World Urbanization Prospects, the 2011 Revision

Data on Cities and Urban Agglomerations

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11a. The 30 largest urban agglomerations ranked by population size at each point in time, 1950-2025

11b. Time series of the population of the 30 largest urban agglomerations in 2011 ranked by population size, 1950-2025

12. Population of urban agglomerations with 750,00 inhabitants or more, 1950-2025

13. Population of capital cities in 2011

14. Average annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more, 1950-2025

15. Percentage of the urban population residing in urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more, 1950-2025

16. Percentage of the total population residing in urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more, 1950-2025

17a. Urban Population, number of cities, percentage of urban population by size class of urban settlement, 1950-2025

17b. Number of cities classified by size class of urban settlement, 1950-2025

17c. Percentage of urban population in cities classified by size class of urban settlement, 1950-2025

17d. Population in cities classified by size class of urban settlement, 1950-2025

23. Urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2011 and types of natural risks

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