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  2. Oct 14, 2016 · It will be a much bigger Tokyo. Sixty-five years ago, a population of 12 million was enough to see the Big Apple take the world’s biggest city crown. In just 14 years’ time, Tokyo’s population is forecast to reach 37 million, according to the United Nations.

    • Mapping The World’S New Megacities in 2030
    • The Megacity Landscape
    • New Megacities by 2030
    • Other Projections

    The Chart of the Weekis a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Rapid urbanization is one of the major forces shaping our global economic future. A century ago, it was almost unfathomable that any person would want to live in a city with 10 million other people, but by the 1930s, New York City was the first metropolitan area to pass the mark...

    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. These same megacities will take up about 3% of global land mass.

    Just over a decade from today, there will be five new megacities in developing countries, and one from a developed market: Chicago The Windy City has been on the cusp of the megacity mark for some time, and it will finally hit 10 million inhabitants in the coming years. In 2030, it will have by far the biggest GDP of all new megacities, at $596 bil...

    What other interesting things are projected to happen to key urban centers? 1. Jakarta is anticipated to be the biggest megacity of all in 2030 with 35.6 million people 2. Tokyo will fall from the top spot, as an aging population translates to negative population growth 3. Osaka will be the oldest megacity with 31% of the population aged 65+ 4. Lag...

  3. Apr 1, 2022 · Today, there are 32 megacities across the globe, and this number is set to grow. The above graphic uses data from UN World Urbanization Prospects (2018) to map cities that are projected to turn into megacities by 2030.

  4. Feb 6, 2019 · Delhi is due to overtake Tokyo as the world’s most populous city by 2028, growing to 39 million people by 2030. By that time the current megacities of Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai will be joined by Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.

  5. Jun 19, 2017 · Today, Tokyo is the most populous city in the world, with about 38 million residents. New York City is still in the top 10 ranking, with its nearly 8.5 million people. But in the next three...

  6. Aug 16, 2021 · The city in the American Midwest is the only emerging megacity in the developing world, according to a World Economic Forum report published in 2018. Chicago will be one of six new megacities by 2030, the report said.

  7. Oct 31, 2016 · By 2030, two thirds of the world will live in cities. The world's 12 largest city areas are each home to over 15 million people, and over the last 25 years, cities such as Delhi, Shanghai and Beijing have tripled in size.

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