Urbanization over the past 500 years, 1500 to 2016

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• Urbanization

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• Access to electricity, urban vs. rural
• City population
• Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
• Employment in agriculture vs. urban population
• European long-term urban and rural population sharesDe Vries (1500 to 1980)
• European urban and rural populations over the long runDe Vries (1500 to 1980)
• European urban population shares from 1500-1980
• GDP per capita vs population density
• Growth of cities
• Level of urbanization vs. GNP per capita
• Minimum number of inhabitants for a settlement to classify as an urban area
• Number of countries with a given minimum urban population threshold
• Number of people living in the capital city
• Number of people living in urban and rural areasUN (1960 to 2017)
• Number of people living in urban slum households
• Population density
• Population density by city
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
• Population living in urban and rural areasUN (1500 to 2016)
• Share of people living in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
• Share of people living in urban areasUN (1960 to 2017)
• Share of people living in urban areasEuropean Commission (2015)
• Share of the population living in urban areas
• Share of the population living in urbanized areas
• Share of the urban population who live in the largest city
• Share of urban population living in slums
• Transport CO₂ emissions vs. population density of cities
• Urban and rural population projected to 2050Historical sources & UN (1500 to 2050)
• Urban and rural populations in the United StatesUS Census Bureau (1790 to 2010)
• Urban area over the long-termHYDE (10,000 BC to 2000)
• Urban land area
• Urban population living in slums
• Urban population vs. GDP per capita