| continent |
population 2000 |
| total |
urban |
% |
rural |
% |
| Northern America |
314,000,000 |
243,000,000 |
77.4 |
71,000,000 |
22.6 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean |
519,000,000 |
391,000,000 |
75.3 |
127,000,000 |
24.5 |
| Oceania |
31,000,000 |
23,000,000 |
74.2 |
8,000,000 |
25.8 |
| Europe |
727,000,000 |
534,000,000 |
73.5 |
193,000,000 |
26.5 |
| Asia |
3,672,000,000 |
1,376,000,000 |
37.5 |
2,297,000,000 |
62.6 |
| Africa |
794,000,000 |
295,000,000 |
37.2 |
498,000,000 |
62.7 |
| continent |
population 2030 |
| total |
urban |
% |
rural |
% |
| Northern America |
396,000,000 |
335,000,000 |
84.6 |
61,000,000 |
15.4 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean |
723,000,000 |
608,000,000 |
84.1 |
116,000,000 |
16.0 |
| Oceania |
42,000,000 |
32,000,000 |
76.2 |
10,000,000 |
23.8 |
| Europe |
670,000,000 |
540,000,000 |
80.6 |
131,000,000 |
19.6 |
| Asia |
4,950,000,000 |
2,679,000,000 |
54.1 |
2,271,000,000 |
45.9 |
| Africa |
1,489,000,000 |
787,000,000 |
52.9 |
702,000,000 |
47.1 |
| source: United Nations, "World Urbanization Prospects, the 2001 Revision". |