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Which is the world’s largest megacity? | World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests
This map shows the incredible growth of megacities Little more than a fishing village back in 1970, urbanization and foreign investment transformed it into the major megacity it is today Its growth has been staggering In the five years from 1995 the city’s population increased by 4 16 million – the equivalent of the entire population of Kuwait And it’s not just the population that has
10 cities are predicted to gain megacity status by 2030 The vast majority of the new megacities expected to break the 10 million mark between now and 2030 are in developing regions But London is also predicted to join the list
Heres what you need to know about the megacities of the future Currently, Tokyo is the world’s most populous city, but Jakarta is predicted to reach 35 6 million people by 2030 to become the biggest megacity of all African cities will experience the fastest population growth, with Dar es Salaam and Luanda set to be among the six new megacities predicted to emerge by 2030 But while the populations of newer megacities are growing faster, the biggest
These are the worlds 10 fastest growing megacities The Chinese government is planning to create even bigger megacities, including combining nine cities in the Pearl River delta, and creating the massive megacity of JingJinJi With a current population of over 130 million, the planned link-up of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei would be bigger than Japan by population, and larger than Uganda by area
How to improve life lived in the megacity | World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests
How to build a world-class megacity | World Economic Forum Beijing and its neighbouring cities and regions have the potential to become one of the world's great city clusters - but only of they can work together successfully Here's how to make that happen
These will be the worlds megacities in 2030 - The World Economic Forum The Megacity Landscape Today’s chart is based on a forecast from Euromonitor International, outlining how the megacity landscape will shift in the coming years It focuses on the 39 megacities expected by the year 2030, when they will house 9% of the global population and contribute 15% of the world’s GDP