The bar chart below gives information about the percentage of the population living in urban areas in the whole world and in different parts of the world.
The given chart illustrates the
proportion
of the population who lives in cities
in various parts of the world. Overall
it can be seen that Africa
had the lowest percentage of city inhabitants in 1951 while
living in cities
held so much appeal among North American residents in 2007 and 2015.
Looking at more detail, in 1950, Africa
had the lowest proportion
with 15% of residents percentage in cities
and Asia was slightly higher than Africa
with 17%. However
, North America hit a high of 64% in the same year. In 2007, almost all countries experienced a significant rise in their proportion
. In particular
, Africa
and Asia increased more than double.
Regarding the future, in 2015, the majority of all countries will live in urban areas. Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and North America will witness a significant proportion
of people who live in cities
with 84%, 89% and 90% respectively. The rest of the countries will remain between 62% and 76% in 2050.Submitted by sr.alizadeh9191 on
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