Table 7 Ratio of Town Planners per thousand head of population v rates of urban growth Country
Africa23
Total Population 2018
Registered Professionals 2018
Town Planners per thousand population
Urban Growth (%)
343,250,250
3,411
0.010
3.0%
2,254,130
190
0.084
3.3%
29,767,110
644
0.022
3.4%
1,256,300
22
0.018
-0.1%
195,874,740
1,608
0.008
4.2%
South Africa
57,779,620
630
0.011
2.1%
Tanzania
56,318,350
317
0.006
5.1%
Botswana Ghana
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Mauritius Nigeria
Asia
249,382,290
2,005
0.013
1.4%
Malaysia
31,528,580
549
0.017
2.1%
25
Pakistan
212,215,030
1,266
0.006
2.7%
Singapore
5,638,680
190
0.034
0.5%
Sri Lanka
38,448,720
0
0.000
1.5%
286,640
6,246
0.161
0.7%
37,058,860
6,200
0.167
1.5%
1,389,860
46
0.033
0.4%
Europe
66,972,520
22,009
0.327
2.2%
Malta26
483,530
90
0.186
3.3%
66,488,990
21,919
0.330
1.0%
Pacific
30,761,350
5,501
0.179
1.8%
Australia
24,992,370
4,579
0.183
1.7%
883,480
25
0.028
1.6%
4,885,500
897
0.184
2.0%
Caribbean & Am. Canada Trinidad & Tobago
United Kingdom
Fiji New Zealand
23 Although not a survey respondent, the Uganda
Institute of Physical Planners (UIPP) appeares to comprise 30 corporate, 67 graduate, 1 associate and 1 student member in 2017. Source: https://www. zaddockassociates.com/digitalpublications/UPG/ august-2017/mobile/index.html#p=83 24 Ghana, Mauritius, UK, Australia and Fiji did not provide
the number of registered professionals, so the numbers used here refer to members of the institute. 25 Number of registered professionals provided by the
Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP), February 2020. 26 Town Planning is not a legally recognised profession
in Malta, but it is understood that there are 90 Professionally qualified town planners in the country. Malta did not provide the number of registered professionals, so the numbers used here refer to members of the institute.
Survey of the Built Environment Professions in the Commonwealth
Workshop in Bo credit: The Prince’s Foundation
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