More than half of the world's built-up urban areas with population of 500,000 and more were located in Asia in 2021. In North America, 13.3 percent of the land area was classified as large urban cities.
Distribution of built-up areas with population of 500,000 and over worldwide in 2021, by region
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Wendell Cox Consultancy. (May 15, 2021). Distribution of built-up areas with population of 500,000 and over worldwide in 2021, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237327/share-of-urban-areas-region/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. "Distribution of built-up areas with population of 500,000 and over worldwide in 2021, by region." Chart. May 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237327/share-of-urban-areas-region/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. (2021). Distribution of built-up areas with population of 500,000 and over worldwide in 2021, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237327/share-of-urban-areas-region/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. "Distribution of Built-up Areas with Population of 500,000 and over Worldwide in 2021, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237327/share-of-urban-areas-region/
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