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Population density and urbanization

Official statistics provided by national statistical authorities:
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 Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants
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 Demographic Yearbook
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 Demographic Yearbook Special Topics
   
Additional information from a wide range of national and international sources:
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 Social indicators
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 Statistics and indicators on women and men
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 Population Division of the United Nations
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 United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)

 

 
 Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants
  Database on the population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants
 
 Demographic Yearbook
Source: Demographic Yearbook 2006        
WORLD SUMMARY   Notes Data Size
Table 1
Population, rate of increase, birth and death rates, surface area and density for the world, major areas and regions: selected years
(Released: 4 August 2008)
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Table 3
Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density
(Released: 4 August 2008)
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POPULATION   Notes Data Size
Table 6 Urban and total population by sex: 1997-2006
(Released: 23 July 2008)		   PDF PDF
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Table 7 Population by age, sex and urban/rural residence: latest available year, 1997-2006
(Released: 4 August 2008)		   PDF PDF
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Table 8 Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 and more inhabitants: latest available year, 1987-2006
(Released: 29 July 2008)		   PDF PDF
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Source: Demographic Yearbook 1997 - Historical Supplement
Notes
Data
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Table 2
Population by sex, residence, and intercensal rates of increase for total population, each census: 1948-1997
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Social indicators
Source: Social indicators - Latest available data
   
 
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 Population   HTML  

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Statistics and indicators on women and men
Source: Statistics and indicators on women and men - Latest available data
Table 1c Population growth and distribution
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