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For the first time ever, the majority of the world’s population lives in a city, and this proportion continues to grow.Ī hundred years ago, 2 out of every 10 people lived in an urban area. Structural industry statistics (large sample surveys of industries. Urbanization – the demographic transition from rural to urban – is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology and services.
"The number of people living in urban areas will increase ever rapidly.