Sample Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 - Graphs The Bar Chart below gives information about the percentage of the population living in urban areas in the whole world and in different parts of the world

The Bar Chart below gives information about the percentage of the population living in urban areas in the whole world and in different parts of the world.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

Ielts Academic - Graphs Urbanized Population 

The given bar chart illustrates trends of urbanization of population across the globe, and specifically in five regions.

Less than 1/3rd world population was in urban areas in 50’s, which almost doubled in 2007. But, the speed of urbanization is expected to slow down in next decade.

In 1950’s, more than half of population in North America, 64%, and Europe,51%, was urbanized, while in 42% Latin Americans lived in urbanized locations. Asia and Africa had less than 1/5th of population in urban centers, 17% and 15% respectively.

By 2015, urbanized population almost doubled in Latin America, 78%, Asia, 41%, and Africa – 37%. Quite strikingly, Europe, North and Latin Americas found 3/4th of population in urban centers, less than 50% Asian and Africans chose to live in cities.

By 2030, close to 90% of population – North American,87%, Latin Americans, 84% - would be living in urban surroundings, while a little more than 3 quarters, 78%,  Europeans would be urbanized. In Asia and Africa though only half of population would be urbanized.