New Delhi: Bengaluru is among the world’s top-ten most densely populated cities, according to a new UN report that says India houses five of the 33 megacities of the world as against China’s four.

Out of the world's 50 most densely populated cities, as many as 12 are in India with Mumbai topping the list with a population density of nearly 30,000 per sq km. Four Indian cities - Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad and Bengaluru, which has a population density of over 20,000 per sq km - are among the top ten.

The report released by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says the world is becoming increasingly urban, with cities now home to 45 per cent of the global population of 8.2 billion.

Looking ahead through 2050, two-thirds of global population growth is projected to occur in cities,

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