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IDA blend
IDB
false
2
1
Urban population (% of total)
2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1974,1973,1972,1971,1970,1969,1968,1967,1966,1965,1964,1963,1962,1961
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This statistics in other country:

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArab WorldArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamas, TheBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbean small statesCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicCentral Europe and the BalticsChadChannel IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Rep.Costa RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuracaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEarly-demographic dividendEast Asia & PacificEast Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)EcuadorEgypt, Arab Rep.El SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaEuro areaEurope & Central AsiaEurope & Central Asia (excluding high income)Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)European UnionFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFragile and conflict affected situationsFranceFrench PolynesiaGabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)High incomeHondurasHong Kong SAR, ChinaHungaryIBRD onlyIcelandIDA & IBRD totalIDA blendIDA onlyIDA totalIndiaIndonesiaIran, Islamic Rep.IraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Dem. People’s Rep.Korea, Rep.KuwaitKyrgyz RepublicLao PDRLate-demographic dividendLatin America & Caribbean Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)LatviaLeast developed countries: UN classificationLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLow & middle incomeLow incomeLower middle incomeLuxembourgMacao SAR, ChinaMacedonia, FYRMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesia, Fed. Sts.Middle East & North AfricaMiddle East & North Africa (excluding high income)Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)Middle incomeMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth AmericaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOECD membersOmanOther small statesPacific island small statesPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPost-demographic dividendPre-demographic dividendPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint Maarten (Dutch part)Slovak RepublicSloveniaSmall statesSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AsiaSouth Asia (IDA & IBRD)South SudanSpainSri LankaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)SudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUpper middle incomeUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela, RBVietnamVirgin Islands (U.S.)West Bank and GazaWorldYemen, Rep.ZambiaZimbabwe

Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1961 to 2016 of IDA blend. No data until 1960. Number of actual observations by date: 56.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

Categories, topics:

Climate Change, Urban Development

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
28.717
Minimum:
18.734
jan 1, 1961
Maximum:
40.985
jan 1, 2016
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1961
18.734
+18.734
0.0%
jan 1, 1962
19.07
+0.336
1.8%
jan 1, 1963
19.372
+0.302
1.59%
jan 1, 1964
19.683
+0.311
1.61%
jan 1, 1965
20.002
+0.319
1.62%
jan 1, 1966
20.327
+0.324
1.62%
jan 1, 1967
20.656
+0.329
1.62%
jan 1, 1968
20.993
+0.337
1.63%
jan 1, 1969
21.335
+0.342
1.63%
jan 1, 1970
21.681
+0.347
1.62%
jan 1, 1971
22.035
+0.354
1.63%
jan 1, 1972
22.396
+0.36
1.63%
jan 1, 1973
22.725
+0.329
1.47%
jan 1, 1974
23.061
+0.337
1.48%
jan 1, 1975
23.408
+0.346
1.5%
jan 1, 1976
23.756
+0.349
1.49%
jan 1, 1977
24.104
+0.348
1.46%
jan 1, 1978
24.445
+0.341
1.42%
jan 1, 1979
24.794
+0.349
1.43%
jan 1, 1980
25.133
+0.339
1.37%
jan 1, 1981
25.457
+0.324
1.29%
jan 1, 1982
25.85
+0.393
1.54%
jan 1, 1983
26.232
+0.382
1.48%
jan 1, 1984
26.623
+0.391
1.49%
jan 1, 1985
27.02
+0.397
1.49%
jan 1, 1986
27.417
+0.397
1.47%
jan 1, 1987
27.814
+0.397
1.45%
jan 1, 1988
28.211
+0.396
1.43%
jan 1, 1989
28.604
+0.393
1.39%
jan 1, 1990
28.999
+0.396
1.38%
jan 1, 1991
29.432
+0.433
1.49%
jan 1, 1992
29.767
+0.334
1.14%
jan 1, 1993
30.105
+0.338
1.14%
jan 1, 1994
30.433
+0.328
1.09%
jan 1, 1995
30.762
+0.329
1.08%
jan 1, 1996
31.09
+0.328
1.07%
jan 1, 1997
31.423
+0.333
1.07%
jan 1, 1998
31.765
+0.343
1.09%
jan 1, 1999
32.118
+0.353
1.11%
jan 1, 2000
32.483
+0.365
1.14%
jan 1, 2001
32.88
+0.397
1.22%
jan 1, 2002
33.369
+0.489
1.49%
jan 1, 2003
33.869
+0.5
1.5%
jan 1, 2004
34.363
+0.495
1.46%
jan 1, 2005
34.866
+0.503
1.46%
jan 1, 2006
35.38
+0.513
1.47%
jan 1, 2007
35.904
+0.525
1.48%
jan 1, 2008
36.441
+0.536
1.49%
jan 1, 2009
36.988
+0.548
1.5%
jan 1, 2010
37.545
+0.556
1.5%
jan 1, 2011
38.109
+0.565
1.5%
jan 1, 2012
38.677
+0.568
1.49%
jan 1, 2013
39.25
+0.573
1.48%
jan 1, 2014
39.826
+0.576
1.47%
jan 1, 2015
40.404
+0.578
1.45%
jan 1, 2016
40.985
+0.58
1.44%

Ranking of countries by current statistics by years