The given table provides insights into the actual number and the projections of population in 3 different nations, namely Sao Paulo, Jakarta and Shanghai, in 1990 and 2000.
Overall, it is observed that both Sao Paulo and Jakarta saw upward trends in the rate of population, but the number of Shanghai’s citizens gradually declined throughout the period. Additionally, in both 1990 and 2000, the figure for Sao Paulo was ranked first, while that for Jakarta came in last place.
In 1990, the number of residentials in Jakarta was nearly third-fifth lower than that of Sao Paulo, with 9.5 million compared to 15 million. Even though the levels of Sao Paulo and Jarkata population was expected to jump to 24 and 14 million, respectively, the actual figures were considerably lower than the estimation, standing at 18 and 11.5 million, accordingly.
For Shanghai, in 1990, the number of dwellers was the second highest among the cities, contributing to 13.5 million, and predicted to grow dramatically to 17 millions in 2000. However, the actual figure in 2000 decreased to 12.5 million, which was 1 million higher than that of Jakarta, and still standing at second place in list.