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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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According to the latest report from the United Nations (UN), the global population in 2018 was 7.6 New Delhi in India, Cairo in Egypt, Lagos in Nigeria). The country had undergone the biggest urban expansion in the period, between 2001 and 2018, its BUA increase accounted for 47.5% billion and the urban population was 4.2

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UN: world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 11 billion around 2100

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The resulting changes in the size, composition and distribution of the world’s population have important consequences for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the globally agreed targets for improving economic prosperity and social well-being while protecting the environment.

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