Around ** percent of the rural population in Africa lived within ** kilometers of a city as of 2019. Moreover, roughly half of the rural residents lived within a 14-kilometer distance from a city. In contrast, only less than *** percent of the rural households resided further than 100 kilometers from a city. Urbanization in Africa has increased in recent years. Gabon, Libya, and Djibouti had the highest urbanization rate on the continent in 2020.
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AfDB. (April 26, 2022). Share of rural population by distance to the closest city in Africa as of 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/1307690/share-of-rural-population-by-distance-to-the-closest-city-in-africa/
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