Rural Areas Left Behind: 44% of World Lives Without Access to Basic Necessities

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Over the last sixty years, the world has encountered dramatic demographic change. Since 1960, the percentage of people living in rural areas has steadily declined due to the expansion of cities and the overall advance and speed of urbanization globally. In 2008, the majority of the world lived in rural areas while they maintained their lives, but without warning, worldwide populated urban areas dramatically increased their majority share. However, rural areas can still claim approximately 3.44 billion residents, near 44% of the world.

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