This statistic shows the percentage of the total population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by regional development level. By 2050, more developed regions of the world will have 86.6 percent of their populations living in urban areas.
Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by regional development
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UN DESA. (May 16, 2018). Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by regional development [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/671366/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-regional-development/
UN DESA. "Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by regional development." Chart. May 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671366/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-regional-development/
UN DESA. (2018). Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by regional development. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671366/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-regional-development/
UN DESA. "Percentage of Population Living in Urban Areas Worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by Regional Development." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671366/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-regional-development/
UN DESA, Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by regional development Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671366/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-regional-development/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by regional development [Graph], UN DESA, May 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/671366/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-regional-development/
