The city with the most people in the world remains Tokyo.
The population is growing in the world, especially in cities. While the number of people in the villages are deteriorating. Many cities are overcrowded, especially in Asia and Africa. In 2050, according to a new UN study, two out of three people will live in cities worldwide.
100 years ago, in 1950, there were only 30 per cent lived in cities, as reported by the United Nations in New York. Currently, the percentage of urban dwellers increased by 54 percent.
The city with the most people in the world remains Tokyo. However, the number of people living in Tokyo, according to the study, will fall for the next 15 years from 37.8 to 37.2 million. Unlike other major cities, in Tokyo everything is very well organized. The city is safe and free of traffic that functions as a Swiss clock. "A train stops every 90 seconds. During this time, circulating hundreds of people that come and go to make room for each other, "says a journalist in Tokyo.
New Delhi is the second current with the largest number of inhabitants, which provides sharp increase citizens by 2030, from 24.9 million to 36 million. The third area is the largest metropolitan Shanghai, now with 23 million, and later to 30.7 million, as reported by the UN.
Most urban land is currently in North America. 82 percent of all people living in cities. Then come the Europeans with 73 percent. In Africa, only 40 percent of people live in cities, while in Asia only 48 percent. By 2050 this figure will exceed 56 per cent, while in Africa and Asia 64 per cent.
(AI)