Half of the world’s population now live in cities, projected to increase by 10% by 2060. Hong Kong, Monaco, Nauru, Singapore and Vatican are the most urbanized countries, while Rwanda, Bhutan, Burundi, Nepal and Uganda are the least. Urbanization is expected to occur mostly in developing countries in Asia and Africa.
About half of the world’s population now lives in cities, up from about a third in the 1960s. Today’s rate translates into about 4 billion people, and the rate is projected to increase by 10 percentage points by 2060. The United Nations estimated that in 2007, for the first time in history, the urban population outnumbered the rural .
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The most urbanized countries in the world are Hong Kong, Monaco, Nauru, Singapore and the Vatican, all of which are considered 100% urban. Rwanda, Bhutan, Burundi, Nepal and Uganda are considered the least urbanized countries in the world.
In 1800, only about 3% of the world’s population lived in cities, and in 1900, there were only 12 cities with more than 1 million inhabitants. As of 2005, there were more than 300 cities with at least the same number of people.
Almost all future urbanization is expected to occur in developing countries, especially those in Asia and Africa.
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