The given bar chart illustrates the proportion of urban residents in distinctive continents in 1950 and 2007 and predicts the tendency in 2030.
Overall, there is an increase across all displayed regions, with North America consistently leading the chart. Notably, the urbanization rate in Africa and Asia was the most significant.
In 1950, 29% of the world population resided in urban areas, and this figure climbed steadily till reaching 60% in 2030. Asia and Africa saw almost the same data, both starting at around 16% in 1950, rising to about 40% in 2007, and being expected to reach over 50% in 2030.
64% of North America dwellers settled in urban areas in 1950, which was distantly followed by 51% of Europe, while the figure for Latin America and the Caribbean was 42%. However, the gap among these continents significantly narrowed 57 years later. North America was projected to peak at 87% in 2030, while the predicted percentages for Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe were 84% and 78%, respectively.