Table 2 Settlement classes, their population thresholds and characteristics.
Settlement class | Minimum population threshold (>=) | Maximum population threshold (<) | Number of settlements in 2015 | Sum of population in 2015 in these settlements | Source of settlement data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 79 | 941,207,809 | HDC |
2 | 1,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 421 | 851,153,118 | HDC |
3 | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | 581 | 400,180,511 | HDC |
4 | 200,000 | 500,000 | 2,096 | 630,823,940 | HDC |
5 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 3,694 | 515,557,120 | HDC |
6 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 6,973 | 484,166,417 | HDC |
7 | 20,000 | 50,000 | 20,457 | 628,095,955 | LDC |
8 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 29,286 | 410,631,333 | LDC |
9 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 45,795 | 322,797,326 | LDC |
