Introduction. World Cities Report 2022: Envisaging the Future of Cities seeks to provide greater clarity and insights into the future of cities based on existing trends, challenges and opportunities, as well as disruptive conditions, including the valuable lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, and suggest ways that cities can be better prepared The largest fast food chain in the US is McDonald's, with a revenue of $23.223 billion and a market share of 43.8%. As of 2021, the US fast food industry has a market size of $296.6 billion. 36.6% of Americans consume fast food every day. The US fast food market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.1% through 2027. The Fast Fashion impact is HUGE. Around 40 million people are working at the garment factory, from which 4 million people are located in Bangladesh. Here, more than 5,000 factories produce for western brands. Also, over 85% are women, with a minimum wage of $3/day (the lowest paid garment workers in the world). With a projected 16.39% growth in 2021, Guyana is among the fastest growing economies in the world. Its GDP of $5.76 billion in 2020 is expected to expand to $7.25 billion in 2021 and enter the Growing in both size and number, cities are hubs of government, commerce, and transportation, and in 2021, the world's 20 largest cities are home to half a billion people. In fact, one in five Fast Money. 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 The major cities in the world are growing fast, as well as their problem. What are the problems that young people living in cities are facing with? Give solutions to these is undeniable that the world’s metropolises are being dramatically growth Over recent years, this complication has become one of the most pressing issues because it can affect the young generations. The following paragraph will examine the trouble/causes and the solution to solve this matter. the pace of the growing big city can bring about major problems for youngsters. firstly, cities will struggle with overpopulation. this issue leads to unemployment; therefore, youngsters find it difficult to find a job opportunity. as a result of this they cannot pay their bills, rents and other costs of living. another serious problem that needs to be considered is damage to the environment. such as air pollution, raising the amount of waste and litter. to illustrate this, a study carried out showed that in Tehran lack of recruitment and environmental issues are the main issue that young people have had in recent years. These obstacles can be solved by the government and society. Firstly, the government can introduce a scheme of population control so as to limit the rate of unemployment. For example, the authority can set up a proportion of the number of people and vocational opportunities. Consequently, the living conditions are protected by the mechanism. Secondly, individuals should be greener. For instance, we must recycle as much as possible. Obviously, it can change our environmental situation. In conclusion, the population explosion and environmental damages issue of the young people stems from the fast growth of the metropolis. By giving out a scheme and a project from the government and the employers respectively, these problems could be easily by on Mon Dec 13 2021Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. 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This essay agrees that superstar earn so much and also discuss other occupation that needs to recieve more salaryHigher education was generally associated with scientific subjects; graduates were subsequently regarded as those who possess great amount knowledge in their respective field of study. However, more and more undergraduates are opting for non-scientific namely artistic subjects for their university diplomas, and has gravitated noticeable concern from the public. I believe such worrisome attitude is uncalled for and this phenomenon should be regarded as one aspect of the modernizing actions are crucial to maintaining law and order in a society. It is therefore thought by some people that the penalty for a certain crime ought to be permanent, while others contend that the situations and the impetus for offending have to be considered when making a decision on the consequence of breaking the law. 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Both points of views have been part of a larger discussion for many years, however, nowadays almost do not exist this topic, for the reason that the majority of educational institutions attending women and men, also because today exist others genders and sexual orientations. 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. Growing cities are attractive to investors for myriad reasons. The opportunities they offer include a large and often cheap workforce, a vast customer base and measures taken to accommodate this growth, such as new housing and infrastructure projects. New Delhi is increasing its horizon to become one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Photo by Alex Anton/Shutterstock When ranked by the number of new people per hour, the UN World Urbanisation Prospects considers Delhi, Shanghai, Dhaka, Kinshasa, Chongqing, Lahore, Bangalore, Lagos, Cairo and Beijing to be the ten fastest-growing countries between 2015 and 2020. Here we profile each of them. The UN’s fastest-growing cities index Delhi, India Delhi, incorporating the Indian capital of New Delhi, sits in the north of India and has a metropolitan population of approximately 30 million people 2020 figures. According to the World Population Review, by 2035 the population will have reached million. Issues such as air pollution continue to blight Delhi, but the city remains a big draw for both tourists – who visit attractions such as the Red Fort and the Qutab Minar – and investors, who are particularly attracted to its strengths in services, IT and real estate. Shanghai, China The population of Shanghais municipality stood at million people in 2020, making it the biggest city in China and one of the largest in the world. Shanghai’s port is the busiest in the world by container traffic, and the city’s importance to global trade looks unlikely to diminish in the foreseeable future. According to the World Population Review, by 2035 the municipality’s population will have grown to almost 35 million. Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh, itself the eighth-most populous country in the world, and one of the most densely populated. The number of people living in Dhaka stood at 20 million in 2020, and the World Population review predicts this number will rise to million by 2035. As with the rest of Bangladesh, Dhaka is a global hub for the textiles industry, as well as being highly regarded for its pharmaceuticals and ceramics expertise. Kinshasa, DRC The capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC, Kinshasa stands on the Congo river just opposite the capital of the Republic of the Congo, Brazzaville. It has a population of about 15 million as of 2020 and combined the neighbouring capitals have close to 20 million inhabitants. According to the World Population Review, Kinshasa will grow to house almost 27 million people by 2035. The DRC is one of the largest, but also one of the poorest, countries in the world. It holds vast quantities of rare earths such as cobalt, but worries about corruption, human rights issues and political and social unrest mean its potential is some way off being realised when it comes to attracting foreign investment. Chongqing, China Chongqing in inland China had a population in 2021 of approximately million people. According to the World Population Review, by 2035 this number will have risen to million. The city has been an important centre of China’s military activity, and thus has a reputation for being an R&D centre of excellence. It is also a manufacturing base, specialising in automotive, iron and steel production, mining and agriculture. Lahore, Pakistan Lahore sits in the east of Pakistan, close to the border with India, and in 2021 had an estimated population of just over 13 million. By 2035, the World Population Review expects this number to grow to more than 19 million. Lahore is a Unesco City of Literature and also houses many of Pakistan’s leading universities. It is also a tourism hub, with the Walled City and famous mosques attracting millions of visitors every year. Lahore’s economy had been based around manufacturing, but in the 21st century has become better known in investment circles for its thriving services industry. Content from our partners Bangalore, India Bangalore, officially known as Bengaluru, is located in the state of Karnataka in southern India. In 2021, it had a population of just under 13 million, and by 2035 the World Population Review predicts that this figure will have risen to more than 18 million. Bangalore established an international reputation for business process outsourcing and other shared services, given its large, educated workforce. It is now frequently referred to as the Silicon Valley of India’ given its excellence in a wide array of tech specialities. Lagos, Nigeria Lagos may no longer be Nigeria’s capital city it was replaced by Abuja in 1991, but it is the country’s largest urban area, and the second largest in the whole of Africa. In 2021, its population stood at almost 15 million, but by 2035 it will have close to 25 million inhabitants, according to the World Population Review. Lagos hosts one of the biggest ports in Africa and it is also a major financial centre on the continent. The city is also an African hub for information and communications technology, and one of the most culturally rich locations on the continent. Cairo, Egypt The largest city in North Africa, Cairo has a rich history and is one of Egypt’s many tourism hubs. In 2021, its population was more than 21 million, and this figure is set to grow to million by 2035, according to the World Population Review, meaning Cairo retains its position as the largest city on the African continent. Beyond Cairo’s rich cultural and historic offerings, it has one of the busiest metro systems in the world, it houses many of Egypt’s governmental institutions and offices, and it is globally renowned for its expertise in automobile manufacturing. Beijing, China Beijing is the capital city of China and hosts many of the country’s administrative departments. It had a population of almost 21 million in 2021, and the World Population Review states that this figure will rise to more than 25 million by 2035. Beijing hosts the headquarters of most of China’s large state-owned companies and is the city that contains the most Fortune 500 companies in the world. Its 91 universities – some of which are classed among the best in the Asia-Pacific region – mean that businesses operating in the city have a strong conveyor belt of talent. Its economy is dominated by the services sector, although a city of Beijing’s size has myriad strengths in fields such as IT, manufacturing, R&D and real estate. [Read more Forget metropolitan What is the most populous city proper’ in the world?] This article originally appeared on Investment Monitor. 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. 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