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More than 7.2 billion people exist in the world today with half the global population residing in just six countries, United Nations data show.
China and India have some of the biggest populations with more than 1 billion people each. And those numbers are projected to get even bigger, especially in urban areas.
The U.N. reported this month that more than half the globe?s inhabitants now live in cities with China, India and Nigeria forecast to see the most urban growth over the next 30 years. India is expected to add 404 million people to its cities by 2050. Its capital city Delhi ranks as the second largest in the world with 25 million inhabitants. The city has more than doubled in size since 1990.
Twenty-four years ago, there were 10 megacities with populations pushing above the 10 million mark. Today, there are 28 megacities with areas of developing nations seeing faster growth: 16 in Asia, four in Latin America, three in Africa, three in Europe and two in North America.
In China, Shanghai (23 million) and Beijing (20 million) are listed among the top 10 largest cities.
Tokyo is the biggest city in the world with 38 million people. In the U.S., New York and Newark are combined and rank ninth with 18 million people. New York?s ranking is expected to drop to 14th place by 2030 ? it was in third place in 1990. Overall, the U.S.?s population growth is expected to slow over the next few decades, according to the Pew Research Center.
The world is expected to have 41 sprawling megacities over the next few decades with developing nations representing the majority of that growth. The U.N. report spells out the development challenges these cities will soon face including the need to expand services in health care, education, transportation, housing and sanitation to accommodate population growth.
The U.N. projects that by 2050, two-thirds of the world will be living in cities.
More than 7.2 billion people exist in the world today with half the global population residing in just six countries, United Nations data show.
China and India have some of the biggest populations with more than 1 billion people each. And those numbers are projected to get even bigger, especially in urban areas.
The U.N. reported this month that more than half the globe?s inhabitants now live in cities with China, India and Nigeria forecast to see the most urban growth over the next 30 years. India is expected to add 404 million people to its cities by 2050. Its capital city Delhi ranks as the second largest in the world with 25 million inhabitants. The city has more than doubled in size since 1990.
Twenty-four years ago, there were 10 megacities with populations pushing above the 10 million mark. Today, there are 28 megacities with areas of developing nations seeing faster growth: 16 in Asia, four in Latin America, three in Africa, three in Europe and two in North America.
In China, Shanghai (23 million) and Beijing (20 million) are listed among the top 10 largest cities.
Tokyo is the biggest city in the world with 38 million people. In the U.S., New York and Newark are combined and rank ninth with 18 million people. New York?s ranking is expected to drop to 14th place by 2030 ? it was in third place in 1990. Overall, the U.S.?s population growth is expected to slow over the next few decades, according to the Pew Research Center.
The world is expected to have 41 sprawling megacities over the next few decades with developing nations representing the majority of that growth. The U.N. report spells out the development challenges these cities will soon face including the need to expand services in health care, education, transportation, housing and sanitation to accommodate population growth.
The U.N. projects that by 2050, two-thirds of the world will be living in cities.
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