Millions of people
20,000
10,000
5,000
2,000
1,000
500
200
10
WORLD POPULATION GROWTH
Asia
Europe
1950
1960
Mexico,
100 Central America,
50 Caribbean Islands, &
South America
20
World
1970
Africa.
1980
Oceania (Australia &
nearby islands in the Pacific)
1990
United States,
Canada, & Greenland
2000
2010
Year
OA. United States
OB. Asia
OC. Europe
OD. Africa
2020
2040
2030
2050
Based on the information in the graph, which region's population will
decrease in the next 40 years?