Editing Urbanization (section)

==Urbanization throughout the world==
{{main|Urbanization by sovereign state}}
[[File:The African and Asian belts of least urbanized countries.png|thumb|Map with circled African and Asian belts of non-urbanized countries]]
Presently, most countries in the world are urbanized, with the global urbanization average numbering 56.2% in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UN: How has the world's urban population changed from 1950 to 2020? |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/global-continent-urban-population-urbanisation-percent/ |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=World Economic Forum |date=4 November 2020 |language=en |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031214232/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/global-continent-urban-population-urbanisation-percent/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, there are great differences between some regions; the nations of [[Europe]], the [[Middle East]], the [[Americas]] and [[East Asia]] are predominantly urbanized. Meanwhile, two large belts (from [[Central Africa|central]] to [[East Africa|eastern]] [[Africa]], and from [[Central Asia|central]] to [[Southeast Asia|southeast]] [[Asia]]) of very lowly urbanized countries exist, as seen on the map here. These labeled countries are among the least urbanized.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

As of 2022, urbanization rates are over 80% in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], [[Brazil]], [[Argentina]], [[Chile]], [[Japan]], [[Australia]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Finland]], [[Denmark]], [[Israel]], [[Spain]] and [[South Korea]]. [[South America]] is the most urbanized continent in the world, accounting for more than 80% of its total population living in urban areas. It is also the only continent where the urbanization rate is over 80%.