7 Billion Humans | National Geographic Magazine: Urbanization Trends in India | Crowds in Pilgrimage City Varanasi

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Urbanization Trends in India | Crowds in Pilgrimage City Varanasi

Streets are crowded in the pilgrimage city of Varanasi in India.

India’s cities are home to about 340 million people, or 30 percent of the population. And by 2030 the estimates are 590 million people and 40 percent of the population. This is below the world average of 51% of all humans living in urban environments.