How much world population is estimated to live in urban areas by 2050?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Two-third of world population
The latest estimate is 68 per cent by 2050, which is a little more than two-thirds (about 67 per cent). So two-third of the world population is the closest option.
Note: This question is taken from an earlier edition of the NCERT book (2023-24), which gives the estimate of two-thirds of the world’s population living in urban areas by 2050. The latest edition (2026-27) gives newer data (68 per cent by 2050). Both editions are given below for your benefit.
NCERT (2026-27): “At present, 55 per cent of the world’s population lives in cities and more will join them in near future. This proportion is estimated to go up to 68 per cent by 2050.”
NCERT (2023-24): “By 2050, an estimated two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas, imposing even more pressure on the space infrastructure and resources of cities, which are manifested in terms of sanitary, health, crime problems and urban poverty.” |