The share of urban population in China increased by one percentage points (+1.57 percent) since the previous year. While the growth is slowing down, with 64.57 percent, the share is at its peak in the observed period. Notably, the share continuously increased over the last years. A country's urbanization rate refers to the share of the total population living in an urban setting. International comparisons of urbanization rates may be inconsistent, due to discrepancies between definitions of what constitutes an urban center (based on population size, area, or space between dwellings, among others).
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). China: Urbanization from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/455793/urbanization-in-china/
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