Answers for Infrastructure - Siemens

Facts & figuresBy the year 2015, there willbe 24 megacities throughoutthe world each with morethan 10 million inhabitants.Cities such as Paris, Bangkok,Mexico City, Buenos Aires,Seoul and Tokyo will begenerating up to 50% ofthe gross domestic productof their respective nations.By the year 2025, therewill be some 8 billion peopleliving on planet Earth. Thatis almost 20% more thantoday.By the year 2030, over 84%of the population of industrializednations will be livingin cities.Since 1955, average lifeexpectancy has increased by20 years worldwide.Lower birth rates and higherlife expectancy are leadingto ageing populations.3