As the largest metropolitan area in the U.S. (and the fourth largest in the world by population), the city of New York is packed to the brim with opportunities to explore and embrace culture, entertainment and business. Census data shows that of the 15 fastest-growing cities in the U.S., several are in the South or West. See which cities Austria is also one of the most scenic and richest countries in the world. Its ever growing tourism sector contributes greatly to this country's economy. Expats who move to Austria looking for jobs in the tourism industry are sure to be successful. Railways connect the major cities while the bus routes connect most of the smaller towns The main reasons for Islam's growth ultimately involve simple demographics. To begin with, Muslims have more children than members of the seven other major religious groups analyzed in the study. Muslim women have an average of 2.9 children, significantly above the next-highest group (Christians at 2.6) and the average of all non-Muslims (2.2). The relatively high rates of growth for West Germany, Japan, and Italy in the post-World War II period have stimulated a good deal of discussion. It is often argued that "late starters" can grow faster because they can borrow advanced technology from the early starters. The World Tourism Organization predicts that China will become the largest travel destination and the fourth largest source country by 2020. In that year, there will be 137.10 million international travelers to the country, taking up 8.6% of the global share, and 100 million outbound Chinese visitors, 6.2% of the worldwide outbound visitors. 12 top-growing industries in the U.S. Fast-growing industries can offer competitive salaries for a wide range of job opportunities. Here are the top 12 fastest-growing industries in the U.S.: 1. Information technology. Individuals who work in the IT industry test, assess and maintain network and internet systems. PCpK. Cities are the future—and fhe fastest growing cities on the planet will be the laboratories to test new infrastructure and community development methods. Humanity has moved from lush jungles to crowded concrete jungles. And the world is changing at a faster and faster trend toward urbanization speeds up every year, with 54% of humanity living in cities today. In 2010, the world changed forever as more people lived in cities than in rural areas for the first time. This trend is happening all over the world. Rich metropolises are attracting people just as quickly as poor and even war torn are the 10 fastest growing cities, according to City Mayors, that could put humanity to the test in the near Beihai, ChinaBeihai Silver BeachPopulation 1,539,300Growth rate world’s fastest-growing city is still relatively small —in China at least. One and a half million people barely registers on the list of large cities in the world’s most populous nation. The small cities can be forgotten when China’s top 14 cities all have over 10 million people. But if Beihai was in the United States it would be competing with Philadelphia for the 5th largest city in the port city has been a historical hub for major trade areas in Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan. Since 2006, Beihai has returned to its former glory as trade hub. The world’s fastest growing city will mirror its home country, the world’s second largest economy’s Ghaziabad, IndiaImage Wikicommons CharitsharmaPopulation 2,381,452Growth rate is often called the “Gateway of UP,” because of its location between India’s capital city Delhi and the nearby Utter Pradesh state. The modestly sized city by India’s standards, is growing because of its role as the administrative headquarters for its state as well as its leading role in education, commerce and industry. The city benefits from its proximity to Delhi and its strategic location along key rail lines. These lines allow goods as well as people to flow freely too, from and through the fast growing city. A plan to extend the Delhi metro lines to Ghaziabad should ensure the city continues to Sana'a, YemenImage Wikicommons AnasALhajjPopulation 1,937,451 Estimated in 2005Growth rate 5%The largest city in Yemen is a tale of woe. Under the constitution, Sana’a is the capital. After a 2014-2015 coup, the internationally recognized seat of government moved to Aden. The recent violence in the historic city is only the latest tragedy to strike the war-torn nation. The city’s old district was so beautiful it was named a UNESCO World Heritage old city had been inhabited continuously for more than 2,500 years. The buildings were often referenced as the “oldest skyscrapers in the word.” Sections of this international treasure were left in ruins after airstrikes by Saudi the violence, Sana’a had continued to grow in the last decade, mostly because civilians had few other places to flee the fighting. This is an example that urban growth can come for tragic reasons as much as it can come for positive economic remains to be seen what will happen to the city as the violence continues to grip the Surat, IndiaUniversity Road at night in Surat, Wikicommons Rahul R BhadanePopulation 4,501,610Growth rate is the largest city on this list so far. The southern Indian city is the eighth largest in the country but only the 34th largest in the world. The metropolis has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade, both in population and in GDP. An annual growth in GDP from 2001 to 2008 positioned the city as a prime business and eventually technology city won the “best city” award by the annual Survey of India’s City-Systems in 2013. The independent survey looks at a city’s legal systems, policies, institutions and accountability mechanisms. Microsoft even chose to partner with Surat to make it the first “smart city” in no surprise that people are flocking to this up-and-coming technology Kabul, AfghanistanA view of the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in Kabul, the capital of Aulfat RizaiPopulation 3,678,034Growth rate may sit in the general public consciousness as the capital of a war-torn nation, but it is much more than that. The city has served as a major trade hub in Central Asia for more than 3,500 years. Even while the city and nation are still gripped by insurgent attacks and tribal clashes, the national population has rapidly urbanized since the US-led invasion in most popular destination for those wanting to be urbanites was of course the capital. City. NATO and Afghan government attempts to rebuild the city have gone in fits and spurts but, overall, the city is rapidly improving. And it seems the people agree. They are flocking to the city, making it the fifth-fastest growing in the Bamako, MaliBamako Cathedral, MaliImage Wikicommons UpyernozPopulation 1,809,106Growth rate fastest-growing city on the African continent, Bamako is the third metropolitan area on this list to be surrounded by violence. In the last decade, Mali has battled a long standing separatist movement in its north, a civil war and Islamists. Fighting has mostly been confined to the northern half of the country leaving the centrally located city relatively unharmed. Though attacks have hit Bamako. During the strife people continued to stream into the city for protection and the chance at a better city has a rich history going back to the Paleolithic era, through the rise and fall of the Mali Empire in the early Middle Ages and into the post-colonial fast-growing urban center, a person walking around Bamako can alternately see flashes of an agrarian city and a modern bustling industrial center. The city is regionally known as a hub of music after local artists Saalif Keita and Ali Ali Farka Touré achieved international fame in the 1990s. It’s clear this fast developing city will help define the African continent in the 21st Lagos, NigeriaClockwise from top Victoria Island skyline from the Gulf of Guinea, Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, Apapa Port, National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, The Ikeja City Mall, and The Lagos Island Wikicommons BappahPopulation 13,123,000Growth rate is the second-largest city on the continent of Africa, trailing only Egypt’s Cairo. In truth the “city of Lagos” is very hard to define. The national government has struggled to quantify the exact borders and population of this now-sprawling “agglomeration.” A 2006 national population estimate said 8 million people. The state government responded with its own survey that listed 16 million people. A 2015 estimate put the greater metropolitan area at about 21 million people. In this sense, Lagos is a prime example of how hard it can be to define the boundaries of a “city” in the modern era of urban number you believe, Lagos is enormous. Its growth rate is generally agreed upon. And its central economic role for the nation is undisputed. The majority of the nation’s commerce occurs in the city’s central business district. Further, the Port of Lagos is the oil exporter’s largest trading hub and one of the largest ports on the has grown. It will continue to grow. The only mystery will be how to specifically define its expanding borders and ever growing Faridabad, IndiaImage Wikicommons RISHABHNAGPAL20Population 1,404,653Growth rate third and final entry on this list for India, Faridabad is the economic engine for Haryana State. It was once estimated that the city provides over 50% of the tax revenues collected in its state. Similar to Surat, Faridabad is located near the capital Delhi and is part of Prime Minister Modi’s Smart Cities this year, India overtook China as the world’s fastest growing economy. By 2022 the UN predicts India will overtake China again with the largest population in the makes sense that this fast-growing nation would have a plethora of fast growing and dynamic cities like Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaImage Wikicommons Chen HualinPopulation 4,364,541Growth rate es Salaam’s importance stretches far beyond Tanzania. The city is an economic hub for eastern Africa and a regional cultural leader. By some reckoning, the culture of Dar es Salaam sets the standard for a large part of the African culture. TV programs produced and set in the Tanzanian capital are popular across the continent. The city’s role in regional and international trade have also made the city very beaches, late-night spots, music, shopping and overall sense of fun in Dar es Salaam have made it a popular destination for people from around the world. It’s easy to see why this thriving economic hub is attracting people from across the country, the region and even the Chittagong, Bangladesh This is a photo of Agrabad was taken from C&F Tower of Agrabad. Two noticeable building can be seen in this photo, from right World Trade Center and Makka Madina Tower. Taken in December Wikicommons Raihan RanaPopulation 2,581,643Growth rate you needed more evidence that South Asia is growing very fast, then here it is Chittagong located in Bangladesh means that the sub-continent has 4 cities in this top 10 list. If you include Afghanistan in South Asia, then 50% of the world’s fastest growing cities are all basically neighbors. The economic and social powerhouse that is this region is urbanizing and growing at record is the economic center of Bangladesh. Home to many of the nation’s oldest companies, it is also a vibrant trade hub for the region. The port of Chittagong is the largest on the Bengal Sea making it crucial to its neighboring city itself has grown substantially but is facing a growing socio-economic divide. The city and surrounding area have a poverty rate about 26%, with half of that living in extreme poverty. It’s no surprise Chittagong is still a desirable destination when the national poverty rate is about 32 percent. Chittagong must look much more attractive to people setting up better lives than national worst Rangpur division with its percent poverty and percent extreme poverty. The world is changing at a faster and faster pace. Cities will be the key to humanity’s future. Consumption patterns, sustainability efforts and quality of life for all may be determined by the fastest growing cities. How they respond to infrastructure and public services demands may create a model for the world to follow over the coming century. Kinshasa, DRC, Africa’s most populous city. Image Alexandra Tyukavina/Shutterstock By 2050, 68 per cent of the world population is projected to live in urban areas. Here are the world’s 10 fastest growing cities by population All across the world, urban areas are expanding and their populations growing. By 2050, two out of every three people are likely to be living in cities or other urban centres. India, China and Nigeria stand at the forefront of this rise, projected to account for 35 per cent of the growth of the world’s urban population between 2018 and 2050. Here, we take look at the fastest growing urban centres by population not including cities with fewer than 300,000 inhabitants, as predicted by the UN for the years 2020-2025. Of the 20 fastest growing, 15 are predicted to be located in Africa. Another four are in Asia and one is in the Middle East. In Europe, the city with the fastest growing population is Balashikha in Russia with a growth rate of 2 per cent, but overall, the continent is the only one likely to see a decrease in population by 2025 10 Fastest Growing Urban Centres By Population Gwagwalada, Nigeria + Population estimate 2020 410,000 • 2025 566,000 Since Nigeria’s seat of government was relocated from Lagos to Abuja in 1991, Gwagwalada, 45 kilometres southeast of the capital, has experienced a massive influx of people. It is projected to have the largest increase in population on the African continent, and is the fastest growing urban centre in the world. Enjoying this article? We have thousands more for you. Get immediate access to over 1,000 Geographical magazines in our archive back to 1935. Sign up today and you will soon be travelling back through time reading all our amazing features of the last eight decades PLUS... you also get to enjoy every new issue of Geographical each month going forward in both print and digital press the button below to choose the perfect package for you. Kabinda, DRC + Population estimate 2020 466,000 • 2025 640,000 Kabinda is the capital city of Lomami Province, in a remote part of the south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located around 100 kilometres east of Mbuji-Mayi, the second largest city in the country after the capital Kinshasa. The surrounding area is one of the richest mineral sources in the world and produces one-tenth in weight of the world’s industrial diamonds. Continental changes When it comes to population growth as a whole, Africa is predicted to grow the most by 2025, compared to Asia South America Central America North America and Oceania Europe is the only continent predicted to decrease Rupganj, Bangladesh + Population estimate 2020 482,000 • 2025 662,000 The third fastest growing city is Rupganj, an upazila sub-district’ in Bengali of the Narayanganj District in central Bangladesh. Narayanganj is an industrial hub that plays an important role in the country’s jute trade jute is a natural fibre extracted from the bark of the jute vegetable plant. It’s also the historic home of the production of jamdani, a fine muslin textile woven from cotton and gold threads, which is used for making saris. Handloom weavers creating jamdani muslin in Rupganj. Image Sk Hasan Ali/Shutterstock Lokoja, Nigeria + Population estimate 2020 692,000 • 2025 931,000 Lokoja is a river port on the west bank of the Niger River in south-central Nigeria. The present day city was founded by Scottish explorer William Balfour Baikie in 1857, but for hundreds of years prior the area had been home to different ethnic groups, including the Yoruba people. The modern city is an important trading port for cotton, leather, and palm oil and kernels. Locally produced yams, corn, beans, fish and shea nuts are also sold at the large markets here. A meat vendor in Lokoja, Nigeria. Image Tayvay/Shutterstock Uige, Angola + Population estimate 2020 511,000 • 2025 687,000 Between 1945 and the mid-1950s, Uige grew from a small market town in northwestern Angola to the country’s major centre for coffee production. First settled by Portuguese colonists, the town was renamed in 1955 to Carmona, after the former Portuguese President Óscar Carmona. Following the start of the Angolan civil war in 1975 however, when the settlers fled, the city’s name was changed back to Uige. The main street in Uige, Angola. Image Paulo César Santos New megacities There are currently 35 megacities those with a population of more than 10 million, with eight more expected to join the ranks by 2030, all but one of which London are in developing countries. It has been 200 years since Britain’s capital was the most populous place on the planet, but after a period of decline in the second half of the 20th century, it is once again growing fast. Bujumbura, Burundi + Population estimate 2020 1,013,000 • 2025 1,350,000 The former capital of Burundi, Bujumbura is also the country’s main port, located at the northeastern corner of Lake Tanganyika. Most of Burundi’s foreign trade flows through here on its way to and from Kigoma in neighbouring Tanzania. Bujumbura was the capital of Burundi until 2019, when the parliament voted to move the seat of government back to the historic capital of Gitega. Bujumbura’s industry specialises in textiles, leather, paper, chemicals, and agricultural products. Image Shutterstock Songea, Tanzania + Population estimate 2020 353,000 • 2025 470,000 Between 1905 and 1907, Songea was the centre of African resistance during the Maji Maji Rebellion in German East Africa, and is named after a Ngoni warrior who was executed during the German repressions. Now the capital of the Ruvuma region in southeastern Tanzania, the city is predicted to experience significant economic growth as a result of the Mtwara Development Corridor – a major infrastructure development project designed to provide road, rail, and waterway links between Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia, and the Port of Mtwara in southern Tanzania. Xiong’an, China + Population estimate 2020 970,000 • 2025 1,289,000 Xiong’an New Area, is it is officially called, was established in 2017 about 100 kilometres southwest of Beijing and covers three counties, Xiong, Rongcheng and Anxin. Its main purpose was to serve as a development hub for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei or Jing-jin-ji economic triangle, making room for the new companies and institutions that are currently struggling to find room in the overcrowded capital. So far, investment in China’s City of the Future’ is estimated to exceed 700 billion yuan £88 billion. China Geological Survey drills deep wells to use thermal energy for Xiong’an New Area, China. Image James Jiao/Shutterstock We’re used to hearing about the biggest cities in the world, particularly the vast populations of Beijing and Tokyo, but these giants don’t paint the whole picture. Only one of the top 20 fastest growing cities is in China, reflecting a slowdown in the country’s population growth though it is still growing. Instead, the majority are in Africa 17 out of the top 20, with four in Nigeria. This is partly due to a high birth rate. According to the World Bank, the 2019 fertility rate births per woman in Sub-Saharan Africa was compared to the global fertility rate of Migration to urban centres also plays a role. Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar + Population estimate 2020 594,000 • 2025 788,000 Nay Pyi Taw, which means Abode of Kings’ in Burmese, is the capital city of Myanmar and the country’s third largest city. It replaced Yangon, the former capital, in 2005. Despite being the seat of the government and site of the Union Parliament, the Supreme Court, and the Presidential Palace, Nay Pyi Taw has a relatively low population density. This is expected to change however. Stay connected with the Geographical newsletter! In these turbulent times, we’re committed to telling expansive stories from across the globe, highlighting the everyday lives of normal but extraordinary people. Stay informed and engaged with Geographical. Get Geographical’s latest news delivered straight to your inbox every Friday! Uppatasanti Pagoda, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Image Aung Myat/Shutterstock Potiskum, Nigeria + Population estimate 2020 426,000 • 2025 565,000 Potiskum is a city district in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria. It’s notable for its cattle market, one of the largest in Africa and the largest in West Africa, as well as a thriving grain and millet trade. 10 new megacities According to the UN, the world could have 43 megacities by 2030. Two of the 10 cities that were projected to become megacities between 2018 and 2030 have already reached 10 million inhabitants Kinshasa and Hyderabad. Nine of the 10 cities are located in developing countries. Kinshasa, DRC, Current population estimate million • 2030 millionHyderabad, India, Current population estimate million • 2030 millionLuanda, Angola, Current population estimate million • 2030 million Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Current population estimate 9 million • 2030 11 millionNanjing, China, Current population estimate million • 2030 11 millionDar es Salaam, Tanzania, Current population estimate million • 2030 millionChengdu, China, Current population estimate million • 2030 millionAhmedabad, India, Current population estimate million • 2030 millionTehran, Iran, Current population estimate million • 2030 millionLondon, UK, Current population estimate million • 2030 million Ranked The World’s Fastest Growing Cities By 2025, the world’s population will reach over billion people. Most of that population growth will be concentrated in cities across Africa and Asia. To help paint a detailed picture, this map uses data from the United Nations to rank the top 20 fastest growing cities in the world in terms of average annual growth rate from 2020 to 2025. Full Speed Ahead The majority of the world’s fastest growing cities are located in Africa—in fact, 17 of the 20 are located on the continent, with four of the 20 cities being located in Nigeria specifically. Population growth is booming across the entire continent, as many countries retain high birth rates. According to the World Bank, the 2019 fertility rate births per woman in Sub-Saharan Africa was compared to the global fertility rate of CityCountryContinentAnnual Growth 2020-2025p Gwagwalada🇳🇬 Kabinda🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Rupganj🇧🇩 Lokoja🇳🇬 Uige🇦🇴 Bujumbura🇧🇮 Songea🇹🇿 Xiongan🇨🇳 Potiskum🇳🇬 Bunia🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Tete🇲🇿 Cuito🇦🇴 Hosur🇮🇳 Abomey-Calavi🇧🇯 Nnewi🇳🇬 Malanje🇦🇴 Mbouda🇨🇲 Quelimane🇲🇿 Kampala🇺🇬 Goma🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Nigeria’s economy is largely based on petroleum which has resulted in the country becoming one of the strongest economies in Africa. This, coupled with a high birth rate and a resulting young population, has given the country a strong and rising workforce. However, the population growth in Nigeria is both a blessing and a curse. The success of the economy, among other factors, has resulted in excessive rural-to-urban migration. This mass exodus from rural areas has led to less farming, which means the country now needs to import basic food staples at a high cost. In Mozambique, Tete and Quelimane are growing and respectively. The country is expected to experience strong economic growth after facing contractions due to the pandemic. Forecasts predict that the Mozambiques’s economy will grow 4% by 2022. Implications of Fast Growth All of the top 20 fastest growing cities are located in either Africa or Asia, and they are far outpacing growth on other continents, such as Europe, for example. Fastest Growing Cities Europe vs. Global Europe's Fastest Growing CitiesGrowth RateWorld's Fastest Growing CitiesGrowth Rate 🇷🇺 Balashikha, 🇷🇺 Tyumen, Russia 🇦🇱 Tiranë Tirana, 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway 🇷🇺 Sochi, 🇬🇧 Coventry-Bedworth, 🇸🇪 Stockholm, 🇨🇭 Lausanne, 🇷🇺 Krasnodar, 🇷🇺 Surgut, 🇷🇺 Podolsk, 🇮🇪 Dublin, 🇬🇧 London, 🇳🇱 Utrecht, 🇸🇪 Göteborg, 🇫🇷 Toulouse, 🇸🇪 Malmö, 🇫🇷 Montpellier, 🇫🇷 Bordeaux, 🇨🇭 Genève, By 2050, Sub-Saharan Africa will be home to close to 2 billion people and roughly half will be under the age of 25. This represents an enormous labor force and opportunities for innovation and growth. In fact, in navigating the pandemic, Africa is already starting to capitalize on digital advances in both traditional and new sectors. China has its eye on Africa, as evidenced through their multiple investments in infrastructure projects in the continent. Additionally, NATO countries have recently committed to investing similar amounts in Africa to counter China’s influence. In spite of the economic potential, increased city sizes could be problematic for some of these countries. They will need to adapt to the issues associated with mass urbanization, like pollution, overcrowding, and high costs of living. Changing Tides Population booms can lead to massive economic growth, a larger and younger working population, and a growing domestic consumer market. As the aforementioned cities continue their rapid expansion, and as people continue to flock to growing megacities in Africa and Asia, it could represent the beginning of an important economic shift that is worth keeping an eye on. Cities around the world are growing rapidly. About 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas a number expected to rise to 68% by 2050. This increase is attributed to several factors. Cities, in general, offer better economic opportunities with larger job markets, better salaries and wages, and higher individual wealth. Education tends to be better in cities, where schools are more likely to have qualified teachers, have more resources, and have higher student-to-teacher ratios. Cities are also typically better equipped with services and resources for their residents. Cities across Asia and Africa are seeing the fastest growth, as dozens of people per hour are migrating to major urban centers. The ten fastest-growing cities in the world, by the percentage of growth from 2015 to 2020, are Malappuram, India 44% Can Tho, Vietnam 37% Suqian, China 37% Kozhikode, India 35% Abuja, Nigeria 34% Suzhou, China 33% Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 32% Putian, China 32% Muscat, Oman 31% Kollam, India 31% The list looks slightly different when ranked by the number of new people per hour from 2015 to 2020. According to the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects, the ten fastest-growing cities based on the number of new people per hour are Delhi, India Shanghai, China Dhaka, Bangladesh Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Chongqing, China Lahore, Pakistan Bangalore, India Lagos, Nigeria Cairo, Egypt Beijing, China According to the United Nations, India, China, and Nigeria will account for 35% of the projected growth of the world’s urban population between 2018 and 2050. Currently, the most urbanized regions of the world as of 2018 are North America, where 82% of people live in urban areas; Latin America and the Caribbean, 81%, Europe 74%, and Oceania 68%. Despite Africa and Asia having the lowest percentage of people living in urban areas, with 43% and 50% respectively, the two continents are expected to see the most rapid growth in the next few decades. Many cities around the world are growing too fast. The issue with such rapid growth is many cities do not have the infrastructure to support the rapid influx of residents. For example, in Lagos, Nigeria, the city’s services have been stretched extremely thin to where less than 10% of people are living in homes with sewer connections and less than 20% of people have access to tap water. Many homes are in slums and informal settlements on the outskirts of the city. Despite this, Lagos is still expected to grow exponentially over the next 30 years. Sustainable urbanization is the key to successful development. Urban growth management is especially key in low- and middle-income countries where the growth is expected to be the greatest. Countries will need to anticipate the increased need for housing, energy system, transportation, and other infrastructure, as well as education and healthcare. Governments will need to consider new policies to ensure access to these needs as urban areas Growing Cities in the World 2023 Urbanization While the past decades have seen rapid urbanization in India and China, cities in Africa are growing fastest in the current one. In the first half of the 2020s, the Population Division expects 28 cities to grow at an average annual rate of more than 5 percent. 22 are located in Africa. 86 cities are expected to grow at a rate of 4 to 5 percent in the same time period. Out of these, 58 are located in Africa and 24 in Asia and the Middle East. The fastest growing city on the list was Gwagwalada, a satellite of Nigeria’s capital Abuja, followed by Kabinda in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Both countries are home to several of the world’s fastest growing cities, as are Angola, Tanzania and urbanization goes hand in hand with economic progress in the developing world. But rapid urbanization in Africa has brought about challenges like growing slums and overcrowded living, road congestion as well as pollution, as urban development fails to keep up with urban growth. In 2018, around 55 percent of urban populations in Africa lived in slums, compared with around 30 percent in Asia and around 20 percent in Latin growth rates of cities can also hint at disruptions due to armed conflict, hunger or flight from the countryside, as shown by the presence of three Yemenese cities as well as Mazar-e Sharif in Afghanistan and Aleppo in Syria among the world’s fastest growing of the increase in urban populations until 2030 will come from just eight countries. Continuously urbanizing India and China, quickly urbanizing Nigeria and the DRC as well as Pakistan, Indonesia, the and Bangladesh. According to the living in a megacity of 10 million inhabitants or more was currently most common in Latin America 18 percent of urban population, followed by Asia 15 percent, North America 10 percent and Africa 9 percent. In 2018, there were 33 megacities in the world, compared with 48 that had populations between 5 and 10 million and 467 that had populations between 1 and 5 million. Description This chart shows the cities with the fastest average annual growth rates in the world between 2020-2025. Report Download Chart URL to be used as reference link Infographic Newsletter Statista offers daily infographics about trending topics, coveringEconomy & Finance, Politics & Society, Tech & Media, Health & Environment, Consumer, Sports and many more. Related Infographics FAQ The Statista "Chart of the Day", made available under the Creative Commons License CC BY-ND may be used and displayed without charge by all commercial and non-commercial websites. 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