266
4.7 16.7
26.2 6.8 32.3 31.0 9.7 5.0 3.8
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
Western Sahara
Western Africa
Benin
Burkina Faso
37.9
12.6 4.4 14.0 7.6 9.3
Sierra Leone
Central Africa
Angola
Cameroon
4.9
Niger
Togo
3.1
Mauritania
17.2
8.5
Senegal
16.2
13.0
Liberia
Mali
10.2
10.0
Guinea-Bissau
51.4
5.8
6.7
Nigeria
23.3
15.4
Ghana
Guinea
Saint Helena
12.1
10.3
Gambia
13.9
20.3
15.0
24.9
17.7 10.4
21.3
23.4
30.0
46.4
22.7
8.8
14.6
14.3
26.0
15.1
16.0
29.0
19.5
28.2
19.6
5.7
16.7
21.3
42.1
43.5
16.5
34.5
49.7
42.2
39.5
37.2
23.5
19.5
1970
10.1
17.4
23.0
49.2
6.9
11.1
18.6
13.6
10.5
17.7
14.2 10.0
Cape Verde
Côte d’Ivoire
9.3
15.1
31.2
37.5
10.7
29.4
27.3
31.9
30.5
19.5
22.2
Algeria
31.3
Egypt
25.8
Northern Africa
18.6
14.9
1960
Libya
11.2 14.4
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
1950
Major area, region, country or area
31.9
24.3
29.0
24.7
29.1
35.8
43.8
28.6
13.4
27.4
18.5
35.2
17.6
23.6
31.2
28.4
36.8
23.5
8.8
27.3
27.1
77.4
50.6
20.0
41.2
70.1
43.9
43.5
41.2
27.8
23.9
1980
39.7
37.1
32.4
28.6
33.0
38.9
42.6
35.3
15.4
39.7
23.3
40.9
28.1
28.0
36.4
38.3
39.3
44.1
13.8
34.5
33.2
86.2
57.9
28.6
48.4
75.7
43.5
52.1
45.6
32.0
28.2
1990
45.5
49.0
36.2
32.9
35.8
40.3
40.4
42.4
16.2
40.0
28.1
44.3
35.9
31.0
44.0
48.8
43.5
53.4
17.8
38.3
38.5
83.9
63.4
32.5
53.3
76.3
42.8
60.8
48.4
35.6
32.2
2000
Table 3: Percentage of Population Residing in Urban Areas by Major Area, Region and Country, 1950-2050
Statistical Annex
51.5
58.4
40.9
37.5
38.9
42.3
39.5
49.0
17.6
41.2
34.3
47.8
43.2
35.0
51.2
56.7
50.6
61.8
25.7
44.3
44.3
81.8
66.1
33.1
56.7
77.6
43.4
72.0
51.2
39.2
36.3
2010
57.1
65.4
46.1
42.5
43.0
45.7
40.1
55.0
20.6
44.6
40.8
51.8
49.7
40.2
57.5
61.6
57.5
68.7
34.0
50.7
49.9
83.8
68.4
35.1
60.4
79.4
45.5
79.4
54.1
43.2
40.7
2020*
62.2
70.2
51.2
47.9
48.2
50.8
42.7
60.8
25.3
49.8
47.1
56.4
54.7
46.2
62.8
65.8
63.1
73.4
41.5
56.5
55.4
85.7
71.2
39.2
64.6
81.5
49.6
83.3
57.5
47.7
45.7
2030*
66.8
74.3
56.3
53.6
53.9
56.2
46.6
66.3
30.9
55.2
53.2
61.4
58.9
52.4
67.7
69.7
67.8
76.6
48.3
61.7
60.7
87.5
74.3
44.9
68.7
83.3
54.9
85.5
61.4
52.6
51.0
2040*
71.2
78.0
61.5
59.3
59.5
61.4
50.6
71.3
37.1
60.4
59.2
66.1
63.1
58.4
72.3
73.3
72.1
79.5
55.2
66.7
65.7
89.0
77.2
50.8
72.5
85.1
60.0
87.4
65.3
57.7
56.5
2050*