Band 9: The pie charts below give information about world population in 1900 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts compare the distribution of the world population by region in 1900 and 2000.

Overall, Asia had the largest share of the world’s population in both years, although it decreased slightly by 2000. Meanwhile, the global population became more evenly spread across different regions, with significant growth in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East and North Africa.

In 1900, Asia accounted for 60% of the world’s population, while Europe (including Russia) made up 25%, which was the second largest proportion. North America had 5%, and Africa and Latin America each had 4%. The remaining 3% belonged to other regions.

By 2000, the share of Asia fell to 54%, and Europe’s population dropped almost by half to 14%. In contrast, Africa’s percentage more than doubled to 10%, and Latin America and the Caribbean increased to 8%.

The Middle East and North Africa, which were not shown separately in 1900, represented 6% in 2000. North America’s share stayed the same at 5%, while others remained at 3%.