Urbanization

- Author: United Nations
- Main Title: Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2014 , pp 2-2
- Publication Date: December 2014
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/82634166-en
- Language: English
The share of urban population in the region has been rising steadily for the last 25 years. At 47.7% in 2014, the urbanization rate remains however below the world level of 53.6%. But the region is rapidly catching up and has maintained the second highest urban population growth rate of all regions (after Africa) with an annual growth of 2.6% since 1990.
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210572835
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/395cec2b-en
Related Subject(s):
Population and Demography
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