Move aside Tokyo, the world has a new largest city

With an estimated population of nearly 42 million residents, Indonesian capital Jakarta soared from 33rd place to surpass ...

What is the world's largest city? It just changed, UN says.

The last time the U.N. released its "World Urbanization Prospects" report was in 2018, when Tokyo was the world's most ...
Yahoo

World population tops 8 billion, but there are signs growth is slowing

In the 2006 dystopian action film Children of Men, humanity is in a bit of trouble. For reasons which aren’t wholly understood, humanity has experienced 18 years of infertility. The youngest human on ...
Daily Jang

World’s largest city revealed in surprising global population shift

The Greater Tokyo Area has held the title of the world's most populous metropolitan region for decades but now it has been ...
Post-Bulletin

Population is growing and the earth is not

World leaders are slowly making preparations to deal with global warming and the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. That represents major progress. Unfortunately, the world faces an ...
webtv.un.org

As the World's Population Surpasses 8 Billion, What Are the Implications for Planetary Health and Sustainability?

John Wilmoth is Director, Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). Clare Menozzi, Lina Bassarsky and Danan Gu are Population Officers, UN DESA.

How the new world's largest city compares to London

Jakarta’s population is far larger than London’s 9.8 million. The capital has TransJakarta, often called the world’s longest and largest bus rapid transit system, which spans 251 km and serves over ...
Los Angeles Times

World population hits 8 billion, U.N. says, creating many challenges

LAGOS, Nigeria — The world’s population is projected to hit an estimated 8 billion people Tuesday, according to a United Nations projection, with much of the growth coming from developing nations in ...