TABLE 1.
Urban and rural population growth rates, 1950–2030
| Urban population (%) | Average annual rate of change (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1975 | 2000 | 2025 | Urban | Rural | |||
| 2000–2005 | 2025–2030 | 2000–2005 | 2025–2030 | |||||
| Asia | 17.4 | 24.7 | 36.7 | 50.6 | 1.31 | 1.10 | −0.80 | −1.19 |
| Eastern Asia | 18.0 | 25.2 | 38.5 | 51.8 | 1.20 | 1.06 | −0.79 | −1.20 |
| South Central Asia | 16.6 | 22.2 | 30.6 | 44.7 | 1.36 | 1.37 | −0.63 | −1.18 |
| South Eastern Asia | 14.8 | 22.3 | 37.2 | 53.2 | 1.85 | 1.00 | −1.18 | −1.20 |
| Western Asia | 26.7 | 48.5 | 70.2 | 77.0 | 0.71 | 0.26 | −1.77 | −0.97 |
| World total | 29.7 | 37.9 | 47.0 | 58.0 | 0.83 | 0.77 | −0.86 | −1.12 |
Source: United Nations (2000) pp. 28–31, 72–73, 76–77