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2005 World

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

Fertility Decline: Complex and Unpredictable


Changes in the total fertility ratelifetime
births per womanhave dramatic effects
on population size and are therefore the
focus of much research, analysis, and
debate among demographers. The complex and unpredictable nature of fertility
rates makes this debate far from academic: National and international health, economic, and other policies and programs
may be based on expected changes in
population size.
When demographers prepare population projections for developing countries,
they generally assume that fertility will
decline as it has in many of those countries in past decades. How far and how
fast it will fall remains uncertain. In the
past, many projections routinely assumed
that fertility would settle at the replacement level, usually about two children
per woman. At that level, population size
eventually stabilizes.
In many industrialized countries and
some developing countries such as China
and Thailand, average fertility is now well
below the two-child average. Because
these low fertility levels lead to population decline sooner or later, some reports
have sounded alarms about the possibility of a worldwide birth dearth. The
majority of the worlds countries, however, have fertility above the two-child average and large numbers of women of
reproductive age due to higher fertility in
the past. Thus, global population growth
is ensured for many decades.

The United Nations population projection often considered to be the most


likely (the medium projection) assumes
that fertility in developing countries will
drop to an average of 2.1 children per
woman by 2050 and eventually to 1.85.
As with any projection, such assumptions
may prove correct for some countries but
not for others. Although the 1980s and
1990s saw rapid fertility decline in many
countries, fertility now stands at 3.0 in
developing countries, and the pace of
decline tends to slow as countries reach
lower fertility levels.
In a recent analysis of survey data
between 1990 and 2003 in developing
countries, demographer John Bongaarts
of the Population Council found that
some had not yet experienced fertility
decline while others had stalled in their
transition from high to low fertility.
Countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali,
Mozambique, Niger, and Uganda are very
poor countries with high fertility that
remained virtually unchanged from one
survey to the next in the late 1990s. In
stalled countries, such as the
Dominican Republic, Ghana, Kenya, and
Turkey, fertility rates settled in a range
from 2.5 children per woman (Turkey) to
4.7 children (Kenya) after earlier substantial declines. The accompanying graph
illustrates different patterns of fertility
decline: little or no decline in Uganda,
rapid fertility decline in Iran, the stall in

Kenya, and a stall followed by resumption


of fertility decline in Bangladesh.
Bongaarts found that factors associated with fertility declinecontraceptive
use and a desire for fewer childrenalso
remained nearly unchanged in the stalled
countries. Similarly, unintended births
and unmet need for contraception
remained high in these countries.
(Unmet need is the proportion of
women who prefer to avoid a pregnancy
but are not using contraception.) In
Ghana, Kenya, and the Dominican
Republic, socioeconomic improvements,
such as increases in per capita income
and education, stagnated as well.

These findings suggest that further


investments in socioeconomic development, as well as improvements in contraceptive access and supply, will be needed
in these stalled countries to reduce unintended births and continue on the path of
fertility decline. In Africa, the HIV/AIDS
epidemic could also bring a slowdown in
socioeconomic progress and an increase
in couples desire for children. In some
countries, the stall in fertility decline may
be temporary, while in others the stall may
continue for years, depending on trends
in the factors that influence childbearing.

Lifetime births per woman


8
Uganda

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.

2005 World Population Data Sheet

2005 World Population Data Sheet 1

Countries With the Highest and


Lowest Fertility Worldwide

The Worlds 10 Largest


Countries in Population

LIFETIME BIRTHS PER WOMAN


HIGHEST
Niger
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Somalia
Uganda
Afghanistan
Angola
Burundi
Liberia
Dem. Rep. of Congo
Sierra Leone

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

HIGHEST LIFE EXPECTANCY (YEARS)

LOWEST LIFE EXPECTANCY (YEARS)

Japan
Iceland
Sweden
Australia
Canada
France
Italy
Norway
Spain
Switzerland

Botswana
Lesotho
Swaziland
Zambia
Angola
Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe
Afghanistan
Liberia
Mozambique

2005 World Population Data Sheet

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

Countries With the Highest and


Lowest Life Expectancy
82
81
81
80
80
80
80
80
80
80

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

2005 World Population Data Sheet 2

WORLD POPULATION HIGHLIGHTS

Fertility Rates Have a Dramatic Effect


on Future Population Size.

Percentages of Youth and Elderly


Also Shape Population Trends.

Tanzania, Argentina, and Poland have similar population sizes


today, but will diverge dramatically in the future because of their
different levels of fertility. These projections assume that fertility
in Tanzania and Argentina will gradually decline to 2 children
per woman by 2050 and fertility in Poland will gradually increase.

Large proportions of young people, as there are in Tanzania and


Argentina, ensure future population growth even when births per
woman decline. This is because the youth bulge is about to
move through the childbearing years. Conversely, countries with
smaller proportions of youth, such as Poland and Japan, face
population decline even if births per woman increase.

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.

2005 World Population Data Sheet

3
Tanzania

Argentina

Poland

Japan

Source: PRB, 2005 World Population Data Sheet.

2005 World Population Data Sheet 3

WORLD POPULATION HIGHLIGHTS

A Wide Gap Exists in Modern


Contraceptive Use Between
Poorer and Wealthier Women.

Much of Africa and Asia


Remains Rural.

The use of modern contraceptives is more common among


wealthier women than poorer women in nearly all countries,
and the gap is particularly pronounced in the poorest countries.
National averages for contraceptive use may mask large disparities within a country.

Though the world has become increasingly urban, two-thirds of


the populations of the worlds poorest regionssub-Saharan
Africa and South-Central Asiastill live in rural areas.
Percent
30

34

38

43

65

76

79

24

21

Latin
America/
Caribbean

North
America

Percent of married women ages 1549 using modern contraception


Poorest 20%
Richest 20%

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.

2005 World Population Data Sheet

70

46

41
23

58

55

SouthCentral
Asia

SubSaharan
Africa

Southeast
Asia

East
Asia

Source: PRB, 2005 World Population Data Sheet.

Western
Asia

Urban
Rural

2005 World Population Data Sheet 4

WORLD POPULATION HIGHLIGHTS

In Many Parts of the World,


Rural Populations Still Lack
Access to Safe Drinking Water.

More Than Half of the Worlds


Population Lives on Less Than
$2 per Day.

People living in sub-Saharan Africa have the least access to an


improved water source that could supply safe drinking water.
Worldwide, nearly one-third of rural residents lack access.

Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia have the highest rates of


poverty, but other regions also have sizeable percentages
of people living below the internationally defined poverty line
of US$2 per day.

Percent of population with access to improved water sources (2002)

Percent of population living on less than US$2 per day (2002)

Sub-Saharan
Africa

45

82
80

South-Central
Asia
East Asia
Latin America/
Caribbean
Western Asia
Eastern Europe
North America

Source: Based on UNICEF, End-Decade Databases, January 2005.

2005 World Population Data Sheet

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

Source: Based on World Bank, World Development Indicators 2005.

2005 World Population Data Sheet 5

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

Area & Density

%
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

Population Density per


Square
Mile

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

LESS DEVELOPED (Excl. China)

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

2005 World Population Data Sheet

See Notes on Page 13.

0.8

4.3

4.1

2005 World Population Data Sheet 6

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

Area & Density

%
Population
Living
2004
Below
GNI PPP
Area of
per Capita US$2 per
Countries
(square miles)
Day
(US$)

Population Density per


Square
Mile

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

Central African Republic

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

Sao Tome and Principe

0.2

34

2.5

0.2

0.3

93

82

4.1

38

63

62

64

38

Congo, Dem. Rep. of


Equatorial Guinea

2005 World Population Data Sheet

See Notes on Page 13.

6.9

8.1

33

12

5,600

103,347

13

95

47

1,209

29

27

371

413

89

73

2005 World Population Data Sheet 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.

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

Area & Density

%
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

Population Density per


Square
Mile

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

Antigua and Barbuda

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

2005 World Population Data Sheet

6.4

See Notes on Page 13.

0.1

1.8

1.7

2005 World Population Data Sheet 8

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

Area & Density

%
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

Population Density per


Square
Mile

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

Trinidad and Tobago


SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil

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

ASIA (Excl. China)

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

2005 World Population Data Sheet

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

See Notes on Page 13.

2005 World Population Data Sheet 9

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

United Arab Emirates


Yemen
SOUTH CENTRAL ASIA

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

Area & Density

%
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

Population Density per


Square
Mile

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

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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

Area & Density

%
Population
Living
2004
Below
GNI PPP
Area of
per Capita US$2 per
Countries
(square miles)
Day
(US$)

9,630

127,317

Population Density per


Square
Mile

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

China, Macao SARd


Japan

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

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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

Area & Density

%
Population
Living
2004
Below
GNI PPP
Area of
per Capita US$2 per
Countries
(square miles)
Day
(US$)

Population Density per


Square
Mile

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

2005 World Population Data Sheet

See Notes on Page 13.

2005 World Population Data Sheet 12

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

Area & Density

%
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

Population Density per


Square
Mile

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

Fed. States of Micronesia

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

Papua New Guinea

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

() Indicates data unavailable or inapplicable.


z=Less than 0.05 percent.1

NOTES

2005 World Population Data Sheet

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

Average number of children born to a


woman during her lifetime.
c H=too high; S=satisfactory; L=too low.
d Special Administrative Region.
e The former Yugoslav Republic.

* Data prior to 1999 are shown in italics.

For additional notes and sources, see reverse


side.
Data prepared by PRB demographer Carl Haub.

2005 World Population Data Sheet 13

Acknowledgments, Notes, Sources, and Definitions


Acknowledgments
The author gratefully acknowledges the valuable assistance
of PRB staff members Lori Ashford, Donna Clifton, Zuali
Malsawma, and Emily Poster; staff of the International
Programs Center of the U.S. Census Bureau; the United
Nations (UN) Population Division; the Institut national
detudes dmographiques (INED), Paris; and the World
Bank in the preparation of this years World Population
Data Sheet. This publication is funded in part by the U.S.
Agency for International Development (Cooperative
Agreement GPO-A-oo-o3-oooo4-oo) and by PRB members
and supporters.

graphic surveys such as the Demographic and Health


Surveys, Reproductive Health Surveys, special studies, and
direct communication with demographers and statistical
bureaus in the United States and abroad. Specific data
sources may be obtained by contacting the author of the
2005 World Population Data Sheet.
For countries with complete registration of births and
deaths, rates are those most recently reported. For more
developed countries, nearly all vital rates refer to 2003 or
2004, and for less developed countries, for some point in
the late 1990s or early 2000s.

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.

Estimates are based on a recent census, official national


data, or UN and U.S. Census Bureau projections. The
effects of refugee movements, large numbers of foreign
workers, and population shifts due to contemporary political events are taken into account to the extent possible.

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

Birth and Death Rate


The annual number of births and deaths per 1,000 total
population. These rates are often referred to as crude
rates since they do not take a populations age structure
into account. Thus, crude death rates in more developed
countries, with a relatively large proportion of high-mortality older population, are often higher than those in less
developed countries with lower life expectancy.

Rate of Natural Increase (RNI)


The birth rate minus the death rate, implying the annual
rate of population growth without regard for migration.
Expressed as a percentage.

Projected Population 2025 and 2050


Projected populations based upon reasonable assumptions
on the future course of fertility, mortality, and migration.
Projections are based upon official country projections,
series issued by the UN or the U.S. Census Bureau, or
PRB projections.

Infant Mortality Rate


The annual number of deaths of infants under age 1 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 above.
Rates shown in italics are based upon fewer than 50 annual infant deaths and, as a result, are subject to considerable yearly variability.

Total Fertility Rate (TFR)


The average number of children a woman would have
assuming that current age-specific birth rates remain

constant throughout her childbearing years (usually considered to be ages 15 to 49).

Population Under Age 15/Age 65+


The percentage of the total population in these ages,
which are often considered the dependent ages.

Life Expectancy at Birth


The average number of years a newborn infant can expect
to live under current mortality levels.

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.

Percent of Adult Population Ages 15 to 49 With


HIV/AIDS
The estimated percentage of adults living with HIV/AIDS
in 2001 and 2003/2004. Nearly all data are from UNAIDS
2004 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.

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.

Government View of Current Birth Rate


This population policy indicator presents the officially stated position of country governments on the level of the
national birth rate. Most indicators are from the UN
Population Division, World Population Policies 2003.

GNI PPP per Capita, 2004 (US$)


GNI PPP per capita is gross national income in purchasing
power parity (PPP) divided by midyear population. GNI
PPP refers to gross national income converted to international dollars using a purchasing power parity conversion
factor. International dollars indicate the amount of goods
and services one could buy in the United States with a
given amount of money. Data are from the World Bank.
Figures in italics are for 2002 or 2003.

Percent of Population Living Below US$2/Day


The proportion of people living below $2 per day is
the percentage of the population with average consumption expenditures less than $2.15 per day measured in 1993
prices converted using purchasing power parity (PPP)
rates. The World Bank's estimates are drawn from surveys
that use common methods for measuring household living
standards across countries. When estimating poverty
worldwide, the same reference poverty line has to be used,
expressed in a common unit across countries. The World
Bank uses reference lines set at $1 per day (extreme poverty) and $2 per day (poverty) in 1993 PPP terms, where
PPPs measure the relative purchasing power of currencies
across countries. For analysis of poverty trends in a particular country, use of the national poverty line is preferable.
Most data refer to the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Population With Access to Improved Drinking


Water Source (%)
The percentage of the population with reasonable access
to an adequate amount of water from an improved source,
such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring,
or rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs.
Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least
20 liters per person per day from a
source within one kilometer of the dwelling. The data indicate whether people have access to safe water
for domestic purposes.

Energy Use per Capita (kg oil equivalent)


Energy use is presented in a common unit of kilogram of
oil equivalent per person. In addition to solid, liquid, and
gaseous fuels and nuclear energy, the total also includes
hydropower, geothermal and solar power, combustible
renewables, and energy from waste. Use per capita shows
the amount of energy consumed within the country per
person annually, equal to domestic production plus
imports and minus exports and fuels supplied to ships
and aircraft engaged in international transport. Energy data
are compiled by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Where Have the Capital Cities Gone?


Through 2004, PRBs annual World Population Data
Sheet carried a column showing capital cities for each
country. To provide space for additional data columns,
we have moved the list of capital cities to our website.
Please go to www.prb.org and click on DataFinder to
find this information.

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Frequently Asked Questions About the World Population Data Sheet


Population Reference Bureau staff are
often asked how to interpret PRBs
annual World Population Data Sheet
and about current population trends.
Here, we answer some of the questions we are frequently asked by educators, journalists, and others interested in population dynamics.
Where do the World Population Data
Sheet figures come from?
PRB uses all possible sources to compile
its Data Sheet. For countries with good
censuses and complete registration of
births and deaths (primarily more developed countries), the latest data are used
from national statistical offices. These
sources include statistical yearbooks,
monthly statistical bulletins, direct communication, and statistical websites. The
2005 Data Sheet includes 2004 statistics
for many developed and some developing
countries. For most countries, the quality
and year of estimates vary widely depending on such factors as the recency and
completeness of censuses and the availability of demographic surveys. These
data are supplemented by research studies from national and international institutions, direct consultation with country
experts, and PRBs own demographic
analysis.

Why are small countries such as


Bermuda not shown on the World
Population Data Sheet?
The annual Data Sheet prints statistics
for all countries or territories with a population of 150,000 or more and smaller
countries that are members of the United
Nations. Bermuda, an overseas territory
of the United Kingdom with an elected
government, has a population well below
150,000 and is not a UN member. It is
not shown on the Data Sheet. Puerto
Rico, a commonwealth associated with
the United States, is not a UN member,
but is on the Data Sheet because of its
3.9 million population. Andorras population is only 74,000, but it is on the Data
Sheet because it is a UN member.
Can I use World Population Data Sheets
from successive years to graph trends
in population?
All figures are updated each year based
on the most recent information available.
As a result, Data Sheets from different
years cannot be used as a time series. A
new census, for example, may suggest a
larger or smaller population than
previously estimated. This happened with
the 2000 U.S. Census, when the U.S. population total was about 7 million higher
than expected. Fertility rates in less developed countries are often based on surveys taken years earlier that, for example,
might have shown a gradual fertility
decline. A newly released survey might

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
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annually. Less developed countries
account for 99 percent of that growth with
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declines caused some to speculate that
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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
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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.

More questions and answers can be


found in PRBs four-page brief
Frequently Asked Questions about the
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