| Characteristic | Share of population living in urban centers |
|---|---|
| Rest of Eastern hemisphere | 1.5% |
| Russia** | 3% |
| North America | 3% |
| Central America & Caribbean | 3.5% |
| China* | 3.5% |
| Eastern Europe*/** | 4% |
| World | 5% |
| India | 6% |
| South America | 7% |
| Europe*/** | 8.5% |
| Japan | 12% |
| Middle East | 12% |
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Worldwide, China, India, Japan, Russia
Survey time period
1800
Supplementary notes
*Figures chosen for display purposes, the source gives estimate ranges as follows:
China: 3-4%
Europe: 8-9%
Eastern Europe: 4%
**The source gives separate figures for Europe, Eastern Europe, and Russia; it is unclear whether there is any overlap between these figures, but it is possible that they are separate, and the figure for Europe refers to Western Europe only. A separate source (Maddison, 2006) gives an urbanization rate of 12.3% for Western Europe in 1820.
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