Urban centers draw global population growth, suggest demographic trends

Delhi expected to surpass the population of Tokyo by 2030

Over the next 30 years, more than two thirds of the world’s population will be living in urban areas, according to a United Nations report highlighting global demographic shifts. Today, slightly more than half of the world's population lives in an urban area. Most of the growth in the coming years will be highly concentrated in just a few countries with one third coming from India, China and Nigeria. By 2050, these three countries are projected to have added 860 million urban dwellers. Rural populations are projected to peak in the next few years and by 2050, rural populations will