A Newsweek map shows the world’s 100 largest cities by population, according to updated United Nations data —including the only two U.S. metropolises to make the cut: New York and Los Angeles.

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The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it ...

Despite surpassing 8 billion people in November 2022, global population growth is slowing down. However, these declines have not been equal across the globe—while some countries show explosive growth, ...

Population density data has been visualized in a million and one ways, but the best interpretations are those that force you to look at things differently. And those new insights might be closer to ...

Goal 13: Climate Action Goal 14: Oceans Goal 15: Biodiversity, forests, desertification Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Goal 17: Partnerships Sustainable development depends more and ...

The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year's Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday ...

Today, 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68% by 2050. Projections show that urbanization, the gradual shift in residence of the human ...