Correct Answer : 675 million
India’s urban population is estimated to stand at 675 million in 2035, the second highest behind China’s one billion, the U.N. has said in a report, noting that after the COVID-19 pandemic, the global urban population is back on track to grow by another 2.2 billion by 2050.
The United Nations-Habitat’s World Cities Report 2022, released on Wednesday(29th June 2022), said that rapid urbanisation was only temporarily delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
India’s urban population is projected to be 67,54,56,000 in 2035, growing from 48,30,99,000 in 2020 to 54,27,43,000 in 2025 and 60,73,42,000 in 2030, the report said.
By 2035, the percentage of population in India at mid-year residing in urban area will be 43.2%, it said.
China’s urban population in
2035 is projected at
1.05 billion while the urban population in
Asia will be 2.99 billion in 2035 and that in
South Asia 98,75,92,000 it said..
Source : The Hindu
