The graph shows the proportion of population in cities worldwide from 1985 to 2050. 53.9 percent of the world's population lived in cities in the year of 2015. This percentage is forecasted to grow to 62.5 percent in the year 2050.
Proportion of population in cities worldwide from 1985 to 2050
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United Nations. (May 16, 2018). Proportion of population in cities worldwide from 1985 to 2050 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264651/proportion-of-population-in-cities-worldwide/
United Nations. "Proportion of population in cities worldwide from 1985 to 2050." Chart. May 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264651/proportion-of-population-in-cities-worldwide/
United Nations. (2018). Proportion of population in cities worldwide from 1985 to 2050. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264651/proportion-of-population-in-cities-worldwide/
United Nations. "Proportion of Population in Cities Worldwide from 1985 to 2050." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264651/proportion-of-population-in-cities-worldwide/
United Nations, Proportion of population in cities worldwide from 1985 to 2050 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264651/proportion-of-population-in-cities-worldwide/ (last visited June 07, 2023)
Proportion of population in cities worldwide from 1985 to 2050 [Graph], United Nations, May 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264651/proportion-of-population-in-cities-worldwide/