New World Bank data compiled through satellite imagery and geospatial mapping provides new understanding of East Asia’s accelerating urbanization. The new analysis provides vital data at a time when much of the region’s urban infrastructure is getting built as part of a physical and social transfo...
"With more than one-third of the country's urban population living in Dhaka, it is one of the world's most densely populated cities. Due to inadequate infrastructure, lack of public amenities and severe traffic congestion, the residents face many difficulties in their everyday lives," said th...
According to the World Bank, urban populations today account for 55% of the world’s total population, which is expected to grow to two thirds by the middle of this century. Cities in both developed and developing countries face a common challenge: how to use digital technologies to respond...
World Population Projections Show by 10 years 5 years 1 year main data all data YearTotalMaleFemaleGrowth rate Life expectancy Median Age Density, people/km2 20268218M4140M4075M1.15%73.7731.2063.34 20308504M4282M4220M1.02%74.3531.9765.55 20409148M4598M4547M0.74%75.6333.5870.51 ...
“Clement, Viviane; Rigaud, Kanta Kumari; de Sherbinin, Alex; Jones, Bryan; Adamo, Susana; Schewe, Jacob; Sadiq, Nian; Shabahat, Elham. 2021. Groundswell Part 2 : Acting on Internal Climate Migration. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank.https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle...
Asthe world’s urban population gets bigger, cities are struggling toprovide the basic services that their residents need. One of the mostpressing problems is public transport. Take a look at the crisisfacing the city of London. At no time in history has there been sucha mass migration of ...
World Population Projections Show by 10 years 5 years 1 year main data all data YearTotalMaleFemaleGrowth rate Life expectancy Median Age Density, people/km2 20268218M4140M4075M1.15%73.7731.2063.34 20308504M4282M4220M1.02%74.3531.9765.55 20409148M4598M4547M0.74%75.6333.5870.51 ...
The World Bank estimates that India’s urban population will hit 600 million by 2031 – more than double that in 2001. Housing shortages in India are also acute: the 2012 urban housing backlog was estimated at 19 million, indicating that one fourth of the urban dwellers are living in inadeq...
Africa's urban population will double over the next 25 years, reaching 1 billion people by 2040, predicted the report. The report however said investments in African cities' infrastructure, industrial and commercial structures have not kept pace with the concentration of people, and neither have in...
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