USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Today, some 56% of the world’s population – 4.4 billion inhabitants – live in cities. This trend is expected to continue, with the urban population more than doubling its current size by 2050, at which point nearly 7 of 10 people will live in cities.

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: -Natural growth of population, expansion of cities and migration are reasons for the increase in urban population.

Detailed explanation-4: -The number and size of cities increased dramatically between 1790 and 1890 as the country’s population grew and became increasingly urban. By 1890, people living in cities of 100, 000 or more made up a larger proportion of all urban dwellers.