Table 4.
Comparison between the simulated data and actual data.
| Year | Urban Population/million | Urban Residential Building Stock/million m2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Data | Simulation Data | Actual Data | Simulation Data | |
| 1978 | 1.94 | 1.77 | 7.87 | 6.35 |
| 1979 | 1.88 | 1.84 | 7.94 | 7.31 |
| 1980 | 1.9 | 1.92 | 8 | 8.05 |
| 1981 | 1.92 | 2 | 8.45 | 8.74 |
| 1982 | 1.98 | 2.07 | 9.03 | 9.43 |
| 1983 | 2.03 | 2.15 | 10.03 | 10.13 |
| 1984 | 2.08 | 2.23 | 10.58 | 10.86 |
| 1985 | 2.11 | 2.3 | 11.01 | 13.06 |
| 1986 | 2.15 | 2.38 | 15.92 | 16 |
| 1987 | 2.19 | 2.45 | 16 | 17.4 |
| 1988 | 2.23 | 2.52 | 16.74 | 18.32 |
| 1989 | 2.27 | 2.59 | 17.02 | 19.08 |
| 1990 | 2.56 | 2.66 | 19.34 | 19.79 |
| 1991 | 2.85 | 2.73 | 21.65 | 20.49 |
| 1992 | 2.87 | 2.8 | 21.98 | 21.17 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 2.86 | 22.61 | 21.85 |
| 1994 | 2.93 | 2.92 | 23.14 | 22.51 |
| 1995 | 2.97 | 2.98 | 23.75 | 23.17 |
| 1996 | 3.01 | 3.04 | 24.08 | 24.26 |
| 1997 | 3.05 | 3.09 | 24.7 | 26.04 |
| 1998 | 3.08 | 3.15 | 30.5 | 28.05 |
| 1999 | 3.12 | 3.2 | 31.15 | 30.16 |
| 2000 | 3.15 | 3.25 | 33.09 | 32.33 |
| 2001 | 3.2 | 3.29 | 34.22 | 40.93 |
| 2002 | 3.25 | 3.34 | 57.95 | 53.16 |
| 2003 | 3.31 | 3.38 | 62.43 | 59.23 |
| 2004 | 3.38 | 3.42 | 65.96 | 63.18 |
| 2005 | 3.45 | 3.46 | 67.41 | 66.37 |
| 2006 | 3.5 | 3.49 | 70.37 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 3.53 | 3.53 | 74.03 | 72.11 |
| 2008 | 3.51 | 3.56 | 75.57 | 81.38 |
| 2009 | 3.49 | 3.59 | 102.68 | 96.78 |
| 2010 | 3.48 | 3.62 | 103.39 | 108.94 |
| 2011 | 3.49 | 3.64 | 105.67 | 119.79 |
| 2012 | 3.51 | 3.67 | 119.28 | 130.08 |
| 2013 | 3.54 | 3.69 | 133.29 | 140.13 |
| 2014 | 3.58 | 3.72 | 148.11 | 150.06 |
| 2015 | 3.63 | 3.74 | 163.25 | 158.12 |
| Error | 2.76% | Error | 1.44% | |