Opportunity of India's Urbanisation to 2030

• 5 times – the number by which the GDP will have multiplied by 2030


• 590 million people will live in cities, nearly twice the population of United States today


• 270 million people net increase in working-age population


• 70% of net new employment will be generated in cities


• 91 million urban households will be middle class, up from 22 million today


• 68 cities will have population of 1 million plus, up from 42 today


• $1.2 trillion capital investment is necessary to meet projected demand in India's cities


• 700-900 million square meters of commercial and residential space needs to be built – or a new Chicago every year


• 2.5 billion square meter of roads will have to be paved, 20 times the capacity added in the past decade


• 7,400 kilometers of metros and subways will need to be constructed – 20 times the capacity added in the past decade