The table below shows the population ratio of males to females in six different regions in 1950 and 2005. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The table illustrates the number of
males
per 100 Use synonyms
females
in six different regions in 1950 and in 2005.
The population ratio of Use synonyms
males
to Use synonyms
females
in Asia was the highest in 1950, with around 105.3 Use synonyms
males
per 100 Use synonyms
females
. It slightly declined to 104.9 Use synonyms
males
per 100 Use synonyms
females
in 2005. There was a Use synonyms
also
modest slide in the figure for Central and South America, from 100 Linking Words
males
in 1950 to 97.5 Use synonyms
males
in 2005. North America and Oceania saw sharp drops in the ratio of Use synonyms
males
to Use synonyms
females
, decreasing Use synonyms
5.6
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to 5.6
males
per 100 Use synonyms
females
and 3.2 Use synonyms
males
per 100 Use synonyms
females
respectively.
Different trends are seen in Africa and Europe. The number of Use synonyms
males
per 100 Use synonyms
females
in Europe was the lowest in 1950 (87.4), but it rose to 92.8 in 2005. The figure for Africa was relatively high, climbing from 97.6 Use synonyms
males
in 1950 to 99.2 Use synonyms
males
in 2005.
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Overall
, the figures Linking Words
of
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for
males
to Use synonyms
females
decreased from 1950 to 2005 in most areas except for Africa and Europe. Asia is the only region where the number of Use synonyms
males
exceeded that of Use synonyms
females
in 1950 and 2005.Use synonyms
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