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World's fastest growing cities mapped: From Delhi to Beijing, interactive atlas reveals the speed at which people are moving to urban areas African cities - especially those in Nigeria - are seeing the most dramatic growth, the UN data shows The chart shows some Chinese cities are growing at around 6 per cent every year This is six times faster than London's growth over the same period and 20 times faster than New York's With global population expected to reach 9.5 billion in 2075, many of the world's cities are quickly filling up With more and more people choosing to live in cities rather than in the countryside, many of the world's urban areas are growing at an astonishing rate. This incredible map shows the speed at which people are moving to cities in  China , India and Africa, with much slower urban growth happening in parts of Europe and the US.    African cities - especially those in  Nigeria  - are seeing the most dramatic g...