A majority and growing proportion of the world’s population is living in urban areas. The share of the world’s population living in urban areas is expected to increase from 55% in 2018 to 60% in 2030 (UN, 2018). More than 50 years ago, 30% of the global population was living in urban areas. In 2018, Northern America was the most urbanized region in the world, with 82% of its population living in urban areas. This was followed by Latin America and the Caribbean (81%), Europe (74%) and Oceania (68%) (UN, 2018). The lowest levels of urbanization are found in Asia (50%) and Africa (43% ), however with large differences among some countries.