The first line graph compares the trend in population in Southern Pacific Ocean countries from 1950 as well as giving projection for the year of 2040. Meanwhile, the second chart illustrates the trend in age in the same period.
Overall, if all projections materialize , both given line charts will show an upward trend in two examined categories. While the total number of city-dwellers consistently surpassing their rural counterparts, citizens who are between 15 and 65 years old witnessed a gradual increase by the end of the given period.
Looking first at the population trends, the figure for urban residents rose steadily over the timeframe. Starting at around 7 million people and anticipated to experience an approximately 24 million increase by 2040. By contrast, the population of rural areas saw a similar trend, though less pronounced by forecasted to be rising gradually from 5 million to 10 million inhabitants at the end of the period.
Regarding the latter chart, the number of people aged 15 to 65 dominated the other categories. Beginning at roughly 7 million, the figure is projected to see a soar of citizens over the given period at around 27 million, creating a wide disparity to the other age group. The group aged 15, recording at 4 million people in 1950, the number remained relatively flat in the subsequent years with a slight increase to over 5 million in 2010 and projected to increase by 2 million at the end of the timeframe. Conversely, the over 65 years group constituted at nearly 2 million, which was the lowest among the others. In the following years, this figure fluctuated slightly to around 3 million in 1970 before recovering and predicted to climb to roughly 9 million by 2040, overtaking the people aged 15.