This statistic shows the degree of urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2013 to 2023. 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 2023, 42.99 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa's total population lived in urban areas and cities.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Urbanization from 2013 to 2023
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