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Population and urbanization
- Source: Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Volume 1, Issue 1, Feb 1986, p. 5 - 22
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- 22 Feb 1986
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Abstract
Urban dwellers are rapidly becoming a majority of the population. Most of them live in developing countries, and an ever-higher proportion in the biggest cities. Most of the world’s largest cities are now in developing countries, and they are growing to sizes never before experienced. The urban population is growing several times as fast as in the rural areas, either through natural growth (the difference in numbers between births and deaths) or through migration from rural areas. But rural population in developing countries will continue to grow.
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