
1966 25.13
1967 25.49
1968 25.83
1969 26.18
1970 26.53
1971 26.85
1972 27.17
1973 27.48
1974 27.72
1975 27.92
1976 28.14
1977 28.28
1978 28.41
1979 28.56
1980 28.72
1981 28.92
1982 29.14
1983 29.38
1984 29.60
1985 29.81
1986 30.01
1987 30.39
1988 30.78
1989 31.15
1990 31.51
1991 31.88
1992 32.25
1993 32.62
1994 32.99
1995 33.33
1996 33.69
1997 33.92
1998 34.12
1999 34.32
2000 34.54
2001 34.76
2002 34.92
2003 35.08
2004 35.26
2005 35.45
2006 35.68
2007 35.95
2008 36.26
2009 36.58
2010 36.86
2011 37.11
2012 37.33
2013 37.55
2014 37.76
2015 37.99
2016 38.22
2017 38.47
2018 38.73
2019 38.99
2020 39.26

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization