The trend of urban population growth outpacing rural growth is expected to intensify in the future. Given that 82% of the world lives in developing countries, the chart reflects that the developing world is projected to add approximately 2.45 billion people to its cities by 2050 while the industrial world is due to add just 170 million.
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The trend of urban population growth outpacing rural growth is expected to intensify in the future. Given that 82% of the world lives in developing countries, the chart reflects that the developing world is projected to add approximately 2.45 billion people to its cities by 2050 while the industrial world is due to add just 170 million.