Name: 【國際時事】東京只排第三！印尼雅加達躍升全球第一大城市！ (Indonesia’s Jakarta takes over No. 1 spot as largest city in the world)
Uploaded: 2025-12-04T14:53:05.000Z
Duration: 2 min 15 s

情態副詞

The city of Jakarta has roughly the same population as all of Canada.

雅加達這座城市的人口，大約和整個加拿大一樣多。

More than half of the mega cities are in Asia.

全球一半以上的巨型城市都在亞洲。

程度副詞

Jakarta, Indonesia, with nearly 42 million inhabitants, is the world's most populous city today.

如今，擁有近 4,200 萬人口的印尼雅加達，是世界上人口最多的城市。

Indonesia's vibrant and very congested capital has overtaken Tokyo, which once held the top spot,

印尼這座充滿活力、但極度壅塞的首都，已經超越曾經名列榜首的東京，

after the United Nations overhauled its counting methods to be more consistent across countries.

因為聯合國調整了人口統計方式，讓各國數據更具一致性。

Timely and reliable data are key to effective planning.

即時且可靠的數據，是有效規劃的關鍵。

Jakarta is home to an estimated 42 million people,

followed by Dhaka, Bangladesh, with 37 million and Tokyo with 33 million.

接著是孟加拉國達卡的 3,700 萬，以及東京的 3,300 萬。

Projections indicate that fast-growing Dhaka, Bangladesh,

預測顯示，成長快速的孟加拉國達卡

will surpass Jakarta to become the world's largest city by 2050.

將在 2050 年超越雅加達，成為世界上人口最多的城市。

Both mega cities are facing massive environmental challenges as their populations swell.

隨著人口膨脹，這兩座巨型城市都面臨重大環境挑戰。

Jakarta is slowly sinking due to rising sea levels, excessive groundwater pumping and rapid development,

雅加達正逐漸下沉，原因包括海平面上升、過度抽取地下水與快速開發，

which is why officials are building a new capital city on the island of Borneo.

因此政府計畫在婆羅洲島上興建新的首都。

Iran is also raising the possibility of relocating its capital with a population of 10 million people because of a water crisis.

伊朗也因為嚴重的水資源危機，而考慮遷都，其首都人口達 1,000 萬。

That is a story that we see throughout South Asia and in the developing world,

這種情況在南亞以及其他開發中國家非常普遍，

where cities are growing in population, but the cities do not have the resources.

城市人口快速成長，但城市本身資源不足以支撐。

According to the UN report, 45% of the world's 8.2 billion people live in cities, more than double the share in 1950.

根據聯合國報告，全球 82 億人口中，有 45% 居住在城市，是 1950 年的兩倍以上。

And by 2050, the UN expects 2/3 of the world's population growth to happen in urban centers.

到 2050 年，聯合國預估全球人口成長的三分之二都將發生在都市地區。

The challenge that we are facing in Canada on urban living is the housing affordability crisis.

加拿大在城市生活方面面臨的主要挑戰，是住房負擔能力危機。

Travel times are increasing, and they are increasing prohibitively in certain cities like Toronto and at rush hour in Montreal.

通勤時間越來越長，在多倫多等城市，甚至已長到難以負荷；在蒙特婁的尖峰時段也同樣如此。

Growing congestion and a construction crunch that urban planners say requires a rethink for Canadian communities, big, medium and small.

日益嚴重的交通壅塞與建設瓶頸，使都市規劃者認為，加拿大無論大小城市都必須重新思考其發展模式。

Touria Izri，全球新聞，蒙特婁報導。