Future urban population to be concentrated in Asia, Africa
By the end of this year, half of the world's 6.7 billion people will live in urban areas, according to a report unveiled by the UN on Feb. 28, which also predicts that future growth of the world's urban population will be concentrated in Asia and Africa.
With more than one billion people in the Asia and Pacific region expected to join the urban population in the next 20 years, sustainable economic development is not possible without sustainable urbanization, said a senior official from the Asian Development Bank.