More than half of the world's built-up urban areas with population of 500,000 and more were located in Asia in 2023. Europe, North America, and Europe had between 12 and 14 percent of the urban areas with more than 500,000 inhabitants.
Distribution of built-up areas with population of 500,000 and over worldwide in 2023, by region
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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 Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1237327/share-of-urban-areas-region/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. "Distribution of built-up areas with population of 500,000 and over worldwide in 2023, by region." Chart. August 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1237327/share-of-urban-areas-region/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. (2023). Distribution of built-up areas with population of 500,000 and over worldwide in 2023, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1237327/share-of-urban-areas-region/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. "Distribution of Built-up Areas with Population of 500,000 and over Worldwide in 2023, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1237327/share-of-urban-areas-region/
Wendell Cox Consultancy, Distribution of built-up areas with population of 500,000 and over worldwide in 2023, by region Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1237327/share-of-urban-areas-region/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Distribution of built-up areas with population of 500,000 and over worldwide in 2023, by region [Graph], Wendell Cox Consultancy, August 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1237327/share-of-urban-areas-region/
