The bar chart compares urban population increase in 3 regions and in the whole world in 1950, 2000 and projected growth by 2030.
Overall, the proportion of the population living in cities rose in 2000 compared with 1950 in all regions and in the world as a whole. It is forecast to rise further by 2030.
In 1950, the percentage of urban dwellers in the world stood at 30%, but by 2000 almost half of the world’s population lived in urban centres. By 2030 the figure is expected to rise to 60%. Latin America had the highest proportion of people living in towns and cities, rising from about 40% in 1950 to 70% in 2000, with a predicted
further increase to 80% in 2030.
The figures and trends for Africa and Asia are similar. In Africa, about 11% of the population were urban dwellers in 1950, compared with 12% in Asia. In 2000 this increased to almost 40% in both continents. By 2030, the figures are projected to reach 50% in Africa and 55% in Asia.
The bar chart compares
urban
population
increase in 3 regions and in the whole
world
in 1950, 2000 and projected growth by 2030.
Overall
, the proportion of the
population
living in cities rose in 2000 compared with 1950 in all regions and in the
world
as a whole. It is forecast to rise
further
by 2030.
In 1950, the percentage of
urban
dwellers in the
world
stood at 30%,
but
by 2000 almost half of the
world’s
population
lived
in
urban
centres
. By 2030 the figure is
expected
to rise to 60%. Latin America had the highest proportion of
people
living in towns and cities, rising from about 40% in 1950 to 70% in 2000, with a predicted
further
increase to 80% in 2030.
The figures and trends for Africa and Asia are similar. In Africa, about 11% of the
population
were
urban
dwellers in 1950, compared with 12% in Asia. In 2000 this increased to almost 40% in both continents. By 2030, the figures
are projected
to reach 50% in Africa and 55% in Asia.