This statistic shows the degree of urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2007 to 2017. Urbanization means the share of urban population in the total population of a country. Sub-Saharan Africa includes almost all countries south of the Sahara desert. In 2017, 39.54 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa's total population lived in urban areas and cities.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Urbanization from 2007 to 2017
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World Bank. (April 24, 2019). Sub-Saharan Africa: Urbanization from 2007 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/805657/urbanization-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. "Sub-Saharan Africa: Urbanization from 2007 to 2017." Chart. April 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805657/urbanization-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. (2019). Sub-Saharan Africa: Urbanization from 2007 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805657/urbanization-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank. "Sub-saharan Africa: Urbanization from 2007 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805657/urbanization-in-sub-saharan-africa/
World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa: Urbanization from 2007 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805657/urbanization-in-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited February 19, 2020)
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