The
twentieth century witnessed the rapid urbanization of the
world’s population. The global proportion of urban
population increased from a mere 13 per cent in 1900 to
29 per cent in 1950 and, according to the 2005 Revision
of World Urbanization Prospects, reached 49 per
cent in 2005. Since the world is projected to continue to
urbanize, 60 per cent of the global population is expected
to live in cities by 2030. The rising numbers of urban dwellers
give the best indication of the scale of these unprecedented
trends: the urban population increased from 220 million
in 1900 to 732 million in 1950, and is estimated to have
reached 3.2 billion in 2005, thus more than quadrupling
since 1950. According to the latest United Nations population
projections, 4.9 billion people are expected to be urban
dwellers in 2030.
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Percentage
of population at mid-year residing in urban areas by major
area, region and country, 1950-2030 |
| 3. |
Urban
population at mid-year by major area, region and country,
1950-2030 |
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Rural
population at mid-year by major area, region and country,
1950-2030 |
| 5. |
Total
population at mid-year by major area, region and country,
1950-2030 |
| 6. |
Average
annual rate of change of the urban population by major area,
region and country, 1950-2030 |
| 7. |
Average
annual rate of change of the rural population by major area,
region and country, 1950-2030 |
| 8. |
Average
annual rate of change of the total population by major area,
region and country, 1950-2030 |
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Average
annual rate of change of the percentage urban by major area,
region and country, 1950-2030 |
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The
30 largest urban agglomerations ranked by population size,
1950-2015 |
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Population
of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in
2005, by country, 1950-2015 |
| 13. |
Population
of capital cities in 2005 |
| 14. |
Average
annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000
inhabitants or more in 2005, by country, 1950-2015 |
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Percentage
of the urban population residing in each urban agglomeration
with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2005, by country, 1950-2015 |
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Percentage
of the total population residing in each urban agglomeration
with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2005, by country, 1950-2015 |
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Urban
population, number of cities and percentage of urban population,
by size class of settlement, major area and region, 1975-2015 |
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