May 25, 2007 at 19:08There are more urban dwellers in the world than rural dwellers
Recently, namely on May 23, urbanization has covered more than half of the world's population. For the first time in history, the number of urban residents (3303992253 people) exceeded the number of rural residents (3303866404 people).
Exactly, of course, no one counted. However, just such a conditional date of the “turning point” was obtained by demographers of North Carolina State University and the University of Georgia . This date is obtained on the basis of UN estimates on the level of urbanization by 2010.
Exactly, of course, no one counted. However, just such a conditional date of the “turning point” was obtained by demographers of North Carolina State University and the University of Georgia . This date is obtained on the basis of UN estimates on the level of urbanization by 2010.