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Share of people living in urban areas, 2015

Share of the population living in urban areas as estimated by the European Commission. The European Commission combines satellite imagery with national census
data to derive urban and rural populations based on its own standardized definitions. Note that this result differs from UN figures which are based on nationally-defined
urban definitions.

0%20%40%60%80%Asia89%World85%Latin America & the Caribbean81.7%Africa81.3%Oceania76.6%Europe73.5%North America73.3%

Source: European Commission, Atlas of the Human Planet (2016)