Projections show that urbanization, the gradual shift in residence of the human population from rural to urban areas, combined with the overall growth of the world's population could add another 2.5 billion people to urban areas by 2050, with close to 90% of this increase taking place in Asia and Africa, according to a ...

How does urbanization affect population growth?

Urbanization attracts people to cities and towns which leads to a high population increase. With the increase in the number of people living in urban centers, there is a continued scarcity of houses.

What does urbanization increase?

This global phenomenon is called urbanization — essentially increasing the population of rural areas (an area with 2500 residents or fewer), and turning them into urban areas (a central city, and surrounding areas, with a population exceeding 50,000 people).