United Nations, DESA - Population Division

Population Estimates and Projections Section

World Urbanization Prospects: The 2009 Revision - CD-ROM Edition

Data files in Excel format (.XLS)
The following pre-formatted tables are in Excel format (version 97-2003 and later).

 

Table A : Schematic Contents of Dataset on Urban and Rural Areas, 1950-2050
POP/DB/WUP/Rev.2009/1
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File
number
File  name Indicator presented Units Geographical
coverage
Number
of countries
or areas
Type of
indicator
Reference
date
Time period
covered
Table in
World
Urbanization
Prospects
File 0 WUP2009-F00-
Locations.xls
Location list with codes (numerical and ISO3), description, major area, region and development group.   All countries and areas 230        

Five-year Indicators

File 1 WUP2009-F01-
Total_Urban_Rural.xls
Total, urban and rural population and percentage urban Thousands and Per cent All countries and areas 230 Stock indicator 1 July 2009 A.1
File 2 WUP2009-F02-
Proportion_Urban.xls
Percentage of the population residing in urban areas Per cent All countries and areas 230 Stock indicator 1 July 1950, 1955, 1960,… 2045, 2050 A.2
File 3 WUP2009-F03-
Urban_Population.xls
Total population residing in urban areas Thousands All countries and areas 230 Stock indicator 1 July 1950, 1955, 1960,… 2045, 2050 A.3
File 4 WUP2009-F04-
Rural_Population.xls
Total population residing in rural areas Thousands All countries and areas 230 Stock indicator 1 July 1950, 1955, 1960,… 2045, 2050 A.4
File 5 WUP2009-F05-
Total_Population.xls
Total population Thousands All countries and areas 230 Stock indicator 1 July 1950, 1955, 1960,… 2045, 2050 A.5
File 6 WUP2009-F06-
Urban_Growth_Rate.xls
Average annual rate of change of the urban population Per cent All countries and areas 230 Period indicator Average per year 1950-1955, 1955-1960,… 2040-2045, 2045-2050 A.6
File 7 WUP2009-F07-
Rural_Growth_Rate.xls
Average annual rate of change of the rural population Per cent All countries and areas 230 Period indicator Average per year 1950-1955, 1955-1960,… 2040-2045, 2045-2050 A.7
File 8 WUP2009-F08-
Total_Growth_Rate.xls
Average annual rate of change of the total population Per cent All countries and areas 230 Period indicator Average per year 1950-1955, 1955-1960,… 2040-2045, 2045-2050 A.8
File 9 WUP2009-F09-
Urbanization_Rate.xls
Average annual rate of change of the percentage urban Per cent All countries and areas 230 Period indicator Average per year 1950-1955, 1955-1960,… 2040-2045, 2045-2050 A.9
File 10 WUP2009-F10-
Rate_Proportion_Rural.xls
Average annual rate of change of the percentage rural Per cent All countries and areas 230 Period indicator Average per year 1950-1955, 1955-1960,… 2040-2045, 2045-2050 A.10
 

Annual Indicators

File 18 WUP2009-F18-
Total_Population_Annual.xls
Total population Thousands All countries and areas 230 Stock indicator 1 July 1950, 1951, 1952,… 2049, 2050  
File 19 WUP2009-F19-
Urban_Population_Annual.xls
Total population residing in urban areas Thousands All countries and areas 230 Stock indicator 1 July 1950, 1951, 1952,… 2049, 2050  
File 20 WUP2009-F20-
Rural_Population_Annual.xls
Total population residing in rural areas Thousands All countries and areas 230 Stock indicator 1 July 1950, 1951, 1952,… 2049, 2050  
File 21 WUP2009-F21-
Proportion_Urban_Annual.xls
Percentage of the population residing in urban areas Per cent All countries and areas 230 Stock indicator 1 July 1950, 1951, 1952,… 2049, 2050  
 
 
 

Suggested citation:
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2010). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2009 Revision. CD-ROM Edition - Data in digital form (POP/DB/WUP/Rev.2009).

 
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