Sustainable cities and communities

What share of the world’s population lives in megacities (cities with at least 10 million people)?

• Around 8%

• Around 28%

• Around 48%

Today, more than 5 times more people live in towns and cities than in 1950. What happened to the rural population?

• Almost halved

• Stayed about the same

• Almost doubled

How much of the world’s total land surface has some physical infrastructure built on it, like houses or roads (excluding farm land)?

• Less than 5%

• Around 15%

• More than 25%

In 2020, there were around 68 cities in Africa with more than 1 million inhabitants. How many cities of this size will there be in Africa in 2030, according to UN experts?

• Fewer than 60

• Around 70

• More than 90

Megacities are cities with more than 10 million inhabitants. What share of the world's population is expected to live in megacities in 2030?

• Around 9%

• Around 39%

• Around 68%

Since 1990, roughly 2 million people were made temporarily homeless in Europe due to natural disasters. The number for Asia during the same period was...

• Roughly the same

• 5 times more

• 50 times more