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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
About 52 per cent of the world's population currently live in urban areas; by 2025 this should increase to 58 per cent, says The Economist.
Nearly all this growth will take place in emerging-market economies, particularly Asia, as migrants from the countryside move in search of jobs, it says.
Let's have a look at some of the fastest-growing cities in the developing world.
NOTE: Courtesy, The Economist
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
New Delhi
Country: India
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 640,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 410,000
Population in 2010: 22.2 million
Rank: 1
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
Dhaka
Country: Bangladesh
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 410,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 408,000
Population in 2010: 14.6 million
Rank: 2
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
Kinshasa
Country: Congo
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 280,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 410,000
Population in 2010: 8.8 million
Rank: 3
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
Mumbai
Country: India
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 396,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 380,000
Population in 2010: 20 million
Rank: 4
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
Karachi
Country: Pakistan
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 370,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 310,000
Population in 2010: 13.1 million
Rank: 5
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
Lagos
Country: Nigeria
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 305,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 350,000
Population in 2010: 10.6 million
Rank: 6
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
Kolkata
Country: India
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 240,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 301,000
Population in 2010: 15.6 million
Rank: 8
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
Shanghai
Country: China
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 430,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 230,000
Population in 2010: 16.6 million
Rank: 9
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
Manila
Country: The Philippines
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 140,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 230,000
Population in 2010: 16.6 million
Rank: 9
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
Lahore
Country: Pakistan
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 170,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 205,000
Population in 2010: 7.1 million
Rank: 10
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
Dar es Salaam
Country: Tanzania
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 190,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 105,000
Population in 2010: 3.3 million
Rank: 11
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
Ho Chi Minh City
Country: Vietnam
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 140,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 180,000
Population in 2010: 6.2 million
Rank: 12
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
Khartoum
Country: Sudan
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 120,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 180,000
Population in 2010: 5.2 million
Rank: 13
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 110,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 190,000
Population in 2010: 3.5 million
Rank: 14
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3 cities in India among the fastest growing
Beijing
Country: China
Annual average population increase (1995-2010): 270,000
Projected population increase (2010-2025): 170,000
Population in 2010: 12.4 million
Rank: 15