Total urban population in milions by city size class, 1970.1990.2011and2025 2,000 1.849 ■1970■1990■20l1■2025 1,500 1333 1,129 51,000 833 630 516 365 402 24 283 128 10942 145 Fewer Than 500.000 to1 1 to 5 million 5 to 10 million 10 million or more 500,000 million
Total urban population in millions by city size class, 1970, 1990, 2011 and 2025
Population of megacities with 10 million inhabitants or more. 1970. 1990 rank Urban agglomeration population Rank Urban agglomeratie Tokyo Japan 23.3 Tokyo, Japan 32.5 New York- Newark, USA 16.2 2 New York- Newark. USA 16.1 3 Ciudad de mexico( Mexico City). Mexico 153 4 Sao paulo. brazil 14.8 5 Mumbai(Bombay), India 12.4 6 Osaka-Kobe. Japan 11.0 7 Kolkata(Calcutta), India 10.9 8 LoS Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana. USA 10.9 9 Seoul. Republic of Korea 10.5 10 Buenos Aires. Argentina 10.5
Population of megacities with 10 million inhabitants or more, 1970, 1990
Rank Urban agglomeration Population Tokyo Japan 37.2 Delhi India 22.7 3 Ciudad de Mexico(Mexico City). Mexico 20.4 4 New York-Newark USA 20.4 5 Shanghai China 20.2 6 Sao paulo. brazil 199 7 Mumbai (bombay ). India 19.7 bEijing. China 15.6 9 Dhaka Bangladesh 15.4 10 Kolkata(Calcutta). India 14.4 Population of 11 Karachi Pakistan megacities with 10 12 Buenos Aires. Argentina 13.5 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana. USA 13.4 million inhabitants Rio de janeiro. brazil 12.0 15 Manila. Philippines 11.9 or more. 2011 16 Moskva(Moscow). Russian Federation 11.6 17 Osaka-Kobe, Japan 11.5 Istanbul Turkey 11.3 19 Lagos Nigeria 11.2 Al-Qahirah(Cairo). Egypt 11.2 21 Guangzhou Guangdong China 10.8 Shenzhen china 10.6 23 Paris. france 10.6
Population of megacities with 10 million inhabitants or more, 2011
Reasons for urbanization Overpopulation in rural areas The decline in death rates in rural areas without a commensurate drop in the birth rate, has led to the overpopulation in rural areas Industrialization Re-classification or annexation of the cities transformation of villages and suburbs into integral parts of urban areas
Reasons for urbanization • Overpopulation in rural areas • The decline in death rates in rural areas, without a commensurate drop in the birth rate, has led to the overpopulation in rural areas • Industrialization • Re-classification or annexation of the cities • transformation of villages and suburbs into integral parts of urban areas
Total Fertility Rate Urban Rural Sub-Saharan Africa Benin 2001 4.4 6.4 Burkina Faso 2003 6.5 Came roon 2004 4.0 6.1 Chad 2004 5.7 6.5 ongo (Brazzaville) 2005 3.8 6.1 Eritrea 2002 3.5 57 Ethiopia 2005 2.4 6.0 Ghana 2003 3.1 5.6 Guinea 2005 6.3 Kenya 2003 Lesotho 2004 1.9 4.1 Madagascar 2003/2004 3.7 5.7 Mali 2001 5.5 73 Mozambique 2003 4.4 6.1 Nigeria 2003 4.9 6.1 Tanzania 2004 3.6 6.5 Zambia 2001/02 4.3 North Africa/West Asia/Europe Eg pt 2005 2.7 3.4 Jordan 2002 3.5 4.2 Moldova Republic of 2005 1.5 1.8 Morocco2003-2004 2.1 3.0 South southeast asia Bangladesh 2004 2.5 3.2 Indonesia 2002/2003 2.4 Nepal 2001 2.1 4.4 Philippines 2003 3.0 4.3 Vietnam 2002 1.5 2.0