Urban and Rural Areas 2009 (Wall Chart)

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This wall chart features tables and graphics regarding the population in urban and rural areas around the world in 2009. By the middle of 2009, the number of people living in urban areas (3.42 billion) had surpassed the number living in rural areas (3.41 billion) and since then the world has become more urban than rural. The world population is expected to increase by 84 per cent urban in 2050. The 2009 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects provides a useful basis for the analysis of the world’s urban transformation and the dynamics of city growth.

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Agency/Department
UN/Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Print ISBN
9789211514704
PDF ISBN
9789210557719
Print Publication Date
PDF Publication Date
Page Count
2
Print Sales Number
10.XIII.6
Series Title
Population Studies

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