2009/04/03

Publication Announcement Demographia World Urban Areas & Population Projections

This 5th comprehensive edition includes:

• Ranking of the largest world urban areas (over 2,000,000 population).

• Population, urban land area and density estimates for all 763 identified urban areas with more than 500,000 population, comprising 49 percent of the world urban population.

• Population, urban land area and density estimates for 1,370 urban areas of all sizes, comprising 53 percent of the world urban population.

• Population projections for the world’s largest urban areas in 2025 & 2030 (over 2,000,000 population).

• Summary of United Nations world population projections and summary by gross domestic product, purchasing power parity (from 4th Edition)

• Charts on urban density and prosperity (from 2nd Edition)

• Documentation

Demographia World Urban Areas & Population Projections: 5th Comprehensive Edition