World Urban Population & Density
by Urban Area Size
| Number of Urban Areas | Population | Average Population per Square Mile of Urban Areas | Average Population per Square Kilometer of Urban Areas | Share of Category Population | Share of World Urban Population | |
| WORLD | ||||||
| Over 5,000,000 | 46 | 457,000,000 | 27,600 | 10,650 | 36.8% | 15.6% |
| 2,500,000 - 5,000,000 | 64 | 216,800,000 | 20,300 | 7,850 | 17.4% | 7.4% |
| 1,000,000 - 2,500,000 | 232 | 344,900,000 | 18,900 | 7,300 | 27.7% | 11.8% |
| 500,000 - 1,000,000 | 341 | 224,800,000 | 18,400 | 7,100 | 18.1% | 7.7% |
| Subtotal | 683 | 1,243,500,000 | 19,300 | 7,450 | 100.0% | 42.5% |
| Under 500,000 | 1,681,500,000 | 57.5% | ||||
| Total Urban Population | 2,925,000,000 | 100.0% | ||||
| HIGH INCOME WORLD | ||||||
| Over 5,000,000 | 14 | 160,600,000 | 19,000 | 7,350 | 39.3% | |
| 2,500,000 - 5,000,000 | 22 | 80,500,000 | 7,200 | 2,800 | 19.7% | |
| 1,000,000 - 2,500,000 | 68 | 107,400,000 | 7,400 | 2,850 | 26.3% | |
| 500,000 - 1,000,000 | 88 | 59,900,000 | 6,900 | 2,700 | 14.7% | |
| Total | 192 | 408,400,000 | 8,000 | 3,100 | 100.0% | |
| MIDDLE & LOW INCOME WORLD | ||||||
| Over 5,000,000 | 32 | 296,300,000 | 31,400 | 12,100 | 35.5% | |
| 2,500,000 - 5,000,000 | 42 | 136,300,000 | 27,200 | 10,500 | 16.3% | |
| 1,000,000 - 2,500,000 | 164 | 237,600,000 | 23,600 | 9,100 | 28.5% | |
| 500,000 - 1,000,000 | 253 | 164,800,000 | 22,400 | 8,650 | 19.7% | |
| Total | 491 | 835,100,000 | 23,800 | 9,150 | 100.0% | |
| Median estimate year: 2001 | ||||||
| All identified urban areas over 500,000 included | ||||||
| Demographia World Urban Areas (World Agglomerations) | ||||||
| 2006.02.11 | ||||||
| Note: Without Hong Kong high-income world over 5,000,000 average density: 14,600 per square mile. | ||||||
| High Income World: GDP (PIB) per Capita Over $17,500 PPP, 2003 | ||||||
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