Jakarta has overtaken Tokyo because the world’s most populous metropolis, in accordance with a UN examine that makes use of new standards to present a extra correct image of the speedy urbanisation driving the expansion of megacities.
The Indonesian capital is house to 42 million individuals, in accordance with an estimate by the population division of the UN Division of Financial and Social Affairs in its World Urbanisation Prospects 2025 report revealed this month.
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