Question

The bar chart shows the projected international population in 2030. Estimate the population in 2030.

Answer 1

The bar chart the urbanization percentage of the world in 1950 and this with the percentage in 2007 and the projected percentage for 2030.

Between 1950 and 2030, the proportion of the world's population residing in cities is expected to , growing from 29% to 60%. However, this rate is less in some continents than others.

For example, 64% of the population of North America was urban in 1950, increasing to 79% by 2007. , just 15% of the African population was urban in 1950, but this rose to 37% by 2007. This represents one of the urbanization rates in the world, even though the percentage of Africans in urban areas is still than the world average.