1. Evolution of the Cities in the Digital Age; Innovation and Knowledge 2.2 Cities participating in the study
Socio‐demographic data of the participating cities Most cities taking part in the study (68%) are medium‐sized or large cities. 32% of the participating cities have from 100,001 to 1 million inhabitants, and 36% more than 1 million. Considering the population of the cities and their geographical distribution, most of the cities from the African region are large participants; 60% have more than 1 million inhabitants. All other cities have from 20,001 to 100,000 and 100,001 to 1 million inhabitants (20% respectively). Most of them are medium‐sized and large. In the case of Latin America, most of the cities are small to medium‐sized. 44% have from 20,001 to 100,000 inhabitants and 22% have more than 20,000 inhabitants. Only 22% of participating cities have more than 1 million inhabitants.
Population based distribution of the cities participating in the study
In the case of Asia, only Taipei City is participating in the study, and it has over 1 million inhabitants. Finally, in Europe, most of the cities are medium‐sized; 62% have from 100,001 to 1 million inhabitants. On the other hand, 23% have more than 1 million inhabitants and only 15% have from 20,001 to 100,000. These data serve as reference to provide an idea of cities' requirements and solutions. Similarly, most of the cities have service‐focused economies. In seven cities, services account for over 50% of GDP, a figure that contrasts with the primary sector, which only represents between 1% and 10% of GDP in 11 cities. Distribution by population and region of the cities participating in the study
100% 2 cities 7%
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