The presented bar chart compares the proportion of the population located in urban areas in the whole world and three distinct nations, namely Africa, Asia, and Latin America, in 1950 and 200, with an anticipation for 2030.
Overall, it is clear that almost all the continents recorded an upward tendency in the number of people living in cities, and the projections of continuous growth in the future, which can be translated into growth of the global city-dwelling area. In addition, Latin America showed the most dramatic rise and held the highest share throughout.
To begin with, it was really impressive that the proportion of the population living in urban areas on the Latin American continent took the lead for the three given periods. Initially, around 40% of the population was located in cities, which is likely to double in the future. In terms of Africa and Asia, both regions had quite equal figure of city dwellers in the past, which surged from around one-tenth to roughly 40%. However, Asia is projected to record more than half the population living in urban areas, which outstrips that of the former (roughly 50%).
Thanks to these continuous increases, the average proportion of global city dwellers showed a substantial growth from approximately 30% to nearly half. It is then likely to continue to surge and reach around 60% in 2030.