The U.S. capital is tiny compared to many of the world's largest cities, a new report on urbanization around the globe shows.

Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta has overtaken Tokyo as the world’s most populous megacity, with almost 42 million inhabitants. The dense and sinking city’s dramatic growth has been driven, in part, by ...

While Jakarta’s reign at the top is projected to be temporary, Dhaka’s ascent appears relentless. By 2050, the UN predicts Dhaka will claim the title of the world’s most populous city, home to an ...

Jakarta has surpassed Tokyo as the world's largest urban area, with 42 million residents, emphasising Asia's dominance, which ...

A 20-year project in Bangladesh reveals that lowering arsenic levels in drinking water can slash death rates from major ...

A United Nations report published yesterday (26 November) shows that Indonesia's capital Jakarta has become the world's largest city with 41.9 million people, while Bangladesh's Dhaka ranks second ...

Between 2010 and 2022, Bangladesh lifted 34 million people out of poverty, one of the most significant poverty reductions in ...

The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it ...

A new UN report says so-called "megacities" are continuing to grow as our planet becomes increasingly urbanized.

JAKARTA – Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta has officially become the world’s largest city by population, according to the ...

The last time the U.N. released its "World Urbanization Prospects" report was in 2018, when Tokyo was the world's most ...