INDICATOR
YEAR
GEOGRAPHY
SOURCE
Population Growth and Urbanisation by Selected Countries
- South America
- National
1950-2050
South American
Region
United Nations, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs Population
Division, World Urbanization Prospects:
The 2007 Revision
1950-2030
United States of
America, China,
United Kingdom,
Mexico, South
Africa, Germany,
India, Brazil,
Colombia,
Argentina, Peru
United Nations Population Division
World Population Prospect: The 2007
Revision Population Database.
Population Growth in 7 UA cities
- New York
1900-2020
New York City
New York City Department of City
Planning, 2006,
US Census Bureau
Tales of Old China, 2007,
Clydesdale, 2006,
- Shanghai
1901-2020
Shanghai
United Nations Population Division
World Population Prospect: The 2007
Revision Population Database.
- London
1901-2020
Greater London
Office for National Statistics. Census
Data 1901- 2001,
Greater London Authority, 2006
- Mexico City
- Johannesburg
1930-2020
1900-2020
Mexico City
Urban
Agglomeration
City of
Johannesburg
Gobierno del Distrito Federal, Primer
Informe de Gobierno 2007
INEGI: Conteo de Población y Vivienda
2005 y estimaciones del CONAPO
United Nations Population Division
World Population Prospect: The 2007
Revision Population Database.
StatsSA, 2001 Population Census
(Tomlinsons 2007)
- Berlin
1950-2020
Berlin
United Nations Population Division
World Population Prospect: The 2007
Revision Population Database.
Berliner Senatsverwaltung fuer
Stadtenwicklung, accessed June 2007)
MMRDA 2003
- Mumbai
1901-2020
Greater Mumbai
MMRDA 2007
IBGE, Censos Demográficos
- São Paulo
1900-2020
Municipality
SEADE access 2008
Urban Growth per Hour
- World Cities
2008-2015
United Nations, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs Population
Division, World Urbanization Prospects:
The 2007 Revision
Population Growth in 10 Largest South American Metropolitan Regions
- South America
1950-2020
United Nations, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs Population
Division, World Urbanization Prospects:
The 2007 Revision
World Map of Social Inequality
- World Nations
2007
United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP), Human
Development Report 2007-2008
City and Nation Inequality Bar Chart
Nations
- Brazil
2001
UNDP, Human Development Report
2005
- Argentina
2001
UNDP, Human Development Report
2005
- Colombia
1999
UNDP, Human Development Report
2005
- Peru
- United States
2000
UNDP, Human Development Report
2005
2000
UNDP, Human Development Report
2004
- China
2001
UNDP, Human Development Report
2004
- United Kingdom
1995
UNDP, Human Development Report
2002
- Mexico
2000
UNDP, Human Development Report
2004
- South Africa
2000
UNDP, Human Development Report
2005
- Germany
2000
UNDP, Human Development Report
2004
1999/2000
UNDP, Human Development Report
2004
- São Paulo
2001
IBGE, Pesquisa Nacional por
Amostra de Domicílios (PNAD) 2004
- Rio de Janeiro
2001
IBGE, Pesquisa Nacional por
Amostra de Domicílios (PNAD) 2004
2003
Gasparini, L. (2004). Poverty and
Inequality in Argentina: Methodological
Issues and a Literature Review.
CEDLAS-The World Bank.
- Bogotá
2001
Red Bogotá, (1998-2001) DNDIOGS, based on DANE (ENH),
Data Encuesto Calidad de Vida
(ECV) 2003
- Lima
2001
Instituto Cuanto S.A., Peru en Numeros
2007, p. 110
- New York
1999
Diversity Data, Harvard School of Public
Health, 2007
2000
Ng, Mk. & Hills, P. (2003). World
cities or great cities? A comparative
study of five Asian metropolises.
Cities. Volume 20, Issue 3, June
2003, Pages 151-165
- India
Cities
- Buenos Aires
- Shanghai
1995
Dickey, H. (2007). Regional Earnings
Inequality in Great Britain: Evidence
from Quantile Regressions. Journal of
Regional Science, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp.
775-806
- Mexico City
2000
Portes, A. & Roberts, B. (2005). The
free-market city: Latin American
urbanization in the years of the
neoliberal experiment. Studies in
Comparative International
Development (SCID). Volume 40,
Number 1, pp. 43-82.
- Johannesburg
2000
Gauteng Provincial Government 2004
Report, Chapter 4
- London
- Berlin
- Mumbai
n/a
1999/2000
n/a
n/a
Raychaudhury, A. (2007).
Trade in Services in India: Implications
for Poverty and Inequality.
UNESCAP Research Workshop
10 12 December 2007. Macao.
Evolution of Urban Agglomeration Population – 5 South American Cities
- São Paulo
- Rio de Janeiro
- Buenos Aires
- Bogotá
- Lima
1950-2020
United Nations, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs Population
Division, World Urbanization Prospects:
The 2007 Revision
1950-2020
United Nations, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs Population
Division, World Urbanization Prospects:
The 2007 Revision
1950-2020
United Nations, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs Population
Division, World Urbanization Prospects:
The 2007 Revision
1950-2020
1950-2020
United Nations, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs Population
Division, World Urbanization Prospects:
The 2007 Revision
United Nations, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs Population
Division, World Urbanization Prospects:
The 2007 Revision
Evolution of City Population – 5 South American Cities
- São Paulo
1950-2020
Municipality
IBGE, Censos Demograficos; SEADE
- Rio de Janeiro
1950-2020
Municipality
Armazem de Dados, Prefeitura de Rio
De Janeiro, Estaticais Municipales –
Poblacao
- Buenos Aires
1950-2020
GCBA
Dirección General de Estadística y
Censos (G.C.B.A.)
- Bogotá
1950-2020
Ciudad de
Bogotá
Secretaria de Hacienda, BOG 2005;
DANE, 2005
INEI, 1993
- Lima
1950-2020
Leonard, JB. (2000). City Profile: Lima.
Cities, Vol.17, No. 6, pp. 433-445.
Zooming in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
- Population
- GDP Current in
billion US$
2007
Brazil, São Paulo
(city, metro,
state), Rio de
Janeiro (city,
metro, state)
2005
Brazil, São Paulo
(city, metro,
state), Rio de
Janeiro (city,
metro, state)
IBGE 2007 Population Count
IBGE 2005 Municipal National Accounts
Zooming in Buenos Aires
- Population
2005
Buenos Aires
(city, metro and
province)
INDEC 2005 Buenos Aires Province
Population Estimates
- Population
2005
Argentina
INDEC 2005 Argentine Population
Estimates
- GDP Current in
billion US$
2005
Buenos Aires
(city and
province)
2005 Statistical Yearbook of the City of
Buenos Aires
- GDP Current in
billion US$
2005
Argentina
INDEC - 2005 GDP Estimate
Colombia and
Bogotá (city,
metro and region)
DANE 2005 Population Census
Zooming in Bogota
- Population
2005
- GDP Current in
billion US$
2005
Colombia and
Bogotá (city and
region)
DANE 2005 Departmental Accounts
Zooming in Lima
- Population
2005
Peru and Lima
(city, metro and
region)
- GDP Current in
billion US$
2005
Peru and Lima
metro
INEI 2005 Population Census
2008 UNDP Peru Report - Cifras para
la Decentralizacion - p. 171
Metro and rail network length
- New York
2007
GIS based upon
LSE calculations
72X72km
- Shanghai
2007
GIS based upon
LSE calculations
72X72km
- London
2007
GIS based upon
LSE calculations
72X72km
- Mexico City
2007
GIS based upon
LSE calculations
72X72km
- Johannesburg
2007
- Berlin
2007
GIS based upon
LSE calculations
72X72km
Sentatsverwaltung fuer
Stadentwicklung, 2005
- Mumbai
2007
GIS based upon
LSE calculations
72X72km
Urbanrail.net
- São Paulo
GIS based upon
LSE calculations
72X72km
Empresa Paulista de Planejamento
Metropolitano S.A.
- Rio de Janeiro
GIS based upon
LSE calculations
72X72km
Metro do Rio de Janeiro
GIS based upon
LSE calculations
72X72km
Urban transport, access 2007
Shanghai Statistical Yearbook, 2006
Transport for London, 2005
Programa Integral de Transporte y
Vialidad 2001-2006, pp. 15, 19-20
n/a
- Buenos Aires
GIS based upon
LSE calculations
72X72km
National Commission of Transport of
Transport Regional, Metrovias S.A.
- Lima
GIS based upon
LSE calculations
72X72km
n/a
- Bogotá
GIS based upon
LSE calculations
72X72km
n/a
- New York
Single fare
MTA official website accessed 2007
- Shanghai
Single fare
UrbanRail.net
- London
Zone 1 to 6,
single fare
TFL 2007
- Mexico City
Single fare
Secretaria de Transporte y Vialidad
n/a
City of Johannesburg Official Website
access 2007
- Berlin
Zone ABC, single
fare
BVG official Website accessed 2007
- Mumbai
Single maximum
fare of up to 8 km
UrbanRail.net
- São Paulo
Single fare
Companhia do Metropolitano de Sao
Paulo, Metro
- Rio de Janeiro
Single fare
Metro Rio
- Buenos Aires
Metro ticket price
Diego Rodriguez
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Metro ticket price
- Johannesburg
- Lima
- Bogotá
n/a
n/a
Modal Split and Percentage of Non-Motorised Transport Use
- New York
2005
New York City
New York: US Census 2005
- Shanghai
2004
Shanghai
The 3rd comprehensive transport
survey of Shanghai 2005
- London
2005
Greater London
TFL 2006
- Mexico City
1994
Metropolitan Area
of Mexico City
Instituto Mexicano Del Transporte,
Secretaria de Communicaciones y
Transportes
- Johannesburg
2001
City of
Johannesburg
Metropolitan
Municipality
City of Johannesburg, Integrated
Transport Plan 2003/2008
- Berlin
1998
Berlin
Senate Department of Urban
Development. Data on general mobility
trends.
Most recent
(2000-2007)
Greater Mumbai
2002/2007
Metropolitan
Region
Governo do Estado de Sao Paulo,
Companhia do Metropolitano de São
Paulo - Metrô
- Rio de Janeiro
2003
Metropolitan
Region
Governo do Rio de Janeiro, Secretaria
de Transportes, PDTU (Plano Direto de
Transporte Urbano da Regiao
Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro)
- Buenos Aires
2002
GCBA
Consejo del Plan Urbano Ambiental,
2004
2005
Metropolitan
Region of Lima
and Callao
2005
Bogotá
2005
New York
- Mumbai
- São Paulo
- Lima
- Bogotá
Jurisdiction of ‘Municipal Corporation of
Greater Mumbai’
Consejo de Transporte de Lima y
Callao; Plan Maestro de Transporte
Urbano 2005
CAMARA Bogotá, Chamber of
Commerce, 2005
Road Fatalities
- New York
New York State Department of Motor
Vehicles, 2005
- United States
- Shanghai
Bureau of Transport Statistics 2006
2005
Shanghai
Chinese Government Official Webpage,
2005
- China
- London
2005
Greater London
- United Kingdom
- Mexico City
2001/2005
Mexico City
2003/2001
Johannesburg
2005
Berlin
D_STATIS 2006, Statistisches
Bundesamt, Unfallgeschehen im
Strassenverkehr 2005
D_STATIS 2006, Statistisches
Bundesamt, Unfallgeschehen im
Strassenverkehr 2005
- Mumbai
2001
- India
2005
- Rio de Janeiro
Burrows and Harris, 2003
Government Gazette, 2006
- Germany
- São Paulo
EMBARQ, 2005
OECD (2006)
- South Africa
- Berlin
TFL, 2006
Office of National Statistics, 2005
- Mexico
- Johannesburg
Shanghai Statistical Yearbook, 2006
2005
2005
Mumbai
MMRDA 2005 (Basic
Transport&Communication)
Department of Road Transport and
Highways, 2005
Cidades, Ministerio das Cidades,
ANUÁRIO ESTATÍSTICO DO
DENATRAN - RENAEST 2006 - plan
34, table 36
Cidades, Ministerio das Cidades,
ANUÁRIO ESTATÍSTICO DO
DENATRAN - RENAEST 2006 - plan
34, table 36
Cidades, Ministerio das Cidades,
ANUÁRIO ESTATÍSTICO DO
DENATRAN - RENAEST 2006 - plan
34, table 36,
- Brazil
2005
- Buenos Aires
2005
Ministry of Justice, Security and Human
rights. Registro Nacional de
Antecedents de Transito (RENAT)
- Argentina
2005
Ministry of Justice, Security and Human
rights. Registro Nacional de
Antecedents de Transito (RENAT)
2005
INEI - Informacion Social - Compendio
Estadistico 2007 - Seguridad y Orden
Publico - Accidentes de Trafico Accidentes de tránsito registrados por
la policía nacional, según departamento
- Peru
2005
INEI - Informacion Social - Compendio
Estadistico 2007 - Seguridad y Orden
Publico - Accidentes de Trafico Accidentes de tránsito registrados por
la policía nacional, según departamento
- Bogotá
2005
Ministerio de Transporte de la
República de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C,
Anuario Estadistico 2007
- Lima
- Colombia
Ministerio de Transporte de la
República de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C,
Anuario Estadistico 2007
2005
Car Ownership and Density
- New York
2004
New York City
New York Metropolitan Transportation
Council, 2006 - for 2004
- Shanghai
2006
Shanghai
Municipality
Shanghai Statistical Yearbook 2007
- London
2006
Greater London
DfT 2007
- Mexico City
2004
Distrito Federal
INEGI. Cuaderno Estadístico de la
Zona Metropolitana de la Ciudad de
Mexico 2005.
- Johannesburg
2001
Gauteng
Province
National Traffic Information System
(NaTIS) South Africa. Life Vehicle
population and, STASSA, Census 2001.
- Berlin
2005
Berlin
Statistisches Landesamt Berlin 2005
- Mumbai
2001
Greater Mumbai
MMRDA 2005
- São Paulo
2006
Fundacao Sistema Estadual de Analise
de Dados (SEADE), 2006
- Rio de Janeiro
2005
Government of Rio de Janeiro Department of Transport
Estimates from Rodriguez Diego,
INDEC
- Buenos Aires
- Lima
2005
Administrative
City
Plan Maestro de Transporte Urbano
2005 - Area Metropolitana de Lima Y
Callao - Volume 2 - p.35
2005
Ministerio de Transporte de la
República de Colombia, Dirección
General de Transporte y Tránsito
Automotor, Informe Cantidad de
Vehiculos por Clase y Modelo , Bogotá
D.C., 2008
- New York
2005
Assumed to be 99%
- United States
2005
UNDP HDR 2007-2008
- Shanghai
2004
- China
2004
National Bureau of Statistics, China
Statistical Year Book 2005
- London
2005
Assumed to be 99%
- United Kingdom
2005
UNDP HDR 2007-2008
- Mexico City
2000
- Mexico
2000
- Bogotá
Literacy Rate
Shanghai
Distrito Federal
National Bureau of Statistics, China
Statistical Year Book 2005
INEGI, XII Censo General de Poblacion
y Vivienda 2000.
INEGI, XII Censo General de Poblacion
y Vivienda 2000.
Gauteng
Provence
- Johannesburg
1996
- South Africa
1996
StatsSA 1996
- Berlin
2005
Assumed to be 99%
- Germany
2005
UNDP HDR 2007-2008
- Mumbai
2001
- India
2001
- São Paulo
2000
Mumbai
StatsSA 1996
Census of India, 2001
Census of India, 2001
Metropolitan
Region
Ministerio da Saude 2005
- Rio de Janeiro
2000
Prefeitura
IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2000 –
Estatisticas Municipais, Educação,
Taxa de Analfabetismo da população
de 15 anos ou mais, segundo as
Regiões Administrativas
- Brazil
2000
National
UN Common Database
2001
National Institute of Statistics and
Censuses (INDEC), National Census of
Population, Households and Houses
2001: Proccesed with Redatam+SP
- Argentina
2001
National
National Institute of Statistics and
Censuses (INDEC), National Census of
Population, Households and Houses
2001: Proccesed with Redatam+SP
- Lima
2005
Departamento
INEI, 2005,Censos Nacionales 2005: X
de Población y V de Vivienda
- Peru
2005
National
INEI, 2005,Censos Nacionales 2005: X
de Población y V de Vivienda
Distrito Capital
Secretaria de Educacion del Distrito
Capital,Boletin Estadistico 2006, p. 110
National
UN Common Database
- Buenos Aires
- Bogotá
- Colombia
2003
HDI Bar Chart – National Data
- Nations
UNDP HDR 2007/2008
2007
Literacy rate,
gross enrolment
ratio nation,
- New York
2005-2006
life expectancy,
GDP per capita
PPP
Literacy rate,
- Shanghai
2004-2006
http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/ndsj/2005/in
dexeh.htm;
(Shanghai Statistical Bureau, 2007);
GDP per capita
PPP
(National Bureau of Statistics of China.
Shanghai Statistical Yearbook 2006
and, China Statistical Yearbook 2006.)
2004-2005
GDP per capita
PPP
Literacy rate,
gross enrolment
ratio nation,
2005-2007
life expectancy,
GDP per capita
PPP
Literacy rate,
gross enrolment
ratio nation,
1996-2005
(Partnership for NYC, 2006)
life expectancy,
life expectancy,
- Johannesburg
(New York City Official Website, 2006);
UNDP HDR 2007/2008;
gross enrolment
ratio nation,
- Mexico City
UNDP HDR 2007-2008;
gross enrolment
ratio nation,
Literacy rate,
- London
Literacy rate assumed to be 99%,
Literacy rate assumed to be 99%,
UNDP HDR 2007-2008;
(London Health Observatory, 2005);
National Statistics 2006 uses GVA
scores at current basic prices
http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/
espanol/rutinas/ept.asp?t=mlen14&c=3
341;
UNDP HDR 2007/2008;
INEGI 2007;
http://dgcnesyp.inegi.gob.mx/cgiwin/bdieintsi.exe/NIVM1500020001000
100100005#ARBOL
http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/
P0015/P00151980.pdf;
UNDP HDR 2007/2008;
StatsSa 1996;
life expectancy,
GDP per capita
PPP
http://www.joburgarchive.co.za/2007/pdfs/joburg_overvie
w2.pdf
Literacy rate,
Literacy rate assumed to be 99%,
- Berlin
2005
gross enrolment
ratio nation,
UNDP HDR 2007/2008;
life expectancy,
Berliner Senatsverwaltung 2001;
GDP per capita
PPP
http://www.statistik-berlinbrandenburg.de/
Literacy rate,
Census of India 2001;
- Mumbai
- São Paulo
2001-2005
gross enrolment
ratio nation,
UNDP HDR 2007-2008;
life expectancy,
Census 2001;
GDP per capita
PPP
Directorate of Economics and Statistics,
National Income Section
Literacy rate,
Ministerio da Saude 2005;
gross enrolment
ratio nation,
UNDP HDR 2007/2008;
SEADE, Eatlas, access 2008;
2000-2005
life expectancy,
GDP per capita
PPP
Literacy rate,
gross enrolment
ratio nation,
- Rio de Janeiro
2000-2005
life expectancy,
GDP per capita
PPP
Literacy rate,
gross enrolment
ratio nation,
- Buenos Aires
2000-2005
life expectancy,
GDP per capita
PPP
Literacy rate,
gross enrolment
ratio nation,
- Lima
2005
life expectancy,
GDP per capita
PPP
IBGE - Departamento de Contas Contas Regionais do Brasil 2002-2005
IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2000;
UNDP HDR 2007/2008;
Municipality of Rio statistics;
IBGE - Departamento de Contas Contas Regionais do Brasil 2002-2005
INDEC, National Census of Population,
Households and Houses 2001;
UNDP HDR 2007/2008;
Dirección General de Estadística y
Censos (G.C.B.A.) e INDEC;
Anuario estadistico 2006 of the GCBA
INEI, 2005,Censos Nacionales 2005: X
de Población y V de Vivienda;
UNDP HDR 2007/2008;
Peru 2006/2007 Human Development
Report;
UNDP - Cuadernos PNUD 2008 - Cifras
para la Decentralizacion
Literacy rate,
gross enrolment
ratio nation,
- Bogotá
2000-2006
life expectancy,
GDP per capita
PPP
Secretaria de Educacion del Distrito
Capital, Boletin Estadistico 2006;
UNDP HDR 2007/2008;
http://www.bogota.gov.co/imgalcalde/A
BC%20DE%20SALUD%20A%20SU%2
0HOGAR.doc ;
Tablero de Indicadores III 2007, the
Camara de Comercio de Bogota
Employment by Sector
- New York
2005
New York
NYS Department of Labour, NAICS
Based Industry Employment and
Wages. Census of Employment and
Wages
- Shanghai
2005
Shanghai
National Bureau of Statistics of China.
Shanghai Statistical Yearbook 2006
- London
2004
Greater London
Office for National Statistics. NOMIS,
Official labour market statistics.
- Mexico City
2005
Distrito Federal
INEGI (2006). Anuario Estadístico
Distrito Federal 2006.
- Johannesburg
2001
City of
Johannesburg
Statistics of South Africa. Census 2001.
- Berlin
2005
Berlin
Statistisches Landesamt Berlin. Berlin
in Figures 2005.
- Mumbai
1998
Mumbai
Metropolitan
Region
Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Development Agency. 2003. Population
and Employment Profile of Mumbai
Metropolitan Region
- Bogotá
2007
D.C.
- Buenos Aires
- Rio de Janeiro
- São Paulo
2001
City of Buenos
Aires
2005
Municipality
(work place)
2004
Municipality
Employment chapter of the Tablero de
Indicadores III 2007 of the Camara de
Comercio de Bogota
National Institute of Statistics and
Censuses (INDEC); National Census of
Population, Households and Houses
2001: Processed with Redatam+SP
IBGE/Pesquisa Mensal de Emprego
IBGE; Sempla/Dipro; MTE/RAIS 2004