Megacities Are Booming

Megacities Are Booming The number of people living in megacities has been growing significantly for decades, rising from 2.5 percent in 1950 to 16.4 percent of city dwellers in 2020. As Statista's Katharina Buchholz details below, according to UN projections, this figure will continue to rise slightly before stabilizing at around the current level by 2050. You will find more infographics at Statista At the same time, living in smaller cities is becoming less widespread. The sh...

By Tyler Durden