Urban Population (000) |
Percent Urban |
Growth Rate |
CITIES |
Absolute poverty | ||||||||
1975 |
1995 |
2025 |
1975 |
1995 |
2025 |
Urban |
Rural |
(<0.75mill. |
Total |
Urban |
Rural | |
World |
1,538,346 |
2,584,454 |
5,065,334 |
38 |
45 |
61 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
369 |
x |
x |
x |
Africa |
104,123 |
250,276 |
804,239 |
25 |
34 |
54 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
35 |
x |
x |
x |
South America |
137,578 |
249,331 |
406,679 |
64 |
78 |
88 |
2.5 |
-0.8 |
31 |
x |
x |
x |
Asia |
592,282 |
1,197,970 |
2,718,435 |
25 |
35 |
55 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
154 |
x |
x |
x |
Study Area |
506,316 |
1,010,873 |
2,303,904 |
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Bangladesh |
7,108 |
22,034 |
78,430 |
9 |
18 |
40 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
3 |
78 |
x |
86 |
Bhutan |
39 |
105 |
597 |
3 |
6 |
19 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
0 |
x |
x |
90 |
Cambodia |
731 |
2,123 |
8,567 |
10 |
21 |
44 |
6.2 |
2.2 |
0 |
x |
x |
x |
China |
160,047 |
369,492 |
831,880 |
17 |
30 |
55 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
51 |
9 |
x |
13 |
India |
132,272 |
250,681 |
629,757 |
21 |
27 |
45 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
34 |
40 |
33 |
42 |
Indonesia |
26,259 |
69,992 |
167,393 |
19 |
35 |
61 |
4.5 |
0.1 |
9 |
25 |
20 |
27 |
Japan |
84,409 |
97,120 |
103,190 |
76 |
78 |
85 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
8 |
x |
x |
x |
Korea DPR |
9,356 |
14,650 |
25,094 |
56 |
61 |
75 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
1 |
x |
x |
20 |
Korea Rep. |
16,947 |
36,572 |
50,987 |
48 |
81 |
94 |
2.9 |
-5.7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
Lao PDR |
344 |
1,060 |
4,316 |
11 |
22 |
45 |
6.1 |
2.2 |
0 |
x |
x |
85 |
Malaysia |
4,616 |
10,814 |
22,942 |
38 |
54 |
73 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
1 |
16 |
8 |
22 |
Mongolia |
704 |
1,468 |
2,926 |
49 |
61 |
76 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0 |
x |
x |
x |
Myanmar |
7,282 |
12,188 |
35,759 |
24 |
26 |
47 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
1 |
35 |
x |
40 |
Nepal |
649 |
2,996 |
13,959 |
5 |
14 |
34 |
7.1 |
2.0 |
0 |
60 |
51 |
61 |
Pakistan |
19,733 |
48,742 |
161,579 |
26 |
35 |
57 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
8 |
28 |
26 |
29 |
Philippines |
15,294 |
36,614 |
77,622 |
36 |
54 |
74 |
4.2 |
-0.1 |
2 |
54 |
40 |
64 |
Singapore |
2,263 |
2,848 |
3,355 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
1.0 |
0 |
1 |
x |
x |
x |
Sri Lanka |
2,998 |
4,108 |
10,660 |
22 |
22 |
43 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0 |
39 |
15 |
46 |
Thailand |
6,244 |
11,787 |
28,756 |
15 |
20 |
39 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
1 |
30 |
17 |
34 |
Vietnam |
9,021 |
15,479 |
46,135 |
19 |
21 |
39 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
2 |
54 |
x |
60 |
Oceania |
15,389 |
20,063 |
30,712 |
72 |
70 |
75 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
6 |
x |
x |
x |
Australia |
11,943 |
15,318 |
21,852 |
86 |
85 |
89 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
5 |
x |
x |
x |
Fiji |
212 |
319 |
692 |
37 |
41 |
60 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0 |
x |
x |
20 |
New Zealand |
2,552 |
3,077 |
4,011 |
83 |
86 |
92 |
1.5 |
-0.4 |
1 |
x |
x |
x |
Papua New Guinea |
326 |
690 |
2,431 |
12 |
16 |
32 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
0 |
73 |
10 |
75 |
Solomon Island |
17 |
65 |
323 |
9 |
17 |
38 |
6.5 |
2.7 |
0 |
x |
x |
60 |
Source: compiled from WRI 1996
