This statistic shows the share of the population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by development status determined by income level. High-income countries are projected to have 88.4 percent of their populations living in urban areas by 2050.
Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by country income groups
Characteristic
High-income countries
Upper-middle-income countries
Lower-middle-income countries
Low-income countries
World total
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UN DESA. (May 16, 2018). Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by country income groups [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/671044/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-income-group/
UN DESA. "Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by country income groups." Chart. May 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671044/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-income-group/
UN DESA. (2018). Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by country income groups. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671044/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-income-group/
UN DESA. "Percentage of Population Living in Urban Areas Worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by Country Income Groups." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671044/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-income-group/
UN DESA, Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by country income groups Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671044/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-income-group/ (last visited September 10, 2024)
Percentage of population living in urban areas worldwide from 1950 to 2050, by country income groups [Graph], UN DESA, May 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/671044/change-in-urbanization-of-countries-worldwide-by-income-group/
