The bar chart illustrates data about the percentage of the population residing in cities in the entire world and in five different continents of the world (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America).
In general, the number of people in urban areas increased and will keep going up over time, in the world and in each region. Even though urban population was the lowest in Africa and Asia, there will be the sharpest growth. In addition, North America was dominant in urban population, but then Latin America could almost equal it. Another interesting point is the percentage of urban residents was considerably lower in Latin America than North America.
In 1950, just over a quarter of total population in the world lived in urban areas. The percentage of African urban population was 15% of total people in Africa. Urban people were also much lower than other population in Asia, just as in Africa. By 2015, just under half of all people in the world resided in towns. The percentages of people living in cities increased sharply in Africa and Asia, at 37% and 41%. Statistics estimated that by 2050, nearly two-thirds of the total world population will live in cities.
Europe, Latin America and North America led other continents in living urban areas. In 1950, just over half of total people resided in cites in European countries. By 2015, both in Europe, Latin and North America, the percentages of living in towns were higher than 70%, particularly in Latin America it doubled by this time, at from 42% to 78%. By 2050, population living in urban areas will rise slightly and reach to around 80% in US and European countries.