Economics
Jakarta to Topple Tokyo as World's Biggest City by 2030
- Population of Indonesian capital seen surging to 35.6 million
- Tokyo to lose top rank first time since 1950 due to aging
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Tokyo will lose the crown of being the world’s most populous city to Jakarta by 2030, according to Euromonitor International.
The population in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, will reach 35.6 million as it is forecast to add 4.1 million people between 2017 and 2030, Euromonitor said in a report. In contrast, Tokyo’s population will shrink by about 2 million to 35.3 million because of aging, it said. Karachi is forecast to be at third place, followed by Manila and Cairo.