The two pie charts illustrate the distribution of the world population by region in 1900 and 2000. The data compares how the proportion of people living in different regions change over the course of a century.
Overall, Asia remains as the region that has the largest population in both years. Followed by Europe (including Russia) who have the second largest population in period. However, both of the regions experienced a significant decline. In contrast, regions such as Africa and Latin America experience growth in their population, making them rank 3rd and 4th in the world.
In 1900, the world population totaled approximately 1,6 billion people. Asia accounted for the majority of the global population at 60%, making it the most populated region. Europe (including Russia) represented the second largest share with 25%. Meanwhile, North America’s population only made up 5% of the world population. Africa and Latin America had relatively small proportions at 4,5% and 3% respectively, while other regions accounted for the remaining 2,5%.
By 2000, the world population had grown significantly to around 6 billion. Although Asia still dominated, its share slightly decrease to 54%. Europe’s proportion also fell by half to 14%. In contrast, Africa more than doubled its share to 10%, while Latin America increased to 8%. In addition, the Middle East and North Africa represented 6% of the global population. North America remained unchanged at 5%, and other regions accounted for about 3%.