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Over 1 Billion People Live In Slums
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by Tyler Durden
Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 - 02:45 AM
Each year, the first Monday of October marks World Habitat Day, which aims to reflect on the state of towns and cities, and on the right of all to adequate shelter.
The share of people living in urban areas is expected to continue growing in the coming decades.
According to United Nations estimates, 57 percent of the world's population now lives in cities, but this figure could rise to 68 percent by 2050, driven by continued urbanisation in Asia and Africa.
However, in these regions of the world, urban growth is often forced and unplanned, with inadequate or failing infrastructure.
As a result, much of the urban expansion takes place in slums, areas of self-built, unsanitary housing where extreme poverty is rife.
Over the past 20 years, the United Nations estimates that the number of people living in slums has risen from 895 million to 1.1 billion.
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/over-1-billion-people-live-slums
Idk, not really my concern or expectation, I grow up middle class to lower class at times, so. But on a good note you have country's' like Japan and Aus taking in workers. But the ppl aren't cool with it. And have spoken up about it so, it's good and bad looking.
https://www.tripzilla.ph/japan-protest-against-500k-indians/24721
https://www.tripzilla.ph/japan-protest-against-500k-indians/24721