Signal 43 cities projected above 10 million inhabitants

Summary

The Megatrends 2040 report projects that 43 major cities will have more than 10 million inhabitants. It also expects fewer cities worldwide to lose population between now and 2030 than did so over the previous two decades. This comes even though some cities, mainly in Asian and European countries with low fertility, have recently shrunk. The report places these figures within a broader picture of accelerating urbanisation, with most growth occurring in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Growing numbers of very large cities are likely to intensify both the pressures and the opportunities that the report associates with urban density.