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How many cities of this size will there be in Africa in 2030, according to UN experts?",[97],"uk 0.72",[99],"uk 0.20","There will be more than 90 African cities with more than 1 million inhabitants in 2030, according to UN experts.","You thought there would be slightly more big cities in Africa by 2030, but as the African population increases very fast, the number of big cities will too.","Most people have missed that there will be more big cities in the future as the African population increases. ","Source: UN - World Urbanization Prospects 2018","They are projections, so of course they can’t be considered perfect. The UN works hard to create these projections and the trend of more people living in urban areas than rural is clear. Most importantly, there is no agreement on how a city’s boundaries are drawn. The data the UN uses is based on every country’s own measurement, which can differ quite a lot. This may lead to people arguing that some cities are bigger or smaller than the UN says. Despite these limitations, the number of African cities has been growing steadily and we are confident in the UN’s population growth estimates, which show a growing population in Africa in the coming years, which will lead to more and bigger cities.\n\n[1]  [UN - World Urbanization Prospects 2018](https:\u002F\u002Fpopulation.un.org\u002Fwup\u002F)  \n[2]  [UN - The World’s Cities in 2018 (page 6)](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.un.org\u002Fen\u002Fevents\u002Fcitiesday\u002Fassets\u002Fpdf\u002Fthe_worlds_cities_in_2018_data_booklet.pdf)  \n","In recent decades, the share of the world’s population living in cities and towns has been growing, and globally since 2007 the majority of people have been living in urban areas. In Africa, however, 42% live in urban areas. The share is increasing fast, though, as people leave the countryside for cities in search of jobs and higher living standards.\n\n### Why is it a problem if people are wrong about this?\nIt shows that people have an outdated, stereotypical view of Africa as a place with few modern cities. Africa is where the population will grow most in the coming years and, with growing cities, usually comes more business and trade opportunities. But with an outdated view of Africa you will probably not realize that until it has already happened.\n\n### Why are people wrong about this?\nThe media often shows stereotypical images of Africa of chaos, conflict and catastrophe. Images of people in mud huts and shanties in rural areas make it hard to imagine a continent full of large cities.\n\n### Can I trust this data?\nYes, the trend of more people living in urban areas than rural is clear. But these numbers are projections, so they can’t be considered perfect. Also, there is no agreement on how a city’s boundaries are drawn. The data the UN uses mixes different measurements and that may lead to people arguing that some cities are bigger or smaller than the UN says. \nDespite these limitations, the number of African cities has been growing fast. We are also confident in the UN’s population growth estimates, which show a growing population in Africa in the coming years leading to more and bigger cities.\n\n### Find out more\nThe UN’s [World Urbanization report from 2018](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.un.org\u002Fen\u002Fdevelopment\u002Fdesa\u002Fpopulation\u002Ftheme\u002Furbanization\u002Findex.asp)\n\nExplore [Dollar Street](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gapminder.org\u002Fdollar-street?regions=af) to visit homes on different income levels in Africa, in both cities and in the countryside. \n\nTake a look at [the number of cities with  more than 1 million people ](https:\u002F\u002Fgapm.io\u002Fcit) in Gapminder´s bubble chart. \n","Cities are growing in Africa too"]