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   40 percent      By contrast      fell slightly      has increased      in 2040      is expected      just around      remained stable      rural population      upward trend   
The line graph shows population trends in Fantasia's urban and rural areas over the 1950-2040 period. Overall, the urban population and will continue to grow while the has decreased and will continue to fall.
In 1950, 94 percent or most of Fantasia's population lived in rural areas. This figure until 1960. However, from 1960 to 1980, the percentage of rural population to 85 per cent. This figure went down steadily to 48 per cent in 2020 and is expected to drop to 35 per cent .
, the urban population rose throughout the same period. In 1950, the percentage of urban population was 6 percent. It increased slightly to 15 per cent in 1980. After that, the figure rose steadily and in 2000 it stood at . The continued and in 2020, more than half of its population lived in urban areas. In the next twenty years, the urban population to reach percent of the total population.