{"id":9373,"date":"2018-07-21T08:30:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T12:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/?p=9373"},"modified":"2018-11-15T08:21:56","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T12:21:56","slug":"total-urban-population-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/world\/total-urban-population-world\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the total urban population in the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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According to World Bank 2017 estimates, urban population represents 55 percent of the total world population.<\/p>\n

The Industrial Revolution came into existence in 18th<\/sup>\u00a0century, and with it human and machine labor.<\/p>\n

Ever since the Industrial Revolutions beginning, there has been a fundamental change in the methods of production. There was a shift from the agrarian economy to a more capitalist economy, and people started migrating from rural pockets to cities and townships.<\/p>\n

This rural-urban migration is ongoing process and is known as urbanization. As the population in the urban areas swell, there is a holistic development in the cities to cater to the needs of the people. This brings about an economic, cultural, social, and political transformation.<\/p>\n

City populations are swelling due to the disparity between the urban and the rural living styles. In cities, one can find:<\/p>\n