Our world is becoming increasingly urban. Cities are now home to 45 per cent of the global population of 8.2 billion, according to UN DESA’s World Urbanization Prospects 2025: Summary of Results, ...

Bangladesh’s urban growth appears increasingly untenable in the face of future shocks. Lack of decentralization and unplanned urbanization have made this country of over 175 million people depend far ...

Jakarta (Indonesia) is now the world’s most populous city, with nearly 42 million residents, followed by Dhaka (Bangladesh) with almost 40 million, and Tokyo (Japan) with 33 million 18 November 2025 - ...

Jakarta is now the biggest city in the world. The big picture: It's what is known as a megacity, population-dense hubs that are becoming more frequent across the globe. Per a new report from the ...

As governments redraw municipal maps to create bigger cities, service delivery, mobility, and local governance are falling ...

UN rankings updated using new criteria to better reflect the mass urban transformation driving a global shift in how we live—and the megacities emerging from it. A new United Nations report has ...