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What percentage of people live in cities?
57% urban
What percentage of people live in cities?
As of 2023, 57% of the global population — about 4.5 billion people — live in urban areas. This surpassed 50% for the first time in 2007. By 2050, the UN projects 68% of humanity will be urban. Megacities (populations over 10 million) now number 43 worldwide.
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects (2023)