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World Cities: Trends and Data: 

World Cities: Trends and Data

World Cities: Trends and DataTo provide a general overview and background for participants in the World Cities Forum, the Urban Land Institute has gathered basic data and research on urbanisation and world cities. The data and research focus on both world urbanisation trends and on a comparative analysisof 28 leading world cities. The objective of the research was twofold: -- to highlight major trends in urbanisation around the world past and future, and -- to assess and compare 28 leading world cities of today and tomorrow on several important measures.: 

World Cities: Trends and Data To provide a general overview and background for participants in the World Cities Forum, the Urban Land Institute has gathered basic data and research on urbanisation and world cities. The data and research focus on both world urbanisation trends and on a comparative analysis of 28 leading world cities. The objective of the research was twofold: -- to highlight major trends in urbanisation around the world past and future, and -- to assess and compare 28 leading world cities of today and tomorrow on several important measures.

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Chart 1: Urban and Rural Population of the World 1950-2030 Source: United Nations

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Chart 2: Urban and Rural Population of More Developed and Less Developed Regions of the World 1950-2030 Source: United Nations

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Chart 3: Share of World Population Residing in Urban Areas By World Region 1950-2030 Source: United Nations

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Chart 4. Share of World Population Residing in Urban Areas by Size of Urban Area 1975, 2003, 2015 Source: United Nations

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Chart 5. Urban Areas with 10 Million Inhabitants or More (Millions) a Refers to the New York-Newark urbanized areas; b refers to the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana urbanized areas Source: United Nations

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Chart 6. Population of the Five Largest Urban Areas in the World Moscow (21) Paris (22) London (32) Tokyo New York-Newark (6) New York-Newark Tokyo (2) Tokyo (1) Tokyo (1) Mexico City Sao Paulo Mumbai (Bombay) Mumbai (Bombay) (17) Mexico City (20) Sao Paulo (27) Delhi (47) Source: United Nations (xx) = Ranking in 2015; (xx) = Ranking in 1950

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Chart 7. Annual Population Growth Rates for the World’s 20 Largest Urban Areas Source: United Nations

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Chart 8. Number of Urban Areas with More than 5 Million Population By Region Map courtesy of www.theodora.com/maps Source: United Nations

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Chart 9. Leading Urban Areas Selected for Comparative Analysis by World Region Asia/Pacific Northern America Europe Middle East/Africa Latin America Bangalore Chicago Frankfurt Cairo Buenos Aires Beijing Las Vegas Istanbul Dubai Mexico City Hong Kong Los Angeles London Johannesburg Sao Paulo Jakarta New York Moscow Manila Toronto Paris Mumbai Washington Seoul Shanghai Singapore Sydney Tokyo

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Chart 10. Leading Urban Areas Selected for Comparative Analysis by Population Size Source: United Nations New York-Newark urbanized area; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana urbanized area Darmstadt, Frankfurt am Main, Offenbach am Main and Wiesbaden

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Chart 11. Annual Percentage Population Growth Rates in 28 Selected Urban Areas Source: United Nations 1. New York-Newark urbanized area; 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana urbanized area 3. Darmstadt, Frankfurt am Main, Offenbach am Main and Wiesbaden

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Chart 12. Projected Growth Rate of Selected Urban Areas in More and Less Developed Regions 1. New York-Newark urbanized area; 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana urbanized area 3. Darmstadt, Frankfurt am Main, Offenbach am Main and Wiesbaden Source: United Nations

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Chart 13. Urban Areas with the Largest Airline Passenger Flows in 2001

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Chart 14. Office Space in Selected Central Business Districts Source: Colliers International Note: The number at the end of each bar indicates space under construction as a percent of the existing inventory.

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Chart 15: Office Space Construction in Selected Central Business Districts Cities with the Most Office Space Under Construction in the Central Business District (CBD) in 2004 Beijing 2,136,000 square meters Paris 1,290,000 Shanghai 944,000 Tokyo 878,000 Moscow 740,000 Washington 582,000 Cities with the Most Office Construction in the CBD as a Percent of Existing Space in 2004 Beijing 75 % Moscow 36 % Shanghai 33 % Jakarta 10 % Bangalore 10 % Istanbul 9 % Paris 7 % Source: Colliers International.

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Chart 16. Office Total Occupancy Costs in Selected Urban Areas Source: CB Richard Ellis

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Source: Compiled from various national agencies Chart 17. Share of Workers Employed in Goods and Services Producing Sectors in Selected Urban Areas

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Chart 18. Number of High Rise Buildings in Selected Cities Source: Emporis; high-rise is defined as 35 meters or more.

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Chart 19. Median Age of Population in Selected Cities Source: Compiled from national agencies * Estimated

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World Cities: Trends and Data