More than half of the world's built-up urban areas with a population of 500,000 or more were located in Asia in 2023. Europe, North America, and Europe had between ** and ** percent of the urban areas with more than 500,000 inhabitants.
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Wendell Cox Consultancy. (August 31, 2023). Distribution of built-up areas with population of 500,000 and over worldwide in 2023, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1237327/share-of-urban-areas-region/
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