The tables below give information about the world population and distribution in 1950 and 2000, with an estimate of the situation in 2050. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given tables compare data on the global

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and its distribution between 1950 and 2000,

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projections for the year 2050.

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, it can clearly be seen that the world

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thrive about 2 times in the following 50 years and will experience a significant growth to almost 4 times from the starting point in 2050.

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, it is not distributed equally to each region. In terms of the two highest proportions of residents at the start, the

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of Asia secured fairly half of the residents in the world in 1950 and witnessed a moderate rise

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4% in 2000.

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, it will remain stable at around 60% in the next half-century. Meanwhile, the

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of Europe dropped gradually and hit the through at 7% in the same period, 8 times lower than in Asia. Regarding the four lower-level proportions of residents, populations of Africa, Latin

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, North

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, and Oceania accounted for below 10%. Africa and Latin

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experienced a slight increase by roughly 3% in 2000, yet Africa is estimated to soar drastically to one-fifth

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Latin

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will stable in the same percentage. In the meantime, North

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decreased steadily to 5% and projected will still decline by 1%,

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Oceania undergo a very small climb to 1% and will remain steady in the same period.