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340Enhancing Urban Safety and SecurityTABLE A.2continuedNumber of agglomerations Distribution of urban population PopulationEstimates and projections by size of agglomerations Estimates and projections(%) (%) (%) (000) (000) (000)Size of urban agglomeration 1985 2000 2015 1985 2000 2015 1985 2000 2015Fewer than 500 000 … … … 71.10 72.61 72.42 89,219 101,576 107,620Latin America and the Caribbean10 million or more 2 4 4 10.02 14.67 13.36 27,504 57,816 68,2685 to 10 million 3 3 4 8.80 4.85 5.77 24,135 19,101 29,5021 to 5 million 26 44 63 18.16 21.68 25.87 49,827 85,475 132,169500 000 to 1 million 34 51 57 8.62 8.96 8.03 23,648 35,339 41,014Fewer than 500 000 … … … 54.40 49.84 46.97 149,240 196,481 240,000Caribbean10 million or more — — — — — — — — —5 to 10 million — — — — — — — — —1 to 5 million 3 4 4 27.83 34.48 35.89 4,782 8,024 10,175500 000 to 1 million 2 1 3 8.30 2.49 6.77 1,427 579 1,918Fewer than 500 000 … … … 63.86 63.04 57.34 10,971 14,670 16,257Central America10 million or more 1 1 1 22.01 19.32 17.65 14,109 18,066 21,5685 to 10 million — — — — — — — — —1 to 5 million 3 12 21 9.80 20.95 29.49 6,283 19,592 36,033500 000 to 1 million 13 21 24 13.66 15.39 14.36 8,759 14,393 17,548Fewer than 500 000 … … … 54.53 44.35 38.50 34,960 41,477 47,047South America10 million or more 1 3 3 6.94 14.33 12.96 13,395 39,749 46,7005 to 10 million 3 3 4 12.50 6.89 8.19 24,135 19,101 29,5021 to 5 million 20 28 38 20.08 20.86 23.85 38,763 57,859 85,960500 000 to 1 million 19 29 30 6.97 7.34 5.98 13,463 20,367 21,548Fewer than 500 000 … … … 53.51 50.59 49.03 103,309 140,334 176,696Northern America10 million or more 2 2 2 12.95 11.90 10.95 26,008 29,659 32,9705 to 10 million 1 2 5 3.63 5.41 10.72 7,285 13,494 32,2731 to 5 million 31 37 44 31.94 34.32 32.12 64,163 85,531 96,731500 000 to 1 million 31 39 42 10.54 11.01 9.71 21,185 27,443 29,239Fewer than 500 000 … … … 40.95 37.36 36.51 82,258 93,115 109,949Oceania10 million or more — — — — — — — — —5 to 10 million — — — — — — — — —1 to 5 million 4 6 6 49.26 58.10 55.42 8,583 12,672 14,678500 000 to 1 million 2 — 2 10.36 — 4.30 1,805 — 1,139Fewer than 500 000 … … … 40.38 41.91 40.29 7,035 9,142 10,670Australia/New Zealand10 million or more — — — — — — — — —5 to 10 million — — — — — — — — —1 to 5 million 4 6 6 53.28 63.70 61.76 8,583 12,672 14,678500 000 to 1 million 2 — 2 11.21 — 4.79 1,805 — 1,139Fewer than 500 000 … … … 35.51 36.30 33.45 5,720 7,223 7,950Melanesia10 million or more — — — — — — — — —5 to 10 million — — — — — — — — —1 to 5 million — — — — — — — — —500 000 to 1 million — — — — — — — — —Fewer than 500 000 … … … 100.00 100.00 100.00 900 1,332 1,938Micronesia10 million or more — — — — — — — — —5 to 10 million — — — — — — — — —1 to 5 million — — — — — — — — —500 000 to 1 million — — — — — — — — —Fewer than 500 000 … … … 100.00 100.00 100.00 217 332 460Polynesia10 million or more — — — — — — — — —5 to 10 million — — — — — — — — —1 to 5 million — — — — — — — — —500 000 to 1 million — — — — — — — — —Fewer than 500 000 … … … 100.00 100.00 100.00 198 255 322Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2006