Turks and Caicos Islands - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Turks and Caicos Islands was 36,242 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36,242 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,777 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 2,777
1961 2,817
1962 2,846
1963 2,859
1964 2,870
1965 2,872
1966 2,876
1967 2,887
1968 2,897
1969 2,926
1970 2,983
1971 3,075
1972 3,194
1973 3,335
1974 3,481
1975 3,625
1976 3,753
1977 3,873
1978 4,003
1979 4,156
1980 4,362
1981 4,728
1982 5,144
1983 5,592
1984 6,067
1985 6,527
1986 6,980
1987 7,416
1988 7,874
1989 8,399
1990 9,007
1991 9,680
1992 10,460
1993 11,303
1994 12,148
1995 12,965
1996 13,701
1997 14,385
1998 15,095
1999 15,961
2000 17,055
2001 18,419
2002 19,979
2003 21,659
2004 23,287
2005 24,727
2006 25,949
2007 26,979
2008 27,860
2009 28,666
2010 29,467
2011 30,257
2012 31,032
2013 31,775
2014 32,489
2015 33,171
2016 33,822
2017 34,450
2018 35,067
2019 35,658
2020 36,242

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