UN report: Delhi is world’s second most populous city
According to a United Nations’ report released on Friday, India’s capital city Delhi is the second most populous city in the world. The report- based on statistics as on July 1, 2014 – said that the total population of Delhi is approximately 25 million.
As per the UN report, the most populous city in the world is Tokyo; with a population of 38 million.
The projections put forth in the UN report have revealed that Tokyo will continue to be the world’s most populated city through 2030, even though the population of the city will decline over the years. The report has also projected that Delhi too will remain the world’s second most populous city by 2030, when its population will likely touch 36 million.
With the UN unfolding the latest figures in the 2014 revision of the World Urbanisation Prospects, the third spot in ‘the world’s most populous cities’ has been bagged by Shanghai, followed by Mexico City and Sao Paulo in the fourth and fifth place respectively.
Mumbai ranked at the sixth spot on the list; with its current population of 20 million. However, going by the projections, Mumbai will likely move up to the fourth place among most populous cities by 2030, when its population is expected to touch approximately 28 million.
Source- The Hindu Business Line
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