Dynamics of Distribution of the Largest Agglomerations by Population (1990-2020)
The article examines the dynamics of the distribution of the largest agglomerations in the world for the period 1990-2020, the patterns of their distribution by regions and by contries of different socio-economic types of development, the relationship between population growth in the largest agglomerations and in the countries of the world where the largest agglomeration. It was proved that due to the process of urbanization, internal and external migration flows, the peculiarities of the socio-economic development of countries, the highest increase in the urban population and the number of agglomerations, especially in Asia and Africa, while the presence of urban agglomerations of Europe and North America's in rankings is declining