Perspectives for the Church in the 21st Century
Demographic Perspectives
45.5%
2,664,049,000
Urban Population
54.5%
3,189,392,000
Rural Population
5,853,441,000
World Population
Sources: The United Nations 1996 Demographic Yearbook
& The United Nations' Population Division web site
36.7%
977 Million
33.0%
3,015
30.3%
338
% of
Urban
Pop.
Population in Small Towns
% of
Urban
Pop.
Cities
> 100K
% of
Urban
Pop.
Cities
> 1 Million