Signal Nine of ten future megacities expected in the developing world
Summary
The chapter locates future urban growth: nine of every ten coming megacities above ten million people are expected in the developing world, accounting for 90 to 95 per cent of urban expansion, with most of the growth in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Classification
Main topicCities & Housing
Secondary topicsDemographics & Migration
Region menusGlobal
Occurrencescope:transnational · geo_region:africa · geo_region:east_asia · geo_region:latin_america
Impactscope:global
Time horizon11-30 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:53
Evidence 2
- Megatrends 2040: Volatility, Uncertainty, Resourcefulness Hellenic Republic, Presidency of the Government — Working Group on Strategic Foresight and Futures Research (표지·판권면 로고로만 확인) page=12;section=Megatrend 4 Urbanisation 2022-07 (문헌 본문에 발행일 표기 없음 — PDF 메타데이터 생성일 2022-07-25 기준) accessed 2026-07-26
- Megatrends 2040: Volatility, Uncertainty, Resourcefulness Hellenic Republic, Presidency of the Government — Working Group on Strategic Foresight and Futures Research (표지·판권면 로고로만 확인) page=12;section=Megatrend 4 Urbanisation 2022-07 (문헌 본문에 발행일 표기 없음 — PDF 메타데이터 생성일 2022-07-25 기준) accessed 2026-07-26
Part of trends 1
- TrendMegatrend 4: urbanisation5 signals
Directly linked issues 0
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Relation types: supports
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