According to the data of 2017, what percentage of the world's population lived in urban areas?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 54%
Note 1: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Note 2: The figure of 54 per cent for 2017 comes from a small table of world urban population in an older book. Learn the newest year of such a table with its number.
Pre-rationalised NCERT: “Urban Settlements … Presently 54 per cent of the world’s population lives in urban settlements compared to only 3 per cent in the year 1800 (Table 10.1).”
Table 10.1: Percentage of World’s Population Living in Urban Areas |
