World Urbanization Prospects - Population Division

World Urbanization Prospects 2018

Country Profiles

Note: Urban and rural population in the current country or area as a percentage of the total population, 1950 to 2050.

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Note: Proportion of urban population in the current country as compared to its subregion and region. The proportion is expressed as a percentage of the total population, 1950 to 2050.

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Note: Proportion of urban population in the current country, subregion and region as compared to the ranked urban proportions of all countries of the world (grey area).

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Note: Urban and rural population in the current country.

Data files: file 1 & file 2

Note: Average annual rate of change of the percentage urban of the current country, subregion and region between 1950 and 2018, as compared to the average annual rates of change of the percentage urban of all countries of the world (grey area). The figure illustrates that urban growth rates between 1950 and 2018 were positive in almost all countries of the world.

Note: Urban population by size class of urban settlement and number of cities, 1990, 2018 and 2030. The grey area is a residual category that includes all urban settlements with a population of less than 300,000 inhabitants.

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2018). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision.

World Urbanization Prospects 2018

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