Roughly two out of ten people in East Africa are expected to live in urban areas in 2020. The region is one of the fastest urbanizing in the continent. In 1960, seven percent of East Africa was urbanized, while it was 24 percent in 2020. In absolute numbers, the number of urban residents jumped from three million to 65 million in the period, and Ethiopia is the country with more residents in urban areas, roughly 23 million.
Share of population living in urban areas in East Africa from 1960 to 2020
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UN-HABITAT, & World Food Programme. (August 3, 2020). Share of population living in urban areas in East Africa from 1960 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171651/share-of-urban-population-in-east-africa/
UN-HABITAT, und World Food Programme. "Share of population living in urban areas in East Africa from 1960 to 2020." Chart. August 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171651/share-of-urban-population-in-east-africa/
UN-HABITAT, World Food Programme. (2020). Share of population living in urban areas in East Africa from 1960 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171651/share-of-urban-population-in-east-africa/
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Share of population living in urban areas in East Africa from 1960 to 2020 [Graph], UN-HABITAT, & World Food Programme, August 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171651/share-of-urban-population-in-east-africa/
