Indeed, 1950 Africa’s urban population was 27 million people, a minute fraction of today’s urban population of roughly 567 million people. The evolution of urbanization in Africa, 1950-2010Source: OECD, Africa’s Urbanization Dynamics 2020. Indeed, the urbanization rates of the African subregions have varied immensely over time (Figure 2). Urban population growth and growth in the level of urbanization in Africa by period, 1950–2015Source: OECD, Africa’s Urbanization Dynamics 2020. The authors emphasize that policymakers consider the heterogenous nature of Africa’s urban environments for better linked local-national policies.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 16, 2020 20:15 UTC