Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Dynamics

World Urbanization Prospects 2018

Population Division
World Urbanization Prospects 2018
Publications
  • 2018 Revision
  • 2014 Revision
The World's Cities in 2018
This data booklet highlights current and future trajectories of populations in cities around the globe, drawing on the population estimates and projections published in World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision.
Final Report
This report presents the results of the official United Nations estimates and projections of urban and rural populations for 233 countries and areas of the world and for close to 1,900 urban settlements with 300,000 inhabitants or more in 2018, as published in World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision. The data in this revision are consistent with the total populations estimated and projected according to the medium variant of the 2017 Revision of the United Nations global population estimates and projections, published in World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision. This revision updates and supersedes previous estimates and projections published by the United Nations.
Highlights
World Urbanization Prospects 2018: Highlights
Methodology
Procedures to estimate and project the population of urban areas and urban agglomerations
Key Facts
World Urbanization Prospects 2018: Key Facts
Press Release
Press Release of the World Urbanization Prospects 2018
Population Facts 2018/1
The speed of urbanization around the world
Press Release
Press Release of the World Urbanization Prospects 2014
Methodology
Procedures to estimate and project the population of urban areas and urban agglomerations
Highlights
World Urbanization Trends 2014: Key Facts
Wallchart: Urban and Rural Areas
Urban and Rural Areas
Wallchart: Urban Agglomerations
Urban Agglomerations
Final Report
This report presents the results of the 2014 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects including the official United Nations estimates and projections of urban and rural populations for major areas, regions and countries of the world and of all urban agglomerations with 300,000 inhabitants or more in 2014. The data in this Revision are consistent with the total populations estimated and projected according to the medium variant of the 2012 Revision of the United Nations global population estimates and projections, published in World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. This Revision updates and supersedes previous estimates and projections published by the United Nations.
Technical Paper: Natural Disaster
Risks of Exposure and Vulnerability to Natural Disasters at the City Level: A Global Overview
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