{"id":3524,"date":"2022-04-06T04:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T04:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crestnetwork.com\/?p=3524"},"modified":"2022-05-19T04:17:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T04:17:14","slug":"what-are-the-worlds-largest-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crestnetwork.com\/what-are-the-worlds-largest-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are The World’s Largest Cities?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Most Populous Cities in the World<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n More than half of the world\u2019s population currently lives in cities\u2014and as time goes on, it\u2019s clear that more urban dwellers will find themselves living in megacities<\/em>. Megacities are defined as urban areas with a population of more than 10 million people<\/strong>. This means that the world\u2019s top 20 most populous cities are all megacities. This visualization, using data from Macrotrends<\/a>, shows the 20 most populous cities in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rapid Urbanization<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, more than 80% of people in higher income countries find themselves living in urban areas, and in upper-middle income countries the number lies between 50-80%<\/a>. Rural-to-urban migration is an increasingly relevant trend<\/a> in the 21st century. Prospects of better job opportunities and higher wages, along with shifts from agrarian to industrial and service-based economies, are causing mass movement to cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How much have the world\u2019s five most populous cities grown in just the last decade?<\/p>\n\n\n\n