2005 World Population Data Sheet: of The Population Reference Bureau
2005 World Population Data Sheet: of The Population Reference Bureau
Population
Data Sheet
OF THE POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU
C E L E B R AT I N G 7 5 Y E A R S
POPULATION
REFERENCE
19292004
7
6
Kenya
5
4
Bangladesh
Iran
2
1
0
198085
198590
199095
19952000
20002003
Sources: Demographic and Health Surveys and United Nations Population Division.
LOWEST
8.0
7.1
7.1
7.0
6.9
6.8
6.8
6.8
6.8
6.7
6.5
Belarus
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Czech Republic
Moldova
Poland
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Taiwan
Ukraine
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Rank
Japan
Iceland
Sweden
Australia
Canada
France
Italy
Norway
Spain
Switzerland
Botswana
Lesotho
Swaziland
Zambia
Angola
Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe
Afghanistan
Liberia
Mozambique
Rank
Population
(millions)
Country
China
India
United States
Indonesia
Brazil
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Russia
Nigeria
Japan
1,304
1,104
296
222
184
162
144
143
132
128
2050
2005
35
35
35
37
40
40
41
42
42
42
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Country
India
China
United States
Indonesia
Pakistan
Brazil
Nigeria
Bangladesh
Dem. Rep. of Congo
Ethiopia
Population
(millions)
1,628
1,437
420
308
295
260
258
231
183
170
Population in millions
Percent of total population
80
45
70
Below age 16
Ages 65 and Older
TFR in 2005
Tanzania 5.7
Argentina 2.4
Poland 1.2
60
50
40
27
30
20
20
17
13
10
14
10
2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
TFR: Total fertility rate, or the average number of children women would bear given current
age-specific birth rates.
Source: PRB, 2005 World Population Data Sheet.
3
Tanzania
Argentina
Poland
Japan
34
38
43
65
76
79
24
21
Latin
America/
Caribbean
North
America
3
Ethiopia
57
66
62
57
37
35
24
19
9
11
Ghana
Uganda
Nepal
Peru
Indonesia
Source: World Bank, Round II Country Reports on Health, Nutrition, and Population Conditions Among
the Poor and the Better-Off in 56 Countries (2004).
Note: Wealth quintiles (five groups of equal size) have been created using an index of household assets.
Data for the lowest and highest quintiles are shown here.
70
46
41
23
58
55
SouthCentral
Asia
SubSaharan
Africa
Southeast
Asia
East
Asia
Western
Asia
Urban
Rural
Sub-Saharan
Africa
45
82
80
South-Central
Asia
East Asia
Latin America/
Caribbean
Western Asia
Eastern Europe
North America
75
75
94
53
69
47
94
69
96
29
73
26
95
81
14
99
100
100
Rural
Urban
Sub-Saharan SouthAfrica
Central
Asia
World
China
North
Africa
Latin
America/
Caribbean
Eastern
Europe
Economy
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World
Rate
of
Births Deaths
Natural
Population
per
per
Mid-2005 1,000 1,000 Increase
(%)
(millions)
Pop.
Pop.
WORLD
6,477
Projected
Population
(millions)
2025
2050
21
1.2
7,952
9,262
Projected
Pop.
Infant
Change
20052050 Mortality
Ratea
(%)
43
Total
Fertility
Rateb
Percent of
Population
of Age
<15
65+
Percent of
Life Expectancy
Population
at Birth
1549
(years)
With
HIV/AIDS
Percent
Total
Male
Female Urban 2001 2003/2004
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
All
Modern
Methods
Methods
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
%
Population
Living
2004
Below
GNI PPP
Area of
per Capita US$2 per
Countries
(square miles)
Day
(US$)
54
2.7
29
67
65
69
47
1.1
1.2
60
53
$8,540
53
51,789,601
Environment
Pop. With
Access to
Improved
Drinking Water
Source (%)
2002
Urban Rural
Energy
Use Per
Capita
2002
(kg oil
equivalent)
125
94
71
1,669
MORE DEVELOPED
1,211
11
10
0.1
1,251
1,249
1.6
17
15
76
73
80
76
0.4
0.5
68
58
26,320
19,814,584
61
100
4,878
LESS DEVELOPED
5,266
24
1.5
6,701
8,013
52
59
3.0
32
65
63
67
41
1.3
1.4
58
52
4,450
56
31,975,017
165
92
69
893
3,963
27
1.8
5,225
6,576
66
64
3.5
35
63
61
64
42
1.8
1.9
49
40
4,100
59
28,278,917
140
92
70
869
906
38
15
2.3
1,349
1,969
117
88
5.1
42
52
51
53
36
6.3
6.1
28
21
2,300
66
11,698,111
77
85
50
692
AFRICA
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
752
41
17
2.4
1,148
1,729
130
94
5.6
44
48
47
49
34
7.6
7.4
21
14
1,830
75
9,379,573
80
82
45
651
NORTHERN AFRICA
194
26
2.0
262
324
67
45
3.3
36
68
66
70
47
0.5
0.5
49
44
4,050
29
3,286,031
59
93
79
773
0.1
57
52
6,260
15
919,591
36
92
80
985
Algeria
32.8
20
1.5
40.6
44.4
35
32
2.4
31
73
73
74
49
Egypt
74.0
26
2.0
101.1
125.9
70
37
3.2
36
70
67
72
43
60
57
4,120
44
386,660
191
100
97
789
Libya
5.8
27
2.4
8.3
10.8
88
27
3.5
35
76
74
78
86
0.3
49
26
679,359
72
68
3,433
0.1
63
55
4,100
14
172,413
178
99
56
363
2.3
10
1,870
967,494
42
78
64
483
Morocco
30.7
21
1.6
38.8
45.2
47
40
2.5
30
70
68
72
57
Sudan
40.2
37
10
2.7
61.3
84.2
110
67
5.2
44
57
56
59
36
Tunisia
10.0
17
1.1
11.6
12.2
21
21
2.1
27
73
71
75
65
63
53
7,310
63,170
159
94
60
846
0.3
28
2.0
0.7
0.9
163
53
3.9
34
64
62
66
93
97,344
1,200
83
2,370,015
112
78
50
1,120
43,483
194
79
60
340
Western Sahara
WESTERN AFRICA
43
18
2.5
127
105
5.9
44
47
46
48
40
4.5
4.1
14
8.4
42
13
2.9
14.3
22.1
162
105
5.9
44
54
53
55
40
1.9
1.9
19
13.9
44
19
2.5
22.5
39.5
184
81
6.2
46
44
42
46
17
0.5
29
2.3
0.7
0.9
94
31
4.0
42
69
66
72
53
18.2
39
17
2.2
25.1
34.0
87
118
5.2
41
47
46
48
46
Gambia
1.6
41
13
2.8
2.6
4.1
155
76
5.5
45
53
51
55
26
Ghana
22.0
33
10
2.3
32.8
47.3
115
64
4.4
40
58
57
59
44
Guinea
9.5
43
16
2.7
15.8
28.7
204
94
5.9
44
49
48
50
33
Guinea-Bissau
1.6
50
20
3.0
2.9
5.3
235
120
7.1
46
44
43
46
32
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cte d'Ivoire
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
264
404
601
1.9
6.7
1.2
2.8
1.8
7.0
14
1,220
81
105,792
132
82
44
53
46
5,650
1,556
306
86
73
15
1,390
38
124,502
146
98
74
397
1.2
10
1,900
84
4,363
366
95
77
2.2
25
19
2,280
79
92,100
239
93
68
411
3.2
2,130
94,927
100
78
38
690
13,946
114
79
49
3.3
50
22
2.9
5.8
10.7
224
142
6.8
46
42
41
43
45
5.1
5.9
43,000
76
72
52
13.5
50
18
3.2
24.0
42.0
211
133
7.1
47
48
47
48
30
1.9
1.9
980
91
478,838
28
76
35
3.1
42
15
2.7
5.0
7.5
144
97
5.9
43
52
50
53
40
0.5
0.6
2,050
63
395,954
63
45
14.0
56
22
3.4
26.4
50.2
259
153
8.0
48
43
43
44
21
1.1
1.2
14
830
86
489,189
29
80
36
Nigeria
131.5
43
19
2.4
190.3
258.1
96
100
5.9
43
44
43
44
44
5.5
5.4
12
930
91
356,668
369
72
49
718
Senegal
0.8
11
1,720
63
75,954
153
90
54
319
790
75
27,699
199
75
46
26
1,690
21,927
280
80
36
324
Niger
11.7
37
12
2.6
17.3
23.1
98
83
5.1
42
56
54
57
43
Sierra Leone
5.5
47
24
2.3
8.7
13.8
150
165
6.5
41
40
39
42
37
Togo
6.1
40
12
2.7
9.6
13.5
120
93
5.4
43
54
52
56
33
0.8
4.3
4.1
Economy
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World
Rate
of
Births Deaths
Natural
Population
per
per
Mid-2005 1,000 1,000 Increase
(%)
(millions)
Pop.
Pop.
EASTERN AFRICA
281
41
17
2.5
Projected
Population
(millions)
2025
2050
440
681
Projected
Pop.
Infant
Change
20052050 Mortality
Ratea
(%)
Total
Fertility
Rateb
Percent of
Population
of Age
<15
65+
Percent of
Life Expectancy
Population
at Birth
1549
(years)
With
HIV/AIDS
Percent
Total
Male
Female Urban 2001 2003/2004
142
90
5.7
44
47
46
47
24
Burundi
7.8
43
15
2.8
13.9
22.9
193
67
6.8
47
49
49
50
Comoros
0.7
40
10
3.0
1.1
1.8
173
96
5.4
43
60
58
62
33
6.2
Djibouti
0.8
32
13
1.9
1.1
1.5
95
100
4.2
41
52
51
54
82
2.8
Eritrea
4.7
39
13
2.6
7.2
10.2
118
50
5.4
45
58
56
59
19
2.8
7.7
6.0
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
All
Modern
Methods
Methods
22
17
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
%
Population
Living
2004
Below
GNI PPP
Area of
per Capita US$2 per
Countries
(square miles)
Day
(US$)
Environment
Pop. With
Access to
Improved
Drinking Water
Source (%)
2002
Urban Rural
Energy
Use Per
Capita
2002
(kg oil
equivalent)
1,020
78
2,456,184
115
84
39
16
10
660
88
10,745
725
90
78
26
19
1,840
861
779
90
96
2.9
2,270
8,958
89
82
67
2.7
1,050
45,405
103
72
54
Ethiopia
77.4
41
16
2.5
118.4
170.2
120
100
5.9
44
48
47
49
15
4.1
4.4
810
78
426,371
182
81
11
297
Kenya
33.8
38
15
2.2
49.4
64.8
92
77
4.9
43
47
48
46
36
8.0
6.7
39
32
1,050
58
224,081
151
89
46
489
Madagascar
17.3
40
12
2.7
28.2
41.8
141
88
5.2
45
55
53
57
26
1.3
1.7
27
18
830
85
226,656
76
75
34
Malawi
12.3
50
19
3.2
23.8
44.4
260
100
1.2
16
0.9
1.4
1.5
21
Mauritius
Mayotte
6.5
46
45
43
46
14
14.3 14.2
31
26
620
76
45,745
270
96
62
14.4
1.9
25
72
69
75
42
76
42
11,870
788
1,578
100
100
0.2
40
3.1
0.3
0.6
207
5.6
42
60
58
62
28
145
1,249
19.4
42
20
2.2
27.6
37.6
94
119
5.5
44
42
41
43
32
12.1 12.2
17
12
1,160
78
309,494
63
76
24
436
Reunion
0.8
20
1.4
1.0
1.1
36
2.5
27
75
71
80
89
70
969
807
Rwanda
8.7
41
18
2.3
12.9
17.5
101
107
5.7
44
44
42
45
17
13
1,300
84
10,170
858
92
69
Mozambique
5.1
5.1
Seychelles
0.1
18
1.0
0.1
0.1
11
16
2.1
26
71
66
76
50
15,590
174
466
100
75
Somalia
8.6
46
18
2.9
14.9
25.5
197
120
7.0
45
47
46
49
33
246,201
35
32
27
Tanzania
36.5
42
18
2.4
52.6
71.4
96
68
5.7
45
44
43
45
32
7.0
26
20
660
73
364,900
100
92
62
408
Uganda
26.9
47
15
3.2
55.8
130.9
387
88
6.9
51
48
48
48
12
7.1
23
18
1,520
97
93,066
289
87
52
Zambia
11.2
41
23
1.9
15.8
21.9
95
95
5.7
45
37
38
37
35
16.7 16.5
34
23
890
87
290,583
39
90
36
639
13.0
31
20
1.1
24.9 24.6
54
50
44
16
2.8
25
Zimbabwe
MIDDLE AFRICA
112
14.4
189
15.8
309
21
62
3.8
40
41
40
41
34
175
98
6.3
46
48
47
50
35
4.7
2,180
83
150,873
86
100
74
751
1,240
2,553,151
44
79
33
388
Angola
15.4
49
24
2.6
25.9
42.0
173
139
6.8
46
40
39
42
33
3.9
2,030
481,351
32
70
40
672
Cameroon
16.4
38
15
2.3
22.4
30.9
88
74
5.0
44
48
47
49
48
5.5
26
13
2,090
51
183,568
89
84
41
417
4.2
37
19
1.7
5.5
6.5
53
94
4.9
43
44
43
44
41
13.5 13.5
28
1,110
84
240,533
18
93
61
Chad
9.7
45
17
2.7
17.0
29.5
206
101
6.3
48
47
45
48
24
4.9
4.8
11
1,420
495,753
19
40
32
Congo
3.7
4.8
4.0
44
13
3.1
7.4
13.7
243
72
6.3
46
52
51
53
52
5.3
4.9
750
132,046
30
72
17
252
60.8
45
14
3.1
108.0
183.2
201
95
6.7
48
50
49
52
30
4.2
4.2
31
680
905,351
67
83
29
299
0.5
43
20
2.3
0.8
1.1
127
102
5.9
43
45
43
46
45
7,400
10,830
47
45
42
Gabon
1.4
33
12
2.1
1.8
2.3
65
57
4.3
40
56
55
58
81
0.2
34
2.5
0.2
0.3
93
82
4.1
38
63
62
64
38
6.9
8.1
33
12
5,600
103,347
13
95
47
1,209
29
27
371
413
89
73
Economy
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World
Rate
of
Births Deaths
Natural
Population
per
per
Mid-2005 1,000 1,000 Increase
(%)
(millions)
Pop.
Pop.
SOUTHERN AFRICA
54
24
17
0.7
Projected
Population
(millions)
2025
2050
54
53
Projected
Pop.
Infant
Change
20052050 Mortality
Ratea
(%)
Total
Fertility
Rateb
Percent of
Population
of Age
<15
65+
Percent of
Life Expectancy
Population
at Birth
1549
(years)
With
HIV/AIDS
Percent
Total
Male
Female Urban 2001 2003/2004
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
All
Modern
Methods
Methods
-0
46
2.9
34
50
49
51
50
22.1 22.6
54
53
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
%
Population
Living
2004
Below
GNI PPP
Area of
per Capita US$2 per
Countries
(square miles)
Day
(US$)
10,360
36
1,032,730
Environment
Pop. With
Access to
Improved
Drinking Water
Source (%)
2002
Urban Rural
Energy
Use Per
Capita
2002
(kg oil
equivalent)
52
98
2,423
72
Botswana
1.6
25
28
-0.3
1.6
1.4
-14
57
3.1
39
35
34
35
54
38.0 37.3
40
39
8,920
56
224,606
100
90
Lesotho
1.8
26
28
-0.1
1.6
1.3
-29
92
3.5
38
35
36
35
13
29.6 28.9
41
36
3,210
56
11,718
154
88
74
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland
NORTHERN AMERICA
Canada
2.0
27
17
1.1
2.1
1.8
-12
51
4.2
40
46
46
46
33
21.3 21.3
44
43
6,960
56
318,259
98
72
599
46.9
23
16
0.7
47.8
48.1
43
2.8
33
52
50
53
53
20.9 21.5
56
55
10,960
34
471,444
100
98
73
2,502
1.1
29
26
0.3
0.8
-34
75
3.9
43
35
34
37
25
38.2 38.8
28
26
14
0.6
39
2.0
21
12
78
75
80
79
0.6
0.6
73
69
10
0.3
14
5.4
1.5
18
13
80
77
82
79
0.3
0.3
75
73
6.6
329
32.2
1.0
386
36.0
457
36.9
United States
296.5
14
0.6
349.4
419.9
42
2.0
21
12
78
75
80
79
0.6
0.6
73
68
LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
559
22
1.6
702
805
44
27
2.6
30
72
69
75
76
0.6
0.7
71
62
CENTRAL AMERICA
147
25
2.0
188
215
27
2.3
0.4
46
27
2.8
33
74
71
76
68
0.5
0.5
66
57
0.5
64
31
3.3
36
70
67
74
49
2.1
2.4
56
49
5.6
6.3
46
2.0
30
79
76
81
59
0.6
0.6
80
9.1
10.8
57
25
3.0
33
70
67
73
59
0.6
0.7
67
2.8
20.0
27.9
120
39
4.4
42
66
63
69
39
1.1
1.1
2.8
10.7
14.7
104
32
4.1
41
71
67
74
47
1.6
1.8
Belize
0.3
Costa Rica
4.3
17
1.3
El Salvador
6.9
26
2.0
Guatemala
12.7
34
Honduras
7.2
33
4,970
23
6,703
170
87
42
38,810
7,699,508
43
100
100
7,946
30,660
3,849,670
100
99
7,973
39,710
3,717,796
80
100
100
7,943
7,530
26
7,946,684
70
96
69
1,159
8,260
31
957,452
154
97
76
1,314
6,510
8,865
33
100
82
72
9,530
10
19,730
220
100
92
904
4,980
58
8,124
847
91
68
670
43
34
4,140
37
42,042
302
99
92
616
62
51
2,710
44
43,278
167
99
82
504
1,560
107.0
23
1.9
129.4
139.0
30
25
2.6
31
75
73
78
75
0.3
0.3
68
59
9,590
26
756,062
142
97
72
Nicaragua
5.8
32
2.7
8.3
10.9
88
36
3.8
42
69
66
70
59
0.2
0.2
69
66
3,300
80
50,193
115
93
65
544
Panama
3.2
23
1.8
4.2
5.0
55
21
2.7
29
75
72
77
62
0.7
0.9
6,870
18
29,158
111
99
79
1,028
2.2
62
57
90,653
428
95
74
1,205
10,360
170
471
95
89
Mexico
CARIBBEAN
20
1.1
40
41
2.6
29
69
67
71
65
0.1
20
1.4
0.1
0.1
21
2.3
26
71
69
74
37
Bahamas
0.3
17
1.2
0.4
0.5
46
12.7
2.2
30
70
67
73
89
3.0
3.0
16,140
5,359
60
98
86
Barbados
0.3
15
0.6
0.3
0.3
-2
13.2
1.8
22
12
72
70
74
50
1.5
1.5
15,060
166
1,554
100
100
0.1
73
72
42,803
263
95
78
1,262
5,250
290
242
100
90
948
Cuba
39
47
54
2.1
11.3
11
0.4
11.8
11.1
-2
5.8
1.5
21
10
77
75
79
76
Dominica
0.1
15
0.8
0.1
0.1
17
22.2
1.9
28
74
71
77
71
Dominican Republic
8.9
24
1.7
11.0
13.3
50
31
2.9
34
68
66
69
64
70
66
6,750
<2
18,815
471
98
85
Grenada
0.1
19
1.2
0.1
0.1
-14
17
2.1
35
71
39
54
49
7,000
131
769
97
93
Guadeloupe
0.4
17
1.0
0.5
0.5
2.2
23
78
75
81
100
660
681
Haiti
8.3
33
14
1.9
12.9
18.8
127
80
4.7
42
52
51
54
36
5.5
5.6
28
22
1,680
10,714
774
91
59
251
Jamaica
2.7
19
1.3
3.0
3.4
28
24
2.3
31
73
72
75
52
0.8
1.2
66
63
3,630
13
4,243
628
98
87
1,493
Martinique
0.4
14
0.7
0.4
0.4
10
2.0
23
10
79
75
82
95
425
935
6.4
0.1
1.8
1.7
Economy
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World
Rate
of
Births Deaths
Natural
Population
per
per
Mid-2005 1,000 1,000 Increase
(%)
(millions)
Pop.
Pop.
Netherlands Antilles
0.2
Projected
Population
(millions)
2025
2050
15
0.8
0.2
0.3
Projected
Pop.
Infant
Change
20052050 Mortality
Ratea
(%)
35
Total
Fertility
Rateb
2.2
Percent of
Population
of Age
<15
65+
23
10
Percent of
Life Expectancy
Population
at Birth
1549
(years)
With
HIV/AIDS
Percent
Total
Male
Female Urban 2001 2003/2004
76
72
79
69
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
All
Modern
Methods
Methods
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
%
Population
Living
2004
Below
GNI PPP
Area of
per Capita US$2 per
Countries
(square miles)
Day
(US$)
Environment
Pop. With
Access to
Improved
Drinking Water
Source (%)
2002
Urban Rural
Energy
Use Per
Capita
2002
(kg oil
equivalent)
309
605
6,782
Puerto Rico
3.9
14
0.7
4.1
3.8
-4
1.8
22
12
77
73
81
94
78
68
3,456
1,132
St. Kitts-Nevis
0.05
17
1.0
0.1
0.1
33
17
2.3
28
70
68
72
33
11,190
139
345
99
99
Saint Lucia
0.2
16
1.0
0.2
0.2
44
14.2
2.2
30
74
72
77
30
5,560
239
681
98
98
St. Vincent/Grenadines
0.1
18
1.1
0.1
0.1
-12
18.1
2.1
30
72
70
74
55
6,250
151
737
93
1.3
14
0.7
11,180
20
1,981
659
92
88
7,121
21
1.5
7,730
24
6,898,579
54
95
64
1,093
38.6
18
1.1
12,460
14
1,073,514
36
97
1,543
8.9
29
2.1
184.2
21
1.4
373
1.3
-6
18.6
1.6
21
71
67
74
74
3.0
3.2
44
26
2.5
30
72
69
75
80
0.5
0.6
75
65
53.7
39
16.8
2.4
27
10
74
71
78
89
0.7
0.7
12.0
14.5
62
54
3.8
37
64
62
66
63
0.1
0.1
58
35
2,590
34
424,162
21
95
68
499
228.9
259.8
41
27
2.4
29
71
68
75
81
0.6
0.7
76
70
8,020
22
3,300,154
56
96
58
1,093
467
46.4
1.2
9.8
536
Chile
16.1
16
1.0
19.1
20.5
27
2.0
24
76
73
79
87
0.3
0.3
10,500
10
292,135
55
100
59
1,585
Colombia
46.0
22
1.7
58.3
66.3
44
26
2.6
32
72
69
75
75
0.5
0.7
76
64
6,820
23
439,734
105
99
71
625
Ecuador
13.0
28
2.1
17.5
20.4
56
29
3.3
33
74
71
77
61
0.3
73
59
3,690
41
109,483
119
92
77
706
0.2
31
2.6
0.3
0.4
91
12
3.9
35
75
72
79
75
34,749
French Guiana
7.8
0.3
Guyana
0.8
22
1.3
0.7
0.5
-35
49
2.3
28
63
60
66
36
2.5
2.5
37
36
4,110
83,000
83
83
Paraguay
6.2
22
1.7
8.6
10.3
67
37
2.9
32
71
69
73
54
0.4
0.5
73
61
4,870
33
157,046
39
100
62
709
450
Peru
27.9
22
1.6
35.7
42.8
53
33
2.7
32
70
67
72
73
0.4
0.5
68
50
5,370
38
496,224
56
87
66
Suriname
0.4
21
1.4
0.5
0.4
-4
26
2.6
29
69
66
73
74
1.3
1.7
42
41
63,039
98
73
Uruguay
3.4
16
10
0.6
3.8
4.2
23
15.0
2.2
24
13
75
71
79
93
0.3
0.3
9,070
68,498
50
98
93
747
26.7
42.0
23
1.8
57
19.6
2.7
31
73
70
76
87
0.6
0.7
ASIA
Venezuela
3,921
20
1.3
4,759
5,325
36
51
2.5
29
68
66
69
38
0.4
0.4
64
58
2,617
24
1.6
3,283
3,888
49
57
3.0
33
65
64
67
39
214
27
2.0
303
400
87
47
3.6
34
68
66
70
65
WESTERN ASIA
35.4
0.5
Armenia
3.0
12
0.3
3.3
3.3
36
1.3
22
11
71
67
75
65
Azerbaijan
8.4
16
1.0
9.7
11.6
38
10
2.0
26
72
70
75
51
Bahrain
0.7
21
1.8
1.0
1.2
58
2.8
28
74
73
75
87
Cyprus
1.0
11
0.4
1.1
1.1
12
1.6
20
11
77
75
79
65
Georgia
4.5
11
11
0.0
4.2
3.6
-19
25
1.4
19
13
72
68
75
52
94
Iraq
28.8
37
10
2.7
44.7
63.7
121
Israel
7.1
21
1.6
9.3
11.0
55
Jordan
5.8
29
2.4
8.3
10.4
79
5.1
22
0.1
0.1
0.6
5,760
31
352,143
76
85
70
2,141
$5,350
58
12,262,691
320
94
74
998
52
44
5,260
65
8,566,591
305
94
78
1,017
51
32
6,890
1,823,873
117
95
73
2,065
0.1
61
22
4,270
49
11,506
264
99
80
632
55
12
3,830
33,436
251
95
59
1,435
0.2
0.1
65
18,070
266
2,744
100
9,837
22,330
3,571
270
100
100
3,225
41
20
2,930
16
26,911
167
90
61
494
5.1
42
59
57
60
68
44
25
169,236
170
97
50
1,199
2.9
28
10
80
78
82
92
0.1
23,510
8,131
874
100
100
3,191
3.7
37
72
71
72
79
56
41
4,640
34,444
168
91
91
1,036
Economy
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World
Rate
of
Births Deaths
Natural
Population
per
per
Mid-2005 1,000 1,000 Increase
(%)
(millions)
Pop.
Pop.
Kuwait
2.6
19
Lebanon
3.8
22
Oman
2.4
22
Palestinian Territory
3.8
38
Qatar
0.8
21
Saudi Arabia
24.6
30
Syria
18.4
30
Turkey
72.9
21
4.6
20.7
Projected
Pop.
Infant
Change
20052050 Mortality
Ratea
(%)
7.0
1.6
4.6
5.0
31
1.8
3.0
3.7
50
3.4
7.1
11.2
197
1.8
1.0
1.1
44
2.7
37.2
49.5
101
23
4.5
37
2.7
27.4
35.1
91
22
3.7
37
1.4
90.2
100.8
38
38
2.4
29
15
1.4
6.9
9.3
101
2.5
43
10
3.3
39.6
71.1
243
75
6.2
26
1.8
29.9
48
22
2.6
2,053
50.3
2,491
81.9
Bangladesh
144.2
27
1.9
190.0
1.0
34
2.5
1.4
172
10
Total
Fertility
Rateb
Percent of
Population
of Age
<15
65+
4.6
Afghanistan
Bhutan
1,615
1.7
Projected
Population
(millions)
2025
2050
4.0
26
17
2.2
28
16
3.4
33
21
5.6
11
3.3
Percent of
Life Expectancy
Population
at Birth
1549
(years)
With
HIV/AIDS
Percent
Total
Male
Female Urban 2001 2003/2004
78
77
79
96
74
72
75
87
0.1
74
72
75
76
0.1
46
72
71
74
57
25
70
69
72
92
72
70
74
86
72
71
73
50
69
66
71
65
25
77
75
80
78
46
61
59
63
26
0.6
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
All
Modern
Methods
Methods
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
%
Population
Living
2004
Below
GNI PPP
Area of
per Capita US$2 per
Countries
(square miles)
Day
(US$)
19,510
Environment
Pop. With
Access to
Improved
Drinking Water
Source (%)
2002
Urban Rural
Energy
Use Per
Capita
2002
(kg oil
equivalent)
6,880
376
9,503
4,015
941
100
100
1,209
82,031
30
81
72
4,265
2,417
1,556
97
86
4,247
181
100
100
19,915
829,996
30
97
5,775
71,498
257
94
64
1,063
299,158
244
96
87
1,083
52
39
0.1
63
40
5,380
0.1
24
18
13,250
51
37
43
32
32
29
14,010
47
35
3,550
71
43
7,680
10
28
24
21,000
32,278
143
9,609
0.1
23
13
820
45
203,849
102
74
68
221
0.7
54
67
3.2
36
62
61
63
30
48
41
3,040
75
4,157,320
388
94
80
598
174
172
6.8
45
42
41
42
22
251,772
119
19
11
231.0
60
65
3.0
35
61
61
62
23
58
47
1,980
83
55,598
2,594
82
72
155
2.0
108
61
4.7
40
63
62
65
21
31
18,147
53
86
60
1,103.6
25
1.7
1,363.0
1,628.0
48
60
3.0
36
62
61
63
28
0.8
0.9
48
43
3,100
81
1,269,340
869
96
82
513
Iran
69.5
18
1.2
89.0
101.9
47
32
2.1
30
70
69
72
67
0.1
0.1
74
56
7,550
630,575
110
98
83
2,044
Kazakhstan
15.1
17
11
0.6
15.9
15.0
-1
61
2.0
27
66
61
72
57
0.1
0.2
66
53
6,980
25
1,049,151
14
96
72
3,123
Kyrgyzstan
5.2
21
1.3
6.7
8.3
60
55
2.6
33
68
65
72
35
0.1
60
49
1,840
25
76,641
67
98
66
507
Maldives
0.3
18
1.4
0.4
0.5
83
18
2.8
36
72
71
72
27
40
35
116
2,538
99
78
India
Nepal
25.4
31
2.2
36.1
47.8
89
64
3.7
39
62
62
63
14
0.4
0.5
39
35
1,470
81
56,826
446
93
82
353
Pakistan
162.4
34
10
2.4
228.8
295.0
82
85
4.8
42
62
61
63
34
0.1
0.1
28
20
2,160
66
307,375
528
95
87
454
Sri Lanka
19.7
19
1.3
22.2
22.4
14
11
2.0
27
73
71
75
30
70
50
4,000
51
25,332
779
99
72
430
Tajikistan
6.8
31
2.3
9.2
10.9
60
89
4.1
40
63
61
66
27
34
27
1,150
43
55,251
123
93
47
518
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Brunei
Cambodia
East Timor
Indonesia
Laos
5.2
24
1.6
6.6
7.4
40
74
2.9
32
63
58
67
47
62
53
6,910
44
188,456
28
93
54
3,465
26.4
23
1.6
33.9
38.4
45
62
2.7
35
67
63
70
37
0.1
68
63
1,860
72
172,741
153
97
84
2,047
557
22
1.5
43
39
2.7
30
69
66
71
38
0.5
0.5
59
52
4,190
44
1,735,448
321
91
71
815
0.4
22
1.9
695
0.5
795
0.6
62
2.6
32
74
72
77
74
2,228
163
6,149
13.3
31
2.2
18.9
24.6
85
95
4.5
37
56
52
60
15
2.7
2.6
24
19
2,180
78
69,900
191
58
29
0.9
39
12
2.7
1.9
3.3
245
94
6.4
41
55
54
56
5,741
165
73
51
221.9
22
1.6
275.4
308.4
39
46
2.6
30
68
66
70
42
0.1
0.1
60
57
3,460
52
735,355
302
89
69
737
5.9
36
13
2.3
8.7
11.6
96
88
4.8
40
54
53
56
19
0.1
32
29
1,850
73
91,429
65
66
38
Economy
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World
Rate
of
Births Deaths
Natural
Population
per
per
Mid-2005 1,000 1,000 Increase
(%)
(millions)
Pop.
Pop.
Malaysia
26.1
26
2.1
Projected
Population
(millions)
2025
2050
36.1
47.0
Projected
Pop.
Infant
Change
20052050 Mortality
Ratea
(%)
80
10
Total
Fertility
Rateb
3.3
Percent of
Population
of Age
<15
65+
33
Percent of
Life Expectancy
Population
at Birth
1549
(years)
With
HIV/AIDS
Percent
Total
Male
Female Urban 2001 2003/2004
73
70
76
62
0.4
0.4
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
All
Modern
Methods
Methods
55
30
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
%
Population
Living
2004
Below
GNI PPP
Area of
per Capita US$2 per
Countries
(square miles)
Day
(US$)
9,630
127,317
205
Environment
Pop. With
Access to
Improved
Drinking Water
Source (%)
2002
Urban Rural
Energy
Use Per
Capita
2002
(kg oil
equivalent)
96
2,129
94
Myanmar
50.5
22
10
1.2
59.0
63.7
26
75
2.7
29
60
57
63
29
1.0
1.2
37
33
261,228
193
95
74
258
Philippines
84.8
28
2.3
115.7
142.2
68
29
3.5
35
70
67
72
48
49
33
4,890
48
115,830
732
90
77
525
1.3
20
79
77
81
100
0.2
0.2
62
55
26,590
239
17,946
100
6,078
20
1.7
23
71
68
75
31
1.7
1.5
79
79
8,020
33
198,116
328
95
80
1,353
38
18
2.2
29
72
70
73
26
0.3
0.4
75
64
2,700
33
128,066
650
93
67
530
25
1.6
21
73
71
75
43
0.1
0.1
84
82
7,990
47
4,546,050
338
94
69
1,333
27
1.6
22
72
70
74
37
0.1
0.1
87
86
5,530
47
3,696,100
353
92
68
960
0.1
Singapore
4.3
10
0.6
5.1
5.2
21
Thailand
65.0
14
0.7
70.2
73.2
13
83.3
115.4
Vietnam
EAST ASIA
China
China, Hong Kong
SARd
103.2
1.9
19
1.3
1,535
12
0.5
1,708
1,639
1,303.7
12
0.6
1,476.0
1,437.0
10
6.9
0.2
7.9
8.8
27
2.5
1.0
15
12
81
79
85
100
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
13
0.8
17
79
99
1.3
14
20
82
78
85
79
2.0
27
71
69
74
60
31,510
413
16,753
2,413
21,880
61,383
56
48
30,040
145,869
876
100
100
4,058
46,541
492
100
100
869
127.7
0.1
121.1
100.6
-21
Korea, North
22.9
16
0.9
25.8
26.4
15
Korea, South
48.3
10
0.5
49.8
42.3
-12
1.2
19
77
73
80
80
81
67
20,400
<2
38,324
1,260
97
71
4,272
2.6
23
1.6
3.4
3.9
46
58
2.5
31
64
62
66
57
67
54
2,020
75
604,826
87
30
71
68
54
Mongolia
Taiwan
EUROPE
NORTHERN EUROPE
0.4
730
22.7
10
11
-0.1
716
23.6
660
19.8
96
102
105
2.8
0.1
21
-13
5.4
1.2
19
76
73
79
78
-10
1.4
16
16
75
71
79
74
0.5
12
10
0.2
1.7
18
16
78
75
81
82
Channel Islands
0.2
12
0.2
0.2
0.2
15
3.4
1.4
15
13
78
76
80
31
0.2
Denmark
5.4
12
10
0.2
5.5
5.5
4.4
1.8
19
15
77
75
79
72
0.2
Estonia
1.3
10
13
-0.3
1.2
1.0
-23
1.5
16
16
72
66
77
69
Finland
5.2
11
0.2
5.4
5.3
3.1
1.8
18
16
79
75
82
62
Iceland
0.3
15
0.8
0.3
0.4
21
2.4
2.0
23
12
81
79
83
Ireland
4.1
16
0.8
4.5
4.7
14
4.8
2.0
21
11
78
75
80
0.5
13,969
1,627
8,875,867
82
100
3,614
4,182
82
76
30,130
675,794
142
100
75
1,987
0.2
31,550
16,637
326
100
100
3,675
0.7
1.1
70
56
13,190
17,413
77
3,324
0.1
0.1
79
78
29,560
130,560
40
100
100
6,852
94
0.2
0.2
32,360
39,768
100
100
11,819
60
0.1
0.1
33,170
27,135
152
100
3,894
0.2
19,980
Latvia
2.3
14
-0.5
2.2
1.8
-23
1.3
15
16
72
66
77
68
0.5
0.6
85
60
11,850
24,942
92
1,825
Lithuania
3.4
12
-0.3
3.1
2.9
-16
1.3
18
15
72
66
78
67
0.1
0.1
47
30
12,610
25,174
136
2,476
Norway
4.6
12
0.3
5.1
5.6
21
3.2
1.8
20
15
80
78
82
78
0.1
0.1
38,550
125,050
37
100
100
5,843
Sweden
9.0
11
10
0.1
9.9
10.6
18
3.1
1.7
18
17
81
78
83
84
0.1
0.1
29,770
173,730
52
100
100
5,718
60.1
12
10
0.2
64.7
67.0
12
5.2
1.7
18
16
78
76
81
89
0.2
0.2
84
79
31,460
94,548
635
100
3,824
United Kingdom
Economy
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World
Rate
of
Births Deaths
Natural
Population
per
per
Mid-2005 1,000 1,000 Increase
(%)
(millions)
Pop.
Pop.
WESTERN EUROPE
186
10
0.1
Projected
Population
(millions)
2025
2050
190
183
Projected
Pop.
Infant
Change
20052050 Mortality
Ratea
(%)
Total
Fertility
Rateb
Percent of
Population
of Age
<15
65+
Percent of
Life Expectancy
Population
at Birth
1549
(years)
With
HIV/AIDS
Percent
Total
Male
Female Urban 2001 2003/2004
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
All
Modern
Methods
Methods
-2
1.6
17
17
79
76
82
80
0.2
0.2
75
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
71
%
Population
Living
2004
Below
GNI PPP
Area of
per Capita US$2 per
Countries
(square miles)
Day
(US$)
Environment
Pop. With
Access to
Improved
Drinking Water
Source (%)
2002
Urban Rural
Energy
Use Per
Capita
2002
(kg oil
equivalent)
29,410
427,702
435
100
4,390
Austria
8.2
10
0.1
8.4
8.2
4.5
1.4
16
15
79
76
82
54
0.2
0.3
67
65
31,790
32,378
252
100
100
3,774
Belgium
10.5
11
10
0.1
10.8
11.0
4.4
1.6
17
17
79
76
82
97
0.2
0.2
79
75
31,360
11,787
887
100
5,505
France
60.7
13
0.4
63.4
64.0
3.9
1.9
19
16
80
77
84
76
0.4
0.4
75
69
29,320
212,934
285
100
4,470
Germany
82.5
10
-0.1
82.0
75.1
-9
4.3
1.3
15
18
79
76
81
88
0.1
0.1
75
72
27,950
137,830
598
100
100
4,198
62
567
61,220
999
457
100
100
9,112
44,000
100
Liechtenstein
0.04
10
0.4
0.04
0.04
26
2.9
1.3
18
11
80
79
82
21
Luxembourg
0.5
12
0.4
0.5
0.6
41
3.9
1.6
19
14
78
75
82
91
Monaco
0.03
23
16
0.6
0.04
0.1
67
13
22
100
0.2
0.2
Netherlands
16.3
12
0.4
16.9
16.9
4.1
1.7
19
14
79
76
81
62
0.2
0.2
79
76
31,220
15,768
1,033
100
99
4,827
Switzerland
7.4
10
0.2
7.4
7.2
-4
4.3
1.4
16
16
80
78
83
68
0.4
0.4
82
78
35,370
15,942
467
100
100
3,723
10
14
-0.4
9,720
14
7,264,035
41
99
81
3,354
15
-0.6
6,900
<2
80,154
122
100
100
2,496
EASTERN EUROPE
Belarus
Bulgaria
297
9.8
272
-22
11
1.3
16
14
69
63
74
68
9.4
232
8.5
-13
1.2
16
14
69
63
75
72
7.7
14
-0.5
6.6
5.1
-34
11.6
1.3
14
17
72
69
76
70
Czech Republic
10.2
10
11
-0.1
10.2
9.4
-8
3.7
1.2
15
14
75
72
79
77
Hungary
10.1
13
-0.4
9.6
8.9
-12
Moldova
4.2
10
12
-0.2
4.0
3.3
-21
6.6
14
0.8
64
42
50
42
41
26
7,870
16
42,822
181
100
100
2,417
0.1
67
58
18,400
<2
30,448
335
4,090
1.3
16
16
73
68
77
65
0.1
77
68
15,620
<2
35,919
281
100
98
2,505
1.2
20
10
68
65
72
45
0.2
62
43
1,930
64
13,012
323
97
88
703
2,333
Poland
38.2
10
-0.0
36.7
32.4
-15
6.8
1.2
17
13
75
71
79
62
0.1
49
19
12,640
<2
124,807
306
100
Romania
21.6
10
12
-0.2
18.1
15.3
-29
16.7
1.3
16
14
71
68
75
53
64
30
8,190
14
92,042
235
91
16
1,696
143.0
11
16
-0.6
130.2
110.5
-23
12
1.4
16
13
66
59
72
73
1.1
67
49
9,620
6,592,819
22
99
88
4,288
Slovakia
5.4
10
10
-0.0
5.2
4.7
-12
1.2
18
12
74
70
78
56
Ukraine
47.1
16
-0.7
41.7
33.4
-29
10
1.2
15
16
68
63
74
68
-7
1.3
15
17
79
76
82
74
13
2.0
27
74
72
76
42
Russia
SOUTHERN EUROPE
151
152
141
7.8
0.7
1.2
10
0.1
Albania
3.2
15
0.9
3.5
3.6
0.5
Andorra
0.1
10
0.7
0.1
0.1
-3
3.9
1.3
15
13
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3.8
0.1
3.7
3.1
-19
1.2
18
12
74
71
77
Croatia
4.4
12
-0.3
4.3
3.8
-14
6.3
1.3
17
16
75
71
78
56
Greece
11.1
10
-0.0
11.4
10.6
-4
5.1
1.3
15
18
79
76
81
60
0.2
Italy
58.7
10
-0.0
57.6
52.3
-11
4.8
1.3
14
19
80
77
83
90
0.5
74
41
14,370
18,923
284
100
100
3,448
1.4
68
38
6,250
46
233,089
202
100
94
2,684
0.5
22,130
508,337
296
2,796
5,070
12
11,100
286
99
95
617
59
42
75
92
174
426
100
100
43
48
16
7,430
19,741
195
100
96
1,052
11,670
<2
21,830
203
1,852
0.2
22,000
50,950
218
2,637
0.5
60
39
27,860
116,320
505
100
2,994
Macedoniae
2.0
13
0.4
2.1
2.0
-2
11.3
1.5
20
11
73
71
76
59
6,480
9,927
205
Malta
0.4
10
0.2
0.4
0.4
-10
7.2
1.5
18
13
78
76
80
91
0.1
0.2
86
43
18,720
124
3,278
100
100
2,247
10.6
11
10
0.0
10.4
9.3
-12
4.1
1.4
16
17
77
74
81
53
0.4
0.4
19,250
<2
35,514
298
2,546
Portugal
Economy
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World
Rate
of
Births Deaths
Natural
Population
per
per
Mid-2005 1,000 1,000 Increase
(%)
(millions)
Pop.
Pop.
San Marino
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia
0.03
10
0.3
Projected
Pop.
Infant
Change
20052050 Mortality
Ratea
(%)
Projected
Population
(millions)
2025
2050
0.03
0.03
10.7
12
11
0.2
10.5
9.7
-10
2.0
10
-0.1
2.0
1.9
-5
Spain
43.5
11
0.1
46.1
43.9
OCEANIA
33
17
1.0
41
46
Australia
1
39
6.7
10
4.0
3.6
29
4.5
Total
Fertility
Rateb
Percent of
Population
of Age
<15
65+
Percent of
Life Expectancy
Population
at Birth
1549
(years)
With
HIV/AIDS
Percent
Total
Male
Female Urban 2001 2003/2004
1.2
15
16
81
1.7
19
14
1.2
14
15
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
All
Modern
Methods
Methods
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
%
Population
Living
2004
Below
GNI PPP
Area of
per Capita US$2 per
Countries
(square miles)
Day
(US$)
78
84
84
73
71
76
52
0.2
0.2
58
33
77
73
81
51
71
57
S
L
25,070
21,220
Environment
Pop. With
Access to
Improved
Drinking Water
Source (%)
2002
Urban Rural
Energy
Use Per
Capita
2002
(kg oil
equivalent)
23
1,295
39,448
272
99
86
1,981
20,730
<2
7,819
256
3,486
195,363
223
3,215
3,306,741
10
99
53
5,732
1.3
15
17
80
77
84
76
0.6
0.7
56
53
2.1
25
10
75
73
77
72
0.2
0.2
60
57
0.1
67
65
29,200
2,988,888
100
100
270
400
95
94
5,770
7,054
119
20.4
13
0.6
24.2
26.3
29
1.8
20
13
80
78
83
91
0.1
28
2.1
0.1
0.1
-10
40
4.4
40
67
67
67
22
Fiji
0.8
21
1.5
0.9
0.9
11
16
2.7
30
68
66
70
46
0.1
0.1
0.1
French Polynesia
0.3
18
1.3
0.3
0.4
40
5.2
2.5
31
68
67
68
53
1,544
165
Guam
0.2
20
1.6
0.2
0.2
45
6.2
2.6
30
78
76
80
93
212
796
Kiribati
0.1
26
1.8
0.1
0.2
128
43
4.3
40
63
58
67
43
282
326
77
53
Marshall Islands
0.1
35
3.0
0.1
0.1
75
35
4.4
42
68
67
70
68
69
849
80
95
Nauru
0.01
23
1.8
0.02
0.02
77
12
3.7
41
61
57
65
100
1,529
New Caledonia
0.2
19
1.4
0.3
0.4
61
2.4
29
73
70
76
71
7,174
32
74
72
22,130
104,452
39
100
4,573
178
118
79
94
New Zealand
4.1
14
0.7
4.7
5.0
23
2.0
22
12
79
76
81
86
Palau
0.02
15
0.9
0.02
0.03
24
15
2.1
24
70
67
75
70
5.9
32
11
2.1
8.2
10.6
80
71
4.1
40
55
55
56
13
26
20
2,300
178,703
33
88
32
Samoa
0.2
29
2.4
0.2
0.2
-15
18
4.3
41
73
72
74
22
5,670
1,097
171
91
88
Solomon Islands
0.5
34
2.6
0.7
0.9
93
66
4.5
40
62
62
63
16
1,760
11,158
42
94
65
Tonga
0.1
25
1.8
0.1
0.2
68
19
3.1
39
71
70
72
33
7,220
290
352
100
100
Tuvalu
0.01
27
10
1.7
0.01
0.02
80
35
3.7
36
64
62
65
47
10
1,000
94
92
Vanuatu
0.2
31
2.6
0.3
0.4
78
34
4.2
42
67
66
69
21
20
2,790
4,707
46
85
52
NOTES
5.6
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Rates shown with decimals indicate
national statistics reported as completely registered, while those without
are estimates from the sources cited on reverse. Rates shown in italics
are based upon fewer than 50 annual infant deaths and, as a result, are
subject to considerable yearly variability.
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.6
Definitions
Notes
Mid-2005 Population
The Data Sheet lists all geopolitical entities with populations of 150,000 or more and all members of the UN.
These include sovereign states, dependencies, overseas
departments, and some territories whose status or boundaries may be undetermined or in dispute. More developed
regions, following the UN classification, comprise all of
Europe and North America, plus Australia, Japan, and New
Zealand. All other regions and countries are classified as
less developed.
Sub-Saharan Africa: All countries of Africa except the
northern African countries of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco,
Tunisia, and Western Sahara.
World and Regional Totals: Regional population totals
are independently rounded and include small countries or
areas not shown. Regional and world rates and percentages are weighted averages of countries for which data are
available; regional averages are shown when data or estimates are available for at least three-quarters of the
regions population.
World Population Data Sheets from different years should
not be used as a time series. Fluctuations in values from
year to year often reflect revisions based on new data or estimates rather than actual changes in levels. Additional information on likely trends and consistent time series can be
obtained from PRB, and are also available in UN and U.S.
Census Bureau publications.
Sources
The rates and figures are primarily compiled from the following sources: official country statistical yearbooks and
bulletins; United Nations Demographic Yearbook, 2001 of
the UN Statistics Division; World Population Prospects:
The 2004 Revision of the UN Population Division; the UN
Statistical Library; Recent Demographic Developments in
Europe, 2004 of the Council of Europe; and the data files
and library resources of the International Programs Center,
U.S. Census Bureau. Other sources include recent demo 2005 World Population Data Sheet
Percent Urban
Percentage of the total population living in areas termed
urban by that country. Typically, the population living in
towns of 2,000 or more or in national and provincial capitals is classified urban.
Contraceptive Use
The percentage of currently married or in-union women
of reproductive age who are currently using any form of
contraception.
Modern methods include clinic and supply methods
such as the pill, IUD, condom, and sterilization. Data are
from the most recent available national-level surveys, such
as the Demographic and Health Surveys, Reproductive
Health Survey programs, and the UN Population Division
World Contraceptive Use 2003. Other sources include direct
communication with national statistical organizations and
the databases of the UN Population Division and the U.S.
Census Bureau. Data refer to some point in the 1990s and
early 2000s. Data prior to 1999 are shown in italics.
reveal that the decline was faster or slower than anticipated based on the earlier
surveys.
Has world population growth slowed?
Is the population declining?
Some stories in the popular media suggest that world population growth has
stoppedbut world population is still
increasing at 1.2 percent per year, resulting in an additional 80 million people
annually. Less developed countries
account for 99 percent of that growth with
wide variations by region. Declines in birth
rates have slowed the rate of population
growth over the past 50 years, and population is declining in a few countries. These
declines caused some to speculate that
population growth is no longer a concern.
How reliable are population projections
to 2025 or 2050?
A population projection is not a true forecast but the result of assumptions about
current and future fertility, mortality, and
migration. For developing countries with
high fertility, projections have a high
degree of uncertainty. Demographers
must make assumptions about the speed
and timing of fertility decline based on
such factors as estimates of contraceptive use, the number of children couples
say they want to have, the availability of
reproductive health services, and the
effectiveness of government policies that
affect population change. Patterns of
fertility decline have varied widely throughout the world. Mortality, represented on
the World Population Data Sheet by the
infant mortality rate and life expectancy
at birth, usually has less effect than fertility on population projections, except in
countries with a low life expectancy, a
high prevalence of HIV/AIDS, or both.
Finally, unexpected variations in immigration will affect population trends in
some countries.
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