Band 5+: The chart shows information about the actual and expected figures for population in three cities, Jakarta, Sao Paulo, and Shanghai. Summarize by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart gives information on the actual and expected figures of population sizes of three major cities: Jakarta, Shanghai and Sao Paulo between 1990 and 2000.

Obviously seen from the chart, all three cities had an increase in population from 1990 to 2000, but the actual population figures of 2000 were somewhat more than originally expected. Of the three cities, Sao Paulo had the largest population during this period.

In 1990, the population of Jakarta was 8 million people, Shanghai was about more than 12 million people and the highest was Sao Paulo was about more than 17 million people. By 2000, it is predicted that the population of Jakarta will increase to more than 10 million people, Sao Paulo is the strongest increase to about 22 million people, and Shanghai alone is predicted to decrease to more than 10 million people. However, in 2000, actual data showed that the population of Jakarta was more than 12 million people, an increase of 2 million people. The population of Shanghai increased by nearly 5 million people compared to expectations. and Sao Paulo reached 24 million people, an increase of 2 million people than expected.