A per a list compiled by the United Nations Population Division, ________ is the world's fastest-growing city with a 44% increase in population between 2015 and 2020.

Malappuram

The correct answer is Option (1) - Malappuram

Malappuram, which recorded a 44 percent rise in its population from 2015 to 2020 , topped the ranking as the world's fastest-growing city as per a list compiled by the United Nations Population Division. These cities are seeing rapid urbanization, and the main reason is the inclusion of new areas within the UA's limits. In Kerala, urbanization is driven by a move away from agriculture, which leads to a change in a village's Census classification status. While the pace of urbanization has been slower in the North, some unnaturally high increases in the population can be expected after the 2021 Census because in some cases, villages on the peripheries were brought within the administrative boundaries of the cities.