Cities’ size: by number and population cities' size (nb habitants)
% urban dwellers
nb of cities
population
2015 2030
2015 2030
2015 2030
21% 22%
428 558
847 million 1,127 billion
500,000 - 1,000,000
9% 10%
538 731
370 million 509 million
300,000 - 500,000
7% 6%
690 832
262 million 319 million
< 3,000,000
43% 38%
1,000,000 - 5,000,000
-
-
1,699 million 1,938 million
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects, 2014 Revision
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