The proportion and speed of urbanization
| Items | Urban population | Population of cities with population over 1m (% of the total population) | Population in the largest city (% of urban population) | Proportion of population with improved sanitation facilities (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (million) | Proportion of urban population (%) | Average growth rate (%) | Urban population | Rural population | |||||||||
| 1990 | 2015 | 1990 | 2015 | 2015 | 1990 | 2015 | 1990 | 2015 | 1990 | 2015 | 1990 | 2015 | |
| China | 311.0 | 762.6 | 27.4 | 55.6 | 2.7 | 9.0 | 24.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 48 | 86.2 | 38 | 61 |
| Low income | 108.5 | 219.76 | 21.5 | 31.6 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 12.2 | 34.2 | 32 | 39.2 | 44.2 | 19.1 | 22.2 |
| Middle income | 1449.7 | 274.13 | 38.3 | 50.5 | 2.4 | 13.9 | 20.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 68.5 | 80.4 | 30.7 | 51.3 |
| Lower middle income | 553.8 | 112.35 | 31.6 | 38.9 | 2.7 | 11.9 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 60.8 | 68.3 | 18.4 | 43.1 |
| Upper middle income | 895.9 | 161.78 | 44.0 | 63.8 | 2.1 | 15.7 | 26.8 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 73.2 | 88.8 | 43.8 | 67 |
| Low and middle income | 1558.2 | 296.1 | 36.3 | 48.4 | 2.5 | 13.3 | 19.9 | 16.0 | 15 | 66.9 | 77.7 | 29.3 | 46.9 |
| The East Asia and Pacific region | 599.5 | 107.9 | 33.3 | 52.9 | 2.6 | – | – | 16.5 | 7.7 | 64.2 | 85.2 | 40.6 | 62.7 |
| Latin America | 312.1 | 437.79 | 78.7 | 79.3 | 1.5 | 31.7 | 35.8 | 24.3 | 20 | 81.4 | 89.2 | 38.5 | 66.9 |
| High-income countries | 697.9 | 98.66 | 81.5 | 77.6 | 0.9 | – | – | 19.6 | 20 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.1 | 98.8 |
| Items | Urban population | Population of cities with population over 1m (% of the total population) | Population in the largest city (% of urban population) | Proportion of population with improved sanitation facilities (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (million) | Proportion of urban population (%) | Average growth rate (%) | Urban population | Rural population | |||||||||
| 1990 | 2015 | 1990 | 2015 | 2015 | 1990 | 2015 | 1990 | 2015 | 1990 | 2015 | 1990 | 2015 | |
| China | 311.0 | 762.6 | 27.4 | 55.6 | 2.7 | 9.0 | 24.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 48 | 86.2 | 38 | 61 |
| Low income | 108.5 | 219.76 | 21.5 | 31.6 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 12.2 | 34.2 | 32 | 39.2 | 44.2 | 19.1 | 22.2 |
| Middle income | 1449.7 | 274.13 | 38.3 | 50.5 | 2.4 | 13.9 | 20.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 68.5 | 80.4 | 30.7 | 51.3 |
| Lower middle income | 553.8 | 112.35 | 31.6 | 38.9 | 2.7 | 11.9 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 60.8 | 68.3 | 18.4 | 43.1 |
| Upper middle income | 895.9 | 161.78 | 44.0 | 63.8 | 2.1 | 15.7 | 26.8 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 73.2 | 88.8 | 43.8 | 67 |
| Low and middle income | 1558.2 | 296.1 | 36.3 | 48.4 | 2.5 | 13.3 | 19.9 | 16.0 | 15 | 66.9 | 77.7 | 29.3 | 46.9 |
| The East Asia and Pacific region | 599.5 | 107.9 | 33.3 | 52.9 | 2.6 | – | – | 16.5 | 7.7 | 64.2 | 85.2 | 40.6 | 62.7 |
| Latin America | 312.1 | 437.79 | 78.7 | 79.3 | 1.5 | 31.7 | 35.8 | 24.3 | 20 | 81.4 | 89.2 | 38.5 | 66.9 |
| High-income countries | 697.9 | 98.66 | 81.5 | 77.6 | 0.9 | – | – | 19.6 | 20 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.1 | 98.8 |
Source(s): According to information on the website of the World Bank: https://www.worldbank.org