Urban population

The share of people living in urban areas.

This is the share of a country's people who live in urban areas, as each country defines them: by population size, density or administrative status. Definitions differ, so compare between countries with care; the trend within a country is more reliable. The UN Population Division compiles the figures in its World Urbanization Prospects from national censuses, and the World Bank republishes them.

• Demography
• Urbanisation
• Cities
• Population
• Country
• Year