The chart shows information about the actual and expected figures of populations in three cities, Jakarta, Sao Paulo and Shanghai.

The bar chart illustrates the population in three different countries, namely

Jakarta

,

Sao

Paulo and Shanghai in 1990,

as well as

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estimated and actual data in 2007.

Overall

,

Sao

Paulo had the highest number of inhabitants in both years, followed by Shanghai,

Jakarta

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had the lowest figure . It is

also

notable that there was a significant difference between forecasting and actual. As can be seen from the diagram, the quantity of

Sao

Paulo’s population in 1990 was approximately 16

million

people, double the number of

Jakarta

at the same time.

In addition

, forecasts expected that the figure for

Jakarta

would increase to 12

million

,

likewise

,

Sao

Paulo’s inhabitants could rise to well over 20

million

.

In contrast

,

Jakarta

is believed to have a slight decrease, from 13 to 11

million

in the period. With respect to the actual number in 2000, all three countries had a soar.

Sao

Paula saw spectacular growth, just under 25

million

in 10-period,

while

Jakarta

remained at 13

million

in total. In the meantime, Shanghai showed a massive increase, which was 15

million

instead

of a drop like expectation in the next 10 years.