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   How many people live in cities & suburbs?

   • Urban clusters (towns and suburbs): must have a minimum of 5,000 inhabitants plus a population density of at least 300 people per square kilometer (km2). Rural areas: fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. Using these definitions, it reports that around 44% of the world lived in cities, 43% in towns and suburbs, and 13% in rural areas in 2020.

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   How many people live in urban areas?

   • More than 4 billion people now live in urban areas. This means over half of the world lives in urban settings. The UN estimates this milestone event – when the number of people in urban areas overtook the number in rural settings – occurred in 2007.

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   How many people live in cities?

   • Today, over 4 billion people around the world – more than half the global population – live in cities. This trend is expected to continue. By 2050, with the urban population more than doubling its current size, nearly 7 of 10 people in the world will live in cities.

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   Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

   • - Our World in Data How urban is the world? 'Majority urban' means that over 50% of the population resides in urban areas, whereas 'majority rural' means that at most 50% live in urban locations.

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   What percentage of the world's population is urban?

   • The urban population of the world has grown rapidly from 751 million in 1950 to 4.2 billion in 2018. Asia, despite its relatively lower level of urbanization, is home to 54% of the world’s urban population, followed by Europe and Africa with 13% each.

   68% of the world population projected to live in urban areas

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   How much fewer people live in urban areas?

   • The UN figures report one-third fewer people residing in urban areas compared to the figures reported by the European Commission. While there are clear differences in estimates at the global level, the overall trend in urbanization at national levels (regardless of their definition) is still important.

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2. ourworldindata.org › urbanizationUrbanization - Our World in Data

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   How many people live in urban areas today? In the visualization, we see estimates of the number of people globally who live in urban and rural areas. More than 4 billion people now live in urban areas. This means over half of the world lives in urban settings.

3. www.worldbank.org › en › topicUrban Development Overview - World Bank Group

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   Apr 3, 2023 · By 2050, with the urban population more than doubling its current size, nearly 7 of 10 people in the world will live in cities. Today, over 4 billion people around the world – more than half the global population – live in cities.

4. www.gov.uk › government › publicationsPopulation and household estimates, England and Wales: Census ...

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   Jun 28, 2022 · Population and land area. There were 395 residents per square kilometre in England and Wales in 2021. This is about the same as 2.8 residents per football pitch-sized area of land.

   • This bulletin is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg) on the ONS website. On Census Day, 21 March 2021, the size of the usual resident population in E...
   • The usual resident population of England and Wales was 59,597,300 on Census Day, 21 March 2021.This was the largest population ever recorded throug...
   • The population grew in each of the nine regions of England, and also in Wales, between 2011 and 2021. The region with the highest population growth...
   • Overall, there were 30,420,100 women (51.0% of the overall population) and 29,177,200 men (49.0%) in England and Wales in 2021. This is similar to...
   • There were 395 residents per square kilometre in England and Wales in 2021. This is about the same as 2.8 residents per football pitch-sized area o...
   • The census also allows us to estimate the number of households in England and Wales. As per our Glossary definition, a household must have at least...
   • This bulletin has reported rounded population and household estimates for local authorities in England and Wales. For a more detailed look at the r...
   • Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021Dataset - Released 28 June 2022 - Census 2021 rounded population and household es...
   • AgeA person’s age on Census Day, 21 March 2021 in England and Wales. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.HouseholdA househol...
   • Reference dateThe census provides estimates of the characteristics of all people and households in England and Wales on Census Day, 21 March 2021....

5. ourworldindata.org › grapher › urban-vs-rural-majorityDo more people live in urban or rural areas? - Our World in Data

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   Urban policies that respond to population dynamics. Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. 'Majority urban' means that over 50% of the population resides in urban areas, whereas 'majority rural' means that at most 50% live in urban locations.

6. www.ons.gov.uk › peoplepopulationandcommunityPopulation estimates - Office for National Statistics

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   Estimates of the population for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. National and subnational mid-year population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries by...

7. ourworldindata.org › data-insights › the-majority-ofThe plurality of people in the world now live in cities

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   Apr 5, 2024 · Until 2020, most people in the world lived in smaller urban settings like towns and suburbs, with populations between 5,000 and 50,000. Since then, cities with more than 50,000 people have become the most popular living areas worldwide, as shown in the chart.

8. www.un.org › development › desa68% of the world population projected to live in urban areas ...

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   May 16, 2018 · While one in eight people live in 33 megacities worldwide, close to half of the world’s urban dwellers reside in much smaller settlements with fewer than 500,000 inhabitants....