Data
90
7
9
7
15
11
8
10
15
8
Estimates
Cities in
3.0%
120
19.6%
415,605,624
3,943
2,120,319,475
Total
4.3%
8
19.9%
18,360,012
187
92,142,320
Western Asia
3.6%
12
11.5%
16,733,386
335
145,840,985
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.6%
12
33.1%
36,507,583
260
110,279,412
Southeast Asia
2.5%
16
21.3%
70,900,333
641
332,207,361
South & Central Asia
3.0%
16
21.2%
77,841,364
534
367,040,756
Other Developed Countries
6.4%
8
41.9%
22,517,636
125
53,744,935
Northern Africa
2.9%
16
24.4%
70,402,342
547
288,937,443
Latin America & the Caribbean
2.1%
16
14.1%
45,147,989
764
319,222,933
Europe
2.9%
16
13.9%
57,194,979
550
410,903,331
East Asia & the Pacific
%
N
%
Population
in 2000
Region
Sample Cities
Sample Population
Cities
Urban Pop.
 
The sample is representative of the global urban population in cities with population over 100,000
Stratified by region, city size and income level