The pie charts illustrate changes in the population of different areas of the world between 1900 and 2000. The major regions are represented as percentages of the total world population.
From 1900 to 2000, the percentage of people living in Africa more than doubled from 4. 5% to 10%, while Latin America’s proportion almost tripled in the same period. On the other hand, the percentage of population in Europe and Asia decreased over the last century. Europe’s percentage dropped from 25% to 14%, while Asia declined from 60% to 54%. North America’s percentage however, remained constant at 5% in 1900 and 2000. The Middle East and North Africa, a new category in 2000, represented 6% of world population.
Overall, this represents a huge increase in the number of humans on the planet, from 1. 6 billion to 6 billion in just one century. Most of this population growth has occurred in developing countries.
The pie charts illustrate
changes
in the population of
different
areas of the world between 1900 and 2000. The major regions
are represented
as
percentages
of the total world population.
From 1900 to 2000, the
percentage
of
people
living in Africa more than doubled from 4. 5% to 10%, while Latin America’s proportion almost tripled in the same period.
On the other hand
, the
percentage
of population in Europe and Asia decreased over the last century. Europe’s
percentage
dropped from 25% to 14%, while Asia declined from 60% to 54%. North America’s
percentage
however
, remained constant at 5% in 1900 and 2000. The Middle East and North Africa, a new category in 2000, represented 6% of world population.
Overall
, this represents a huge increase in the number of humans on the planet, from 1. 6 billion to 6 billion in
just
one century. Most of this population growth has occurred in
developing countries
.