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Bookmark or Share- Gearing up for India’s Rapid Urban Transformation - World Bank GroupBy 2036, its towns and cities will be home to 600 million people, or 40 percent of the population, up from 31 percent in 2011, with urban areas contributing almost 70 percent to GDP. How well India manages this urban transformation will play a critical role in realizing its ambition of becoming a developed country by 2047, the 100 th year of ...
- Demographic Trends and Urbanization - World Bank GroupThere is great diversity of demographic trends among African countries and regions. The region has the highest urban growth rates in the world, but a relatively low share of population living in urban areas. As life expectancy increases, between 2015 and 2050, Africa will have the fastest increase in the world in the number of elderly persons.
- Urban Development Overview - World Bank GroupThe World Bank’s work in urban development aims to build sustainable cities and communities through an urbanization process that is green, inclusive, competitive, and resilient, contributing to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No.11, to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, as well as to the World Bank’s goals to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity.
- Augment, Connect, Target: Realizing Indonesia’s Urban PotentialToday, about 151 million people – over half of Indonesians – live in cities and towns, roughly 18 times the population of London. By 2045, the centenary of its independence, approximately 220 million people – or more than 70% of the population – will be urban. As Indonesia has urbanized, so has it climbed the ladder of development and ...
- 3 Big Ideas to Achieve Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesThree big ideas, countless solutions. At the World Urban Forum, the World Bank will offer three big ideas that are essential for successfully implementing the New Urban Agenda: Financing the New Urban Agenda. Promoting territorial development. Enhancing urban resilience to climate change and disaster risks.
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