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Data Sheet
AFRICA SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA NORTHERN AFRICA ALGERIA EGYPT LIBYA MOROCCO SUDAN TUNISIA WESTERN SAHARA WESTERN AFRICA BENIN
BURKINA FASO CAPE VERDE CÔTE D’IVOIRE GAMBIA GHANA GUINEA GUINEA–BISSAU LIBERIA MALI MAURITANIA NIGER NIGERIA SENEGAL
SIERRA LEONE TOGO EASTERN AFRICA BURUNDI COMOROS DJIBOUTI ERITREA ETHIOPIA KENYA MADAGASCAR MALAWI MAURITIUS MAYOTTE
MOZAMBIQUE REUNION RWANDA SEYCHELLES SOMALIA TANZANIA UGANDA ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE MIDDLE AFRICA ANGOLA CAMEROON
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CONGO CONGO, DEM. REP. OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA GABON SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SOUTHERN AFRICA
BOTSWANA LESOTHO NAMIBIA SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND NORTHERN AMERICA CANADA UNITED STATES LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN CENTRAL
AMERICA BELIZE COSTA RICA EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS MEXICO NICARAGUA PANAMA CARIBBEAN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
BAHAMAS BARBADOS CUBA DOMINICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GRENADA GUADELOUPE HAITI JAMAICA MARTINIQUE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
PUERTO RICO ST. KITTS–NEVIS SAINT LUCIA ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO SOUTH AMERICA ARGENTINA BOLIVIA BRAZIL
CHILE COLOMBIA ECUADOR FRENCH GUIANA GUYANA PARAGUAY PERU SURINAME URUGUAY VENEZUELA ASIA WESTERN ASIA ARMENIA
AZERBAIJAN BAHRAIN CYPRUS GEORGIA IRAQ ISRAEL JORDAN KUWAIT LEBANON OMAN PALESTINIAN TERRITORY QATAR SAUDI ARABIA SYRIA
TURKEY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES YEMEN SOUTH CENTRAL ASIA AFGHANISTAN BANGLADESH BHUTAN INDIA IRAN KAZAKHSTAN KYRGYZSTAN
MALDIVES NEPAL PAKISTAN SRI LANKA TAJIKISTAN TURKMENISTAN UZBEKISTAN SOUTHEAST ASIA BRUNEI CAMBODIA EAST TIMOR INDONESIA
LAOS MALAYSIA MYANMAR PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE THAILAND VIETNAM EAST ASIA CHINA CHINA, HONG KON CHINA, MACAO JAPAN KOREA,
NORTH KOREA, SOUTH MONGOLIA TAIWAN EUROPE NORTHERN EUROPE CHANNEL ISLANDS DENMARK ESTONIA FINLAND ICELAND IRELAND
LATVIA LITHUANIA NORWAY SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM WESTERN EUROPE AUSTRIA BELGIUM FRANCE GERMANY LIECHTENSTEIN LUXEMBOURG
MONACO NETHERLANDS SWITZERLAND EASTERN EUROPE BELARUS BULGARIA CZECH REPUBLIC HUNGARY MOLDOVA POLAND ROMANIA RUSSIA
SLOVAKIA UKRAINE SOUTHERN EUROPE ALBANIA ANDORRA BOSNIA–HERZEGOVINA CROATIA GREECE ITALY MACEDONIA MALTA MONTENEGRO
PORTUGAL SAN MARINO SERBIA SLOVENIA SPAIN OCEANIA AUSTRALIA FED. STATES OF MICRONESIA FIJI FRENCH POLYNESIA GUAM KIRIBATI
MARSHALL ISLANDS NAURU NEW CALEDONIA NEW ZEALAND PALAU PAPUA NEW GUINEA SAMOA SOLOMON ISLANDS TONGA TUVALU VANUATU
Most Populous Countries, 2008 and 2050
2008
2050
Population
Population
Country
(millions)
Country
(millions)
China
1,324.7
India
1,755.2
India
1,149.3
China
1,437.0
United States
304.5
United States
438.2
Indonesia
239.9
Indonesia
343.1
Brazil
195.1
Pakistan
295.2
Pakistan
172.8
Nigeria
282.2
Nigeria
148.1
Brazil
259.8
Bangladesh
147.3
Bangladesh
215.1
Russia
141.9
Congo, Dem. Rep.
189.3
Japan
127.7
Philippines
150.1
Largest Population Growth or Decline, 2008 to 2050
Largest percent increase
Largest percent decline
Country
Percent
Country
Percent
Uganda
263
Bulgaria
-35
Niger
261
Swaziland
-33
Burundi
220
Georgia
-28
Liberia
216
Ukraine
-28
Guinea-Bissau
205
Japan
-25
Congo, Dem. Rep.
185
Moldova
-23
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
179
Russia
-22
Mali
169
Serbia
-21
Somalia
166
Belarus
-20
Angola
155
Romania
-20
Bosnia-Herzegovina
-20
Note: Excludes countries with fewer than 1 million residents.
Lowest and Highest Infant Mortality Rates
Lowest
Highest
Infant deaths
Infant deaths
Country
per 1,000 births
Country
per 1,000 births
China, Hong Kong SAR
1.6
Afghanistan
163
Singapore
2.4
Sierra Leone
158
Sweden
2.5
Liberia
133
Finland
2.7
Angola
132
Japan
2.8
Guinea-Bissau
117
Slovenia
3.1
Somalia
117
Norway
3.1
Guinea
113
Czech Republic
3.1
Mozambique
108
Ireland
3.1
Burundi
107
Portugal
3.5
Chad
106
Israel
3.5
Note: Excludes countries with fewer than 50 infant deaths annually.
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2008 World PoPulation data Sheet 2
World PoPulation HigHligHts
Africa and Other Developing Regions Make Up an Increasing Share
of World Population.
As world population has risen
Population (billions)
from 2.5 billion in 1950 to 6.7
billion in 2008, the proportion
10
living in the developing coun-
tries of Africa, Asia, and Latin
9
America and the Caribbean has
expanded from 68 percent to
8
India
more than 80 percent. India
and China, with a billion-plus
7
each in 2008, make up about
China
37 percent of the total. Projec-
6
tions for 2050 show this shift
to developing countries con-
5
Africa
tinuing. The share living in the
more developed countries is
4
projected to drop from about
3
18 percent in 2008 to less than
14 percent in 2050. Africa’s
Other less developed countries
2
population, currently growing
faster than any other major
1
region, is projected to account
More developed countries
for 21 percent of world popula-
0
tion by 2050, up from just 9
1950
1970
1990
2010
2030
2050
percent in 1950.
Source: UN Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision, Medium Variant (2007).
There Has Been Little Improvement in Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries.
A maternal death related to pregnancy or childbirth is a rare event in more developed countries: Just 9 women died for every 100,000 births in these
countries in 2005, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the UN Population Fund, and the World Bank. But the
ratio of maternal deaths to
births is shockingly high in
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
sub-Saharan Africa and South
Asia. Even more worrisome,
1990
2005
there has been little improve-
430
2005
ment over the past 15 years in
WORLD
400
developing regions as a whole,
480
despite concerted efforts to
1990
Less developed countries
improve mothers’ health. Pub-
450
lic health experts emphasize
920
the importance of prenatal care
Sub-Saharan Africa
900
and skilled medical assistance
during childbirth, including
620
the availability of emergency
South Asia
490
care to deal with complica-
tions. Such health care is often
95
East Asia
lacking in countries with poor
50
infrastructure and inadequate
health facilities.
180
Latin America/Caribbean
130
Source: World Health Organiza-
tion et al., Maternal Mortality
11
in 2005 (2006; www.who.int,
More developed countries
accessed May 1, 2008).
9
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2008 World PoPulation data Sheet 3
World PoPulation HigHligHts
Regional Patterns of Fertility Support Continued World Population Growth.
While Europeans opt to have one or two children at most, sub-Saharan Africans have more than five children, on average, and Asians have between
two and three. There are clear regional patterns of low or high fertility, but there is also wide variation within some regions. South Africa’s rates are well
below those of its neighbors, for example, while Bolivia’s fertility is above the level in other South American countries. In the Middle East, Iran stands
out as having low fertility, a contrast to much higher rates in Iraq and Yemen. In Asia, China’s below-2-child fertility rate dominates the region statisti-
cally, but fertility remains high in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Laos.
Total fertility rate around 2008
Fewer than 1.5 births per woman
1.5 to 2.1 births per woman
2.2 to 2.9 births per woman
3.0 to 4.9 births per woman
5.0 or more births per woman
Note: The total fertility rate measures the total number of children a woman would have given current birth rates.
Source: C. Haub and M.M. Kent, 2008 World Population Data Sheet.
Notable Decline in Some Countries, Not in Others.
The last quarter century has seen significant drops in
Total fertility rate
fertility among developing countries. In Bangladesh, the
total fertility rate dropped from 6.7 lifetime births per
1950 –1955
Around 2008
woman in the early 1950s to 2.7 in 2008, aided by a strong
government commitment to population policies and
8.2
8.1
around 2005
successful community-based family planning programs.
7.1
7.1
Fertility also fel dramatical y in Guatemala, from 7.0 to
7.0
6.9 6.7 6.7
6.7
6.5
1950-1955
4.4 children per woman, over the period. Mexico saw an
6.2
even more impressive decline, as that country developed
5.3
economical y and embraced the idea of smal er families.
Ethiopia, Niger, and Uganda show much more modest
4.4
declines, helping explain why Africa’s population growth
continues to outstrip that in other regions.
2.7
2.7
2.3
Note: The total fertility rate measures the total number of
children a woman would have given current birth rates.
SourceS: UN Population Division and Population Reference
Bureau.
Yemen
Niger
Ethiopia Guatemala Uganda Bangladesh Mexico South Africa
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2008 World PoPulation data Sheet 4
World PoPulation HigHligHts
The Urban Population Is Now a Majority in Many of the Largest Countries.
The world wil pass a milestone in 2008: One-half of the world’s residents wil live in urban areas. This event is impressive when we consider that less
than 30 percent lived in urban areas in 1950. Less than 15 percent were urban in Nigeria and China in 1950, and just slightly more in India. But while
the urban share in these countries showed impressive increases, it is also somewhat surprising how rural they still are. India, known for its megacities
of Mumbai, Kolkata, and Delhi, is very much a rural country. Less than 30 percent live in urban areas.
Percent of population living in urban areas
100
Nigeria
90
United States
80
India
70
China
60
Nigeria
India
50
United States
40
China
30
20
10
0
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
2030
2040
2050
Source: UN Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision (2008; CD-ROM).
Most Urbanites Live in Towns and
10 million
Villages, Not Large Cities.
or more
8% 5 million to
While about one-half of the world lives in urban areas, the vast
9.9 million
7%
majority of these urbanites reside in small towns and villages,
not large modern cities. Just 37 percent of urban dwellers live in
cities with 1 million or more residents, and just 8 percent are in
megacities of 10 million or more.
Source: UN Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects:
The 2007 Revision (2008; Cd-roM).
1 million to
4.9 million
22%
Fewer than
500,000
500,000 to
52%
0.9 million
10%
Urban popluation by size of urban area, 2005
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2008 World PoPulation data Sheet 5
World PoPulation HigHligHts
Mother’s Education Is Key to Children’s Nutritional Status.
Long-term malnutrition among children can result in stunting, a failure to reach the biological potential for growth, and an especially low height for
their age. Stunting has been associated with lower IQs and fewer years in school for children, and lower productivity and incomes for adults. Efforts
to combat stunting focus on fetal development and the first two years of a child’s life, after which the damage may be irreversible. In most countries,
children with less-educated mothers are much more likely to become stunted than those with more-educated mothers. In Nigeria, nearly one-half, and
in India, nearly 60 percent of the children whose mothers had no education were stunted. The children of more-educated mothers tend to fare much
better, but not everywhere. In Madagascar, for example, stunting was surprisingly high even among children of more-educated mothers.
Percent of children under age 3 who are stunted, by mother’s education
57
No education
Secondary or higher
47
47
39
36
30
28
22
23
20
19
17
17
10
8
5
India*
Madagascar
Nigeria
Cambodia
Haiti
Colombia
Egypt
Senegal
2005–2006
2003–2004
2003
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
* Children under age 5.
Note: Stunting occurs when a child’s height at a given age is below international standards for normal development.
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (www.measuredhs.com).
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2008 World PoPulation data Sheet 6
Demographic Data anD estimates for the countries anD regions of the WorlD
A Woman’s
Net
Projected
Lifetime
Rate of
Migration
Population
Risk of
Projected Population
Population
Births per
Deaths per
Natural
Rate
Change
Infant
Dying From
Total
(millions)
mid-2008
1,000
1,000
Increase
per 1,000
2008–2050
Mortality
Maternal
Fertilty
(millions)
Population
Population
(%)
Population
mid–2025
mid–2050
(%)
Ratea
Causes, 1 in:
Rateb
WORLD
6,705
21
8
1.2
—
8,000
9,352
39
49
92
2.6
MorE dEVEloPEd
1,227
12
10
0.2
3
1,269
1,294
5
6
6,000
1.6
lEss dEVEloPEd
5,479
23
8
1.5
-1
6,731
8,058
47
54
75
2.8
lEss dEVEloPEd (Excl. China)
4,154
26
9
1.8
-1
5,255
6,621
59
59
55
3.2
lEast dEVEloPEd
797
36
13
2.4
-0
1,139
1,664
109
85
22
4.7
AFRICA
967
37
14
2.4
-1
1,358
1,932
100
82
26
4.9
suB-saHaran aFriCa
809
40
15
2.5
-0
1,161
1,698
110
88
22
5.4
nortHErn aFriCa
197
26
7
1.9
-1
251
307
56
45
145
3.0
Algeria
34.7
22
4
1.8
-1
43.3
50.1
44
27
220
2.3
Egypt
74.9
27
6
2.0
-1
95.9
117.9
57
33
230
3.1
Libya
6.3
24
4
2.0
0
8.1
9.7
54
21
350
3.0
Morocco
31.2
21
6
1.4
-3
36.6
42.4
36
43
150
2.4
Sudan
39.4
33
12
2.1
1
54.3
73.0
85
81
53
4.5
Tunisia
10.3
17
6
1.2
-1
12.1
13.2
27
19
500
2.0
Western Sahara
0.5
28
8
2.0
20
0.8
0.9
89
53
—
3.0
WEstErn aFriCa
291
42
15
2.6
-1
419
616
112
96
19
5.7
Benin
9.3
42
12
3.0
1
14.5
22.5
142
98
20
5.7
Burkina Faso
15.2
45
15
3.0
-1
23.7
37.5
147
89
22
6.2
Cape Verde
0.5
30
5
2.5
-2
0.7
0.9
83
28
120
3.5
Côte d'Ivoire
20.7
38
14
2.4
-2
26.2
34.7
68
100
27
4.9
Gambia
1.6
38
11
2.7
1
2.3
3.4
117
93
32
5.1
Ghana
23.9
32
10
2.2
-0
33.7
48.8
104
71
45
4.3
Guinea
10.3
42
14
2.9
-6
15.7
24.5
138
113
19
5.7
Guinea-Bissau
1.7
50
19
3.1
0
2.9
5.3
205
117
13
7.1
Liberia
3.9
50
18
3.1
3
6.8
12.5
216
133
12
6.8
Mali
12.7
48
15
3.3
-3
20.6
34.2
169
96
15
6.6
Mauritania
3.2
35
9
2.7
1
4.5
6.4
99
77
22
4.8
Niger
14.7
46
15
3.1
-0
26.3
53.2
261
81
7
7.1
Nigeria
148.1
43
18
2.5
-0
205.4
282.2
91
100
18
5.9
Senegal
12.7
39
10
3.0
-2
18.0
25.3
99
61
21
5.3
Sierra Leone
5.5
48
23
2.5
-4
7.6
10.9
99
158
8
6.1
Togo
6.8
38
10
2.8
-0
9.9
14.1
108
91
38
5.1
EastErn aFriCa
301
41
15
2.5
-0
440
641
113
81
28
5.4
Burundi
8.9
46
16
3.0
7
15.0
28.3
220
107
16
6.8
Comoros
0.7
36
8
2.8
0
1.1
1.8
151
69
52
4.9
Djibouti
0.8
30
12
1.8
0
1.1
1.5
75
67
35
4.2
Eritrea
5.0
40
10
3.0
2
7.7
11.5
129
59
44
5.3
Ethiopia
79.1
40
15
2.5
-0
110.5
147.6
87
77
27
5.3
Kenya
38.0
40
12
2.8
-1
51.3
65.2
72
77
39
4.9
Madagascar
18.9
38
10
2.8
0
28.0
41.6
120
75
38
5.0
Malawi
13.6
48
16
3.2
-0
20.4
30.5
124
80
18
6.3
Mauritius
1.3
14
7
0.7
-0
1.4
1.5
17
15.4
3,300
1.7
Mayotte
0.2
39
3
3.6
5
0.3
0.5
174
—
—
4.5
Mozambique
20.4
41
20
2.1
-0
27.5
37.2
83
108
45
5.4
Reunion
0.8
19
5
1.3
-0
1.0
1.1
31
8
—
2.5
Rwanda
9.6
43
16
2.7
1
14.6
21.7
126
86
16
6.0
Seychelles
0.1
18
7
1.0
6
0.1
0.1
37
11
—
2.2
Somalia
9.0
46
19
2.7
3
14.3
23.8
166
117
12
6.7
Tanzania
40.2
38
15
2.3
-2
58.2
82.5
105
75
24
5.3
Uganda
29.2
48
16
3.1
-1
56.4
106.0
263
76
25
6.7
Zambia
12.2
43
22
2.1
-3
15.5
19.3
58
100
27
5.5
Zimbabwe
13.5
31
21
1.1
-1
16.0
19.1
42
60
43
3.8
MiddlE aFriCa
122
43
14
2.8
-0
189
306
151
97
20
6.1
Angola
16.8
47
21
2.7
2
26.2
42.7
155
132
12
6.8
Cameroon
18.5
36
13
2.3
0
25.5
34.9
89
74
24
4.7
Central African Republic
4.4
38
19
1.9
-1
5.5
6.5
47
102
25
5.0
Chad
10.1
44
17
2.7
2
13.9
20.5
102
106
11
6.3
Congo
3.8
37
13
2.5
-2
5.6
8.8
130
75
22
5.3
Congo, Dem. Rep.
66.5
44
13
3.1
-1
109.7
189.3
185
92
13
6.5
Equatorial Guinea
0.6
39
10
2.9
0
0.9
1.4
132
91
28
5.4
Gabon
1.4
27
12
1.5
1
1.7
2.1
54
58
53
3.2
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2
35
8
2.7
-2
0.2
0.3
85
77
—
4.1
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See Notes on page 14.
2008 World PoPulation data Sheet 7
Demographic Data anD estimates for the countries anD regions of the WorlD
A Woman’s
Net
Projected
Lifetime
Rate of
Migration
Population
Risk of
Projected Population
Population
Births per
Deaths per
Natural
Rate
Change
Infant
Dying From
Total
(millions)
mid-2008
1,000
1,000
Increase
per 1,000
2008–2050
Mortality
Maternal
Fertilty
(millions)
Population
Population
(%)
Population
mid–2025
mid–2050
(%)
Ratea
Causes, 1 in:
Rateb
soutHErn aFriCa
55
24
16
0.8
0
59
62
12
48
90
2.8
Botswana
1.8
24
14
0.9
6
2.2
2.4
29
44
130
2.9
Lesotho
1.8
27
25
0.2
-4
1.7
1.6
-11
91
45
3.5
Namibia
2.1
25
15
1.0
1
2.3
2.1
3
47
170
3.6
South Africa
48.3
23
15
0.8
0
51.5
54.8
13
45
110
2.7
Swaziland
1.1
31
31
0.0
0
1.0
0.8
-33
85
120
3.8
AMERICAS
915
18
7
1.2
0
1,080
1,258
37
18
420
2.3
NORTHERN AMERICA
338
14
8
0.6
4
393
480
42
7
6,000
2.1
Canada
33.3
11
7
0.3
7
37.6
41.9
26
5.4
11,000
1.6
United States
304.5
14
8
0.6
3
355.7
438.2
44
6.6
4,800
2.1
LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
577
21
6
1.5
-2
687
778
35
23
290
2.5
CEntral aMEriCa
150
22
5
1.7
-5
180
203
35
22
320
2.5
Belize
0.3
27
4
2.3
-1
0.4
0.5
57
18
560
3.1
Costa Rica
4.5
16
4
1.3
4
5.6
6.3
40
9.7
1,400
1.9
El Salvador
7.2
24
6
1.8
-1
9.1
11.2
55
24
190
2.8
Guatemala
13.7
34
6
2.8
-1
20.0
27.9
104
34
71
4.4
Honduras
7.3
27
5
2.2
-4
9.8
12.4
69
23
93
3.3
Mexico
107.7
20
5
1.6
-6
123.8
131.6
22
19
670
2.3
Nicaragua
5.7
26
5
2.1
-7
6.8
7.9
40
29
150
2.9
Panama
3.4
20
4
1.6
0
4.2
5.0
46
15
270
2.4
CariBBEan
41
19
8
1.1
-3
46
50
24
33
130
2.5
Antigua and Barbuda
0.1
17
7
1.0
3
0.1
0.1
29
20
—
2.1
Bahamas
0.3
17
6
1.1
1
0.4
0.5
34
14
2,700
1.9
Barbados
0.3
14
8
0.6
-1
0.3
0.3
-7
14
4,400
1.8
Cuba
11.2
10
7
0.3
-3
11.2
9.9
-11
5.3
1,400
1.4
Dominica
0.1
16
9
0.7
-5
0.1
0.1
-11
16
—
3.0
Dominican Republic
9.9
24
6
1.8
-3
12.1
14.0
42
32
230
3.0
Grenada
0.1
19
7
1.2
-10
0.1
0.1
-10
17
—
2.1
Guadeloupe
0.4
15
7
0.8
-0
0.5
0.5
21
8
—
2.1
Haiti
9.1
29
11
1.8
-3
11.7
15.1
65
57
44
4.0
Jamaica
2.7
17
6
1.1
-6
3.0
3.4
25
21
240
2.1
Martinique
0.4
13
7
0.7
-0
0.4
0.4
-13
6
—
1.9
Netherlands Antilles
0.2
14
7
0.7
17
0.2
0.2
-4
5
—
2.0
Puerto Rico
4.0
12
8
0.5
-1
4.1
3.8
-5
9.2
2,900
1.7
St. Kitts-Nevis
0.05
18
8
1.0
-6
0.1
0.1
31
15
—
2.3
Saint Lucia
0.2
15
7
0.8
6
0.2
0.2
30
19.4
—
1.7
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
0.1
17
8
0.9
-8
0.1
0.1
-13
17.6
—
2.1
Trinidad and Tobago
1.3
14
8
0.6
-3
1.4
1.3
-1
24
1,400
1.6
soutH aMEriCa
387
20
6
1.4
-1
461
524
36
23
300
2.4
Argentina
39.7
19
8
1.1
-0
46.3
52.5
32
13.3
530
2.4
Bolivia
10.0
29
8
2.1
0
13.3
16.7
67
51
89
3.7
Brazil
195.1
20
6
1.3
0
228.9
259.8
33
24
370
2.3
Chile
16.8
14
5
0.9
0
19.1
20.2
20
8.8
3,200
2.0
Colombia
44.4
20
6
1.4
-1
53.8
59.2
33
19
290
2.4
Ecuador
13.8
26
6
2.0
-4
17.5
20.4
48
25
170
3.1
French Guiana
0.2
32
4
2.8
5
0.3
0.4
96
10.4
—
3.9
Guyana
0.8
21
9
1.2
-10
0.8
0.5
-29
48
90
2.7
Paraguay
6.2
27
6
2.1
-2
8.0
10.1
62
36
170
3.5
Peru
27.9
21
6
1.5
-4
34.0
39.3
41
24
140
2.6
Suriname
0.5
17
7
1.1
-7
0.5
0.5
-8
16
530
2.5
Uruguay
3.3
14
9
0.5
-3
3.5
3.7
11
10.5
2,100
2.0
Venezuela
27.9
25
4
2.1
0
34.9
41.1
47
16.5
610
2.6
ASIA
4,052
19
7
1.2
-0
4,793
5,427
34
45
120
2.4
ASIA (Excl. China)
2,728
23
7
1.5
-0
3,317
3,990
46
51
90
2.8
WEstErn asia
225
25
6
1.9
-0
290
363
61
41
170
3.3
Armenia
3.1
15
9
0.5
-2
3.3
3.3
7
26
980
1.7
Azerbaijan
8.7
18
6
1.2
-0
9.7
11.6
34
12
670
2.3
Bahrain
0.8
20
3
1.7
7
1.0
1.2
53
8
1,300
2.5
Cyprus
1.1
12
7
0.6
10
1.1
1.1
2
6
6,400
1.5
Georgia
4.6
11
10
0.1
-3
4.2
3.3
-28
16
1,100
1.4
Iraq
29.5
34
10
2.4
-4
43.3
61.9
110
94
72
4.6
© 2008 Population Reference Bureau
See Notes on page 14.
2008 World PoPulation data Sheet 8
Demographic Data anD estimates for the countries anD regions of the WorlD
A Woman’s
Net
Projected
Lifetime
Rate of
Migration
Population
Risk of
Projected Population
Population
Births per
Deaths per
Natural
Rate
Change
Infant
Dying From
Total
(millions)
mid-2008
1,000
1,000
Increase
per 1,000
2008–2050
Mortality
Maternal
Fertilty
(millions)
Population
Population
(%)
Population
mid–2025
mid–2050
(%)
Ratea
Causes, 1 in:
Rateb
Israel
7.5
21
5
1.6
2
9.3
11.2
49
3.5
7,800
2.9
Jordan
5.8
28
4
2.4
7
7.7
9.7
65
24
450
3.6
Kuwait
2.7
21
2
1.9
8
3.6
4.8
80
8
9,600
2.6
Lebanon
4.0
19
5
1.4
-0
4.6
5.0
26
19
290
1.9
Oman
2.7
24
3
2.1
5
3.1
3.9
42
10
420
3.4
Palestinian Territory
4.2
37
4
3.3
0
6.2
8.8
113
25
—
4.6
Qatar
0.9
17
2
1.5
36
1.1
1.4
48
7
2,700
2.6
Saudi Arabia
28.1
29
3
2.7
-5
35.7
49.8
77
16
1,400
4.0
Syria
19.9
28
4
2.5
2
26.8
34.0
71
19
210
3.5
Turkey
74.8
19
6
1.2
0
87.8
88.7
19
23
880
2.2
United Arab Emirates
4.5
15
2
1.3
16
6.2
7.8
75
7
1,000
2.0
Yemen
22.2
41
9
3.2
-1
35.2
55.8
151
77
39
6.2
soutH CEntral asia
1,683
25
8
1.7
-0
2,089
2,605
55
61
61
3.0
Afghanistan
32.7
47
21
2.6
0
50.3
81.9
150
163
8
6.8
Bangladesh
147.3
24
7
1.7
-1
180.1
215.1
46
52
51
2.7
Bhutan
0.7
30
7
2.3
2
0.9
1.0
45
40
55
3.6
India
1,149.3
24
8
1.6
-0
1,407.7
1,755.2
53
57
70
2.8
Iran
72.2
20
5
1.4
-1
88.0
100.2
39
32
300
2.1
Kazakhstan
15.7
21
10
1.0
1
17.1
17.4
11
29
360
2.5
Kyrgyzstan
5.2
24
7
1.6
-10
6.5
8.1
54
50
240
2.8
Maldives
0.3
19
4
1.6
0
0.4
0.5
73
16
200
2.2
Nepal
27.0
29
9
2.1
-1
36.5
48.7
81
48
31
3.1
Pakistan
172.8
31
8
2.2
-1
228.9
295.2
71
75
74
4.1
Sri Lanka
20.3
19
7
1.2
-2
23.2
25.4
25
15
850
2.4
Tajikistan
7.3
27
5
2.2
-2
9.5
11.5
57
65
160
3.3
Turkmenistan
5.2
24
6
1.7
-3
6.5
7.6
47
74
290
2.9
Uzbekistan
27.2
24
7
1.7
-2
33.3
37.6
38
48
1,400
2.7
soutHEast asia
586
20
7
1.4
-0
709
826
41
31
130
2.5
Brunei
0.4
19
3
1.6
3
0.5
0.6
67
7
2,900
2.0
Cambodia
14.7
26
8
1.8
-0
20.6
30.5
108
67
48
3.5
Indonesia
239.9
21
6
1.5
-1
291.9
343.1
43
34
97
2.6
Laos
5.9
34
10
2.4
-3
8.7
12.3
110
70
33
4.5
Malaysia
27.7
21
5
1.6
1
34.6
40.4
46
9
560
2.6
Myanmar
49.2
19
10
0.9
-0
55.4
58.7
19
70
110
2.2
Philippines
90.5
26
5
2.1
-2
120.2
150.1
66
25
140
3.3
Singapore
4.8
11
5
0.6
37
5.3
5.3
10
2.4
6,200
1.4
Thailand
66.1
13
8
0.5
1
70.2
68.9
4
16
500
1.6
Timor-Leste
1.1
42
11
3.2
0
1.7
3.0
179
88
35
6.7
Vietnam
86.2
17
5
1.2
-1
100.1
112.8
31
16
280
2.1
East asia
1,558
12
7
0.5
-0
1,705
1,633
5
21
1,200
1.6
China
1,324.7
12
7
0.5
-0
1,476.0
1,437.0
8
23
1,300
1.6
China, Hong Kong SARe
7.0
10
6
0.5
3
8.0
8.8
26
1.6
—
1.0
China, Macao SARe
0.6
9
3
0.6
41
0.6
0.6
5
2
—
1.0
Japan
127.7
9
9
-0.0
0
119.3
95.2
-25
2.8
11,600
1.3
Korea, North
23.5
16
7
0.9
0
25.8
26.4
12
21
140
2.0
Korea, South
48.6
10
5
0.5
1
49.1
42.3
-13
4
6,100
1.3
Mongolia
2.7
21
6
1.5
0
3.3
3.8
45
41
840
2.3
Taiwan
23.0
9
6
0.3
1
23.1
18.9
-18
4.6
—
1.1
EUROPE
736
11
11
-0.0
3
726
685
-7
6
9,400
1.5
nortHErn EuroPE
98
12
10
0.3
4
108
117
19
4
7,800
1.8
Channel Islands
0.2
11
9
0.2
6
0.2
0.1
-5
3.7
—
1.4
Denmark
5.5
12
10
0.2
5
5.6
5.5
0
4.0
17,800
1.8
Estonia
1.3
12
13
-0.1
-0
1.2
1.1
-18
4.9
2,900
1.7
Finland
5.3
11
9
0.2
3
5.6
5.7
8
2.7
8,500
1.8
Iceland
0.3
15
6
0.8
10
0.4
0.4
37
1.3
12,700
2.1
Ireland
4.5
16
6
0.9
15
4.9
5.1
13
3.1
47,600
2.1
Latvia
2.3
10
14
-0.4
-0
2.1
1.9
-16
7.6
8,500
1.5
Lithuania
3.4
10
14
-0.4
-2
3.1
2.9
-14
5.9
7,800
1.4
Norway
4.8
12
9
0.4
8
5.6
6.6
38
3.1
7,700
1.9
Sweden
9.2
12
10
0.2
6
9.9
10.4
13
2.5
17,400
1.9
United Kingdom
61.3
13
9
0.3
3
68.8
76.9
26
4.9
8,200
1.9
© 2008 Population Reference Bureau
See Notes on page 14.
2008 World PoPulation data Sheet 9
Demographic Data anD estimates for the countries anD regions of the WorlD
A Woman’s
Net
Projected
Lifetime
Rate of
Migration
Population
Risk of
Projected Population
Population
Births per
Deaths per
Natural
Rate
Change
Infant
Dying From
Total
(millions)
mid-2008
1,000
1,000
Increase
per 1,000
2008–2050
Mortality
Maternal
Fertilty
(millions)
Population
Population
(%)
Population
mid–2025
mid–2050
(%)
Ratea
Causes, 1 in:
Rateb
WEstErn EuroPE
188
10
9
0.1
1
191
187
-0
4
11,000
1.6
Austria
8.4
9
9
0.0
4
8.8
9.5
14
3.7
21,500
1.4
Belgium
10.7
12
10
0.2
5
10.8
11.0
2
3.7
7,800
1.7
France
62.0
13
8
0.4
1
66.1
70.0
13
3.6
6,900
2.0
Germany
82.2
8
10
-0.2
1
79.6
71.4
-13
3.9
19,200
1.3
Liechtenstein
0.04
10
6
0.4
3
0.04
0.04
17
2.6
—
1.4
Luxembourg
0.5
11
8
0.3
12
0.5
0.6
29
4.4
5,000
1.6
Monaco
0.03
25
16
0.9
8
0.04
0.04
9
—
—
—
Netherlands
16.4
11
8
0.3
1
16.9
16.8
2
4.4
10,200
1.7
Switzerland
7.6
10
8
0.2
1
8.1
8.1
6
4.0
13,800
1.5
EastErn EuroPE
295
11
14
-0.3
1
272
231
-22
9
3,500
1.4
Belarus
9.7
11
14
-0.3
6
9.0
7.7
-20
6
4,800
1.4
Bulgaria
7.6
10
15
-0.5
-0
6.6
5.0
-35
9.2
7,400
1.4
Czech Republic
10.4
11
10
0.1
8
10.2
9.4
-9
3.1
18,100
1.4
Hungary
10.0
10
13
-0.4
1
9.6
8.9
-11
5.9
13,300
1.3
Moldova
4.1
11
12
-0.1
-1
3.8
3.2
-23
12
3,700
1.3
Poland
38.1
10
10
0.0
-1
36.7
31.4
-18
6.0
10,600
1.3
Romania
21.5
10
12
-0.2
-0
19.7
17.1
-20
12.0
3,200
1.3
Russia
141.9
12
15
-0.3
2
129.3
110.1
-22
9
2,700
1.4
Slovakia
5.4
10
10
0.0
1
5.2
4.7
-12
6.1
13,800
1.2
Ukraine
46.2
10
16
-0.6
0
41.7
33.4
-28
11
5,200
1.3
soutHErn EuroPE
155
10
9
0.1
9
156
150
-3
5
9,400
1.4
Albania
3.2
13
6
0.7
-3
3.5
3.6
11
8
490
1.6
Andorra
0.1
10
3
0.7
26
0.1
0.1
-4
2.5
—
1.2
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3.8
9
9
0.0
-0
3.7
3.1
-20
8
29,000
1.2
Croatia
4.4
9
12
-0.3
2
4.3
3.8
-14
5.7
10,500
1.4
Greece
11.2
10
9
0.1
4
11.3
10.8
-4
3.7
25,900
1.4
Italy
59.9
9
10
-0.0
8
62.0
61.7
3
4.2
26,600
1.3
Kosovof
2.2
21
7
1.4
—
2.7
3.2
45
33
—
2.5
Macedoniag
2.0
11
10
0.2
0
2.0
1.7
-15
13
6,500
1.5
Malta
0.4
10
8
0.2
5
0.4
0.4
-6
3.6
8,300
1.4
Montenegro
0.6
12
10
0.3
-1
0.6
0.6
-4
11.0
—
1.6
Portugal
10.6
10
10
-0.0
1
10.5
9.3
-12
3.5
6,400
1.3
San Marino
0.03
10
7
0.3
10
0.04
0.04
13
3.3
—
1.2
Serbia
7.4
10
14
-0.4
0
6.7
5.8
-21
7.4
4,500h
1.4
Slovenia
2.0
10
9
0.1
6
2.1
1.9
-7
3.1
14,200
1.4
Spain
46.5
11
9
0.2
16
46.2
43.9
-6
3.7
16,400
1.4
OCEANIA
35
18
7
1.1
5
42
49
40
25
160
2.4
Australia
21.3
14
7
0.7
9
24.7
28.1
32
4.7
13,300
1.9
Federated States of Micronesia
0.1
26
6
2.0
-17
0.1
0.1
21
40
—
4.1
Fiji
0.9
21
6
1.5
-7
0.9
0.9
8
17
160
2.6
French Polynesia
0.3
18
4
1.3
1
0.3
0.4
34
6.8
—
2.2
Guam
0.2
19
4
1.5
2
0.2
0.2
38
10.7
—
2.6
Kiribati
0.1
27
9
1.8
0
0.1
0.2
99
52
—
3.5
Marshall Islands
0.1
38
6
3.2
-16
0.1
0.1
101
23
—
4.4
Nauru
0.01
31
10
2.1
-18
0.01
0.02
49
42
—
3.4
New Caledonia
0.2
18
5
1.3
5
0.3
0.4
46
7
—
2.3
New Zealand
4.3
15
7
0.8
1
4.9
5.5
28
5.0
5,900
2.2
Palau
0.02
13
7
0.6
2
0.02
0.03
27
20
—
1.9
Papua New Guinea
6.5
31
10
2.1
0
8.6
11.2
73
62
55
3.9
Samoa
0.2
29
6
2.4
-11
0.2
0.2
14
20
—
4.4
Solomon Islands
0.5
34
8
2.6
-2
0.7
1.0
88
48
100
4.5
Tonga
0.1
26
6
2.0
-17
0.1
0.1
-27
12
—
3.7
Tuvalu
0.01
26
10
1.6
-8
0.01
0.02
74
35
—
3.7
Vanuatu
0.2
31
6
2.5
0
0.4
0.5
109
27
—
4.0
© 2008 Population Reference Bureau
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2008 World PoPulation data Sheet 10
Demographic Data anD estimates
nutrition environment economy Density
Percent of
Percent of
Motor
% of Pop.
Population Married Women
Percent
Percent of Vehicles With Access
Percent of
Ages 15–49
15–49 Using
in Urban
Population per 1,000 to Improved GNI PPP
Population
Life Expectancy
With HIV/
Contraception*
Areas of
Under-
Pop.
Water
per Capita Population
of Ages
at Birth (years)
AIDS
Percent 750,000+
All
Modern
nourished
2000–
Sources,
(US$)
per Sq.
<15 65+ Total Males Females Urban
2005
2001 2007 Methods Methods 2002–2004
2005
2006
2007
Kilometer
WORLD
28
7
68
67
70
49
21
0.8
0.8
62
55
14
153
86
$ 9,600
49
MorE dEVEloPEd
17
16
77
74
81
74
30
0.4
0.5
69
58
<2.5
536
97
31,200
27
lEss dEVEloPEd
30
6
67
65
68
44
19
1.2
1.0
61
55
17
43
84
4,760
66
lEss dEVEloPEd (Excl. China)
34
5
65
63
66
44
18
1.6
1.4
51
43
18
52
82
4,560
57
lEast dEVEloPEd
41
3
55
53
56
27
10
3.2
3.0
27
21
35
—
62
1,060
38
AFRICA
41
3
54
53
55
38
14
4.3
4.0
28
22
26
—
64
2,430
32
suB-saHaran aFriCa
43
3
50
49
51
35
13
5.7
5.0
21
16
31
—
58
1,830
33
nortHErn aFriCa
33
5
69
67
71
50
19
0.3
0.3
50
44
8
61
87
4,760
23
Algeria
30
5
72
71
74
63
12
0.1
0.1
61
52
4
91
85
5,490
15
Egypt
33
5
72
70
74
43
21
—
—
59
57
4
39
98
5,400
75
Libya
30
4
73
71
76
77
54
—
—
49
26
<2.5
137
71
11,500
4
Morocco
29
6
70
68
72
56
22
0.1
0.1
63
55
6
60
83
3,990
70
Sudan
41
4
58
56
59
38
12
1.4
1.4
8
6
26
—
70
1,880
16
Tunisia
25
6
74
72
76
65
18
<0.1
0.1
63
53
<2.5
86
94
7,130
63
Western Sahara
31
2
64
62
66
81
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
WEstErn aFriCa
44
3
51
50
52
42
15
2.7
2.5
13
8
15
—
58
1,480
47
Benin
44
3
56
54
57
41
9
1.3
1.2
17
6
12
—
65
1,310
83
Burkina Faso
46
3
51
49
52
16
8
2.1
1.6
14
9
15
—
72
1,120
56
Cape Verde
38
6
71
68
74
59
—
—
—
53
46
—
—
80
2,940
125
Côte d'Ivoire
40
2
52
50
53
48
19
6.0
3.9
13
8
13
—
81
1,590
64
Gambia
42
3
58
57
59
54
—
0.9
0.9
10
9
29
—
86
1,140
138
Ghana
40
4
59
58
59
48
16
2.3
1.9
17
14
11
—
80
1,330
100
Guinea
46
3
54
52
55
30
16
1.2
1.6
9
6
24
—
70
1,120
42
Guinea-Bissau
48
3
45
43
47
30
—
1.8
1.8
10
6
39
—
57
470
48
Liberia
47
2
46
45
47
58
33
1.4
1.7
11
10
50
—
64
290
35
Mali
48
4
56
54
59
31
12
1.5
1.5
8
6
29
10
60
1,040
10
Mauritania
40
4
60
59
62
40
—
0.7
0.8
9
8
10
—
60
2,010
3
Niger
49
3
57
58
56
17
6
0.7
0.8
11
5
32
—
42
630
12
Nigeria
45
3
47
46
47
47
16
3.2
3.1
12
8
9
1
47
1,770
160
Senegal
44
4
62
60
64
41
21
0.4
1.0
12
10
20
17
77
1,640
64
Sierra Leone
42
4
48
48
49
37
14
1.3
1.7
5
4
51
3
53
660
76
Togo
43
3
58
56
60
40
21
3.6
3.3
17
11
24
—
59
800
119
EastErn aFriCa
44
3
49
48
50
22
6
6.6
5.8
26
20
40
—
54
940
47
Burundi
45
3
49
47
50
10
—
3.5
2.0
16
10
66
—
71
330
318
Comoros
42
3
64
62
66
28
—
<0.1 <0.1
26
19
60
—
85
1,150
328
Djibouti
39
3
54
53
55
87
—
3.1
3.1
18
17
24
—
92
2,260
37
Eritrea
43
2
57
54
59
21
—
1.2
1.3
8
5
75
—
60
400
43
Ethiopia
43
3
49
48
51
16
4
2.4
2.1
15
14
46
2
42
780
72
Kenya
42
2
53
53
53
19
10
6.7c
7.8c
39
32
31
18
57
1,540
65
Madagascar
44
3
58
57
60
30
9
0.1
0.1
27
17
38
—
47
920
32
Malawi
46
3
46
45
47
17
—
13.3 11.9
42
39
35
—
76
750
115
Mauritius
23
7
72
69
76
42
—
0.3
1.7
76
42
5
133
100
11,390
622
Mayotte
42
2
74
72
76
28
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
500
Mozambique
43
3
43
42
44
29
7
10.3 12.5
17
12
44
8
42
690
25
Reunion
27
7
76
72
80
92
—
—
—
67
64
—
513
—
—
324
Rwanda
44
3
47
47
48
18
8
4.3
2.8
17
10
33
3
65
860
365
Seychelles
23
8
72
67
77
53
—
—
—
—
—
9
102
87
8,670
191
Somalia
45
3
48
47
49
37
17
0.5
0.5
15
1
—
—
29
—
14
Tanzania
44
3
51
50
52
25
7
7.0
6.2
26
20
44
—
55
1,200
43
Uganda
49
3
48
47
48
13
5
7.9
5.4
24
18
19
6
64
920
121
Zambia
46
2
38
38
37
37
11
15.4 15.2
34
23
46
—
58
1,220
16
Zimbabwe
40
4
40
40
40
37
12
26.0 15.3
60
58
47
54
81
—
34
MiddlE aFriCa
46
3
51
48
52
41
18
2.6
2.5
19
7
55
—
52
1,550
18
Angola
46
2
43
41
44
57
27
1.6
2.1
6
5
35
—
51
4,400
13
Cameroon
42
4
52
51
52
57
18
6.0
5.1
26
13
26
14
70
2,120
39
Central African Republic
43
4
43
43
44
38
—
6.4
6.3
28
7
44
—
66
740
7
Chad
46
3
47
46
48
27
9
3.4
3.5
3
2
35
—
48
1,280
8
Congo
42
3
53
52
54
60
34
4.4
3.5
44
13
33
—
71
2,750
11
Congo, Dem. Rep.
47
3
53
49
55
33
17
d
d
21
6
74
—
46
290
28
Equatorial Guinea
42
4
59
59
60
39
—
3.7
3.4
—
—
—
—
43
21,230
22
Gabon
36
5
57
56
58
84
—
5.6
5.9
33
12
5
—
87
13,080
5
Sao Tome and Principe
42
4
64
63
66
58
—
—
—
29
27
10
—
86
1,630
164
© 2008 Population Reference Bureau
See Notes on page 14.
2008 World PoPulation data Sheet 11
Demographic Data anD estimates
nutrition environment economy Density
Percent of
Percent of
Motor
% of Pop.
Population Married Women
Percent
Percent of Vehicles With Access
Percent of
Ages 15–49
15–49 Using
in Urban
Population per 1,000 to Improved GNI PPP
Population
Life Expectancy
With HIV/
Contraception*
Areas of
Under-
Pop.
Water
per Capita Population
of Ages
at Birth (years)
AIDS
Percent 750,000+
All
Modern
nourished
2000–
Sources,
(US$)
per Sq.
<15 65+ Total Males Females Urban
2005
2001 2007 Methods Methods 2002–2004
2005
2006
2007
Kilometer
soutHErn aFriCa
33
4
49
48
50
56
28
17.6 18.5
58
58
4
—
92
9,140
21
Botswana
38
3
49
50
49
57
—
26.5 23.9
44
42
32
106
96
12,420
3
Lesotho
39
5
36
35
36
24
—
23.9 23.2
37
35
13
—
78
1,890
59
Namibia
41
3
47
48
47
35
—
14.6 15.3
44
43
24
—
93
5,120
3
South Africa
32
4
50
48
52
59
32
16.9 18.1
60
60
<2.5
—
93
9,560
40
Swaziland
41
4
33
33
34
24
—
26.3 26.1
51
48
22
108
60
4,930
65
AMERICAS
26
9
75
72
78
78
40
0.5
0.6
72
66
7
—
94
22,260
22
NORTHERN AMERICA
20
13
78
76
81
79
47
0.6
0.6
73
69
<2.5
768
99
44,790
16
Canada
17
14
80
78
83
81
43
0.3
0.4
75
73
<2.5
584
100
35,310
3
United States
20
13
78
75
81
79
47
0.6
0.6
73
68
<2.5
787
99
45,850
32
LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
30
6
73
70
76
77
36
0.5
0.5
71
64
10
—
91
9,080
28
CEntral aMEriCa
33
5
74
72
77
70
34
0.4
0.4
68
63
9
185
93
10,340
60
Belize
39
5
73
71
74
50
—
2.1
2.1
56
49
4
157
91
5,100
14
Costa Rica
28
6
78
76
81
59
28
0.2
0.4
80
72
5
201
98
8,340
88
El Salvador
34
5
71
68
74
60
21
0.8
0.8
67
61
11
64
84
4,840
343
Guatemala
43
4
69
66
73
47
8
0.8
0.8
43
34
22
107
96
4,120
126
Honduras
38
4
72
69
74
46
13
0.9
0.7
65
56
23
—
84
3,160
65
Mexico
32
6
75
73
78
76
40
0.3
0.3
71
67
5
211
95
12,580
55
Nicaragua
38
4
71
68
74
59
17
0.2
0.2
72
70
27
37
79
2,080
44
Panama
30
6
75
73
78
64
38
1.0
1.0
—
—
23
102
92
8,340
45
CariBBEan
28
8
71
69
74
64
22
1.1
1.1
62
55
21
—
84
—
174
Antigua and Barbuda
28
7
73
71
75
31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
91
12,610
195
Bahamas
28
6
72
69
75
83
—
3.1
3.0
—
—
8
—
97
—
24
Barbados
22
12
76
73
79
38
—
1.2
1.2
—
—
<2.5
—
100
10,880
650
Cuba
18
12
77
75
79
76
19
<0.1
0.1
73
72
<2.5
2
91
—
101
Dominica
29
10
75
72
77
73
—
—
—
—
—
8
265
97
5,650
97
Dominican Republic
33
6
72
69
75
67
22
1.3
1.1
73
60
29
113
95
5,050
203
Grenada
29
6
68
66
69
31
—
—
—
—
—
7
197
94
6,010
308
Guadeloupe
24
11
79
75
82
100
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
98
—
246
Haiti
38
4
58
56
60
43
20
2.2
2.2
32
25
46
—
58
1,050
328
Jamaica
30
8
72
70
75
52
—
1.4
1.6
69
66
9
—
93
5,050
245
Martinique
22
12
80
76
83
98
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
368
Netherlands Antilles
23
10
75
71
79
92
—
—
—
—
—
13
—
—
—
249
Puerto Rico
21
13
78
74
82
94
66
—
—
78
68
—
580
—
—
446
St. Kitts-Nevis
28
8
70
68
72
32
—
—
—
—
—
10
247
99
10,430
184
Saint Lucia
28
7
73
71
76
28
—
—
—
—
—
5
216
98
7,090
317
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
29
7
72
70
74
40
—
—
—
—
—
10
159
—
5,720
284
Trinidad and Tobago
24
7
69
67
71
12
—
1.4
1.5
38
33
10
295
94
14,580
261
soutH aMEriCa
29
6
73
69
76
81
38
0.5
0.6
73
66
9
—
91
9,290
22
Argentina
26
10
75
71
79
91
43
0.5
0.5
65
—
3
181
96
12,990
14
Bolivia
38
4
65
63
67
64
31
0.1
0.2
58
35
23
52
86
4,140
9
Brazil
28
6
72
69
75
83
40
0.6
0.6
76
70
7
—
91
9,370
23
Chile
25
8
78
75
81
87
40
0.3
0.3
61
58
4
146
95
12,590
22
Colombia
30
5
72
69
76
72
36
0.5
0.6
78
68
13
—
93
6,640
39
Ecuador
33
6
75
72
78
62
31
0.3
0.3
73
59
6
—
95
7,040
49
French Guiana
35
4
75
72
79
76
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
84
—
2
Guyana
32
5
65
63
68
28
—
2.5
2.5
35
34
8
—
93
2,600
4
Paraguay
36
5
71
69
73
57
30
0.4
0.6
73
61
15
72
77
4,380
15
Peru
32
6
71
68
73
76
31
0.4
0.5
71
48
12
55
84
7,240
22
Suriname
30
7
69
66
73
74
—
1.3
2.4
42
41
8
236
92
6,000
3
Uruguay
24
13
76
72
79
94
46
0.4
0.6
77
75
<2.5
160
100
11,040
19
Venezuela
31
5
73
70
76
88
32
—
—
70
67
18
—
—
11,920
31
ASIA
27
7
69
68
71
42
18
0.3
0.2
67
61
15
57
88
$ 5,650
127
ASIA (Excl. China)
31
6
68
66
69
40
17
—
0.3
56
47
17
74
88
5,780
122
WEstErn asia
34
5
70
68
72
64
30
—
—
52
34
8
146
89
10,160
47
Armenia
21
11
71
68
75
64
37
0.1
0.1
53
20
24
—
98
5,900
103
Azerbaijan
24
7
72
70
75
52
22
—
0.2
51
14
7
72
78
6,370
100
Bahrain
27
3
75
73
77
100
—
—
—
62
31
—
339
—
34,310
1,124
Cyprus
18
11
78
75
80
62
—
—
—
—
—
<2.5
575
100
26,370
115
Georgia
18
15
74
70
79
53
24
—
0.1
47
27
9
71
99
4,770
67
Iraq
42
3
58
56
60
67
30
—
—
50
33
—
43
77
—
67
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2008 World PoPulation data Sheet 12
Demographic Data anD estimates
nutrition environment economy Density
Percent of
Percent of
Motor
% of Pop.
Population Married Women
Percent
Percent of Vehicles With Access
Percent of
Ages 15–49
15–49 Using
in Urban
Population per 1,000 to Improved GNI PPP
Population
Life Expectancy
With HIV/
Contraception*
Areas of
Under-
Pop.
Water
per Capita Population
of Ages
at Birth (years)
AIDS
Percent 750,000+
All
Modern
nourished
2000–
Sources,
(US$)
per Sq.
<15 65+ Total Males Females Urban
2005
2001 2007 Methods Methods 2002–2004
2005
2006
2007
Kilometer
Israel
28
10
80
79
82
92
60
0.1
0.1
—
—
<2.5
302
100
25,930
338
Jordan
37
3
72
71
73
83
19
—
—
57
42
6
107
98
5,160
65
Kuwait
24
2
78
77
79
98
70
—
—
52
39
5
420
—
49,970
150
Lebanon
27
8
72
69
74
87
44
0.1
0.1
58
34
3
386
100
10,050
383
Oman
30
2
74
73
75
71
—
—
—
24
18
—
176
82
19,740
9
Palestinian Territory
46
3
72
72
73
72
—
—
—
50
39
16
—
89
—
690
Qatar
23
1
75
74
76
100
—
—
—
43
32
—
510
100
—
84
Saudi Arabia
38
2
76
74
78
81
43
—
—
32
29
4
432
—
22,910
13
Syria
37
3
73
71
75
50
31
—
—
58
47
4
41
89
4,370
108
Turkey
28
6
72
69
74
62
29
—
—
71
43
3
115
97
12,090
95
United Arab Emirates
19
1
78
77
81
83
31
—
—
28
24
<2.5
—
100
—
54
Yemen
45
3
61
60
62
30
15
—
—
23
13
38
50
66
2,200
42
soutH CEntral asia
33
5
65
64
65
30
13
0.5
0.3
54
46
21
20
87
2,940
156
Afghanistan
45
2
43
43
43
20
12
—
—
10
9
—
6
22
—
50
Bangladesh
34
4
63
62
64
24
12
—
—
56
48
30
—
80
1,340
1,023
Bhutan
32
5
66
66
67
31
—
—
0.1
—
31
—
—
81
4,980
14
India
32
5
65
65
66
28
13
0.5
0.3
56
49
20
18
89
2,740
350
Iran
26
5
71
69
72
67
26
0.1
0.2
79
60
4
—
94
10,800
44
Kazakhstan
27
8
66
61
72
53
8
<0.1
0.1
66
53
6
117
96
9,700
6
Kyrgyzstan
32
6
66
62
70
35
16
<0.1
0.1
60
49
4
39
89
1,950
26
Maldives
32
5
73
72
73
27
—
—
—
39
34
10
15
83
5,040
1,040
Nepal
37
4
64
63
64
17
3
0.5
0.5
48
44
17
5
89
1,040
183
Pakistan
39
4
63
62
64
35
18
—
0.1
30
22
24
13
90
2,570
217
Sri Lanka
27
6
71
67
75
15
12
—
—
68
53
22
41
82
4,210
309
Tajikistan
38
4
67
64
69
26
—
0.1
0.3
38
33
56
22
67
1,710
51
Turkmenistan
35
4
62
58
67
47
—
—
<0.1
62
53
7
—
—
6,640
11
Uzbekistan
35
5
67
63
70
36
8
—
0.1
65
59
25
—
88
1,680
61
soutHEast asia
29
6
70
68
72
45
12
0.5
0.5
60
54
12
44
86
4,440
130
Brunei
30
3
75
72
77
72
—
—
—
—
—
4
701
—
49,900
66
Cambodia
36
4
62
59
66
15
10
1.5
0.8
40
27
33
1
65
1,690
81
Indonesia
29
6
70
69
72
48
11
0.1
0.2
61
57
6
42
80
3,580
126
Laos
44
4
61
59
63
27
—
<0.1
0.2
32
29
19
—
60
1,940
25
Malaysia
32
4
74
72
76
68
12
0.3
0.5
—
—
3
21
99
13,570
84
Myanmar
27
6
61
58
64
31
10
0.9
0.7
37
33
5
7
80
—
73
Philippines
35
4
69
66
72
63
16
—
—
51
36
18
34
93
3,730
302
Singapore
19
9
81
78
83
100
100
0.1
0.2
62
55
—
140
—
48,520
7,013
Thailand
22
7
72
68
75
36
10
1.7
1.4
72
70
22
154
98
7,880
129
Timor-Leste
45
3
60
59
61
22
—
—
—
10
9
9
—
62
3,190
73
Vietnam
26
7
73
71
75
27
13
0.3
0.5
78
67
16
2
92
2,550
260
East asia
19
9
74
72
76
50
24
0.1
0.1
86
85
11
84
89
8,380
132
China
19
8
73
71
75
45
21
0.1
0.1
90
90
12
24
88
5,370
139
China, Hong Kong SARe
13
13
82
79
85
100
100
—
—
—
—
—
71
—
44,050
6,360
China, Macao SARe
13
7
79
78
82
100
—
—
—
—
—
—
156
—
—
21,192
Japan
13
22
82
79
86
79
48
—
—
52
44
<2.5
579
100
34,600
338
Korea, North
25
8
71
68
73
60
22
—
—
69
58
33
—
100
—
195
Korea, South
18
10
79
76
82
82
54
<0.1 <0.1
81
67
<2.5
312
92
24,750
488
Mongolia
29
4
64
61
67
59
33
—
0.1
66
61
27
—
72
3,160
2
Taiwan
18
10
78
75
81
78
18
—
—
71
—
—
293
—
—
639
EUROPE
16
16
75
72
79
71
19
0.3
0.5
69
56
<2.5
418
99
24,320
32
nortHErn EuroPE
18
16
79
76
81
77
24
0.2
0.2
81
75
<2.5
521
100
34,490
54
Channel Islands
16
15
78
76
81
31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
784
Denmark
18
16
78
76
80
72
20
0.1
0.2
—
—
<2.5
452
100
36,740
127
Estonia
15
17
73
67
78
69
—
0.5
1.3
70
56
<2.5
435
100
19,680
30
Finland
17
17
79
76
83
63
21
0.1
0.1
79
78
<2.5
535
100
35,270
16
Iceland
21
12
81
79
83
93
—
0.2
0.2
—
—
<2.5
724
100
34,060
3
Ireland
20
11
79
77
82
60
25
0.2
0.2
—
—
<2.5
479
—
37,040
64
Latvia
14
17
72
66
77
68
—
0.3
0.8
85
60
3
376
99
16,890
35
Lithuania
15
16
71
65
77
67
—
0.1
0.1
47
30
<2.5
465
—
17,180
51
Norway
19
15
80
78
83
79
18
0.1
0.1
—
—
<2.5
544
100
53,690
12
Sweden
17
18
81
79
83
84
14
0.1
0.1
75
65
<2.5
512
100
35,840
20
United Kingdom
18
16
79
77
81
80
29
0.2
0.2
84
79
<2.5
537
100
34,370
252
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2008 World PoPulation data Sheet 13
Demographic Data anD estimates
nutrition environment economy Density
Percent of
Percent of
Motor
% of Pop.
Population Married Women
Percent
Percent of Vehicles With Access
Percent of
Ages 15–49
15–49 Using
in Urban
Population per 1,000 to Improved GNI PPP
Population
Life Expectancy
With HIV/
Contraception*
Areas of
Under-
Pop.
Water
per Capita Population
of Ages
at Birth (years)
AIDS
Percent 750,000+
All
Modern
nourished
2000–
Sources,
(US$)
per Sq.
<15 65+ Total Males Females Urban
2005
2001 2007 Methods Methods 2002–2004
2005
2006
2007
Kilometer
WEstErn EuroPE
16
18
80
77
83
75
17
0.2
0.2
77
74
<2.5
544
100
34,910
170
Austria
15
17
80
77
83
67
27
0.1
0.2
67
65
<2.5
546
100
38,090
100
Belgium
17
17
80
77
82
97
26
0.2
0.2
79
75
<2.5
536
—
35,110
350
France
18
17
81
78
85
77
27
0.4
0.4
79
76
<2.5
490
100
33,470
113
Germany
14
19
79
77
82
73
9
0.1
0.1
75
72
<2.5
591
100
33,820
230
Liechtenstein
17
12
80
79
82
15
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
225
Luxembourg
18
14
80
78
83
83
—
0.2
0.2
—
—
<2.5
756
100
64,400
189
Monaco
13
22
—
—
—
100
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
34,000
Netherlands
18
15
80
78
82
66
12
0.2
0.2
79
76
<2.5
495
100
39,500
396
Switzerland
15
16
82
79
84
68
15
0.6
0.6
82
78
<2.5
568
100
43,080
185
EastErn EuroPE
15
14
69
64
75
68
16
0.4
0.9
64
44
3
232
97
13,210
16
Belarus
15
15
70
63
76
73
18
0.2
0.2
50
42
4
181
100
10,740
47
Bulgaria
13
17
73
69
76
71
15
—
—
41
26
8
376
99
11,180
69
Czech Republic
14
15
77
74
80
74
11
—
—
67
58
<2.5
436
100
21,820
132
Hungary
15
16
73
69
77
66
17
0.1
0.1
77
68
<2.5
329
100
17,430
108
Moldova
18
10
69
65
72
41
—
<0.1
0.4
68
44
11
77
90
2,930
122
Poland
16
14
75
71
80
61
8
0.1
0.1
49
19
<2.5
378
—
15,590
122
Romania
15
15
71
68
75
55
9
0.1
0.1
70
38
<2.5
180
88
10,980
90
Russia
15
14
67
60
73
73
21
0.5
1.1
67
49
3
209
97
14,400
8
Slovakia
16
12
74
70
78
56
—
—
<0.1
74
41
7
279
100
19,330
110
Ukraine
14
16
68
62
74
68
17
0.8
1.6
67
48
<2.5
137
97
6,810
77
soutHErn EuroPE
15
18
79
76
82
67
21
0.4
0.4
63
46
<2.5
569
—
26,230
117
Albania
27
8
75
72
79
45
—
—
—
75
8
6
85
97
6,580
113
Andorra
15
12
—
—
—
90
—
—
—
—
—
—
750
100
—
182
Bosnia-Herzegovina
18
13
74
71
77
46
—
—
<0.1
48
16
9
—
99
7,280
75
Croatia
16
17
76
73
79
56
—
—
<0.1
—
—
7
341
99
15,050
78
Greece
14
19
79
77
81
60
37
0.1
0.2
61
34
<2.5
497
100
32,520
85
Italy
14
20
81
79
84
68
19
0.4
0.4
60
39
<2.5
670
—
29,900
199
Kosovof
33
6
69
67
71
—
—
—
—
44
18
—
—
—
—
201
Macedoniag
20
11
74
71
76
65
—
—
<0.1
14
10
5
138
100
8,510
80
Malta
17
14
79
77
81
94
—
0.1
0.1
86
43
<2.5
731
100
20,990
1,304
Montenegro
20
13
73
71
75
64
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
98
10,290
45
Portugal
15
17
79
75
82
55
39
0.5
0.5
67
63
<2.5
765
99
20,640
115
San Marino
15
16
82
80
85
84
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
37,080
507
Serbia
16
17
73
71
76
56
14
0.1h
0.1h
41h
19h
9h
163h
99h
10,220h
95
Slovenia
14
16
78
74
81
48
—
—
<0.1
71
57
3
517
—
26,640
100
Spain
14
17
80
77
83
77
25
0.5
0.5
72
67
<2.5
580
100
30,110
92
OCEANIA
25
10
76
73
78
70
40
0.2
0.4
—
59
<2.5
636
85
23,910
4
Australia
19
13
81
79
84
87
61
0.1
0.2
85
75
<2.5
663
100
33,340
3
Federated States of Micronesia
37
4
67
67
67
22
—
—
—
—
70
—
—
94
3,710
154
Fiji
31
5
68
66
71
51
—
0.1
0.1
—
40
5
176
47
4,370
47
French Polynesia
28
5
75
73
77
53
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
100
—
66
Guam
29
6
78
75
82
93
—
—
—
—
—
—
468
100
—
322
Kiribati
36
4
61
59
63
44
—
—
—
—
21
7
—
65
2,190
134
Marshall Islands
41
2
66
64
67
68
—
—
—
34
—
—
—
88
—
294
Nauru
39
1
55
53
58
100
—
—
—
36
25
—
—
—
—
479
New Caledonia
28
7
76
73
80
58
—
—
—
—
—
10
457
—
—
13
New Zealand
21
13
80
78
82
86
29
0.1
0.1
—
72
<2.5
661
—
26,340
16
Palau
24
6
71
69
73
77
—
—
—
—
17
—
—
89
—
44
Papua New Guinea
40
2
57
54
60
13
—
0.3
1.5
—
9
—
—
40
1,500
14
Samoa
41
4
73
72
74
22
—
—
—
—
54
4
59
88
3,570
66
Solomon Islands
39
3
62
62
63
17
—
—
—
—
16
21
—
70
1,400
18
Tonga
35
6
71
70
72
24
—
—
—
—
23
—
142
100
3,430
136
Tuvalu
36
6
64
62
65
47
—
—
—
—
29
—
—
93
—
399
Vanuatu
41
3
67
66
69
21
—
—
—
—
15
11
55
59
2,890
20
NOTES
a Infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Rates
b Average number of children born to a
e Special Administrative Region.
* Data prior to 2002 are shown in italics.
shown with decimals indicate national
woman during her lifetime.
f Kosovo declared independence from Serbia
statistics reported as completely registered,
c Data are from national surveys taken in 2003
on Feb. 17, 2008. Serbia has not recognized
For additional notes and sources, see page 15.
while those without are estimates from the
and 2007.
Kosovo’s independence.
Data prepared by PRB demographers Carl Haub and
sources cited on reverse. Rates shown in
d For the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
g The former Yugoslav Republic.
Mary Mederios Kent.
italics are based upon fewer than 50 annual
the estimated range is 1.2 to 1.5 for both
h Includes Kosovo.
© August 2008. Population Reference Bureau.
infant deaths and, as a result, are subject to
2001 and 2007.
(—) Indicates data unavailable or inapplicable.
All rights reserved.
considerable yearly variability.
© 2008 Population Reference Bureau
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2008 World PoPulation data Sheet 14
Acknowledgments, Notes, Sources, and Definitions
Acknowledgments
Birth and Death Rate
Reproductive Health Surveys, Multiple Indicator Cluster
The authors gratefully acknowledge the valuable
The annual number of births and deaths per 1,000 total
Surveys, regional survey programs, national surveys, the
assistance of PRB staff members Donna Clifton, Jennay
population. These rates are often referred to as “crude
UN Population Division World Contraceptive Use 2007, and
Ghowrwal, Zuali Malsawma, and Kelvin Pollard; staff of
rates” since they do not take a population’s age structure
the International Data Base of the U.S. Census Bureau. For
the International Programs Center of the U.S. Census
into account. Thus, crude death rates in more developed
more developed countries, data refer to some point in the
Bureau; the United Nations (UN) Population Division;
countries, with a relatively large proportion of high-
1990s and early 2000s; and for less developed countries,
the Institut national d’etudes démographiques (INED),
mortality older population, are often higher than those in
from 1995. Data prior to 2002 are shown in italics.
Paris; and the World Bank in the preparation of this
less developed countries with lower life expectancy.
Percent of Population Undernourished, 2002–2004
year’s World Population Data Sheet. This publication is
Rate of Natural Increase (RNI)
Undernourishment refers to the condition of people
funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation,
The birth rate minus the death rate, implying the annual
whose dietary energy consumption is continuously
the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the U.S.
rate of population growth without regard for migration.
below a minimum dietary energy requirement for
Agency for International Development (Cooperative
Expressed as a percentage.
maintaining a healthy life and carrying out light physical
Agreement GPO-A-oo-o3-oooo4-oo), and supporters.
activity. Data are from the Statistics Division of the
The information in this Data Sheet was not provided
Net Migration
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization,
by and does not represent the views of the United
The estimated rate of net immigration (immigration
accessed at www.fao.org/es/ess/faostat/foodsecurity/Files/
States government or the U.S. Agency for International
minus emigration) per 1,000 population for a recent
PrevalenceUndernourishment_en.xls.
Development.
year based upon the official national rate or derived as
a residual from estimated birth, death, and population
Motor Vehicles in Use per 1,000 Population, 2000–2005
Notes
growth rates. Migration rates can vary substantially from
Includes motorized vehicles of all types and for all
The Data Sheet lists all geopolitical entities with popula-
year to year for any particular country as well as the
purposes. Data are from the Transport Statistics Division
tions of 150,000 or more and all members of the UN.
definition of an immigrant.
of the UN and taken from the UN Population Division,
These include sovereign states, dependencies, overseas
Urban Population, Development and the Environment,
Projected Population 2025 and 2050
departments, and some territories whose status or
2007. Data refer to entire national populations.
Projected populations based upon reasonable assump-
boundaries may be undetermined or in dispute. More
tions on the future course of fertility, mortality, and
Population Using Improved Drinking Water
developed regions, following the UN classification, com-
migration. Projections are based upon official country
Sources, 2006
prise all of Europe and North America, plus Australia,
projections, series issued by the UN or the U.S. Census
Data are from the World Health Organization and
Japan, and New Zealand. All other regions and countries
Bureau, or PRB projections.
UNICEF, accessed at http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/.
are classified as less developed. The least developed
Data in italics are for a prior year.
countries consist of 50 countries with especially low
Infant Mortality Rate
incomes, high economic vulnerability, and poor human
The annual number of deaths of infants under age 1 per
GNI PPP per Capita, 2007 (US$)
development indicators. The criteria and list of countries,
1,000 live births. Rates shown with decimals indicate
GNI PPP per capita is gross national income in purchasing
as defined by the United Nations, can be found at www.
national statistics reported as completely registered, while
power parity (PPP) divided by midyear population. GNI PPP
unohrlls.org/en/ldc/.
those without are estimates from the sources cited above.
refers to gross national income converted to “international”
Rates shown in italics are based upon fewer than 50 annual
dol ars using a purchasing power parity conversion factor.
Sub-Saharan Africa: All countries of Africa except the
infant deaths and, as a result, are subject to considerable
International dollars indicate the amount of goods and
northern African countries of Algeria, Egypt, Libya,
yearly variability.
services one could buy in the United States with a given
Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.
amount of money. Data are from the World Bank. Figures in
Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death, 2005
World and Regional Totals: Regional population totals
italics are for 2005 or 2006.
The chance of a woman dying during her lifetime from a
are independently rounded and include small countries
pregnancy-related cause. Data are from Maternal Mortality
or areas not shown. Regional and world rates and per-
in 2005, Estimates Developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA
centages are weighted averages of countries for which
and the World Bank. Some regional averages were calcu-
data are available; regional averages are shown when
lated by PRB.
data or estimates are available for at least three-quarters
of the region’s population.
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
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The average number of children a woman would have
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considered to be ages 15 to 49).
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Population Under Age 15/Age 65+
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bulletins, and websites; United Nations Demographic
Percent Urban
Yearbook, 2005 of the UN Statistics Division; World
The 2008 World Population Data Sheet is also
Percentage of the total population living in areas termed
Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision of the UN
available in French and Spanish.
“urban” by that country. Countries define urban in many
Population Division; Recent Demographic Developments
different ways, from population centers of 100 or more
Data prepared by PRB demographers Carl Haub and
in Europe, 2005 of the Council of Europe; and the
dwellings to only the population living in national and
Mary Mederios Kent.
International Data Base and library resources of the
provincial capitals.
Design and production: Michelle Corbett,
International Programs Center, U.S. Census Bureau.
Black Mountain Creative.
Other sources include recent demographic surveys such
Percent of Population Living in Urban
© August 2008. Population Reference Bureau.
as the Demographic and Health Surveys, Reproductive
Agglomerations of 750,000 or More, 2005
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Health Surveys, special studies, and direct communica-
Data are from the UN Population Division,
tion with demographers and statistical bureaus in the
World Urbanization Prospects, 2007, accessed online
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at http://esa.un.org/unup.
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obtained by contacting the authors of the 2008 World
© 2008 Enge/iStockPhoto; © 2007 Cliff Parnell/
Percent of Adult Population Ages 15 to 49
Population Data Sheet.
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With HIV/AIDS
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For countries with complete registration of births and deaths,
The estimated percentage of adults living with HIV/AIDS
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rates are those most recently reported. For more developed
in 2001 and 2007 by UNAIDS, 2008 Report on the Global
From front, left to right: © 2005 Valentin Casarsa/
countries, nearly all vital rates refer to 2007 or 2006.
AIDS Epidemic, accessed at www.unaids.org. Some
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Definitions
Contraceptive Use
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Mid-2008 Population
The percentage of currently married or “in-union” women
Russ/iStockPhoto; © 2007 Jennifer Budai;
Estimates are based on a recent census, official national data,
of reproductive age who are currently using any form of
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or PRB, UN, and U.S. Census Bureau projections. The effects
contraception. “Modern” methods include clinic and sup-
© 2005 William Walsh/iStockPhoto; © 2005 Amrita
of refugee movements, large numbers of foreign workers,
ply methods such as the pill, IUD, condom, and steriliza-
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and population shifts due to contemporary political events
tion. Data are from the most recently available national-level
© 2006 Peeter Viisimaa/iStockPhoto.
are taken into account to the extent possible.
surveys, such as Demographic and Health Surveys,
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