This statistic shows the twenty countries with the projected largest urban populations worldwide in 2050. Forecasts estimate that the urban population of China will be **** billion people in 2050.
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (May 16, 2018). Top twenty countries worldwide with the largest projected urban population in 2050 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/875076/countries-with-biggest-urban-population-projection/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Top twenty countries worldwide with the largest projected urban population in 2050 (in millions)." Chart. May 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875076/countries-with-biggest-urban-population-projection/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (2018). Top twenty countries worldwide with the largest projected urban population in 2050 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875076/countries-with-biggest-urban-population-projection/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Top Twenty Countries Worldwide with The Largest Projected Urban Population in 2050 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875076/countries-with-biggest-urban-population-projection/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Top twenty countries worldwide with the largest projected urban population in 2050 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875076/countries-with-biggest-urban-population-projection/ (last visited June 24, 2025)
Top twenty countries worldwide with the largest projected urban population in 2050 (in millions) [Graph], United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), May 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/875076/countries-with-biggest-urban-population-projection/
