But the share of the poor living in urban areas is rising, and more rapidly than for the population as a whole. We believe that, by facilitating overall economic growth, population urbanization has ...
Over half of the world's population now lives in cities, a figure expected to rise to nearly 70% by 2050, posing significant challenges for housing, infrastructure, and climate resilience. The World ...
Half of the global population already lives in cities, and by 2050 two-thirds of the world's people are expected to live in urban areas. But in cities two of the most pressing problems facing the ...