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Table
3.5: Percentage of Total World Population in Major Areas,
1750-2050 (Actual and Projected).
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| Area |
1750 |
1800 |
1850 |
1900 |
1950 |
2000 |
2050 |
| Asia |
63.5 |
64.9 |
64.1 |
57.4 |
55.7 |
60.7 |
58.4 |
| Europe |
20.6 |
20.8 |
21.9 |
24.7 |
21.8 |
11.8 |
6.9 |
| Africa |
13.4 |
10.9 |
8.8 |
8.1 |
8.9 |
12.6 |
21.8 |
| Lat. Amer. |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
6.6 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
| N. Amer. |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
6.6 |
5.0 |
3.9 |
| Oceania |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Adapted from United Nations, World
Population Prospects (New York, 1995), p. 101.
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