The table depicts the precise and estimated number of residents living in three different cities (Sao
Paulo
, Jakarta, Use synonyms
Shanghai
) in 1999 and 2000. Use synonyms
Overall
, the actual population figures for all the cities listed were constantly lower than the predicted ones. Linking Words
Although
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Shanghai
was the most populated city in 1990, Sao Use synonyms
Paulo
took first place in 2000.
In 1990, São Use synonyms
Paulo
recorded the highest population, at 15 Use synonyms
million
, followed by Use synonyms
Shanghai
and Jakarta, with 13.5 Use synonyms
million
and 9.5 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
respectively
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, respectively
Although
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Sao
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São
Paulo
was predicted to reach 24 Use synonyms
million
by 2004, it only rose to 18 Use synonyms
million
. Jakarta mirrored the same trend as Use synonyms
Shanghai
, with 9.5 Use synonyms
million
residents in 1990, rising to 14 Use synonyms
million
in 2000, which is 3.5 Use synonyms
million
less than the estimated figure.
There Use synonyms
was
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were
million
people living in Use synonyms
Shanghai
, Use synonyms
although
it was predicted to rise sharply to 17 Linking Words
million
in 2000, it declined marginally to 12.5 Use synonyms
million
.Use synonyms