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Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2022, urban population for India was 35.9 %. Over the last 50 years, urban population of India grew substantially from 20.7 to 35.9 % rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 1.64% in 1974 and then decreased to 1.35% in 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -By 2050 it’s projected that more than two-thirds of the world population will live in urban areas. It’s projected that close to 7 billion people will live in urban areas in 2050.

Detailed explanation-4: -continues to change. By 2030, the global share of the urban population is projected to rise further to 60 per cent. By then, one third of the global population is estimated to be living in cities with at least half a million inhabitants.

Detailed explanation-5: -India’s urban population is expected to grow from 410 million in 2014 to 814 million by 2050. India is projected to add 4 new megacities by 2030. According to the official forecasts by the United Nations, cities are booming and are expected to have 6.3 billion inhabitants by 2050.