This statistic shows the percentage of the total population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by regional development level. By 2050, more developed regions of the world will have 86.6 percent of their populations living in urban areas.
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Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by regional development
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (May 16, 2018). Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by regional development [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/671366/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-regional-development/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by regional development." Chart. May 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671366/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-regional-development/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (2018). Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by regional development. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671366/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-regional-development/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Percentage of Population Living in Urban Areas Worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by Regional Development." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671366/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-regional-development/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by regional development Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671366/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-regional-development/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by regional development [Graph], United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), May 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/671366/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-regional-development/
