Poverty in the US and the world needs to be on the agenda. Focus on the cities needs to be there as well. Per CityMayorsStatistics "In 2008, the world reached an invisible but momentous milestone: For the first time in history, more than half its human population, 3.3 billion people, lived in urban areas. By 2030, this is expected to swell to more than five billion. Many of the new urbanites will be poor. Their future, the future of cities in developing countries, the future of humanity itself, all depend very much on decisions made now in preparation for this growth."
And
"Between now and 2030, the percentage of people living in urban areas will increase strongly in countries like Morocco, from 57 to 73 per cent; Indonesia, from 54 to 69 per cent; Nigeria, from 50 to 66 per cent; Bosnia, from 49 to 62 per cent; China, from 45 to 60 per cent; Sierra Leone, from 38 to 60 per cent; Pakistan from 37 to 50 per cent; Vietnam, from 29 to 42 per cent; Bangladesh, from 28 to 40 per cent and India, from 30 to 41 per cent.
Countries where more than 100 million people already live in urban areas include China (601 million), India (352 million), the USA (254 million), Brazil (169 million), Indonesia (129 million) and Russia (103 million)."
Per the CityMayorsStatistics, hunger and homelessness are the most pressing issues for US cities. These problems will only increase if they are not addressed.
Country
|
1950
Urban population as percentage of total |
2010
Urban population as percentage of total |
2030
Urban population as percentage of total (Estimate) |
| Argentina |
65.3
|
92.4
|
93.2
|
| Australia |
77.0
|
89.1
|
91.9
|
| Bangladesh |
4.2
|
28.1
|
39.9
|
| Brazil |
36.2
|
86.5
|
91.1
|
| Canada |
60.9
|
80.6
|
84.4
|
| Chile |
58.4
|
89.0
|
92.3
|
| China |
13.0
|
44.9
|
60.3
|
| Egypt |
31.9
|
42.8
|
53.9
|
| Ethiopia |
4.6
|
17.6
|
27.1
|
| Finland |
31.9
|
63.9
|
68.9
|
| France |
55.2
|
77.8
|
82.9
|
| Germany |
64.7
|
73.8
|
80.0
|
| India |
17.0
|
30.1
|
40.7
|
| Indonesia |
12.4
|
53.7
|
68.9
|
| Iran |
27.5
|
69.5
|
77.9
|
| Israel |
71.0
|
91.7
|
93.0
|
| Italy |
54.1
|
68.4
|
74.6
|
| Kenya |
5.6
|
22.2
|
33.0
|
| South Korea |
21.4
|
81.9
|
86.3
|
| Malaysia |
20.4
|
72.2
|
81.9
|
| Mexico |
42.7
|
77.8
|
82.8
|
| Netherlands |
56.1
|
82.9
|
88.6
|
| Nigeria |
11.6
|
49.8
|
66.0
|
| Pakistan |
17.5
|
37.0
|
49.8
|
| Philippines |
27.1
|
66.4
|
76.7
|
| Poland |
38.3
|
61.2
|
70.0
|
| Portugal |
31.2
|
60.7
|
71.4
|
| Russia |
44.2
|
72.8
|
75.7
|
| Saudi Arabia |
21.3
|
83.6
|
86.2
|
| South Africa |
42.2
|
61.7
|
71.3
|
| Sweden |
65.7
|
84.7
|
83.1
|
| Switzerland |
44.3
|
73.6
|
83.1
|
| Syria |
30.6
|
54.9
|
61.0
|
| Thailand |
16.5
|
34.0
|
45.8
|
| Turkey |
24.8
|
69.6
|
77.7
|
| UK |
79.0
|
90.1
|
92.2
|
| USA |
64.2
|
82.3
|
87.0
|
| Venezuela |
46.8
|
94.0
|
97.1
|
| Vietnam |
11.6
|
28.8
|
42.8
|
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