The Cities Filled In
Edit this chartIn 1960, a quarter of South Koreans and a fifth of China lived in cities. By 2023, four in five South Koreans and two in three in China did
Skip to content Area · 2 countries The world's biggest buyer US imports of goods and services rose from $630bn in 1990 to $4.11tn in 2024, with a 22% drop in 2009. China's rose from $38bn to $3.28tn. Bulgaria's long decline Below zero in all 36 years from 1990 to 2025: Bulgaria's population growth, set against the other 26 EU members. Infant deaths across Africa In 2024, 71.9 of every 1,000 babies born in South Sudan died before their first birthday, then 69.8 in Nigeria, 65.6 in Niger and 65.4 in Somalia. In Libya it was 7.9.
