This graph shows the change in the distribution of the world's children in urban, as compared to rural areas, from 1995 to 2005. In 1955, only 27 percent of children aged 0 to 19 years were living in urban areas. In 2005, this number had increase to 43 percent.
Percentage of the world's population aged 0 to 19 years old living in urban areas, worldwide 1955 to 2005
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UNICEF. (February 28, 2012). Percentage of the world's population aged 0 to 19 years old living in urban areas, worldwide 1955 to 2005 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234981/children-in-urban-areas-worldwide/
UNICEF. "Percentage of the world's population aged 0 to 19 years old living in urban areas, worldwide 1955 to 2005." Chart. February 28, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234981/children-in-urban-areas-worldwide/
UNICEF. (2012). Percentage of the world's population aged 0 to 19 years old living in urban areas, worldwide 1955 to 2005. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234981/children-in-urban-areas-worldwide/
UNICEF. "Percentage of The World's Population Aged 0 to 19 Years Old Living in Urban Areas, Worldwide 1955 to 2005." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234981/children-in-urban-areas-worldwide/
UNICEF, Percentage of the world's population aged 0 to 19 years old living in urban areas, worldwide 1955 to 2005 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234981/children-in-urban-areas-worldwide/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Percentage of the world's population aged 0 to 19 years old living in urban areas, worldwide 1955 to 2005 [Graph], UNICEF, February 28, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/234981/children-in-urban-areas-worldwide/
