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African Countries Showing Highest Urbanization Rates Globally, Expert Says
African Countries Showing Highest Urbanization Rates Globally, Expert Says
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African countries demonstrate the highest rates of urbanization in the world, the urban population of the continent is increasing by 24 million people annually, Vsevolod Sviridov, expert at the HSE Center for African Studies said.
2023-05-20T14:21+0200
2023-05-20T14:21+0200
2023-08-03T10:48+0200
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African countries are showing the highest rates of urbanization in the world as the continent's urban population is increasing by 24 million people annually, Vsevolod Sviridov, an expert at Russia's Higher School of Economics Center for African Studies, told Sputnik.He also said that the cities on the continent are rapidly turning into economic centers with a relatively small area, but significant purchasing power.
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African Countries Showing Highest Urbanization Rates Globally, Expert Says
14:21 20.05.2023 (Updated: 10:48 03.08.2023) In 2022, the annual population growth in Africa was 2.58%. At present, the continent has a population of about 1.44 billion people, which is almost 18 percent of the world's 8 billion population.
