You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The table shows the population ratio of females per 100 males in six different areas in 1995 and 2005. (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Central America and Oceania). Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

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Model Answer

The given table illustrates the ratio of women per 100 men from six different regions in two separate years, 1995 and 2005. It can be seen from the table that in four out of the six given countries, the number of females per 100 males experienced a downward trend. However, in Africa and Europe, the number of females per 100 males increased over the period.

The proportion of women in North America decreased from 100.1 in 1995 to 96.9 in 2005. Central America and Oceania had similar trends. In both these areas, the number of women per 100 men fell from 100 to 97.5 and from 103.9 to 99.8 respectively. In Asia the figure went down by 0.4, which is nearly 10 times lesser than that in North America.

In contrast, the population of women witnessed an increase in Europe from 89.4 in 1995 to 92.8 in 2005 and the proportion in Africa also went up by 1.4 in the same period.

Overall, the ratio of men and women changed in all areas. The number of females per 100 males went up in some regions, whereas it came down in others.