" By 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, up from 54 percent in 2020, according to a new report by the Institute for Economics & Peace.
This increase is being driven by both population growth and a continued shift towards urbanization, particularly to so called ‘megacities’
- metropolises that have a population of 10 million or more.
As Statista's Anna Fleck details below, urbanization takes place because of both push and pull factors..."
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