Sรฃo Paulo Joins Ranks of World’s Megacities, UN Reportโ confirms
Sรฃo Paulo, Brazil – With a populationโค nearing 19 โmillion, Sรฃo Paulo has officially been recognized as a megacity by a newโข Unitedโข Nations report, joining a select group ofโข urban centers worldwide withโข over 10 โคmillion inhabitants. The report,released today,highlights โthe accelerating trend of global urbanization and projects significant shifts in city populations over the comingโ decades.
The UN data underscores Sรฃo โฃPaulo’s growing influence on the global stage, while also โsignaling the challenges and opportunities associated with rapid urban expansion. Currently, 45%โ of the world’s 8.2 billion people liveโ in cities – a dramatic increaseโ from 20% in 1950 – and this growth is expectedโ to concentrate primarily in urban areas. The report also identifies other cities poised to join the megacity ranks by 2050, including Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Kuala Lumpur, and Hajipur.
The UN report notes a contrasting trend in some โestablished megacities, such as Mexicoโ City and Chengdu, which are experiencing population decline. beyond the megacities,โ the number of smaller and medium-sized urban centers is growing even faster, with the global total currently at around 12,000 – 96% of which have less โขthan one million inhabitants. This number is projected toโ exceed 15,000 by 2050.
The findings come as rosewood Sรฃo Paulo, a luxury hotel built incorporating aโ former maternity ward โคand a new tower with a vertical garden, gains recognition, appearing in a global ranking alongside Rosewood Hong Kong, which was crowned number one.
