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World Urbanization Prospects


The 2007 Revision

ESA/P/WP/205
February 2008
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Department of Economic and Social Affairs


Population Division

World Urbanization Prospects


The 2007 Revision
Highlights

United Nations
New York, 2008

DESA
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Note
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PREFACE
The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations Secretariat is responsible for providing the international community with up-to-date and scientifically objective information on population and development. The Population Division provides guidance to the United Nations
General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, and the Commission on Population and Development on
population and development issues and undertakes regular studies on population levels and trends, population
estimates and projections, population policies, and population and development inter-relationships.
The Population Divisions work encompasses the following substantive areas: the study of mortality,
fertility, international and internal migration, including their levels and trends as well as their causes and consequences; estimates and projections of the distribution of the population between urban and rural areas and in cities; estimates and projections of population size, age and sex structure, and demographic indicators for all countries of the world; the documentation and analysis of population and development policies at the national and international levels; and the study of the relationship between socio-economic development and population
change.
This report presents the highlights of the 2007 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects including the
official United Nations estimates and projections of urban and rural populations for major areas, regions and
countries of the world and of all urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2007. The data in
this Revision are consistent with the total populations estimated and projected according to the medium variant
of the 2006 Revision of the United Nations global population estimates and projections, published in World
Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision1. This Revision updates and supersedes previous estimates and projections published by the United Nations.
Wall charts entitled Urban Agglomerations 2007 and Urban and Rural Areas 2007 will also be issued
in 2008. A CD-ROM containing major results of the 2007 Revision can be purchased from the Population Division. A description of the databases and an order form are given on pages 63-66 of this publication and are also
posted on the Population Divisions web site at www.unpopulation.org. All basic data and a complete list of
data sources can be retrieved from an on-line database at the same web site.
This publication may also be accessed on the website of the Population Division at
www.unpopulation.org. For further information about the 2007 Revision, please contact the office of Ms. Hania
Zlotnik, Director, Population Division, DESA, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA; tel.: (1 212) 9633179, fax: (1 212) 963-2147.

World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision, vol. I, Comprehensive Tables (United Nations publication, Sales No.
E.07.XIII.2).
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CONTENTS
Page

PREFACE..................................................................................................................................................................

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EXPLANATORY NOTES .............................................................................................................................................

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HIGHLIGHTS ............................................................................................................................................................

SOURCES OF DATA ...................................................................................................................................................

13

DATA IN DIGITAL FORM .........................................................................................................................................

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ORDER FORM ...........................................................................................................................................................

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TABLES
No.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Total, urban and rural populations by development group, selected periods, 1950-2050.........................
Percentage urban by development group, selected periods, 1950-2050 ...................................................
Total, urban and rural populations by major area, selected periods, 1950-2050 ......................................
Percentage urban by major area, selected periods, 1950-2050 .................................................................
Population distribution of the world and development groups, by area of residence and size class of
urban settlement, 1975, 2007 and 2025 ....................................................................................................
6. Population of urban agglomerations with 10 million inhabitants or more, 1950, 1975, 2007 and 2025...
7. Population of urban agglomerations with 10 million inhabitants or more in 2007 and their average
annual rates of change, selected periods, 1975-2025................................................................................
8. Government views on the spatial distribution of the population, 2007 ....................................................

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4
5
5
9
10
11
12

FIGURES
1.
2.
3.
4.

Urban and rural population of the world, 1950-2050 .............................................................................


Urban and rural populations, by development group, 1950-2050 ..........................................................
Percentage of the population in urban areas, 2007, 2025 and 2050........................................................
Distribution of the world urban population by major area, 1950, 2007 and 2050 ..................................

2
3
6
7

ANNEX TABLES
A.1.

Population of urban and rural areas at mid-year and percentage urban, 2007...................................

69

A.2.

Percentage of population at mid-year residing in urban areas by major area, region and country,
1950-2050 .........................................................................................................................................

74

A.3.

Urban population at mid-year by major area, region and country, 1950-2050..................................

84

A.4.

Rural population at mid-year by major area, region and country, 1950-2050...................................

94

A.5.

Total population at mid-year by major area, region and country, 1950-2050 ...................................

104

No.

A.6.

Page

Average annual rate of change of the urban population by major area, region and country,
1950-2050 .........................................................................................................................................

114

Average annual rate of change of the rural population by major area, region and country,
1950-2050 .........................................................................................................................................

124

Average annual rate of change of the total population by major area, region and country,
1950-2050 .........................................................................................................................................

134

Average annual rate of change of the percentage urban by major area, region and country,
1950-2050 .........................................................................................................................................

144

Average annual rate of change of the percentage rural by major area, region and country,
1950-2050 .........................................................................................................................................

154

A.11.

The 30 largest urban agglomerations ranked by population size, 1950-2025 ...................................

164

A.12.

Population of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2007, by country,


1950-2025 .........................................................................................................................................

168

A.13.

Population of capital cities in 2007 ...................................................................................................

180

A.14.

Average annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in
2007, by country, 1950-2025 ............................................................................................................

184

Percentage of the urban population residing in each urban agglomeration with 750,000 inhabitants
or more in 2007, by country, 1950-2025...........................................................................................

196

Percentage of the total population residing in each urban agglomeration with 750,000 inhabitants
or more in 2007, by country, 1950-2025...........................................................................................

208

Urban population, number of cities and percentage of urban population, by size class of
settlement, major area and region, 1975-2025 ..................................................................................

220

A.7.
A.8.
A.9.
A.10.

A.15.
A.16.
A.17.

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EXPLANATORY NOTES
The following symbols have been used in the tables throughout this report:
Two dots (..) indicate that the item is not applicable.
Three dots (...) indicate that data are not available or are not separately reported.
An em dash () indicates that the value is zero (magnitude zero).
0 or 0.0 indicates that the magnitude is not zero, but less than half of the unit employed.
A minus sign (-) before a figure indicates a decrease.
A full stop (.) is used to indicate decimals.
Years given start on 1 July.
Use of a hyphen (-) between years, for example, 1995-2000, signifies the full period involved, from 1 July of
the beginning year to 30 June of the end year.
Details and percentages in tables do not necessarily add to totals because of rounding.
References to countries, territories, areas and urban locations
The designations employed and the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on
the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
The designations more developed and less developed regions are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgment about the stage reached by a particular country or area in the development process. The term
country, as used in this publication, also refers, as appropriate, to territories or areas.
More developed regions comprise all regions of Europe plus Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan. The
term developed countries is used to designate countries in the more developed regions.
Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan) and Latin America and the Caribbean, as
well as Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The term developing countries is used to designate countries in the less
developed regions.
The group of least developed countries, as defined by the United Nations General Assembly in 2003, comprises 50 countries, of which 34 are in Africa, 10 in Asia, 1 in Latin America and the Caribbean, and 5 in Oceania.
Country names and the composition of geographical areas follow those of Standard country or area codes for statistical
use (ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/49/Rev.3), available at: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm.
Names of cities or urban agglomerations are presented in their original language, following the names used by National
Statistical Offices or the United Nations Demographic Yearbook. For cities with names in more than one language, different names are separated by a hyphen. If the country uses script with non-Latin characters, a transliteration of the original spelling into Latin script is used. If cities have established alternative names or English names, these names are added
in brackets. The administrative subdivision to which a city belongs is appended, if needed, to the city name to identify the
city unambiguously.
For convenience, the term growth rate is used in this report instead of the more precise term rate of change which
reflects that populations can grow or decline.
The following abbreviations have been used:
DESA
SAR
HDI

Department of Economic and Social Affairs


Special Administrative Region
Human Development Index

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For analytical purposes, the following country groupings have been used:
CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTRIES BY MAJOR AREA AND REGION OF THE WORLD
Africa
Eastern Africa

Middle Africa

Northern Africa

Western Africa

Burundi
Comoros2
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius3
Mozambique
Runion
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Angola
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Democratic Republic of the
Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
So Tom and Prncipe

Algeria
Egypt
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
Western Sahara

Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cte dIvoire
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Saint Helena4
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo

Southern Africa
Botswana
Lesotho
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland

Asia
Eastern Asia

South-central Asia5

South-eastern Asia

Western Asia

China
China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Macao SAR
Democratic Peoples
Republic of Korea
Japan
Mongolia
Republic of Korea

Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao Peoples Democratic
Republic
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Viet Nam

Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Cyprus
Georgia
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Occupied Palestinian
Territory
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syrian Arab Republic
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

Including the island of Mayotte.


Including the islands of Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon.
4
Including the islands of Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
5
The regions Southern Asia and Central Asia are combined into South-Central Asia.
3

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CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTRIES (continued)


Europe
Eastern Europe

Northern Europe

Southern Europe

Western Europe

Belarus
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Moldova
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Ukraine

Channel Islands6
Denmark
Estonia
Faeroe Islands
Finland7
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway8
Sweden
United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern
Ireland9

Albania
Andorra
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Gibraltar
Greece
Holy See
Italy
Malta
Montenegro
Portugal
San Marino
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia10

Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
Switzerland

Latin America and the Caribbean


Caribbean

Central America

South America

Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
United States Virgin Islands

Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama

Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
French Guiana
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela (Bolivarian
Republic of)

Including the islands of Guernsey and Jersey.


Including land Islands.
8
Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
9
Also referred to as United Kingdom.
10
Also referred to as TFYR Macedonia.
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CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTRIES (continued)


Northern America
Bermuda
Canada
Greenland
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
United States of America

Oceania
Australia/New Zealand

Melanesia

Micronesia

Polynesia

Australia11
New Zealand

Fiji
New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu

Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
(Federated States of)
Nauru
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau

American Samoa
Cook Islands
French Polynesia
Niue
Pitcairn
Samoa
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Wallis and Futuna Islands

Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African RepubChad
Comoros
Congo

11

Cte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau

Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger

Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.

Nigeria
Runion
Rwanda
Saint Helena
So Tom and Prncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan

Swaziland
Togo
Uganda
United Republic
of Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe

CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTRIES (continued)


Least developed countries
Afghanistan
Angola
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia

Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Kiribati
Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Niger

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Rwanda
Samoa
So Tom and Prncipe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Sudan
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Vanuatu
Yemen
Zambia

HIGHLIGHTS
Since 1988 the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations has been issuing every two years revised and updated estimates and projections of the urban and rural
populations of all countries in the world and of their major urban agglomerations. This note presents the main
findings of the 2007 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects which are consistent with the size of the total
population of each country as estimated or projected in the 2006 Revision of World Population Prospects
(United Nations, 2008).
The 2007 Revision presents estimates and projections of the total, urban and rural populations of the world
for the period 1950-2050. The results are shown for development groups, six major areas (i.e., Africa, Asia,
Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern America and Oceania) and 21 regions. Data are further
disaggregated for the 229 countries or areas of the world. The 2007 Revision also provides estimates and projections of the population of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2007 for the period
1950-2025. Estimates of the proportion of the population living in urban areas and the population of cities are
derived on the basis of national statistics. The most common source of data on the proportion urban and the
population of cities and urban agglomerations is the population census. For some countries, the basic data are
obtained from population registers or administrative statistics.
The 2007 Revision corroborates that the world population will reach a landmark in 2008: for the first time
in history the urban population will equal the rural population of the world and, from then on, the world population will be urban in its majority. This event is a consequence of rapid urbanization in the last decades, especially in the less developed regions. Nevertheless, major parts of the world remain largely rural. In Africa
and Asia, still six out of every ten persons live in rural areas.
Between 2007 and 2050, the world population is expected to increase by 2.5 billion, passing from 6.7 billion to 9.2 billion (United Nations, 2008). At the same time, the population living in urban areas is projected
to gain 3.1 billion, passing from 3.3 billion in 2007 to 6.4 billion 2050. Thus, the urban areas of the world are
expected to absorb all the population growth expected over the next four decades while at the same time
drawing in some of the rural population. As a result, the world rural population is projected to start decreasing
in about a decade and 0.6 billion fewer rural inhabitants are expected in 2050 than today. Furthermore, most
of the population growth expected in urban areas will be concentrated in the cities and towns of the less developed regions. Asia, in particular, is projected to see its urban population increase by 1.8 billion, Africa by
0.9 billion, and Latin America and the Caribbean by 0.2 billion. Population growth is therefore becoming
largely an urban phenomenon concentrated in the developing world.
Realization of these projections is contingent on the continuation of fertility reductions in the developing
world. If fertility were to remain constant at current levels and the pace of urbanization remained that projected in the 2007 Revision, the world urban population would increase to 8.1 billion by 2050 instead of the
6.4 billion expected when fertility is assumed to continue declining in all developing regions. In many countries, natural increase (the difference of births minus deaths) accounts for 60 per cent or more of urban population growth. Consequently, policies that facilitate the reduction of fertility by allowing couples to have the
number of children they desire can contribute to moderate increases in the number of urban dwellers, thereby
making it easier for developing countries to adjust to the transformations associated with growing urbanization.
There is significant diversity in the urbanization levels reached by different regions. The transformative
power of urbanization was felt earlier in todays more developed regions and they have reached high levels of
urbanization. Thus, 74 per cent of the inhabitants of more developed regions lived in urban areas in 2007,
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whereas just 44 per cent of those in the less developed regions did so. Urbanization is expected to continue
rising in both the more developed and the less developed regions so that, by 2050, urban dwellers will likely
account for 86 per cent of the population in the more developed regions and for 67 per cent of that in the less
developed regions. Overall, the world population is expected to be 70 per cent urban in 2050.
Todays 3.4 billion urban dwellers are distributed unevenly among urban settlements of different size. In
discussing urbanization, the focus often is on large cities, cities whose populations are larger than those of
many countries. In 2007, 19 urban agglomerations qualified as megacities because they had at least 10 million
inhabitants. Despite their visibility and dynamism, megacities account for a small though increasing proportion of the world urban population: nearly 9 per cent in 2007 and nearly 10 per cent in 2025. At the same
time, over half of the urban population lives and will continue to live in small urban centres with fewer than
half a million inhabitants. These and other key findings of the 2007 Revision are summarized below.
Key Findings of the 2007 Revision
1. During 2008, for the first time in history, the proportion of the population living in urban areas will
reach 50 per cent (figure I.1). While in the more developed regions, the proportion urban was already nearly
53 per cent in 1950, in the less developed regions the 50 per cent level will likely be reached around 2019
(figure I.2).
Figure I.1. Urban and rural populations of the world, 1950-2050
7000.0
6000.0

Population (millions)

5000.0
4000.0
3000.0
2000.0
1000.0
0.0
1950

1960

1970

1980

Urban population

1990

2000
Year

2010

2020

2030

2040

2050

Rural population

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division


World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

2. The world urban population is expected nearly to double by 2050, increasing from 3.3 billion in 2007 to
6.4 billion in 2050. By mid-century the world urban population will likely be the same size as the worlds total population in 2004. Virtually all of the worlds population growth will be absorbed by the urban areas of
the less developed regions, whose population is projected to increase from 2.4 billion in 2007 to 5.3 billion in
2050. The urban population of the more developed regions is projected to increase modestly, from 0.9 billion
in 2007 to 1.1 billion in 2050 (table I.1).
Figure I.2. Urban and rural populations, by development group, 1950-2050
6000.0

Population (millions)

5000.0

4000.0

3000.0

2000.0

1000.0

0.0
1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

More developed regions, urban population

2000
Year

More developed regions, rural population

2010

2020

2030

2040

2050

Less developed regions, urban population


Less developed regions, rural population

TABLE I.1. TOTAL, URBAN AND RURAL POPULATIONS BY DEVELOPMENT GROUP, SELECTED PERIODS, 1950-2050
Population (billion)

Average annual rate of change (percentage)

1950

1975

2007

2025

2050

1950-1975

1975-2007

2007-2025

2025-2050

World....................................

2.54

4.08

6.67

8.01

9.19

1.90

1.54

1.02

0.55

More developed regions....

0.81

1.05

1.22

1.26

1.25

1.01

0.48

0.16

-0.04

Less developed regions.....

1.72

3.03

5.45

6.75

7.95

2.26

1.84

1.19

0.65

World....................................

0.74

1.52

3.29

4.58

6.40

2.89

2.42

1.84

1.33

More developed regions....

0.43

0.70

0.91

0.99

1.07

1.98

0.81

0.49

0.30

Less developed regions.....

0.31

0.82

2.38

3.59

5.33

3.88

3.35

2.27

1.58

World....................................

1.80

2.56

3.38

3.43

2.79

1.41

0.87

0.08

-0.82

More developed regions....

0.39
1.41

0.35
2.21

0.31
3.06

0.26
3.16

0.17
2.62

-0.44
1.80

-0.32
1.02

-0.94
0.17

-1.67
-0.75

Development group

Total population

Urban population

Rural population

Less developed regions.....

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TABLE I.2. PERCENTAGE URBAN BY DEVELOPMENT GROUP, SELECTED PERIODS, 1950-2050


Rate of urbanization
Percentage urban

(percentage)

Development group

1950

1975

2007

2025

2050

1950-1975

1975-2007

2007-2025

2025-2050

World......................................
More developed regions .....
Less developed regions.......

29.1
52.5
18.0

37.3
67.0
27.0

49.4
74.4
43.8

57.2
79.0
53.2

69.6
86.0
67.0

0.99
0.97
1.62

0.88
0.33
1.51

0.82
0.33
1.08

0.59
0.24
0.78

3. The world rural population is expected to reach a maximum of 3.5 billion in 2018 or 2019 and to decline slowly thereafter, to reach 2.8 billion in 2050 (figure I.1). These global trends are driven mostly by the
dynamics of rural population growth in the less developed regions, which house today 90 per cent of the
world rural population. Whereas the rural population of the more developed regions has been declining steadily during the second half of the twentieth century and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future, the
rural population of the less developed regions more than doubled since 1950 and will likely continue to grow
until 2021 before a long-term decline sets in.
4. The rate of growth of the world urban population is slowing down (table I.1). Between 1950 and 2007,
the world urban population grew at an average rate of 2.6 per cent per year and more than quadrupled over the
period, passing from 0.7 billion to 3.3 billion. During 2007-2025, the world urban population is projected to
grow at an average annual rate of 1.8 per cent, which, if maintained, would lead to a doubling of the urban
population in 38 years. During 2025-2050, the urban growth rate is expected to decline further to 1.3 per cent
per year, implying a doubling time of 52 years.
5. The sustained increase of the urban population combined with the pronounced deceleration of rural
population growth will result in continued urbanization, that is, in increasing proportions of the population
living in urban areas. Globally, the level of urbanization is expected to rise from 50 per cent in 2008 to 70 per
cent in 2050 (table I.2). More developed regions are expected to see their level of urbanization rise from 74
per cent to 86 per cent over the same period. In the less developed regions, the proportion urban will likely
increase from 44 per cent in 2007 to 67 per cent in 2050 (table I.2).
6. Historically, the process of rapid urbanization started first in todays more developed regions. In 1920,
just under 30 per cent of their population was urban and by 1950, more than half of their population was living in urban areas. In 2007, high levels of urbanization, surpassing 80 per cent, characterized Australia, New
Zealand and Northern America. Europe, with 72 per cent of its population living in urban areas, was the least
urbanized major area in the developed world. By 2050, Australia, New Zealand and Northern America are all
expected to be over 90 per cent urban while Europes level of urbanization is projected to be lower, at 84 per
cent (table I.4).
7. Among the less developed regions, Latin America and the Caribbean has an exceptionally high level of
urbanization (78 per cent), higher than that of Europe. Africa and Asia, in contrast, remain mostly rural, with
38 per cent and 41 per cent, respectively, of their populations living in urban areas. Over the coming decades,
the level of urbanization is expected to increase in all major areas of the developing world, with Africa and
Asia urbanizing more rapidly than the rest (table I.4). Nevertheless, by mid-century, Africa and Asia are expected still to have lower levels of urbanization than the more developed regions or Latin America and the
Caribbean (figure I.3).

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TABLE I.3. TOTAL, URBAN AND RURAL POPULATIONS BY MAJOR AREA, SELECTED PERIODS, 1950-2050
Population
(millions)
Major area

1950

1975

2007

2025

2050

Average annual rate of change


(percentage)
19501975200720251975
2007
2025
2050

Total population
Africa................................................

224

416

965

1394

1998

2.48

2.63

2.04

1.44

Asia...................................................

1411

2394

4030

4779

5266

2.12

1.63

0.95

0.39

Europe...............................................
Latin America and the Caribbean .....

548
168

676
325

731
572

715
688

664
769

0.84
2.65

0.24
1.77

-0.12
1.02

-0.30
0.45

Northern America .............................

172

243

339

393

445

1.40

1.03

0.82

0.50

Oceania .............................................

13

21

34

41

49

2.03

1.49

1.05

0.65

Africa................................................

33

107

373

658

1234

4.76

3.90

3.15

2.52

Asia...................................................

237

574

1645

2440

3486

3.54

3.29

2.19

1.43

Europe...............................................
Latin America and the Caribbean .....

281
69

444
198

528
448

545
575

557
683

1.84
4.21

0.54
2.55

0.18
1.38

0.08
0.69

Northern America .............................

110

180

275

337

401

1.98

1.33

1.11

0.70

Oceania .............................................

15

24

30

37

2.60

1.44

1.17

0.89

Africa................................................

192

309

592

736

764

1.92

2.03

1.21

0.15

Asia...................................................

1174

1820

2384

2339

1780

1.75

0.84

-0.11

-1.09

Europe...............................................

267

232

204

170

107

-0.57

-0.41

-1.00

-1.84

Latin America and the Caribbean .....

98

126

124

113

87

1.01

-0.06

-0.50

-1.08

Northern America .............................

62

64

63

56

44

0.11

-0.02

-0.65

-1.00

Oceania .............................................

10

12

11

0.88

1.60

0.78

-0.04

Urban population

Rural population

TABLE I.4. PERCENTAGE URBAN BY MAJOR AREA, SELECTED PERIODS, 1950-2050

Percentage urban
Major area

1950

1975

2007

2025

2050

19501975

Rate of urbanization
(percentage)
197520072007
2025

20252050

Africa................................................

14.5

25.7

38.7

47.2

61.8

2.28

1.28

1.10

1.08

Asia...................................................

16.8

24.0

40.8

51.1

66.2

1.42

1.66

1.24

1.04

Europe ..............................................

51.2

65.7

72.2

76.2

83.8

1.00

0.29

0.30

0.38

Latin America and the Caribbean .....

41.4

61.1

78.3

83.5

88.7

1.56

0.78

0.36

0.24

Northern America .............................

63.9

73.8

81.3

85.7

90.2

0.58

0.30

0.29

0.20

Oceania .............................................

62.0

71.5

70.5

71.9

76.4

0.57

-0.05

0.11

0.24

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Figure I.3. Percentage of the population in urban areas, 2007, 2025 and 2050

2007

2025

2050

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division: World Population Prospects
DEMOBASE extract. 2007.
NOTE: The boundaries shown on the present map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.

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Figure I.4. Distribution of the world urban population by major area, 1950, 2007, 2050
60%
54%
50%
50%

38%

40%
32%
30%
19%

20%

16%
11%

9%

10%

15%

14%
9%

11%

8%
6%

4%

1% 1% 1%
0%
Africa

Asia

Europe

1950

Latin America
and the
Caribbean
2007

Northern America

Oceania

2050

8. Despite its low level of urbanization, in 2007 Asia was home to about half of the urban population in
the world. Europe had the second highest share, at 16 per cent (figure I.4). Over the next four decades, Africa
and Asia will experience a marked increase in their urban populations. In Africa the urban population is likely
to treble and in Asia it will more than double (table I.3). By mid-century, most of the urban population of the
world will be concentrated in Asia (54 per cent) and Africa (19 per cent) (figure I.4)
9. With the exception of Africa and Oceania, all major areas are expected to have smaller rural populations in 2050 than today (table I.3). Africas rural population may start to decline before the mid-century. Today, the majority of rural dwellers live in Asia (71 per cent) and Africa (18 per cent) and the concentration of
the world rural population in these two major areas combined is expected to increase so that, by 2050, 64 per
cent of all rural inhabitants are projected to live in Asia and 27 per cent in Africa.
10. The world urban population is highly concentrated in a few countries. In 2007, three quarters of the 3.3
billion urban dwellers on Earth lived in 25 countries, whose urban populations ranged from 29 million in
South Africa to 561 million in China. China, India and the United States of America accounted for 35 per cent
of the world urban population. Most of the 25 countries with the largest urban populations are highly urbanized, but seven have levels of urbanization ranging from 27 per cent to just over 50 per cent and they include
some of the most populous countries in the world: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nigeria and Pakistan.
11. Most countries have small urban populations. In 2007, two thirds of the 229 countries or areas considered had fewer than 5 million urban dwellers and they accounted for 5.8 per cent of the world urban population. Among them, 60 per cent had urban populations below one million and accounted for 0.6 per cent of all
urban dwellers on Earth. By 2050, just half of all countries or areas are expected to have fewer than 5 million
urban dwellers and to account for barely 2 per cent of the world urban population.

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12. Similarly, the increases in the world urban population are concentrated in a few countries, with China
and India projected to account together for about a third of the increase in the urban population in the coming
decades. Between 2007 and 2025, the urban areas of the world are expected to gain 1.3 billion people, including 261 million in China and 197 million in India, which account together for 35 per cent of the total increase.
Nine additional countries are projected to contribute 29 per cent of the urban increment, with increases ranging from 20 million to 62 million. The countries involved are: Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo
in Africa; Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and the Philippines in Asia; Brazil and Mexico in Latin America,
and the United States of America. Among them, those in Africa and Asia will experience high rates of urban
population growth, surpassing 2 per cent or even 3 per cent per year.
13. A further urban increment of 1.8 billion people is expected globally during 2025-2050, with India being
the major contributor (377 million) and China following (205 million). Together, the two most populous
countries on Earth are expected to account for 32 per cent of urban growth during 2025-2050. In 2050, China
will still have the largest urban population (1 billion), followed by India (0.9 billion).
14. In a few developed countries, the urban population will decrease. Despite the projected increases in the
level of urbanization, overall population decline in several countries will lead to a reduction in the number of
urban dwellers. Between 2007 and 2025, the urban population of the Russian Federation and that of Ukraine
are projected to decline by 8 million and 3 million, respectively. Between 2025 and 2050, more countries will
experience reductions in the urban population. Those with the largest drops include Japan (a reduction of 4
million), the Republic of Korea (4 million), the Russian Federation (7 million) and Ukraine (4 million).
15. The rural population is even more highly concentrated in a few countries than the urban population. In
2007, 18 countries accounted for 75 per cent of the rural population and all but three (Japan, the Russian Federation and the United States) are located in Africa or Asia. India has the largest rural population (828 million), followed by China (767 million). Together, they account for 47 per cent of the world rural population.
Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan follow, each with over 100 million rural inhabitants. In Africa, the largest
rural populations are located in Nigeria (78 million), Ethiopia (69 million), Egypt (43 million), the Democratic Republic of Congo (42 million), the United Republic of Tanzania (30 million) and Kenya (30 million).
During 2007-2025, the rural populations of most of those African countries are projected to increase at rates
equal to or higher than 1 per cent per year, the only exception being Nigeria. Among populous countries in
Asia, Pakistan will have the highest rural growth rate during 2007-2025 (0.8 per cent per year). In contrast, in
eight of the 18 countries with large rural populations the rural population is declining, with China, Indonesia,
Japan, the Russian Federation and the United States having the fastest rates of decline.
16. As in the case of the urban population, most countries have small rural populations. In 2007, 69 per cent
of the 229 countries or areas considered had at most 5 million rural inhabitants and accounted for 4.8 per cent
of the world rural population. In three quarters of them, the rural population is projected to decrease during
2007-2050.
17. The 3.3 billion urban dwellers in 2007 were distributed unevenly among urban settlements of different
size. Over half of the world urban population (52 per cent) lived in cities or towns with fewer than half a million inhabitants. In the more developed regions, 54 per cent of the urban population lived in small urban centres and 51 per cent did so in the less developed regions. Between 2007 and 2025, small urban centres are expected to absorb nearly half of the expected increase in the urban population.
18. Cities in the next size class, whose population ranges from 500,000 to one million inhabitants, are numerous (460 in 2007 rising to 551 in 2025), but they account for just 10 per cent of the overall urban population. Medium-sized cities, with more than a million inhabitants but fewer than 5 million, are also numerous
(382 in 2007 increasing to 524 in 2025) and they account for 23 per cent of the urban population (table I.5).

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19. Large cities, whose populations range from 5 million to just under 10 million, numbered 30 in 2007 and
are expected to number 48 in 2025, but accounted for just 7 per cent of the urban population. Three quarters
of these megacities in waiting are located in developing countries.
TABLE I.5. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION OF THE WORLD AND DEVELOPMENT GROUPS, BY AREA OF RESIDENCE
AND SIZE CLASS OF URBAN SETTLEMENT, 1975, 2007 AND 2025
Development
group

Area of residence and size class


of urban settlement (number of
inhabitants)

Population (millions)
1975
2007
2025

Percentage distribution
1975
2007
2025

World

Urban area
10 million or more
5 million to 10 million
1 million to 5 million
500,000 to 1 million
Fewer than 500,000

1 519
53
117
317
167
864

3 294
286
214
760
322
1 712

4 584
447
337
1 058
390
2 354

100.0
3.5
7.7
20.9
11.0
56.9

100.0
8.7
6.5
23.1
9.8
52.0

100.0
9.7
7.3
23.1
8.5
51.3

More developed regions

Urban area
10 million or more
5 million to 10 million
1 million to 5 million
500,000 to 1 million
Fewer than 500,000

702
42
50
137
71
401

910
89
49
202
83
487

995
103
69
203
90
531

100.0
6.1
7.1
19.6
10.2
57.1

100.0
9.8
5.4
22.2
9.1
53.5

100.0
10.3
6.9
20.4
9.0
53.4

Less developed
regions

Urban area
10 million or more
5 million to 10 million
1 million to 5 million
500,000 to 1 million
Fewer than 500,000

817
11
68
180
96
463

2 384
197
165
558
239
1 225

3 590
344
268
855
300
1 822

100.0
1.3
8.3
22.1
11.7
56.6

100.0
8.3
6.9
23.4
10.0
51.4

100.0
9.6
7.5
23.8
8.4
50.8

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TABLE I.6. POPULATION OF URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS WITH 10 MILLION


INHABITANTS OR MORE, 1950, 1975, 2007 AND 2025 (MILLIONS)
1950
Rank

1
2

1975

Urban agglomeration

New York-Newark, USA


Tokyo, Japan

Population

Rank

12.3
11.3

1
2
3

Urban agglomeration

Tokyo, Japan
New York-Newark, USA
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico

2007
Rank

Population

26.6
15.9
10.7

2025
Population

Rank

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Tokyo, Japan
New York-Newark, USA
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico
Mumbai (Bombay), India
So Paulo, Brazil
Delhi, India
Shanghai, China
Kolkata (Calcutta), India
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Buenos Aires, Argentina

35.7
19.0
19.0
19.0
18.8
15.9
15.0
14.8
13.5
12.8

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA


Karachi, Pakistan
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Osaka-Kobe, Japan
Beijing, China
Manila, Philippines
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Federation
Istanbul, Turkey

12.5
12.1
11.9
11.7
11.3
11.1
11.1
10.5
10.1

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27

Urban agglomeration

Urban agglomeration

Tokyo, Japan
Mumbai (Bombay), India
Delhi, India
Dhaka, Bangladesh
So Paulo, Brazil
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico
New York-Newark, USA
Kolkata (Calcutta), India
Shanghai, China
Karachi, Pakistan
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the
Congo
Lagos, Nigeria
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt
Manila, Philippines
Beijing, China
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jakarta, Indonesia
Istanbul, Turkey
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Osaka-Kobe, Japan
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Federation
Lahore, Pakistan
Shenzhen, China
Chennai (Madras), India
Paris, France

Population

36.4
26.4
22.5
22.0
21.4
21.0
20.6
20.6
19.4
19.1
16.8
15.8
15.6
14.8
14.5
13.8
13.7
13.4
12.4
12.1
11.8
11.4
10.5
10.5
10.2
10.1
10.0

20. Megacities are urban agglomerations with at least 10 million inhabitants. There are today 19 megacities
on Earth and their number is expected to increase to 27 in 2025. The proportion of people living in megacities
is small. In 2007, 9 per cent of the world urban population resided in megacities and by 2025 their share is
expected to raise to almost 10 per cent. In relation to the whole world population, megacities account today
for 4 per cent of the population, meaning that just one in twenty-five people on Earth live in megacities.
21. Asia has eleven megacities; Latin America has four; Northern America, two; and Africa and Europe
have one each. Eleven of these megacities are capitals of their countries. By 2025, when the number of megacities rises to 27, Asia would have increased its number by five; Africa by two, and Europe by one.

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22. The distribution of the urban population by city size class varies among the major areas. In Latin America and the Caribbean, for instance, urban dwellers are more concentrated in the megacities than in the world
as a whole: 14 per cent live in megacities. Relatively high concentrations of urban dwellers in megacities are
also found in Northern America (11 per cent) and Asia (10 per cent). In contrast, 58 per cent of urban dwellers in Africa live in small urban centres with fewer than half a million inhabitants and 68 per cent of those in
Europe do the same.
23. With nearly 36 million inhabitants in 2007, Tokyo is by far the most populous urban agglomeration in
the world, but it encompasses all contiguous densely inhabited districts in Tokyo-to (ku-bu) plus those in 87
surrounding cities and towns, including Yokohama, Kawasaki and Chiba, important cities in their own rights.
Other megacities, while named after the major city at their core, also encompass a large area and a number of
urban settlements within it, constituting therefore complex urban agglomerations. Following Tokyo, the next
largest urban agglomerations are New York-Newark, Ciudad de Mxico, Mumbai and So Paulo, each with
about 19 million inhabitants. In 2025, Tokyo is still expected to be the worlds most populous urban agglomeration with 36 million inhabitants, followed by Mumbai (with 26 million), Delhi (23 million), Dhaka (22
million) and So Paulo (21 million) (table I.6).
TABLE I.7. POPULATION OF URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS WITH 10 MILLION INHABITANTS OR MORE IN 2007
AND THEIR AVERAGE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE, SELECTED PERIODS, 1975-2025
Population
(millions)

Average annual rate of


change (percentage)

Urban agglomeration

1975

2007

2025

1975-2007

2007-2025

Tokyo, Japan ..................................................


New York-Newark, USA ...............................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico.....
Mumbai (Bombay), India ...............................
So Paulo, Brazil ............................................
Delhi, India.....................................................
Shanghai, China..............................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ................................
Dhaka, Bangladesh.........................................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA....
Karachi, Pakistan............................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt..............................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .....................................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .........................................
Beijing, China.................................................
Manila, Philippines.........................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Federation .........
Istanbul, Turkey .............................................

26.6
15.9
10.7
7.1
9.6
4.4
7.3
7.9
2.2
8.7
8.9
4.0
6.4
7.6
9.8
6.0
5.0
7.6
3.6

35.7
19.0
19.0
19.0
18.8
15.9
15.0
14.8
13.5
12.8
12.5
12.1
11.9
11.7
11.3
11.1
11.1
10.5
10.1

36.4
20.6
21.0
26.4
21.4
22.5
19.4
20.6
22.0
13.8
13.7
19.1
15.6
13.4
11.4
14.5
14.8
10.5
12.1

0.92
0.57
1.80
3.08
2.10
4.00
2.24
1.96
5.64
1.19
1.05
3.48
1.91
1.38
0.43
1.91
2.49
0.99
3.21

0.11
0.44
0.55
1.83
0.71
1.92
1.44
1.83
2.72
0.41
0.50
2.52
1.49
0.74
0.04
1.50
1.60
0.04
1.03

NOTE: Urban agglomerations are ordered according to their population size in 2007.

24. Large urban agglomerations are not necessarily experiencing fast population growth. Among the 19
megacities in 2007, one-third experienced annual population growth below 1.5 per cent between 1975 and
2007 and just five grew at rates above 3 per cent per year (table I.7): Dhaka in Bangladesh (5.6 per cent per
year); Delhi (4.0 per cent) and Mumbai (3.1 per cent) in India; Karachi in Pakistan (3.5 per cent), and Istanbul
in Turkey (3.2 per cent). Between 2007 and 2025, two-thirds of the megacities are projected to experience
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annual population growth below 1.5 per cent and only two (Dhaka and Karachi) will maintain population
growth rates above 2 per cent.
25. Faced with the numerous opportunities and challenges associated with urbanization, many Governments have consistently considered their populations spatial distribution as a concern. In 2007, 85 per cent of
Governments expressed concern about their pattern of population distribution, a percentage comparable to
that recorded in the 1970s (table I.8). Among developing countries, 56 per cent wished to make a major
change in the spatial distribution of their populations, whereas 32 per cent desired a minor change. Among
developed countries, 37 per cent desired a major change and 39 per cent a minor change. Dissatisfaction regarding patterns of population distribution was highest in Africa (74 per cent of its countries desired a major
change) and Asia (51 per cent desired a major change). In Latin America and the Caribbean, Oceania and
Europe, about 40 per cent of Governments considered that major changes in spatial distribution were desirable (United Nations, 2007).
26. A common policy to modify population distribution includes various types of measures to reduce migrant flows to large cities. The percentage of developing countries having implemented such policies rose
from 44 per cent to 74 per cent between 1976 and 2007. Among developed countries, the proportion with
policies to reduce flows to large cities declined from 55 per cent in 1975 to 26 per cent in 1996 and then rebounded to reach 39 per cent in 2007. In Oceania, 83 per cent of countries have such policies, in Africa 78 per
cent, in Asia 71 per cent and in Latin America and the Caribbean 68 per cent.

TABLE I.8. GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION, 2007
Major
change
desired

Minor
change
desired

Satisfactory

Total

Major
change
desired

Number of countries

Minor
change
desired

Satisfactory

Total

Percentage

World................................

100

66

29

195

51

34

15

100

More developed regions ...

18

19

12

49

37

39

24

100

Less developed regions.....

82

47

17

146

56

32

12

100

Source: World Population Policies 2007 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.08.XIII.8).

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SOURCES OF DATA
This chapter contains information on the sources
of data used in estimating and projecting the population of urban areas and urban agglomerations. Section A presents the sources of data and the definitions underlying the data on urban populations. The
definitions presented are generally those used by
national statistical offices in carrying out the latest
available census. When the definition used in the
latest census was not the same as in previous censuses, the data were adjusted whenever possible so
as to maintain consistency. In cases where adjustments were made in such a way as to ensure consistency with the definition used in previous censuses,
that information is included in the sources listed
below. United Nations estimates and projections are
based, to the extent possible, on actual enumerations. In some cases, however, it was desirable to
incorporate official or other estimates of urban
population size as part of the input for the estimation of trends. The sources below indicate when that
was done.

Section B presents sources of data and the statistical concepts underlying the data used in estimating
and projecting the populations of urban agglomerations and capital cities. The term Urban agglomeration refers to the population contained within the
contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban
density levels without regard to administrative
boundaries. It usually incorporates the population in
a city or town plus that in the suburban areas lying
outside the city proper but being adjacent to the city
boundaries. Whenever possible, data classified according to the concept of urban agglomeration are
used. However, some countries do not produce data
according to that concept but use instead that of
metropolitan area or City proper. If possible, such
data are adjusted to conform to the concept of urban
agglomeration. When sufficient information is not
available to permit such an adjustment, data based
on the concept of City proper or metropolitan area
are used. The sources listed in section B indicate
whether data were adjusted to conform to the concept of urban agglomeration or whether a different
concept was used.

A. SOURCES OF DATA ON THE URBAN POPULATION


Afghanistan
Sources of data: Census of 1979; estimates for
1950, 1966, 1971 and 2004.
Definition: Sixty-six localities and provincial
centers.
Albania
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1960,
1969, 1979, 1989, 2001 and 2007; estimates for
1991 and 2005.
Definition: Towns and other industrial centres
with more than 400 inhabitants.
Algeria
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1960, 1966,
1977, 1987 and 1998.
Definition: All communes having as chef-lieu a
city, a rural town or an urban agglomeration.

American Samoa
Sources of data: Census of 2000; UN estimates
for 1970, 1980 and 1990.
Definition: Urban areas, according to the 2000
census, are densely settled territory that meets minimum population density requirements and encompasses a population of at least 2,500. The proportion
urban for earlier years was adjusted for consistency
with this definition.
Andorra
Sources of data: Estimates for 1985, 1990, 2000
and 2004; UN estimates for 1950 and 1960.
Definition: Parishes of Andorra la Vella, Escaldes-Engordany, Saint Julia, Encamp and La Massana.

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Angola
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960 and
1970; estimate for 1994; UN estimate for 2003.
Definition: Localities with at least 2,000 inhabitants.
Anguilla
Sources of data: UN Estimates for 1960, 1974,
1984, 1992 and 2001.
Definition: In the absence of more detailed information, the entire population is considered urban.
Antigua and Barbuda
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1991
and 2001.
Definition: St. Johns (capital).
Argentina
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1991 and 2001.
Definition: Population centres with 2,000 inhabitants or more.
Armenia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2001; estimate for 1974.
Definition: Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, usually according to the
criteria of number of inhabitants and predominance
of agricultural or non-agricultural workers and their
families.
Aruba
Sources of data: Censuses of 1991 and 2000;
estimate for 1965; UN estimate for 2005.
Definition: Oranjestad (capital) and Sant Nicolas.
Australia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1961, 1971,
1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001.
Definition: All urban centres with 1,000 inhabitants or more. Starting in 1991, the definition of urban has changed in the census counts.

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Austria
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2001; estimates for 2005 and 2007.
Definition: Based on the concept of a functional
and structural urban area (Stadtregion) consisting of
an urban core area (Kernzone) and surrounding urban areas. (Auenzone). The surrounding urban areas is defined as an area in which at least 30 per
cent of working adults commute daily into the corresponding core area.
Azerbaijan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 1999; estimates for 1974, 1984 and 2005.
Definition: Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, usually according to the
criteria of number of inhabitants and predominance
of agricultural or non-agricultural workers and their
families.
Bahamas
Sources of data: Censuses of 1963, 1980, 1990
and 2000; estimate for 1953.
Definition: For the 1980, 1990 and 2000 census
counts, sum of the cities.
Bahrain
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1965, 1991
and 2001; UN estimate for 1950.
Definition: Communes or villages with 2,500
inhabitants or more. For consistency purposes, the
1971 and 1981 census estimates were excluded.
Bangladesh
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1974,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Definition: Places having a municipality
(pourashava), a town (shahar) committee or a cantonment board. In general, urban areas have at least
5,000 inhabitants in a contiguous set of houses with
a well developed sense of community and access to
public utilities, such as roads, street lighting, water
supply, sanitary arrangements, etc. Urban places are
generally centres of trade and commerce where the
labour force is mostly non-agricultural and literacy
levels are high. An area that has urban characteristics but has fewer than 5,000 inhabitants may, in
special cases, be considered urban.

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Barbados
Sources of data: Censuses of 1970, 1980, 1990
and 2000.
Definition: Bridgetown (capital).
Belarus
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 1999; estimates for 1964, 1974, 1984 and
2006.
Definition: Cities and urban-type localities officially designated as such (cities and towns, semiurban centers, industrial communities and health
resort communities).
Belgium
Sources of data: Census of 1981; estimate for
1976; UN estimates for 1961, 2000 and 2006.
Definition: Cities, urban agglomerations and urban communes following the 1977 administrative
reclassification. For 2000 and 2006, UN estimates
are based on communes with 5,000 inhabitants or
more.
Belize
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1991 and 2000; estimate for 2005.
Definition: Not available.
Benin
Sources of data: Censuses of 1992 and 2002;
estimate for 1979; Sample Survey of 1961.
Definition: Localities with 10,000 inhabitants or
more.
Bermuda
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1991 and 2000.
Definition: Entire population.
Bhutan
Sources of data: Census of 2005; estimate for
1950.
Definition: The urban definition used in the 2005
census follows the classification of the Department
of Urban Development and Engineering Services
(DUDES). As of 2005, there are 28 declared urban
centres and 26 satellite towns.

Bolivia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1976, 1992
and 2001; estimate for 1995.
Definition: Localities with 2,000 inhabitants or
more.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1961, 1971,
1981 and 1991.
Definition: Not available.
Botswana
Sources of data: Censuses of 1964, 1971, 1981,
1991 and 2001; UN estimate for 1950.
Definition: Agglomerations of 5,000 inhabitants
or more where 75 per cent of the economic activity
is non-agricultural.
Brazil
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1991, 1996 and 2000.
Definition: Urban and suburban zones of administrative centres of municipios and districts.
British Virgin Islands
Sources of data: UN Estimates for 1960, 1970,
1980, 1991 and 2000.
Definition: Road Town.
Brunei Darussalam
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1971, 1981,
1991 and 2001.
Definition: Municipalities and areas having urban socio-economic characteristics.
Bulgaria
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1965, 1975,
1985, 1992 and 2001; estimates for 1960, 1970,
1980 and 2003.
Definition: Towns, that is, localities legally established as urban.
Burkina Faso
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1975, 1985
and 1996.
Definition: Localities with 10,000 inhabitants or
more and with sufficient socio-economic and administrative infrastructures.

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Burundi
Sources of data: Censuses of 1965, 1970, 1979
and 1990; estimate for 1998.
Definition: Commune of Bujumbura.
Cambodia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1962, 1980 and
1998; estimates for 1950, 1966, 1990, 1993 and
2002; Sample Survey of 1996; UN estimates for
1970, 1975, 1975 and 1979.
Definition: Municipalities of Phnom Penh,
Bokor and Kep plus 13 additional urban centres.
Cameroon
Sources of data: Censuses of 1976 and 1987;
estimates for 1959, 1970, 1997 and 2004.
Definition: Administrative centres of territorial
units (district, sub-division, division or province) or
any locality with more than 5,000 inhabitants and
sufficient socio-economic and administrative infrastructures.
Canada
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1956, 1961,
1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001
and 2006.
Definition: Areas with at least 1,000 inhabitants
and a population density of at least 400 persons per
square kilometer (as of 1981; the definition of urban has changed slightly between 1951 and 1981).
Cape Verde
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimates for 1985 and 2003; UN
estimate for 1950.
Definition: As of 1990, municipalities of Praia,
Mindelo, Sao Filipe and Espargos/Sal.
Cayman Islands
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 1999.
Definition: Entire population.
Central African Republic
Sources of data: Censuses of 1975, 1988 and
2003; estimates for 1960, 1963, 1967 and 1968.
Definition: Twenty principal centres with a
population of over 3,000 inhabitants each.

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Chad
Sources of data: Census of 1993; estimates for
1972 and 1978; Sample Survey of 1964; UN estimate for 1950.
Definition: Administrative centres of prefectures,
sous-prefectures and administrative posts.
Channel Islands
Sources of data: Censuses of 1971, 1981, 1986,
1991, 1996 and 2001.
Definition: Civil Parish of St. Peter Port, Guernsey; Civil Parish of St. Helier, Jersey.
Chile
Sources of data: Censuses of 1952, 1960, 1970,
1982, 1992 and 2002; estimates for 1997 and 1998.
Definition: Populated centres with definite urban characteristics, such as certain public and municipal services.
China
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1982, 1990
and 2000; estimates for 1964, 1970, 1975 and 1996;
UN estimate for 1950.
Definition: Up to 1982 the urban population included all the population of cities and towns. Cities
were localities with at least 100,000 inhabitants or
those that had special administrative, strategic or
economic importance. Towns were either settlements with more than 3,000 inhabitants, at least
70 per cent of whom were registered as nonagricultural, or settlements with a population ranging between 2,500 and 3,000 inhabitants, at least
85 per cent of whom were registered as nonagricultural. According to the 1990 census, the urban population included: (1) all residents of urban
districts in provincial and prefectural-level cities;
(2) all the resident population of streets (jiedao) in
county-level cities; (3) the population of all residents' committees in towns. According to the 2000
census, the urban population of mainland China includes the population in City Districts with an average population density of at least 1,500 persons per
square kilometer; the population in sub-district units
and township-level units meeting criteria such as
contiguous built-up area, being the location of
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China, Hong Kong SAR


Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1981,
1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001; UN estimate for 1950.
Definition: Hong Kong Island, New Kowloon
and new towns in New Territories.
China, Macao SAR
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970
and 2001; UN estimates for 1981, 1995 and 2006.
Definition: Prior to 2001, the city of Macao comprised of the population of the country, except for
the population of Coloane, Taipa, Co-Thai and the
maritime population. After 2001, the entire population of Macao was considered urban.
Colombia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1964, 1973,
1985, 1993 and 2005.
Definition: Population living in a nucleus with
2,000 inhabitants or more.
Comoros
Sources of data: Censuses of 1966, 1980, 1991
and 2003; UN estimate for 1950.
Definition: Administrative centres of prefectures
and localities with 5,000 inhabitants or more.
Congo
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1974, 1984
and 1996; estimate for 2004.
Definition: As of 1984, six communes (Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, Dolisie/Loubomo, Nkayi,
Ouesso and Mossendjo).
Cook Islands
Sources of data: Censuses of 1966, 1971, 1976,
1981, 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2006.
Definition: Island of Rarotonga.
Costa Rica
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1963, 1973,
1984 and 2000; estimate for 1996.
Definition: Administrative centres of cantons,
including adjacent areas with clear urban characteristics such as streets, urban services and electricity.

Cte d'Ivoire
Sources of data: Censuses of 1958, 1975, 1988
and 1998; estimate for 2006; Sample Survey of
1965 and 1978.
Definition: Urban agglomerations with more
than 10,000 inhabitants; agglomerations with populations ranging from 4,000 to 10,000 persons and
with more than 50 per cent of the households engaged in non-agricultural activities; and the administrative centres of Grand Lahoun and Dabakala.
The urban population excludes the milieu urbain of
Bouna, which has a population of 11,000 persons.
Croatia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Definition: Not available.
Cuba
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1970, 1981
and 2002; estimates for 1990, 1996, 2000, 2003,
2004 and 2005.
Definition: Places with 2,000 inhabitants or
more, and places with fewer inhabitants but with
paved streets, street lighting, piped water, sewage, a
medical centre and educational facilities.
Cyprus
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1960, 1973,
1982, 1992 and 2001.
Definition: Six district towns and the suburbs of
Nicosia and Larnaka.
Czech Republic
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1961, 1970,
1980, 1991 and 2001.
Definition: Municipalities with 2,000 inhabitants
or more.
Dem. Peoples Republic of Korea
Sources of data: Census of 1993; estimates for
1950, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1975 and 1980.
Definition: Not available.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo


Sources of data: Census of 1984; estimates for
1950, 1960 and 1970.
Definition: Places with 2,000 inhabitants or more
where the predominant economic activity is nonagricultural; and places with fewer inhabitants considered urban because of their type of economic activity (predominantly non-agricultural).

Egypt
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1966, 1976,
1986, 1996 and 2006.
Definition: Governorates of Al-Qahirah (Cairo),
Al-Iskandariyah (Alexandria), Bur Sa'id (Port Said),
Al-Isma'iliyah (Ismailia) and As-Suways (Suez);
frontier governorates; and capitals of other governorates as well as district capitals (markaz).

Denmark
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1960,
1965 and 1970; estimates for 1990, 2000, 2001,
2003 and 2004; Registers of 1976, 1981 and 2006.
Definition: Localities with 200 inhabitants or
more.

El Salvador
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1961, 1971
and 1992; estimates for 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2005.
Definition: Administrative centres of municipios.

Djibouti
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960 and 1983;
estimates for 1956, 1989 and 1998; Sample Survey
of 1991.
Definition: For 1956 and 1960: Djibouti (capital). For 1983: the urban population of the districts
of Djibouti, Ali-Sabieh, Dikhil, Tadjourah and
Obock. For 1991: the following 9 towns: Djibouti
(capital), Dikhil, Ali-Sabieh, Tadjourah, Obock,
Arta, Damerjog, Yoboki and Randa. Nomads are
included in the rural population. For 1998: localities
of 1,500 inhabitants or more.
Dominica
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1981
and 1991.
Definition: Cities and villages with 500 inhabitants or more (as of 1970).
Dominican Republic
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1981, 1993 and 2001.
Definition: Administrative centres of comunas
and municipal districts.
Ecuador
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1962, 1974,
1982, 1990 and 2001; estimate for 2004.
Definition: Capitals of provinces and cantons.

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Equatorial Guinea
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1983,
1994 and 2001.
Definition: District centres and localities with at
least 300 dwellings or at least 1,500 inhabitants.
Eritrea
Sources of data: Census of 1984; estimate for
1990; UN estimates for 1950 and 1967.
Definition: Localities with 2,000 inhabitants or
more.
Estonia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2000; estimates for 1994 and 2007.
Definition: Population of officially designated
urban settlements including cities, cities without
municipal status and towns.
Ethiopia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1984 and 1994;
estimates for 1950, 1967, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004.
Definition: Localities with 2,000 inhabitants or
more.
Faeroe Islands
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1960,
1966, 1970 and 1977; estimates for 1989, 1990,
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2002; UN estimate for 2005.
Definition: Torshavn (capital).

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Falkland Islands (Malvinas)


Sources of data: Censuses of 1972, 1980, 1986,
1991, 1996 and 2001; estimates for 1953 and 1962.
Definition: Stanley (capital) and the civil population of Mount Pleasant (as of 1996).
Fiji
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1976,
1986 and 1996; UN estimate for 2005.
Definition: Places with 1,000 inhabitants or
more.
Finland
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1975, 1980, 1985, 1990 and 2000; estimate for
2004.
Definition: Urban communes.
France
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1962, 1968,
1975, 1982, 1990 and 1999.
Definition: Communes with 2,000 inhabitants or
more living in houses separated by at most 200 meters; or communes in which the majority of the
population is part of a multi-communal agglomeration.
French Guiana
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1961, 1967,
1982, 1990 and 1999.
Definition: Not available.
French Polynesia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1962, 1971, 1983,
1988, 1996 and 2002; estimate for 1977; UN estimate for 1956.
Definition: Places with 1,000 inhabitants or
more.
Gabon
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961 and 1993;
estimates for 1950, 1970, 1981 and 1987.
Definition: As of 1993 census, towns with 3,000
inhabitants or more.
Gambia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1963, 1973,
1983 and 1993.
Definition: No official definition. In this report,
settlements with 5,000 inhabitants or more.

Georgia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2002; estimate for 2006.
Definition: Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, usually according to criteria regarding the number of inhabitants and the predominance of non-agricultural workers and their
families.
Germany
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1961 and
1987; estimates for 1970, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983,
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Definition: Communes (kreisfreie Staedte and
Kreise) with a population density of at least 150
inhabitants per square kilometer.
Ghana
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1984
and 2000.
Definition: Localities with at least 5,000 inhabitants.
Gibraltar
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1970,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Definition: Entire population.
Greece
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2001
Definition: Municipalities and communes in
population centres with at least 10,000 inhabitants,
plus 18 urban agglomerations as defined in the 1991
census: Greater Athens (Athnai), Thessaloniki,
Ptrai, Iraklion, Vlos, Chania, Irannina, Chalkida,
Agrino, Kalamata, Katerini, Kerkyra, Salamina,
Chios, Egio, Rethymno, Ermopolis and Sprti.
Greenland
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1965, 1970
and 1976; estimates for 1992, 1993, 1996 and 2000;
Register of 2005; UN estimate for 1950.
Definition: Localities with 200 inhabitants or
more.

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Grenada
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1981,
1991 and 2001.
Definition: Parishes of St. Georges Town (capital) and St. George.

Guyana
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980 and 2002.
Definition: City of Georgetown (capital), and
three other towns.

Guadeloupe
Sources of data: UN Estimates for 1954, 1961,
1967, 1974, 1982, 1990 and 1999.
Definition: Localities with 2,000 inhabitants or
more.

Haiti
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1971, 1982
and 2003; estimates for 1992, 1996, 1999 and 2000.
Definition: Administrative centres of communes.

Guam
Sources of data: Census of 2000; estimate for
2004; UN estimates for 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980 and
1990.
Definition: Urban areas, defined in the 2000 census as densely settled territory that meets minimum
population density requirements and encompasses a
population of at least 2,500 persons. The proportion
urban for earlier years was adjusted for consistency
with the new definition.
Guatemala
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1964, 1973,
1981 and 2002.
Definition: The municipio of Guatemala Department and the officially recognized administrative centres of other departments and municipalities.
The urban population for 1981 is officially adjusted
to include the urbanized suburbs bordering the municipio of Guatemala in a way consistent with the
previous census.
Guinea
Sources of data: Censuses of 1955, 1983 and
1996.
Definition: As of 1983, administrative centres of
prefectures.

Holy See
Sources of data: Estimates for 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990 and 2000; UN estimates for 1965, 1975,
1985 and 1995.
Definition: The entire population is considered
urban.
Honduras
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1974, 1988
and 2001.
Definition: Populated centres with 2,000 inhabitants or more with the following services: piped water; communication by land (road or train) or regular
air or maritime service; complete primary school
(6 grades); postal service or telegraph; and at least
one of the following: electrical light, sewer system,
or a health centre.
Hungary
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1990 and 2001; estimate for 2005.
Definition: Budapest and all legally designated
towns.
Iceland
Sources of data: Census of 1950; estimates for
1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 1998 and 2006.
Definition: Localities with 200 inhabitants or
more.

Guinea-Bissau
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1979
and 1991; estimate for 2004.
Definition: As of 1991, capitals of regions or
sectors and localities with 1,500 inhabitants or
more.

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India
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2001; estimates for 1996 and 2004.
Definition: Urban areas include towns (places
with municipal corporation, municipal area committee, town committee, notified area committee or
cantonment board) and all places having 5,000 inhabitants or more, a density of less than 1,000 persons per square mile or 390 per square kilometer,
pronounced urban characteristics and at least threefourths of adult males not employed in agriculture.
Indonesia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimates for 1950 and 1997; Sample Survey of 1995.
Definition: Municipalities (kotamadya), regency
capitals (kabupaten) and other places with urban
characteristics.
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1976,
1986, 1991 and 1996; estimates for 2000 and 2004.
Definition: Every district with a municipality. In
censuses prior to 1986, all county centres
(shahrestan), regardless of size, and all localities
with a population of 5,000 persons and more.
Iraq
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1965, 1977,
1987 and 1997; estimates for 2003 and 2005.
Definition: Area within the boundaries of municipality councils (Al-Majlis Al-Baldei).
Ireland
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1956, 1961,
1966, 1971, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2002 and
2006.
Definition: Population clusters with at least
1,500 inhabitants (aggregate town areas, including
suburbs).
Isle of Man
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1966,
1971, 1976, 1996, 2001 and 2006; UN estimates for
1981, 1986 and 1991.
Definition: Towns of Castletown, Douglas, Peel
and Ramsey.

Israel
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1972, 1983
and 1995; estimates for 1953, 1955, 2001 and 2002.
Definition: All settlements with more than 2,000
inhabitants, except those where at least one third of
the households participating in the civilian labour
force earn their living from agriculture.
Italy
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Definition: Communes with 10,000 inhabitants
or more.
Jamaica
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1982,
1991 and 2001; estimate for 2004
Definition: Kingston metropolitan area and selected main towns.
Japan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1965, 1970,
1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.
Definition: Densely inhabited districts (DID),
defined as groups of contiguous basic unit blocks,
each of which has a population density of 4,000 inhabitants or more per square kilometer or has public, industrial, educational and recreational facilities
and whose total population is 5,000 persons or more
within a shi, ku, machi or mura.
Jordan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1952, 1961, 1979,
1994 and 2004; estimates for 1967 and 1989; UN
estimate for 1950.
Definition: Localities with 5,000 inhabitants or
more as well as the district and sub-district centres
of each governorate, irrespective of population size.
Kazakhstan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 1999; estimates for 1964, 1974, 1984,
1994, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Definition: Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, usually according to criteria based on the number of inhabitants and the predominance of non-agricultural workers and their
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Kenya
Sources of data: Censuses of 1962, 1969, 1979,
1989 and 1999.
Definition: Municipalities, town councils, and
other urban centres with 2,000 inhabitants or more.
Because of substantial changes in the delineations of
urban areas in the 1999 census, only the population
in the urban core is considered as urban to ensure
consistency with the definition used in previous
censuses.

Latvia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2000; estimates for 1981, 1986, 1990,
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Definition: Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, usually according to criteria based on the number of inhabitants and predominance of non-agricultural workers and their
families.

Kiribati
Sources of data: Censuses of 1968, 1973, 1978,
1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000; estimate for 2005; UN
estimate for 1950.
Definition: The island of South Tarawa.

Lebanon
Sources of data: Estimate for 1988; Sample Survey of 1970; UN estimates for 1950, 1958, 1998
and
2000.
Definition: Localities with 5,000 inhabitants or
more.

Kuwait
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1965, 1970,
1975, 1980, 1985 and 1995; UN estimate for 1950.
Definition: For 1970 and 1975: Capital Governorate and localities of 10,000 inhabitants or more.
For data relative to 1980 through 1995: the urban
agglomeration of Al-Kuwayt and localities of
10,000 inhabitants or more.
Kyrgyzstan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 1999; estimate for 2004.
Definition: Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, usually according to criteria based on the number of inhabitants and predominance of non-agricultural workers and their
families.
Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
Sources of data: Censuses of 1958, 1966, 1973,
1985, 1995 and 2005.
Definition: Urban villages are defined in the
2005 census as areas within municipal vicinity of
the centre of a municipality having more than 600
residents or more than 100 households. Such areas
should have certain urban characteristics (roads,
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Lesotho
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1976,
1986, 1996 and 2006; estimate for 1972; UN estimate for 1950.
Definition: District headquarters and other settlements with rapid population growth and with facilities that tend to encourage people to engage in
non-agricultural economic activities.
Liberia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1962, 1974 and
1984.
Definition: Localities with 2,000 inhabitants or
more.
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1973, 1984
and 1995; estimate for 1964.
Definition: Municipalities of Tarabulus and Bangazi and urban parts of other municipalities.
Liechtenstein
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1960,
1970, 1980 and 1990; estimates for 1995, 2000 and
2005.
Definition: No official definition. In this report,
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Lithuania
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2001; estimates for 1950, 2005 and 2007.
Definition: Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, according to criteria based
on the number of inhabitants and the predominance
of non-agricultural workers and their families.
Luxembourg
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1981
and 1991; estimates for 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2003.
Definition: Communes with 2,000 inhabitants or
more.
Madagascar
Sources of data: Censuses of 1975 and 1993;
estimates for 1950, 1970 and 2004; Sample Survey
of 1966.
Definition: Centres with 5,000 inhabitants or
more.
Malawi
Sources of data: Censuses of 1966, 1977, 1987
and 1998; estimate for 1956.
Definition: All townships, town planning areas
and district centres.
Malaysia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1991 and
2000; estimates for 1970 and 1980.
Definition: Gazetted areas with their adjoining
built-up areas and with a combined population of
10,000 persons or more. Built-up areas are areas
contiguous to a gazetted area with at least 60 per
cent of their population aged 10 years and over engaged in non-agricultural activities. These areas
should also have modern toilet facilities in their
housing units.
Maldives
Sources of data: Censuses of 1965, 1967, 1970,
1977, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2006.
Definition: The capital of Male and other small
settlements.

Mali
Sources of data: Censuses of 1976, 1987 and
1998; estimate for 1960.
Definition: Localities with 5,000 inhabitants or
more and district centres.
Malta
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1967, 1985,
1995 and 2005.
Definition: No official definition available. In
this publication, localities with at least 2,500 inhabitants.
Marshall Islands
Sources of data: Censuses of 1973, 1980, 1988
and 1999; UN estimates for 1958 and 1967.
Definition: The entire population of Majuro
Atoll and the town of Ebeye Island on Kwajalein
Atoll.
Martinique
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1961, 1982,
1990 and 1999; estimate for 1967.
Definition: For the census in 1990 and 1999, total population of the Commune of Fort-de-France
plus the agglomerations of other communes with
2,000 inhabitants or more.
Mauritania
Sources of data: Censuses of 1964, 1977, 1988
and 2000.
Definition: Localities with 5,000 inhabitants or
more.
Mauritius
Sources of data: Censuses of 1952, 1962, 1972,
1983, 1990 and 2000; estimate for 2003.
Definition: Towns with proclaimed legal limits.
Mexico
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.
Definition: Localities with at least 2,500 inhabitants.

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Micronesia (Fed. States of)


Sources of data: Censuses of 1973, 1980, 1994
and 2000; UN estimates for 1950 and 2005.
Definition: Localities with at least 1,000 inhabitants.
Moldova
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979
and 1989; estimate for 1996; UN estimate for 2005.
Definition: Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, usually according to criteria based on the number of inhabitants and the predominance of non-agricultural workers and their
families.
Monaco
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1962, 1968,
1975, 1982, 1990 and 2000.
Definition: Monaco (capital).
Mongolia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1963, 1969,
1979, 1989 and 2000; UN estimate for 1950.
Definition: Capital city and district centres.
Montenegro
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1991 and
2003; estimate for 2005.
Definition: Not available.
Montserrat
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980
and 1991; UN estimates for 1950, 1955, 1997, 1997,
2001 and 2004.
Definition: Brades Estate/Plymouth (capital).
Due to volcanic activity, Plymouth was abandoned
in 1997. The government premises have been established at Brades Estate, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay
vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat.
Morocco
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1971, 1982,
1994 and 2004; estimate for 1952.
Definition: Respectively 250 and 370 localities
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Mozambique
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980 and 1997; UN estimate for 2005.
Definition: From 1950 to 1970: Conselho of
Maputo and Beira; in the 1980 census: 12 cities
(Maputo, nine provincial capitals and the cities of
Nacala-Porto and Chokwe); in the 1997 census: 23
cities and 68 towns (vilas).
Myanmar
Sources of data: Censuses of 1973 and 1983;
estimate for 1953; Sample Survey of 1957.
Definition: Not available.
Namibia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1991 and 2001; UN
estimates for 1951, 1960, 1970 and 1981.
Definition: The district headquarters and other
settlements of rapid population growth with facilities that encourage people to engage in nonagricultural activities.
Nauru
Sources of data: Censuses of 1977, 1983, 1992
and 2002.
Definition: Entire population.
Nepal
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2001; UN estimate for 2005.
Definition: According to the 1961 census, localities with 5,000 inhabitants or more (panchayats);
According to later censuses, localities with at least
9,000 inhabitants. The criteria used to identify urban
localities in terms of population size, density, contiguity and occupational structure have changed over
time and a set of complex rules that vary according
to ecological zone and are based on annual revenue,
population size and infrastructure has been used
since 1999.
Netherlands
Sources of data: UN Estimates for 1950, 1960,
1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000.
Definition: Due to several changes in the definition of urban areas, in this report urban includes all
municipalities with 20,000 inhabitants or more.

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Netherlands Antilles
Sources of data: Censuses of 1992 and 2001; UN
estimates for 1950 and 1960.
Definition: Population of the urban agglomerations of Willemstad, Philipsburg and Kralendjik.
New Caledonia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1969, 1976,
1983, 1989, 1996 and 2004.
Definition: Nouma and communes of Dumba,
Mont-Dor and Pata (as of 1969).
New Zealand
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1956, 1961,
1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996 and
2001; estimates for 2002 and 2003; UN estimate for
2001.
Definition: All cities plus boroughs, town districts, townships and country towns with a population of 1,000 inhabitants or more.
Nicaragua
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1963, 1971,
1995 and 2005.
Definition: Localities with more than 1000 inhabitants and with some urban characteristics, such
as electricity, industrial and commercial centres.
Niger
Sources of data: Censuses of 1977, 1988 and
2001; estimates for 1956, 1962, 1966 and 2004.
Definition: Urban centres, defined as localities
serving as administrative headquarters for departments and arrondissements as well as all administrative centres with 2,500 inhabitants or more.
Nigeria
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1963 and
1991.
Definition: Towns with at least 20,000 inhabitants, engaged mostly in non-agricultural work.
Niue
Sources of data: Censuses of 1966, 1971, 1986,
1991, 1997 and 2001; UN estimate for 1950.
Definition: Alofi (capital).

Northern Mariana Islands


Sources of data: Census of 2000; UN estimates
for 1950, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1980, 1990 and 1995.
Definition: Urban areas, defined in the 2000 census as densely settled territory that meets minimum
population density requirements and encompasses a
population of at least 2,500 persons. The estimated
proportion urban for 1980 and 1990 was calculated
by assuming that the entire population of Saipan
Island was urban and the rest of the country was
rural. For previous years, parts of Saipan Island
were assumed to be rural.
Norway
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980 and 1990; estimates for 1995, 1996, 1997,
1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004; Register of
2005.
Definition: Localities with 2000 inhabitants or
more.
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Sources of data: Census of 1997; estimates for
1950, 1961, 1975, 1997, 2001 and 2002.
Definition: Any locality with at least 10,000 inhabitants; all governorate and district centres regardless of size; and localities whose populations
vary from 4,000 to 9,999 persons provided they
have at least four of the following services: public
electricity network, public water network, post office, health centre with a full-time physician and a
school offering a general secondary education certificate.
Oman
Sources of data: Censuses of 1993 and 2003; UN
estimates for 1950 and 1960.
Definition: Not available.
Pakistan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1972,
1981 and 1998.
Definition: Places with a municipal corporation,
town committee or cantonment.

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Palau
Sources of data: Censuses of 1973, 1980, 1986,
1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.
Definition: Koror Island.
Panama
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990 and 2000.
Definition: Localities with 1,500 inhabitants or
more, having the following urban services: electricity, water-supply and sewerage systems, paved
roads, access to commercial establishments, secondary schools, and social and recreational centres.
Papua New Guinea
Sources of data: Censuses of 1966, 1971, 1980,
1990 and 2000; UN estimate for 1950.
Definition: Centres with 500 inhabitants or more,
excluding separately located schools, hospitals, missions, plantations, rural settlements and rural villages, regardless of population size.
Paraguay
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1962, 1972,
1982, 1992 and 2002.
Definition: Administrative centres of the official
districts of the Republic.
Peru
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1972, 1981,
1993 and 2005.
Definition: Populated centres with 100 dwellings
or more grouped contiguously and administrative
centres of districts.
Philippines
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1975,
1980 and 1990; estimates for 1995 and 2000.
Definition: All cities and municipalities with a
density of at least 1,000 persons per square kilometer; administrative centres, barrios with at least
2,000 inhabitants, and barrios with at least 1,000
inhabitants which are contiguous to the administrative centre; all cities and municipalities with a density of at least 500 persons per square kilometer; and
all other administrative centres with at least 2,500
inhabitants.

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Pitcairn
Sources of data: Censuses of 1986, 1991, 1993
and 1999; estimates for 2002, 2005 and 2010.
Definition: No urban population. Adamstown
(capital) defined according to administrative
boundaries.
Poland
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1978, 1988 and 2002; estimate for 2005.
Definition: Towns and settlements of urban nature (for example, workers settlements, fishermens
settlements and health resorts).
Portugal
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1981,
1991 and 2001.
Definition: Agglomerations of 2,000 inhabitants
or more.
Puerto Rico
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990 and 2000.
Definition: Urban areas are densely settled territory that meets minimum population density requirements and encompasses a population of at least
2,500 inhabitants. A change of definition in the
2000 census, from place-based to density-based,
affects comparability before and after that date.
Qatar
Sources of data: Censuses of 1986, 1997 and
2004; UN estimates for 1956, 1963, 1971 and 1979.
Definition: Localities with 5,000 inhabitants or
more.
Republic of Korea
Sources of data: Censuses of 1955, 1960, 1966,
1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000.
Definition: Places with at least 50,000 inhabitants are usually considered urban. However, the
reported proportion urban from the census refers to
the total population of administrative units named
dong, an administrative division of urban areas,
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Runion
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1967, 1974,
1982, 1990 and 1999.
Definition: Communes with 2,000 inhabitants or
more living in houses separated by at most 200 meters or communes in which the majority of the population is part of a multi-communal agglomeration.
Romania
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1977
and 1992; estimates for 2002 and 2003.
Definition: Municipalities and towns with certain
urban socio-economic characteristics.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon


Sources of data: Censuses of 1962, 1982, 1990
and 1999; estimate for 1950.
Definition: Saint-Pierre (capital).
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970 and
1980; estimates for 1991 and 2002.
Definition: Not available.
Samoa
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1956, 1961,
1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1991 and 2001.
Definition: Urban area of Apia (capital), comprising the districts of Vaimauga West and Faleata
East.

Russian Federation
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2002; estimates for 1964, 1974, 1984,
2005 and 2006.
Definition: Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, usually according to criteria based on the number of inhabitants and the predominance of non-agricultural workers and their
families.

San Marino
Sources of data: Census of 1976; estimates for
1987 and 1992; UN estimates for 1950, 1960, 1970,
2001 and 2003.
Definition: Municipalities with 1,000 inhabitants
or more.

Rwanda
Sources of data: Censuses of 1970, 1978, 1991
and 2002; estimates for 1960 and 2005.
Definition: Kigali; administrative centres of
prfectures and important agglomerations and their
surroundings.

So Tom and Prncipe


Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Definition: The district of gua Grande (So
Tom and Pantufo) and six other small settlements
(as of 1991).

Saint Helena
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956 and 1998.
Definition: Jamestown (capital) and Half Tree
Hollow.

Saudi Arabia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1974 and 2004;
estimates for 1962 and 1986; UN estimates for 1950
and 1992.
Definition: Cities with 5,000 inhabitants or more.

Saint Kitts and Nevis


Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1991 and 2001.
Definition: Basseterre (capital) and Charlestown.
Saint Lucia
Sources of data: Census of 1991; estimates for
1996 and 2001; UN estimate for 2005.
Definition: Not available.

Senegal
Sources of data: Censuses of 1976, 1988 and
2002; estimates for 1960 and 1970.
Definition: Agglomerations of 10,000 inhabitants
or more.

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Serbia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1961, 1971,
1981 and 1991; estimate for 2002.
Definition: Not available.
Seychelles
Sources of data: UN Estimates for 1960, 1971,
1977 and 1987.
Definition: No official definition. In the present
publication, prior to 1971, Victoria City proper
(capital). From 1971, greater Victoria agglomeration
plus districts with population density greater than
1,500 persons per inhabited square kilometer in
2002 (Cascades, Pointe Larue, Anse aux Pins).
Sierra Leone
Sources of data: Censuses of 1963, 1974, 1985
and 2004.
Definition: Towns with 2,000 inhabitants or
more.
Singapore
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1970, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimate for 2004.
Definition: City of Singapore, including residents and non-residents.
Slovakia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1961, 1970,
1980, 1991 and 2001.
Definition: Cities with 5,000 inhabitants or more.
Slovenia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2002; estimate for 2006.
Definition: Settlements with over 3,000 inhabitants; settlements with 2,000-3,000 inhabitants and a
surplus of workplaces; settlements that are seats of
municipalities and have at least 1,400 inhabitants
and a surplus of workplaces; suburban settlements
that have fewer inhabitants but are spatially and
functionally integrated with the city.

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Solomon Islands
Sources of data: Censuses of 1970, 1976, 1986
and 1999; UN estimates for 1950 and 1959.
Definition: Places with 1,000 inhabitants or
more.
Somalia
Sources of data: Census of 1975; estimates for
1953 and 1963; Sample Survey of 2002; UN estimate for 1987.
Definition: All district capitals and any other
town or village with at least 1,500 inhabitants.
South Africa
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1960, 1970,
1996 and 2001; UN estimates for 1980, 1985 and
1991.
Definition: Localities are classified according to
dominant settlement type and land use. Cities,
towns, townships, suburbs, etc., are typical urban
settlements. Enumeration areas comprising informal
settlements, hostels, institutions, industrial and recreational areas, and smallholdings within or adjacent
to any formal urban settlement are classified as urban. The 1996 estimate was adjusted to match the
2001 census definition. Estimates for 1980, 1985
and 1991 obtained taking into account the populations of Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and
Ciskei.
Spain
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Definition: Municipalities (municipios) with
10,000 inhabitants or more.
Sri Lanka
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953 and 2001; UN
estimates for 1963, 1971 and 1981.
Definition: Municipalities and urban councils
only. Urban data for the censuses of 1963, 1971 and
1981 also include town councils, adjusted so as to
match the revised definition used in 2001.

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Sudan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1973, 1983
and 1993.
Definition: Localities of administrative and/or
commercial importance or with a population of
5,000 inhabitants or more.
Suriname
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1964, 1971
and 1980; estimates for 1987 and 1995.
Definition: Great Paramaribo.
Swaziland
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1976,
1986 and 1997; UN estimate for 1950.
Definition: Localities defined as urban.
Sweden
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1965,
1970, 1975, 1980, 1985 and 1990; estimates for
1995 and 2000; Register of 2005.
Definition: Built-up areas with at least 200 inhabitants and where dwellings are separated by at
most 200 meters from each other (according to the
administrative divisions of 2003).
Switzerland
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990 and 2000; estimates for 2003, 2004 and
2005.
Definition: Communes with at least 10,000 inhabitants, including suburbs, and urban agglomerations with contiguous built-up area and at least
20,000 inhabitants.
Syrian Arab Republic
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1981
and 1994; estimate for 2006.
Definition: Cities, Mohafaza centres and Mantika centres, and communities with 20,000 inhabitants or more.

Tajikistan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2000; estimates for 2003 and 2005; UN
estimate for 1950.
Definition: Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, usually according to criteria based on the number of inhabitants and the predominance of non-agricultural workers and their
families.
TFYR Macedonia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 1994.
Definition: Population whose official place of
residence is in urban settlements and settlements
which, as urban units, have been integrated into urban settlements and, taken together, represent one
unit.
Thailand
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1990 and 2000.
Definition: Municipalities. In 1999, 981 sanitary
districts were reclassified as Tambon municipalities
and estimates of the proportion urban were adjusted
retrospectively.
Timor-Leste
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960 and
2004; UN estimate for 1990.
Definition: Dili (capital) and other small settlements (sucos) defined as urban. For 2004, the functional definition of urban given by the National Statistics Directorate of Timor-Leste was used.
Togo
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970 and
1981; estimates for 1988 and 2005.
Definition: Up to 1970: seven urban communes.
Since the 1981 census: 21 administrative centres of
prefectures.

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Tokelau
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1986, 1991,
1996, 2001 and 2006.
Definition: Not available.
Tonga
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1976,
1986 and 1996; estimate for 1950.
Definition: Population of Nuku'alofa.
Trinidad and Tobago
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1990 and 2000.
Definition: Port-of-Spain (capital), Arima borough and San Fernando town.
Tunisia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1975,
1984, 1994 and 2004.
Definition: Population living in communes.
Turkey
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1965,
1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990 and 2000; estimates
for 1960, 2002 and 2003.
Definition: Population of localities within the
municipal limits of administrative centres of provinces and districts.
Turkmenistan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979
and 1989; estimates for 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003 and
2004.
Definition: Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, usually according to criteria based on the number of inhabitants and the predominance of non-agricultural workers and their
families.

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Turks and Caicos Islands


Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1990 and 2001; estimate for 2006; UN estimate for
1950.
Definition: Refers to the islands of Grand Turk
and Providenciales.
Tuvalu
Sources of data: Censuses of 1979, 1985, 1991
and 2002.
Definition: Island of Funafuti.
Uganda
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1969, 1980,
1991 and 2002.
Definition: For 1991 and earlier: cities, municipalities, towns, town boards and all trading centres
with more than 1,000 inhabitants. For 2002: gazetted cities, municipalities and towns with more than
2,000 inhabitants.
Ukraine
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2001; estimates for 1950, 1964, 1974,
1984, 2004, 2005 and 2007.
Definition: Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, usually according to criteria based on the number of inhabitants and predominance of non-agricultural workers and their
families.
United Arab Emirates
Sources of data: Censuses of 1975, 1980, 1985
and 1995; UN estimates for 1950 and 1960.
Definition: Nine cities or towns (as of 1975).

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United Kingdom
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961 and
1971; estimates for 1981, 1991 and 2001.
Definition: For England and Wales, urban areas
encompass continuously built-up urban land, the
largest urban areas forming agglomerations in
which urban subdivisions are recognized. In Scotland, urban localities are identified as in England
and Wales except that they do not extend across
local government district boundaries. In Northern
Ireland, urban areas are formed of continuously
built-up land, forming an agglomeration in which
urban subdivisions are recognized. Prior to 1974
(England and Wales) and 1975 (Scotland) the definition of urban and rural was based on administrative boundaries. The census cover the de facto
population. In order to use a consistent definition of
urban areas over time, for the 2001 census urban
areas were defined as localities with at last 1,500
people in England and Wales, at least 1,000 inhabitants in Northern Ireland, and all settlements and
localities in Scotland.
United Republic of Tanzania
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1967, 1978,
1988 and 2002.
Definition: For the 1957 and 1967 censuses: 16
gazetted townships. Since the 1978 census, urban
areas are defined using several criteria and include
all regional and district headquarters, and all wards
with urban characteristics (i.e., exceeding certain
minimal level of population size or population density or have few inhabitants in agricultural occupations). Size and density limits are not available.
Wards are urban based on a decision of the District
or Regional Census Committees.
United States of America
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990 and 2000.
Definition: Urban areas are defined as densely
settled territory that meets minimum population
density requirements and encompasses a population
of at least 2,500 inhabitants. As of the 2000 census,
the urban definition was changed from a placebased one to one based on density. However, this
change has only a small effect on the comparability
of estimates before and after 2000.

United States Virgin Islands


Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960 and
2000.
Definition: In the 2000 census urban areas are
defined as densely settled territory that meets minimum population density requirements and encompasses a population of at least 2,500 inhabitants.
The proportion urban for earlier years was adjusted
for consistency with this definition.
Uruguay
Sources of data: Censuses of 1963, 1975, 1985,
1996 and 2004.
Definition: Cities as officially defined.
Uzbekistan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979
and 1989; estimates for 1994, 1997 and 2001.
Definition: Cities and urban-type localities, officially designated as such, usually according to criteria based on number of inhabitants and the predominance of non-agricultural workers and their
families.
Vanuatu
Sources of data: Censuses of 1967, 1979, 1989
and 1999.
Definition: Port-Vila and Luganville.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1990 and 2001; estimate for 1997.
Definition: Places with 2,500 inhabitants or
more.
Viet Nam
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1979, 1989
and 1999; estimates for 1970 and 2002; UN estimates for 1992 and 1994.
Definition: Places with 4,000 inhabitants or
more.
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Sources of data: Censuses of 1969, 1976, 1983,
1990, 1996 and 2003.
Definition: No urban population. Mata-Utu
(capital) defined according to administrative
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Western Sahara
Sources of data: Censuses of 1970, 1982, 1994
and 2004; UN estimates for 1950, 1960 and 2006.
Definition: Not available.
Yemen
Sources of data: Censuses of 1986, 1994 and
2004; estimates for 1950, 1960 and 1970.
Definition: Capitals of 17 governorates and other
towns.
Zambia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1963, 1969, 1980,
1990 and 2000; UN estimates for 1950 and 2005.

Definition: Localities of at least 5,000 inhabitants and a majority of the labour force in nonagricultural activities.
Zimbabwe
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1962, 1969,
1982, 1992 and 2002; estimate for 1974.
Definition: Designated urban areas and places
with at least 2,500 inhabitants whose population
resides in a compact settlement and where more
than half of the employed population is engaged in
non-agricultural activities.

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Afghanistan
Kabul (capital)
Sources of data: Census of 1979; estimates for
1966, 1971, 1986 and 2004; Sample Survey of
1999; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Albania
Tiran (Tirana) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1960,
1969, 1979, 1989 and 2001.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Algeria
El Djazar (Algiers) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1960, 1977
and 1987; Sample Survey of 1998.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the Governorate of Grand
Algiers.
Wahran (Oran)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1966, 1977,
1987 and 1998.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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American Samoa
Pago Pago (capital)
Sources of data: Census of 2000; UN estimates
for 1970, 1980 and 1990.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the urban cluster, that is, contiguous territory in and around the city that meets
minimum population density requirements. Prior to
2000, only City proper data were published. For
other years, it was assumed that the ratio of the
population of the Pago Pago agglomeration to the
total urban population was the same as in 2000.
Andorra
Andorra la Vella (capital)
Sources of data: Estimates for 1950, 1959, 1965,
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987,
1988, 1989, 1990, 1999 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Angola
Huambo
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960 and 1970;
estimates for 1950, 1983, 1993, 2000 and 2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

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Luanda (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960 and
1970; estimates for 1983, 1991, 1993, 1996 and
2007.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Armenia
Yerevan (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2001; estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Anguilla
The Valley (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1992 and 2001; UN
estimates for 1960, 1974 and 1984.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Aruba
Oranjestad (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1991 and 2000;
estimate for 1965.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Oranjestad includes Oranjestad West and
Oranjestad East.

Antigua and Barbuda


St. Johns (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1991
and 2001.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Argentina
Buenos Aires (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data for Buenos Aires refer to Gran Buenos Aires.
Crdoba
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data for Crdoba refer to Gran Crdoba.
Mendoza
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data for Mendoza refer to Gran Mendoza.
Rosario
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
San Miguel de Tucumn
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data for San Miguel de Tucumn refer to
Gran San Miguel de Tucumn.

Australia
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1961, 1966,
1971, 1976 and 1981; estimates for 1950, 1986,
1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Canberra (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1961, 1966,
1971, 1976 and 1981; estimates for 1986, 1991,
1996, 2001 and 2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Refers to Canberra and Queanbeyan.
Austria
Wien (Vienna) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1981,
1991 and 2001; estimate for 2007.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Based on the concept of a functional and
structural urban area (Stadtregion) consisting of an
urban core area (Kernzone) and surrounding urban
areas (Auenzone). The surrounding urban area is
defined as an area in which at least 30 per cent of
working adults commute daily into the corresponding core area.
Azerbaijan
Baku (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 1999; estimate for 2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The data include communities under the
authority of the Town Council. The 1989 census
produced data referring only to the city proper; the
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was estimated by assuming that the ratio of the


population of the urban agglomeration to that of the
city proper was the same as in 1979.
Bahamas
Nassau (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1963, 1970, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimate for 1953.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Bahrain
Al-Manamah (Manama) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1959, 1965,
1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the municipality of AlManamah.
Bangladesh
Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1974,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Dhaka (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1974,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Mega city
Barbados
Bridgetown (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1970, 1980, 1990
and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Refers to the Parish of St. Michael.
Belarus
Minsk (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970,
1979, 1989 and 1999; estimates for 1950, 1955 and
2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The data include communities under the
authority of the Town Council. The 1989 census
produced data referring to the city proper only; the
population of the urban agglomeration for that date
was estimated by assuming that the ratio of the
population of the urban agglomeration to that of the
city proper was the same as in 1979.

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Belgium
Antwerpen
Sources of data: Censuses of 1970 and 1981;
estimates for 1988, 1991 and 1995; UN estimate for
1961.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Bruxelles-Brussel (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1970 and 1981;
estimates for 1988, 1991 and 1995; UN estimate for
1961.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: The data refer to the population of the
arrondissement of Brussels.
Belize
Belmopan (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1980, 1991 and
2000; estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Benin
Cotonou
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1956,
1979, 1992 and 2002; estimates for 1953, 1955 and
1965; Sample Survey, 1961.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Porto-Novo (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1979, 1992
and 2002; estimate for 1965; Sample Survey, 1961.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Bermuda
Hamilton (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970,
1980, 1991 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Bhutan
Thimphu (capital)
Sources of data: Census of 2005; estimates for
1950, 1960, 1970, 1977, 1990 and 1999.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Bolivia
La Paz (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1976, 1992
and 2001; estimate for 1995.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Which includes El Alto.

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Santa Cruz
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1976, 1992
and 2001; estimate for 1995.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Campo Grande
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1991 and 2000; estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Sucre (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1976, 1992
and 2001; estimate for 1995.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Cuiab, Joo Pessoa, Teresina


Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1991 and 2000; estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Bosnia and Herzegovina


Sarajevo (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1961, 1971,
1981 and 1991; estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Curitiba, Fortaleza, Natal, Norte/Nordeste Catarinense, Prto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, So Paulo
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1991 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.

Botswana
Gaborone (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1964, 1971, 1981,
1991 and 2001; UN estimate for 1950.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Florianpolis
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970
and 2000; estimate for 2005; UN estimates for 1980
and 1991.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.

Brazil
Baixada Santista, Campinas, Goinia, Grande
So Lus, Grande Vitria, Macei, Manaus
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1991 and 2000; estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.

British Virgin Islands


Road Town (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1980 and
1991; estimate for 1970; UN estimate for 2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Belm
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980 and 2000; estimate for 2005; UN estimate for
1991.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.

Brunei Darussalam
Bandar Seri Begawan (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1971, 1981,
1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Belo Horizonte
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980 and 2000; UN estimate for 1991.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.

Bulgaria
Sofia (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1965, 1985
and 1992; estimates for 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Braslia (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1991 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: The regie metropolitana refers to the
Regie Integrada de Desenvolvimento do Distrito
Federal e Entorno.

Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1960, 1975,
1985 and 1996; Sample Survey of 1968.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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Burundi
Bujumbura (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1979 and 1990;
estimates for 1970 and 2003; Register of 1950;
Sample Survey of 1965.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Cambodia
Phnum Pnh (Phnom Penh) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1962, 1980 and
1998; estimates for 1950, 1966, 1970, 1975, 1975,
1979, 1985, 1990, 1993 and 2002.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the municipality of Phnon
Penh including suburban areas.
Cameroon
Douala
Sources of data: Censuses of 1955, 1976 and
1987; estimate for 2001; Sample Survey of 1964.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Yaound (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1976 and
1987; estimates for 1969 and 2001; Sample Survey
of 1962 and 1964.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Canada
Calgary, Montral, Ottawa-Gatineau (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1966,
1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and
2006; estimate for 2000.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Refers to the Census Metropolitan Area.
Edmonton
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1966,
1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and
2006.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Data refer to the Census Metropolitan Area
Toronto, Vancouver
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1966,
1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and
2006.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Data refer to the Census Metropolitan
Area.
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Cape Verde
Praia (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Cayman Islands
George Town (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 1999.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Central African Republic
Bangui (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1955, 1964, 1975,
1988 and 2003; estimate for 1966; Sample Survey
of 1960.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Chad
NDjamna (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1962 and 1993;
estimates for 1972 and 1978; Sample Survey of
1964.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Channel Islands
St. Helier (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1971,
1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Others.
Note: Data refer to the parish. St. Helier is the
capital of the Bailiwick of Jersey.
St. Peter Port
Sources of data: Censuses of 1971, 1981, 1986,
1991, 1996 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Others.
Note: Data refer to the parish. St. Peter Port is
the capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
Chile
Santiago (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1952, 1960, 1970,
1982, 1992 and 2002.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to Gran Santiago, which includes the Province of Santiago plus cities within
the Provinces of Puente Alto and San Bernardo.

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Valparaso
Sources of data: Censuses of 1952, 1960, 1970,
1982, 1992 and 2002.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the Greater Valparaso.
China
Anshan (Liaoning), Benxi, Changchun, Dalian,
Fushun (Liaoning), Jinan (Shandong), Jinzhou,
Nanchang, Tangshan (Hebei)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1982, 1990
and 2000; estimate for 1964.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Anshun, Jining (Shandong)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; UN estimate for 1953.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Anyang, Bengbu, Jixi (Heilongjiang)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1982, 1990
and 2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Baoding, Chengdu, Guangzhou (Guangdong),
Jilin, Lanzhou, Liuzhou, Nanning, Qingdao, Shijiazhuang, Wuhan, Xian (Shaanxi)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1982, 1990
and 2000; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Baotou, Luoyang
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; estimate for 1964.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Beijing (capital), Shanghai
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1990 and
2000; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Changde, Dandong, Hengyang, Heze, Huaibei,
Huainan, Huzhou, Jiamusi, Jiaozuo, Jiaxing,
Kaifeng
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Changsha (Hunan), Fuzhou (Fujian), Haerbin,
Hangzhou
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1982, 1990

and 2000; estimate for 1964; UN estimate for 2005.


Statistical concept: City proper.
Changzhou (Jiangsu), Daqing, Guilin, Hefei
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Chifeng, Tongliao, Weifang
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; estimate for 1953.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Chongqing
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1982, 1990
and 2000; estimate for 1964; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Datong (Shanxi), Guiyang, Hohhot
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; estimate for 1964; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Dongguan (Guangdong), Foshan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; UN estimates for 1950 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Fuxin
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1982, 1990
and 2000; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Fuyang
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Handan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982 and 2000;
estimate for 1964; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Huaian
Sources of data: Censuses of 1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Jinxi (Liaoning)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982 and 1990;
estimate for 1953; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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Kaohsiung, Taipei
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1964, 1982
and 1990; estimates for 1970, 1975 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Qiqihaer
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; estimate for 1964.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Kunming, Nanjing (Jiangsu), Shenyang, Suzhou


(Jiangsu)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1982, 1990
and 2000; estimate for 1964; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Shaoxing
Sources of data: Censuses of 1990 and 2000; UN
estimates for 1950 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Langfang, Linfen, Pingdingshan (Henan)


Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; UN estimate for 1950.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Taichung
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982 and 1990;
estimates for 1970, 1975 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Leshan, Lianyungang, Liaoyang, Linyi (Shandong), Mianyang (Sichuan), Shantou, Suining (Sichuan), Taian (Shandong)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Tainan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982 and 1990;
estimates for 1970, 1975 and 2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Liuan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982 and 2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Liupanshui
Sources of data: Census of 2000; UN estimates
for 1950 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Luzhou, Mudanjiang, Nantong, Nanyang (Henan), Ningbo, Qinhuangdao, Quanzhou,
Shangqiu, Suzhou (Anhui)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Nanchong, Shenzhen
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; UN estimates for 1953 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Neijiang
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; UN estimate for 1953.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Pingxiang (Jiangxi)
Sources of data: Census of 2000; UN estimate
for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
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Taiyuan (Shanxi)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1982, 1990,
1990 and 2000; estimate for 1964.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Tianjin
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1964, 1990
and 2000; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Tianmen, Xiantao, Xingyi (Guizhou), Xinyu,
Yongzhou
Sources of data: Censuses of 1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Tianshui, Wuhu (Anhui), Xianyang (Shaanxi)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.
rmqi (Wulumqi)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; estimate for 1964; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Wenzhou, Xiamen, Xining, Xinyang, Yichang,
Yinchuan, Zhenjiang (Jiangsu), Zunyi
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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Wuxi (Jiangsu), Xuzhou, Zhengzhou


Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1982, 1990
and 2000; estimate for 1964; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Zhuhai, Zhuzhou
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; UN estimates for 1950 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Xiangfan (Hubei)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982 and 2000; UN
estimates for 1950 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative


Region
Hong Kong (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1981,
1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006; estimate for
1950.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data for Hong Kong consist of the population of Hong Kong Island, New Kowloon, the new
towns in New Territories and the marine areas.

Xinxiang, Yichun (Heilongjiang), Yingkou, Yiyang


(Hunan), Yueyang, Zaozhuang, Zhangjiakou,
Zhanjiang, Zibo, Zigong
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Xuanzhou
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982 and 1990.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Yancheng (Jiangsu), Yulin (Guangxi)
Sources of data: Census of 2000; UN estimate
for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Yantai
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; UN estimates for 1953 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Yibin
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; UN estimate for 1950.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Yichun (Jiangxi)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; estimate for 1964.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Yuci
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982 and 1990; UN
estimates for 1950 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Zhaotong
Sources of data: Censuses of 1982, 1990 and
2000; UN estimate for 1950.
Statistical concept: City proper.

China, Macao Special Administrative Region


Macao (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1981, 1991, 2001 and 2006.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Prior to 2001, the city of Macao included
all the population in the country except for that of
Coloane, Taipa, Co-Thai and the maritime population. After 2001, the entire population of Macao is
considered urban.
Colombia
Barranquilla
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1964, 1973,
1985, 1993 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Refers to the nuclei of Barranquilla, Soledad, Malambo and Puerto Colombia.
Bogot (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1964, 1973,
1985, 1993 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Refers to the nuclei of Santa Fe de Bogot,
Soacha, Chia and Funza.
Bucaramanga
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1964, 1973,
1985, 1993 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Refers to the nuclei of Bucaramanga,
Floridablanca, Girn and Piedecuesta.

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Cali
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1964, 1973,
1985, 1993 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Refers to the nuclei of Cali and Yumbo.
Cartagena
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1964, 1973,
1985, 1993 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Medelln
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1964, 1973,
1985, 1993 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Refers to the nuclei of Medelln, Barbosa,
Bello, Caldas, Copacabana, Envigado, Girardota,
Itagui, La Estrella and Sabaneta.

Cte d'Ivoire
Abidjan (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1975,
1988 and 1998; estimate for 2006; Sample Survey
of 1963 and 1978.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Yamoussoukro
Sources of data: Censuses of 1975, 1988 and
1998; estimate for 1965.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Croatia
Zagreb (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Comoros
Moroni (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1966, 1980, 1991
and 2003; estimates for 1950 and 1970.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Cuba
La Habana (Havana) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1970, 1981
and 2002; estimates for 1990, 1996, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003 and 2004.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.

Congo
Brazzaville (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1955, 1961, 1974,
1984 and 1996; estimates for 1950, 2004 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Cyprus
Lefkosia (Nicosia) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1960, 1973,
1982, 1992 and 2001; estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Cook Islands
Rarotonga (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1981, 1986, 1991
and 1996; estimates for 1966, 1971 and 1976; UN
estimate for 2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the island of Rarotonga. The
capital Avarua is located on Rarotonga. Population
estimates for Avarua proper are not available.

Czech Republic
Praha (Prague) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1961, 1970,
1980, 1991 and 2001; estimate for 2003.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Costa Rica
San Jos (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1963, 1973,
1984 and 2000; estimate for 1996.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Urban population at the canton level.

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea


Hamhung
Sources of data: Census of 1993; estimates for
1960, 1967, 1980 and 1987.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Nampo
Sources of data: Census of 1993; estimates for
1960 and 1967.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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Pyongyang (capital)
Sources of data: Census of 1993; estimates for
1950, 1960, 1967, 1980 and 1987.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kananga
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956 and 1984;
estimates for 1950, 1960, 1969 and 2004.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Kinshasa (capital)
Sources of data: Census of 1984; estimate for
2004; Register of 1950 and 1958; Sample Survey of
1967.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Lubumbashi
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956 and 1984;
estimates for 1950, 1960, 1969, 1970 and 2004.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Mbuji-Mayi
Sources of data: Census of 1984; estimates for
1960, 1969 and 2004.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Denmark
Kbenhavn (Copenhagen) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1960,
1965 and 1970; estimates for 1976, 1981, 1986,
1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1998; Register of 2002 and 2006.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Data refer to the Greater Copenhagen Region which, from 1999 onward, consists of 16 municipalities, in whole or in part. Data prior to 1976
are based on the previous definition, where 28 municipalities were included in whole or in part.
Djibouti
Djibouti (capital)
Sources of data: Census of 1960; estimates for
1957, 1970 and 1995; Sample Survey of 1991; UN
estimates for 1998 and 2007.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the population of the cercle.

Dominica
Roseau (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1981,
1991 and 2001; UN estimate for 1950.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1981, 1993 and 2002.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1962, 1974,
1982, 1990 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data include the population of the locality
of Eloy Alfaro.
Quito (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1962, 1974,
1982, 1990 and 2001; estimate for 2003.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Egypt
Al-Iskandariyah (Alexandria)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1966, 1976,
1986, 1996 and 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Al-Qahirah (Cairo) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1966, 1976,
1986, 1996 and 2006.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Data refer to the Governorate of AlQahirah (Cairo) and the cities of Al-Jizah (Giza)
and Shubra al-Khaymah (Shubra-El-Khema).
El Salvador
San Salvador (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1961, 1971
and 1992; UN estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the urban parts of the municipios of San Salvador, Mejicanos, Soyapango,
Delgado, Ilopango, Cuscatancingo, Ayutuxtepeque
and San Marcos.

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Equatorial Guinea
Malabo (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1983
and 1994.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Eritrea
Asmara (capital)
Sources of data: Census of 1984; estimates for
1950, 1967, 1989, 1990, 2002 and 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Estonia
Tallinn (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2000; estimates for 1996, 2001, 2002 and
2007.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1984 and 1994;
estimates for 1950, 1967, 1999 and 2002.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Fiji
Greater Suva (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1976,
1986 and 1996.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data include Lami.
Finland
Helsinki (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1985, 1990 and 2000; estimate for 1995.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data includes Espoo and Vantaa.
France
Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille-Aix-en-Provence,
Nice-Cannes, Paris (capital), Toulouse
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1962, 1968,
1975, 1982, 1990 and 1999.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Lille
Sources of data: Censuses of 1962, 1968, 1975,
1982, 1990 and 1999; UN estimate for 1954.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Faeroe Islands
Trshavn (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1960,
1966, 1970 and 1977; estimates for 1987, 1989,
1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and
2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the municipality.

French Guiana
Cayenne (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1961, 1967,
1982, 1990 and 1999.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: Data refer to the commune.

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)


Stanley (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1962, 1972,
1980, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.

French Polynesia
Papeete (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1962, 1977, 1983,
1988, 1996 and 2002; UN estimates for 1956 and
1971.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Federated States of Micronesia


Palikir (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1980, 1989, 1994
and 2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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Gabon
Libreville (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1958, 1959, 1961,
1969 and 1993; estimates for 1960, 1961, 1965,
1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975,
1976, 1977, 1980 and 1981; Register of 1951 and
1957; Sample Survey of 1964.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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Gambia
Banjul (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1963, 1973,
1983, 1993 and 2003; estimate for 1967.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the local government areas of
Banjul and Kanifing.
Georgia
Tbilisi (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2002; estimate for 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Germany
Berlin, Hamburg, Kln (Cologne)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1961, 1970
and 1987; estimates for 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983,
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Mnchen (Munich)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1961 and
1970; estimates for 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984,
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Ghana
Accra (capital), Kumasi
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1984
and 2000.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Gibraltar
Gibraltar (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1970,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Greece
Athnai (Athens) (capital), Thessaloniki
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The agglomeration of Athnai includes the
localities of Calitha, Peristrion and Piraeus,
among others.
Greenland
Nuuk (Godthb) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1965, 1970
and 1976; estimates for 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996,
2000 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Grenada
St.Georges (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1981,
1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data include the parishes of St. George's
Town and St. George.
Guadeloupe
Basse-Terre
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1961, 1967,
1982, 1990 and 1999.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Guam
Hagta (capital)
Sources of data: Census of 2000; UN estimates
for 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1990.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the urbanized area, that is, the
contiguous territory in and around the city that
meets minimum population density requirements.
Prior to 2000, only data relative to the city proper
were published. To obtain comparable estimates for
those years, it was assumed that the ratio of the
population of the capital agglomeration to the total
urban population was the same as in 2000.

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Guatemala
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala City) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1964, 1973,
1981, 1994 and 2002.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Data refer to the municipio of Ciudad de
Guatemala.
Guinea
Conakry (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1960, 1983
and 1996; estimate for 1972.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Guinea-Bissau
Bissau (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1979
and 1991; estimates for 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Guyana
Georgetown (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1991 and 2002.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Haiti
Port-au-Prince (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1971 and
1982; estimates for 1992 and 1996; UN estimate for
1999.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data for 1971 and later refer to the urban
agglomeration. Data for 1950 refer to the city
proper. The 1999 estimate refers to the urban agglomeration that includes Port-au-Prince, Delmas
and Carrefour.
Holy See
Vatican City (capital)
Sources of data: Estimates for 1950, 1964, 1970,
1978, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2004; UN estimates for
1955, 1965, 1975, 1985 and 1995.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: Data refer solely to the population of the
Vatican City State.

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Honduras
Tegucigalpa (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1961, 1974,
1988 and 2001; estimate for 2003.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Hungary
Budapest (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1990 and 2001; estimates for 2002, 2003, 2004 and
2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Iceland
Reykjavk (capital)
Sources of data: Estimates for 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2003; Register of 2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the urban area in the region of
the capital.
India
Agra, Ahmadabad, Allahabad, Amritsar, Asansol,
Aurangabad, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhopal, Chennai (Madras), Coimbatore, Delhi (capital), Dhanbad, Durg-Bhilainagar, Faridabad, Ghaziabad,
Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur,
Jalandhar, Jamshedpur, Kanpur, Kochi (Cochin),
Kolkata (Calcutta), Lucknow, Ludhiana,
Madurai, Meerut, Moradabad, Mumbai (Bombay), Nagpur, Nashik, Patna, Pune (Poona),
Raipur, Ranchi, Salem, Srinagar, Surat, Tiruchirappalli, Vadodara, Varanasi (Benares),
Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Aligarh, Bhiwandi, Bhubaneswar, HubliDharwad, Jodhpur, Kota, Kozhikode (Calicut),
Mysore, Rajkot, Solapur, Thiruvananthapuram
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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Chandigarh
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1981,
1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Guwahati (Gauhati)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1971,
1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Jammu
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1971,
1981 and 2001.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Indonesia
Bandar Lampung
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimate for 2003.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: Data refer to the municipality.
Bandung
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimates for 1950 and 2003.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the municipality.
Bogor
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimate for 2003.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the municipality.
Jakarta (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimates for 1950 and 2003.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Data refer to the functional urban area, that
is, contiguous areas that are consistently urban in
character given their population density, economic
functions and facilities. Jakarta covers five
municipalities (kotamadya): Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta
Timur, Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta Barat, and Jakarta
Utara. For 1990 the data available did not refer to
the functional urban area. An estimate for 1990 was
derived by assuming that the ratio of the population
in the functional urban area to the population in the
relevant municipalities remained the same as in
1980.

Malang
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimate for 2003.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the municipality.
Medan, Surabaya
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimates for 1950 and 2003.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the municipality.
Padang, Pekan Baru
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimate for 2003.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: Data refer to the municipality.
Palembang
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimate for 1950.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the municipality.
Semarang
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimates for 1950 and 2003.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The data for 1990 were adjusted to represent the population in the functional urban area as
described in the case of Jakarta.
Ujung Pandang
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1980
and 1990.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the municipality.
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Ahvaz, Esfahan, Karaj, Kermanshah, Mashhad,
Qom, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1976,
1986, 1991, 1996 and 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Iraq
Al-Basrah (Basra)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1965, 1987
and 1997; estimate for 2003.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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Al-Mawsil (Mosul)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1965, 1987
and 1997; estimate for 2003.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data for earlier years refer to city proper.
Baghdad (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1965, 1977,
1987 and 1997; estimate for 2003; UN estimates for
2007 and 2008.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Irbil (Erbil)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1965 and
1987; estimate for 1997; UN estimate for 2003.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Ireland
Dublin (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1956, 1961,
1966, 1971, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2002 and
2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Estimates for 1991 were obtained by using
the ratio of the population in the urban agglomeration to that in the city proper as recorded in the 1986
census.
Isle of Man
Douglas (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1966,
1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and
2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Israel
Hefa (Haifa)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1972 and
1983; estimates for 1955, 1995, 1998, 2002 and
2004.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Data prior to 1995 refer to the urban agglomeration.
Jerusalem (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1972 and
1983; estimates for 1950, 1955, 1991, 1995, 1998,
2000, 2002 and 2004.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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Tel Aviv-Yafo (Tel Aviv-Jaffa)


Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1972 and
1983; estimates for 1955, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002
and 2004.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Data prior to 1995 refer to the urban agglomeration.
Italy
Milano (Milan), Napoli (Naples), Palermo, Roma
(Rome) (capital), Torino (Turin)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: The metropolitan area was defined on the
basis of the local labour market system (Sistemi locali del lavoro) as captured by the 2001 census. The
estimates presented in the 2007 Revision are based
on a historically consistent series spanning the period 1951-2001 and referring to municipalities
linked by strong flows of daily commuters for work.
Jamaica
Kingston (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1982,
1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data include St. Andrew.
Japan
Fukuoka-Kitakyushu, Kyoto, Osaka-Kobe
Sources of data: Censuses of 1970, 1975, 1980,
1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005; estimates for
1950, 1955 and 1960.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The Statistics Bureau of Japan has provided the list of cities, towns and villages included
in the urban agglomerations associated with the cities of Fukuoka-Kitakyushu, Kyoto, Nagoya and
Osaka-Kobe for each census year from 1960 to
1990. The number of cities, towns and villages included in these agglomerations has been rising as
the agglomerations have expanded territorially. In
1990, the urban agglomeration of FukuokaKitakyushu consisted of the contiguous densely inhabited districts (DIDs) of Fukuoka, nine cities surrounding Fukuoka, Kitakyushu and two cities surrounding Kitakyushu. The urban agglomeration of
Kyoto consisted of the DIDs of Kyoto and six cities
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consisted of the DIDs of Nagoya and 19 cities surrounding Nagoya. The agglomeration of Osaka consisted of the DIDs of Osaka, 35 cities surrounding
Osaka, the city of Kobe and six cities surrounding
Kobe. The estimates for 1995, 2000 and 2005 were
calculated on the basis of the same definitions, including adjustments made to the DIDs after 1990.
Hiroshima, Sendai
Sources of data: Censuses of 1970, 1975, 1980,
1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Following the current definition of the
metropolitan area used by the Statistics Bureau of
Japan, estimates prior to 1970 are higher than official estimates for the city proper.
Nagoya
Sources of data: Censuses of 1970, 1975, 1980,
1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005; estimates for
1950, 1955 and 1960.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The Statistics Bureau of Japan has provided the list of cities, towns and villages included
in the urban agglomeration associated with the city
of Nagoya for each census year from 1960 to 1990.
The number of cities, towns and villages included in
this agglomeration has been rising as the agglomeration has expanded territorially. In 1990, the urban
agglomeration of Nagoya consisted of the DIDs of
Nagoya and 19 cities surrounding Nagoya. The estimates for 1995, 2000 and 2005 were calculated on
the basis of that definition, including adjustments
made to the DIDs after 1990.
Sapporo
Sources of data: Censuses of 1970, 1975, 1980,
1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Following the current definition of the
metropolitan area used by the Statistics Bureau of
Japan, estimates prior to 1970 are higher than official estimates for the city proper.

Tokyo (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1965, 1970,
1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: As defined by the Statistics Bureau of Japan, census figures from 1990 to 2000 are based on
the Keihinyo major metropolitan area (M.M.A.) and
figures from 1960 to 1985 are based on the Keihin
M.M.A. The population of Tokyo-to was estimated
at 12.1 million persons in 2000 and that of the Kuarea of Tokyo, at 8.1 million persons.
Jordan
Amman (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1952, 1961, 1979,
1994 and 2004; estimate for 1967.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Kazakhstan
Almaty
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 1999; estimate for 2004.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Astana (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 1999; estimates for 2004 and 2007.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Kenya
Mombasa, Nairobi (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1962, 1969, 1979,
1989 and 1999.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Kiribati
Tarawa (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1968, 1973, 1978,
1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000; estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the island of South Tarawa,
including the towns of Bairiki and Bikenibeu. The
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Kuwait
Al Kuwayt (Kuwait City) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1965, 1970,
1975, 1980 and 1985; UN estimates for 1991, 1995
and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data for 1985 and 1995 refer to the Governorates of Capital, Hawalli and Farwaniya. The
number and names of the governorates constituting
the city have changed over time together with the
limits of the urban agglomeration.
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 1999; estimate for 2004.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Vientiane (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1973, 1985, 1995
and 2005; estimates for 1958 and 1966.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Latvia
Riga (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2000; estimates for 1990, 1991, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Lebanon
Bayrut (Beirut) (capital)
Sources of data: Estimates for 1958, 1964, 1975,
1982, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2005;
Sample Survey of 1970; UN estimate for 1991.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Lesotho
Maseru (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1976,
1986, 1996 and 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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Liberia
Monrovia (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1962, 1974
and 1984; estimates for 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999,
2004 and 2006; UN estimates for 2007 and 2008.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Banghazi
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1964, 1973
and 1984; estimate for 1995; UN estimate for 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Tarabulus (Tripoli) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1964, 1973
and 1984; estimates for 1990 and 1995.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data prior to 1984 refer to city proper.
Liechtenstein
Vaduz (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980 and 1990; estimates for 1991, 1992, 1993,
1994, 1995, 1999 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Lithuania
Vilnius (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2001; estimates for 2006 and 2007.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg-Ville (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1981
and 1991; estimates for 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Madagascar
Antananarivo (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1975 and 1993;
estimates for 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959,
1971 and 2001; Sample Survey of 1966.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

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Malawi
Lilongwe (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1966, 1977, 1987
and 1998.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Mauritania
Nouakchott (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1964, 1977,
1988 and 2000; estimate for 1957.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Malaysia
Johore Bharu, Klang
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1991 and
2000; estimates for 1970 and 1980; UN estimate for
2007.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Mauritius
Port Louis (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1952, 1962, 1972,
1983, 1990 and 2000; estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Kuala Lumpur (capital)


Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1991 and
2000; estimates for 1970 and 1980.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Maldives
Male (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1965, 1967, 1970,
1974, 1977, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Mali
Bamako (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1965, 1976,
1987 and 1998; estimates for 1960 and 1968.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Malta
Valletta (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1967, 1985,
1995 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data include all the localities of the Northern and Southern Harbour regions.
Marshall Islands
Majuro (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1973, 1980, 1988
and 1999; UN estimates for 1958 and 1967.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Martinique
Fort-de-France (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1961, 1967,
1982, 1990 and 1999.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: Data refer to the commune.

Mexico
Aguascalientes, Ciudad Jurez, Culiacn
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990, 2000 and 2005; Sample Survey 1995.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Chihuahua, Saltillo
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990, 2000 and 2005; Sample Survey 1995.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City) (capital), Guadalajara, Mexicali, Monterrey, Puebla, Quertaro, San Luis Potos, Tijuana, Torren
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990, 2000 and 2005; Sample Survey 1995.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Len de los Aldamas, Mrida, Toluca de Lerdo
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990, 2000 and 2005; Sample Survey 1995.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Data refer to conurbations, each of which
includes several localities.
Moldova
Chisinau (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2004.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Monaco
Monaco (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1956, 1962,
1968, 1975, 1982, 1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

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Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1963, 1969,
1979, 1989 and 2000; estimate for 2001.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Rabat (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1952, 1960, 1971,
1982, 1994 and 2004.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Rabat includes Sal and Temara.

Montenegro
Podgorica (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2003.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Mozambique
Maputo (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980 and 1997.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Montserrat
Brades Estate (capital)
Sources of data: UN Estimates for 1960, 1970,
1980, 1991, 1997, 1997, 2001 and 2004.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Myanmar
Mandalay
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1973 and
1983.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Plymouth (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970 and
1980; estimate for 1991; UN estimates for 1950,
1955, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1997 and 2001.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: Due to volcanic activity, the former capital, Plymouth, was abandoned in 1997. The government premises were established at Brades Estate,
in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest
end of Montserrat.
Morocco
Dar-el-Beida (Casablanca)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1971, 1982,
1994 and 2004; estimate for 1952.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Casablanca includes Mohammedia.
Fs
Sources of data: Censuses of 1971, 1982, 1994
and 2004; estimates for 1952 and 1960.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Marrakech
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1971, 1982,
1994 and 2004; estimate for 1952.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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Nay Pyi Taw (capital)


Sources of data: Estimate for 2007; UN estimates for 2005 and 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Yangon
Sources of data: Censuses of 1973 and 1983; UN
estimate for 1957.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Namibia
Windhoek (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1960, 1970,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Nauru
Nauru (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1977, 1983, 1992
and 2002.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The island of Nauru is considered a single
urban agglomeration; the Governments offices are
located in Yaren District.
Nepal
Kathmandu (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: Data refer to the municipality.

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Netherlands
Amsterdam (capital)
Sources of data: Register of 1960, 1965, 1970,
1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the municipalities of Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Diemen, Landsmeer, Oostzaan,
Wormerland, Zaanstad
Rotterdam
Sources of data: Register of 1960, 1965, 1970,
1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the municipalities of Barendrecht, Capelle a/d Ijssel, Krimpen a/d Ijssel,
Maasland, Maassluis, Rotterdam, Rozenburg,
Schiedam, Spijkenisse, Vlaardingen
s-Gravenhage (The Hague)
Sources of data: Register of 1960, 1965, 1970,
1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the municipalities of
s-Gravenhage, Leidschendam, LeidschendamVoorburg, Rijswijk, Voorburg, Wassenaar, Wateringen
Netherlands Antilles
Willemstad (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1981, 1992
and 2001.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: The 1981 census provided data only for
the city proper. The population of the urban agglomeration for that date was estimated using the
ratio of the population in the urban agglomeration to
that in the city proper derived from the 1960 census.
New Caledonia
Nouma (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1963, 1969,
1976, 1983, 1989, 1996 and 2004.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Greater Nouma includes the communes of
Dumba, Mont-Dor and Pata (as of 1983).

New Zealand
Auckland, Wellington (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1956, 1961,
1966, 1971, 1976, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and
2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Population estimates for 1996-2000 are
based on the 2001 boundaries of urban areas,
whereas estimates from 2001 onwards are based on
2006 boundaries of urban areas.
Nicaragua
Managua (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1963, 1971,
1995 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Niger
Niamey (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1977, 1988 and
2001; estimates for 1962 and 1966.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Nigeria
Abuja (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1991 and 2006; UN
estimates for 1953 and 1963.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Benin City, Ibadan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1963, 1991
and 2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data for 1953 and 1963 refer to city
proper. Data for 1991 and 2006 refer to urban agglomeration.
Ilorin
Sources of data: Censuses of 1963 and 1991; UN
estimate for 1983.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

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Kaduna, Kano, Maiduguri, Zaria


Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1963 and
1991; UN estimate for 1983.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The 1983 data for the city proper were adjusted by assuming that the ratio of the population
of the urban agglomeration to that of the city proper
was the same as in 1991. Data for 1953, 1963 and
1971 refer to city proper.
Lagos
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1963, 1991
and 2006; estimate for 1971.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to Lagos State.
Ogbomosho
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1963 and
1991.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Port Harcourt
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1963 and
1991; UN estimate for 1983.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Niue
Alofi (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1966, 1971, 1986,
1991, 1997 and 2001.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Northern Mariana Islands
Saipan (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1980, 1990, 1995
and 2000; UN estimates for 1950, 1958, 1967 and
1973.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: From 1980 to 2000, data refer to the island
of Saipan (municipality of Saipan in the year 2000).
The capital is Garapan, located on the island of Saipan, whose population was estimated at 3,588 persons in 2000. Government offices are located in
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Norway
Oslo (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980 and 1990; estimates for 1999 and 2002; Register of 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Ramallah (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961 and 1997;
estimates for 2004 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data include Al Bira.
Oman
Masqat (capital)
Sources of data: Census of 1993; estimates for
1950, 1960, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The 1993 census and all estimates since
1999 also include As Seeb, Bawshar and Mutrah.
Pakistan
Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Hyderabad, Karachi,
Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1972,
1981 and 1998.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Islamabad (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1972,
1981 and 1998.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Palau
Melekeok
Sources of data: Censuses of 1980, 1986, 1990,
1995, 2000 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

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Ciudad de Panam (Panama City) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the urban agglomeration of
Panama City, including the urban districts of Balboa
(Ancn), Arrajian, La Chorrera and San Miguelito.
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1966, 1971, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimate for 1950.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Paraguay
Asuncin (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1962, 1972,
1982, 1992 and 2002.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Peru
Arequipa
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1972, 1981,
1993 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data include the numerous urban districts
of Arequipa, Miraflores, Yanahuara, Paucarpata,
Cayma, Sabandia, Socabaya and Sachaca.
Lima (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1972, 1981,
1993 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Gran Lima includes the capitals of the departments of Lima and Callao as well as surrounding populated centres.
Philippines
Cebu, Davao, Zamboanga
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1975,
1980, 1990, 1995 and 2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Manila (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1975,
1980, 1990, 1995 and 2000; estimate for 2007.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the National Capital Region.

Pitcairn
Adamstown (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1986 and 1991;
estimates for 1995, 2000 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Others.
Poland
Krakw (Cracow), Ldz, Warszawa (Warsaw)
(capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1978 and 2002; estimates for 1992 and 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: The 2007 Revision is based on a time series of consistent city population data available for
the period 1950-2002.
Portugal
Lisboa (Lisbon) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: Data refer to municipalities included in
Grande Lisboa and the Peninsula of Setbal, as well
as that of Azambuja).
Porto
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Puerto Rico
San Juan (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the urbanized area, that is, the
contiguous territory in and around the city that
meets minimum population density requirements.
The implementation of a revised definition of the
urbanized area in the 2000 census led to changes in
the boundaries of the San Juan Urbanized Area. In
the 2007 Revision, the time series for the San Juan
Urbanized Area has been adjusted to maintain consistency with the 2000 census. The San Juan Urbanized Area now includes the former urbanized areas
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Qatar
Ad-Dawhah (Doha) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1986, 1997 and
2004; estimates for 1962, 1967 and 2006; UN estimates for 1956 and 1971.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Republic of Korea
Bucheon
Sources of data: Censuses of 1975, 1980, 1985,
1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005; UN estimate for 1955.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Busan, Daegu, Daejon, Gwangju, Incheon, Seoul
(capital), Suweon
Sources of data: Censuses of 1955, 1960, 1966,
1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and
2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: The data refer to the metropolitan city in
each case.
Goyang
Sources of data: Censuses of 1980, 1990, 1995,
2000 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: The data refer to the metropolitan city in
each case.
Seongnam
Sources of data: Censuses of 1975, 1980, 1985,
1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: The data refer to the metropolitan city in
each case.
Ulsan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1966, 1970, 1975,
1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: The data refer to the metropolitan city in
each case.
Runion
Saint-Denis (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1954, 1961, 1967,
1974, 1982, 1990 and 1999; estimate for 2003.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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Romania
Bucuresti (Bucharest) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1977,
1992 and 2002; estimate for 2003.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Russian Federation
Chelyabinsk, Kazan
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2002; estimates for 1999, 2004 and 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Krasnoyarsk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novosibirsk,
Omsk, Perm, Rostov-na-Donu (Rostov-on-Don),
Saratov, Volgograd, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2002; estimates for 2004 and 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Moskva (Moscow) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2002; estimates for 1992, 1994, 1996,
1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: The data include communities under the
authority of the Town Council. The 1989 census
produced data referring only to the city proper; the
population of the urban agglomeration for that date
was estimated by assuming that the ratio of the
population of the urban agglomeration to that of the
city proper was the same as in 1979.
Samara
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2002; estimate for 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2002; estimates for 1992, 1994, 1996,
1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: The data include communities under the
authority of the Town Council. The 1989 census
produced data referring only to the city proper; the
population of the urban agglomeration for that date
was estimated by assuming that the ratio of the
population of the urban agglomeration to that of the
city proper was the same as in 1979. The same adjustment was made in regard to the 2002 census.

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Ufa
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2002; estimates for 2004, 2004 and 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Rwanda
Kigali (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1970, 1978, 1991
and 2002; estimate for 1960; Sample Survey of
1996.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Saint Helena
Jamestown (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1976,
1987 and 1998; estimate for 1950; UN estimate for
2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basseterre (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1991 and 2001; estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Saint Lucia
Castries (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1970, 1980 and
1991; estimates for 1996, 1998 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The data include Castries Town and Castries Sub-Urban.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint-Pierre (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1962, 1982, 1990
and 1999; estimate for 1950.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kingstown (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970 and
1980; estimates for 1991 and 2003.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

San Marino
San Marino (capital)
Sources of data: Estimates for 1962, 1973, 1982,
1986, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2005 and 2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Sao Tome and Principe
So Tom (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1981, 1991 and 2001; estimate for 2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refers to district of gua-Grande.
Saudi Arabia
Ad-Dammam
Sources of data: Censuses of 1974, 1992 and
2004; estimate for 1962; UN estimate for 1950.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Al-Madinah (Medina)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1974, 1992 and
2004; estimates for 1950 and 1962.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Ar-Riyadh (Riyadh) (capital), Jiddah, Makkah
(Mecca)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1962, 1974, 1992
and 2004; estimate for 1950.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Senegal
Dakar (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1955, 1976,
1988 and 2002; estimate for 1969; Sample Survey
of 1961.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Serbia
Beograd (Belgrade) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2002.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The data include ten municipalities of the
City of Belgrade.

Samoa
Apia (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1956, 1961,
1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: City proper.
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Seychelles
Victoria (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1977, 1987,
1994, 1997 and 2002; UN estimate for 1971.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The data refer to city proper before 1971
and to the urban agglomeration since 1971, which
contains the following districts: English River,
Mont Buxton, St Louis, Bel Air, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Roche Caiman, Les Mamelles.
Sierra Leone
Freetown (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1963, 1974, 1985
and 2004.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Singapore
Singapore (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1970, 1980,
1990 and 2000; estimates for 2004 and 2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The data include the resident and nonresident population.

Somalia
Muqdisho (Mogadishu) (capital)
Sources of data: Census of 1975; estimates for
1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1972, 1982,
1984 and 2001; UN estimates for 1991 and 2007.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data for 1972 refer to urban agglomeration.
South Africa
Bloemfontein (capital), Cape Town (capital), Port
Elizabeth, Pretoria (capital), Vereeniging
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1960, 1970,
1985, 1991, 1996 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Durban
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1960, 1970,
1991, 1996 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Ekurhuleni (East Rand)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1960, 1970,
1985, 1996 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.

Slovakia
Bratislava (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1961, 1970,
1980, 1991 and 2001; estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Johannesburg
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1960, 1970,
1991, 1996 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.

Slovenia
Ljubljana (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2002; estimate for 2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Spain
Barcelona, Madrid (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1981 and 1991; Register of 2006.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.

Solomon Islands
Honiara (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1976,
1986 and 1999; UN estimate for 1950.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Valencia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1981 and 1991; Register of 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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Sri Lanka
Colombo (capital), Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
Sources of data: Censuses of 1953, 1963, 1971,
1981 and 2001.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Syrian Arab Republic


Dimashq (Damascus) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970 and
1981; UN estimate for 1994.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Sudan
Al-Khartum (Khartoum) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1973, 1983
and 1993; UN estimates for 1996, 2001 and 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Halab (Aleppo), Hims (Homs)


Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1981
and 1994.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Suriname
Paramaribo (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1964, 1971,
1980 and 2004; estimate for 1995.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: The data refer to the district of Paramaribo.
Swaziland
Mbabane (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1976,
1986 and 1997.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Sweden
Stockholm (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960 and
1965; estimates for 1970, 1980, 1990, 1995 and
2000; Register of 2005.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The data refers to ttort, according to
the administrative divisions of 2005.
Switzerland
Bern (capital), Zrich (Zurich)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990 and 2000; estimate for 2006.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The data refer to the population contained
within the contours of contiguous territory inhabited
by at least 20,000 inhabitants consisting of a core
area and surrounding area. The core and the surrounding areas have certain urban characteristics in
terms of population density and economic functions.

Tajikistan
Dushanbe (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Thailand
Krung Thep (Bangkok) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Skopje (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1961, 1971, 1981,
1991 and 1994; estimate for 2002.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Timor-Leste
Dili (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1990
and 2004.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The data refer to city proper prior to 1990
and to the urban agglomeration after 1990.
Togo
Lom (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1970 and 1981;
estimates for 1988 and 2005; Sample Survey of
1961.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

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Tokelau
No capital. Non-self-governing territory of New
Zealand. Each atoll (Atafu, Fakaofo and Nukunonu) has its own administrative center.
Tonga
Nukualofa (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1976,
1986 and 1996; estimates for 1950 and 2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1980,
1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Tunisia
Tunis (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1956, 1966, 1975,
1984, 1994 and 2004; estimate for 1998.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Turkey
Adana
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1960,
1965, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Adana includes Seyhan and Yuregir.
Ankara (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1960,
1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1997 and
2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Ankara includes Altindag, Cankaya,
Etimesgut, Golbasi, Keioren, Mamak, Sincan and
Yenimahalle.
Antalya
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1965, 1975,
1980, 1985, 1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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Bursa
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1960,
1965, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1997 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Bursa includes Nilufer, Osmangazi and
Yildirim.
Gaziantep
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1960,
1965, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The data for Gaziantep include the population of Sahinbey and Sehitkami.
Istanbul
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1960,
1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1997 and
2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Istanbul includes Adalar, Avcilar, Bagicilar, Bahelievler, Bakirkoy, Bayrampasa, Besiktas, Beykoz, Beyoglu, Eminonu, Esenler, Eyup,
Fatih, Gaziosmanpasa, Gungoren, Kadikoy,
Kagithane, Kartal, Kuukekmece, Maltepe, Pendik,
Sariyer, Sisli, Tuzla, Umraniye, Uskudar and
Zeytinburnu
Izmir
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1960,
1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1997 and
2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Izmir includes Balcova, Bornova, Buca,
Cigli, Gaziemir, Guzelbahce Karsiyaka, Konak and
Narlidere. The 1950 and 1955 data for Izmir refer to
the city proper.
Konya
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1955, 1960,
1965, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Konya includes Karatay, Meram and
Seluklu.

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Turkmenistan
Ashgabat (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 1995; estimate for 1999.
Statistical concept: City proper.

(also known as the West Midlands urban area) consists of 10 urban divisions, including Birmingham,
Dudley, Oldbury/Smethwick, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, West Bromwich, and Wolverhampton.

Turks and Caicos Islands


Grand Turk (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1975,
1980 and 1990; estimate for 2006.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Glasgow
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1971,
1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

Tuvalu
Funafuti (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1979, 1985, 1991
and 2002.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Note: Data refer to the island of Funafuti.
Uganda
Kampala (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1969, 1980,
1991 and 2002.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv (Kiev)
(capital), Odesa, Zaporizhzhya
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979,
1989 and 2001; estimate for 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
United Arab Emirates
Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1975, 1980, 1985
and 1995; estimates for 1960, 1968, 2002 and 2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Dubayy (Dubai)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1975, 1980, 1985
and 1995; estimates for 1950, 1960, 1968, 2002 and
2005.
Statistical concept: City proper.
United Kingdom
Birmingham, Liverpool, London (capital), Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, West Yorkshire
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1991 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The urban agglomeration of Birmingham

United Republic of Tanzania


Dar es Salaam
Sources of data: Censuses of 1952, 1957, 1967,
1978, 1988 and 2002.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Dodoma (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1957, 1967, 1978,
1988 and 2002.
Statistical concept: City proper.
United States of America
Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, BridgeportStamford, Buffalo, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus (Ohio), Dallas-Fort
Worth, Dayton, Denver-Aurora, Detroit, Hartford, Honolulu, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville (Florida), Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. Paul,
Nashville-Davidson, New Orleans, New YorkNewark, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Philadelphia,
Phoenix-Mesa, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence,
Richmond, Riverside-San Bernardino, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego,
San Francisco-Oakland, San Jose, Seattle, St.
Louis, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Tucson, Virginia
Beach, Washington (D.C.) (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: The data refer to the urbanized area (UA),
that is, contiguous territory that meets minimum
population density requirements. Each UA is named
after the most populous place or places contained
within it. The implementation of a revised definition
of UA for the 2000 census led to changes in the
boundaries of several UAs. In the 2007 Revision,
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census. Specifically, the UA of Baltimore is now


defined to include the former Annapolis UA but no
longer includes the separate Aberdeen-Havre de
Grace-Bel Air UA; that of Boston now includes the
former Brockton, Lawrence-Haverhill, Lowell, and
Taunton UAs; that of Bridgeport-Stamford now includes the former Bridgeport-Milford, Stamford,
and Norwalk UAs; that of Chicago now includes the
former Aurora, Crystal Lake, Elgin, and Joliet UAs;
that of Cincinnati now includes the former Hamilton
UA; that of Hartford now includes the former Bristol and New Britain UAs; that of Kansas City no
longer includes the Lee's Summit UA; that of Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana no longer includes
the Mission Viejo and Santa Clarita UAs; that of
Miami now includes the former Fort LauderdaleHollywood-Pompano Beach and West Palm BeachBoca Raton-Delray Beach UAs; that of Oklahoma
City no longer includes the Norman UA; that of
Philadelphia now includes the former Wilmington
UA and that portion of the Trenton UA that was in
the state of Pennsylvania; that of Providence now
includes the former Fall River and Newport UAs;
that of Richmond now includes the former Petersburg UA; that of San Francisco-Oakland no longer
includes the Concord, Livermore, and Vallejo UAs;
that of San Jose no longer includes the GilroyMorgan Hill UA; that of Seattle now includes the
former Tacoma UA but no longer includes the
Marysville UA; and the Virginia Beach UA, which
was formerly called Norfolk-Virginia BeachNewport News, no longer includes the Suffolk urban cluster.
El Paso, Rochester
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960, 1970,
1980, 1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
United States Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1960 and
2000; UN estimates for 1970, 1980 and 1990.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Note: Data refer to the urban cluster, that is, contiguous territory that meets minimum population
density requirements. Prior to 2000, only data for
the city proper were published. To estimate the
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1980 and 1990, it was assumed that the ratio of the


population of the capital agglomeration to the total
urban population was the same as in 2000. Data for
1950 and 1960 refer to city proper.
Uruguay
Montevideo (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1963, 1975, 1985,
1996 and 2004.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Note: The metropolitan area of Montevideo includes the urban population of surrounding localities.
Uzbekistan
Tashkent (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1959, 1970, 1979
and 1989; estimates for 1991, 1997, 2000 and 2001.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Vanuatu
Port Vila (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1979, 1989 and
1999; estimate for 1965.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Barquisimeto
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1990 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Caracas (capital), Maracaibo, Maracay
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1990 and 2001.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Valencia
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1961, 1971,
1981, 1990 and 2001; estimate for 1998.
Statistical concept: Metropolitan area.
Viet Nam
H Noi (capital), Thnh Pho Ho Ch Minh (Ho
Chi Minh City)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1979 and
1989; estimate for 1970.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.

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Hai Phng
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1979, 1989
and 1999; estimate for 1970.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Matu-Utu (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1976, 1983, 1990,
1996 and 2003.
Statistical concept: Other.
Western Sahara
El Aain (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1960, 1970, 1982,
1994 and 2004; UN estimates for 1950 and 1974.
Statistical concept: City proper.
Yemen
Al-Hudaydah, Taizz
Sources of data: Censuses of 1975, 1986 and
1994.
Statistical concept: City proper.

Sanaa (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1975, 1986, 1994
and 2004; estimates for 1950 and 1960.
Statistical concept: Data for 1950, 1960 and
1975 refer to city proper and data for 1986, 1994
and 2004 refer to urban agglomeration.
Zambia
Lusaka (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1950, 1963, 1969,
1980, 1990 and 2000.
Statistical concept: Urban agglomeration.
Zimbabwe
Harare (capital)
Sources of data: Censuses of 1951, 1956, 1969,
1982, 1992 and 2002; estimates for 1972 and 1973.
Statistical concept: City proper.

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The 2007 Revision of the World Urbanization Prospects, prepared by the United Nations Population Division, provides a comprehensive and consistent set of urban and rural population estimates and projections for
the all countries and areas of the world, as well as for urban agglomerations with more than 750,000 inhabitants in
2007. The data referring to urban and rural areas cover the period 1950-2050 and those referring to urban agglomerations cover the period 1950-2025. Detailed results from the 2007 Revision are available for purchase in two
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The files are prepared in Excel 2003, which is compatible with all versions since Excel 5.0/95. The CDROM version launches a navigation interface upon insertion. The interface provides direct access to the files.
In the data sets, figures for 1950-2007 are estimates and those for years beyond 2007 are projections.
With the exception of a selected set of annual indicators, estimates and projections are presented for years that are
multiples of five. The urban, rural and city data presented are consistent with the medium variant of the 2006
Revision of World Population Prospects, the official United Nations population estimates and projections at the
national level. A short description of each set of files is presented below; the list of file names and their contents
are presented in detail in tables A and B on the following pages.
(1) Urban and rural areas: Ten files present estimates and projections of the population in urban and rural
areas as well as associated indicators. The data are presented for 229 countries and areas individually and for 33
country aggregates, including the world as a whole, the more developed regions and the less developed regions,
the major world areas and the world regions. The projected values cover the period 2007-2050. The files present
information on: (1) the urban and rural population and the percentage urban in 2007; (2) the percentage of the
population residing in urban areas; (3) the urban population by country; (4) the rural population by country; (5)
the total population by country; (6) the average annual rate of change of the urban population; (7) the average
annual rate of change of the rural population; (8) the average annual rate of change of the total population; (9) the
urbanization rate or average annual rate of change of the percentage urban, and (10) the average annual rate of
change of the percentage rural. All these data are presented for five-year periods. Annual time series are provided
for the following five indicators: (10) the total population by country; (11) the urban population by country; (12)
the rural population by country; (13) the percentage of the population residing in urban areas.
(2) Urban agglomerations: Eleven files present estimates and projections of the population in urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2007. They cover the following indicators: (1) the total population of each urban agglomeration (also included as annual time series); (2) the average annual rate of change of
the population of each urban agglomeration; (3) the percentage of the urban population residing in each urban
agglomeration; (4) the percentage of the total population residing in each urban agglomeration. Three more files
provide data for specific sets of urban agglomerations. The first one presents the 30 largest urban agglomerations
ranked by population size over the period 1950-2025. The second presents a time series for the period 1950-2025
of the population of the 30 largest urban agglomerations in 2007. The third presents the population of the capital
cities of each country for the year 2007. Lastly, four files (one per indicator) provide summary statistics for major
areas, regions and countries with a population of at least 100,000 in 2007 on the number of cities, the percentage
of the urban population and the urban population by size class of urban settlement.
The following citation should be used to indicate the source of any data derived from the data sets described
above:
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Table A: Schematic Contents of Dataset on Urban and Rural Areas, 1950-2050
POP/DB/WUP/Rev.2007/1
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File
number

File name

Indicator presented

Units

Geographical
coverage

Number of
countries or
areas

Type of
indicator

Reference
date

Time period covered

Table in World
Urbanization
Prospects

64

File 1

WUP2007-F01Total_Urban_Rural.xls

Total, urban and rural


population and percentage urban

Thousands
and Per cent

All countries
and areas

229

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

2007

A.1

File 2

WUP2007-F02Proportion_Urban.xls

Percentage of the population residing in urban


areas

Per cent

All countries
and areas

229

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950, 1955,
1960, 2045, 2050

A.2

File 3

WUP2007-F03Urban_Population.xls

Total population residing


in urban areas

Thousands

All countries
and areas

229

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950, 1955,
1960, 2045, 2050

A.3

File 4

WUP2007-F04Rural_Population.xls

Total population residing


in rural areas

Thousands

All countries
and areas

229

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950, 1955,
1960, 2045, 2050

A.4

File 5

WUP2007-F05Total_Population.xls

Total population

Thousands

All countries
and areas

229

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950, 1955,
1960, 2045, 2050

A.5

File 6

WUP2007-F06Urban_Growth_Rate.xls

Per cent

All countries
and areas

229

Period
indicator

Average per
year

File 7

WUP2007-F07Rural_Growth_Rate.xls

Per cent

All countries
and areas

229

Period
indicator

Average per
year

File 8

WUP2007-F08Total_Growth_Rate.xls

Per cent

All countries
and areas

229

Period
indicator

Average per
year

File 9

WUP2007-F09Urbanization_Rate.xls

Per cent

All countries
and areas

229

Period
indicator

Average per
year

File 10

WUP2007-F10Rate_Proportion_Rural.xls

Per cent

All countries
and areas

229

Period
indicator

Average per
year

File 18

WUP2007-F18Total_Population_Annual.xls

Total population

Thousands

All countries
and areas

229

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950, 1951,
1952, 2049, 2050

File 19

WUP2007-F19Urban_Population_Annual.xls

Total population residing


in urban areas

Thousands

All countries
and areas

229

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950, 1951,
1952, 2049, 2050

File 20

WUP2007-F20Rural_Population_Annual.xls

Total population residing


in rural areas

Thousands

All countries
and areas

229

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950, 1951,
1952, 2049, 2050

File 21

WUP2007-F21Proportion_Urban_Annual.xls

Percentage of the population residing in urban


areas

Per cent

All countries
and areas

229

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950, 1951,
1952, 2049, 2050

Average annual rate of


change of the urban
population
Average annual rate of
change of the rural
population
Average annual rate of
change of the total population
Average annual rate of
change of the percentage urban
Average annual rate of
change of the percentage rural

1950-1955, 19551960, 2040-2045,


2045-2050
1950-1955, 19551960, 2040-2045,
2045-2050
1950-1955, 19551960, 2040-2045,
2045-2050
1950-1955, 19551960, 2040-2045,
2045-2050
1950-1955, 19551960, 2040-2045,
2045-2050

A.6
A.7
A.8
A.9
A.10

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Table B: Schematic Contents of Dataset on Urban Agglomerations, 1950-2015
POP/DB/WUP/Rev.2007/2
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File number

File name

Indicator presented

Population of the 30
largest urban agglomerations ranked by
population size at each
point in time
Time series of the population of the 30 largest
urban agglomerations in
2007

WUP2007-F11a30_Largest_Cities.xls

File 11b

WUP2007-F11b30_Largest_Cities_in_2007_by_tim
e.xls

File 12

WUP2007-F12Cities_Over_750K.xls

Population of each urban agglomeration

File 14

WUP2007-F14Growth_Rate_Cities.xls

Average annual rate of


change of the population
of each urban agglomeration

File 15

WUP2007-F15Percentage_Urban_in_Cities.xls

File 16

WUP2007-F16Percentage_Total_in_Cities.xls

File 17a

WUP2007-F17aCity_Size_Class.xls

File 17b

WUP2007-F17b-City_Size_ClassNumber.xls

File 17c

WUP2007-F17c-City_Size_ClassPercentage.xls

File 17d

WUP2007-F17d-City_Size_ClassPopulation.xls

File 13

WUP2007-F13-Capital_Cities.xls

Population of capital
cities in 2007

File 22

WUP2007-F22Cities_Over_750K_Annual.xls

Population of each urban agglomeration

65

File 11a

Percentage of the urban


population residing in
each urban agglomeration
Percentage of the total
population residing in
each urban agglomeration
Urban population, number of cities and percentage of urban population by size class of
urban settlement
Number of cities classified by size class of
urban settlement
Percentage of urban
population in cities classified by size class of
urban settlement
Population in cities classified by size class of
urban settlement

Table in World
Urbanization
Prospects

Units

Geographical coverage

Number of
countries or
areas

Type of
indicator

Reference
date

Millions

The 30 most populous cities at each


point in time

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950,
1955,.,
2020, 2025

A.11

Millions

The 30 most populous cities in 2007

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950,
1955,.,
2020, 2025

A.11

229

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950,
1955,.,
2020, 2025

A.12

A.14

Thousands

All cities with


750,000 inhabitants or more in
2007

Per cent

All cities with


750,000 inhabitants or more in
2007

Per cent

Per cent

All cities with


750,000 inhabitants or more in
2007
All cities with
750,000 inhabitants or more in
2007

Time period
covered

229

Stock
indicator

Average
per year

1950-1955,
19551960,.
2015-2020,
2020-2025

229

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950,
1955,.,
2020, 2025

A.15

229

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950,
1955,.,
2020, 2025

A.16

Various

All countries and


areas

195

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950,
1955,.,
2020, 2025

A.17

Number of
cities

All countries and


areas

195

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950,
1955,.,
2020, 2025

A.17

Per cent

All countries and


areas

195

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950,
1955,.,
2020, 2025

A.17

Thousands

All countries and


areas

195

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950,
1955,.,
2020, 2025

A.17

Thousands

Capital cities

229

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

2007

A.13

Thousands

All cities with


750,000 inhabitants or more in
2007

229

Stock
indicator

01-Jul

1950, 1951,
1952,
2024, 2025

A.17

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ANNEX TABLES

Table A.1. Population of urban and rural areas at mid-year and percentage urban, 2007

Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
Population in urban Population in rural
areas
areas

WORLD

Total

Percentage urban

3 293 944

3 377 283

6 671 226

49.4

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

909 975
2 383 969
224 743
2 159 226

313 029
3 064 254
579 707
2 484 547

1 223 004
5 448 223
804 450
4 643 773

74.4
43.8
27.9
46.5

Less developed regions, excluding


China

1 815 031

2 296 875

4 111 906

44.1

289 938

517 488

807 425

35.9

373 372

591 601

964 973

38.7

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

70 000
858
234
725
980
13 813
7 982
5 733
2 545
534
7 718
751
1 753
47
3 136
3 955
10 128
4 198
4 911

237 860
7 650
605
108
3 870
69 286
29 556
13 950
11 380
728
13 679
55
7 972
40
5 563
26 929
30 326
7 724
8 438

307 860
8 508
839
833
4 851
83 099
37 538
19 683
13 925
1 262
21 397
807
9 725
87
8 699
30 884
40 454
11 922
13 349

22.7
10.1
27.9
87.0
20.2
16.6
21.3
29.1
18.3
42.3
36.1
93.1
18.2
53.8
36.0
12.8
25.0
35.2
36.8

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

48 927
9 505
10 381
1 665
2 819
2 296
20 841
199
1 127
94

70 169
7 519
8 168
2 677
7 962
1 472
41 795
309
204
63

119 096
17 024
18 549
4 343
10 781
3 768
62 636
507
1 331
158

41.1
55.8
56.0
38.4
26.1
60.9
33.3
39.2
84.7
59.8

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

99 855
21 883
32 193
4 764
17 377
16 420
6 828
390

96 253
11 974
43 305
1 397
13 848
22 140
3 499
90

196 108
33 858
75 498
6 160
31 224
38 560
10 327
480

50.9
64.6
42.7
77.3
55.7
42.6
66.1
80.9

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

31 902
1 108
496
751
29 266
281

23 779
773
1 512
1 323
19 310
861

55 682
1 882
2 008
2 074
48 577
1 141

57.3
58.9
24.7
36.2
60.2
24.6

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

122 688
3 684
2 827
313
9 277
951
11 566
3 176
503
2 232

163 539
5 349
11 957
218
9 985
758
11 913
6 195
1 192
1 519

286 227
9 033
14 784
530
19 262
1 709
23 478
9 370
1 695
3 750

42.9
40.8
19.1
58.9
48.2
55.7
49.3
33.9
29.7
59.5

Sub-Saharan Africa (e)


AFRICA

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Table A.1. Population of urban and rural areas at mid-year (continued)

Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
Population in urban Population in rural
areas
areas

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

ASIA

70

Total

Percentage urban

3 896
1 273
2 331
70 539
3
5 203
2 194
2 722

8 441
1 851
11 894
77 554
4
7 176
3 672
3 863

12 337
3 124
14 226
148 093
7
12 379
5 866
6 585

31.6
40.7
16.4
47.6
39.1
42.0
37.4
41.3

1 645 225

2 384 440

4 029 665

40.8

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

709 240
561 251
7 206
481
14 813
84 810
1 497
39 182

829 687
767 379

8 977
43 157
1 132
9 042

1 538 927
1 328 630
7 206
481
23 790
127 967
2 629
48 224

46.1
42.2
100.0
100.0
62.3
66.3
56.9
81.2

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

529 699
6 410
42 191
220
341 247
48 410
8 875
1 918
112
4 712
58 487
2 908
1 777
2 391
10 042

1 168 508
20 735
116 474
439
827 768
22 798
6 547
3 399
194
23 484
105 415
16 391
4 959
2 574
17 330

1 698 208
27 145
158 665
658
1 169 016
71 208
15 422
5 317
306
28 196
163 902
19 299
6 736
4 965
27 372

31.2
23.6
26.6
33.3
29.2
68.0
57.6
36.1
36.6
16.7
35.7
15.1
26.4
48.1
36.7

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

262 101
290
3 022
116 832
1 740
18 484
15 575
56 503
4 436
21 021
310
23 888

310 399
100
11 421
114 795
4 119
8 088
33 224
31 458

42 863
845
63 487

572 500
390
14 444
231 627
5 859
26 572
48 798
87 960
4 436
63 884
1 155
87 375

45.8
74.4
20.9
50.4
29.7
69.6
31.9
64.2
100.0
32.9
26.9
27.3

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

144 185
1 917
4 380
666
595
2 312
19 316
6 349
4 642
2 804
3 560
2 882
1 856
804
20 138
10 726
51 101
3 408
6 729

75 845
1 086
4 087
87
259
2 084
9 677
579
1 282
48
539
1 136
739
37
4 597
9 202
23 776
973
15 660

220 030
3 002
8 467
753
855
4 395
28 993
6 928
5 924
2 851
4 099
4 017
2 595
841
24 735
19 929
74 877
4 380
22 389

65.5
63.8
51.8
88.5
69.7
52.6
66.6
91.7
78.4
98.3
86.8
71.7
71.5
95.6
81.4
53.8
68.3
77.8
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Table A.1. Population of urban and rural areas at mid-year (continued)

Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
Population in urban Population in rural
areas
areas

EUROPE

Total

Percentage urban

527 686

203 598

731 284

72.2

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

201 372
7 074
5 408
7 484
6 731
1 590
23 329
11 576
103 778
3 038
31 365

93 579
2 615
2 230
2 702
3 299
2 203
14 753
9 862
38 721
2 352
14 841

294 951
9 689
7 639
10 186
10 030
3 794
38 082
21 438
142 499
5 390
46 205

68.3
73.0
70.8
73.5
67.1
41.9
61.3
54.0
72.8
56.4
67.9

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

81 732
46
4 703
927
20
3 323
278
2 625
40
1 549
2 265
3 636
7 701
54 620

15 454
103
739
409
29
1 954
23
1 676
39
728
1 125
1 062
1 418
6 149

97 186
149
5 442
1 335
49
5 277
301
4 301
79
2 277
3 390
4 698
9 119
60 769

84.1
30.9
86.4
69.4
40.9
63.0
92.2
61.0
50.9
68.0
66.8
77.5
84.5
89.9

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

101 271
1 469
67
1 844
2 593
29
6 770
1
39 958
383
361
6 254
29
5 104
976
34 079
1 354

50 374
1 721
8
2 091
1 962

4 377

18 919
24
237
4 369
2
4 754
1 025
10 200
684

151 645
3 190
75
3 935
4 555
29
11 147
1
58 877
407
598
10 623
31
9 858
2 002
44 279
2 038

66.8
46.1
89.3
46.9
56.9
100.0
60.7
100.0
67.9
94.1
60.8
58.9
94.2
51.8
48.9
77.0
66.4

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

143 311
5 593
10 179
47 541
60 727
5
385
33
13 356
5 492

44 191
2 768
278
14 106
21 873
30
81

3 063
1 992

187 502
8 361
10 457
61 647
82 599
35
467
33
16 419
7 484

76.4
66.9
97.3
77.1
73.5
14.3
82.5
100.0
81.3
73.4

448 006

124 200

572 206

78.3

26 961
13
26
48
277
116
9
47
8 520

14 285

59
55
55
178
13

2 748

41 246
13
85
104
331
294
23
47
11 268

65.4
100.0
30.5
46.7
83.5
39.3
40.3
100.0
75.6

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Table A.1. Population of urban and rural areas at mid-year (continued)

Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
Population in urban Population in rural
areas
areas

Percentage urban

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

50
6 668
32
437
4 373
1 439
391
1
177
3 920
16
46
56
171
23
105

18
3 092
73
8
5 225
1 275
8
5
14
71
34
119
64
1 162
2
6

67
9 760
106
445
9 598
2 714
399
6
192
3 991
50
165
120
1 333
26
111

73.6
68.3
30.7
98.3
45.6
53.0
98.0
14.0
92.5
98.2
32.2
27.7
46.6
12.9
91.3
94.7

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

104 414
147
2 804
4 138
6 419
3 368
81 951
3 163
2 424

43 140
140
1 664
2 719
6 935
3 738
24 584
2 440
919

147 554
288
4 468
6 857
13 354
7 106
106 535
5 603
3 343

70.8
51.2
62.8
60.3
48.1
47.4
76.9
56.5
72.5

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

316 631
36 298
6 205
163 462
14 675
34 237
8 670
3
153
208
3 658
19 890
342
3 080
25 749

66 775
3 233
3 319
28 329
1 960
11 919
4 671
0
49
530
2 469
8 012
116
260
1 908

383 406
39 531
9 525
191 791
16 635
46 156
13 341
3
202
738
6 127
27 903
458
3 340
27 657

82.6
91.8
65.2
85.2
88.2
74.2
65.0
91.5
75.9
28.2
59.7
71.3
74.6
92.2
93.1

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

275 494
65
26 394
48
6
248 981

63 337

6 482
10
1
56 845

338 831
65
32 876
58
6
305 826

81.3
100.0
80.3
83.3
89.1
81.4

24 160

10 108

34 267

70.5

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

21 984
18 373
3 611

2 938
2 370
567

24 922
20 743
4 179

88.2
88.6
86.4

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

1 524
435
156
791
87
55

6 610
404
86
5 540
409
171

8 133
839
242
6 331
496
226

18.7
51.8
64.4
12.5
17.6
24.3

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Fed. States of) ....................
Nauru ....................................................

372
161
42
42
25
10

181
12
54
17
86

553
173
95
59
111
10

67.3
93.1
43.6
70.7
22.4
100.0

OCEANIA

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Table A.1. Population of urban and rural areas at mid-year (continued)

Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
Population in urban Population in rural
areas
areas

a
b
c
d
e
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Total

Percentage urban

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

76
16

8
4

84
20

91.0
79.7

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

280
62
10
135
1

43

25
5

380
5
4
127
1
0
144
1
76
5
15

659
67
13
263
2
0
187
1
100
11
15

42.4
92.0
73.0
51.6
38.0

22.7

24.4
49.0

More developed regions comprise Europe, Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan.
Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micrones
The least developed countries are 50 countries, 34 in Africa, 10 in Asia, 5 in Oceania plus one in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Other less developed countries comprise the less developed regions excluding the least developed countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa refers to all of Africa except Northern Africa, with the Sudan included in sub-Saharan Africa.
Including Mayotte.
Including Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon.
Including Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha.
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
The regions Southern Asia and Central Asia are combined into South-Central Asia.
Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey.
Including land Islands.
Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
Refers to the Vatican City State.
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.

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Table A.2. Percentage of population at mid-year residing in urban areas


by major area, region and country, 1950-2050
Estimates: 1950-2005
Percentage urban
Major area, region and country
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

29.1

30.9

32.9

34.7

36.0

37.3

39.1

40.9

43.0

44.7

46.6

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

52.5
18.0
7.3
19.4

55.6
19.7
8.3
21.2

58.7
21.7
9.5
23.3

61.7
23.7
11.1
25.4

64.6
25.3
13.1
26.9

67.0
27.0
14.8
28.6

68.8
29.6
17.3
31.2

70.0
32.3
19.1
34.1

71.2
35.1
21.0
37.2

72.2
37.6
22.9
39.8

73.1
40.2
24.8
42.6

Less developed regions, excluding


China

20.2

22.1

24.1

26.3

28.7

31.1

33.6

35.9

38.0

39.8

41.6

Sub-Saharan Africa (e)

11.1

12.7

14.8

17.2

19.5

21.7

23.9

25.9

28.2

30.6

32.8

14.5

16.4

18.7

21.3

23.6

25.7

27.9

29.9

32.0

34.1

35.9

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

5.3
1.7
6.6
39.8
7.1
4.6
5.6
7.8
3.5
29.3
2.4
23.5
1.8
27.4
12.7
2.8
3.5
11.5
10.6

6.3
1.9
9.2
45.0
8.3
5.4
6.4
9.1
3.9
30.9
3.0
27.9
2.1
27.5
14.9
3.5
4.4
14.5
11.6

7.4
2.0
12.6
50.3
9.8
6.4
7.4
10.6
4.4
33.2
3.7
32.8
2.4
27.7
17.3
4.4
5.2
18.1
12.6

8.8
2.2
17.0
56.1
11.4
7.6
8.6
12.4
4.9
37.0
4.6
38.2
2.8
33.1
20.0
5.5
6.0
23.4
14.6

10.4
2.4
19.4
61.8
12.6
8.6
10.3
14.1
6.1
42.0
5.8
41.7
3.2
39.1
22.7
6.7
7.9
30.4
17.4

12.4
3.2
21.2
67.1
13.5
9.5
12.9
16.3
7.7
43.4
8.7
44.5
4.0
46.3
25.5
7.0
11.1
34.9
19.9

14.7
4.3
23.2
72.1
14.4
10.4
15.7
18.5
9.1
42.4
13.1
53.5
4.7
49.4
26.8
7.5
14.6
39.8
22.4

16.3
5.2
25.5
74.6
15.2
11.5
17.0
20.9
10.2
42.3
16.7
67.9
5.1
49.3
28.1
9.2
16.8
39.7
25.4

17.9
6.3
27.9
75.7
15.8
12.6
18.2
23.6
11.6
43.9
21.1
81.2
5.4
49.3
29.7
11.1
18.9
39.4
29.0

19.5
7.2
28.3
79.7
16.6
13.9
19.0
25.8
13.3
43.3
26.2
86.1
8.3
49.9
31.4
11.7
20.5
37.1
31.7

20.7
8.3
28.1
83.3
17.8
14.9
19.7
27.1
15.2
42.7
30.7
89.9
13.8
51.0
33.2
12.1
22.3
34.8
33.8

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

14.0
7.6
9.3
14.4
4.5
24.9
19.1
15.5
11.4
13.5

15.8
8.9
11.4
17.1
5.5
28.1
20.7
20.4
14.1
14.7

17.7
10.4
13.9
20.1
6.7
31.6
22.3
25.5
17.4
16.1

21.0
12.5
16.9
23.5
8.4
35.3
26.1
26.5
23.8
21.8

24.9
15.0
20.3
27.3
11.6
39.1
30.3
27.0
32.0
29.5

27.1
19.1
27.3
32.0
15.6
43.3
29.5
27.4
43.0
31.6

29.0
24.3
31.9
33.9
18.8
47.9
28.7
27.9
54.7
33.5

30.6
30.3
36.2
35.5
19.8
52.2
28.0
29.9
62.4
38.0

32.5
37.1
40.7
36.8
20.8
54.3
27.8
34.7
69.1
43.6

34.7
44.0
45.3
37.2
21.9
56.4
28.4
38.8
75.4
48.6

37.2
49.0
49.9
37.6
23.4
58.3
29.8
38.8
80.1
53.4

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

24.8
22.2
31.9
19.5
26.2
6.8
32.3
31.0

27.5
26.1
34.8
23.2
27.7
8.6
35.2
31.1

30.4
30.5
37.9
27.3
29.4
10.7
37.5
31.2

33.8
37.6
40.7
33.7
31.9
13.4
39.7
36.2

36.3
39.5
42.2
49.7
34.5
16.5
43.5
42.1

38.4
40.3
43.5
62.8
37.7
18.9
47.6
60.6

40.3
43.5
43.9
70.1
41.2
20.0
50.6
77.4

42.5
48.0
43.9
75.5
44.8
22.4
53.8
84.2

44.7
52.1
43.5
75.7
48.4
26.6
57.9
86.2

46.7
56.0
42.8
76.0
51.7
31.3
61.5
87.2

48.4
59.8
42.6
76.4
53.3
36.1
63.4
83.9

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

37.6
2.7
1.4
13.4
42.2
1.8

39.7
2.9
1.9
15.5
44.4
2.4

41.9
3.1
3.4
17.9
46.6
3.9

42.8
3.8
6.3
20.0
47.2
6.5

43.7
7.8
8.6
22.3
47.8
9.7

44.2
11.9
10.8
23.7
48.1
14.0

44.7
16.5
11.5
25.1
48.4
17.8

46.0
26.7
11.8
26.4
49.4
21.8

48.8
41.9
14.0
27.7
52.0
22.9

51.4
49.0
17.0
29.8
54.5
23.0

53.9
53.2
20.0
32.4
56.9
23.3

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

9.9
5.0
3.8
14.2
10.0
10.3
15.4
6.7
10.0
13.0

11.9
6.8
4.2
15.4
13.1
11.2
19.1
8.4
11.7
15.6

15.2
9.3
4.7
16.7
17.7
12.1
23.3
10.5
13.6
18.6

18.7
12.5
5.2
18.1
24.5
14.5
26.1
13.0
14.3
22.1

21.4
16.7
5.7
19.6
28.2
19.5
29.0
16.0
15.1
26.0

24.2
21.9
6.3
21.4
32.2
24.4
30.1
19.5
16.0
30.4

27.3
27.3
8.8
23.5
36.9
28.4
31.2
23.6
17.6
35.2

30.2
30.8
12.3
31.5
38.3
33.0
32.9
26.6
22.4
40.3

33.2
34.5
13.8
44.1
39.7
38.3
36.4
28.0
28.1
45.3

36.0
36.8
15.1
48.8
41.4
43.8
40.1
29.5
29.8
50.0

38.8
38.3
16.6
53.4
43.5
49.1
44.0
31.0
29.7
54.3

WORLD

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Table A.2. Percentage of population at mid-year residing in urban areas (continued)


2010-2050: Projections
Percentage urban
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

48.6

50.6

52.7

54.9

57.2

59.7

62.2

64.7

67.2

69.6

74.0
42.7
27.0
45.4

75.0
45.3
29.4
48.1

76.2
47.9
32.1
50.9

77.5
50.5
35.0
53.6

79.0
53.2
38.1
56.4

80.6
56.0
41.5
59.2

82.1
58.8
44.9
62.1

83.5
61.6
48.4
64.9

84.8
64.3
52.0
67.6

86.0
67.0
55.5
70.3

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

43.4

45.3

47.4

49.6

52.1

54.8

57.5

60.3

63.0

65.7

Less developed regions, excluding


China

35.0

37.3

39.8

42.4

45.2

48.2

51.2

54.3

57.4

60.5

37.9

39.9

42.2

44.6

47.2

50.0

52.9

55.9

58.8

61.8

22.1
9.5
27.9
86.1
19.4
16.1
20.7
28.5
17.3
42.3
34.5
92.4
17.5
52.9
35.2
12.5
24.2
35.0
35.9

23.7
11.0
28.2
88.1
21.6
17.6
22.2
30.2
19.8
42.6
38.4
94.0
18.9
55.3
37.4
13.3
26.4
35.7
38.3

25.6
12.7
29.2
89.6
24.3
19.4
24.1
32.3
22.5
43.6
42.4
95.0
20.5
58.2
40.1
14.4
28.9
37.0
40.9

27.9
14.8
30.8
90.6
27.5
21.6
26.6
34.9
25.5
45.4
46.3
95.7
22.6
61.1
43.0
15.9
31.8
38.9
43.9

30.6
17.1
33.3
91.3
30.8
24.2
29.6
37.9
28.8
47.9
50.1
96.0
25.2
63.9
46.3
18.0
35.1
41.5
47.2

33.7
19.8
36.5
92.0
34.4
27.4
33.0
41.4
32.4
51.1
53.7
96.3
28.3
66.6
49.9
20.6
38.7
44.7
50.7

37.0
22.7
39.9
92.6
38.1
30.7
36.6
45.0
36.2
54.2
57.3
96.6
31.6
69.2
53.4
23.4
42.4
48.1
54.2

40.4
26.0
43.5
93.2
42.0
34.4
40.4
48.7
40.2
57.4
60.8
96.9
35.2
71.6
56.9
26.5
46.2
51.6
57.7

44.0
29.5
47.1
93.7
46.0
38.2
44.2
52.4
44.3
60.4
64.1
97.1
39.0
74.0
60.3
29.9
50.1
55.0
61.1

47.6
33.3
50.7
94.2
50.1
42.1
48.1
56.1
48.5
63.4
67.4
97.3
42.9
76.2
63.7
33.5
54.0
58.4
64.3

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

39.9
54.0
54.3
38.1
25.3
60.2
32.1
38.9
83.6
58.1

42.9
58.5
58.4
38.9
27.6
62.1
35.2
39.7
86.0
62.2

46.1
62.5
62.1
40.4
30.5
64.2
38.6
41.1
87.7
65.9

49.2
66.0
65.5
42.5
33.9
66.3
42.0
43.3
88.8
69.0

52.2
69.0
68.4
45.2
37.5
68.6
45.6
46.1
89.7
71.7

55.3
71.6
71.0
48.4
41.2
70.9
49.2
49.4
90.6
74.0

58.4
74.1
73.4
51.8
45.1
73.1
52.8
52.7
91.4
76.3

61.4
76.4
75.7
55.1
49.0
75.2
56.3
56.0
92.2
78.4

64.5
78.5
77.9
58.4
52.9
77.1
59.8
59.2
92.9
80.3

67.4
80.5
79.9
61.6
56.7
79.0
63.2
62.4
93.5
82.1

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

50.2
63.3
42.6
77.0
55.0
40.8
65.3
80.8

52.0
66.5
42.8
77.9
56.7
45.2
67.3
81.8

54.0
69.3
43.6
79.0
58.7
49.4
69.2
82.9

56.2
71.9
45.0
80.3
61.0
53.2
71.2
83.9

58.6
74.1
47.1
81.6
63.4
57.0
73.2
84.9

61.3
76.2
49.9
82.9
65.9
60.7
75.2
85.9

64.1
78.2
53.1
84.1
68.5
64.3
77.0
86.9

66.8
80.1
56.3
85.2
70.9
67.7
78.8
87.8

69.4
81.9
59.4
86.2
73.2
71.0
80.5
88.7

72.0
83.5
62.4
87.2
75.4
74.0
82.0
89.4

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

56.3
57.3
23.3
35.1
59.3
24.1

58.8
61.1
26.9
38.0
61.7
25.5

61.3
64.5
30.7
41.1
64.1
27.5

63.8
67.6
34.5
44.4
66.6
30.3

66.3
70.3
38.5
47.9
69.0
33.6

68.8
72.7
42.4
51.5
71.3
37.0

71.1
75.0
46.3
55.1
73.6
40.6

73.4
77.1
50.2
58.6
75.7
44.4

75.6
79.2
54.2
62.0
77.7
48.1

77.6
81.1
58.1
65.3
79.6
51.9

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

41.7
40.0
18.3
57.4
46.8
53.9
47.8
33.0
29.6
58.1

44.6
42.0
20.4
61.1
50.1
58.1
51.5
35.4
30.0
61.5

47.6
44.5
22.9
64.4
53.4
61.8
55.0
38.2
31.1
64.8

50.5
47.2
25.8
67.4
56.6
65.0
58.4
41.4
32.8
67.9

53.5
50.4
29.1
70.1
59.8
68.1
61.6
45.0
35.4
70.9

56.5
53.7
32.6
72.5
62.8
71.0
64.7
48.6
38.6
73.7

59.5
57.1
36.3
74.8
65.7
73.8
67.6
52.3
42.1
76.3

62.4
60.3
40.2
76.9
68.5
76.3
70.5
55.9
45.6
78.8

65.2
63.5
44.3
79.0
71.1
78.7
73.1
59.5
49.2
81.0

68.0
66.6
48.4
80.8
73.7
81.0
75.6
62.9
52.7
83.1

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

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Table A.2. Percentage of population at mid-year residing in urban areas (continued)


Estimates: 1950-2005
Percentage urban
Major area, region and country
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

8.5
3.1
4.9
10.2
51.6
17.2
12.6
4.4

9.7
4.6
5.3
12.3
50.3
20.0
14.9
6.7

11.1
6.9
5.8
16.2
49.1
23.0
17.4
10.1

12.6
10.1
6.8
20.1
47.8
26.4
20.2
15.0

14.3
14.6
8.8
22.7
46.5
30.0
23.4
21.3

16.2
20.6
11.4
25.5
45.3
33.7
26.8
22.9

18.5
27.4
13.4
28.6
44.0
35.8
29.1
24.7

21.0
35.0
14.5
31.8
42.8
37.5
31.6
27.2

23.3
39.7
15.4
35.3
41.6
39.0
32.9
30.1

25.5
39.8
15.8
38.9
40.4
39.8
34.2
33.2

27.9
40.0
16.2
42.5
39.2
40.6
35.5
36.5

16.8

18.2

19.8

21.5

22.7

24.0

26.3

29.0

31.9

34.4

37.1

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

16.5
13.0
85.2
96.9
31.0
34.9
20.0
21.4

18.1
14.2
85.2
96.2
35.5
38.9
26.6
24.4

20.2
16.0
85.2
95.3
40.2
43.1
35.7
27.7

22.2
17.6
86.4
96.2
45.1
47.4
42.1
32.4

22.8
17.4
87.7
97.0
54.2
53.2
45.1
40.7

23.3
17.4
89.7
97.9
56.7
56.8
48.7
48.0

25.7
19.6
91.5
98.5
56.9
59.6
52.1
56.7

28.9
23.0
92.9
99.4
57.6
60.6
55.0
64.9

33.0
27.4
99.5
99.8
58.4
63.1
57.0
73.8

36.6
31.4
100.0
99.9
59.1
64.6
56.8
78.2

40.4
35.8
100.0
100.0
60.2
65.2
56.6
79.6

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

16.4
5.8
4.3
2.1
17.0
27.5
36.4
26.5
10.6
2.7
17.5
15.3
29.4
45.0
31.4

17.3
6.8
4.7
2.8
17.6
30.6
40.4
30.6
10.9
3.1
19.7
15.6
31.2
45.7
32.7

18.1
8.0
5.1
3.6
17.9
33.7
44.2
34.2
11.2
3.5
22.1
16.4
33.2
46.4
34.0

19.2
9.4
6.2
4.7
18.8
37.1
47.0
35.9
11.5
3.7
23.5
17.6
35.2
47.1
35.3

20.4
11.0
7.6
6.1
19.8
41.2
50.2
37.5
11.9
4.0
24.8
19.5
36.9
47.8
36.7

22.2
13.3
9.8
7.9
21.3
45.7
52.6
38.2
17.3
4.8
26.3
19.5
35.5
47.6
39.1

24.3
15.7
14.9
10.1
23.1
49.7
54.1
38.6
22.3
6.1
28.1
18.8
34.3
47.1
40.8

25.9
17.0
17.5
12.9
24.3
53.4
56.0
38.4
25.5
7.4
29.3
18.0
33.2
46.0
40.7

27.2
18.3
19.8
16.4
25.5
56.3
56.3
37.8
25.8
8.9
30.6
17.2
31.7
45.1
40.1

28.3
19.8
21.7
20.5
26.6
60.2
55.9
36.3
25.6
10.9
31.8
16.4
28.9
45.3
38.4

29.5
21.3
23.6
25.4
27.7
64.2
56.3
35.4
27.7
13.4
33.2
15.7
26.5
45.8
37.3

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

15.4
26.8
10.2
12.4
7.2
20.4
16.2
27.1
99.4
16.5
9.9
11.6

16.9
34.6
10.2
13.5
7.6
23.4
17.6
28.7
100.0
18.0
10.0
13.1

18.5
43.4
10.3
14.6
7.9
26.6
19.2
30.3
100.0
19.7
10.1
14.7

19.9
52.6
10.8
15.8
8.3
29.9
21.0
31.6
100.0
20.2
11.4
16.4

21.4
61.7
16.0
17.1
9.6
33.5
22.8
33.0
100.0
20.9
12.9
18.3

23.2
62.0
4.4
19.3
11.1
37.7
23.9
35.6
100.0
23.8
14.6
18.8

25.5
59.9
9.0
22.1
12.4
42.0
24.0
37.5
100.0
26.8
16.5
19.2

28.4
62.3
12.6
26.1
13.8
45.9
24.2
43.0
100.0
28.1
18.6
19.6

31.6
65.8
12.6
30.6
15.4
49.8
24.9
48.8
100.0
29.4
20.8
20.3

35.3
68.6
14.2
35.6
17.4
55.7
26.1
54.0
100.0
30.3
22.5
22.2

39.7
71.1
16.9
42.0
22.0
62.0
28.0
58.5
100.0
31.1
24.3
24.3

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

28.6
42.6
42.5
64.4
28.4
37.3
35.1
71.0
37.0
61.5
32.0
37.3
8.6
79.2
21.3
30.6
24.8
54.5
5.8

32.3
46.9
45.3
75.5
32.3
39.8
37.6
71.0
43.2
69.3
36.3
40.6
12.0
82.4
26.0
33.6
28.6
64.6
7.3

36.0
51.3
47.7
82.3
35.6
42.3
42.9
76.8
50.9
74.9
42.3
44.0
16.4
85.2
31.3
36.8
31.5
73.5
9.1

40.1
55.6
48.8
82.5
38.2
44.9
50.7
80.9
54.3
79.3
50.9
48.9
22.3
87.2
38.8
40.0
34.2
75.7
11.0

44.6
59.9
50.0
83.8
40.8
47.5
56.2
84.2
56.0
85.7
59.5
54.3
29.7
88.4
48.7
43.3
38.2
77.7
13.3

48.7
63.6
51.9
85.0
47.3
49.5
61.4
86.6
57.7
89.4
67.0
59.6
38.2
88.9
58.3
45.1
41.6
79.6
14.8

51.9
66.0
52.8
86.1
58.6
51.6
65.5
88.6
59.9
94.8
73.7
62.4
47.6
89.4
65.9
46.7
43.8
80.7
16.5

57.2
67.1
53.5
87.2
64.7
53.9
68.8
89.8
66.3
97.9
79.4
65.2
57.1
90.1
72.6
47.9
52.4
79.8
18.4

61.0
67.5
53.7
88.1
66.8
55.1
69.7
90.4
72.2
98.0
83.1
67.9
66.1
92.2
76.6
48.9
59.2
79.1
20.9

62.4
66.3
52.2
88.4
68.0
53.9
68.8
90.9
78.2
98.1
84.8
70.4
71.7
94.1
78.7
50.1
62.1
78.4
23.8

63.7
65.1
51.2
88.4
68.6
52.7
67.8
91.4
78.3
98.2
86.0
71.5
71.6
94.9
79.8
51.6
64.7
77.8
26.3

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

ASIA

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Table A.2. Percentage of population at mid-year residing in urban areas (continued)


2010-2050: Projections
Percentage urban
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

30.5
40.4
16.3
46.2
38.9
41.6
36.8
39.9

33.3
41.4
16.7
49.8
39.5
42.9
38.4
43.4

36.5
43.1
17.5
53.4
41.0
44.7
40.4
47.0

40.0
45.4
18.9
56.8
43.4
47.1
42.8
50.5

43.6
48.4
21.0
60.3
46.6
50.0
45.7
53.9

47.4
51.7
23.7
63.6
49.8
53.2
49.0
57.3

51.2
55.0
26.7
66.8
53.0
56.4
52.4
60.6

55.0
58.2
29.9
69.8
56.2
59.6
55.8
63.8

58.7
61.3
33.4
72.7
59.4
62.7
59.2
66.9

62.3
64.4
37.1
75.4
62.4
65.7
62.4
69.8

39.7

42.5

45.3

48.1

51.1

54.1

57.2

60.3

63.3

66.2

44.5
40.4
100.0
100.0
61.6
66.0
56.7
80.8

48.5
44.9
100.0
100.0
63.4
66.8
57.5
81.9

52.3
49.2
100.0
100.0
65.5
68.0
58.8
83.1

55.9
53.2
100.0
100.0
67.8
69.4
60.7
84.2

59.2
56.9
100.0
100.0
70.1
71.1
63.2
85.2

62.4
60.3
100.0
100.0
72.4
73.0
65.7
86.3

65.5
63.7
100.0
100.0
74.5
74.9
68.1
87.2

68.5
66.9
100.0
100.0
76.5
76.7
70.4
88.1

71.4
70.0
100.0
100.0
78.4
78.4
72.7
89.0

74.1
72.9
100.0
100.0
80.1
80.1
74.8
89.8

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

30.6
22.9
25.7
31.0
28.7
66.9
57.1
35.8
33.9
15.8
34.9
15.1
26.4
47.3
36.7

32.2
24.8
28.1
36.8
30.1
69.5
58.5
36.6
40.5
18.2
37.0
15.1
26.5
49.5
36.9

34.2
27.0
30.8
42.5
31.9
71.9
60.3
38.1
46.6
20.9
39.7
15.7
27.3
51.9
38.0

36.7
29.7
33.9
47.7
34.3
74.0
62.3
40.1
52.1
23.9
42.8
16.9
28.8
54.6
40.0

39.6
32.7
37.4
52.2
37.2
76.0
64.5
42.9
56.9
27.2
46.3
18.8
31.1
57.4
42.9

43.0
36.2
41.0
56.2
40.6
77.9
66.8
46.2
60.7
30.6
49.8
21.4
34.1
60.4
46.1

46.5
39.9
44.8
59.9
44.2
79.6
69.3
49.6
64.2
34.3
53.3
24.2
37.5
63.4
49.5

50.1
43.7
48.7
63.5
47.8
81.2
71.6
53.0
67.5
38.2
56.9
27.2
41.0
66.2
52.8

53.7
47.6
52.6
67.0
51.5
82.7
73.8
56.4
70.7
42.2
60.3
30.5
44.6
69.0
56.1

57.2
51.5
56.4
70.3
55.2
84.1
75.9
59.7
73.7
46.3
63.7
34.0
48.3
71.6
59.3

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

44.1
73.5
19.7
48.1
27.4
67.6
30.6
62.7
100.0
32.3
26.1
26.4

48.2
75.7
22.8
53.7
33.2
72.2
33.9
66.4
100.0
34.0
28.1
28.8

52.0
77.6
26.1
58.5
38.9
75.7
37.4
69.6
100.0
36.2
30.5
31.6

55.5
79.3
29.6
62.6
44.2
78.5
41.0
72.3
100.0
38.9
33.2
34.7

58.7
80.9
33.2
65.9
49.0
80.5
44.6
74.6
100.0
42.2
36.4
38.1

61.8
82.3
37.0
68.9
53.1
82.2
48.4
76.7
100.0
45.8
39.9
41.8

64.9
83.7
40.9
71.8
57.0
83.8
52.2
78.7
100.0
49.3
43.6
45.5

67.8
84.9
45.0
74.5
60.8
85.3
55.9
80.5
100.0
52.9
47.3
49.4

70.6
86.1
49.1
77.1
64.5
86.6
59.6
82.3
100.0
56.5
51.1
53.2

73.3
87.2
53.2
79.4
68.0
87.9
63.1
83.9
100.0
60.0
54.9
57.0

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

65.0
64.1
51.5
88.4
69.3
52.5
66.9
91.6
78.3
98.3
86.6
71.6
71.5
95.4
81.0
53.2
67.3
77.7
28.9

66.3
63.7
52.2
88.6
70.3
52.9
66.4
91.7
78.5
98.4
87.2
72.1
71.7
95.8
82.1
54.9
69.6
78.0
31.8

67.6
64.1
53.4
89.0
71.5
54.0
66.5
91.9
79.0
98.5
87.9
72.9
72.3
96.2
83.2
56.8
71.9
78.8
34.9

69.1
65.2
55.1
89.4
73.0
55.5
67.3
92.2
79.8
98.6
88.6
74.1
73.3
96.5
84.2
59.0
74.0
80.0
38.2

70.7
66.9
57.3
90.0
74.6
57.6
68.6
92.6
80.8
98.6
89.3
75.6
74.7
96.7
85.2
61.4
75.9
81.2
41.7

72.5
69.1
60.1
90.6
76.4
60.2
70.5
93.0
82.0
98.7
90.0
77.2
76.4
96.9
86.2
64.0
77.7
82.4
45.3

74.3
71.1
62.8
91.2
78.1
62.9
72.4
93.5
83.2
98.8
90.7
78.8
78.0
97.1
87.2
66.6
79.4
83.6
49.1

76.0
73.1
65.5
91.8
79.7
65.6
74.3
93.9
84.3
98.9
91.3
80.3
79.5
97.3
88.1
69.2
81.1
84.7
52.8

77.7
75.0
68.1
92.3
81.2
68.1
76.1
94.2
85.4
98.9
91.9
81.7
80.9
97.5
88.9
71.6
82.6
85.7
56.5

79.3
76.7
70.6
92.8
82.6
70.6
77.8
94.6
86.4
99.0
92.4
83.0
82.3
97.6
89.7
73.9
84.0
86.7
60.2

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

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Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

ASIA

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Table A.2. Percentage of population at mid-year residing in urban areas (continued)


Estimates: 1950-2005
Percentage urban
Major area, region and country
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

51.2

54.0

56.9

60.0

62.8

65.7

68.0

69.4

70.5

71.0

71.4

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

39.8
26.2
27.6
54.2
53.0
16.5
38.3
25.6
44.2
30.0
35.5

44.4
28.9
32.2
56.9
54.4
19.7
43.2
30.6
49.0
31.7
41.4

48.9
32.4
37.1
59.5
55.9
23.4
47.9
34.2
53.8
33.5
46.8

53.0
38.1
45.8
62.0
58.0
27.6
50.1
37.7
58.4
37.0
50.6

56.7
44.0
52.3
64.4
60.1
32.1
52.1
40.3
62.5
41.1
54.8

60.6
50.6
57.6
69.9
62.2
36.2
55.3
42.8
66.9
46.3
58.4

63.8
56.5
62.1
75.2
64.2
40.4
58.1
46.1
69.8
51.6
61.7

66.3
61.8
64.6
75.4
65.1
44.2
59.9
49.6
72.0
54.2
64.7

68.0
66.0
66.4
75.2
65.8
46.8
61.3
53.2
73.4
56.5
66.8

68.2
67.9
67.8
74.6
65.2
46.3
61.5
54.0
73.4
56.5
67.0

68.3
69.9
68.9
74.0
64.6
44.6
61.7
53.5
73.4
56.3
67.1

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

69.1
41.4
68.0
49.7
17.4
31.9
72.8
40.1
52.9
46.4
28.8
50.5
65.7
79.0

69.8
40.0
69.6
53.6
18.6
35.0
76.8
43.7
54.0
49.5
34.1
50.2
69.3
78.7

70.7
38.7
73.7
57.5
21.4
38.1
80.3
45.8
55.1
52.9
39.5
49.9
72.5
78.4

72.0
37.4
77.0
61.3
25.6
43.9
82.7
48.7
56.3
56.8
44.5
57.6
77.1
77.8

73.1
36.1
79.7
64.9
28.0
50.3
84.9
51.7
55.8
60.7
49.6
65.4
81.0
77.1

77.8
34.2
82.1
67.6
30.3
58.3
86.7
53.6
52.4
64.2
55.7
68.2
82.7
82.7

81.7
32.2
83.7
69.7
31.2
59.8
88.3
55.3
51.8
67.1
61.2
70.5
83.1
87.9

82.3
31.8
84.4
70.8
30.8
59.8
89.6
56.3
51.8
68.6
65.0
71.3
83.1
88.6

82.6
31.4
84.8
71.1
30.6
61.4
90.8
56.9
51.7
69.3
67.6
72.0
83.1
88.7

83.0
30.5
85.0
70.0
30.9
61.4
91.6
57.9
51.8
68.8
67.3
73.8
83.8
89.0

83.4
30.5
85.1
69.4
36.3
61.1
92.2
59.1
51.8
68.1
67.0
76.1
84.0
89.4

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

45.2
20.5
38.8
13.7
22.3
100.0
37.3
100.0
54.1
88.9
12.7
31.2
43.2
20.3
19.9
51.9
23.4

47.8
26.9
48.6
16.2
26.0
100.0
40.1
100.0
56.9
89.8
15.5
33.0
46.0
24.4
23.8
54.2
28.4

50.4
30.7
58.5
19.0
30.2
100.0
42.9
100.0
59.4
90.1
18.8
35.0
48.9
29.1
28.2
56.6
34.0

53.9
31.2
70.4
22.8
35.0
100.0
47.5
100.0
61.8
89.8
22.6
36.9
54.4
34.2
32.5
61.3
40.4

57.6
31.7
80.2
27.2
40.2
100.0
52.5
100.0
64.3
89.7
26.9
38.8
59.8
39.7
37.0
66.0
47.1

60.0
32.7
87.3
31.3
45.1
100.0
55.3
100.0
65.6
89.7
31.6
40.8
71.5
43.1
42.4
69.6
50.6

62.2
33.8
92.1
35.5
50.1
100.0
57.7
100.0
66.6
89.8
36.8
42.8
81.2
46.1
48.0
72.8
53.5

63.1
35.1
95.2
37.6
52.3
100.0
58.4
100.0
66.8
89.8
42.3
45.3
88.3
48.3
49.6
74.2
55.7

63.8
36.4
94.7
39.2
54.0
100.0
58.8
100.0
66.7
90.4
48.0
47.9
90.4
50.4
50.4
75.4
57.8

64.7
38.9
93.7
41.1
54.9
100.0
59.3
100.0
66.9
90.9
53.4
51.1
91.7
50.9
50.6
75.9
60.3

65.4
41.7
92.4
43.2
55.6
100.0
59.7
100.0
67.2
92.4
58.5
54.4
93.4
51.1
50.8
76.3
62.9

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

63.8
63.6
91.5
55.2
68.1
19.9
67.2
100.0
56.1
44.4

65.7
64.2
92.0
58.2
69.7
20.4
68.4
100.0
58.0
47.7

67.9
64.7
92.5
61.9
71.4
20.4
69.6
100.0
59.8
51.0

69.9
65.0
93.1
67.1
72.0
19.5
72.0
100.0
60.8
54.2

71.4
65.3
93.8
71.1
72.3
18.5
74.4
100.0
61.7
57.4

72.3
65.3
94.5
72.9
72.6
18.3
77.3
100.0
63.2
57.4

72.7
65.4
95.4
73.3
72.8
18.3
80.0
100.0
64.7
57.1

73.2
65.6
95.9
73.7
72.7
17.6
80.7
100.0
66.7
65.2

74.0
65.8
96.4
74.1
73.1
16.9
80.9
100.0
68.7
73.2

74.8
65.8
96.8
74.9
73.3
16.5
82.9
100.0
72.8
73.6

75.3
65.8
97.1
75.8
73.1
15.1
83.8
100.0
76.8
73.3

41.4

45.1

48.9

53.0

57.0

61.1

64.9

67.9

70.6

73.0

75.3

36.8
100.0
30.1
50.9
52.1
36.1
11.2
100.0
56.5

38.4
100.0
34.9
50.9
55.9
36.4
11.7
100.0
57.5

40.1
100.0
39.7
50.8
59.7
36.8
12.2
100.0
58.4

42.8
100.0
36.6
50.7
63.3
37.1
14.3
100.0
59.3

45.5
100.0
33.8
50.6
66.7
37.5
16.6
100.0
60.3

48.8
100.0
34.2
50.5
70.0
38.6
19.5
100.0
64.2

51.7
100.0
34.6
50.5
73.1
39.6
22.7
100.0
68.1

53.7
100.0
35.0
50.4
76.7
36.0
29.7
100.0
70.9

56.0
100.0
35.4
50.3
79.8
32.7
37.8
100.0
73.4

59.0
100.0
34.0
48.8
81.0
34.5
39.4
100.0
74.3

61.6
100.0
32.1
46.7
82.0
36.3
39.4
100.0
75.6

EUROPE

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Table A.2. Percentage of population at mid-year residing in urban areas (continued)


2010-2050: Projections
Percentage urban
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

71.9

72.6

73.5

74.8

76.2

77.8

79.5

81.0

82.5

83.8

68.3
72.2
70.2
73.5
66.3
42.6
61.5
53.7
72.9
56.2
67.8

68.4
74.3
71.7
73.5
68.3
41.2
61.2
54.6
72.8
56.8
68.1

69.0
76.2
73.2
74.1
70.3
40.9
61.5
56.1
73.1
58.0
68.8

70.0
78.0
74.8
75.0
72.3
41.7
62.4
58.1
73.8
59.8
69.9

71.4
79.6
76.5
76.4
74.2
43.4
63.9
60.4
74.9
62.2
71.3

73.1
81.1
78.2
78.0
76.1
46.3
66.0
63.1
76.4
64.7
73.0

74.9
82.5
79.8
79.4
77.9
49.3
68.3
65.8
78.0
67.2
74.8

76.7
83.8
81.3
80.8
79.6
52.4
70.5
68.3
79.5
69.5
76.6

78.4
85.1
82.7
82.1
81.2
55.5
72.6
70.7
80.9
71.8
78.3

79.9
86.2
84.0
83.4
82.7
58.6
74.6
73.0
82.2
74.0
79.9

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

83.9
30.7
85.9
69.4
39.8
62.4
92.2
60.5
51.2
68.0
66.6
77.3
84.3
89.7

84.4
31.4
87.2
69.5
42.5
63.9
92.3
61.9
50.6
68.2
67.2
77.6
84.7
90.1

85.1
32.6
88.3
70.0
45.5
65.7
92.4
63.6
50.6
68.8
68.0
78.2
85.2
90.6

85.9
34.2
89.3
70.9
48.5
67.6
92.7
65.5
51.2
69.8
69.2
79.0
85.8
91.1

86.7
36.4
90.1
72.2
51.7
69.6
93.0
67.6
52.3
71.2
70.7
80.1
86.5
91.6

87.6
39.1
90.8
73.8
55.0
71.8
93.3
69.8
53.9
73.0
72.5
81.4
87.3
92.2

88.4
42.4
91.5
75.6
58.3
73.9
93.7
72.0
56.0
74.8
74.4
82.6
88.1
92.7

89.2
45.9
92.0
77.2
61.6
75.9
94.1
74.1
58.7
76.6
76.2
83.8
88.9
93.1

90.0
49.5
92.6
78.9
64.7
77.7
94.5
76.1
61.5
78.2
77.9
84.9
89.6
93.6

90.7
53.2
93.1
80.4
67.7
79.5
94.8
78.0
64.2
79.8
79.6
85.9
90.3
94.0

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

66.4
44.8
90.3
45.7
56.5
100.0
60.4
100.0
67.6
93.6
61.2
57.6
94.1
51.5
49.5
76.7
65.4

67.5
48.0
88.0
48.6
57.8
100.0
61.4
100.0
68.4
94.7
59.5
60.7
94.3
52.4
48.0
77.4
67.9

68.8
51.1
86.1
51.8
59.5
100.0
62.9
100.0
69.5
95.4
58.7
63.6
94.6
53.8
47.4
78.3
70.2

70.5
54.3
84.9
55.2
61.6
100.0
64.8
100.0
70.9
96.0
58.9
66.4
94.9
55.8
47.9
79.4
72.5

72.3
57.5
84.6
58.5
64.0
100.0
67.0
100.0
72.7
96.4
60.0
69.0
95.2
58.4
49.4
80.6
74.6

74.3
60.6
85.1
61.7
66.5
100.0
69.3
100.0
74.6
96.6
62.0
71.4
95.5
61.2
51.8
81.9
76.6

76.1
63.7
85.8
64.8
69.0
100.0
71.5
100.0
76.3
96.9
64.4
73.8
95.7
63.9
54.7
83.2
78.6

77.9
66.6
86.5
67.8
71.3
100.0
73.6
100.0
78.1
97.1
66.6
76.0
96.0
66.6
57.6
84.3
80.4

79.6
69.5
87.1
70.6
73.6
100.0
75.7
100.0
79.7
97.3
68.8
78.0
96.2
69.1
60.4
85.4
82.0

81.2
72.1
87.8
73.3
75.7
100.0
77.6
100.0
81.2
97.5
71.0
80.0
96.5
71.6
63.1
86.5
83.6

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

76.1
66.5
97.3
76.7
73.4
14.5
82.8
100.0
80.2
73.3

77.0
67.6
97.4
77.8
73.8
14.2
82.2
100.0
82.9
73.6

78.0
68.8
97.6
79.0
74.6
14.4
82.1
100.0
84.9
74.3

79.1
70.3
97.7
80.2
75.6
15.2
82.4
100.0
86.5
75.2

80.4
72.0
97.8
81.6
76.9
16.5
83.1
100.0
87.6
76.4

81.7
73.8
98.0
82.9
78.3
18.6
84.1
100.0
88.6
77.9

83.0
75.6
98.1
84.1
79.8
21.2
85.0
100.0
89.5
79.4

84.3
77.4
98.2
85.2
81.2
24.0
86.0
100.0
90.3
80.8

85.4
79.1
98.3
86.3
82.6
27.0
86.8
100.0
91.1
82.1

86.5
80.7
98.4
87.3
83.8
30.3
87.6
100.0
91.8
83.4

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

77.5

79.4

80.9

82.3

83.5

84.6

85.7

86.8

87.8

88.7

64.3
100.0
30.7
46.6
83.1
38.4
39.9
100.0
75.6

66.9
100.0
30.3
46.9
84.1
40.8
41.0
100.0
75.7

69.3
100.0
30.9
47.6
85.1
43.5
42.8
100.0
76.2

71.5
100.0
32.5
48.8
86.1
46.6
45.2
100.0
77.0

73.6
100.0
35.2
50.4
87.0
50.0
48.3
100.0
78.0

75.5
100.0
38.4
52.5
87.9
53.4
51.6
100.0
79.3

77.4
100.0
41.7
55.0
88.7
56.8
54.9
100.0
80.7

79.2
100.0
45.1
58.0
89.5
60.2
58.1
100.0
82.0

80.9
100.0
48.5
61.0
90.2
63.5
61.3
100.0
83.3

82.6
100.0
51.9
63.9
90.9
66.6
64.3
100.0
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EUROPE

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Estimates: 1950-2005
Percentage urban
Major area, region and country
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

24.9
23.7
28.5
95.4
12.2
24.1
32.9
15.8
78.4
40.6
26.5
19.2
13.7
21.4
47.2
58.3

25.9
26.9
29.4
95.5
13.8
28.7
33.6
15.8
74.3
42.4
27.0
20.3
13.7
19.3
47.4
57.2

27.3
30.2
30.3
95.7
15.6
33.8
40.1
15.8
69.7
44.5
27.6
21.5
13.9
17.3
47.7
56.5

36.6
35.0
31.3
95.1
17.6
37.5
50.0
13.4
72.9
51.5
30.9
22.7
19.8
14.3
49.4
63.3

46.9
40.2
32.2
95.1
19.8
41.4
61.0
11.4
75.9
58.3
34.1
23.9
26.9
11.9
51.1
69.6

55.3
45.7
32.6
96.0
20.4
44.1
71.2
12.0
78.7
62.8
35.0
25.2
27.0
11.4
53.1
75.2

63.4
51.3
32.9
98.0
20.5
46.8
79.6
12.5
81.2
66.9
35.9
26.5
27.2
10.9
55.3
80.1

66.0
53.9
32.6
98.5
23.3
48.4
91.8
12.5
83.5
69.2
35.2
27.9
33.6
9.6
65.4
84.3

67.7
55.2
32.2
98.6
28.5
49.4
97.6
12.5
85.6
72.2
34.6
29.3
40.6
8.5
74.3
87.7

69.4
57.8
31.6
98.5
32.6
50.6
97.7
12.8
88.0
87.1
33.7
29.6
43.0
9.6
79.9
90.4

71.1
62.4
31.0
98.4
35.6
51.8
97.8
11.0
90.2
94.6
32.8
28.0
44.4
10.8
84.6
92.6

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

39.2
55.3
33.5
36.5
25.1
17.6
42.7
35.2
35.8

42.8
54.7
33.9
37.4
28.0
20.0
46.7
37.4
38.5

46.4
54.0
34.3
38.3
31.1
22.7
50.8
39.6
41.2

50.1
52.5
35.8
38.9
34.0
25.7
54.9
42.7
44.4

53.8
51.0
38.8
39.4
35.5
28.9
59.0
47.0
47.6

57.2
50.2
41.3
41.5
36.7
32.1
62.8
48.7
49.0

60.3
49.4
43.1
44.1
37.4
34.9
66.3
49.9
50.4

62.7
48.4
45.6
46.6
39.2
37.7
69.0
51.1
52.1

65.0
47.5
50.7
49.2
41.1
40.3
71.4
52.3
53.9

67.1
47.5
55.8
54.0
43.1
42.3
73.4
53.5
60.0

68.7
47.8
59.0
58.4
45.1
44.4
74.7
54.7
65.8

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

42.7
65.3
33.8
36.2
58.4
32.7
28.3
51.1
53.7
28.0
34.6
41.0
46.9
77.9
47.3

46.8
69.6
35.3
40.5
63.3
38.7
31.0
50.8
58.6
28.5
35.1
43.9
47.1
79.1
54.6

51.0
73.6
36.8
44.9
67.8
45.0
33.9
50.5
63.3
29.0
35.6
46.8
47.3
80.2
61.6

55.4
76.4
38.3
50.3
71.7
51.0
36.6
51.8
65.7
29.2
36.2
51.9
47.1
81.3
67.0

59.7
78.9
39.8
55.8
75.2
54.8
39.3
54.0
67.4
29.4
37.1
57.4
45.9
82.4
71.9

64.1
81.0
41.3
61.7
78.4
58.5
42.4
56.3
69.1
30.0
39.0
61.5
49.5
83.4
75.8

68.3
82.9
45.5
67.4
81.2
62.1
47.0
58.7
70.8
30.5
41.7
64.6
55.0
85.4
79.2

71.6
85.0
50.5
71.3
82.6
65.6
51.2
64.0
72.7
30.0
45.0
66.9
63.8
87.2
81.9

74.5
87.0
55.6
74.8
83.3
68.3
55.1
74.5
74.5
29.5
48.7
68.9
68.3
89.0
84.3

76.9
88.7
59.4
77.8
84.4
70.5
57.8
79.8
74.8
29.1
52.1
70.3
70.2
90.5
86.8

79.5
90.1
61.8
81.2
85.9
72.1
60.3
85.8
75.1
28.6
55.3
70.7
72.1
91.3
89.7

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

63.9
100.0
60.9
49.0
80.0
64.2

67.0
100.0
65.7
53.8
83.5
67.2

69.9
100.0
69.1
58.5
86.4
70.0

72.0
100.0
72.9
66.1
87.8
71.9

73.8
100.0
75.7
72.7
88.4
73.6

73.8
100.0
75.6
74.4
89.0
73.7

73.9
100.0
75.7
76.1
89.6
73.7

74.7
100.0
76.4
78.0
89.4
74.5

75.4
100.0
76.6
79.7
88.9
75.3

77.3
100.0
77.7
80.9
88.9
77.3

79.1
100.0
79.5
81.6
88.9
79.1

62.0

64.3

66.6

68.8

70.8

71.5

71.3

70.7

70.6

70.5

70.4

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

76.2
77.0
72.5

78.3
79.4
73.6

80.5
81.5
76.0

82.6
83.5
78.9

84.5
85.3
81.1

85.3
85.9
82.8

85.4
85.8
83.4

85.2
85.5
83.7

85.3
85.4
84.7

86.0
86.1
85.3

86.9
87.2
85.7

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

5.4
24.4
24.6
1.7
3.8
8.8

6.8
26.9
30.6
2.5
4.7
9.5

8.7
29.7
37.4
3.7
5.8
10.4

11.0
32.6
44.6
5.5
7.2
11.3

14.9
34.8
51.2
9.8
8.9
12.3

17.0
36.7
55.2
11.9
9.1
13.4

18.1
37.8
57.4
13.0
10.6
14.7

18.9
38.5
58.8
14.0
12.4
16.7

19.9
41.6
59.6
15.0
13.7
18.7

19.6
45.5
60.3
14.1
14.7
20.2

19.1
48.3
61.9
13.2
15.7
21.7

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

31.6
41.3
11.0
23.3
20.0
100.0

34.6
45.7
13.4
29.1
21.1
100.0

37.8
50.1
16.3
35.6
22.3
100.0

41.6
55.5
19.6
42.7
23.5
100.0

46.3
61.9
24.1
53.5
24.8
100.0

57.2
83.6
29.6
60.6
25.9
100.0

61.2
93.8
32.3
58.3
26.4
100.0

61.8
92.3
33.5
61.9
26.1
100.0

62.6
90.8
35.0
65.1
25.8
100.0

63.7
92.1
36.4
66.7
25.1
100.0

65.6
93.1
43.0
68.4
22.3
100.0

OCEANIA

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Table A.2. Percentage of population at mid-year residing in urban areas (continued)


2010-2050: Projections
Percentage urban
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

72.9
66.8
30.6
98.3
42.7
52.7
97.9
13.5
91.9
97.6
32.2
27.6
45.9
12.2
89.7
94.2

74.6
70.5
31.0
98.2
49.6
53.7
98.0
14.3
93.2
98.8
32.4
28.0
47.8
13.9
93.3
95.3

76.4
73.6
32.2
98.2
55.6
55.3
98.1
15.4
94.1
99.3
33.5
29.0
50.0
15.8
95.3
96.0

78.1
76.2
34.2
98.3
60.7
57.2
98.2
16.9
94.7
99.5
35.4
30.6
52.6
18.1
96.5
96.5

79.8
78.2
37.1
98.4
64.7
59.6
98.3
19.0
95.2
99.5
38.3
33.0
55.5
20.8
97.1
96.7

81.3
80.0
40.5
98.5
68.0
62.3
98.4
21.6
95.5
99.6
41.6
36.1
58.6
23.7
97.4
97.0

82.8
81.7
43.9
98.5
71.0
65.0
98.5
24.5
95.8
99.6
45.0
39.6
61.6
27.0
97.6
97.2

84.1
83.3
47.4
98.6
73.8
67.6
98.6
27.7
96.1
99.7
48.4
43.1
64.6
30.5
97.8
97.4

85.4
84.7
50.9
98.7
76.4
70.1
98.7
31.1
96.4
99.7
51.9
46.7
67.4
34.3
98.0
97.6

86.6
86.1
54.4
98.8
78.9
72.5
98.8
34.8
96.6
99.7
55.3
50.4
70.1
38.3
98.2
97.7

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

70.2
50.2
61.7
59.8
47.2
46.5
76.3
55.9
70.8

71.7
52.7
64.3
61.3
49.5
48.8
77.8
57.3
74.8

73.2
55.3
66.9
63.1
52.0
51.4
79.3
59.0
77.9

74.7
58.0
69.3
65.0
54.7
54.3
80.7
61.0
80.3

76.2
60.8
71.6
67.2
57.6
57.3
82.0
63.3
82.1

77.7
63.7
73.8
69.5
60.6
60.3
83.3
65.8
83.6

79.2
66.4
75.9
71.7
63.6
63.4
84.5
68.3
85.0

80.6
69.1
77.9
73.8
66.5
66.3
85.6
70.7
86.4

82.0
71.6
79.7
75.9
69.2
69.0
86.6
72.9
87.6

83.3
74.0
81.5
77.8
71.8
71.7
87.6
75.1
88.7

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

81.8
91.4
64.2
84.2
87.6
73.6
63.6
90.2
75.6
28.2
58.5
71.1
73.9
92.0
92.3

83.7
92.4
66.5
86.5
89.0
75.1
66.9
92.9
76.4
28.5
61.5
71.6
75.6
92.5
94.0

85.2
93.2
68.8
88.2
90.1
76.6
69.9
94.5
77.4
29.4
64.4
72.5
77.4
93.1
95.2

86.4
93.8
71.0
89.5
91.0
78.0
72.5
95.4
78.6
31.2
67.1
73.6
79.0
93.5
95.9

87.4
94.3
73.1
90.4
91.7
79.5
74.8
95.9
80.0
33.7
69.6
74.9
80.5
94.0
96.3

88.3
94.6
75.2
91.1
92.3
81.0
76.8
96.3
81.4
37.0
71.9
76.5
82.0
94.3
96.6

89.1
95.0
77.1
91.8
92.8
82.3
78.7
96.6
82.7
40.4
74.2
78.2
83.4
94.7
96.8

90.0
95.3
78.9
92.4
93.3
83.6
80.5
96.9
83.9
43.9
76.3
79.7
84.7
95.0
97.1

90.7
95.7
80.6
93.0
93.8
84.8
82.1
97.1
85.0
47.5
78.3
81.1
85.9
95.3
97.3

91.4
96.0
82.2
93.6
94.2
86.0
83.6
97.4
86.1
51.1
80.2
82.5
87.0
95.6
97.5

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

80.7
100.0
80.1
82.8
89.0
80.8

82.1
100.0
80.6
84.0
89.3
82.3

83.4
100.0
81.2
85.0
89.7
83.7

84.6
100.0
82.0
86.1
90.2
84.9

85.7
100.0
82.9
87.0
90.7
86.0

86.7
100.0
84.0
87.9
91.3
87.0

87.6
100.0
85.1
88.7
91.8
87.9

88.5
100.0
86.1
89.5
92.3
88.8

89.4
100.0
87.0
90.2
92.8
89.6

90.2
100.0
87.9
90.9
93.3
90.4

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

70.5

70.6

70.9

71.4

71.9

72.6

73.4

74.3

75.3

76.4

87.9
88.2
86.2

88.7
89.1
86.8

89.5
89.9
87.4

90.2
90.6
88.1

90.9
91.3
88.8

91.5
91.9
89.5

92.0
92.4
90.2

92.6
92.9
90.8

93.1
93.4
91.4

93.5
93.8
92.0

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

18.7
50.8
63.7
12.6
17.0
23.5

18.9
53.4
65.5
12.5
18.6
25.6

19.5
56.1
67.4
13.0
20.5
28.1

20.7
58.8
69.4
14.1
23.0
31.0

22.5
61.6
71.4
15.9
25.9
34.4

24.7
64.4
73.5
18.2
29.2
38.0

27.2
67.1
75.4
20.7
32.7
41.8

29.8
69.7
77.3
23.5
36.4
45.6

32.7
72.2
79.1
26.5
40.3
49.6

35.8
74.6
80.7
29.8
44.3
53.5

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

66.9
93.1
43.6
70.0
22.3
100.0

67.9
93.2
44.0
71.8
22.7
100.0

69.0
93.3
45.2
73.5
23.6
100.0

70.2
93.5
46.9
75.3
25.1
100.0

71.6
93.8
49.3
77.1
27.3
100.0

73.1
94.2
52.3
78.8
30.3
100.0

74.8
94.5
55.4
80.4
33.6
100.0

76.5
94.9
58.5
81.9
37.1
100.0

78.2
95.2
61.6
83.3
40.7
100.0

79.9
95.5
64.5
84.6
44.4
100.0

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

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Table A.2. Percentage of population at mid-year residing in urban areas (continued)


Estimates: 1950-2005
Percentage urban
Major area, region and country

a
b
c
d
e
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

42.0
53.9

45.8
55.4

51.2
56.8

58.8
58.3

70.1
59.7

80.6
61.1

86.8
62.5

88.4
67.4

89.7
69.6

89.6
71.4

90.2
69.9

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

23.7
61.8
45.6
34.1
21.5

12.9

12.9
11.2

26.7
64.0
47.5
38.2
21.5

17.4

15.5
13.4

28.6
66.2
49.4
42.4
21.5

18.9

17.6
15.9

30.9
68.3
51.4
48.2
21.5

19.3

19.5
18.8

33.9
70.4
53.3
55.3
21.1

20.4

20.2
22.1

35.8
72.4
54.0
56.9
23.4

21.0

20.3
25.8

37.1
74.3
53.8
57.4
27.0

21.2

21.2
29.8

38.9
77.8
53.0
57.3
31.0

21.2

22.3
34.3

40.0
80.9
56.9
55.9
30.9

21.2

22.7
40.7

40.4
85.3
58.7
53.5
31.5

21.5

22.9
44.0

41.0
88.8
63.9
52.4
33.7

21.9

23.2
46.0

More developed regions comprise Europe, Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan.
Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
The least developed countries are 50 countries, 34 in Africa, 10 in Asia, 5 in Oceania plus one in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Other less developed countries comprise the less developed regions excluding the least developed countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa refers to all of Africa except Northern Africa, with the Sudan included in sub-Saharan Africa.
Including Mayotte.
Including Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon.
Including Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha.
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
The regions Southern Asia and Central Asia are combined into South-Central Asia.
Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey.
Including land Islands.
Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
Refers to the Vatican City State.
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.

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Table A.2. Percentage of population at mid-year residing in urban areas (continued)


2010-2050: Projections
Percentage urban
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

90.8
77.1

91.3
82.7

91.9
86.4

92.4
89.0

92.9
90.6

93.3
91.6

93.8
92.3

94.2
92.9

94.5
93.6

94.9
94.1

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

42.0
91.3
70.6
51.7
36.7

22.4

24.0
48.1

43.1
93.0
76.3
51.6
39.9

23.4

25.3
50.4

44.7
94.1
80.5
52.3
43.2

24.9

27.4
52.9

46.8
94.8
83.6
53.8
46.7

27.1

30.1
55.6

49.3
95.3
85.8
56.0
50.2

29.9

33.4
58.5

52.2
95.6
87.3
58.8
53.7

33.2

36.9
61.5

55.1
96.0
88.3
61.5
57.3

36.7

40.5
64.4

58.0
96.3
89.4
64.2
60.7

40.3

44.2
67.2

60.9
96.5
90.3
66.8
64.0

44.1

48.0
69.9

63.8
96.8
91.1
69.3
67.2

47.9

51.8
72.4

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

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Table A.3. Urban population at mid-year by major area, region and country, 1950-2050
Estimates: 1950-2005
Urban population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
1950

1955

736 796

854 955

996 298 1 160 982 1 331 783 1 518 520 1 740 551 1 988 195 2 274 554 2 557 386 2 853 909

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

427 279
309 517
14 646
294 871

480 044
374 911
18 429
356 483

537 863
458 435
23 466
434 969

596 945
564 037
30 881
533 155

651 973
679 811
41 484
638 326

701 795
816 725
52 847
763 879

744 964
780 516
818 128
848 886
872 925
995 587 1 207 679 1 456 426 1 708 500 1 980 984
70 281
88 238
110 330
137 580
168 625
925 306 1 119 442 1 346 097 1 570 920 1 812 359

Less developed regions, excluding


China

235 531

286 252

350 404

432 551

531 569

651 096

794 509

19 925

25 491

33 552

44 112

57 119

72 792

92 738

116 498

146 564

182 383

222 733

32 530

41 072

52 763

68 089

85 932

107 090

133 676

165 700

203 967

247 524

295 131

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

3 454
42
11
25
81
848
340
330
101
145
153
58
39
10
288
145
267
277
292

4 590
50
18
32
105
1 115
448
434
124
176
206
81
52
11
375
208
385
397
371

6 117
60
27
43
139
1 476
597
572
155
219
280
110
69
12
488
300
528
569
473

8 309
71
41
65
184
1 979
820
754
195
279
390
149
89
16
633
441
704
852
646

11 380
84
53
100
233
2 562
1 161
977
273
347
546
192
121
20
816
629
1 068
1 295
903

15 614
118
67
150
285
3 234
1 745
1 291
404
388
923
215
176
28
1 054
767
1 780
1 764
1 226

21 488
179
90
245
355
3 866
2 558
1 678
562
409
1 591
271
245
33
1 736
954
2 719
2 367
1 630

27 570
255
116
300
427
4 975
3 341
2 185
738
430
2 231
377
310
33
1 816
1 355
3 661
2 770
2 249

35 349
357
147
424
499
6 455
4 273
2 836
1 092
464
2 857
491
395
35
1 992
1 976
4 814
3 201
3 040

43 666
450
172
498
533
8 381
5 193
3 598
1 338
487
4 180
572
468
38
1 962
2 477
6 143
3 436
3 742

53 369
552
196
608
655
10 339
6 167
4 390
1 764
506
5 584
651
1 126
41
2 346
2 983
7 551
3 637
4 273

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

3 655
314
417
189
109
201
2 327
35
53
8

4 537
403
560
241
147
252
2 809
48
67
9

5 705
523
754
308
199
317
3 446
64
84
10

7 601
688
1 021
396
278
403
4 610
71
119
14

10 263
910
1 388
511
426
518
6 241
78
169
22

12 828
1 303
2 135
658
647
668
7 074
61
256
26

15 845
1 904
2 898
789
866
863
8 062
59
373
32

19 403
2 814
3 810
952
1 034
1 094
9 077
91
491
40

23 952
3 913
4 983
1 108
1 272
1 316
10 556
118
635
51

30 116
5 418
6 372
1 284
1 568
1 576
12 892
148
796
62

36 348
6 824
7 908
1 454
1 979
1 868
15 126
167
948
75

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

13 232
1 944
6 971
201
2 344
627
1 140
4

16 458
2 540
8 602
261
2 811
877
1 360
7

20 441
3 295
10 541
369
3 413
1 229
1 583
10

25 693
4 488
12 840
546
4 245
1 716
1 839
18

31 208
5 430
14 853
990
5 278
2 395
2 229
32

37 477
6 460
17 022
1 548
6 526
3 178
2 697
45

44 858
8 191
19 154
2 147
8 064
3 920
3 266
116

54 359
10 600
21 611
2 905
9 985
5 157
3 946
155

64 305
13 168
23 972
3 304
12 005
6 903
4 762
190

74 374
15 828
25 966
3 672
13 931
9 233
5 518
226

84 431
18 246
28 364
4 082
15 375
12 034
6 066
264

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

5 869
11
10
65
5 778
5

6 952
14
15
83
6 833
8

8 277
16
29
107
8 110
14

9 605
23
59
136
9 362
26

11 118
55
89
172
10 758
44

12 870
98
124
211
12 363
74

14 750
164
148
249
14 079
110

17 215
314
173
298
16 274
156

20 421
573
224
392
19 034
198

24 388
767
292
494
22 614
221

27 979
920
377
608
25 827
247

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

6 319
99
153
21
250
30
810
176
51
107

8 535
145
180
26
390
35
1 166
240
62
144

12 224
215
214
33
629
44
1 657
327
75
196

16 881
317
256
41
1 051
61
2 135
446
80
266

21 963
472
313
52
1 495
94
2 625
610
88
361

28 301
704
387
60
2 125
139
3 102
781
104
488

36 735
1 014
601
68
3 081
191
3 550
1 080
140
657

47 153
1 353
951
101
4 020
262
4 434
1 380
200
874

59 941
1 786
1 226
157
5 079
369
5 677
1 691
286
967

74 980
2 282
1 554
196
6 200
508
7 180
2 159
355
1 071

93 004
2 770
1 971
241
7 423
680
8 856
2 547
407
1 666

WORLD

Sub-Saharan Africa (e)


AFRICA

84

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

956 983 1 135 533 1 321 330 1 519 518

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2010-2050: Projections
Urban population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

3 164 635 3 494 607 3 844 664 4 209 669 4 584 233 4 965 081 5 341 341 5 708 869 6 063 186 6 398 291

WORLD

899 848
924 702
948 836
972 322
994 720 1 015 630 1 033 945 1 049 176 1 061 507 1 071 393
2 264 787 2 569 905 2 895 828 3 237 347 3 589 513 3 949 451 4 307 396 4 659 693 5 001 679 5 326 899
206 996
254 111
310 218
376 042
452 444
539 448
635 630
739 913
850 930
966 884
2 057 791 2 315 794 2 585 610 2 861 305 3 137 070 3 410 002 3 671 766 3 919 780 4 150 749 4 360 014

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

1 726 597 1 954 765 2 204 103 2 472 444 2 758 464 3 060 484 3 369 299 3 680 969 3 990 092 4 290 101

Less developed regions, excluding


China

948 249 1 064 736

Sub-Saharan Africa (e)

269 246

323 525

386 372

458 187

539 458

630 351

729 562

835 990

349 392

412 190

484 434

566 229

657 833

759 402

869 392

986 237 1 108 407 1 233 971

64 771
749
223
692
879
12 687
7 384
5 313
2 293
525
7 084
725
1 619
45
2 884
3 632
9 313
4 017
4 706

78 786
1 051
254
773
1 149
15 722
9 015
6 430
2 973
549
8 699
786
1 999
48
3 553
4 525
11 487
4 507
5 264

96 150
1 429
294
852
1 501
19 564
11 126
7 786
3 828
582
10 466
839
2 494
52
4 359
5 756
14 161
5 122
5 939

117 253
1 929
343
931
1 905
24 369
13 735
9 412
4 887
624
12 404
886
3 105
56
5 288
7 449
17 316
5 913
6 702

142 603
2 577
405
1 017
2 368
30 293
16 952
11 350
6 158
674
14 493
927
3 831
60
6 353
9 713
21 029
6 862
7 539

172 529
3 410
484
1 101
2 900
37 484
20 739
13 629
7 634
730
16 708
962
4 703
64
7 576
12 653
25 330
7 990
8 432

206 494
4 486
572
1 181
3 511
45 800
25 076
16 166
9 308
783
19 029
992
5 732
68
8 913
16 216
30 084
9 227
9 351

244 329
5 844
667
1 257
4 202
55 232
29 923
18 921
11 181
832
21 425
1 014
6 925
71
10 342
20 460
35 185
10 541
10 306

285 720
7 496
767
1 328
4 955
65 748
35 192
21 858
13 247
877
23 873
1 031
8 267
74
11 843
25 438
40 513
11 920
11 294

330 141
9 443
869
1 394
5 744
77 228
40 798
24 927
15 484
917
26 359
1 043
9 714
76
13 403
31 153
45 946
13 345
12 297

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

44 888
8 684
9 657
1 596
2 563
2 172
18 860
188
1 079
89

55 636
10 819
11 482
1 788
3 236
2 492
24 304
216
1 196
103

68 396
13 277
13 375
2 029
4 100
2 862
31 073
253
1 310
118

83 115
15 961
15 288
2 308
5 203
3 256
39 244
300
1 419
136

99 949
18 862
17 194
2 634
6 566
3 678
48 980
357
1 524
155

118 897
21 953
19 090
3 010
8 165
4 128
60 333
422
1 623
173

139 815
25 249
20 998
3 410
9 989
4 592
73 177
494
1 715
192

162 342
28 699
22 888
3 828
12 026
5 059
87 263
571
1 800
210

186 107
32 260
24 723
4 256
14 263
5 521
102 328
652
1 878
227

210 769
35 893
26 474
4 687
16 679
5 972
118 137
738
1 946
243

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

95 189
20 804
31 062
4 557
16 763
15 043
6 603
356

107 312
23 555
34 041
5 086
18 374
18 646
7 175
434

120 575
26 408
37 577
5 632
20 168
22 513
7 758
518

134 654
29 193
41 684
6 147
22 068
26 612
8 342
606

149 296
31 778
46 435
6 600
23 994
30 921
8 909
658

164 519
34 096
51 950
7 001
25 883
35 468
9 417
704

179 982
36 189
58 002
7 385
27 652
40 152
9 858
743

195 119
38 111
64 066
7 772
29 280
44 872
10 238
779

209 692
39 888
69 991
8 137
30 773
49 534
10 558
811

223 281
41 425
75 623
8 446
32 093
54 046
10 810
839

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

30 913
1 053
461
708
28 419
271

33 264
1 194
550
819
30 405
296

35 478
1 331
646
940
32 234
327

37 792
1 463
747
1 078
34 134
369

40 158
1 591
850
1 226
36 073
417

42 484
1 714
954
1 379
37 969
468

44 671
1 833
1 057
1 531
39 726
523

46 716
1 954
1 162
1 683
41 336
582

48 642
2 074
1 266
1 836
42 823
643

50 487
2 191
1 368
1 987
44 235
706

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

113 632
3 397
2 555
291
8 704
872
10 763
2 970
473
2 000

137 194
4 151
3 286
346
10 217
1 073
12 811
3 546
556
2 652

163 835
5 037
4 228
405
11 936
1 281
15 021
4 370
671
3 259

193 415
6 081
5 424
465
13 771
1 496
17 336
5 373
825
3 972

225 828
7 286
6 899
526
15 677
1 726
19 713
6 548
1 030
4 800

260 973
8 639
8 640
586
17 632
1 967
22 145
7 865
1 297
5 746

298 431
10 107
10 647
646
19 624
2 216
24 603
9 317
1 613
6 799

337 731
11 672
12 913
705
21 634
2 465
27 046
10 888
1 971
7 933

378 245
13 307
15 421
760
23 628
2 713
29 421
12 556
2 370
9 122

419 293
14 979
18 137
810
25 565
2 954
31 678
14 292
2 808
10 351

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

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Table A.3. Urban population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Urban population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

282
21
107
3 468
3
438
246
58

354
37
139
4 638
3
572
310
96

444
61
177
6 845
2
754
392
159

556
102
244
9 574
2
995
497
257

697
168
371
12 208
2
1 321
631
455

885
270
564
15 616
2
1 725
788
561

1 122
411
778
20 311
2
2 100
942
687

1 428
600
975
25 979
2
2 552
1 131
911

1 789
772
1 202
33 325
2
3 075
1 346
1 192

2 229
886
1 465
42 372
2
3 603
1 417
1 501

2 787
1 026
1 801
53 048
2
4 200
1 605
1 974

236 587

281 903

338 143

408 149

484 704

573 703

693 745

839 148 1 014 979 1 186 870 1 372 686

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

110 328
72 119
1 682
185
3 018
29 145
152
4 027

132 454
86 363
2 121
174
3 416
34 928
226
5 225

160 243
105 246
2 620
164
4 400
40 542
342
6 928

193 584
128 093
3 191
201
5 557
46 852
461
9 230

225 031
144 537
3 458
246
7 722
55 508
566
12 994

255 766
161 439
3 943
248
9 113
63 373
704
16 946

302 954
196 220
4 609
248
9 809
69 577
866
21 624

362 184
245 322
5 070
304
10 791
73 173
1 051
26 473

443 518
314 845
5 677
371
11 760
77 944
1 264
31 656

517 680
380 553
6 206
411
12 841
81 098
1 357
35 214

596 765
454 362
6 662
441
13 809
82 847
1 397
37 247

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

84 100
473
1 878
4
63 373
4 659
2 437
461
9
231
6 473
1 125
450
544
1 984

97 092
600
2 269
5
71 301
5 833
3 231
582
10
284
8 107
1 322
557
619
2 372

112 502
769
2 786
8
79 938
7 322
4 418
743
11
350
10 225
1 594
691
740
2 908

133 391
992
3 818
12
92 773
9 225
5 603
923
12
411
12 303
1 933
883
891
3 611

158 951
1 306
5 301
18
108 546
11 871
6 586
1 111
14
481
14 782
2 409
1 085
1 046
4 396

193 655
1 770
7 770
28
130 927
15 254
7 430
1 260
24
654
17 989
2 664
1 223
1 198
5 465

238 699
2 187
13 196
43
159 046
19 544
8 077
1 401
35
923
22 234
2 806
1 355
1 347
6 504

286 182
2 091
17 589
62
187 754
25 853
8 838
1 540
47
1 256
27 878
2 880
1 518
1 485
7 392

338 249
2 319
22 396
90
219 758
31 925
9 301
1 660
56
1 692
34 548
2 943
1 679
1 653
8 230

391 371
3 607
27 398
104
253 774
37 467
8 902
1 669
64
2 361
40 676
2 972
1 668
1 899
8 810

446 597
4 413
32 893
142
289 438
42 452
8 416
1 751
76
3 280
47 884
2 940
1 636
2 064
9 212

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

27 513
13
443
9 863
110
1 244
2 772
5 426
1 016
3 396
43
3 186

33 495
22
496
11 632
133
1 639
3 334
6 665
1 306
4 286
47
3 935

41 228
36
559
13 992
158
2 165
4 050
8 196
1 634
5 440
52
4 946

50 305
54
665
16 925
187
2 842
4 927
9 976
1 880
6 530
62
6 256

61 501
80
1 108
20 577
246
3 631
6 023
12 054
2 075
7 781
78
7 850

74 984
100
313
26 152
322
4 615
7 147
14 942
2 263
10 021
98
9 011

91 575
116
605
33 401
384
5 787
8 006
18 024
2 415
12 541
96
10 202

113 463
139
1 021
43 659
485
7 195
8 908
23 383
2 709
14 278
122
11 564

139 355
169
1 222
55 922
629
9 014
9 986
29 863
3 016
15 974
154
13 403

169 980
202
1 613
70 188
815
11 468
11 270
37 053
3 478
17 416
192
16 284

206 683
237
2 161
88 918
1 148
14 424
12 860
44 621
4 017
18 893
199
19 204

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

14 646
576
1 230
74
140
1 316
1 876
893
175
94
462
375
39
20
682
1 083
5 322
38
250

18 862
733
1 508
101
171
1 528
2 357
1 241
288
138
586
423
60
29
933
1 342
7 027
51
344

24 171
958
1 858
129
204
1 761
3 145
1 625
456
208
800
485
93
38
1 273
1 699
8 898
66
475

30 870
1 226
2 233
158
222
2 012
4 350
2 074
600
373
1 113
586
143
61
1 858
2 160
10 951
109
639

39 221
1 508
2 586
184
251
2 235
5 678
2 440
908
638
1 453
595
221
98
2 796
2 761
13 844
175
850

49 299
1 797
2 952
231
288
2 432
7 348
2 910
1 117
900
1 833
748
350
152
4 231
3 396
17 138
422
1 053

60 518
2 044
3 251
299
358
2 620
9 234
3 334
1 334
1 303
2 052
922
565
205
6 325
4 190
20 277
819
1 386

77 319
2 239
3 568
360
419
2 847
11 201
3 685
1 793
1 684
2 296
1 163
872
325
9 346
5 180
27 352
1 126
1 862

93 858
2 391
3 876
434
454
3 006
12 906
4 079
2 350
2 100
2 472
1 462
1 218
431
12 449
6 224
33 949
1 476
2 577

107 839
2 139
4 068
511
497
2 711
14 878
4 883
3 366
1 692
2 961
1 843
1 557
495
14 358
7 314
38 974
1 906
3 688

122 641
2 006
4 169
574
540
2 486
16 993
5 563
3 755
2 188
3 244
2 251
1 719
586
16 614
8 524
44 126
2 527
4 776

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

ASIA

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Table A.3. Urban population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Urban population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

3 537
1 197
2 161
65 270
2
4 891
2 057
2 492

4 503
1 393
2 633
78 845
3
5 710
2 375
3 094

5 716
1 620
3 289
93 767
3
6 657
2 799
3 778

7 207
1 887
4 208
109 772
3
7 743
3 318
4 534

8 987
2 203
5 503
126 634
4
8 992
3 949
5 352

11 022
2 557
7 301
144 246
4
10 403
4 702
6 220

13 294
2 932
9 593
162 461
4
11 905
5 547
7 123

15 788
3 319
12 407
181 022
5
13 465
6 459
8 039

18 482
3 711
15 771
199 568
5
15 041
7 427
8 943

21 333
4 097
19 704
217 726
5
16 596
8 444
9 813

1 565 109 1 769 616 1 986 704 2 211 851 2 440 276 2 669 175 2 890 673 3 102 804 3 302 791 3 486 320

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

ASIA

677 236
530 659
7 057
473
14 546
84 363
1 464
38 673

757 180
607 230
7 419
490
15 219
85 385
1 555
39 881

836 273
683 474
7 744
507
15 987
86 082
1 681
40 799

911 420
756 340
8 040
523
16 849
86 420
1 820
41 428

978 955 1 037 539 1 086 374 1 125 750 1 156 587 1 179 179
822 209
879 892
928 839
969 337 1 002 121 1 027 294
8 305
8 532
8 714
8 847
8 933
8 980
535
543
544
540
533
524
17 697
18 404
18 918
19 284
19 559
19 766
86 460
86 304
85 808
84 887
83 613
82 086
1 965
2 104
2 233
2 351
2 452
2 533
41 783
41 759
41 319
40 504
39 376
37 997

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

504 037
5 740
39 351
197
325 563
46 467
8 685
1 863
100
4 269
55 135
2 895
1 729
2 287
9 755

571 987
7 532
46 770
252
366 858
51 620
9 220
2 014
131
5 447
64 192
2 962
1 874
2 556
10 557

652 496
9 631
55 474
313
415 612
57 046
9 825
2 202
165
6 879
75 598
3 133
2 106
2 855
11 657

745 666
12 163
65 523
372
472 561
62 376
10 415
2 419
200
8 582
89 070
3 419
2 405
3 172
12 993

850 824
15 364
76 957
428
538 055
66 930
10 952
2 660
233
10 550
104 042
3 830
2 774
3 485
14 561

966 262 1 085 862 1 208 687 1 331 569 1 450 676
19 294
23 858
29 010
34 710
40 886
89 448
102 607
116 184
129 875
143 318
478
526
572
616
657
611 407
686 835
763 905
840 681
914 888
70 972
74 849
78 545
81 779
84 267
11 457
11 953
12 425
12 834
13 134
2 928
3 199
3 463
3 706
3 919
264
292
321
349
375
12 776
15 266
18 006
20 956
24 044
119 652
135 892
152 682
169 597
186 019
4 333
4 844
5 357
5 865
6 357
3 219
3 697
4 185
4 686
5 193
3 789
4 084
4 366
4 627
4 854
16 244
17 961
19 666
21 287
22 763

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

245 895
275
2 753
108 828
1 551
17 345
14 700
53 032
4 327
20 352
278
22 454

286 579
313
3 470
128 634
2 048
20 150
16 973
61 731
4 592
22 118
357
26 191

326 862
352
4 342
147 197
2 604
22 760
19 430
70 313
4 809
24 138
459
30 458

365 769
389
5 355
163 850
3 192
25 130
22 025
78 595
4 965
26 456
582
35 230

403 135
426
6 473
178 731
3 776
27 187
24 720
86 418
5 104
29 063
732
40 505

439 465
462
7 678
192 805
4 322
28 994
27 427
93 860
5 202
31 682
911
46 123

474 251
498
8 982
205 983
4 845
30 684
30 074
100 791
5 234
34 175
1 118
51 868

506 485
532
10 385
217 727
5 350
32 241
32 601
107 007
5 199
36 485
1 352
57 607

535 748
564
11 866
227 718
5 846
33 629
34 948
112 710
5 121
38 562
1 615
63 171

561 580
594
13 371
235 860
6 321
34 816
37 069
117 833
5 026
40 396
1 902
68 393

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

137 940
1 933
4 304
641
580
2 347
18 729
6 131
4 341
2 654
3 473
2 693
1 792
760
19 120
10 049
49 097
3 190
6 104

153 870
1 903
4 526
702
620
2 277
20 375
6 670
5 067
3 001
3 688
3 177
1 984
848
21 681
11 754
54 119
3 693
7 784

171 074
1 907
4 809
762
664
2 260
23 245
7 167
5 471
3 327
3 896
3 710
2 207
929
24 334
13 350
59 017
4 148
9 870

188 995
1 926
5 129
820
712
2 256
26 338
7 626
5 958
3 637
4 091
4 301
2 449
1 004
27 022
15 080
63 658
4 618
12 371

207 362
1 947
5 452
875
760
2 272
29 699
8 077
6 486
3 934
4 275
4 953
2 700
1 066
29 661
16 890
67 981
5 092
15 244

225 909
1 960
5 764
929
807
2 291
33 389
8 524
7 012
4 218
4 435
5 653
2 951
1 125
32 178
18 746
71 874
5 568
18 487

244 185
1 961
6 039
978
852
2 298
37 152
8 949
7 509
4 493
4 568
6 370
3 187
1 180
34 517
20 601
75 385
6 045
22 103

261 882
1 950
6 279
1 021
896
2 286
40 883
9 335
7 961
4 752
4 677
7 094
3 410
1 229
36 634
22 409
78 461
6 518
26 089

278 888
1 926
6 484
1 057
937
2 256
44 568
9 670
8 376
4 986
4 764
7 813
3 622
1 269
38 583
24 160
81 053
6 970
30 393

294 884
1 887
6 636
1 088
977
2 211
48 165
9 956
8 741
5 187
4 826
8 520
3 817
1 301
40 391
25 775
83 120
7 384
34 902

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

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Table A.3. Urban population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Urban population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

280 755

310 943

344 401

380 660

412 159

444 412

471 313

490 331

508 718

517 441

520 270

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

87 577
2 032
2 000
4 836
4 951
386
9 517
4 180
45 395
1 039
13 241

105 328
2 252
2 416
5 286
5 348
518
11 784
5 354
54 576
1 205
16 590

123 948
2 654
2 919
5 684
5 582
704
14 194
6 297
64 509
1 387
20 019

141 434
3 282
3 754
6 021
5 891
919
15 762
7 175
74 050
1 616
22 965

156 640
3 978
4 440
6 312
6 214
1 153
17 026
8 166
81 548
1 859
25 944

173 272
4 741
5 020
7 016
6 554
1 391
18 803
9 099
89 838
2 190
28 620

188 271
5 457
5 503
7 730
6 873
1 620
20 664
10 228
96 754
2 570
30 873

201 078
6 182
5 788
7 770
6 886
1 870
22 299
11 281
103 301
2 785
32 915

211 397
6 769
5 854
7 750
6 824
2 052
23 351
12 350
109 074
2 969
34 404

211 672
6 973
5 663
7 695
6 735
2 027
23 733
12 241
109 415
3 033
34 156

208 075
7 029
5 510
7 562
6 596
1 848
23 719
11 842
108 135
3 031
32 803

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

53 980
42
2 904
547
5
1 280
104
1 190
29
905
739
1 647
4 610
39 977

55 614
42
3 090
622
6
1 482
121
1 277
28
998
895
1 721
5 030
40 301

57 789
43
3 376
700
7
1 687
141
1 299
27
1 121
1 096
1 788
5 422
41 083

61 111
43
3 666
792
9
2 005
159
1 401
29
1 288
1 321
2 143
5 960
42 296

63 886
44
3 930
887
11
2 315
173
1 528
32
1 432
1 556
2 536
6 517
42 926

69 258
44
4 156
968
12
2 745
189
1 704
32
1 576
1 839
2 732
6 778
46 483

73 426
42
4 289
1 027
14
2 859
201
1 882
34
1 685
2 087
2 882
6 905
49 519

74 726
43
4 313
1 079
14
2 932
216
1 991
33
1 768
2 305
2 961
6 939
50 131

76 137
45
4 361
1 114
14
3 063
231
2 000
36
1 844
2 499
3 052
7 112
50 765

77 369
44
4 443
1 007
14
3 135
245
2 090
37
1 712
2 442
3 216
7 399
51 586

78 697
45
4 540
951
17
3 164
259
2 250
40
1 619
2 346
3 415
7 451
52 600

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

49 252
249
2
364
858
20
2 825
1
25 485
277
51
2 622
6
1 367
293
14 542
288

54 284
370
4
476
1 033
21
3 191
1
27 650
282
67
2 838
6
1 762
365
15 833
385

59 547
495
8
605
1 220
22
3 574
1
29 799
281
88
3 096
8
2 204
446
17 228
474

66 314
584
13
775
1 442
23
4 064
1
32 228
274
114
3 317
9
2 698
530
19 643
598

73 279
678
20
970
1 676
25
4 617
1
34 593
272
139
3 368
11
3 248
618
22 307
738

79 595
785
27
1 172
1 924
25
5 003
1
36 393
273
174
3 708
14
3 682
738
24 828
847

85 703
902
34
1 391
2 191
27
5 567
1
37 608
291
212
4 179
17
4 128
880
27 315
960

88 678
1 038
45
1 549
2 338
27
5 806
1
37 819
309
244
4 535
20
4 482
934
28 513
1 018

90 817
1 198
50
1 691
2 441
27
5 979
1
37 847
325
282
4 784
22
4 822
971
29 275
1 103

93 019
1 226
61
1 405
2 563
27
6 317
1
38 347
344
333
5 126
24
5 189
994
29 878
1 185

95 325
1 286
61
1 637
2 505
27
6 556
1
38 782
359
392
5 564
25
5 179
1 007
30 680
1 264

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

89 946
4 410
7 892
23 103
46 558
3
199
20
5 678
2 083

95 718
4 457
8 151
25 259
49 011
3
209
20
6 233
2 373

103 117
4 561
8 465
28 269
51 978
3
218
22
6 864
2 736

111 801
4 727
8 802
32 703
54 660
4
239
23
7 469
3 176

118 354
4 873
9 039
36 076
56 496
4
252
24
8 040
3 549

122 286
4 952
9 239
38 431
57 085
4
277
25
8 635
3 636

123 914
4 937
9 374
39 484
57 028
5
291
26
9 161
3 607

125 848
4 969
9 417
40 717
56 486
5
296
28
9 669
4 262

130 367
5 083
9 573
42 016
58 080
5
309
30
10 269
5 002

135 380
5 295
9 759
43 601
59 846
5
338
32
11 256
5 249

138 173
5 337
9 899
44 838
60 141
5
366
32
12 229
5 326

69 316

86 564

107 673

134 113

163 916

198 337

236 601

274 656

313 852

353 457

394 099

6 307
5
14
19
41
76
1
7
3 345

7 230
5
18
22
50
83
1
7
3 758

8 328
6
22
25
67
85
1
9
4 170

9 906
6
23
27
89
87
1
9
4 717

11 574
7
23
29
113
90
2
10
5 249

13 550
7
26
30
132
95
2
13
6 058

15 446
7
25
31
154
99
3
17
6 690

17 197
7
24
33
179
94
4
21
7 154

19 222
9
22
32
204
89
6
26
7 780

21 570
10
23
41
227
97
7
33
8 118

23 787
11
25
42
249
104
8
40
8 423

EUROPE

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Table A.3. Urban population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Urban population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

525 831

530 248

534 769

539 752

545 101

550 287

554 280

556 681

557 469

556 724

203 235
7 067
5 438
7 493
6 687
1 651
23 473
11 605
104 985
3 028
31 805

198 951
7 076
5 356
7 483
6 790
1 529
23 177
11 556
102 153
3 064
30 766

195 618
7 057
5 258
7 500
6 879
1 492
23 100
11 559
99 767
3 127
29 879

192 987
7 000
5 144
7 535
6 954
1 491
23 141
11 657
97 742
3 208
29 116

190 817
6 903
5 011
7 575
7 011
1 518
23 236
11 783
96 061
3 300
28 418

188 923
6 773
4 865
7 584
7 045
1 567
23 351
11 907
94 685
3 376
27 771

186 806
6 616
4 705
7 554
7 052
1 612
23 363
11 959
93 397
3 426
27 123

184 170
6 434
4 534
7 502
7 039
1 646
23 220
11 932
92 006
3 454
26 403

180 977
6 229
4 352
7 436
7 019
1 673
22 953
11 825
90 428
3 462
25 600

177 219
6 001
4 157
7 356
6 994
1 689
22 574
11 633
88 653
3 451
24 710

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

80 845
46
4 651
933
19
3 272
273
2 506
40
1 565
2 283
3 586
7 621
54 052

83 050
47
4 772
918
21
3 402
285
2 804
40
1 529
2 240
3 714
7 826
55 451

85 286
49
4 867
910
23
3 536
296
3 057
40
1 505
2 219
3 857
8 040
56 886

87 590
52
4 951
906
26
3 672
305
3 312
40
1 489
2 206
4 014
8 281
58 337

89 856
55
5 027
903
28
3 805
314
3 564
41
1 476
2 193
4 187
8 525
59 738

91 933
59
5 089
903
30
3 927
321
3 820
42
1 468
2 191
4 365
8 743
60 974

93 715
64
5 127
905
33
4 027
327
4 081
43
1 456
2 182
4 528
8 930
62 013

95 292
68
5 144
906
35
4 111
332
4 341
44
1 442
2 165
4 671
9 103
62 929

96 752
73
5 147
908
37
4 188
335
4 590
46
1 428
2 141
4 802
9 282
63 777

98 119
77
5 147
907
39
4 262
336
4 818
47
1 411
2 112
4 926
9 468
64 569

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

99 759
1 413
66
1 791
2 570
29
6 700
1
39 652
377
372
6 066
28
5 078
990
33 295
1 331

103 170
1 556
66
1 916
2 618
29
6 888
1
40 354
389
357
6 510
30
5 199
959
34 912
1 386

105 968
1 711
65
2 021
2 649
29
7 089
1
40 988
400
355
6 875
31
5 368
944
36 010
1 430

108 430
1 864
64
2 115
2 689
29
7 301
1
41 558
409
359
7 164
31
5 574
944
36 861
1 467

110 812
2 006
63
2 192
2 735
29
7 527
1
42 205
416
368
7 389
31
5 814
958
37 584
1 493

113 089
2 134
62
2 253
2 774
29
7 746
1
42 881
419
380
7 576
32
6 067
986
38 242
1 507

115 111
2 246
62
2 296
2 795
29
7 946
1
43 464
420
394
7 733
32
6 304
1 015
38 865
1 509

116 833
2 345
61
2 320
2 804
28
8 123
1
43 926
419
407
7 856
32
6 525
1 040
39 446
1 501

118 107
2 427
60
2 326
2 804
28
8 270
1
44 221
418
418
7 940
32
6 724
1 058
39 896
1 484

118 815
2 489
58
2 317
2 794
27
8 382
1
44 340
418
428
7 983
32
6 895
1 069
40 123
1 460

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

141 992
5 514
10 115
46 781
60 630
5
378
33
13 095
5 441

145 077
5 703
10 252
48 616
60 826
5
397
33
13 674
5 570

147 897
5 859
10 356
50 337
61 053
5
419
34
14 117
5 717

150 744
6 028
10 440
52 020
61 386
6
443
34
14 492
5 894

153 616
6 204
10 511
53 659
61 772
7
473
35
14 860
6 096

156 341
6 376
10 562
55 197
62 163
8
505
36
15 184
6 310

158 647
6 531
10 582
56 594
62 399
9
538
36
15 447
6 510

160 386
6 659
10 569
57 799
62 425
10
570
37
15 628
6 689

161 634
6 766
10 529
58 787
62 302
12
602
37
15 741
6 859

162 571
6 858
10 473
59 603
62 092
14
633
37
15 824
7 036

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

432 554

471 177

508 210

542 804

574 563

603 385

628 810

650 640

668 589

682 551

26 072
12
26
48
269
112
9
46
8 512

28 288
13
27
48
289
121
10
49
8 525

30 502
14
29
50
309
131
10
51
8 571

32 669
15
31
52
328
141
12
54
8 657

34 708
16
35
54
346
152
13
55
8 763

36 527
16
40
57
362
161
14
57
8 828

38 143
17
44
59
377
169
15
58
8 822

39 537
17
49
62
389
174
16
59
8 739

40 695
17
53
64
399
179
17
59
8 586

41 598
17
58
66
408
181
18
59
8 368

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EUROPE

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Table A.3. Urban population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Urban population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

13
576
24
200
392
338
73
2
88
900
12
16
9
136
2
16

15
761
25
225
485
443
83
2
91
955
13
18
10
139
2
17

16
1 012
27
263
603
550
113
2
94
1 051
14
19
11
146
3
18

22
1 384
30
286
752
661
156
2
107
1 331
15
22
17
129
3
31

30
1 848
30
304
931
774
199
1
121
1 584
15
25
24
115
3
45

38
2 405
30
315
1 050
887
234
1
131
1 845
16
28
26
115
3
65

46
3 043
29
320
1 169
997
260
1
141
2 139
15
31
27
118
4
79

47
3 560
33
350
1 486
1 112
313
1
152
2 336
15
35
35
113
6
88

47
4 029
31
385
2 027
1 171
352
1
163
2 546
14
40
44
104
9
91

48
4 630
31
400
2 554
1 258
367
1
168
3 221
15
43
49
122
12
97

49
5 459
31
414
3 052
1 342
378
1
163
3 629
15
43
52
141
16
102

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

14 720
38
324
712
789
261
11 833
456
308

18 609
44
383
832
1 013
344
15 056
561
376

23 627
50
457
989
1 288
456
19 224
698
465

29 857
56
567
1 172
1 610
605
24 393
876
579

37 443
63
707
1 418
1 926
778
30 707
1 126
718

46 214
67
848
1 710
2 278
997
38 103
1 366
845

55 593
71
1 012
2 020
2 623
1 267
45 990
1 626
983

64 239
79
1 229
2 224
3 107
1 597
52 971
1 900
1 133

73 255
88
1 559
2 516
3 663
1 970
59 994
2 167
1 299

83 215
102
1 939
3 039
4 313
2 356
67 368
2 497
1 602

93 130
117
2 318
3 618
5 067
2 748
74 524
2 796
1 941

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

48 290
11 206
919
19 517
3 553
4 110
958
1
14
119
509
3 129
101
1 744
2 410

60 725
13 180
1 061
25 448
4 278
5 618
1 198
1
17
139
587
3 805
118
1 876
3 399

75 718
15 176
1 232
32 681
5 185
7 584
1 504
1
21
165
678
4 649
137
2 036
4 670

94 350
17 017
1 434
42 443
6 199
9 977
1 885
1
26
188
789
5 948
156
2 190
6 095

114 900
18 901
1 675
53 521
7 199
12 335
2 345
1
32
209
921
7 573
171
2 313
7 703

138 572
21 092
1 966
66 753
8 163
14 812
2 926
1
39
220
1 093
9 318
180
2 359
9 651

165 563
23 286
2 434
81 975
9 078
17 615
3 739
1
48
232
1 333
11 187
196
2 488
11 950

193 220
25 771
3 013
97 014
9 999
20 698
4 660
1
64
226
1 665
13 054
245
2 623
14 187

221 375
28 340
3 706
111 851
10 974
23 811
5 659
2
87
216
2 068
14 994
275
2 763
16 630

248 672
30 883
4 444
125 685
12 145
26 979
6 583
2
104
215
2 502
16 764
292
2 914
19 161

277 182
33 252
5 143
141 404
13 246
30 043
7 420
2
124
210
2 960
18 141
315
3 031
21 891

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

109 667
37
8 372
11
4
101 242

125 297
41
10 339
14
4
114 899

142 739
45
12 368
19
4
130 302

157 739
49
14 344
26
4
143 316

171 167
52
16 430
34
5
154 647

179 752
54
17 498
37
5
162 157

188 923
56
18 550
38
5
170 274

200 905
58
19 732
41
5
181 069

214 166
60
21 214
44
6
192 842

231 651
61
22 760
45
6
208 779

249 824
63
24 391
46
6
225 319

7 941

9 174

10 578

12 232

13 905

15 227

16 293

17 456

18 872

20 443

21 899

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

7 713
6 329
1 384

8 874
7 302
1 573

10 181
8 378
1 803

11 695
9 622
2 073

13 140
10 853
2 287

14 258
11 706
2 552

15 151
12 554
2 597

16 108
13 391
2 717

17 300
14 410
2 890

18 696
15 561
3 135

19 984
16 682
3 302

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

124
70
16
31
3
4

170
90
21
48
5
5

237
117
29
77
7
7

336
151
41
125
10
8

510
181
54
250
14
11

656
212
71
342
18
14

780
239
82
417
24
17

929
273
91
509
34
22

1 093
301
102
619
43
28

1 217
349
116
663
53
35

1 337
387
133
711
65
41

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

47
25
3
3
6
3

57
29
4
4
8
4

69
34
5
5
10
4

88
42
7
7
12
6

112
53
11
11
15
6

152
80
14
16
16
7

184
100
18
18
19
7

221
110
21
24
22
8

261
122
25
31
25
9

297
134
28
34
27
10

326
144
36
36
24
10

OCEANIA

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Table A.3. Urban population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Urban population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

49
6 322
32
431
3 974
1 413
388
1
171
3 854
16
45
55
162
22
105

50
7 182
33
446
4 988
1 481
394
1
186
4 007
17
48
58
187
24
106

51
8 013
34
457
6 021
1 558
397
1
193
4 129
19
52
62
217
26
106

53
8 801
37
466
7 027
1 643
398
1
196
4 229
21
58
66
252
28
105

55
9 523
40
473
7 966
1 733
397
1
197
4 308
23
64
69
291
29
103

56
10 170
43
477
8 833
1 822
393
1
196
4 365
26
73
72
332
30
100

57
10 750
46
478
9 688
1 895
386
2
194
4 397
30
82
75
375
31
96

58
11 256
49
476
10 523
1 950
376
2
190
4 411
33
91
76
420
31
91

58
11 682
50
471
11 317
1 985
362
2
186
4 414
35
100
76
464
31
86

58
12 024
52
462
12 046
2 002
346
2
180
4 409
38
109
75
507
31
80

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

100 875
138
2 670
3 985
5 997
3 177
79 564
3 055
2 288

110 136
161
3 001
4 378
7 111
3 680
85 839
3 343
2 624

119 423
185
3 331
4 793
8 432
4 259
91 777
3 705
2 940

128 480
211
3 656
5 252
9 893
4 885
97 265
4 086
3 233

137 194
237
3 973
5 726
11 478
5 544
102 258
4 478
3 501

145 427
263
4 277
6 206
13 152
6 214
106 689
4 873
3 752

152 847
289
4 561
6 667
14 851
6 869
110 379
5 248
3 983

159 212
314
4 817
7 096
16 537
7 492
113 177
5 591
4 188

164 406
338
5 043
7 480
18 175
8 092
115 023
5 889
4 366

168 371
360
5 236
7 812
19 732
8 661
115 916
6 136
4 518

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

305 607
35 411
5 896
157 369
14 280
33 071
8 308
3
145
209
3 453
19 394
334
3 059
24 675

332 753
37 640
6 675
172 177
15 250
35 951
9 222
3
165
208
3 973
20 700
352
3 122
27 315

358 284
39 766
7 470
185 355
16 152
38 788
10 206
3
187
211
4 510
22 299
367
3 193
29 778

381 654
41 726
8 265
196 896
16 958
41 549
11 153
3
210
218
5 051
23 944
379
3 269
32 032

402 661
43 470
9 047
206 850
17 662
44 179
12 027
3
235
230
5 584
25 593
389
3 333
34 059

421 431
44 990
9 799
215 492
18 245
46 610
12 813
3
259
244
6 103
27 219
394
3 387
35 872

437 820
46 295
10 507
222 860
18 712
48 740
13 516
3
283
253
6 601
28 737
396
3 430
37 488

451 892
47 469
11 157
229 075
19 066
50 546
14 125
3
306
255
7 072
30 085
392
3 461
38 880

463 488
48 484
11 744
234 060
19 313
52 027
14 630
3
328
252
7 511
31 241
383
3 478
40 032

472 582
49 305
12 261
237 751
19 460
53 187
15 043
3
349
244
7 913
32 223
371
3 482
40 991

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

268 209
64
25 856
48
6
242 236

286 316
65
27 198
50
6
258 998

303 951
65
28 580
52
6
275 248

320 859
66
30 005
54
6
290 729

336 664
66
31 445
56
6
305 091

351 430
66
32 848
57
6
318 454

365 252
65
34 151
57
6
330 973

378 105
65
35 346
58
6
342 631

390 099
64
36 476
58
6
353 495

401 478
63
37 583
58
6
363 768

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

23 540

25 059

26 595

28 175

29 797

31 401

32 933

34 401

35 831

37 247

21 444
17 912
3 532

22 754
19 035
3 718

24 034
20 139
3 895

25 291
21 226
4 065

26 495
22 266
4 229

27 608
23 228
4 381

28 605
24 093
4 512

29 501
24 879
4 622

30 327
25 612
4 715

31 105
26 313
4 792

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

1 465
421
149
764
80
51

1 622
456
166
840
98
62

1 821
490
182
952
121
76

2 081
522
199
1 119
149
93

2 431
557
216
1 362
183
113

2 851
591
233
1 669
223
135

3 317
621
249
2 020
267
160

3 824
647
264
2 411
316
186

4 370
666
278
2 844
368
214

4 954
678
291
3 319
423
243

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

360
157
40
40
25
10

391
168
44
45
26
10

422
178
48
51
27
11

455
188
54
56
30
11

490
198
61
61
34
11

524
208
68
65
39
11

558
215
76
69
44
11

589
221
83
73
50
11

618
226
91
76
55
11

645
231
98
78
60
11

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

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Table A.3. Urban population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Urban population (thousands)
Major area, region and country

a
b
c
d
e
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

3
4

4
5

5
6

6
6

9
7

12
7

15
8

27
9

39
10

52
12

62
13

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

57
12
7
21
1

11

6
1

74
13
8
26
1

16

9
1

91
13
9
34
1

21

12
1

114
16
10
45
1

24

16
1

143
19
11
61
1

29

20
2

160
22
11
74
1

32

19
2

177
24
10
87
1

33

20
2

198
31
9
100
1

33

21
3

218
38
10
109
1

34

21
4

234
45
11
116
1

36

22
4

251
51
10
124
1

39

23
5

More developed regions comprise Europe, Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan.
Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
The least developed countries are 50 countries, 34 in Africa, 10 in Asia, 5 in Oceania plus one in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Other less developed countries comprise the less developed regions excluding the least developed countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa refers to all of Africa except Northern Africa, with the Sudan included in sub-Saharan Africa.
Including Mayotte.
Including Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon.
Including Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha.
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
The regions Southern Asia and Central Asia are combined into South-Central Asia.
Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey.
Including land Islands.
Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
Refers to the Vatican City State.
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.

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Table A.3. Urban population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Urban population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

73
16

81
17

88
18

96
20

103
21

111
22

119
23

127
24

135
24

144
24

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

271
58
10
132
1

41

24
5

293
66
10
141
1

45

26
5

318
73
9
152
1

49

28
6

348
79
10
164
1

55

32
6

382
86
10
179
1

63

37
7

418
92
10
194
1

72

43
7

453
97
10
209
1

81

48
8

486
102
10
222
1

89

53
8

516
105
11
235
1

97

59
8

543
109
11
247
1

103

63
9

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

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Table A.4. Rural population at mid-year by major area, region and country, 1950-2050
Estimates: 1950-2005
Rural population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
1950

WORLD

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

1 798 297 1 915 798 2 035 634 2 181 789 2 366 892 2 557 560 2 710 919 2 867 068 3 020 325 3 161 659 3 270 214

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

386 281
383 960
378 233
370 057
356 504
346 309
338 310
334 836
330 936
326 515
321 274
1 412 016 1 531 838 1 657 401 1 811 732 2 010 388 2 211 251 2 372 609 2 532 233 2 689 389 2 835 145 2 948 940
185 676
202 988
223 851
247 513
274 384
305 417
335 534
372 736
415 143
463 503
510 822
1 226 340 1 328 849 1 433 550 1 564 218 1 736 005 1 905 835 2 037 075 2 159 496 2 274 246 2 371 642 2 438 118

Less developed regions, excluding


China

929 077 1 008 820 1 104 692 1 210 125 1 323 760 1 444 424 1 569 519 1 710 260 1 855 136 2 001 965 2 133 341

Sub-Saharan Africa (e)

160 165

175 596

192 820

212 349

235 569

262 949

295 325

332 851

372 826

414 020

457 139

191 673

209 561

229 477

251 485

278 199

309 356

346 110

388 595

433 454

478 810

525 828

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

61 618
2 414
161
37
1 060
17 586
5 737
3 904
2 780
349
6 289
190
2 123
26
1 976
5 013
7 383
2 135
2 454

68 466
2 636
176
39
1 159
19 359
6 536
4 322
3 044
394
6 766
210
2 434
30
2 147
5 690
8 355
2 338
2 832

76 641
2 881
188
42
1 285
21 466
7 517
4 800
3 374
441
7 365
225
2 818
31
2 331
6 487
9 544
2 569
3 278

86 348
3 142
199
51
1 435
24 108
8 705
5 337
3 780
475
8 080
241
3 114
33
2 537
7 570
10 974
2 793
3 774

97 641
3 430
221
62
1 614
27 269
10 112
5 953
4 244
479
8 902
269
3 655
32
2 784
8 813
12 531
2 971
4 300

110 274
3 562
250
74
1 831
30 954
11 767
6 614
4 872
505
9 690
268
4 234
33
3 079
10 125
14 190
3 285
4 941

124 462
3 951
297
95
2 114
33 272
13 725
7 381
5 652
557
10 545
236
4 952
33
4 750
11 707
15 962
3 579
5 655

141 833
4 630
340
102
2 379
38 462
16 333
8 254
6 526
586
11 093
178
5 829
34
4 653
13 446
18 172
4 215
6 602

161 895
5 335
380
137
2 659
44 692
19 174
9 198
8 354
593
10 686
113
6 899
37
4 725
15 865
20 680
4 921
7 447

180 614
5 792
435
127
2 680
51 913
22 187
10 349
8 753
638
11 762
92
5 176
38
4 281
18 758
23 759
5 824
8 050

203 925
6 116
503
122
3 029
59 050
25 085
11 797
9 859
680
12 610
73
7 050
40
4 709
21 707
26 297
6 814
8 384

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

22 449
3 833
4 050
1 125
2 320
606
9 857
191
416
52

24 251
4 128
4 340
1 171
2 530
643
10 792
189
408
50

26 468
4 489
4 654
1 223
2 768
686
12 005
188
401
54

28 583
4 817
5 025
1 288
3 030
740
13 051
198
382
51

31 025
5 173
5 450
1 360
3 256
805
14 357
212
360
52

34 444
5 509
5 689
1 401
3 508
876
16 902
162
340
56

38 870
5 931
6 180
1 540
3 745
940
20 009
153
309
63

44 028
6 462
6 705
1 726
4 194
1 001
23 366
213
296
64

49 680
6 621
7 256
1 900
4 841
1 106
27 385
222
283
65

56 559
6 899
7 686
2 166
5 584
1 217
32 448
234
260
66

61 416
7 106
7 953
2 409
6 486
1 335
35 563
263
235
65

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

40 070
6 809
14 863
828
6 609
8 563
2 390
9

43 303
7 175
16 090
865
7 322
9 338
2 500
15

46 867
7 505
17 299
980
8 213
10 210
2 637
23

50 249
7 435
18 723
1 077
9 078
11 114
2 791
33

54 730
8 316
20 337
1 004
10 032
12 100
2 898
44

60 004
9 558
22 152
918
10 779
13 598
2 970
29

66 506
10 620
24 519
916
11 503
15 721
3 192
34

73 643
11 498
27 575
945
12 314
17 899
3 383
29

79 658
12 114
31 165
1 059
12 803
19 030
3 456
31

85 049
12 437
34 683
1 160
13 019
20 259
3 458
33

90 004
12 260
38 165
1 263
13 452
21 315
3 497
51

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

9 721
404
724
420
7 905
268

10 541
462
773
453
8 552
302

11 455
515
822
492
9 286
339

12 820
581
874
541
10 452
372

14 343
646
944
600
11 744
410

16 223
728
1 025
681
13 335
454

18 224
832
1 147
744
14 995
506

20 240
860
1 299
833
16 687
560

21 407
794
1 378
1 025
17 544
667

23 020
799
1 430
1 163
18 891
738

23 971
809
1 509
1 271
19 571
811

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

57 814
1 906
3 830
125
2 255
264
4 433
2 443
454
717

63 001
1 985
4 062
143
2 579
281
4 941
2 612
466
780

68 046
2 101
4 349
164
2 928
316
5 469
2 792
478
856

73 485
2 216
4 676
188
3 239
356
6 052
2 993
478
937

80 460
2 356
5 136
215
3 815
388
6 434
3 209
496
1 026

88 411
2 509
5 710
218
4 468
431
7 219
3 223
547
1 117

98 048
2 695
6 226
221
5 262
480
7 840
3 494
653
1 211

108 851
3 041
6 758
219
6 485
532
9 045
3 805
692
1 297

120 813
3 393
7 646
199
7 701
594
9 902
4 342
731
1 170

133 567
3 926
8 717
205
8 786
651
10 707
5 165
836
1 073

146 512
4 457
9 911
210
9 626
705
11 292
5 656
964
1 405

AFRICA

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Table A.4. Rural population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Rural population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

3 350 116 3 411 951 3 450 471 3 457 421 3 426 276 3 352 627 3 245 709 3 114 677 2 962 796 2 792 995

WORLD

315 788
307 755
296 185
281 530
264 250
245 141
225 987
207 659
190 250
173 854
3 034 328 3 104 196 3 154 286 3 175 891 3 162 026 3 107 486 3 019 723 2 907 018 2 772 546 2 619 141
559 820
609 283
656 500
699 062
734 473
761 186
779 035
787 512
786 216
775 074
2 474 508 2 494 913 2 497 786 2 476 829 2 427 554 2 346 300 2 240 688 2 119 506 1 986 330 1 844 067

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

2 252 009 2 359 914 2 449 160 2 510 972 2 538 454 2 528 957 2 490 270 2 428 000 2 343 219 2 237 589

Less developed regions, excluding


China
Sub-Saharan Africa (e)

500 102

543 423

585 150

622 842

654 124

678 110

694 789

703 600

704 031

695 989

572 618

619 823

664 683

704 299

736 039

758 909

773 287

779 136

776 038

763 963

227 768
7 110
575
112
3 648
66 299
28 215
13 329
10 933
716
13 449
60
7 614
40
5 312
25 315
29 165
7 461
8 413

253 321
8 502
648
104
4 174
73 844
31 630
14 869
12 064
741
13 935
50
8 602
39
5 934
29 514
32 054
8 118
8 496

278 807
9 794
713
99
4 664
81 402
35 041
16 322
13 192
753
14 232
44
9 654
37
6 522
34 211
34 838
8 721
8 569

302 529
11 133
769
97
5 032
88 527
37 956
17 593
14 263
751
14 405
40
10 626
36
7 004
39 300
37 163
9 280
8 556

322 791
12 463
812
97
5 316
94 703
40 224
18 603
15 194
732
14 461
38
11 389
34
7 359
44 298
38 959
9 677
8 431

338 994
13 822
841
96
5 533
99 568
42 022
19 302
15 916
700
14 409
37
11 943
32
7 617
48 895
40 185
9 880
8 196

351 427
15 235
860
94
5 694
103 190
43 388
19 744
16 399
661
14 203
35
12 380
30
7 780
53 036
40 852
9 945
7 898

359 807
16 632
867
92
5 792
105 549
44 213
19 930
16 646
619
13 842
33
12 724
28
7 836
56 640
40 899
9 902
7 564

363 693
17 878
862
89
5 805
106 572
44 404
19 854
16 665
574
13 349
31
12 920
26
7 791
59 602
40 310
9 759
7 202

362 801
18 872
845
85
5 720
106 177
43 959
19 526
16 460
529
12 757
28
12 913
24
7 654
61 782
39 131
9 523
6 814

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

67 617
7 411
8 138
2 596
7 583
1 438
39 881
296
212
64

73 947
7 674
8 180
2 804
8 479
1 520
44 706
329
194
62

80 126
7 954
8 150
2 992
9 329
1 597
49 495
362
184
61

85 947
8 208
8 064
3 126
10 133
1 652
54 131
393
179
61

91 377
8 462
7 942
3 197
10 938
1 685
58 502
416
174
61

96 097
8 698
7 802
3 205
11 633
1 697
62 401
432
168
61

99 687
8 841
7 604
3 176
12 172
1 693
65 538
443
161
60

101 883
8 880
7 345
3 119
12 533
1 673
67 676
448
152
58

102 603
8 821
7 030
3 033
12 713
1 637
68 720
449
144
56

101 902
8 673
6 670
2 922
12 716
1 588
68 700
445
135
53

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

94 373
12 050
41 788
1 361
13 732
21 857
3 501
85

98 984
11 868
45 496
1 444
14 007
22 584
3 489
96

102 633
11 679
48 641
1 498
14 163
23 100
3 445
107

104 872
11 436
50 894
1 509
14 132
23 415
3 370
116

105 261
11 103
52 078
1 486
13 870
23 346
3 261
117

103 777
10 630
52 120
1 446
13 376
22 978
3 111
115

100 819
10 066
51 236
1 400
12 744
22 321
2 939
112

96 941
9 459
49 828
1 352
12 034
21 405
2 754
108

92 283
8 833
47 930
1 298
11 279
20 276
2 563
104

86 958
8 185
45 596
1 237
10 490
18 983
2 368
99

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

23 987
783
1 520
1 311
19 519
853

23 329
759
1 495
1 338
18 873
865

22 428
731
1 461
1 348
18 026
862

21 463
702
1 416
1 349
17 146
849

20 419
673
1 360
1 333
16 227
825

19 304
644
1 298
1 299
15 267
796

18 131
612
1 228
1 249
14 278
764

16 930
579
1 152
1 190
13 280
729

15 732
546
1 071
1 124
12 298
693

14 563
512
988
1 054
11 355
654

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

158 873
5 093
11 379
216
9 880
746
11 772
6 032
1 124
1 442

170 242
5 722
12 811
221
10 157
772
12 079
6 482
1 297
1 659

180 689
6 294
14 247
223
10 407
791
12 272
7 079
1 489
1 772

189 488
6 793
15 609
225
10 544
804
12 337
7 594
1 688
1 877

196 190
7 175
16 830
224
10 557
808
12 280
7 999
1 883
1 972

200 736
7 437
17 865
222
10 456
803
12 090
8 304
2 062
2 051

203 223
7 605
18 662
218
10 254
788
11 772
8 501
2 222
2 110

203 574
7 677
19 188
211
9 961
764
11 341
8 587
2 353
2 139

201 727
7 650
19 424
202
9 586
732
10 812
8 559
2 451
2 138

197 740
7 527
19 366
192
9 139
695
10 203
8 420
2 516
2 109

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

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Table A.4. Rural population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Rural population (thousands)
Major area, region and country

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

ASIA

1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

3 047
671
2 101
30 492
2
2 105
1 698
1 271

3 302
751
2 473
33 212
2
2 293
1 775
1 343

3 571
831
2 876
35 511
3
2 523
1 864
1 413

3 852
909
3 345
38 037
3
2 781
1 961
1 462

4 169
983
3 846
41 556
3
3 081
2 066
1 683

4 562
1 044
4 378
45 546
3
3 394
2 157
1 885

4 947
1 091
5 006
50 753
3
3 771
2 294
2 098

5 366
1 115
5 734
55 619
3
4 244
2 451
2 444

5 880
1 174
6 620
61 129
3
4 820
2 741
2 768

6 507
1 339
7 822
66 638
3
5 451
2 726
3 015

7 217
1 540
9 323
71 725
4
6 134
2 916
3 429

1 174 062 1 269 082 1 366 145 1 490 441 1 654 060 1 819 939 1 941 992 2 057 045 2 166 232 2 264 805 2 332 152

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

559 578
482 641
292
6
6 718
54 480
609
14 832

600 940
522 642
369
7
6 216
54 887
623
16 197

631 501
552 246
455
8
6 547
53 554
617
18 075

680 336
601 097
501
8
6 767
52 029
633
19 300

761 596
686 138
484
8
6 525
48 823
690
18 929

841 015
766 369
453
5
6 959
48 151
743
18 334

875 047
802 657
429
4
7 430
47 230
797
16 500

892 757
821 584
386
2
7 930
47 664
858
14 333

900 394
834 224
28
1
8 383
45 593
952
11 213

897 253
833 179

0
8 874
44 374
1 032
9 794

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

427 348
7 679
41 975
165
308 484
12 254
4 266
1 279
73
8 412
30 471
6 214
1 082
667
4 330

464 207
8 205
46 146
191
334 228
13 257
4 761
1 321
80
9 027
33 020
7 126
1 226
736
4 884

509 805
8 848
51 468
216
366 042
14 382
5 578
1 430
87
9 719
36 034
8 104
1 392
854
5 650

561 228
9 619
57 661
244
401 094
15 661
6 306
1 651
96
10 590
40 024
9 032
1 629
999
6 622

618 481
10 534
64 516
280
440 766
16 934
6 524
1 854
107
11 675
44 783
9 933
1 857
1 143
7 577

679 164
11 559
71 224
330
482 841
18 090
6 706
2 039
114
12 893
50 304
11 008
2 219
1 322
8 516

743 222
11 759
75 659
380
529 529
19 785
6 842
2 226
123
14 235
56 988
12 135
2 597
1 514
9 448

820 669
10 242
82 943
418
583 367
22 565
6 942
2 473
137
15 747
67 127
13 133
3 049
1 745
10 783

904 721
10 341
90 652
458
640 437
24 749
7 229
2 734
160
17 422
78 443
14 170
3 624
2 015
12 286

991 331 1 069 560


14 649
16 324
98 899
106 541
403
417
700 508
756 797
24 733
23 673
7 017
6 538
2 923
3 196
184
197
19 310
21 140
87 090
96 476
15 108
15 774
4 105
4 537
2 294
2 438
14 109
15 512

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

150 636
35
3 903
69 675
1 414
4 866
14 385
14 570
6
17 211
390
24 181

164 326
41
4 344
74 815
1 614
5 361
15 592
16 557

19 471
415
26 117

181 899
46
4 875
81 939
1 828
5 975
17 016
18 857

22 212
449
28 702

202 762
49
5 476
90 265
2 064
6 660
18 566
21 590

25 763
486
31 843

225 260
50
5 830
99 956
2 305
7 222
20 360
24 497

29 466
527
35 048

247 779
61
6 785
109 231
2 585
7 642
22 700
27 077

32 159
574
38 964

267 531
77
6 142
117 706
2 719
7 977
25 289
30 064

34 268
486
42 803

285 823
84
7 085
123 691
3 027
8 482
27 883
30 938

36 542
537
47 554

301 219
88
8 476
126 924
3 447
9 089
30 161
31 363

38 317
586
52 769

311 308
93
9 781
127 222
3 877
9 126
31 865
31 534

40 107
659
57 045

313 314
96
10 619
122 774
4 076
8 849
33 024
31 592

41 772
620
59 891

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

36 500
777
1 666
41
354
2 211
3 465
365
298
59
981
630
417
5
2 519
2 453
16 162
32
4 066

39 609
830
1 818
33
359
2 311
3 907
507
378
61
1 028
619
445
6
2 660
2 649
17 583
28
4 388

42 941
910
2 036
28
369
2 398
4 187
489
440
70
1 089
616
473
7
2 801
2 922
19 335
24
4 747

46 115
978
2 342
33
360
2 466
4 238
488
506
98
1 072
613
499
9
2 935
3 239
21 045
35
5 159

48 723
1 011
2 586
36
364
2 472
4 434
458
715
107
990
501
525
13
2 949
3 610
22 364
50
5 541

51 982
1 028
2 737
41
321
2 476
4 624
449
820
107
904
507
567
19
3 020
4 141
24 073
108
6 040

56 192
1 052
2 909
48
253
2 453
4 859
430
891
72
733
554
623
24
3 279
4 781
26 039
196
6 996

57 796
1 100
3 102
53
229
2 440
5 087
417
913
36
595
621
656
36
3 519
5 636
24 798
285
8 274

59 899
1 153
3 335
58
226
2 454
5 609
435
904
43
502
692
625
36
3 807
6 496
23 395
391
9 736

64 913
1 088
3 724
67
234
2 322
6 754
491
938
33
530
774
615
31
3 893
7 297
23 763
526
11 835

69 748
1 076
3 974
76
247
2 234
8 059
521
1 043
40
528
898
683
31
4 193
7 987
24 032
720
13 406

96

879 530
815 599

9 137
44 187
1 072
9 533

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Table A.4. Rural population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Rural population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

8 074
1 766
11 103
76 086
4
6 880
3 529
3 746

9 003
1 969
13 158
79 468
4
7 601
3 810
4 028

9 939
2 138
15 465
81 948
4
8 222
4 130
4 267

10 827
2 265
18 014
83 328
4
8 698
4 429
4 451

11 603
2 345
20 746
83 495
4
9 007
4 690
4 574

12 228
2 387
23 541
82 609
4
9 152
4 890
4 636

12 672
2 402
26 348
80 813
4
9 191
5 030
4 632

12 931
2 386
29 030
78 212
4
9 123
5 108
4 561

13 006
2 340
31 437
74 893
3
8 944
5 123
4 426

12 898
2 267
33 459
70 970
3
8 661
5 079
4 237

2 372 911 2 396 692 2 402 296 2 384 338 2 338 712 2 261 808 2 161 176 2 045 090 1 916 987 1 779 575

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

ASIA

412 062
381 552

4 900
20 426
855
4 330

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

1 141 753 1 205 392 1 255 641 1 287 058 1 295 175 1 279 766 1 247 935 1 204 445 1 149 925 1 085 334
19 327
22 857
25 999
28 830
31 562
33 958
35 922
37 364
38 243
38 537
113 930
119 868
124 639
127 810
129 067
128 484
126 229
122 416
117 199
110 766
440
432
424
408
391
373
352
328
304
278
808 840
853 324
886 923
906 638
909 444
894 341
867 347
832 814
791 239
743 382
22 954
22 656
22 333
21 868
21 097
20 183
19 213
18 198
17 102
15 906
6 525
6 539
6 473
6 308
6 035
5 685
5 307
4 936
4 563
4 178
3 341
3 482
3 580
3 606
3 547
3 415
3 256
3 074
2 870
2 647
195
192
188
183
177
170
163
154
145
134
22 824
24 451
25 964
27 286
28 304
28 966
29 260
29 178
28 709
27 847
102 945
109 158
115 061
119 245
120 913
120 624
118 838
115 824
111 604
106 187
16 226
16 614
16 826
16 810
16 498
15 917
15 176
14 314
13 367
12 357
4 821
5 188
5 597
5 938
6 155
6 215
6 160
6 020
5 819
5 567
2 547
2 607
2 643
2 639
2 583
2 480
2 359
2 225
2 080
1 926
16 838
18 022
18 989
19 488
19 402
18 955
18 354
17 599
16 683
15 623

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

845 236
782 320

9 069
43 533
1 117
9 197

805 395
744 282

8 797
42 373
1 152
8 792

763 576
705 126

8 429
40 525
1 178
8 318

719 948
664 920

7 989
38 069
1 177
7 793

674 640
623 572

7 531
35 154
1 146
7 236

625 258
578 529

7 030
31 948
1 100
6 651

571 799
529 452

6 486
28 762
1 046
6 053

517 160
479 018

5 934
25 764
987
5 457

463 509
429 327

5 402
22 978
923
4 879

311 774
99
11 203
117 236
4 113
8 308
33 267
31 534

42 651
789
62 574

307 636
101
11 753
110 965
4 124
7 770
33 077
31 270

43 007
914
64 655

301 176
102
12 299
104 370
4 095
7 287
32 568
30 777

42 626
1 045
66 009

292 822
101
12 747
98 018
4 030
6 889
31 754
30 153

41 534
1 168
66 426

283 116
101
13 016
92 496
3 937
6 582
30 654
29 460

39 739
1 280
65 852

271 137
99
13 082
86 861
3 821
6 276
29 254
28 528

37 536
1 373
64 306

256 897
97
12 967
80 784
3 657
5 938
27 591
27 314

35 085
1 447
62 017

240 768
94
12 704
74 334
3 448
5 578
25 725
25 855

32 456
1 504
59 069

223 306
91
12 299
67 680
3 217
5 201
23 720
24 282

29 724
1 543
55 550

205 031
87
11 743
61 024
2 970
4 815
21 640
22 633

26 980
1 561
51 577

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

74 148
1 084
4 048
84
257
2 126
9 267
561
1 203
46
537
1 069
715
36
4 492
8 845
23 872
915
14 991

78 269
1 084
4 145
90
262
2 024
10 313
602
1 386
49
539
1 232
783
37
4 735
9 674
23 584
1 039
16 691

81 904
1 069
4 199
95
265
1 928
11 702
630
1 452
52
535
1 380
844
37
4 930
10 159
23 094
1 115
18 418

84 510
1 029
4 178
97
264
1 807
12 823
643
1 510
53
525
1 505
890
37
5 067
10 494
22 412
1 157
20 019

85 782
961
4 055
97
258
1 673
13 594
644
1 544
54
510
1 600
914
36
5 137
10 629
21 576
1 176
21 323

85 647
878
3 835
96
249
1 516
13 987
637
1 542
55
491
1 668
914
36
5 135
10 549
20 594
1 186
22 281

84 546
796
3 575
94
239
1 355
14 148
626
1 520
55
469
1 715
901
35
5 074
10 321
19 502
1 187
22 934

82 717
718
3 308
92
228
1 201
14 152
611
1 484
55
445
1 744
881
34
4 960
9 995
18 326
1 180
23 304

80 247
644
3 039
89
217
1 056
14 024
593
1 437
54
421
1 753
854
33
4 811
9 593
17 093
1 164
23 373

77 148
572
2 768
85
206
923
13 777
571
1 380
53
395
1 745
822
32
4 639
9 112
15 826
1 137
23 107

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

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Table A.4. Rural population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Rural population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

267 439

265 027

260 800

254 151

244 508

232 043

221 856

216 245

212 604

211 072

208 231

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

132 621
5 713
5 251
4 089
4 387
1 955
15 307
12 131
57 307
2 424
24 057

131 784
5 552
5 083
4 006
4 477
2 109
15 497
12 132
56 826
2 594
23 509

129 520
5 536
4 948
3 861
4 402
2 300
15 444
12 110
55 397
2 758
22 764

125 503
5 325
4 450
3 688
4 262
2 416
15 683
11 857
52 699
2 746
22 376

119 775
5 061
4 050
3 489
4 123
2 442
15 638
12 087
48 844
2 669
21 373

112 465
4 626
3 701
3 019
3 978
2 448
15 212
12 146
44 394
2 545
20 396

106 701
4 202
3 359
2 554
3 834
2 390
14 910
11 973
41 902
2 407
19 170

102 427
3 816
3 173
2 540
3 693
2 362
14 902
11 444
40 167
2 356
17 974

99 463
3 490
2 965
2 553
3 541
2 336
14 760
10 857
39 541
2 287
17 132

98 748
3 293
2 694
2 614
3 594
2 352
14 862
10 440
39 709
2 331
16 860

96 795
3 023
2 492
2 659
3 618
2 297
14 714
10 296
39 288
2 357
16 051

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

24 113
60
1 367
554
26
2 729
39
1 779
26
1 044
1 828
1 618
2 404
10 639

24 021
64
1 349
538
26
2 753
37
1 644
24
1 017
1 734
1 706
2 232
10 898

23 973
67
1 205
516
27
2 743
35
1 535
22
1 000
1 682
1 793
2 058
11 289

23 817
72
1 092
499
27
2 559
33
1 475
22
978
1 651
1 580
1 775
12 054

23 471
78
999
478
28
2 291
31
1 426
25
927
1 584
1 342
1 525
12 738

19 753
84
903
464
28
1 967
29
1 473
29
880
1 463
1 275
1 415
9 743

16 451
88
834
446
30
1 920
27
1 519
31
826
1 326
1 203
1 406
6 795

16 019
92
800
446
32
1 970
25
1 547
31
811
1 239
1 191
1 411
6 423

15 983
97
779
452
33
1 924
24
1 515
34
819
1 199
1 189
1 446
6 472

15 808
100
785
432
30
1 973
22
1 519
35
778
1 188
1 144
1 428
6 374

15 644
102
795
419
30
2 012
22
1 554
37
760
1 156
1 074
1 417
6 268

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

59 745
966
4
2 298
2 992

4 741

21 619
35
348
5 783
7
5 365
1 180
13 467
942

59 304
1 009
5
2 468
2 934

4 775

20 983
32
362
5 772
7
5 455
1 168
13 366
969

58 520
1 116
6
2 575
2 825

4 759

20 401
31
379
5 761
8
5 379
1 134
13 228
918

56 665
1 286
5
2 621
2 680

4 487

19 885
31
392
5 681
8
5 191
1 101
12 413
884

53 965
1 458
5
2 595
2 493

4 176

19 229
31
379
5 312
8
4 925
1 052
11 472
830

52 969
1 615
4
2 575
2 339

4 043

19 048
31
375
5 385
6
4 855
1 004
10 860
828

52 188
1 769
3
2 523
2 186

4 076

18 826
33
364
5 588
4
4 818
952
10 212
835

51 834
1 920
2
2 572
2 133

4 129

18 774
35
332
5 476
3
4 790
950
9 907
810

51 469
2 091
3
2 617
2 076

4 182

18 873
35
305
5 200
2
4 747
956
9 576
806

50 839
1 924
4
2 016
2 106

4 338

18 954
34
291
4 904
2
5 007
970
9 510
779

50 476
1 794
5
2 150
2 001

4 419

18 910
30
278
4 664
2
4 952
977
9 550
745

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

50 960
2 525
736
18 726
21 818
11
97

4 436
2 611

49 917
2 490
711
18 169
21 315
12
96

4 518
2 607

48 787
2 487
690
17 415
20 837
13
96

4 623
2 626

48 167
2 544
649
16 055
21 304
15
93

4 825
2 681

47 297
2 594
593
14 696
21 673
17
87

4 999
2 637

46 857
2 627
540
14 268
21 588
19
81

5 032
2 702

46 517
2 613
454
14 396
21 260
21
73

4 989
2 712

45 965
2 610
400
14 567
21 199
22
71

4 823
2 274

45 690
2 646
360
14 719
21 353
24
73

4 682
1 833

45 677
2 752
325
14 602
21 815
26
70

4 203
1 885

45 316
2 774
294
14 349
22 168
28
71

3 694
1 938

98 310

105 458

112 494

118 737

123 626

126 497

127 778

129 836

130 419

130 402

128 949

10 825

32
19
38
135
7

2 575

11 606

34
21
38
145
7

2 782

12 442

33
24
43
146
7

2 971

13 237

39
27
52
148
8

3 233

13 847

46
28
56
149
8

3 461

14 191

50
29
57
151
8

3 374

14 409

47
30
57
150
8

3 133

14 852

44
32
54
166
9

2 932

15 131

40
32
51
183
10

2 825

15 007

45
43
53
183
11

2 812

14 830

52
48
54
182
12

2 719

EUROPE

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Table A.4. Rural population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Rural population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

205 256

200 230

192 458

182 308

170 119

156 621

143 227

130 563

118 635

107 458

94 541
2 728
2 306
2 699
3 399
2 225
14 722
10 022
38 968
2 359
15 112

91 803
2 453
2 115
2 692
3 149
2 178
14 725
9 591
38 165
2 332
14 404

87 856
2 203
1 921
2 628
2 905
2 153
14 479
9 039
36 712
2 265
13 550

82 714
1 974
1 729
2 508
2 667
2 089
13 939
8 422
34 666
2 158
12 563

76 466
1 765
1 540
2 335
2 437
1 977
13 101
7 711
32 132
2 009
11 460

69 421
1 574
1 359
2 143
2 214
1 821
12 003
6 954
29 230
1 841
10 282

62 445
1 400
1 195
1 957
2 002
1 654
10 834
6 228
26 380
1 674
9 122

55 974
1 240
1 046
1 782
1 806
1 493
9 714
5 540
23 777
1 512
8 065

49 992
1 093
912
1 619
1 627
1 340
8 663
4 896
21 381
1 358
7 103

44 478
959
792
1 468
1 465
1 195
7 686
4 295
19 178
1 213
6 227

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

15 525
103
766
411
29
1 974
23
1 638
38
737
1 143
1 053
1 417
6 193

15 303
103
701
403
29
1 920
24
1 723
39
714
1 096
1 071
1 416
6 066

14 924
102
643
390
28
1 849
24
1 748
39
683
1 044
1 075
1 399
5 900

14 418
100
593
372
27
1 761
24
1 744
38
645
982
1 065
1 371
5 696

13 779
96
550
348
26
1 659
24
1 711
37
597
909
1 040
1 329
5 453

13 040
92
514
321
25
1 542
23
1 655
36
544
832
1 001
1 268
5 188

12 263
87
479
293
23
1 423
22
1 588
34
490
751
954
1 201
4 918

11 499
80
444
267
22
1 308
21
1 518
31
441
676
905
1 134
4 652

10 763
74
411
243
20
1 199
20
1 442
29
397
606
855
1 072
4 395

10 057
67
381
221
19
1 098
19
1 360
26
357
542
806
1 013
4 147

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

50 573
1 741
7
2 124
1 982

4 400

18 995
26
236
4 462
2
4 785
1 009
10 103
703

49 742
1 689
9
2 025
1 915

4 327

18 677
22
243
4 215
2
4 726
1 041
10 196
656

47 972
1 635
10
1 878
1 806

4 184

18 013
19
250
3 930
2
4 602
1 048
9 989
607

45 466
1 566
11
1 719
1 680

3 974

17 043
17
251
3 626
2
4 407
1 028
9 584
557

42 434
1 482
11
1 558
1 538

3 710

15 874
16
245
3 323
2
4 145
983
9 039
508

39 203
1 385
11
1 401
1 394

3 432

14 638
15
233
3 031
2
3 848
915
8 440
459

36 090
1 280
10
1 248
1 256

3 165

13 465
14
218
2 752
1
3 557
840
7 870
412

33 115
1 174
10
1 104
1 127

2 908

12 351
13
204
2 487
1
3 275
766
7 330
367

30 260
1 067
9
968
1 007

2 662

11 285
12
189
2 236
1
3 003
694
6 803
325

27 520
962
8
843
897

2 425

10 270
11
175
1 999
1
2 739
624
6 278
286

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

44 617
2 778
283
14 209
22 023
30
78

3 233
1 983

43 381
2 739
270
13 891
21 539
31
86

2 828
1 996

41 706
2 655
257
13 409
20 771
32
91

2 508
1 982

39 711
2 547
244
12 805
19 775
33
95

2 268
1 944

37 439
2 418
231
12 110
18 569
34
96

2 099
1 882

34 958
2 267
218
11 409
17 185
34
96

1 956
1 793

32 429
2 103
206
10 713
15 772
34
95

1 815
1 692

29 974
1 943
193
10 020
14 427
33
93

1 675
1 590

27 620
1 789
181
9 334
13 164
32
91

1 538
1 491

25 404
1 642
169
8 667
11 996
31
89

1 410
1 398

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

125 425

122 519

119 748

116 758

113 467

109 456

104 567

99 029

93 010

86 678

14 453

58
55
55
180
13

2 747

14 013

61
55
55
176
14

2 732

13 523

64
55
54
170
14

2 679

12 995

65
54
53
162
14

2 591

12 436

65
53
52
152
14

2 468

11 830

64
51
50
140
13

2 298

11 139

62
48
48
128
13

2 107

10 389

60
45
46
115
12

1 915

9 600

57
41
43
103
11

1 726

8 789

53
37
41
91
10

1 543

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

EUROPE

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Table A.4. Rural population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Rural population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

38
1 851
53
10
2 829
1 065
149
11
24
1 318
34
67
58
500
3
11

43
2 073
56
11
3 031
1 099
163
12
32
1 295
35
69
63
582
3
13

43
2 337
63
12
3 266
1 079
169
10
41
1 309
37
71
70
697
3
14

39
2 566
65
15
3 524
1 099
156
10
40
1 252
34
75
69
768
3
18

34
2 748
64
16
3 782
1 095
127
10
38
1 132
30
79
66
856
3
19

30
2 859
62
13
4 094
1 126
95
10
35
1 094
29
82
70
897
3
21

27
2 891
60
7
4 522
1 136
66
10
33
1 058
28
87
73
964
3
20

24
3 048
67
5
4 902
1 185
28
10
30
1 042
27
91
69
1 066
3
16

22
3 266
65
5
5 083
1 198
9
9
27
982
27
97
65
1 119
3
13

21
3 383
67
6
5 282
1 227
9
9
23
476
29
103
64
1 148
3
10

20
3 285
69
7
5 521
1 248
8
4
18
205
31
110
64
1 160
3
8

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

22 795
31
642
1 238
2 358
1 226
15 908
839
552

24 894
36
746
1 392
2 606
1 375
17 197
941
601

27 289
43
876
1 590
2 852
1 548
18 654
1 066
662

29 694
51
1 015
1 840
3 127
1 748
20 013
1 175
724

32 138
60
1 114
2 180
3 493
1 913
21 321
1 269
789

34 639
67
1 203
2 410
3 926
2 109
22 610
1 436
878

36 662
73
1 335
2 565
4 390
2 366
23 335
1 630
966

38 271
84
1 468
2 545
4 828
2 635
23 854
1 815
1 042

39 470
98
1 517
2 594
5 245
2 922
24 009
1 974
1 112

40 837
112
1 536
2 593
5 691
3 214
24 455
2 167
1 069

42 457
128
1 611
2 577
6 162
3 447
25 210
2 312
1 009

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

64 690
5 945
1 795
34 457
2 529
8 459
2 429
1
12
304
964
4 503
114
494
2 684

68 959
5 748
1 945
37 438
2 485
8 905
2 665
1
12
347
1 087
4 866
132
496
2 831

72 762
5 440
2 119
40 061
2 458
9 257
2 935
1
12
404
1 228
5 282
153
501
2 909

75 806
5 266
2 314
41 886
2 447
9 577
3 259
1
14
457
1 388
5 519
176
503
2 999

77 641
5 061
2 536
42 468
2 371
10 166
3 625
1
16
501
1 563
5 619
201
495
3 018

77 668
4 957
2 793
41 371
2 251
10 490
3 981
1
17
514
1 711
5 843
184
470
3 084

76 707
4 808
2 921
39 640
2 096
10 741
4 223
1
20
529
1 865
6 137
160
426
3 141

76 712
4 534
2 951
39 106
2 103
10 866
4 439
1
24
528
2 037
6 469
139
385
3 130

75 818
4 241
2 962
37 671
2 205
11 063
4 613
1
30
515
2 179
6 768
128
342
3 101

74 558
3 952
3 038
35 930
2 250
11 280
4 813
0
35
524
2 297
7 094
124
304
2 917

71 662
3 643
3 174
32 756
2 166
11 640
4 885
0
41
524
2 389
7 522
122
287
2 511

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

61 948

5 365
12
1
56 571

61 585

5 397
12
1
56 175

61 411

5 541
14
1
55 856

61 418

5 334
13
1
56 070

60 765

5 287
13
1
55 464

63 665

5 644
13
1
58 008

66 623

5 966
12
1
60 643

68 118

6 111
12
1
61 995

69 754

6 487
11
1
63 255

68 019

6 542
11
1
61 466

65 847

6 298
10
1
59 538

4 866

5 085

5 306

5 556

5 734

6 060

6 559

7 230

7 861

8 551

9 207

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

2 414
1 890
524

2 463
1 899
563

2 467
1 898
569

2 458
1 903
555

2 408
1 876
533

2 449
1 918
531

2 600
2 084
516

2 808
2 278
530

2 984
2 464
520

3 050
2 511
539

3 009
2 457
552

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

2 165
219
49
1 768
86
44

2 313
246
47
1 874
98
50

2 498
277
49
2 003
111
57

2 721
313
51
2 164
127
66

2 916
339
51
2 304
146
75

3 209
364
58
2 524
175
87

3 541
394
61
2 782
205
100

3 975
436
64
3 128
238
110

4 395
422
69
3 512
271
121

4 987
419
77
4 046
309
137

5 666
414
82
4 671
350
149

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

101
35
23
10
26

107
34
25
10
30

114
34
28
9
35

123
34
30
10
40

130
33
33
9
46

114
16
34
10
47

117
7
37
13
54

137
9
42
15
63

156
12
47
17
71

169
12
49
17
80

171
11
48
16
83

OCEANIA

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Table A.4. Rural population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Rural population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

18
3 148
73
8
5 322
1 270
8
5
15
93
33
117
64
1 162
3
6

17
3 010
73
8
5 072
1 275
8
5
14
49
35
123
64
1 161
2
5

16
2 877
72
8
4 809
1 261
8
5
12
31
37
128
62
1 156
1
4

15
2 756
70
8
4 557
1 229
7
5
11
23
38
130
59
1 141
1
4

14
2 648
68
8
4 339
1 175
7
5
10
20
38
131
56
1 110
1
3

13
2 539
64
7
4 161
1 102
6
5
9
19
37
129
51
1 068
1
3

12
2 408
59
7
3 964
1 021
6
5
8
17
36
125
46
1 015
1
3

11
2 263
54
7
3 739
935
5
5
8
15
35
120
42
955
1
2

10
2 108
49
6
3 492
848
5
5
7
14
33
114
37
889
1
2

9
1 948
43
6
3 228
761
4
5
6
13
31
107
32
818
1
2

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

42 901
137
1 657
2 683
6 712
3 657
24 702
2 407
944

43 520
145
1 664
2 764
7 267
3 854
24 454
2 489
884

43 810
150
1 652
2 808
7 795
4 021
23 978
2 572
833

43 614
152
1 621
2 825
8 198
4 119
23 294
2 611
794

42 914
152
1 576
2 799
8 448
4 138
22 437
2 598
766

41 725
150
1 518
2 730
8 538
4 083
21 436
2 534
736

40 143
146
1 448
2 632
8 500
3 973
20 304
2 439
701

38 225
140
1 368
2 514
8 345
3 815
19 060
2 321
662

36 045
134
1 281
2 378
8 087
3 627
17 735
2 185
619

33 674
126
1 190
2 229
7 741
3 418
16 362
2 034
575

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

68 071
3 336
3 286
29 462
2 015
11 874
4 753
0
47
531
2 452
7 881
118
267
2 051

64 986
3 098
3 356
26 805
1 884
11 939
4 553
0
51
523
2 488
8 194
113
251
1 731

62 416
2 910
3 385
24 692
1 774
11 875
4 391
0
55
505
2 498
8 469
108
238
1 517

60 149
2 761
3 373
23 095
1 681
11 689
4 223
0
57
482
2 482
8 596
101
226
1 383

58 117
2 645
3 322
21 983
1 604
11 384
4 048
0
59
453
2 442
8 555
94
215
1 314

55 900
2 544
3 235
20 988
1 532
10 967
3 866
0
59
416
2 380
8 345
86
203
1 277

53 285
2 432
3 119
19 892
1 453
10 464
3 659
0
59
373
2 297
8 033
79
192
1 232

50 415
2 317
2 979
18 739
1 369
9 901
3 432
0
59
326
2 195
7 667
71
181
1 179

47 365
2 199
2 820
17 547
1 282
9 298
3 191
0
58
278
2 080
7 259
63
170
1 120

44 215
2 078
2 647
16 335
1 195
8 673
2 944
0
56
233
1 955
6 826
55
159
1 058

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

64 036

6 415
10
1
57 611

62 258

6 554
9
1
55 694

60 383

6 611
9
1
53 762

58 410

6 583
9
1
51 818

56 315

6 467
8
1
49 839

53 999

6 257
8
1
47 733

51 524

5 997
7
1
45 519

48 967

5 722
7
0
43 238

46 381

5 444
6
0
40 931

43 825

5 171
6
0
38 647

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

9 870

10 430

10 903

11 308

11 624

11 835

11 927

11 892

11 744

11 496

OCEANIA

2 963
2 398
565

2 893
2 327
567

2 819
2 258
562

2 743
2 192
551

2 662
2 128
535

2 573
2 059
514

2 473
1 982
491

2 366
1 898
467

2 255
1 813
442

2 145
1 728
417

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

6 355
407
85
5 306
392
165

6 966
398
87
5 868
432
181

7 502
384
88
6 367
468
195

7 977
366
88
6 818
498
206

8 375
348
87
7 203
522
215

8 686
327
84
7 514
539
220

8 896
305
81
7 738
550
223

8 994
281
77
7 862
552
222

8 985
256
73
7 892
546
218

8 880
232
69
7 836
532
211

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

178
12
52
17
85

184
12
56
18
87

189
13
59
18
89

193
13
61
18
90

195
13
62
18
91

193
13
62
18
90

188
12
61
17
88

181
12
59
16
84

173
12
57
15
80

163
11
54
14
74

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

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Estimates: 1950-2005
Rural population (thousands)
Major area, region and country

a
b
c
d
e
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

4
3

4
4

5
4

5
4

4
5

3
5

2
5

3
4

4
5

6
5

7
6

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

185
7
8
40
4
0
72
2
41
5
7

202
7
9
43
4
0
78
2
48
5
8

227
7
9
46
4
0
89
2
56
5
9

255
7
9
48
4
0
102
2
67
6
9

280
8
10
50
4
0
113
2
78
6
9

287
8
9
56
3
0
119
2
74
6
9

301
8
8
64
2
0
122
2
76
6
11

310
9
8
74
2
0
124
2
72
6
14

326
9
8
86
2
0
127
2
73
6
14

346
8
7
100
2
0
132
1
75
5
14

362
6
6
112
1
0
139
2
75
5
15

More developed regions comprise Europe, Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan.
Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
The least developed countries are 50 countries, 34 in Africa, 10 in Asia, 5 in Oceania plus one in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Other less developed countries comprise the less developed regions excluding the least developed countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa refers to all of Africa except Northern Africa, with the Sudan included in sub-Saharan Africa.
Including Mayotte.
Including Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon.
Including Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha.
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
The regions Southern Asia and Central Asia are combined into South-Central Asia.
Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey.
Including land Islands.
Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
Refers to the Vatican City State.
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.

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2010-2050: Projections
Rural population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

7
5

8
4

8
3

8
2

8
2

8
2

8
2

8
2

8
2

8
2

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

374
6
4
124
1
0
143
1
76
5
15

386
5
3
132
1
0
147
1
76
5
16

393
5
2
138
1
0
149
1
75
5
16

395
4
2
141
1
0
149
1
75
5
17

392
4
2
140
1
0
148
1
74
5
17

383
4
1
136
1
0
145
1
73
4
17

370
4
1
130
1
0
140
1
70
4
17

352
4
1
124
1
0
132
1
67
4
17

331
4
1
117
0
0
123
1
63
4
17

307
4
1
110
0
0
112
1
59
3
17

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

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Table A.5. Total population at mid-year by major area, region and country, 1950-2050
Estimates: 1950-2005
Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
1950

WORLD

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2 535 093 2 770 753 3 031 931 3 342 771 3 698 676 4 076 080 4 451 470 4 855 264 5 294 879 5 719 045 6 124 123

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

813 561
864 004
916 095
967 002 1 008 477 1 048 104 1 083 274 1 115 352 1 149 064 1 175 400 1 194 199
1 721 532 1 906 749 2 115 836 2 375 768 2 690 199 3 027 977 3 368 196 3 739 912 4 145 815 4 543 645 4 929 924
200 321
221 417
247 317
278 395
315 868
358 263
405 815
460 974
525 473
601 083
679 447
1 521 211 1 685 332 1 868 519 2 097 374 2 374 331 2 669 714 2 962 381 3 278 938 3 620 342 3 942 562 4 250 477

Less developed regions, excluding


China

1 164 608 1 295 073 1 455 097 1 642 676 1 855 328 2 095 520 2 364 028 2 667 243 2 990 669 3 323 296 3 652 859

Sub-Saharan Africa (e)

180 090

201 087

226 372

256 461

292 688

335 741

388 063

449 349

519 391

596 402

679 873

224 202

250 633

282 241

319 574

364 132

416 446

479 786

554 294

637 421

726 334

820 959

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

65 072
2 456
173
62
1 141
18 434
6 077
4 234
2 881
493
6 442
248
2 162
36
2 264
5 158
7 650
2 413
2 747

73 056
2 687
194
70
1 264
20 474
6 984
4 756
3 169
571
6 972
291
2 485
41
2 522
5 898
8 740
2 735
3 203

82 759
2 940
215
85
1 424
22 942
8 115
5 371
3 529
660
7 646
335
2 887
43
2 819
6 787
10 072
3 138
3 751

94 656
3 213
240
117
1 619
26 087
9 524
6 091
3 975
753
8 471
390
3 202
50
3 170
8 012
11 679
3 645
4 420

109 021
3 514
275
162
1 847
29 831
11 273
6 930
4 518
826
9 448
461
3 776
52
3 600
9 442
13 598
4 265
5 203

125 888
3 680
318
224
2 115
34 188
13 512
7 906
5 276
892
10 613
483
4 410
61
4 133
10 892
15 970
5 049
6 167

145 950
4 130
387
340
2 469
37 138
16 282
9 059
6 215
966
12 137
506
5 197
66
6 485
12 661
18 681
5 946
7 285

169 404
4 885
456
403
2 807
43 437
19 674
10 439
7 265
1 016
13 324
555
6 139
67
6 469
14 801
21 833
6 985
8 851

197 244
5 692
527
561
3 158
51 148
23 447
12 033
9 446
1 057
13 544
604
7 294
72
6 717
17 841
25 494
8 122
10 487

224 280
6 242
607
624
3 213
60 293
27 380
13 947
10 091
1 125
15 943
664
5 644
76
6 242
21 235
29 902
9 259
11 791

257 294
6 668
699
730
3 684
69 388
31 252
16 187
11 623
1 186
18 194
724
8 176
81
7 055
24 690
33 849
10 451
12 656

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

26 104
4 148
4 466
1 314
2 429
808
12 184
226
469
60

28 788
4 531
4 900
1 412
2 677
895
13 601
238
476
59

32 172
5 012
5 408
1 530
2 967
1 003
15 451
252
486
64

36 184
5 505
6 046
1 685
3 308
1 143
17 661
269
502
65

41 288
6 083
6 838
1 871
3 682
1 323
20 598
291
529
74

47 273
6 812
7 825
2 060
4 155
1 544
23 976
223
597
82

54 715
7 834
9 078
2 329
4 611
1 802
28 071
213
682
95

63 431
9 276
10 515
2 678
5 227
2 096
32 443
304
787
104

73 632
10 534
12 239
3 008
6 113
2 422
37 942
340
918
116

86 675
12 317
14 058
3 450
7 151
2 793
45 339
382
1 056
128

97 765
13 930
15 861
3 864
8 465
3 203
50 689
431
1 182
140

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

53 302
8 753
21 834
1 029
8 953
9 190
3 530
14

59 761
9 715
24 692
1 126
10 132
10 215
3 860
21

67 308
10 800
27 840
1 349
11 626
11 439
4 221
33

75 942
11 923
31 563
1 623
13 323
12 829
4 630
51

85 939
13 746
35 190
1 994
15 310
14 495
5 127
77

97 481
16 018
39 174
2 466
17 305
16 776
5 668
75

111 364
18 811
43 674
3 063
19 567
19 641
6 458
150

128 002
22 097
49 186
3 850
22 299
23 056
7 330
184

143 963
25 283
55 137
4 364
24 808
25 933
8 219
221

159 423
28 265
60 648
4 833
26 951
29 492
8 975
259

174 435
30 506
66 529
5 346
28 827
33 349
9 564
315

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

15 591
416
734
485
13 683
273

17 493
475
788
536
15 385
309

19 732
532
851
599
17 396
353

22 426
604
933
677
19 814
397

25 461
701
1 033
772
22 502
454

29 093
826
1 149
892
25 697
527

32 974
996
1 296
993
29 074
615

37 454
1 174
1 472
1 131
32 961
716

41 828
1 367
1 601
1 417
36 577
865

47 408
1 566
1 722
1 657
41 505
959

51 950
1 729
1 886
1 879
45 398
1 058

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

64 134
2 005
3 983
146
2 505
294
5 243
2 619
505
824

71 536
2 130
4 242
169
2 969
317
6 106
2 851
528
925

80 270
2 316
4 563
196
3 557
360
7 126
3 118
554
1 052

90 366
2 533
4 933
229
4 290
417
8 187
3 439
558
1 203

102 423
2 828
5 449
267
5 310
482
9 059
3 819
584
1 387

116 712
3 212
6 097
278
6 592
570
10 321
4 004
651
1 605

134 782
3 709
6 827
289
8 344
671
11 390
4 575
793
1 868

156 005
4 394
7 709
319
10 506
795
13 479
5 185
892
2 171

180 754
5 179
8 871
355
12 780
962
15 579
6 033
1 017
2 137

208 547
6 209
10 271
401
14 986
1 159
17 887
7 323
1 191
2 143

239 515
7 227
11 882
451
17 049
1 384
20 148
8 203
1 370
3 071

AFRICA

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2010-2050: Projections
Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

6 514 751 6 906 558 7 295 135 7 667 090 8 010 509 8 317 707 8 587 050 8 823 546 9 025 982 9 191 287

WORLD

1 245 247
7 946 040
1 741 959
6 204 081

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

3 978 606 4 314 679 4 653 263 4 983 415 5 296 917 5 589 441 5 859 569 6 108 970 6 333 310 6 527 690

Less developed regions, excluding


China

1 215 636 1 232 457 1 245 021


5 299 115 5 674 101 6 050 114
766 816
863 394
966 718
4 532 300 4 810 707 5 083 396

769 348

866 948

1 253 852
6 413 238
1 075 104
5 338 134

1 258 970
6 751 540
1 186 916
5 564 623

1 260 770
7 056 937
1 300 634
5 756 303

1 259 931
7 327 119
1 414 665
5 912 453

1 256 835
7 566 711
1 527 425
6 039 286

1 251 757
7 774 225
1 637 146
6 137 078

971 522 1 081 029 1 193 581 1 308 461 1 424 351 1 539 590 1 652 280 1 760 724

922 011 1 032 013 1 149 117 1 270 528 1 393 871 1 518 310 1 642 679 1 765 372 1 884 446 1 997 935

Sub-Saharan Africa (e)


AFRICA

292 539
7 859
798
804
4 527
78 986
35 599
18 643
13 226
1 241
20 533
785
9 234
86
8 196
28 947
38 478
11 478
13 120

332 107
9 553
902
877
5 323
89 566
40 645
21 299
15 037
1 291
22 635
836
10 601
88
9 486
34 040
43 542
12 625
13 760

374 956
11 223
1 007
951
6 165
100 967
46 167
24 107
17 020
1 335
24 698
883
12 147
89
10 881
39 966
48 999
13 842
14 508

419 782
13 062
1 112
1 027
6 937
112 896
51 691
27 005
19 150
1 374
26 809
926
13 731
92
12 291
46 749
54 479
15 193
15 258

465 394
15 040
1 217
1 113
7 684
124 996
57 176
29 954
21 353
1 406
28 954
965
15 220
94
13 712
54 011
59 989
16 539
15 969

511 524
17 232
1 325
1 197
8 433
137 052
62 762
32 931
23 550
1 430
31 117
999
16 646
96
15 193
61 548
65 516
17 870
16 628

557 920
19 720
1 431
1 276
9 205
148 990
68 464
35 910
25 707
1 444
33 232
1 026
18 112
98
16 694
69 252
70 936
19 172
17 250

604 136
22 476
1 534
1 349
9 993
160 781
74 136
38 851
27 827
1 451
35 267
1 047
19 649
99
18 178
77 100
76 084
20 443
17 869

649 414
25 374
1 629
1 417
10 759
172 320
79 596
41 712
29 912
1 451
37 223
1 062
21 188
100
19 634
85 039
80 823
21 679
18 496

692 942
28 315
1 715
1 480
11 465
183 404
84 757
44 453
31 944
1 446
39 117
1 072
22 627
100
21 057
92 935
85 077
22 868
19 112

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

112 505
16 095
17 795
4 191
10 146
3 610
58 741
484
1 291
153

129 583
18 493
19 662
4 592
11 715
4 011
69 010
545
1 390
165

148 522
21 231
21 525
5 021
13 429
4 459
80 569
616
1 494
180

169 062
24 169
23 352
5 434
15 336
4 907
93 375
693
1 599
197

191 326
27 324
25 136
5 831
17 504
5 362
107 481
773
1 698
216

214 994
30 652
26 892
6 214
19 799
5 824
122 734
854
1 791
234

239 502
34 089
28 603
6 586
22 161
6 285
138 714
936
1 876
251

264 226
37 579
30 233
6 946
24 559
6 732
154 938
1 019
1 953
268

288 710
41 082
31 752
7 289
26 976
7 158
171 048
1 101
2 021
282

312 671
44 566
33 144
7 609
29 395
7 561
186 837
1 183
2 081
296

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

189 562
32 854
72 850
5 918
30 495
36 900
10 105
440

206 295
35 423
79 537
6 530
32 381
41 230
10 664
530

223 208
38 088
86 219
7 129
34 330
45 613
11 204
625

239 526
40 630
92 578
7 656
36 200
50 027
11 712
723

254 557
42 882
98 513
8 087
37 865
54 267
12 170
775

268 296
44 726
104 070
8 447
39 259
58 446
12 529
819

280 801
46 255
109 238
8 785
40 397
62 473
12 797
856

292 060
47 570
113 895
9 124
41 314
66 278
12 992
887

301 975
48 721
117 921
9 436
42 052
69 809
13 121
915

310 239
49 610
121 219
9 683
42 583
73 029
13 178
938

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

54 900
1 836
1 981
2 020
47 939
1 125

56 592
1 953
2 044
2 157
49 278
1 160

57 906
2 062
2 107
2 288
50 260
1 189

59 254
2 165
2 163
2 428
51 281
1 218

60 577
2 265
2 211
2 560
52 300
1 242

61 788
2 358
2 252
2 678
53 236
1 264

62 802
2 445
2 286
2 780
54 004
1 287

63 646
2 533
2 314
2 873
54 616
1 311

64 374
2 620
2 337
2 960
55 121
1 335

65 049
2 703
2 356
3 041
55 590
1 360

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

272 505
8 490
13 933
507
18 585
1 617
22 535
9 003
1 597
3 442

307 436
9 872
16 097
567
20 375
1 845
24 890
10 028
1 853
4 311

344 525
11 331
18 475
628
22 343
2 072
27 294
11 449
2 160
5 032

382 903
12 874
21 034
690
24 315
2 301
29 672
12 966
2 513
5 849

422 018
14 460
23 729
750
26 233
2 534
31 993
14 547
2 913
6 771

461 709
16 076
26 505
808
28 088
2 770
34 234
16 170
3 358
7 797

501 654
17 712
29 309
864
29 878
3 003
36 375
17 818
3 834
8 909

541 305
19 349
32 101
916
31 595
3 229
38 387
19 475
4 325
10 073

579 973
20 957
34 845
962
33 214
3 445
40 233
21 115
4 821
11 260

617 033
22 506
37 503
1 002
34 704
3 649
41 881
22 711
5 324
12 460

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

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Table A.5. Total population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

ASIA

1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

3 329
692
2 208
33 960
5
2 543
1 944
1 329

3 657
787
2 611
37 850
5
2 865
2 085
1 439

4 015
892
3 053
42 356
5
3 277
2 256
1 572

4 408
1 011
3 589
47 611
5
3 777
2 458
1 719

4 866
1 150
4 217
53 764
5
4 402
2 697
2 138

5 447
1 315
4 942
61 163
5
5 118
2 945
2 446

6 069
1 503
5 784
71 065
5
5 871
3 236
2 784

6 794
1 715
6 709
81 598
6
6 796
3 582
3 354

7 669
1 945
7 822
94 454
5
7 896
4 087
3 961

8 736
2 225
9 287
109 010
5
9 054
4 143
4 516

10 004
2 566
11 124
124 773
6
10 334
4 521
5 403

1 410 649 1 550 986 1 704 289 1 898 591 2 138 765 2 393 643 2 635 738 2 896 192 3 181 211 3 451 674 3 704 838

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

669 906
554 760
1 974
190
9 737
83 625
761
18 859

733 395
609 005
2 490
181
9 632
89 815
850
21 422

791 744
657 492
3 075
173
10 946
94 096
959
25 003

873 920
729 191
3 692
209
12 323
98 881
1 094
28 530

986 626 1 096 781 1 178 001 1 254 941 1 343 912 1 414 933 1 476 295
830 675
927 808
998 877 1 066 906 1 149 069 1 213 732 1 269 962
3 942
4 396
5 039
5 456
5 704
6 206
6 662
254
253
252
306
372
412
441
14 247
16 072
17 239
18 721
20 143
21 715
22 946
104 331
111 524
116 807
120 837
123 537
125 472
127 034
1 256
1 447
1 663
1 909
2 216
2 389
2 470
31 922
35 281
38 124
40 806
42 869
45 008
46 780

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

511 449
8 151
43 852
168
371 857
16 913
6 703
1 740
82
8 643
36 944
7 339
1 532
1 211
6 314

561 299
8 805
48 415
196
405 529
19 090
7 992
1 902
90
9 311
41 127
8 448
1 783
1 356
7 255

622 306
9 616
54 253
224
445 981
21 704
9 996
2 173
99
10 070
46 259
9 698
2 082
1 594
8 559

694 619
10 612
61 479
256
493 868
24 886
11 909
2 573
109
11 001
52 327
10 965
2 512
1 890
10 234

777 432
11 840
69 817
298
549 312
28 805
13 110
2 964
121
12 155
59 565
12 342
2 942
2 189
11 973

872 819
13 329
78 993
358
613 767
33 344
14 136
3 299
137
13 548
68 294
13 672
3 442
2 520
13 981

981 920 1 106 852 1 242 969 1 382 701 1 516 156
13 946
12 333
12 659
18 256
20 737
88 855
100 532
113 049
126 297
139 434
423
480
547
507
559
688 575
771 121
860 195
954 282 1 046 235
39 330
48 418
56 674
62 199
66 125
14 919
15 780
16 530
15 919
14 954
3 627
4 013
4 395
4 591
4 946
158
184
216
248
273
15 159
17 003
19 114
21 672
24 419
79 222
95 005
112 991
127 766
144 360
14 941
16 013
17 114
18 080
18 714
3 953
4 567
5 303
5 772
6 173
2 861
3 230
3 668
4 193
4 502
15 952
18 174
20 515
22 918
24 724

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

178 149
48
4 346
79 538
1 524
6 110
17 158
19 996
1 022
20 607
433
27 367

197 821
63
4 840
86 446
1 747
7 000
18 926
23 222
1 306
23 757
462
30 052

223 127
82
5 433
95 931
1 986
8 140
21 066
27 054
1 634
27 652
501
33 648

253 067
103
6 141
107 190
2 251
9 502
23 492
31 567
1 880
32 293
549
38 099

286 762
130
6 938
120 532
2 551
10 853
26 383
36 551
2 075
37 247
604
42 898

322 762
161
7 098
135 383
2 907
12 258
29 847
42 019
2 263
42 180
672
47 974

359 106
193
6 748
151 108
3 103
13 763
33 294
48 088
2 415
46 809
581
53 005

399 286
223
8 106
167 351
3 512
15 677
36 790
54 321
2 709
50 820
659
59 118

440 574
257
9 698
182 847
4 076
18 103
40 147
61 226
3 016
54 291
740
66 173

481 288
295
11 395
197 411
4 692
20 594
43 134
68 587
3 478
57 523
850
73 330

519 996
333
12 780
211 693
5 224
23 274
45 884
76 213
4 017
60 666
819
79 094

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

51 145
1 354
2 896
116
494
3 527
5 340
1 258
472
152
1 443
1 005
456
25
3 201
3 536
21 484
70
4 316

58 471
1 564
3 326
134
530
3 839
6 264
1 748
665
199
1 613
1 042
505
35
3 593
3 991
24 610
79
4 732

67 111
1 867
3 894
156
573
4 159
7 332
2 114
896
278
1 888
1 101
565
45
4 075
4 621
28 233
90
5 222

76 985
2 205
4 574
191
582
4 477
8 589
2 563
1 106
471
2 184
1 199
642
70
4 793
5 399
31 997
144
5 799

87 944
2 518
5 172
220
615
4 707
10 112
2 898
1 623
744
2 443
1 096
747
111
5 745
6 371
36 207
225
6 391

101 280
2 826
5 689
272
609
4 908
11 972
3 358
1 937
1 007
2 737
1 255
917
171
7 251
7 537
41 211
530
7 093

116 710
3 096
6 161
347
611
5 073
14 093
3 764
2 225
1 375
2 785
1 476
1 187
229
9 604
8 971
46 316
1 015
8 381

135 114
3 339
6 670
413
647
5 287
16 288
4 103
2 706
1 720
2 891
1 783
1 527
361
12 865
10 815
52 150
1 410
10 137

153 757
3 545
7 212
493
681
5 460
18 515
4 514
3 254
2 143
2 974
2 154
1 843
467
16 256
12 721
57 345
1 867
12 314

172 752
3 227
7 791
578
731
5 033
21 632
5 374
4 304
1 725
3 491
2 617
2 172
526
18 251
14 610
62 736
2 432
15 523

192 390
3 082
8 143
650
786
4 720
25 052
6 084
4 799
2 228
3 772
3 149
2 402
617
20 807
16 511
68 158
3 247
18 182

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Table A.5. Total population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

11 611
2 963
13 264
141 356
6
11 770
5 586
6 239

13 506
3 363
15 791
158 313
7
13 311
6 185
7 122

15 655
3 757
18 754
175 715
7
14 878
6 929
8 045

18 034
4 153
22 222
193 099
7
16 442
7 747
8 984

20 589
4 548
26 250
210 129
8
17 999
8 639
9 925

23 250
4 944
30 842
226 855
8
19 554
9 592
10 856

25 966
5 333
35 941
243 274
8
21 097
10 577
11 755

28 719
5 705
41 437
259 233
8
22 588
11 566
12 599

31 488
6 050
47 208
274 462
8
23 985
12 550
13 370

34 231
6 364
53 163
288 696
9
25 257
13 524
14 050

3 938 020 4 166 308 4 389 000 4 596 189 4 778 988 4 930 983 5 051 850 5 147 894 5 219 778 5 265 895

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

ASIA

1 522 472 1 562 576 1 599 849 1 631 368 1 653 595 1 662 797 1 658 173 1 642 909 1 620 096 1 591 242
1 312 979 1 351 512 1 388 600 1 421 260 1 445 782 1 458 421 1 458 292 1 448 355 1 431 448 1 408 846
7 057
7 419
7 744
8 040
8 305
8 532
8 714
8 847
8 933
8 980
473
490
507
523
535
543
544
540
533
524
23 616
24 015
24 416
24 838
25 228
25 434
25 404
25 218
24 961
24 666
127 897
127 758
126 607
124 489
121 614
118 252
114 569
110 651
106 590
102 511
2 581
2 707
2 858
2 997
3 112
3 204
3 280
3 338
3 375
3 388
47 870
48 673
49 117
49 221
49 019
48 411
47 371
45 961
44 255
42 327

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

1 645 790 1 777 379 1 908 136 2 032 724 2 145 999 2 246 028 2 333 798 2 413 132 2 481 494 2 536 010
25 067
30 389
35 631
40 993
46 927
53 252
59 780
66 374
72 953
79 423
153 281
166 638
180 114
193 333
206 024
217 932
228 836
238 600
247 073
254 084
637
684
737
780
819
851
877
900
920
935
1 134 403 1 220 182 1 302 535 1 379 198 1 447 499 1 505 748 1 554 182 1 596 719 1 631 920 1 658 270
69 421
74 276
79 379
84 244
88 027
91 155
94 062
96 743
98 881
100 174
15 211
15 759
16 299
16 723
16 987
17 142
17 260
17 361
17 396
17 312
5 204
5 497
5 782
6 024
6 208
6 343
6 455
6 537
6 576
6 566
295
323
353
383
411
434
456
476
494
510
27 094
29 898
32 843
35 868
38 855
41 742
44 526
47 185
49 665
51 891
158 081
173 351
190 659
208 315
224 956
240 276
254 730
268 506
281 201
292 205
19 121
19 576
19 960
20 229
20 328
20 249
20 019
19 671
19 232
18 715
6 550
7 062
7 703
8 342
8 929
9 434
9 857
10 204
10 505
10 760
4 833
5 163
5 498
5 811
6 068
6 270
6 442
6 590
6 707
6 780
26 593
28 580
30 645
32 481
33 963
35 199
36 315
37 266
37 970
38 386

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

557 669
374
13 956
226 063
5 664
25 653
47 967
84 566
4 327
63 003
1 067
85 029

594 214
414
15 224
239 600
6 173
27 920
50 051
93 001
4 592
65 125
1 271
90 845

628 038
453
16 641
251 567
6 699
30 047
51 998
101 090
4 809
66 763
1 504
96 467

658 591
491
18 102
261 868
7 223
32 020
53 780
108 748
4 965
67 990
1 749
101 656

686 251
526
19 489
271 227
7 713
33 769
55 374
115 878
5 104
68 803
2 011
106 357

710 602
561
20 761
279 666
8 142
35 270
56 681
122 388
5 202
69 218
2 284
110 429

731 148
595
21 949
286 767
8 502
36 622
57 665
128 105
5 234
69 260
2 564
113 885

747 254
626
23 089
292 061
8 798
37 819
58 326
132 862
5 199
68 940
2 856
116 676

759 054
655
24 165
295 398
9 063
38 830
58 667
136 992
5 121
68 286
3 158
118 720

766 611
681
25 114
296 885
9 290
39 631
58 709
140 466
5 026
67 376
3 462
119 971

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

212 088
3 018
8 352
725
836
4 473
27 996
6 692
5 544
2 700
4 011
3 762
2 507
796
23 612
18 894
72 970
4 104
21 096

232 139
2 987
8 671
792
882
4 301
30 688
7 272
6 453
3 051
4 227
4 409
2 767
885
26 416
21 428
77 703
4 732
24 475

252 978
2 976
9 008
857
929
4 188
34 947
7 797
6 923
3 378
4 431
5 090
3 051
966
29 265
23 510
82 111
5 263
28 288

273 506
2 955
9 307
917
975
4 063
39 161
8 269
7 469
3 690
4 616
5 806
3 339
1 040
32 089
25 573
86 070
5 774
32 390

293 144
2 908
9 508
972
1 018
3 945
43 293
8 722
8 029
3 988
4 784
6 553
3 614
1 102
34 797
27 519
89 557
6 268
36 567

311 556
2 838
9 599
1 025
1 056
3 807
47 376
9 160
8 554
4 273
4 925
7 320
3 865
1 161
37 314
29 294
92 468
6 753
40 768

328 731
2 757
9 614
1 072
1 091
3 653
51 300
9 575
9 029
4 547
5 037
8 085
4 088
1 215
39 591
30 921
94 887
7 232
45 036

344 599
2 669
9 587
1 112
1 124
3 487
55 035
9 946
9 445
4 807
5 123
8 837
4 291
1 263
41 594
32 403
96 787
7 698
49 393

359 135
2 570
9 523
1 146
1 155
3 313
58 593
10 262
9 813
5 039
5 184
9 566
4 476
1 303
43 394
33 754
98 145
8 134
53 765

372 032
2 458
9 404
1 173
1 183
3 134
61 942
10 527
10 121
5 240
5 221
10 265
4 639
1 333
45 030
34 887
98 946
8 521
58 009

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

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Table A.5. Total population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

548 194

575 970

605 201

634 811

656 666

676 455

693 170

706 576

721 322

728 513

728 501

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

220 198
7 745
7 251
8 925
9 338
2 341
24 824
16 311
102 702
3 463
37 298

237 112
7 804
7 499
9 292
9 825
2 627
27 281
17 486
111 402
3 798
40 099

253 469
8 190
7 867
9 546
9 984
3 004
29 638
18 407
119 906
4 145
42 783

266 937
8 607
8 204
9 709
10 153
3 335
31 445
19 032
126 749
4 362
45 341

276 415
9 040
8 490
9 801
10 337
3 595
32 664
20 253
130 392
4 528
47 317

285 737
9 367
8 721
10 034
10 532
3 839
34 015
21 245
134 233
4 735
49 016

294 972
9 659
8 862
10 284
10 707
4 010
35 574
22 201
138 655
4 976
50 044

303 505
9 999
8 960
10 310
10 579
4 232
37 202
22 725
143 469
5 140
50 889

310 860
10 260
8 819
10 303
10 365
4 389
38 111
23 207
148 615
5 256
51 536

310 421
10 266
8 357
10 310
10 329
4 379
38 595
22 681
149 124
5 364
51 016

304 870
10 052
8 003
10 220
10 214
4 145
38 433
22 138
147 423
5 388
48 854

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

78 093
102
4 271
1 101
32
4 009
143
2 969
55
1 949
2 567
3 265
7 014
50 616

79 635
106
4 439
1 160
32
4 235
158
2 921
52
2 015
2 629
3 427
7 262
51 199

81 762
110
4 581
1 216
34
4 430
176
2 834
48
2 121
2 779
3 581
7 480
52 372

84 928
116
4 758
1 291
36
4 564
192
2 876
51
2 266
2 971
3 723
7 734
54 350

87 357
122
4 929
1 365
39
4 606
204
2 954
57
2 359
3 140
3 877
8 043
55 663

89 011
127
5 060
1 432
41
4 711
218
3 177
61
2 456
3 302
4 007
8 193
56 226

89 877
129
5 123
1 473
43
4 780
228
3 401
65
2 512
3 413
4 086
8 310
56 314

90 745
135
5 114
1 524
46
4 902
241
3 539
64
2 579
3 545
4 153
8 350
56 554

92 120
142
5 140
1 566
47
4 986
255
3 515
70
2 663
3 698
4 241
8 559
57 237

93 177
144
5 228
1 438
44
5 108
267
3 609
72
2 490
3 630
4 359
8 827
57 961

94 341
147
5 335
1 370
46
5 176
281
3 804
77
2 379
3 503
4 489
8 868
58 868

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

108 996
1 215
6
2 661
3 850
20
7 566
1
47 104
312
399
8 405
13
6 732
1 473
28 009
1 230

113 588
1 379
9
2 944
3 966
21
7 966
1
48 633
314
429
8 610
14
7 217
1 533
29 199
1 354

118 067
1 611
13
3 180
4 045
22
8 334
1
50 200
312
467
8 858
15
7 583
1 580
30 455
1 392

122 979
1 870
19
3 396
4 122
23
8 551
1
52 112
305
507
8 999
17
7 889
1 630
32 056
1 481

127 244
2 136
24
3 564
4 169
25
8 793
1
53 822
303
519
8 680
19
8 173
1 670
33 779
1 568

132 564
2 401
31
3 747
4 263
25
9 047
1
55 441
304
549
9 093
20
8 536
1 742
35 688
1 676

137 890
2 671
37
3 914
4 377
27
9 643
1
56 434
324
576
9 766
21
8 946
1 832
37 527
1 795

140 512
2 957
47
4 122
4 471
27
9 934
1
56 593
344
576
10 011
23
9 272
1 884
38 420
1 828

142 286
3 289
53
4 308
4 517
27
10 161
1
56 719
360
587
9 983
24
9 569
1 927
38 851
1 909

143 858
3 150
65
3 421
4 669
27
10 656
1
57 301
378
623
10 030
26
10 196
1 964
39 388
1 963

145 801
3 080
66
3 787
4 506
27
10 975
1
57 692
389
670
10 227
27
10 131
1 984
40 229
2 009

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

140 906
6 935
8 628
41 829
68 376
14
296
20
10 114
4 694

145 635
6 947
8 862
43 428
70 326
15
305
20
10 751
4 980

151 903
7 048
9 155
45 684
72 815
17
314
22
11 487
5 362

159 968
7 271
9 451
48 758
75 964
19
332
23
12 295
5 857

165 650
7 467
9 632
50 772
78 169
21
339
24
13 039
6 187

169 143
7 579
9 779
52 699
78 674
23
359
25
13 666
6 339

170 430
7 549
9 828
53 880
78 289
25
364
26
14 150
6 319

171 813
7 578
9 816
55 284
77 685
27
367
28
14 492
6 536

176 057
7 729
9 933
56 735
79 433
29
382
30
14 952
6 834

181 057
8 047
10 084
58 203
81 661
31
408
32
15 459
7 133

183 489
8 111
10 193
59 187
82 309
33
437
32
15 924
7 263

167 626

192 022

220 167

252 850

287 543

324 834

364 379

404 492

444 271

483 860

523 048

17 132
5
46
38
79
211
7
7
5 920

18 836
5
53
44
89
227
8
7
6 540

20 771
6
55
49
110
231
8
9
7 141

23 143
6
62
54
140
235
9
9
7 950

25 421
7
69
57
170
239
10
10
8 710

27 741
7
76
59
189
246
10
13
9 432

29 855
7
72
61
210
249
11
17
9 823

32 049
7
68
65
233
260
13
21
10 086

34 353
9
62
64
255
271
17
26
10 605

36 577
10
68
83
280
280
18
33
10 930

38 617
11
77
90
303
286
21
40
11 142

EUROPE

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Table A.5. Total population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

731 087

730 478

727 227

722 060

715 220

706 908

697 507

687 244

676 104

664 183

297 775
9 795
7 745
10 192
10 086
3 877
38 196
21 628
143 953
5 387
46 918

290 755
9 529
7 471
10 175
9 940
3 707
37 902
21 147
140 318
5 396
45 170

283 474
9 260
7 180
10 129
9 783
3 645
37 580
20 598
136 479
5 392
43 428

275 701
8 974
6 873
10 043
9 621
3 580
37 079
20 079
132 407
5 366
41 679

267 284
8 668
6 551
9 910
9 448
3 496
36 337
19 494
128 193
5 308
39 879

258 344
8 346
6 224
9 728
9 259
3 388
35 353
18 860
123 915
5 217
38 053

249 251
8 015
5 900
9 511
9 054
3 266
34 197
18 187
119 777
5 100
36 245

240 144
7 674
5 580
9 284
8 846
3 139
32 934
17 472
115 782
4 966
34 468

230 968
7 321
5 264
9 056
8 646
3 012
31 616
16 722
111 810
4 820
32 702

221 697
6 960
4 949
8 825
8 459
2 883
30 260
15 928
107 832
4 664
30 937

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

96 370
149
5 417
1 344
48
5 246
296
4 143
78
2 302
3 425
4 639
9 038
60 245

98 353
150
5 473
1 321
50
5 323
308
4 526
78
2 243
3 336
4 785
9 242
61 517

100 210
151
5 510
1 300
51
5 384
320
4 805
79
2 189
3 263
4 932
9 440
62 787

102 008
151
5 544
1 278
53
5 434
329
5 055
78
2 134
3 188
5 079
9 652
64 033

103 635
152
5 578
1 252
54
5 464
337
5 275
78
2 072
3 102
5 228
9 854
65 190

104 973
151
5 602
1 224
55
5 469
344
5 475
78
2 012
3 023
5 366
10 012
66 162

105 978
150
5 606
1 197
56
5 450
349
5 669
77
1 947
2 933
5 482
10 130
66 931

106 791
149
5 588
1 173
57
5 419
352
5 859
76
1 883
2 840
5 576
10 238
67 581

107 515
146
5 558
1 151
57
5 387
354
6 032
74
1 825
2 747
5 656
10 354
68 172

108 176
144
5 528
1 128
58
5 360
355
6 179
73
1 768
2 654
5 732
10 481
68 717

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

150 333
3 154
73
3 915
4 551
29
11 100
1
58 646
403
608
10 528
30
9 863
1 999
43 397
2 034

152 912
3 245
75
3 942
4 532
29
11 215
1
59 032
411
600
10 725
31
9 925
2 001
45 108
2 041

153 940
3 346
75
3 899
4 455
29
11 273
1
59 001
420
604
10 805
32
9 970
1 992
46 000
2 037

153 896
3 430
75
3 833
4 369
29
11 274
1
58 601
426
611
10 790
33
9 981
1 972
46 445
2 025

153 245
3 488
74
3 751
4 274
29
11 236
1
58 079
431
613
10 712
33
9 959
1 941
46 623
2 001

152 292
3 519
73
3 653
4 168
29
11 179
1
57 519
434
613
10 607
33
9 915
1 901
46 682
1 966

151 201
3 527
72
3 544
4 052
29
11 111
1
56 929
434
612
10 485
33
9 861
1 855
46 735
1 921

149 949
3 519
71
3 423
3 930
28
11 031
1
56 277
432
610
10 343
33
9 800
1 805
46 776
1 868

148 367
3 494
68
3 294
3 811
28
10 932
1
55 506
430
607
10 176
33
9 727
1 751
46 699
1 809

146 335
3 451
66
3 160
3 692
27
10 808
1
54 610
428
603
9 982
33
9 635
1 694
46 401
1 746

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

186 609
8 292
10 398
60 991
82 652
35
457
33
16 328
7 424

188 458
8 442
10 522
62 507
82 365
36
483
33
16 502
7 567

189 603
8 514
10 613
63 746
81 825
38
510
34
16 625
7 699

190 455
8 575
10 684
64 825
81 161
39
538
34
16 760
7 838

191 055
8 622
10 742
65 769
80 341
40
569
35
16 960
7 978

191 299
8 643
10 780
66 605
79 348
42
601
36
17 141
8 104

191 077
8 634
10 788
67 307
78 171
43
633
36
17 262
8 202

190 360
8 602
10 762
67 819
76 852
44
663
37
17 303
8 278

189 254
8 555
10 710
68 121
75 466
44
693
37
17 279
8 350

187 974
8 500
10 643
68 270
74 088
45
722
37
17 235
8 434

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

557 979

593 697

627 958

659 562

688 030

712 841

733 378

749 670

761 599

769 229

40 525
12
83
103
323
292
22
46
11 260

42 300
13
88
103
343
297
23
49
11 257

44 025
14
93
105
363
300
24
51
11 250

45 664
15
97
106
381
303
26
54
11 248

47 144
16
101
107
397
303
26
55
11 231

48 357
16
104
108
412
301
27
57
11 126

49 282
17
107
108
425
297
28
58
10 929

49 926
17
109
107
435
290
28
59
10 653

50 295
17
110
105
443
281
28
59
10 312

50 387
17
111
104
449
272
28
59
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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

EUROPE

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Table A.5. Total population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

51
2 427
77
210
3 221
1 403
222
14
112
2 218
46
83
67
636
5
27

58
2 834
81
236
3 516
1 542
246
14
123
2 250
49
87
74
721
5
29

59
3 349
90
275
3 869
1 629
282
12
135
2 360
51
90
81
843
6
33

61
3 950
95
300
4 275
1 760
311
12
146
2 583
49
96
86
896
6
50

65
4 596
94
320
4 713
1 869
325
12
159
2 716
45
104
90
971
6
64

68
5 264
92
329
5 144
2 013
328
12
166
2 939
44
110
96
1 012
7
86

73
5 934
89
327
5 691
2 133
326
12
174
3 197
43
118
100
1 082
8
98

72
6 608
100
355
6 387
2 297
341
11
182
3 378
42
127
104
1 179
9
105

69
7 295
96
391
7 110
2 369
360
11
191
3 528
41
138
109
1 224
12
103

69
8 013
98
406
7 836
2 485
375
10
191
3 696
43
146
113
1 270
15
107

68
8 744
100
421
8 573
2 589
386
5
181
3 834
46
153
116
1 301
19
110

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

37 515
69
966
1 951
3 146
1 487
27 741
1 295
860

43 503
80
1 129
2 224
3 619
1 719
32 253
1 503
977

50 916
93
1 334
2 578
4 140
2 004
37 877
1 764
1 126

59 551
107
1 582
3 012
4 736
2 353
44 406
2 052
1 303

69 581
123
1 821
3 598
5 419
2 691
52 028
2 395
1 506

80 853
134
2 051
4 120
6 204
3 106
60 713
2 802
1 723

92 255
144
2 347
4 586
7 013
3 633
69 325
3 257
1 949

102 510
163
2 697
4 769
7 935
4 231
76 826
3 715
2 176

112 724
186
3 076
5 110
8 908
4 891
84 002
4 141
2 411

124 052
214
3 475
5 632
10 004
5 570
91 823
4 664
2 670

135 587
245
3 929
6 195
11 229
6 196
99 735
5 108
2 950

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

112 980
17 150
2 714
53 975
6 082
12 568
3 387
2
25
423
1 473
7 632
215
2 239
5 094

129 684
18 928
3 006
62 886
6 764
14 523
3 862
2
29
486
1 675
8 672
250
2 372
6 230

148 480
20 616
3 351
72 742
7 643
16 841
4 439
2
32
569
1 907
9 931
290
2 538
7 579

170 156
22 283
3 748
84 328
8 647
19 554
5 144
2
40
645
2 177
11 467
332
2 693
9 094

192 541
23 962
4 212
95 989
9 570
22 500
5 970
2
48
709
2 484
13 193
372
2 808
10 721

216 240
26 049
4 759
108 124
10 413
25 302
6 907
2
56
734
2 805
15 161
364
2 829
12 734

242 269
28 094
5 355
121 615
11 174
28 356
7 961
2
68
761
3 198
17 325
356
2 914
15 091

269 933
30 305
5 964
136 120
12 102
31 564
9 099
2
88
754
3 702
19 523
383
3 009
17 317

297 194
32 581
6 669
149 522
13 179
34 875
10 272
2
116
731
4 248
21 762
402
3 106
19 731

323 230
34 835
7 482
161 615
14 395
38 259
11 396
2
139
739
4 799
23 857
416
3 218
22 078

348 844
36 896
8 317
174 161
15 412
41 683
12 306
3
165
734
5 349
25 663
436
3 318
24 402

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

171 615
37
13 737
23
5
157 813

186 882
41
15 736
26
5
171 074

204 150
45
17 909
33
5
186 158

219 157
49
19 678
39
5
199 386

231 932
52
21 717
46
5
210 111

243 417
54
23 142
50
6
220 165

255 546
56
24 516
50
6
230 917

269 023
58
25 843
53
6
243 063

283 920
60
27 701
56
6
256 098

299 670
61
29 302
56
6
270 245

315 672
63
30 689
56
6
284 857

12 807

14 260

15 884

17 788

19 639

21 286

22 852

24 686

26 733

28 995

31 106

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

10 127
8 219
1 908

11 337
9 201
2 136

12 648
10 276
2 372

14 153
11 525
2 628

15 548
12 728
2 820

16 708
13 625
3 083

17 751
14 638
3 113

18 916
15 669
3 247

20 284
16 873
3 411

21 745
18 072
3 673

22 993
19 139
3 854

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

2 289
289
65
1 798
90
48

2 483
336
68
1 922
102
55

2 735
394
78
2 080
118
64

3 056
464
91
2 289
137
75

3 426
520
105
2 554
161
86

3 865
576
129
2 866
193
101

4 321
634
143
3 199
229
117

4 905
709
155
3 637
272
132

5 489
724
171
4 131
314
149

6 204
768
193
4 709
362
172

7 003
802
215
5 381
415
190

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

148
60
26
13
32
3

164
63
29
14
38
4

184
67
33
15
45
4

211
76
38
17
52
6

242
85
44
20
61
6

267
95
48
26
63
7

301
107
55
31
73
7

358
119
63
38
86
8

417
134
72
47
96
9

466
146
77
51
107
10

497
155
84
52
107
10

OCEANIA

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Table A.5. Total population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

68
9 470
105
438
9 296
2 682
396
6
186
3 947
49
161
119
1 324
24
111

67
10 191
105
454
10 060
2 756
402
6
199
4 056
52
171
122
1 348
26
111

67
10 890
106
465
10 830
2 819
404
6
205
4 160
56
180
124
1 374
28
110

68
11 557
107
474
11 584
2 872
405
6
207
4 252
59
188
125
1 393
29
109

69
12 172
108
481
12 305
2 908
404
7
207
4 328
61
195
125
1 401
30
107

69
12 709
107
484
12 994
2 924
400
7
206
4 383
64
201
124
1 400
31
103

69
13 159
105
485
13 652
2 916
392
7
202
4 414
66
206
121
1 390
32
99

69
13 519
103
483
14 262
2 885
381
7
198
4 426
67
211
118
1 375
32
93

68
13 790
99
477
14 809
2 833
367
7
193
4 428
68
214
113
1 353
32
88

67
13 972
95
468
15 275
2 763
350
7
186
4 422
69
216
106
1 325
32
82

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

143 775
276
4 327
6 668
12 710
6 834
104 266
5 463
3 232

153 657
306
4 665
7 142
14 377
7 533
110 293
5 832
3 509

163 233
335
4 983
7 602
16 227
8 280
115 756
6 277
3 774

172 095
363
5 276
8 077
18 091
9 005
120 559
6 696
4 027

180 108
389
5 549
8 525
19 926
9 682
124 695
7 075
4 267

187 152
413
5 795
8 935
21 691
10 298
128 125
7 407
4 488

192 990
435
6 008
9 299
23 351
10 842
130 683
7 687
4 684

197 437
454
6 185
9 609
24 882
11 307
132 237
7 912
4 850

200 451
472
6 324
9 858
26 262
11 719
132 758
8 074
4 985

202 045
487
6 426
10 040
27 473
12 079
132 278
8 169
5 093

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

373 679
38 747
9 182
186 831
16 295
44 946
13 061
3
192
739
5 904
27 274
452
3 326
26 726

397 740
40 738
10 031
198 982
17 134
47 890
13 775
3
217
731
6 460
28 894
465
3 374
29 045

420 700
42 676
10 854
210 048
17 926
50 663
14 597
3
242
715
7 008
30 768
475
3 431
31 294

441 803
44 486
11 638
219 992
18 639
53 238
15 376
3
267
700
7 533
32 540
480
3 495
33 415

460 777
46 115
12 368
228 833
19 266
55 563
16 074
3
293
683
8 026
34 148
482
3 548
35 373

477 332
47 534
13 034
236 480
19 778
57 577
16 679
3
319
660
8 483
35 564
481
3 590
37 149

491 105
48 727
13 626
242 752
20 166
59 204
17 175
3
343
626
8 898
36 770
474
3 622
38 720

502 307
49 786
14 136
247 814
20 435
60 447
17 557
3
365
581
9 267
37 752
463
3 642
40 059

510 853
50 683
14 564
251 607
20 596
61 326
17 821
3
386
530
9 591
38 500
446
3 648
41 152

516 797
51 382
14 908
254 085
20 655
61 860
17 988
3
406
477
9 868
39 049
426
3 641
42 049

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

332 245
64
32 271
57
6
299 846

348 574
65
33 752
59
6
314 692

364 334
65
35 191
61
6
329 010

379 270
66
36 588
63
6
342 547

392 978
66
37 912
64
6
354 930

405 429
66
39 105
64
6
366 187

416 777
65
40 148
65
6
376 492

427 072
65
41 069
64
6
385 868

436 481
64
41 920
64
6
394 426

445 303
63
42 754
64
6
402 415

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

33 410

35 489

37 499

39 482

41 421

43 236

44 860

46 293

47 575

48 742

24 407
20 310
4 097

25 647
21 362
4 285

26 854
22 397
4 457

28 033
23 418
4 616

29 157
24 393
4 764

30 182
25 287
4 895

31 078
26 075
5 003

31 867
26 778
5 089

32 582
27 425
5 157

33 250
28 041
5 209

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

7 820
828
234
6 070
472
215

8 588
854
253
6 708
531
243

9 323
874
270
7 319
589
270

10 058
888
287
7 937
647
299

10 806
905
303
8 565
705
328

11 536
918
317
9 183
762
356

12 213
926
330
9 758
817
383

12 818
928
341
10 273
868
408

13 355
922
351
10 736
914
432

13 834
910
360
11 155
955
454

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

538
169
92
57
110
10

575
180
100
63
113
10

611
191
107
70
116
11

648
201
115
75
120
11

684
211
123
79
125
11

717
220
131
83
129
11

746
228
137
86
132
11

771
233
143
89
134
11

791
238
147
92
134
11

808
242
151
92
134
11

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

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Table A.5. Total population at mid-year by major area, region and country (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country

a
b
c
d
e
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

7
7

8
8

10
10

11
11

13
11

15
12

17
12

30
14

44
15

58
17

69
19

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

242
19
15
61
4
0
82
2
47
5
7

276
20
16
69
5
0
94
2
57
6
8

317
20
18
79
5
0
110
2
68
6
9

368
24
19
93
5
0
127
2
83
7
9

423
27
21
111
5
0
142
2
98
7
9

447
30
20
130
4
0
150
2
93
8
9

478
33
18
151
3
0
155
2
97
8
11

508
39
18
174
3
0
157
2
93
9
14

543
47
18
195
2
0
161
2
95
9
14

580
53
18
216
2
0
168
1
97
10
14

613
57
16
236
2
0
177
2
98
10
15

More developed regions comprise Europe, Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan.
Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
The least developed countries are 50 countries, 34 in Africa, 10 in Asia, 5 in Oceania plus one in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Other less developed countries comprise the less developed regions excluding the least developed countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa refers to all of Africa except Northern Africa, with the Sudan included in sub-Saharan Africa.
Including Mayotte.
Including Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon.
Including Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha.
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
The regions Southern Asia and Central Asia are combined into South-Central Asia.
Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey.
Including land Islands.
Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
Refers to the Vatican City State.
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.

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2010-2050: Projections
Population (thousands)
Major area, region and country
2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

80
20

88
21

96
21

104
22

111
23

119
24

127
25

135
25

143
26

152
26

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

645
64
14
256
2
0
184
1
99
10
15

679
71
13
273
1
0
192
1
102
11
16

711
77
12
290
1
0
198
1
104
11
16

743
83
11
306
1
0
204
1
108
11
17

774
90
11
319
1
0
211
1
112
11
17

801
96
11
330
1
0
217
1
115
12
17

823
101
12
339
1
0
221
1
118
12
17

838
106
12
346
1
0
222
1
120
12
17

847
109
12
352
1
0
219
1
122
12
17

850
113
12
357
1
0
215
1
123
12
17

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

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Table A.6. Average annual rate of change of the urban population


by major area, region and country, 1950-2050
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

WORLD

2.97

3.06

3.06

2.75

2.62

2.73

2.66

2.69

2.34

2.19

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

2.33
3.83
4.60
3.79

2.27
4.02
4.83
3.98

2.08
4.15
5.49
4.07

1.76
3.73
5.90
3.60

1.47
3.67
4.84
3.59

1.19
3.96
5.70
3.83

0.93
3.86
4.55
3.81

0.94
3.75
4.47
3.69

0.74
3.19
4.41
3.09

0.56
2.96
4.07
2.86

Less developed regions, excluding


China

3.90

4.04

4.21

4.12

4.06

3.98

3.72

3.42

3.03

2.80

Sub-Saharan Africa (e)

4.93

5.50

5.47

5.17

4.85

4.84

4.56

4.59

4.37

4.00

4.66

5.01

5.10

4.65

4.40

4.43

4.30

4.16

3.87

3.52

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

5.69
3.44
8.83
4.93
5.24
5.47
5.55
5.45
4.16
3.97
5.93
6.68
5.66
2.63
5.27
7.19
7.33
7.16
4.77

5.75
3.45
8.36
6.03
5.53
5.62
5.74
5.51
4.40
4.32
6.17
6.03
5.87
1.16
5.27
7.28
6.31
7.22
4.84

6.12
3.40
8.26
8.54
5.67
5.87
6.32
5.54
4.61
4.82
6.62
6.01
4.93
6.32
5.20
7.74
5.74
8.06
6.24

6.29
3.28
5.39
8.44
4.65
5.16
6.96
5.18
6.76
4.40
6.72
5.11
6.14
4.32
5.09
7.09
8.33
8.37
6.70

6.33
6.94
4.72
8.19
4.04
4.66
8.16
5.58
7.79
2.19
10.49
2.25
7.60
6.33
5.10
3.96
10.22
6.19
6.10

6.39
8.28
5.72
9.78
4.40
3.57
7.65
5.24
6.63
1.08
10.90
4.64
6.61
2.99
9.98
4.36
8.47
5.89
5.70

4.98
7.06
5.14
4.07
3.73
5.04
5.34
5.28
5.44
0.99
6.76
6.61
4.71
0.23
0.90
7.01
5.95
3.14
6.45

4.97
6.72
4.69
6.89
3.10
5.21
4.92
5.21
7.83
1.52
4.95
5.27
4.82
1.45
1.86
7.55
5.48
2.89
6.02

4.23
4.64
3.15
3.20
1.32
5.22
3.90
4.76
4.07
0.97
7.61
3.05
3.40
1.22
-0.31
4.52
4.87
1.42
4.15

4.01
4.07
2.66
4.02
4.11
4.20
3.44
3.98
5.52
0.77
5.79
2.60
17.55
1.86
3.57
3.72
4.13
1.14
2.65

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

4.32
5.00
5.91
4.81
5.94
4.47
3.76
6.55
4.58
1.35

4.58
5.19
5.93
4.87
6.00
4.61
4.08
5.71
4.57
3.52

5.74
5.50
6.06
5.07
6.73
4.81
5.82
2.07
6.90
6.30

6.01
5.58
6.15
5.10
8.53
4.99
6.06
1.87
7.01
8.59

4.46
7.19
8.62
5.05
8.35
5.10
2.50
-5.01
8.30
3.57

4.22
7.58
6.11
3.62
5.84
5.12
2.61
-0.58
7.48
3.98

4.05
7.82
5.47
3.75
3.54
4.76
2.37
8.57
5.52
4.40

4.21
6.59
5.37
3.04
4.15
3.68
3.02
5.20
5.12
4.98

4.58
6.51
4.92
2.96
4.18
3.61
4.00
4.58
4.53
4.10

3.76
4.61
4.32
2.48
4.66
3.40
3.20
2.38
3.49
3.70

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

4.36
5.35
4.20
5.24
3.63
6.70
3.54
8.70

4.33
5.20
4.07
6.88
3.88
6.76
3.03
8.80

4.57
6.18
3.95
7.87
4.36
6.67
3.00
11.77

3.89
3.81
2.91
11.90
4.36
6.67
3.85
11.21

3.66
3.48
2.73
8.94
4.24
5.66
3.81
6.78

3.60
4.75
2.36
6.54
4.23
4.20
3.83
18.87

3.84
5.16
2.41
6.05
4.28
5.49
3.79
5.67

3.36
4.34
2.07
2.58
3.68
5.83
3.76
4.15

2.91
3.68
1.60
2.11
2.98
5.82
2.94
3.43

2.54
2.84
1.77
2.12
1.97
5.30
1.90
3.16

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

3.39
3.89
8.23
4.92
3.35
9.06

3.49
3.43
13.31
5.09
3.43
12.19

2.98
7.08
14.22
4.69
2.87
12.48

2.92
17.26
8.13
4.75
2.78
10.68

2.93
11.62
6.72
4.08
2.78
10.36

2.73
10.27
3.53
3.30
2.60
7.93

3.09
12.96
3.08
3.61
2.90
7.05

3.42
12.06
5.13
5.47
3.13
4.76

3.55
5.83
5.33
4.62
3.45
2.18

2.75
3.64
5.09
4.17
2.66
2.21

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

6.01
7.55
3.29
4.57
8.91
3.18
7.29
6.19
3.99
5.99

7.18
7.87
3.49
4.55
9.58
4.23
7.04
6.20
3.98
6.15

6.46
7.79
3.57
4.68
10.27
6.54
5.07
6.25
1.22
6.10

5.26
7.96
3.99
4.65
7.05
8.77
4.13
6.26
1.98
6.10

5.07
7.98
4.24
2.62
7.02
7.88
3.34
4.94
3.22
6.02

5.22
7.31
8.81
2.67
7.44
6.29
2.70
6.48
5.93
5.96

4.99
5.77
9.17
7.81
5.32
6.40
4.45
4.90
7.20
5.71

4.80
5.55
5.08
8.89
4.67
6.80
4.94
4.06
7.14
2.02

4.48
4.90
4.75
4.43
3.99
6.42
4.70
4.88
4.33
2.04

4.31
3.88
4.75
4.15
3.60
5.81
4.20
3.31
2.72
8.84

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Table A.6. Average annual rate of change of the urban population (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

WORLD

2.07

1.98

1.91

1.81

1.70

1.60

1.46

1.33

1.20

1.08

0.61
2.68
4.10
2.54

0.54
2.53
4.10
2.36

0.52
2.39
3.99
2.20

0.49
2.23
3.85
2.03

0.46
2.07
3.70
1.84

0.42
1.91
3.52
1.67

0.36
1.74
3.28
1.48

0.29
1.57
3.04
1.31

0.23
1.42
2.80
1.15

0.19
1.26
2.55
0.98

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

2.56

2.48

2.40

2.30

2.19

2.08

1.92

1.77

1.61

1.45

Less developed regions, excluding


China

3.79

3.67

3.55

3.41

3.27

3.11

2.92

2.72

2.52

2.32

3.38

3.31

3.23

3.12

3.00

2.87

2.71

2.52

2.34

2.15

3.87
6.10
2.51
2.59
5.88
4.09
3.60
3.82
5.24
0.73
4.76
2.17
7.27
1.76
4.13
3.94
4.19
1.99
1.93

3.92
6.78
2.67
2.20
5.35
4.29
3.99
3.82
5.19
0.91
4.11
1.61
4.21
1.39
4.17
4.40
4.20
2.30
2.24

3.98
6.15
2.88
1.95
5.35
4.37
4.21
3.83
5.06
1.15
3.70
1.31
4.42
1.34
4.09
4.81
4.18
2.55
2.41

3.97
6.00
3.10
1.76
4.77
4.39
4.21
3.79
4.88
1.38
3.40
1.09
4.39
1.59
3.86
5.16
4.02
2.87
2.42

3.91
5.79
3.35
1.77
4.35
4.35
4.21
3.74
4.63
1.55
3.11
0.90
4.20
1.41
3.67
5.31
3.89
2.98
2.35

3.81
5.60
3.53
1.60
4.05
4.26
4.03
3.66
4.30
1.60
2.84
0.75
4.10
1.26
3.52
5.29
3.72
3.04
2.24

3.59
5.48
3.35
1.41
3.83
4.01
3.80
3.41
3.97
1.40
2.60
0.60
3.96
1.11
3.25
4.96
3.44
2.88
2.07

3.36
5.29
3.07
1.24
3.59
3.75
3.53
3.15
3.67
1.21
2.37
0.45
3.78
0.94
2.97
4.65
3.13
2.66
1.94

3.13
4.98
2.79
1.10
3.30
3.49
3.24
2.89
3.39
1.04
2.16
0.33
3.54
0.75
2.71
4.35
2.82
2.46
1.83

2.89
4.62
2.52
0.98
2.96
3.22
2.96
2.63
3.12
0.90
1.98
0.24
3.22
0.58
2.47
4.05
2.52
2.26
1.70

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

4.22
4.82
4.00
1.86
5.17
3.02
4.41
2.41
2.60
3.37

4.29
4.40
3.46
2.28
4.67
2.74
5.07
2.77
2.05
2.99

4.13
4.09
3.05
2.52
4.73
2.77
4.91
3.14
1.82
2.82

3.90
3.68
2.67
2.58
4.77
2.58
4.67
3.38
1.61
2.80

3.69
3.34
2.35
2.64
4.66
2.44
4.43
3.46
1.42
2.51

3.47
3.04
2.09
2.67
4.36
2.31
4.17
3.38
1.26
2.26

3.24
2.80
1.91
2.50
4.03
2.13
3.86
3.13
1.10
2.04

2.99
2.56
1.72
2.31
3.71
1.94
3.52
2.90
0.97
1.80

2.73
2.34
1.54
2.12
3.41
1.75
3.19
2.67
0.84
1.57

2.49
2.13
1.37
1.93
3.13
1.57
2.87
2.46
0.72
1.37

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

2.40
2.62
1.82
2.20
1.73
4.46
1.70
5.94

2.40
2.48
1.83
2.19
1.84
4.29
1.66
3.97

2.33
2.29
1.98
2.04
1.86
3.77
1.56
3.55

2.21
2.01
2.07
1.75
1.80
3.35
1.45
3.14

2.06
1.70
2.16
1.42
1.67
3.00
1.31
1.63

1.94
1.41
2.24
1.18
1.52
2.74
1.11
1.34

1.80
1.19
2.20
1.07
1.32
2.48
0.91
1.10

1.62
1.03
1.99
1.02
1.14
2.22
0.76
0.93

1.44
0.91
1.77
0.92
0.99
1.98
0.62
0.81

1.26
0.76
1.55
0.75
0.84
1.74
0.47
0.68

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

1.99
2.70
4.05
3.04
1.91
1.89

1.47
2.51
3.51
2.91
1.35
1.74

1.29
2.17
3.24
2.76
1.17
2.01

1.26
1.90
2.91
2.73
1.15
2.39

1.21
1.67
2.59
2.57
1.11
2.46

1.13
1.49
2.29
2.34
1.02
2.33

1.00
1.35
2.06
2.09
0.90
2.21

0.90
1.27
1.88
1.90
0.79
2.12

0.81
1.20
1.71
1.74
0.71
2.01

0.74
1.10
1.55
1.58
0.65
1.88

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

4.01
4.08
5.19
3.79
3.18
4.97
3.90
3.08
3.00
3.65

3.77
4.01
5.04
3.48
3.21
4.15
3.48
3.54
3.25
5.65

3.55
3.87
5.04
3.13
3.11
3.55
3.18
4.18
3.76
4.13

3.32
3.77
4.98
2.78
2.86
3.11
2.87
4.13
4.13
3.96

3.10
3.62
4.81
2.45
2.59
2.85
2.57
3.96
4.44
3.79

2.89
3.41
4.50
2.17
2.35
2.62
2.33
3.67
4.60
3.60

2.68
3.14
4.18
1.95
2.14
2.38
2.11
3.39
4.36
3.37

2.47
2.88
3.86
1.73
1.95
2.14
1.89
3.12
4.02
3.09

2.27
2.62
3.55
1.50
1.76
1.91
1.68
2.85
3.68
2.79

2.06
2.37
3.24
1.28
1.58
1.71
1.48
2.59
3.39
2.53

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

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Table A.6. Average annual rate of change of the urban population (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

4.57
10.61
5.13
5.81
-0.32
5.32
4.62
10.06

4.52
10.39
4.89
7.78
-0.34
5.52
4.71
9.99

4.47
10.17
6.46
6.71
-0.33
5.56
4.75
9.64

4.54
9.92
8.34
4.86
-0.48
5.66
4.77
11.43

4.76
9.58
8.40
4.93
-0.47
5.34
4.44
4.18

4.75
8.39
6.41
5.26
0.11
3.94
3.57
4.05

4.82
7.56
4.53
4.92
0.27
3.90
3.66
5.65

4.51
5.03
4.18
4.98
-0.94
3.73
3.49
5.39

4.40
2.77
3.95
4.80
-1.55
3.17
1.03
4.60

4.47
2.93
4.13
4.49
2.17
3.06
2.49
5.48

3.50

3.64

3.76

3.44

3.37

3.80

3.81

3.80

3.13

2.91

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

3.66
3.60
4.64
-1.14
2.47
3.62
7.91
5.21

3.81
3.95
4.22
-1.16
5.06
2.98
8.28
5.64

3.78
3.93
3.94
4.04
4.67
2.89
5.95
5.74

3.01
2.42
1.61
4.04
6.58
3.39
4.11
6.84

2.56
2.21
2.62
0.10
3.31
2.65
4.38
5.31

3.39
3.90
3.12
0.05
1.47
1.87
4.14
4.87

3.57
4.47
1.91
4.07
1.91
1.01
3.86
4.05

4.05
4.99
2.26
3.98
1.72
1.26
3.69
3.58

3.09
3.79
1.78
2.05
1.76
0.79
1.43
2.13

2.84
3.55
1.42
1.40
1.45
0.43
0.58
1.12

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

2.87
4.77
3.79
8.48
2.36
4.49
5.64
4.67
2.29
4.12
4.50
3.23
4.27
2.57
3.57

2.95
4.95
4.10
7.98
2.29
4.55
6.26
4.88
2.41
4.19
4.64
3.74
4.31
3.55
4.08

3.41
5.11
6.30
7.93
2.98
4.62
4.75
4.34
2.51
3.19
3.70
3.86
4.92
3.72
4.33

3.51
5.49
6.56
8.29
3.14
5.04
3.23
3.71
2.92
3.13
3.67
4.40
4.11
3.20
3.93

3.95
6.08
7.65
8.82
3.75
5.01
2.41
2.52
9.96
6.16
3.93
2.01
2.40
2.73
4.35

4.18
4.23
10.59
8.37
3.89
4.96
1.67
2.13
7.85
6.88
4.24
1.04
2.05
2.34
3.48

3.63
-0.89
5.75
7.46
3.32
5.59
1.80
1.89
5.71
6.15
4.52
0.52
2.26
1.95
2.56

3.34
2.06
4.83
7.33
3.15
4.22
1.02
1.50
3.49
5.97
4.29
0.44
2.02
2.14
2.15

2.92
8.84
4.03
2.98
2.88
3.20
-0.88
0.11
2.63
6.66
3.27
0.20
-0.13
2.78
1.36

2.64
4.04
3.66
6.20
2.63
2.50
-1.12
0.96
3.49
6.57
3.26
-0.22
-0.39
1.67
0.89

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

3.93
10.71
2.24
3.30
3.66
5.52
3.69
4.11
5.02
4.66
1.79
4.23

4.15
9.62
2.40
3.70
3.50
5.56
3.89
4.14
4.48
4.77
1.79
4.57

3.98
8.37
3.48
3.81
3.43
5.44
3.92
3.93
2.81
3.65
3.71
4.70

4.02
7.88
10.21
3.91
5.41
4.90
4.02
3.78
1.97
3.50
4.47
4.54

3.96
4.40
-25.28
4.80
5.43
4.80
3.42
4.29
1.73
5.06
4.62
2.76

4.00
2.96
13.20
4.89
3.51
4.52
2.27
3.75
1.30
4.48
-0.47
2.48

4.29
3.66
10.46
5.36
4.66
4.36
2.14
5.21
2.30
2.60
4.88
2.51

4.11
3.96
3.59
4.95
5.21
4.51
2.29
4.89
2.15
2.25
4.65
2.95

3.97
3.59
5.56
4.54
5.18
4.82
2.42
4.31
2.85
1.73
4.33
3.89

3.91
3.17
5.84
4.73
6.84
4.59
2.64
3.72
2.88
1.63
0.72
3.30

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

5.06
4.82
4.08
6.09
4.01
2.99
4.57
6.58
9.96
7.77
4.76
2.43
8.62
7.53
6.27
4.29
5.56
5.90
6.39

4.96
5.33
4.18
4.82
3.50
2.84
5.77
5.39
9.21
8.21
6.23
2.72
8.57
5.70
6.22
4.71
4.72
5.28
6.43

4.89
4.95
3.67
4.08
1.71
2.66
6.49
4.89
5.50
11.66
6.61
3.79
8.73
9.30
7.56
4.81
4.15
9.96
5.93

4.79
4.13
2.94
3.09
2.40
2.11
5.33
3.25
8.28
10.72
5.34
0.30
8.69
9.54
8.17
4.91
4.69
9.39
5.70

4.57
3.51
2.65
4.56
2.78
1.68
5.16
3.52
4.13
6.89
4.65
4.58
9.17
8.72
8.29
4.14
4.27
17.65
4.28

4.10
2.57
1.93
5.14
4.36
1.49
4.57
2.72
3.56
7.41
2.25
4.18
9.55
5.96
8.04
4.20
3.36
13.27
5.49

4.90
1.83
1.86
3.75
3.12
1.66
3.86
2.00
5.92
5.13
2.25
4.65
8.68
9.21
7.81
4.24
5.99
6.35
5.91

3.88
1.31
1.65
3.74
1.64
1.09
2.83
2.03
5.41
4.42
1.48
4.58
6.69
5.65
5.73
3.68
4.32
5.43
6.50

2.78
-2.23
0.96
3.23
1.80
-2.07
2.84
3.60
7.18
-4.32
3.61
4.63
4.90
2.75
2.85
3.23
2.76
5.10
7.17

2.57
-1.28
0.49
2.36
1.64
-1.73
2.66
2.61
2.19
5.14
1.83
4.00
1.99
3.38
2.92
3.06
2.48
5.65
5.17

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Table A.6. Average annual rate of change of the urban population (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

4.76
3.08
3.65
4.15
1.30
3.05
4.96
4.67

4.83
3.04
3.95
3.78
1.52
3.10
2.87
4.33

4.77
3.01
4.45
3.47
1.78
3.07
3.29
3.99

4.64
3.05
4.93
3.15
1.99
3.02
3.40
3.65

4.41
3.10
5.37
2.86
2.12
2.99
3.48
3.32

4.08
2.97
5.65
2.60
1.96
2.91
3.49
3.01

3.75
2.74
5.46
2.38
1.77
2.70
3.30
2.71

3.44
2.48
5.14
2.16
1.57
2.46
3.04
2.42

3.15
2.23
4.80
1.95
1.37
2.21
2.79
2.13

2.87
1.98
4.45
1.74
1.18
1.97
2.57
1.86

2.62

2.46

2.31

2.15

1.97

1.79

1.59

1.42

1.25

1.08

2.53
3.10
1.15
1.40
1.04
0.36
0.93
0.75

2.23
2.70
1.00
0.70
0.90
0.24
1.22
0.62

1.99
2.37
0.86
0.68
0.98
0.16
1.55
0.45

1.72
2.03
0.75
0.62
1.05
0.08
1.59
0.31

1.43
1.67
0.65
0.48
0.98
0.01
1.54
0.17

1.16
1.36
0.54
0.26
0.78
-0.04
1.37
-0.01

0.92
1.08
0.42
0.05
0.55
-0.12
1.19
-0.21

0.71
0.85
0.30
-0.13
0.38
-0.22
1.02
-0.40

0.54
0.67
0.19
-0.26
0.28
-0.30
0.85
-0.57

0.39
0.50
0.11
-0.36
0.21
-0.37
0.65
-0.71

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

2.42
5.26
3.58
6.60
2.35
1.81
0.63
1.24
5.62
5.27
2.82
-0.31
1.11
2.05
1.15

2.53
5.43
3.45
4.88
2.39
2.10
1.19
1.56
5.29
4.87
3.04
0.46
1.61
2.23
1.58

2.63
4.92
3.41
4.32
2.50
2.00
1.27
1.78
4.63
4.67
3.27
1.13
2.33
2.21
1.98

2.67
4.67
3.33
3.45
2.57
1.79
1.17
1.88
3.88
4.42
3.28
1.74
2.66
2.10
2.17

2.64
4.67
3.22
2.82
2.60
1.41
1.01
1.91
3.11
4.13
3.11
2.27
2.86
1.89
2.28

2.54
4.55
3.01
2.22
2.56
1.17
0.90
1.91
2.43
3.83
2.80
2.47
2.98
1.67
2.19

2.33
4.25
2.74
1.88
2.33
1.06
0.85
1.78
2.07
3.56
2.55
2.23
2.76
1.50
2.01

2.14
3.91
2.49
1.68
2.13
0.96
0.77
1.58
1.88
3.30
2.33
2.01
2.48
1.34
1.81

1.94
3.59
2.23
1.50
1.92
0.81
0.65
1.36
1.68
3.03
2.10
1.81
2.26
1.16
1.58

1.71
3.28
1.97
1.29
1.69
0.60
0.46
1.12
1.43
2.75
1.85
1.61
2.06
0.96
1.34

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

3.47
2.94
4.84
4.04
6.02
3.69
2.68
3.45
1.49
1.49
6.75
3.13

3.06
2.63
4.64
3.34
5.56
3.00
2.88
3.04
1.19
1.66
5.00
3.08

2.63
2.32
4.48
2.70
4.80
2.44
2.70
2.60
0.92
1.75
4.99
3.02

2.25
2.03
4.19
2.14
4.07
1.98
2.51
2.23
0.64
1.83
4.75
2.91

1.95
1.79
3.79
1.74
3.36
1.57
2.31
1.90
0.55
1.88
4.59
2.79

1.73
1.63
3.42
1.52
2.70
1.29
2.08
1.65
0.38
1.73
4.38
2.60

1.52
1.48
3.14
1.32
2.29
1.13
1.84
1.42
0.12
1.52
4.09
2.35

1.32
1.32
2.90
1.11
1.98
0.99
1.61
1.20
-0.13
1.31
3.81
2.10

1.12
1.17
2.67
0.90
1.77
0.84
1.39
1.04
-0.30
1.11
3.55
1.84

0.94
1.04
2.39
0.70
1.56
0.69
1.18
0.89
-0.37
0.93
3.27
1.59

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

2.35
-0.74
0.64
2.19
1.43
-1.15
1.95
1.94
2.90
3.86
1.37
3.59
0.83
5.21
2.81
3.29
2.13
4.66
4.91

2.19
-0.32
1.00
1.83
1.33
-0.61
1.68
1.68
3.09
2.46
1.20
3.30
2.04
2.19
2.51
3.13
1.95
2.93
4.86

2.12
0.04
1.21
1.63
1.38
-0.15
2.64
1.44
1.53
2.06
1.10
3.10
2.13
1.83
2.31
2.55
1.73
2.32
4.75

1.99
0.20
1.29
1.46
1.39
-0.04
2.50
1.24
1.71
1.79
0.98
2.96
2.08
1.54
2.10
2.44
1.51
2.15
4.52

1.85
0.21
1.22
1.31
1.32
0.14
2.40
1.15
1.70
1.57
0.88
2.82
1.95
1.21
1.86
2.27
1.31
1.95
4.18

1.71
0.14
1.11
1.19
1.20
0.16
2.34
1.08
1.56
1.40
0.74
2.64
1.77
1.08
1.63
2.08
1.11
1.79
3.86

1.56
0.00
0.93
1.03
1.08
0.06
2.14
0.97
1.37
1.26
0.59
2.39
1.54
0.95
1.40
1.89
0.95
1.65
3.57

1.40
-0.11
0.78
0.86
0.99
-0.11
1.91
0.84
1.17
1.12
0.47
2.15
1.36
0.81
1.19
1.68
0.80
1.50
3.32

1.26
-0.25
0.64
0.70
0.91
-0.26
1.73
0.71
1.02
0.96
0.37
1.93
1.21
0.65
1.04
1.51
0.65
1.34
3.05

1.12
-0.42
0.46
0.57
0.83
-0.40
1.55
0.58
0.85
0.79
0.26
1.73
1.05
0.50
0.92
1.29
0.50
1.15
2.77

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

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Table A.6. Average annual rate of change of the urban population (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

EUROPE

2.04

2.04

2.00

1.59

1.51

1.18

0.79

0.74

0.34

0.11

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

3.69
2.05
3.78
1.78
1.54
5.89
4.27
4.95
3.68
2.95
4.51

3.26
3.29
3.78
1.45
0.86
6.11
3.72
3.24
3.34
2.82
3.76

2.64
4.25
5.03
1.15
1.08
5.35
2.10
2.61
2.76
3.05
2.75

2.04
3.85
3.36
0.94
1.07
4.52
1.54
2.59
1.93
2.81
2.44

2.02
3.51
2.45
2.11
1.07
3.75
1.99
2.17
1.94
3.28
1.96

1.66
2.81
1.84
1.94
0.95
3.05
1.89
2.34
1.48
3.19
1.52

1.32
2.50
1.01
0.10
0.04
2.87
1.52
1.96
1.31
1.61
1.28

1.00
1.81
0.23
-0.05
-0.18
1.86
0.92
1.81
1.09
1.28
0.88

0.03
0.59
-0.66
-0.14
-0.26
-0.24
0.33
-0.18
0.06
0.42
-0.14

-0.34
0.16
-0.55
-0.35
-0.42
-1.85
-0.01
-0.66
-0.24
-0.02
-0.81

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

0.60
0.07
1.25
2.58
1.61
2.93
3.05
1.40
-0.65
1.95
3.83
0.88
1.75
0.16

0.77
0.06
1.77
2.35
4.27
2.60
3.06
0.34
-1.19
2.33
4.06
0.76
1.50
0.38

1.12
0.32
1.65
2.48
4.75
3.45
2.33
1.52
1.33
2.77
3.72
3.63
1.89
0.58

0.89
0.36
1.39
2.25
3.00
2.87
1.74
1.73
2.05
2.13
3.28
3.36
1.79
0.30

1.61
-0.24
1.12
1.76
2.69
3.41
1.73
2.19
0.16
1.91
3.34
1.49
0.78
1.59

1.17
-0.90
0.63
1.18
1.81
0.82
1.27
1.98
1.08
1.34
2.54
1.07
0.37
1.27

0.35
0.61
0.11
0.99
0.69
0.50
1.42
1.13
-0.22
0.96
1.99
0.54
0.10
0.25

0.37
0.75
0.22
0.64
0.67
0.87
1.34
0.09
1.74
0.84
1.61
0.60
0.49
0.25

0.32
-0.26
0.37
-2.03
-1.24
0.46
1.16
0.88
0.54
-1.49
-0.46
1.04
0.79
0.32

0.34
0.34
0.44
-1.14
4.27
0.18
1.12
1.47
1.26
-1.11
-0.80
1.20
0.14
0.39

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

1.95
7.91
12.44
5.39
3.69
0.50
2.43
0.02
1.63
0.35
5.44
1.58
2.78
5.08
4.36
1.70
5.79

1.85
5.78
11.15
4.81
3.33
0.47
2.27

1.50
-0.06
5.52
1.74
3.44
4.47
3.99
1.69
4.15

2.15
3.33
10.25
4.94
3.34
1.54
2.57
-1.16
1.57
-0.52
5.31
1.38
4.59
4.05
3.46
2.62
4.66

2.00
2.98
8.06
4.48
3.01
1.16
2.55
-5.54
1.42
-0.18
3.95
0.31
3.83
3.71
3.08
2.54
4.22

1.65
2.94
6.50
3.80
2.76
0.63
1.61
2.36
1.01
0.11
4.40
1.92
4.13
2.50
3.56
2.14
2.76

1.48
2.77
4.81
3.42
2.60
0.87
2.13
-0.08
0.66
1.28
4.00
2.39
4.18
2.29
3.52
1.91
2.49

0.68
2.80
5.45
2.16
1.30
0.04
0.84
0.57
0.11
1.22
2.79
1.64
2.93
1.65
1.19
0.86
1.18

0.48
2.88
2.05
1.75
0.86
0.18
0.59
0.61
0.01
1.02
2.91
1.07
1.62
1.46
0.76
0.53
1.61

0.48
0.45
3.85
-3.71
0.98
0.34
1.10
0.28
0.26
1.08
3.30
1.38
1.51
1.47
0.48
0.41
1.42

0.49
0.96
0.26
3.06
-0.46
0.05
0.74
0.15
0.23
0.89
3.31
1.64
1.34
-0.04
0.25
0.53
1.30

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

1.24
0.21
0.65
1.78
1.03
1.98
0.94
0.39
1.87
2.61

1.49
0.46
0.75
2.25
1.18
2.28
0.91
1.63
1.93
2.84

1.62
0.71
0.78
2.91
1.01
1.47
1.76
0.55
1.69
2.98

1.14
0.61
0.53
1.96
0.66
1.57
1.12
0.81
1.47
2.22

0.65
0.32
0.44
1.26
0.21
1.59
1.90
1.20
1.43
0.49

0.26
-0.06
0.29
0.54
-0.02
1.53
0.99
0.72
1.18
-0.16

0.31
0.13
0.09
0.61
-0.19
0.75
0.30
1.68
1.08
3.34

0.71
0.46
0.33
0.63
0.56
0.52
0.88
1.21
1.21
3.20

0.75
0.82
0.38
0.74
0.60
0.77
1.81
0.95
1.83
0.96

0.41
0.16
0.29
0.56
0.10
-0.51
1.56
0.26
1.66
0.29

4.44

4.36

4.39

4.01

3.81

3.53

2.98

2.67

2.38

2.18

2.73
1.32
5.54
2.74
4.04
1.69
1.36
1.16
2.32

2.83
1.10
3.32
2.33
5.66
0.49
1.81
3.91
2.08

3.47
1.27
0.76
1.80
5.70
0.59
5.01
1.68
2.46

3.11
1.49
0.77
1.00
4.85
0.51
5.19
1.68
2.14

3.15
1.03
2.19
0.77
3.09
1.13
4.48
5.39
2.86

2.62
0.17
-0.86
0.55
3.00
0.77
4.47
5.55
1.99

2.15
0.87
-1.07
1.18
3.06
-1.05
8.79
3.46
1.34

2.23
4.10
-1.56
-0.33
2.59
-1.07
9.08
4.80
1.68

2.30
2.66
1.02
4.69
2.16
1.70
3.04
4.46
0.85

1.96
1.71
1.33
0.81
1.83
1.50
2.16
4.04
0.74

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Table A.6. Average annual rate of change of the urban population (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

EUROPE

0.21

0.17

0.17

0.19

0.20

0.19

0.14

0.09

0.03

-0.03

-0.47
0.11
-0.26
-0.18
0.28
-2.26
-0.21
-0.40
-0.59
-0.02
-0.62

-0.43
0.02
-0.30
-0.03
0.31
-1.54
-0.25
-0.08
-0.55
0.24
-0.66

-0.34
-0.05
-0.37
0.05
0.26
-0.49
-0.07
0.00
-0.47
0.40
-0.59

-0.27
-0.16
-0.44
0.09
0.22
-0.01
0.03
0.17
-0.41
0.51
-0.52

-0.23
-0.28
-0.52
0.11
0.16
0.36
0.08
0.21
-0.35
0.56
-0.48

-0.20
-0.38
-0.59
0.02
0.10
0.63
0.10
0.21
-0.29
0.46
-0.46

-0.23
-0.47
-0.67
-0.08
0.02
0.56
0.01
0.09
-0.27
0.29
-0.47

-0.28
-0.56
-0.74
-0.14
-0.03
0.43
-0.12
-0.05
-0.30
0.16
-0.54

-0.35
-0.65
-0.82
-0.18
-0.06
0.32
-0.23
-0.18
-0.35
0.05
-0.62

-0.42
-0.74
-0.92
-0.22
-0.07
0.19
-0.33
-0.33
-0.40
-0.06
-0.71

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

0.54
0.43
0.48
-0.38
2.57
0.67
1.02
2.15
0.21
-0.68
-0.55
0.98
0.45
0.54

0.54
0.64
0.51
-0.32
2.02
0.78
0.85
2.25
-0.18
-0.46
-0.38
0.70
0.53
0.51

0.53
0.84
0.40
-0.19
1.93
0.77
0.78
1.73
0.01
-0.32
-0.19
0.75
0.54
0.51

0.53
1.06
0.34
-0.09
1.85
0.76
0.61
1.60
0.19
-0.22
-0.12
0.80
0.59
0.50

0.51
1.25
0.31
-0.05
1.76
0.71
0.55
1.47
0.35
-0.18
-0.11
0.85
0.58
0.47

0.46
1.40
0.24
-0.01
1.65
0.63
0.47
1.39
0.47
-0.10
-0.02
0.83
0.51
0.41

0.38
1.48
0.15
0.04
1.49
0.50
0.37
1.32
0.54
-0.16
-0.08
0.73
0.42
0.34

0.33
1.39
0.06
0.04
1.32
0.41
0.27
1.23
0.61
-0.20
-0.16
0.62
0.39
0.29

0.30
1.20
0.01
0.03
1.20
0.37
0.18
1.12
0.59
-0.20
-0.22
0.55
0.39
0.27

0.28
1.07
0.00
-0.02
1.09
0.35
0.09
0.97
0.52
-0.23
-0.28
0.51
0.40
0.25

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

0.91
1.89
1.55
1.80
0.51
1.22
0.43
-0.10
0.44
0.97
-1.06
1.73
2.42
-0.39
-0.33
1.64
1.03

0.67
1.93
-0.15
1.35
0.37
0.08
0.55
0.05
0.35
0.65
-0.84
1.41
0.86
0.47
-0.63
0.95
0.81

0.54
1.90
-0.30
1.06
0.24
0.04
0.58

0.31
0.55
-0.11
1.09
0.59
0.64
-0.31
0.62
0.64

0.46
1.70
-0.35
0.91
0.30
0.02
0.59

0.28
0.44
0.26
0.82
0.34
0.75
-0.01
0.47
0.51

0.43
1.47
-0.28
0.72
0.34
-0.03
0.61
-0.23
0.31
0.31
0.46
0.62
0.25
0.84
0.29
0.39
0.35

0.41
1.23
-0.14
0.54
0.28
-0.15
0.58
-0.29
0.32
0.17
0.67
0.50
0.17
0.85
0.57
0.35
0.18

0.35
1.03
-0.16
0.38
0.16
-0.25
0.51
-0.29
0.27
0.04
0.70
0.41
0.09
0.77
0.60
0.32
0.03

0.30
0.86
-0.29
0.21
0.06
-0.30
0.44
-0.03
0.21
-0.04
0.63
0.32
0.01
0.69
0.47
0.30
-0.11

0.22
0.69
-0.48
0.06
-0.00
-0.32
0.36
0.13
0.13
-0.05
0.55
0.21
-0.08
0.60
0.34
0.23
-0.23

0.12
0.51
-0.68
-0.08
-0.07
-0.32
0.27
0.21
0.05
-0.03
0.46
0.11
-0.16
0.50
0.22
0.11
-0.33

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

0.55
0.65
0.43
0.85
0.16
0.20
0.66
0.30
1.37
0.43

0.43
0.67
0.27
0.77
0.06
0.45
0.99
0.33
0.87
0.47

0.39
0.54
0.20
0.70
0.07
1.08
1.04
0.39
0.64
0.52

0.38
0.57
0.16
0.66
0.11
1.75
1.15
0.45
0.52
0.61

0.38
0.57
0.13
0.62
0.13
2.40
1.28
0.43
0.50
0.67

0.35
0.55
0.10
0.56
0.13
2.98
1.34
0.33
0.43
0.69

0.29
0.48
0.04
0.50
0.08
3.09
1.26
0.23
0.34
0.62

0.22
0.39
-0.03
0.42
0.01
2.92
1.15
0.18
0.23
0.54

0.15
0.32
-0.08
0.34
-0.04
2.74
1.07
0.19
0.14
0.50

0.12
0.27
-0.11
0.28
-0.07
2.61
1.03
0.24
0.11
0.51

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

1.86

1.71

1.51

1.32

1.14

0.98

0.83

0.68

0.54

0.41

1.83
1.74
0.68
2.56
1.54
1.48
1.64
2.50
0.21

1.63
1.41
0.90
0.12
1.44
1.52
1.68
1.50
0.03

1.51
1.31
1.40
0.72
1.35
1.55
1.81
0.92
0.11

1.37
1.10
1.90
0.73
1.19
1.52
1.97
0.80
0.20

1.21
0.89
2.35
0.82
1.07
1.44
2.07
0.69
0.24

1.02
0.71
2.38
0.91
0.94
1.21
1.91
0.57
0.15

0.87
0.59
2.17
0.94
0.80
0.93
1.63
0.41
-0.01

0.72
0.47
1.95
0.89
0.63
0.68
1.37
0.25
-0.19

0.58
0.34
1.73
0.72
0.52
0.46
1.15
0.12
-0.35

0.44
0.22
1.53
0.58
0.43
0.26
0.98
0.03
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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

3.15
5.57
1.06
2.36
4.26
5.39
2.48
1.10
0.79
1.17
1.41
2.04
1.86
0.47
0.68
1.44

1.60
5.70
1.33
3.09
4.37
4.33
6.25
-3.30
0.59
1.92
1.54
1.85
2.26
0.96
2.04
1.85

6.51
6.25
1.64
1.64
4.39
3.67
6.40
-3.75
2.58
4.72
1.40
2.46
8.21
-2.57
0.51
10.65

6.09
5.78
0.55
1.26
4.29
3.16
4.89
-3.56
2.48
3.49
0.18
2.64
7.17
-2.18
0.55
7.02

4.28
5.27
-0.21
0.72
2.39
2.72
3.27
1.21
1.59
3.04
0.25
2.10
1.14
-0.04
3.75
7.40

4.19
4.70
-0.46
0.31
2.15
2.34
2.09
1.16
1.51
2.96
-0.03
2.49
1.14
0.42
3.59
4.01

0.43
3.14
2.05
1.75
4.80
2.18
3.72
-1.02
1.47
1.76
-0.91
2.40
5.00
-0.76
8.05
2.24

-0.30
2.48
-1.06
1.94
6.21
1.03
2.35
-1.07
1.43
1.72
-0.98
2.68
4.77
-1.61
6.46
0.52

0.45
2.78
0.12
0.74
4.62
1.43
0.84
-0.47
0.55
4.70
0.62
1.36
1.81
3.15
7.12
1.33

0.41
3.29
0.10
0.72
3.57
1.29
0.58
-17.59
-0.58
2.39
0.76
-0.26
1.16
2.85
5.28
1.13

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

4.69
2.76
3.35
3.12
5.01
5.52
4.82
4.17
4.01

4.77
2.73
3.56
3.44
4.81
5.60
4.89
4.36
4.24

4.68
2.23
4.30
3.40
4.45
5.66
4.76
4.54
4.40

4.53
2.17
4.43
3.81
3.59
5.02
4.60
5.03
4.30

4.21
1.41
3.63
3.75
3.36
4.98
4.32
3.85
3.27

3.70
1.13
3.53
3.34
2.82
4.78
3.76
3.49
3.03

2.89
2.13
3.89
1.92
3.38
4.63
2.83
3.11
2.84

2.63
2.20
4.76
2.47
3.29
4.20
2.49
2.64
2.72

2.55
2.85
4.36
3.78
3.27
3.58
2.32
2.83
4.19

2.25
2.79
3.58
3.49
3.23
3.08
2.02
2.26
3.84

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

4.58
3.25
2.88
5.31
3.72
6.25
4.47
-0.62
4.05
3.13
2.85
3.91
3.10
1.46
6.87

4.41
2.82
2.99
5.00
3.84
6.00
4.55
-0.62
4.11
3.48
2.88
4.00
3.05
1.64
6.35

4.40
2.29
3.03
5.23
3.57
5.49
4.52
-0.17
4.87
2.66
3.03
4.93
2.65
1.46
5.33

3.94
2.10
3.11
4.64
2.99
4.24
4.37
0.04
4.22
2.05
3.08
4.83
1.78
1.09
4.68

3.75
2.19
3.20
4.42
2.51
3.66
4.43
0.09
3.55
1.04
3.43
4.15
1.05
0.39
4.51

3.56
1.98
4.27
4.11
2.13
3.47
4.90
0.15
4.44
1.07
3.97
3.66
1.66
1.07
4.27

3.09
2.03
4.27
3.37
1.93
3.23
4.40
1.85
5.61
-0.50
4.45
3.09
4.43
1.06
3.43

2.72
1.90
4.14
2.85
1.86
2.80
3.88
4.51
6.09
-0.94
4.34
2.77
2.33
1.04
3.18

2.33
1.72
3.63
2.33
2.03
2.50
3.03
5.47
3.59
-0.09
3.80
2.23
1.22
1.06
2.83

2.17
1.48
2.92
2.36
1.73
2.15
2.39
4.62
3.57
-0.45
3.36
1.58
1.49
0.79
2.66

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

2.66
1.74
4.22
4.62
1.51
2.53

2.61
1.91
3.58
5.95
1.49
2.52

2.00
1.77
2.96
6.08
1.02
1.90

1.63
1.16
2.72
5.31
1.51
1.52

0.98
0.95
1.26
1.76
1.65
0.95

1.00
0.65
1.17
0.71
0.52
0.98

1.23
0.62
1.24
1.63
0.32
1.23

1.28
0.68
1.45
1.32
0.44
1.26

1.57
0.54
1.41
0.31
0.07
1.59

1.51
0.46
1.38
0.41
0.06
1.52

OCEANIA

2.89

2.85

2.90

2.56

1.82

1.35

1.38

1.56

1.60

1.38

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

2.81
2.86
2.56

2.75
2.75
2.73

2.77
2.77
2.80

2.33
2.41
1.96

1.63
1.51
2.19

1.21
1.40
0.35

1.22
1.29
0.90

1.43
1.47
1.24

1.55
1.54
1.62

1.33
1.39
1.04

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

6.20
5.03
5.23
9.22
6.77
4.58

6.69
5.13
6.84
9.39
7.09
4.71

6.95
5.13
6.72
9.60
7.56
4.80

8.37
3.59
5.60
13.84
7.28
4.56

5.03
3.13
5.52
6.25
4.10
4.87

3.48
2.47
2.84
3.99
6.39
4.89

3.50
2.63
2.18
3.97
6.67
4.91

3.25
1.96
2.18
3.92
4.77
4.73

2.14
2.98
2.66
1.36
4.25
4.33

1.90
2.07
2.69
1.38
4.14
3.40

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

3.81
3.12
6.05
5.73
4.48
4.07

4.05
3.22
6.48
5.12
4.32
4.04

4.66
4.41
6.51
6.91
4.26
5.16

4.90
4.54
7.04
7.84
4.29
2.47

6.18
8.21
6.12
7.03
1.37
1.70

3.81
4.50
4.16
2.79
3.34
1.15

3.65
1.98
3.45
5.73
2.99
1.75

3.31
1.95
3.59
5.18
2.08
2.27

2.56
1.94
2.25
2.02
1.56
1.71

1.86
1.50
4.99
0.92
-2.34
0.15

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Table A.6. Average annual rate of change of the urban population (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

0.31
2.94
0.61
0.77
5.28
1.03
0.53
6.61
1.01
1.20
0.93
0.83
1.20
2.78
6.36
0.50

0.19
2.55
0.29
0.67
4.54
0.94
0.30
2.24
1.61
0.78
1.41
1.38
1.29
2.90
2.16
0.19

0.54
2.19
0.88
0.51
3.77
1.01
0.16
2.37
0.73
0.60
1.85
1.74
1.27
2.99
1.50
0.00

0.58
1.88
1.42
0.39
3.09
1.07
0.07
2.57
0.35
0.48
2.19
2.02
1.17
2.97
1.10
-0.14

0.78
1.58
1.76
0.29
2.51
1.06
-0.05
2.82
0.12
0.37
2.46
2.24
1.04
2.86
0.86
-0.34

0.56
1.31
1.64
0.17
2.07
1.00
-0.19
3.02
-0.09
0.26
2.40
2.43
0.85
2.66
0.66
-0.60

0.33
1.11
1.27
0.05
1.85
0.79
-0.37
2.87
-0.25
0.15
2.16
2.33
0.60
2.43
0.49
-0.87

0.19
0.92
0.97
-0.09
1.65
0.57
-0.55
2.66
-0.38
0.06
1.95
2.14
0.33
2.23
0.32
-1.09

0.11
0.74
0.75
-0.23
1.45
0.36
-0.74
2.46
-0.49
0.01
1.75
1.93
-0.00
2.01
0.14
-1.22

0.02
0.58
0.52
-0.36
1.25
0.17
-0.91
2.25
-0.62
-0.02
1.54
1.70
-0.37
1.77
-0.01
-1.30

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

1.60
3.37
2.83
1.93
3.37
2.90
1.31
1.77
3.29

1.76
3.05
2.34
1.88
3.41
2.94
1.52
1.80
2.75

1.62
2.80
2.09
1.81
3.41
2.92
1.34
2.05
2.27

1.46
2.55
1.86
1.83
3.20
2.74
1.16
1.96
1.90

1.31
2.35
1.67
1.73
2.97
2.53
1.00
1.83
1.59

1.17
2.11
1.47
1.61
2.72
2.28
0.85
1.69
1.38

1.00
1.86
1.28
1.44
2.43
2.00
0.68
1.49
1.19

0.82
1.66
1.09
1.24
2.15
1.74
0.50
1.26
1.01

0.64
1.47
0.92
1.05
1.89
1.54
0.32
1.04
0.83

0.48
1.29
0.75
0.87
1.64
1.36
0.15
0.82
0.68

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

1.95
1.26
2.73
2.14
1.50
1.92
2.26
1.53
3.15
-0.13
3.08
1.34
1.22
0.18
2.39

1.70
1.22
2.48
1.80
1.31
1.67
2.09
1.17
2.61
-0.05
2.81
1.30
1.03
0.41
2.03

1.48
1.10
2.25
1.48
1.15
1.52
2.03
0.87
2.44
0.23
2.54
1.49
0.85
0.45
1.73

1.26
0.96
2.02
1.21
0.97
1.38
1.77
0.60
2.34
0.69
2.27
1.42
0.65
0.47
1.46

1.07
0.82
1.81
0.99
0.81
1.23
1.51
0.39
2.21
1.09
2.01
1.33
0.47
0.39
1.23

0.91
0.69
1.60
0.82
0.65
1.07
1.27
0.24
2.00
1.17
1.78
1.23
0.29
0.32
1.04

0.76
0.57
1.39
0.67
0.51
0.89
1.07
0.16
1.77
0.71
1.57
1.09
0.07
0.25
0.88

0.63
0.50
1.20
0.55
0.37
0.73
0.88
0.17
1.56
0.19
1.38
0.92
-0.18
0.18
0.73

0.51
0.42
1.03
0.43
0.26
0.58
0.70
0.20
1.39
-0.27
1.20
0.75
-0.44
0.10
0.58

0.39
0.34
0.86
0.31
0.15
0.44
0.56
0.21
1.24
-0.65
1.04
0.62
-0.68
0.02
0.47

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

1.42
0.41
1.17
0.73
0.10
1.45

1.31
0.25
1.01
0.87
0.13
1.34

1.20
0.15
0.99
0.84
0.15
1.22

1.08
0.11
0.97
0.77
0.17
1.09

0.96
0.05
0.94
0.60
0.18
0.96

0.86
-0.04
0.87
0.39
0.16
0.86

0.77
-0.14
0.78
0.22
0.16
0.77

0.69
-0.23
0.69
0.15
0.15
0.69

0.62
-0.30
0.63
0.12
0.11
0.62

0.58
-0.32
0.60
0.10
0.10
0.57

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

1.45

1.25

1.19

1.15

1.12

1.05

0.95

0.87

0.81

0.77

1.41
1.42
1.35

1.19
1.22
1.03

1.10
1.13
0.93

1.02
1.05
0.85

0.93
0.96
0.79

0.82
0.85
0.70

0.71
0.73
0.59

0.62
0.64
0.48

0.55
0.58
0.40

0.51
0.54
0.33

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

1.82
1.66
2.27
1.45
4.10
4.09

2.04
1.60
2.10
1.90
4.12
4.10

2.31
1.43
1.92
2.50
4.11
4.05

2.67
1.26
1.78
3.22
4.13
3.99

3.11
1.32
1.63
3.93
4.13
3.90

3.19
1.18
1.48
4.07
3.93
3.65

3.03
1.00
1.32
3.81
3.65
3.36

2.84
0.79
1.17
3.54
3.36
3.07

2.67
0.58
1.03
3.30
3.07
2.79

2.51
0.38
0.90
3.08
2.78
2.51

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

1.98
1.66
2.09
2.17
0.55
0.14

1.64
1.31
1.80
2.71
0.75
0.29

1.54
1.21
1.99
2.35
1.36
0.62

1.52
1.13
2.19
1.94
1.99
0.46

1.46
1.03
2.32
1.55
2.47
0.31

1.37
0.90
2.35
1.32
2.70
0.17

1.24
0.73
2.14
1.25
2.54
0.05

1.10
0.57
1.88
1.10
2.24
-0.05

0.96
0.44
1.67
0.82
1.94
-0.16

0.85
0.36
1.50
0.48
1.72
-0.25

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

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Table A.6. Average annual rate of change of the urban population (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

4.42
3.00

6.68
3.34

4.65
2.22

6.86
1.77

5.66
1.81

3.77
0.80

11.96
3.64

7.85
2.47

5.48
3.18

3.71
2.02

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

4.99
1.45
2.46
4.95
0.79

8.75

7.33
5.05

4.16
1.12
2.97
4.80
0.67

4.77

6.25
5.33

4.49
3.90
1.52
5.70
1.12

3.27

5.92
5.56

4.65
3.52
3.15
6.27
-0.67

3.35

4.14
4.57

2.21
2.46
-0.64
3.73
-1.98

1.71

-0.86
4.13

2.01
2.07
-2.88
3.22
-0.83

0.78

1.50
3.85

2.19
4.76
-0.17
2.79
-1.53

0.27

0.13
4.20

1.93
4.35
1.28
1.81
-4.08

0.55

0.80
5.14

1.50
3.26
0.97
1.14
0.23

1.11

0.74
2.36

1.39
2.42
-0.76
1.36
-2.21

1.44

0.39
1.66

a
b
c
d
e
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

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More developed regions comprise Europe, Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan.
Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
The least developed countries are 50 countries, 34 in Africa, 10 in Asia, 5 in Oceania plus one in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Other less developed countries comprise the less developed regions excluding the least developed countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa refers to all of Africa except Northern Africa, with the Sudan included in sub-Saharan Africa.
Including Mayotte.
Including Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon.
Including Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha.
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
The regions Southern Asia and Central Asia are combined into South-Central Asia.
Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey.
Including land Islands.
Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
Refers to the Vatican City State.
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.

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Table A.6. Average annual rate of change of the urban population (continued)
2010-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

3.16
2.82

2.07
1.80

1.74
1.32

1.64
1.58

1.54
1.38

1.45
1.07

1.37
0.75

1.31
0.50

1.26
0.37

1.23
0.33

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

1.50
2.87
-0.70
1.31
-1.07

1.17

0.94
1.38

1.56
2.37
-0.68
1.30
-0.17

1.73

1.63
1.34

1.63
1.97
-0.41
1.48
0.20

1.91

1.89
1.38

1.79
1.72
0.51
1.60
0.69

2.23

2.68
1.49

1.86
1.55
0.31
1.67
1.43

2.59

2.80
1.51

1.82
1.38
0.46
1.64
1.75

2.70

2.60
1.40

1.62
1.15
0.60
1.45
1.51

2.39

2.37
1.16

1.39
0.90
0.44
1.29
1.33

1.96

2.13
0.94

1.19
0.75
0.38
1.13
1.09

1.56

1.88
0.79

1.02
0.66
0.42
0.97
0.95

1.26

1.63
0.71

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

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Table A.7. Average annual rate of change of the rural population


by major area, region and country, 1950-2050
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

WORLD

1.27

1.21

1.39

1.63

1.55

1.16

1.12

1.04

0.91

0.68

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

-0.12
1.63
1.78
1.61

-0.30
1.58
1.96
1.52

-0.44
1.78
2.01
1.74

-0.75
2.08
2.06
2.08

-0.58
1.90
2.14
1.87

-0.47
1.41
1.88
1.33

-0.21
1.30
2.10
1.17

-0.23
1.20
2.16
1.04

-0.27
1.06
2.20
0.84

-0.32
0.79
1.94
0.55

Less developed regions, excluding


China

1.65

1.82

1.82

1.80

1.74

1.66

1.72

1.63

1.52

1.27

Sub-Saharan Africa (e)

1.84

1.87

1.93

2.08

2.20

2.32

2.39

2.27

2.10

1.98

1.78

1.82

1.83

2.02

2.12

2.25

2.32

2.18

1.99

1.87

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

2.11
1.76
1.75
0.67
1.77
1.92
2.61
2.04
1.82
2.46
1.46
2.03
2.73
2.57
1.66
2.53
2.47
1.82
2.86

2.26
1.77
1.27
1.77
2.07
2.07
2.80
2.09
2.06
2.25
1.70
1.38
2.93
0.94
1.65
2.62
2.66
1.88
2.93

2.38
1.74
1.18
3.89
2.21
2.32
2.93
2.12
2.27
1.46
1.85
1.36
2.00
1.16
1.70
3.09
2.79
1.68
2.82

2.46
1.75
2.14
3.75
2.36
2.46
3.00
2.19
2.32
0.19
1.94
2.19
3.21
-0.84
1.85
3.04
2.65
1.23
2.61

2.43
0.76
2.43
3.50
2.52
2.53
3.03
2.11
2.76
1.04
1.70
-0.04
2.94
0.43
2.02
2.78
2.49
2.01
2.78

2.42
2.07
3.43
5.09
2.88
1.44
3.08
2.19
2.97
1.98
1.69
-2.60
3.13
0.51
8.67
2.90
2.35
1.71
2.70

2.61
3.17
2.70
1.47
2.36
2.90
3.48
2.23
2.88
1.01
1.01
-5.60
3.26
0.29
-0.41
2.77
2.59
3.27
3.10

2.65
2.84
2.23
5.80
2.23
3.00
3.21
2.17
4.94
0.23
-0.75
-9.03
3.37
1.45
0.31
3.31
2.59
3.10
2.41

2.19
1.64
2.73
-1.51
0.15
3.00
2.92
2.36
0.93
1.47
1.92
-4.15
-5.75
0.78
-1.97
3.35
2.78
3.37
1.56

2.43
1.09
2.88
-0.82
2.45
2.58
2.46
2.62
2.38
1.27
1.39
-4.56
6.18
0.90
1.91
2.92
2.03
3.14
0.81

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

1.54
1.48
1.38
0.81
1.73
1.17
1.81
-0.14
-0.35
-0.70

1.75
1.68
1.40
0.86
1.80
1.31
2.13
-0.17
-0.36
1.46

1.54
1.41
1.54
1.05
1.80
1.51
1.67
1.06
-0.96
-1.25

1.64
1.43
1.62
1.08
1.44
1.68
1.91
1.41
-1.22
0.48

2.09
1.26
0.86
0.60
1.49
1.68
3.26
-5.48
-1.12
1.57

2.42
1.47
1.66
1.88
1.31
1.41
3.38
-1.04
-1.93
2.30

2.49
1.71
1.63
2.29
2.26
1.27
3.10
6.56
-0.86
0.43

2.42
0.49
1.58
1.92
2.87
1.99
3.17
0.81
-0.89
0.34

2.59
0.82
1.15
2.61
2.85
1.92
3.39
1.06
-1.70
0.09

1.65
0.59
0.68
2.14
3.00
1.84
1.83
2.40
-2.06
-0.14

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

1.55
1.05
1.59
0.87
2.05
1.73
0.90
8.60

1.58
0.90
1.45
2.51
2.30
1.79
1.07
8.71

1.39
-0.19
1.58
1.87
2.00
1.70
1.13
7.29

1.71
2.24
1.65
-1.40
2.00
1.70
0.75
6.24

1.84
2.78
1.71
-1.79
1.44
2.33
0.50
-8.19

2.06
2.11
2.03
-0.04
1.30
2.90
1.44
2.79

2.04
1.59
2.35
0.63
1.36
2.59
1.16
-3.09

1.57
1.04
2.45
2.28
0.78
1.23
0.43
1.02

1.31
0.53
2.14
1.82
0.33
1.25
0.01
1.70

1.13
-0.29
1.91
1.70
0.65
1.02
0.23
8.50

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

1.62
2.66
1.30
1.49
1.57
2.37

1.66
2.20
1.24
1.66
1.65
2.34

2.25
2.39
1.22
1.92
2.37
1.81

2.24
2.14
1.53
2.05
2.33
1.94

2.46
2.39
1.65
2.55
2.54
2.05

2.33
2.66
2.26
1.76
2.35
2.17

2.10
0.67
2.49
2.25
2.14
2.05

1.12
-1.60
1.17
4.16
1.00
3.48

1.45
0.13
0.75
2.52
1.48
2.02

0.81
0.24
1.07
1.78
0.71
1.91

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

1.72
0.82
1.18
2.67
2.68
1.30
2.17
1.33
0.52
1.69

1.54
1.14
1.37
2.65
2.54
2.35
2.03
1.34
0.51
1.85

1.54
1.06
1.45
2.73
2.02
2.37
2.03
1.39
-0.03
1.81

1.81
1.23
1.87
2.70
3.27
1.69
1.23
1.40
0.73
1.81

1.88
1.26
2.12
0.34
3.16
2.10
2.30
0.08
1.98
1.71

2.07
1.43
1.73
0.26
3.27
2.18
1.65
1.62
3.55
1.61

2.09
2.42
1.64
-0.24
4.18
2.06
2.86
1.70
1.15
1.37

2.09
2.19
2.47
-1.92
3.44
2.18
1.81
2.64
1.08
-2.07

2.01
2.92
2.62
0.69
2.64
1.84
1.56
3.47
2.70
-1.73

1.85
2.53
2.57
0.42
1.83
1.58
1.06
1.82
2.84
5.40

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Table A.7. Average annual rate of change of the rural population (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

WORLD

0.48

0.37

0.22

0.04

-0.18

-0.43

-0.65

-0.82

-1.00

-1.18

-0.34
0.57
1.83
0.30

-0.52
0.46
1.69
0.16

-0.77
0.32
1.49
0.02

-1.01
0.14
1.26
-0.17

-1.27
-0.09
0.99
-0.40

-1.50
-0.35
0.71
-0.68

-1.63
-0.57
0.46
-0.92

-1.69
-0.76
0.22
-1.11

-1.75
-0.95
-0.03
-1.30

-1.80
-1.14
-0.29
-1.49

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

1.08

0.94

0.74

0.50

0.22

-0.07

-0.31

-0.51

-0.71

-0.92

Less developed regions, excluding


China

1.80

1.66

1.48

1.25

0.98

0.72

0.49

0.25

0.01

-0.23

1.70

1.58

1.40

1.16

0.88

0.61

0.38

0.15

-0.08

-0.31

2.21
3.01
2.70
-1.66
3.72
2.32
2.35
2.44
2.07
1.04
1.29
-4.11
1.54
0.30
2.41
3.08
2.07
1.81
0.07

2.13
3.58
2.37
-1.40
2.70
2.16
2.29
2.19
1.97
0.69
0.71
-3.52
2.44
-0.58
2.21
3.07
1.89
1.69
0.20

1.92
2.83
1.93
-0.99
2.22
1.95
2.05
1.86
1.79
0.32
0.42
-2.67
2.31
-1.02
1.89
2.95
1.67
1.43
0.17

1.63
2.56
1.49
-0.52
1.52
1.68
1.60
1.50
1.56
-0.06
0.24
-1.74
1.92
-0.79
1.42
2.77
1.29
1.24
-0.03

1.30
2.26
1.09
-0.02
1.10
1.35
1.16
1.12
1.26
-0.50
0.08
-0.91
1.39
-0.97
0.99
2.39
0.94
0.84
-0.30

0.98
2.07
0.70
-0.16
0.80
1.00
0.87
0.74
0.93
-0.92
-0.07
-0.92
0.95
-1.11
0.69
1.97
0.62
0.42
-0.56

0.72
1.95
0.44
-0.35
0.57
0.71
0.64
0.45
0.60
-1.13
-0.29
-1.07
0.72
-1.27
0.42
1.63
0.33
0.13
-0.74

0.47
1.76
0.17
-0.52
0.34
0.45
0.38
0.19
0.30
-1.32
-0.52
-1.22
0.55
-1.44
0.14
1.31
0.02
-0.09
-0.87

0.21
1.44
-0.12
-0.66
0.05
0.19
0.09
-0.08
0.02
-1.49
-0.72
-1.34
0.31
-1.63
-0.12
1.02
-0.29
-0.29
-0.98

-0.05
1.08
-0.39
-0.78
-0.29
-0.07
-0.20
-0.33
-0.25
-1.64
-0.91
-1.43
-0.01
-1.80
-0.35
0.72
-0.59
-0.49
-1.11

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

1.92
0.84
0.46
1.49
3.12
1.48
2.29
2.30
-2.07
-0.39

1.79
0.70
0.10
1.54
2.23
1.11
2.28
2.13
-1.73
-0.48

1.61
0.72
-0.07
1.30
1.91
1.00
2.04
1.95
-1.07
-0.35

1.40
0.63
-0.21
0.87
1.65
0.67
1.79
1.63
-0.50
-0.07

1.23
0.61
-0.30
0.45
1.53
0.39
1.55
1.15
-0.59
-0.06

1.01
0.55
-0.36
0.05
1.23
0.15
1.29
0.74
-0.74
-0.12

0.73
0.32
-0.51
-0.18
0.91
-0.05
0.98
0.48
-0.90
-0.34

0.44
0.09
-0.70
-0.37
0.58
-0.24
0.64
0.26
-1.04
-0.58

0.14
-0.13
-0.88
-0.55
0.29
-0.43
0.31
0.03
-1.17
-0.81

-0.14
-0.34
-1.05
-0.75
0.00
-0.61
-0.01
-0.18
-1.29
-1.01

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

0.95
-0.35
1.81
1.49
0.41
0.50
0.02
10.16

0.95
-0.31
1.70
1.18
0.40
0.65
-0.07
2.61

0.72
-0.32
1.34
0.73
0.22
0.45
-0.25
2.12

0.43
-0.42
0.91
0.15
-0.04
0.27
-0.44
1.65

0.07
-0.59
0.46
-0.30
-0.37
-0.06
-0.66
0.07

-0.28
-0.87
0.02
-0.55
-0.73
-0.32
-0.94
-0.27

-0.58
-1.09
-0.34
-0.65
-0.97
-0.58
-1.14
-0.54

-0.78
-1.25
-0.56
-0.70
-1.15
-0.84
-1.30
-0.71

-0.98
-1.37
-0.78
-0.81
-1.30
-1.08
-1.44
-0.83

-1.19
-1.52
-1.00
-0.98
-1.45
-1.32
-1.58
-0.96

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

0.01
-0.65
0.14
0.63
-0.05
1.01

-0.56
-0.63
-0.33
0.40
-0.67
0.26

-0.79
-0.75
-0.45
0.15
-0.92
-0.07

-0.88
-0.81
-0.63
0.02
-1.00
-0.29

-1.00
-0.83
-0.80
-0.24
-1.10
-0.58

-1.12
-0.89
-0.94
-0.53
-1.22
-0.71

-1.25
-1.03
-1.10
-0.78
-1.34
-0.83

-1.37
-1.10
-1.28
-0.97
-1.45
-0.93

-1.47
-1.18
-1.45
-1.13
-1.54
-1.03

-1.54
-1.28
-1.62
-1.29
-1.60
-1.16

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

1.62
2.67
2.76
0.57
0.52
1.13
0.83
1.29
3.08
0.52

1.38
2.33
2.37
0.42
0.55
0.70
0.52
1.44
2.86
2.80

1.19
1.91
2.13
0.26
0.48
0.48
0.32
1.76
2.75
1.32

0.95
1.53
1.83
0.10
0.26
0.34
0.10
1.40
2.51
1.15

0.70
1.09
1.51
-0.05
0.02
0.10
-0.09
1.04
2.19
0.98

0.46
0.72
1.19
-0.18
-0.19
-0.14
-0.31
0.75
1.81
0.79

0.25
0.45
0.87
-0.39
-0.39
-0.38
-0.53
0.47
1.50
0.56

0.03
0.19
0.56
-0.61
-0.58
-0.62
-0.75
0.20
1.15
0.28

-0.18
-0.07
0.24
-0.84
-0.77
-0.84
-0.96
-0.07
0.82
-0.01

-0.40
-0.32
-0.06
-1.06
-0.95
-1.05
-1.16
-0.33
0.52
-0.28

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

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Table A.7. Average annual rate of change of the rural population (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

1.61
2.25
3.26
1.71
0.68
1.71
0.89
1.10

1.57
2.02
3.02
1.34
0.68
1.91
0.98
1.03

1.52
1.81
3.02
1.37
0.68
1.95
1.02
0.68

1.58
1.55
2.79
1.77
0.53
2.05
1.04
2.82

1.80
1.21
2.59
1.83
0.55
1.93
0.86
2.27

1.62
0.88
2.68
2.16
1.13
2.11
1.23
2.13

1.63
0.42
2.71
1.83
1.28
2.36
1.33
3.05

1.83
1.03
2.87
1.89
0.08
2.55
2.24
2.50

2.02
2.64
3.34
1.73
-0.55
2.46
-0.11
1.71

2.07
2.80
3.51
1.47
3.09
2.36
1.35
2.58

1.56

1.47

1.74

2.08

1.91

1.30

1.15

1.03

0.89

0.59

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

1.43
1.59
4.64
3.18
-1.55
0.15
0.47
1.76

0.99
1.10
4.22
3.16
1.04
-0.49
-0.22
2.19

1.49
1.70
1.93
-0.32
0.66
-0.58
0.52
1.31

2.26
2.65
-0.72
-1.20
-0.73
-1.27
1.72
-0.39

1.98
2.21
-1.31
-6.91
1.29
-0.28
1.49
-0.64

0.79
0.93
-1.07
-7.14
1.31
-0.39
1.40
-2.11

0.40
0.47
-2.11
-13.41
1.30
0.18
1.48
-2.82

0.17
0.31
-52.80
-15.42
1.11
-0.89
2.08
-4.91

-0.07
-0.03

-17.40
1.14
-0.54
1.61
-2.71

-0.40
-0.43

0.59
-0.08
0.77
-0.54

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

1.65
1.33
1.89
2.95
1.60
1.57
2.20
0.64
1.71
1.41
1.61
2.74
2.50
1.99
2.41

1.87
1.51
2.18
2.45
1.82
1.63
3.17
1.59
1.83
1.48
1.75
2.57
2.54
2.97
2.92

1.92
1.67
2.27
2.41
1.83
1.70
2.45
2.87
1.94
1.71
2.10
2.17
3.15
3.14
3.17

1.94
1.82
2.25
2.76
1.89
1.56
0.68
2.32
2.07
1.95
2.25
1.90
2.61
2.69
2.69

1.87
1.86
1.98
3.29
1.82
1.32
0.55
1.91
1.19
1.99
2.33
2.05
3.56
2.91
2.34

1.80
0.34
1.21
2.83
1.85
1.79
0.40
1.76
1.59
1.98
2.49
1.95
3.15
2.72
2.08

1.98
-2.76
1.84
1.93
1.94
2.63
0.29
2.10
2.14
2.02
3.27
1.58
3.21
2.84
2.64

1.95
0.19
1.78
1.80
1.87
1.85
0.81
2.01
3.13
2.02
3.12
1.52
3.46
2.89
2.61

1.83
6.97
1.74
-2.55
1.79
-0.01
-0.60
1.33
2.84
2.06
2.09
1.28
2.49
2.59
2.77

1.52
2.17
1.49
0.67
1.55
-0.88
-1.41
1.79
1.37
1.81
2.05
0.86
2.00
1.22
1.90

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

1.74
3.30
2.14
1.42
2.65
1.94
1.61
2.56

2.47
1.22
1.54

2.03
2.21
2.30
1.82
2.49
2.17
1.75
2.60

2.63
1.58
1.89

2.17
0.95
2.33
1.94
2.42
2.17
1.74
2.71

2.97
1.61
2.08

2.10
0.47
1.25
2.04
2.22
1.62
1.84
2.53

2.69
1.59
1.92

1.91
4.13
3.03
1.77
2.29
1.13
2.18
2.00

1.75
1.73
2.12

1.53
4.73
-1.99
1.49
1.01
0.86
2.16
2.09

1.27
-3.36
1.88

1.32
1.67
2.85
0.99
2.15
1.23
1.95
0.57

1.28
2.00
2.10

1.05
0.84
3.59
0.52
2.60
1.38
1.57
0.27

0.95
1.76
2.08

0.66
1.04
2.87
0.05
2.35
0.08
1.10
0.11

0.91
2.34
1.56

0.13
0.79
1.64
-0.71
1.00
-0.61
0.72
0.04

0.81
-1.21
0.97

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

1.63
1.32
1.74
-4.59
0.27
0.89
2.40
6.58
4.77
0.81
0.92
-0.37
1.27
3.34
1.09
1.54
1.69
-2.49
1.53

1.62
1.84
2.27
-3.40
0.56
0.74
1.38
-0.70
3.06
2.68
1.16
-0.08
1.22
1.51
1.03
1.96
1.90
-3.12
1.57

1.43
1.45
2.80
3.83
-0.49
0.56
0.25
-0.04
2.79
6.69
-0.32
-0.11
1.07
5.93
0.93
2.06
1.69
7.68
1.67

1.10
0.65
1.98
1.27
0.24
0.05
0.90
-1.29
6.90
1.80
-1.59
-4.03
1.04
7.40
0.09
2.17
1.22
7.11
1.43

1.29
0.35
1.14
2.74
-2.52
0.04
0.84
-0.42
2.76
0.03
-1.82
0.25
1.52
7.67
0.48
2.75
1.47
15.37
1.73

1.56
0.46
1.22
3.32
-4.79
-0.19
0.99
-0.86
1.67
-7.96
-4.19
1.79
1.89
5.02
1.64
2.88
1.57
11.89
2.94

0.56
0.88
1.28
1.93
-2.01
-0.11
0.92
-0.59
0.48
-13.77
-4.18
2.26
1.03
7.61
1.41
3.29
-0.98
7.49
3.36

0.71
0.95
1.45
1.92
-0.22
0.12
1.95
0.84
-0.21
3.39
-3.39
2.19
-0.96
0.38
1.57
2.84
-1.16
6.32
3.25

1.61
-1.17
2.20
2.75
0.65
-1.11
3.71
2.41
0.75
-5.34
1.08
2.24
-0.30
-3.12
0.45
2.32
0.31
5.95
3.90

1.44
-0.23
1.30
2.39
1.07
-0.77
3.53
1.20
2.13
4.09
-0.07
2.97
2.09
0.03
1.49
1.81
0.23
6.28
2.49

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Table A.7. Average annual rate of change of the rural population (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

2.25
2.74
3.49
1.18
1.56
2.29
3.82
1.77

2.18
2.18
3.40
0.87
1.05
1.99
1.53
1.45

1.98
1.64
3.23
0.61
0.54
1.57
1.61
1.15

1.71
1.16
3.05
0.33
0.00
1.13
1.40
0.84

1.38
0.69
2.82
0.04
-0.43
0.70
1.15
0.55

1.05
0.36
2.53
-0.21
-0.63
0.32
0.83
0.27

0.71
0.12
2.25
-0.44
-0.81
0.09
0.57
-0.02

0.40
-0.13
1.94
-0.65
-1.02
-0.15
0.31
-0.31

0.12
-0.39
1.59
-0.87
-1.22
-0.40
0.06
-0.60

-0.17
-0.63
1.25
-1.08
-1.39
-0.64
-0.17
-0.87

0.35

0.20

0.05

-0.15

-0.39

-0.67

-0.91

-1.10

-1.29

-1.49

-0.80
-0.83

-0.15
-0.30
0.82
-0.72

-0.97
-1.00

-0.61
-0.54
0.61
-0.90

-1.07
-1.08

-0.85
-0.89
0.45
-1.11

-1.18
-1.17

-1.07
-1.25
-0.01
-1.30

-1.30
-1.28

-1.18
-1.59
-0.53
-1.48

-1.52
-1.50

-1.38
-1.91
-0.82
-1.68

-1.79
-1.77

-1.61
-2.10
-1.00
-1.89

-2.01
-2.00

-1.78
-2.20
-1.17
-2.07

-2.19
-2.19

-1.88
-2.29
-1.34
-2.24

-2.35
-2.36

-1.95
-2.35
-1.54
-2.39

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

1.31
3.38
1.34
1.07
1.33
-0.62
-0.04
0.89
-0.23
1.53
1.30
0.56
1.21
0.87
1.64

1.08
3.35
1.02
-0.34
1.07
-0.26
0.04
0.83
-0.32
1.38
1.17
0.47
1.47
0.47
1.36

0.82
2.58
0.78
-0.39
0.77
-0.29
-0.20
0.55
-0.38
1.20
1.05
0.25
1.52
0.27
1.04

0.49
2.07
0.50
-0.75
0.44
-0.42
-0.52
0.14
-0.52
0.99
0.71
-0.02
1.18
-0.03
0.52

0.13
1.81
0.20
-0.86
0.06
-0.72
-0.88
-0.33
-0.70
0.73
0.28
-0.38
0.72
-0.43
-0.09

-0.24
1.46
-0.09
-0.96
-0.33
-0.89
-1.20
-0.76
-0.77
0.46
-0.05
-0.72
0.19
-0.81
-0.47

-0.50
1.12
-0.35
-1.18
-0.61
-0.99
-1.37
-0.96
-0.89
0.20
-0.30
-0.95
-0.18
-1.01
-0.64

-0.71
0.79
-0.61
-1.38
-0.81
-1.09
-1.45
-1.15
-1.08
-0.06
-0.51
-1.17
-0.46
-1.17
-0.84

-0.93
0.46
-0.87
-1.56
-1.02
-1.24
-1.57
-1.38
-1.29
-0.32
-0.74
-1.37
-0.68
-1.34
-1.07

-1.16
0.15
-1.13
-1.76
-1.25
-1.45
-1.76
-1.62
-1.54
-0.61
-1.00
-1.57
-0.89
-1.54
-1.31

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

-0.10
0.58
1.07
-0.92
0.18
-1.26
0.15
-0.04

0.42
4.82
0.88

-0.27
0.36
0.96
-1.10
0.06
-1.34
-0.11
-0.17

0.17
2.94
0.65

-0.42
0.15
0.91
-1.23
-0.14
-1.28
-0.31
-0.32

-0.18
2.69
0.41

-0.56
-0.04
0.72
-1.26
-0.32
-1.12
-0.51
-0.41

-0.52
2.22
0.13

-0.67
-0.18
0.42
-1.16
-0.47
-0.91
-0.71
-0.47

-0.88
1.83
-0.17

-0.86
-0.27
0.10
-1.26
-0.60
-0.95
-0.94
-0.64

-1.14
1.40
-0.48

-1.08
-0.42
-0.18
-1.45
-0.88
-1.11
-1.17
-0.87

-1.35
1.05
-0.72

-1.30
-0.58
-0.41
-1.66
-1.18
-1.25
-1.40
-1.10

-1.56
0.77
-0.97

-1.51
-0.74
-0.65
-1.88
-1.39
-1.40
-1.62
-1.26

-1.76
0.51
-1.23

-1.71
-0.87
-0.93
-2.07
-1.60
-1.55
-1.84
-1.41

-1.94
0.23
-1.48

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

1.22
0.16
0.37
2.10
0.80
-0.99
2.79
1.48
2.84
2.78
0.35
3.47
0.91
3.13
1.38
2.04
-0.13
4.78
2.24

1.08
-0.01
0.48
1.44
0.43
-0.99
2.14
1.41
2.83
1.34
0.07
2.85
1.82
0.23
1.05
1.79
-0.24
2.54
2.15

0.91
-0.28
0.26
0.95
0.20
-0.97
2.53
0.89
0.94
0.90
-0.15
2.27
1.51
0.04
0.81
0.98
-0.42
1.42
1.97

0.63
-0.75
-0.10
0.48
-0.08
-1.29
1.83
0.41
0.78
0.59
-0.38
1.74
1.06
-0.09
0.55
0.65
-0.60
0.73
1.67

0.30
-1.37
-0.60
0.03
-0.42
-1.55
1.17
0.05
0.44
0.37
-0.60
1.23
0.53
-0.27
0.27
0.26
-0.76
0.33
1.26

-0.03
-1.81
-1.12
-0.21
-0.71
-1.97
0.57
-0.24
-0.02
0.20
-0.76
0.82
-0.00
-0.25
-0.00
-0.15
-0.93
0.16
0.88

-0.26
-1.95
-1.40
-0.37
-0.83
-2.25
0.23
-0.35
-0.29
0.06
-0.91
0.56
-0.28
-0.36
-0.24
-0.44
-1.09
0.02
0.58

-0.44
-2.06
-1.55
-0.54
-0.92
-2.41
0.01
-0.48
-0.49
-0.08
-1.03
0.33
-0.47
-0.51
-0.45
-0.64
-1.24
-0.12
0.32

-0.61
-2.20
-1.69
-0.70
-1.00
-2.56
-0.18
-0.62
-0.64
-0.24
-1.13
0.11
-0.62
-0.66
-0.61
-0.82
-1.39
-0.28
0.06

-0.79
-2.37
-1.87
-0.83
-1.08
-2.71
-0.36
-0.74
-0.80
-0.41
-1.24
-0.09
-0.77
-0.81
-0.73
-1.03
-1.54
-0.47
-0.23

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

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Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

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Table A.7. Average annual rate of change of the rural population (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

EUROPE

-0.18

-0.32

-0.52

-0.77

-1.05

-0.90

-0.51

-0.34

-0.14

-0.27

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

-0.13
-0.57
-0.65
-0.41
0.41
1.52
0.25
0.00
-0.17
1.35
-0.46

-0.35
-0.06
-0.54
-0.74
-0.34
1.74
-0.07
-0.04
-0.51
1.23
-0.64

-0.63
-0.78
-2.12
-0.92
-0.65
0.98
0.31
-0.42
-1.00
-0.09
-0.34

-0.93
-1.02
-1.89
-1.11
-0.66
0.21
-0.06
0.38
-1.52
-0.57
-0.92

-1.26
-1.80
-1.80
-2.90
-0.72
0.05
-0.55
0.10
-1.91
-0.95
-0.94

-1.05
-1.92
-1.94
-3.35
-0.73
-0.48
-0.40
-0.29
-1.16
-1.12
-1.24

-0.82
-1.93
-1.14
-0.11
-0.75
-0.24
-0.01
-0.90
-0.85
-0.43
-1.29

-0.59
-1.79
-1.35
0.10
-0.84
-0.22
-0.19
-1.05
-0.31
-0.59
-0.96

-0.14
-1.16
-1.92
0.47
0.30
0.13
0.14
-0.78
0.08
0.38
-0.32

-0.40
-1.71
-1.55
0.34
0.14
-0.47
-0.20
-0.28
-0.21
0.22
-0.98

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

-0.08
1.18
-0.28
-0.59
-0.07
0.18
-1.15
-1.57
-1.53
-0.52
-1.06
1.06
-1.49
0.48

-0.04
1.17
-2.25
-0.82
0.79
-0.08
-1.15
-1.37
-2.07
-0.35
-0.60
1.00
-1.62
0.70

-0.13
1.44
-1.97
-0.69
0.09
-1.39
-0.88
-0.80
0.37
-0.44
-0.38
-2.54
-2.96
1.31

-0.29
1.48
-1.79
-0.84
0.55
-2.21
-1.47
-0.68
2.44
-1.08
-0.83
-3.27
-3.02
1.10

-3.45
1.43
-2.01
-0.61
0.39
-3.05
-1.17
0.65
2.92
-1.03
-1.59
-1.02
-1.50
-5.36

-3.66
0.88
-1.60
-0.79
1.00
-0.48
-1.63
0.61
1.58
-1.26
-1.97
-1.15
-0.13
-7.21

-0.53
0.96
-0.82
-0.02
1.08
0.52
-1.24
0.37
-0.21
-0.38
-1.35
-0.20
0.08
-1.13

-0.04
1.16
-0.54
0.29
0.83
-0.48
-1.32
-0.43
1.75
0.20
-0.66
-0.03
0.49
0.15

-0.22
0.55
0.16
-0.92
-1.55
0.51
-1.03
0.05
0.51
-1.02
-0.19
-0.79
-0.26
-0.30

-0.21
0.39
0.25
-0.59
-0.58
0.39
-0.44
0.46
1.23
-0.48
-0.53
-1.26
-0.16
-0.34

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

-0.15
0.87
4.46
1.43
-0.39

0.15

-0.60
-1.71
0.82
-0.04
0.48
0.33
-0.21
-0.15
0.57

-0.27
2.03
3.18
0.85
-0.75

-0.07

-0.56
-0.71
0.90
-0.04
1.14
-0.28
-0.58
-0.21
-1.07

-0.64
2.83
-0.30
0.36
-1.06

-1.18

-0.51
0.15
0.69
-0.28
0.18
-0.71
-0.61
-1.27
-0.77

-0.98
2.51
-2.49
-0.20
-1.44

-1.43

-0.67
0.10
-0.67
-1.34
-0.59
-1.05
-0.90
-1.58
-1.26

-0.37
2.05
-4.05
-0.16
-1.27

-0.65

-0.19
0.02
-0.21
0.27
-6.30
-0.29
-0.93
-1.10
-0.04

-0.30
1.82
-5.74
-0.41
-1.36

0.16

-0.23
1.18
-0.62
0.74
-6.74
-0.15
-1.07
-1.23
0.17

-0.14
1.63
-5.10
0.39
-0.49

0.26

-0.06
1.13
-1.83
-0.40
-8.17
-0.12
-0.04
-0.61
-0.61

-0.14
1.71
3.90
0.35
-0.54

0.26

0.10
-0.22
-1.71
-1.04
-2.83
-0.18
0.12
-0.68
-0.10

-0.25
-1.66
7.70
-5.22
0.28

0.73

0.09
-0.25
-0.97
-1.17
-1.59
1.07
0.29
-0.14
-0.69

-0.14
-1.40
4.18
1.28
-1.03

0.37

-0.05
-2.84
-0.90
-1.00
-3.84
-0.22
0.14
0.08
-0.89

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

-0.41
-0.28
-0.70
-0.60
-0.47
1.39
-0.13

0.36
-0.03

-0.46
-0.03
-0.59
-0.85
-0.45
2.18
-0.16

0.46
0.15

-0.26
0.46
-1.25
-1.63
0.44
2.68
-0.56

0.86
0.42

-0.36
0.39
-1.79
-1.77
0.34
2.89
-1.34

0.71
-0.33

-0.19
0.25
-1.88
-0.59
-0.08
1.76
-1.29

0.13
0.48

-0.15
-0.11
-3.46
0.18
-0.31
1.60
-2.29

-0.17
0.07

-0.24
-0.02
-2.55
0.24
-0.06
1.64
-0.50

-0.68
-3.52

-0.12
0.28
-2.09
0.21
0.14
1.49
0.52

-0.59
-4.31

-0.01
0.78
-2.04
-0.16
0.43
1.41
-0.82

-2.16
0.56

-0.16
0.16
-2.01
-0.35
0.32
1.52
0.32

-2.58
0.55

1.40

1.29

1.08

0.81

0.46

0.20

0.32

0.09

-0.00

-0.22

1.39

1.13
2.80
0.16
1.38
0.48

1.55

1.39

-0.76
2.39
2.26
0.18
0.78

1.31

1.24

3.35
1.86
3.74
0.27
1.42

1.69

0.90

3.22
1.06
1.82
0.17
1.60

1.36

0.49

1.84
0.83
0.06
0.22
0.64

-0.51

0.31

-1.21
0.61
-0.05
-0.04
0.05

-1.48

0.61

-1.42
1.24
-0.75
2.02
2.03

-1.33

0.37

-1.92
-0.27
-1.13
1.85
1.82

-0.74

-0.16

2.31
5.94
0.74
0.09
1.73

-0.09

-0.24

2.99
2.46
0.40
-0.11
2.09

-0.67

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Table A.7. Average annual rate of change of the rural population (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

EUROPE

-0.29

-0.50

-0.79

-1.08

-1.38

-1.65

-1.79

-1.85

-1.92

-1.98

-0.47
-2.05
-1.55
0.30
-1.25
-0.63
0.01
-0.54
-0.16
0.02
-1.21

-0.59
-2.13
-1.73
-0.05
-1.53
-0.43
0.00
-0.88
-0.42
-0.23
-0.96

-0.88
-2.15
-1.92
-0.48
-1.62
-0.23
-0.34
-1.18
-0.78
-0.58
-1.22

-1.21
-2.19
-2.11
-0.94
-1.71
-0.61
-0.76
-1.41
-1.15
-0.97
-1.51

-1.57
-2.25
-2.32
-1.43
-1.81
-1.10
-1.24
-1.76
-1.52
-1.43
-1.84

-1.93
-2.29
-2.50
-1.71
-1.92
-1.64
-1.75
-2.07
-1.89
-1.74
-2.17

-2.12
-2.34
-2.58
-1.82
-2.01
-1.92
-2.05
-2.21
-2.05
-1.90
-2.40

-2.19
-2.43
-2.66
-1.88
-2.06
-2.06
-2.18
-2.34
-2.08
-2.04
-2.46

-2.26
-2.52
-2.74
-1.91
-2.09
-2.16
-2.29
-2.47
-2.12
-2.15
-2.54

-2.34
-2.62
-2.83
-1.95
-2.10
-2.29
-2.39
-2.62
-2.17
-2.26
-2.63

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

-0.15
0.18
-0.74
-0.38
-0.36
-0.38
0.94
1.05
0.72
-0.62
-0.24
-0.39
0.01
-0.24

-0.29
-0.01
-1.79
-0.41
-0.25
-0.55
0.70
1.01
0.26
-0.62
-0.84
0.34
-0.02
-0.41

-0.50
-0.23
-1.73
-0.66
-0.44
-0.76
0.39
0.29
0.01
-0.87
-0.96
0.08
-0.23
-0.56

-0.69
-0.42
-1.62
-0.95
-0.61
-0.97
-0.04
-0.05
-0.24
-1.17
-1.23
-0.19
-0.40
-0.70

-0.91
-0.64
-1.49
-1.30
-0.80
-1.20
-0.35
-0.38
-0.51
-1.54
-1.55
-0.46
-0.63
-0.87

-1.10
-0.91
-1.38
-1.65
-1.01
-1.46
-0.68
-0.67
-0.84
-1.86
-1.78
-0.78
-0.93
-1.00

-1.23
-1.24
-1.40
-1.84
-1.20
-1.60
-0.94
-0.82
-1.20
-2.07
-2.04
-0.95
-1.10
-1.07

-1.29
-1.50
-1.49
-1.84
-1.37
-1.69
-1.04
-0.91
-1.56
-2.11
-2.12
-1.06
-1.14
-1.11

-1.32
-1.68
-1.54
-1.84
-1.49
-1.74
-1.13
-1.02
-1.75
-2.11
-2.18
-1.14
-1.13
-1.14

-1.36
-1.82
-1.55
-1.90
-1.60
-1.76
-1.22
-1.17
-1.83
-2.14
-2.23
-1.17
-1.12
-1.16

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

0.04
-0.61
6.93
-0.24
-0.19

-0.09

0.09
-2.97
-3.28
-0.88
0.25
-0.68
0.65
1.13
-1.16

-0.33
-0.61
4.56
-0.95
-0.69

-0.33

-0.34
-3.08
0.60
-1.14
-0.09
-0.25
0.62
0.18
-1.39

-0.72
-0.65
3.02
-1.51
-1.17

-0.68

-0.72
-2.65
0.54
-1.40
-0.43
-0.53
0.13
-0.41
-1.56

-1.07
-0.86
1.57
-1.77
-1.45

-1.03

-1.11
-2.24
0.12
-1.61
-0.80
-0.87
-0.38
-0.83
-1.69

-1.38
-1.10
0.26
-1.96
-1.76

-1.37

-1.42
-1.84
-0.46
-1.75
-0.95
-1.23
-0.90
-1.17
-1.85

-1.58
-1.36
-0.94
-2.14
-1.96

-1.56

-1.62
-1.46
-1.03
-1.84
-1.12
-1.49
-1.43
-1.37
-2.02

-1.65
-1.56
-1.29
-2.30
-2.09

-1.62

-1.67
-1.39
-1.32
-1.93
-1.21
-1.57
-1.72
-1.40
-2.17

-1.72
-1.74
-1.43
-2.47
-2.18

-1.69

-1.73
-1.46
-1.39
-2.02
-1.28
-1.65
-1.85
-1.42
-2.31

-1.80
-1.91
-1.62
-2.62
-2.24

-1.77

-1.81
-1.47
-1.47
-2.13
-1.38
-1.74
-1.98
-1.49
-2.43

-1.90
-2.08
-1.81
-2.76
-2.31

-1.86

-1.89
-1.45
-1.56
-2.24
-1.45
-1.84
-2.10
-1.61
-2.54

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

-0.31
0.03
-0.76
-0.20
-0.13
1.17
2.00

-2.67
0.46

-0.56
-0.28
-0.93
-0.45
-0.44
0.96
1.80

-2.67
0.13

-0.79
-0.63
-1.00
-0.71
-0.73
0.74
1.25

-2.40
-0.15

-0.98
-0.82
-1.05
-0.92
-0.98
0.56
0.76

-2.02
-0.39

-1.18
-1.04
-1.08
-1.12
-1.26
0.36
0.28

-1.54
-0.65

-1.37
-1.29
-1.13
-1.19
-1.55
0.10
-0.12

-1.41
-0.96

-1.50
-1.50
-1.19
-1.26
-1.72
-0.13
-0.22

-1.50
-1.16

-1.58
-1.59
-1.25
-1.34
-1.78
-0.30
-0.32

-1.61
-1.25

-1.64
-1.66
-1.30
-1.42
-1.83
-0.47
-0.40

-1.70
-1.28

-1.67
-1.71
-1.33
-1.48
-1.86
-0.61
-0.45

-1.74
-1.28

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

-0.55

-0.47

-0.46

-0.51

-0.57

-0.72

-0.91

-1.09

-1.25

-1.41

-0.51

1.97
2.64
0.09
-0.28
1.25

0.21

-0.62

1.27
-0.09
-0.04
-0.47
0.76

-0.11

-0.71

0.85
0.13
-0.18
-0.69
0.35

-0.39

-0.80

0.43
-0.22
-0.38
-0.95
-0.02

-0.66

-0.88

-0.03
-0.49
-0.54
-1.27
-0.43

-0.98

-1.00

-0.37
-0.76
-0.68
-1.56
-0.72

-1.43

-1.20

-0.58
-1.10
-0.82
-1.84
-0.99

-1.74

-1.39

-0.80
-1.49
-0.99
-2.09
-1.26

-1.91

-1.58

-1.02
-1.75
-1.10
-2.30
-1.48

-2.08

-1.77

-1.22
-1.90
-1.19
-2.51
-1.65

-2.24

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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Table A.7. Average annual rate of change of the rural population (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

2.10
2.26
1.12
1.71
1.38
0.63
1.82
1.10
5.35
-0.34
0.90
0.65
1.86
3.03
0.50
2.36

0.20
2.40
2.40
2.44
1.49
-0.36
0.69
-3.33
5.15
0.21
0.91
0.45
1.87
3.61
1.83
2.45

-2.09
1.87
0.75
4.19
1.52
0.38
-1.60
0.13
-0.59
-0.88
-1.70
1.07
-0.20
1.94
-0.86
4.98

-2.42
1.37
-0.31
1.42
1.41
-0.08
-4.11
0.08
-0.68
-2.02
-2.81
1.24
-0.84
2.16
-0.83
1.34

-2.47
0.79
-0.53
-3.67
1.59
0.56
-5.87
0.14
-1.57
-0.68
-0.54
0.70
1.09
0.94
2.19
1.73

-2.55
0.22
-0.92
-13.76
1.99
0.18
-7.05
0.10
-1.65
-0.68
-0.78
1.09
0.93
1.45
1.82
-1.67

-1.88
1.06
2.44
-4.12
1.61
0.84
-17.45
-1.02
-1.69
-0.30
-0.35
1.01
-1.07
2.00
-0.49
-3.44

-1.81
1.38
-0.68
0.44
0.73
0.22
-23.40
-1.07
-1.73
-1.19
-0.43
1.28
-1.31
0.98
-2.05
-5.16

-1.10
0.70
0.69
2.25
0.77
0.49
-0.15
-1.02
-3.57
-14.49
1.41
1.12
-0.18
0.51
0.76
-4.34

-1.23
-0.59
0.56
2.21
0.89
0.33
-0.42
-14.07
-5.14
-16.81
1.61
1.34
0.02
0.21
-1.08
-4.55

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

1.76
3.25
3.00
2.33
2.00
2.29
1.56
2.29
1.69

1.84
3.26
3.21
2.66
1.80
2.37
1.63
2.48
1.92

1.69
3.48
2.95
2.93
1.84
2.44
1.41
1.96
1.80

1.58
3.39
1.85
3.39
2.22
1.80
1.27
1.53
1.72

1.50
2.05
1.54
2.00
2.34
1.95
1.17
2.48
2.15

1.14
1.77
2.09
1.25
2.23
2.30
0.63
2.53
1.91

0.86
2.89
1.89
-0.16
1.90
2.15
0.44
2.15
1.52

0.62
2.96
0.66
0.38
1.66
2.07
0.13
1.68
1.30

0.68
2.84
0.26
-0.01
1.63
1.91
0.37
1.87
-0.80

0.78
2.56
0.95
-0.12
1.59
1.40
0.61
1.30
-1.15

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

1.28
-0.67
1.60
1.66
-0.35
1.03
1.85
-0.44
0.05
2.64
2.41
1.55
2.95
0.06
1.07

1.07
-1.10
1.72
1.35
-0.22
0.78
1.93
-0.43
0.12
3.00
2.44
1.64
2.90
0.23
0.55

0.82
-0.65
1.76
0.89
-0.09
0.68
2.10
-1.23
2.75
2.47
2.45
0.88
2.77
0.06
0.61

0.48
-0.79
1.84
0.28
-0.64
1.19
2.13
-1.70
2.70
1.84
2.38
0.36
2.71
-0.31
0.13

0.01
-0.41
1.93
-0.52
-1.04
0.63
1.87
-1.83
2.00
0.52
1.81
0.78
-1.77
-1.05
0.43

-0.25
-0.61
0.90
-0.86
-1.43
0.47
1.18
-1.72
2.88
0.57
1.72
0.98
-2.78
-1.98
0.37

0.00
-1.17
0.20
-0.27
0.07
0.23
1.00
-2.83
3.75
-0.05
1.76
1.05
-2.88
-1.99
-0.07

-0.23
-1.34
0.08
-0.75
0.95
0.36
0.77
-5.62
4.17
-0.49
1.35
0.90
-1.68
-2.36
-0.19

-0.34
-1.41
0.50
-0.95
0.40
0.39
0.85
-0.94
3.29
0.36
1.05
0.94
-0.58
-2.36
-1.22

-0.79
-1.63
0.88
-1.85
-0.76
0.63
0.30
-3.01
3.26
0.01
0.79
1.17
-0.33
-1.17
-3.00

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

-0.12

0.12
0.77
-3.17
-0.14

-0.06

0.53
2.10
-3.16
-0.11

0.00

-0.76
-0.34
-1.43
0.08

-0.21

-0.18
-1.01
0.32
-0.22

0.93

1.31
0.07
0.44
0.90

0.91

1.11
-1.15
-0.69
0.89

0.44

0.48
-0.46
0.69
0.44

0.47

1.20
-0.77
1.55
0.40

-0.50

0.17
-1.16
0.09
-0.57

-0.65

-0.76
-0.56
0.03
-0.64

0.88

0.85

0.92

0.63

1.10

1.59

1.95

1.67

1.68

1.48

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

0.40
0.10
1.44

0.04
-0.01
0.21

-0.08
0.05
-0.52

-0.41
-0.29
-0.81

0.34
0.45
-0.06

1.20
1.66
-0.58

1.54
1.78
0.55

1.21
1.56
-0.37

0.44
0.38
0.69

-0.27
-0.44
0.49

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

1.33
2.32
-0.81
1.17
2.42
2.67

1.53
2.42
0.80
1.34
2.68
2.79

1.71
2.43
0.68
1.55
2.68
2.89

1.39
1.64
0.32
1.25
2.76
2.65

1.91
1.42
2.36
1.83
3.60
2.96

1.97
1.57
1.00
1.94
3.11
2.66

2.31
1.99
1.02
2.34
3.02
1.92

2.01
-0.62
1.56
2.32
2.57
1.99

2.53
-0.19
2.07
2.83
2.63
2.48

2.55
-0.21
1.31
2.87
2.52
1.55

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

1.12
-0.44
1.51
-0.23
3.09

1.30
-0.38
1.94
-0.85
2.93

1.46
0.07
1.97
0.96
2.87

1.10
-0.72
1.80
-0.88
2.91

-2.58
-14.69
0.49
1.20
0.27

0.47
-17.04
1.65
4.72
2.73

3.10
6.37
2.31
2.69
3.30

2.67
5.95
2.31
2.50
2.43

1.58
-1.27
1.01
0.53
2.35

0.23
-1.55
-0.50
-0.57
0.70

OCEANIA

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Table A.7. Average annual rate of change of the rural population (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

-1.43
-0.86
1.08
1.85
-0.73
0.35
-0.50
1.97
-3.30
-15.84
1.47
1.19
-0.00
0.04
-2.83
-4.65

-1.65
-0.90
-0.10
1.21
-0.96
0.08
-0.77
0.98
-2.07
-12.69
1.21
1.02
-0.19
-0.01
-7.19
-4.10

-1.39
-0.90
-0.22
0.50
-1.07
-0.21
-0.96
0.62
-2.31
-9.28
0.89
0.77
-0.50
-0.09
-6.11
-3.42

-1.39
-0.86
-0.39
-0.16
-1.08
-0.53
-1.10
0.29
-2.07
-5.83
0.48
0.43
-0.90
-0.27
-4.81
-2.71

-1.19
-0.80
-0.77
-0.74
-0.98
-0.89
-1.25
0.03
-1.66
-2.50
-0.01
0.05
-1.32
-0.54
-3.29
-2.07

-1.41
-0.85
-1.18
-0.92
-0.84
-1.28
-1.40
-0.24
-1.62
-1.75
-0.36
-0.35
-1.68
-0.78
-1.78
-2.13

-1.64
-1.05
-1.55
-1.04
-0.97
-1.53
-1.57
-0.44
-1.79
-1.87
-0.60
-0.59
-1.93
-1.01
-1.25
-2.40

-1.78
-1.24
-1.85
-1.18
-1.17
-1.76
-1.76
-0.65
-1.91
-1.95
-0.81
-0.78
-2.21
-1.22
-1.45
-2.61

-1.86
-1.42
-2.07
-1.32
-1.37
-1.96
-1.94
-0.86
-2.02
-2.00
-1.02
-0.99
-2.54
-1.43
-1.62
-2.74

-1.95
-1.58
-2.29
-1.45
-1.57
-2.15
-2.12
-1.06
-2.16
-2.03
-1.22
-1.22
-2.90
-1.68
-1.73
-2.83

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

0.21
1.42
0.57
0.81
1.71
1.18
-0.41
0.81
-1.34

0.29
1.04
0.09
0.59
1.59
1.05
-0.20
0.67
-1.30

0.13
0.69
-0.15
0.32
1.40
0.85
-0.39
0.66
-1.19

-0.09
0.34
-0.38
0.12
1.01
0.48
-0.58
0.30
-0.97

-0.32
0.03
-0.56
-0.19
0.60
0.09
-0.75
-0.10
-0.72

-0.56
-0.30
-0.75
-0.50
0.21
-0.27
-0.91
-0.50
-0.78

-0.77
-0.58
-0.94
-0.73
-0.09
-0.55
-1.09
-0.77
-0.97

-0.98
-0.78
-1.13
-0.92
-0.37
-0.81
-1.26
-0.99
-1.16

-1.17
-0.96
-1.31
-1.11
-0.63
-1.01
-1.44
-1.21
-1.34

-1.36
-1.14
-1.48
-1.30
-0.87
-1.19
-1.61
-1.43
-1.48

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

-1.03
-1.76
0.69
-2.12
-1.44
0.40
-0.55
-6.95
2.62
0.24
0.51
0.93
-0.62
-1.46
-4.05

-0.93
-1.48
0.42
-1.89
-1.34
0.11
-0.86
-5.78
1.77
-0.29
0.29
0.78
-0.84
-1.19
-3.39

-0.81
-1.26
0.17
-1.64
-1.21
-0.11
-0.72
-4.62
1.30
-0.71
0.08
0.66
-1.05
-1.09
-2.64

-0.74
-1.05
-0.07
-1.34
-1.08
-0.32
-0.78
-3.39
0.90
-0.94
-0.13
0.30
-1.27
-1.02
-1.85

-0.69
-0.86
-0.31
-0.99
-0.94
-0.53
-0.85
-2.02
0.50
-1.24
-0.32
-0.10
-1.45
-1.04
-1.02

-0.78
-0.78
-0.53
-0.93
-0.92
-0.75
-0.92
-1.58
0.25
-1.69
-0.51
-0.50
-1.64
-1.07
-0.57

-0.96
-0.90
-0.73
-1.07
-1.06
-0.94
-1.10
-1.53
0.02
-2.17
-0.72
-0.76
-1.86
-1.13
-0.73

-1.11
-0.97
-0.92
-1.19
-1.19
-1.11
-1.28
-1.66
-0.19
-2.70
-0.90
-0.93
-2.11
-1.20
-0.88

-1.25
-1.05
-1.10
-1.31
-1.31
-1.26
-1.46
-1.60
-0.36
-3.16
-1.08
-1.09
-2.37
-1.28
-1.02

-1.38
-1.13
-1.26
-1.43
-1.42
-1.39
-1.61
-1.74
-0.50
-3.54
-1.24
-1.23
-2.61
-1.36
-1.13

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

-0.56

0.37
-0.94
-0.11
-0.66

-0.56

0.43
-0.78
-0.41
-0.68

-0.61

0.17
-0.81
-0.65
-0.71

-0.66

-0.08
-0.87
-0.93
-0.74

-0.73

-0.36
-1.02
-1.17
-0.78

-0.84

-0.66
-1.22
-1.25
-0.86

-0.94

-0.85
-1.39
-1.22
-0.95

-1.02

-0.94
-1.46
-1.21
-1.03

-1.09

-1.00
-1.49
-1.29
-1.10

-1.13

-1.03
-1.51
-1.29
-1.15

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

1.39

1.10

0.89

0.73

0.55

0.36

0.16

-0.06

-0.25

-0.43

OCEANIA

-0.30
-0.48
0.47

-0.48
-0.60
0.06

-0.52
-0.60
-0.18

-0.55
-0.59
-0.39

-0.60
-0.60
-0.59

-0.68
-0.65
-0.78

-0.80
-0.77
-0.91

-0.89
-0.86
-1.01

-0.95
-0.92
-1.10

-1.00
-0.96
-1.17

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

2.30
-0.35
0.75
2.55
2.27
2.08

1.84
-0.45
0.51
2.01
1.94
1.82

1.48
-0.71
0.21
1.63
1.59
1.50

1.23
-0.97
-0.04
1.37
1.26
1.17

0.98
-1.00
-0.31
1.10
0.93
0.82

0.73
-1.22
-0.57
0.84
0.65
0.51

0.48
-1.42
-0.76
0.59
0.37
0.21

0.22
-1.63
-0.91
0.32
0.08
-0.07

-0.02
-1.84
-1.05
0.08
-0.22
-0.36

-0.24
-2.04
-1.18
-0.14
-0.50
-0.63

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

0.82
1.66
1.60
0.60
0.55

0.68
1.11
1.40
1.04
0.37

0.54
0.74
1.09
0.58
0.34

0.40
0.39
0.78
0.07
0.34

0.15
0.02
0.41
-0.41
0.18

-0.21
-0.36
-0.05
-0.65
-0.20

-0.48
-0.56
-0.39
-0.72
-0.51

-0.74
-0.71
-0.65
-0.87
-0.82

-0.98
-0.84
-0.86
-1.15
-1.12

-1.17
-0.92
-1.03
-1.49
-1.33

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

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Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

1.31
1.80

2.37
2.15

-1.45
1.03

-3.07
0.58

-5.76
0.62

-5.43
-0.39

9.02
-0.62

5.07
0.41

5.86
1.42

2.38
3.47

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

1.79
-0.48
0.93
1.40
0.78
1.91
1.67
0.37
3.05
0.98
2.15

2.28
-0.81
1.44
1.25
0.65
0.28
2.73
3.05
3.25
1.27
1.87

2.32
1.97
-0.01
1.04
1.12
-6.84
2.79
-0.10
3.34
1.51
1.49

1.89
1.58
1.62
0.62
-0.17
-2.70
2.03
-3.17
3.28
0.53
-0.86

0.51
0.53
-1.25
2.41
-4.59
-5.31
0.93
-0.15
-1.04
0.07
1.24

0.94
0.05
-2.72
2.80
-4.73
-1.82
0.56
-0.17
0.50
-0.19
4.03

0.62
0.99
0.50
2.88
-5.46
-0.32
0.24
0.47
-1.18
0.13
3.68

0.98
0.45
-1.85
2.97
-3.94
0.95
0.55
0.11
0.30
-0.34
0.04

1.18
-2.94
-0.54
3.01
-0.26
-1.27
0.77
-1.61
0.56
-0.34
0.67

0.92
-3.79
-5.16
2.30
-4.25
-1.01
0.97
0.52
0.06

0.78

a
b
c
d
e
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

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More developed regions comprise Europe, Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan.
Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
The least developed countries are 50 countries, 34 in Africa, 10 in Asia, 5 in Oceania plus one in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Other less developed countries comprise the less developed regions excluding the least developed countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa refers to all of Africa except Northern Africa, with the Sudan included in sub-Saharan Africa.
Including Mayotte.
Including Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon.
Including Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha.
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
The regions Southern Asia and Central Asia are combined into South-Central Asia.
Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey.
Including land Islands.
Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
Refers to the Vatican City State.
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.

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Table A.7. Average annual rate of change of the rural population (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

1.76
-4.59

0.67
-5.15

0.34
-4.49

0.23
-3.10

0.12
-2.16

0.03
-1.32

-0.04
-1.21

-0.11
-1.45

-0.15
-1.58

-0.19
-1.62

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

0.69
-2.76
-6.74
1.89
-3.73
-2.97
0.57
-1.59
0.05
-0.29
0.24

0.63
-2.31
-6.53
1.33
-2.89

0.61
-0.03
0.13
-0.48
0.66

0.32
-1.77
-5.45
0.91
-2.55
0.40
0.24
-0.01
-0.20
-0.62
0.66

0.14
-1.06
-3.70
0.42
-2.06
1.51
0.02
0.27
-0.00
-0.69
0.60

-0.17
-0.32
-3.06
-0.13
-1.43
-0.37
-0.16
-0.26
-0.25
-0.84
0.44

-0.47
-0.27
-2.06
-0.62
-1.09
-0.37
-0.38
0.11
-0.44
-1.09
0.24

-0.71
-0.49
-1.42
-0.84
-1.32

-0.69
0.06
-0.68
-1.34
0.09

-0.99
-0.74
-1.60
-1.00
-1.52
-0.38
-1.12
-0.09
-0.92
-1.55
-0.02

-1.24
-0.89
-1.65
-1.16
-1.77
-0.39
-1.52
0.07
-1.17
-1.71
-0.09

-1.46
-0.99
-1.61
-1.32
-1.90

-1.82
-0.03
-1.41
-1.79
-0.17

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

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Table A.8. Average annual rate of change of the total population


by major area, region and country, 1950-2050
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

WORLD

1.78

1.80

1.95

2.02

1.94

1.76

1.74

1.73

1.54

1.37

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

1.20
2.04
2.00
2.05

1.17
2.08
2.21
2.06

1.08
2.32
2.37
2.31

0.84
2.49
2.53
2.48

0.77
2.37
2.52
2.35

0.66
2.13
2.49
2.08

0.58
2.09
2.55
2.03

0.60
2.06
2.62
1.98

0.45
1.83
2.69
1.71

0.32
1.63
2.45
1.50

Less developed regions, excluding


China

2.12

2.33

2.43

2.43

2.43

2.41

2.41

2.29

2.11

1.89

Sub-Saharan Africa (e)

2.21

2.37

2.50

2.64

2.74

2.90

2.93

2.90

2.77

2.62

2.23

2.38

2.48

2.61

2.68

2.83

2.89

2.79

2.61

2.45

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

2.31
1.79
2.30
2.48
2.04
2.10
2.78
2.32
1.91
2.91
1.58
3.22
2.78
2.59
2.16
2.68
2.66
2.51
3.07

2.49
1.81
2.04
3.80
2.38
2.28
3.00
2.43
2.15
2.92
1.85
2.79
3.00
1.00
2.23
2.81
2.84
2.75
3.16

2.69
1.77
2.22
6.37
2.58
2.57
3.20
2.51
2.38
2.64
2.05
3.01
2.07
2.72
2.35
3.32
2.96
3.00
3.28

2.83
1.79
2.73
6.51
2.63
2.68
3.37
2.58
2.56
1.85
2.18
3.35
3.29
1.02
2.54
3.29
3.04
3.14
3.26

2.88
0.93
2.89
6.52
2.71
2.73
3.62
2.63
3.10
1.53
2.33
0.95
3.11
2.94
2.76
2.86
3.22
3.37
3.40

2.96
2.31
3.94
8.36
3.09
1.66
3.73
2.72
3.28
1.59
2.68
0.95
3.28
1.70
9.01
3.01
3.14
3.27
3.33

2.98
3.36
3.29
3.38
2.57
3.13
3.78
2.84
3.12
1.00
1.87
1.83
3.33
0.26
-0.05
3.12
3.12
3.22
3.90

3.04
3.06
2.89
6.62
2.36
3.27
3.51
2.84
5.25
0.79
0.33
1.69
3.45
1.45
0.75
3.74
3.10
3.02
3.39

2.57
1.85
2.85
2.15
0.34
3.29
3.10
2.95
1.32
1.25
3.26
1.88
-5.13
1.00
-1.46
3.48
3.19
2.62
2.34

2.75
1.32
2.82
3.13
2.74
2.81
2.65
2.98
2.83
1.06
2.64
1.75
7.41
1.39
2.45
3.01
2.48
2.42
1.42

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

1.96
1.77
1.85
1.44
1.94
2.04
2.20
1.05
0.28
-0.41

2.22
2.02
1.97
1.61
2.05
2.30
2.55
1.18
0.42
1.78

2.35
1.88
2.23
1.92
2.17
2.61
2.67
1.33
0.65
0.17

2.64
1.99
2.46
2.10
2.15
2.91
3.08
1.53
1.07
2.55

2.71
2.27
2.70
1.92
2.41
3.09
3.04
-5.35
2.40
2.18

2.92
2.80
2.97
2.46
2.08
3.10
3.15
-0.91
2.66
2.85

2.96
3.38
2.94
2.79
2.51
3.02
2.90
7.14
2.88
1.85

2.98
2.54
3.04
2.32
3.13
2.89
3.13
2.23
3.07
2.23

3.26
3.13
2.77
2.74
3.14
2.85
3.56
2.35
2.80
1.94

2.41
2.46
2.41
2.27
3.37
2.74
2.23
2.39
2.26
1.82

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

2.29
2.09
2.46
1.80
2.47
2.11
1.79
8.63

2.38
2.12
2.40
3.61
2.75
2.26
1.79
8.73

2.41
1.98
2.51
3.70
2.72
2.29
1.85
8.80

2.47
2.85
2.18
4.12
2.78
2.44
2.04
8.18

2.52
3.06
2.14
4.25
2.45
2.92
2.00
-0.50

2.66
3.21
2.17
4.34
2.46
3.15
2.61
13.96

2.78
3.22
2.38
4.57
2.61
3.21
2.53
4.01

2.35
2.69
2.28
2.51
2.13
2.35
2.29
3.69

2.04
2.23
1.91
2.04
1.66
2.57
1.76
3.20

1.80
1.53
1.85
2.02
1.35
2.46
1.27
3.93

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

2.30
2.69
1.41
1.98
2.34
2.51

2.41
2.23
1.55
2.23
2.46
2.65

2.56
2.55
1.84
2.44
2.60
2.35

2.54
2.99
2.02
2.62
2.54
2.64

2.67
3.29
2.14
2.90
2.66
3.02

2.50
3.73
2.40
2.14
2.47
3.08

2.55
3.29
2.56
2.60
2.51
3.04

2.21
3.05
1.68
4.52
2.08
3.77

2.50
2.72
1.46
3.12
2.53
2.06

1.83
1.98
1.81
2.52
1.79
1.98

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

2.18
1.21
1.26
2.95
3.40
1.50
3.05
1.70
0.90
2.31

2.30
1.67
1.46
2.95
3.62
2.57
3.09
1.79
0.95
2.59

2.37
1.79
1.56
3.07
3.75
2.92
2.77
1.96
0.15
2.68

2.50
2.20
1.99
3.07
4.27
2.89
2.03
2.10
0.92
2.84

2.61
2.55
2.25
0.80
4.33
3.37
2.61
0.94
2.17
2.93

2.88
2.88
2.26
0.80
4.71
3.26
1.97
2.67
3.95
3.04

2.92
3.39
2.43
1.97
4.61
3.39
3.37
2.51
2.36
3.00

2.95
3.29
2.81
2.15
3.92
3.83
2.90
3.03
2.61
-0.32

2.86
3.63
2.93
2.42
3.18
3.72
2.76
3.88
3.17
0.06

2.77
3.04
2.91
2.33
2.58
3.55
2.38
2.27
2.80
7.19

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Table A.8. Average annual rate of change of the total population (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

WORLD

1.24

1.17

1.09

0.99

0.88

0.75

0.64

0.54

0.45

0.36

0.36
1.44
2.42
1.28

0.27
1.37
2.37
1.19

0.20
1.28
2.26
1.10

0.14
1.17
2.13
0.98

0.08
1.03
1.98
0.83

0.03
0.88
1.83
0.68

-0.01
0.75
1.68
0.54

-0.05
0.64
1.53
0.42

-0.08
0.54
1.39
0.32

-0.10
0.44
1.24
0.22

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

1.71

1.62

1.51

1.37

1.22

1.08

0.94

0.83

0.72

0.60

Less developed regions, excluding


China

2.47

2.39

2.28

2.14

1.98

1.84

1.70

1.56

1.41

1.27

2.32

2.25

2.15

2.01

1.85

1.71

1.57

1.44

1.31

1.17

2.57
3.29
2.65
1.94
4.12
2.59
2.60
2.83
2.58
0.91
2.42
1.62
2.43
1.06
3.00
3.18
2.56
1.88
0.72

2.54
3.90
2.46
1.74
3.24
2.51
2.65
2.66
2.57
0.78
1.95
1.27
2.76
0.49
2.92
3.24
2.47
1.91
0.95

2.43
3.22
2.20
1.62
2.94
2.40
2.55
2.48
2.48
0.68
1.74
1.09
2.72
0.32
2.74
3.21
2.36
1.84
1.06

2.26
3.04
1.97
1.54
2.36
2.23
2.26
2.27
2.36
0.58
1.64
0.95
2.45
0.63
2.44
3.14
2.12
1.86
1.01

2.06
2.82
1.81
1.61
2.05
2.04
2.02
2.07
2.18
0.46
1.54
0.82
2.06
0.52
2.19
2.89
1.93
1.70
0.91

1.89
2.72
1.69
1.45
1.86
1.84
1.86
1.90
1.96
0.33
1.44
0.69
1.79
0.44
2.05
2.61
1.76
1.55
0.81

1.74
2.70
1.55
1.27
1.75
1.67
1.74
1.73
1.75
0.20
1.32
0.54
1.69
0.35
1.88
2.36
1.59
1.41
0.73

1.59
2.62
1.38
1.11
1.64
1.52
1.59
1.57
1.58
0.09
1.19
0.39
1.63
0.23
1.70
2.15
1.40
1.28
0.71

1.45
2.43
1.20
0.98
1.48
1.39
1.42
1.42
1.45
0.00
1.08
0.28
1.51
0.10
1.54
1.96
1.21
1.17
0.69

1.30
2.19
1.03
0.87
1.27
1.25
1.26
1.27
1.31
-0.07
0.99
0.19
1.31
-0.01
1.40
1.78
1.03
1.07
0.65

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

2.81
2.89
2.30
1.63
3.62
2.39
2.95
2.34
1.75
1.71

2.83
2.78
2.00
1.83
2.88
2.11
3.22
2.38
1.48
1.61

2.73
2.76
1.81
1.78
2.73
2.12
3.10
2.43
1.44
1.68

2.59
2.59
1.63
1.58
2.66
1.92
2.95
2.37
1.36
1.87

2.47
2.45
1.47
1.41
2.64
1.77
2.81
2.19
1.21
1.75

2.33
2.30
1.35
1.27
2.46
1.65
2.65
2.00
1.07
1.62

2.16
2.13
1.23
1.16
2.25
1.52
2.45
1.83
0.92
1.45

1.96
1.95
1.11
1.06
2.05
1.37
2.21
1.69
0.80
1.26

1.77
1.78
0.98
0.96
1.88
1.23
1.98
1.56
0.69
1.08

1.59
1.63
0.86
0.86
1.72
1.09
1.77
1.42
0.58
0.92

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

1.66
1.48
1.82
2.03
1.12
2.02
1.10
6.68

1.69
1.51
1.76
1.97
1.20
2.22
1.08
3.72

1.58
1.45
1.61
1.76
1.17
2.02
0.99
3.30

1.41
1.29
1.42
1.43
1.06
1.85
0.89
2.89

1.22
1.08
1.24
1.09
0.90
1.63
0.77
1.38

1.05
0.84
1.10
0.87
0.72
1.48
0.58
1.11

0.91
0.67
0.97
0.79
0.57
1.33
0.42
0.88

0.79
0.56
0.83
0.76
0.45
1.18
0.30
0.73

0.67
0.48
0.69
0.67
0.35
1.04
0.20
0.62

0.54
0.36
0.55
0.52
0.25
0.90
0.09
0.50

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

1.10
1.20
0.99
1.44
1.09
1.22

0.61
1.23
0.63
1.32
0.55
0.63

0.46
1.08
0.61
1.18
0.39
0.48

0.46
0.98
0.52
1.18
0.40
0.49

0.44
0.90
0.44
1.06
0.39
0.39

0.40
0.81
0.37
0.90
0.35
0.36

0.33
0.73
0.30
0.75
0.29
0.35

0.27
0.70
0.24
0.66
0.23
0.37

0.23
0.68
0.20
0.60
0.18
0.37

0.21
0.62
0.16
0.54
0.17
0.36

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

2.58
3.22
3.19
2.35
1.72
3.11
2.24
1.86
3.06
2.28

2.41
3.02
2.89
2.23
1.84
2.63
1.99
2.16
2.98
4.50

2.28
2.76
2.76
2.06
1.84
2.32
1.84
2.65
3.06
3.09

2.11
2.55
2.59
1.86
1.69
2.10
1.67
2.49
3.03
3.01

1.95
2.32
2.41
1.67
1.52
1.93
1.51
2.30
2.96
2.93

1.80
2.12
2.21
1.50
1.37
1.78
1.35
2.12
2.84
2.82

1.66
1.94
2.01
1.34
1.24
1.62
1.21
1.94
2.65
2.67

1.52
1.77
1.82
1.17
1.12
1.45
1.08
1.78
2.41
2.46

1.38
1.60
1.64
0.99
1.00
1.29
0.94
1.62
2.17
2.23

1.24
1.43
1.47
0.81
0.88
1.15
0.80
1.46
1.98
2.02

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

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Table A.8. Average annual rate of change of the total population (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

1.88
2.57
3.36
2.17
0.17
2.38
1.40
1.59

1.87
2.50
3.13
2.25
0.17
2.69
1.58
1.77

1.87
2.51
3.24
2.34
0.19
2.84
1.72
1.79

1.98
2.58
3.22
2.43
0.05
3.06
1.85
4.36

2.26
2.67
3.17
2.58
0.08
3.02
1.76
2.69

2.16
2.67
3.15
3.00
0.67
2.74
1.89
2.59

2.26
2.64
2.97
2.76
0.84
2.93
2.03
3.72

2.42
2.52
3.07
2.93
-0.35
3.00
2.64
3.32

2.60
2.69
3.43
2.87
-0.96
2.74
0.27
2.62

2.71
2.85
3.61
2.70
2.73
2.64
1.75
3.59

1.90

1.89

2.16

2.38

2.25

1.93

1.88

1.88

1.63

1.42

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

1.81
1.87
4.64
-0.99
-0.22
1.43
2.20
2.55

1.53
1.53
4.22
-0.97
2.56
0.93
2.42
3.09

1.98
2.07
3.66
3.86
2.37
0.99
2.63
2.64

2.43
2.61
1.31
3.86
2.90
1.07
2.76
2.25

2.12
2.21
2.18
-0.08
2.41
1.33
2.84
2.00

1.43
1.48
2.73
-0.07
1.40
0.93
2.78
1.55

1.27
1.32
1.59
3.89
1.65
0.68
2.76
1.36

1.37
1.48
0.89
3.90
1.46
0.44
2.98
0.99

1.03
1.09
1.68
2.02
1.50
0.31
1.51
0.97

0.85
0.91
1.42
1.38
1.10
0.25
0.66
0.77

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

1.86
1.54
1.98
3.08
1.73
2.42
3.52
1.79
1.77
1.49
2.15
2.82
3.04
2.25
2.78

2.06
1.76
2.28
2.62
1.90
2.57
4.47
2.65
1.89
1.57
2.35
2.76
3.11
3.24
3.30

2.20
1.97
2.50
2.63
2.04
2.74
3.50
3.39
2.01
1.77
2.46
2.46
3.75
3.41
3.57

2.25
2.19
2.54
3.05
2.13
2.92
1.92
2.83
2.17
2.00
2.59
2.37
3.15
2.93
3.14

2.31
2.37
2.47
3.68
2.22
2.93
1.51
2.14
2.46
2.17
2.74
2.05
3.14
2.82
3.10

2.36
0.91
2.35
3.33
2.30
3.30
1.08
1.90
2.82
2.25
2.97
1.78
2.77
2.54
2.64

2.40
-2.46
2.47
2.57
2.26
4.16
1.12
2.02
2.99
2.30
3.63
1.39
2.89
2.42
2.61

2.32
0.52
2.35
2.61
2.19
3.15
0.93
1.81
3.22
2.34
3.47
1.33
2.99
2.55
2.42

2.13
7.32
2.22
-1.53
2.08
1.86
-0.75
0.88
2.78
2.51
2.46
1.10
1.70
2.68
2.22

1.84
2.55
1.98
1.94
1.84
1.22
-1.25
1.49
1.93
2.39
2.44
0.69
1.34
1.42
1.52

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

2.09
5.56
2.15
1.67
2.73
2.72
1.96
2.99
4.90
2.84
1.27
1.87

2.41
5.10
2.31
2.08
2.57
3.02
2.14
3.05
4.48
3.04
1.61
2.26

2.52
4.51
2.45
2.22
2.50
3.09
2.18
3.09
2.81
3.10
1.84
2.48

2.50
4.71
2.44
2.35
2.50
2.66
2.32
2.93
1.97
2.85
1.94
2.37

2.37
4.30
0.46
2.32
2.61
2.44
2.47
2.79
1.73
2.49
2.13
2.24

2.13
3.65
-1.01
2.20
1.30
2.32
2.19
2.70
1.30
2.08
-2.91
1.99

2.12
2.89
3.67
2.04
2.48
2.60
2.00
2.44
2.30
1.64
2.50
2.18

1.97
2.84
3.59
1.77
2.98
2.88
1.75
2.39
2.15
1.32
2.33
2.25

1.77
2.76
3.23
1.53
2.81
2.58
1.44
2.27
2.85
1.16
2.77
2.05

1.55
2.45
2.29
1.40
2.15
2.45
1.24
2.11
2.88
1.06
-0.76
1.51

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

2.68
2.88
2.77
2.91
1.41
1.70
3.19
6.58
6.85
5.37
2.23
0.73
2.02
6.73
2.31
2.42
2.72
2.51
1.84

2.76
3.55
3.16
3.10
1.56
1.60
3.15
3.80
5.95
6.67
3.15
1.10
2.26
5.03
2.52
2.93
2.75
2.69
1.97

2.75
3.32
3.22
4.04
0.32
1.47
3.16
3.85
4.22
10.53
2.91
1.70
2.55
8.84
3.25
3.11
2.50
9.38
2.09

2.66
2.66
2.46
2.79
1.09
1.00
3.27
2.46
7.66
9.17
2.24
-1.80
3.02
9.28
3.62
3.31
2.47
8.86
1.94

2.82
2.30
1.91
4.28
-0.19
0.83
3.38
2.95
3.54
6.04
2.28
2.72
4.11
8.60
4.66
3.36
2.59
17.17
2.09

2.84
1.83
1.59
4.87
0.06
0.66
3.26
2.28
2.78
6.24
0.34
3.25
5.17
5.86
5.62
3.48
2.34
13.00
3.34

2.93
1.51
1.59
3.51
1.16
0.83
2.90
1.72
3.92
4.48
0.75
3.78
5.03
9.04
5.85
3.74
2.37
6.58
3.80

2.58
1.19
1.56
3.52
1.00
0.64
2.56
1.91
3.69
4.40
0.57
3.78
3.76
5.19
4.68
3.25
1.90
5.61
3.89

2.33
-1.88
1.55
3.17
1.43
-1.63
3.11
3.49
5.59
-4.34
3.20
3.89
3.28
2.35
2.32
2.77
1.80
5.28
4.63

2.15
-0.92
0.88
2.36
1.46
-1.28
2.94
2.48
2.18
5.12
1.55
3.70
2.02
3.19
2.62
2.45
1.66
5.79
3.16

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Table A.8. Average annual rate of change of the total population (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

2.98
2.88
3.52
2.50
1.46
2.60
4.23
2.88

3.02
2.53
3.49
2.27
1.23
2.46
2.04
2.65

2.95
2.22
3.44
2.09
1.04
2.23
2.27
2.44

2.83
2.00
3.39
1.89
0.84
2.00
2.23
2.21

2.65
1.82
3.33
1.69
0.72
1.81
2.18
1.99

2.43
1.67
3.22
1.53
0.62
1.66
2.09
1.79

2.21
1.52
3.06
1.40
0.52
1.52
1.95
1.59

2.02
1.35
2.85
1.27
0.39
1.37
1.79
1.39

1.84
1.18
2.61
1.14
0.28
1.20
1.63
1.19

1.67
1.01
2.38
1.01
0.18
1.03
1.49
0.99

1.22

1.13

1.04

0.92

0.78

0.63

0.48

0.38

0.28

0.18

0.62
0.67
1.15
1.40
0.58
0.14
0.88
0.46

0.52
0.58
1.00
0.70
0.34
-0.02
0.96
0.33

0.47
0.54
0.86
0.68
0.33
-0.18
1.09
0.18

0.39
0.46
0.75
0.62
0.34
-0.34
0.95
0.04

0.27
0.34
0.65
0.48
0.31
-0.47
0.75
-0.08

0.11
0.17
0.54
0.26
0.16
-0.56
0.59
-0.25

-0.06
-0.00
0.42
0.05
-0.02
-0.63
0.46
-0.43

-0.18
-0.14
0.30
-0.13
-0.15
-0.70
0.35
-0.60

-0.28
-0.23
0.19
-0.26
-0.20
-0.75
0.22
-0.76

-0.36
-0.32
0.11
-0.36
-0.24
-0.78
0.08
-0.89

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

1.64
3.79
1.89
2.63
1.62
0.97
0.34
1.01
1.57
2.08
1.82
0.43
1.19
1.42
1.46

1.54
3.85
1.67
1.43
1.46
1.35
0.71
1.10
1.76
1.97
1.84
0.47
1.51
1.32
1.44

1.42
3.18
1.56
1.48
1.31
1.33
0.67
1.01
1.80
1.88
1.90
0.39
1.74
1.25
1.40

1.26
2.80
1.42
1.14
1.14
1.19
0.51
0.82
1.65
1.76
1.77
0.27
1.60
1.11
1.16

1.08
2.70
1.27
0.98
0.97
0.88
0.31
0.60
1.37
1.60
1.54
0.10
1.36
0.87
0.89

0.91
2.53
1.12
0.77
0.79
0.70
0.18
0.43
1.11
1.43
1.32
-0.08
1.10
0.65
0.72

0.77
2.31
0.98
0.60
0.63
0.63
0.14
0.35
0.96
1.29
1.17
-0.23
0.88
0.54
0.62

0.67
2.09
0.84
0.51
0.54
0.56
0.12
0.25
0.87
1.16
1.05
-0.35
0.69
0.45
0.52

0.56
1.89
0.70
0.44
0.44
0.44
0.04
0.12
0.76
1.02
0.92
-0.45
0.58
0.35
0.37

0.43
1.70
0.56
0.33
0.32
0.26
-0.10
-0.03
0.61
0.88
0.77
-0.55
0.48
0.22
0.22

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

1.40
2.29
1.76
1.31
1.62
1.95
0.89
2.08
1.49
0.76
5.31
1.45

1.27
2.05
1.74
1.16
1.72
1.69
0.85
1.90
1.19
0.66
3.50
1.32

1.11
1.81
1.78
0.97
1.64
1.47
0.76
1.67
0.92
0.50
3.36
1.20

0.95
1.58
1.68
0.80
1.51
1.27
0.67
1.46
0.64
0.36
3.02
1.05

0.82
1.40
1.48
0.70
1.31
1.06
0.58
1.27
0.55
0.24
2.79
0.90

0.70
1.28
1.26
0.61
1.08
0.87
0.47
1.09
0.38
0.12
2.54
0.75

0.57
1.16
1.11
0.50
0.86
0.75
0.34
0.91
0.12
0.01
2.32
0.62

0.44
1.02
1.01
0.37
0.68
0.64
0.23
0.73
-0.13
-0.09
2.15
0.48

0.31
0.89
0.91
0.23
0.59
0.53
0.12
0.61
-0.30
-0.19
2.01
0.35

0.20
0.78
0.77
0.10
0.50
0.41
0.01
0.50
-0.37
-0.27
1.84
0.21

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

1.95
-0.42
0.51
2.18
1.23
-1.07
2.22
1.90
2.89
3.84
1.23
3.55
0.85
5.11
2.53
2.70
1.36
4.68
2.97

1.81
-0.21
0.75
1.79
1.06
-0.79
1.84
1.66
3.04
2.44
1.05
3.18
1.97
2.11
2.24
2.52
1.26
2.85
2.97

1.72
-0.07
0.76
1.56
1.04
-0.53
2.60
1.39
1.41
2.04
0.94
2.87
1.95
1.76
2.05
1.85
1.10
2.13
2.90

1.56
-0.14
0.65
1.35
0.98
-0.60
2.28
1.18
1.52
1.77
0.82
2.63
1.81
1.48
1.84
1.68
0.94
1.85
2.71

1.39
-0.33
0.43
1.18
0.86
-0.59
2.01
1.07
1.45
1.55
0.71
2.42
1.58
1.16
1.62
1.47
0.79
1.64
2.43

1.22
-0.48
0.19
1.05
0.73
-0.71
1.80
0.98
1.27
1.38
0.58
2.21
1.34
1.04
1.40
1.25
0.64
1.49
2.17

1.07
-0.58
0.03
0.90
0.65
-0.83
1.59
0.89
1.08
1.25
0.45
1.99
1.12
0.91
1.18
1.08
0.52
1.37
1.99

0.94
-0.65
-0.06
0.74
0.59
-0.93
1.41
0.76
0.90
1.11
0.34
1.78
0.97
0.77
0.99
0.94
0.40
1.25
1.85

0.83
-0.76
-0.13
0.59
0.54
-1.02
1.25
0.63
0.76
0.95
0.24
1.58
0.85
0.62
0.85
0.82
0.28
1.10
1.70

0.71
-0.89
-0.25
0.47
0.48
-1.11
1.11
0.51
0.62
0.78
0.14
1.41
0.72
0.47
0.74
0.66
0.16
0.93
1.52

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

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Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

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Table A.8. Average annual rate of change of the total population (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

EUROPE

0.99

0.99

0.96

0.68

0.59

0.49

0.38

0.41

0.20

-0.00

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

1.48
0.15
0.67
0.81
1.02
2.31
1.89
1.39
1.63
1.85
1.45

1.33
0.97
0.96
0.54
0.32
2.68
1.66
1.03
1.47
1.75
1.30

1.04
0.99
0.84
0.34
0.34
2.10
1.18
0.67
1.11
1.02
1.16

0.70
0.98
0.68
0.19
0.36
1.50
0.76
1.24
0.57
0.75
0.85

0.66
0.71
0.54
0.47
0.37
1.32
0.81
0.96
0.58
0.89
0.71

0.64
0.61
0.32
0.49
0.33
0.87
0.90
0.88
0.65
0.99
0.41

0.57
0.69
0.22
0.05
-0.24
1.08
0.89
0.47
0.68
0.65
0.34

0.48
0.52
-0.32
-0.01
-0.41
0.73
0.48
0.42
0.70
0.45
0.25

-0.03
0.01
-1.08
0.01
-0.07
-0.04
0.25
-0.46
0.07
0.40
-0.20

-0.36
-0.42
-0.87
-0.17
-0.22
-1.10
-0.08
-0.49
-0.23
0.09
-0.87

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

0.39
0.73
0.77
1.04
0.24
1.10
2.00
-0.33
-1.06
0.67
0.47
0.97
0.69
0.23

0.53
0.73
0.63
0.94
1.48
0.90
2.16
-0.60
-1.59
1.03
1.11
0.88
0.59
0.45

0.76
1.01
0.76
1.20
1.18
0.60
1.74
0.29
0.90
1.32
1.34
0.78
0.67
0.74

0.56
1.07
0.71
1.11
1.20
0.18
1.22
0.53
2.22
0.81
1.10
0.81
0.78
0.48

0.38
0.85
0.53
0.96
1.06
0.45
1.32
1.46
1.43
0.81
1.01
0.66
0.37
0.20

0.19
0.29
0.25
0.56
1.25
0.29
0.91
1.36
1.32
0.45
0.66
0.39
0.29
0.03

0.19
0.85
-0.04
0.69
0.96
0.51
1.13
0.79
-0.21
0.53
0.76
0.33
0.10
0.08

0.30
1.03
0.10
0.54
0.78
0.34
1.08
-0.14
1.74
0.64
0.85
0.42
0.49
0.24

0.23
0.30
0.34
-1.70
-1.45
0.48
0.97
0.53
0.53
-1.35
-0.37
0.55
0.62
0.25

0.25
0.37
0.41
-0.98
1.05
0.26
0.99
1.05
1.25
-0.91
-0.71
0.59
0.09
0.31

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

0.83
2.53
7.94
2.02
0.59
0.50
1.03
0.02
0.64
0.13
1.47
0.48
1.51
1.39
0.79
0.83
1.92

0.77
3.10
7.45
1.54
0.39
0.47
0.90

0.63
-0.13
1.69
0.57
2.23
0.99
0.61
0.84
0.56

0.82
2.99
6.52
1.32
0.37
1.54
0.52
-1.16
0.75
-0.45
1.64
0.32
2.46
0.79
0.63
1.02
1.24

0.68
2.66
5.48
0.97
0.23
1.16
0.56
-5.54
0.65
-0.15
0.47
-0.72
1.94
0.71
0.48
1.05
1.14

0.82
2.34
4.80
1.00
0.45
0.63
0.57
2.36
0.59
0.10
1.13
0.93
0.56
0.87
0.85
1.10
1.33

0.79
2.14
3.74
0.87
0.52
0.87
1.28
-0.08
0.36
1.27
0.96
1.43
1.63
0.94
1.01
1.01
1.37

0.38
2.03
4.78
1.04
0.43
0.04
0.60
0.57
0.06
1.21
-0.00
0.50
1.26
0.72
0.56
0.47
0.37

0.25
2.13
2.14
0.89
0.20
0.18
0.45
0.61
0.04
0.90
0.38
-0.06
1.15
0.63
0.44
0.22
0.87

0.22
-0.87
4.07
-4.61
0.66
0.34
0.95
0.28
0.20
0.96
1.20
0.09
1.24
1.27
0.39
0.27
0.56

0.27
-0.45
0.54
2.03
-0.71
0.05
0.59
0.15
0.14
0.58
1.45
0.39
0.95
-0.13
0.20
0.42
0.46

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

0.66
0.03
0.53
0.75
0.56
1.51
0.60
0.39
1.22
1.18

0.84
0.29
0.65
1.01
0.70
2.20
0.58
1.63
1.32
1.48

1.03
0.62
0.64
1.30
0.85
2.44
1.08
0.55
1.36
1.77

0.70
0.53
0.38
0.81
0.57
2.64
0.46
0.81
1.17
1.10

0.42
0.30
0.30
0.75
0.13
1.73
1.13
1.20
0.94
0.49

0.15
-0.08
0.10
0.44
-0.10
1.59
0.29
0.72
0.70
-0.06

0.16
0.08
-0.02
0.51
-0.15
1.48
0.14
1.68
0.48
0.67

0.49
0.39
0.24
0.52
0.45
1.32
0.81
1.21
0.62
0.89

0.56
0.80
0.30
0.51
0.55
1.30
1.34
0.95
0.67
0.86

0.27
0.16
0.22
0.34
0.16
1.20
1.35
0.26
0.59
0.36

2.72

2.74

2.77

2.57

2.44

2.30

2.09

1.88

1.71

1.56

1.90
1.32
2.56
2.77
2.27
1.49
0.58
1.16
1.99

1.96
1.10
0.76
2.36
4.26
0.29
0.90
3.91
1.76

2.16
1.27
2.36
1.83
4.96
0.39
1.89
1.68
2.15

1.88
1.49
2.36
1.03
3.79
0.30
2.15
1.68
1.83

1.75
1.03
1.96
0.80
2.13
0.56
1.33
5.39
1.59

1.47
0.17
-1.09
0.58
2.13
0.28
0.99
5.55
0.81

1.42
0.87
-1.30
1.21
2.10
0.86
3.81
3.46
0.53

1.39
4.10
-1.80
-0.30
1.78
0.85
4.27
4.80
1.00

1.25
2.66
1.86
5.32
1.88
0.63
2.24
4.46
0.60

1.09
1.71
2.44
1.67
1.56
0.46
2.12
4.04
0.38

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Table A.8. Average annual rate of change of the total population (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

EUROPE

0.07

-0.02

-0.09

-0.14

-0.19

-0.23

-0.27

-0.30

-0.33

-0.36

-0.47
-0.52
-0.66
-0.06
-0.25
-1.34
-0.12
-0.47
-0.48
-0.00
-0.81

-0.48
-0.55
-0.72
-0.03
-0.29
-0.90
-0.15
-0.45
-0.51
0.03
-0.76

-0.51
-0.57
-0.80
-0.09
-0.32
-0.34
-0.17
-0.53
-0.55
-0.02
-0.79

-0.56
-0.63
-0.87
-0.17
-0.34
-0.36
-0.27
-0.51
-0.61
-0.10
-0.82

-0.62
-0.70
-0.96
-0.27
-0.36
-0.48
-0.40
-0.59
-0.65
-0.22
-0.88

-0.68
-0.76
-1.02
-0.37
-0.40
-0.62
-0.55
-0.66
-0.68
-0.35
-0.94

-0.72
-0.81
-1.07
-0.45
-0.45
-0.73
-0.67
-0.73
-0.68
-0.46
-0.97

-0.74
-0.87
-1.11
-0.48
-0.47
-0.79
-0.75
-0.80
-0.68
-0.53
-1.01

-0.78
-0.94
-1.16
-0.50
-0.46
-0.82
-0.82
-0.88
-0.70
-0.60
-1.05

-0.82
-1.01
-1.24
-0.52
-0.44
-0.88
-0.88
-0.97
-0.72
-0.66
-1.11

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

0.43
0.26
0.30
-0.38
0.76
0.27
1.02
1.71
0.46
-0.66
-0.45
0.66
0.38
0.46

0.41
0.19
0.20
-0.35
0.68
0.29
0.84
1.77
0.04
-0.52
-0.53
0.62
0.45
0.42

0.37
0.11
0.14
-0.33
0.60
0.23
0.75
1.20
0.01
-0.49
-0.44
0.60
0.42
0.41

0.36
0.07
0.12
-0.34
0.55
0.18
0.56
1.01
-0.02
-0.51
-0.47
0.59
0.45
0.39

0.32
0.03
0.12
-0.41
0.48
0.11
0.48
0.85
-0.06
-0.58
-0.55
0.58
0.41
0.36

0.26
-0.04
0.09
-0.45
0.41
0.02
0.39
0.74
-0.14
-0.59
-0.52
0.52
0.32
0.30

0.19
-0.13
0.01
-0.44
0.32
-0.07
0.29
0.70
-0.24
-0.66
-0.60
0.43
0.23
0.23

0.15
-0.23
-0.06
-0.40
0.25
-0.12
0.19
0.66
-0.31
-0.66
-0.64
0.34
0.21
0.19

0.14
-0.30
-0.11
-0.38
0.21
-0.12
0.10
0.58
-0.34
-0.63
-0.67
0.29
0.23
0.17

0.12
-0.34
-0.11
-0.40
0.18
-0.10
0.02
0.48
-0.35
-0.63
-0.69
0.27
0.24
0.16

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

0.61
0.47
2.01
0.66
0.20
1.22
0.23
-0.10
0.33
0.69
-1.95
0.58
2.29
-0.54
0.16
1.52
0.24

0.34
0.57
0.36
0.13
-0.09
0.08
0.21
0.05
0.13
0.43
-0.27
0.37
0.81
0.13
0.01
0.77
0.08

0.13
0.61
0.13
-0.22
-0.34
0.04
0.10

-0.01
0.39
0.15
0.15
0.54
0.09
-0.08
0.39
-0.04

-0.01
0.49
-0.07
-0.34
-0.39
0.02
0.00

-0.14
0.33
0.20
-0.03
0.28
0.02
-0.20
0.19
-0.12

-0.08
0.34
-0.20
-0.44
-0.44
-0.03
-0.07
-0.23
-0.18
0.23
0.09
-0.15
0.19
-0.05
-0.32
0.08
-0.23

-0.12
0.17
-0.26
-0.53
-0.50
-0.15
-0.10
-0.29
-0.19
0.11
0.01
-0.20
0.11
-0.09
-0.42
0.03
-0.36

-0.14
0.05
-0.33
-0.61
-0.57
-0.25
-0.12
-0.29
-0.21
-0.01
-0.04
-0.23
0.03
-0.11
-0.49
0.02
-0.46

-0.17
-0.05
-0.45
-0.69
-0.61
-0.30
-0.14
-0.03
-0.23
-0.08
-0.07
-0.27
-0.04
-0.12
-0.55
0.02
-0.56

-0.21
-0.14
-0.63
-0.77
-0.62
-0.32
-0.18
0.13
-0.28
-0.09
-0.10
-0.33
-0.13
-0.15
-0.61
-0.03
-0.64

-0.28
-0.25
-0.82
-0.83
-0.64
-0.32
-0.23
0.21
-0.33
-0.07
-0.15
-0.39
-0.20
-0.19
-0.67
-0.13
-0.71

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

0.34
0.44
0.40
0.60
0.08
1.03
0.89
0.30
0.50
0.44

0.20
0.36
0.24
0.49
-0.07
0.89
1.13
0.33
0.21
0.38

0.12
0.17
0.17
0.39
-0.13
0.79
1.08
0.39
0.15
0.35

0.09
0.14
0.13
0.34
-0.16
0.74
1.08
0.45
0.16
0.36

0.06
0.11
0.11
0.29
-0.20
0.68
1.11
0.43
0.24
0.35

0.03
0.05
0.07
0.25
-0.25
0.61
1.10
0.33
0.21
0.31

-0.02
-0.02
0.01
0.21
-0.30
0.51
1.03
0.23
0.14
0.24

-0.08
-0.08
-0.05
0.15
-0.34
0.42
0.94
0.18
0.05
0.19

-0.12
-0.11
-0.10
0.09
-0.36
0.35
0.87
0.19
-0.03
0.17

-0.14
-0.13
-0.13
0.04
-0.37
0.32
0.84
0.24
-0.05
0.20

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

1.29

1.24

1.12

0.98

0.85

0.71

0.57

0.44

0.32

0.20

0.96
1.74
1.57
2.60
1.29
0.38
1.41
2.50
0.21

0.86
1.41
1.16
0.01
1.20
0.32
1.13
1.50
-0.00

0.80
1.31
1.02
0.41
1.11
0.25
0.96
0.92
-0.01

0.73
1.10
0.90
0.24
0.96
0.16
0.85
0.80
-0.00

0.64
0.89
0.77
0.16
0.85
0.04
0.74
0.69
-0.03

0.51
0.71
0.64
0.10
0.73
-0.13
0.59
0.57
-0.19

0.38
0.59
0.52
-0.01
0.61
-0.31
0.40
0.41
-0.36

0.26
0.47
0.39
-0.14
0.46
-0.47
0.23
0.25
-0.51

0.15
0.34
0.27
-0.28
0.35
-0.59
0.09
0.12
-0.65

0.04
0.22
0.16
-0.35
0.28
-0.71
0.00
0.03
-0.79

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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Table A.8. Average annual rate of change of the total population (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

2.37
3.10
1.10
2.33
1.75
1.89
2.04
1.10
1.86
0.29
1.04
0.92
1.86
2.51
0.59
1.83

0.57
3.34
2.07
3.07
1.91
1.10
2.73
-3.32
1.86
0.95
1.08
0.75
1.92
3.13
1.93
2.11

0.65
3.30
1.02
1.75
2.00
1.55
2.00
-0.43
1.67
1.81
-0.80
1.37
1.21
1.23
-0.19
8.38

1.13
3.03
-0.04
1.27
1.95
1.20
0.89
-0.37
1.67
1.01
-1.84
1.57
1.02
1.60
-0.13
5.12

0.98
2.71
-0.43
0.52
1.75
1.48
0.18
0.26
0.88
1.57
-0.27
1.05
1.10
0.83
3.00
5.84

1.45
2.39
-0.77
-0.10
2.02
1.16
-0.14
0.23
0.88
1.68
-0.51
1.45
0.98
1.34
2.78
2.75

-0.39
2.15
2.31
1.65
2.31
1.48
0.86
-1.02
0.92
1.11
-0.55
1.39
0.77
1.72
4.67
1.23

-0.80
1.98
-0.80
1.92
2.14
0.62
1.13
-1.07
0.95
0.87
-0.62
1.68
0.94
0.74
3.91
-0.28

-0.03
1.88
0.51
0.76
1.94
0.96
0.82
-0.95
0.00
0.93
1.14
1.19
0.65
0.75
5.67
0.72

-0.08
1.75
0.42
0.75
1.80
0.82
0.56
-14.49
-1.08
0.73
1.33
0.88
0.52
0.48
4.16
0.65

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

2.96
2.98
3.12
2.62
2.80
2.90
3.01
2.97
2.55

3.15
2.97
3.33
2.96
2.69
3.06
3.22
3.21
2.84

3.13
2.82
3.42
3.11
2.69
3.22
3.18
3.02
2.91

3.11
2.76
2.81
3.56
2.69
2.68
3.17
3.10
2.91

3.00
1.73
2.38
2.71
2.71
2.87
3.09
3.14
2.69

2.64
1.45
2.70
2.15
2.45
3.13
2.65
3.01
2.47

2.11
2.52
2.78
0.78
2.47
3.05
2.05
2.63
2.20

1.90
2.60
2.63
1.38
2.31
2.90
1.79
2.17
2.05

1.92
2.85
2.44
1.94
2.32
2.60
1.78
2.38
2.04

1.78
2.67
2.46
1.91
2.31
2.13
1.65
1.82
1.99

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

2.76
1.97
2.05
3.06
2.13
2.89
2.62
-0.53
2.30
2.78
2.56
2.55
3.02
1.16
4.03

2.71
1.71
2.18
2.91
2.44
2.96
2.78
-0.52
2.55
3.14
2.60
2.71
2.97
1.35
3.92

2.73
1.56
2.24
2.96
2.47
2.99
2.95
-0.68
4.12
2.52
2.66
2.88
2.72
1.19
3.64

2.47
1.45
2.33
2.59
2.03
2.81
2.98
-0.78
3.71
1.90
2.64
2.80
2.28
0.84
3.29

2.32
1.67
2.44
2.38
1.69
2.35
2.92
-0.77
3.06
0.68
2.43
2.78
-0.42
0.14
3.44

2.27
1.51
2.36
2.35
1.41
2.28
2.84
-0.65
3.98
0.72
2.62
2.67
-0.46
0.59
3.40

2.16
1.52
2.15
2.25
1.60
2.14
2.67
0.05
5.08
-0.19
2.93
2.39
1.47
0.64
2.75

1.92
1.45
2.23
1.88
1.70
1.99
2.43
1.45
5.58
-0.62
2.75
2.17
0.97
0.63
2.61

1.68
1.34
2.30
1.56
1.77
1.85
2.08
4.05
3.51
0.23
2.44
1.84
0.66
0.71
2.25

1.53
1.15
2.12
1.50
1.37
1.71
1.54
3.34
3.49
-0.12
2.17
1.46
0.96
0.61
2.00

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

1.70
1.74
2.72
2.75
0.66
1.61

1.77
1.91
2.59
4.26
0.80
1.69

1.42
1.77
1.88
3.66
0.71
1.37

1.13
1.16
1.97
3.38
1.37
1.05

0.97
0.95
1.27
1.31
1.51
0.93

0.97
0.65
1.15
0.25
0.39
0.95

1.03
0.62
1.05
1.15
0.36
1.03

1.08
0.68
1.39
0.88
0.56
1.04

1.08
0.54
1.12
0.02
0.07
1.08

1.04
0.46
0.92
0.23
0.05
1.05

OCEANIA

2.15

2.16

2.26

1.98

1.61

1.42

1.54

1.59

1.62

1.41

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

2.26
2.26
2.26

2.19
2.21
2.10

2.25
2.29
2.05

1.88
1.99
1.41

1.44
1.36
1.79

1.21
1.44
0.19

1.27
1.36
0.84

1.40
1.48
0.98

1.39
1.37
1.48

1.12
1.15
0.96

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

1.62
3.01
0.85
1.33
2.61
2.84

1.93
3.18
2.85
1.58
2.91
2.99

2.22
3.27
3.15
1.91
3.00
3.09

2.28
2.29
2.85
2.19
3.13
2.87

2.41
2.03
4.04
2.31
3.64
3.21

2.23
1.91
2.03
2.20
3.44
2.97

2.53
2.24
1.70
2.56
3.44
2.39

2.25
0.41
1.93
2.55
2.86
2.48

2.45
1.19
2.42
2.62
2.86
2.84

2.42
0.86
2.15
2.67
2.76
1.94

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

2.01
1.11
2.07
1.33
3.38
4.07

2.30
1.35
2.61
1.08
3.23
4.04

2.73
2.37
2.78
3.29
3.19
5.16

2.77
2.37
2.94
3.31
3.24
2.47

1.95
2.20
1.99
4.53
0.55
1.70

2.45
2.22
2.43
3.57
2.89
1.15

3.44
2.28
2.69
4.52
3.22
1.75

3.07
2.28
2.75
4.20
2.34
2.27

2.20
1.67
1.45
1.51
2.15
1.71

1.29
1.28
1.68
0.44
-0.02
0.15

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2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

-0.18
1.59
0.94
0.79
1.62
0.71
0.51
2.54
0.62
0.58
1.30
1.09
0.54
0.35
5.19
0.16

-0.29
1.47
0.02
0.68
1.58
0.54
0.28
1.15
1.33
0.54
1.27
1.12
0.50
0.37
1.37
-0.03

0.07
1.33
0.13
0.51
1.47
0.46
0.14
0.88
0.54
0.51
1.20
1.04
0.36
0.37
1.06
-0.15

0.14
1.19
0.21
0.38
1.35
0.37
0.04
0.66
0.21
0.44
1.07
0.91
0.16
0.28
0.86
-0.24

0.37
1.04
0.14
0.27
1.21
0.25
-0.07
0.53
0.03
0.35
0.90
0.75
-0.05
0.12
0.73
-0.40

0.18
0.86
-0.09
0.16
1.09
0.11
-0.21
0.42
-0.16
0.25
0.74
0.61
-0.24
-0.02
0.60
-0.65

-0.02
0.70
-0.36
0.04
0.99
-0.05
-0.39
0.32
-0.32
0.14
0.60
0.51
-0.41
-0.14
0.45
-0.92

-0.14
0.54
-0.56
-0.10
0.87
-0.22
-0.57
0.21
-0.44
0.05
0.48
0.43
-0.61
-0.22
0.28
-1.13

-0.19
0.40
-0.68
-0.25
0.75
-0.36
-0.75
0.12
-0.55
0.01
0.37
0.32
-0.86
-0.32
0.10
-1.26

-0.26
0.26
-0.81
-0.37
0.62
-0.50
-0.92
0.03
-0.68
-0.03
0.26
0.19
-1.16
-0.43
-0.04
-1.33

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

1.17
2.38
1.93
1.47
2.48
1.96
0.89
1.34
1.82

1.33
2.08
1.50
1.37
2.47
1.95
1.12
1.31
1.65

1.21
1.83
1.32
1.25
2.42
1.89
0.97
1.47
1.46

1.06
1.59
1.14
1.21
2.18
1.68
0.81
1.29
1.30

0.91
1.41
1.01
1.08
1.93
1.45
0.67
1.10
1.16

0.77
1.20
0.87
0.94
1.70
1.23
0.54
0.92
1.01

0.61
1.01
0.72
0.80
1.48
1.03
0.40
0.74
0.85

0.46
0.87
0.58
0.66
1.27
0.84
0.24
0.58
0.70

0.30
0.75
0.44
0.51
1.08
0.72
0.08
0.41
0.55

0.16
0.63
0.32
0.37
0.90
0.60
-0.07
0.23
0.43

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

1.38
0.98
1.98
1.40
1.11
1.51
1.19
0.52
3.02
0.14
1.97
1.22
0.72
0.05
1.82

1.25
1.00
1.77
1.26
1.00
1.27
1.06
0.59
2.41
-0.22
1.80
1.15
0.56
0.29
1.66

1.12
0.93
1.58
1.08
0.90
1.13
1.16
0.52
2.18
-0.44
1.63
1.26
0.40
0.34
1.49

0.98
0.83
1.39
0.93
0.78
0.99
1.04
0.40
2.02
-0.44
1.45
1.12
0.23
0.37
1.31

0.84
0.72
1.22
0.79
0.66
0.85
0.89
0.28
1.86
-0.49
1.27
0.96
0.08
0.30
1.14

0.71
0.61
1.05
0.66
0.52
0.71
0.74
0.17
1.66
-0.68
1.11
0.81
-0.07
0.24
0.98

0.57
0.50
0.89
0.52
0.39
0.56
0.59
0.10
1.45
-1.06
0.95
0.67
-0.27
0.18
0.83

0.45
0.43
0.73
0.41
0.27
0.42
0.44
0.11
1.26
-1.48
0.81
0.53
-0.49
0.11
0.68

0.34
0.36
0.60
0.30
0.16
0.29
0.30
0.15
1.11
-1.84
0.69
0.39
-0.72
0.03
0.54

0.23
0.27
0.47
0.20
0.06
0.17
0.19
0.15
0.99
-2.12
0.57
0.28
-0.94
-0.04
0.43

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

1.02
0.41
1.00
0.43
0.07
1.03

0.96
0.25
0.90
0.60
0.07
0.97

0.88
0.15
0.84
0.59
0.06
0.89

0.80
0.11
0.78
0.53
0.06
0.81

0.71
0.05
0.71
0.38
0.05
0.71

0.62
-0.04
0.62
0.19
0.04
0.62

0.55
-0.14
0.53
0.03
0.04
0.56

0.49
-0.23
0.45
-0.03
0.04
0.49

0.44
-0.30
0.41
-0.04
0.01
0.44

0.40
-0.32
0.39
-0.05

0.40

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

1.43

1.21

1.10

1.03

0.96

0.86

0.74

0.63

0.55

0.48

1.19
1.19
1.22

0.99
1.01
0.90

0.92
0.95
0.79

0.86
0.89
0.70

0.79
0.82
0.63

0.69
0.72
0.54

0.59
0.61
0.44

0.50
0.53
0.34

0.44
0.48
0.26

0.41
0.44
0.20

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

2.21
0.65
1.71
2.41
2.57
2.54

1.87
0.62
1.54
2.00
2.33
2.38

1.64
0.46
1.34
1.74
2.08
2.18

1.52
0.31
1.20
1.62
1.88
2.00

1.44
0.39
1.05
1.52
1.72
1.82

1.31
0.29
0.92
1.39
1.55
1.64

1.14
0.17
0.79
1.21
1.38
1.47

0.97
0.03
0.68
1.03
1.21
1.30

0.82
-0.12
0.58
0.88
1.04
1.14

0.70
-0.26
0.48
0.77
0.89
0.99

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

1.59
1.66
1.81
1.68
0.55
0.14

1.33
1.30
1.58
2.23
0.46
0.29

1.23
1.18
1.49
1.86
0.58
0.62

1.18
1.09
1.43
1.47
0.74
0.46

1.08
0.97
1.33
1.09
0.78
0.31

0.93
0.82
1.17
0.88
0.63
0.17

0.79
0.65
0.97
0.85
0.46
0.05

0.65
0.50
0.79
0.73
0.26
-0.05

0.52
0.38
0.66
0.48
0.07
-0.16

0.43
0.30
0.56
0.17
-0.03
-0.25

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

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Table A.8. Average annual rate of change of the total population (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

2.67
2.45

4.46
2.82

1.91
1.72

3.34
1.28

2.87
1.34

2.28
0.35

11.59
2.15

7.54
1.82

5.52
2.66

3.57
2.45

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

2.60
0.74
1.65
2.68
0.78
1.91
2.74
0.37
3.66
1.48
2.15

2.80
0.45
2.18
2.68
0.66
0.28
3.10
3.05
3.74
1.86
1.87

2.97
3.27
0.76
3.15
1.12
-6.84
2.88
-0.10
3.82
2.21
1.49

2.78
2.92
2.42
3.55
-0.27
-2.70
2.29
-3.17
3.45
1.35
-0.86

1.10
1.90
-0.92
3.15
-4.01
-5.31
1.10
-0.15
-1.00
1.04
1.24

1.33
1.54
-2.81
3.04
-3.75
-1.82
0.61
-0.17
0.71
0.93
4.03

1.21
3.86
0.14
2.82
-4.32
-0.32
0.24
0.47
-0.90
1.43
3.68

1.35
3.55
-0.13
2.32
-3.99
0.95
0.55
0.11
0.42
1.71
0.04

1.31
2.22
0.33
1.99
-0.11
-1.27
0.84
-1.61
0.60
0.80
0.67

1.11
1.61
-2.46
1.80
-3.59
-1.01
1.07
0.52
0.14
0.75
0.78

a
b
c
d
e
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

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More developed regions comprise Europe, Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan.
Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
The least developed countries are 50 countries, 34 in Africa, 10 in Asia, 5 in Oceania plus one in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Other less developed countries comprise the less developed regions excluding the least developed countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa refers to all of Africa except Northern Africa, with the Sudan included in sub-Saharan Africa.
Including Mayotte.
Including Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon.
Including Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha.
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
The regions Southern Asia and Central Asia are combined into South-Central Asia.
Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey.
Including land Islands.
Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
Refers to the Vatican City State.
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.

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Table A.8. Average annual rate of change of the total population (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

3.02
0.86

1.95
0.41

1.63
0.42

1.53
1.00

1.43
1.02

1.35
0.86

1.28
0.59

1.22
0.35

1.18
0.23

1.15
0.21

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

1.02
2.31
-2.67
1.59
-2.80
-2.97
0.71
-1.59
0.26
0.50
0.24

1.02
2.00
-2.23
1.31
-1.85

0.87
-0.03
0.50
0.42
0.66

0.90
1.73
-1.49
1.21
-1.41
0.40
0.64
-0.01
0.35
0.41
0.66

0.90
1.57
-0.24
1.05
-0.82
1.51
0.59
0.27
0.77
0.49
0.60

0.81
1.46
-0.20
0.85
-0.05
-0.37
0.62
-0.26
0.72
0.50
0.44

0.70
1.30
0.12
0.68
0.39
-0.37
0.59
0.11
0.63
0.40
0.24

0.54
1.08
0.35
0.54
0.25

0.38
0.06
0.50
0.23
0.09

0.36
0.84
0.21
0.44
0.16
-0.38
0.07
-0.09
0.37
0.09
-0.02

0.21
0.69
0.18
0.34
0.01
-0.39
-0.22
0.07
0.24
0.01
-0.09

0.09
0.60
0.23
0.24
-0.03

-0.40
-0.03
0.11
-0.01
-0.17

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

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Table A.9. Average annual rate of change of the percentage urban


by major area, region and country, 1950-2050
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

WORLD

1.20

1.26

1.11

0.72

0.68

0.97

0.92

0.96

0.80

0.83

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

1.13
1.79
2.59
1.75

1.10
1.94
2.62
1.92

1.00
1.83
3.12
1.76

0.92
1.25
3.38
1.12

0.70
1.30
2.32
1.25

0.53
1.83
3.21
1.75

0.35
1.77
2.00
1.78

0.35
1.68
1.85
1.71

0.28
1.36
1.73
1.38

0.24
1.33
1.62
1.36

Less developed regions, excluding


China

1.78

1.71

1.79

1.69

1.62

1.57

1.31

1.13

0.92

0.90

Sub-Saharan Africa (e)

2.72

3.13

2.98

2.53

2.10

1.95

1.63

1.69

1.61

1.38

2.43

2.63

2.62

2.04

1.72

1.60

1.41

1.36

1.26

1.07

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

3.37
1.65
6.53
2.46
3.20
3.37
2.77
3.13
2.25
1.06
4.35
3.46
2.87
0.04
3.12
4.50
4.67
4.65
1.70

3.25
1.65
6.32
2.23
3.15
3.34
2.74
3.08
2.24
1.41
4.32
3.24
2.87
0.16
3.04
4.47
3.48
4.47
1.68

3.44
1.63
6.04
2.18
3.10
3.30
3.12
3.02
2.23
2.18
4.57
3.00
2.86
3.60
2.85
4.42
2.79
5.06
2.96

3.46
1.49
2.66
1.92
2.02
2.48
3.59
2.60
4.19
2.55
4.53
1.76
2.84
3.30
2.55
3.81
5.28
5.23
3.44

3.45
6.02
1.82
1.67
1.32
1.93
4.53
2.94
4.69
0.66
8.17
1.30
4.50
3.38
2.34
1.10
7.01
2.81
2.70

3.43
5.98
1.78
1.42
1.31
1.91
3.92
2.52
3.36
-0.51
8.21
3.69
3.32
1.30
0.97
1.36
5.34
2.62
2.37

2.00
3.70
1.85
0.69
1.17
1.91
1.56
2.45
2.32
-0.01
4.89
4.78
1.38
-0.03
0.95
3.89
2.83
-0.08
2.55

1.93
3.66
1.80
0.27
0.74
1.94
1.41
2.37
2.58
0.73
4.62
3.58
1.37
0.00
1.10
3.82
2.38
-0.13
2.63

1.66
2.79
0.31
1.05
0.98
1.93
0.80
1.81
2.75
-0.28
4.35
1.17
8.52
0.23
1.16
1.03
1.68
-1.20
1.81

1.27
2.75
-0.16
0.89
1.38
1.39
0.79
1.00
2.69
-0.29
3.15
0.85
10.14
0.47
1.13
0.71
1.65
-1.28
1.24

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

2.37
3.23
4.06
3.38
4.00
2.43
1.56
5.50
4.30
1.77

2.36
3.18
3.96
3.27
3.95
2.32
1.53
4.54
4.15
1.74

3.39
3.62
3.83
3.14
4.55
2.20
3.15
0.74
6.25
6.13

3.37
3.58
3.69
3.00
6.39
2.07
2.98
0.34
5.94
6.03

1.75
4.92
5.92
3.13
5.94
2.01
-0.53
0.34
5.90
1.39

1.30
4.78
3.13
1.17
3.76
2.02
-0.54
0.33
4.82
1.13

1.10
4.44
2.53
0.96
1.03
1.75
-0.52
1.43
2.64
2.56

1.23
4.05
2.33
0.71
1.02
0.79
-0.11
2.98
2.05
2.75

1.32
3.38
2.15
0.22
1.04
0.75
0.43
2.23
1.72
2.16

1.35
2.15
1.91
0.22
1.29
0.66
0.97
-0.01
1.23
1.88

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

2.08
3.26
1.74
3.43
1.15
4.59
1.75
0.06

1.96
3.08
1.67
3.26
1.13
4.49
1.25
0.06

2.16
4.20
1.44
4.18
1.64
4.37
1.15
2.97

1.42
0.96
0.74
7.78
1.58
4.23
1.81
3.02

1.14
0.42
0.58
4.69
1.79
2.73
1.80
7.28

0.93
1.53
0.19
2.20
1.77
1.04
1.22
4.92

1.06
1.94
0.04
1.47
1.66
2.28
1.25
1.67

1.01
1.65
-0.21
0.07
1.55
3.48
1.47
0.46

0.87
1.45
-0.31
0.07
1.32
3.25
1.18
0.23

0.74
1.32
-0.08
0.10
0.63
2.84
0.63
-0.77

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

1.08
1.19
6.81
2.93
1.01
6.56

1.08
1.19
11.75
2.86
0.97
9.54

0.42
4.54
12.38
2.24
0.27
10.13

0.39
14.27
6.11
2.13
0.24
8.04

0.26
8.33
4.58
1.18
0.13
7.33

0.22
6.54
1.13
1.16
0.13
4.85

0.54
9.67
0.52
1.01
0.39
4.01

1.21
9.01
3.45
0.96
1.05
0.99

1.05
3.11
3.88
1.50
0.92
0.12

0.92
1.66
3.28
1.65
0.86
0.23

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

3.83
6.33
2.03
1.62
5.51
1.68
4.24
4.49
3.09
3.68

4.88
6.20
2.03
1.60
5.96
1.66
3.95
4.40
3.03
3.56

4.09
6.00
2.01
1.61
6.53
3.62
2.29
4.29
1.07
3.42

2.76
5.75
2.00
1.58
2.79
5.88
2.11
4.16
1.06
3.26

2.46
5.44
1.99
1.82
2.70
4.51
0.74
4.00
1.05
3.10

2.34
4.43
6.55
1.87
2.72
3.02
0.72
3.82
1.97
2.93

2.07
2.38
6.74
5.84
0.71
3.00
1.08
2.39
4.85
2.70

1.85
2.26
2.27
6.74
0.76
2.97
2.05
1.03
4.53
2.34

1.62
1.28
1.82
2.00
0.80
2.70
1.93
1.01
1.16
1.98

1.54
0.84
1.84
1.83
1.02
2.27
1.82
1.04
-0.08
1.65

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Table A.9. Average annual rate of change of the percentage urban (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

WORLD

0.83

0.82

0.81

0.82

0.83

0.84

0.82

0.79

0.75

0.71

0.25
1.23
1.68
1.26

0.27
1.16
1.73
1.17

0.31
1.10
1.73
1.10

0.35
1.06
1.72
1.05

0.37
1.04
1.72
1.01

0.39
1.03
1.69
0.99

0.37
0.98
1.60
0.94

0.34
0.93
1.50
0.88

0.31
0.88
1.41
0.82

0.29
0.82
1.31
0.77

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

0.85

0.86

0.89

0.93

0.97

1.00

0.98

0.94

0.89

0.85

Less developed regions, excluding


China

1.32

1.28

1.27

1.27

1.28

1.28

1.23

1.17

1.11

1.05

1.05

1.05

1.08

1.11

1.15

1.16

1.13

1.08

1.03

0.98

1.31
2.81
-0.14
0.65
1.76
1.50
1.00
0.99
2.66
-0.18
2.34
0.55
4.84
0.70
1.13
0.76
1.63
0.11
1.22

1.38
2.88
0.22
0.46
2.11
1.78
1.34
1.15
2.63
0.13
2.16
0.35
1.45
0.91
1.25
1.16
1.73
0.40
1.29

1.56
2.93
0.68
0.33
2.41
1.98
1.66
1.35
2.58
0.47
1.95
0.22
1.70
1.02
1.35
1.60
1.82
0.71
1.36

1.71
2.97
1.12
0.23
2.41
2.16
1.95
1.52
2.52
0.80
1.76
0.13
1.93
0.96
1.43
2.02
1.90
1.01
1.41

1.85
2.97
1.53
0.16
2.31
2.32
2.19
1.67
2.45
1.09
1.57
0.08
2.14
0.89
1.48
2.42
1.96
1.28
1.44

1.92
2.88
1.84
0.15
2.19
2.42
2.17
1.76
2.34
1.27
1.40
0.06
2.31
0.83
1.47
2.68
1.96
1.50
1.43

1.86
2.78
1.80
0.14
2.07
2.34
2.06
1.68
2.21
1.20
1.29
0.06
2.27
0.76
1.37
2.60
1.85
1.47
1.34

1.77
2.67
1.69
0.12
1.95
2.22
1.94
1.57
2.08
1.12
1.18
0.05
2.15
0.70
1.27
2.50
1.73
1.38
1.24

1.68
2.55
1.59
0.11
1.82
2.10
1.82
1.46
1.95
1.04
1.08
0.05
2.04
0.65
1.17
2.40
1.61
1.28
1.14

1.59
2.42
1.49
0.11
1.69
1.97
1.70
1.35
1.81
0.97
0.99
0.05
1.91
0.59
1.08
2.28
1.49
1.19
1.05

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

1.41
1.93
1.70
0.23
1.55
0.63
1.46
0.07
0.84
1.67

1.47
1.62
1.47
0.45
1.79
0.64
1.85
0.39
0.57
1.38

1.40
1.33
1.24
0.74
2.00
0.65
1.82
0.71
0.38
1.14

1.31
1.09
1.05
1.00
2.11
0.66
1.72
1.01
0.25
0.93

1.21
0.89
0.88
1.23
2.01
0.66
1.62
1.28
0.22
0.76

1.14
0.74
0.74
1.39
1.90
0.65
1.52
1.38
0.20
0.65

1.08
0.67
0.67
1.34
1.78
0.61
1.41
1.29
0.18
0.59

1.02
0.61
0.61
1.25
1.66
0.56
1.31
1.21
0.16
0.54

0.96
0.56
0.56
1.16
1.53
0.52
1.21
1.12
0.15
0.49

0.89
0.51
0.51
1.07
1.41
0.48
1.11
1.04
0.14
0.45

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

0.74
1.14
0.00
0.17
0.60
2.44
0.60
-0.75

0.71
0.98
0.07
0.23
0.63
2.08
0.58
0.26

0.75
0.84
0.36
0.28
0.69
1.75
0.58
0.25

0.80
0.71
0.65
0.33
0.74
1.50
0.56
0.25

0.85
0.62
0.92
0.33
0.77
1.37
0.55
0.24

0.89
0.57
1.15
0.31
0.79
1.26
0.53
0.24

0.89
0.52
1.23
0.28
0.75
1.15
0.49
0.22

0.83
0.47
1.15
0.26
0.69
1.04
0.45
0.21

0.77
0.43
1.07
0.25
0.64
0.94
0.42
0.19

0.72
0.39
1.00
0.23
0.59
0.84
0.39
0.18

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

0.89
1.49
3.06
1.60
0.82
0.67

0.86
1.28
2.88
1.59
0.80
1.11

0.83
1.09
2.63
1.58
0.77
1.53

0.80
0.92
2.39
1.55
0.74
1.91

0.77
0.78
2.15
1.51
0.71
2.07

0.73
0.68
1.93
1.44
0.67
1.97

0.68
0.62
1.76
1.34
0.62
1.86

0.63
0.57
1.64
1.24
0.57
1.75

0.58
0.52
1.51
1.14
0.52
1.63

0.54
0.47
1.39
1.04
0.48
1.52

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

1.43
0.86
2.00
1.43
1.46
1.86
1.66
1.22
-0.06
1.37

1.36
0.99
2.15
1.24
1.37
1.52
1.50
1.38
0.27
1.14

1.27
1.11
2.28
1.07
1.27
1.23
1.34
1.53
0.70
1.03

1.21
1.21
2.39
0.91
1.17
1.01
1.20
1.64
1.11
0.94

1.15
1.29
2.40
0.78
1.07
0.92
1.06
1.66
1.48
0.86

1.10
1.29
2.29
0.67
0.98
0.84
0.97
1.55
1.76
0.78

1.02
1.20
2.17
0.62
0.91
0.76
0.89
1.44
1.71
0.70

0.95
1.11
2.04
0.57
0.83
0.69
0.82
1.34
1.61
0.63

0.89
1.02
1.91
0.52
0.76
0.62
0.74
1.23
1.51
0.56

0.82
0.94
1.77
0.47
0.70
0.55
0.68
1.13
1.41
0.50

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

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Table A.9. Average annual rate of change of the percentage urban (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

2.69
8.04
1.77
3.64
-0.50
2.94
3.22
8.47

2.65
7.89
1.76
5.53
-0.51
2.84
3.13
8.22

2.61
7.66
3.23
4.37
-0.52
2.72
3.03
7.85

2.56
7.34
5.12
2.43
-0.53
2.59
2.92
7.06

2.51
6.90
5.22
2.35
-0.55
2.32
2.68
1.49

2.58
5.71
3.26
2.26
-0.56
1.20
1.68
1.46

2.56
4.91
1.56
2.16
-0.57
0.97
1.63
1.92

2.09
2.51
1.11
2.05
-0.58
0.73
0.85
2.06

1.80
0.08
0.52
1.94
-0.60
0.43
0.76
1.98

1.76
0.08
0.52
1.79
-0.55
0.42
0.74
1.89

1.61

1.75

1.60

1.06

1.12

1.87

1.92

1.93

1.50

1.49

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

1.84
1.74

-0.15
2.69
2.19
5.72
2.66

2.28
2.42

-0.18
2.51
2.05
5.86
2.55

1.81
1.86
0.28
0.19
2.30
1.90
3.32
3.10

0.58
-0.19
0.30
0.18
3.68
2.32
1.35
4.59

0.44

0.44
0.18
0.90
1.32
1.54
3.31

1.96
2.43
0.39
0.13
0.07
0.94
1.36
3.32

2.31
3.15
0.31
0.17
0.26
0.33
1.10
2.69

2.68
3.51
1.37
0.08
0.26
0.82
0.71
2.59

2.06
2.70
0.10
0.03
0.26
0.48
-0.08
1.16

1.99
2.64

0.02
0.35
0.18
-0.08
0.35

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

1.01
3.23
1.81
5.40
0.62
2.07
2.12
2.88
0.52
2.63
2.36
0.41
1.23
0.32
0.79

0.88
3.19
1.83
5.36
0.39
1.98
1.78
2.22
0.51
2.62
2.29
0.98
1.20
0.32
0.77

1.21
3.14
3.80
5.30
0.94
1.88
1.25
0.95
0.50
1.43
1.23
1.40
1.16
0.31
0.76

1.25
3.30
4.02
5.23
1.01
2.12
1.31
0.88
0.75
1.14
1.08
2.04
0.96
0.27
0.79

1.64
3.71
5.18
5.15
1.53
2.09
0.91
0.38
7.50
3.99
1.19
-0.03
-0.74
-0.09
1.25

1.83
3.33
8.24
5.04
1.59
1.65
0.59
0.23
5.03
4.64
1.27
-0.74
-0.71
-0.20
0.84

1.23
1.57
3.28
4.89
1.05
1.44
0.68
-0.13
2.72
3.86
0.89
-0.86
-0.62
-0.47
-0.05

1.02
1.54
2.49
4.72
0.96
1.07
0.09
-0.32
0.27
3.63
0.82
-0.89
-0.97
-0.41
-0.28

0.79
1.51
1.82
4.51
0.80
1.34
-0.12
-0.77
-0.16
4.15
0.81
-0.90
-1.83
0.10
-0.85

0.80
1.49
1.68
4.26
0.79
1.27
0.13
-0.53
1.56
4.19
0.82
-0.91
-1.73
0.24
-0.62

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

1.84
5.15
0.08
1.63
0.93
2.80
1.73
1.12
0.11
1.81
0.20
2.35

1.75
4.53
0.08
1.61
0.93
2.55
1.75
1.08

1.73
0.20
2.31

1.46
3.85
1.03
1.59
0.93
2.35
1.74
0.84

0.55
2.36
2.21

1.52
3.17
7.77
1.56
2.91
2.24
1.70
0.85

0.65
2.53
2.17

1.60
0.10
-25.74
2.47
2.82
2.36
0.95
1.51

2.57
2.49
0.52

1.86
-0.69
14.20
2.70
2.21
2.21
0.08
1.05

2.40
2.44
0.49

2.17
0.77
6.79
3.32
2.18
1.75
0.14
2.77

0.95
2.38
0.32

2.14
1.12

3.18
2.24
1.63
0.54
2.50

0.92
2.32
0.70

2.21
0.83
2.33
3.01
2.37
2.24
0.98
2.04

0.57
1.56
1.84

2.36
0.72
3.55
3.33
4.70
2.14
1.40
1.61

0.56
1.48
1.78

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

2.38
1.93
1.31
3.19
2.61
1.29
1.38

3.11
2.40
2.52
1.71
6.60
0.80
3.96
1.87
2.84
3.39
4.54

2.20
1.78
1.02
1.72
1.94
1.24
2.62
1.58
3.26
1.54
3.08
1.62
6.31
0.68
3.70
1.78
1.97
2.59
4.47

2.15
1.63
0.45
0.04
1.39
1.18
3.32
1.04
1.29
1.14
3.69
2.09
6.18
0.46
4.31
1.69
1.65
0.58
3.84

2.13
1.47
0.49
0.31
1.30
1.11
2.06
0.79
0.62
1.55
3.10
2.10
5.67
0.26
4.55
1.60
2.21
0.53
3.75

1.75
1.21
0.74
0.28
2.97
0.85
1.78
0.57
0.59
0.85
2.38
1.86
5.06
0.12
3.63
0.78
1.68
0.49
2.20

1.26
0.74
0.34
0.26
4.30
0.83
1.31
0.44
0.78
1.17
1.91
0.93
4.38
0.10
2.42
0.72
1.03
0.27
2.16

1.97
0.32
0.27
0.24
1.97
0.84
0.97
0.28
2.00
0.65
1.50
0.86
3.65
0.16
1.96
0.50
3.61
-0.23
2.11

1.29
0.12
0.09
0.22
0.64
0.44
0.27
0.12
1.73
0.02
0.91
0.80
2.94
0.46
1.06
0.43
2.42
-0.18
2.61

0.45
-0.35
-0.58
0.06
0.37
-0.44
-0.27
0.11
1.59
0.02
0.40
0.74
1.62
0.40
0.54
0.46
0.96
-0.18
2.54

0.42
-0.36
-0.39
-0.00
0.18
-0.45
-0.28
0.12
0.01
0.02
0.28
0.30
-0.03
0.18
0.30
0.62
0.83
-0.14
2.01

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Table A.9. Average annual rate of change of the percentage urban (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

1.78
0.20
0.13
1.65
-0.16
0.44
0.73
1.79

1.81
0.51
0.46
1.51
0.30
0.64
0.84
1.68

1.82
0.79
1.01
1.38
0.74
0.84
1.01
1.56

1.81
1.05
1.54
1.26
1.15
1.03
1.17
1.44

1.76
1.28
2.04
1.17
1.40
1.18
1.30
1.32

1.65
1.31
2.43
1.07
1.34
1.26
1.40
1.21

1.54
1.22
2.40
0.98
1.25
1.18
1.35
1.12

1.42
1.14
2.30
0.89
1.17
1.10
1.26
1.03

1.31
1.05
2.19
0.81
1.09
1.01
1.16
0.95

1.20
0.97
2.08
0.73
1.01
0.93
1.07
0.86

1.40

1.33

1.27

1.22

1.19

1.17

1.11

1.04

0.97

0.91

1.91
2.44

0.47
0.23
0.05
0.29

1.71
2.12

0.57
0.26
0.26
0.28

1.52
1.82

0.65
0.34
0.46
0.27

1.33
1.56

0.71
0.42
0.64
0.26

1.16
1.33

0.67
0.48
0.79
0.25

1.05
1.18

0.62
0.52
0.78
0.24

0.98
1.08

0.57
0.52
0.73
0.22

0.90
0.99

0.53
0.48
0.67
0.21

0.82
0.90

0.49
0.45
0.62
0.19

0.75
0.81

0.45
0.41
0.58
0.18

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

0.78
1.46
1.69
3.97
0.73
0.83
0.29
0.23
4.05
3.20
1.00
-0.74
-0.08
0.63
-0.31

0.99
1.58
1.78
3.45
0.93
0.75
0.49
0.47
3.53
2.90
1.20
-0.01
0.11
0.91
0.14

1.21
1.73
1.86
2.84
1.19
0.67
0.60
0.77
2.83
2.79
1.37
0.74
0.59
0.96
0.59

1.40
1.86
1.91
2.30
1.42
0.60
0.65
1.05
2.23
2.66
1.51
1.47
1.06
1.00
1.01

1.55
1.97
1.95
1.84
1.63
0.53
0.69
1.31
1.73
2.53
1.57
2.18
1.50
1.02
1.39

1.63
2.03
1.88
1.46
1.77
0.47
0.72
1.48
1.32
2.39
1.48
2.54
1.88
1.02
1.47

1.57
1.93
1.77
1.28
1.69
0.44
0.71
1.42
1.11
2.27
1.38
2.46
1.89
0.95
1.39

1.47
1.82
1.65
1.17
1.59
0.40
0.66
1.33
1.01
2.14
1.28
2.36
1.79
0.88
1.30

1.38
1.70
1.53
1.06
1.48
0.37
0.61
1.24
0.92
2.01
1.18
2.26
1.68
0.81
1.21

1.28
1.58
1.41
0.96
1.37
0.34
0.56
1.15
0.82
1.87
1.08
2.16
1.58
0.74
1.12

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

2.08
0.65
3.08
2.73
4.40
1.74
1.79
1.37

0.73
1.44
1.68

1.79
0.58
2.90
2.18
3.84
1.30
2.02
1.14

1.00
1.51
1.75

1.52
0.51
2.70
1.72
3.17
0.97
1.94
0.94

1.25
1.63
1.82

1.30
0.44
2.51
1.34
2.57
0.71
1.83
0.77

1.47
1.72
1.86

1.12
0.39
2.32
1.04
2.05
0.51
1.72
0.63

1.64
1.80
1.89

1.03
0.35
2.15
0.90
1.61
0.42
1.61
0.56

1.60
1.84
1.85

0.95
0.32
2.02
0.82
1.42
0.38
1.50
0.51

1.50
1.77
1.73

0.88
0.30
1.89
0.74
1.30
0.35
1.39
0.47

1.40
1.66
1.61

0.81
0.28
1.75
0.67
1.18
0.32
1.27
0.43

1.30
1.54
1.50

0.74
0.25
1.62
0.60
1.07
0.29
1.16
0.39

1.20
1.43
1.38

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

0.40
-0.32
0.13
0.01
0.20
-0.08
-0.28
0.04
0.01
0.02
0.14
0.03
-0.02
0.10
0.28
0.60
0.77
-0.03
1.94

0.38
-0.11
0.25
0.04
0.27
0.18
-0.15
0.02
0.06
0.02
0.15
0.13
0.06
0.09
0.27
0.62
0.69
0.09
1.89

0.40
0.12
0.45
0.08
0.34
0.38
0.04
0.05
0.13
0.02
0.15
0.23
0.17
0.07
0.26
0.69
0.63
0.19
1.85

0.43
0.34
0.63
0.11
0.41
0.57
0.22
0.07
0.19
0.02
0.16
0.32
0.28
0.06
0.25
0.75
0.57
0.29
1.81

0.47
0.54
0.80
0.13
0.46
0.74
0.40
0.08
0.25
0.02
0.16
0.40
0.37
0.05
0.24
0.80
0.52
0.31
1.75

0.49
0.62
0.92
0.14
0.47
0.88
0.54
0.09
0.29
0.02
0.15
0.43
0.43
0.04
0.23
0.83
0.47
0.29
1.68

0.48
0.58
0.90
0.13
0.43
0.89
0.54
0.09
0.29
0.01
0.14
0.40
0.42
0.04
0.22
0.81
0.44
0.28
1.58

0.46
0.55
0.84
0.12
0.40
0.82
0.51
0.08
0.27
0.01
0.13
0.37
0.39
0.04
0.20
0.75
0.40
0.26
1.47

0.43
0.51
0.78
0.11
0.37
0.76
0.47
0.08
0.25
0.01
0.13
0.35
0.36
0.03
0.19
0.69
0.37
0.24
1.36

0.41
0.47
0.72
0.10
0.35
0.71
0.44
0.07
0.23
0.01
0.12
0.32
0.33
0.03
0.18
0.63
0.34
0.22
1.25

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

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Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

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Table A.9. Average annual rate of change of the percentage urban (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

EUROPE

1.05

1.05

1.05

0.91

0.91

0.69

0.41

0.32

0.14

0.11

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

2.21
1.90
3.10
0.97
0.53
3.58
2.39
3.56
2.06
1.10
3.06

1.92
2.32
2.82
0.92
0.54
3.43
2.06
2.22
1.87
1.08
2.46

1.60
3.25
4.19
0.81
0.74
3.26
0.91
1.94
1.65
2.03
1.58

1.34
2.87
2.67
0.76
0.71
3.03
0.78
1.34
1.36
2.06
1.59

1.35
2.80
1.92
1.64
0.69
2.44
1.18
1.21
1.36
2.39
1.26

1.02
2.20
1.52
1.45
0.62
2.18
0.99
1.46
0.83
2.20
1.10

0.75
1.80
0.79
0.05
0.28
1.79
0.63
1.49
0.63
0.96
0.95

0.52
1.30
0.55
-0.04
0.23
1.14
0.44
1.39
0.38
0.84
0.63

0.05
0.58
0.41
-0.15
-0.19
-0.20
0.07
0.28
-0.01
0.02
0.06

0.02
0.58
0.32
-0.18
-0.20
-0.75
0.07
-0.18
-0.01
-0.10
0.06

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

0.21
-0.66
0.48
1.53
1.37
1.83
1.06
1.73
0.41
1.28
3.35
-0.09
1.05
-0.07

0.24
-0.68
1.14
1.41
2.79
1.70
0.90
0.94
0.40
1.31
2.95
-0.12
0.91
-0.07

0.36
-0.69
0.89
1.28
3.56
2.86
0.59
1.22
0.42
1.45
2.38
2.85
1.22
-0.16

0.32
-0.71
0.69
1.14
1.79
2.69
0.52
1.20
-0.17
1.32
2.17
2.55
1.01
-0.18

1.24
-1.08
0.60
0.80
1.63
2.95
0.41
0.73
-1.27
1.10
2.33
0.84
0.41
1.39

0.98
-1.19
0.38
0.62
0.56
0.53
0.36
0.62
-0.24
0.90
1.87
0.68
0.09
1.23

0.16
-0.24
0.15
0.30
-0.27
-0.01
0.29
0.34
-0.01
0.43
1.23
0.22
0.00
0.16

0.07
-0.28
0.12
0.10
-0.11
0.53
0.26
0.22
-0.01
0.20
0.77
0.18

0.01

0.09
-0.56
0.03
-0.33
0.22
-0.02
0.19
0.35
0.01
-0.14
-0.09
0.50
0.17
0.07

0.09
-0.04
0.03
-0.17
3.22
-0.08
0.13
0.42
0.02
-0.20
-0.09
0.62
0.05
0.08

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

1.12
5.38
4.49
3.37
3.10

1.40

0.99
0.22
3.97
1.10
1.27
3.69
3.57
0.87
3.87

1.08
2.67
3.70
3.26
2.94

1.37

0.86
0.06
3.83
1.18
1.21
3.48
3.38
0.85
3.59

1.34
0.34
3.73
3.62
2.97

2.05

0.82
-0.07
3.66
1.06
2.13
3.26
2.83
1.60
3.42

1.32
0.32
2.58
3.51
2.78

1.99

0.77
-0.03
3.48
1.02
1.89
3.00
2.60
1.50
3.08

0.83
0.60
1.70
2.80
2.31

1.04

0.42
0.01
3.27
0.99
3.57
1.63
2.71
1.04
1.43

0.69
0.63
1.07
2.55
2.08

0.86

0.30
0.01
3.04
0.96
2.56
1.35
2.51
0.90
1.12

0.31
0.77
0.66
1.12
0.87

0.24

0.06
0.01
2.79
1.14
1.67
0.93
0.63
0.39
0.82

0.23
0.75
-0.09
0.86
0.66

0.14

-0.03
0.12
2.53
1.12
0.47
0.83
0.32
0.30
0.74

0.26
1.32
-0.22
0.90
0.31

0.15

0.06
0.12
2.10
1.29
0.28
0.20
0.09
0.13
0.86

0.22
1.40
-0.27
1.03
0.25

0.15

0.09
0.31
1.85
1.25
0.38
0.09
0.05
0.11
0.84

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

0.58
0.18
0.11
1.03
0.46
0.47
0.34

0.65
1.43

0.65
0.17
0.10
1.24
0.48
0.08
0.33

0.60
1.36

0.58
0.09
0.15
1.61
0.16
-0.97
0.68

0.33
1.22

0.44
0.08
0.15
1.15
0.09
-1.07
0.66

0.30
1.13

0.24
0.03
0.14
0.52
0.08
-0.14
0.77

0.49
0.00

0.11
0.02
0.19
0.10
0.08
-0.05
0.70

0.49
-0.10

0.15
0.05
0.11
0.10
-0.04
-0.73
0.16

0.60
2.66

0.22
0.06
0.09
0.11
0.11
-0.80
0.07

0.58
2.31

0.19
0.01
0.08
0.23
0.05
-0.53
0.48

1.17
0.11

0.14

0.07
0.22
-0.06
-1.71
0.21

1.07
-0.07

1.73

1.63

1.62

1.44

1.37

1.23

0.89

0.79

0.67

0.62

0.84

2.98
-0.03
1.42
0.20
0.80

0.33

0.87

2.56
-0.03
1.30
0.20
0.91

0.33

1.31

-1.60
-0.03
1.18
0.20
3.11

0.32

1.23

-1.59
-0.03
1.06
0.21
3.04

0.31

1.41

0.23
-0.03
0.96
0.57
3.15

1.27

1.15

0.23
-0.03
0.87
0.49
3.11

1.17

0.73

0.23
-0.03
0.95
-1.91
5.36

0.81

0.84

0.23
-0.03
0.81
-1.92
4.81

0.67

1.05

-0.84
-0.63
0.28
1.07
0.80

0.25

0.87

-1.11
-0.86
0.26
1.04
0.04

0.35

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Table A.9. Average annual rate of change of the percentage urban (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

EUROPE

0.14

0.18

0.26

0.33

0.39

0.42

0.41

0.38

0.36

0.33

0.00
0.63
0.39
-0.13
0.53
-0.92
-0.08
0.06
-0.11
-0.02
0.19

0.05
0.58
0.41
0.01
0.60
-0.65
-0.10
0.36
-0.04
0.21
0.09

0.17
0.52
0.43
0.14
0.58
-0.15
0.10
0.53
0.08
0.42
0.20

0.29
0.46
0.43
0.26
0.55
0.35
0.30
0.68
0.20
0.61
0.31

0.39
0.42
0.44
0.37
0.53
0.84
0.49
0.81
0.30
0.78
0.40

0.48
0.37
0.43
0.40
0.50
1.26
0.65
0.87
0.39
0.80
0.48

0.49
0.34
0.40
0.37
0.47
1.30
0.68
0.82
0.41
0.75
0.50

0.46
0.31
0.37
0.35
0.43
1.22
0.63
0.76
0.38
0.70
0.47

0.43
0.29
0.35
0.32
0.40
1.14
0.59
0.70
0.35
0.64
0.43

0.40
0.27
0.32
0.30
0.37
1.07
0.54
0.64
0.33
0.60
0.40

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

0.11
0.17
0.18

1.81
0.40
0.01
0.45
-0.24
-0.02
-0.10
0.32
0.07
0.08

0.13
0.45
0.31
0.03
1.34
0.49
0.01
0.48
-0.21
0.05
0.15
0.08
0.09
0.09

0.16
0.73
0.26
0.14
1.33
0.54
0.03
0.54
-0.00
0.18
0.25
0.15
0.12
0.10

0.18
0.99
0.22
0.25
1.31
0.57
0.05
0.58
0.21
0.29
0.35
0.21
0.14
0.11

0.19
1.23
0.18
0.36
1.28
0.60
0.06
0.62
0.42
0.40
0.43
0.27
0.17
0.12

0.20
1.44
0.15
0.44
1.24
0.61
0.08
0.64
0.61
0.49
0.50
0.31
0.19
0.11

0.19
1.61
0.14
0.48
1.17
0.57
0.08
0.62
0.78
0.50
0.52
0.30
0.19
0.11

0.18
1.61
0.13
0.44
1.08
0.53
0.08
0.58
0.93
0.46
0.48
0.28
0.17
0.10

0.17
1.51
0.12
0.41
0.99
0.49
0.08
0.53
0.94
0.43
0.45
0.26
0.16
0.09

0.16
1.40
0.11
0.38
0.91
0.45
0.07
0.49
0.87
0.40
0.42
0.25
0.15
0.09

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

0.30
1.42
-0.46
1.13
0.31

0.21

0.12
0.27
0.89
1.15
0.14
0.14
-0.49
0.12
0.78

0.33
1.36
-0.51
1.22
0.45

0.35

0.22
0.22
-0.57
1.04
0.05
0.35
-0.64
0.18
0.73

0.40
1.29
-0.43
1.28
0.58

0.47

0.32
0.16
-0.27
0.94
0.06
0.55
-0.23
0.23
0.68

0.47
1.21
-0.28
1.25
0.69

0.59

0.41
0.12
0.06
0.85
0.06
0.73
0.19
0.27
0.63

0.52
1.14
-0.08
1.16
0.78

0.68

0.49
0.08
0.37
0.76
0.06
0.89
0.61
0.31
0.58

0.53
1.06
0.12
1.07
0.78

0.68

0.51
0.06
0.67
0.70
0.06
0.94
0.99
0.32
0.54

0.50
0.98
0.16
0.98
0.72

0.63

0.48
0.05
0.74
0.64
0.06
0.88
1.08
0.30
0.49

0.46
0.90
0.16
0.90
0.67

0.58

0.44
0.04
0.70
0.59
0.05
0.81
1.02
0.28
0.45

0.43
0.83
0.15
0.83
0.62

0.54

0.41
0.04
0.65
0.54
0.05
0.75
0.95
0.26
0.41

0.40
0.76
0.14
0.75
0.57

0.50

0.38
0.04
0.61
0.49
0.05
0.69
0.89
0.24
0.38

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

0.21
0.21
0.03
0.25
0.08
-0.83
-0.22

0.87
-0.01

0.23
0.31
0.03
0.28
0.13
-0.43
-0.14

0.65
0.09

0.26
0.37
0.03
0.30
0.21
0.29
-0.04

0.49
0.17

0.29
0.42
0.03
0.32
0.27
1.01
0.07

0.36
0.25

0.31
0.47
0.03
0.33
0.33
1.71
0.17

0.26
0.32

0.33
0.50
0.03
0.31
0.37
2.37
0.24

0.22
0.38

0.32
0.50
0.02
0.29
0.37
2.58
0.23

0.20
0.38

0.29
0.46
0.02
0.27
0.35
2.49
0.21

0.19
0.36

0.27
0.43
0.02
0.25
0.32
2.40
0.20

0.17
0.33

0.25
0.40
0.02
0.23
0.30
2.30
0.19

0.16
0.31

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

0.57

0.47

0.39

0.34

0.29

0.27

0.26

0.24

0.23

0.21

0.87

-0.89
-0.04
0.25
1.10
0.23

0.77

-0.26
0.12
0.24
1.21
0.55

0.03

0.71

0.38
0.31
0.24
1.30
0.84

0.12

0.64

1.00
0.49
0.23
1.36
1.11

0.20

0.57

1.58
0.66
0.22
1.40
1.33

0.27

0.51

1.74
0.81
0.20
1.34
1.32

0.34

0.49

1.65
0.94
0.19
1.24
1.23

0.34

0.46

1.56
1.04
0.18
1.15
1.14

0.32

0.43

1.46
1.00
0.16
1.06
1.06

0.30

0.40

1.37
0.93
0.15
0.97
0.98

0.28

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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

0.79
2.47
0.63
0.03
2.50
3.51
0.44

-1.08
0.89
0.37
1.12

-2.04
0.09
-0.39

1.03
2.36
0.62
0.03
2.45
3.23
3.51
0.03
-1.28
0.97
0.46
1.11
0.34
-2.17
0.12
-0.26

5.86
2.95
0.61
-0.12
2.40
2.12
4.40
-3.31
0.91
2.91
2.20
1.09
7.00
-3.80
0.71
2.27

4.96
2.75
0.59
-0.01
2.34
1.96
4.00
-3.20
0.81
2.48
2.02
1.07
6.16
-3.78
0.68
1.90

3.30
2.56
0.22
0.20
0.64
1.24
3.09
0.96
0.72
1.47
0.51
1.05
0.04
-0.87
0.75
1.56

2.74
2.31
0.22
0.41
0.13
1.18
2.23
0.92
0.63
1.28
0.48
1.04
0.16
-0.92
0.81
1.26

0.81
0.98
-0.17
0.10
2.49
0.70
2.86

0.56
0.66
-0.36
1.02
4.23
-2.48
3.38
1.01

0.50
0.50
-0.25
0.02
4.07
0.42
1.22

0.49
0.85
-0.36
1.00
3.82
-2.35
2.55
0.79

0.49
0.90
-0.39
-0.02
2.68
0.47
0.02
0.47
0.54
3.77
-0.52
0.17
1.15
2.40
1.45
0.62

0.49
1.55
-0.42
-0.02
1.77
0.47
0.02
-3.08
0.50
1.65
-0.56
-1.14
0.64
2.37
1.12
0.48

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

1.73
-0.22
0.23
0.49
2.21
2.62
1.80
1.19
1.46

1.63
-0.24
0.23
0.49
2.12
2.54
1.67
1.15
1.40

1.55
-0.58
0.88
0.29
1.76
2.44
1.58
1.52
1.49

1.41
-0.59
1.61
0.25
0.90
2.35
1.44
1.93
1.39

1.21
-0.31
1.25
1.04
0.65
2.11
1.23
0.71
0.58

1.06
-0.32
0.83
1.19
0.37
1.65
1.11
0.49
0.57

0.78
-0.39
1.11
1.14
0.92
1.58
0.77
0.47
0.64

0.73
-0.40
2.13
1.08
0.98
1.30
0.70
0.46
0.67

0.63
0.01
1.92
1.84
0.95
0.98
0.54
0.45
2.15

0.47
0.12
1.12
1.58
0.91
0.95
0.37
0.44
1.85

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

1.83
1.27
0.83
2.25
1.59
3.36
1.84
-0.11
1.75
0.35
0.29
1.36
0.08
0.30
2.85

1.71
1.11
0.82
2.09
1.40
3.04
1.77
-0.11
1.56
0.34
0.28
1.29
0.08
0.28
2.43

1.67
0.74
0.80
2.27
1.11
2.50
1.57
0.53
0.75
0.14
0.38
2.05
-0.06
0.27
1.68

1.47
0.65
0.78
2.05
0.96
1.44
1.39
0.83
0.51
0.15
0.45
2.03
-0.50
0.25
1.39

1.43
0.52
0.76
2.04
0.82
1.31
1.51
0.83
0.49
0.37
1.01
1.37
1.48
0.25
1.07

1.29
0.47
1.91
1.76
0.72
1.19
2.06
0.82
0.47
0.34
1.34
0.99
2.12
0.48
0.88

0.93
0.51
2.11
1.12
0.34
1.08
1.73
1.73
0.53
-0.32
1.52
0.70
2.97
0.42
0.68

0.80
0.45
1.91
0.97
0.16
0.81
1.46
3.03
0.51
-0.32
1.59
0.60
1.36
0.40
0.57

0.65
0.38
1.33
0.78
0.26
0.65
0.95
1.37
0.07
-0.32
1.36
0.39
0.55
0.35
0.59

0.65
0.33
0.80
0.86
0.37
0.44
0.86
1.45
0.08
-0.32
1.19
0.12
0.52
0.18
0.66

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

0.96

1.50
1.87
0.85
0.92

0.84

1.00
1.69
0.70
0.83

0.58

1.08
2.42
0.31
0.53

0.50

0.74
1.93
0.14
0.47

0.01

-0.01
0.45
0.13
0.01

0.02

0.01
0.46
0.13
0.02

0.20

0.18
0.48
-0.04
0.20

0.20

0.06
0.44
-0.12
0.22

0.49

0.28
0.29

0.51

0.47

0.46
0.18
0.00
0.47

OCEANIA

0.74

0.69

0.64

0.58

0.21

-0.07

-0.16

-0.03

-0.02

-0.03

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

0.55
0.60
0.30

0.56
0.54
0.63

0.52
0.47
0.75

0.45
0.42
0.55

0.20
0.15
0.41

0.00
-0.04
0.16

-0.05
-0.07
0.06

0.03
-0.01
0.25

0.16
0.16
0.14

0.22
0.24
0.08

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

4.57
2.01
4.38
7.88
4.16
1.74

4.75
1.94
3.99
7.81
4.18
1.72

4.73
1.87
3.56
7.68
4.56
1.70

6.09
1.29
2.75
11.65
4.15
1.69

2.62
1.10
1.48
3.94
0.46
1.67

1.24
0.56
0.80
1.79
2.95
1.91

0.97
0.40
0.48
1.41
3.24
2.52

1.00
1.54
0.25
1.37
1.91
2.25

-0.31
1.79
0.24
-1.26
1.39
1.49

-0.53
1.21
0.53
-1.29
1.38
1.46

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

1.80
2.01
3.99
4.40
1.10

1.76
1.87
3.87
4.04
1.09

1.93
2.05
3.73
3.63
1.07

2.13
2.17
4.10
4.52
1.05

4.23
6.01
4.13
2.51
0.83

1.36
2.28
1.73
-0.79
0.45

0.21
-0.30
0.76
1.21
-0.23

0.24
-0.34
0.84
0.98
-0.25

0.36
0.28
0.80
0.51
-0.59

0.58
0.23
3.31
0.48
-2.31

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Table A.9. Average annual rate of change of the percentage urban (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

0.49
1.34
-0.22
-0.02
3.66
0.32
0.02
4.08
0.38
0.62
-0.37
-0.26
0.66
2.42
1.17
0.34

0.48
1.08
0.27
-0.01
2.96
0.40
0.02
1.07
0.27
0.23
0.14
0.26
0.79
2.53
0.79
0.23

0.47
0.86
0.75
0.00
2.29
0.56
0.02
1.50
0.19
0.09
0.64
0.70
0.91
2.62
0.43
0.15

0.45
0.69
1.21
0.01
1.74
0.70
0.02
1.91
0.13
0.04
1.12
1.11
1.01
2.69
0.24
0.10

0.41
0.54
1.63
0.02
1.30
0.81
0.02
2.29
0.09
0.01
1.56
1.49
1.08
2.74
0.13
0.06

0.38
0.45
1.72
0.02
0.98
0.89
0.02
2.59
0.07
0.01
1.66
1.82
1.09
2.68
0.07
0.05

0.35
0.41
1.63
0.02
0.86
0.84
0.02
2.55
0.07
0.01
1.57
1.82
1.01
2.57
0.04
0.04

0.33
0.38
1.53
0.02
0.78
0.78
0.02
2.45
0.06
0.01
1.47
1.71
0.93
2.46
0.04
0.04

0.30
0.35
1.43
0.01
0.70
0.72
0.02
2.34
0.06
0.01
1.38
1.61
0.86
2.33
0.04
0.04

0.28
0.32
1.33
0.01
0.63
0.67
0.02
2.22
0.05
0.01
1.28
1.50
0.79
2.20
0.03
0.04

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

0.42
0.99
0.89
0.46
0.89
0.94
0.42
0.43
1.47

0.43
0.98
0.83
0.51
0.94
0.99
0.39
0.49
1.10

0.41
0.97
0.77
0.57
0.99
1.03
0.37
0.58
0.82

0.40
0.96
0.71
0.61
1.02
1.06
0.35
0.67
0.60

0.40
0.94
0.66
0.65
1.04
1.08
0.33
0.73
0.43

0.40
0.91
0.61
0.67
1.03
1.05
0.31
0.78
0.37

0.38
0.85
0.56
0.64
0.95
0.97
0.28
0.74
0.34

0.36
0.78
0.51
0.59
0.88
0.90
0.26
0.69
0.31

0.34
0.72
0.47
0.54
0.81
0.82
0.24
0.63
0.28

0.32
0.66
0.43
0.50
0.74
0.75
0.23
0.58
0.26

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

0.58
0.28
0.76
0.73
0.39
0.41
1.07
1.01
0.13
-0.26
1.11
0.12
0.50
0.14
0.58

0.45
0.22
0.71
0.54
0.31
0.40
1.02
0.59
0.20
0.17
1.01
0.15
0.47
0.12
0.37

0.36
0.17
0.67
0.39
0.25
0.39
0.87
0.34
0.26
0.67
0.91
0.23
0.45
0.11
0.24

0.28
0.13
0.63
0.28
0.19
0.38
0.73
0.20
0.32
1.14
0.82
0.30
0.42
0.10
0.15

0.23
0.10
0.59
0.20
0.15
0.37
0.62
0.10
0.35
1.57
0.74
0.37
0.39
0.09
0.09

0.21
0.08
0.55
0.16
0.13
0.36
0.53
0.07
0.34
1.85
0.67
0.42
0.36
0.08
0.06

0.19
0.08
0.51
0.15
0.12
0.34
0.48
0.06
0.31
1.77
0.62
0.42
0.33
0.08
0.05

0.18
0.07
0.47
0.14
0.11
0.31
0.44
0.06
0.29
1.67
0.57
0.39
0.31
0.07
0.05

0.17
0.07
0.43
0.13
0.10
0.29
0.40
0.05
0.27
1.57
0.52
0.36
0.28
0.07
0.05

0.16
0.06
0.39
0.12
0.09
0.27
0.37
0.05
0.25
1.46
0.47
0.34
0.26
0.06
0.04

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

0.40

0.16
0.30
0.03
0.42

0.35

0.11
0.28
0.06
0.37

0.31

0.16
0.26
0.09
0.33

0.28

0.19
0.24
0.11
0.29

0.25

0.23
0.22
0.13
0.25

0.23

0.25
0.20
0.12
0.23

0.22

0.25
0.19
0.12
0.22

0.20

0.23
0.18
0.11
0.20

0.19

0.22
0.16
0.10
0.19

0.17

0.20
0.15
0.10
0.17

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

0.02

0.04

0.09

0.12

0.16

0.19

0.22

0.24

0.27

0.29

OCEANIA

0.22
0.23
0.12

0.19
0.21
0.13

0.18
0.18
0.14

0.16
0.16
0.15

0.14
0.14
0.16

0.13
0.13
0.16

0.12
0.12
0.15

0.12
0.11
0.14

0.11
0.10
0.13

0.10
0.10
0.12

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

-0.39
1.01
0.56
-0.95
1.53
1.56

0.17
0.99
0.56
-0.10
1.79
1.72

0.67
0.97
0.57
0.76
2.03
1.87

1.15
0.95
0.58
1.60
2.25
1.99

1.67
0.92
0.57
2.41
2.42
2.07

1.88
0.89
0.57
2.68
2.38
2.01

1.89
0.83
0.53
2.60
2.27
1.89

1.88
0.77
0.49
2.51
2.15
1.77

1.85
0.70
0.45
2.42
2.02
1.65

1.80
0.64
0.42
2.32
1.89
1.52

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

0.39

0.28
0.48

0.31
0.01
0.22
0.49
0.30

0.32
0.03
0.50
0.48
0.78

0.34
0.05
0.76
0.48
1.25

0.38
0.06
0.99
0.47
1.69

0.44
0.07
1.18
0.43
2.07

0.45
0.07
1.17
0.40
2.08

0.45
0.07
1.09
0.37
1.97

0.44
0.06
1.01
0.34
1.87

0.42
0.06
0.93
0.32
1.75

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

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Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

1.75
0.54

2.22
0.52

2.75
0.50

3.52
0.49

2.79
0.47

1.49
0.45

0.36
1.49

0.30
0.65

-0.04
0.52

0.13
-0.43

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

2.39
0.72
0.82
2.27
0.00

6.01

3.67
3.55

1.36
0.67
0.79
2.12
0.00

1.67

2.51
3.46

1.52
0.63
0.76
2.55
0.00

0.39

2.10
3.35

1.87
0.59
0.73
2.73
-0.39

1.06

0.69
3.22

1.11
0.55
0.28
0.58
2.04

0.62

0.15
3.08

0.68
0.54
-0.07
0.18
2.92

0.17

0.79
2.93

0.97
0.90
-0.31
-0.04
2.77

0.03

1.03
2.77

0.58
0.80
1.42
-0.50
-0.10

0.39
3.43

0.19
1.04
0.64
-0.85
0.36

0.27

0.14
1.56

0.28
0.80
1.70
-0.44
1.37

0.37

0.25
0.91

a
b
c
d
e
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

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More developed regions comprise Europe, Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan.
Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
The least developed countries are 50 countries, 34 in Africa, 10 in Asia, 5 in Oceania plus one in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Other less developed countries comprise the less developed regions excluding the least developed countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa refers to all of Africa except Northern Africa, with the Sudan included in sub-Saharan Africa.
Including Mayotte.
Including Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon.
Including Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha.
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
The regions Southern Asia and Central Asia are combined into South-Central Asia.
Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey.
Including land Islands.
Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
Refers to the Vatican City State.
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.

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Table A.9. Average annual rate of change of the percentage urban (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

0.13
1.95

0.13
1.39

0.12
0.89

0.11
0.57

0.10
0.36

0.10
0.21

0.09
0.16

0.09
0.14

0.08
0.13

0.07
0.12

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

0.48
0.56
1.98
-0.28
1.73

0.47

0.69
0.89

0.54
0.37
1.55
-0.02
1.67

0.87

1.13
0.93

0.73
0.24
1.09
0.28
1.60

1.27

1.54
0.97

0.90
0.15
0.75
0.56
1.53

1.64

1.92
1.00

1.05
0.09
0.51
0.81
1.46

1.97

2.08
1.01

1.13
0.07
0.34
0.96
1.37

2.11

1.98
1.00

1.08
0.07
0.25
0.91
1.27

2.00

1.87
0.93

1.03
0.06
0.23
0.85
1.17

1.89

1.76
0.85

0.99
0.06
0.21
0.79
1.07

1.78

1.64
0.79

0.93
0.05
0.19
0.73
0.98

1.66

1.53
0.72

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

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Table A.10. Average annual rate of change of the percentage rural


by major area, region and country, 1950-2050
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

WORLD

-0.51

-0.59

-0.57

-0.39

-0.39

-0.60

-0.62

-0.69

-0.63

-0.69

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

-1.32
-0.41
-0.22
-0.44

-1.47
-0.51
-0.26
-0.55

-1.52
-0.54
-0.36
-0.57

-1.59
-0.40
-0.46
-0.40

-1.35
-0.46
-0.38
-0.48

-1.13
-0.72
-0.61
-0.75

-0.79
-0.79
-0.45
-0.86

-0.83
-0.86
-0.46
-0.95

-0.72
-0.78
-0.48
-0.87

-0.64
-0.84
-0.51
-0.95

Less developed regions, excluding


China

-0.48

-0.51

-0.60

-0.64

-0.69

-0.75

-0.70

-0.66

-0.59

-0.62

Sub-Saharan Africa (e)

-0.37

-0.50

-0.57

-0.57

-0.55

-0.57

-0.54

-0.63

-0.67

-0.64

-0.44

-0.56

-0.65

-0.59

-0.56

-0.59

-0.57

-0.61

-0.62

-0.58

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

-0.21
-0.03
-0.55
-1.81
-0.27
-0.18
-0.18
-0.29
-0.09
-0.46
-0.12
-1.19
-0.06
-0.02
-0.50
-0.15
-0.19
-0.69
-0.21

-0.24
-0.03
-0.76
-2.03
-0.31
-0.21
-0.20
-0.34
-0.10
-0.66
-0.15
-1.41
-0.07
-0.06
-0.58
-0.18
-0.18
-0.87
-0.23

-0.30
-0.04
-1.04
-2.48
-0.36
-0.25
-0.27
-0.39
-0.11
-1.18
-0.20
-1.65
-0.08
-1.57
-0.65
-0.23
-0.17
-1.32
-0.47

-0.37
-0.04
-0.59
-2.77
-0.27
-0.22
-0.37
-0.40
-0.24
-1.67
-0.25
-1.17
-0.09
-1.86
-0.69
-0.25
-0.39
-1.91
-0.65

-0.44
-0.17
-0.46
-3.02
-0.20
-0.19
-0.59
-0.53
-0.34
-0.49
-0.63
-0.98
-0.17
-2.51
-0.74
-0.08
-0.73
-1.36
-0.62

-0.54
-0.23
-0.51
-3.27
-0.21
-0.21
-0.65
-0.53
-0.31
0.38
-0.99
-3.54
-0.15
-1.19
-0.34
-0.11
-0.78
-1.56
-0.63

-0.37
-0.19
-0.60
-1.90
-0.20
-0.23
-0.30
-0.60
-0.25
0.01
-0.85
-7.43
-0.07
0.03
-0.36
-0.35
-0.52
0.05
-0.80

-0.40
-0.22
-0.65
-0.82
-0.14
-0.27
-0.30
-0.68
-0.31
-0.55
-1.07
-10.72
-0.08
-0.00
-0.45
-0.43
-0.52
0.08
-0.98

-0.38
-0.20
-0.12
-3.66
-0.19
-0.29
-0.18
-0.59
-0.39
0.22
-1.34
-6.04
-0.62
-0.22
-0.51
-0.13
-0.41
0.75
-0.79

-0.32
-0.23
0.06
-3.94
-0.29
-0.23
-0.19
-0.36
-0.45
0.22
-1.25
-6.31
-1.23
-0.48
-0.54
-0.10
-0.45
0.72
-0.60

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

-0.41
-0.29
-0.47
-0.63
-0.21
-0.88
-0.39
-1.19
-0.63
-0.29

-0.47
-0.34
-0.57
-0.74
-0.26
-0.99
-0.42
-1.35
-0.77
-0.32

-0.81
-0.47
-0.70
-0.87
-0.37
-1.10
-1.00
-0.26
-1.61
-1.42

-1.00
-0.57
-0.84
-1.02
-0.70
-1.23
-1.17
-0.12
-2.28
-2.07

-0.62
-1.01
-1.84
-1.32
-0.93
-1.41
0.23
-0.13
-3.52
-0.61

-0.51
-1.32
-1.32
-0.57
-0.78
-1.69
0.22
-0.13
-4.60
-0.55

-0.46
-1.66
-1.31
-0.51
-0.25
-1.75
0.21
-0.58
-3.74
-1.42

-0.57
-2.06
-1.46
-0.41
-0.26
-0.90
0.04
-1.42
-3.95
-1.89

-0.67
-2.31
-1.62
-0.13
-0.28
-0.94
-0.17
-1.29
-4.50
-1.85

-0.76
-1.87
-1.73
-0.13
-0.38
-0.89
-0.40
0.01
-4.32
-1.96

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

-0.74
-1.04
-0.87
-0.93
-0.43
-0.38
-0.89
-0.03

-0.80
-1.22
-0.95
-1.10
-0.45
-0.48
-0.71
-0.03

-1.02
-2.17
-0.93
-1.83
-0.72
-0.60
-0.72
-1.51

-0.76
-0.60
-0.52
-5.52
-0.78
-0.74
-1.29
-1.94

-0.68
-0.28
-0.43
-6.04
-1.01
-0.59
-1.51
-7.69

-0.61
-1.11
-0.14
-4.37
-1.16
-0.25
-1.17
-11.17

-0.75
-1.63
-0.03
-3.95
-1.25
-0.61
-1.37
-7.09

-0.78
-1.65
0.16
-0.22
-1.35
-1.13
-1.86
-2.66

-0.73
-1.70
0.23
-0.22
-1.32
-1.32
-1.75
-1.49

-0.67
-1.81
0.06
-0.32
-0.69
-1.44
-1.04
4.56

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

-0.68
-0.03
-0.11
-0.50
-0.77
-0.14

-0.74
-0.04
-0.31
-0.57
-0.81
-0.31

-0.31
-0.16
-0.62
-0.52
-0.24
-0.54

-0.29
-0.85
-0.49
-0.57
-0.21
-0.70

-0.20
-0.90
-0.49
-0.35
-0.12
-0.98

-0.18
-1.07
-0.14
-0.37
-0.12
-0.91

-0.45
-2.62
-0.07
-0.35
-0.37
-0.99

-1.09
-4.65
-0.51
-0.35
-1.08
-0.28

-1.05
-2.59
-0.71
-0.61
-1.05
-0.04

-1.02
-1.73
-0.74
-0.74
-1.09
-0.07

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

-0.47
-0.39
-0.09
-0.28
-0.71
-0.20
-0.88
-0.37
-0.38
-0.61

-0.76
-0.54
-0.09
-0.30
-1.08
-0.22
-1.06
-0.46
-0.44
-0.73

-0.83
-0.73
-0.10
-0.34
-1.73
-0.55
-0.75
-0.57
-0.17
-0.87

-0.69
-0.98
-0.12
-0.37
-0.99
-1.20
-0.80
-0.70
-0.18
-1.03

-0.73
-1.29
-0.13
-0.47
-1.17
-1.26
-0.31
-0.86
-0.19
-1.21

-0.81
-1.44
-0.53
-0.54
-1.44
-1.08
-0.32
-1.05
-0.40
-1.42

-0.83
-0.97
-0.79
-2.20
-0.43
-1.33
-0.51
-0.80
-1.21
-1.63

-0.86
-1.10
-0.34
-4.07
-0.48
-1.65
-1.09
-0.39
-1.53
-1.75

-0.85
-0.71
-0.31
-1.74
-0.55
-1.88
-1.20
-0.41
-0.47
-1.79

-0.92
-0.50
-0.35
-1.91
-0.75
-1.97
-1.32
-0.45
0.03
-1.80

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Table A.10. Average annual rate of change of the percentage rural (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

WORLD

-0.75

-0.80

-0.87

-0.95

-1.06

-1.19

-1.29

-1.37

-1.45

-1.54

-0.70
-0.87
-0.59
-0.99

-0.79
-0.91
-0.68
-1.03

-0.97
-0.96
-0.77
-1.08

-1.16
-1.03
-0.87
-1.15

-1.35
-1.12
-0.99
-1.23

-1.53
-1.23
-1.12
-1.36

-1.61
-1.32
-1.22
-1.46

-1.64
-1.40
-1.32
-1.54

-1.67
-1.49
-1.42
-1.62

-1.70
-1.58
-1.53
-1.70

MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS (a)


LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS (b)
Least developed countries (c)
Other less developed countries (d)

-0.63

-0.69

-0.77

-0.87

-1.00

-1.15

-1.25

-1.34

-1.43

-1.53

Less developed regions, excluding


China

-0.68

-0.73

-0.80

-0.89

-1.00

-1.12

-1.21

-1.30

-1.40

-1.50

-0.62

-0.67

-0.75

-0.85

-0.97

-1.10

-1.20

-1.29

-1.39

-1.48

-0.36
-0.27
0.05
-3.60
-0.40
-0.27
-0.25
-0.38
-0.52
0.13
-1.13
-5.73
-0.89
-0.76
-0.59
-0.11
-0.49
-0.06
-0.65

-0.41
-0.33
-0.08
-3.13
-0.54
-0.36
-0.37
-0.48
-0.60
-0.10
-1.24
-4.78
-0.32
-1.07
-0.71
-0.17
-0.58
-0.22
-0.76

-0.51
-0.39
-0.27
-2.61
-0.72
-0.45
-0.50
-0.61
-0.69
-0.36
-1.32
-3.76
-0.42
-1.34
-0.85
-0.26
-0.70
-0.41
-0.89

-0.63
-0.47
-0.48
-2.06
-0.84
-0.56
-0.66
-0.77
-0.80
-0.64
-1.40
-2.69
-0.53
-1.42
-1.01
-0.36
-0.83
-0.62
-1.04

-0.77
-0.56
-0.72
-1.62
-0.95
-0.69
-0.86
-0.96
-0.91
-0.96
-1.46
-1.73
-0.67
-1.49
-1.20
-0.49
-0.98
-0.86
-1.21

-0.91
-0.65
-0.99
-1.61
-1.06
-0.84
-0.99
-1.16
-1.03
-1.24
-1.51
-1.61
-0.84
-1.55
-1.36
-0.64
-1.14
-1.13
-1.37

-1.02
-0.75
-1.11
-1.62
-1.18
-0.96
-1.10
-1.28
-1.16
-1.34
-1.60
-1.61
-0.97
-1.61
-1.46
-0.73
-1.26
-1.28
-1.47

-1.12
-0.86
-1.21
-1.63
-1.30
-1.07
-1.22
-1.39
-1.29
-1.42
-1.70
-1.62
-1.08
-1.67
-1.56
-0.83
-1.38
-1.37
-1.57

-1.23
-0.98
-1.32
-1.64
-1.43
-1.19
-1.34
-1.50
-1.42
-1.49
-1.80
-1.62
-1.20
-1.73
-1.66
-0.94
-1.50
-1.46
-1.67

-1.35
-1.11
-1.42
-1.65
-1.56
-1.32
-1.46
-1.61
-1.56
-1.57
-1.90
-1.62
-1.33
-1.79
-1.75
-1.06
-1.62
-1.56
-1.76

EASTERN AFRICA
Burundi ..................................................
Comoros (1) ...........................................
Djibouti ..................................................
Eritrea ...................................................
Ethiopia .................................................
Kenya ....................................................
Madagascar ...........................................
Malawi ...................................................
Mauritius (2) ..........................................
Mozambique ..........................................
Runion .................................................
Rwanda .................................................
Seychelles .............................................
Somalia .................................................
Uganda ..................................................
United Republic of Tanzania ...................
Zambia ..................................................
Zimbabwe ..............................................

-0.89
-2.05
-1.84
-0.14
-0.50
-0.91
-0.66
-0.04
-3.82
-2.10

-1.04
-2.08
-1.89
-0.28
-0.64
-1.00
-0.94
-0.25
-3.21
-2.09

-1.12
-2.04
-1.88
-0.48
-0.82
-1.12
-1.06
-0.48
-2.51
-2.03

-1.19
-1.96
-1.84
-0.71
-1.00
-1.25
-1.16
-0.74
-1.86
-1.93

-1.25
-1.84
-1.78
-0.96
-1.12
-1.38
-1.26
-1.03
-1.79
-1.80

-1.33
-1.75
-1.71
-1.23
-1.23
-1.51
-1.36
-1.26
-1.81
-1.74

-1.43
-1.80
-1.75
-1.34
-1.35
-1.57
-1.47
-1.35
-1.83
-1.79

-1.53
-1.86
-1.80
-1.43
-1.47
-1.61
-1.57
-1.44
-1.84
-1.84

-1.63
-1.92
-1.86
-1.52
-1.59
-1.66
-1.67
-1.52
-1.86
-1.89

-1.73
-1.97
-1.91
-1.61
-1.71
-1.70
-1.77
-1.61
-1.87
-1.94

MIDDLE AFRICA
Angola ...................................................
Cameroon ..............................................
Central African Republic .........................
Chad .....................................................
Congo ...................................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo .........
Equatorial Guinea ..................................
Gabon ...................................................
So Tom and Prncipe ..........................

-0.72
-1.83
-0.00
-0.55
-0.71
-1.52
-1.08
3.48

-0.74
-1.81
-0.06
-0.78
-0.80
-1.56
-1.15
-1.11

-0.85
-1.77
-0.28
-1.02
-0.95
-1.57
-1.24
-1.18

-0.98
-1.71
-0.52
-1.28
-1.10
-1.58
-1.33
-1.24

-1.14
-1.67
-0.78
-1.39
-1.27
-1.69
-1.43
-1.31

-1.34
-1.71
-1.08
-1.42
-1.45
-1.80
-1.52
-1.38

-1.49
-1.76
-1.31
-1.44
-1.54
-1.91
-1.56
-1.42

-1.57
-1.81
-1.39
-1.46
-1.60
-2.02
-1.60
-1.43

-1.65
-1.85
-1.47
-1.48
-1.65
-2.12
-1.64
-1.45

-1.73
-1.89
-1.55
-1.49
-1.70
-2.22
-1.67
-1.46

NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria ...................................................
Egypt .....................................................
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..........................
Morocco ................................................
Sudan ....................................................
Tunisia ...................................................
Western Sahara .....................................

-1.09
-1.85
-0.84
-0.81
-1.14
-0.21

-1.16
-1.86
-0.96
-0.92
-1.22
-0.37

-1.25
-1.84
-1.06
-1.03
-1.31
-0.55

-1.34
-1.79
-1.15
-1.16
-1.40
-0.77

-1.44
-1.73
-1.23
-1.30
-1.50
-0.97

-1.52
-1.70
-1.31
-1.43
-1.57
-1.07

-1.58
-1.75
-1.40
-1.53
-1.63
-1.18

-1.64
-1.81
-1.53
-1.63
-1.67
-1.29

-1.70
-1.86
-1.65
-1.73
-1.72
-1.41

-1.75
-1.90
-1.78
-1.83
-1.76
-1.52

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana ...............................................
Lesotho .................................................
Namibia .................................................
South Africa ...........................................
Swaziland ..............................................

-0.96
-0.55
-0.42
-1.78
-1.20
-1.98
-1.41
-0.57
0.03
-1.76

-1.03
-0.69
-0.52
-1.81
-1.29
-1.94
-1.47
-0.72
-0.11
-1.70

-1.09
-0.85
-0.63
-1.80
-1.36
-1.84
-1.53
-0.89
-0.31
-1.77

-1.16
-1.03
-0.77
-1.77
-1.43
-1.76
-1.57
-1.09
-0.52
-1.86

-1.25
-1.23
-0.91
-1.72
-1.50
-1.84
-1.60
-1.26
-0.77
-1.95

-1.34
-1.40
-1.02
-1.68
-1.56
-1.92
-1.67
-1.37
-1.03
-2.03

-1.41
-1.49
-1.14
-1.73
-1.63
-2.00
-1.75
-1.47
-1.16
-2.10

-1.49
-1.58
-1.26
-1.78
-1.70
-2.07
-1.82
-1.58
-1.26
-2.17

-1.56
-1.67
-1.40
-1.83
-1.77
-2.14
-1.89
-1.68
-1.36
-2.24

-1.64
-1.75
-1.53
-1.87
-1.83
-2.20
-1.96
-1.79
-1.46
-2.30

WESTERN AFRICA
Benin .....................................................
Burkina Faso .........................................
Cape Verde ...........................................
Cte d'Ivoire ..........................................
Gambia ..................................................
Ghana ...................................................
Guinea ...................................................
Guinea-Bissau .......................................
Liberia ...................................................

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Table A.10. Average annual rate of change of the percentage rural (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

-0.27
-0.32
-0.09
-0.46
0.51
-0.67
-0.51
-0.49

-0.31
-0.48
-0.10
-0.91
0.50
-0.77
-0.60
-0.74

-0.35
-0.70
-0.22
-0.96
0.49
-0.89
-0.70
-1.11

-0.40
-1.02
-0.43
-0.66
0.48
-1.02
-0.81
-1.55

-0.45
-1.46
-0.58
-0.75
0.46
-1.08
-0.90
-0.42

-0.54
-1.79
-0.46
-0.84
0.45
-0.64
-0.65
-0.46

-0.63
-2.22
-0.25
-0.93
0.44
-0.56
-0.71
-0.67

-0.59
-1.49
-0.20
-1.04
0.43
-0.45
-0.40
-0.83

-0.58
-0.05
-0.10
-1.14
0.41
-0.28
-0.38
-0.92

-0.64
-0.05
-0.10
-1.23
0.37
-0.28
-0.40
-1.01

-0.34

-0.41

-0.42

-0.30

-0.34

-0.63

-0.73

-0.84

-0.74

-0.83

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

-0.38
-0.27

4.17
-1.34
-1.28
-1.73
-0.79

-0.54
-0.43

4.14
-1.52
-1.42
-2.64
-0.90

-0.49
-0.37
-1.72
-4.18
-1.71
-1.57
-2.11
-1.33

-0.17
0.04
-2.02
-5.06
-3.63
-2.35
-1.04
-2.64

-0.13

-3.49
-6.83
-1.12
-1.61
-1.36
-2.64

-0.64
-0.55
-3.80
-7.07
-0.09
-1.31
-1.38
-3.66

-0.86
-0.85
-3.71
-17.32
-0.35
-0.50
-1.27
-4.18

-1.20
-1.18
-53.70
-19.33
-0.35
-1.33
-0.91
-5.90

-1.10
-1.12

-19.37
-0.36
-0.85
0.11
-3.68

-1.25
-1.33

-0.52
-0.33
0.10
-1.31

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

-0.21
-0.22
-0.08
-0.13
-0.13
-0.85
-1.32
-1.15
-0.06
-0.08
-0.54
-0.08
-0.53
-0.26
-0.37

-0.19
-0.25
-0.09
-0.17
-0.08
-0.94
-1.31
-1.06
-0.06
-0.09
-0.60
-0.19
-0.57
-0.27
-0.39

-0.28
-0.30
-0.23
-0.23
-0.21
-1.03
-1.05
-0.51
-0.06
-0.05
-0.36
-0.29
-0.60
-0.27
-0.40

-0.31
-0.37
-0.30
-0.30
-0.24
-1.36
-1.24
-0.51
-0.10
-0.05
-0.34
-0.46
-0.54
-0.24
-0.45

-0.44
-0.51
-0.49
-0.38
-0.40
-1.61
-0.96
-0.23
-1.27
-0.18
-0.41
0.01
0.42
0.09
-0.76

-0.55
-0.56
-1.14
-0.50
-0.45
-1.51
-0.68
-0.14
-1.23
-0.27
-0.47
0.17
0.38
0.18
-0.56

-0.41
-0.31
-0.63
-0.64
-0.33
-1.53
-0.83
0.08
-0.85
-0.28
-0.36
0.19
0.32
0.41
0.03

-0.37
-0.33
-0.57
-0.81
-0.32
-1.30
-0.12
0.19
-0.09
-0.32
-0.35
0.19
0.47
0.34
0.19

-0.30
-0.36
-0.47
-1.02
-0.28
-1.87
0.16
0.45
0.05
-0.45
-0.37
0.18
0.79
-0.09
0.55

-0.32
-0.38
-0.49
-1.27
-0.29
-2.10
-0.16
0.30
-0.57
-0.58
-0.40
0.17
0.66
-0.20
0.38

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

-0.36
-2.27
-0.01
-0.24
-0.07
-0.78
-0.35
-0.43

-0.38
-0.02
-0.33

-0.38
-2.89
-0.01
-0.26
-0.08
-0.85
-0.39
-0.45

-0.40
-0.02
-0.37

-0.35
-3.56
-0.12
-0.28
-0.08
-0.92
-0.44
-0.38

-0.14
-0.28
-0.41

-0.40
-4.24
-1.19
-0.31
-0.29
-1.04
-0.48
-0.41

-0.17
-0.35
-0.45

-0.46
-0.17
2.58
-0.55
-0.32
-1.30
-0.29
-0.79

-0.74
-0.40
-0.12

-0.60
1.08
-0.98
-0.70
-0.29
-1.46
-0.03
-0.61

-0.81
-0.45
-0.11

-0.80
-1.21
-0.81
-1.05
-0.33
-1.37
-0.04
-1.86

-0.36
-0.50
-0.08

-0.92
-1.99

-1.25
-0.38
-1.50
-0.18
-2.12

-0.37
-0.57
-0.17

-1.11
-1.71
-0.36
-1.49
-0.46
-2.50
-0.34
-2.16

-0.24
-0.43
-0.50

-1.42
-1.67
-0.65
-2.11
-1.15
-3.06
-0.52
-2.07

-0.25
-0.45
-0.54

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

-1.04
-1.56
-1.03
-7.50
-1.13
-0.81
-0.79

-2.08
-4.56
-1.31
-1.09
-0.75
-3.39
-1.22
-0.88
-1.03
-5.00
-0.32

-1.14
-1.72
-0.89
-6.50
-1.00
-0.86
-1.76
-4.50
-2.89
-3.99
-1.99
-1.19
-1.03
-3.52
-1.48
-0.97
-0.85
-5.81
-0.40

-1.32
-1.87
-0.42
-0.20
-0.81
-0.92
-2.92
-3.89
-1.43
-3.83
-3.23
-1.81
-1.47
-2.91
-2.32
-1.05
-0.81
-1.70
-0.43

-1.56
-2.01
-0.47
-1.51
-0.85
-0.95
-2.36
-3.75
-0.76
-7.37
-3.82
-2.23
-1.98
-1.88
-3.53
-1.15
-1.26
-1.75
-0.52

-1.53
-1.96
-0.77
-1.54
-2.33
-0.80
-2.54
-3.37
-0.78
-6.01
-4.09
-2.47
-2.59
-0.93
-4.18
-0.62
-1.12
-1.79
-0.36

-1.28
-1.37
-0.37
-1.56
-4.84
-0.85
-2.27
-3.14
-1.11
-14.20
-4.53
-1.46
-3.28
-0.84
-3.98
-0.61
-0.77
-1.10
-0.40

-2.37
-0.63
-0.31
-1.58
-3.17
-0.93
-1.98
-2.31
-3.43
-18.25
-4.93
-1.53
-4.01
-1.44
-4.43
-0.45
-3.35
0.92
-0.45

-1.87
-0.24
-0.11
-1.60
-1.22
-0.53
-0.61
-1.07
-3.89
-1.01
-3.96
-1.59
-4.72
-4.80
-3.11
-0.40
-3.06
0.71
-0.64

-0.72
0.71
0.66
-0.42
-0.77
0.52
0.60
-1.08
-4.85
-1.00
-2.12
-1.65
-3.59
-5.47
-1.87
-0.45
-1.49
0.66
-0.73

-0.72
0.69
0.42
0.03
-0.39
0.51
0.60
-1.28
-0.05
-1.03
-1.62
-0.73
0.07
-3.17
-1.14
-0.64
-1.43
0.50
-0.67

ASIA

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Table A.10. Average annual rate of change of the percentage rural (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

-0.73
-0.14
-0.03
-1.32
0.10
-0.31
-0.41
-1.11

-0.85
-0.35
-0.09
-1.40
-0.19
-0.47
-0.50
-1.20

-0.97
-0.58
-0.21
-1.47
-0.50
-0.66
-0.66
-1.28

-1.12
-0.84
-0.34
-1.55
-0.84
-0.87
-0.83
-1.37

-1.27
-1.13
-0.51
-1.65
-1.15
-1.11
-1.03
-1.45

-1.38
-1.31
-0.70
-1.75
-1.24
-1.34
-1.26
-1.52

-1.50
-1.40
-0.81
-1.84
-1.33
-1.43
-1.39
-1.61

-1.61
-1.48
-0.91
-1.93
-1.41
-1.52
-1.48
-1.70

-1.73
-1.56
-1.02
-2.01
-1.49
-1.60
-1.57
-1.78

-1.84
-1.65
-1.13
-2.09
-1.57
-1.68
-1.66
-1.87

-0.87

-0.93

-0.99

-1.07

-1.17

-1.29

-1.39

-1.48

-1.57

-1.66

-1.41
-1.50

-0.73
-0.43
-0.06
-1.18

-1.49
-1.58

-0.95
-0.52
-0.35
-1.23

-1.54
-1.62

-1.18
-0.71
-0.64
-1.29

-1.57
-1.64

-1.42
-0.91
-0.95
-1.35

-1.57
-1.63

-1.49
-1.13
-1.28
-1.40

-1.63
-1.67

-1.54
-1.35
-1.41
-1.44

-1.73
-1.77

-1.59
-1.47
-1.47
-1.45

-1.82
-1.87

-1.63
-1.51
-1.52
-1.47

-1.91
-1.96

-1.67
-1.54
-1.57
-1.48

-1.99
-2.04

-1.71
-1.57
-1.61
-1.49

EASTERN ASIA
China (4) ...............................................
China, Hong Kong SAR (5) .....................
China, Macao SAR (6) ...........................
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ..
Japan ....................................................
Mongolia ................................................
Republic of Korea ..................................

-0.33
-0.42
-0.55
-1.56
-0.29
-1.59
-0.38
-0.13
-1.80
-0.54
-0.52
0.13
0.03
-0.55
0.18

-0.45
-0.50
-0.66
-1.77
-0.39
-1.61
-0.67
-0.26
-2.09
-0.59
-0.67
0.00
-0.04
-0.85
-0.08

-0.60
-0.61
-0.77
-1.87
-0.53
-1.62
-0.88
-0.46
-2.18
-0.68
-0.85
-0.13
-0.22
-0.99
-0.35

-0.77
-0.74
-0.91
-1.89
-0.70
-1.61
-1.03
-0.68
-2.18
-0.77
-1.06
-0.29
-0.41
-1.13
-0.64

-0.96
-0.89
-1.08
-1.84
-0.90
-1.60
-1.20
-0.93
-2.07
-0.87
-1.26
-0.47
-0.64
-1.30
-0.98

-1.15
-1.07
-1.21
-1.73
-1.12
-1.58
-1.38
-1.19
-1.89
-0.97
-1.37
-0.64
-0.91
-1.46
-1.18

-1.27
-1.19
-1.33
-1.78
-1.25
-1.61
-1.51
-1.31
-1.85
-1.09
-1.47
-0.72
-1.05
-1.55
-1.27

-1.38
-1.31
-1.45
-1.89
-1.35
-1.65
-1.56
-1.40
-1.95
-1.22
-1.57
-0.82
-1.15
-1.62
-1.36

-1.49
-1.42
-1.57
-2.00
-1.46
-1.68
-1.62
-1.49
-2.05
-1.35
-1.67
-0.92
-1.26
-1.69
-1.44

-1.59
-1.55
-1.69
-2.10
-1.57
-1.71
-1.66
-1.59
-2.14
-1.49
-1.76
-1.03
-1.37
-1.76
-1.53

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA (7)


Afghanistan ............................................
Bangladesh ............................................
Bhutan ...................................................
India ......................................................
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ........................
Kazakhstan ............................................
Kyrgyzstan .............................................
Maldives ................................................
Nepal .....................................................
Pakistan ................................................
Sri Lanka ...............................................
Tajikistan ...............................................
Turkmenistan .........................................
Uzbekistan .............................................

-1.50
-1.71
-0.69
-2.24
-1.44
-3.21
-0.74
-2.12

-0.34
-0.49
-0.57

-1.54
-1.69
-0.78
-2.26
-1.66
-3.03
-0.96
-2.07

-0.50
-0.56
-0.67

-1.53
-1.66
-0.87
-2.20
-1.78
-2.75
-1.07
-1.99

-0.67
-0.67
-0.79

-1.51
-1.62
-0.97
-2.06
-1.82
-2.39
-1.18
-1.87

-0.88
-0.81
-0.92

-1.50
-1.57
-1.06
-1.86
-1.78
-1.98
-1.29
-1.74

-1.12
-0.96
-1.08

-1.56
-1.55
-1.16
-1.87
-1.68
-1.82
-1.40
-1.74

-1.26
-1.14
-1.23

-1.65
-1.58
-1.29
-1.95
-1.74
-1.86
-1.51
-1.78

-1.36
-1.27
-1.34

-1.73
-1.61
-1.42
-2.03
-1.86
-1.89
-1.63
-1.83

-1.47
-1.38
-1.46

-1.82
-1.63
-1.56
-2.10
-1.98
-1.93
-1.74
-1.87

-1.57
-1.50
-1.58

-1.91
-1.65
-1.70
-2.17
-2.10
-1.95
-1.85
-1.91

-1.67
-1.61
-1.69

SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
Brunei Darussalam .................................
Cambodia ..............................................
Indonesia ...............................................
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..........
Malaysia ................................................
Myanmar ...............................................
Philippines .............................................
Singapore ..............................................
Thailand .................................................
Timor-Leste ...........................................
Viet Nam ................................................

-0.73
0.58
-0.14
-0.08
-0.44
0.08
0.57
-0.42
-0.05
-1.06
-0.88
-0.09
0.06
-1.98
-1.15
-0.66
-1.50
0.10
-0.74

-0.72
0.19
-0.27
-0.34
-0.63
-0.20
0.30
-0.25
-0.20
-1.11
-0.98
-0.33
-0.16
-1.87
-1.19
-0.73
-1.50
-0.30
-0.82

-0.81
-0.21
-0.51
-0.61
-0.84
-0.44
-0.07
-0.51
-0.47
-1.13
-1.09
-0.61
-0.45
-1.72
-1.24
-0.87
-1.52
-0.71
-0.93

-0.93
-0.61
-0.75
-0.88
-1.06
-0.69
-0.45
-0.76
-0.73
-1.17
-1.20
-0.89
-0.74
-1.58
-1.29
-1.04
-1.54
-1.13
-1.04

-1.09
-1.04
-1.02
-1.15
-1.29
-0.96
-0.84
-1.02
-1.01
-1.19
-1.31
-1.20
-1.05
-1.42
-1.35
-1.21
-1.56
-1.31
-1.16

-1.25
-1.33
-1.31
-1.27
-1.44
-1.26
-1.23
-1.22
-1.28
-1.18
-1.35
-1.39
-1.34
-1.29
-1.40
-1.40
-1.57
-1.33
-1.30

-1.33
-1.37
-1.43
-1.28
-1.48
-1.42
-1.36
-1.23
-1.37
-1.19
-1.35
-1.42
-1.40
-1.27
-1.43
-1.52
-1.61
-1.35
-1.41

-1.38
-1.41
-1.50
-1.28
-1.51
-1.48
-1.40
-1.24
-1.39
-1.18
-1.36
-1.45
-1.43
-1.28
-1.44
-1.58
-1.64
-1.37
-1.53

-1.43
-1.45
-1.56
-1.29
-1.54
-1.54
-1.43
-1.24
-1.41
-1.20
-1.37
-1.48
-1.46
-1.28
-1.46
-1.64
-1.67
-1.38
-1.64

-1.49
-1.48
-1.62
-1.30
-1.57
-1.60
-1.47
-1.25
-1.42
-1.17
-1.38
-1.50
-1.49
-1.28
-1.47
-1.69
-1.70
-1.40
-1.75

WESTERN ASIA
Armenia .................................................
Azerbaijan ..............................................
Bahrain ..................................................
Cyprus ...................................................
Georgia .................................................
Iraq ........................................................
Israel .....................................................
Jordan ...................................................
Kuwait ...................................................
Lebanon ................................................
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................
Oman ....................................................
Qatar .....................................................
Saudi Arabia ..........................................
Syrian Arab Republic .............................
Turkey ...................................................
United Arab Emirates .............................
Yemen ...................................................

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Mali .......................................................
Mauritania ..............................................
Niger .....................................................
Nigeria ...................................................
Saint Helena (3) .....................................
Senegal .................................................
Sierra Leone ..........................................
Togo ......................................................

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Table A.10. Average annual rate of change of the percentage rural (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

EUROPE

-1.17

-1.31

-1.47

-1.45

-1.64

-1.39

-0.90

-0.75

-0.34

-0.27

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

-1.61
-0.72
-1.32
-1.22
-0.61
-0.79
-1.64
-1.39
-1.79
-0.49
-1.91

-1.68
-1.02
-1.50
-1.28
-0.66
-0.94
-1.73
-1.06
-1.98
-0.52
-1.94

-1.67
-1.77
-2.96
-1.26
-0.98
-1.11
-0.88
-1.09
-2.11
-1.11
-1.51

-1.63
-2.00
-2.57
-1.30
-1.02
-1.28
-0.82
-0.86
-2.09
-1.32
-1.77

-1.92
-2.51
-2.34
-3.37
-1.09
-1.26
-1.36
-0.86
-2.49
-1.85
-1.64

-1.69
-2.54
-2.26
-3.84
-1.07
-1.35
-1.30
-1.17
-1.80
-2.11
-1.65

-1.39
-2.62
-1.36
-0.16
-0.51
-1.31
-0.91
-1.37
-1.53
-1.08
-1.62

-1.07
-2.30
-1.04
0.12
-0.43
-0.95
-0.67
-1.47
-1.02
-1.04
-1.21

-0.12
-1.18
-0.85
0.46
0.36
0.18
-0.12
-0.32
0.02
-0.03
-0.12

-0.04
-1.29
-0.69
0.51
0.36
0.63
-0.12
0.21
0.02
0.13
-0.12

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

-0.47
0.45
-1.05
-1.64
-0.30
-0.92
-3.15
-1.25
-0.47
-1.18
-1.53
0.09
-2.18
0.25

-0.57
0.44
-2.88
-1.76
-0.70
-0.98
-3.31
-0.77
-0.48
-1.37
-1.71
0.12
-2.21
0.25

-0.89
0.42
-2.73
-1.88
-1.09
-1.99
-2.62
-1.10
-0.53
-1.76
-1.72
-3.31
-3.63
0.57

-0.86
0.41
-2.49
-1.95
-0.65
-2.40
-2.70
-1.21
0.22
-1.88
-1.93
-4.08
-3.81
0.62

-3.82
0.59
-2.53
-1.57
-0.67
-3.51
-2.49
-0.81
1.49
-1.83
-2.59
-1.68
-1.87
-5.56

-3.85
0.59
-1.85
-1.35
-0.25
-0.77
-2.54
-0.75
0.26
-1.71
-2.64
-1.54
-0.42
-7.24

-0.72
0.11
-0.79
-0.71
0.12
0.01
-2.37
-0.43
0.01
-0.91
-2.10
-0.53
-0.02
-1.21

-0.35
0.13
-0.64
-0.25
0.05
-0.82
-2.40
-0.29
0.01
-0.44
-1.51
-0.46

-0.09

-0.45
0.25
-0.18
0.78
-0.10
0.03
-2.00
-0.48
-0.02
0.32
0.18
-1.33
-0.88
-0.56

-0.46
0.02
-0.16
0.38
-1.63
0.13
-1.43
-0.59
-0.02
0.43
0.18
-1.85
-0.25
-0.65

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

-0.97
-1.66
-3.48
-0.59
-0.99

-0.88

-1.24
-1.84
-0.65
-0.52
-1.02
-1.06
-1.00
-0.98
-1.35

-1.04
-1.08
-4.27
-0.70
-1.15

-0.97

-1.20
-0.58
-0.79
-0.60
-1.09
-1.27
-1.19
-1.05
-1.63

-1.46
-0.15
-6.81
-0.96
-1.43

-1.69

-1.26
0.61
-0.95
-0.60
-2.28
-1.50
-1.23
-2.30
-2.02

-1.66
-0.15
-7.97
-1.17
-1.67

-1.99

-1.32
0.25
-1.14
-0.62
-2.52
-1.76
-1.38
-2.62
-2.39

-1.19
-0.29
-8.85
-1.16
-1.72

-1.22

-0.78
-0.08
-1.35
-0.66
-6.87
-1.16
-1.78
-2.20
-1.36

-1.08
-0.31
-9.48
-1.28
-1.88

-1.12

-0.59
-0.08
-1.58
-0.69
-8.37
-1.09
-2.07
-2.24
-1.21

-0.51
-0.40
-9.89
-0.65
-0.91

-0.34

-0.11
-0.08
-1.83
-0.90
-9.44
-0.83
-0.60
-1.08
-0.98

-0.39
-0.42
1.77
-0.54
-0.75

-0.19

0.06
-1.12
-2.09
-0.98
-3.97
-0.81
-0.32
-0.90
-0.97

-0.47
-0.80
3.63
-0.61
-0.38

-0.22

-0.12
-1.21
-2.16
-1.27
-2.82
-0.20
-0.10
-0.41
-1.25

-0.41
-0.95
3.64
-0.75
-0.31

-0.22

-0.18
-3.42
-2.35
-1.39
-4.79
-0.09
-0.06
-0.34
-1.35

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

-1.07
-0.31
-1.23
-1.35
-1.03
-0.12
-0.73

-0.86
-1.22

-1.30
-0.31
-1.24
-1.86
-1.15
-0.02
-0.74

-0.86
-1.33

-1.29
-0.17
-1.88
-2.93
-0.40
0.24
-1.64

-0.50
-1.35

-1.06
-0.14
-2.17
-2.58
-0.23
0.25
-1.80

-0.47
-1.43

-0.60
-0.05
-2.18
-1.34
-0.21
0.03
-2.42

-0.81
-0.00

-0.30
-0.03
-3.56
-0.26
-0.21
0.01
-2.58

-0.87
0.13

-0.40
-0.10
-2.53
-0.28
0.10
0.16
-0.64

-1.15
-4.20

-0.61
-0.12
-2.33
-0.31
-0.30
0.17
-0.29

-1.22
-5.21

-0.57
-0.02
-2.34
-0.67
-0.13
0.11
-2.15

-2.83
-0.30

-0.43

-2.23
-0.69
0.16
0.32
-1.03

-3.17
0.19

-1.31

-1.44

-1.69

-1.76

-1.98

-2.10

-1.77

-1.79

-1.71

-1.78

-0.50

-1.43
0.03
-1.66
-0.11
-0.10

-0.44

-0.56

-1.52
0.03
-1.78
-0.11
-0.12

-0.45

-0.92

0.98
0.03
-1.88
-0.12
-0.47

-0.46

-0.98

0.86
0.03
-1.97
-0.13
-0.56

-0.46

-1.26

-0.12
0.03
-2.07
-0.35
-0.69

-2.10

-1.16

-0.12
0.03
-2.18
-0.32
-0.83

-2.30

-0.81

-0.12
0.03
-2.85
1.16
-1.90

-1.86

-1.02

-0.13
0.03
-2.92
1.00
-2.44

-1.75

-1.42

0.45
0.62
-1.15
-0.54
-0.50

-0.70

-1.32

0.55
0.79
-1.16
-0.57
-0.03

-1.06

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Table A.10. Average annual rate of change of the percentage rural (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

EUROPE

-0.36

-0.48

-0.70

-0.94

-1.19

-1.42

-1.52

-1.56

-1.59

-1.62

-0.00
-1.54
-0.90
0.36
-1.00
0.71
0.14
-0.07
0.31
0.02
-0.40

-0.11
-1.57
-1.01
-0.02
-1.23
0.47
0.16
-0.43
0.10
-0.27
-0.20

-0.37
-1.57
-1.12
-0.39
-1.30
0.10
-0.16
-0.66
-0.22
-0.56
-0.44

-0.65
-1.57
-1.24
-0.77
-1.37
-0.25
-0.49
-0.90
-0.54
-0.88
-0.69

-0.95
-1.55
-1.36
-1.16
-1.44
-0.62
-0.84
-1.17
-0.87
-1.22
-0.95

-1.25
-1.54
-1.47
-1.34
-1.51
-1.02
-1.20
-1.41
-1.21
-1.39
-1.23

-1.40
-1.53
-1.51
-1.37
-1.56
-1.19
-1.38
-1.48
-1.37
-1.45
-1.42

-1.44
-1.56
-1.54
-1.39
-1.60
-1.26
-1.43
-1.54
-1.40
-1.50
-1.46

-1.48
-1.58
-1.57
-1.42
-1.63
-1.34
-1.47
-1.59
-1.43
-1.55
-1.49

-1.52
-1.61
-1.60
-1.44
-1.66
-1.42
-1.52
-1.65
-1.45
-1.60
-1.52

EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus ..................................................
Bulgaria .................................................
Czech Republic ......................................
Hungary .................................................
Moldova .................................................
Poland ...................................................
Romania ................................................
Russian Federation ................................
Slovakia .................................................
Ukraine ..................................................

-0.58
-0.07
-1.04

-1.11
-0.65
-0.08
-0.66
0.26
0.04
0.21
-1.05
-0.37
-0.70

-0.69
-0.20
-1.99
-0.07
-0.94
-0.84
-0.14
-0.75
0.22
-0.11
-0.31
-0.28
-0.47
-0.83

-0.88
-0.34
-1.87
-0.33
-1.04
-0.99
-0.36
-0.90
0.00
-0.38
-0.52
-0.53
-0.66
-0.96

-1.05
-0.49
-1.74
-0.61
-1.16
-1.15
-0.60
-1.06
-0.22
-0.66
-0.76
-0.78
-0.85
-1.10

-1.22
-0.67
-1.61
-0.90
-1.28
-1.31
-0.84
-1.23
-0.45
-0.95
-1.00
-1.04
-1.05
-1.23

-1.36
-0.87
-1.47
-1.20
-1.42
-1.47
-1.08
-1.41
-0.69
-1.26
-1.26
-1.30
-1.25
-1.29

-1.42
-1.11
-1.41
-1.40
-1.53
-1.53
-1.22
-1.52
-0.96
-1.41
-1.44
-1.38
-1.33
-1.30

-1.44
-1.27
-1.42
-1.43
-1.61
-1.58
-1.23
-1.56
-1.25
-1.45
-1.47
-1.40
-1.35
-1.30

-1.46
-1.38
-1.44
-1.47
-1.70
-1.62
-1.24
-1.61
-1.41
-1.48
-1.51
-1.42
-1.36
-1.31

-1.48
-1.48
-1.44
-1.49
-1.78
-1.66
-1.24
-1.65
-1.48
-1.51
-1.54
-1.44
-1.37
-1.32

NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands (8) ................................
Denmark ................................................
Estonia ..................................................
Faeroe Islands .......................................
Finland (9) .............................................
Iceland ..................................................
Ireland ...................................................
Isle of Man .............................................
Latvia ....................................................
Lithuania ................................................
Norway (10) ...........................................
Sweden .................................................
United Kingdom .....................................

-0.57
-1.08
4.92
-0.91
-0.39

-0.31

-0.24
-3.66
-1.33
-1.47
-2.04
-0.15
0.49
-0.39
-1.41

-0.67
-1.18
4.20
-1.09
-0.60

-0.54

-0.47
-3.51
0.87
-1.51
-0.89
-0.37
0.61
-0.59
-1.46

-0.86
-1.26
2.89
-1.29
-0.82

-0.78

-0.71
-3.04
0.39
-1.55
-0.98
-0.62
0.21
-0.80
-1.52

-1.07
-1.35
1.65
-1.43
-1.06

-1.03

-0.97
-2.57
-0.08
-1.58
-1.06
-0.89
-0.18
-1.02
-1.57

-1.30
-1.44
0.45
-1.52
-1.32

-1.31

-1.24
-2.07
-0.55
-1.60
-1.15
-1.18
-0.58
-1.25
-1.62

-1.46
-1.53
-0.68
-1.61
-1.46

-1.45

-1.43
-1.58
-1.04
-1.64
-1.23
-1.40
-1.01
-1.40
-1.67

-1.51
-1.61
-0.97
-1.69
-1.52

-1.50

-1.46
-1.38
-1.28
-1.70
-1.24
-1.46
-1.24
-1.42
-1.71

-1.55
-1.69
-0.98
-1.78
-1.57

-1.55

-1.50
-1.38
-1.32
-1.75
-1.24
-1.53
-1.30
-1.44
-1.75

-1.59
-1.76
-0.98
-1.85
-1.62

-1.59

-1.53
-1.39
-1.37
-1.80
-1.25
-1.59
-1.37
-1.46
-1.79

-1.62
-1.84
-0.99
-1.93
-1.67

-1.63

-1.56
-1.38
-1.41
-1.85
-1.25
-1.65
-1.43
-1.48
-1.82

SOUTHERN EUROPE
Albania ..................................................
Andorra .................................................
Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................
Croatia ..................................................
Gibraltar ................................................
Greece ..................................................
Holy See (11) .........................................
Italy .......................................................
Malta .....................................................
Montenegro ...........................................
Portugal .................................................
San Marino ............................................
Serbia ....................................................
Slovenia .................................................
Spain .....................................................
TFYR Macedonia (12) ............................

-0.65
-0.41
-1.16
-0.80
-0.22
0.15
1.11

-3.17
0.02

-0.76
-0.64
-1.16
-0.94
-0.37
0.07
0.67

-2.89
-0.25

-0.91
-0.80
-1.17
-1.10
-0.59
-0.05
0.17

-2.55
-0.49

-1.07
-0.97
-1.18
-1.26
-0.82
-0.18
-0.32

-2.18
-0.74

-1.24
-1.15
-1.19
-1.41
-1.06
-0.32
-0.82

-1.78
-1.00

-1.40
-1.34
-1.20
-1.45
-1.30
-0.50
-1.22

-1.62
-1.28

-1.48
-1.48
-1.20
-1.47
-1.42
-0.64
-1.25

-1.64
-1.40

-1.50
-1.51
-1.21
-1.49
-1.44
-0.73
-1.26

-1.66
-1.43

-1.52
-1.55
-1.20
-1.51
-1.47
-0.82
-1.27

-1.67
-1.46

-1.54
-1.58
-1.21
-1.53
-1.49
-0.92
-1.29

-1.68
-1.48

WESTERN EUROPE
Austria ...................................................
Belgium .................................................
France ...................................................
Germany ................................................
Liechtenstein .........................................
Luxembourg ...........................................
Monaco .................................................
Netherlands ...........................................
Switzerland ............................................

-1.85

-1.71

-1.58

-1.49

-1.42

-1.43

-1.48

-1.53

-1.57

-1.61

-1.48

0.41
0.04
-1.20
-0.66
-0.15

-1.48

0.11
-0.10
-1.24
-0.79
-0.37

-0.11

-1.51

-0.17
-0.28
-1.29
-0.94
-0.61

-0.38

-1.53

-0.46
-0.46
-1.34
-1.12
-0.87

-0.66

-1.52

-0.81
-0.65
-1.39
-1.31
-1.17

-0.94

-1.51

-1.01
-0.86
-1.42
-1.43
-1.31

-1.24

-1.58

-1.10
-1.10
-1.43
-1.53
-1.40

-1.38

-1.65

-1.19
-1.35
-1.44
-1.62
-1.49

-1.40

-1.73

-1.29
-1.47
-1.45
-1.71
-1.57

-1.42

-1.80

-1.38
-1.55
-1.46
-1.80
-1.65

-1.44

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN


CARIBBEAN
Anguilla .................................................
Antigua and Barbuda ..............................
Aruba ....................................................
Bahamas ...............................................
Barbados ...............................................
British Virgin Islands ...............................
Cayman Islands .....................................
Cuba .....................................................

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Table A.10. Average annual rate of change of the percentage rural (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

-0.27
-0.84
-0.26
-0.63
-0.37
-1.26
-0.22

3.48
-0.63
-0.14
-0.28

0.52
-0.08
0.54

-0.37
-0.94
-0.26
-0.63
-0.42
-1.47
-2.05
-0.00
3.29
-0.75
-0.17
-0.29
-0.05
0.49
-0.10
0.34

-2.73
-1.43
-0.27
2.43
-0.48
-1.17
-3.60
0.57
-2.26
-2.69
-0.91
-0.31
-1.41
0.71
-0.67
-3.40

-3.55
-1.66
-0.27
0.15
-0.54
-1.28
-5.00
0.45
-2.36
-3.03
-0.97
-0.33
-1.86
0.57
-0.69
-3.77

-3.45
-1.92
-0.10
-4.19
-0.16
-0.93
-6.05
-0.13
-2.45
-2.25
-0.27
-0.34
-0.01
0.11
-0.82
-4.11

-4.01
-2.17
-0.11
-13.66
-0.03
-0.98
-6.91
-0.13
-2.53
-2.36
-0.26
-0.36
-0.06
0.11
-0.96
-4.41

-1.49
-1.09
0.08
-5.77
-0.70
-0.64
-18.31

-2.61
-1.40
0.20
-0.38
-1.84
0.28
-5.16
-4.67

-1.01
-0.60
0.12
-1.48
-1.42
-0.40
-24.53

-2.68
-2.06
0.19
-0.40
-2.25
0.23
-5.96
-4.88

-1.06
-1.17
0.18
1.49
-1.18
-0.47
-0.97
-0.07
-3.58
-15.43
0.27
-0.07
-0.83
-0.24
-4.91
-5.06

-1.15
-2.33
0.19
1.46
-0.91
-0.49
-0.97
0.42
-4.06
-17.54
0.28
0.46
-0.50
-0.27
-5.23
-5.20

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

-1.20
0.27
-0.12
-0.29
-0.80
-0.61
-1.46
-0.68
-0.86

-1.31
0.29
-0.12
-0.30
-0.89
-0.69
-1.59
-0.72
-0.92

-1.44
0.66
-0.47
-0.18
-0.85
-0.78
-1.77
-1.06
-1.11

-1.53
0.63
-0.96
-0.16
-0.48
-0.88
-1.90
-1.57
-1.19

-1.50
0.32
-0.84
-0.71
-0.37
-0.92
-1.91
-0.66
-0.54

-1.50
0.32
-0.61
-0.89
-0.22
-0.83
-2.02
-0.47
-0.56

-1.25
0.37
-0.89
-0.94
-0.57
-0.90
-1.61
-0.49
-0.68

-1.28
0.37
-1.97
-1.00
-0.66
-0.83
-1.66
-0.50
-0.75

-1.23
-0.01
-2.18
-1.96
-0.69
-0.69
-1.41
-0.51
-2.84

-1.00
-0.11
-1.51
-2.03
-0.72
-0.73
-1.04
-0.52
-3.14

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

-1.48
-2.65
-0.44
-1.40
-2.47
-1.86
-0.78
0.11
-2.24
-0.14
-0.15
-1.00
-0.07
-1.10
-2.96

-1.63
-2.81
-0.46
-1.56
-2.66
-2.19
-0.85
0.11
-2.44
-0.14
-0.16
-1.07
-0.07
-1.12
-3.38

-1.91
-2.21
-0.48
-2.07
-2.56
-2.31
-0.85
-0.55
-1.36
-0.06
-0.21
-2.00
0.06
-1.13
-3.04

-1.99
-2.25
-0.50
-2.31
-2.66
-1.61
-0.85
-0.93
-1.01
-0.06
-0.26
-2.44
0.43
-1.15
-3.17

-2.31
-2.08
-0.52
-2.90
-2.73
-1.72
-1.04
-1.02
-1.06
-0.15
-0.62
-2.00
-1.35
-1.19
-3.01

-2.52
-2.12
-1.46
-3.21
-2.84
-1.81
-1.66
-1.11
-1.09
-0.15
-0.91
-1.68
-2.32
-2.58
-3.03

-2.16
-2.69
-1.95
-2.52
-1.53
-1.91
-1.67
-2.76
-1.34
0.14
-1.16
-1.34
-4.35
-2.63
-2.82

-2.16
-2.79
-2.16
-2.63
-0.76
-1.63
-1.66
-6.89
-1.41
0.13
-1.40
-1.27
-2.65
-2.99
-2.80

-2.01
-2.75
-1.80
-2.50
-1.36
-1.46
-1.23
-4.65
-0.22
0.13
-1.39
-0.90
-1.25
-3.07
-3.47

-2.32
-2.78
-1.24
-3.35
-2.12
-1.09
-1.24
-7.02
-0.23
0.13
-1.38
-0.29
-1.29
-1.78
-5.00

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

-1.82

-2.60
-1.98
-3.81
-1.75

-1.82

-2.06
-2.16
-3.96
-1.80

-1.42

-2.64
-4.00
-2.13
-1.30

-1.35

-2.15
-4.39
-1.06
-1.26

-0.03

0.04
-1.25
-1.06
-0.04

-0.06

-0.04
-1.40
-1.07
-0.06

-0.58

-0.58
-1.60
0.34
-0.58

-0.60

-0.19
-1.64
0.99
-0.64

-1.58

-0.96
-1.18

-1.65

-1.69

-1.68
-0.79
-0.01
-1.69

OCEANIA

-1.27

-1.31

-1.34

-1.35

-0.51

0.17

0.40

0.08

0.06

0.07

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

-1.86
-2.16
-0.82

-2.15
-2.22
-1.88

-2.32
-2.24
-2.57

-2.29
-2.28
-2.22

-1.10
-0.91
-1.85

-0.02
0.23
-0.77

0.27
0.42
-0.30

-0.18
0.08
-1.35

-0.96
-0.99
-0.79

-1.39
-1.59
-0.47

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

-0.30
-0.69
-1.66
-0.17
-0.18
-0.17

-0.40
-0.77
-2.05
-0.25
-0.23
-0.19

-0.51
-0.84
-2.47
-0.37
-0.32
-0.21

-0.90
-0.66
-2.53
-0.94
-0.36
-0.23

-0.50
-0.61
-1.68
-0.48
-0.05
-0.25

-0.26
-0.33
-1.03
-0.26
-0.32
-0.31

-0.22
-0.24
-0.67
-0.22
-0.42
-0.47

-0.24
-1.03
-0.36
-0.23
-0.29
-0.48

0.08
-1.38
-0.35
0.21
-0.23
-0.36

0.13
-1.07
-0.84
0.20
-0.25
-0.39

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

-0.89
-1.55
-0.55
-1.56
-0.29

-1.00
-1.72
-0.67
-1.92
-0.30

-1.27
-2.29
-0.81
-2.33
-0.32

-1.67
-3.09
-1.14
-4.19
-0.34

-4.53
-16.89
-1.51
-3.33
-0.28

-1.97
-19.26
-0.78
1.15
-0.16

-0.34
4.08
-0.37
-1.83
0.08

-0.40
3.67
-0.44
-1.70
0.09

-0.62
-2.94
-0.44
-0.98
0.20

-1.05
-2.83
-2.17
-1.01
0.72

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Table A.10. Average annual rate of change of the percentage rural (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

-1.25
-2.45
0.10
1.05
-2.35
-0.35
-1.01
-0.57
-3.92
-16.41
0.18
0.10
-0.54
-0.32
-8.02
-4.82

-1.35
-2.37
-0.12
0.53
-2.54
-0.46
-1.04
-0.17
-3.40
-13.24
-0.07
-0.10
-0.69
-0.38
-8.56
-4.06

-1.46
-2.23
-0.35
-0.01
-2.54
-0.67
-1.10
-0.26
-2.85
-9.78
-0.32
-0.28
-0.87
-0.46
-7.19
-3.28

-1.52
-2.05
-0.60
-0.54
-2.42
-0.90
-1.14
-0.37
-2.28
-6.25
-0.59
-0.47
-1.06
-0.55
-5.65
-2.46

-1.56
-1.83
-0.90
-1.00
-2.19
-1.14
-1.18
-0.50
-1.69
-2.88
-0.91
-0.70
-1.27
-0.66
-4.03
-1.67

-1.59
-1.71
-1.09
-1.07
-1.93
-1.39
-1.18
-0.66
-1.46
-2.00
-1.10
-0.96
-1.44
-0.77
-2.38
-1.47

-1.62
-1.75
-1.19
-1.08
-1.96
-1.48
-1.19
-0.76
-1.46
-2.02
-1.20
-1.11
-1.52
-0.87
-1.71
-1.48

-1.65
-1.78
-1.29
-1.08
-2.04
-1.54
-1.19
-0.86
-1.47
-2.02
-1.29
-1.21
-1.60
-0.99
-1.71
-1.49

-1.67
-1.82
-1.39
-1.08
-2.12
-1.60
-1.19
-0.97
-1.47
-1.99
-1.38
-1.31
-1.67
-1.12
-1.71
-1.48

-1.70
-1.85
-1.48
-1.08
-2.19
-1.66
-1.19
-1.09
-1.47
-2.00
-1.48
-1.42
-1.74
-1.25
-1.72
-1.49

Dominica ...............................................
Dominican Republic ...............................
Grenada ................................................
Guadeloupe ...........................................
Haiti .......................................................
Jamaica .................................................
Martinique ..............................................
Montserrat .............................................
Netherlands Antilles ...............................
Puerto Rico ............................................
Saint Kitts and Nevis ..............................
Saint Lucia .............................................
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ...........
Trinidad and Tobago ..............................
Turks and Caicos Islands .......................
United States Virgin Islands ....................

-0.96
-0.95
-1.36
-0.66
-0.76
-0.78
-1.30
-0.54
-3.17

-1.04
-1.03
-1.42
-0.78
-0.88
-0.90
-1.33
-0.64
-2.95

-1.08
-1.14
-1.47
-0.93
-1.02
-1.04
-1.36
-0.81
-2.64

-1.15
-1.25
-1.52
-1.09
-1.17
-1.19
-1.39
-1.00
-2.27

-1.23
-1.37
-1.57
-1.26
-1.33
-1.36
-1.43
-1.20
-1.87

-1.33
-1.50
-1.62
-1.44
-1.48
-1.50
-1.45
-1.41
-1.80

-1.39
-1.58
-1.67
-1.53
-1.57
-1.58
-1.48
-1.51
-1.83

-1.43
-1.65
-1.71
-1.58
-1.64
-1.65
-1.50
-1.57
-1.86

-1.48
-1.71
-1.76
-1.62
-1.71
-1.72
-1.52
-1.62
-1.88

-1.52
-1.77
-1.80
-1.66
-1.78
-1.79
-1.54
-1.67
-1.91

CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize ....................................................
Costa Rica .............................................
El Salvador ............................................
Guatemala .............................................
Honduras ...............................................
Mexico ...................................................
Nicaragua ..............................................
Panama .................................................

-2.40
-2.74
-1.29
-3.52
-2.56
-1.11
-1.74
-7.49
-0.40
0.10
-1.46
-0.29
-1.35
-1.50
-5.87

-2.18
-2.48
-1.35
-3.15
-2.35
-1.16
-1.92
-6.40
-0.64
-0.07
-1.51
-0.38
-1.40
-1.48
-5.06

-1.93
-2.19
-1.41
-2.72
-2.11
-1.23
-1.88
-5.12
-0.88
-0.27
-1.54
-0.59
-1.45
-1.43
-4.13

-1.72
-1.88
-1.47
-2.26
-1.86
-1.31
-1.82
-3.74
-1.13
-0.50
-1.57
-0.82
-1.50
-1.39
-3.15

-1.53
-1.58
-1.52
-1.77
-1.60
-1.38
-1.74
-2.31
-1.36
-0.76
-1.59
-1.06
-1.54
-1.35
-2.16

-1.48
-1.39
-1.58
-1.59
-1.44
-1.46
-1.66
-1.74
-1.41
-1.01
-1.62
-1.31
-1.57
-1.31
-1.56

-1.53
-1.39
-1.62
-1.59
-1.45
-1.50
-1.68
-1.74
-1.43
-1.12
-1.67
-1.43
-1.60
-1.31
-1.55

-1.56
-1.40
-1.66
-1.61
-1.46
-1.52
-1.72
-1.74
-1.46
-1.22
-1.72
-1.46
-1.62
-1.31
-1.56

-1.59
-1.40
-1.69
-1.62
-1.46
-1.55
-1.76
-1.76
-1.48
-1.32
-1.77
-1.49
-1.64
-1.31
-1.56

-1.61
-1.41
-1.73
-1.63
-1.47
-1.56
-1.79
-1.76
-1.50
-1.42
-1.81
-1.51
-1.67
-1.32
-1.57

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina ...............................................
Bolivia ....................................................
Brazil .....................................................
Chile ......................................................
Colombia ...............................................
Ecuador .................................................
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ....................
French Guiana .......................................
Guyana ..................................................
Paraguay ...............................................
Peru ......................................................
Suriname ...............................................
Uruguay .................................................
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..........

-1.58

-0.64
-1.37
-0.20
-1.68

-1.52

-0.47
-1.38
-0.46
-1.64

-1.50

-0.66
-1.39
-0.73
-1.60

-1.47

-0.86
-1.40
-0.99
-1.54

-1.44

-1.07
-1.40
-1.22
-1.49

-1.46

-1.28
-1.41
-1.26
-1.49

-1.49

-1.37
-1.42
-1.27
-1.51

-1.51

-1.39
-1.43
-1.28
-1.52

-1.52

-1.41
-1.44
-1.29
-1.54

-1.53

-1.42
-1.46
-1.29
-1.55

NORTHERN AMERICA
Bermuda ................................................
Canada ..................................................
Greenland ..............................................
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ......................
United States of America ........................

-0.04

-0.11

-0.21

-0.30

-0.41

-0.50

-0.58

-0.69

-0.80

-0.91

OCEANIA

-1.50
-1.67
-0.76

-1.47
-1.61
-0.84

-1.44
-1.55
-0.96

-1.41
-1.48
-1.09

-1.38
-1.41
-1.22

-1.37
-1.37
-1.33

-1.38
-1.38
-1.34

-1.39
-1.39
-1.35

-1.40
-1.40
-1.36

-1.41
-1.41
-1.37

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia (13) .........................................
New Zealand ..........................................

0.09
-0.99
-0.95
0.14
-0.30
-0.45

-0.04
-1.07
-1.03
0.01
-0.39
-0.56

-0.16
-1.17
-1.13
-0.11
-0.49
-0.68

-0.29
-1.28
-1.25
-0.25
-0.62
-0.83

-0.46
-1.39
-1.37
-0.42
-0.78
-1.01

-0.58
-1.51
-1.49
-0.55
-0.90
-1.14

-0.66
-1.59
-1.55
-0.63
-1.02
-1.25

-0.75
-1.66
-1.59
-0.71
-1.13
-1.37

-0.84
-1.72
-1.63
-0.81
-1.26
-1.50

-0.94
-1.78
-1.66
-0.91
-1.39
-1.62

MELANESIA
Fiji .........................................................
New Caledonia .......................................
Papua New Guinea ................................
Solomon Islands ....................................
Vanuatu .................................................

-0.77

-0.21
-1.09

-0.65
-0.19
-0.17
-1.18
-0.09

-0.69
-0.44
-0.40
-1.29
-0.24

-0.78
-0.69
-0.65
-1.39
-0.40

-0.92
-0.95
-0.92
-1.49
-0.60

-1.14
-1.18
-1.22
-1.54
-0.83

-1.28
-1.21
-1.36
-1.57
-0.97

-1.39
-1.22
-1.44
-1.60
-1.08

-1.50
-1.22
-1.52
-1.63
-1.19

-1.59
-1.23
-1.59
-1.65
-1.30

MICRONESIA
Guam ....................................................
Kiribati ...................................................
Marshall Islands .....................................
Micronesia (Federated States of) ............
Nauru ....................................................

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Table A.10. Average annual rate of change of the percentage rural (continued)
Estimates: 1950-2005
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

-1.37
-0.65

-2.09
-0.67

-3.36
-0.68

-6.41
-0.70

-8.63
-0.72

-7.72
-0.74

-2.58
-2.77

-2.47
-1.41

0.34
-1.25

-1.19
1.02

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

-0.81
-1.21
-0.71
-1.28
-0.00

-1.07

-0.61
-0.50

-0.52
-1.26
-0.74
-1.43
-0.00

-0.37

-0.50
-0.59

-0.65
-1.30
-0.77
-2.11
-0.00

-0.09

-0.48
-0.70

-0.89
-1.34
-0.80
-2.92
0.11

-0.26

-0.17
-0.83

-0.59
-1.38
-0.33
-0.74
-0.58

-0.16

-0.04
-0.97

-0.39
-1.48
0.09
-0.24
-0.98

-0.05

-0.21
-1.13

-0.59
-2.87
0.36
0.05
-1.13

-0.01

-0.28
-1.30

-0.38
-3.09
-1.73
0.65
0.04

-0.11
-2.05

-0.13
-5.16
-0.87
1.02
-0.16

-0.07

-0.04
-1.15

-0.19
-5.41
-2.70
0.50
-0.66

-0.10

-0.08
-0.74

a
b
c
d
e
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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More developed regions comprise Europe, Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan.
Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
The least developed countries are 50 countries, 34 in Africa, 10 in Asia, 5 in Oceania plus one in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Other less developed countries comprise the less developed regions excluding the least developed countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa refers to all of Africa except Northern Africa, with the Sudan included in sub-Saharan Africa.
Including Mayotte.
Including Agalega, Rodrigues, and Saint Brandon.
Including Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha.
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
The regions Southern Asia and Central Asia are combined into South-Central Asia.
Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey.
Including land Islands.
Including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
Refers to the Vatican City State.
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island.

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Table A.10. Average annual rate of change of the percentage rural (continued)
2005-2050: Projections
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Major area, region and country
2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050

-1.27
-5.45

-1.28
-5.56

-1.29
-4.92

-1.30
-4.10

-1.31
-3.18

-1.32
-2.19

-1.32
-1.79

-1.33
-1.80

-1.33
-1.82

-1.34
-1.83

Northern Mariana Islands .......................


Palau .....................................................

-0.34
-5.07
-4.07
0.30
-0.94

-0.13

-0.21
-0.79

-0.40
-4.32
-4.30
0.02
-1.03

-0.26

-0.37
-0.90

-0.57
-3.49
-3.95
-0.30
-1.14

-0.40

-0.55
-1.04

-0.76
-2.63
-3.45
-0.63
-1.25

-0.57

-0.77
-1.18

-0.97
-1.78
-2.85
-0.99
-1.37

-0.78

-0.97
-1.34

-1.16
-1.56
-2.19
-1.30
-1.48

-0.97

-1.07
-1.49

-1.25
-1.57
-1.78
-1.38
-1.58

-1.08

-1.18
-1.57

-1.35
-1.58
-1.80
-1.44
-1.68

-1.18

-1.29
-1.64

-1.45
-1.58
-1.82
-1.50
-1.78

-1.30

-1.40
-1.71

-1.55
-1.59
-1.84
-1.56
-1.87

-1.42

-1.52
-1.78

POLYNESIA
American Samoa ....................................
Cook Islands ..........................................
French Polynesia ...................................
Niue .......................................................
Pitcairn ..................................................
Samoa ...................................................
Tokelau .................................................
Tonga ....................................................
Tuvalu ...................................................
Wallis and Futuna Islands ......................

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Table A.11. The 30 largest urban agglomerations ranked by population size, 1950-2025

1950
Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

1955
Population
(millions)

New York-Newark, USA ...............................................


Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................
London, United Kingdom .............................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Berlin, Germany ..........................................................
Philadelphia, USA .......................................................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russian Fed. .......
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
Detroit, USA ................................................................
Boston, USA ...............................................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Manchester, United Kingdom .......................................
Tianjin, China ..............................................................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Birmingham, United Kingdom .......................................
Shenyang, China ........................................................
Wien (Vienna), Austria ................................................
Roma (Rome), Italy .....................................................
Milano (Milan), Italy .....................................................
San Francisco-Oakland, USA ......................................

12.338
11.275
8.361
6.522
6.066
5.356
5.098
4.999
4.513
4.331
4.147
4.046
3.352
3.128
2.950
2.903
2.883
2.857
2.769
2.551
2.494
2.422
2.374
2.334
2.229
2.091
2.086
1.884
1.883
1.855

Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

1960
Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

164

Population
(millions)

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
London, United Kingdom .............................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Philadelphia, USA .......................................................
Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
Berlin, Germany ..........................................................
Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russian Fed. .......
Detroit, USA ................................................................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Tianjin, China ..............................................................
Boston, USA ...............................................................
Shenyang, China ........................................................
Manchester, United Kingdom .......................................
Birmingham, United Kingdom .......................................
Roma (Rome), Italy .....................................................
Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong SAR ............................
Barcelona, Spain .........................................................
Milano (Milan), Italy .....................................................

13.713
13.219
8.278
6.796
6.299
5.799
5.749
5.565
5.154
5.120
5.055
4.628
3.801
3.592
3.511
3.432
3.299
3.141
3.140
3.044
3.029
2.931
2.680
2.451
2.425
2.283
2.143
2.121
2.103
2.099

1965
Population
(millions)

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
London, United Kingdom .............................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Philadelphia, USA .......................................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Tianjin, China ..............................................................
Detroit, USA ................................................................
Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russian Fed. .......
Berlin, Germany ..........................................................
Shenyang, China ........................................................
Boston, USA ...............................................................
Jakarta, Indonesia .......................................................
Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong SAR ............................
Barcelona, Spain .........................................................
Roma (Rome), Italy .....................................................
Manchester, United Kingdom .......................................
Milano (Milan), Italy .....................................................

16.679
14.164
8.196
7.411
6.598
6.542
6.530
6.227
6.183
6.170
5.652
5.012
4.945
4.374
4.060
3.970
3.930
3.680
3.618
3.548
3.398
3.260
2.873
2.818
2.679
2.620
2.468
2.456
2.427
2.395

Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Population
(millions)

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
London, United Kingdom .............................................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Tianjin, China ..............................................................
Philadelphia, USA .......................................................
Detroit, USA ................................................................
Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russian Fed. .......
Seoul, Republic of Korea .............................................
Shenyang, China ........................................................
Jakarta, Indonesia .......................................................
Berlin, Germany ..........................................................
Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong SAR ............................
Boston, USA ...............................................................
Barcelona, Spain .........................................................
Madrid, Spain ..............................................................
Delhi, India .................................................................

20.284
15.177
7.968
7.869
7.654
7.408
7.317
6.793
6.653
6.639
6.622
6.261
5.494
5.387
5.284
4.854
4.738
4.332
4.161
3.759
3.677
3.452
3.300
3.297
3.232
3.191
3.000
2.930
2.898
2.845

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Table A.11. The 30 largest urban agglomerations ranked by population size (continued)

1970
Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

1975
Population
(millions)

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
London, United Kingdom .............................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Seoul, Republic of Korea .............................................
Tianjin, China ..............................................................
Philadelphia, USA .......................................................
Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russian Fed. .......
Detroit, USA ................................................................
Jakarta, Indonesia .......................................................
Manila, Philippines ......................................................
Delhi, India .................................................................
Madrid, Spain ..............................................................
Shenyang, China ........................................................
Barcelona, Spain .........................................................
Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong SAR ............................
Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) ................................

23.298
16.191
9.408
8.769
8.378
8.350
8.105
7.620
7.509
7.106
7.106
7.055
6.926
6.637
5.811
5.646
5.585
5.312
4.593
4.396
3.980
3.966
3.915
3.534
3.531
3.521
3.493
3.482
3.458
3.290

Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
London, United Kingdom .............................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
Seoul, Republic of Korea .............................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Manila, Philippines ......................................................
Tianjin, China ..............................................................
Jakarta, Indonesia .......................................................
Philadelphia, USA .......................................................
Delhi, India .................................................................
Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russian Fed. .......
Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) ................................
Karachi, Pakistan ........................................................
Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong SAR ............................
Madrid, Spain ..............................................................
Detroit, USA ................................................................
Krung Thep (Bangkok), Thailand ..................................

1980
Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Population
(millions)
26.615
15.880
10.690
9.844
9.614
8.926
8.745
8.558
7.888
7.623
7.557
7.546
7.326
7.160
7.082
6.808
6.450
6.034
4.999
4.870
4.813
4.467
4.426
4.325
4.273
3.989
3.943
3.890
3.885
3.842

1985
Population
(millions)

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Seoul, Republic of Korea .............................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
London, United Kingdom .............................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Jakarta, Indonesia .......................................................
Manila, Philippines ......................................................
Delhi, India .................................................................
Tianjin, China ..............................................................
Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) ................................
Karachi, Pakistan ........................................................
Krung Thep (Bangkok), Thailand ..................................
Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russian Fed. .......
Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong SAR ............................
Philadelphia, USA .......................................................
Lima, Peru ..................................................................
Istanbul, Turkey ..........................................................

28.549
15.601
13.010
12.089
9.990
9.512
9.422
9.030
8.669
8.658
8.583
8.258
8.136
7.660
7.608
7.349
7.216
6.448
5.984
5.955
5.558
5.163
5.079
5.048
4.723
4.645
4.609
4.540
4.438
4.397

Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Seoul, Republic of Korea .............................................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
London, United Kingdom .............................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Jakarta, Indonesia .......................................................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Manila, Philippines ......................................................
Delhi, India .................................................................
Karachi, Pakistan ........................................................
Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) ................................
Tianjin, China ..............................................................
Istanbul, Turkey ..........................................................
Krung Thep (Bangkok), Thailand ..................................
Lima, Peru ..................................................................
Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong SAR ............................
Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russian Fed. .......
Chennai (Madras), India ..............................................

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Population
(millions)
30.304
15.827
14.109
13.395
10.350
10.341
10.181
9.959
9.946
9.547
9.086
8.956
8.580
8.328
7.901
7.667
7.285
7.009
6.890
6.888
6.769
6.033
5.839
5.474
5.407
5.279
5.116
5.070
4.844
4.748

165

Table A.11. The 30 largest urban agglomerations ranked by population size (continued)

1990
Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

1995
Population
(millions)

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Seoul, Republic of Korea .............................................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Delhi, India .................................................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Jakarta, Indonesia .......................................................
Manila, Philippines ......................................................
London, United Kingdom .............................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Karachi, Pakistan ........................................................
Dhaka, Bangladesh .....................................................
Istanbul, Turkey ..........................................................
Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) ................................
Krung Thep (Bangkok), Thailand ..................................
Lima, Peru ..................................................................
Tianjin, China ..............................................................
Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong SAR ............................
Chennai (Madras), India ..............................................

32.530
16.086
15.312
14.776
12.308
11.035
10.890
10.883
10.544
10.513
9.595
9.330
9.061
8.987
8.206
8.205
8.175
7.973
7.654
7.374
7.362
7.147
6.621
6.552
6.365
5.888
5.837
5.804
5.677
5.338

Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

2000
Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

166

Population
(millions)

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Seoul, Republic of Korea .............................................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Delhi, India .................................................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Manila, Philippines ......................................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Karachi, Pakistan ........................................................
Dhaka, Bangladesh .....................................................
Jakarta, Indonesia .......................................................
London, United Kingdom .............................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Istanbul, Turkey ..........................................................
Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) ................................
Lima, Peru ..................................................................
Tianjin, China ..............................................................
Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong SAR ............................
Krung Thep (Bangkok), Thailand ..................................
Lagos, Nigeria .............................................................

33.587
16.943
16.811
15.948
14.111
11.924
11.339
11.154
11.052
10.423
10.256
10.174
10.092
9.707
9.510
9.401
9.201
8.486
8.467
8.332
8.322
7.908
7.839
7.665
6.687
6.537
6.246
6.206
6.106
5.966

2005
Population
(millions)

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Delhi, India .................................................................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Dhaka, Bangladesh .....................................................
Karachi, Pakistan ........................................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Manila, Philippines ......................................................
Seoul, Republic of Korea .............................................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Istanbul, Turkey ..........................................................
Jakarta, Indonesia .......................................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
London, United Kingdom .............................................
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ...................................
Lagos, Nigeria .............................................................
Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) ................................
Lima, Peru ..................................................................
Tianjin, China ..............................................................
Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong SAR ............................

34.450
18.022
17.846
17.099
16.086
13.243
13.058
12.441
11.847
11.814
11.165
10.803
10.534
10.285
10.019
10.016
9.958
9.917
9.782
9.692
8.744
8.390
8.333
8.225
7.388
7.233
7.128
7.116
6.722
6.662

Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Population
(millions)

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
Delhi, India .................................................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Dhaka, Bangladesh .....................................................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Karachi, Pakistan ........................................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Manila, Philippines ......................................................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Seoul, Republic of Korea .............................................
Istanbul, Turkey ..........................................................
Jakarta, Indonesia .......................................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Lagos, Nigeria .............................................................
London, United Kingdom .............................................
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ...................................
Lima, Peru ..................................................................
Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) ................................
Bogot, Colombia ........................................................
Shenzhen, China .........................................................

35.327
18.735
18.732
18.333
18.202
15.053
14.503
14.282
12.576
12.553
12.307
11.553
11.487
11.469
11.258
10.761
10.717
10.416
9.852
9.825
9.709
8.843
8.820
8.767
8.505
8.425
7.747
7.653
7.353
7.233

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Table A.11. The 30 largest urban agglomerations ranked by population size (continued)

2010
Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

2015
Population
(millions)

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
Delhi, India .................................................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Dhaka, Bangladesh .....................................................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Karachi, Pakistan ........................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Manila, Philippines ......................................................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Lagos, Nigeria .............................................................
Istanbul, Turkey ..........................................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Seoul, Republic of Korea .............................................
Jakarta, Indonesia .......................................................
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ...................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Kinshasa, Dem. Republic of the Congo ........................
London, United Kingdom .............................................
Lima, Peru ..................................................................
Bogot, Colombia ........................................................
Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) ................................

36.094
20.072
19.582
19.485
19.441
17.015
15.789
15.577
14.796
13.089
13.052
12.773
12.503
12.171
11.741
11.662
11.337
10.572
10.530
10.495
9.958
9.762
9.703
9.447
9.211
9.052
8.607
8.375
8.320
8.221

Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
Delhi, India .................................................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Dhaka, Bangladesh .....................................................
Karachi, Pakistan ........................................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Manila, Philippines ......................................................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Lagos, Nigeria .............................................................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Kinshasa, Dem. Republic of the Congo ........................
Istanbul, Turkey ..........................................................
Jakarta, Indonesia .......................................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ...................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Seoul, Republic of Korea .............................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Shenzhen, China .........................................................
Bogot, Colombia ........................................................
Lima, Peru ..................................................................
Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) ................................

2020
Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Population
(millions)
36.371
21.946
20.544
20.189
19.974
18.669
17.214
17.039
17.015
14.855
13.465
13.432
13.160
12.842
12.786
12.775
12.403
11.365
11.313
11.177
10.792
10.524
10.414
10.007
9.740
9.516
8.952
8.916
8.857
8.832

2025
Population
(millions)

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
Delhi, India .................................................................
New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
Dhaka, Bangladesh .....................................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Karachi, Pakistan ........................................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Lagos, Nigeria .............................................................
Manila, Philippines ......................................................
Kinshasa, Dem. Republic of the Congo ........................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Istanbul, Turkey ..........................................................
Jakarta, Indonesia .......................................................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ...................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Seoul, Republic of Korea .............................................
Shenzhen, China .........................................................
Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) ................................
Bogot, Colombia ........................................................
Lahore, Pakistan .........................................................

36.399
24.051
21.124
20.695
20.484
20.370
19.422
18.707
18.466
16.922
14.451
14.134
13.892
13.875
13.807
13.653
13.461
13.179
11.695
11.689
11.368
11.218
10.526
10.031
9.756
9.738
9.654
9.404
9.299
9.275

Rank Agglomeration and country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Tokyo, Japan ..............................................................


Mumbai (Bombay), India ..............................................
Delhi, India .................................................................
Dhaka, Bangladesh .....................................................
So Paulo, Brazil .........................................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City), Mexico ......................
New York-Newark, USA ...............................................
Kolkata (Calcutta), India ..............................................
Shanghai, China .........................................................
Karachi, Pakistan ........................................................
Kinshasa, Dem. Republic of the Congo ........................
Lagos, Nigeria .............................................................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt ............................................
Manila, Philippines ......................................................
Beijing, China ..............................................................
Buenos Aires, Argentina ..............................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, USA ...................
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..................................................
Jakarta, Indonesia .......................................................
Istanbul, Turkey ..........................................................
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ...................................
Osaka-Kobe, Japan .....................................................
Moskva (Moscow), Russian Fed. .................................
Lahore, Pakistan .........................................................
Shenzhen, China .........................................................
Chennai (Madras), India ..............................................
Paris, France ..............................................................
Chicago, USA .............................................................
Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) ................................
Seoul, Republic of Korea .............................................

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Population
(millions)
36.400
26.385
22.498
22.015
21.428
21.009
20.628
20.560
19.412
19.095
16.762
15.796
15.561
14.808
14.545
13.768
13.672
13.413
12.363
12.102
11.835
11.368
10.526
10.512
10.196
10.129
10.036
9.932
9.814
9.738

167

Table A.12. Population of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2007,
by country, 1950-2025
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Population (thousands)
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

AFGHANISTAN
Kabul .........................................................

129

184

263

369

472

674

978

1 160

1 306

1 616

1 963

2 994

3 768

4 730

5 836

7 175

ALGERIA
El Djazar (Algiers) ....................................
Wahran (Oran) ...........................................

516
269

623
286

872
305

1 049
325

1 254
385

1 499
466

1 621
537

1 672
604

1 908
647

2 295
675

2 754
706

3 199
765

3 574
852

3 922
944

4 235
1 030

4 499
1 105

ANGOLA
Huambo .....................................................
Luanda ......................................................

15
138

24
174

37
219

48
315

61
459

95
665

153
962

232
1 295

326
1 568

444
1 953

578
2 591

775
3 533

1 035
4 775

1 310
6 036

1 567
7 153

1 824
8 236

ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires ............................................. 5 098
Crdoba ....................................................
429
Mendoza .................................................... 246
Rosario ...................................................... 554
San Miguel de Tucumn ............................. 224

5 799
510
284
610
260

6 598
605
328
671
301

7 317
701
394
740
332

8 105
810
473
816
365

8 745
905
537
883
424

9 422
1 010
608
953
494

9 959 10 513 11 154 11 847 12 553 13 089 13 432 13 653 13 768


1 102 1 200 1 275 1 348 1 423 1 494 1 556 1 606 1 645
680
759
802
838
876
918
959
993 1 020
1 017 1 084 1 121 1 152 1 186 1 233 1 283 1 326 1 360
550
611
666
722
781
832
871
902
928

341

431

538

648

778

911

1 042

1 123

1 175

1 142

1 111

1 103

1 102

1 102

1 102

1 102

AUSTRALIA
Adelaide ....................................................
429
Brisbane ....................................................
442
Melbourne ................................................. 1 332
Perth .........................................................
311
Sydney ...................................................... 1 690

497
518
1 574
358
1 906

572
603
1 851
409
2 135

697
699
2 068
483
2 390

792
798
2 334
611
2 667

881
928
2 561
770
2 960

943
1 067
2 765
898
3 227

993
1 192
2 935
1 023
3 432

1 046
1 329
3 117
1 160
3 632

1 074
1 471
3 257
1 273
3 839

1 102
1 603
3 433
1 373
4 078

1 133
1 780
3 641
1 484
4 260

1 167
1 970
3 851
1 598
4 427

1 212
2 092
4 013
1 683
4 582

1 258
2 170
4 137
1 746
4 716

1 300
2 233
4 238
1 800
4 826

AUSTRIA
Wien (Vienna) ............................................ 2 086

2 087

2 089

2 080

2 070

2 059

2 049

2 069

2 096

2 127

2 158

2 264

2 385

2 451

2 476

2 496

1 806

1 867

1 931

2 006

2 097

2 187

ARMENIA
Yerevan .....................................................

AZERBAIJAN
Baku ..........................................................

897

940

1 005

1 132

1 274

1 429

1 574

1 660

1 733

1 766

BANGLADESH
Chittagong .................................................
Dhaka ........................................................
Khulna .......................................................
Rajshahi ....................................................

289
336
41
39

323
409
69
47

360
508
120
56

503
821
194
76

723
1 374
310
105

1 017
2 221
472
150

1 340
3 266
627
238

1 655
4 660
790
354

2 023
6 621
985
521

2 578 3 308 4 187 5 012 5 814 6 688 7 639


8 332 10 285 12 576 14 796 17 015 19 422 22 015
1 133 1 285 1 466 1 699 1 979 2 294 2 640
606
678
766
887 1 037 1 208 1 396

BELARUS
Minsk ........................................................

284

414

551

719

932

1 120

1 318

1 474

1 607

1 649

1 700

1 775

1 846

1 879

1 883

1 883

BELGIUM
Antwerpen .................................................
759
Bruxelles-Brussel ....................................... 1 415

786
1 449

813
1 485

835
1 525

855
1 568

868
1 610

880
1 654

881
1 654

893
1 680

906
1 715

912
1 733

918
1 742

920
1 744

920
1 744

920
1 744

920
1 744

BENIN
Cotonou .....................................................

20

27

73

111

163

240

337

412

504

577

642

720

841

1 004

1 196

1 411

BOLIVIA
La Paz .......................................................
Santa Cruz ................................................

319
42

374
59

438
84

512
118

600
166

703
234

809
324

927
447

1 062
616

1 267
833

1 390
1 054

1 527
1 320

1 692
1 551

1 864
1 724

2 027
1 876

2 178
2 016

BRAZIL
Baixada Santista (1) ...................................
Belm ........................................................
Belo Horizonte ...........................................
Braslia ......................................................
Campinas ..................................................
Campo Grande ..........................................
Cuiab .......................................................
Curitiba ......................................................
Florianpolis ..............................................
Fortaleza ...................................................
Goinia ......................................................
Grande So Lus ........................................
Grande Vitria ............................................
Joo Pessoa ..............................................

246
242
412
36
152
32
27
158
68
264
53
120
85
117

311
303
567
70
211
45
37
244
81
363
89
137
121
147

395
378
782
137
293
64
51
379
97
500
148
158
171
184

497
477
1 078
268
398
91
71
498
121
659
236
203
241
230

625
601
1 485
525
540
129
100
651
150
867
375
263
339
289

770
706
1 906
827
773
190
162
922
221
1 136
527
342
493
362

949
827
2 441
1 293
1 109
279
264
1 310
326
1 488
737
445
716
453

1 062
966
2 946
1 559
1 374
369
368
1 553
406
1 822
915
548
871
544

1 184
1 129
3 548
1 863
1 693
486
510
1 829
503
2 226
1 132
672
1 052
652

1 319
1 393
4 093
2 257
1 975
574
606
2 138
609
2 554
1 356
775
1 221
741

1 468
1 748
4 659
2 746
2 264
654
686
2 494
734
2 875
1 608
876
1 398
827

1 638
2 043
5 304
3 341
2 634
741
770
2 908
934
3 237
1 898
990
1 613
918

1 810
2 335
5 941
3 938
3 003
830
857
3 320
1 142
3 599
2 189
1 106
1 829
1 012

1 941
2 525
6 356
4 284
3 241
896
924
3 582
1 263
3 852
2 373
1 192
1 975
1 088

2 031
2 639
6 597
4 463
3 380
943
972
3 735
1 328
4 011
2 482
1 252
2 067
1 142

2 095
2 717
6 748
4 578
3 474
978
1 008
3 836
1 374
4 117
2 556
1 296
2 132
1 183

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Table A.12. Population of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2007 (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Population (thousands)
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Macei ......................................................
123
Manaus .....................................................
90
Natal .......................................................... 108
Norte/Nordeste Catarinense (2) ..................
64
Prto Alegre ............................................... 488
Recife ........................................................ 661
Rio de Janeiro ............................................ 2 950
Salvador ....................................................
403
So Paulo .................................................. 2 334
Teresina ....................................................
54

150
116
137
86
656
842
3 592
520
3 044
75

182
151
176
116
882
1 074
4 374
671
3 970
104

225
206
225
154
1 111
1 327
5 387
847
5 494
143

278
281
288
205
1 398
1 638
6 637
1 069
7 620
195

342
420
527
660
798
952 1 116 1 281 1 391 1 460 1 510
411
604
761
955 1 159 1 392 1 645 1 898 2 060 2 156 2 223
367
467
569
692
800
910 1 035 1 161 1 254 1 316 1 362
278
378
478
603
709
815
936 1 059 1 146 1 205 1 247
1 727 2 133 2 504 2 934 3 236 3 505 3 795 4 096 4 344 4 517 4 633
1 867 2 122 2 390 2 690 2 958 3 230 3 527 3 831 4 072 4 236 4 347
7 557 8 583 9 086 9 595 10 174 10 803 11 469 12 171 12 775 13 179 13 413
1 341 1 683 1 983 2 331 2 644 2 968 3 331 3 695 3 951 4 114 4 222
9 614 12 089 13 395 14 776 15 948 17 099 18 333 19 582 20 544 21 124 21 428
276
390
490
614
706
789
872
958 1 029 1 082 1 121

BULGARIA
Sofia ..........................................................

522

616

708

806

888

977

1 074

1 181

1 191

1 168

1 128

1 166

1 212

1 233

1 236

1 236

BURKINA FASO
Ouagadougou ............................................

33

46

59

82

111

149

257

424

537

667

828

1 044

1 324

1 676

2 111

2 632

CAMBODIA
Phnum Pnh (Phnom Penh) ........................

364

376

389

436

900

100

238

427

615

836

1 160

1 363

1 651

2 028

2 457

2 911

CAMEROON
Douala .......................................................
Yaound ....................................................

95
32

117
49

153
75

205
112

298
183

433
292

571
415

740
578

931
754

1 155
948

1 432
1 192

1 766
1 489

2 108
1 787

2 425
2 058

2 721
2 312

2 996
2 549

CANADA
Calgary ...................................................... 132
Edmonton ..................................................
163
Montral .................................................... 1 343
Ottawa-Gatineau ........................................ 282
Toronto ...................................................... 1 068
Vancouver .................................................
556

186
228
1 652
342
1 365
588

262
318
2 031
415
1 744
620

320
389
2 373
482
2 093
836

389
477
2 684
581
2 535
1 045

457
543
2 791
676
2 770
1 150

568
623
2 824
729
3 008
1 247

656
756
2 904
803
3 355
1 359

738
831
3 154
918
3 807
1 559

809
859
3 305
988
4 197
1 789

953
924
3 471
1 079
4 607
1 959

1 056
1 017
3 603
1 119
5 035
2 093

1 182
1 112
3 781
1 182
5 447
2 219

1 258
1 174
3 912
1 232
5 687
2 310

1 304
1 217
4 014
1 274
5 827
2 380

1 345
1 256
4 108
1 315
5 946
2 444

22

40

71

109

155

231

324

393

477

579

711

902

1 127

1 405

1 753

2 172

CHILE
Santiago .................................................... 1 322
Valparaso .................................................. 328

1 618
377

1 980
433

2 294
481

2 647
532

3 138
581

3 721
635

4 201
685

4 616
733

4 964
771

5 275
803

5 599
838

5 879
880

6 084
922

6 224
956

6 310
982

CHINA (3)
Anshan, Liaoning .......................................
Anshun ......................................................
Anyang ......................................................
Baoding .....................................................
Baotou .......................................................
Beijing .......................................................
Bengbu ......................................................
Benxi .........................................................
Changchun ................................................
Changde ....................................................
Changsha, Hunan ......................................
Changzhou, Jiangsu ...................................
Chengdu ....................................................
Chifeng ......................................................
Chongqing .................................................
Dalian ........................................................
Dandong ....................................................
Daqing .......................................................
Datong, Shanxi ..........................................
Dongguan, Guangdong ..............................
Foshan ......................................................
Fushun, Liaoning .......................................
Fuxin .........................................................
Fuyang ......................................................
Fuzhou, Fujian ...........................................
Guangzhou, Guangdong ............................
Guilin .........................................................
Guiyang .....................................................
Haerbin ......................................................
Handan ......................................................
Hangzhou ..................................................

601
213
138
210
591
4 628
267
474
922
349
670
140
922
161
1 837
850
269
311
662
451
112
726
205
59
598
1 675
179
750
1 276
436
739

753
238
175
247
660
4 945
306
542
1 111
415
721
178
1 106
194
2 010
1 064
305
368
711
537
133
832
254
72
728
1 883
211
833
1 610
503
856

917
265
223
290
737
5 284
351
613
1 312
494
779
225
1 327
235
2 184
1 285
347
434
762
638
158
941
314
87
866
2 116
248
924
1 968
579
975

996
296
283
341
822
5 646
403
661
1 430
588
857
285
1 592
284
2 308
1 339
395
513
818
760
188
1 009
387
106
936
2 379
291
1 026
2 122
667
1 034

1 082
331
360
401
918
6 034
461
713
1 558
700
942
360
1 911
343
2 439
1 396
449
605
877
904
224
1 082
479
129
1 012
2 673
343
1 140
2 288
769
1 097

1 175
370
458
471
1 024
6 448
529
769
1 698
833
1 036
456
2 293
414
2 577
1 455
511
715
941
1 075
266
1 160
592
157
1 095
3 005
403
1 265
2 467
886
1 164

1 295
472
544
535
1 127
6 890
606
844
1 909
992
1 165
577
2 639
601
2 808
1 793
581
844
1 074
1 344
333
1 263
680
191
1 223
3 417
474
1 440
2 702
993
1 291

1 442
658
617
595
1 229
7 362
695
938
2 192
1 180
1 329
730
2 955
987
3 123
2 472
661
997
1 277
1 737
429
1 388
743
232
1 396
3 918
557
1 665
2 991
1 092
1 476

1 496
709
686
728
1 426
8 486
748
958
2 446
1 258
1 667
883
3 403
1 065
4 342
2 658
716
1 167
1 392
2 559
569
1 410
685
376
1 710
5 380
666
2 208
3 209
1 201
1 887

1 552 1 611 1 703 1 863 2 029 2 167


763
822
896
992 1 085 1 164
763
849
948 1 056 1 156 1 240
890 1 042 1 206 1 355 1 482 1 586
1 655 1 920 2 209 2 472 2 691 2 869
9 782 10 717 11 741 12 842 13 807 14 545
805
867
944 1 044 1 142 1 225
979 1 000 1 046 1 143 1 249 1 339
2 730 3 046 3 400 3 763 4 082 4 338
1 341 1 429 1 543 1 699 1 852 1 979
2 091 2 451 2 832 3 167 3 443 3 663
1 068 1 249 1 445 1 622 1 772 1 894
3 919 4 065 4 266 4 634 5 014 5 320
1 148 1 238 1 348 1 489 1 625 1 739
6 037 6 363 6 690 7 254 7 823 8 275
2 858 3 073 3 335 3 662 3 971 4 221
776
841
921 1 020 1 117 1 198
1 366 1 594 1 842 2 066 2 252 2 404
1 518 1 763 2 038 2 283 2 488 2 653
3 770 4 320 4 850 5 366 5 808 6 157
754
888 1 027 1 155 1 265 1 356
1 433 1 456 1 516 1 652 1 800 1 924
631
725
839
945 1 036 1 112
609
726
840
946 1 038 1 114
2 096 2 453 2 834 3 170 3 445 3 666
7 388 8 425 9 447 10 414 11 218 11 835
795
929 1 075 1 209 1 323 1 418
2 929 3 447 3 980 4 443 4 818 5 114
3 444 3 566 3 753 4 083 4 421 4 696
1 321 1 535 1 775 1 991 2 171 2 318
2 411 2 831 3 269 3 654 3 967 4 217

CHAD
N'Djamna .................................................

479
191
108
179
530
4 331
233
414
765
293
623
111
768
133
1 680
678
236
264
618
379
94
634
166
49
492
1 491
152
675
1 012
378
638

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Table A.12. Population of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2007 (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Population (thousands)
Country and agglomeration

Hefei ..........................................................
Hengyang ..................................................
Heze ..........................................................
Huai'an ......................................................
Huaibei ......................................................
Huainan .....................................................
Hohhot .......................................................
Huzhou ......................................................
Jiamusi ......................................................
Jiaozuo ......................................................
Jiaxing .......................................................
Jilin ............................................................
Jinan, Shandong ........................................
Jining, Shandong .......................................
Jinxi, Liaoning ............................................
Jinzhou ......................................................
Jixi, Heilongjiang ........................................
Kaifeng ......................................................
Kaohsiung .................................................
Kunming ....................................................
Langfang ...................................................
Lanzhou .....................................................
Leshan ......................................................
Lianyungang ..............................................
Liaoyang ....................................................
Linfen ........................................................
Linyi, Shandong .........................................
Liuan .........................................................
Liupanshui .................................................
Liuzhou ......................................................
Luoyang ....................................................
Luzhou ......................................................
Mianyang, Sichuan ....................................
Mudanjiang ................................................
Nanchang ..................................................
Nanchong ..................................................
Nanjing, Jiangsu ........................................
Nanning .....................................................
Nantong .....................................................
Nanyang, Henan ........................................
Neijiang .....................................................
Ningbo .......................................................
Pingdingshan, Henan .................................
Pingxiang, Jiangxi .......................................
Qingdao .....................................................
Qinhuangdao .............................................
Qiqihaer .....................................................
Quanzhou ..................................................
Shanghai ...................................................
Shangqiu ...................................................
Shantou .....................................................
Shaoxing ....................................................
Shenyang ..................................................
Shenzhen ..................................................
Shijiazhuang ..............................................
Suining, Sichuan ........................................
Suzhou, Anhui ...........................................
Suzhou, Jiangsu ........................................
Taian, Shandong ........................................
Taichung ....................................................
Tainan .......................................................
Taipei ........................................................
Taiyuan, Shanxi .........................................
Tangshan, Hebei ........................................
Tianjin ........................................................
Tianmen ....................................................
Tianshui .....................................................
Tongliao .....................................................
rmqi (Wulumqi) ......................................
Weifang .....................................................

170

1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

256
167
381
829
207
498
318
678
220
206
448
396
598
258
226
326
177
349
255
641
57
348
604
116
109
99
411
861
405
139
387
89
479
209
343
109
973
167
185
75
137
470
157
166
894
148
721
219
6 066
58
322
64
2 091
174
335
763
61
457
829
194
313
604
629
640
2 374
1 073
165
110
253
183

308
200
440
860
233
557
363
714
253
236
477
464
741
288
273
371
222
380
337
741
67
434
649
141
136
118
492
914
443
174
447
108
517
245
440
121
1 179
216
208
92
153
526
186
193
933
173
784
242
6 299
69
366
78
2 451
194
402
812
73
486
886
238
346
760
790
731
2 931
1 118
208
132
312
221

369
239
507
893
262
624
415
752
290
270
508
542
919
322
330
421
280
414
445
856
80
540
697
171
169
140
589
969
484
218
517
131
557
287
564
136
1 429
279
234
113
171
587
222
226
973
202
851
267
6 542
83
415
94
2 873
216
481
865
88
516
947
292
383
955
991
835
3 618
1 164
262
160
384
268

443
286
586
926
295
698
473
793
332
309
541
634
1 104
359
399
472
352
451
592
982
95
672
748
207
211
167
706
1 028
530
272
597
158
601
337
704
152
1 689
360
262
138
191
656
264
263
1 016
237
924
294
6 793
100
471
114
3 300
242
577
921
105
548
1 012
358
423
1 230
1 216
948
4 332
1 212
329
193
472
323

531
343
676
961
333
782
540
835
381
353
576
741
1 168
401
482
500
442
492
806
1 096
113
837
804
250
264
199
845
1 090
579
341
690
192
648
396
794
169
1 809
466
295
168
214
733
314
307
1 060
277
1 004
324
7 055
119
534
138
3 493
270
691
980
125
583
1 082
438
468
1 741
1 359
1 049
4 593
1 262
415
234
581
391

637
410
780
997
375
875
617
879
437
404
613
867
1 236
448
583
530
556
536
986
1 223
135
1 042
863
303
329
236
1 013
1 157
633
427
797
232
699
464
896
189
1 938
602
331
205
239
819
373
359
1 106
324
1 090
358
7 326
143
606
166
3 697
301
828
1 044
150
619
1 157
537
518
2 023
1 519
1 161
4 870
1 314
522
283
715
472

764
491
901
1 034
422
980
704
926
502
462
653
1 014
1 308
501
704
562
700
584
1 160
1 365
160
1 298
927
367
411
281
1 213
1 227
692
535
921
281
753
545
1 011
211
2 076
779
372
251
267
915
444
418
1 154
379
1 184
395
7 608
171
687
201
3 913
337
992
1 111
180
657
1 236
591
577
2 217
1 698
1 285
5 163
1 369
657
341
881
571

917
587
1 040
1 073
476
1 097
810
976
575
529
696
1 164
1 667
633
943
631
792
636
1 289
1 493
273
1 489
996
444
513
386
1 453
1 301
757
643
1 055
340
812
640
1 133
325
2 302
964
418
307
495
1 023
628
488
1 460
444
1 288
435
7 901
204
780
243
4 236
495
1 172
1 183
215
743
1 322
664
630
2 446
1 932
1 391
5 474
1 425
826
462
1 029
779

1 100 1 342 1 637 1 916 2 214 2 480 2 700 2 878


702
783
873
973 1 087 1 210 1 324 1 418
1 200 1 238 1 277 1 318 1 388 1 518 1 655 1 771
1 113 1 154 1 198 1 243 1 315 1 440 1 571 1 681
536
627
733
858
995 1 120 1 227 1 315
1 228 1 289 1 353 1 420 1 515 1 663 1 812 1 937
938 1 142 1 389 1 625 1 878 2 106 2 295 2 449
1 028 1 083 1 141 1 203 1 288 1 416 1 545 1 654
660
750
853
969 1 099 1 229 1 345 1 441
605
670
742
822
915 1 019 1 115 1 196
741
806
877
954 1 047 1 160 1 268 1 359
1 320 1 596 1 928 2 255 2 606 2 916 3 171 3 376
2 404 2 512 2 625 2 743 2 914 3 182 3 453 3 674
871
954 1 044 1 143 1 260 1 396 1 525 1 632
1 350 1 605 1 908 2 268 2 658 2 986 3 248 3 457
736
795
858
925 1 009 1 117 1 221 1 309
835
871
908
947 1 006 1 105 1 208 1 295
693
741
793
848
918 1 014 1 110 1 191
1 380 1 424 1 469 1 515 1 595 1 743 1 899 2 029
1 612 2 045 2 594 2 837 3 095 3 404 3 694 3 928
591
648
711
780
861
957 1 048 1 124
1 618 1 830 2 071 2 411 2 785 3 115 3 387 3 604
1 070 1 094 1 118 1 143 1 197 1 307 1 427 1 528
537
605
682
768
865
967 1 060 1 137
640
681
725
773
835
922 1 009 1 083
583
647
719
799
891
993 1 087 1 167
1 740 1 834 1 932 2 035 2 177 2 385 2 594 2 765
1 380 1 464 1 553 1 647 1 771 1 946 2 120 2 263
827
905
989 1 149 1 329 1 493 1 632 1 745
751
950 1 201 1 409 1 629 1 828 1 995 2 131
1 202 1 334 1 481 1 644 1 830 2 030 2 212 2 361
412
706 1 208 1 447 1 673 1 877 2 047 2 187
876 1 004 1 152 1 322 1 509 1 688 1 842 1 969
751
868 1 004 1 171 1 355 1 521 1 662 1 778
1 262 1 516 1 822 2 188 2 585 2 911 3 168 3 373
619 1 029 1 712 2 046 2 364 2 647 2 881 3 070
2 611 3 013 3 477 3 621 3 813 4 149 4 492 4 771
1 159 1 421 1 743 2 040 2 357 2 640 2 873 3 061
470
597
759
891 1 031 1 160 1 269 1 360
375
753 1 512 1 830 2 115 2 370 2 581 2 752
1 289 1 338 1 388 1 441 1 525 1 669 1 819 1 944
1 142 1 331 1 551 1 810 2 092 2 344 2 553 2 723
997
949
904
861
854
921 1 006 1 080
569
664
775
905 1 047 1 178 1 289 1 381
2 102 2 381 2 698 2 817 2 977 3 246 3 521 3 746
519
646
805
944 1 092 1 228 1 344 1 440
1 401 1 466 1 535 1 607 1 712 1 876 2 043 2 182
480
745 1 158 1 377 1 592 1 787 1 950 2 083
8 205 10 423 13 243 14 503 15 789 17 214 18 466 19 412
245
574 1 349 1 650 1 907 2 138 2 331 2 487
885 1 054 1 255 1 495 1 756 1 978 2 158 2 304
293
426
617
731
846
953 1 045 1 121
4 655 4 627 4 599 4 720 4 952 5 374 5 808 6 156
875 2 304 6 069 7 233 8 114 8 952 9 654 10 196
1 372 1 634 1 947 2 275 2 628 2 941 3 198 3 405
1 260 1 305 1 352 1 401 1 481 1 620 1 766 1 888
258
623 1 509 1 849 2 137 2 394 2 607 2 780
875 1 077 1 326 1 553 1 795 2 013 2 195 2 343
1 413 1 472 1 534 1 598 1 696 1 857 2 022 2 160
754
838
930 1 033 1 151 1 280 1 400 1 499
679
702
725
750
791
869
951 1 021
2 711 2 676 2 640 2 606 2 651 2 862 3 104 3 305
2 225 2 274 2 521 2 794 3 104 3 432 3 725 3 962
1 485 1 590 1 703 1 825 1 977 2 175 2 367 2 526
5 804 6 246 6 722 7 040 7 468 8 113 8 745 9 243
1 484 1 545 1 609 1 676 1 777 1 945 2 118 2 261
1 040 1 090 1 143 1 199 1 279 1 404 1 533 1 640
674
729
790
855
935 1 036 1 133 1 215
1 161 1 417 1 730 2 025 2 340 2 620 2 851 3 038
1 152 1 257 1 372 1 498 1 646 1 821 1 985 2 120

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Table A.12. Population of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2007 (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Population (thousands)
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Wenzhou ................................................... 255


Wuhan ...................................................... 1 311
Wuhu, Anhui .............................................. 211
Wuxi, Jiangsu ............................................
572
Xiamen ......................................................
208
Xi'an, Shaanxi ............................................
708
Xiangfan, Hubei .......................................... 104
Xiantao ...................................................... 1 000
Xianyang, Shaanxi .....................................
103
Xingyi, Guizhou .......................................... 282
Xining ........................................................
257
Xinxiang ..................................................... 240
Xinyang .....................................................
94
Xinyu .........................................................
234
Xuanzhou ..................................................
586
Xuzhou ......................................................
341
Yancheng, Jiangsu ..................................... 145
Yantai ........................................................ 190
Yibin ..........................................................
81
Yichang .....................................................
108
Yichun, Heilongjiang ................................... 554
Yichun, Jiangxi ........................................... 335
Yinchuan ...................................................
100
Yingkou .....................................................
122
Yiyang, Hunan ...........................................
397
Yongzhou ..................................................
835
Yuci ...........................................................
88
Yueyang ....................................................
673
Yulin, Guangxi ............................................ 194
Zaozhuang ................................................. 282
Zhangjiakou ............................................... 304
Zhanjiang ................................................... 406
Zhaotong ...................................................
133
Zhengzhou ................................................. 521
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu .....................................
86
Zhuhai .......................................................
44
Zhuzhou ....................................................
127
Zibo ........................................................... 1 453
Zigong .......................................................
564
Zunyi .........................................................
198

284
1 511
238
588
239
845
124
1 040
132
309
291
270
107
264
606
397
169
212
96
131
587
384
122
148
449
848
105
713
227
355
339
457
158
650
107
52
151
1 554
604
216

316
1 741
269
604
275
1 009
147
1 080
169
339
330
304
122
297
627
462
197
236
114
158
622
440
150
179
507
861
125
757
265
447
377
514
188
810
133
62
180
1 661
647
235

352
2 007
303
627
317
1 204
175
1 123
216
372
374
342
140
335
649
534
230
264
136
191
660
505
183
218
574
875
149
803
309
564
420
579
223
987
165
74
214
1 777
693
256

393
2 313
342
677
364
1 437
208
1 167
276
409
424
384
160
377
671
597
268
295
162
231
699
579
224
264
649
889
177
851
360
711
468
652
266
1 100
205
88
254
1 900
742
279

437
2 666
386
730
419
1 715
248
1 213
353
449
480
432
183
425
694
667
313
329
192
279
741
664
274
320
734
903
210
903
420
896
521
734
316
1 227
255
104
302
2 032
795
304

487
3 072
435
788
483
2 047
295
1 260
451
493
544
485
209
479
718
745
365
368
229
337
785
761
335
388
830
917
250
958
490
1 129
580
827
376
1 368
317
124
360
2 173
852
331

543
3 458
490
881
556
2 429
373
1 310
576
541
616
546
239
540
743
837
426
515
360
407
832
816
410
471
939
931
330
1 016
572
1 423
646
931
474
1 542
394
187
451
2 323
912
360

604
3 833
553
1 009
639
2 873
492
1 361
737
593
698
613
273
608
769
944
497
838
685
492
882
836
502
572
1 062
946
467
1 078
667
1 793
720
1 049
620
1 752
490
331
585
2 484
977
392

1 056
5 053
619
1 192
1 124
3 271
649
1 415
835
651
770
687
571
685
795
1 247
580
1 188
743
589
849
876
632
630
1 140
960
555
995
779
1 889
803
1 185
670
2 081
581
518
713
2 640
1 012
516

1 845
6 662
692
1 410
1 977
3 725
855
1 470
946
715
849
770
1 195
772
823
1 648
677
1 684
805
704
816
917
795
694
1 223
976
660
918
909
1 990
897
1 340
724
2 472
688
809
868
2 806
1 049
679

2 212
7 093
774
1 646
2 371
3 926
1 006
1 528
1 072
785
987
863
1 450
870
851
1 960
789
1 991
872
823
785
961
932
764
1 313
991
785
847
1 060
2 096
1 001
1 514
783
2 590
803
963
1 016
2 982
1 087
799

2 556
7 542
868
1 903
2 739
4 178
1 164
1 618
1 212
868
1 142
968
1 677
981
899
2 284
914
2 301
954
953
785
1 025
1 079
847
1 425
1 032
921
821
1 227
2 242
1 120
1 709
855
2 738
930
1 114
1 176
3 209
1 149
924

2 860
8 199
968
2 134
3 064
4 556
1 309
1 771
1 354
964
1 283
1 080
1 881
1 095
987
2 564
1 029
2 577
1 057
1 072
848
1 127
1 213
942
1 571
1 127
1 041
879
1 379
2 456
1 247
1 903
948
2 987
1 047
1 253
1 322
3 515
1 259
1 041

3 111
8 837
1 061
2 326
3 331
4 931
1 431
1 930
1 480
1 056
1 404
1 182
2 052
1 199
1 079
2 792
1 127
2 805
1 157
1 174
928
1 231
1 328
1 032
1 714
1 231
1 141
961
1 507
2 670
1 364
2 076
1 038
3 243
1 147
1 371
1 445
3 812
1 375
1 140

3 313
9 339
1 138
2 481
3 545
5 233
1 533
2 062
1 584
1 133
1 504
1 268
2 192
1 285
1 158
2 975
1 209
2 989
1 240
1 259
997
1 320
1 423
1 107
1 833
1 320
1 224
1 032
1 613
2 846
1 461
2 216
1 113
3 452
1 230
1 468
1 548
4 053
1 473
1 223

CHINA, HONG KONG SAR (4)


Hong Kong ................................................. 1 682

2 121

2 620

3 191

3 458

3 943

4 609

5 070

5 677

6 206

6 662

7 057

7 419

7 744

8 040

8 305

COLOMBIA
Barranquilla ...............................................
Bucaramanga ............................................
Cali ............................................................
Cartagena ..................................................
Medelln .....................................................
Bogot .......................................................

294
110
231
107
376
630

366
145
331
137
523
894

455
190
474
177
727
1 269

565
250
664
226
992
1 780

691
325
851
274
1 260
2 383

830
408
1 047
332
1 536
3 040

961
473
1 192
402
1 731
3 525

1 113
548
1 357
486
1 950
4 087

1 229
650
1 552
561
2 135
4 740

1 363
759
1 757
645
2 372
5 494

1 531
855
1 950
737
2 724
6 356

1 719
964
2 164
842
3 127
7 353

1 907
1 073
2 378
948
3 524
8 320

2 048
1 157
2 544
1 026
3 789
8 916

2 157
1 223
2 675
1 086
3 975
9 299

2 251
1 282
2 786
1 139
4 129
9 600

CONGO
Brazzaville .................................................

83

92

124

172

238

329

446

596

704

830

986

1 216

1 505

1 729

1 938

2 150

COSTA RICA
San Jos ...................................................

148

184

230

287

359

440

526

627

737

867

1 032

1 217

1 374

1 506

1 627

1 737

CTE D'IVOIRE
Abidjan ......................................................

65

125

192

310

548

966

1 384

1 716

2 102

2 535

3 032

3 564

4 175

4 810

5 432

6 031

CUBA
La Habana (Havana) .................................. 1 116

1 289

1 436

1 598

1 779

1 848

1 913

2 005

2 108

2 183

2 187

2 189

2 159

2 151

2 150

2 150

967

1 001

1 038

1 076

1 126

1 179

1 197

1 212

1 194

1 172

1 164

1 160

1 159

1 159

1 159

CZECH REPUBLIC
Praha (Prague) ...........................................

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Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Population (thousands)
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

DEM. PEOPLE'S REP. OF KOREA


Hamhung ...................................................
N'ampo ......................................................
P'yongyang ................................................

169
52
516

219
68
577

285
88
646

370
115
769

451
154
987

518
215
1 348

594
299
1 842

669
417
2 195

705
580
2 526

712
806
2 838

732
1 020
3 117

762
1 110
3 265

788
1 148
3 346

818
1 187
3 434

851
1 232
3 537

882
1 274
3 630

DEM. REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO


Kananga ....................................................
Kinshasa ...................................................
Lubumbashi ...............................................
Mbuji-Mayi .................................................

24
202
96
70

50
292
145
98

136
443
194
136

249
717
252
190

424
1 070
325
262

374
1 482
396
327

330
2 053
482
407

311
2 793
587
507

372
3 448
692
613

466
4 447
852
773

557
5 485
1 004
932

700
7 108
1 243
1 181

879 1 109 1 383 1 698


9 052 11 313 13 875 16 762
1 544 1 938 2 406 2 943
1 489 1 876 2 330 2 851

DENMARK
Kbenhavn (Copenhagen) .......................... 1 216

1 227

1 284

1 373

1 380

1 172

1 096

1 056

1 035

1 048

1 077

1 085

1 087

1 092

1 095

1 096

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Santo Domingo ..........................................

219

312

446

613

833

1 016

1 240

1 396

1 522

1 670

1 854

2 062

2 298

2 525

2 722

2 885

ECUADOR
Guayaquil ..................................................
Quito .........................................................

258
206

343
257

456
319

583
399

719
501

890
628

1 120
780

1 352
936

1 572
1 088

1 808
1 217

2 077
1 357

2 386
1 593

2 690
1 846

2 941
2 035

3 154
2 189

3 328
2 316

EGYPT
Al-Iskandariyah (Alexandria) ....................... 1 037
Al-Qahirah (Cairo) ...................................... 2 494

1 249
3 029

1 504
3 680

1 752
4 738

1 987
5 585

2 241
6 450

2 519
7 349

2 826
8 328

3 063
9 061

3 277 3 600 3 995 4 421 4 817 5 210 5 652


9 707 10 534 11 487 12 503 13 465 14 451 15 561

EL SALVADOR
San Salvador .............................................

194

246

311

394

500

596

701

825

970

1 107

1 233

1 374

1 520

1 649

1 776

1 902

ETHIOPIA
Addis Ababa ..............................................

392

451

519

597

729

926

1 175

1 476

1 791

2 157

2 493

2 902

3 453

4 184

5 083

6 156

FINLAND
Helsinki ......................................................

366

405

448

478

507

582

674

724

872

943

1 019

1 094

1 139

1 169

1 195

1 220

FRANCE
Bordeaux ...................................................
430
Lille ...........................................................
751
Lyon ..........................................................
731
Marseille-Aix-en-Provence .......................... 756
Nice-Cannes .............................................. 400
Paris .......................................................... 6 522
Toulouse .................................................... 269

447
767
768
798
426
6 796
285

495
814
904
929
495
7 411
347

543
863
1 027
1 069
568
7 968
411

584
906
1 116
1 182
637
8 350
467

614
936
1 173
1 253
698
8 558
511

633
936
1 209
1 295
733
8 669
534

663
946
1 238
1 307
788
8 956
584

698
961
1 265
1 305
854
9 330
654

730
984
1 313
1 331
874
9 510
714

763
1 007
1 362
1 357
894
9 692
778

793
1 033
1 407
1 386
917
9 852
832

817
836
853
869
1 059 1 081 1 102 1 120
1 443 1 471 1 495 1 516
1 418 1 445 1 469 1 490
941
962
980
997
9 958 10 007 10 031 10 036
863
883
900
916

612

659

718

803

897

992

1 090

1 177

1 224

1 160

1 100

1 093

1 108

1 113

1 114

1 114

GERMANY
Berlin ......................................................... 3 352
Hamburg .................................................... 1 608
Kln (Cologne) ........................................... 598
Mnchen (Munich) .....................................
831

3 299
1 703
683
936

3 260
1 812
788
1 060

3 232
1 815
827
1 175

3 206
1 792
849
1 294

3 130
1 721
908
1 296

3 056
1 652
970
1 299

3 060
1 586
919
1 267

3 422
1 639
950
1 218

3 471
1 707
965
1 241

3 384
1 710
963
1 202

3 391
1 739
976
1 254

3 423
1 777
1 037
1 300

3 434
1 791
1 059
1 317

3 436
1 792
1 061
1 318

3 436
1 792
1 061
1 318

177
99

265
149

393
221

499
279

631
349

738
397

863
452

1 013
532

1 197
696

1 415
909

1 674
1 187

1 984
1 518

2 332
1 826

2 688
2 112

3 041
2 393

3 382
2 667

GREECE
Athnai (Athens) ......................................... 1 347
Thessaloniki ............................................... 292

1 563
329

1 814
372

2 121
447

2 485
542

2 738
617

2 987
694

3 047
724

3 070
746

3 122
771

3 179
797

3 230
821

3 256
837

3 278
851

3 300
865

3 326
880

GEORGIA
Tbilisi .........................................................

GHANA
Accra .........................................................
Kumasi ......................................................

GUATEMALA
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala City) ......

287

370

476

592

660

715

749

776

803

839

908

984

1 104

1 281

1 481

1 690

GUINEA
Conakry .....................................................

31

59

112

208

388

530

658

766

895

1 045

1 219

1 409

1 645

1 984

2 393

2 856

HAITI
Port-au-Prince ............................................

133

182

247

337

460

575

701

881

1 134

1 427

1 653

1 885

2 209

2 621

3 012

3 346

HONDURAS
Tegucigalpa ...............................................

73

96

128

169

223

292

371

471

578

677

793

901

1 022

1 165

1 317

1 472

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Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Population (thousands)
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

HUNGARY
Budapest ................................................... 1 618

1 714

1 811

1 878

1 946

2 005

2 057

2 036

2 005

1 893

1 787

1 693

1 664

1 655

1 655

1 655

INDIA
Agra ..........................................................
Ahmadabad ...............................................
Aligarh .......................................................
Allahabad ..................................................
Amritsar .....................................................
Asansol .....................................................
Aurangabad ...............................................
Bangalore ..................................................
Bareilly ......................................................
Bhiwandi ....................................................
Bhopal .......................................................
Bhubaneswar .............................................
Kolkata (Calcutta) ......................................
Chandigarh ................................................
Jammu .......................................................
Chennai (Madras) ......................................
Coimbatore ................................................
Delhi ..........................................................
Dhanbad ....................................................
Durg-Bhilainagar ........................................
Faridabad ..................................................
Ghaziabad .................................................
Guwahati (Gauhati) ....................................
Gwalior ......................................................
Hubli-Dharwad ...........................................
Hyderabad .................................................
Indore ........................................................
Jabalpur .....................................................
Jaipur ........................................................
Jalandhar ...................................................
Jamshedpur ...............................................
Jodhpur .....................................................
Kanpur .......................................................
Kochi (Cochin) ...........................................
Kota ..........................................................
Kozhikode (Calicut) ....................................
Lucknow ....................................................
Ludhiana ....................................................
Madurai .....................................................
Meerut .......................................................
Moradabad ................................................
Mumbai (Bombay) ......................................
Mysore ......................................................
Nagpur ......................................................
Nashik .......................................................
Patna .........................................................
Pune (Poona) .............................................
Raipur .......................................................
Rajkot ........................................................
Ranchi .......................................................
Salem ........................................................
Solapur ......................................................
Srinagar .....................................................
Surat .........................................................
Thiruvananthapuram ..................................
Tiruchirappalli ............................................
Vadodara ...................................................
Varanasi (Benares) ....................................
Vijayawada ................................................
Visakhapatnam ..........................................

369
855
139
327
340
93
65
746
207
25
100
16
4 513
40
82
1 491
279
1 369
71
20
22
42
43
237
192
1 096
302
251
294
166
214
177
688
163
64
156
489
151
361
228
160
2 857
237
473
149
277
581
88
126
103
197
272
248
234
182
287
207
349
155
105

428
1 007
159
372
362
122
79
939
234
34
143
24
5 055
61
93
1 705
348
1 782
114
46
29
54
71
266
217
1 179
345
300
346
190
260
199
810
208
85
183
560
188
419
254
174
3 432
248
565
180
316
680
109
156
120
231
302
268
269
208
313
249
409
190
144

499
1 181
182
423
394
162
95
1 166
268
46
212
36
5 652
94
106
1 915
435
2 283
188
118
38
68
126
296
245
1 241
389
358
402
219
319
222
951
268
116
216
644
237
482
280
190
4 060
253
674
211
359
777
136
189
138
268
333
289
311
236
336
302
480
229
202

559
1 412
211
464
423
197
122
1 377
295
59
282
59
6 261
143
129
2 399
555
2 845
280
173
55
91
161
342
298
1 460
459
431
496
252
378
261
1 092
338
154
264
720
302
576
317
223
4 854
293
785
238
414
924
165
234
182
327
362
342
384
302
388
370
537
277
267

624
1 695
247
506
453
235
159
1 615
322
77
370
98
6 926
219
159
3 057
710
3 531
410
234
81
122
195
397
367
1 748
546
520
616
290
445
310
1 250
424
204
324
801
387
692
361
266
5 811
347
910
267
480
1 105
200
291
244
404
393
412
477
394
454
453
597
335
349

681
2 050
280
568
520
289
218
2 111
374
93
491
144
7 888
301
187
3 609
810
4 426
525
330
153
181
252
465
437
2 086
663
621
778
340
538
388
1 420
532
266
412
892
479
790
432
302
7 082
404
1 075
330
642
1 345
255
356
342
458
445
494
642
454
522
571
680
419
452

739
828
933 1 095 1 293 1 511 1 705 1 899 2 118 2 364
2 484 2 855 3 255 3 790 4 427 5 122 5 726 6 320 6 989 7 735
316
382
468
554
653
763
864
966 1 083 1 215
640
728
830
928 1 035 1 152 1 279 1 425 1 592 1 781
604
665
726
844
990 1 152 1 299 1 449 1 619 1 811
356
504
727
891 1 065 1 258 1 425 1 590 1 776 1 985
303
415
568
708
868 1 049 1 200 1 341 1 499 1 678
2 812 3 395 4 036 4 744 5 567 6 465 7 229 7 967 8 795 9 719
440
516
604
664
722
787
869
970 1 087 1 219
112
196
362
479
603
745
860
964 1 081 1 212
655
831 1 046 1 228 1 426 1 644 1 845 2 053 2 288 2 553
209
288
395
504
637
790
913 1 024 1 147 1 286
9 030 9 946 10 890 11 924 13 058 14 282 15 577 17 039 18 707 20 560
406
483
564
667
791
928 1 051 1 174 1 314 1 472
219
277
356
458
588
739
859
963 1 079 1 211
4 203 4 748 5 338 5 836 6 353 6 918 7 559 8 309 9 170 10 129
907
995 1 088 1 239 1 420 1 619 1 810 2 012 2 243 2 503
5 558 6 769 8 206 10 092 12 441 15 053 17 015 18 669 20 484 22 498
658
734
805
915 1 046 1 189 1 330 1 482 1 656 1 852
468
567
670
780
905 1 044 1 174 1 310 1 465 1 640
302
434
593
779 1 018 1 298 1 512 1 691 1 887 2 109
272
369
492
675
928 1 237 1 464 1 639 1 830 2 046
329
431
564
675
797
932 1 054 1 178 1 318 1 477
544
621
706
779
855
940 1 040 1 160 1 298 1 455
516
577
639
705
776
855
948 1 057 1 184 1 327
2 487 3 209 4 193 4 825 5 445 6 117 6 761 7 446 8 224 9 092
808
941 1 088 1 314 1 597 1 914 2 176 2 421 2 696 3 005
740
812
879
981 1 100 1 231 1 369 1 524 1 703 1 904
984 1 209 1 478 1 826 2 259 2 748 3 136 3 482 3 867 4 298
400
449
502
588
694
811
918 1 027 1 150 1 290
653
735
817
938 1 081 1 239 1 389 1 548 1 729 1 933
491
570
654
743
842
951 1 062 1 185 1 327 1 486
1 612 1 798 2 001 2 294 2 641 3 019 3 369 3 731 4 141 4 601
666
855 1 103 1 229 1 340 1 463 1 612 1 791 1 999 2 232
346
427
523
604
692
789
885
989 1 108 1 243
528
645
781
835
875
924 1 008 1 123 1 257 1 409
993 1 254 1 614 1 906 2 221 2 567 2 877 3 191 3 546 3 944
590
767 1 006 1 183 1 368 1 572 1 762 1 961 2 186 2 440
893
981 1 073 1 132 1 187 1 255 1 367 1 519 1 697 1 897
523
655
824
975 1 143 1 328 1 496 1 667 1 862 2 080
340
385
436
520
626
743
847
948 1 062 1 192
8 658 10 341 12 308 14 111 16 086 18 202 20 072 21 946 24 051 26 385
470
548
640
708
776
853
943 1 053 1 179 1 322
1 273 1 448 1 637 1 849 2 089 2 350 2 611 2 895 3 219 3 583
416
539
700
886 1 117 1 381 1 590 1 775 1 981 2 213
881
993 1 087 1 331 1 658 2 029 2 325 2 587 2 879 3 207
1 642 1 998 2 430 2 978 3 655 4 411 5 010 5 543 6 135 6 797
327
387
453
553
680
824
944 1 057 1 184 1 327
434
526
638
787
974 1 186 1 359 1 518 1 696 1 896
480
549
607
712
844
990 1 120 1 251 1 400 1 567
511
544
574
647
736
834
933 1 042 1 168 1 309
506
558
613
720
853 1 002 1 135 1 267 1 417 1 587
592
661
730
833
954 1 087 1 218 1 358 1 518 1 699
877 1 139 1 468 1 984 2 699 3 558 4 174 4 639 5 142 5 703
512
636
801
853
885
927 1 008 1 122 1 256 1 408
599
652
705
768
837
916 1 011 1 127 1 262 1 414
722
891 1 096 1 273 1 465 1 675 1 875 2 085 2 324 2 592
777
887 1 013 1 106 1 199 1 303 1 434 1 595 1 781 1 991
527
658
821
914
999 1 094 1 209 1 346 1 505 1 684
583
770 1 018 1 168 1 309 1 465 1 628 1 810 2 020 2 256

INDONESIA
Bandar Lampung ........................................
28
Bandung .................................................... 511
Bogor ........................................................
113
Jakarta ...................................................... 1 452

42
679
130
1 972

64
902
149
2 679

98
1 052
204
3 297

150
1 170
300
3 915

228
1 304
406
4 813

348
1 452
535
5 984

401
1 716
569
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2 035
596
8 175

578
2 097
668
8 322

743
2 138
751
8 390

824
2 303
865
8 843

937 1 064 1 172 1 260


2 568 2 887 3 156 3 370
1 003 1 142 1 257 1 351
9 703 10 792 11 689 12 363

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Table A.12. Population of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2007 (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Population (thousands)
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

208
284
100
277
371
679
37
223

259
358
117
351
424
808
49
283

322
451
138
446
485
962
66
361

369
532
161
512
552
1 184
88
399

411
614
189
568
627
1 474
117
418

457
876
284
660
783
1 736
148
502

508
1 340
465
779
1 009
2 008
184
629

591
1 533
546
937
1 126
2 229
266
719

689
1 718
626
1 130
1 243
2 467
389
816

725
1 816
671
1 287
1 333
2 544
481
926

757
1 912
716
1 459
1 427
2 611
588
1 051

783
2 040
810
1 656
1 385
2 754
735
1 194

857
2 264
931
1 903
1 462
3 035
891
1 374

967
2 545
1 059
2 154
1 633
3 402
1 023
1 559

1 065
2 786
1 166
2 361
1 792
3 715
1 128
1 713

1 146
2 977
1 254
2 526
1 921
3 962
1 213
1 837

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)


Ahvaz ........................................................
85
Esfahan .....................................................
184
Karaj ..........................................................
7
Kermanshah ..............................................
97
Mashhad ...................................................
173
Qom ..........................................................
78
Shiraz ........................................................ 128
Tabriz ........................................................
235
Tehran ....................................................... 1 041

112
237
12
119
225
92
160
277
1 396

146
306
22
145
293
109
202
327
1 873

192
395
38
178
381
128
254
386
2 511

246
544
68
220
509
168
325
497
3 290

313
767
124
274
685
227
418
662
4 273

410
897
221
370
954
330
578
801
5 079

541
980
392
517
1 345
492
819
935
5 839

685
1 094
693
608
1 680
622
946
1 058
6 365

784
1 230
903
675
1 854
744
1 030
1 165
6 687

867
1 382
1 087
729
2 073
841
1 115
1 264
7 128

957
1 553
1 318
781
2 349
933
1 203
1 369
7 653

1 056
1 743
1 585
837
2 654
1 035
1 300
1 484
8 221

1 158
1 920
1 802
907
2 929
1 137
1 410
1 611
8 832

1 252
2 071
1 952
981
3 151
1 230
1 521
1 736
9 404

1 326
2 185
2 061
1 041
3 315
1 302
1 608
1 834
9 814

Malang ......................................................
Medan .......................................................
Padang ......................................................
Palembang .................................................
Semarang ..................................................
Surabaya ...................................................
Pekan Baru ................................................
Ujung Pandang ..........................................

IRAQ
Al-Basrah (Basra) ......................................
Al-Mawsil (Mosul) .......................................
Baghdad ....................................................
Irbil (Erbil) ..................................................

116
145
579
30

147
168
719
37

204
205
1 019
53

304
261
1 614
88

329
322
2 070
130

350
397
2 620
191

372
489
3 145
279

395
603
3 607
408

474
736
4 092
536

631
889
4 598
644

759
1 056
5 200
757

837
1 236
5 327
874

923
1 447
5 891
1 009

1 024
1 677
6 618
1 158

1 143
1 891
7 345
1 305

1 270
2 097
8 060
1 450

IRELAND
Dublin ........................................................

626

647

661

723

771

833

903

920

916

946

989

1 037

1 098

1 177

1 257

1 332

ISRAEL
Hefa (Haifa) ...............................................
Tel Aviv-Yafo (Tel Aviv-Jaffa) ......................

204
418

228
556

255
738

286
882

321
1 029

350
1 206

373
1 416

437
1 681

582
2 026

775
2 442

888
2 752

992
3 012

1 043
3 256

1 104
3 453

1 159
3 600

1 210
3 726

ITALY
Milano (Milan) ............................................
Napoli (Naples) ..........................................
Palermo .....................................................
Roma (Rome) ............................................
Torino (Turin) .............................................

1 883
1 498
594
1 884
1 011

2 099
1 617
638
2 143
1 149

2 395
1 758
690
2 456
1 348

2 695
1 880
723
2 780
1 547

3 017
2 000
751
3 135
1 760

3 133
2 096
783
3 300
1 838

3 168
2 186
818
3 390
1 860

3 128
2 209
834
3 429
1 827

3 063
2 208
844
3 450
1 775

3 020
2 218
850
3 425
1 733

2 985
2 232
855
3 385
1 694

2 953
2 246
860
3 348
1 660

2 940
2 253
865
3 333
1 647

2 938
2 254
868
3 330
1 645

2 938
2 254
869
3 330
1 645

2 938
2 254
871
3 330
1 645

JAPAN
Fukuoka-Kitakyushu ..................................
954 1 146 1 338 1 486 1 651 1 853 2 030 2 217 2 487 2 619 2 716 2 771 2 816 2 833 2 834 2 834
Hiroshima ..................................................
503
647
833 1 072 1 379 1 774 1 825 1 917 1 986 2 040 2 044 2 045 2 045 2 046 2 046 2 046
Kyoto ......................................................... 1 002 1 091 1 165 1 229 1 298 1 622 1 701 1 714 1 760 1 804 1 806 1 805 1 804 1 804 1 804 1 804
Nagoya ...................................................... 992 1 226 1 555 1 762 1 997 2 293 2 590 2 708 2 947 3 055 3 122 3 199 3 267 3 292 3 295 3 295
Osaka-Kobe ............................................... 4 147 5 120 6 227 7 654 9 408 9 844 9 990 10 350 11 035 11 052 11 165 11 258 11 337 11 365 11 368 11 368
Sapporo ..................................................... 754
892 1 056 1 250 1 479 1 751 1 996 2 157 2 319 2 476 2 508 2 534 2 556 2 564 2 565 2 565
Sendai ....................................................... 538
666
824 1 021 1 264 1 566 1 731 1 855 2 021 2 135 2 184 2 231 2 272 2 287 2 288 2 288
Tokyo ........................................................ 11 275 13 713 16 679 20 284 23 298 26 615 28 549 30 304 32 530 33 587 34 450 35 327 36 094 36 371 36 399 36 400
JORDAN
Amman ......................................................

90

140

218

299

388

500

636

736

851

973

1 007

1 042

1 106

1 185

1 268

1 359

KAZAKHSTAN
Almaty .......................................................

354

435

529

626

740

860

973

1 030

1 080

1 108

1 142

1 190

1 240

1 298

1 355

1 404

KENYA
Mombasa ...................................................
Nairobi .......................................................

94
137

123
201

160
293

205
404

254
531

298
677

350
862

407
1 090

476
1 380

572
1 755

686
2 233

821
2 787

985
3 363

1 196
4 052

1 453
4 881

1 763
5 871

KUWAIT
Al Kuwayt (Kuwait City) ..............................

63

106

179

303

553

688

891

1 122

1 392

1 190

1 499

1 888

2 305

2 592

2 790

2 956

KYRGYZSTAN
Bishkek .....................................................

150

186

236

322

433

485

538

583

635

703

770

817

869

934

1 011

1 096

LEBANON
Bayrut (Beirut) ...........................................

322

425

561

733

923

1 500

1 623

1 585

1 293

1 268

1 487

1 777

1 941

2 051

2 119

2 173

LIBERIA
Monrovia ....................................................

15

34

75

121

164

226

325

514

1 042

464

836

1 140

1 185

1 457

1 753

2 083

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Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Population (thousands)
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA


Banghazi ...................................................
Tarabulus (Tripoli) ......................................

53
106

74
136

104
174

148
235

220
398

306
611

376
797

469
1 056

612
1 500

799
1 678

945
1 877

1 113
2 098

1 271
2 322

1 398
2 532

1 505
2 713

1 590
2 855

MADAGASCAR
Antananarivo ..............................................

177

189

252

298

363

454

580

742

948

1 169

1 361

1 590

1 877

2 229

2 642

3 118

MALAYSIA
Johore Bharu .............................................
Klang .........................................................
Kuala Lumpur ............................................

47
42
208

66
64
281

86
83
344

108
97
394

136
113
451

183
148
645

247
193
921

321
258
1 016

417
345
1 120

516
466
1 213

630
631
1 306

797
849
1 405

999
1 128
1 519

1 175
1 360
1 670

1 294
1 503
1 820

1 382
1 603
1 938

MALI
Bamako .....................................................

89

111

130

158

222

363

489

608

746

910

1 110

1 368

1 708

2 130

2 633

3 214

MEXICO
Aguascalientes ..........................................
94
Chihuahua .................................................
87
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City) ................. 2 883
Ciudad Jurez ............................................ 123
Culiacn ....................................................
49
Guadalajara ...............................................
403
Len de los Aldamas .................................. 123
Mrida .......................................................
143
Mexicali .....................................................
66
Monterrey ..................................................
356
Puebla .......................................................
227
Quertaro ..................................................
49
Saltillo .......................................................
70
San Luis Potos .......................................... 132
Tijuana ......................................................
60
Toluca de Lerdo .........................................
54
Torren ...................................................... 189

109
130
3 801
180
65
593
193
173
108
498
293
58
83
165
96
69
256

127
193
5 012
263
85
870
302
208
175
698
378
68
99
207
154
90
346

153
235
6 653
330
122
1 148
380
235
217
943
493
89
128
250
212
117
392

185
233
295
405
552
631
734
829
927 1 000 1 050 1 089
287
344
413
472
539
625
683
760
841
904
949
985
8 769 10 690 13 010 14 109 15 312 16 811 18 022 18 735 19 485 20 189 20 695 21 009
412
474
546
664
809
997 1 225 1 308 1 396 1 478 1 544 1 597
172
230
306
434
606
690
749
791
837
886
928
964
1 506 1 850 2 269 2 615 3 011 3 431 3 703 4 051 4 408 4 673 4 847 4 973
479
589
724
833
961 1 127 1 290 1 429 1 573 1 682 1 758 1 817
269
351
456
551
664
765
848
931 1 017 1 087 1 139 1 180
266
302
343
458
607
690
770
851
935 1 002 1 051 1 090
1 267 1 589 1 992 2 273 2 594 2 961 3 266 3 579 3 901 4 140 4 298 4 413
645
858 1 140 1 395 1 686 1 692 1 907 2 109 2 318 2 474 2 578 2 657
116
159
218
353
561
671
795
911 1 032 1 118 1 172 1 215
165
217
286
376
491
577
643
720
802
864
907
942
303
378
472
561
665
774
858
952 1 050 1 126 1 181 1 223
289
355
437
576
760 1 017 1 287 1 472 1 666 1 799 1 881 1 943
158
309
599
707
835
981 1 417 1 498 1 584 1 671 1 743 1 802
447
556
690
782
882
954 1 014 1 105 1 201 1 280 1 339 1 387

MONGOLIA
Ulaanbaatar ...............................................

70

112

179

248

298

356

423

492

572

661

763

856

919

978

1 044

1 112

MOROCCO
Dar-el-Beida (Casablanca) .........................
Fs ............................................................
Marrakech .................................................
Rabat ........................................................

625
165
209
145

778
215
225
184

967
280
243
233

1 206
322
280
339

1 505
369
323
494

1 793
433
367
641

2 109
510
416
808

2 406
594
485
986

2 682
685
578
1 174

2 951
785
681
1 379

3 043
870
755
1 507

3 138
963
837
1 647

3 267
1 060
923
1 793

3 475
1 152
1 005
1 938

3 716
1 243
1 085
2 083

3 949
1 332
1 163
2 222

MOZAMBIQUE
Maputo ......................................................

92

129

181

259

371

456

550

653

776

921

1 096

1 334

1 621

1 921

2 235

2 560

MYANMAR
Mandalay ................................................... 167
Nay Pyi Taw ...............................................

Yangon ...................................................... 1 302

205

1 440

250

1 592

306

1 760

374

1 946

442

2 151

499

2 378

563

2 629

636

2 907

718

3 213

810

3 553

915
57
3 928

1 034
1 024
4 348

1 168
1 177
4 841

1 308
1 321
5 361

1 446
1 461
5 869

NEPAL
Kathmandu ................................................

104

110

119

132

147

180

225

297

398

509

644

815

1 029

1 284

1 578

1 907

NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam ................................................
Rotterdam ..................................................

851
764

871
849

895
937

942
967

927
967

978
927

941
912

907
929

936
951

988
981

1 005
991

1 023
1 000

1 044
1 014

1 064
1 033

1 078
1 046

1 089
1 057

NEW ZEALAND
Auckland ...................................................

319

387

440

532

635

729

774

812

870

976

1 063

1 189

1 321

1 398

1 441

1 475

NICARAGUA
Managua ...................................................

110

148

199

269

366

443

525

621

735

865

887

909

944

1 015

1 104

1 193

NIGER
Niamey ......................................................

24

37

58

85

129

198

274

344

432

542

680

846

1 027

1 258

1 580

2 028

NIGERIA
Abuja .........................................................
Benin City ..................................................
Ibadan .......................................................

18
46
422

21
62
493

23
83
570

29
113
668

48
163
809

77
233
980

125
335
1 186

204
480
1 436

330
689
1 739

526
845
1 993

832
975
2 236

1 315
1 124
2 509

1 994
1 302
2 835

2 558
1 520
3 270

2 971
1 755
3 752

3 358
1 991
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Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Population (thousands)
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

Ilorin ..........................................................
Kaduna ......................................................
Kano ..........................................................
Lagos ........................................................
Maiduguri ...................................................
Ogbomosho ...............................................
Port Harcourt .............................................
Zaria ..........................................................

107
33
115
305
47
124
56
47

143
53
157
468
68
169
88
70

179
99
229
762
105
247
135
117

222
173
343
1 135
156
333
198
182

268
266
542
1 414
216
378
266
241

323
408
855
1 890
300
428
358
320

389
628
1 350
2 572
416
485
482
423

457
853
1 861
3 500
531
549
604
525

515
961
2 095
4 764
598
622
680
592

580
1 083
2 360
5 966
673
704
766
667

653
1 220
2 658
7 233
758
798
863
752

735
835
970 1 123 1 277
1 375 1 560 1 807 2 083 2 360
2 993 3 393 3 914 4 487 5 056
8 767 10 572 12 403 14 134 15 796
854
969 1 125 1 301 1 479
904 1 031 1 199 1 386 1 575
972 1 104 1 280 1 479 1 680
847
963 1 118 1 293 1 470

NORWAY
Oslo ..........................................................

468

533

578

610

643

644

643

662

684

729

774

PAKISTAN
Faisalabad ................................................. 168
Gujranwala ................................................
118
Hyderabad ................................................. 232
Islamabad ..................................................
36
Karachi ...................................................... 1 055
Lahore ....................................................... 836
Multan .......................................................
186
Peshawar ................................................... 153
Quetta .......................................................
83
Rawalpindi ................................................. 233

261
149
312
41
1 419
1 022
251
178
93
278

404
191
420
45
1 853
1 264
345
214
105
333

546
247
500
56
2 405
1 575
419
238
123
426

726
321
586
70
3 119
1 964
501
262
145
550

907
427
667
107
3 989
2 399
599
347
190
670

1 079
577
741
189
5 048
2 882
715
535
272
779

1 281
705
838
260
6 033
3 388
827
653
339
919

1 520
848
950
343
7 147
3 970
953
769
414
1 087

816

2010

858

2015

885

2020

909

2025

936

1 804 2 140 2 482 2 833 3 260 3 755 4 283


1 019 1 224 1 433 1 643 1 898 2 195 2 513
1 077 1 221 1 386 1 581 1 827 2 112 2 420
452
594
732
851
988 1 148 1 320
8 467 10 019 11 553 13 052 14 855 16 922 19 095
4 653 5 448 6 259 7 092 8 107 9 275 10 512
1 097 1 263 1 445 1 650 1 906 2 203 2 523
905 1 066 1 235 1 415 1 636 1 893 2 170
504
614
725
836
971 1 128 1 298
1 286 1 519 1 762 2 015 2 324 2 683 3 067

PANAMA
Ciudad de Panam (Panama City) ..............

171

220

283

360

455

528

613

721

847

953

1 072

1 216

1 379

1 527

1 653

1 759

PARAGUAY
Asuncin ...................................................

258

314

382

461

552

654

770

914

1 091

1 287

1 507

1 762

2 030

2 277

2 506

2 715

PERU
Arequipa .................................................... 128
Lima .......................................................... 1 066

143
1 368

160
1 756

206
2 284

274
2 980

348
3 696

428
4 438

495
5 116

564
5 837

635
6 537

705
7 116

782
7 747

862
8 375

927
8 857

984
9 251

1 038
9 600

PHILIPPINES
Cebu .........................................................
178
Davao ........................................................ 124
Manila ....................................................... 1 544
Zamboanga ...............................................
107

213
169
1 872
119

254
230
2 274
134

298
302
2 829
164

349
395
3 534
200

415
488
4 999
209

492
614
5 955
345

549
724
6 888
392

612
854
7 973
444

661
1 001
9 401
509

721
787
862
960 1 062 1 153
1 152 1 325 1 523 1 728 1 910 2 065
9 958 10 761 11 662 12 786 13 892 14 808
605
721
856
988 1 098 1 192

339
608
768

400
659
942

472
704
1 119

524
732
1 212

578
759
1 300

644
796
1 444

699
825
1 565

717
830
1 596

735
836
1 628

748
825
1 652

756
799
1 666

757
770
1 693

755
745
1 724

755
736
1 735

755
735
1 736

755
735
1 736

PORTUGAL
Lisboa (Lisbon) .......................................... 1 304
Porto .........................................................
730

1 405
783

1 514
840

1 657
882

1 817
924

2 103
1 008

2 449
1 104

2 518
1 139

2 537
1 164

2 600
1 206

2 672
1 254

2 762
1 309

2 890
1 380

2 996
1 438

3 058
1 476

3 086
1 497

451

517

596

740

915

1 069

1 244

1 381

1 539

1 855

2 237

2 604

2 758

2 795

2 803

2 803

REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Goyang ......................................................
39
Bucheon ....................................................
31
Incheon .....................................................
258
Gwangju ....................................................
174
Busan ........................................................ 948
Seongnam .................................................
54
Seoul ......................................................... 1 021
Suweon .....................................................
74
Daegu .......................................................
355
Daejon ....................................................... 131
Ulsan .........................................................
29

49
40
319
231
1 046
75
1 553
81
484
172
45

62
51
394
307
1 154
103
2 361
90
659
224
67

78
65
496
382
1 365
142
3 452
155
806
294
102

97
84
627
487
1 813
195
5 312
168
1 048
400
154

122
108
791
601
2 418
268
6 808
220
1 297
501
246

153
211
1 062
719
3 107
369
8 258
304
1 584
641
405

192
241
493
435
651
771
1 364 1 785 2 271
893 1 122 1 249
3 490 3 778 3 813
443
534
842
9 547 10 544 10 256
421
628
748
1 998 2 215 2 434
850 1 036 1 256
541
673
945

744
763
2 464
1 346
3 673
911
9 917
932
2 478
1 362
1 011

859
833
2 527
1 413
3 533
934
9 825
1 037
2 466
1 438
1 047

960
907
2 580
1 474
3 421
954
9 762
1 130
2 455
1 507
1 080

1 005
942
2 604
1 503
3 386
967
9 740
1 172
2 458
1 540
1 098

1 012
948
2 607
1 507
3 383
971
9 738
1 178
2 458
1 544
1 102

1 012
948
2 607
1 507
3 383
971
9 738
1 179
2 458
1 544
1 102

POLAND
Krakw (Cracow) .......................................
Ldz ..........................................................
Warszawa (Warsaw) ..................................

PUERTO RICO
San Juan ...................................................

ROMANIA
Bucuresti (Bucharest) .................................

652

856

1 002

1 154

1 396

1 702

1 865

1 950

2 040

2 018

1 949

1 936

1 947

1 949

1 949

1 949

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Chelyabinsk ...............................................
Yekaterinburg ............................................
Kazan ........................................................

573
628
514

638
712
588

711
808
673

792
916
769

881
1 035
875

966
1 135
942

1 046
1 231
1 007

1 098
1 303
1 056

1 129
1 350
1 092

1 104
1 326
1 092

1 082
1 303
1 096

1 094
1 307
1 112

1 088
1 319
1 119

1 086
1 323
1 122

1 085
1 324
1 122

1 085
1 324
1 122

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Table A.12. Population of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2007 (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Population (thousands)
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Krasnoyarsk ..............................................
290
Moskva (Moscow) ...................................... 5 356
Nizhniy Novgorod ....................................... 796
Novosibirsk ................................................ 719
Omsk ......................................................... 444
Perm .......................................................... 498
Rostov-na-Donu (Rostov-on-Don) ............... 484
Samara ...................................................... 658
Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg) ............ 2 903
Saratov ...................................................... 473
Ufa ............................................................
418
Volgograd ..................................................
461
Voronezh ...................................................
332

357
5 749
878
813
520
571
549
741
3 141
533
489
534
396

438
6 170
969
919
608
655
622
835
3 398
602
573
618
472

538
6 622
1 070
1 039
712
751
704
940
3 677
679
670
716
563

655
7 106
1 178
1 168
830
857
796
1 055
3 980
763
782
823
666

734
7 623
1 273
1 250
933
937
874
1 146
4 325
816
887
884
732

812
8 136
1 357
1 329
1 032
1 011
946
1 221
4 645
863
985
939
797

868
8 580
1 401
1 387
1 097
1 054
986
1 241
4 844
887
1 041
973
847

910
8 987
1 420
1 430
1 144
1 076
1 022
1 244
4 989
901
1 078
999
880

911
911
920
930
934
935
935
9 201 10 016 10 416 10 495 10 524 10 526 10 526
1 375 1 331 1 286 1 269 1 263 1 262 1 262
1 428 1 426 1 400 1 376 1 367 1 366 1 366
1 140 1 136 1 140 1 129 1 125 1 125 1 125
1 044 1 014
992 1 003 1 007 1 007 1 007
1 041 1 061 1 056 1 047 1 044 1 044 1 044
1 208 1 173 1 146 1 126 1 120 1 119 1 119
4 836 4 729 4 590 4 508 4 479 4 477 4 476
890
878
853
831
823
822
822
1 063 1 049 1 034 1 000
988
987
986
1 005 1 010
994
973
966
965
965
867
854
847
840
838
838
838

RWANDA
Kigali .........................................................

18

25

34

45

59

90

128

168

219

289

497

775

947

1 152

1 413

1 715

SAUDI ARABIA
Al-Madinah (Medina) ..................................
Ar-Riyadh (Riyadh) ....................................
Ad-Dammam ..............................................
Jiddah ........................................................
Makkah (Mecca) ........................................

51
111
20
119
148

54
131
26
129
152

58
156
35
141
157

77
227
51
197
190

129
408
84
348
272

208
710
136
594
383

284
1 055
196
851
501

388
1 566
283
1 217
655

529
2 325
409
1 742
856

669
3 035
533
2 200
1 033

795
3 567
639
2 509
1 168

944
4 193
766
2 860
1 319

1 105
4 856
903
3 239
1 486

1 243
5 405
1 019
3 590
1 651

1 364
5 866
1 119
3 906
1 806

1 474
6 275
1 212
4 190
1 948

SENEGAL
Dakar ........................................................

211

235

359

473

610

782

957

1 162

1 405

1 688

2 029

2 434

2 856

3 275

3 726

4 225

SERBIA
Beograd (Belgrade) ....................................

411

501

576

649

729

873

1 057

1 121

1 162

1 149

1 127

1 106

1 096

1 108

1 132

1 163

SIERRA LEONE
Freetown ...................................................

92

104

119

148

206

284

361

460

529

603

688

785

894

1 029

1 200

1 406

SINGAPORE
Singapore .................................................. 1 016

1 306

1 634

1 880

2 075

2 263

2 415

2 709

3 016

3 478

4 017

4 327

4 592

4 809

4 965

5 104

SOMALIA
Muqdisho (Mogadishu) ...............................

69

73

94

146

272

445

551

747

1 035

1 147

1 201

1 415

1 500

1 794

2 142

2 529

SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Town ................................................
Durban ......................................................
Ekurhuleni (East Rand) ..............................
Johannesburg ............................................
Port Elizabeth ............................................
Pretoria ......................................................
Vereeniging ................................................

618
484
546
900
192
275
117

705
573
610
1 016
236
340
148

803
677
682
1 147
289
419
187

945
761
783
1 288
372
488
239

1 114
856
898
1 444
477
565
306

1 339
1 019
997
1 547
531
624
372

1 609
1 214
1 107
1 656
590
688
451

1 925
1 446
1 237
1 773
662
763
551

2 155
1 723
1 531
1 898
828
911
743

2 394
2 081
1 894
2 265
911
951
800

2 715
2 370
2 326
2 732
958
1 084
897

3 087
2 635
2 820
3 258
1 001
1 273
1 028

3 357
2 839
3 157
3 618
1 053
1 409
1 127

3 504
2 962
3 309
3 785
1 102
1 482
1 185

3 627
3 070
3 427
3 916
1 150
1 544
1 236

3 744
3 173
3 539
4 041
1 197
1 604
1 286

SPAIN
Barcelona .................................................. 1 809
Madrid ....................................................... 1 700
Valencia ..................................................... 506

2 103
2 018
507

2 468
2 392
505

2 930
2 898
567

3 482
3 521
645

3 679
3 890
695

3 837
4 253
745

3 969
4 355
763

4 101
4 414
776

4 318
4 701
785

4 560
5 045
795

4 815
5 414
804

5 057
5 764
816

5 169
5 918
831

5 182
5 934
841

5 183
5 935
847

SUDAN
Al-Khartum (Khartoum) ...............................

183

252

347

477

657

886

1 164

1 611

2 360

3 242

3 949

4 518

5 185

6 077

7 017

7 937

SWEDEN
Stockholm ..................................................

741

772

805

1 003

1 035

1 015

992

1 012

1 038

1 138

1 206

1 248

1 285

1 308

1 326

1 343

SWITZERLAND
Zrich (Zurich) ...........................................

494

514

535

614

711

713

707

836

1 006

1 048

1 078

1 100

1 119

1 134

1 150

1 172

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC


Dimashq (Damascus) .................................
Halab (Aleppo) ...........................................
Hims (Homs) ..............................................

367
319
101

461
392
126

579
480
159

727
588
200

914
721
251

1 122
879
312

1 376
1 070
387

1 546
1 292
470

1 691
1 554
565

1 849
1 870
680

2 044
2 222
809

2 330
2 584
946

2 675
2 968
1 095

2 981
3 306
1 228

3 293
3 649
1 365

3 605
3 993
1 504

THAILAND
Krung Thep (Bangkok) ............................... 1 360

1 712

2 151

2 584

3 110

3 842

4 723

5 279

5 888

6 106

6 332

6 582

6 918

7 332

7 807

8 332

56

95

138

192

257

344

466

619

796

1 023

1 315

1 669

2 038

2 410

2 791

TOGO
Lom .........................................................

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Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Population (thousands)
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

TURKEY
Adana ........................................................
Ankara .......................................................
Antalya ......................................................
Bursa .........................................................
Gaziantep ..................................................
Istanbul .....................................................
Izmir ..........................................................
Konya ........................................................

138
281
27
148
104
967
224
97

197
439
37
184
140
1 249
292
138

272
635
51
221
180
1 453
356
181

342
954
70
301
232
2 001
559
238

402
1 341
95
325
264
2 772
876
244

471
1 709
128
345
299
3 600
1 046
247

568
1 891
185
478
370
4 397
1 216
344

763
2 213
256
604
472
5 407
1 472
433

907
2 561
370
819
595
6 552
1 741
508

1 011
2 842
471
981
710
7 665
1 966
610

1 123
3 179
595
1 180
844
8 744
2 216
734

1 245 1 362 1 466 1 557 1 635


3 572 3 908 4 178 4 403 4 589
735
839
910
969 1 021
1 413 1 589 1 713 1 817 1 906
992 1 109 1 199 1 274 1 340
9 709 10 530 11 177 11 695 12 102
2 487 2 724 2 920 3 085 3 223
871
978 1 058 1 126 1 185

UGANDA
Kampala ....................................................

95

110

137

222

340

398

469

595

755

912

1 097

1 318

1 597

1 979

2 506

3 198

UKRAINE
Dnipropetrovs'k ..........................................
Donets'k ....................................................
Kharkiv ......................................................
Kyiv (Kiev) .................................................
Odesa .......................................................
Zaporizhzhya .............................................

536
585
758
815
532
315

606
649
856
974
608
380

684
721
968
1 163
693
459

773
800
1 094
1 389
791
554

872
886
1 233
1 655
899
664

981
963
1 353
1 926
982
730

1 081
1 033
1 466
2 201
1 054
795

1 136
1 076
1 544
2 410
1 081
844

1 162
1 097
1 586
2 574
1 092
873

1 119
1 061
1 534
2 590
1 064
847

1 077
1 026
1 484
2 606
1 037
822

1 055
997
1 464
2 672
1 004
797

1 045
978
1 457
2 748
977
778

1 042
973
1 456
2 770
970
773

1 042
972
1 455
2 772
970
772

1 042
972
1 455
2 772
970
772

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES


Dubayy (Dubai) ..........................................

20

28

40

51

80

167

254

345

473

650

938

1 272

1 516

1 709

1 894

2 077

UNITED KINGDOM
Birmingham ................................................
Glasgow ....................................................
Liverpool ....................................................
London ......................................................
Manchester ................................................
Newcastle upon Tyne .................................
West Yorkshire ..........................................

2 229
1 755
1 382
8 361
2 422
909
1 692

2 283
1 777
1 383
8 278
2 425
921
1 697

2 338
1 798
1 384
8 196
2 427
934
1 703

2 357
1 770
1 334
7 869
2 413
913
1 714

2 370
1 734
1 276
7 509
2 396
886
1 726

2 365
1 601
1 018
7 546
2 370
838
1 618

2 357
1 461
784
7 660
2 343
790
1 496

2 330
1 334
788
7 667
2 313
825
1 465

2 301
1 217
831
7 654
2 282
877
1 449

2 291
1 186
829
7 908
2 262
883
1 468

2 285
1 171
818
8 225
2 243
880
1 495

2 283
1 160
811
8 505
2 230
880
1 521

2 291
1 164
815
8 607
2 235
887
1 539

2 303
1 175
825
8 618
2 246
898
1 552

2 315
1 187
836
8 618
2 258
908
1 565

2 323
1 197
845
8 618
2 267
918
1 575

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA


Dar es Salaam ...........................................

67

110

162

233

357

572

836

1 046

1 316

1 668

2 116

2 679

3 319

4 020

4 804

5 688

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


Atlanta ....................................................... 513
631
776
959 1 182 1 386 1 625 1 879 2 184 2 781 3 542 4 307 4 695 4 888 5 035 5 151
Austin ........................................................ 137
161
189
224
267
320
383
466
569
720
913 1 108 1 216 1 277 1 329 1 372
Baltimore ................................................... 1 168 1 290 1 422 1 486 1 555 1 650 1 749 1 797 1 849 1 962 2 083 2 207 2 322 2 422 2 508 2 578
Boston ....................................................... 2 551 2 680 2 818 3 000 3 187 3 233 3 281 3 349 3 428 3 726 4 049 4 364 4 597 4 774 4 919 5 032
Bridgeport-Stamford ................................... 415
508
618
661
705
703
702
706
714
799
894
987 1 056 1 108 1 154 1 193
Buffalo .......................................................
899
976 1 055 1 071 1 084 1 041 1 001
977
955
966
977 1 000 1 046 1 096 1 142 1 180
Charlotte .................................................... 142
174
211
244
281
315
353
402
461
596
769
947 1 044 1 098 1 144 1 183
Chicago ..................................................... 4 999 5 565 6 183 6 639 7 106 7 160 7 216 7 285 7 374 7 839 8 333 8 820 9 211 9 516 9 756 9 932
Cincinnati ..................................................
881
980 1 086 1 144 1 202 1 216 1 231 1 281 1 335 1 419 1 508 1 600 1 687 1 764 1 831 1 886
Cleveland .................................................. 1 392 1 582 1 789 1 875 1 954 1 848 1 751 1 713 1 680 1 734 1 789 1 857 1 944 2 029 2 104 2 165
Columbus, Ohio .........................................
441
524
621
702
791
813
836
890
950 1 040 1 138 1 236 1 314 1 377 1 431 1 477
Dallas-Fort Worth ......................................
866 1 122 1 447 1 715 2 025 2 234 2 468 2 819 3 219 3 665 4 172 4 658 4 955 5 146 5 300 5 419
Dayton ....................................................... 350
421
506
591
684
637
596
605
616
659
706
754
800
841
878
909
Denver-Aurora ...........................................
505
641
809
923 1 054 1 198 1 356 1 437 1 528 1 747 1 998 2 241 2 396 2 502 2 590 2 661
Detroit ....................................................... 2 769 3 140 3 548 3 759 3 966 3 885 3 807 3 750 3 703 3 804 3 909 4 037 4 203 4 364 4 499 4 606
El Paso ...................................................... 139
198
278
307
340
394
457
512
573
623
678
733
780
820
856
886
Hartford .....................................................
425
453
485
572
670
700
731
756
783
818
853
894
942
989 1 031 1 066
Honolulu ....................................................
250
298
353
397
445
511
584
608
635
676
720
767
813
854
891
923
Houston ..................................................... 709
904 1 151 1 396 1 693 2 030 2 424 2 658 2 922 3 353 3 849 4 324 4 609 4 790 4 936 5 049
Indianapolis ...............................................
505
570
643
729
821
829
838
877
921 1 063 1 228 1 388 1 491 1 562 1 623 1 673
Jacksonville, Florida ................................... 246
304
376
448
531
564
601
668
742
811
886
962 1 023 1 074 1 119 1 157
Kansas City ...............................................
703
808
925 1 005 1 086 1 079 1 075 1 152 1 233 1 297 1 365 1 438 1 514 1 584 1 645 1 696
Las Vegas .................................................
35
56
92
149
240
325
438
556
708
973 1 335 1 722 1 917 2 011 2 085 2 146
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana .......... 4 046 5 154 6 530 7 408 8 378 8 926 9 512 10 181 10 883 11 339 11 814 12 307 12 773 13 160 13 461 13 672
Louisville .................................................... 476
539
610
673
740
751
761
758
757
810
866
925
980 1 028 1 071 1 108
Memphis .................................................... 409
474
547
604
667
720
776
801
829
899
976 1 053 1 118 1 173 1 221 1 262
Miami ........................................................
622
924 1 361 1 709 2 141 2 590 3 122 3 521 3 969 4 431 4 946 5 438 5 755 5 969 6 141 6 272
Milwaukee .................................................
836
985 1 152 1 203 1 251 1 228 1 207 1 217 1 228 1 269 1 311 1 362 1 429 1 495 1 553 1 602
Minneapolis-St. Paul ..................................
996 1 176 1 384 1 540 1 706 1 748 1 794 1 935 2 087 2 236 2 397 2 558 2 695 2 809 2 905 2 983
Nashville-Davidson ..................................... 261
302
349
397
450
484
520
546
577
660
755
848
912
959
999 1 034
New Orleans .............................................. 664
751
848
904
964 1 021 1 077 1 058 1 039 1 024 1 009
996
982
977 1 002 1 037
New York-Newark ...................................... 12 338 13 219 14 164 15 177 16 191 15 880 15 601 15 827 16 086 16 943 17 846 18 732 19 441 19 974 20 370 20 628
Oklahoma City ...........................................
278
347
431
480
533
573
615
662
711
729
748
774
813
854
891
922
Orlando .....................................................
75
124
203
250
310
427
583
723
893 1 020 1 165 1 307 1 401 1 468 1 526 1 574

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Table A.12. Population of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2007 (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Population (thousands)
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

3 128
221
1 539
516
703
260
139
411
216
230
454
440
1 855
182
795
1 407
300
77
391
1 298

3 511
353
1 670
581
743
295
232
451
315
285
542
612
2 021
336
930
1 535
437
134
534
1 539

3 930
558
1 805
656
787
337
382
496
456
351
645
844
2 200
611
1 089
1 673
632
229
721
1 823

4 161
698
1 826
738
860
420
474
547
540
412
707
1 010
2 361
788
1 305
1 777
742
260
820
2 135

4 396
874
1 845
829
936
519
586
601
637
483
776
1 209
2 529
1 009
1 556
1 882
874
297
930
2 488

4 467
1 117
1 827
925
963
558
645
604
714
573
859
1 442
2 590
1 103
1 663
1 865
1 094
368
996
2 626

4 540
1 422
1 807
1 030
990
600
714
606
803
677
949
1 718
2 656
1 204
1 780
1 851
1 362
453
1 069
2 777

4 629
1 696
1 740
1 100
1 018
646
920
613
942
732
1 038
2 017
2 805
1 288
1 982
1 899
1 530
514
1 174
3 063

4 725
2 025
1 681
1 181
1 047
696
1 178
621
1 104
792
1 134
2 356
2 961
1 376
2 206
1 950
1 717
582
1 286
3 376

4 938
2 437
1 717
1 372
1 111
757
1 336
658
1 244
840
1 229
2 514
3 095
1 457
2 453
2 014
1 886
649
1 341
3 651

5 160
2 934
1 755
1 595
1 178
822
1 516
696
1 402
890
1 333
2 683
3 236
1 543
2 727
2 081
2 072
724
1 397
3 949

5 396
3 419
1 808
1 812
1 249
888
1 691
738
1 556
944
1 437
2 854
3 387
1 632
2 991
2 161
2 254
798
1 461
4 241

5 630
3 687
1 889
1 946
1 318
944
1 808
781
1 662
998
1 522
3 002
3 544
1 720
3 174
2 260
2 389
854
1 535
4 464

5 835
3 841
1 972
2 035
1 380
992
1 892
821
1 739
1 047
1 593
3 126
3 684
1 798
3 305
2 357
2 493
898
1 606
4 636

6 003
3 964
2 044
2 110
1 435
1 033
1 962
856
1 805
1 091
1 655
3 231
3 803
1 865
3 415
2 441
2 581
936
1 667
4 778

6 133
4 062
2 105
2 172
1 481
1 069
2 021
887
1 860
1 128
1 706
3 315
3 898
1 921
3 503
2 510
2 652
969
1 719
4 889

URUGUAY
Montevideo ................................................ 1 212

1 248

1 285

1 323

1 362

1 403

1 454

1 508

1 546

1 584

1 561

1 525

1 504

1 506

1 515

1 520

Philadelphia ...............................................
Phoenix-Mesa ............................................
Pittsburgh ..................................................
Portland .....................................................
Providence .................................................
Richmond ..................................................
Riverside-San Bernardino ...........................
Rochester ..................................................
Sacramento ...............................................
Salt Lake City ............................................
San Antonio ...............................................
San Diego ..................................................
San Francisco-Oakland ..............................
San Jose ...................................................
Seattle .......................................................
St. Louis ....................................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg ................................
Tucson ......................................................
Virginia Beach ............................................
Washington, D.C. ......................................

UZBEKISTAN
Tashkent ...................................................

755

843

964

1 165

1 403

1 612

1 818

1 958

2 100

2 116

2 135

2 158

2 247

2 416

2 636

2 892

VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REP. OF)


Barquisimeto ..............................................
Caracas .....................................................
Maracaibo ..................................................
Maracay ....................................................
Valencia .....................................................

127
694
282
58
126

173
955
367
79
164

236
1 316
479
106
214

303
1 657
570
160
295

384
2 060
670
246
412

475
2 342
787
342
546

583
2 575
923
456
709

666
2 693
1 095
592
873

742
2 767
1 303
760
1 053

838
2 816
1 501
831
1 183

947
2 864
1 725
899
1 370

1 068
2 930
1 976
973
1 662

1 184
3 098
2 200
1 060
1 900

1 279
3 306
2 369
1 144
2 055

1 356
3 482
2 501
1 214
2 172

1 420
3 619
2 606
1 271
2 266

VIET NAM
Hai Phng .................................................. 167
H Noi .......................................................
280
Thnh Pho Ho Ch Minh (Ho Chi Minh City) 1 213

249
425
1 303

369
644
1 400

507
917
1 765

697
1 307
2 227

968
1 884
2 808

1 292
2 606
3 457

1 379
2 854
3 717

1 474
3 126
3 996

1 585
3 424
4 296

1 704
3 752
4 621

1 876
4 170
5 072

2 129
4 723
5 723

2 428
5 357
6 480

2 752
6 036
7 293

3 096
6 754
8 149

YEMEN
Al-Hudaydah ..............................................
Sana'a' ......................................................
Ta'izz .........................................................

27
46
19

34
58
26

44
72
35

56
89
48

71
111
65

90
141
89

115
238
122

147
402
166

212
653
234

311
1 034
330

457
1 365
465

672
1 801
657

951
2 345
902

1 232
2 955
1 159

1 528
3 636
1 437

1 854
4 382
1 743

ZAMBIA
Lusaka ......................................................

31

53

91

160

278

385

533

636

757

902

1 073

1 261

1 421

1 587

1 797

2 047

ZIMBABWE
Harare .......................................................

143

192

248

319

417

532

616

778

1 047

1 255

1 379

1 515

1 663

1 839

2 037

2 247

1
2
3
4

Including Santos.
Including Jointville.
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.

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Country and
capital city

Population
(thousands)

AFGHANISTAN
Kabul ......................................................

3 324

ALBANIA
Tiran (Tirana) ........................................

406

ALGERIA
El Djazar (Algiers) .................................

3 355

AMERICAN SAMOA
Pago Pago ..............................................
ANDORRA
Andorra la Vella ......................................
ANGOLA
Luanda ...................................................
ANGUILLA
The Valley ...............................................
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
St. John's ................................................
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires ..........................................
ARMENIA
Yerevan ..................................................
ARUBA
Oranjestad ..............................................
AUSTRALIA
Canberra ................................................
AUSTRIA
Wien (Vienna) .........................................
AZERBAIJAN
Baku .......................................................
BAHAMAS
Nassau ...................................................
BAHRAIN
Al-Manamah (Manama) ...........................
BANGLADESH
Dhaka .....................................................
BARBADOS
Bridgetown ..............................................
BELARUS
Minsk .....................................................
BELGIUM
Bruxelles-Brussel ....................................
BELIZE
Belmopan ...............................................
BENIN (1)
Cotonou ..................................................
Porto-Novo ..............................................
BERMUDA
Hamilton .................................................

180

58

24

4 007

26

12 792

1 102

32

378

2 315

1 892

240

157

13 476

116

Country and
capital city

Population
(thousands)

BHUTAN
Thimphu .................................................

83

BOLIVIA (2)
La Paz ....................................................
Sucre ......................................................

1 590
243

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA


Sarajevo .................................................
BOTSWANA
Gaborone ...............................................

COMOROS
Moroni ....................................................

46

CONGO
Brazzaville ..............................................

1 332

COOK ISLANDS (7)


Rarotonga ...............................................

10

COSTA RICA
San Jos ................................................

1 284

3 801
669

224

BRAZIL
Braslia ...................................................

3 594

CTE D'IVOIRE (8)


Abidjan ...................................................
Yamoussoukro ........................................

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS


Road Town .............................................

CROATIA
Zagreb ....................................................

689

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Bandar Seri Begawan ..............................

22

CUBA
La Habana (Havana) ...............................

2 178

BULGARIA
Sofia .......................................................

1 186

CYPRUS
Lefkosia (Nicosia) ...................................

233

BURKINA FASO
Ouagadougou .........................................

1 148

CZECH REPUBLIC
Praha (Prague) ........................................

1 162

BURUNDI
Bujumbura ..............................................

430

DEM. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA


P'yongyang .............................................

3 301

CAMBODIA
Phnum Pnh (Phnom Penh) .....................

1 465

DEM. REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO


Kinshasa ................................................

7 851

CAMEROON
Yaound .................................................

1 610

DENMARK
Kbenhavn (Copenhagen) .......................

1 086

CANADA (3)
Ottawa-Gatineau .....................................

1 143

DJIBOUTI
Djibouti ...................................................

583

CAPE VERDE
Praia .......................................................

125

DOMINICA
Roseau ...................................................

14

CAYMAN ISLANDS
George Town ..........................................

28

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Santo Domingo .......................................

2 154

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC


Bangui ....................................................

672

ECUADOR
Quito ......................................................

1 697

CHAD
N'Djamna ..............................................

987

EGYPT
Al-Qahirah (Cairo) ...................................

11 894

CHANNEL ISLANDS (4)


St. Helier ................................................
St. Peter Port ..........................................

29
17

EL SALVADOR
San Salvador ..........................................

1 433

EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Malabo ...................................................

96

ERITREA
Asmara ...................................................

600

ESTONIA
Tallinn .....................................................

397

ETHIOPIA
Addis Ababa ...........................................

3 102

FAEROE ISLANDS
Trshavn ................................................

20

CHILE
Santiago .................................................

5 719

1 743
CHINA
Beijing ....................................................

11 108

16
CHINA, HONG KONG SAR (5)
Hong Kong ..............................................

11

Population
(thousands)

377

1 806

762
257

Country and
capital city

CHINA, MACAO SAR (6)


Macao ....................................................
COLOMBIA
Bogot ....................................................

7 206

481

7 764

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Country and
capital city

Population
(thousands)

Country and
capital city

Population
(thousands)

FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)


Stanley ...................................................

HONDURAS
Tegucigalpa ............................................

947

LIBERIA
Monrovia .................................................

1 165

FIJI
Greater Suva ..........................................

224

HUNGARY
Budapest ................................................

1 675

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA


Tarabulus (Tripoli) ...................................

2 188

FINLAND
Helsinki ...................................................

1 115

ICELAND
Reykjavk ................................................

192

LIECHTENSTEIN
Vaduz .....................................................

FRANCE
Paris .......................................................

9 902

INDIA (9)
Delhi .......................................................

15 915

LITHUANIA
Vilnius .....................................................

543

FRENCH GUIANA
Cayenne .................................................

63

INDONESIA
Jakarta ...................................................

9 143

LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg-Ville .....................................

84

FRENCH POLYNESIA
Papeete ..................................................

131

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)


Tehran ....................................................

7 875

MADAGASCAR
Antananarivo ...........................................

1 697

GABON
Libreville .................................................

576

IRAQ
Baghdad .................................................

5 500

MALAWI
Lilongwe .................................................

732

GAMBIA
Banjul .....................................................

407

IRELAND
Dublin .....................................................

1 060

MALAYSIA (11)
Kuala Lumpur .........................................

1 448

GEORGIA
Tbilisi ......................................................

1 099

ISLE OF MAN
Douglas ..................................................

26

MALDIVES
Male .......................................................

111

GERMANY
Berlin ......................................................

3 405

ISRAEL
Jerusalem ...............................................

736

MALI
Bamako ..................................................

1 494

GHANA
Accra ......................................................

2 120

ITALY
Roma (Rome) .........................................

3 340

MALTA
Valletta ...................................................

199

GIBRALTAR
Gibraltar .................................................

29

JAMAICA
Kingston .................................................

581

MARSHALL ISLANDS
Majuro ....................................................

28

GREECE
Athnai (Athens) ......................................

3 242

JAPAN
Tokyo .....................................................

35 670

MARTINIQUE
Fort-de-France ........................................

92

GREENLAND
Nuuk (Godthb) ......................................

15

JORDAN
Amman ...................................................

1 064

MAURITANIA
Nouakchott .............................................

673

GRENADA
St.George's .............................................

32

KAZAKHSTAN
Astana ....................................................

594

MAURITIUS
Port Louis ...............................................

150

GUADELOUPE
Basse-Terre ............................................

12

KENYA
Nairobi ....................................................

3 011

MEXICO
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City) ..............

19 026

GUAM
Hagta ..................................................

149

KIRIBATI (10)
Tarawa ...................................................

42

MICRONESIA (FED. STATES OF)


Palikir .....................................................

GUATEMALA
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala City) ...

1 025

KUWAIT
Al Kuwayt (Kuwait City) ...........................

2 061

MONACO
Monaco ..................................................

33

GUINEA
Conakry ..................................................

1 494

KYRGYZSTAN
Bishkek ..................................................

837

MONGOLIA
Ulaanbaatar ............................................

884

GUINEA-BISSAU
Bissau ....................................................

330

LAO PEOPLE'S DEM. REPUBLIC


Vientiane ................................................

746

MONTENEGRO
Podgorica ...............................................

142

GUYANA
Georgetown ............................................

133

LATVIA
Riga .......................................................

722

MONTSERRAT (12)
Brades Estate .........................................
Plymouth ................................................

HAITI
Port-au-Prince .........................................

2 002

LEBANON
Bayrut (Beirut) ........................................

1 857

MOROCCO
Rabat .....................................................

1 705

LESOTHO
Maseru ...................................................

MOZAMBIQUE
Maputo ...................................................

1 445

HOLY SEE
Vatican City ............................................

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Table A.13. Population of capital cities in 2007 (continued)

Country and
capital city

Population
(thousands)

Country and
capital city

Population
(thousands)

Country and
capital city

Population
(thousands)

MYANMAR
Nay Pyi Taw ............................................

418

PITCAIRN
Adamstown .............................................

SIERRA LEONE
Freetown ................................................

826

NAMIBIA
Windhoek ...............................................

313

POLAND
Warszawa (Warsaw) ...............................

1 707

SINGAPORE
Singapore ...............................................

4 436

NAURU
Nauru .....................................................

10

PORTUGAL
Lisboa (Lisbon) .......................................

2 811

SLOVAKIA
Bratislava ................................................

424

NEPAL
Kathmandu .............................................

895

PUERTO RICO
San Juan ................................................

2 689

SLOVENIA
Ljubljana .................................................

244

NETHERLANDS (13)
Amsterdam .............................................
s-Gravenhage (The Hague) .....................

1 031
624

QATAR
Ad-Dawhah (Doha) .................................

386

SOLOMON ISLANDS
Honiara ...................................................

66

REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Seoul ......................................................

9 799

SOMALIA
Muqdisho (Mogadishu) ............................

1 450

MOLDOVA
Chisinau .................................................

592

RUNION
Saint-Denis .............................................

SOUTH AFRICA (15)


Bloemfontein ...........................................
Cape Town .............................................
Pretoria ...................................................

417
3 211
1 336

143
SPAIN
Madrid ....................................................

5 567

656
120

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Willemstad ..............................................
NEW CALEDONIA
Nouma ..................................................
NEW ZEALAND
Wellington ..............................................
NICARAGUA
Managua ................................................
NIGER
Niamey ...................................................

120

156

366
ROMANIA
Bucuresti (Bucharest) ..............................

NIUE
Alofi ........................................................

OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY


Ramallah ................................................
OMAN
Masqat ...................................................
PAKISTAN
Islamabad ...............................................
PALAU
Koror ......................................................
PANAMA
Ciudad de Panam (Panama City) ...........
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Port Moresby ..........................................
PARAGUAY
Asuncin ................................................
PERU
Lima .......................................................
PHILIPPINES
Manila ....................................................

182

10 471

SRI LANKA (16)


Colombo .................................................
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte ......................

RWANDA
Kigali ......................................................

852

SUDAN
Al-Khartum (Khartoum) ............................

4 762

SAINT HELENA
Jamestown .............................................

SURINAME
Paramaribo .............................................

252

SWAZILAND (17)
Lobamba ................................................
Mbabane ................................................

...
78

SWEDEN
Stockholm ...............................................

1 264

SWITZERLAND
Bern .......................................................

337

26

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC


Dimashq (Damascus) ..............................

2 467

TAJIKISTAN
Dushanbe ...............................................

553

TFYR MACEDONIA (18)


Skopje ....................................................

480

THAILAND
Krung Thep (Bangkok) ............................

6 706

915

1 579

NORWAY
Oslo .......................................................

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Moskva (Moscow) ...................................

920

NIGERIA
Abuja ......................................................

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (14)


Saipan ....................................................

1 940

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS


Basseterre ..............................................

13

SAINT LUCIA
Castries ..................................................

14

76

834
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON
Saint-Pierre .............................................
68
ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Kingstown ...............................................
621
SAMOA
Apia ........................................................

43

780
SAN MARINO
San Marino .............................................

12
SO TOM AND PRNCIPE
So Tom ...............................................

58

1 280
SAUDI ARABIA
Ar-Riyadh (Riyadh) .................................

4 462

TIMOR-LESTE
Dili ..........................................................

159

SENEGAL
Dakar .....................................................

2 603

TOGO
Lom ......................................................

1 451

299

1 870
SERBIA
Beograd (Belgrade) .................................

1 100

SEYCHELLES
Victoria ...................................................

26

TOKELAU (19)

8 007
TONGA
Nuku'alofa ...............................................

25

11 103

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Country and
capital city

Population
(thousands)

Country and
capital city

Population
(thousands)

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO


Port of Spain ...........................................

54

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES


Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) .............................

604

VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REP. OF)


Caracas ..................................................

2 986

TUNISIA
Tunis ......................................................

746

UNITED KINGDOM
London ...................................................

8 566

VIET NAM
H Noi ....................................................

4 377

TURKEY
Ankara ....................................................

3 715

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA


Dodoma ..................................................

183

WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS


Matu-Utu ................................................

TURKMENISTAN
Ashgabat ................................................

744

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


Washington, D.C. ...................................

4 338

WESTERN SAHARA
El Aain ..................................................

200

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS


Grand Turk .............................................

UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS


Charlotte Amalie .....................................

53

YEMEN
Sana'a' ...................................................

2 008

TUVALU
Funafuti ..................................................

URUGUAY
Montevideo .............................................

1 514

ZAMBIA
Lusaka ...................................................

1 328

UGANDA
Kampala .................................................

1 420

UZBEKISTAN
Tashkent ................................................

2 184

ZIMBABWE
Harare ....................................................

1 572

2 705

VANUATU
Port Vila ..................................................

40

UKRAINE
Kyiv (Kiev) ..............................................

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

Porto-Novo is the constitutional capital, Cotonou is the seat of government.


La Paz is the capital and the seat of government; Sucre is the legal capital and the seat of the judiciary.
The capital is Ottawa.
Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey. St. Helier is the capital of the Bailiwick of Jersey and St. Peter Port is the capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
The capital is Avarua, located on the island of Rarotonga; the estimated population refers to the island of Rarotonga. Population estimates for Avarua have not been made available.
Yamoussoukro is the capital, Abidjan is the seat of government.
The capital is New Delhi, included in the urban agglomeration of Delhi. The population of New Delhi was estimated at 294,783 in the year 2001
The capital is Bairiki, located on the island of Tarawa; the estimated population refers to the island of South Tarawa. Population estimates for Bairiki have not been made available.
Kuala Lumpur is the financial capital, Putrajaya is the administrative capital.
Due to volcanic activity, Plymouth was abandoned in 1997. The government premises have been established at Brades Estate.
Amsterdam is the capital, 's-Gravenhage is the seat of government.
The capital is Garapan, located on the island of Saipan; the estimated population refers to the island of Saipan. The population of Garapan was estimated at 3,588 in the year 2000.
Pretoria is the administrative capital, Cape Town is the legislative capital and Bloemfontein is the judicial capital.
Colombo is the commercial capital, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the administrative and legislative capital
Mbabane is the administrative capital, Lobamba is the legislative capital.
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
There is no capital in Tokelau. Each atoll (Atafu, Fakaofo and Nukunonu) has its own administrative center.

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Table A.14. Average annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more,
in 2007, by country, 1950-2025
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Country and agglomeration
19501955

19551960

19601965

19651970

19701975

19751980

19801985

19851990

19901995

19952000

20002005

20052010

20102015

20152020

20202025

AFGHANISTAN
Kabul .........................................................

7.12

7.16

6.74

4.93

7.14

7.43

3.42

2.37

4.26

3.90

8.44

4.60

4.55

4.20

4.13

ALGERIA
El Djazar (Algiers) ....................................
Wahran (Oran) ...........................................

3.75
1.26

6.72
1.26

3.70
1.26

3.57
3.42

3.57
3.80

1.57
2.83

0.62
2.36

2.64
1.37

3.69
0.86

3.65
0.91

2.99
1.59

2.22
2.15

1.86
2.05

1.54
1.74

1.21
1.41

ANGOLA
Huambo .....................................................
Luanda ......................................................

8.84
4.61

8.85
4.61

5.12
7.24

4.70
7.53

9.04
7.40

9.47
7.39

8.39
5.96

6.78
3.82

6.17
4.39

5.25
5.66

5.87
6.20

5.79
6.02

4.71
4.69

3.59
3.40

3.04
2.82

ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires .............................................
Crdoba ....................................................
Mendoza ....................................................
Rosario ......................................................
San Miguel de Tucumn .............................

2.58
3.44
2.90
1.91
2.97

2.58
3.44
2.90
1.91
2.97

2.07
2.92
3.64
1.95
1.94

2.04
2.90
3.68
1.96
1.89

1.52
2.22
2.53
1.56
3.00

1.49
2.19
2.47
1.54
3.06

1.11
1.74
2.22
1.29
2.16

1.08
1.72
2.21
1.27
2.10

1.18
1.21
1.11
0.68
1.71

1.21
1.11
0.88
0.55
1.63

1.16
1.09
0.89
0.58
1.58

0.84
0.98
0.93
0.77
1.24

0.52
0.81
0.86
0.80
0.92

0.33
0.63
0.70
0.66
0.72

0.17
0.48
0.54
0.50
0.56

ARMENIA
Yerevan .....................................................

4.68

4.40

3.72

3.67

3.16

2.67

1.50

0.90

-0.55

-0.55

-0.15

-0.01

-0.00

-0.00

AUSTRALIA
Adelaide ....................................................
Brisbane ....................................................
Melbourne .................................................
Perth .........................................................
Sydney ......................................................

2.94
3.18
3.34
2.84
2.41

2.79
3.04
3.24
2.67
2.27

3.95
2.94
2.21
3.32
2.26

2.57
2.65
2.42
4.69
2.19

2.13
3.03
1.85
4.64
2.09

1.35
2.79
1.53
3.07
1.72

1.04
2.22
1.19
2.62
1.24

1.03
2.17
1.21
2.50
1.13

0.53
2.04
0.88
1.87
1.11

0.51
1.71
1.05
1.51
1.21

0.55
2.10
1.17
1.56
0.87

0.60
2.02
1.12
1.48
0.77

0.75
1.21
0.83
1.03
0.69

0.75
0.73
0.61
0.74
0.57

0.65
0.57
0.48
0.61
0.46

AUSTRIA
Wien (Vienna) ............................................

0.02

0.02

-0.08

-0.10

-0.10

-0.10

0.20

0.26

0.29

0.29

0.96

1.04

0.54

0.20

0.16

AZERBAIJAN
Baku ..........................................................

0.93

1.35

2.37

2.37

2.29

1.94

1.07

0.86

0.37

0.45

0.67

0.67

0.76

0.89

0.84

BANGLADESH
Chittagong ................................................. 2.23
Dhaka ........................................................ 3.94
Khulna ....................................................... 10.05
Rajshahi .................................................... 3.60

2.17
4.34
11.18
3.55

6.68
9.60
9.60
6.14

7.28
10.30
9.40
6.49

6.81
9.61
8.41
7.22

5.52
7.71
5.70
9.23

4.22
7.11
4.60
7.91

4.02
7.02
4.43
7.71

4.85
4.60
2.79
3.02

4.99
4.21
2.53
2.27

4.71
4.02
2.63
2.42

3.60
3.25
2.95
2.94

2.97
2.80
3.05
3.13

2.80
2.65
2.95
3.05

2.66
2.51
2.81
2.91

BELARUS
Minsk ........................................................

7.50

5.73

5.33

5.18

3.68

3.26

2.23

1.73

0.52

0.61

0.85

0.79

0.35

0.05

0.00

BELGIUM
Antwerpen .................................................
Bruxelles-Brussel .......................................

0.69
0.48

0.69
0.48

0.54
0.53

0.47
0.55

0.30
0.54

0.28
0.53

0.01
-0.00

0.28
0.32

0.28
0.41

0.13
0.21

0.14
0.10

0.05
0.02

0.00
0.00

BENIN
Cotonou .....................................................

5.46

20.29

8.38

7.71

7.71

6.78

4.01

4.02

2.73

2.13

2.27

3.11

3.56

3.49

3.31

BOLIVIA
La Paz .......................................................
Santa Cruz ................................................

3.15
6.85

3.16
6.85

3.15
6.84

3.15
6.85

3.15
6.85

2.83
6.53

2.72
6.42

2.72
6.42

3.53
6.04

1.85
4.69

1.89
4.51

2.05
3.22

1.94
2.11

1.68
1.70

1.43
1.44

BRAZIL
Baixada Santista (1) ................................... 4.75
Belm ........................................................ 4.46
Belo Horizonte ........................................... 6.41
Braslia ...................................................... 13.47
Campinas .................................................. 6.57
Campo Grande .......................................... 6.98
Cuiab ....................................................... 6.17
Curitiba ...................................................... 8.77
Florianpolis .............................................. 3.63
Fortaleza ................................................... 6.39
Goinia ...................................................... 10.22
Grande So Lus ........................................ 2.74
Grande Vitria ............................................ 7.04
Joo Pessoa .............................................. 4.47

4.75
4.46
6.41
13.47
6.57
6.98
6.17
8.77
3.63
6.39
10.23
2.74
7.04
4.47

4.59
4.63
6.41
13.46
6.12
7.06
6.71
5.47
4.33
5.53
9.28
5.09
6.83
4.55

4.58
4.63
6.42
13.47
6.11
7.06
6.73
5.36
4.36
5.50
9.25
5.17
6.82
4.56

4.19
3.21
4.99
9.08
7.17
7.70
9.69
6.97
7.69
5.40
6.80
5.26
7.46
4.48

4.18
3.17
4.94
8.93
7.21
7.73
9.80
7.03
7.81
5.39
6.71
5.27
7.49
4.48

2.25
3.12
3.76
3.74
4.28
5.59
6.64
3.41
4.39
4.05
4.34
4.14
3.91
3.66

2.18
3.12
3.72
3.56
4.18
5.51
6.53
3.28
4.27
4.01
4.26
4.10
3.78
3.63

2.15
4.20
2.86
3.84
3.08
3.31
3.43
3.12
3.85
2.75
3.61
2.83
2.97
2.54

2.14
4.54
2.59
3.92
2.74
2.63
2.49
3.07
3.72
2.37
3.41
2.45
2.72
2.21

2.18
3.11
2.59
3.92
3.02
2.49
2.31
3.07
4.81
2.37
3.31
2.45
2.85
2.09

2.00
2.68
2.27
3.29
2.62
2.26
2.12
2.65
4.03
2.12
2.85
2.22
2.51
1.95

1.40
1.56
1.35
1.68
1.52
1.55
1.51
1.52
2.02
1.36
1.62
1.51
1.54
1.44

0.90
0.88
0.74
0.82
0.85
1.02
1.01
0.83
1.01
0.81
0.89
0.98
0.91
0.98

0.62
0.58
0.45
0.51
0.55
0.73
0.73
0.53
0.68
0.52
0.59
0.69
0.62
0.70

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Table A.14. Average annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Country and agglomeration
19501955

19551960

19601965

19651970

19701975

19751980

19801985

19851990

19901995

19952000

20002005

20052010

20102015

20152020

20202025

Macei ......................................................
Manaus .....................................................
Natal ..........................................................
Norte/Nordeste Catarinense (2) ..................
Prto Alegre ...............................................
Recife ........................................................
Rio de Janeiro ............................................
Salvador ....................................................
So Paulo ..................................................
Teresina ....................................................

3.89
5.22
4.91
5.90
5.91
4.86
3.94
5.09
5.31
6.56

3.89
5.22
4.92
5.90
5.91
4.86
3.94
5.09
5.31
6.56

4.21
6.18
4.93
5.68
4.63
4.24
4.16
4.66
6.50
6.25

4.22
6.21
4.93
5.67
4.59
4.22
4.17
4.65
6.54
6.24

4.14
7.63
4.84
6.13
4.23
2.62
2.60
4.54
4.65
6.91

4.14
7.69
4.84
6.15
4.22
2.56
2.54
4.54
4.58
6.94

4.51
4.63
3.95
4.71
3.21
2.37
1.14
3.28
2.05
4.59

4.52
4.53
3.92
4.66
3.17
2.37
1.09
3.23
1.96
4.51

3.77
3.87
2.89
3.22
1.96
1.90
1.17
2.53
1.53
2.77

3.55
3.68
2.58
2.78
1.59
1.76
1.20
2.31
1.39
2.24

3.17
3.33
2.58
2.78
1.59
1.76
1.20
2.31
1.39
2.00

2.76
2.87
2.31
2.47
1.52
1.65
1.19
2.07
1.32
1.88

1.65
1.64
1.53
1.59
1.18
1.22
0.97
1.34
0.96
1.43

0.97
0.91
0.97
0.99
0.78
0.79
0.62
0.81
0.56
0.99

0.67
0.61
0.68
0.70
0.51
0.52
0.35
0.52
0.29
0.71

BULGARIA
Sofia ..........................................................

3.31

2.79

2.58

1.96

1.90

1.90

1.90

0.16

-0.38

-0.70

0.65

0.78

0.35

0.05

0.00

BURKINA FASO
Ouagadougou ............................................

6.52

5.12

6.50

6.09

5.83

10.98

9.97

4.76

4.32

4.33

4.63

4.75

4.71

4.62

4.41

CAMBODIA
Phnum Pnh (Phnom Penh) ........................

0.67

0.67

2.27

14.50 -43.94

17.36

11.67

7.30

6.14

6.55

3.23

3.84

4.11

3.84

3.39

CAMEROON
Douala .......................................................
Yaound ....................................................

4.17
8.68

5.36
8.70

5.89
7.88

7.48
9.88

7.48
9.30

5.54
7.04

5.18
6.62

4.61
5.30

4.30
4.59

4.30
4.59

4.20
4.44

3.54
3.65

2.80
2.83

2.30
2.33

1.93
1.95

CANADA
Calgary ......................................................
Edmonton ..................................................
Montral ....................................................
Ottawa-Gatineau ........................................
Toronto ......................................................
Vancouver .................................................

6.85
6.64
4.13
3.85
4.90
1.09

6.85
6.64
4.13
3.85
4.90
1.09

4.02
4.04
3.11
3.00
3.64
5.97

3.87
4.08
2.46
3.74
3.83
4.45

3.22
2.60
0.78
3.02
1.78
1.93

4.35
2.74
0.23
1.52
1.65
1.62

2.89
3.89
0.56
1.95
2.19
1.71

2.35
1.88
1.65
2.66
2.52
2.75

1.84
0.67
0.94
1.48
1.95
2.75

3.26
1.47
0.98
1.74
1.86
1.81

2.06
1.92
0.74
0.75
1.78
1.33

2.26
1.79
0.97
1.08
1.57
1.17

1.25
1.08
0.68
0.83
0.86
0.80

0.72
0.71
0.52
0.68
0.49
0.60

0.62
0.63
0.46
0.63
0.41
0.54

CHAD
N'Djamna ................................................. 11.78

11.22

8.68

7.06

7.97

6.70

3.88

3.88

3.88

4.11

4.75

4.46

4.41

4.42

4.28

CHILE
Santiago ....................................................
Valparaso ..................................................

4.04
2.78

4.04
2.78

2.94
2.09

2.86
2.02

3.41
1.78

3.41
1.78

2.43
1.50

1.88
1.35

1.46
1.02

1.21
0.83

1.19
0.85

0.98
0.98

0.68
0.92

0.46
0.73

0.28
0.54

CHINA (3)
Anshan, Liaoning .......................................
Anshun ......................................................
Anyang ......................................................
Baoding .....................................................
Baotou .......................................................
Beijing .......................................................
Bengbu ......................................................
Benxi .........................................................
Changchun ................................................
Changde ....................................................
Changsha, Hunan ......................................
Changzhou, Jiangsu ...................................
Chengdu ....................................................
Chifeng ......................................................
Chongqing .................................................
Dalian ........................................................
Dandong ....................................................
Daqing .......................................................
Datong, Shanxi ..........................................
Dongguan, Guangdong ..............................
Foshan ......................................................
Fushun, Liaoning .......................................
Fuxin .........................................................
Fuyang ......................................................
Fuzhou, Fujian ...........................................
Guangzhou, Guangdong ............................
Guilin .........................................................
Guiyang .....................................................
Haerbin ......................................................
Handan ......................................................
Hangzhou ..................................................

4.52
2.21
4.81
3.23
2.20
1.33
2.73
2.70
3.74
3.48
1.46
4.71
3.65
3.79
1.80
4.50
2.57
3.32
1.40
3.47
3.47
2.72
4.24
3.91
3.93
2.34
3.24
2.09
4.65
2.84
2.95

4.52
2.21
4.81
3.23
2.20
1.33
2.73
2.70
3.74
3.48
1.46
4.71
3.65
3.79
1.80
4.50
2.57
3.33
1.40
3.48
3.48
2.72
4.24
3.91
3.93
2.34
3.24
2.09
4.65
2.84
2.95

3.94
2.21
4.81
3.23
2.20
1.33
2.73
2.46
3.33
3.48
1.55
4.71
3.65
3.79
1.66
3.76
2.57
3.32
1.40
3.47
3.47
2.46
4.23
3.91
3.46
2.34
3.24
2.09
4.02
2.84
2.59

1.65
2.21
4.81
3.23
2.20
1.33
2.73
1.51
1.72
3.48
1.90
4.71
3.65
3.79
1.10
0.83
2.57
3.32
1.40
3.47
3.47
1.40
4.24
3.91
1.56
2.34
3.24
2.09
1.51
2.84
1.18

1.65
2.21
4.81
3.23
2.20
1.33
2.73
1.51
1.72
3.48
1.90
4.71
3.65
3.79
1.10
0.83
2.57
3.32
1.40
3.47
3.47
1.40
4.24
3.91
1.56
2.34
3.24
2.09
1.51
2.84
1.18

1.65
2.21
4.81
3.23
2.20
1.33
2.73
1.51
1.72
3.48
1.90
4.71
3.65
3.79
1.10
0.83
2.57
3.33
1.40
3.48
3.48
1.40
4.24
3.91
1.56
2.34
3.24
2.09
1.51
2.84
1.18

1.95
4.88
3.43
2.56
1.91
1.33
2.73
1.87
2.35
3.48
2.34
4.71
2.81
7.46
1.72
4.19
2.57
3.32
2.64
4.46
4.45
1.69
2.77
3.91
2.21
2.57
3.24
2.58
1.82
2.28
2.08

2.15
6.66
2.52
2.11
1.72
1.33
2.73
2.11
2.77
3.48
2.63
4.71
2.26
9.91
2.13
6.42
2.57
3.32
3.47
5.13
5.10
1.89
1.79
3.91
2.65
2.73
3.24
2.91
2.03
1.90
2.68

0.74
1.49
2.13
4.03
2.97
2.84
1.47
0.43
2.19
1.28
4.53
3.81
2.82
1.51
6.59
1.45
1.61
3.15
1.73
7.75
5.63
0.32
-1.63
9.63
4.06
6.34
3.55
5.65
1.41
1.90
4.91

0.74
1.49
2.13
4.03
2.98
2.84
1.47
0.43
2.19
1.28
4.53
3.81
2.82
1.51
6.59
1.45
1.61
3.15
1.73
7.75
5.63
0.32
-1.63
9.63
4.06
6.34
3.55
5.65
1.41
1.90
4.91

0.74
1.49
2.13
3.15
2.97
1.83
1.47
0.43
2.19
1.28
3.18
3.13
0.73
1.51
1.05
1.45
1.61
3.09
2.99
2.72
3.26
0.32
2.77
3.52
3.15
2.62
3.12
3.26
0.70
3.00
3.21

1.12
1.71
2.20
2.92
2.81
1.82
1.70
0.90
2.20
1.54
2.89
2.91
0.97
1.71
1.00
1.64
1.81
2.90
2.90
2.32
2.92
0.81
2.93
2.93
2.89
2.29
2.92
2.87
1.02
2.90
2.88

1.79
2.03
2.16
2.34
2.24
1.79
2.02
1.78
2.03
1.92
2.24
2.32
1.65
1.98
1.62
1.87
2.05
2.29
2.28
2.02
2.35
1.72
2.38
2.38
2.24
1.95
2.35
2.20
1.68
2.29
2.22

1.71
1.81
1.81
1.79
1.70
1.45
1.80
1.77
1.63
1.73
1.67
1.76
1.57
1.75
1.51
1.62
1.81
1.73
1.71
1.58
1.81
1.72
1.84
1.84
1.67
1.49
1.80
1.62
1.59
1.73
1.65

1.32
1.41
1.40
1.36
1.28
1.04
1.40
1.39
1.22
1.33
1.24
1.34
1.19
1.35
1.12
1.22
1.40
1.30
1.29
1.17
1.38
1.33
1.41
1.41
1.24
1.07
1.38
1.19
1.20
1.31
1.22

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Table A.14. Average annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Country and agglomeration

Hefei ..........................................................
Hengyang ..................................................
Heze ..........................................................
Huai'an ......................................................
Huaibei ......................................................
Huainan .....................................................
Hohhot .......................................................
Huzhou ......................................................
Jiamusi ......................................................
Jiaozuo ......................................................
Jiaxing .......................................................
Jilin ............................................................
Jinan, Shandong ........................................
Jining, Shandong .......................................
Jinxi, Liaoning ............................................
Jinzhou ......................................................
Jixi, Heilongjiang ........................................
Kaifeng ......................................................
Kaohsiung .................................................
Kunming ....................................................
Langfang ...................................................
Lanzhou .....................................................
Leshan ......................................................
Lianyungang ..............................................
Liaoyang ....................................................
Linfen ........................................................
Linyi, Shandong .........................................
Liuan .........................................................
Liupanshui .................................................
Liuzhou ......................................................
Luoyang ....................................................
Luzhou ......................................................
Mianyang, Sichuan ....................................
Mudanjiang ................................................
Nanchang ..................................................
Nanchong ..................................................
Nanjing, Jiangsu ........................................
Nanning .....................................................
Nantong .....................................................
Nanyang, Henan ........................................
Neijiang .....................................................
Ningbo .......................................................
Pingdingshan, Henan .................................
Pingxiang, Jiangxi .......................................
Qingdao .....................................................
Qinhuangdao .............................................
Qiqihaer .....................................................
Quanzhou ..................................................
Shanghai ...................................................
Shangqiu ...................................................
Shantou .....................................................
Shaoxing ....................................................
Shenyang ..................................................
Shenzhen ..................................................
Shijiazhuang ..............................................
Suining, Sichuan ........................................
Suzhou, Anhui ...........................................
Suzhou, Jiangsu ........................................
Taian, Shandong ........................................
Taichung ....................................................
Tainan .......................................................
Taipei ........................................................
Taiyuan, Shanxi .........................................
Tangshan, Hebei ........................................
Tianjin ........................................................
Tianmen ....................................................
Tianshui .....................................................
Tongliao .....................................................
rmqi (Wulumqi) ......................................
Weifang .....................................................

186

19501955

19551960

19601965

19651970

19701975

19751980

19801985

19851990

19901995

19952000

20002005

20052010

20102015

20152020

20202025

3.64
3.59
2.87
0.74
2.38
2.26
2.64
1.04
2.74
2.69
1.26
3.13
4.30
2.21
3.79
2.54
4.58
1.72
5.56
2.89
3.47
4.38
1.43
3.82
4.43
3.47
3.61
1.18
1.79
4.50
2.89
3.83
1.51
3.20
4.96
2.21
3.84
5.13
2.33
4.01
2.21
2.22
3.47
3.09
0.85
3.14
1.65
1.96
0.76
3.60
2.52
3.79
3.18
2.21
3.62
1.25
3.60
1.21
1.33
4.07
2.02
4.58
4.55
2.66
4.21
0.81
4.60
3.79
4.16
3.79

3.64
3.59
2.87
0.74
2.38
2.26
2.65
1.04
2.74
2.69
1.26
3.13
4.30
2.21
3.79
2.55
4.59
1.72
5.56
2.89
3.48
4.38
1.43
3.83
4.43
3.48
3.61
1.18
1.79
4.50
2.89
3.83
1.51
3.20
4.96
2.21
3.84
5.14
2.33
4.01
2.21
2.22
3.48
3.09
0.85
3.14
1.65
1.96
0.76
3.60
2.52
3.79
3.18
2.21
3.62
1.25
3.60
1.22
1.33
4.07
2.02
4.58
4.55
2.66
4.21
0.81
4.60
3.79
4.16
3.79

3.64
3.59
2.87
0.73
2.38
2.26
2.64
1.04
2.74
2.68
1.26
3.13
3.66
2.21
3.79
2.27
4.58
1.72
5.69
2.75
3.47
4.38
1.43
3.82
4.43
3.47
3.61
1.18
1.78
4.50
2.89
3.83
1.51
3.20
4.45
2.21
3.35
5.13
2.33
4.01
2.21
2.22
3.47
3.08
0.85
3.14
1.65
1.95
0.76
3.60
2.52
3.79
2.77
2.21
3.62
1.25
3.60
1.21
1.33
4.07
2.02
5.05
4.09
2.53
3.60
0.81
4.60
3.79
4.15
3.79

3.64
3.59
2.87
0.74
2.38
2.26
2.64
1.04
2.74
2.69
1.26
3.13
1.13
2.21
3.79
1.17
4.58
1.72
6.19
2.19
3.47
4.38
1.43
3.82
4.43
3.47
3.61
1.18
1.79
4.50
2.89
3.83
1.51
3.20
2.41
2.21
1.38
5.13
2.33
4.01
2.21
2.22
3.47
3.09
0.85
3.14
1.65
1.96
0.76
3.60
2.52
3.79
1.14
2.21
3.62
1.25
3.60
1.21
1.33
4.07
2.02
6.95
2.22
2.03
1.17
0.81
4.60
3.79
4.16
3.79

3.64
3.59
2.87
0.74
2.38
2.26
2.64
1.04
2.74
2.69
1.26
3.13
1.13
2.21
3.79
1.17
4.58
1.72
4.02
2.19
3.47
4.38
1.43
3.82
4.43
3.47
3.61
1.18
1.79
4.50
2.89
3.83
1.51
3.20
2.41
2.21
1.38
5.13
2.33
4.01
2.21
2.22
3.47
3.09
0.85
3.14
1.65
1.96
0.76
3.60
2.52
3.79
1.14
2.21
3.62
1.25
3.60
1.21
1.33
4.07
2.02
3.01
2.22
2.03
1.17
0.81
4.60
3.79
4.16
3.79

3.64
3.59
2.87
0.74
2.38
2.26
2.65
1.04
2.74
2.69
1.26
3.13
1.13
2.21
3.79
1.17
4.59
1.72
3.25
2.19
3.48
4.38
1.43
3.83
4.43
3.48
3.61
1.18
1.79
4.50
2.89
3.83
1.51
3.20
2.42
2.21
1.38
5.14
2.33
4.01
2.21
2.22
3.48
3.09
0.85
3.14
1.65
1.96
0.76
3.60
2.52
3.79
1.14
2.21
3.62
1.25
3.60
1.21
1.33
1.92
2.15
1.83
2.22
2.03
1.17
0.81
4.60
3.79
4.16
3.79

3.64
3.59
2.87
0.73
2.38
2.26
2.82
1.04
2.74
2.68
1.26
2.76
4.85
4.71
5.83
2.32
2.48
1.72
2.12
1.80
10.65
2.75
1.43
3.82
4.43
6.34
3.61
1.18
1.78
3.67
2.72
3.83
1.51
3.20
2.26
8.62
2.06
4.27
2.33
4.01
12.37
2.22
6.93
3.08
4.71
3.14
1.67
1.95
0.76
3.60
2.52
3.79
1.59
7.72
3.34
1.25
3.60
2.44
1.33
2.31
1.76
1.97
2.58
1.59
1.17
0.81
4.60
6.04
3.11
6.21

3.64
3.59
2.87
0.74
2.38
2.26
2.93
1.04
2.74
2.69
1.26
2.52
7.32
6.37
7.19
3.08
1.07
1.72
1.36
1.53
15.44
1.66
1.43
3.82
4.43
8.24
3.61
1.18
1.79
3.12
2.61
3.83
1.51
3.20
2.16
12.89
2.52
3.69
2.33
4.01
19.15
2.22
9.24
3.09
7.28
3.14
1.68
1.96
0.76
3.60
2.52
3.79
1.89
11.39
3.15
1.25
3.60
3.27
1.33
2.56
1.51
2.06
2.82
1.30
1.17
0.81
4.60
7.55
2.42
7.83

3.98
2.17
0.62
0.74
3.14
0.97
3.92
1.05
2.56
2.05
1.68
3.79
0.88
1.81
3.46
1.52
0.83
1.34
0.62
4.75
1.84
2.47
0.44
2.38
1.26
2.11
1.04
1.18
1.79
4.69
2.09
10.75
2.75
2.91
3.67
10.18
2.87
4.08
4.79
13.95
0.74
3.06
-0.98
3.09
2.50
4.40
0.92
8.81
4.79
17.08
3.50
7.44
-0.12
19.36
3.50
0.71
17.67
4.16
0.82
2.10
0.65
-0.26
0.44
1.38
1.47
0.81
0.95
1.59
3.99
1.75

3.98
2.17
0.62
0.74
3.14
0.97
3.92
1.05
2.56
2.05
1.68
3.79
0.88
1.81
3.46
1.53
0.83
1.34
0.62
4.76
1.85
2.47
0.44
2.38
1.26
2.11
1.04
1.18
1.79
4.69
2.09
10.76
2.75
2.91
3.67
10.18
2.87
4.08
4.80
13.96
0.74
3.06
-0.98
3.09
2.50
4.40
0.92
8.81
4.79
17.08
3.50
7.44
-0.12
19.37
3.50
0.71
17.68
4.16
0.82
2.10
0.65
-0.26
2.06
1.38
1.47
0.81
0.95
1.59
3.99
1.75

3.14
2.17
0.62
0.73
3.14
0.97
3.14
1.05
2.56
2.05
1.68
3.13
0.88
1.81
3.46
1.52
0.83
1.34
0.62
1.79
1.84
3.04
0.44
2.38
1.26
2.11
1.04
1.18
3.00
3.19
2.09
3.60
2.75
3.07
3.67
3.56
0.81
3.15
3.20
3.81
0.74
3.08
-0.98
3.08
0.86
3.17
0.92
3.47
1.82
4.02
3.50
3.38
0.52
3.51
3.11
0.71
4.06
3.16
0.82
2.10
0.65
-0.26
2.06
1.37
0.92
0.81
0.95
1.59
3.15
1.75

2.89
2.22
1.04
1.13
2.96
1.30
2.90
1.37
2.52
2.14
1.86
2.89
1.21
1.95
3.17
1.74
1.21
1.60
1.03
1.74
1.99
2.89
0.91
2.39
1.54
2.18
1.34
1.46
2.91
2.90
2.14
2.90
2.65
2.91
3.33
2.89
1.04
2.89
2.92
2.90
1.13
2.90
-0.16
2.92
1.11
2.92
1.26
2.91
1.70
2.90
3.22
2.93
0.96
2.30
2.89
1.11
2.90
2.90
1.19
2.17
1.09
0.35
2.10
1.60
1.18
1.18
1.29
1.79
2.89
1.89

2.27
2.15
1.79
1.82
2.37
1.86
2.29
1.89
2.23
2.15
2.05
2.25
1.76
2.06
2.33
2.02
1.87
1.99
1.77
1.91
2.11
2.24
1.77
2.22
1.99
2.16
1.83
1.88
2.33
2.30
2.07
2.30
2.24
2.32
2.38
2.26
1.69
2.26
2.35
2.27
1.81
2.27
1.50
2.35
1.73
2.35
1.83
2.31
1.73
2.28
2.38
2.38
1.64
1.97
2.25
1.80
2.27
2.29
1.81
2.13
1.86
1.53
2.01
1.91
1.66
1.80
1.87
2.04
2.26
2.01

1.70
1.79
1.73
1.74
1.82
1.73
1.73
1.75
1.79
1.81
1.79
1.68
1.63
1.76
1.68
1.79
1.78
1.80
1.71
1.63
1.82
1.67
1.75
1.82
1.81
1.82
1.68
1.71
1.77
1.75
1.72
1.74
1.75
1.77
1.69
1.69
1.59
1.69
1.81
1.71
1.72
1.71
1.78
1.81
1.63
1.80
1.71
1.75
1.41
1.72
1.74
1.84
1.55
1.51
1.68
1.73
1.71
1.73
1.71
1.78
1.81
1.63
1.64
1.69
1.50
1.70
1.75
1.80
1.70
1.73

1.28
1.38
1.35
1.35
1.39
1.33
1.30
1.36
1.38
1.40
1.38
1.25
1.24
1.36
1.25
1.39
1.39
1.40
1.33
1.23
1.41
1.24
1.37
1.41
1.42
1.41
1.28
1.31
1.35
1.32
1.30
1.32
1.33
1.35
1.25
1.27
1.20
1.27
1.38
1.28
1.33
1.28
1.42
1.38
1.24
1.38
1.32
1.32
1.00
1.30
1.31
1.41
1.17
1.09
1.25
1.34
1.28
1.31
1.32
1.37
1.42
1.25
1.23
1.29
1.11
1.31
1.36
1.40
1.27
1.32

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Table A.14. Average annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Country and agglomeration
19501955

19551960

19601965

19651970

19701975

19751980

19801985

19851990

19901995

19952000

20002005

20052010

20102015

20152020

20202025

Wenzhou ...................................................
Wuhan ......................................................
Wuhu, Anhui ..............................................
Wuxi, Jiangsu ............................................
Xiamen ......................................................
Xi'an, Shaanxi ............................................
Xiangfan, Hubei ..........................................
Xiantao ......................................................
Xianyang, Shaanxi .....................................
Xingyi, Guizhou ..........................................
Xining ........................................................
Xinxiang .....................................................
Xinyang .....................................................
Xinyu .........................................................
Xuanzhou ..................................................
Xuzhou ......................................................
Yancheng, Jiangsu .....................................
Yantai ........................................................
Yibin ..........................................................
Yichang .....................................................
Yichun, Heilongjiang ...................................
Yichun, Jiangxi ...........................................
Yinchuan ...................................................
Yingkou .....................................................
Yiyang, Hunan ...........................................
Yongzhou ..................................................
Yuci ...........................................................
Yueyang ....................................................
Yulin, Guangxi ............................................
Zaozhuang .................................................
Zhangjiakou ...............................................
Zhanjiang ...................................................
Zhaotong ...................................................
Zhengzhou .................................................
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu .....................................
Zhuhai .......................................................
Zhuzhou ....................................................
Zibo ...........................................................
Zigong .......................................................
Zunyi .........................................................

2.16
2.84
2.40
0.55
2.81
3.54
3.47
0.77
4.91
1.86
2.49
2.34
2.68
2.39
0.68
3.05
3.09
2.21
3.47
3.79
1.16
2.74
4.04
3.86
2.46
0.31
3.47
1.18
3.09
4.63
2.15
2.38
3.47
4.41
4.35
3.47
3.47
1.34
1.38
1.70

2.16
2.84
2.40
0.55
2.81
3.54
3.48
0.77
4.91
1.87
2.50
2.34
2.68
2.39
0.68
3.05
3.09
2.21
3.48
3.79
1.16
2.74
4.04
3.86
2.46
0.31
3.48
1.18
3.09
4.63
2.15
2.38
3.48
4.41
4.35
3.48
3.48
1.34
1.38
1.70

2.16
2.84
2.40
0.74
2.81
3.54
3.47
0.77
4.91
1.86
2.49
2.34
2.68
2.39
0.68
2.88
3.08
2.21
3.47
3.79
1.16
2.73
4.04
3.86
2.46
0.31
3.47
1.18
3.08
4.63
2.15
2.37
3.47
3.96
4.35
3.47
3.47
1.34
1.37
1.70

2.16
2.84
2.40
1.52
2.81
3.54
3.47
0.77
4.91
1.86
2.49
2.34
2.68
2.39
0.68
2.23
3.09
2.21
3.47
3.79
1.16
2.74
4.04
3.86
2.46
0.31
3.47
1.18
3.09
4.63
2.15
2.38
3.47
2.17
4.35
3.47
3.47
1.34
1.38
1.70

2.16
2.84
2.40
1.52
2.81
3.54
3.47
0.77
4.91
1.86
2.49
2.34
2.68
2.39
0.68
2.23
3.09
2.21
3.47
3.79
1.16
2.74
4.04
3.86
2.46
0.31
3.47
1.18
3.09
4.63
2.15
2.38
3.47
2.17
4.35
3.47
3.47
1.34
1.38
1.70

2.16
2.84
2.40
1.53
2.81
3.54
3.48
0.77
4.91
1.87
2.50
2.34
2.68
2.39
0.68
2.23
3.09
2.21
3.48
3.79
1.16
2.74
4.04
3.86
2.46
0.31
3.48
1.18
3.09
4.63
2.15
2.38
3.48
2.17
4.35
3.48
3.48
1.34
1.38
1.70

2.16
2.37
2.40
2.23
2.81
3.43
4.71
0.77
4.91
1.86
2.49
2.34
2.68
2.39
0.68
2.33
3.08
6.73
9.10
3.79
1.16
1.39
4.04
3.86
2.46
0.31
5.55
1.18
3.08
4.63
2.15
2.37
4.61
2.40
4.35
8.22
4.52
1.34
1.37
1.70

2.16
2.05
2.40
2.70
2.81
3.35
5.53
0.77
4.91
1.86
2.49
2.34
2.68
2.39
0.68
2.39
3.09
9.74
12.85
3.79
1.16
0.49
4.04
3.86
2.46
0.31
6.94
1.18
3.09
4.63
2.15
2.38
5.36
2.56
4.35
11.38
5.21
1.34
1.38
1.70

11.16
5.53
2.24
3.35
11.28
2.60
5.53
0.77
2.50
1.86
1.96
2.27
14.76
2.39
0.68
5.58
3.09
6.98
1.61
3.58
-0.78
0.93
4.60
1.93
1.41
0.31
3.46
-1.60
3.09
1.04
2.20
2.45
1.56
3.44
3.39
8.94
3.95
1.22
0.71
5.50

11.16
5.53
2.24
3.35
11.29
2.60
5.53
0.77
2.50
1.87
1.96
2.28
14.76
2.39
0.68
5.58
3.09
6.98
1.61
3.58
-0.78
0.93
4.60
1.94
1.41
0.31
3.46
-1.61
3.09
1.04
2.20
2.45
1.56
3.44
3.39
8.94
3.95
1.22
0.71
5.50

3.63
1.26
2.24
3.10
3.64
1.05
3.25
0.77
2.50
1.86
3.01
2.27
3.87
2.39
0.68
3.46
3.08
3.35
1.61
3.12
-0.78
0.93
3.19
1.93
1.41
0.31
3.46
-1.60
3.08
1.04
2.20
2.45
1.56
0.93
3.10
3.48
3.14
1.22
0.71
3.25

2.89
1.23
2.29
2.90
2.89
1.24
2.92
1.15
2.47
2.00
2.92
2.31
2.90
2.39
1.10
3.06
2.92
2.89
1.80
2.92
-0.00
1.28
2.92
2.05
1.64
0.82
3.21
-0.63
2.91
1.34
2.25
2.42
1.77
1.11
2.92
2.92
2.92
1.46
1.11
2.92

2.25
1.67
2.19
2.28
2.24
1.74
2.34
1.81
2.21
2.11
2.34
2.19
2.30
2.21
1.85
2.31
2.37
2.26
2.05
2.36
1.55
1.89
2.35
2.13
1.96
1.76
2.45
1.37
2.33
1.83
2.15
2.16
2.05
1.74
2.37
2.35
2.34
1.82
1.83
2.37

1.68
1.50
1.82
1.72
1.67
1.58
1.79
1.71
1.78
1.82
1.80
1.81
1.74
1.81
1.79
1.70
1.83
1.70
1.80
1.82
1.79
1.78
1.80
1.82
1.74
1.77
1.83
1.77
1.79
1.67
1.79
1.73
1.81
1.64
1.83
1.80
1.79
1.62
1.76
1.83

1.26
1.10
1.41
1.30
1.25
1.19
1.37
1.32
1.36
1.41
1.37
1.39
1.31
1.39
1.41
1.27
1.40
1.27
1.40
1.40
1.43
1.39
1.38
1.41
1.34
1.39
1.40
1.42
1.36
1.28
1.37
1.31
1.41
1.25
1.40
1.37
1.37
1.23
1.37
1.40

CHINA, HONG KONG SAR (4)


Hong Kong .................................................

4.64

4.22

3.94

1.61

2.62

3.12

1.91

2.26

1.78

1.42

1.15

1.00

0.86

0.75

0.65

COLOMBIA
Barranquilla ...............................................
Bucaramanga ............................................
Cali ............................................................
Cartagena ..................................................
Medelln .....................................................
Bogot .......................................................

4.37
5.47
7.19
5.10
6.59
6.99

4.37
5.48
7.19
5.10
6.59
7.00

4.31
5.44
6.75
4.86
6.24
6.77

4.03
5.31
4.95
3.86
4.77
5.84

3.66
4.52
4.15
3.84
3.97
4.87

2.94
2.96
2.60
3.80
2.39
2.96

2.94
2.96
2.59
3.80
2.39
2.96

1.99
3.41
2.68
2.88
1.81
2.97

2.06
3.08
2.48
2.77
2.11
2.95

2.32
2.39
2.08
2.68
2.76
2.92

2.32
2.39
2.08
2.67
2.76
2.91

2.07
2.14
1.88
2.36
2.39
2.47

1.42
1.50
1.35
1.58
1.45
1.38

1.04
1.12
1.01
1.14
0.96
0.84

0.85
0.93
0.82
0.95
0.76
0.64

CONGO
Brazzaville .................................................

1.88

5.99

6.55

6.59

6.45

6.08

5.79

3.31

3.31

3.44

4.19

4.26

2.78

2.28

2.07

COSTA RICA
San Jos ...................................................

4.42

4.42

4.44

4.46

4.09

3.58

3.51

3.25

3.25

3.48

3.29

2.43

1.84

1.53

1.32

CTE D'IVOIRE
Abidjan ...................................................... 13.13

8.52

9.59

11.41

11.33

7.18

4.31

4.05

3.74

3.58

3.24

3.16

2.83

2.43

2.09

CUBA
La Habana (Havana) ..................................

2.89

2.15

2.15

2.15

0.75

0.70

0.93

1.01

0.69

0.04

0.02

-0.27

-0.08

-0.01

-0.00

CZECH REPUBLIC
Praha (Prague) ...........................................

0.68

0.68

0.72

0.73

0.90

0.92

0.30

0.26

-0.29

-0.38

-0.14

-0.07

-0.02

-0.00

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Table A.14. Average annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Country and agglomeration
19501955

19551960

19601965

19651970

19701975

19751980

19801985

19851990

19901995

19952000

20002005

20052010

20102015

20152020

20202025

5.23
5.23
2.24

5.23
5.23
2.24

5.23
5.23
3.50

3.95
5.95
4.98

2.75
6.62
6.24

2.76
6.63
6.24

2.37
6.62
3.51

1.06
6.62
2.81

0.20
6.58
2.33

0.56
4.71
1.88

0.80
1.69
0.93

0.68
0.67
0.49

0.73
0.68
0.52

0.80
0.74
0.59

0.72
0.67
0.52

DEM. REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO


Kananga .................................................... 14.50
Kinshasa ................................................... 7.41
Lubumbashi ............................................... 8.25
Mbuji-Mayi ................................................. 6.63

20.16
8.30
5.78
6.64

12.06
9.64
5.21
6.63

10.61
8.00
5.12
6.41

-2.50
6.52
3.95
4.42

-2.50
6.52
3.95
4.42

-1.18
6.16
3.92
4.39

3.60
4.22
3.30
3.77

4.47
5.09
4.17
4.64

3.57
4.19
3.28
3.75

4.57
5.18
4.28
4.74

4.55
4.84
4.33
4.64

4.66
4.46
4.54
4.62

4.41
4.08
4.33
4.33

4.11
3.78
4.03
4.04

DEM. PEOPLE'S REP. OF KOREA


Hamhung ...................................................
N'ampo ......................................................
P'yongyang ................................................

DENMARK
Kbenhavn (Copenhagen) ..........................

0.17

0.92

1.34

0.10

-3.27

-1.33

-0.74

-0.41

0.25

0.54

0.14

0.04

0.09

0.06

0.02

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Santo Domingo ..........................................

7.12

7.12

6.37

6.13

3.97

3.97

2.38

1.73

1.86

2.09

2.12

2.17

1.88

1.50

1.16

ECUADOR
Guayaquil ..................................................
Quito .........................................................

5.68
4.38

5.69
4.38

4.91
4.47

4.19
4.55

4.27
4.51

4.58
4.34

3.77
3.64

3.01
3.00

2.80
2.25

2.78
2.18

2.77
3.20

2.40
2.95

1.79
1.95

1.39
1.45

1.08
1.13

EGYPT
Al-Iskandariyah (Alexandria) .......................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo) ......................................

3.71
3.89

3.71
3.89

3.06
5.05

2.52
3.29

2.41
2.88

2.33
2.61

2.30
2.50

1.61
1.69

1.35
1.38

1.88
1.64

2.08
1.73

2.03
1.70

1.71
1.48

1.57
1.41

1.63
1.48

EL SALVADOR
San Salvador .............................................

4.72

4.72

4.73

4.73

3.54

3.24

3.24

3.24

2.65

2.16

2.16

2.01

1.63

1.48

1.37

ETHIOPIA
Addis Ababa ..............................................

2.81

2.81

2.81

3.99

4.77

4.77

4.56

3.86

3.72

2.90

3.03

3.48

3.84

3.89

3.83

FINLAND
Helsinki ......................................................

2.04

2.04

1.28

1.20

2.75

2.93

1.45

3.70

1.57

1.56

1.42

0.81

0.51

0.46

0.41

FRANCE
Bordeaux ...................................................
Lille ...........................................................
Lyon ..........................................................
Marseille-Aix-en-Provence ..........................
Nice-Cannes ..............................................
Paris ..........................................................
Toulouse ....................................................

0.77
0.44
0.98
1.09
1.27
0.83
1.18

2.01
1.19
3.26
3.03
2.99
1.73
3.92

1.87
1.18
2.55
2.82
2.75
1.45
3.41

1.45
0.95
1.65
2.01
2.30
0.94
2.56

1.00
0.66
1.00
1.16
1.85
0.49
1.82

0.63
0.01
0.60
0.66
0.97
0.26
0.85

0.91
0.20
0.48
0.18
1.44
0.65
1.81

1.04
0.31
0.44
-0.03
1.60
0.82
2.26

0.88
0.47
0.74
0.39
0.46
0.38
1.75

0.88
0.47
0.73
0.39
0.46
0.38
1.74

0.78
0.50
0.66
0.43
0.50
0.33
1.34

0.60
0.50
0.50
0.46
0.52
0.21
0.72

0.46
0.42
0.38
0.38
0.44
0.10
0.46

0.40
0.37
0.32
0.33
0.38
0.05
0.40

0.36
0.33
0.28
0.28
0.34
0.01
0.35

GEORGIA
Tbilisi .........................................................

1.49

1.71

2.24

2.22

2.02

1.88

1.54

0.77

-1.07

-1.07

-0.12

0.26

0.09

0.01

0.00

GERMANY
Berlin ......................................................... -0.32
Hamburg .................................................... 1.16
Kln (Cologne) ........................................... 2.66
Mnchen (Munich) ..................................... 2.38

-0.24
1.23
2.87
2.49

-0.17
0.04
0.96
2.06

-0.16
-0.25
0.54
1.92

-0.48
-0.82
1.33
0.04

-0.48
-0.82
1.33
0.04

0.03
-0.81
-1.08
-0.49

2.23
0.66
0.66
-0.79

0.29
0.81
0.31
0.37

-0.51
0.04
-0.04
-0.62

0.04
0.34
0.28
0.85

0.19
0.43
1.19
0.72

0.07
0.15
0.43
0.26

0.01
0.02
0.04
0.03

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

GHANA
Accra .........................................................
Kumasi ......................................................

8.05
8.08

7.87
7.89

4.80
4.65

4.69
4.51

3.14
2.57

3.14
2.57

3.19
3.29

3.35
5.34

3.35
5.34

3.35
5.34

3.40
4.92

3.23
3.69

2.84
2.91

2.47
2.50

2.13
2.16

GREECE
Athnai (Athens) .........................................
Thessaloniki ...............................................

2.97
2.43

2.97
2.43

3.13
3.67

3.16
3.88

1.94
2.57

1.74
2.35

0.39
0.86

0.15
0.59

0.34
0.66

0.37
0.67

0.31
0.59

0.17
0.39

0.13
0.33

0.13
0.33

0.16
0.35

GUATEMALA
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala City) ......

5.06

5.06

4.36

2.17

1.60

0.93

0.71

0.67

0.89

1.57

1.62

2.30

2.97

2.90

2.64

GUINEA
Conakry ..................................................... 12.75

12.75

12.40

12.40

6.24

4.34

3.04

3.11

3.11

3.08

2.90

3.09

3.75

3.75

3.54

HAITI
Port-au-Prince ............................................

6.19

6.19

6.19

6.19

4.48

3.96

4.58

5.06

4.60

2.94

2.62

3.17

3.42

2.78

2.10

HONDURAS
Tegucigalpa ...............................................

5.69

5.69

5.57

5.54

5.34

4.79

4.79

4.08

3.16

3.16

2.56

2.52

2.62

2.46

2.22

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Table A.14. Average annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Country and agglomeration
19501955

19551960

19601965

19651970

19701975

19751980

19801985

19851990

19901995

19952000

20002005

20052010

20102015

20152020

20202025

1.15

1.11

0.72

0.71

0.60

0.52

-0.21

-0.30

-1.15

-1.15

-1.08

-0.35

-0.10

-0.01

-0.00

INDIA
Agra .......................................................... 3.00
Ahmadabad ............................................... 3.27
Aligarh ....................................................... 2.62
Allahabad .................................................. 2.57
Amritsar ..................................................... 1.26
Asansol ..................................................... 5.41
Aurangabad ............................................... 3.67
Bangalore .................................................. 4.61
Bareilly ...................................................... 2.45
Bhiwandi .................................................... 5.74
Bhopal ....................................................... 7.16
Bhubaneswar ............................................. 8.39
Kolkata (Calcutta) ...................................... 2.27
Chandigarh ................................................ 8.46
Jammu ....................................................... 2.71
Chennai (Madras) ...................................... 2.68
Coimbatore ................................................ 4.41
Delhi .......................................................... 5.26
Dhanbad .................................................... 9.52
Durg-Bhilainagar ........................................ 16.58
Faridabad .................................................. 5.44
Ghaziabad ................................................. 4.94
Guwahati (Gauhati) .................................... 10.39
Gwalior ...................................................... 2.27
Hubli-Dharwad ........................................... 2.47
Hyderabad ................................................. 1.45
Indore ........................................................ 2.64
Jabalpur ..................................................... 3.58
Jaipur ........................................................ 3.28
Jalandhar ................................................... 2.69
Jamshedpur ............................................... 3.90
Jodhpur ..................................................... 2.36
Kanpur ....................................................... 3.26
Kochi (Cochin) ........................................... 4.82
Kota .......................................................... 5.75
Kozhikode (Calicut) .................................... 3.17
Lucknow .................................................... 2.74
Ludhiana .................................................... 4.43
Madurai ..................................................... 2.98
Meerut ....................................................... 2.14
Moradabad ................................................ 1.64
Mumbai (Bombay) ...................................... 3.67
Mysore ...................................................... 0.98
Nagpur ...................................................... 3.57
Nashik ....................................................... 3.75
Patna ......................................................... 2.67
Pune (Poona) ............................................. 3.15
Raipur ....................................................... 4.30
Rajkot ........................................................ 4.26
Ranchi ....................................................... 3.07
Salem ........................................................ 3.16
Solapur ...................................................... 2.06
Srinagar ..................................................... 1.56
Surat ......................................................... 2.85
Thiruvananthapuram .................................. 2.66
Tiruchirappalli ............................................ 1.72
Vadodara ................................................... 3.74
Varanasi (Benares) .................................... 3.16
Vijayawada ................................................ 4.08
Visakhapatnam .......................................... 6.38

3.03
3.18
2.67
2.60
1.69
5.77
3.83
4.32
2.71
6.13
7.79
8.39
2.23
8.46
2.59
2.32
4.45
4.96
10.03
18.85
5.44
4.76
11.39
2.19
2.36
1.02
2.39
3.56
2.99
2.77
4.08
2.18
3.20
5.14
6.14
3.31
2.77
4.62
2.81
1.97
1.70
3.36
0.38
3.53
3.18
2.52
2.67
4.43
3.85
2.72
2.95
1.98
1.52
2.91
2.49
1.41
3.82
3.20
3.74
6.70

2.30
3.58
3.02
1.85
1.43
3.86
5.03
3.33
1.89
5.24
5.73
9.84
2.05
8.46
3.93
4.51
4.86
4.40
7.97
7.74
7.31
5.75
4.83
2.88
3.95
3.26
3.33
3.71
4.17
2.82
3.38
3.26
2.77
4.62
5.72
3.99
2.23
4.89
3.56
2.48
3.25
3.57
2.95
3.03
2.41
2.90
3.46
3.92
4.27
5.52
4.02
1.69
3.40
4.17
4.93
2.90
4.05
2.26
3.81
5.56

2.19
3.64
3.08
1.73
1.39
3.57
5.21
3.18
1.77
5.10
5.41
10.07
2.02
8.46
4.13
4.85
4.92
4.32
7.65
6.05
7.60
5.90
3.83
2.98
4.19
3.60
3.48
3.73
4.36
2.83
3.27
3.43
2.70
4.54
5.66
4.10
2.14
4.93
3.68
2.56
3.49
3.60
3.34
2.96
2.29
2.96
3.58
3.84
4.34
5.95
4.18
1.64
3.69
4.36
5.31
3.13
4.08
2.12
3.82
5.38

1.73
3.81
2.52
2.29
2.76
4.10
6.35
5.36
3.01
3.94
5.70
7.78
2.60
6.38
3.26
3.32
2.65
4.52
4.97
6.85
12.71
7.83
5.14
3.14
3.45
3.53
3.87
3.54
4.65
3.18
3.78
4.51
2.56
4.50
5.31
4.83
2.15
4.29
2.64
3.62
2.55
3.95
3.05
3.32
4.26
5.81
3.93
4.83
4.01
6.69
2.51
2.45
3.63
5.94
2.84
2.80
4.61
2.59
4.47
5.16

1.65
3.84
2.42
2.39
3.00
4.19
6.55
5.74
3.24
3.74
5.75
7.38
2.71
6.01
3.10
3.05
2.25
4.56
4.50
6.99
13.62
8.18
5.38
3.17
3.32
3.52
3.94
3.51
4.71
3.24
3.87
4.71
2.53
4.50
5.25
4.96
2.15
4.18
2.46
3.81
2.38
4.02
3.00
3.39
4.61
6.32
3.99
5.00
3.96
6.83
2.21
2.59
3.62
6.23
2.41
2.74
4.70
2.68
4.59
5.12

2.28
2.78
3.82
2.59
1.92
6.93
6.31
3.76
3.18
11.11
4.75
6.44
1.93
3.48
4.75
2.44
1.85
3.94
2.19
3.84
7.22
6.09
5.37
2.64
2.24
5.10
3.04
1.86
4.11
2.35
2.37
3.00
2.19
5.01
4.21
3.98
4.66
5.24
1.88
4.49
2.49
3.55
3.09
2.58
5.16
2.40
3.92
3.38
3.87
2.65
1.24
1.97
2.21
5.23
4.33
1.71
4.21
2.65
4.45
5.54

2.38
2.62
4.04
2.62
1.75
7.35
6.28
3.46
3.17
12.24
4.60
6.30
1.81
3.09
5.00
2.34
1.79
3.85
1.84
3.35
6.24
5.78
5.37
2.56
2.07
5.34
2.91
1.60
4.03
2.22
2.14
2.74
2.14
5.09
4.05
3.83
5.05
5.41
1.79
4.60
2.51
3.48
3.10
2.45
5.25
1.80
3.91
3.13
3.86
2.01
1.09
1.87
2.00
5.08
4.63
1.55
4.14
2.65
4.43
5.60

3.20
3.04
3.39
2.23
3.00
4.06
4.38
3.23
1.87
5.62
3.21
4.90
1.82
3.36
5.00
1.78
2.60
4.14
2.56
3.03
5.47
6.30
3.60
1.97
1.95
2.81
3.77
2.19
4.23
3.16
2.75
2.54
2.73
2.17
2.89
1.33
3.33
3.24
1.07
3.36
3.53
2.73
2.01
2.44
4.71
4.05
4.07
4.00
4.21
3.21
2.38
3.20
2.62
6.01
1.25
1.71
2.99
1.75
2.14
2.73

3.32
3.11
3.29
2.17
3.20
3.56
4.09
3.20
1.67
4.60
3.00
4.69
1.82
3.40
5.01
1.70
2.73
4.18
2.67
2.98
5.35
6.38
3.32
1.88
1.93
2.42
3.91
2.29
4.26
3.31
2.84
2.51
2.82
1.73
2.71
0.94
3.06
2.91
0.95
3.18
3.68
2.62
1.85
2.44
4.63
4.40
4.09
4.13
4.26
3.39
2.58
3.41
2.72
6.16
0.73
1.74
2.81
1.62
1.79
2.29

3.12
2.92
3.11
2.15
3.02
3.33
3.78
2.99
1.73
4.23
2.84
4.30
1.79
3.20
4.58
1.71
2.62
3.81
2.57
2.84
4.86
5.74
3.13
1.90
1.94
2.32
3.62
2.24
3.91
3.13
2.72
2.44
2.68
1.76
2.62
1.10
2.89
2.77
1.11
3.00
3.45
2.47
1.88
2.36
4.24
4.04
3.76
3.83
3.93
3.19
2.50
3.21
2.62
5.53
0.93
1.78
2.69
1.67
1.82
2.25

2.42
2.23
2.48
2.10
2.41
2.51
2.69
2.24
1.98
2.88
2.31
2.90
1.74
2.49
3.00
1.77
2.23
2.45
2.24
2.35
3.05
3.37
2.47
2.03
2.05
2.00
2.57
2.12
2.64
2.48
2.29
2.22
2.20
1.94
2.30
1.74
2.29
2.29
1.72
2.39
2.60
1.96
2.03
2.10
2.82
2.72
2.55
2.72
2.73
2.48
2.25
2.49
2.27
3.19
1.68
1.99
2.25
1.91
1.98
2.11

2.15
1.97
2.24
2.15
2.18
2.18
2.22
1.94
2.19
2.28
2.13
2.28
1.80
2.22
2.30
1.89
2.12
1.86
2.16
2.19
2.23
2.26
2.22
2.17
2.19
1.93
2.13
2.15
2.09
2.24
2.16
2.19
2.04
2.11
2.22
2.15
2.07
2.13
2.11
2.16
2.26
1.78
2.19
2.06
2.20
2.14
2.02
2.26
2.21
2.21
2.21
2.21
2.18
2.11
2.14
2.17
2.12
2.12
2.15
2.12

2.18
2.01
2.28
2.22
2.22
2.21
2.23
1.98
2.28
2.28
2.17
2.27
1.87
2.25
2.28
1.97
2.18
1.86
2.22
2.24
2.20
2.21
2.25
2.25
2.27
1.99
2.15
2.21
2.10
2.27
2.21
2.25
2.09
2.19
2.28
2.26
2.11
2.18
2.21
2.20
2.28
1.83
2.27
2.12
2.19
2.14
2.03
2.27
2.22
2.24
2.27
2.24
2.23
2.06
2.26
2.26
2.17
2.21
2.23
2.19

2.20
2.03
2.30
2.24
2.24
2.23
2.25
2.00
2.30
2.30
2.19
2.29
1.89
2.27
2.30
1.99
2.19
1.88
2.24
2.25
2.22
2.22
2.27
2.27
2.28
2.01
2.17
2.23
2.11
2.29
2.23
2.27
2.11
2.21
2.29
2.28
2.13
2.20
2.23
2.22
2.30
1.85
2.29
2.14
2.21
2.16
2.05
2.28
2.23
2.26
2.29
2.26
2.25
2.07
2.28
2.28
2.19
2.23
2.25
2.21

8.43
5.68
2.74
6.12

8.43
3.08
6.37
4.15

8.43
2.14
7.70
3.44

8.43
2.15
6.04
4.13

8.44
2.16
5.50
4.36

2.87
3.33
1.24
3.16

2.47
3.42
0.94
3.08

4.84
0.59
2.26
0.36

5.01
0.39
2.36
0.16

2.08
1.48
2.82
1.05

2.57
2.18
2.97
1.86

2.53
2.34
2.59
2.13

1.93
1.79
1.92
1.60

1.45
1.31
1.44
1.12

HUNGARY
Budapest ...................................................

INDONESIA
Bandar Lampung ........................................
Bandung ....................................................
Bogor ........................................................
Jakarta ......................................................

8.43
5.68
2.74
6.12

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Table A.14. Average annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Country and agglomeration
19501955

19551960

19601965

19651970

19701975

19751980

19801985

19851990

19901995

19952000

20002005

20052010

20102015

20152020

20202025

4.38
4.61
3.24
4.76
2.69
3.49
5.83
4.82

4.38
4.62
3.24
4.76
2.69
3.49
5.83
4.82

2.74
3.32
3.17
2.79
2.57
4.15
5.83
2.00

2.15
2.85
3.15
2.07
2.53
4.39
5.83
0.98

2.12
7.12
8.19
3.00
4.45
3.27
4.66
3.64

2.11
8.51
9.85
3.30
5.08
2.91
4.28
4.52

3.00
2.69
3.20
3.71
2.18
2.09
7.39
2.66

3.07
2.27
2.72
3.74
1.98
2.03
7.61
2.53

1.03
1.11
1.40
2.59
1.40
0.62
4.26
2.53

0.88
1.03
1.30
2.51
1.36
0.51
4.02
2.53

0.67
1.30
2.46
2.54
-0.60
1.07
4.45
2.56

1.81
2.08
2.78
2.78
1.08
1.94
3.87
2.81

2.41
2.34
2.57
2.48
2.22
2.28
2.76
2.53

1.94
1.80
1.93
1.83
1.86
1.76
1.95
1.88

1.47
1.33
1.45
1.35
1.39
1.29
1.46
1.40

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)


Ahvaz ........................................................ 5.41
Esfahan ..................................................... 5.12
Karaj .......................................................... 11.13
Kermanshah .............................................. 4.04
Mashhad ................................................... 5.26
Qom .......................................................... 3.30
Shiraz ........................................................ 4.58
Tabriz ........................................................ 3.30
Tehran ....................................................... 5.87

5.41
5.12
11.14
4.04
5.26
3.30
4.58
3.30
5.87

5.41
5.12
11.13
4.04
5.26
3.30
4.58
3.30
5.87

4.98
6.38
11.73
4.27
5.77
5.34
4.94
5.07
5.40

4.82
6.85
11.95
4.36
5.96
6.10
5.07
5.73
5.23

5.38
3.15
11.56
6.03
6.62
7.47
6.46
3.82
3.46

5.58
1.76
11.40
6.66
6.87
7.98
6.98
3.10
2.79

4.72
2.21
11.43
3.25
4.45
4.69
2.89
2.48
1.72

2.69
2.33
5.30
2.11
1.97
3.56
1.70
1.91
0.99

2.01
2.34
3.70
1.55
2.23
2.45
1.58
1.64
1.28

1.98
2.34
3.85
1.36
2.50
2.08
1.52
1.59
1.42

1.97
2.30
3.69
1.40
2.44
2.07
1.55
1.61
1.43

1.84
1.94
2.57
1.60
1.97
1.88
1.63
1.65
1.43

1.56
1.51
1.60
1.56
1.46
1.57
1.51
1.50
1.26

1.14
1.07
1.08
1.18
1.01
1.15
1.11
1.10
0.85

Malang ......................................................
Medan .......................................................
Padang ......................................................
Palembang .................................................
Semarang ..................................................
Surabaya ...................................................
Pekan Baru ................................................
Ujung Pandang ..........................................

IRAQ
Al-Basrah (Basra) ......................................
Al-Mawsil (Mosul) .......................................
Baghdad ....................................................
Irbil (Erbil) ..................................................

4.84
2.97
4.32
3.90

6.53
3.97
6.98
7.38

7.94
4.81
9.20
10.29

1.60
4.23
4.97
7.77

1.22
4.19
4.72
7.61

1.22
4.19
3.65
7.62

1.21
4.19
2.74
7.61

3.65
3.97
2.52
5.47

5.71
3.78
2.34
3.65

3.68
3.44
2.46
3.23

1.96
3.15
0.48
2.88

1.96
3.15
2.01
2.88

2.07
2.95
2.33
2.76

2.20
2.40
2.08
2.38

2.11
2.06
1.86
2.11

IRELAND
Dublin ........................................................

0.66

0.43

1.79

1.28

1.55

1.62

0.36

-0.08

0.65

0.87

0.96

1.14

1.38

1.31

1.17

ISRAEL
Hefa (Haifa) ...............................................
Tel Aviv-Yafo (Tel Aviv-Jaffa) ......................

2.23
5.68

2.23
5.68

2.31
3.55

2.33
3.09

1.69
3.17

1.30
3.22

3.14
3.43

5.74
3.73

5.74
3.73

2.73
2.39

2.22
1.81

0.99
1.56

1.13
1.18

0.98
0.83

0.85
0.69

ITALY
Milano (Milan) ............................................
Napoli (Naples) ..........................................
Palermo .....................................................
Roma (Rome) ............................................
Torino (Turin) .............................................

2.17
1.53
1.42
2.57
2.56

2.64
1.67
1.56
2.72
3.21

2.36
1.35
0.96
2.48
2.74

2.26
1.23
0.75
2.40
2.58

0.76
0.94
0.84
1.03
0.86

0.22
0.84
0.88
0.54
0.25

-0.25
0.21
0.39
0.23
-0.36

-0.42
-0.01
0.22
0.12
-0.58

-0.28
0.09
0.14
-0.14
-0.48

-0.23
0.13
0.12
-0.24
-0.45

-0.21
0.12
0.12
-0.22
-0.40

-0.09
0.06
0.12
-0.10
-0.16

-0.01
0.01
0.06
-0.01
-0.02

-0.00
0.00
0.02
-0.00
-0.00

0.00
0.05

JAPAN
Fukuoka-Kitakyushu ..................................
Hiroshima ..................................................
Kyoto .........................................................
Nagoya ......................................................
Osaka-Kobe ...............................................
Sapporo .....................................................
Sendai .......................................................
Tokyo ........................................................

3.66
5.04
1.70
4.24
4.22
3.37
4.28
3.92

3.10
5.04
1.31
4.75
3.91
3.37
4.28
3.92

2.10
5.04
1.08
2.50
4.13
3.37
4.28
3.91

2.10
5.04
1.08
2.50
4.13
3.37
4.28
2.77

2.30
5.04
4.46
2.77
0.90
3.37
4.28
2.66

1.83
0.56
0.95
2.44
0.30
2.62
2.01
1.40

1.77
0.98
0.15
0.89
0.71
1.55
1.37
1.19

2.29
0.70
0.52
1.69
1.28
1.45
1.72
1.42

1.04
0.54
0.49
0.71
0.03
1.31
1.09
0.64

0.73
0.04
0.02
0.44
0.20
0.26
0.46
0.51

0.40
0.01
-0.01
0.49
0.17
0.20
0.43
0.50

0.33
0.01
-0.01
0.42
0.14
0.17
0.36
0.43

0.12
0.00
-0.00
0.15
0.05
0.06
0.13
0.15

0.01
0.00
-0.00
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.02

0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

JORDAN
Amman ......................................................

8.84

8.85

6.33

5.18

5.08

4.80

2.92

2.92

2.67

0.68

0.68

1.19

1.39

1.35

1.38

KAZAKHSTAN
Almaty .......................................................

4.10

3.89

3.38

3.35

3.00

2.46

1.14

0.96

0.52

0.60

0.82

0.83

0.90

0.87

0.70

KENYA
Mombasa ...................................................
Nairobi .......................................................

5.35
7.55

5.35
7.56

4.88
6.43

4.32
5.48

3.23
4.86

3.19
4.83

3.03
4.70

3.13
4.72

3.65
4.81

3.65
4.81

3.59
4.43

3.65
3.76

3.88
3.73

3.90
3.72

3.87
3.69

KUWAIT
Al Kuwayt (Kuwait City) .............................. 10.48

10.49

10.55

12.03

4.39

5.17

4.60

4.32

-3.13

4.62

4.61

3.99

2.35

1.47

1.16

KYRGYZSTAN
Bishkek .....................................................

4.22

4.81

6.24

5.88

2.29

2.09

1.59

1.72

2.03

1.82

1.20

1.23

1.43

1.58

1.62

LEBANON
Bayrut (Beirut) ...........................................

5.54

5.54

5.35

4.61

9.72

1.58

-0.47

-4.08

-0.39

3.19

3.57

1.76

1.10

0.66

0.50

LIBERIA
Monrovia .................................................... 15.99

16.00

9.56

6.09

6.41

7.24

9.18

14.13 -16.18

11.76

6.22

0.77

4.14

3.70

3.45

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Table A.14. Average annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Country and agglomeration
19501955

19551960

19601965

19651970

19701975

19751980

19801985

19851990

19901995

19952000

20002005

20052010

20102015

20152020

20202025

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA


Banghazi ...................................................
Tarabulus (Tripoli) ......................................

6.77
4.98

6.78
4.98

7.00
6.00

8.01
10.55

6.53
8.54

4.17
5.33

4.38
5.63

5.34
7.01

5.34
2.24

3.36
2.24

3.27
2.23

2.65
2.04

1.91
1.73

1.47
1.38

1.10
1.01

MADAGASCAR
Antananarivo ..............................................

1.24

5.79

3.34

3.93

4.48

4.92

4.91

4.91

4.20

3.04

3.10

3.33

3.44

3.39

3.32

MALAYSIA
Johore Bharu .............................................
Klang .........................................................
Kuala Lumpur ............................................

6.79
8.36
6.02

5.43
5.17
4.02

4.54
3.11
2.73

4.55
3.11
2.73

5.98
5.29
7.13

5.99
5.32
7.13

5.22
5.82
1.96

5.22
5.83
1.96

4.28
6.01
1.58

4.01
6.07
1.47

4.68
5.93
1.47

4.53
5.68
1.56

3.24
3.75
1.89

1.94
1.99
1.72

1.31
1.29
1.26

MALI
Bamako .....................................................

4.51

3.15

3.91

6.76

9.86

5.96

4.35

4.10

3.96

3.97

4.18

4.44

4.41

4.24

3.99

MEXICO
Aguascalientes ..........................................
Chihuahua .................................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City) .................
Ciudad Jurez ............................................
Culiacn ....................................................
Guadalajara ...............................................
Len de los Aldamas ..................................
Mrida .......................................................
Mexicali .....................................................
Monterrey ..................................................
Puebla .......................................................
Quertaro ..................................................
Saltillo .......................................................
San Luis Potos ..........................................
Tijuana ......................................................
Toluca de Lerdo .........................................
Torren ......................................................

3.05
7.94
5.53
7.60
5.51
7.70
8.97
3.74
9.76
6.75
5.07
3.18
3.47
4.48
9.38
5.13
6.08

3.05
7.89
5.53
7.56
5.54
7.67
8.92
3.72
9.69
6.74
5.07
3.21
3.49
4.47
9.35
5.14
6.04

3.72
3.96
5.67
4.57
7.06
5.55
4.63
2.46
4.27
6.02
5.34
5.32
5.07
3.78
6.39
5.35
2.46

3.80
3.93
5.52
4.42
6.95
5.43
4.59
2.70
4.12
5.90
5.37
5.40
5.11
3.84
6.20
6.03
2.62

4.64
3.66
3.96
2.80
5.76
4.11
4.15
5.28
2.51
4.54
5.71
6.26
5.51
4.46
4.13
13.37
4.37

4.67
3.64
3.93
2.82
5.78
4.09
4.13
5.26
2.56
4.51
5.69
6.31
5.51
4.44
4.15
13.22
4.34

6.39
2.67
1.62
3.92
6.95
2.83
2.82
3.79
5.80
2.64
4.03
9.66
5.47
3.43
5.53
3.33
2.48

6.17
2.69
1.64
3.93
6.69
2.82
2.84
3.73
5.60
2.64
3.80
9.30
5.34
3.41
5.54
3.32
2.43

2.69
2.94
1.87
4.19
2.60
2.61
3.19
2.83
2.57
2.65
0.07
3.58
3.21
3.04
5.82
3.22
1.55

3.02
1.77
1.39
4.11
1.63
1.53
2.70
2.06
2.21
1.96
2.40
3.39
2.16
2.06
4.71
7.35
1.22

2.42
2.15
0.78
1.32
1.10
1.80
2.04
1.85
1.99
1.83
2.02
2.71
2.28
2.09
2.69
1.11
1.73

2.25
2.03
0.79
1.30
1.13
1.69
1.92
1.77
1.89
1.72
1.89
2.50
2.14
1.97
2.47
1.12
1.66

1.51
1.44
0.71
1.14
1.12
1.17
1.35
1.33
1.38
1.19
1.30
1.59
1.49
1.40
1.54
1.06
1.28

0.96
0.97
0.50
0.88
0.94
0.73
0.88
0.94
0.95
0.75
0.83
0.96
0.98
0.94
0.89
0.85
0.91

0.73
0.74
0.30
0.67
0.75
0.51
0.66
0.72
0.73
0.53
0.60
0.71
0.75
0.71
0.65
0.66
0.69

MONGOLIA
Ulaanbaatar ...............................................

9.40

9.40

6.53

3.63

3.59

3.43

3.04

3.00

2.90

2.89

2.30

1.41

1.25

1.31

1.25

MOROCCO
Dar-el-Beida (Casablanca) .........................
Fs ............................................................
Marrakech .................................................
Rabat ........................................................

4.35
5.33
1.53
4.72

4.36
5.31
1.54
4.74

4.43
2.75
2.83
7.51

4.43
2.75
2.83
7.51

3.50
3.18
2.57
5.23

3.25
3.30
2.51
4.62

2.64
3.05
3.07
3.99

2.17
2.86
3.50
3.50

1.91
2.72
3.26
3.22

0.62
2.04
2.07
1.77

0.62
2.04
2.07
1.77

0.80
1.92
1.95
1.70

1.24
1.67
1.69
1.55

1.34
1.52
1.54
1.44

1.21
1.37
1.39
1.30

MOZAMBIQUE
Maputo ......................................................

6.79

6.80

7.17

7.18

4.09

3.78

3.44

3.43

3.43

3.47

3.94

3.90

3.40

3.03

2.71

MYANMAR
Mandalay ...................................................
Nay Pyi Taw ...............................................
Yangon ......................................................

4.02

2.01

4.02

2.01

4.02

2.01

4.02

2.01

3.30

2.01

2.43

2.01

2.43

2.01

2.43

2.01

2.43

2.01

2.43

2.01

2.43

2.01

2.44
57.77
2.04

2.44
2.79
2.15

2.26
2.30
2.04

2.01
2.01
1.81

NEPAL
Kathmandu ................................................

1.06

1.58

2.06

2.17

4.02

4.47

5.56

5.83

4.92

4.70

4.71

4.67

4.43

4.12

3.78

NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam ................................................
Rotterdam ..................................................

0.47
2.11

0.54
1.97

1.02
0.62

-0.31
0.01

1.07
-0.85

-0.79
-0.33

-0.73
0.37

0.62
0.47

1.09
0.62

0.34
0.19

0.36
0.19

0.41
0.28

0.39
0.35

0.26
0.26

0.21
0.22

NEW ZEALAND
Auckland ...................................................

3.86

2.57

3.79

3.54

2.76

1.20

0.96

1.38

2.30

1.71

2.24

2.10

1.14

0.60

0.47

NICARAGUA
Managua ...................................................

5.92

5.92

6.04

6.20

3.82

3.37

3.37

3.37

3.26

0.50

0.50

0.75

1.46

1.68

1.54

NIGER
Niamey ......................................................

8.59

8.59

7.86

8.31

8.55

6.47

4.56

4.55

4.54

4.55

4.36

3.88

4.06

4.56

5.00

NIGERIA
Abuja .........................................................
Benin City ..................................................
Ibadan .......................................................

3.34
5.92
3.09

2.07
5.81
2.89

4.58
6.27
3.20

9.69
7.22
3.83

9.69
7.22
3.83

9.69
7.22
3.83

9.68
7.21
3.82

9.69
7.22
3.83

9.31
4.08
2.73

9.16
2.85
2.30

9.16
2.85
2.30

8.32
2.94
2.45

4.98
3.10
2.85

3.00
2.88
2.75

2.45
2.52
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Table A.14. Average annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Country and agglomeration
19501955

19551960

19601965

19651970

19701975

19751980

19801985

19851990

19901995

19952000

20002005

20052010

20102015

20152020

20202025

Ilorin ..........................................................
Kaduna ......................................................
Kano ..........................................................
Lagos ........................................................
Maiduguri ...................................................
Ogbomosho ...............................................
Port Harcourt .............................................
Zaria ..........................................................

5.83
9.64
6.12
8.57
7.42
6.16
9.08
7.91

4.55
12.51
7.59
9.74
8.71
7.68
8.51
10.41

4.29
11.22
8.09
7.97
7.99
5.96
7.65
8.82

3.75
8.60
9.12
4.38
6.54
2.49
5.93
5.61

3.75
8.60
9.12
5.81
6.54
2.49
5.93
5.61

3.75
8.61
9.12
6.17
6.55
2.49
5.93
5.61

3.20
6.11
6.42
6.16
4.87
2.49
4.51
4.32

2.38
2.39
2.38
6.16
2.37
2.49
2.38
2.39

2.38
2.39
2.38
4.50
2.37
2.49
2.38
2.39

2.38
2.39
2.38
3.85
2.37
2.49
2.38
2.39

2.38
2.39
2.38
3.85
2.37
2.49
2.38
2.39

2.54
2.53
2.51
3.74
2.53
2.64
2.54
2.55

3.00
2.94
2.86
3.19
2.98
3.01
2.97
2.99

2.92
2.84
2.73
2.61
2.90
2.90
2.88
2.90

2.59
2.50
2.39
2.22
2.57
2.56
2.55
2.57

NORWAY
Oslo ..........................................................

2.61

1.61

1.09

1.05

0.04

-0.04

0.60

0.64

1.28

1.19

1.07

0.99

0.63

0.54

0.57

PAKISTAN
Faisalabad .................................................
Gujranwala ................................................
Hyderabad .................................................
Islamabad ..................................................
Karachi ......................................................
Lahore .......................................................
Multan .......................................................
Peshawar ...................................................
Quetta .......................................................
Rawalpindi .................................................

8.84
4.73
5.92
2.19
5.93
4.02
5.93
3.03
2.43
3.49

8.71
4.88
5.91
2.19
5.33
4.26
6.38
3.70
2.36
3.63

6.04
5.19
3.49
4.20
5.21
4.39
3.90
2.12
3.17
4.93

5.69
5.24
3.17
4.47
5.20
4.41
3.57
1.91
3.27
5.10

4.45
5.69
2.59
8.39
4.92
4.00
3.56
5.66
5.44
3.94

3.47
6.05
2.12
11.50
4.71
3.67
3.55
8.63
7.16
3.03

3.43
4.00
2.46
6.33
3.56
3.24
2.92
3.98
4.38
3.31

3.43
3.69
2.51
5.54
3.39
3.17
2.82
3.27
3.96
3.36

3.43
3.69
2.51
5.54
3.39
3.17
2.82
3.27
3.96
3.36

3.41
3.66
2.52
5.46
3.36
3.16
2.82
3.26
3.93
3.34

2.97
3.15
2.53
4.17
2.85
2.78
2.69
2.94
3.34
2.96

2.64
2.74
2.64
3.00
2.44
2.50
2.66
2.72
2.85
2.68

2.81
2.89
2.89
2.99
2.59
2.68
2.88
2.91
2.98
2.86

2.82
2.90
2.91
2.99
2.61
2.69
2.90
2.92
3.00
2.87

2.63
2.71
2.71
2.80
2.42
2.50
2.71
2.73
2.80
2.68

PANAMA
Ciudad de Panam (Panama City) ..............

5.05

5.05

4.80

4.72

2.97

2.98

3.24

3.22

2.36

2.36

2.51

2.52

2.04

1.59

1.24

PARAGUAY
Asuncin ...................................................

3.95

3.95

3.76

3.60

3.39

3.25

3.42

3.54

3.32

3.15

3.13

2.83

2.30

1.91

1.61

PERU
Arequipa ....................................................
Lima ..........................................................

2.21
4.99

2.21
4.99

5.02
5.26

5.73
5.32

4.76
4.30

4.16
3.66

2.91
2.84

2.59
2.63

2.39
2.27

2.08
1.70

2.08
1.70

1.93
1.56

1.46
1.12

1.20
0.87

1.06
0.74

PHILIPPINES
Cebu .........................................................
Davao ........................................................
Manila .......................................................
Zamboanga ...............................................

3.56
6.22
3.85
2.12

3.53
6.16
3.89
2.27

3.17
5.41
4.37
4.10

3.18
5.38
4.45
3.99

3.48
4.24
6.94
0.84

3.39
4.57
3.50
10.07

2.19
3.31
2.91
2.52

2.17
3.31
2.93
2.53

1.53
3.17
3.30
2.71

1.75
2.81
1.15
3.47

1.76
2.80
1.55
3.50

1.83
2.78
1.61
3.44

2.14
2.52
1.84
2.86

2.02
2.00
1.66
2.11

1.65
1.56
1.28
1.64

POLAND
Krakw (Cracow) .......................................
Ldz ..........................................................
Warszawa (Warsaw) ..................................

3.28
1.61
4.08

3.32
1.33
3.46

2.09
0.78
1.59

1.97
0.73
1.41

2.15
0.95
2.10

1.64
0.71
1.61

0.50
0.13
0.40

0.50
0.13
0.40

0.35
-0.26
0.29

0.21
-0.64
0.17

0.04
-0.73
0.33

-0.05
-0.67
0.36

-0.02
-0.24
0.13

-0.00
-0.02
0.01

-0.00
-0.00
0.00

PORTUGAL
Lisboa (Lisbon) ..........................................
Porto .........................................................

1.50
1.41

1.50
1.41

1.81
0.98

1.84
0.93

2.93
1.73

3.04
1.81

0.56
0.63

0.15
0.43

0.49
0.72

0.55
0.77

0.66
0.86

0.91
1.05

0.72
0.83

0.41
0.52

0.18
0.29

PUERTO RICO
San Juan ...................................................

2.76

2.83

4.32

4.26

3.10

3.05

2.08

2.16

3.74

3.74

3.03

1.15

0.27

0.06

0.00

REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Goyang ......................................................
Bucheon ....................................................
Incheon .....................................................
Gwangju ....................................................
Busan ........................................................
Seongnam .................................................
Seoul .........................................................
Suweon .....................................................
Daegu .......................................................
Daejon .......................................................
Ulsan .........................................................

4.54
5.00
4.26
5.68
1.97
6.38
8.38
2.01
6.19
5.33
8.27

4.54
5.00
4.26
5.68
1.97
6.38
8.38
2.01
6.19
5.33
8.27

4.54
4.99
4.59
4.39
3.36
6.38
7.60
10.81
4.01
5.45
8.27

4.54
5.00
4.67
4.85
5.67
6.38
8.62
1.66
5.26
6.17
8.27

4.54
5.00
4.65
4.18
5.76
6.38
4.96
5.45
4.26
4.49
9.41

4.54
13.48
5.91
3.59
5.02
6.38
3.86
6.41
3.99
4.92
9.92

4.54
14.42
5.00
4.33
2.32
3.64
2.90
6.54
4.65
5.64
5.81

4.54
8.08
5.38
4.57
1.59
3.75
1.99
7.97
2.06
3.97
4.36

14.28
3.39
4.82
2.16
0.18
9.10
-0.55
3.50
1.88
3.85
6.80

8.25
-0.23
1.62
1.49
-0.75
1.59
-0.67
4.42
0.36
1.62
1.36

2.88
1.77
0.51
0.97
-0.78
0.48
-0.19
2.13
-0.10
1.09
0.69

2.21
1.70
0.41
0.84
-0.64
0.42
-0.13
1.72
-0.08
0.95
0.62

0.92
0.74
0.19
0.39
-0.21
0.28
-0.05
0.73
0.02
0.43
0.34

0.14
0.13
0.02
0.05
-0.02
0.08
-0.00
0.10
0.00
0.06
0.07

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-0.00
0.00
-0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

ROMANIA
Bucuresti (Bucharest) .................................

5.45

3.17

2.83

3.80

3.96

1.83

0.90

0.90

-0.21

-0.69

-0.13

0.10

0.02

0.00

0.00

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Chelyabinsk ...............................................
Yekaterinburg ............................................
Kazan ........................................................

2.16
2.51
2.68

2.16
2.51
2.69

2.16
2.51
2.68

2.13
2.45
2.57

1.84
1.84
1.48

1.59
1.64
1.33

0.98
1.14
0.96

0.56
0.70
0.67

-0.45
-0.35
-0.01

-0.40
-0.35
0.07

0.21
0.06
0.29

-0.11
0.18
0.14

-0.04
0.07
0.05

-0.00
0.01
0.00

-0.00
0.00
0.00

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Table A.14. Average annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Country and agglomeration
19501955

19551960

19601965

19651970

19701975

19751980

19801985

19851990

19901995

19952000

20002005

20052010

20102015

20152020

20202025

Krasnoyarsk ..............................................
Moskva (Moscow) ......................................
Nizhniy Novgorod .......................................
Novosibirsk ................................................
Omsk .........................................................
Perm ..........................................................
Rostov-na-Donu (Rostov-on-Don) ...............
Samara ......................................................
Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg) ............
Saratov ......................................................
Ufa ............................................................
Volgograd ..................................................
Voronezh ...................................................

4.11
1.41
1.97
2.45
3.14
2.74
2.50
2.37
1.58
2.42
3.15
2.93
3.52

4.11
1.41
1.97
2.45
3.14
2.74
2.50
2.37
1.58
2.42
3.15
2.93
3.52

4.11
1.41
1.97
2.45
3.14
2.73
2.50
2.37
1.58
2.42
3.15
2.93
3.52

3.94
1.41
1.93
2.35
3.07
2.65
2.44
2.31
1.58
2.32
3.09
2.79
3.37

2.29
1.40
1.54
1.36
2.35
1.79
1.87
1.66
1.66
1.35
2.51
1.41
1.90

2.01
1.30
1.28
1.22
2.02
1.51
1.57
1.27
1.42
1.12
2.10
1.21
1.70

1.34
1.06
0.65
0.87
1.22
0.83
0.85
0.31
0.84
0.55
1.10
0.72
1.22

0.95
0.93
0.27
0.60
0.84
0.41
0.71
0.05
0.59
0.31
0.70
0.54
0.77

0.02
0.47
-0.65
-0.03
-0.07
-0.59
0.38
-0.58
-0.62
-0.25
-0.27
0.11
-0.30

0.02
1.70
-0.65
-0.03
-0.07
-0.59
0.38
-0.58
-0.45
-0.25
-0.27
0.11
-0.30

0.18
0.78
-0.69
-0.38
0.08
-0.43
-0.10
-0.48
-0.59
-0.60
-0.29
-0.32
-0.17

0.23
0.15
-0.26
-0.35
-0.20
0.22
-0.17
-0.34
-0.36
-0.52
-0.67
-0.43
-0.16

0.08
0.05
-0.09
-0.12
-0.07
0.08
-0.06
-0.12
-0.13
-0.19
-0.24
-0.15
-0.06

0.01
0.01
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
0.01
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
-0.02
-0.02
-0.02
-0.01

0.00
0.00
-0.00
-0.00
-0.00
0.00
-0.00
-0.00
-0.00
-0.00
-0.00
-0.00
-0.00

RWANDA
Kigali .........................................................

6.66

6.35

5.48

5.48

8.22

7.18

5.36

5.36

5.50

10.89

8.86

4.01

3.93

4.08

3.87

SAUDI ARABIA
Al-Madinah (Medina) ..................................
Ar-Riyadh (Riyadh) ....................................
Ad-Dammam ..............................................
Jiddah ........................................................
Makkah (Mecca) ........................................

1.30
3.36
5.54
1.77
0.56

1.30
3.36
5.55
1.77
0.56

5.75
7.54
7.74
6.58
3.85

10.21
11.72
9.93
11.40
7.15

9.57
11.11
9.52
10.72
6.86

6.22
7.91
7.36
7.17
5.37

6.21
7.90
7.36
7.17
5.36

6.22
7.91
7.36
7.17
5.37

4.69
5.33
5.30
4.66
3.76

3.45
3.23
3.63
2.63
2.45

3.45
3.23
3.62
2.62
2.45

3.15
2.93
3.29
2.49
2.38

2.36
2.14
2.42
2.06
2.11

1.85
1.64
1.88
1.69
1.79

1.56
1.35
1.58
1.40
1.52

SENEGAL
Dakar ........................................................

2.13

8.46

5.49

5.12

4.95

4.05

3.88

3.79

3.67

3.68

3.64

3.20

2.74

2.58

2.52

SERBIA
Beograd (Belgrade) ....................................

3.96

2.80

2.39

2.32

3.61

3.83

1.18

0.71

-0.22

-0.39

-0.38

-0.18

0.22

0.43

0.54

SIERRA LEONE
Freetown ...................................................

2.62

2.62

4.41

6.59

6.39

4.82

4.82

2.83

2.62

2.63

2.62

2.60

2.82

3.08

3.16

SINGAPORE
Singapore ..................................................

5.02

4.48

2.81

1.97

1.73

1.30

2.30

2.15

2.85

2.88

1.49

1.19

0.92

0.64

0.55

SOMALIA
Muqdisho (Mogadishu) ...............................

1.10

5.08

8.77

12.53

9.81

4.27

6.09

6.52

2.04

0.92

3.28

1.17

3.58

3.55

3.33

SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Town ................................................
Durban ......................................................
Ekurhuleni (East Rand) ..............................
Johannesburg ............................................
Port Elizabeth ............................................
Pretoria ......................................................
Vereeniging ................................................

2.62
3.36
2.23
2.43
4.05
4.21
4.71

2.62
3.36
2.23
2.43
4.05
4.21
4.71

3.25
2.34
2.76
2.32
5.06
3.02
4.95

3.29
2.34
2.75
2.29
5.01
2.95
4.93

3.68
3.50
2.09
1.37
2.12
1.97
3.87

3.68
3.50
2.09
1.37
2.12
1.97
3.87

3.59
3.50
2.23
1.37
2.28
2.07
4.00

2.25
3.50
4.26
1.37
4.48
3.56
5.98

2.10
3.77
4.26
3.53
1.93
0.85
1.48

2.52
2.60
4.11
3.75
1.00
2.61
2.30

2.57
2.12
3.85
3.52
0.87
3.22
2.72

1.68
1.49
2.26
2.10
1.02
2.04
1.83

0.86
0.85
0.94
0.90
0.91
1.01
1.01

0.69
0.71
0.70
0.68
0.85
0.81
0.84

0.64
0.66
0.65
0.63
0.80
0.76
0.79

SPAIN
Barcelona ..................................................
Madrid .......................................................
Valencia .....................................................

3.01
3.43
0.05

3.20
3.40
-0.08

3.43
3.84
2.31

3.46
3.89
2.58

1.10
2.00
1.50

0.84
1.78
1.38

0.68
0.47
0.47

0.65
0.27
0.34

1.03
1.26
0.25

1.09
1.41
0.24

1.09
1.41
0.24

0.98
1.25
0.29

0.44
0.52
0.36

0.05
0.06
0.24

0.00
0.00
0.14

SUDAN
Al-Khartum (Khartoum) ...............................

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.40

5.98

5.45

6.50

7.63

6.35

3.95

2.69

2.75

3.17

2.88

2.46

SWEDEN
Stockholm ..................................................

0.82

0.82

4.40

0.63

-0.39

-0.46

0.41

0.51

1.83

1.16

0.69

0.58

0.35

0.27

0.26

SWITZERLAND
Zrich (Zurich) ...........................................

0.81

0.81

2.74

2.92

0.08

-0.18

3.37

3.69

0.83

0.56

0.39

0.35

0.26

0.29

0.37

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC


Dimashq (Damascus) .................................
Halab (Aleppo) ...........................................
Hims (Homs) ..............................................

4.56
4.07
4.56

4.56
4.07
4.56

4.56
4.07
4.56

4.56
4.07
4.56

4.11
3.95
4.36

4.08
3.95
4.35

2.33
3.76
3.85

1.79
3.70
3.70

1.79
3.70
3.70

2.00
3.45
3.48

2.62
3.02
3.14

2.76
2.77
2.91

2.17
2.15
2.30

1.99
1.98
2.12

1.81
1.80
1.94

THAILAND
Krung Thep (Bangkok) ...............................

4.60

4.57

3.67

3.70

4.23

4.13

2.23

2.18

0.73

0.73

0.78

0.99

1.16

1.26

1.30

TOGO
Lom ......................................................... 10.50

10.51

7.43

6.63

5.85

5.85

6.06

5.70

5.02

5.02

5.02

4.77

3.99

3.36

2.93

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division

World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

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Table A.14. Average annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Country and agglomeration
19501955

19551960

19601965

19651970

19701975

19751980

19801985

19851990

19901995

19952000

20002005

20052010

20102015

20152020

20202025

TURKEY
Adana ........................................................
Ankara .......................................................
Antalya ......................................................
Bursa .........................................................
Gaziantep ..................................................
Istanbul .....................................................
Izmir ..........................................................
Konya ........................................................

7.20
8.94
6.40
4.33
5.93
5.10
5.30
7.18

6.40
7.41
6.40
3.59
5.05
3.04
4.01
5.36

4.61
8.13
6.39
6.20
5.09
6.40
9.00
5.50

3.23
6.81
6.02
1.53
2.62
6.52
8.98
0.51

3.14
4.85
5.99
1.21
2.45
5.23
3.55
0.18

3.77
2.03
7.38
6.54
4.28
4.00
3.00
6.63

5.90
3.14
6.45
4.67
4.87
4.14
3.83
4.64

3.45
2.92
7.34
6.08
4.65
3.84
3.35
3.20

2.18
2.08
4.83
3.62
3.54
3.14
2.43
3.66

2.10
2.25
4.67
3.69
3.47
2.63
2.39
3.69

2.06
2.33
4.25
3.60
3.22
2.09
2.31
3.42

1.80
1.80
2.63
2.34
2.24
1.62
1.82
2.32

1.47
1.34
1.62
1.51
1.54
1.19
1.39
1.57

1.20
1.05
1.27
1.18
1.23
0.91
1.10
1.25

0.97
0.82
1.04
0.95
1.00
0.68
0.88
1.02

UGANDA
Kampala ....................................................

2.90

4.42

9.61

8.49

3.14

3.29

4.77

4.77

3.79

3.68

3.68

3.84

4.29

4.72

4.88

UKRAINE
Dnipropetrovs'k ..........................................
Donets'k ....................................................
Kharkiv ......................................................
Kyiv (Kiev) .................................................
Odesa .......................................................
Zaporizhzhya .............................................

2.44
2.08
2.45
3.55
2.64
3.77

2.44
2.08
2.45
3.55
2.64
3.77

2.44
2.08
2.45
3.55
2.64
3.77

2.43
2.04
2.39
3.50
2.56
3.60

2.35
1.66
1.85
3.03
1.77
1.90

1.95
1.42
1.61
2.68
1.40
1.70

0.98
0.82
1.03
1.81
0.51
1.20

0.47
0.38
0.54
1.32
0.21
0.67

-0.77
-0.67
-0.66
0.13
-0.52
-0.60

-0.77
-0.67
-0.66
0.13
-0.52
-0.60

-0.40
-0.56
-0.27
0.50
-0.65
-0.62

-0.20
-0.39
-0.09
0.56
-0.53
-0.48

-0.06
-0.11
-0.03
0.16
-0.15
-0.14

-0.00
-0.01
-0.00
0.01
-0.01
-0.01

-0.00
-0.00
-0.00
0.00
-0.00
-0.00

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES


Dubayy (Dubai) ..........................................

6.93

6.93

4.71

9.26

14.63

8.39

6.07

6.32

6.36

7.35

6.08

3.51

2.40

2.05

1.85

UNITED KINGDOM
Birmingham ................................................ 0.48
Glasgow .................................................... 0.24
Liverpool .................................................... 0.01
London ...................................................... -0.20
Manchester ................................................ 0.02
Newcastle upon Tyne ................................. 0.28
West Yorkshire .......................................... 0.06

0.48
0.24
0.01
-0.20
0.02
0.28
0.06

0.17
-0.31
-0.74
-0.81
-0.12
-0.46
0.13

0.11
-0.42
-0.89
-0.93
-0.14
-0.60
0.14

-0.04
-1.60
-4.52
0.10
-0.22
-1.10
-1.29

-0.07
-1.83
-5.23
0.30
-0.23
-1.20
-1.57

-0.23
-1.82
0.11
0.02
-0.26
0.87
-0.43

-0.25
-1.82
1.06
-0.03
-0.26
1.24
-0.22

-0.09
-0.52
-0.05
0.65
-0.18
0.14
0.27

-0.05
-0.26
-0.26
0.79
-0.16
-0.07
0.36

-0.02
-0.19
-0.18
0.67
-0.12
-0.01
0.34

0.07
0.07
0.11
0.24
0.04
0.16
0.24

0.11
0.19
0.24
0.02
0.11
0.24
0.17

0.10
0.20
0.25
0.00
0.11
0.24
0.16

0.07
0.17
0.22

0.08
0.21
0.13

9.78

7.80

7.27

8.50

9.43

7.60

4.49

4.58

4.75

4.75

4.72

4.29

3.83

3.56

3.38

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


Atlanta ....................................................... 4.14
Austin ........................................................ 3.19
Baltimore ................................................... 2.00
Boston ....................................................... 0.99
Bridgeport-Stamford ................................... 4.04
Buffalo ....................................................... 1.63
Charlotte .................................................... 3.97
Chicago ..................................................... 2.14
Cincinnati .................................................. 2.12
Cleveland .................................................. 2.55
Columbus, Ohio ......................................... 3.43
Dallas-Fort Worth ...................................... 5.18
Dayton ....................................................... 3.69
Denver-Aurora ........................................... 4.77
Detroit ....................................................... 2.51
El Paso ...................................................... 7.05
Hartford ..................................................... 1.27
Honolulu .................................................... 3.48
Houston ..................................................... 4.87
Indianapolis ............................................... 2.41
Jacksonville, Florida ................................... 4.28
Kansas City ............................................... 2.77
Las Vegas ................................................. 9.67
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana .......... 4.84
Louisville .................................................... 2.49
Memphis .................................................... 2.93
Miami ........................................................ 7.91
Milwaukee ................................................. 3.27
Minneapolis-St. Paul .................................. 3.33
Nashville-Davidson ..................................... 2.92
New Orleans .............................................. 2.48
New York-Newark ...................................... 1.38
Oklahoma City ........................................... 4.45
Orlando ..................................................... 10.10

4.14
3.21
1.94
1.00
3.91
1.57
3.91
2.11
2.06
2.47
3.38
5.10
3.66
4.67
2.44
6.80
1.37
3.42
4.82
2.42
4.24
2.71
9.68
4.73
2.47
2.89
7.75
3.15
3.27
2.90
2.42
1.38
4.33
9.81

4.23
3.46
0.88
1.25
1.35
0.30
2.88
1.42
1.03
0.93
2.48
3.40
3.13
2.65
1.15
1.97
3.27
2.30
3.87
2.49
3.52
1.65
9.73
2.52
1.98
1.98
4.55
0.85
2.13
2.57
1.29
1.38
2.13
4.19

4.18
3.47
0.90
1.21
1.28
0.25
2.85
1.36
0.99
0.83
2.38
3.33
2.90
2.64
1.08
2.02
3.16
2.33
3.86
2.38
3.40
1.56
9.55
2.46
1.89
1.96
4.52
0.79
2.05
2.52
1.28
1.29
2.10
4.30

3.19
3.61
1.19
0.29
-0.05
-0.81
2.27
0.15
0.22
-1.12
0.54
1.96
-1.42
2.55
-0.41
2.97
0.88
2.75
3.63
0.20
1.21
-0.14
6.04
1.27
0.29
1.54
3.81
-0.37
0.48
1.45
1.14
-0.39
1.44
6.36

3.18
3.63
1.16
0.29
-0.04
-0.79
2.29
0.16
0.25
-1.09
0.57
1.99
-1.34
2.48
-0.41
2.94
0.87
2.66
3.54
0.23
1.26
-0.07
5.97
1.27
0.27
1.50
3.74
-0.34
0.53
1.43
1.07
-0.35
1.44
6.26

2.91
3.92
0.54
0.41
0.12
-0.49
2.62
0.19
0.80
-0.44
1.26
2.66
0.30
1.16
-0.30
2.29
0.69
0.83
1.85
0.89
2.11
1.38
4.77
1.36
-0.08
0.63
2.40
0.16
1.51
1.01
-0.36
0.29
1.47
4.30

3.00
3.97
0.57
0.47
0.23
-0.45
2.74
0.24
0.82
-0.38
1.28
2.66
0.36
1.23
-0.26
2.26
0.70
0.85
1.89
0.99
2.09
1.36
4.85
1.33
-0.01
0.68
2.40
0.18
1.51
1.09
-0.36
0.32
1.42
4.22

4.84
4.73
1.19
1.66
2.25
0.23
5.10
1.22
1.22
0.63
1.81
2.59
1.37
2.68
0.54
1.67
0.86
1.27
2.76
2.87
1.78
1.02
6.34
0.82
1.34
1.64
2.20
0.65
1.38
2.69
-0.30
1.04
0.51
2.66

4.84
4.73
1.19
1.66
2.25
0.23
5.10
1.22
1.22
0.63
1.81
2.59
1.37
2.68
0.54
1.67
0.86
1.27
2.76
2.87
1.78
1.02
6.34
0.82
1.34
1.64
2.20
0.65
1.39
2.69
-0.30
1.04
0.51
2.66

3.91
3.88
1.16
1.50
1.99
0.46
4.16
1.14
1.19
0.74
1.65
2.20
1.33
2.29
0.64
1.56
0.94
1.26
2.33
2.45
1.64
1.04
5.08
0.82
1.31
1.53
1.90
0.77
1.30
2.33
-0.26
0.97
0.68
2.30

1.73
1.86
1.02
1.04
1.34
0.90
1.96
0.87
1.06
0.92
1.22
1.24
1.18
1.34
0.81
1.24
1.05
1.15
1.28
1.43
1.24
1.03
2.15
0.74
1.15
1.20
1.13
0.96
1.04
1.45
-0.27
0.74
0.99
1.39

0.80
0.99
0.84
0.76
0.97
0.94
1.02
0.65
0.89
0.86
0.93
0.76
1.00
0.86
0.75
1.01
0.97
0.99
0.77
0.93
0.97
0.90
0.95
0.60
0.97
0.95
0.73
0.90
0.83
1.00
-0.10
0.54
0.98
0.94

0.60
0.79
0.70
0.60
0.81
0.81
0.81
0.50
0.74
0.72
0.78
0.59
0.85
0.69
0.61
0.85
0.82
0.85
0.60
0.76
0.81
0.76
0.72
0.45
0.82
0.80
0.57
0.76
0.67
0.83
0.50
0.39
0.85
0.77

0.45
0.64
0.55
0.46
0.66
0.67
0.67
0.36
0.60
0.58
0.63
0.45
0.70
0.55
0.47
0.71
0.68
0.70
0.46
0.62
0.67
0.61
0.58
0.31
0.67
0.66
0.42
0.62
0.53
0.68
0.68
0.25
0.70
0.62

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA


Dar es Salaam ...........................................

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Table A.14. Average annual rate of change of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Average annual rate of change (per cent)
Country and agglomeration
19501955

19551960

19601965

19651970

19701975

19751980

19801985

19851990

19901995

19952000

20002005

20052010

20102015

20152020

20202025

Philadelphia ............................................... 2.31


Phoenix-Mesa ............................................ 9.38
Pittsburgh .................................................. 1.63
Portland ..................................................... 2.40
Providence ................................................. 1.11
Richmond .................................................. 2.56
Riverside-San Bernardino ........................... 10.22
Rochester .................................................. 1.87
Sacramento ............................................... 7.58
Salt Lake City ............................................ 4.27
San Antonio ............................................... 3.56
San Diego .................................................. 6.58
San Francisco-Oakland .............................. 1.71
San Jose ................................................... 12.28
Seattle ....................................................... 3.13
St. Louis .................................................... 1.74
Tampa-St. Petersburg ................................ 7.57
Tucson ...................................................... 11.11
Virginia Beach ............................................ 6.21
Washington, D.C. ...................................... 3.40

2.25
9.14
1.56
2.40
1.14
2.66
9.94
1.88
7.37
4.22
3.48
6.43
1.70
11.93
3.15
1.72
7.35
10.69
6.03
3.39

1.14
4.47
0.23
2.36
1.76
4.38
4.36
1.98
3.38
3.18
1.85
3.60
1.42
5.11
3.63
1.21
3.21
2.57
2.57
3.16

1.10
4.49
0.21
2.35
1.71
4.24
4.23
1.88
3.33
3.20
1.86
3.60
1.37
4.94
3.51
1.14
3.28
2.66
2.51
3.06

0.32
4.90
-0.20
2.18
0.57
1.46
1.89
0.08
2.28
3.41
2.01
3.52
0.48
1.78
1.32
-0.18
4.49
4.25
1.38
1.07

0.32
4.83
-0.22
2.14
0.56
1.47
2.05
0.09
2.33
3.32
2.00
3.51
0.51
1.76
1.37
-0.15
4.39
4.17
1.41
1.12

0.39
3.53
-0.75
1.33
0.54
1.48
5.06
0.22
3.20
1.58
1.78
3.21
1.09
1.34
2.15
0.52
2.32
2.52
1.88
1.96

0.41
3.54
-0.69
1.41
0.57
1.49
4.94
0.27
3.16
1.56
1.77
3.11
1.08
1.33
2.15
0.52
2.30
2.51
1.83
1.95

0.88
3.71
0.43
3.01
1.18
1.66
2.53
1.14
2.39
1.17
1.62
1.30
0.89
1.14
2.12
0.65
1.88
2.18
0.83
1.57

0.88
3.71
0.43
3.01
1.18
1.66
2.53
1.14
2.39
1.17
1.62
1.30
0.89
1.14
2.12
0.65
1.88
2.18
0.83
1.57

0.89
3.06
0.59
2.55
1.17
1.55
2.19
1.16
2.09
1.18
1.50
1.23
0.91
1.13
1.85
0.75
1.68
1.95
0.90
1.42

0.85
1.51
0.88
1.43
1.08
1.22
1.34
1.13
1.32
1.11
1.16
1.01
0.90
1.04
1.18
0.90
1.16
1.35
0.99
1.02

0.71
0.82
0.86
0.90
0.92
0.98
0.90
1.00
0.91
0.96
0.91
0.81
0.78
0.89
0.81
0.84
0.85
1.00
0.90
0.76

0.57
0.63
0.72
0.72
0.78
0.82
0.73
0.85
0.74
0.82
0.76
0.66
0.64
0.74
0.65
0.70
0.69
0.84
0.75
0.60

0.43
0.49
0.58
0.58
0.63
0.68
0.59
0.71
0.60
0.67
0.61
0.52
0.49
0.60
0.51
0.56
0.55
0.69
0.61
0.46

URUGUAY
Montevideo ................................................

0.58

0.58

0.58

0.58

0.59

0.72

0.72

0.50

0.49

-0.30

-0.47

-0.28

0.03

0.12

0.06

UZBEKISTAN
Tashkent ...................................................

2.22

2.68

3.80

3.71

2.78

2.40

1.48

1.41

0.15

0.17

0.22

0.80

1.46

1.74

1.85

VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REP. OF)


Barquisimeto ..............................................
Caracas .....................................................
Maracaibo ..................................................
Maracay ....................................................
Valencia .....................................................

6.22
6.40
5.29
5.97
5.25

6.22
6.40
5.29
5.97
5.26

4.95
4.62
3.51
8.25
6.49

4.76
4.35
3.24
8.60
6.67

4.26
2.56
3.20
6.54
5.62

4.08
1.90
3.19
5.79
5.23

2.67
0.90
3.41
5.21
4.15

2.18
0.54
3.49
5.00
3.77

2.42
0.35
2.82
1.78
2.31

2.44
0.34
2.78
1.56
2.94

2.41
0.46
2.72
1.60
3.87

2.06
1.11
2.15
1.71
2.67

1.54
1.30
1.48
1.51
1.57

1.18
1.04
1.09
1.19
1.11

0.91
0.77
0.82
0.93
0.84

VIET NAM
Hai Phng ..................................................
H Noi .......................................................
Thnh Pho Ho Ch Minh (Ho Chi Minh City)

7.91
8.31
1.43

7.91
8.31
1.43

6.35
7.08
4.64

6.36
7.09
4.64

6.56
7.31
4.64

5.77
6.49
4.16

1.30
1.82
1.45

1.34
1.82
1.45

1.45
1.82
1.45

1.46
1.83
1.46

1.91
2.11
1.86

2.53
2.49
2.41

2.63
2.52
2.49

2.50
2.39
2.36

2.36
2.25
2.22

YEMEN
Al-Hudaydah ..............................................
Sana'a' ......................................................
Ta'izz .........................................................

4.82
4.48
6.23

4.82
4.48
6.23

4.82
4.29
6.23

4.82
4.29
6.23

4.82
4.80
6.23

4.82
10.51
6.23

4.82
10.50
6.23

7.36
9.72
6.81

7.70
9.18
6.89

7.70
5.55
6.89

7.70
5.54
6.89

6.95
5.28
6.34

5.19
4.62
5.02

4.30
4.14
4.30

3.86
3.73
3.87

ZAMBIA
Lusaka ...................................................... 10.71

10.71

11.26

11.05

6.52

6.52

3.54

3.49

3.49

3.49

3.23

2.39

2.20

2.49

2.60

5.16

5.01

5.36

4.91

2.93

4.66

5.95

3.62

1.89

1.88

1.87

2.01

2.05

1.97

ZIMBABWE
Harare .......................................................

1
2
3
4

5.89

Including Santos.
Including Jointville.
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
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Table A.15. Percentage of the urban population residing in each urban agglomeration
with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2007, by country, 1950-2025
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

AFGHANISTAN
Kabul .........................................................

27.3

30.7

34.3

37.2

36.1

38.1

44.7

55.5

56.3

44.8

44.5

52.2

50.0

49.1

48.0

46.7

ALGERIA
El Djazar (Algiers) ....................................
Wahran (Oran) ...........................................

26.6
13.8

24.5
11.3

26.5
9.3

23.4
7.2

23.1
7.1

23.2
7.2

19.8
6.6

15.8
5.7

14.5
4.9

14.5
4.3

15.1
3.9

15.4
3.7

15.2
3.6

14.8
3.6

14.5
3.5

14.2
3.5

ANGOLA
Huambo .....................................................
Luanda ......................................................

4.9
44.1

5.9
43.2

7.1
42.0

7.0
45.8

6.7
50.5

7.3
51.0

8.0
50.5

8.3
46.0

8.3
40.1

8.2
36.0

8.5
38.0

8.9
40.7

9.6
44.1

9.9
45.5

9.8
44.8

9.7
43.7

ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires .............................................
Crdoba ....................................................
Mendoza ....................................................
Rosario ......................................................
San Miguel de Tucumn .............................

45.5
3.8
2.2
4.9
2.0

44.0
3.9
2.2
4.6
2.0

43.5
4.0
2.2
4.4
2.0

43.0
4.1
2.3
4.4
2.0

42.9
4.3
2.5
4.3
1.9

41.5
4.3
2.5
4.2
2.0

40.5
4.3
2.6
4.1
2.1

38.6
4.3
2.6
3.9
2.1

37.1
4.2
2.7
3.8
2.2

36.1
4.1
2.6
3.6
2.2

35.6
4.1
2.5
3.5
2.2

35.5
4.0
2.5
3.4
2.2

34.8
4.0
2.4
3.3
2.2

33.8
3.9
2.4
3.2
2.2

32.7
3.8
2.4
3.2
2.2

31.7
3.8
2.3
3.1
2.1

ARMENIA
Yerevan .....................................................

59.2

58.8

56.2

52.8

51.6

50.7

51.0

50.1

49.1

53.4

55.4

57.0

57.9

57.8

57.2

56.6

AUSTRALIA
Adelaide ....................................................
Brisbane ....................................................
Melbourne .................................................
Perth .........................................................
Sydney ......................................................

6.8
7.0
21.0
4.9
26.7

6.8
7.1
21.6
4.9
26.1

6.8
7.2
22.1
4.9
25.5

7.2
7.3
21.5
5.0
24.8

7.3
7.3
21.5
5.6
24.6

7.5
7.9
21.9
6.6
25.3

7.5
8.5
22.0
7.2
25.7

7.4
8.9
21.9
7.6
25.6

7.3
9.2
21.6
8.0
25.2

6.9
9.5
20.9
8.2
24.7

6.6
9.6
20.6
8.2
24.4

6.3
9.9
20.3
8.3
23.8

6.1
10.3
20.2
8.4
23.3

6.0
10.4
19.9
8.4
22.8

5.9
10.2
19.5
8.2
22.2

5.8
10.0
19.0
8.1
21.7

AUSTRIA
Wien (Vienna) ............................................

47.3

46.8

45.8

44.0

42.5

41.6

41.5

41.6

41.2

40.2

40.4

41.1

41.8

41.8

41.1

40.2

AZERBAIJAN
Baku ..........................................................

72.9

62.3

54.1

50.7

49.3

48.4

48.4

46.5

44.7

43.4

43.3

43.4

42.7

41.7

40.9

40.1

BANGLADESH
Chittagong .................................................
Dhaka ........................................................
Khulna .......................................................
Rajshahi ....................................................

15.4
17.9
2.2
2.1

14.2
18.0
3.0
2.1

12.9
18.2
4.3
2.0

13.2
21.5
5.1
2.0

13.6
25.9
5.8
2.0

13.1
28.6
6.1
1.9

10.2
24.7
4.8
1.8

9.4
26.5
4.5
2.0

9.0
29.6
4.4
2.3

9.4
30.4
4.1
2.2

10.1
31.3
3.9
2.1

10.6
32.0
3.7
1.9

10.7
31.6
3.6
1.9

10.5
30.7
3.6
1.9

10.2
29.6
3.5
1.8

9.9
28.6
3.4
1.8

BELARUS
Minsk ........................................................

14.0

18.4

20.8

21.9

23.4

23.6

24.2

23.8

23.7

23.7

24.2

25.1

26.1

26.6

26.9

27.3

BELGIUM
Antwerpen .................................................
Bruxelles-Brussel .......................................

9.6
17.9

9.6
17.8

9.6
17.5

9.5
17.3

9.5
17.3

9.4
17.4

9.4
17.6

9.4
17.6

9.3
17.6

9.3
17.6

9.2
17.5

9.1
17.2

9.0
17.0

8.9
16.8

8.8
16.7

8.8
16.6

BENIN
Cotonou .....................................................

20.3

18.3

34.0

35.0

34.6

34.1

33.2

30.4

28.2

25.3

23.2

21.2

20.3

19.9

19.7

19.4

BOLIVIA
La Paz .......................................................
Santa Cruz ................................................

34.8
4.6

35.2
5.6

35.5
6.8

35.7
8.2

35.8
9.9

35.7
11.9

33.2
13.3

30.8
14.8

28.7
16.6

28.5
18.8

27.0
20.5

25.9
22.4

25.3
23.2

25.0
23.1

24.5
22.7

24.1
22.3

BRAZIL
Baixada Santista (1) ...................................
Belm ........................................................
Belo Horizonte ...........................................
Braslia ......................................................
Campinas ..................................................
Campo Grande ..........................................
Cuiab .......................................................
Curitiba ......................................................
Florianpolis ..............................................
Fortaleza ...................................................
Goinia ......................................................
Grande So Lus ........................................
Grande Vitria ............................................
Joo Pessoa ..............................................

1.3
1.2
2.1
0.2
0.8
0.2
0.1
0.8
0.3
1.4
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.6

1.2
1.2
2.2
0.3
0.8
0.2
0.1
1.0
0.3
1.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.6

1.2
1.2
2.4
0.4
0.9
0.2
0.2
1.2
0.3
1.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6

1.2
1.1
2.5
0.6
0.9
0.2
0.2
1.2
0.3
1.6
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.5

1.2
1.1
2.8
1.0
1.0
0.2
0.2
1.2
0.3
1.6
0.7
0.5
0.6
0.5

1.2
1.1
2.9
1.2
1.2
0.3
0.2
1.4
0.3
1.7
0.8
0.5
0.7
0.5

1.2
1.0
3.0
1.6
1.4
0.3
0.3
1.6
0.4
1.8
0.9
0.5
0.9
0.6

1.1
1.0
3.0
1.6
1.4
0.4
0.4
1.6
0.4
1.9
0.9
0.6
0.9
0.6

1.1
1.0
3.2
1.7
1.5
0.4
0.5
1.6
0.4
2.0
1.0
0.6
0.9
0.6

1.0
1.1
3.3
1.8
1.6
0.5
0.5
1.7
0.5
2.0
1.1
0.6
1.0
0.6

1.0
1.2
3.3
1.9
1.6
0.5
0.5
1.8
0.5
2.0
1.1
0.6
1.0
0.6

1.0
1.3
3.4
2.1
1.7
0.5
0.5
1.8
0.6
2.1
1.2
0.6
1.0
0.6

1.1
1.4
3.5
2.3
1.7
0.5
0.5
1.9
0.7
2.1
1.3
0.6
1.1
0.6

1.0
1.4
3.4
2.3
1.7
0.5
0.5
1.9
0.7
2.1
1.3
0.6
1.1
0.6

1.0
1.3
3.4
2.3
1.7
0.5
0.5
1.9
0.7
2.0
1.3
0.6
1.1
0.6

1.0
1.3
3.3
2.2
1.7
0.5
0.5
1.9
0.7
2.0
1.2
0.6
1.0
0.6

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Table A.15. Percentage of the urban population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Macei ......................................................
Manaus .....................................................
Natal ..........................................................
Norte/Nordeste Catarinense (2) ..................
Prto Alegre ...............................................
Recife ........................................................
Rio de Janeiro ............................................
Salvador ....................................................
So Paulo ..................................................
Teresina ....................................................

0.6
0.5
0.6
0.3
2.5
3.4
15.1
2.1
12.0
0.3

0.6
0.5
0.5
0.3
2.6
3.3
14.1
2.0
12.0
0.3

0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
2.7
3.3
13.4
2.1
12.1
0.3

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
2.6
3.1
12.7
2.0
12.9
0.3

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
2.6
3.1
12.4
2.0
14.2
0.4

0.5
0.6
0.5
0.4
2.6
2.8
11.3
2.0
14.4
0.4

0.5
0.7
0.6
0.5
2.6
2.6
10.5
2.1
14.7
0.5

0.5
0.8
0.6
0.5
2.6
2.5
9.4
2.0
13.8
0.5

0.6
0.9
0.6
0.5
2.6
2.4
8.6
2.1
13.2
0.5

0.6
0.9
0.6
0.6
2.6
2.4
8.1
2.1
12.7
0.6

0.7
1.0
0.6
0.6
2.5
2.3
7.6
2.1
12.1
0.6

0.7
1.0
0.7
0.6
2.4
2.2
7.3
2.1
11.7
0.6

0.7
1.1
0.7
0.6
2.4
2.2
7.1
2.1
11.4
0.6

0.8
1.1
0.7
0.6
2.3
2.2
6.9
2.1
11.1
0.6

0.7
1.1
0.7
0.6
2.3
2.2
6.7
2.1
10.7
0.5

0.7
1.1
0.7
0.6
2.2
2.1
6.5
2.0
10.4
0.5

BULGARIA
Sofia ..........................................................

26.1

25.5

24.3

21.5

20.0

19.5

19.5

20.4

20.3

20.6

20.5

21.4

22.6

23.5

24.0

24.7

BURKINA FASO
Ouagadougou ............................................

21.6

25.4

27.6

31.9

35.4

38.4

42.8

44.5

43.9

42.9

42.0

40.9

40.3

39.6

38.9

38.2

CAMBODIA
Phnum Pnh (Phnom Penh) ........................

82.1

75.9

69.7

65.6

81.2

32.0

39.4

41.8

50.3

51.8

53.7

49.5

47.6

46.7

45.9

45.0

CAMEROON
Douala .......................................................
Yaound ....................................................

22.7
7.6

20.8
8.7

20.3
10.0

20.1
11.0

21.4
13.2

20.3
13.7

19.7
14.3

19.4
15.2

18.7
15.1

18.1
14.9

18.1
15.1

18.3
15.4

18.4
15.6

18.1
15.4

17.8
15.1

17.4
14.8

CANADA
Calgary ......................................................
Edmonton ..................................................
Montral ....................................................
Ottawa-Gatineau ........................................
Toronto ......................................................
Vancouver .................................................

1.6
2.0
16.0
3.4
12.8
6.6

1.8
2.2
16.0
3.3
13.2
5.7

2.1
2.6
16.4
3.4
14.1
5.0

2.2
2.7
16.5
3.4
14.6
5.8

2.4
2.9
16.3
3.5
15.4
6.4

2.6
3.1
16.0
3.9
15.8
6.6

3.1
3.4
15.2
3.9
16.2
6.7

3.3
3.8
14.7
4.1
17.0
6.9

3.5
3.9
14.9
4.3
17.9
7.3

3.6
3.8
14.5
4.3
18.4
7.9

3.9
3.8
14.2
4.4
18.9
8.0

4.1
3.9
13.9
4.3
19.5
8.1

4.3
4.1
13.9
4.3
20.0
8.2

4.4
4.1
13.7
4.3
19.9
8.1

4.3
4.1
13.4
4.2
19.4
7.9

4.3
4.0
13.1
4.2
18.9
7.8

CHAD
N'Djamna .................................................

20.5

27.4

35.6

39.3

36.5

35.8

37.4

38.0

37.5

36.9

35.9

35.2

34.8

34.3

33.7

33.1

CHILE
Santiago ....................................................
Valparaso ..................................................

37.2
9.2

37.8
8.8

38.2
8.3

37.0
7.8

36.8
7.4

38.4
7.1

41.0
7.0

42.0
6.8

42.1
6.7

40.9
6.3

39.8
6.1

39.2
5.9

38.6
5.8

37.7
5.7

36.7
5.6

35.7
5.6

CHINA (3)
Anshan, Liaoning .......................................
Anshun ......................................................
Anyang ......................................................
Baoding .....................................................
Baotou .......................................................
Beijing .......................................................
Bengbu ......................................................
Benxi .........................................................
Changchun ................................................
Changde ....................................................
Changsha, Hunan ......................................
Changzhou, Jiangsu ...................................
Chengdu ....................................................
Chifeng ......................................................
Chongqing .................................................
Dalian ........................................................
Dandong ....................................................
Daqing .......................................................
Datong, Shanxi ..........................................
Dongguan, Guangdong ..............................
Foshan ......................................................
Fushun, Liaoning .......................................
Fuxin .........................................................
Fuyang ......................................................
Fuzhou, Fujian ...........................................
Guangzhou, Guangdong ............................
Guilin .........................................................
Guiyang .....................................................
Haerbin ......................................................
Handan ......................................................
Hangzhou ..................................................

0.7
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.7
6.0
0.3
0.6
1.1
0.4
0.9
0.2
1.1
0.2
2.3
0.9
0.3
0.4
0.9
0.5
0.1
0.9
0.2
0.1
0.7
2.1
0.2
0.9
1.4
0.5
0.9

0.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.7
5.4
0.3
0.5
1.1
0.4
0.8
0.2
1.1
0.2
2.1
1.0
0.3
0.4
0.8
0.5
0.1
0.8
0.2
0.1
0.7
1.9
0.2
0.9
1.5
0.5
0.9

0.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6
4.7
0.3
0.5
1.1
0.4
0.7
0.2
1.1
0.2
1.9
1.0
0.3
0.3
0.7
0.5
0.1
0.8
0.2
0.1
0.7
1.8
0.2
0.8
1.5
0.5
0.8

0.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6
4.1
0.3
0.5
1.0
0.4
0.6
0.2
1.0
0.2
1.7
1.0
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.5
0.1
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.7
1.7
0.2
0.7
1.5
0.5
0.8

0.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6
3.9
0.3
0.5
1.0
0.4
0.6
0.2
1.1
0.2
1.6
0.9
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.5
0.1
0.7
0.3
0.1
0.6
1.6
0.2
0.7
1.5
0.5
0.7

0.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6
3.7
0.3
0.4
1.0
0.4
0.6
0.2
1.2
0.2
1.5
0.9
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.1
0.7
0.3
0.1
0.6
1.7
0.2
0.7
1.4
0.5
0.7

0.6
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
3.3
0.3
0.4
0.9
0.4
0.5
0.2
1.2
0.2
1.3
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.6
1.5
0.2
0.6
1.3
0.5
0.6

0.5
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
2.8
0.2
0.3
0.8
0.4
0.5
0.2
1.1
0.2
1.1
0.7
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.5
1.4
0.2
0.6
1.1
0.4
0.5

0.5
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
2.3
0.2
0.3
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.9
0.3
1.0
0.8
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.4
1.2
0.2
0.5
1.0
0.3
0.5

0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
2.2
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.9
0.3
1.1
0.7
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.4
1.4
0.2
0.6
0.8
0.3
0.5

0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
2.2
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.9
0.3
1.3
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.8
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.5
1.6
0.2
0.6
0.8
0.3
0.5

0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
2.0
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.8
0.2
1.2
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.8
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.5
1.6
0.2
0.7
0.7
0.3
0.5

0.3
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
1.9
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.7
0.2
1.1
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.8
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.5
1.6
0.2
0.7
0.6
0.3
0.5

0.3
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
1.9
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.7
0.2
1.1
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.5
1.5
0.2
0.7
0.6
0.3
0.5

0.3
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
1.8
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.7
0.2
1.0
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.5
1.5
0.2
0.6
0.6
0.3
0.5

0.3
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
1.8
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.6
0.2
1.0
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.7
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.4
1.4
0.2
0.6
0.6
0.3
0.5

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division

World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

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Table A.15. Percentage of the urban population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration

Hefei ..........................................................
Hengyang ..................................................
Heze ..........................................................
Huai'an ......................................................
Huaibei ......................................................
Huainan .....................................................
Hohhot .......................................................
Huzhou ......................................................
Jiamusi ......................................................
Jiaozuo ......................................................
Jiaxing .......................................................
Jilin ............................................................
Jinan, Shandong ........................................
Jining, Shandong .......................................
Jinxi, Liaoning ............................................
Jinzhou ......................................................
Jixi, Heilongjiang ........................................
Kaifeng ......................................................
Kaohsiung .................................................
Kunming ....................................................
Langfang ...................................................
Lanzhou .....................................................
Leshan ......................................................
Lianyungang ..............................................
Liaoyang ....................................................
Linfen ........................................................
Linyi, Shandong .........................................
Liuan .........................................................
Liupanshui .................................................
Liuzhou ......................................................
Luoyang ....................................................
Luzhou ......................................................
Mianyang, Sichuan ....................................
Mudanjiang ................................................
Nanchang ..................................................
Nanchong ..................................................
Nanjing, Jiangsu ........................................
Nanning .....................................................
Nantong .....................................................
Nanyang, Henan ........................................
Neijiang .....................................................
Ningbo .......................................................
Pingdingshan, Henan .................................
Pingxiang, Jiangxi .......................................
Qingdao .....................................................
Qinhuangdao .............................................
Qiqihaer .....................................................
Quanzhou ..................................................
Shanghai ...................................................
Shangqiu ...................................................
Shantou .....................................................
Shaoxing ....................................................
Shenyang ..................................................
Shenzhen ..................................................
Shijiazhuang ..............................................
Suining, Sichuan ........................................
Suzhou, Anhui ...........................................
Suzhou, Jiangsu ........................................
Taian, Shandong ........................................
Taichung ....................................................
Tainan .......................................................
Taipei ........................................................
Taiyuan, Shanxi .........................................
Tangshan, Hebei ........................................
Tianjin ........................................................
Tianmen ....................................................
Tianshui .....................................................
Tongliao .....................................................
rmqi (Wulumqi) ......................................
Weifang .....................................................

198

1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

0.4
0.2
0.5
1.2
0.3
0.7
0.4
0.9
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.6
0.8
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.9
0.1
0.5
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.6
1.2
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.7
0.3
0.5
0.2
1.3
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.7
0.2
0.2
1.2
0.2
1.0
0.3
8.4
0.1
0.4
0.1
2.9
0.2
0.5
1.1
0.1
0.6
1.1
0.3
0.4
0.8
0.9
0.9
3.3
1.5
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.2
0.5
1.0
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.8
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.5
0.9
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.9
0.1
0.5
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.6
1.1
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.1
1.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.2
1.1
0.2
0.9
0.3
7.3
0.1
0.4
0.1
2.8
0.2
0.5
0.9
0.1
0.6
1.0
0.3
0.4
0.9
0.9
0.8
3.4
1.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.2
0.5
0.8
0.2
0.6
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.5
0.9
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.8
0.1
0.5
0.7
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.6
0.9
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.1
1.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.9
0.2
0.8
0.3
6.2
0.1
0.4
0.1
2.7
0.2
0.5
0.8
0.1
0.5
0.9
0.3
0.4
0.9
0.9
0.8
3.4
1.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.3

0.3
0.2
0.5
0.7
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.9
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.8
0.1
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.6
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.6
0.1
1.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.8
0.2
0.7
0.2
5.3
0.1
0.4
0.1
2.6
0.2
0.5
0.7
0.1
0.4
0.8
0.3
0.3
1.0
0.9
0.7
3.4
0.9
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.2
0.5
0.7
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.8
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.8
0.1
0.6
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.6
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.1
1.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.2
0.7
0.2
4.9
0.1
0.4
0.1
2.4
0.2
0.5
0.7
0.1
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.3
1.2
0.9
0.7
3.2
0.9
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.8
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.8
0.1
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.6
0.7
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.1
1.2
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.2
0.7
0.2
4.5
0.1
0.4
0.1
2.3
0.2
0.5
0.6
0.1
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.3
1.3
0.9
0.7
3.0
0.8
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.3
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.7
0.1
0.7
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.1
1.1
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.6
0.2
3.9
0.1
0.4
0.1
2.0
0.2
0.5
0.6
0.1
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.3
1.1
0.9
0.7
2.6
0.7
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.1
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.9
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.2
3.2
0.1
0.3
0.1
1.7
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.3
1.0
0.8
0.6
2.2
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3

0.3
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.8
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.8
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.7
0.2
0.4
0.2
2.6
0.1
0.3
0.1
1.5
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.9
0.7
0.5
1.8
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.4

0.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.4
0.2
2.7
0.2
0.3
0.1
1.2
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.6
0.4
1.6
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.3
2.9
0.3
0.3
0.1
1.0
1.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.6
0.4
1.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.3
2.7
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.9
1.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.5
0.3
1.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.3
2.6
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.8
1.3
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.5
0.3
1.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.3
2.5
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.8
1.3
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.5
0.3
1.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.3
2.4
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.8
1.3
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.5
0.3
1.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.3

0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.3
2.4
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.7
1.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.5
0.3
1.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.3

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Table A.15. Percentage of the urban population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

0.4
1.8
0.3
0.8
0.3
1.0
0.1
1.4
0.1
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.8
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.8
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.6
1.2
0.1
0.9
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.2
0.7
0.1
0.1
0.2
2.0
0.8
0.3

0.3
1.7
0.3
0.7
0.3
1.0
0.1
1.2
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.7
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.7
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.5
1.0
0.1
0.8
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.2
1.8
0.7
0.3

0.3
1.7
0.3
0.6
0.3
1.0
0.1
1.0
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.6
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.8
0.1
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.2
1.6
0.6
0.2

0.3
1.6
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.9
0.1
0.9
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.7
0.1
0.6
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.2
1.4
0.5
0.2

0.3
1.6
0.2
0.5
0.3
1.0
0.1
0.8
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.1
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.2
1.3
0.5
0.2

0.3
1.7
0.2
0.5
0.3
1.1
0.2
0.8
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.6
0.1
0.6
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.8
0.2
0.1
0.2
1.3
0.5
0.2

0.2
1.6
0.2
0.4
0.2
1.0
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.2
1.1
0.4
0.2

0.2
1.4
0.2
0.4
0.2
1.0
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.9
0.4
0.1

0.2
1.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.9
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.8
0.3
0.1

0.3
1.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.9
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.7
0.3
0.1

0.4
1.5
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.8
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.1

0.4
1.3
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.2

0.4
1.2
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.7
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.2

0.4
1.2
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.2

0.4
1.2
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.2

0.4
1.1
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.1

CHINA, HONG KONG SAR (4)


Hong Kong ................................................. 100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Wenzhou ...................................................
Wuhan ......................................................
Wuhu, Anhui ..............................................
Wuxi, Jiangsu ............................................
Xiamen ......................................................
Xi'an, Shaanxi ............................................
Xiangfan, Hubei ..........................................
Xiantao ......................................................
Xianyang, Shaanxi .....................................
Xingyi, Guizhou ..........................................
Xining ........................................................
Xinxiang .....................................................
Xinyang .....................................................
Xinyu .........................................................
Xuanzhou ..................................................
Xuzhou ......................................................
Yancheng, Jiangsu .....................................
Yantai ........................................................
Yibin ..........................................................
Yichang .....................................................
Yichun, Heilongjiang ...................................
Yichun, Jiangxi ...........................................
Yinchuan ...................................................
Yingkou .....................................................
Yiyang, Hunan ...........................................
Yongzhou ..................................................
Yuci ...........................................................
Yueyang ....................................................
Yulin, Guangxi ............................................
Zaozhuang .................................................
Zhangjiakou ...............................................
Zhanjiang ...................................................
Zhaotong ...................................................
Zhengzhou .................................................
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu .....................................
Zhuhai .......................................................
Zhuzhou ....................................................
Zibo ...........................................................
Zigong .......................................................
Zunyi .........................................................

COLOMBIA
Barranquilla ...............................................
Bucaramanga ............................................
Cali ............................................................
Cartagena ..................................................
Medelln .....................................................
Bogot .......................................................

7.2
2.7
5.6
2.6
9.1
15.3

6.5
2.6
5.9
2.4
9.3
15.9

6.0
2.5
6.2
2.3
9.6
16.7

5.7
2.5
6.7
2.3
9.9
17.8

5.6
2.6
6.9
2.2
10.2
19.3

5.6
2.8
7.1
2.2
10.4
20.5

5.5
2.7
6.8
2.3
9.8
20.0

5.4
2.7
6.6
2.3
9.4
19.7

5.2
2.7
6.5
2.4
9.0
19.9

5.1
2.8
6.5
2.4
8.8
20.4

5.1
2.8
6.5
2.5
9.1
21.2

5.2
2.9
6.5
2.5
9.5
22.2

5.3
3.0
6.6
2.6
9.8
23.1

5.3
3.0
6.6
2.6
9.8
23.0

5.2
2.9
6.4
2.6
9.6
22.4

5.1
2.9
6.3
2.6
9.3
21.7

CONGO
Brazzaville .................................................

41.4

36.4

39.0

42.5

46.1

49.3

51.7

54.5

53.5

52.7

52.8

56.0

60.4

60.4

59.5

58.5

COSTA RICA
San Jos ...................................................

45.6

48.1

50.3

50.6

50.7

51.9

52.0

51.0

47.3

44.7

44.5

45.6

45.8

45.2

44.5

43.7

CTE D'IVOIRE
Abidjan ......................................................

26.0

32.2

30.5

29.5

36.7

45.5

44.9

42.7

41.4

40.9

40.8

40.9

40.9

40.3

39.4

38.5

CUBA
La Habana (Havana) ..................................

33.4

34.3

34.4

33.9

33.9

30.5

28.6

28.0

27.1

26.9

26.0

25.7

25.3

25.1

24.8

24.5

CZECH REPUBLIC
Praha (Prague) ...........................................

19.3

18.3

17.6

17.2

17.1

16.0

15.2

15.4

15.6

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.4

15.3

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division

World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

199

Table A.15. Percentage of the urban population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

DEM. PEOPLE'S REP. OF KOREA


Hamhung ...................................................
N'ampo ......................................................
P'yongyang ................................................

5.6
1.7
17.1

6.4
2.0
16.9

6.5
2.0
14.7

6.7
2.1
13.8

5.8
2.0
12.8

5.7
2.4
14.8

6.1
3.1
18.8

6.2
3.9
20.3

6.0
4.9
21.5

5.5
6.3
22.1

5.3
7.4
22.6

5.2
7.6
22.4

5.2
7.5
22.0

5.1
7.4
21.5

5.1
7.3
21.0

5.0
7.2
20.5

DEM. REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO


Kananga ....................................................
Kinshasa ...................................................
Lubumbashi ...............................................
Mbuji-Mayi .................................................

1.0
8.7
4.1
3.0

1.8
10.4
5.2
3.5

4.0
12.9
5.6
4.0

5.4
15.6
5.5
4.1

6.8
17.1
5.2
4.2

5.3
20.9
5.6
4.6

4.1
25.5
6.0
5.1

3.4
30.8
6.5
5.6

3.5
32.7
6.6
5.8

3.6
34.5
6.6
6.0

3.7
36.3
6.6
6.2

3.7
37.7
6.6
6.3

3.6
37.2
6.4
6.1

3.6
36.4
6.2
6.0

3.5
35.4
6.1
5.9

3.5
34.2
6.0
5.8

DENMARK
Kbenhavn (Copenhagen) ..........................

41.9

39.7

38.1

37.5

35.1

28.2

25.6

24.5

23.7

23.6

23.7

23.3

22.8

22.4

22.1

21.8

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Santo Domingo ..........................................

38.0

41.0

44.1

44.3

45.1

42.3

40.7

39.2

37.8

36.1

34.0

32.6

32.0

31.5

30.9

30.3

ECUADOR
Guayaquil ..................................................
Quito .........................................................

27.0
21.5

28.7
21.4

30.3
21.2

30.9
21.2

30.7
21.4

30.4
21.5

29.9
20.9

29.0
20.1

27.8
19.2

27.5
18.5

28.0
18.3

28.7
19.2

29.2
20.0

28.8
19.9

28.3
19.6

27.7
19.3

EGYPT
Al-Iskandariyah (Alexandria) .......................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo) ......................................

14.9
35.8

14.5
35.2

14.3
34.9

13.6
36.9

13.4
37.6

13.2
37.9

13.1
38.4

13.1
38.5

12.8
37.8

12.6
37.4

12.7
37.1

12.9
37.0

13.0
36.7

12.8
35.8

12.5
34.7

12.2
33.5

EL SALVADOR
San Salvador .............................................

27.3

29.5

31.5

33.6

35.2

34.9

34.7

37.1

38.5

36.4

34.1

34.5

34.7

34.4

33.8

33.2

ETHIOPIA
Addis Ababa ..............................................

46.2

40.5

35.2

30.2

28.5

28.6

30.4

29.7

27.7

25.7

24.1

22.9

22.0

21.4

20.9

20.3

FINLAND
Helsinki ......................................................

28.6

27.3

26.6

23.8

21.9

21.2

23.6

24.7

28.5

30.1

32.2

33.4

33.5

33.1

32.6

32.1

FRANCE
Bordeaux ...................................................
Lille ...........................................................
Lyon ..........................................................
Marseille-Aix-en-Provence ..........................
Nice-Cannes ..............................................
Paris ..........................................................
Toulouse ....................................................

1.9
3.2
3.2
3.3
1.7
28.2
1.2

1.8
3.0
3.0
3.2
1.7
26.9
1.1

1.7
2.9
3.2
3.3
1.8
26.2
1.2

1.7
2.6
3.1
3.3
1.7
24.4
1.3

1.6
2.5
3.1
3.3
1.8
23.1
1.3

1.6
2.4
3.1
3.3
1.8
22.3
1.3

1.6
2.4
3.1
3.3
1.9
22.0
1.4

1.6
2.3
3.0
3.2
1.9
22.0
1.4

1.7
2.3
3.0
3.1
2.0
22.2
1.6

1.7
2.3
3.0
3.1
2.0
21.8
1.6

1.7
2.2
3.0
3.0
2.0
21.6
1.7

1.7
2.2
3.0
3.0
2.0
21.1
1.8

1.7
2.2
3.0
2.9
1.9
20.5
1.8

1.7
2.1
2.9
2.9
1.9
19.9
1.8

1.6
2.1
2.9
2.8
1.9
19.3
1.7

1.6
2.1
2.8
2.8
1.9
18.7
1.7

GEORGIA
Tbilisi .........................................................

46.5

43.1

40.8

39.9

40.1

40.8

41.6

41.4

40.7

42.8

44.2

46.6

48.7

49.3

49.4

49.0

GERMANY
Berlin .........................................................
Hamburg ....................................................
Kln (Cologne) ...........................................
Mnchen (Munich) .....................................

7.2
3.5
1.3
1.8

6.7
3.5
1.4
1.9

6.3
3.5
1.5
2.0

5.9
3.3
1.5
2.2

5.7
3.2
1.5
2.3

5.5
3.0
1.6
2.3

5.4
2.9
1.7
2.3

5.4
2.8
1.6
2.2

5.9
2.8
1.6
2.1

5.8
2.9
1.6
2.1

5.6
2.8
1.6
2.0

5.6
2.9
1.6
2.1

5.6
2.9
1.7
2.1

5.6
2.9
1.7
2.2

5.6
2.9
1.7
2.1

5.6
2.9
1.7
2.1

GHANA
Accra .........................................................
Kumasi ......................................................

21.9
12.3

22.7
12.8

23.7
13.3

23.4
13.1

24.0
13.3

23.8
12.8

24.3
12.7

22.8
12.0

21.1
12.3

19.7
12.7

18.9
13.4

18.4
14.1

18.2
14.3

17.9
14.1

17.5
13.8

17.2
13.5

GREECE
Athnai (Athens) .........................................
Thessaloniki ...............................................

47.7
10.3

49.0
10.3

50.7
10.4

52.2
11.0

53.8
11.7

54.7
12.3

53.7
12.5

52.5
12.5

51.3
12.5

49.4
12.2

48.5
12.2

48.2
12.3

47.3
12.2

46.2
12.0

45.2
11.9

44.2
11.7

GUATEMALA
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala City) ......

36.4

36.5

37.0

36.8

34.3

31.4

28.6

25.0

21.9

19.5

17.9

16.4

15.5

15.2

15.0

14.7

GUINEA
Conakry .....................................................

17.8

24.7

34.3

46.7

63.5

67.8

60.9

55.5

52.9

48.4

47.9

47.4

46.4

45.4

44.5

43.6

HAITI
Port-au-Prince ............................................

34.0

37.4

41.0

44.9

49.3

54.8

59.9

59.3

56.0

55.9

54.2

47.4

44.3

43.5

42.9

42.0

HONDURAS
Tegucigalpa ...............................................

27.7

28.0

28.1

28.0

28.7

29.3

29.3

29.5

29.3

28.7

28.8

28.4

27.8

27.3

27.0

26.5

200

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division

World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Table A.15. Percentage of the urban population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

HUNGARY
Budapest ...................................................

32.7

32.0

32.4

31.9

31.3

30.6

29.9

29.6

29.4

28.1

27.1

25.3

24.5

24.1

23.8

23.6

INDIA
Agra ..........................................................
Ahmadabad ...............................................
Aligarh .......................................................
Allahabad ..................................................
Amritsar .....................................................
Asansol .....................................................
Aurangabad ...............................................
Bangalore ..................................................
Bareilly ......................................................
Bhiwandi ....................................................
Bhopal .......................................................
Bhubaneswar .............................................
Kolkata (Calcutta) ......................................
Chandigarh ................................................
Jammu .......................................................
Chennai (Madras) ......................................
Coimbatore ................................................
Delhi ..........................................................
Dhanbad ....................................................
Durg-Bhilainagar ........................................
Faridabad ..................................................
Ghaziabad .................................................
Guwahati (Gauhati) ....................................
Gwalior ......................................................
Hubli-Dharwad ...........................................
Hyderabad .................................................
Indore ........................................................
Jabalpur .....................................................
Jaipur ........................................................
Jalandhar ...................................................
Jamshedpur ...............................................
Jodhpur .....................................................
Kanpur .......................................................
Kochi (Cochin) ...........................................
Kota ..........................................................
Kozhikode (Calicut) ....................................
Lucknow ....................................................
Ludhiana ....................................................
Madurai .....................................................
Meerut .......................................................
Moradabad ................................................
Mumbai (Bombay) ......................................
Mysore ......................................................
Nagpur ......................................................
Nashik .......................................................
Patna .........................................................
Pune (Poona) .............................................
Raipur .......................................................
Rajkot ........................................................
Ranchi .......................................................
Salem ........................................................
Solapur ......................................................
Srinagar .....................................................
Surat .........................................................
Thiruvananthapuram ..................................
Tiruchirappalli ............................................
Vadodara ...................................................
Varanasi (Benares) ....................................
Vijayawada ................................................
Visakhapatnam ..........................................

0.6
1.3
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.1
1.2
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
7.1
0.1
0.1
2.4
0.4
2.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.3
1.7
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.1
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.8
0.2
0.6
0.4
0.3
4.5
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.4
0.9
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.2

0.6
1.4
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.1
1.3
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
7.1
0.1
0.1
2.4
0.5
2.5
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.3
1.7
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.1
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.2
4.8
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.4
1.0
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.2

0.6
1.5
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.1
1.5
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.0
7.1
0.1
0.1
2.4
0.5
2.9
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.3
1.6
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.2
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.2
5.1
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.4
1.0
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.3

0.6
1.5
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.1
1.5
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.1
6.7
0.2
0.1
2.6
0.6
3.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.3
1.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.2
5.2
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.4
1.0
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.3

0.6
1.6
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.1
1.5
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.1
6.4
0.2
0.1
2.8
0.7
3.3
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.3
1.6
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.7
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.2
5.4
0.3
0.8
0.2
0.4
1.0
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.3

0.5
1.6
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
1.6
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.1
6.0
0.2
0.1
2.8
0.6
3.4
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.3
1.6
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.1
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.7
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.2
5.4
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.5
1.0
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.3

0.5
1.6
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
1.8
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.1
5.7
0.3
0.1
2.6
0.6
3.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.6
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.0
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.2
5.4
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.6
1.0
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.4

0.4
1.5
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.2
1.8
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.2
5.3
0.3
0.1
2.5
0.5
3.6
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.7
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.2
0.4
0.3
1.0
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.7
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.2
5.5
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.5
1.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4

0.4
1.5
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.8
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.2
5.0
0.3
0.2
2.4
0.5
3.7
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.9
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.2
5.6
0.3
0.7
0.3
0.5
1.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.7
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5

0.4
1.5
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.9
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.2
4.7
0.3
0.2
2.3
0.5
4.0
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.9
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.2
5.6
0.3
0.7
0.3
0.5
1.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5

0.4
1.5
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.9
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
4.5
0.3
0.2
2.2
0.5
4.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.9
0.6
0.4
0.8
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.2
5.6
0.3
0.7
0.4
0.6
1.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.9
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.5

0.5
1.6
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
2.0
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
4.4
0.3
0.2
2.1
0.5
4.6
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.9
0.6
0.4
0.8
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.2
5.6
0.3
0.7
0.4
0.6
1.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.1
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.5

0.5
1.6
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
2.0
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
4.2
0.3
0.2
2.1
0.5
4.6
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.8
0.6
0.4
0.9
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.2
5.5
0.3
0.7
0.4
0.6
1.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.1
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4

0.5
1.5
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.9
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
4.1
0.3
0.2
2.0
0.5
4.5
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.8
0.6
0.4
0.8
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.2
5.3
0.3
0.7
0.4
0.6
1.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.1
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4

0.4
1.5
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.9
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
4.0
0.3
0.2
1.9
0.5
4.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.7
0.6
0.4
0.8
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.2
5.1
0.2
0.7
0.4
0.6
1.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.1
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4

0.4
1.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.8
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
3.8
0.3
0.2
1.9
0.5
4.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
1.7
0.6
0.4
0.8
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.2
4.9
0.2
0.7
0.4
0.6
1.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.1
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4

INDONESIA
Bandar Lampung ........................................
Bandung ....................................................
Bogor ........................................................
Jakarta ......................................................

0.3
5.2
1.1
14.7

0.4
5.8
1.1
17.0

0.5
6.4
1.1
19.1

0.6
6.2
1.2
19.5

0.7
5.7
1.5
19.0

0.9
5.0
1.6
18.4

1.0
4.3
1.6
17.9

0.9
3.9
1.3
16.1

0.8
3.6
1.1
14.6

0.8
3.0
1.0
11.9

0.8
2.4
0.8
9.4

0.8
2.1
0.8
8.1

0.7
2.0
0.8
7.5

0.7
2.0
0.8
7.3

0.7
1.9
0.8
7.1

0.7
1.9
0.8
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Table A.15. Percentage of the urban population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Malang ......................................................
Medan .......................................................
Padang ......................................................
Palembang .................................................
Semarang ..................................................
Surabaya ...................................................
Pekan Baru ................................................
Ujung Pandang ..........................................

2.1
2.9
1.0
2.8
3.8
6.9
0.4
2.3

2.2
3.1
1.0
3.0
3.6
6.9
0.4
2.4

2.3
3.2
1.0
3.2
3.5
6.9
0.5
2.6

2.2
3.1
1.0
3.0
3.3
7.0
0.5
2.4

2.0
3.0
0.9
2.8
3.0
7.2
0.6
2.0

1.7
3.3
1.1
2.5
3.0
6.6
0.6
1.9

1.5
4.0
1.4
2.3
3.0
6.0
0.6
1.9

1.4
3.5
1.3
2.1
2.6
5.1
0.6
1.6

1.2
3.1
1.1
2.0
2.2
4.4
0.7
1.5

1.0
2.6
1.0
1.8
1.9
3.6
0.7
1.3

0.9
2.2
0.8
1.6
1.6
2.9
0.7
1.2

0.7
1.9
0.7
1.5
1.3
2.5
0.7
1.1

0.7
1.8
0.7
1.5
1.1
2.4
0.7
1.1

0.7
1.7
0.7
1.5
1.1
2.3
0.7
1.1

0.7
1.7
0.7
1.4
1.1
2.3
0.7
1.0

0.6
1.7
0.7
1.4
1.1
2.2
0.7
1.0

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)


Ahvaz ........................................................
Esfahan .....................................................
Karaj ..........................................................
Kermanshah ..............................................
Mashhad ...................................................
Qom ..........................................................
Shiraz ........................................................
Tabriz ........................................................
Tehran .......................................................

1.8
3.9
0.2
2.1
3.7
1.7
2.7
5.0
22.4

1.9
4.1
0.2
2.0
3.9
1.6
2.8
4.8
23.9

2.0
4.2
0.3
2.0
4.0
1.5
2.8
4.5
25.6

2.1
4.3
0.4
1.9
4.1
1.4
2.7
4.2
27.2

2.1
4.6
0.6
1.9
4.3
1.4
2.7
4.2
27.7

2.1
5.0
0.8
1.8
4.5
1.5
2.7
4.3
28.0

2.1
4.6
1.1
1.9
4.9
1.7
3.0
4.1
26.0

2.1
3.8
1.5
2.0
5.2
1.9
3.2
3.6
22.6

2.1
3.4
2.2
1.9
5.3
2.0
3.0
3.3
19.9

2.1
3.3
2.4
1.8
5.0
2.0
2.8
3.1
17.8

2.0
3.3
2.6
1.7
4.9
2.0
2.6
3.0
16.8

2.1
3.3
2.8
1.7
5.1
2.0
2.6
2.9
16.5

2.0
3.4
3.1
1.6
5.1
2.0
2.5
2.9
15.9

2.0
3.4
3.2
1.6
5.1
2.0
2.5
2.8
15.5

2.0
3.3
3.1
1.6
5.1
2.0
2.4
2.8
15.1

2.0
3.3
3.1
1.6
5.0
1.9
2.4
2.7
14.7

IRAQ
Al-Basrah (Basra) ......................................
Al-Mawsil (Mosul) .......................................
Baghdad ....................................................
Irbil (Erbil) ..................................................

6.2
7.7
30.9
1.6

6.3
7.1
30.5
1.5

6.5
6.5
32.4
1.7

7.0
6.0
37.1
2.0

5.8
5.7
36.5
2.3

4.8
5.4
35.7
2.6

4.0
5.3
34.1
3.0

3.5
5.4
32.2
3.6

3.7
5.7
31.7
4.2

4.2
6.0
30.9
4.3

4.5
6.2
30.6
4.5

4.5
6.6
28.4
4.7

4.5
7.1
28.9
5.0

4.4
7.2
28.5
5.0

4.3
7.2
27.9
5.0

4.3
7.1
27.1
4.9

IRELAND
Dublin ........................................................

52.6

50.7

50.9

51.6

50.5

48.9

48.0

46.2

45.8

45.3

43.9

41.4

39.2

38.5

37.9

37.4

ISRAEL
Hefa (Haifa) ...............................................
Tel Aviv-Yafo (Tel Aviv-Jaffa) ......................

22.8
46.8

18.4
44.8

15.7
45.4

13.8
42.5

13.2
42.2

12.0
41.4

11.2
42.5

11.8
45.6

14.3
49.7

15.9
50.0

16.0
49.5

16.2
49.1

15.6
48.8

15.4
48.2

15.2
47.2

15.0
46.1

ITALY
Milano (Milan) ............................................
Napoli (Naples) ..........................................
Palermo .....................................................
Roma (Rome) ............................................
Torino (Turin) .............................................

7.4
5.9
2.3
7.4
4.0

7.6
5.8
2.3
7.8
4.2

8.0
5.9
2.3
8.2
4.5

8.4
5.8
2.2
8.6
4.8

8.7
5.8
2.2
9.1
5.1

8.6
5.8
2.2
9.1
5.0

8.4
5.8
2.2
9.0
4.9

8.3
5.8
2.2
9.1
4.8

8.1
5.8
2.2
9.1
4.7

7.9
5.8
2.2
8.9
4.5

7.7
5.8
2.2
8.7
4.4

7.4
5.7
2.2
8.4
4.2

7.3
5.6
2.1
8.3
4.1

7.2
5.5
2.1
8.1
4.0

7.1
5.4
2.1
8.0
4.0

7.0
5.3
2.1
7.9
3.9

JAPAN
Fukuoka-Kitakyushu ..................................
Hiroshima ..................................................
Kyoto .........................................................
Nagoya ......................................................
Osaka-Kobe ...............................................
Sapporo .....................................................
Sendai .......................................................
Tokyo ........................................................

3.3
1.7
3.4
3.4
14.2
2.6
1.8
38.7

3.3
1.9
3.1
3.5
14.7
2.6
1.9
39.3

3.3
2.1
2.9
3.8
15.4
2.6
2.0
41.1

3.2
2.3
2.6
3.8
16.3
2.7
2.2
43.3

3.0
2.5
2.3
3.6
17.0
2.7
2.3
42.0

2.9
2.8
2.6
3.6
15.5
2.8
2.5
42.0

2.9
2.6
2.4
3.7
14.4
2.9
2.5
41.0

3.0
2.6
2.3
3.7
14.1
2.9
2.5
41.4

3.2
2.5
2.3
3.8
14.2
3.0
2.6
41.7

3.2
2.5
2.2
3.8
13.6
3.1
2.6
41.4

3.3
2.5
2.2
3.8
13.5
3.0
2.6
41.6

3.3
2.4
2.1
3.8
13.3
3.0
2.6
41.9

3.3
2.4
2.1
3.8
13.3
3.0
2.7
42.3

3.3
2.4
2.1
3.8
13.2
3.0
2.7
42.3

3.3
2.4
2.1
3.8
13.2
3.0
2.6
42.1

3.3
2.4
2.1
3.8
13.1
3.0
2.6
42.1

JORDAN
Amman ......................................................

51.5

48.7

47.8

49.9

42.7

44.8

47.7

41.0

36.2

28.9

26.8

24.0

21.8

21.7

21.3

21.0

KAZAKHSTAN
Almaty .......................................................

14.5

13.5

12.0

11.2

11.2

11.6

12.0

11.7

11.6

12.4

13.6

13.7

13.5

13.2

13.0

12.8

KENYA
Mombasa ...................................................
Nairobi .......................................................

27.6
40.5

27.4
44.7

26.8
49.0

25.0
49.2

21.9
45.7

17.1
38.8

13.7
33.7

12.2
32.6

11.1
32.3

11.0
33.8

11.1
36.2

11.1
37.7

10.9
37.3

10.8
36.4

10.6
35.5

10.4
34.6

KUWAIT
Al Kuwayt (Kuwait City) ..............................

66.9

76.6

85.8

81.2

86.7

76.5

68.4

66.6

66.3

70.3

68.5

71.2

76.8

77.9

76.7

75.2

KYRGYZSTAN
Bishkek .....................................................

32.6

31.9

31.8

34.9

38.9

38.5

38.4

37.8

38.3

42.1

44.0

43.9

43.1

42.4

41.8

41.2

LEBANON
Bayrut (Beirut) ...........................................

69.8

72.6

70.1

65.9

63.5

81.8

79.1

69.0

52.3

42.8

45.8

51.2

52.6

52.6

51.8

50.8

LIBERIA
Monrovia ....................................................

14.2

23.4

38.3

45.5

45.5

46.4

49.4

58.8

107.8

43.3

50.2

57.0

44.7

44.7

44.1

43.4

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Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA


Banghazi ...................................................
Tarabulus (Tripoli) ......................................

26.3
52.6

28.4
52.0

28.3
47.3

27.0
43.0

22.3
40.2

19.7
39.4

17.5
37.1

16.1
36.4

18.5
45.4

21.8
45.7

23.2
46.0

24.4
46.0

25.0
45.7

24.8
45.0

24.5
44.1

24.1
43.3

MADAGASCAR
Antananarivo ..............................................

53.7

43.5

44.1

39.5

37.1

35.1

34.6

33.9

33.4

32.5

31.0

29.9

29.2

28.6

28.1

27.5

MALAYSIA
Johore Bharu .............................................
Klang .........................................................
Kuala Lumpur ............................................

3.8
3.4
16.7

4.0
3.9
17.1

4.0
3.8
15.9

3.8
3.4
13.9

3.7
3.1
12.4

4.0
3.2
14.0

4.3
3.3
15.9

4.5
3.6
14.1

4.6
3.8
12.4

4.5
4.1
10.6

4.4
4.4
9.1

4.6
4.9
8.1

5.0
5.6
7.5

5.2
6.0
7.3

5.2
6.0
7.2

5.1
5.9
7.1

MALI
Bamako .....................................................

31.4

31.3

29.3

28.4

31.8

41.0

43.6

42.6

41.7

40.8

39.8

38.7

37.9

37.3

36.5

35.8

MEXICO
Aguascalientes ..........................................
Chihuahua .................................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City) .................
Ciudad Jurez ............................................
Culiacn ....................................................
Guadalajara ...............................................
Len de los Aldamas ..................................
Mrida .......................................................
Mexicali .....................................................
Monterrey ..................................................
Puebla .......................................................
Quertaro ..................................................
Saltillo .......................................................
San Luis Potos ..........................................
Tijuana ......................................................
Toluca de Lerdo .........................................
Torren ......................................................

0.8
0.7
24.4
1.0
0.4
3.4
1.0
1.2
0.6
3.0
1.9
0.4
0.6
1.1
0.5
0.5
1.6

0.7
0.9
25.2
1.2
0.4
3.9
1.3
1.1
0.7
3.3
1.9
0.4
0.6
1.1
0.6
0.5
1.7

0.7
1.0
26.1
1.4
0.4
4.5
1.6
1.1
0.9
3.6
2.0
0.4
0.5
1.1
0.8
0.5
1.8

0.6
1.0
27.3
1.4
0.5
4.7
1.6
1.0
0.9
3.9
2.0
0.4
0.5
1.0
0.9
0.5
1.6

0.6
0.9
28.6
1.3
0.6
4.9
1.6
0.9
0.9
4.1
2.1
0.4
0.5
1.0
0.9
0.5
1.5

0.6
0.9
28.1
1.2
0.6
4.9
1.5
0.9
0.8
4.2
2.3
0.4
0.6
1.0
0.9
0.8
1.5

0.6
0.9
28.3
1.2
0.7
4.9
1.6
1.0
0.7
4.3
2.5
0.5
0.6
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.5

0.8
0.9
26.6
1.3
0.8
4.9
1.6
1.0
0.9
4.3
2.6
0.7
0.7
1.1
1.1
1.3
1.5

0.9
0.9
25.5
1.3
1.0
5.0
1.6
1.1
1.0
4.3
2.8
0.9
0.8
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.5

0.9
0.9
25.0
1.5
1.0
5.1
1.7
1.1
1.0
4.4
2.5
1.0
0.9
1.1
1.5
1.5
1.4

1.0
0.9
24.2
1.6
1.0
5.0
1.7
1.1
1.0
4.4
2.6
1.1
0.9
1.2
1.7
1.9
1.4

1.0
1.0
23.5
1.6
1.0
5.1
1.8
1.2
1.1
4.5
2.7
1.1
0.9
1.2
1.9
1.9
1.4

1.1
1.0
22.7
1.6
1.0
5.1
1.8
1.2
1.1
4.5
2.7
1.2
0.9
1.2
1.9
1.8
1.4

1.1
1.0
22.0
1.6
1.0
5.1
1.8
1.2
1.1
4.5
2.7
1.2
0.9
1.2
2.0
1.8
1.4

1.1
1.0
21.3
1.6
1.0
5.0
1.8
1.2
1.1
4.4
2.7
1.2
0.9
1.2
1.9
1.8
1.4

1.1
1.0
20.5
1.6
0.9
4.9
1.8
1.2
1.1
4.3
2.6
1.2
0.9
1.2
1.9
1.8
1.4

MONGOLIA
Ulaanbaatar ...............................................

45.9

49.5

52.3

53.9

52.6

50.6

48.8

46.8

45.2

48.7

54.6

58.5

59.1

58.2

57.4

56.6

MOROCCO
Dar-el-Beida (Casablanca) .........................
Fs ............................................................
Marrakech .................................................
Rabat ........................................................

26.7
7.0
8.9
6.2

27.7
7.6
8.0
6.5

28.3
8.2
7.1
6.8

28.4
7.6
6.6
8.0

28.5
7.0
6.1
9.4

27.5
6.6
5.6
9.8

26.2
6.3
5.2
10.0

24.1
6.0
4.9
9.9

22.3
5.7
4.8
9.8

21.2
5.6
4.9
9.9

19.8
5.7
4.9
9.8

18.7
5.7
5.0
9.8

17.8
5.8
5.0
9.8

17.2
5.7
5.0
9.6

16.8
5.6
4.9
9.4

16.5
5.5
4.8
9.3

MOZAMBIQUE
Maputo ......................................................

60.0

62.6

64.6

66.4

68.0

49.4

34.6

29.3

27.2

22.0

19.6

18.8

18.6

18.4

18.0

17.7

MYANMAR
Mandalay ...................................................
Nay Pyi Taw ...............................................
Yangon ......................................................

6.0

47.0

6.1

43.2

6.2

39.3

6.2

35.7

6.2

32.3

6.2

30.1

6.2

29.7

6.3

29.5

6.4

29.1

6.4

28.5

6.3

27.6

6.2
0.4
26.7

6.1
6.0
25.6

6.0
6.1
24.9

5.9
6.0
24.3

5.9
5.9
23.7

NEPAL
Kathmandu ................................................

45.2

38.7

34.0

32.1

30.6

27.5

24.4

23.7

23.5

21.6

19.6

19.1

18.9

18.7

18.4

18.1

NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam ................................................
Rotterdam ..................................................

15.0
13.5

14.0
13.6

13.0
13.7

12.6
12.9

11.5
12.0

11.3
10.7

10.3
10.0

9.4
9.6

9.1
9.3

8.8
8.7

8.2
8.1

7.8
7.6

7.6
7.4

7.5
7.3

7.4
7.2

7.3
7.1

NEW ZEALAND
Auckland ...................................................

23.1

24.6

24.4

25.7

27.8

28.6

29.8

29.9

30.1

31.1

32.2

33.7

35.5

35.9

35.4

34.9

NICARAGUA
Managua ...................................................

24.1

26.3

28.4

30.7

32.5

32.5

32.3

32.7

33.9

34.6

31.7

29.8

28.2

27.4

27.0

26.6

NIGER
Niamey ......................................................

22.7

27.0

32.5

34.9

34.8

35.1

35.2

35.3

35.9

37.0

37.8

39.1

39.0

38.3

37.5

36.9

NIGERIA
Abuja .........................................................
Benin City ..................................................
Ibadan .......................................................

0.5
1.3
12.2

0.5
1.3
10.6

0.3
1.2
8.3

0.3
1.2
7.0

0.4
1.3
6.6

0.5
1.5
6.3

0.6
1.6
5.8

0.8
1.8
5.5

1.0
2.1
5.2

1.2
2.0
4.7

1.6
1.8
4.2

2.0
1.7
3.8

2.5
1.7
3.6

2.7
1.6
3.5

2.7
1.6
3.4

2.7
1.6
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Table A.15. Percentage of the urban population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Ilorin ..........................................................
Kaduna ......................................................
Kano ..........................................................
Lagos ........................................................
Maiduguri ...................................................
Ogbomosho ...............................................
Port Harcourt .............................................
Zaria ..........................................................

3.1
0.9
3.3
8.8
1.3
3.6
1.6
1.4

3.1
1.1
3.4
10.1
1.5
3.6
1.9
1.5

2.6
1.4
3.3
11.1
1.5
3.6
2.0
1.7

2.3
1.8
3.6
11.9
1.6
3.5
2.1
1.9

2.2
2.2
4.4
11.6
1.8
3.1
2.2
2.0

2.1
2.6
5.5
12.1
1.9
2.7
2.3
2.0

1.9
3.1
6.6
12.7
2.0
2.4
2.4
2.1

1.8
3.3
7.2
13.5
2.0
2.1
2.3
2.0

1.5
2.9
6.3
14.3
1.8
1.9
2.0
1.8

1.4
2.6
5.6
14.1
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.6

1.2
2.3
5.0
13.6
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.4

1.1
2.1
4.6
13.4
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.3

1.1
2.0
4.3
13.4
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.2

1.0
1.9
4.2
13.2
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.2

1.0
1.9
4.1
12.9
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.2

1.0
1.9
4.0
12.5
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.2

NORWAY
Oslo ..........................................................

28.4

31.0

32.3

28.5

25.4

23.6

22.3

22.4

22.4

22.7

22.7

22.8

23.1

23.0

22.7

22.3

PAKISTAN
Faisalabad .................................................
Gujranwala ................................................
Hyderabad .................................................
Islamabad ..................................................
Karachi ......................................................
Lahore .......................................................
Multan .......................................................
Peshawar ...................................................
Quetta .......................................................
Rawalpindi .................................................

2.6
1.8
3.6
0.6
16.3
12.9
2.9
2.4
1.3
3.6

3.2
1.8
3.9
0.5
17.5
12.6
3.1
2.2
1.2
3.4

4.0
1.9
4.1
0.4
18.1
12.4
3.4
2.1
1.0
3.3

4.4
2.0
4.1
0.5
19.5
12.8
3.4
1.9
1.0
3.5

4.9
2.2
4.0
0.5
21.1
13.3
3.4
1.8
1.0
3.7

5.0
2.4
3.7
0.6
22.2
13.3
3.3
1.9
1.1
3.7

4.9
2.6
3.3
0.9
22.7
13.0
3.2
2.4
1.2
3.5

4.6
2.5
3.0
0.9
21.6
12.2
3.0
2.3
1.2
3.3

4.4
2.5
2.7
1.0
20.7
11.5
2.8
2.2
1.2
3.1

4.4
2.5
2.6
1.1
20.8
11.4
2.7
2.2
1.2
3.2

4.5
2.6
2.6
1.2
20.9
11.4
2.6
2.2
1.3
3.2

4.5
2.6
2.5
1.3
21.0
11.4
2.6
2.2
1.3
3.2

4.4
2.6
2.5
1.3
20.3
11.0
2.6
2.2
1.3
3.1

4.3
2.5
2.4
1.3
19.7
10.7
2.5
2.2
1.3
3.1

4.2
2.5
2.4
1.3
19.0
10.4
2.5
2.1
1.3
3.0

4.1
2.4
2.3
1.3
18.4
10.1
2.4
2.1
1.2
2.9

PANAMA
Ciudad de Panam (Panama City) ..............

55.5

58.5

60.9

62.1

63.5

62.5

62.4

63.6

65.2

59.5

55.3

53.1

52.5

51.9

51.1

50.2

PARAGUAY
Asuncin ...................................................

50.6

53.4

56.4

58.4

60.0

59.9

57.8

54.9

52.7

51.5

50.9

51.0

51.1

50.5

49.6

48.6

PERU
Arequipa ....................................................
Lima ..........................................................

4.1
34.1

3.8
35.9

3.4
37.8

3.5
38.4

3.6
39.4

3.7
39.7

3.8
39.7

3.8
39.2

3.8
38.9

3.8
39.0

3.9
39.2

4.0
39.9

4.2
40.5

4.2
39.7

4.1
38.6

4.1
37.5

PHILIPPINES
Cebu .........................................................
Davao ........................................................
Manila .......................................................
Zamboanga ...............................................

3.3
2.3
28.5
2.0

3.2
2.5
28.1
1.8

3.1
2.8
27.7
1.6

3.0
3.0
28.4
1.6

2.9
3.3
29.3
1.7

2.8
3.3
33.5
1.4

2.7
3.4
33.0
1.9

2.3
3.1
29.5
1.7

2.0
2.9
26.7
1.5

1.8
2.7
25.4
1.4

1.6
2.6
22.3
1.4

1.5
2.5
20.3
1.4

1.4
2.5
18.9
1.4

1.4
2.5
18.2
1.4

1.4
2.4
17.7
1.4

1.3
2.4
17.1
1.4

POLAND
Krakw (Cracow) .......................................
Ldz ..........................................................
Warszawa (Warsaw) ..................................

3.6
6.4
8.1

3.4
5.6
8.0

3.3
5.0
7.9

3.3
4.6
7.7

3.4
4.5
7.6

3.4
4.2
7.7

3.4
4.0
7.6

3.2
3.7
7.2

3.1
3.6
7.0

3.2
3.5
7.0

3.2
3.4
7.0

3.2
3.3
7.2

3.3
3.2
7.4

3.3
3.2
7.5

3.3
3.2
7.5

3.2
3.2
7.5

PORTUGAL
Lisboa (Lisbon) ..........................................
Porto .........................................................

49.7
27.8

49.5
27.6

48.9
27.1

49.9
26.6

53.9
27.4

56.7
27.2

58.6
26.4

55.5
25.1

53.0
24.3

50.7
23.5

48.0
22.5

45.5
21.6

44.4
21.2

43.6
20.9

42.7
20.6

41.8
20.3

PUERTO RICO
San Juan ...................................................

50.1

54.2

56.7

55.6

57.8

57.9

58.2

59.1

60.4

57.6

61.7

67.6

68.8

67.7

66.3

65.1

REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Goyang ......................................................
Bucheon ....................................................
Incheon .....................................................
Gwangju ....................................................
Busan ........................................................
Seongnam .................................................
Seoul .........................................................
Suweon .....................................................
Daegu .......................................................
Daejon .......................................................
Ulsan .........................................................

1.0
0.8
6.4
4.3
23.5
1.4
25.4
1.8
8.8
3.3
0.7

0.9
0.8
6.1
4.4
20.0
1.4
29.7
1.6
9.3
3.3
0.9

0.9
0.7
5.7
4.4
16.7
1.5
34.1
1.3
9.5
3.2
1.0

0.8
0.7
5.4
4.1
14.8
1.5
37.4
1.7
8.7
3.2
1.1

0.7
0.6
4.8
3.8
14.0
1.5
40.9
1.3
8.1
3.1
1.2

0.7
0.6
4.7
3.5
14.3
1.6
40.2
1.3
7.7
3.0
1.5

0.7
1.0
4.9
3.3
14.4
1.7
38.2
1.4
7.3
3.0
1.9

0.7
1.6
5.2
3.4
13.2
1.7
36.1
1.6
7.5
3.2
2.0

0.8
2.1
5.6
3.5
11.9
1.7
33.3
2.0
7.0
3.3
2.1

1.4
2.2
6.5
3.5
10.8
2.4
29.1
2.1
6.9
3.6
2.7

2.0
2.0
6.6
3.6
9.9
2.4
26.6
2.5
6.7
3.7
2.7

2.2
2.2
6.5
3.7
9.1
2.4
25.4
2.7
6.4
3.7
2.7

2.4
2.3
6.5
3.7
8.6
2.4
24.5
2.8
6.2
3.8
2.7

2.5
2.3
6.4
3.7
8.3
2.4
23.9
2.9
6.0
3.8
2.7

2.4
2.3
6.3
3.6
8.2
2.3
23.5
2.8
5.9
3.7
2.7

2.4
2.3
6.2
3.6
8.1
2.3
23.3
2.8
5.9
3.7
2.6

ROMANIA
Bucuresti (Bucharest) .................................

15.6

16.0

15.9

16.1

17.1

18.7

18.2

17.3

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.7

16.8

16.9

16.7

16.5

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Chelyabinsk ...............................................
Yekaterinburg ............................................
Kazan ........................................................

1.3
1.4
1.1

1.2
1.3
1.1

1.1
1.3
1.0

1.1
1.2
1.0

1.1
1.3
1.1

1.1
1.3
1.0

1.1
1.3
1.0

1.1
1.3
1.0

1.0
1.2
1.0

1.0
1.2
1.0

1.0
1.2
1.0

1.0
1.2
1.1

1.1
1.3
1.1

1.1
1.3
1.1

1.1
1.4
1.1

1.1
1.4
1.2

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Table A.15. Percentage of the urban population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Krasnoyarsk ..............................................
Moskva (Moscow) ......................................
Nizhniy Novgorod .......................................
Novosibirsk ................................................
Omsk .........................................................
Perm ..........................................................
Rostov-na-Donu (Rostov-on-Don) ...............
Samara ......................................................
Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg) ............
Saratov ......................................................
Ufa ............................................................
Volgograd ..................................................
Voronezh ...................................................

0.6
11.8
1.8
1.6
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.5
6.4
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.7

0.7
10.5
1.6
1.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.4
5.8
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.7

0.7
9.6
1.5
1.4
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.3
5.3
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.7

0.7
8.9
1.4
1.4
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.3
5.0
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.8

0.8
8.7
1.4
1.4
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.3
4.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
0.8

0.8
8.5
1.4
1.4
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.3
4.8
0.9
1.0
1.0
0.8

0.8
8.4
1.4
1.4
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.3
4.8
0.9
1.0
1.0
0.8

0.8
8.3
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.2
4.7
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.8

0.8
8.2
1.3
1.3
1.0
1.0
0.9
1.1
4.6
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.8

0.8
8.4
1.3
1.3
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
4.4
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.8

0.8
9.3
1.2
1.3
1.1
0.9
1.0
1.1
4.4
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.8

0.9
9.9
1.2
1.3
1.1
0.9
1.0
1.1
4.4
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.8

0.9
10.3
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.1
4.4
0.8
1.0
1.0
0.8

0.9
10.5
1.3
1.4
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.1
4.5
0.8
1.0
1.0
0.8

1.0
10.8
1.3
1.4
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.1
4.6
0.8
1.0
1.0
0.9

1.0
11.0
1.3
1.4
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.2
4.7
0.9
1.0
1.0
0.9

RWANDA
Kigali .........................................................

46.0

48.3

49.5

50.9

49.3

50.8

52.3

54.0

55.5

61.6

44.2

47.8

47.4

46.2

45.5

44.8

SAUDI ARABIA
Al-Madinah (Medina) ..................................
Ar-Riyadh (Riyadh) ....................................
Ad-Dammam ..............................................
Jiddah ........................................................
Makkah (Mecca) ........................................

7.5
16.3
2.9
17.4
21.7

5.8
14.1
2.8
13.9
16.3

4.6
12.2
2.7
11.1
12.3

4.2
12.2
2.8
10.6
10.2

4.6
14.6
3.0
12.4
9.7

4.9
16.8
3.2
14.0
9.0

4.5
16.7
3.1
13.4
7.9

4.2
16.8
3.0
13.0
7.0

4.3
18.7
3.3
14.0
6.9

4.7
21.1
3.7
15.3
7.2

4.8
21.5
3.8
15.1
7.0

4.9
21.9
4.0
15.0
6.9

5.1
22.4
4.2
14.9
6.9

5.1
22.2
4.2
14.8
6.8

5.0
21.7
4.1
14.5
6.7

5.0
21.2
4.1
14.1
6.6

SENEGAL
Dakar ........................................................

48.2

41.1

47.6

47.5

46.2

45.3

45.6

45.5

45.7

46.9

48.3

49.8

50.0

49.2

48.1

47.0

SERBIA
Beograd (Belgrade) ....................................

30.0

28.4

26.1

24.0

22.4

23.7

25.6

25.0

24.1

22.2

21.8

21.8

21.1

20.6

20.3

20.0

SIERRA LEONE
Freetown ...................................................

37.2

33.7

30.4

29.8

32.7

36.0

38.4

40.6

39.3

42.6

42.9

38.1

37.6

36.8

36.2

35.6

SINGAPORE
Singapore .................................................. 100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

SOMALIA
Muqdisho (Mogadishu) ...............................

23.9

19.4

19.2

23.0

33.4

42.2

31.7

41.2

52.0

58.5

51.2

49.1

42.2

41.2

40.5

39.8

SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Town ................................................
Durban ......................................................
Ekurhuleni (East Rand) ..............................
Johannesburg ............................................
Port Elizabeth ............................................
Pretoria ......................................................
Vereeniging ................................................

10.7
8.4
9.4
15.6
3.3
4.8
2.0

10.3
8.4
8.9
14.9
3.4
5.0
2.2

9.9
8.4
8.4
14.1
3.6
5.2
2.3

10.1
8.1
8.4
13.8
4.0
5.2
2.6

10.4
8.0
8.4
13.4
4.4
5.3
2.8

10.8
8.2
8.1
12.5
4.3
5.0
3.0

11.4
8.6
7.9
11.8
4.2
4.9
3.2

11.8
8.9
7.6
10.9
4.1
4.7
3.4

11.3
9.1
8.0
10.0
4.3
4.8
3.9

10.6
9.2
8.4
10.0
4.0
4.2
3.5

10.5
9.2
9.0
10.6
3.7
4.2
3.5

10.9
9.3
9.9
11.5
3.5
4.5
3.6

11.0
9.3
10.4
11.9
3.5
4.6
3.7

10.9
9.2
10.3
11.7
3.4
4.6
3.7

10.6
9.0
10.0
11.5
3.4
4.5
3.6

10.4
8.8
9.8
11.2
3.3
4.4
3.6

SPAIN
Barcelona ..................................................
Madrid .......................................................
Valencia .....................................................

12.4
11.7
3.5

13.3
12.7
3.2

14.3
13.9
2.9

14.9
14.8
2.9

15.6
15.8
2.9

14.8
15.7
2.8

14.0
15.6
2.7

13.9
15.3
2.7

14.0
15.1
2.7

14.5
15.7
2.6

14.9
16.4
2.6

14.5
16.3
2.4

14.5
16.5
2.3

14.4
16.4
2.3

14.1
16.1
2.3

13.8
15.8
2.3

SUDAN
Al-Khartum (Khartoum) ...............................

29.1

28.7

28.2

27.8

27.5

27.9

29.7

31.2

34.2

35.1

32.8

30.0

27.8

27.0

26.4

25.7

SWEDEN
Stockholm ..................................................

16.1

15.4

14.8

16.8

15.9

15.0

14.4

14.6

14.6

15.4

16.2

16.4

16.4

16.3

16.0

15.8

SWITZERLAND
Zrich (Zurich) ...........................................

23.7

21.7

19.6

19.3

20.0

19.6

19.6

19.6

20.1

20.0

20.2

20.2

20.1

19.8

19.5

19.2

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC


Dimashq (Damascus) .................................
Halab (Aleppo) ...........................................
Hims (Homs) ..............................................

33.9
29.5
9.3

34.3
29.2
9.4

34.1
28.3
9.4

33.7
27.2
9.2

33.1
26.1
9.1

33.0
25.9
9.2

32.8
25.5
9.2

29.9
24.9
9.1

27.2
25.0
9.1

25.3
25.6
9.3

24.0
26.1
9.5

23.2
25.7
9.4

22.8
25.3
9.3

22.3
24.8
9.2

21.8
24.2
9.1

21.3
23.6
8.9

THAILAND
Krung Thep (Bangkok) ...............................

40.0

39.9

39.5

39.6

40.0

38.3

37.7

37.0

36.9

35.1

33.5

32.3

31.3

30.4

29.5

28.7

TOGO
Lom .........................................................

57.0

58.3

59.8

53.5

42.1

45.8

50.1

51.1

51.9

53.0

51.8

52.8

53.9

53.9

53.2

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Table A.15. Percentage of the urban population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

TURKEY
Adana ........................................................
Ankara .......................................................
Antalya ......................................................
Bursa .........................................................
Gaziantep ..................................................
Istanbul .....................................................
Izmir ..........................................................
Konya ........................................................

2.6
5.3
0.5
2.8
1.9
18.2
4.2
1.8

2.8
6.2
0.5
2.6
2.0
17.8
4.2
2.0

3.1
7.1
0.6
2.5
2.0
16.3
4.0
2.0

3.1
8.7
0.6
2.7
2.1
18.3
5.1
2.2

2.9
9.7
0.7
2.3
1.9
20.0
6.3
1.8

2.7
10.0
0.7
2.0
1.7
21.0
6.1
1.4

2.8
9.3
0.9
2.4
1.8
21.7
6.0
1.7

2.8
8.1
0.9
2.2
1.7
19.8
5.4
1.6

2.7
7.5
1.1
2.4
1.8
19.3
5.1
1.5

2.6
7.3
1.2
2.5
1.8
19.7
5.0
1.6

2.5
7.2
1.3
2.7
1.9
19.8
5.0
1.7

2.5
7.3
1.5
2.9
2.0
19.8
5.1
1.8

2.5
7.2
1.6
2.9
2.1
19.5
5.0
1.8

2.5
7.1
1.5
2.9
2.0
18.9
4.9
1.8

2.4
6.9
1.5
2.9
2.0
18.4
4.8
1.8

2.4
6.8
1.5
2.8
2.0
17.8
4.7
1.7

UGANDA
Kampala ....................................................

65.6

52.9

45.9

50.4

54.0

51.8

49.1

43.9

38.2

36.8

36.8

36.3

35.3

34.4

33.6

32.9

UKRAINE
Dnipropetrovs'k ..........................................
Donets'k ....................................................
Kharkiv ......................................................
Kyiv (Kiev) .................................................
Odesa .......................................................
Zaporizhzhya .............................................

4.0
4.4
5.7
6.2
4.0
2.4

3.7
3.9
5.2
5.9
3.7
2.3

3.4
3.6
4.8
5.8
3.5
2.3

3.4
3.5
4.8
6.0
3.4
2.4

3.4
3.4
4.8
6.4
3.5
2.6

3.4
3.4
4.7
6.7
3.4
2.6

3.5
3.3
4.7
7.1
3.4
2.6

3.5
3.3
4.7
7.3
3.3
2.6

3.4
3.2
4.6
7.5
3.2
2.5

3.3
3.1
4.5
7.6
3.1
2.5

3.3
3.1
4.5
7.9
3.2
2.5

3.3
3.1
4.6
8.4
3.2
2.5

3.4
3.2
4.7
8.9
3.2
2.5

3.5
3.3
4.9
9.3
3.2
2.6

3.6
3.3
5.0
9.5
3.3
2.7

3.7
3.4
5.1
9.8
3.4
2.7

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES


Dubayy (Dubai) ..........................................

52.7

55.5

60.3

46.4

46.1

39.6

31.0

30.6

32.0

34.1

37.1

39.9

41.0

41.2

41.0

40.8

UNITED KINGDOM
Birmingham ................................................
Glasgow ....................................................
Liverpool ....................................................
London ......................................................
Manchester ................................................
Newcastle upon Tyne .................................
West Yorkshire ..........................................

5.6
4.4
3.5
20.9
6.1
2.3
4.2

5.7
4.4
3.4
20.5
6.0
2.3
4.2

5.7
4.4
3.4
19.9
5.9
2.3
4.1

5.6
4.2
3.2
18.6
5.7
2.2
4.1

5.5
4.0
3.0
17.5
5.6
2.1
4.0

5.1
3.4
2.2
16.2
5.1
1.8
3.5

4.8
3.0
1.6
15.5
4.7
1.6
3.0

4.6
2.7
1.6
15.3
4.6
1.6
2.9

4.5
2.4
1.6
15.1
4.5
1.7
2.9

4.4
2.3
1.6
15.3
4.4
1.7
2.8

4.3
2.2
1.6
15.6
4.3
1.7
2.8

4.2
2.1
1.5
15.7
4.1
1.6
2.8

4.1
2.1
1.5
15.5
4.0
1.6
2.8

4.0
2.1
1.5
15.1
3.9
1.6
2.7

4.0
2.0
1.4
14.8
3.9
1.6
2.7

3.9
2.0
1.4
14.4
3.8
1.5
2.6

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA


Dar es Salaam ...........................................

25.2

28.5

30.7

33.1

33.4

32.1

30.7

28.6

27.3

27.2

28.0

28.8

28.9

28.4

27.7

27.0

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


Atlanta .......................................................
Austin ........................................................
Baltimore ...................................................
Boston .......................................................
Bridgeport-Stamford ...................................
Buffalo .......................................................
Charlotte ....................................................
Chicago .....................................................
Cincinnati ..................................................
Cleveland ..................................................
Columbus, Ohio .........................................
Dallas-Fort Worth ......................................
Dayton .......................................................
Denver-Aurora ...........................................
Detroit .......................................................
El Paso ......................................................
Hartford .....................................................
Honolulu ....................................................
Houston .....................................................
Indianapolis ...............................................
Jacksonville, Florida ...................................
Kansas City ...............................................
Las Vegas .................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ..........
Louisville ....................................................
Memphis ....................................................
Miami ........................................................
Milwaukee .................................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul ..................................
Nashville-Davidson .....................................
New Orleans ..............................................
New York-Newark ......................................
Oklahoma City ...........................................
Orlando .....................................................

0.5
0.1
1.2
2.5
0.4
0.9
0.1
4.9
0.9
1.4
0.4
0.9
0.3
0.5
2.7
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.7
0.5
0.2
0.7
0.0
4.0
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
0.3
0.7
12.2
0.3
0.1

0.5
0.1
1.1
2.3
0.4
0.8
0.2
4.8
0.9
1.4
0.5
1.0
0.4
0.6
2.7
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.8
0.5
0.3
0.7
0.0
4.5
0.5
0.4
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.3
0.7
11.5
0.3
0.1

0.6
0.1
1.1
2.2
0.5
0.8
0.2
4.7
0.8
1.4
0.5
1.1
0.4
0.6
2.7
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.5
0.3
0.7
0.1
5.0
0.5
0.4
1.0
0.9
1.1
0.3
0.7
10.9
0.3
0.2

0.7
0.2
1.0
2.1
0.5
0.7
0.2
4.6
0.8
1.3
0.5
1.2
0.4
0.6
2.6
0.2
0.4
0.3
1.0
0.5
0.3
0.7
0.1
5.2
0.5
0.4
1.2
0.8
1.1
0.3
0.6
10.6
0.3
0.2

0.8
0.2
1.0
2.1
0.5
0.7
0.2
4.6
0.8
1.3
0.5
1.3
0.4
0.7
2.6
0.2
0.4
0.3
1.1
0.5
0.3
0.7
0.2
5.4
0.5
0.4
1.4
0.8
1.1
0.3
0.6
10.5
0.3
0.2

0.9
0.2
1.0
2.0
0.4
0.6
0.2
4.4
0.8
1.1
0.5
1.4
0.4
0.7
2.4
0.2
0.4
0.3
1.3
0.5
0.3
0.7
0.2
5.5
0.5
0.4
1.6
0.8
1.1
0.3
0.6
9.8
0.4
0.3

1.0
0.2
1.0
1.9
0.4
0.6
0.2
4.2
0.7
1.0
0.5
1.4
0.4
0.8
2.2
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.4
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.3
5.6
0.4
0.5
1.8
0.7
1.1
0.3
0.6
9.2
0.4
0.3

1.0
0.3
1.0
1.8
0.4
0.5
0.2
4.0
0.7
0.9
0.5
1.6
0.3
0.8
2.1
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.5
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.3
5.6
0.4
0.4
1.9
0.7
1.1
0.3
0.6
8.7
0.4
0.4

1.1
0.3
1.0
1.8
0.4
0.5
0.2
3.8
0.7
0.9
0.5
1.7
0.3
0.8
1.9
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.5
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.4
5.6
0.4
0.4
2.1
0.6
1.1
0.3
0.5
8.3
0.4
0.5

1.3
0.3
0.9
1.8
0.4
0.5
0.3
3.8
0.7
0.8
0.5
1.8
0.3
0.8
1.8
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.6
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.5
5.4
0.4
0.4
2.1
0.6
1.1
0.3
0.5
8.1
0.3
0.5

1.6
0.4
0.9
1.8
0.4
0.4
0.3
3.7
0.7
0.8
0.5
1.9
0.3
0.9
1.7
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.7
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.6
5.2
0.4
0.4
2.2
0.6
1.1
0.3
0.4
7.9
0.3
0.5

1.8
0.5
0.9
1.8
0.4
0.4
0.4
3.6
0.7
0.8
0.5
1.9
0.3
0.9
1.7
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.8
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.7
5.1
0.4
0.4
2.2
0.6
1.1
0.4
0.4
7.7
0.3
0.5

1.8
0.5
0.9
1.8
0.4
0.4
0.4
3.6
0.7
0.8
0.5
1.9
0.3
0.9
1.6
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.8
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.7
4.9
0.4
0.4
2.2
0.6
1.0
0.4
0.4
7.5
0.3
0.5

1.8
0.5
0.9
1.7
0.4
0.4
0.4
3.5
0.6
0.7
0.5
1.9
0.3
0.9
1.6
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.7
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.7
4.8
0.4
0.4
2.2
0.5
1.0
0.3
0.4
7.3
0.3
0.5

1.7
0.5
0.9
1.7
0.4
0.4
0.4
3.4
0.6
0.7
0.5
1.8
0.3
0.9
1.5
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.7
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.7
4.6
0.4
0.4
2.1
0.5
1.0
0.3
0.3
7.0
0.3
0.5

1.7
0.5
0.8
1.6
0.4
0.4
0.4
3.3
0.6
0.7
0.5
1.8
0.3
0.9
1.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.7
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.7
4.5
0.4
0.4
2.1
0.5
1.0
0.3
0.3
6.8
0.3
0.5

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Table A.15. Percentage of the urban population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Philadelphia ...............................................
Phoenix-Mesa ............................................
Pittsburgh ..................................................
Portland .....................................................
Providence .................................................
Richmond ..................................................
Riverside-San Bernardino ...........................
Rochester ..................................................
Sacramento ...............................................
Salt Lake City ............................................
San Antonio ...............................................
San Diego ..................................................
San Francisco-Oakland ..............................
San Jose ...................................................
Seattle .......................................................
St. Louis ....................................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg ................................
Tucson ......................................................
Virginia Beach ............................................
Washington, D.C. ......................................

3.1
0.2
1.5
0.5
0.7
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.4
1.8
0.2
0.8
1.4
0.3
0.1
0.4
1.3

3.1
0.3
1.5
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.5
1.8
0.3
0.8
1.3
0.4
0.1
0.5
1.3

3.0
0.4
1.4
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.6
1.7
0.5
0.8
1.3
0.5
0.2
0.6
1.4

2.9
0.5
1.3
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.7
1.6
0.6
0.9
1.2
0.5
0.2
0.6
1.5

2.8
0.6
1.2
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.8
1.6
0.7
1.0
1.2
0.6
0.2
0.6
1.6

2.8
0.7
1.1
0.6
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.9
1.6
0.7
1.0
1.2
0.7
0.2
0.6
1.6

2.7
0.8
1.1
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.6
1.0
1.6
0.7
1.0
1.1
0.8
0.3
0.6
1.6

2.6
0.9
1.0
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.6
1.1
1.5
0.7
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.3
0.6
1.7

2.5
1.1
0.9
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.6
1.2
1.5
0.7
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.3
0.7
1.8

2.4
1.2
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.6
1.2
1.5
0.7
1.2
1.0
0.9
0.3
0.6
1.7

2.3
1.3
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.6
1.2
1.4
0.7
1.2
0.9
0.9
0.3
0.6
1.8

2.2
1.4
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.6
1.2
1.4
0.7
1.2
0.9
0.9
0.3
0.6
1.8

2.2
1.4
0.7
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.6
1.2
1.4
0.7
1.2
0.9
0.9
0.3
0.6
1.7

2.1
1.4
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.6
1.1
1.3
0.7
1.2
0.9
0.9
0.3
0.6
1.7

2.1
1.4
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.6
1.1
1.3
0.6
1.2
0.8
0.9
0.3
0.6
1.6

2.0
1.3
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.6
1.1
1.3
0.6
1.1
0.8
0.9
0.3
0.6
1.6

URUGUAY
Montevideo ................................................

69.5

66.5

63.1

60.4

58.9

59.5

58.5

57.5

56.0

54.4

51.5

49.9

48.2

47.2

46.4

45.6

UZBEKISTAN
Tashkent ...................................................

38.0

35.5

33.1

32.3

31.9

29.5

28.0

26.5

25.5

24.0

23.2

22.1

21.3

20.7

20.3

19.9

VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REP. OF)


Barquisimeto ..............................................
Caracas .....................................................
Maracaibo ..................................................
Maracay ....................................................
Valencia .....................................................

5.3
28.8
11.7
2.4
5.2

5.1
28.1
10.8
2.3
4.8

5.1
28.2
10.2
2.3
4.6

5.0
27.2
9.4
2.6
4.8

5.0
26.7
8.7
3.2
5.4

4.9
24.3
8.2
3.5
5.7

4.9
21.6
7.7
3.8
5.9

4.7
19.0
7.7
4.2
6.2

4.5
16.6
7.8
4.6
6.3

4.4
14.7
7.8
4.3
6.2

4.3
13.1
7.9
4.1
6.3

4.3
11.9
8.0
3.9
6.7

4.3
11.3
8.1
3.9
7.0

4.3
11.1
8.0
3.8
6.9

4.2
10.9
7.8
3.8
6.8

4.2
10.6
7.7
3.7
6.7

VIET NAM
Hai Phng ..................................................
H Noi .......................................................
Thnh Pho Ho Ch Minh (Ho Chi Minh City)

5.3
8.8
38.1

6.3
10.8
33.1

7.5
13.0
28.3

8.1
14.7
28.2

8.9
16.6
28.4

10.7
20.9
31.2

12.7
25.5
33.9

11.9
24.7
32.1

11.0
23.3
29.8

9.7
21.0
26.4

8.9
19.5
24.1

8.4
18.6
22.6

8.1
18.0
21.9

8.0
17.6
21.3

7.8
17.1
20.7

7.6
16.7
20.1

YEMEN
Al-Hudaydah ..............................................
Sana'a' ......................................................
Ta'izz .........................................................

10.8
18.4
7.5

10.0
16.7
7.4

9.2
15.2
7.4

8.7
14.0
7.5

8.4
13.0
7.7

8.6
13.3
8.5

8.3
17.2
8.8

7.9
21.6
8.9

8.2
25.4
9.1

8.4
28.0
8.9

9.6
28.6
9.7

11.0
29.5
10.8

12.2
30.1
11.6

12.5
29.9
11.7

12.4
29.4
11.6

12.2
28.7
11.4

ZAMBIA
Lusaka ......................................................

11.2

13.4

16.0

18.7

21.4

21.8

22.5

23.0

23.7

26.2

29.5

31.4

31.5

31.0

30.4

29.8

ZIMBABWE
Harare .......................................................

48.8

51.6

52.4

49.3

46.1

43.4

37.8

34.6

34.5

33.5

32.3

32.2

31.6

31.0

30.4

29.8

1
2
3
4

Including Santos.
Including Jointville.
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.

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Table A.16. Percentage of the total population residing in each urban agglomeration
with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2007, by country, 1950-2025
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

AFGHANISTAN
Kabul .........................................................

1.6

2.1

2.7

3.5

4.0

5.1

7.0

9.4

10.3

8.9

9.5

11.9

12.4

13.3

14.2

15.3

ALGERIA
El Djazar (Algiers) ....................................
Wahran (Oran) ...........................................

5.9
3.1

6.4
2.9

8.1
2.8

8.8
2.7

9.1
2.8

9.4
2.9

8.6
2.9

7.6
2.7

7.5
2.6

8.1
2.4

9.0
2.3

9.7
2.3

10.1
2.4

10.3
2.5

10.4
2.5

10.5
2.6

ANGOLA
Huambo .....................................................
Luanda ......................................................

0.4
3.3

0.5
3.8

0.7
4.4

0.9
5.7

1.0
7.6

1.4
9.8

2.0
12.3

2.5
14.0

3.1
14.9

3.6
15.9

4.1
18.6

4.8
22.0

5.6
25.8

6.2
28.4

6.5
29.6

6.7
30.1

ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires .............................................
Crdoba ....................................................
Mendoza ....................................................
Rosario ......................................................
San Miguel de Tucumn .............................

29.7
2.5
1.4
3.2
1.3

30.6
2.7
1.5
3.2
1.4

32.0
2.9
1.6
3.3
1.5

32.8
3.1
1.8
3.3
1.5

33.8
3.4
2.0
3.4
1.5

33.6
3.5
2.1
3.4
1.6

33.5
3.6
2.2
3.4
1.8

32.9
3.6
2.2
3.4
1.8

32.3
3.7
2.3
3.3
1.9

32.0
3.7
2.3
3.2
1.9

32.1
3.7
2.3
3.1
2.0

32.4
3.7
2.3
3.1
2.0

32.1
3.7
2.3
3.0
2.0

31.5
3.6
2.2
3.0
2.0

30.7
3.6
2.2
3.0
2.0

29.9
3.6
2.2
2.9
2.0

ARMENIA
Yerevan .....................................................

25.2

27.6

28.8

29.4

30.9

32.2

33.6

33.6

33.1

35.4

36.1

36.5

36.9

37.0

37.3

37.9

AUSTRALIA
Adelaide ....................................................
Brisbane ....................................................
Melbourne .................................................
Perth .........................................................
Sydney ......................................................

5.2
5.4
16.2
3.8
20.6

5.4
5.6
17.1
3.9
20.7

5.6
5.9
18.0
4.0
20.8

6.0
6.1
17.9
4.2
20.7

6.2
6.3
18.3
4.8
21.0

6.5
6.8
18.8
5.7
21.7

6.4
7.3
18.9
6.1
22.0

6.3
7.6
18.7
6.5
21.9

6.2
7.9
18.5
6.9
21.5

5.9
8.1
18.0
7.0
21.2

5.8
8.4
17.9
7.2
21.3

5.6
8.8
17.9
7.3
21.0

5.5
9.2
18.0
7.5
20.7

5.4
9.3
17.9
7.5
20.5

5.4
9.3
17.7
7.5
20.1

5.3
9.2
17.4
7.4
19.8

AUSTRIA
Wien (Vienna) ............................................

30.1

30.0

29.6

28.6

27.7

27.2

27.1

27.3

27.1

26.4

26.6

27.3

28.3

28.8

28.9

29.0

AZERBAIJAN
Baku ..........................................................

31.0

28.2

25.8

24.7

24.6

25.1

25.6

24.9

24.0

22.7

22.2

22.4

22.3

22.3

22.5

23.0

BANGLADESH
Chittagong .................................................
Dhaka ........................................................
Khulna .......................................................
Rajshahi ....................................................

0.7
0.8
0.1
0.1

0.7
0.8
0.1
0.1

0.7
0.9
0.2
0.1

0.8
1.3
0.3
0.1

1.0
2.0
0.4
0.2

1.3
2.8
0.6
0.2

1.5
3.7
0.7
0.3

1.6
4.6
0.8
0.4

1.8
5.9
0.9
0.5

2.0
6.6
0.9
0.5

2.4
7.4
0.9
0.5

2.7
8.2
1.0
0.5

3.0
8.9
1.0
0.5

3.2
9.4
1.1
0.6

3.5
10.0
1.2
0.6

3.7
10.7
1.3
0.7

BELARUS
Minsk ........................................................

3.7

5.3

6.7

8.4

10.3

12.0

13.6

14.7

15.7

16.1

16.9

18.1

19.4

20.3

21.0

21.7

BELGIUM
Antwerpen .................................................
Bruxelles-Brussel .......................................

8.8
16.4

8.9
16.4

8.9
16.2

8.8
16.1

8.9
16.3

8.9
16.5

9.0
16.8

9.0
16.8

9.0
16.9

9.0
17.0

8.9
17.0

8.8
16.8

8.7
16.6

8.7
16.4

8.6
16.3

8.6
16.2

BENIN
Cotonou .....................................................

1.0

1.2

3.2

4.4

5.8

7.5

9.1

9.4

9.7

9.3

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.9

9.3

9.8

BOLIVIA
La Paz .......................................................
Santa Cruz ................................................

11.8
1.6

12.4
2.0

13.1
2.5

13.7
3.1

14.2
3.9

14.8
4.9

15.1
6.1

15.5
7.5

15.9
9.2

16.9
11.1

16.7
12.7

16.6
14.4

16.9
15.5

17.2
15.9

17.4
16.1

17.6
16.3

BRAZIL
Baixada Santista (1) ...................................
Belm ........................................................
Belo Horizonte ...........................................
Braslia ......................................................
Campinas ..................................................
Campo Grande ..........................................
Cuiab .......................................................
Curitiba ......................................................
Florianpolis ..............................................
Fortaleza ...................................................
Goinia ......................................................
Grande So Lus ........................................
Grande Vitria ............................................
Joo Pessoa ..............................................

0.5
0.4
0.8
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.5
0.5
0.9
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2

0.5
0.5
1.1
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3

0.6
0.6
1.3
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.8
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3

0.7
0.6
1.5
0.5
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.2
0.9
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3

0.7
0.7
1.8
0.8
0.7
0.2
0.2
0.9
0.2
1.1
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.3

0.8
0.7
2.0
1.1
0.9
0.2
0.2
1.1
0.3
1.2
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.4

0.8
0.7
2.2
1.1
1.0
0.3
0.3
1.1
0.3
1.3
0.7
0.4
0.6
0.4

0.8
0.8
2.4
1.2
1.1
0.3
0.3
1.2
0.3
1.5
0.8
0.5
0.7
0.4

0.8
0.9
2.5
1.4
1.2
0.4
0.4
1.3
0.4
1.6
0.8
0.5
0.8
0.5

0.8
1.0
2.7
1.6
1.3
0.4
0.4
1.4
0.4
1.7
0.9
0.5
0.8
0.5

0.9
1.1
2.8
1.8
1.4
0.4
0.4
1.6
0.5
1.7
1.0
0.5
0.9
0.5

0.9
1.2
3.0
2.0
1.5
0.4
0.4
1.7
0.6
1.8
1.1
0.6
0.9
0.5

0.9
1.2
3.0
2.0
1.5
0.4
0.4
1.7
0.6
1.8
1.1
0.6
0.9
0.5

0.9
1.2
3.0
2.0
1.5
0.4
0.4
1.7
0.6
1.8
1.1
0.6
0.9
0.5

0.9
1.2
2.9
2.0
1.5
0.4
0.4
1.7
0.6
1.8
1.1
0.6
0.9
0.5

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Table A.16. Percentage of the total population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Macei ......................................................
Manaus .....................................................
Natal ..........................................................
Norte/Nordeste Catarinense (2) ..................
Prto Alegre ...............................................
Recife ........................................................
Rio de Janeiro ............................................
Salvador ....................................................
So Paulo ..................................................
Teresina ....................................................

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.9
1.2
5.5
0.7
4.3
0.1

0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
1.0
1.3
5.7
0.8
4.8
0.1

0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.2
1.5
6.0
0.9
5.5
0.1

0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
1.3
1.6
6.4
1.0
6.5
0.2

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
1.5
1.7
6.9
1.1
7.9
0.2

0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
1.6
1.7
7.0
1.2
8.9
0.3

0.3
0.5
0.4
0.3
1.8
1.7
7.1
1.4
9.9
0.3

0.4
0.6
0.4
0.4
1.8
1.8
6.7
1.5
9.8
0.4

0.4
0.6
0.5
0.4
2.0
1.8
6.4
1.6
9.9
0.4

0.5
0.7
0.5
0.4
2.0
1.8
6.3
1.6
9.9
0.4

0.5
0.8
0.5
0.5
2.0
1.9
6.2
1.7
9.8
0.5

0.6
0.9
0.6
0.5
2.0
1.9
6.1
1.8
9.8
0.5

0.6
1.0
0.6
0.5
2.1
1.9
6.1
1.9
9.8
0.5

0.7
1.0
0.6
0.5
2.1
1.9
6.1
1.9
9.8
0.5

0.7
1.0
0.6
0.5
2.1
1.9
6.0
1.9
9.6
0.5

0.7
1.0
0.6
0.5
2.0
1.9
5.9
1.8
9.4
0.5

BULGARIA
Sofia ..........................................................

7.2

8.2

9.0

9.8

10.5

11.2

12.1

13.2

13.5

14.0

14.1

15.1

16.2

17.2

18.0

18.9

BURKINA FASO
Ouagadougou ............................................

0.8

1.1

1.3

1.7

2.0

2.4

3.8

5.5

6.1

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.2

9.1

10.0

11.1

CAMBODIA
Phnum Pnh (Phnom Penh) ........................

8.4

7.8

7.2

7.1

13.0

1.4

3.5

5.3

6.3

7.3

9.1

9.8

10.8

12.2

13.6

14.9

CAMEROON
Douala .......................................................
Yaound ....................................................

2.1
0.7

2.4
1.0

2.8
1.4

3.4
1.9

4.4
2.7

5.5
3.7

6.3
4.6

7.0
5.5

7.6
6.2

8.2
6.7

9.0
7.5

9.9
8.4

10.7
9.1

11.3
9.6

11.7
9.9

11.9
10.1

CANADA
Calgary ......................................................
Edmonton ..................................................
Montral ....................................................
Ottawa-Gatineau ........................................
Toronto ......................................................
Vancouver .................................................

1.0
1.2
9.8
2.1
7.8
4.1

1.2
1.4
10.5
2.2
8.7
3.7

1.5
1.8
11.3
2.3
9.7
3.5

1.6
2.0
12.1
2.4
10.6
4.3

1.8
2.2
12.4
2.7
11.7
4.8

2.0
2.3
12.1
2.9
12.0
5.0

2.3
2.5
11.5
3.0
12.3
5.1

2.5
2.9
11.2
3.1
13.0
5.3

2.7
3.0
11.4
3.3
13.7
5.6

2.8
2.9
11.3
3.4
14.3
6.1

3.1
3.0
11.3
3.5
15.0
6.4

3.3
3.2
11.2
3.5
15.6
6.5

3.5
3.3
11.2
3.5
16.1
6.6

3.6
3.3
11.1
3.5
16.2
6.6

3.6
3.3
11.0
3.5
15.9
6.5

3.5
3.3
10.8
3.5
15.7
6.4

CHAD
N'Djamna .................................................

0.9

1.5

2.4

3.3

4.2

5.6

7.0

7.5

7.8

8.1

8.4

8.9

9.6

10.5

11.4

12.4

CHILE
Santiago ....................................................
Valparaso ..................................................

21.7
5.4

23.9
5.6

25.9
5.7

26.5
5.6

27.7
5.6

30.1
5.6

33.3
5.7

34.7
5.7

35.0
5.6

34.5
5.4

34.2
5.2

34.4
5.1

34.3
5.1

33.9
5.1

33.4
5.1

32.8
5.1

CHINA (3)
Anshan, Liaoning .......................................
Anshun ......................................................
Anyang ......................................................
Baoding .....................................................
Baotou .......................................................
Beijing .......................................................
Bengbu ......................................................
Benxi .........................................................
Changchun ................................................
Changde ....................................................
Changsha, Hunan ......................................
Changzhou, Jiangsu ...................................
Chengdu ....................................................
Chifeng ......................................................
Chongqing .................................................
Dalian ........................................................
Dandong ....................................................
Daqing .......................................................
Datong, Shanxi ..........................................
Dongguan, Guangdong ..............................
Foshan ......................................................
Fushun, Liaoning .......................................
Fuxin .........................................................
Fuyang ......................................................
Fuzhou, Fujian ...........................................
Guangzhou, Guangdong ............................
Guilin .........................................................
Guiyang .....................................................
Haerbin ......................................................
Handan ......................................................
Hangzhou ..................................................

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

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Table A.16. Percentage of the total population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration

Hefei ..........................................................
Hengyang ..................................................
Heze ..........................................................
Huai'an ......................................................
Huaibei ......................................................
Huainan .....................................................
Hohhot .......................................................
Huzhou ......................................................
Jiamusi ......................................................
Jiaozuo ......................................................
Jiaxing .......................................................
Jilin ............................................................
Jinan, Shandong ........................................
Jining, Shandong .......................................
Jinxi, Liaoning ............................................
Jinzhou ......................................................
Jixi, Heilongjiang ........................................
Kaifeng ......................................................
Kaohsiung .................................................
Kunming ....................................................
Langfang ...................................................
Lanzhou .....................................................
Leshan ......................................................
Lianyungang ..............................................
Liaoyang ....................................................
Linfen ........................................................
Linyi, Shandong .........................................
Liuan .........................................................
Liupanshui .................................................
Liuzhou ......................................................
Luoyang ....................................................
Luzhou ......................................................
Mianyang, Sichuan ....................................
Mudanjiang ................................................
Nanchang ..................................................
Nanchong ..................................................
Nanjing, Jiangsu ........................................
Nanning .....................................................
Nantong .....................................................
Nanyang, Henan ........................................
Neijiang .....................................................
Ningbo .......................................................
Pingdingshan, Henan .................................
Pingxiang, Jiangxi .......................................
Qingdao .....................................................
Qinhuangdao .............................................
Qiqihaer .....................................................
Quanzhou ..................................................
Shanghai ...................................................
Shangqiu ...................................................
Shantou .....................................................
Shaoxing ....................................................
Shenyang ..................................................
Shenzhen ..................................................
Shijiazhuang ..............................................
Suining, Sichuan ........................................
Suzhou, Anhui ...........................................
Suzhou, Jiangsu ........................................
Taian, Shandong ........................................
Taichung ....................................................
Tainan .......................................................
Taipei ........................................................
Taiyuan, Shanxi .........................................
Tangshan, Hebei ........................................
Tianjin ........................................................
Tianmen ....................................................
Tianshui .....................................................
Tongliao .....................................................
rmqi (Wulumqi) ......................................
Weifang .....................................................

210

1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

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0.1

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1

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Table A.16. Percentage of the total population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Wenzhou ...................................................
Wuhan ......................................................
Wuhu, Anhui ..............................................
Wuxi, Jiangsu ............................................
Xiamen ......................................................
Xi'an, Shaanxi ............................................
Xiangfan, Hubei ..........................................
Xiantao ......................................................
Xianyang, Shaanxi .....................................
Xingyi, Guizhou ..........................................
Xining ........................................................
Xinxiang .....................................................
Xinyang .....................................................
Xinyu .........................................................
Xuanzhou ..................................................
Xuzhou ......................................................
Yancheng, Jiangsu .....................................
Yantai ........................................................
Yibin ..........................................................
Yichang .....................................................
Yichun, Heilongjiang ...................................
Yichun, Jiangxi ...........................................
Yinchuan ...................................................
Yingkou .....................................................
Yiyang, Hunan ...........................................
Yongzhou ..................................................
Yuci ...........................................................
Yueyang ....................................................
Yulin, Guangxi ............................................
Zaozhuang .................................................
Zhangjiakou ...............................................
Zhanjiang ...................................................
Zhaotong ...................................................
Zhengzhou .................................................
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu .....................................
Zhuhai .......................................................
Zhuzhou ....................................................
Zibo ...........................................................
Zigong .......................................................
Zunyi .........................................................

0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.0

0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.0

0.0
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.0

0.0
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0

0.0
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0

0.0
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0

0.0
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0

0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0

0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.0

0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.0

0.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1

CHINA, HONG KONG SAR (4)


Hong Kong .................................................

85.2

85.2

85.2

86.4

87.7

89.7

91.5

92.9

99.5

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

COLOMBIA
Barranquilla ...............................................
Bucaramanga ............................................
Cali ............................................................
Cartagena ..................................................
Medelln .....................................................
Bogot .......................................................

2.3
0.9
1.8
0.8
3.0
5.0

2.5
1.0
2.3
0.9
3.6
6.2

2.7
1.1
2.8
1.1
4.3
7.5

2.9
1.3
3.4
1.2
5.1
9.1

3.1
1.4
3.8
1.2
5.6
10.6

3.3
1.6
4.1
1.3
6.1
12.0

3.4
1.7
4.2
1.4
6.1
12.4

3.5
1.7
4.3
1.5
6.2
12.9

3.5
1.9
4.5
1.6
6.1
13.6

3.6
2.0
4.6
1.7
6.2
14.4

3.7
2.1
4.7
1.8
6.5
15.2

3.8
2.1
4.8
1.9
7.0
16.4

4.0
2.2
5.0
2.0
7.4
17.4

4.0
2.3
5.0
2.0
7.5
17.6

4.1
2.3
5.0
2.0
7.5
17.5

4.1
2.3
5.0
2.1
7.4
17.3

CONGO
Brazzaville .................................................

10.3

10.2

12.3

15.0

18.0

21.3

24.8

28.4

29.0

29.7

30.8

33.7

37.5

38.8

39.5

40.1

COSTA RICA
San Jos ...................................................

15.3

16.3

17.2

18.1

19.7

21.4

22.4

23.2

24.0

25.0

26.3

28.1

29.5

30.2

30.8

31.3

CTE D'IVOIRE
Abidjan ......................................................

2.6

4.2

5.4

7.2

10.3

14.7

16.6

16.3

16.4

16.9

17.8

19.2

20.5

21.5

22.3

23.0

CUBA
La Habana (Havana) ..................................

18.9

19.7

20.1

20.1

20.4

19.6

19.5

19.9

19.9

20.0

19.6

19.4

19.2

19.1

19.1

19.1

CZECH REPUBLIC
Praha (Prague) ...........................................

10.5

10.4

10.5

10.7

11.0

11.2

11.5

11.6

11.8

11.6

11.5

11.4

11.4

11.4

11.5

11.7

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Table A.16. Percentage of the total population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

DEM. PEOPLE'S REP. OF KOREA


Hamhung ...................................................
N'ampo ......................................................
P'yongyang ................................................

1.7
0.5
5.3

2.3
0.7
6.0

2.6
0.8
5.9

3.0
0.9
6.2

3.2
1.1
6.9

3.2
1.3
8.4

3.4
1.7
10.7

3.6
2.2
11.7

3.5
2.9
12.5

3.3
3.7
13.1

3.2
4.4
13.6

3.2
4.7
13.8

3.3
4.8
13.9

3.3
4.9
14.1

3.4
5.0
14.2

3.5
5.1
14.4

DEM. REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO


Kananga ....................................................
Kinshasa ...................................................
Lubumbashi ...............................................
Mbuji-Mayi .................................................

0.2
1.7
0.8
0.6

0.4
2.2
1.1
0.7

0.9
2.9
1.3
0.9

1.4
4.1
1.4
1.1

2.1
5.2
1.6
1.3

1.6
6.2
1.7
1.4

1.2
7.3
1.7
1.5

1.0
8.6
1.8
1.6

1.0
9.1
1.8
1.6

1.0
9.8
1.9
1.7

1.1
10.8
2.0
1.8

1.2
12.1
2.1
2.0

1.3
13.1
2.2
2.2

1.4
14.0
2.4
2.3

1.5
14.9
2.6
2.5

1.6
15.6
2.7
2.7

DENMARK
Kbenhavn (Copenhagen) ..........................

28.5

27.6

28.0

28.9

28.0

23.2

21.4

20.7

20.1

20.1

20.2

20.0

19.9

19.8

19.8

19.6

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Santo Domingo ..........................................

9.0

11.0

13.3

15.5

18.1

19.3

20.9

21.1

20.9

20.8

21.2

21.8

22.5

23.2

23.6

23.7

ECUADOR
Guayaquil ..................................................
Quito .........................................................

7.6
6.1

8.9
6.6

10.3
7.2

11.3
7.8

12.0
8.4

12.9
9.1

14.1
9.8

14.9
10.3

15.3
10.6

15.9
10.7

16.9
11.0

18.3
12.2

19.5
13.4

20.2
13.9

20.5
14.2

20.7
14.4

EGYPT
Al-Iskandariyah (Alexandria) .......................
Al-Qahirah (Cairo) ......................................

4.8
11.4

5.1
12.3

5.4
13.2

5.6
15.0

5.6
15.9

5.7
16.5

5.8
16.8

5.7
16.9

5.6
16.4

5.4
16.0

5.4
15.8

5.5
15.8

5.6
15.7

5.6
15.6

5.6
15.6

5.7
15.8

EL SALVADOR
San Salvador .............................................

10.0

11.1

12.1

13.1

13.9

14.5

15.3

17.3

19.0

19.7

19.9

20.6

21.3

21.7

22.0

22.3

ETHIOPIA
Addis Ababa ..............................................

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.7

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.5

4.9

FINLAND
Helsinki ......................................................

9.1

9.6

10.1

10.5

11.0

12.4

14.1

14.8

17.5

18.5

19.7

20.9

21.4

21.7

22.0

22.3

FRANCE
Bordeaux ...................................................
Lille ...........................................................
Lyon ..........................................................
Marseille-Aix-en-Provence ..........................
Nice-Cannes ..............................................
Paris ..........................................................
Toulouse ....................................................

1.0
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.0
15.6
0.6

1.0
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.0
15.7
0.7

1.1
1.8
2.0
2.0
1.1
16.2
0.8

1.1
1.8
2.1
2.2
1.2
16.3
0.8

1.2
1.8
2.2
2.3
1.3
16.4
0.9

1.2
1.8
2.2
2.4
1.3
16.2
1.0

1.2
1.7
2.2
2.4
1.4
16.1
1.0

1.2
1.7
2.2
2.4
1.4
16.2
1.1

1.2
1.7
2.2
2.3
1.5
16.4
1.2

1.3
1.7
2.3
2.3
1.5
16.3
1.2

1.3
1.7
2.3
2.3
1.5
16.4
1.3

1.3
1.7
2.3
2.3
1.5
16.2
1.4

1.3
1.7
2.3
2.3
1.5
15.9
1.4

1.3
1.7
2.3
2.3
1.5
15.7
1.4

1.3
1.7
2.3
2.3
1.5
15.5
1.4

1.3
1.7
2.3
2.3
1.5
15.3
1.4

GEORGIA
Tbilisi .........................................................

17.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.1

20.2

21.5

22.3

22.4

23.1

23.3

24.4

25.8

26.6

27.4

28.2

GERMANY
Berlin .........................................................
Hamburg ....................................................
Kln (Cologne) ...........................................
Mnchen (Munich) .....................................

4.9
2.4
0.9
1.2

4.7
2.4
1.0
1.3

4.5
2.5
1.1
1.5

4.3
2.4
1.1
1.5

4.1
2.3
1.1
1.7

4.0
2.2
1.2
1.6

3.9
2.1
1.2
1.7

3.9
2.0
1.2
1.6

4.3
2.1
1.2
1.5

4.3
2.1
1.2
1.5

4.1
2.1
1.2
1.5

4.1
2.1
1.2
1.5

4.2
2.2
1.3
1.6

4.2
2.2
1.3
1.6

4.2
2.2
1.3
1.6

4.3
2.2
1.3
1.6

GHANA
Accra .........................................................
Kumasi ......................................................

3.4
1.9

4.3
2.4

5.5
3.1

6.1
3.4

7.0
3.9

7.1
3.8

7.6
4.0

7.5
4.0

7.7
4.5

7.9
5.1

8.3
5.9

8.8
6.7

9.4
7.3

9.8
7.7

10.2
8.1

10.6
8.3

GREECE
Athnai (Athens) .........................................
Thessaloniki ...............................................

17.8
3.9

19.6
4.1

21.8
4.5

24.8
5.2

28.3
6.2

30.3
6.8

31.0
7.2

30.7
7.3

30.2
7.3

29.3
7.2

29.0
7.3

29.1
7.4

29.0
7.5

29.1
7.5

29.3
7.7

29.6
7.8

GUATEMALA
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala City) ......

9.1

10.2

11.5

12.5

12.2

11.5

10.7

9.8

9.0

8.4

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.9

8.2

8.5

GUINEA
Conakry .....................................................

1.2

2.1

3.6

6.1

10.1

13.2

14.4

14.8

14.8

14.3

14.9

15.7

16.4

17.3

18.5

19.6

HAITI
Port-au-Prince ............................................

4.1

5.2

6.4

7.9

9.8

11.2

12.3

13.8

16.0

18.2

19.3

20.3

22.0

24.2

26.0

27.2

HONDURAS
Tegucigalpa ...............................................

4.9

5.6

6.4

7.2

8.3

9.4

10.2

11.1

11.8

12.1

12.8

13.2

13.6

14.1

14.6

15.2

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Table A.16. Percentage of the total population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

HUNGARY
Budapest ...................................................

17.3

17.4

18.1

18.5

18.8

19.0

19.2

19.2

19.3

18.3

17.5

16.8

16.7

16.9

17.2

17.5

INDIA
Agra ..........................................................
Ahmadabad ...............................................
Aligarh .......................................................
Allahabad ..................................................
Amritsar .....................................................
Asansol .....................................................
Aurangabad ...............................................
Bangalore ..................................................
Bareilly ......................................................
Bhiwandi ....................................................
Bhopal .......................................................
Bhubaneswar .............................................
Kolkata (Calcutta) ......................................
Chandigarh ................................................
Jammu .......................................................
Chennai (Madras) ......................................
Coimbatore ................................................
Delhi ..........................................................
Dhanbad ....................................................
Durg-Bhilainagar ........................................
Faridabad ..................................................
Ghaziabad .................................................
Guwahati (Gauhati) ....................................
Gwalior ......................................................
Hubli-Dharwad ...........................................
Hyderabad .................................................
Indore ........................................................
Jabalpur .....................................................
Jaipur ........................................................
Jalandhar ...................................................
Jamshedpur ...............................................
Jodhpur .....................................................
Kanpur .......................................................
Kochi (Cochin) ...........................................
Kota ..........................................................
Kozhikode (Calicut) ....................................
Lucknow ....................................................
Ludhiana ....................................................
Madurai .....................................................
Meerut .......................................................
Moradabad ................................................
Mumbai (Bombay) ......................................
Mysore ......................................................
Nagpur ......................................................
Nashik .......................................................
Patna .........................................................
Pune (Poona) .............................................
Raipur .......................................................
Rajkot ........................................................
Ranchi .......................................................
Salem ........................................................
Solapur ......................................................
Srinagar .....................................................
Surat .........................................................
Thiruvananthapuram ..................................
Tiruchirappalli ............................................
Vadodara ...................................................
Varanasi (Benares) ....................................
Vijayawada ................................................
Visakhapatnam ..........................................

0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0

0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.1
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.9
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0

0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
1.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
1.1
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.1
0.7
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
1.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.4
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.6
0.1
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.6
0.1
0.9
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.6
0.1
1.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.4
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.6
0.1
1.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.5
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.2
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.1
1.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.5
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.3
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.1
1.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.6
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.3
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.1
1.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.6
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.3
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.2
1.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.7
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.4
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.2
1.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.7
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.4
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.2
1.6
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.8
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2

INDONESIA
Bandar Lampung ........................................
Bandung ....................................................
Bogor ........................................................
Jakarta ......................................................

0.0
0.6
0.1
1.8

0.0
0.8
0.2
2.3

0.1
0.9
0.2
2.8

0.1
1.0
0.2
3.1

0.1
1.0
0.2
3.2

0.2
1.0
0.3
3.6

0.2
1.0
0.4
4.0

0.2
1.0
0.3
4.2

0.2
1.1
0.3
4.5

0.3
1.1
0.3
4.2

0.4
1.0
0.4
4.0

0.4
1.0
0.4
3.9

0.4
1.1
0.4
4.1

0.4
1.1
0.5
4.3

0.4
1.2
0.5
4.5

0.5
1.2
0.5
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Table A.16. Percentage of the total population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Malang ......................................................
Medan .......................................................
Padang ......................................................
Palembang .................................................
Semarang ..................................................
Surabaya ...................................................
Pekan Baru ................................................
Ujung Pandang ..........................................

0.3
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.9
0.0
0.3

0.3
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.5
0.9
0.1
0.3

0.3
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.1
0.4

0.3
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.5
1.1
0.1
0.4

0.3
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.5
1.2
0.1
0.3

0.3
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.6
1.3
0.1
0.4

0.3
0.9
0.3
0.5
0.7
1.3
0.1
0.4

0.4
0.9
0.3
0.6
0.7
1.3
0.2
0.4

0.4
0.9
0.3
0.6
0.7
1.3
0.2
0.4

0.4
0.9
0.3
0.7
0.7
1.3
0.2
0.5

0.4
0.9
0.3
0.7
0.7
1.2
0.3
0.5

0.3
0.9
0.4
0.7
0.6
1.2
0.3
0.5

0.4
0.9
0.4
0.8
0.6
1.3
0.4
0.6

0.4
1.0
0.4
0.9
0.6
1.4
0.4
0.6

0.4
1.1
0.4
0.9
0.7
1.4
0.4
0.7

0.4
1.1
0.5
0.9
0.7
1.5
0.4
0.7

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)


Ahvaz ........................................................
Esfahan .....................................................
Karaj ..........................................................
Kermanshah ..............................................
Mashhad ...................................................
Qom ..........................................................
Shiraz ........................................................
Tabriz ........................................................
Tehran .......................................................

0.5
1.1
0.0
0.6
1.0
0.5
0.8
1.4
6.2

0.6
1.2
0.1
0.6
1.2
0.5
0.8
1.5
7.3

0.7
1.4
0.1
0.7
1.4
0.5
0.9
1.5
8.6

0.8
1.6
0.2
0.7
1.5
0.5
1.0
1.6
10.1

0.9
1.9
0.2
0.8
1.8
0.6
1.1
1.7
11.4

0.9
2.3
0.4
0.8
2.1
0.7
1.3
2.0
12.8

1.0
2.3
0.6
0.9
2.4
0.8
1.5
2.0
12.9

1.1
2.0
0.8
1.1
2.8
1.0
1.7
1.9
12.1

1.2
1.9
1.2
1.1
3.0
1.1
1.7
1.9
11.2

1.3
2.0
1.5
1.1
3.0
1.2
1.7
1.9
10.8

1.3
2.1
1.6
1.1
3.1
1.3
1.7
1.9
10.8

1.4
2.2
1.9
1.1
3.4
1.3
1.7
2.0
11.0

1.4
2.3
2.1
1.1
3.6
1.4
1.8
2.0
11.1

1.5
2.4
2.3
1.1
3.7
1.4
1.8
2.0
11.1

1.5
2.5
2.3
1.2
3.7
1.5
1.8
2.1
11.2

1.5
2.5
2.3
1.2
3.8
1.5
1.8
2.1
11.1

IRAQ
Al-Basrah (Basra) ......................................
Al-Mawsil (Mosul) .......................................
Baghdad ....................................................
Irbil (Erbil) ..................................................

2.2
2.7
10.8
0.6

2.4
2.7
11.5
0.6

2.8
2.8
13.9
0.7

3.5
3.0
18.8
1.0

3.3
3.2
20.5
1.3

2.9
3.3
21.9
1.6

2.6
3.5
22.3
2.0

2.4
3.7
22.1
2.5

2.6
4.0
22.1
2.9

2.9
4.1
21.3
3.0

3.0
4.2
20.8
3.0

3.0
4.4
19.0
3.1

3.0
4.7
19.2
3.3

2.9
4.8
18.9
3.3

2.9
4.8
18.8
3.3

2.9
4.8
18.6
3.4

IRELAND
Dublin ........................................................

21.1

22.2

23.3

25.1

26.1

26.2

26.6

26.0

26.1

26.2

26.0

25.0

24.3

24.5

24.9

25.3

ISRAEL
Hefa (Haifa) ...............................................
Tel Aviv-Yafo (Tel Aviv-Jaffa) ......................

16.2
33.2

13.0
31.8

12.0
34.9

11.2
34.4

11.1
35.5

10.4
35.9

9.9
37.6

10.6
41.0

12.9
44.9

14.4
45.4

14.6
45.2

14.8
45.0

14.3
44.8

14.2
44.3

14.0
43.5

13.9
42.7

ITALY
Milano (Milan) ............................................
Napoli (Naples) ..........................................
Palermo .....................................................
Roma (Rome) ............................................
Torino (Turin) .............................................

4.0
3.2
1.3
4.0
2.1

4.3
3.3
1.3
4.4
2.4

4.8
3.5
1.4
4.9
2.7

5.2
3.6
1.4
5.3
3.0

5.6
3.7
1.4
5.8
3.3

5.7
3.8
1.4
6.0
3.3

5.6
3.9
1.5
6.0
3.3

5.5
3.9
1.5
6.1
3.2

5.4
3.9
1.5
6.1
3.1

5.3
3.9
1.5
6.0
3.0

5.2
3.9
1.5
5.9
2.9

5.0
3.8
1.5
5.7
2.8

5.0
3.8
1.5
5.6
2.8

5.0
3.8
1.5
5.6
2.8

5.0
3.8
1.5
5.7
2.8

5.1
3.9
1.5
5.7
2.8

JAPAN
Fukuoka-Kitakyushu ..................................
Hiroshima ..................................................
Kyoto .........................................................
Nagoya ......................................................
Osaka-Kobe ...............................................
Sapporo .....................................................
Sendai .......................................................
Tokyo ........................................................

1.1
0.6
1.2
1.2
5.0
0.9
0.6
13.5

1.3
0.7
1.2
1.4
5.7
1.0
0.7
15.3

1.4
0.9
1.2
1.7
6.6
1.1
0.9
17.7

1.5
1.1
1.2
1.8
7.7
1.3
1.0
20.5

1.6
1.3
1.2
1.9
9.0
1.4
1.2
22.3

1.7
1.6
1.5
2.1
8.8
1.6
1.4
23.9

1.7
1.6
1.5
2.2
8.6
1.7
1.5
24.4

1.8
1.6
1.4
2.2
8.6
1.8
1.5
25.1

2.0
1.6
1.4
2.4
8.9
1.9
1.6
26.3

2.1
1.6
1.4
2.4
8.8
2.0
1.7
26.8

2.1
1.6
1.4
2.5
8.8
2.0
1.7
27.1

2.2
1.6
1.4
2.5
8.8
2.0
1.7
27.6

2.2
1.6
1.4
2.6
8.9
2.0
1.8
28.3

2.2
1.6
1.4
2.6
9.0
2.0
1.8
28.7

2.3
1.6
1.4
2.6
9.1
2.1
1.8
29.2

2.3
1.7
1.5
2.7
9.3
2.1
1.9
29.9

JORDAN
Amman ......................................................

19.1

21.1

24.3

27.1

23.9

25.8

28.6

27.2

26.2

22.6

21.0

18.8

17.1

17.1

17.0

16.9

KAZAKHSTAN
Almaty .......................................................

5.3

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.6

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.6

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.1

8.3

KENYA
Mombasa ...................................................
Nairobi .......................................................

1.5
2.3

1.8
2.9

2.0
3.6

2.1
4.2

2.3
4.7

2.2
5.0

2.2
5.3

2.1
5.5

2.0
5.9

2.1
6.4

2.2
7.1

2.3
7.8

2.4
8.3

2.6
8.8

2.8
9.4

3.1
10.3

KUWAIT
Al Kuwayt (Kuwait City) ..............................

41.1

53.1

64.3

64.4

74.2

68.4

64.8

65.2

64.9

69.0

67.3

69.9

75.6

76.7

75.6

74.1

KYRGYZSTAN
Bishkek .....................................................

8.6

9.8

10.9

12.5

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.5

14.5

15.3

15.6

15.7

15.8

16.1

16.8

17.7

LEBANON
Bayrut (Beirut) ...........................................

22.3

26.4

29.7

33.6

37.8

54.8

58.3

54.8

43.5

36.3

39.4

44.3

45.9

46.3

45.9

45.4

LIBERIA
Monrovia ....................................................

1.8

3.6

7.1

10.1

11.8

14.1

17.4

23.7

48.8

21.6

27.2

33.1

27.5

29.0

30.0

30.8

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Table A.16. Percentage of the total population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA


Banghazi ...................................................
Tarabulus (Tripoli) ......................................

5.1
10.3

6.6
12.1

7.7
12.9

9.1
14.5

11.1
20.0

12.4
24.8

12.3
26.0

12.2
27.4

14.0
34.4

16.5
34.7

17.7
35.1

18.8
35.4

19.5
35.6

19.6
35.5

19.7
35.4

19.7
35.3

MADAGASCAR
Antananarivo ..............................................

4.2

4.0

4.7

4.9

5.2

5.7

6.4

7.1

7.9

8.4

8.4

8.5

8.8

9.2

9.8

10.4

MALAYSIA
Johore Bharu .............................................
Klang .........................................................
Kuala Lumpur ............................................

0.8
0.7
3.4

0.9
0.9
4.0

1.1
1.0
4.2

1.1
1.0
4.1

1.3
1.0
4.2

1.5
1.2
5.3

1.8
1.4
6.7

2.0
1.6
6.5

2.3
1.9
6.2

2.5
2.3
5.9

2.7
2.7
5.6

3.1
3.3
5.5

3.6
4.0
5.4

3.9
4.5
5.6

4.0
4.7
5.7

4.1
4.7
5.7

MALI
Bamako .....................................................

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.6

4.6

6.7

8.1

8.9

9.7

10.4

11.1

11.8

12.6

13.6

14.6

15.6

MEXICO
Aguascalientes ..........................................
Chihuahua .................................................
Ciudad de Mxico (Mexico City) .................
Ciudad Jurez ............................................
Culiacn ....................................................
Guadalajara ...............................................
Len de los Aldamas ..................................
Mrida .......................................................
Mexicali .....................................................
Monterrey ..................................................
Puebla .......................................................
Quertaro ..................................................
Saltillo .......................................................
San Luis Potos ..........................................
Tijuana ......................................................
Toluca de Lerdo .........................................
Torren ......................................................

0.3
0.3
10.4
0.4
0.2
1.5
0.4
0.5
0.2
1.3
0.8
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.7

0.3
0.4
11.8
0.6
0.2
1.8
0.6
0.5
0.3
1.5
0.9
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.8

0.3
0.5
13.2
0.7
0.2
2.3
0.8
0.5
0.5
1.8
1.0
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.9

0.3
0.5
15.0
0.7
0.3
2.6
0.9
0.5
0.5
2.1
1.1
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.9

0.4
0.6
16.9
0.8
0.3
2.9
0.9
0.5
0.5
2.4
1.2
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.6
0.3
0.9

0.4
0.6
17.6
0.8
0.4
3.0
1.0
0.6
0.5
2.6
1.4
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.9

0.4
0.6
18.8
0.8
0.4
3.3
1.0
0.7
0.5
2.9
1.6
0.3
0.4
0.7
0.6
0.9
1.0

0.5
0.6
18.4
0.9
0.6
3.4
1.1
0.7
0.6
3.0
1.8
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0

0.7
0.6
18.2
1.0
0.7
3.6
1.1
0.8
0.7
3.1
2.0
0.7
0.6
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1

0.7
0.7
18.3
1.1
0.8
3.7
1.2
0.8
0.8
3.2
1.8
0.7
0.6
0.8
1.1
1.1
1.0

0.7
0.7
18.1
1.2
0.8
3.7
1.3
0.9
0.8
3.3
1.9
0.8
0.6
0.9
1.3
1.4
1.0

0.8
0.7
18.0
1.3
0.8
3.9
1.4
0.9
0.8
3.4
2.0
0.9
0.7
0.9
1.4
1.4
1.1

0.8
0.8
17.7
1.3
0.8
4.0
1.4
0.9
0.8
3.5
2.1
0.9
0.7
1.0
1.5
1.4
1.1

0.9
0.8
17.4
1.3
0.8
4.0
1.5
0.9
0.9
3.6
2.1
1.0
0.7
1.0
1.6
1.4
1.1

0.9
0.8
17.2
1.3
0.8
4.0
1.5
0.9
0.9
3.6
2.1
1.0
0.8
1.0
1.6
1.4
1.1

0.9
0.8
16.8
1.3
0.8
4.0
1.5
0.9
0.9
3.5
2.1
1.0
0.8
1.0
1.6
1.4
1.1

MONGOLIA
Ulaanbaatar ...............................................

9.2

13.2

18.7

22.7

23.7

24.6

25.4

25.8

25.8

27.7

30.9

33.2

33.9

34.2

34.9

35.7

MOROCCO
Dar-el-Beida (Casablanca) .........................
Fs ............................................................
Marrakech .................................................
Rabat ........................................................

7.0
1.8
2.3
1.6

7.7
2.1
2.2
1.8

8.3
2.4
2.1
2.0

9.1
2.4
2.1
2.5

9.8
2.4
2.1
3.2

10.4
2.5
2.1
3.7

10.8
2.6
2.1
4.1

10.8
2.7
2.2
4.4

10.8
2.8
2.3
4.7

11.0
2.9
2.5
5.1

10.6
3.0
2.6
5.2

10.3
3.2
2.7
5.4

10.1
3.3
2.9
5.5

10.1
3.4
2.9
5.6

10.3
3.4
3.0
5.8

10.4
3.5
3.1
5.9

MOZAMBIQUE
Maputo ......................................................

1.4

1.9

2.4

3.1

3.9

4.3

4.5

4.9

5.7

5.8

6.0

6.5

7.2

7.8

8.3

8.8

MYANMAR
Mandalay ...................................................
Nay Pyi Taw ...............................................
Yangon ......................................................

1.0

7.6

1.1

7.6

1.2

7.6

1.3

7.5

1.4

7.4

1.5

7.2

1.5

7.1

1.5

7.1

1.6

7.2

1.7

7.5

1.8

7.7

1.9
0.1
8.2

2.1
2.0
8.7

2.2
2.3
9.3

2.4
2.5
10.0

2.6
2.6
10.6

NEPAL
Kathmandu ................................................

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.7

2.1

2.3

2.6

3.0

3.4

3.9

4.4

4.9

NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam ................................................
Rotterdam ..................................................

8.4
7.6

8.1
7.9

7.8
8.2

7.7
7.9

7.1
7.4

7.2
6.8

6.6
6.4

6.3
6.4

6.3
6.4

6.4
6.3

6.3
6.2

6.3
6.1

6.3
6.1

6.4
6.2

6.4
6.2

6.4
6.2

NEW ZEALAND
Auckland ...................................................

16.7

18.1

18.6

20.2

22.5

23.6

24.9

25.0

25.5

26.6

27.6

29.0

30.8

31.4

31.2

31.0

NICARAGUA
Managua ...................................................

8.5

9.8

11.3

13.1

15.3

15.8

16.1

16.7

17.7

18.5

17.4

16.6

16.2

16.2

16.5

16.9

NIGER
Niamey ......................................................

1.1

1.4

1.9

2.4

3.1

4.0

4.7

5.1

5.5

5.8

6.1

6.4

6.5

6.7

7.1

7.7

NIGERIA
Abuja .........................................................
Benin City ..................................................
Ibadan .......................................................

0.1
0.1
1.2

0.1
0.2
1.3

0.1
0.2
1.3

0.1
0.2
1.4

0.1
0.3
1.5

0.1
0.4
1.6

0.2
0.5
1.7

0.3
0.6
1.8

0.4
0.7
1.8

0.5
0.8
1.8

0.7
0.8
1.8

0.9
0.8
1.8

1.3
0.8
1.8

1.5
0.9
1.9

1.5
0.9
1.9

1.6
0.9
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Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Ilorin ..........................................................
Kaduna ......................................................
Kano ..........................................................
Lagos ........................................................
Maiduguri ...................................................
Ogbomosho ...............................................
Port Harcourt .............................................
Zaria ..........................................................

0.3
0.1
0.3
0.9
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.1

0.4
0.1
0.4
1.2
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.2

0.4
0.2
0.5
1.8
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.3

0.5
0.4
0.7
2.4
0.3
0.7
0.4
0.4

0.5
0.5
1.0
2.6
0.4
0.7
0.5
0.4

0.5
0.7
1.4
3.1
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.5

0.5
0.9
1.9
3.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.6
1.0
2.3
4.3
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.5
1.0
2.2
5.0
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.5
1.0
2.2
5.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.6

0.5
1.0
2.1
5.8
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.6

0.5
1.0
2.1
6.2
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.6

0.5
1.0
2.1
6.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.6
1.0
2.2
7.1
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.6
1.1
2.3
7.3
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7

0.6
1.1
2.4
7.5
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7

NORWAY
Oslo ..........................................................

14.3

15.6

16.1

16.4

16.6

16.1

15.7

16.0

16.1

16.7

17.2

17.6

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

PAKISTAN
Faisalabad .................................................
Gujranwala ................................................
Hyderabad .................................................
Islamabad ..................................................
Karachi ......................................................
Lahore .......................................................
Multan .......................................................
Peshawar ...................................................
Quetta .......................................................
Rawalpindi .................................................

0.5
0.3
0.6
0.1
2.9
2.3
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.6

0.6
0.4
0.8
0.1
3.5
2.5
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.7

0.9
0.4
0.9
0.1
4.0
2.7
0.7
0.5
0.2
0.7

1.0
0.5
1.0
0.1
4.6
3.0
0.8
0.5
0.2
0.8

1.2
0.5
1.0
0.1
5.2
3.3
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.9

1.3
0.6
1.0
0.2
5.8
3.5
0.9
0.5
0.3
1.0

1.4
0.7
0.9
0.2
6.4
3.6
0.9
0.7
0.3
1.0

1.3
0.7
0.9
0.3
6.4
3.6
0.9
0.7
0.4
1.0

1.3
0.8
0.8
0.3
6.3
3.5
0.8
0.7
0.4
1.0

1.4
0.8
0.8
0.4
6.6
3.6
0.9
0.7
0.4
1.0

1.5
0.8
0.8
0.4
6.9
3.8
0.9
0.7
0.4
1.1

1.6
0.9
0.9
0.5
7.3
4.0
0.9
0.8
0.5
1.1

1.6
0.9
0.9
0.5
7.5
4.1
1.0
0.8
0.5
1.2

1.7
1.0
1.0
0.5
7.8
4.3
1.0
0.9
0.5
1.2

1.8
1.1
1.0
0.6
8.1
4.5
1.1
0.9
0.5
1.3

1.9
1.1
1.1
0.6
8.5
4.7
1.1
1.0
0.6
1.4

PANAMA
Ciudad de Panam (Panama City) ..............

19.9

22.5

25.1

27.6

30.2

30.7

31.5

33.2

35.1

35.7

36.4

37.6

39.3

40.5

41.0

41.2

PARAGUAY
Asuncin ...................................................

17.5

18.7

20.0

21.2

22.2

23.3

24.1

24.7

25.7

26.8

28.2

29.8

31.4

32.5

33.3

33.8

PERU
Arequipa ....................................................
Lima ..........................................................

1.7
14.0

1.7
15.8

1.6
17.7

1.8
19.9

2.1
22.6

2.3
24.4

2.5
25.6

2.5
26.2

2.6
26.8

2.7
27.4

2.7
27.7

2.9
28.4

3.0
29.0

3.0
28.8

3.0
28.4

3.0
28.1

PHILIPPINES
Cebu .........................................................
Davao ........................................................
Manila .......................................................
Zamboanga ...............................................

0.9
0.6
7.7
0.5

0.9
0.7
8.1
0.5

0.9
0.9
8.4
0.5

0.9
1.0
9.0
0.5

1.0
1.1
9.7
0.5

1.0
1.2
11.9
0.5

1.0
1.3
12.4
0.7

1.0
1.3
12.7
0.7

1.0
1.4
13.0
0.7

1.0
1.5
13.7
0.7

0.9
1.5
13.1
0.8

0.9
1.6
12.7
0.9

0.9
1.6
12.5
0.9

1.0
1.7
12.6
1.0

1.0
1.8
12.8
1.0

1.0
1.8
12.8
1.0

POLAND
Krakw (Cracow) .......................................
Ldz ..........................................................
Warszawa (Warsaw) ..................................

1.4
2.5
3.1

1.5
2.4
3.5

1.6
2.4
3.8

1.7
2.3
3.9

1.8
2.3
4.0

1.9
2.3
4.2

2.0
2.3
4.4

1.9
2.2
4.3

1.9
2.2
4.3

1.9
2.1
4.3

2.0
2.1
4.3

2.0
2.0
4.4

2.0
2.0
4.5

2.0
2.0
4.6

2.0
2.0
4.7

2.1
2.0
4.8

PORTUGAL
Lisboa (Lisbon) ..........................................
Porto .........................................................

15.5
8.7

16.3
9.1

17.1
9.5

18.4
9.8

20.9
10.6

23.1
11.1

25.1
11.3

25.2
11.4

25.4
11.7

25.9
12.0

26.1
12.3

26.2
12.4

26.9
12.9

27.7
13.3

28.3
13.7

28.8
14.0

PUERTO RICO
San Juan ...................................................

20.3

23.0

25.3

28.6

33.7

36.4

38.9

40.9

43.6

50.2

58.4

66.0

68.0

67.2

65.9

64.8

REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Goyang ......................................................
Bucheon ....................................................
Incheon .....................................................
Gwangju ....................................................
Busan ........................................................
Seongnam .................................................
Seoul .........................................................
Suweon .....................................................
Daegu .......................................................
Daejon .......................................................
Ulsan .........................................................

0.2
0.2
1.4
0.9
5.0
0.3
5.4
0.4
1.9
0.7
0.2

0.2
0.2
1.5
1.1
4.9
0.4
7.2
0.4
2.3
0.8
0.2

0.2
0.2
1.6
1.2
4.6
0.4
9.4
0.4
2.6
0.9
0.3

0.3
0.2
1.7
1.3
4.8
0.5
12.1
0.5
2.8
1.0
0.4

0.3
0.3
2.0
1.5
5.7
0.6
16.6
0.5
3.3
1.3
0.5

0.3
0.3
2.2
1.7
6.9
0.8
19.3
0.6
3.7
1.4
0.7

0.4
0.6
2.8
1.9
8.2
1.0
21.7
0.8
4.2
1.7
1.1

0.5
1.1
3.3
2.2
8.6
1.1
23.4
1.0
4.9
2.1
1.3

0.6
1.5
4.2
2.6
8.8
1.2
24.6
1.5
5.2
2.4
1.6

1.1
1.7
5.0
2.8
8.5
1.9
22.8
1.7
5.4
2.8
2.1

1.6
1.6
5.3
2.9
7.9
1.9
21.2
2.0
5.3
2.9
2.2

1.8
1.7
5.3
3.0
7.4
2.0
20.5
2.2
5.2
3.0
2.2

2.0
1.9
5.3
3.0
7.0
2.0
20.1
2.3
5.0
3.1
2.2

2.0
1.9
5.3
3.1
6.9
2.0
19.8
2.4
5.0
3.1
2.2

2.1
1.9
5.3
3.1
6.9
2.0
19.8
2.4
5.0
3.1
2.2

2.1
1.9
5.3
3.1
6.9
2.0
19.9
2.4
5.0
3.2
2.2

ROMANIA
Bucuresti (Bucharest) .................................

4.0

4.9

5.4

6.1

6.9

8.0

8.4

8.6

8.8

8.9

8.8

9.0

9.2

9.5

9.7

10.0

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Chelyabinsk ...............................................
Yekaterinburg ............................................
Kazan ........................................................

0.6
0.6
0.5

0.6
0.6
0.5

0.6
0.7
0.6

0.6
0.7
0.6

0.7
0.8
0.7

0.7
0.8
0.7

0.8
0.9
0.7

0.8
0.9
0.7

0.8
0.9
0.7

0.7
0.9
0.7

0.7
0.9
0.7

0.8
0.9
0.8

0.8
0.9
0.8

0.8
1.0
0.8

0.8
1.0
0.8

0.8
1.0
0.9

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Table A.16. Percentage of the total population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Krasnoyarsk ..............................................
Moskva (Moscow) ......................................
Nizhniy Novgorod .......................................
Novosibirsk ................................................
Omsk .........................................................
Perm ..........................................................
Rostov-na-Donu (Rostov-on-Don) ...............
Samara ......................................................
Sankt Peterburg (Saint Petersburg) ............
Saratov ......................................................
Ufa ............................................................
Volgograd ..................................................
Voronezh ...................................................

0.3
5.2
0.8
0.7
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.6
2.8
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3

0.3
5.2
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7
2.8
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.4

0.4
5.1
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7
2.8
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4

0.4
5.2
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
2.9
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.4

0.5
5.5
0.9
0.9
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.8
3.1
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5

0.5
5.7
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.9
3.2
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.5

0.6
5.9
1.0
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.9
3.4
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.6
6.0
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.9
3.4
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.6
6.0
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
3.4
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.6
6.2
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
3.2
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.6
6.8
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
3.2
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.6
7.2
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
3.2
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.7
7.5
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
3.2
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.7
7.7
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.8
3.3
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.7
8.0
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
3.4
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6

0.7
8.2
1.0
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.9
3.5
0.6
0.8
0.8
0.7

RWANDA
Kigali .........................................................

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.5

2.7

3.0

5.1

6.1

8.4

8.9

9.5

10.3

11.3

SAUDI ARABIA
Al-Madinah (Medina) ..................................
Ar-Riyadh (Riyadh) ....................................
Ad-Dammam ..............................................
Jiddah ........................................................
Makkah (Mecca) ........................................

1.6
3.5
0.6
3.7
4.6

1.5
3.7
0.7
3.6
4.2

1.4
3.8
0.9
3.5
3.8

1.6
4.7
1.1
4.1
4.0

2.2
7.1
1.5
6.1
4.7

2.9
9.8
1.9
8.2
5.3

3.0
11.0
2.0
8.9
5.2

3.0
12.2
2.2
9.5
5.1

3.3
14.3
2.5
10.7
5.3

3.7
16.6
2.9
12.1
5.7

3.8
17.1
3.1
12.1
5.6

4.0
17.8
3.2
12.1
5.6

4.2
18.4
3.4
12.3
5.6

4.2
18.5
3.5
12.3
5.6

4.3
18.3
3.5
12.2
5.6

4.2
18.0
3.5
12.0
5.6

SENEGAL
Dakar ........................................................

8.3

8.2

11.0

12.5

13.9

15.3

16.3

17.1

17.8

18.6

19.6

20.7

21.5

22.0

22.7

23.5

SERBIA
Beograd (Belgrade) ....................................

6.1

6.9

7.6

8.2

8.9

10.2

11.8

12.1

12.1

11.3

11.1

11.2

11.0

11.1

11.3

11.7

SIERRA LEONE
Freetown ...................................................

4.7

5.0

5.3

6.0

7.6

9.6

11.2

12.8

12.9

14.6

15.2

14.0

14.4

14.8

15.5

16.3

SINGAPORE
Singapore ..................................................

99.4

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

SOMALIA
Muqdisho (Mogadishu) ...............................

3.0

2.9

3.3

4.6

7.6

10.8

8.5

11.6

15.4

18.4

17.0

17.3

15.8

16.5

17.4

18.4

SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Town ................................................
Durban ......................................................
Ekurhuleni (East Rand) ..............................
Johannesburg ............................................
Port Elizabeth ............................................
Pretoria ......................................................
Vereeniging ................................................

4.5
3.5
4.0
6.6
1.4
2.0
0.9

4.6
3.7
4.0
6.6
1.5
2.2
1.0

4.6
3.9
3.9
6.6
1.7
2.4
1.1

4.8
3.8
4.0
6.5
1.9
2.5
1.2

5.0
3.8
4.0
6.4
2.1
2.5
1.4

5.2
4.0
3.9
6.0
2.1
2.4
1.4

5.5
4.2
3.8
5.7
2.0
2.4
1.6

5.8
4.4
3.8
5.4
2.0
2.3
1.7

5.9
4.7
4.2
5.2
2.3
2.5
2.0

5.8
5.0
4.6
5.5
2.2
2.3
1.9

6.0
5.2
5.1
6.0
2.1
2.4
2.0

6.4
5.5
5.9
6.8
2.1
2.7
2.1

6.8
5.8
6.4
7.3
2.1
2.9
2.3

7.0
5.9
6.6
7.5
2.2
2.9
2.4

7.1
6.0
6.7
7.6
2.2
3.0
2.4

7.2
6.1
6.8
7.7
2.3
3.1
2.5

SPAIN
Barcelona ..................................................
Madrid .......................................................
Valencia .....................................................

6.5
6.1
1.8

7.2
6.9
1.7

8.1
7.9
1.7

9.1
9.0
1.8

10.3
10.4
1.9

10.3
10.9
1.9

10.2
11.3
2.0

10.3
11.3
2.0

10.6
11.4
2.0

11.0
11.9
2.0

11.3
12.5
2.0

11.1
12.5
1.9

11.2
12.8
1.8

11.2
12.9
1.8

11.2
12.8
1.8

11.1
12.7
1.8

SUDAN
Al-Khartum (Khartoum) ...............................

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.7

4.5

5.3

5.9

7.0

9.1

11.0

11.8

12.2

12.6

13.3

14.0

14.6

SWEDEN
Stockholm ..................................................

10.6

10.6

10.8

13.0

12.9

12.4

11.9

12.1

12.1

12.9

13.6

13.8

13.9

13.9

13.7

13.6

SWITZERLAND
Zrich (Zurich) ...........................................

10.5

10.3

10.0

10.5

11.5

11.3

11.2

12.8

14.7

14.7

14.8

14.8

14.8

14.7

14.7

14.7

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC


Dimashq (Damascus) .................................
Halab (Aleppo) ...........................................
Hims (Homs) ..............................................

10.4
9.0
2.8

11.5
9.8
3.2

12.5
10.4
3.4

13.5
10.9
3.7

14.3
11.3
3.9

14.9
11.7
4.1

15.3
11.9
4.3

14.3
11.9
4.3

13.3
12.2
4.4

12.7
12.8
4.7

12.4
13.5
4.9

12.3
13.7
5.0

12.5
13.9
5.1

12.7
14.1
5.2

12.9
14.3
5.3

13.1
14.5
5.5

THAILAND
Krung Thep (Bangkok) ...............................

6.6

7.2

7.8

8.0

8.4

9.1

10.1

10.4

10.8

10.6

10.4

10.4

10.6

11.0

11.5

12.1

TOGO
Lom .........................................................

2.5

3.9

6.0

8.0

9.0

10.5

12.4

13.9

15.6

17.6

18.9

21.1

23.4

25.3

26.8

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Table A.16. Percentage of the total population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

TURKEY
Adana ........................................................
Ankara .......................................................
Antalya ......................................................
Bursa .........................................................
Gaziantep ..................................................
Istanbul .....................................................
Izmir ..........................................................
Konya ........................................................

0.6
1.3
0.1
0.7
0.5
4.5
1.0
0.5

0.8
1.8
0.2
0.7
0.6
5.1
1.2
0.6

1.0
2.3
0.2
0.8
0.6
5.1
1.3
0.6

1.1
3.0
0.2
0.9
0.7
6.3
1.7
0.7

1.1
3.7
0.3
0.9
0.7
7.7
2.4
0.7

1.1
4.1
0.3
0.8
0.7
8.7
2.5
0.6

1.2
4.1
0.4
1.0
0.8
9.5
2.6
0.7

1.5
4.2
0.5
1.2
0.9
10.4
2.8
0.8

1.6
4.5
0.6
1.4
1.0
11.4
3.0
0.9

1.6
4.5
0.8
1.6
1.1
12.2
3.1
1.0

1.6
4.7
0.9
1.7
1.2
12.8
3.3
1.1

1.7
4.9
1.0
1.9
1.4
13.3
3.4
1.2

1.8
5.0
1.1
2.0
1.4
13.6
3.5
1.3

1.8
5.1
1.1
2.1
1.5
13.6
3.6
1.3

1.8
5.1
1.1
2.1
1.5
13.6
3.6
1.3

1.8
5.1
1.1
2.1
1.5
13.5
3.6
1.3

UGANDA
Kampala ....................................................

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.8

3.6

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.6

4.7

5.0

5.4

5.9

UKRAINE
Dnipropetrovs'k ..........................................
Donets'k ....................................................
Kharkiv ......................................................
Kyiv (Kiev) .................................................
Odesa .......................................................
Zaporizhzhya .............................................

1.4
1.6
2.0
2.2
1.4
0.8

1.5
1.6
2.1
2.4
1.5
0.9

1.6
1.7
2.3
2.7
1.6
1.1

1.7
1.8
2.4
3.1
1.7
1.2

1.8
1.9
2.6
3.5
1.9
1.4

2.0
2.0
2.8
3.9
2.0
1.5

2.2
2.1
2.9
4.4
2.1
1.6

2.2
2.1
3.0
4.7
2.1
1.7

2.3
2.1
3.1
5.0
2.1
1.7

2.2
2.1
3.0
5.1
2.1
1.7

2.2
2.1
3.0
5.3
2.1
1.7

2.2
2.1
3.1
5.7
2.1
1.7

2.3
2.2
3.2
6.1
2.2
1.7

2.4
2.2
3.4
6.4
2.2
1.8

2.5
2.3
3.5
6.7
2.3
1.9

2.6
2.4
3.7
7.0
2.4
1.9

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES


Dubayy (Dubai) ..........................................

28.7

35.8

44.3

35.1

35.8

31.5

25.1

24.4

25.3

26.7

28.9

31.0

32.0

32.5

32.8

33.1

UNITED KINGDOM
Birmingham ................................................
Glasgow ....................................................
Liverpool ....................................................
London ......................................................
Manchester ................................................
Newcastle upon Tyne .................................
West Yorkshire ..........................................

4.4
3.5
2.7
16.5
4.8
1.8
3.3

4.5
3.5
2.7
16.2
4.7
1.8
3.3

4.5
3.4
2.6
15.6
4.6
1.8
3.3

4.3
3.3
2.5
14.5
4.4
1.7
3.2

4.3
3.1
2.3
13.5
4.3
1.6
3.1

4.2
2.8
1.8
13.4
4.2
1.5
2.9

4.2
2.6
1.4
13.6
4.2
1.4
2.7

4.1
2.4
1.4
13.6
4.1
1.5
2.6

4.0
2.1
1.5
13.4
4.0
1.5
2.5

4.0
2.0
1.4
13.6
3.9
1.5
2.5

3.9
2.0
1.4
14.0
3.8
1.5
2.5

3.8
1.9
1.3
14.1
3.7
1.5
2.5

3.7
1.9
1.3
14.0
3.6
1.4
2.5

3.7
1.9
1.3
13.7
3.6
1.4
2.5

3.6
1.9
1.3
13.5
3.5
1.4
2.4

3.6
1.8
1.3
13.2
3.5
1.4
2.4

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA


Dar es Salaam ...........................................

0.9

1.3

1.6

2.0

2.6

3.6

4.5

4.8

5.2

5.6

6.3

7.0

7.6

8.2

8.8

9.5

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


Atlanta .......................................................
Austin ........................................................
Baltimore ...................................................
Boston .......................................................
Bridgeport-Stamford ...................................
Buffalo .......................................................
Charlotte ....................................................
Chicago .....................................................
Cincinnati ..................................................
Cleveland ..................................................
Columbus, Ohio .........................................
Dallas-Fort Worth ......................................
Dayton .......................................................
Denver-Aurora ...........................................
Detroit .......................................................
El Paso ......................................................
Hartford .....................................................
Honolulu ....................................................
Houston .....................................................
Indianapolis ...............................................
Jacksonville, Florida ...................................
Kansas City ...............................................
Las Vegas .................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ..........
Louisville ....................................................
Memphis ....................................................
Miami ........................................................
Milwaukee .................................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul ..................................
Nashville-Davidson .....................................
New Orleans ..............................................
New York-Newark ......................................
Oklahoma City ...........................................
Orlando .....................................................

0.3
0.1
0.7
1.6
0.3
0.6
0.1
3.2
0.6
0.9
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.3
1.8
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.0
2.6
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.4
7.8
0.2
0.0

0.4
0.1
0.8
1.6
0.3
0.6
0.1
3.3
0.6
0.9
0.3
0.7
0.2
0.4
1.8
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.0
3.0
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.2
0.4
7.7
0.2
0.1

0.4
0.1
0.8
1.5
0.3
0.6
0.1
3.3
0.6
1.0
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.4
1.9
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.0
3.5
0.3
0.3
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.2
0.5
7.6
0.2
0.1

0.5
0.1
0.7
1.5
0.3
0.5
0.1
3.3
0.6
0.9
0.4
0.9
0.3
0.5
1.9
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.5
0.1
3.7
0.3
0.3
0.9
0.6
0.8
0.2
0.5
7.6
0.2
0.1

0.6
0.1
0.7
1.5
0.3
0.5
0.1
3.4
0.6
0.9
0.4
1.0
0.3
0.5
1.9
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.8
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.1
4.0
0.4
0.3
1.0
0.6
0.8
0.2
0.5
7.7
0.3
0.1

0.6
0.1
0.8
1.5
0.3
0.5
0.1
3.3
0.6
0.8
0.4
1.0
0.3
0.5
1.8
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.9
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.1
4.1
0.3
0.3
1.2
0.6
0.8
0.2
0.5
7.2
0.3
0.2

0.7
0.2
0.8
1.4
0.3
0.4
0.2
3.1
0.5
0.8
0.4
1.1
0.3
0.6
1.6
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.1
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.2
4.1
0.3
0.3
1.4
0.5
0.8
0.2
0.5
6.8
0.3
0.3

0.8
0.2
0.7
1.4
0.3
0.4
0.2
3.0
0.5
0.7
0.4
1.2
0.2
0.6
1.5
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.1
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.2
4.2
0.3
0.3
1.4
0.5
0.8
0.2
0.4
6.5
0.3
0.3

0.9
0.2
0.7
1.3
0.3
0.4
0.2
2.9
0.5
0.7
0.4
1.3
0.2
0.6
1.4
0.2
0.3
0.2
1.1
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.3
4.3
0.3
0.3
1.6
0.5
0.8
0.2
0.4
6.3
0.3
0.3

1.0
0.3
0.7
1.4
0.3
0.4
0.2
2.9
0.5
0.6
0.4
1.4
0.2
0.6
1.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.2
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.4
4.2
0.3
0.3
1.6
0.5
0.8
0.2
0.4
6.3
0.3
0.4

1.2
0.3
0.7
1.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.9
0.5
0.6
0.4
1.5
0.2
0.7
1.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.4
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.5
4.1
0.3
0.3
1.7
0.5
0.8
0.3
0.4
6.3
0.3
0.4

1.4
0.4
0.7
1.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.9
0.5
0.6
0.4
1.6
0.3
0.7
1.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.4
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.6
4.1
0.3
0.4
1.8
0.5
0.9
0.3
0.3
6.2
0.3
0.4

1.5
0.4
0.7
1.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.9
0.5
0.6
0.4
1.6
0.3
0.8
1.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.5
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.6
4.1
0.3
0.4
1.8
0.5
0.9
0.3
0.3
6.2
0.3
0.4

1.5
0.4
0.7
1.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.9
0.5
0.6
0.4
1.6
0.3
0.8
1.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.5
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.6
4.0
0.3
0.4
1.8
0.5
0.9
0.3
0.3
6.1
0.3
0.4

1.5
0.4
0.7
1.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.8
0.5
0.6
0.4
1.5
0.3
0.8
1.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.4
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.6
3.9
0.3
0.4
1.8
0.5
0.8
0.3
0.3
5.9
0.3
0.4

1.5
0.4
0.7
1.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.8
0.5
0.6
0.4
1.5
0.3
0.8
1.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
1.4
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.6
3.9
0.3
0.4
1.8
0.5
0.8
0.3
0.3
5.8
0.3
0.4

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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division

World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Table A.16. Percentage of the total population residing in each urban agglomeration (continued)
Estimates and projections: 1950-2025
Percentage
Country and agglomeration
1950

1955

1960

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Philadelphia ...............................................
Phoenix-Mesa ............................................
Pittsburgh ..................................................
Portland .....................................................
Providence .................................................
Richmond ..................................................
Riverside-San Bernardino ...........................
Rochester ..................................................
Sacramento ...............................................
Salt Lake City ............................................
San Antonio ...............................................
San Diego ..................................................
San Francisco-Oakland ..............................
San Jose ...................................................
Seattle .......................................................
St. Louis ....................................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg ................................
Tucson ......................................................
Virginia Beach ............................................
Washington, D.C. ......................................

2.0
0.1
1.0
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3
1.2
0.1
0.5
0.9
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.8

2.1
0.2
1.0
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
1.2
0.2
0.5
0.9
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.9

2.1
0.3
1.0
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.5
1.2
0.3
0.6
0.9
0.3
0.1
0.4
1.0

2.1
0.4
0.9
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.5
1.2
0.4
0.7
0.9
0.4
0.1
0.4
1.1

2.1
0.4
0.9
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.6
1.2
0.5
0.7
0.9
0.4
0.1
0.4
1.2

2.0
0.5
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.7
1.2
0.5
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.2
0.5
1.2

2.0
0.6
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.7
1.2
0.5
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.2
0.5
1.2

1.9
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.8
1.2
0.5
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.2
0.5
1.3

1.8
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.9
1.2
0.5
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.2
0.5
1.3

1.8
0.9
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.9
1.1
0.5
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.2
0.5
1.4

1.8
1.0
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.9
1.1
0.5
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.3
0.5
1.4

1.8
1.1
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.5
1.0
1.1
0.5
1.0
0.7
0.8
0.3
0.5
1.4

1.8
1.2
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.5
1.0
1.1
0.5
1.0
0.7
0.8
0.3
0.5
1.4

1.8
1.2
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.5
1.0
1.1
0.5
1.0
0.7
0.8
0.3
0.5
1.4

1.8
1.2
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.9
1.1
0.5
1.0
0.7
0.8
0.3
0.5
1.4

1.7
1.1
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.9
1.1
0.5
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.3
0.5
1.4

URUGUAY
Montevideo ................................................

54.1

52.6

50.6

49.1

48.5

49.6

49.9

50.1

49.8

49.2

47.0

45.9

44.6

43.9

43.4

42.8

UZBEKISTAN
Tashkent ...................................................

12.0

11.6

11.3

11.4

11.7

11.5

11.4

10.8

10.2

9.2

8.6

8.1

7.9

7.9

8.1

8.5

VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REP. OF)


Barquisimeto ..............................................
Caracas .....................................................
Maracaibo ..................................................
Maracay ....................................................
Valencia .....................................................

2.5
13.6
5.5
1.1
2.5

2.8
15.3
5.9
1.3
2.6

3.1
17.4
6.3
1.4
2.8

3.3
18.2
6.3
1.8
3.2

3.6
19.2
6.3
2.3
3.8

3.7
18.4
6.2
2.7
4.3

3.9
17.1
6.1
3.0
4.7

3.8
15.6
6.3
3.4
5.0

3.8
14.0
6.6
3.9
5.3

3.8
12.8
6.8
3.8
5.4

3.9
11.7
7.1
3.7
5.6

4.0
11.0
7.4
3.6
6.2

4.1
10.7
7.6
3.7
6.5

4.1
10.6
7.6
3.7
6.6

4.1
10.4
7.5
3.6
6.5

4.0
10.2
7.4
3.6
6.4

VIET NAM
Hai Phng ..................................................
H Noi .......................................................
Thnh Pho Ho Ch Minh (Ho Chi Minh City)

0.6
1.0
4.4

0.8
1.4
4.3

1.1
1.9
4.2

1.3
2.4
4.6

1.6
3.0
5.2

2.0
3.9
5.9

2.4
4.9
6.5

2.3
4.8
6.3

2.2
4.7
6.0

2.2
4.7
5.9

2.2
4.7
5.8

2.2
4.9
6.0

2.3
5.2
6.3

2.5
5.6
6.7

2.7
5.9
7.2

2.9
6.4
7.7

YEMEN
Al-Hudaydah ..............................................
Sana'a' ......................................................
Ta'izz .........................................................

0.6
1.1
0.4

0.7
1.2
0.5

0.8
1.4
0.7

1.0
1.5
0.8

1.1
1.7
1.0

1.3
2.0
1.3

1.4
2.8
1.5

1.4
4.0
1.6

1.7
5.3
1.9

2.0
6.7
2.1

2.5
7.5
2.6

3.2
8.5
3.1

3.9
9.6
3.7

4.4
10.4
4.1

4.7
11.2
4.4

5.1
12.0
4.8

ZAMBIA
Lusaka ......................................................

1.3

1.9

2.9

4.4

6.5

7.6

9.0

9.1

9.3

9.7

10.3

11.0

11.3

11.5

11.8

12.4

ZIMBABWE
Harare .......................................................

5.2

6.0

6.6

7.2

8.0

8.6

8.5

8.8

10.0

10.6

10.9

11.5

12.1

12.7

13.3

14.1

1
2
3
4

Including Santos.
Including Jointville.
For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao, Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China.
As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.

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by size class of settlement, major area and region, 1975-2025
Major area, region and size class

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

3
53 185
3.5

4
69 249
4.0

7
104 507
5.3

10
144 876
6.4

13
183 816
7.2

16
228 726
8.0

18
268 263
8.5

20
307 776
8.8

24
370 270
9.6

24
393 619
9.4

27
446 822
9.7

15
117 160
7.7

20
149 327
8.6

21
153 030
7.7

20
147 151
6.5

21
154 348
6.0

28
195 724
6.9

31
217 440
6.9

33
235 469
6.7

35
244 456
6.4

43
303 898
7.2

48
336 651
7.3

163
317 410
20.9

196
366 178
21.0

223
418 225
21.0

267
503 978
22.2

296
572 282
22.4

334
636 646
22.3

361
711 205
22.5

414
820 652
23.5

460
915 942
23.8

495
524
992 137 1 057 574
23.6
23.1

237
167 039
11.0

258
179 172
10.3

297
204 671
10.3

328
226 084
9.9

365
254 545
10.0

399
276 268
9.7

446
312 845
9.9

477
331 978
9.5

488
342 411
8.9

521
365 330
8.7

863 727
56.9

976 625 1 107 762 1 252 464 1 392 395 1 516 545 1 654 882 1 798 732 1 971 585 2 154 686 2 353 571
56.1
55.7
55.1
54.4
53.1
52.3
51.5
51.3
51.2
51.3

WORLD
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population

551
389 614
8.5

Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population

2
42 495
6.1

2
44 150
5.9

4
66 662
8.5

4
70 534
8.6

4
72 921
8.6

5
85 290
9.8

5
88 039
9.8

5
90 139
9.7

6
101 400
10.7

6
102 155
10.5

6
102 631
10.3

6
49 657
7.1

6
51 184
6.9

4
32 488
4.2

4
33 344
4.1

4
34 458
4.1

5
36 455
4.2

7
48 460
5.4

8
55 430
6.0

8
51 857
5.5

9
57 796
5.9

11
68 671
6.9

71
137 262
19.6

81
155 226
20.8

85
165 952
21.3

90
179 093
21.9

94
191 145
22.5

98
195 966
22.4

98
196 892
21.9

101
203 344
22.0

102
205 737
21.7

104
208 048
21.4

103
202 526
20.4

102
71 323
10.2

102
69 712
9.4

109
74 136
9.5

109
74 974
9.2

114
77 898
9.2

116
78 293
9.0

120
81 916
9.1

123
83 441
9.0

126
85 647
9.0

127
86 273
8.9

132
89 758
9.0

401 059
57.1

424 693
57.0

441 278
56.5

460 182
56.2

472 464
55.7

476 921
54.6

484 540
53.8

492 348
53.2

504 195
53.1

518 050
53.3

531 135
53.4

1
10 690
1.3

2
25 099
2.5

3
37 844
3.1

6
74 342
5.1

9
110 895
6.5

11
143 436
7.2

13
180 224
8.0

15
217 637
8.5

18
268 869
9.3

18
291 464
9.0

21
344 192
9.6

9
67 503
8.3

14
98 143
9.9

17
120 542
10.0

16
113 807
7.8

17
119 890
7.0

23
159 269
8.0

24
168 980
7.5

25
180 039
7.0

27
192 599
6.7

34
246 101
7.6

37
267 981
7.5

92
180 148
22.1

115
210 952
21.2

138
252 273
20.9

177
324 885
22.3

202
381 137
22.3

236
440 680
22.2

263
514 313
22.7

313
617 308
24.0

358
710 205
24.5

391
784 088
24.2

421
855 048
23.8

135
95 716
11.7

156
109 460
11.0

188
130 535
10.8

219
151 110
10.4

251
176 647
10.3

283
197 975
10.0

326
230 929
10.2

354
248 537
9.7

362
256 764
8.9

394
279 057
8.6

419
299 857
8.4

462 668
56.6

551 932
55.4

666 484
55.2

792 282
54.4

919 931 1 039 625 1 170 342 1 306 384 1 467 390 1 636 636 1 822 436
53.8
52.5
51.7
50.8
50.7
50.6
50.8

5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population

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Table A.17. Urban population, number of cities and percentage of urban population,
by size class of settlement, major area and region, 1975-2025
Major area, region and size class

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

1
10 285
6.1

1
12 576
6.1

1
14 796
5.8

2
28 329
9.1

2
33 296
8.9

2
38 777
8.6

1
6 621
6.0

1
8 332
6.1

1
5 485
3.3

1
7 108
3.4

3
19 249
7.6

3
17 927
5.8

6
37 139
9.9

7
48 700
10.8

4
6 871
13.0

6
11 376
16.2

10
19 488
22.1

12
21 334
19.3

15
29 519
21.5

21
37 650
22.3

24
49 307
23.8

28
55 279
21.8

38
72 775
23.5

39
75 359
20.0

45
91 766
20.3

8
5 609
10.6

11
7 933
11.3

13
8 588
9.7

17
11 781
10.7

18
12 755
9.3

18
11 909
7.1

24
16 740
8.1

28
20 339
8.0

26
17 923
5.8

38
25 742
6.8

43
29 324
6.5

40 367
76.4

50 972
72.5

60 162
68.2

70 594
64.0

86 973
63.2

103 296
61.3

121 266
58.6

144 448
56.8

173 264
55.9

204 506
54.4

243 878
53.9

1
10 690
1.4

2
25 099
2.7

3
37 844
3.4

6
74 342
5.5

9
110 895
7.1

10
133 151
7.3

12
167 648
8.1

14
202 841
8.8

16
240 541
9.3

16
258 168
9.0

19
305 415
9.7

9
67 503
8.8

14
98 143
10.6

17
120 542
10.8

15
107 186
8.0

16
111 558
7.1

22
153 784
8.5

23
161 872
7.9

22
160 790
6.9

24
174 672
6.8

28
208 962
7.3

30
219 281
7.0

88
173 277
22.7

109
199 576
21.6

128
232 785
20.8

165
303 551
22.6

187
351 618
22.4

215
403 029
22.2

239
465 006
22.6

285
562 028
24.3

320
637 431
24.7

352
708 729
24.8

376
763 282
24.3

127
90 107
11.8

145
101 527
11.0

175
121 947
10.9

202
139 329
10.4

233
163 892
10.4

265
186 066
10.3

302
214 189
10.4

326
228 198
9.9

336
238 841
9.2

356
253 315
8.9

376
270 533
8.6

422 302
55.3

500 960
54.1

606 323
54.2

721 689
53.6

832 957
53.0

936 329 1 049 077 1 161 937 1 294 126 1 432 130 1 578 559
51.7
51.0
50.2
50.1
50.1
50.3

1
10 690
1.6

2
25 099
3.2

3
37 844
4.0

6
74 342
6.5

8
100 472
7.6

10
130 193
8.6

11
155 004
9.0

13
190 106
9.7

15
228 400
10.4

15
247 973
10.0

17
288 204
10.4

7
54 143
8.3

11
78 924
9.9

13
95 207
9.9

12
86 758
7.6

12
88 520
6.7

16
109 947
7.2

18
125 769
7.3

19
133 359
6.8

20
141 597
6.4

26
186 372
7.5

28
204 839
7.4

59
123 087
18.9

75
144 932
18.2

91
174 819
18.3

117
222 061
19.6

132
260 383
19.7

158
297 727
19.6

177
347 570
20.1

211
415 188
21.2

243
481 200
21.8

260
522 006
21.1

280
573 328
20.8

87
60 674
9.3

107
73 658
9.3

129
88 513
9.2

151
102 971
9.1

172
121 761
9.2

190
132 328
8.7

225
157 465
9.1

247
171 464
8.8

256
179 053
8.1

297
207 360
8.4

327
231 403
8.4

402 503
61.8

471 896
59.4

560 599
58.6

649 400
57.2

750 194
56.8

849 324
55.9

940 788 1 044 648 1 173 854 1 308 733 1 460 690
54.5
53.4
53.3
52.9
53.0

LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES


10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
OTHER LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population

LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS, EXCLUDING CHINA


10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division

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by size class of settlement, major area and region, 1975-2025
Major area, region and size class

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

1
10 572
3.3

2
23 716
6.1

2
28 009
6.1

2
32 559
6.0

1
5 966
3.3

2
12 718
5.7

2
15 875
5.9

2
14 238
4.4

2
12 113
3.1

4
24 685
5.4

7
44 974
8.3

5
7 276
10.0

11
16 470
17.8

16
26 382
22.6

19
35 597
24.3

21
40 702
22.3

29
52 832
23.7

37
71 940
26.7

41
84 710
26.2

51
104 644
27.1

55
116 941
25.5

64
130 523
24.2

15
11 259
15.5

15
10 445
11.3

23
14 616
12.5

27
19 163
13.1

30
21 975
12.0

31
21 788
9.8

36
24 420
9.1

51
34 624
10.7

51
35 246
9.1

59
42 223
9.2

70
48 430
9.0

54 256
74.5

65 822
71.0

75 499
64.8

91 804
62.6

113 740
62.4

135 395
60.8

157 011
58.3

179 382
55.4

210 653
54.5

246 329
53.8

282 971
52.5

1
10 534
3.6

1
11 487
3.3

2
23 076
5.6

3
37 181
7.7

3
42 460
7.5

3
48 120
7.3

1
6 450
6.0

1
7 349
5.5

1
8 328
5.0

1
9 061
4.4

2
15 673
6.3

2
12 718
4.3

2
15 875
4.5

2
14 238
3.5

2
12 113
2.5

5
29 895
5.3

8
50 627
7.7

8
12 809
12.0

14
22 719
17.0

20
34 344
20.7

24
45 925
22.5

26
52 283
21.1

34
65 614
22.2

43
87 130
24.9

48
102 418
24.8

59
124 882
25.8

63
134 552
23.8

73
150 238
22.8

18
13 062
12.2

20
13 674
10.2

27
17 406
10.5

32
22 329
10.9

37
26 642
10.8

39
27 478
9.3

45
30 704
8.8

60
41 057
10.0

61
42 323
8.7

73
51 513
9.1

84
58 005
8.8

74 769
69.8

89 934
67.3

105 622
63.7

126 653
62.1

152 926
61.8

178 788
60.6

204 196
58.4

231 404
56.1

267 934
55.3

307 809
54.4

350 845
53.3

1
5 083
4.3

3
17 715
12.4

1
1 175
5.5

3
3 612
13.1

5
6 569
18.6

6
9 152
21.0

9
14 049
26.3

9
16 800
25.9

9
19 815
25.1

13
28 110
29.2

14
30 783
26.3

16
29 563
20.7

4
2 706
17.3

7
4 528
21.1

6
4 151
15.1

5
3 806
10.8

5
3 944
9.0

4
2 392
4.5

9
5 930
9.2

12
8 815
11.2

10
7 304
7.6

11
8 155
7.0

16
9 974
7.0

12 908
82.7

15 785
73.5

19 807
71.8

24 974
70.6

30 570
70.0

36 927
69.2

42 041
64.9

50 157
63.7

60 736
63.2

73 232
62.5

85 351
59.9

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
AFRICA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
EASTERN AFRICA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population

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Table A.17. Urban population, number of cities and percentage of urban population,
by size class of settlement, major area and region, 1975-2025
Major area, region and size class

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

1
11 313
16.5

1
13 875
16.7

1
16 762
16.8

1
5 485
15.1

1
7 108
15.8

1
9 052
16.3

1
6 036
8.8

1
7 153
8.6

1
8 236
8.2

1
1 482
11.6

1
2 053
13.0

2
4 088
21.1

2
5 016
20.9

3
7 555
25.1

4
6 220
17.1

6
10 429
23.2

8
15 370
27.6

9
14 872
21.7

9
17 684
21.3

12
23 953
24.0

1
665
5.2

2
1 532
9.7

5
3 008
15.5

5
3 693
15.4

6
4 502
14.9

8
5 420
14.9

7
4 894
10.9

8
5 429
9.8

9
6 013
8.8

13
9 166
11.0

15
10 391
10.4

10 681
83.3

12 260
77.4

12 307
63.4

15 243
63.6

18 059
60.0

19 223
52.9

22 457
50.0

25 785
46.3

30 162
44.1

35 237
42.4

40 607
40.6

1
10 534
12.5

1
11 487
12.1

1
12 503
11.7

1
13 465
11.2

1
14 451
10.7

1
15 561
10.4

1
6 450
17.2

1
7 349
16.4

1
8 328
15.3

1
9 061
14.1

1
9 707
13.1

1
5 185
4.8

1
6 077
5.0

2
12 227
9.1

2
13 589
9.1

3
5 533
14.8

4
7 413
16.5

5
9 573
17.6

6
12 688
19.7

6
14 823
19.9

6
16 731
19.8

7
19 708
20.7

7
17 708
16.5

8
20 239
16.8

9
18 673
13.9

10
20 933
14.0

4
2 689
7.2

5
3 228
7.2

4
2 790
5.1

5
3 166
4.9

7
4 668
6.3

8
5 690
6.7

10
6 816
7.2

14
9 372
8.7

16
11 212
9.3

20
13 657
10.1

21
15 157
10.2

22 805
60.9

26 868
59.9

33 669
61.9

39 390
61.3

45 177
60.7

51 476
61.0

57 178
60.1

62 544
58.3

69 582
57.7

75 646
56.2

84 056
56.3

3
3 905
30.3

4
5 586
37.9

4
6 382
37.1

4
7 307
35.8

4
8 634
35.4

5
11 227
40.1

7
15 101
48.9

7
16 560
49.8

7
17 329
48.8

7
17 968
47.5

7
18 585
46.3

3
2 152
16.7

2
1 278
8.7

3
1 975
11.5

3
2 482
12.2

3
2 662
10.9

2
1 855
6.6

1
546
1.8

1
606
1.8

1
641
1.8

2
1 187
3.1

4
2 264
5.6

6 814
52.9

7 885
53.5

8 858
51.5

10 632
52.1

13 092
53.7

14 897
53.2

15 266
49.4

16 098
48.4

17 507
49.3

18 637
49.3

19 310
48.1

MIDDLE AFRICA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
NORTHERN AFRICA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
SOUTHERN AFRICA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population

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by size class of settlement, major area and region, 1975-2025
Major area, region and size class

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

1
10 572
7.7

1
12 403
7.6

1
14 134
7.3

1
15 796
7.0

1
5 966
8.0

1
7 233
7.8

1
8 767
7.7

1
5 432
2.8

2
11 086
4.9

1
1 890
6.7

4
6 492
17.7

6
10 689
22.7

7
14 344
23.9

7
12 119
16.2

10
17 387
18.7

14
25 092
22.1

17
32 966
24.0

22
44 332
27.1

24
49 444
25.6

28
57 205
25.3

6
4 850
17.1

4
3 106
8.5

9
5 482
11.6

14
9 183
15.3

16
10 867
14.5

17
12 120
13.0

18
12 519
11.0

25
16 835
12.3

25
17 153
10.5

27
19 349
10.0

28
20 219
9.0

21 561
76.2

27 137
73.9

30 982
65.7

36 414
60.7

46 028
61.4

56 264
60.5

67 254
59.2

76 821
56.0

89 947
54.9

105 056
54.3

121 521
53.8

1
26 615
4.6

1
28 549
4.1

3
50 995
6.1

5
77 306
7.6

7
101 446
8.5

8
120 746
8.8

10
154 230
9.9

11
177 664
10.0

13
212 484
10.7

13
228 121
10.3

16
274 223
11.2

6
44 981
7.8

12
82 780
11.9

13
88 053
10.5

13
89 314
8.8

13
92 187
7.8

18
127 804
9.3

18
127 102
8.1

19
137 286
7.8

21
150 273
7.6

25
184 835
8.4

25
185 097
7.6

73
146 647
25.6

84
155 964
22.5

98
180 769
21.5

125
227 236
22.4

145
270 694
22.8

166
307 102
22.4

182
351 543
22.5

216
418 016
23.6

245
474 918
23.9

274
532 486
24.1

291
579 384
23.7

93
65 762
11.5

110
77 330
11.1

128
89 862
10.7

145
100 434
9.9

166
116 294
9.8

192
134 059
9.8

223
158 129
10.1

239
168 338
9.5

247
175 214
8.8

262
183 407
8.3

275
196 607
8.1

289 700
50.5

349 124
50.3

429 469
51.2

520 690
51.3

606 248
51.1

682 975
49.8

774 104
49.5

868 311
49.1

973 816 1 083 001 1 204 966


49.0
49.0
49.4

1
26 615
10.4

1
28 549
9.4

2
40 654
11.2

3
54 109
12.2

4
65 319
12.6

3
58 858
9.9

4
71 804
10.6

4
74 961
9.9

5
88 206
10.5

5
91 259
10.0

6
103 756
10.6

4
30 011
11.7

5
37 467
12.4

5
34 882
9.6

4
27 048
6.1

5
31 370
6.1

8
59 239
9.9

7
53 036
7.8

7
56 443
7.5

8
60 742
7.3

9
69 467
7.6

10
72 879
7.4

42
72 983
28.5

50
85 490
28.2

57
99 070
27.4

72
128 806
29.0

82
148 743
28.7

92
173 804
29.1

101
199 164
29.4

117
235 022
31.0

131
263 219
31.5

148
297 520
32.6

158
317 360
32.4

53
37 968
14.8

54
38 826
12.8

66
46 578
12.9

79
54 671
12.3

93
64 330
12.4

110
76 782
12.9

118
84 789
12.5

124
89 235
11.8

123
89 898
10.7

113
83 063
9.1

108
79 907
8.2

88 189
34.5

112 622
37.2

140 999
38.9

178 884
40.3

207 917
40.2

228 082
38.2

268 443
39.6

301 518
39.8

334 207
40.0

370 111
40.6

405 052
41.4

WESTERN AFRICA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
ASIA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
EASTERN ASIA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population

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Table A.17. Urban population, number of cities and percentage of urban population,
by size class of settlement, major area and region, 1975-2025
Major area, region and size class

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

1
10 341
3.6

2
23 197
6.9

3
36 128
9.2

5
61 888
13.9

5
71 665
14.2

5
80 511
14.1

5
89 524
13.7

5
99 586
13.4

7
131 194
15.4

2
14 970
7.7

5
33 374
14.0

4
28 587
10.0

5
33 677
10.0

4
29 322
7.5

5
29 941
6.7

6
38 532
7.6

8
52 609
9.2

8
58 339
8.9

10
75 658
10.1

8
63 675
7.5

14
33 631
17.4

12
26 897
11.3

18
39 529
13.8

29
49 649
14.7

35
64 257
16.4

42
69 046
15.5

49
84 557
16.8

58
97 488
17.0

65
116 743
17.9

73
130 800
17.5

79
152 225
17.9

28
18 585
9.6

45
31 071
13.0

49
34 725
12.1

44
31 156
9.2

48
34 779
8.9

50
35 904
8.0

63
43 646
8.7

68
46 246
8.1

76
52 644
8.1

92
62 089
8.3

105
73 482
8.6

126 469
65.3

147 357
61.7

173 000
60.5

200 570
59.3

226 885
58.0

249 818
55.9

265 637
52.7

295 132
51.6

335 247
51.4

377 533
50.6

430 249
50.6

1
10 761
4.4

1
11 662
4.1

2
23 578
7.2

2
25 581
7.0

2
27 171
6.7

2
11 939
13.0

3
19 176
16.9

3
22 037
15.8

3
23 829
14.0

3
24 680
11.9

3
20 497
8.3

3
22 343
7.8

3
19 169
5.9

4
26 498
7.2

5
34 208
8.5

9
25 800
34.4

10
22 681
24.8

10
20 907
18.4

11
24 233
17.4

12
27 287
16.1

14
31 863
15.4

13
29 727
12.1

17
37 281
13.0

21
41 882
12.8

23
44 053
12.0

22
42 528
10.5

6
4 433
5.9

6
3 985
4.4

8
5 198
4.6

9
5 947
4.3

12
7 845
4.6

14
9 157
4.4

17
12 103
4.9

23
15 807
5.5

22
14 997
4.6

28
18 339
5.0

31
21 534
5.3

44 751
59.7

52 969
57.8

68 182
60.1

87 139
62.5

111 019
65.3

140 984
68.2

172 807
70.3

199 485
69.6

227 236
69.5

251 299
68.7

277 694
68.9

1
10 530
6.8

1
11 177
6.5

1
11 695
6.2

1
12 102
5.8

1
5 407
7.0

1
6 552
7.0

1
7 665
7.1

2
13 944
11.4

2
15 036
10.9

1
5 891
3.8

2
12 023
7.0

2
13 212
7.0

2
14 335
6.9

8
14 232
28.9

12
20 896
34.5

13
21 262
27.5

13
24 548
26.2

16
30 406
28.2

18
32 390
26.4

19
38 095
27.6

24
48 225
31.3

28
53 074
31.0

30
60 114
31.8

32
67 271
32.4

6
4 775
9.7

5
3 447
5.7

5
3 361
4.3

13
8 660
9.2

13
9 340
8.7

18
12 216
10.0

25
17 591
12.8

24
17 049
11.1

26
17 675
10.3

29
19 916
10.5

31
21 683
10.5

30 292
61.4

36 176
59.8

47 288
61.2

54 097
57.6

60 428
56.0

64 091
52.3

67 218
48.7

72 175
46.9

77 125
45.1

84 058
44.5

91 971
44.4

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
SOUTH-EASTERN ASIA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
WESTERN ASIA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population

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by size class of settlement, major area and region, 1975-2025
Major area, region and size class

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

1
10 016
1.9

1
10 416
2.0

1
10 495
2.0

2
20 530
3.8

2
20 557
3.8

2
20 563
3.8

3
23 727
5.3

3
24 466
5.2

3
25 203
5.1

3
25 971
5.1

3
26 619
5.1

3
22 962
4.4

3
23 771
4.5

4
29 387
5.5

3
19 705
3.7

3
19 735
3.7

3
19 735
3.6

35
66 991
15.1

42
77 031
16.3

44
80 637
16.4

46
84 063
16.5

47
85 442
16.5

49
83 625
16.1

48
83 213
15.8

47
79 181
14.9

47
79 845
14.9

47
80 314
14.9

47
80 702
14.8

69
48 896
11.0

69
47 299
10.0

74
50 059
10.2

75
51 237
10.1

76
51 530
10.0

74
49 193
9.5

77
51 447
9.8

78
52 190
9.8

79
52 958
9.9

80
53 759
10.0

82
55 089
10.1

304 798
68.6

322 518
68.4

334 431
68.2

347 447
68.3

353 849
68.4

354 475
68.1

356 984
67.9

358 995
67.7

361 731
67.6

365 386
67.7

369 012
67.7

1
10 016
4.8

1
10 416
5.1

1
10 495
5.3

1
10 524
5.4

1
10 526
5.5

1
10 526
5.5

1
7 623
4.4

1
8 136
4.3

1
8 580
4.3

1
8 987
4.3

1
9 201
4.3

12
19 804
11.4

20
29 773
15.8

21
32 203
16.0

22
34 167
16.2

23
34 605
16.3

23
34 043
16.4

20
30 786
15.1

19
29 787
15.0

19
29 814
15.2

19
29 818
15.5

19
29 818
15.6

26
19 710
11.4

25
16 692
8.9

28
18 616
9.3

30
19 834
9.4

29
18 697
8.8

29
18 564
8.9

33
21 982
10.8

34
22 814
11.5

33
22 244
11.4

33
22 237
11.5

33
22 241
11.7

126 135
72.8

133 670
71.0

141 679
70.5

148 410
70.2

149 169
70.5

145 452
69.9

140 052
68.9

135 855
68.3

133 037
68.0

130 405
67.6

128 231
67.2

1
7 546
10.9

1
7 660
10.4

1
7 667
10.3

1
7 654
10.1

1
7 908
10.2

1
8 225
10.5

1
8 505
10.5

1
8 607
10.4

1
8 618
10.1

1
8 618
9.8

1
8 618
9.6

7
11 158
16.1

5
8 753
11.9

6
9 510
12.7

6
9 323
12.2

6
9 393
12.1

7
10 496
13.3

8
11 657
14.4

8
11 837
14.3

8
12 022
14.1

8
12 198
13.9

8
12 354
13.7

8
5 524
8.0

10
7 400
10.1

10
7 107
9.5

10
7 427
9.8

10
7 520
9.7

9
6 618
8.4

9
6 182
7.6

9
6 272
7.6

9
6 356
7.5

9
6 440
7.4

10
7 025
7.8

45 030
65.0

49 613
67.6

50 442
67.5

51 734
67.9

52 547
67.9

53 358
67.8

54 501
67.4

56 334
67.8

58 291
68.3

60 335
68.9

61 859
68.8

EUROPE
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
EASTERN EUROPE
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
NORTHERN EUROPE
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population

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Table A.17. Urban population, number of cities and percentage of urban population,
by size class of settlement, major area and region, 1975-2025
Major area, region and size class

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

1
5 045
5.3

1
5 414
5.4

2
10 821
10.5

2
11 087
10.5

2
11 117
10.3

2
11 117
10.0

9
23 786
29.9

10
26 293
30.7

10
26 743
30.2

10
26 943
29.7

10
27 491
29.6

9
23 089
24.2

9
23 429
23.5

8
18 793
18.2

8
18 986
17.9

8
19 132
17.6

8
19 238
17.4

16
10 441
13.1

15
9 997
11.7

17
11 153
12.6

17
11 235
12.4

17
11 279
12.1

18
11 826
12.4

18
11 898
11.9

18
11 998
11.6

19
12 605
11.9

20
13 201
12.2

20
13 316
12.0

45 368
57.0

49 413
57.7

50 782
57.3

52 639
58.0

54 249
58.3

55 365
58.1

59 018
59.2

61 557
59.7

63 290
59.7

64 980
59.9

67 140
60.6

1
10 007
6.8

1
10 031
6.7

1
10 036
6.5

1
8 558
7.0

1
8 669
7.0

1
8 956
7.1

1
9 330
7.2

1
9 510
7.0

1
9 692
7.0

1
9 852
6.9

1
9 958
6.9

7
12 243
10.0

7
12 213
9.9

7
12 181
9.7

8
13 631
10.5

8
13 952
10.3

10
15 997
11.6

11
17 341
12.2

12
18 764
12.9

12
19 023
12.9

12
19 166
12.7

12
19 291
12.6

19
13 221
10.8

19
13 210
10.7

19
13 183
10.5

18
12 741
9.8

20
14 034
10.4

18
12 185
8.8

17
11 385
8.0

17
11 106
7.7

18
11 753
7.9

18
11 880
7.9

19
12 506
8.1

88 265
72.2

89 822
72.5

91 528
72.7

94 665
72.6

97 884
72.3

100 299
72.6

103 414
72.8

105 250
72.5

107 114
72.4

109 667
72.8

111 782
72.8

1
10 690
5.4

2
25 099
10.6

2
27 504
10.0

3
40 601
12.9

4
54 088
15.3

4
57 771
14.7

4
61 091
14.1

4
64 328
13.7

4
66 940
13.2

4
68 651
12.6

4
69 617
12.1

3
25 916
13.1

2
18 005
7.6

3
24 161
8.8

2
15 432
4.9

2
12 030
3.4

3
18 747
4.8

4
26 003
6.0

4
28 516
6.1

4
30 213
5.9

4
31 371
5.8

4
32 258
5.6

17
31 551
15.9

23
44 143
18.7

26
49 730
18.1

34
65 245
20.8

37
72 289
20.5

42
82 344
20.9

44
90 225
20.9

55
111 635
23.7

60
125 231
24.6

60
131 883
24.3

63
140 257
24.4

25
17 408
8.8

27
19 018
8.0

35
24 354
8.9

44
29 478
9.4

51
35 402
10.0

55
38 158
9.7

61
43 828
10.1

58
40 884
8.7

57
40 974
8.1

62
45 884
8.5

63
46 992
8.2

112 771
56.9

130 337
55.1

148 907
54.2

163 096
52.0

179 648
50.8

197 079
50.0

211 407
48.9

225 814
47.9

244 852
48.2

265 015
48.8

285 439
49.7

SOUTHERN EUROPE
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
WESTERN EUROPE
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division

World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

227

Table A.17. Urban population, number of cities and percentage of urban population,
by size class of settlement, major area and region, 1975-2025
Major area, region and size class

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

3
3 933
29.0

3
4 398
28.5

3
4 782
27.8

4
6 304
32.8

4
7 136
33.1

4
7 932
33.3

4
8 739
33.5

4
9 424
33.3

4
10 092
33.1

4
10 687
32.7

4
11 184
32.2

1
575
4.2

2
1 217
7.9

2
1 427
8.3

1
582
3.0

1
584
2.7

1
580
2.4

2
1 158
4.4

3
1 810
6.4

3
1 926
6.3

3
2 027
6.2

3
2 116
6.1

9 043
66.7

9 831
63.7

10 988
63.9

12 336
64.2

13 850
64.2

15 275
64.2

16 176
62.0

17 054
60.3

18 484
60.6

19 955
61.1

21 408
61.7

1
10 690
23.1

1
13 010
23.4

1
14 109
22.0

1
15 312
20.9

1
16 811
20.2

1
18 022
19.4

1
18 735
18.6

1
19 485
17.7

1
20 189
16.9

1
20 695
16.1

1
21 009
15.3

2
3 439
7.4

3
5 401
9.7

3
6 283
9.8

3
7 291
10.0

6
11 334
13.6

11
18 446
19.8

11
20 358
20.2

16
27 544
25.0

19
32 674
27.4

19
34 539
26.9

19
36 137
26.3

6
3 842
8.3

9
5 674
10.2

13
8 759
13.6

21
14 836
20.3

23
16 731
20.1

22
15 262
16.4

26
18 819
18.7

24
17 031
15.5

23
16 432
13.8

25
18 506
14.4

25
19 468
14.2

28 243
61.1

31 508
56.7

35 089
54.6

35 816
48.9

38 339
46.1

41 401
44.5

42 963
42.6

46 076
41.8

50 128
42.0

54 739
42.6

60 580
44.2

1
12 089
7.3

1
13 395
6.9

2
25 289
11.4

3
37 277
15.0

3
39 749
14.3

3
42 356
13.9

3
44 842
13.5

3
46 751
13.0

3
47 956
12.6

3
48 608
12.1

3
25 916
18.7

2
18 005
10.9

3
24 161
12.5

2
15 432
7.0

2
12 030
4.8

3
18 747
6.8

4
26 003
8.5

4
28 516
8.6

4
30 213
8.4

4
31 371
8.2

4
32 258
8.0

12
24 180
17.4

17
34 344
20.7

20
38 666
20.0

27
51 650
23.3

27
53 819
21.6

27
55 967
20.2

29
61 129
20.0

35
74 667
22.4

37
82 465
23.0

37
86 656
22.7

40
92 936
23.1

18
12 991
9.4

16
12 127
7.3

20
14 169
7.3

22
14 060
6.4

27
18 087
7.3

32
22 316
8.1

33
23 851
7.8

31
22 044
6.6

31
22 615
6.3

34
25 351
6.6

35
25 408
6.3

75 486
54.5

88 997
53.8

102 829
53.2

114 944
51.9

127 459
51.3

140 403
50.7

152 269
49.8

162 684
48.9

176 239
49.2

190 320
49.9

203 450
50.5

CARIBBEAN
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
CENTRAL AMERICA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
SOUTH AMERICA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population

228

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

Table A.17. Urban population, number of cities and percentage of urban population,
by size class of settlement, major area and region, 1975-2025
Major area, region and size class

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

1
15 880
8.8

1
15 601
8.3

2
26 008
12.9

2
26 969
12.6

2
28 282
12.2

2
29 659
11.9

2
31 039
11.6

2
32 214
11.3

2
33 134
10.9

2
33 831
10.5

2
34 300
10.2

2
16 086
8.9

2
16 728
8.9

1
7 285
3.6

1
7 374
3.4

1
7 839
3.4

2
13 494
5.4

4
24 689
9.2

4
26 043
9.1

5
32 152
10.6

6
38 061
11.9

8
48 935
14.5

28
53 891
30.0

30
59 262
31.4

31
64 163
31.9

33
71 227
33.3

36
80 661
34.8

37
85 310
34.1

38
85 608
31.9

42
95 068
33.2

43
96 085
31.6

45
97 435
30.4

44
91 121
27.1

28
18 604
10.3

29
19 237
10.2

31
21 185
10.5

31
21 736
10.1

34
23 701
10.2

39
27 380
11.0

39
28 228
10.5

40
28 427
9.9

42
29 790
9.8

42
29 561
9.2

45
31 669
9.4

75 291
41.9

78 095
41.3

82 264
40.9

86 861
40.6

91 169
39.4

93 981
37.6

98 645
36.8

104 565
36.5

112 790
37.1

121 971
38.0

130 638
38.8

2
5 521
36.3

3
7 058
43.3

4
8 583
49.2

5
10 283
54.5

5
10 914
53.4

6
12 652
57.8

6
13 487
57.3

6
14 334
57.2

6
14 981
56.3

6
15 467
54.9

6
15 871
53.3

4
3 308
21.7

3
2 614
16.0

2
1 805
10.3

1
870
4.6

1
976
4.8

1
508
2.2

2
1 081
4.3

2
1 153
4.3

2
1 206
4.3

2
1 252
4.2

6 397
42.0

6 619
40.6

7 068
40.5

7 719
40.9

8 554
41.8

9 246
42.2

9 545
40.5

9 645
38.5

10 462
39.3

11 502
40.8

12 675
42.5

2
5 521
38.7

3
7 058
46.6

4
8 583
53.3

5
10 283
59.4

5
10 914
58.4

6
12 652
63.3

6
13 487
62.9

6
14 334
63.0

6
14 981
62.3

6
15 467
61.2

6
15 871
59.9

4
3 308
23.2

3
2 614
17.3

2
1 805
11.2

1
870
5.0

1
976
5.2

1
508
2.4

2
1 081
4.8

2
1 153
4.8

2
1 206
4.8

2
1 252
4.7

5 429
38.1

5 478
36.2

5 720
35.5

6 147
35.5

6 806
36.4

7 332
36.7

7 449
34.7

7 339
32.3

7 901
32.9

8 618
34.1

9 372
35.4

NORTHERN AMERICA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
OCEANIA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division

World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

229

Table A.17. Urban population, number of cities and percentage of urban population,
by size class of settlement, major area and region, 1975-2025
Major area, region and size class

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

656
100.0

780
100.0

929
100.0

1 093
100.0

1 217
100.0

1 337
100.0

1 465
100.0

1 622
100.0

1 821
100.0

2 081
100.0

2 431
100.0

152
100.0

184
100.0

221
100.0

261
100.0

297
100.0

326
100.0

360
100.0

391
100.0

422
100.0

455
100.0

490
100.0

160
100.0

177
100.0

198
100.0

218
100.0

234
100.0

251
100.0

271
100.0

293
100.0

318
100.0

348
100.0

382
100.0

MELANESIA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
MICRONESIA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population
POLYNESIA
10 million or more

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
5 to 10 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
1 to 5 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
500 000 to 1 million

Number of agglomerations
Population in urban areas
Percentage of urban population
Fewer Than 500 000

Population in urban areas


Percentage of urban population

230

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World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision

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