Share of urban population APAC 2023, by country

Macao, Singapore, and Hong Kong all had completely urban populations in 2023, with one hundred percent of the respective territory's populations living in urban areas. Contrastingly, just around 13.7 percent of Papua New Guinea’s population were living in urban areas in 2023.APAC’s rural populationDespite the increasing development of new industries across the Asia-Pacific region, many countries across the region still had predominantly rural populations. However, with the agriculture sector displaying little growth throughout the Asia Pacific region, the rural populations throughout the region have also experienced little growth or have even declined. This was likely due to citizens migrating from rural to urban areas. Growing urbanization With the emergence of new economies and an increasing focus on industrialization throughout the Asia Pacific region, citizens have flocked to the cities and urban areas in hopes of better employment and salary opportunities. The migration of citizens has naturally resulted in bigger urban populations and has catalyzed the emergence of megacities throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Urbanization is expected to grow throughout the coming years, with urban populations in the ASEAN region forecasted to grow by 2025.

澳门、新加坡和香港在2023年实现了完全城市化，各自领土内的居民百分之百居住在城区。与此形成鲜明对比的是，2023年巴布亚新几内亚仅有大约13.7%的人口居住在城区。尽管亚太地区新产业的不断发展，该区域许多国家依然以农村人口为主。然而，鉴于亚太地区农业部门的增长微乎其微，该区域的农村人口也经历了有限的增长，甚至有所下降，这很可能归因于居民从农村向城市的迁移。随着新经济体的崛起以及对工业化的日益重视，亚太地区的公民纷纷涌入城市和城区，以期获得更好的就业和薪酬机会。公民的迁移自然导致了城市人口的增加，并催化了亚太地区巨型城市的涌现。预计未来几年城市化进程将持续增长，东盟地区的城市人口预计到2025年将实现增长。