Half the world’s population lives in six countries

More than 7.2 billion people exist in the world today with half the global population residing in just six countries, United Nations data show.

China and India have some of the biggest populations with more than 1 billion people each. And those numbers are projected to get even bigger, especially in urban areas.

The U.N. reported this month that more than half the globe’s inhabitants now live in cities with China, India and Nigeria forecast to see the most urban growth over the next 30 years. India is expected to add 404 million people to its cities by 2050. Its capital city Delhi ranks as the second largest in the world with 25 million inhabitants. The city has more than doubled in size since 1990.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Six countries that make up half the world’s population – The Margin – MarketWatch.