Global Urban Observatory Section

Statistics


 The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

The term "country" as used in this publication also refers, as appropriate, to territories or area.

The designations "more developed" and "less developed" regions are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgement about the stage reached by a particular country or area in the development process. (More developed regions comprise Northern America, Japan, Europe, Australia-New Zealand. Less developed regions comprise Africa, Latin America, Asia(excluding Japan), Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.)
 

TECHNICAL NOTES

General

Some data are desegregated into urban and rural. However, it should be pointed out that rural and urban definitions vary from country to country. Therefore, great care should be taken when statistical comparisons are carried out considering a single definition of "urban and rural".

Demography

Total population [thousands]

Estimates and projections (medium variant) of the total population for each country, region and major area.

Sex composition

The ratio of male population per 100 female population for each country, region and major area.

 Population: Age0-14 [%] The percentage of population below 15 years for each country, region and major area. Population: Age 65+[%] The percentage of population aged 65 and over for each country, region and major area. Urban population [thousands] Estimates and projections of the urban population for each country, region and major area. "Urban" is defined in the national context (the definitions of urban are generally the national definitions incorporated in the latest available census). Rural population [thousands] Estimates and projections of the rural population for each country, region and major area. Urbanization level [%] Estimates and projections of the percentage of population residing in urban areas for each country, region and major area. Household total number [thousands] The concept of " household" is based on the arrangements made by persons individually or in groups, for providing themselves with food or other essentials for living. A household may be either (a) a one-person household, that is, a person who makes provision for his or her own food or other essentials for living without combining with any other person to form part of a multiperson household or (b) a multi-person household, that is, a group of two or more persons living together who make common provision for food or other essentials for living. . The person in the group may pool their incomes and have a common budget to a greater or lesser extent; they may be related or unrelated persons or a combination of both. Household average size Average household size refers to the average number of person per household. This rate is obtained by dividing the total population by number of households. Life expectancy at birth [years] Average life expectancy for each sex. Total population growth rate [%] The average annual growth rate of the total population for each country, region and major area. Urban population growth rate [%] The average annual growth rate of the urban population for each country, region and major area. Rural population growth rate [%] The average annual growth rate of the rural population for each country, region and major area. Household number growth rate [%] The average annual growth rate of the total number of households for each country, region and major area. Household 5-year increment [thousands]

The increment of total number of household for every 5 years.

Housing & social indicators

Total number of living quarters [thousands]

A living quarter is a separate and independent place of abode intended for habitation by one household, or one not intended for habitation but occupied as living quarters by household at the time of the census or other inquiry. Number of conventional dwellings [thousands] Conventional dwelling refers to a room or a suit of rooms and its accessories in a permanent building or structurally separated part thereof, which by the way it has been built, rebuilt or converted, is intended for habitation by one household and is not, at the time of the census or other inquiry, used wholly for other purposes. A conventional dwelling may be either occupied or vacant. Housing units with piped water [%] Percentage of occupied housing units with piped water. Piped water refers to water provided within housing unit by pipe from community-wide systems or from individual installations such as pressure tanks and pumps. "With piped water" means water supply inside housing unit or outside housing unit but within 100 meters from the door. Housing units with toilet [%] Percentage of occupied housing units with toilet of any type. Toilet of any type refers to an installation arranged for humans to discharge their excreta. Owner occupant households [%] Percentage of households occupying the housing unit as owner. Owner occupant is one who owns the housing unit he occupies, including those who pay loan on a housing unit, or whose house is under mortgage. [%]

Households renter [%]

Percentage of households which rent either government-owned or private-owned housing unit, to total households in housing units. Data is calculated from the original source by UNCHS (Habitat).

Conventional dwellings constructed [thousands]

 The number of conventional dwelling constructed.

Illiteracy rate [%]

The percentage of illiterate adult (15 years and over) for each sex. Gross enrolment ratio [%] Total enrolment in respective level of education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population age-group corresponding to the national regulations for the respective level of education. Population with access to safe water [%] Percentage of population with access to an adequate amount of safe drinking water located within a convenient distance from the user's dwelling. It is important to note that "access, adequate amount, safe, convenient distance" vary from country to country. Population with access to sanitation [%] Percentage of population with access to sanitary facility for human excreta disposal in the dwelling or located within a convenient distance from the user's dwelling. It is important to note that "access, sanitary facility, convenient distance" vary from country to country. Space, infrastructure & economic indicators

Total area [1000ha]

Total area of the country, including area under inland water bodies. Inland water bodies generally include major rivers and lakes.

Land area [1000ha]

Total area of the country, excluding area under inland water bodies. Inland water bodies generally include major rivers and lakes. If land area is not shown, the area under inland water bodies is included in the category "Other land".

Population density [population per 1000 ha]

The ratio of the number of population to total area.

 Arable land & land under permanent crop [ha/capita] Arable land refers to land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted only once), temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens (including cultivation under protective cover) and land temporarily fallow (less than five years). The abandoned land resulting from shifting cultivation is not included in this category. Land under permanent crops refers to land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest. Permanent meadows & pasture [ha/capita] Land used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land). The dividing line between this category and the category "Forests and woodland" is rather indefinite, especially in the case of shrubs, Savannah, etc., which may have been reported either under one or the other of these two categories. Forest & woodlands [ha/capita] Land used natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not, and includes land from which forests have been cleared but that will be reforested in the foreseeable future, but it excludes woodland or forest used only for recreation purpose (which is reported under "Other land"). Other land [ha/capita] Other land refers to any other land not specifically listed under other land-use categories. It includes built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc. Consumption commercial energy per capita [giga-joules] Commercial energy consumption includes solid, liquid, gaseous fuels and primary electricity. Consumption refer to "apparent consumption" and are derived from the formula "production + imports - exports - bunkers +/- sock changes". Railway network Density [km/1000km2] The ratio of the total length of the railway network to total area. Road network Density [km/1000km2] The ratio of the total length of the road network to total area. Motor Vehicle per 100 inhabitants [per 100 inhabitants] The number of passenger cars per 100 inhabitants. Passenger cars includes vehicles seating not more than nine persons (including driver), such as taxis, jeeps and station wagons. Special Purpose vehicles such as two- or three-wheeled cycles and motorcycles, trams, trolley-buses, ambulances, hearses, military vehicles operated by police or other governmental security organizations are excluded. Telephones per 100 inhabitants [per 100 inhabitants] The number of main lines per 100 inhabitants. Main telephone lines refer to the telephone lines which have a dedicated port on a telephone exchange. Economically active population [thousands] The economically active population comprises all persons of either sex who furnish the supply of labour for the production of goods and services during a specified time-reference period. Female economically active population [%] The percentage of female economically active population GNP per capita [US$] Gross National Product per capita in US$.

These figures are calculated according to the World Bank Atlas method, which is described below.

The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years, after adjusting them for differences in relative inflation between the country and USA. This three-year average smooths fluctuations in prices and exchange rates for each country. The resulting GNP in U.S.dollars is divided by the midyear population for the latest of three years to derive GNP per capita.

Governments expenditure housing & community amenities [%]

Expenditure on housing and community amenities as a percent of total expenditure of central government. Data relating to a fiscal year are presented within the calendar year containing the greatest number of months for the fiscal year. Fiscal years ending June 30 are presented within the same calendar year.


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