RURAL-URBAN COMPOSITION

RURAL-URBAN COMPOSITION


Percentage of rural population is higher in farm-based agricultural countries, while industrially developed regions have higher share of urban population. North America is the most urbanised continent. The world's urban popula­tion is currently growing by over 60 million people a year. A prominent feature of population redistribution, especially in developing countries, is the growth of major cities. Almost half of the world's population lives in cities. It is projected that there would be about eight billion city dwellers in the world by 2030, and 80 per cent of them would be living in developing countries.