World Population Becomes More Urban Than Rural

biohack writes "A major demographic shift took place on Wednesday, May 23, 2007: For the first time in human history, the earth's population is more urban than rural. According to scientists from North Carolina State University and the University of Georgia, on that day, a predicted global urban population of 3,303,992,253 exceeded that of 3,303,866,404 rural people. In the US, the tipping point from a majority rural to a majority urban population came early in the late 1910s."

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Earth....

[zapwow]

Soon to be renamed: Trantor!

Obligatory Civ reference

[MagicDude]

I guess we better get to building some coliseums, or the citizens will stop being productive.

Early in the late 1910s?

[RedWizzard]

early in the late 1910s. WTF does that mean? Can we get an editor here, please?

Re:Stats all the way to the single digits

[ag0ny]

So, the entire census is conducted at exactly the same second? If you take a full day, you're going to have people you already counted who died in that period, people you already counted who have since given birth in that period, etc.

Just take a snapshot before the census! Duh!