China, India, Africa. Yes that is the part of the world where the population is exploding.

Beautiful pictures, number six is very good
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Probably thought this was an appropriate comment by the author, however totally inaccurate. We have already been defined and when the outsiders look into the US I believe they still see us the way we were. Therefore we just to become what we were and not what China is. To become what China is, is not possible for us.

Population exploding? Definitely. Primarily because of the Muslims. The US and most of Europe population replacement numbers are hovering around 1.8 children per to 2.2 children per. Muslim growth is over 8 children per.
Once you have fallen below the #2 spot it may take 2 to 3 generations to make it up to the 2.5 mark.
This should tell you what the Christians are up against.

Wow what a beautiful picture. This picture looks like from heaven. You are right by saying "Above, a picture of Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, at dusk. Currently making headlines for an uprising and the resultant brutal crackdown, Yemen is likely to face additional social pressure if unemployment rates persist while the population soars. "
I think it is very good as this contributes to the development of country. Development of cities will make strong nation.
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The number #1 growing-city is Beihai, China. But I don't like China, I hate all products from China. Most Product is low quality and make trouble for owner !
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It is scary to think how fast the world is growing. Not sure if it is a good thing either....the world cannot carry too many more people, but I hope the g13 will be able to take care of things in the meantime. Great pics too, were they shot on the d800?

.. but how come all the others pics were taken at street level ? Not that I doubt the picturesque merit of Kabul or Sanaa, but I'm just saying...

You did not mention one of the most fascinating and fastest growing cities in the world, Shenzhen, China. Thirty years ago it was a few fishing villages with about 30000 people, now in 2011 it has a population of about 14 million people. In 1992 about 2000 cars registered, today close to 2 million. In the past 5 years about 130km of new subway lines built.

Shenzhen was the first "Soecial Economic Zone" where China tried capitalism - it was a huge success. About 100000 factories are located in Shenzhen, Foxconn makes most Apple products and many others in Shenzhen. With Hong Kong right next door, Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta are one of the biggest ocean ports in the world.

I was surprised by some of the countries in this list, it will always be China, Russia, Africa and China being the expanding countries for years to come, I just wish Europe could be in there. SAP FICO Training 

Probably thought this was an appropriate comment by the author, however totally inaccurate. We have already been defined and when the outsiders look into the US I believe they still see us the way we were. Therefore we just to become what we were and not what China is. To become what China is regarding to Hotel Bamberg, is not possible for us.

Population exploding? Definitely says Hotel Berlin. Primarily because of the Muslims. The US and most of Europe population replacement numbers are hovering around 1.8 children per to 2.2 children per. Muslim growth is over 8 children per.
Once you have fallen below the #2 spot it may take 2 to 3 generations to make it up to the 2.5 mark.
This should tell you what the Christians Fenster Berlin are up against.

It is true that none of these cities were what I would have thought. The photographs add so much to this story, the last one from Lagos, Nigeria is especially troubling as the chaos and traffic is palpable even in the photo.

I see that Dubai is not in this list. I think Dubai will never be the greatest city, its a great idea and project, but its execution is far from spectacular, do you know how they treat the workers there ? do you know how many die each day ? those islands they wont last 20 years, nothing can withstand the power of the ocean, I've seen it eat up my home town's coast in less than? 10 year, Dubai is a facade, its pretty when you see it on google earth uk but look behind the curtain and you'll see what it really is...

i don't really like dubai, and i don't like it's architecture, it lacks good taste and entity, it reminds me of las vegas but on a bigger scale, i guess that's good if you're building a place of amusement, but dubai will never become something more than that, a true iconic liga 1 city, but it's still amazing what can be done if you have? money, but again it lacks taste and entity.

The world's population is now at 7 Billion people so I am not surprised that these cities are rapidly expanding to hold the growth in the world's population.
What are all the children going to do in these over crowded cities - take violin lessons or add to the growing crime that is sweeping the world.

Adding to the Dubai debate, I agree totally with Danielab. My friend lives out there, and will be returning home in April after just one year, he says it is a great city for a vacation, but not the grind of forever living and working in what is essentially a building site is too much. I've had a great time whenever I have visited him but am always glad to return home as hustle and bustle is not my thing!

P.S. Great photos, reallysheds light on where the major population centres and markets of the future will be. I'm really surprised that none from Latin America where included.

I was totally expecting it to be Beijing. That's quite a surprise there. I was also expecting London to 2nd with the incredible number of foreigners in the city. The last time I went to London half the people I saw were clearly not English.

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however would you live there. Most of the cities listed are government run or the governments don't care or they operate in a caste system where they get no help from anyone. It may take decades for them to be prosperous and I hope the people can hang on until then. Otherwise, I see nothing but congestion and starvation.

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Just to think how rapidly the world's population has been growing since the 1960's as has been around 1 billion each decade, now surpassing the 7 billion mark. So it's not surprising that those cities would be following suit. Frequent Flyer Cards

Hi,I daily read the article based on this topic and find that as the world population hits 7 billion, we look at the rapid urbanization of the planet.Over the past decade, some cities have seen staggering growth but some are still same. I think some efforts must be done by the city mayors of small cities so that these could be progressed.I am happy for those cities has been progressed.
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Only time will tell whether these countries will be able to sustain such amount of growth. Without the necessary infrastructure available to provide even clean drinking water, these fast growing cities are going to face major problems in the future. miami commercial properties

Man made emerging cities that may shed some light for other up and coming cities has to be in Dubai in my opinion.

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To Reply to another comment Shezhen should be on this list of the fastest growing cities. The place is growing so fast, I should know I live here. Mind you it isn't a pleasant city to live in, overcrowded and far too much pollution. mens underwear

I never would have thought that Sanaa, the capital of Yemen would be on the list.

Sanaa, the capital of Yemen that is a surprise. Abb Smart Grid

According to zeebiz the 2nd fastest growing city in the world is Ghaziabad. I had never heard of it before I made a search.

I obsolete agree that Cities grow will bring about strong growth for the country, the world's more developed cities Yemen is likely to face additional social pressure if unemployment rates persist while the population soars. SAMSUNG UN55D8000 Black Friday

Hi,I daily read the article based on this topic and find that as the world population hits 7 billion, we look at the rapid urbanization of the planet.Over the past decade, some cities have seen staggering growth but some are still same. I think some efforts must be done by the city mayors of small cities so that these could be progressed.I am happy for those cities has been progressed.
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The flock to urban areas can only sustain so much development before the quality of life for its residents drops dramatically. Where I live I have seen this to be true and have since moved away from the large cites to the rural area surrounding.
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It's really great to know that these cities developing. Knowing that these cities are doing great is really awesome.

I was wondering to see many amazing cities are rapidly becoming over croded. We need to take care of the infrastructure so that we can make a balance between the resources and population. The industries incities has provided us the technology such as LCD tv, laptops and tabletpc , smartphones and many gadgets , but we need a balance between cities and climate/infrastructure.

Fairbanks is among the fastest growing cities in the country. It has an exceptionally low unemployment rate and large employer base. The city features two U.S. military installations, Fort Wainwright and Eielson Air Force Base, as well as the University of Alaska. From 1990 to 2009, the metropolitan area, which now has a 2010 population: of just over 98,000, added 16,000 residents. From 2009 to 2010, home vacancy decreased a tremendous 42 percent.

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Besides the beautiful picture of Sanaa's landscape, it is quite logical that countries with high fertility rates are the most populated ones. Unlike the most modern countries, Yemen doesn't suffer from food stuffed with hormones, and massive Wi-Fi radiation, which cause fertility problems, among other effects to the body.

When there's too many locals trying to get a piece of the pie, no one's really getting enough eventually. my brother-in-law works in Yemen as a labor lawyer, and he says the salaries for all kinds of jobs have hit rock bottom long ago. sad, very sad.

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It's interesting to see the sudden shift in urbanization. I assume it correlates to the current recession caused by significant credit card debt.

Not surprisingly, America is absent from this list. With great population growth comes the ability to become an economic power, but also the ability to have an economy that can not support the weight of all those people. Growth of skilled and talented people can drive an economy, but growth of an unskilled labor force can cripple it. Phlebotomy Training

our cities are becoming so crowded with people but yet we dont have enough hospitals and nurses. Lets hope we can expand those because god for bid an outbreak happens we might all be totally screwed.

What is happening to the world? I live in China and they seemed obsessed with living in sprawling cities with huge tower blocks as far as the eye can see. Thet are much better with a dirty martini and spend time enjioying life.

this is really interesting. I believe that china is going to have big environmental problems, even bigger than today. I still don't agree with the club of rome that say that they want to lower the worlds population by 90 % percent. We have to try to increase the effectiveness of our technology, so that we don't need to decrease the population. But we do need restrictions on environment damage. The rain forest and the animal porn kingdom is under attack. I like people like webster tarpley and alex jones, because they are with the people on this issue. the power elites are too arrogant, and they even want economic genocide, according to tarpley. Obamas science tsar, john p holdren, has written a book called ecoscience where he calls for government sterilisation (forcibly), concentration camps for children and putting sterilants in the drinking water. I think this is to go to far. We need someone more sensible than this. I am not a malthusian, but I still see the problems in the world.

Nice photo of Sanaa, the capital city of Yemen. Where are the roads though? WOW! Incredible!!!

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