Global urbanisation

The table below shows demographic data for a newly industrialising country (NIC) undergoing rapid urbanisation between 2010 and 2020:

\begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Year} & \textbf{Total Population (millions)} & \textbf{Urbanisation Rate (\%)} \\ \hline 2010 & 120 & 40 \\ \hline 2020 & 132 & 55 \\ \hline \end{array}

Which of the following represents the percentage increase in the absolute size of the urban population of this country from 2010 to 2020?

$15.0%15.0\%$

$37.5%37.5\%$

$51.25%51.25\%$

$55.0%55.0\%$

The table below shows demographic data for a newly industrialising country (NIC) undergoing rapid urbanisation between 2010 and 2020:

\begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Year} & \textbf{Total Population (millions)} & \textbf{Urbanisation Rate (\%)} \\ \hline 2010 & 120 & 40 \\ \hline 2020 & 132 & 55 \\ \hline \end{array}

Which of the following represents the percentage increase in the absolute size of the urban population of this country from 2010 to 2020?

$15.0%15.0\%$

$37.5%37.5\%$

$51.25%51.25\%$

$55.0%55.0\%$

Global urbanisation Questions