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Urbanization level (%)<br />

100<br />

90<br />

80<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

Figure 4 Regional Shares of Global Urban Population, 2010 (%)<br />

Latin America<br />

and the Caribbean<br />

13.1%<br />

0<br />

Europe<br />

15.1%<br />

Northern America<br />

7.9%<br />

Figure 5 Level of Urbanization by Region (%)<br />

World<br />

Asia<br />

Africa<br />

Rest of the World<br />

6.5%<br />

Africa<br />

11.3%<br />

Northern America = Canada and the United States.<br />

Source: ADB estimates based on UN (2012).<br />

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Northern America = Canada and the United States.<br />

Source: UN (2012).<br />

Europe<br />

Latin America and the Caribbean<br />

Northern America<br />

Asia<br />

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4 The raw data can be downloaded at esa.un.org/unpd/wup/CD-ROM/<br />

WUP2011-F17a-City_Size_Class.xls

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