World Urbanization Prospects 2025 - Press Conference | World Population Prospects 2025

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) · November 20, 2025

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Opening and introductions

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Moderator opened the briefing, introduced three UN DESA presenters by name: Bjork Sankir (assistant secretary-general for policy coordination), John Wilmeth (director, Population Division), and Sarah Hertog (population affairs officer), and explained they would make remarks before Q&A.

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Release and briefing on the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs World Urbanization Prospects 2025, presenting a new ‘degree of urbanization’ methodology and updated global city, town and rural population estimates.

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