Urban population (% of total population)¶
Indicator id: urban_population_share · Unit: % · Coverage: 1960-2024
Share of the population living in areas classified as urban according to each country's national statistical office definition.
Sources¶
- World Bank (preferred) -- dataset
WDI, codeSP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS(https://data.worldbank.org)
Caveats¶
National urban/rural definitions vary by country; Nepal's 2017 reclassification of many rural VDCs into urban municipalities caused a step change unrelated to actual migration.
Taxonomy¶
SDG: SDG 11.3 -- Enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization
Topic: Urban Development
Themes: rural
Also known as¶
"urbanisation", "urbanization", "how urban is Nepal", "share living in cities", "urban share"
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