وفي المناطق النامية، يقل معدل الخصوبة الإجمالي في المناطق الحضرية عنه في المناطق الريفية بحوالي طفل لكل امرأة، مع أن هذا الفرق أقل في جنوب شرق آسيا(6).
In developing regions, total fertility in urban areas falls short of total fertility in rural areas by about a child per woman, although this difference is lower in South-East Asia.6 In addition, the evidence available indicates that mortality in urban areas also tends to be lower than in rural areas, except possibly in countries highly affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.