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AFRICA SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA NORTHERN AFRICA ALGERIA EGYPT LIBYA MOROCCO SUDAN TUNISIA WESTERN SAHARA WESTERN AFRICA BENIN BURKINA FASO CAPE VERDE CÔTE D’IVOIRE GAMBIA GHANA

GUINEA GUINEA–BISSAU LIBERIA MALI MAURITANIA NIGER NIGERIA SENEGAL

SIERRA LEONE TOGO EASTERN AFRICA BURUNDI COMOROS DJIBOUTI ERITREA ETHIOPIA KENYA MADAGASCAR MALAWI MAURITIUS MAYOTTE

MOZAMBIQUE REUNION RWANDA SEYCHELLES SOMALIA TANZANIA UGANDA ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE MIDDLE AFRICA ANGOLA CAMEROON

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CONGO CONGO, DEM. REP. OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA GABON SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SOUTHERN AFRICA

BOTSWANA LESOTHO NAMIBIA SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND NORTHERN AMERICA CANADA UNITED STATES LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN CENTRAL

AMERICA BELIZE COSTA RICA EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS MEXICO NICARAGUA PANAMA CARIBBEAN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

BAHAMAS BARBADOS CUBA DOMINICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GRENADA GUADELOUPE HAITI JAMAICA MARTINIQUE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

PUERTO RICO ST. KITTS–NEVIS SAINT LUCIA ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO SOUTH AMERICA ARGENTINA BOLIVIA BRAZIL

CHILE COLOMBIA ECUADOR FRENCH GUIANA GUYANA PARAGUAY PERU SURINAME URUGUAY VENEZUELA ASIA WESTERN ASIA ARMENIA

AZERBAIJAN BAHRAIN CYPRUS GEORGIA IRAQ ISRAEL JORDAN KUWAIT LEBANON OMAN PALESTINIAN TERRITORY QATAR SAUDI ARABIA SYRIA

TURKEY UNITED ARAB EMIRATES YEMEN SOUTH CENTRAL ASIA AFGHANISTAN BANGLADESH BHUTAN INDIA IRAN KAZAKHSTAN KYRGYZSTAN

MALDIVES NEPAL PAKISTAN SRI LANKA TAJIKISTAN TURKMENISTAN UZBEKISTAN SOUTHEAST ASIA BRUNEI CAMBODIA EAST TIMOR INDONESIA

LAOS MALAYSIA MYANMAR PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE THAILAND VIETNAM EAST ASIA CHINA CHINA, HONG KON CHINA, MACAO JAPAN KOREA,

NORTH KOREA, SOUTH MONGOLIA TAIWAN EUROPE NORTHERN EUROPE CHANNEL ISLANDS DENMARK ESTONIA FINLAND ICELAND IRELAND

LATVIA LITHUANIA NORWAY SWEDEN UNITED KINGDOM WESTERN EUROPE AUSTRIA BELGIUM FRANCE GERMANY LIECHTENSTEIN LUXEMBOURG

MONACO NETHERLANDS SWITZERLAND EASTERN EUROPE BELARUS BULGARIA CZECH REPUBLIC HUNGARY MOLDOVA POLAND ROMANIA RUSSIA

SLOVAKIA UKRAINE SOUTHERN EUROPE ALBANIA ANDORRA BOSNIA–HERZEGOVINA CROATIA GREECE ITALY MACEDONIA MALTA MONTENEGRO

PORTUGAL SAN MARINO SERBIA SLOVENIA SPAIN OCEANIA AUSTRALIA FED. STATES OF MICRONESIA FIJI FRENCH POLYNESIA GUAM KIRIBATI

MARSHALL ISLANDS NAURU NEW CALEDONIA NEW ZEALAND PALAU PAPUA NEW GUINEA SAMOA SOLOMON ISLANDS TONGA TUVALU VANUATU

Most Populous Countries, 2008 and 2050 2008

2050 Population (millions)

Country

Population (millions)

Country

China

1,324.7

India

1,755.2

India

1,149.3

China

1,437.0

United States

304.5

United States

438.2

Indonesia

239.9

Indonesia

343.1

Brazil

195.1

Pakistan

295.2

Pakistan

172.8

Nigeria

282.2

Nigeria

148.1

Brazil

259.8

Bangladesh

147.3

Bangladesh

215.1

Russia

141.9

Congo, Dem. Rep.

189.3

Japan

127.7

Philippines

150.1

Largest Population Growth or Decline, 2008 to 2050 Largest percent increase Country

Percent

Uganda Niger Burundi Liberia Guinea-Bissau Congo, Dem. Rep. Timor-Leste (East Timor) Mali Somalia Angola

263 261 220 216 205 185 179 169 166 155

Largest percent decline Country

Percent

Bulgaria Swaziland Georgia Ukraine Japan Moldova Russia Serbia Belarus Romania Bosnia-Herzegovina

-35 -33 -28 -28 -25 -23 -22 -21 -20 -20 -20

N ote : Excludes countries with fewer than 1 million residents.

Lowest and Highest Infant Mortality Rates Lowest Country China, Hong Kong SAR Singapore Sweden Finland Japan Slovenia Norway Czech Republic Ireland Portugal Israel

Highest

Infant deaths per 1,000 births 1.6 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.5

Country Afghanistan Sierra Leone Liberia Angola Guinea-Bissau Somalia Guinea Mozambique Burundi Chad

Infant deaths per 1,000 births 163 158 133 132 117 117 113 108 107 106

N ote : Excludes countries with fewer than 50 infant deaths annually. © 2008 Population Reference Bureau

2008 World Population Data Sheet 2

World Population Highlights Africa and Other Developing Regions Make Up an Increasing Share of World Population. As world population has risen from 2.5 billion in 1950 to 6.7 billion in 2008, the proportion living in the developing countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean has expanded from 68 percent to more than 80 percent. India and China, with a billion-plus each in 2008, make up about 37 percent of the total. Projections for 2050 show this shift to developing countries continuing. The share living in the more developed countries is projected to drop from about 18 percent in 2008 to less than 14 percent in 2050. Africa’s population, currently growing faster than any other major region, is projected to account for 21 percent of world population by 2050, up from just 9 percent in 1950.

Population (billions) 10 9 8

India

7 China

6 5

Africa

4 3 Other less developed countries

2 1 0

More developed countries 1950

1970

1990

2010

2030

2050

S ource : UN Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision, Medium Variant (2007).

There Has Been Little Improvement in Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries. A maternal death related to pregnancy or childbirth is a rare event in more developed countries: Just 9 women died for every 100,000 births in these countries in 2005, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the UN Population Fund, and the World Bank. But the ratio of maternal deaths to births is shockingly high in Maternal deaths per 100,000 births sub-Saharan Africa and South 2005 1990 Asia. Even more worrisome, 430 there has been little improveWORLD 400 ment over the past 15 years in developing regions as a whole, 480 despite concerted efforts to Less developed countries 450 improve mothers’ health. Public health experts emphasize 920 the importance of prenatal care Sub-Saharan Africa 900 and skilled medical assistance during childbirth, including 620 South Asia the availability of emergency 490 care to deal with complica95 tions. Such health care is often East Asia 50 lacking in countries with poor infrastructure and inadequate 180 health facilities. Latin America/Caribbean 130

S ource : World Health Organization et al., Maternal Mortality in 2005 (2006; www.who.int, More developed countries accessed May 1, 2008).

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2008 World Population Data Sheet 3

World Population Highlights Regional Patterns of Fertility Support Continued World Population Growth. While Europeans opt to have one or two children at most, sub-Saharan Africans have more than five children, on average, and Asians have between two and three. There are clear regional patterns of low or high fertility, but there is also wide variation within some regions. South Africa’s rates are well below those of its neighbors, for example, while Bolivia’s fertility is above the level in other South American countries. In the Middle East, Iran stands out as having low fertility, a contrast to much higher rates in Iraq and Yemen. In Asia, China’s below-2-child fertility rate dominates the region statistically, but fertility remains high in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Laos.

Total fertility rate around 2008 Fewer than 1.5 births per woman 1.5 to 2.1 births per woman 2.2 to 2.9 births per woman 3.0 to 4.9 births per woman 5.0 or more births per woman

N ote : The total fertility rate measures the total number of children a woman would have given current birth rates. S ource : C. Haub and M.M. Kent, 2008 World Population Data Sheet.

Notable Decline in Some Countries, Not in Others. The last quarter century has seen significant drops in fertility among developing countries. In Bangladesh, the total fertility rate dropped from 6.7 lifetime births per woman in the early 1950s to 2.7 in 2008, aided by a strong government commitment to population policies and successful community-based family planning programs. Fertility also fell dramatically in Guatemala, from 7.0 to 4.4 children per woman, over the period. Mexico saw an even more impressive decline, as that country developed economically and embraced the idea of smaller families. Ethiopia, Niger, and Uganda show much more modest declines, helping explain why Africa’s population growth continues to outstrip that in other regions.

N ote : The total fertility rate measures the total number of children a woman would have given current birth rates. S ources : UN Population Division and Population Reference Bureau. © 2008 Population Reference Bureau

Total fertility rate 1950 –1955 8.2

Around 2008

8.1 7.1

7.1

7.0

6.9 6.7

6.2

6.7

6.7

6.5

5.3 4.4 2.7

Yemen

Niger

2.3

2.7

Ethiopia Guatemala Uganda Bangladesh Mexico South Africa 2008 World Population Data Sheet 4

World Population Highlights The Urban Population Is Now a Majority in Many of the Largest Countries. The world will pass a milestone in 2008: One-half of the world’s residents will live in urban areas. This event is impressive when we consider that less than 30 percent lived in urban areas in 1950. Less than 15 percent were urban in Nigeria and China in 1950, and just slightly more in India. But while the urban share in these countries showed impressive increases, it is also somewhat surprising how rural they still are. India, known for its megacities of Mumbai, Kolkata, and Delhi, is very much a rural country. Less than 30 percent live in urban areas. Percent of population living in urban areas 100 Nigeria

90 United States 80

India

70 China

60 India

Nigeria

50

United Sta

40

China

30 20 10 0 1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

2030

2040

2050

S ource : UN Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision (2008; CD-ROM).

Most Urbanites Live in Towns and Villages, Not Large Cities.

10 million or more 8% 5 million to 9.9 million 7%

While about one-half of the world lives in urban areas, the vast majority of these urbanites reside in small towns and villages, not large modern cities. Just 37 percent of urban dwellers live in cities with 1 million or more residents, and just 8 percent are in megacities of 10 million or more. S ource : UN Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision (2008; CD-ROM).

1 million to 4.9 million 22% Fewer than 500,000 52%

500,000 to 0.9 million 10%

Urban popluation by size of urban area, 2005

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2008 World Population Data Sheet 5

World Population Highlights Mother’s Education Is Key to Children’s Nutritional Status. Long-term malnutrition among children can result in stunting, a failure to reach the biological potential for growth, and an especially low height for their age. Stunting has been associated with lower IQs and fewer years in school for children, and lower productivity and incomes for adults. Efforts to combat stunting focus on fetal development and the first two years of a child’s life, after which the damage may be irreversible. In most countries, children with less-educated mothers are much more likely to become stunted than those with more-educated mothers. In Nigeria, nearly one-half, and in India, nearly 60 percent of the children whose mothers had no education were stunted. The children of more-educated mothers tend to fare much better, but not everywhere. In Madagascar, for example, stunting was surprisingly high even among children of more-educated mothers. Percent of children under age 3 who are stunted, by mother’s education 57 No education 47

39

36

30 22

20

28 23

19

17 10

India* 2005–2006

Secondary or higher

47

Madagascar 2003–2004

Nigeria 2003

Cambodia 2005

Haiti 2005

17

8

Colombia 2005

5 Egypt 2005

Senegal 2005

* Children under age 5. N ote : Stunting occurs when a child’s height at a given age is below international standards for normal development. S ource : Demographic and Health Surveys (www.measuredhs.com).

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2008 World Population Data Sheet 6

Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World

WORLD MORE DEVELOPED LESS DEVELOPED LESS DEVELOPED (Excl. China) LEAST DEVELOPED AFRICA SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA NORTHERN AFRICA Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Sudan Tunisia Western Sahara WESTERN AFRICA Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo EASTERN AFRICA Burundi Comoros Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mayotte Mozambique Reunion Rwanda Seychelles Somalia Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe MIDDLE AFRICA Angola Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Congo, Dem. Rep. Equatorial Guinea Gabon Sao Tome and Principe

Population mid-2008 (millions)

Births per 1,000 Population

Deaths per 1,000 Population

Rate of Natural Increase (%)

Net Migration Rate per 1,000 Population

6,705 1,227 5,479 4,154 797 967 809 197 34.7 74.9 6.3 31.2 39.4 10.3 0.5 291 9.3 15.2 0.5 20.7 1.6 23.9 10.3 1.7 3.9 12.7 3.2 14.7 148.1 12.7 5.5 6.8 301 8.9 0.7 0.8 5.0 79.1 38.0 18.9 13.6 1.3 0.2 20.4 0.8 9.6 0.1 9.0 40.2 29.2 12.2 13.5 122 16.8 18.5 4.4 10.1 3.8 66.5 0.6 1.4 0.2

21 12 23 26 36 37 40 26 22 27 24 21 33 17 28 42 42 45 30 38 38 32 42 50 50 48 35 46 43 39 48 38 41 46 36 30 40 40 40 38 48 14 39 41 19 43 18 46 38 48 43 31 43 47 36 38 44 37 44 39 27 35

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1.2 0.2 1.5 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.5 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.4 2.1 1.2 2.0 2.6 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.2 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.3 2.7 3.1 2.5 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.5 3.0 2.8 1.8 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.2 0.7 3.6 2.1 1.3 2.7 1.0 2.7 2.3 3.1 2.1 1.1 2.8 2.7 2.3 1.9 2.7 2.5 3.1 2.9 1.5 2.7

— 3 -1 -1 -0 -1 -0 -1 -1 -1 0 -3 1 -1 20 -1 1 -1 -2 -2 1 -0 -6 0 3 -3 1 -0 -0 -2 -4 -0 -0 7 0 0 2 -0 -1 0 -0 -0 5 -0 -0 1 6 3 -2 -1 -3 -1 -0 2 0 -1 2 -2 -1 0 1 -2

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mid–2050

Projected Population Change 2008–2050 (%)

9,352 1,294 8,058 6,621 1,664 1,932 1,698 307 50.1 117.9 9.7 42.4 73.0 13.2 0.9 616 22.5 37.5 0.9 34.7 3.4 48.8 24.5 5.3 12.5 34.2 6.4 53.2 282.2 25.3 10.9 14.1 641 28.3 1.8 1.5 11.5 147.6 65.2 41.6 30.5 1.5 0.5 37.2 1.1 21.7 0.1 23.8 82.5 106.0 19.3 19.1 306 42.7 34.9 6.5 20.5 8.8 189.3 1.4 2.1 0.3

39 5 47 59 109 100 110 56 44 57 54 36 85 27 89 112 142 147 83 68 117 104 138 205 216 169 99 261 91 99 99 108 113 220 151 75 129 87 72 120 124 17 174 83 31 126 37 166 105 263 58 42 151 155 89 47 102 130 185 132 54 85

Projected Population (millions) mid–2025 8,000 1,269 6,731 5,255 1,139 1,358 1,161 251 43.3 95.9 8.1 36.6 54.3 12.1 0.8 419 14.5 23.7 0.7 26.2 2.3 33.7 15.7 2.9 6.8 20.6 4.5 26.3 205.4 18.0 7.6 9.9 440 15.0 1.1 1.1 7.7 110.5 51.3 28.0 20.4 1.4 0.3 27.5 1.0 14.6 0.1 14.3 58.2 56.4 15.5 16.0 189 26.2 25.5 5.5 13.9 5.6 109.7 0.9 1.7 0.2

Infant Mortality Ratea

A Woman’s Lifetime Risk of Dying From Maternal Causes, 1 in:

Total Fertilty Rateb

49 6 54 59 85 82 88 45 27 33 21 43 81 19 53 96 98 89 28 100 93 71 113 117 133 96 77 81 100 61 158 91 81 107 69 67 59 77 77 75 80 15.4 — 108 8 86 11 117 75 76 100 60 97 132 74 102 106 75 92 91 58 77

92 6,000 75 55 22 26 22 145 220 230 350 150 53 500 — 19 20 22 120 27 32 45 19 13 12 15 22 7 18 21 8 38 28 16 52 35 44 27 39 38 18 3,300 — 45 — 16 — 12 24 25 27 43 20 12 24 25 11 22 13 28 53 —

2.6 1.6 2.8 3.2 4.7 4.9 5.4 3.0 2.3 3.1 3.0 2.4 4.5 2.0 3.0 5.7 5.7 6.2 3.5 4.9 5.1 4.3 5.7 7.1 6.8 6.6 4.8 7.1 5.9 5.3 6.1 5.1 5.4 6.8 4.9 4.2 5.3 5.3 4.9 5.0 6.3 1.7 4.5 5.4 2.5 6.0 2.2 6.7 5.3 6.7 5.5 3.8 6.1 6.8 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.5 5.4 3.2 4.1

2008 World Population Data Sheet 7

Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World

SOUTHERN AFRICA Botswana Lesotho Namibia South Africa Swaziland AMERICAS NORTHERN AMERICA Canada United States LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN CENTRAL AMERICA Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama CARIBBEAN Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guadeloupe Haiti Jamaica Martinique Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico St. Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador French Guiana Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela ASIA ASIA (Excl. China) WESTERN ASIA Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Cyprus Georgia Iraq

Population mid-2008 (millions)

Births per 1,000 Population

Deaths per 1,000 Population

Rate of Natural Increase (%)

55 1.8 1.8 2.1 48.3 1.1 915 338 33.3 304.5 577 150 0.3 4.5 7.2 13.7 7.3 107.7 5.7 3.4 41 0.1 0.3 0.3 11.2 0.1 9.9 0.1 0.4 9.1 2.7 0.4 0.2 4.0 0.05 0.2 0.1 1.3 387 39.7 10.0 195.1 16.8 44.4 13.8 0.2 0.8 6.2 27.9 0.5 3.3 27.9 4,052 2,728 225 3.1 8.7 0.8 1.1 4.6 29.5

24 24 27 25 23 31 18 14 11 14 21 22 27 16 24 34 27 20 26 20 19 17 17 14 10 16 24 19 15 29 17 13 14 12 18 15 17 14 20 19 29 20 14 20 26 32 21 27 21 17 14 25 19 23 25 15 18 20 12 11 34

16 14 25 15 15 31 7 8 7 8 6 5 4 4 6 6 5 5 5 4 8 7 6 8 7 9 6 7 7 11 6 7 7 8 8 7 8 8 6 8 8 6 5 6 6 4 9 6 6 7 9 4 7 7 6 9 6 3 7 10 10

0.8 0.9 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.0 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.7 2.3 1.3 1.8 2.8 2.2 1.6 2.1 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.7 1.8 1.2 0.8 1.8 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.4 1.1 2.1 1.3 0.9 1.4 2.0 2.8 1.2 2.1 1.5 1.1 0.5 2.1 1.2 1.5 1.9 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.6 0.1 2.4

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Net Migration Rate per 1,000 Population 0 6 -4 1 0 0 0 4 7 3 -2 -5 -1 4 -1 -1 -4 -6 -7 0 -3 3 1 -1 -3 -5 -3 -10 -0 -3 -6 -0 17 -1 -6 6 -8 -3 -1 -0 0 0 0 -1 -4 5 -10 -2 -4 -7 -3 0 -0 -0 -0 -2 -0 7 10 -3 -4

See Notes on page 14.

mid–2025

mid–2050

Projected Population Change 2008–2050 (%)

59 2.2 1.7 2.3 51.5 1.0 1,080 393 37.6 355.7 687 180 0.4 5.6 9.1 20.0 9.8 123.8 6.8 4.2 46 0.1 0.4 0.3 11.2 0.1 12.1 0.1 0.5 11.7 3.0 0.4 0.2 4.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.4 461 46.3 13.3 228.9 19.1 53.8 17.5 0.3 0.8 8.0 34.0 0.5 3.5 34.9 4,793 3,317 290 3.3 9.7 1.0 1.1 4.2 43.3

62 2.4 1.6 2.1 54.8 0.8 1,258 480 41.9 438.2 778 203 0.5 6.3 11.2 27.9 12.4 131.6 7.9 5.0 50 0.1 0.5 0.3 9.9 0.1 14.0 0.1 0.5 15.1 3.4 0.4 0.2 3.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.3 524 52.5 16.7 259.8 20.2 59.2 20.4 0.4 0.5 10.1 39.3 0.5 3.7 41.1 5,427 3,990 363 3.3 11.6 1.2 1.1 3.3 61.9

12 29 -11 3 13 -33 37 42 26 44 35 35 57 40 55 104 69 22 40 46 24 29 34 -7 -11 -11 42 -10 21 65 25 -13 -4 -5 31 30 -13 -1 36 32 67 33 20 33 48 96 -29 62 41 -8 11 47 34 46 61 7 34 53 2 -28 110

Projected Population (millions)

Infant Mortality Ratea 48 44 91 47 45 85 18 7 5.4 6.6 23 22 18 9.7 24 34 23 19 29 15 33 20 14 14 5.3 16 32 17 8 57 21 6 5 9.2 15 19.4 17.6 24 23 13.3 51 24 8.8 19 25 10.4 48 36 24 16 10.5 16.5 45 51 41 26 12 8 6 16 94

A Woman’s Lifetime Risk of Dying From Maternal Causes, 1 in: 90 130 45 170 110 120 420 6,000 11,000 4,800 290 320 560 1,400 190 71 93 670 150 270 130 — 2,700 4,400 1,400 — 230 — — 44 240 — — 2,900 — — — 1,400 300 530 89 370 3,200 290 170 — 90 170 140 530 2,100 610 120 90 170 980 670 1,300 6,400 1,100 72

Total Fertilty Rateb 2.8 2.9 3.5 3.6 2.7 3.8 2.3 2.1 1.6 2.1 2.5 2.5 3.1 1.9 2.8 4.4 3.3 2.3 2.9 2.4 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.4 3.0 3.0 2.1 2.1 4.0 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.7 2.3 1.7 2.1 1.6 2.4 2.4 3.7 2.3 2.0 2.4 3.1 3.9 2.7 3.5 2.6 2.5 2.0 2.6 2.4 2.8 3.3 1.7 2.3 2.5 1.5 1.4 4.6

2008 World Population Data Sheet 8

Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World

Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestinian Territory Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen SOUTH CENTRAL ASIA Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Iran Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan SOUTHEAST ASIA Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam EAST ASIA China China, Hong Kong SARe China, Macao SARe Japan Korea, North Korea, South Mongolia Taiwan EUROPE NORTHERN EUROPE Channel Islands Denmark Estonia Finland Iceland Ireland Latvia Lithuania Norway Sweden United Kingdom

Population mid-2008 (millions)

Births per 1,000 Population

Deaths per 1,000 Population

Rate of Natural Increase (%)

7.5 5.8 2.7 4.0 2.7 4.2 0.9 28.1 19.9 74.8 4.5 22.2 1,683 32.7 147.3 0.7 1,149.3 72.2 15.7 5.2 0.3 27.0 172.8 20.3 7.3 5.2 27.2 586 0.4 14.7 239.9 5.9 27.7 49.2 90.5 4.8 66.1 1.1 86.2 1,558 1,324.7 7.0 0.6 127.7 23.5 48.6 2.7 23.0 736 98 0.2 5.5 1.3 5.3 0.3 4.5 2.3 3.4 4.8 9.2 61.3

21 28 21 19 24 37 17 29 28 19 15 41 25 47 24 30 24 20 21 24 19 29 31 19 27 24 24 20 19 26 21 34 21 19 26 11 13 42 17 12 12 10 9 9 16 10 21 9 11 12 11 12 12 11 15 16 10 10 12 12 13

5 4 2 5 3 4 2 3 4 6 2 9 8 21 7 7 8 5 10 7 4 9 8 7 5 6 7 7 3 8 6 10 5 10 5 5 8 11 5 7 7 6 3 9 7 5 6 6 11 10 9 10 13 9 6 6 14 14 9 10 9

1.6 2.4 1.9 1.4 2.1 3.3 1.5 2.7 2.5 1.2 1.3 3.2 1.7 2.6 1.7 2.3 1.6 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.2 1.2 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.5 2.4 1.6 0.9 2.1 0.6 0.5 3.2 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 -0.0 0.9 0.5 1.5 0.3 -0.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.8 0.9 -0.4 -0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3

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Net Migration Rate per 1,000 Population 2 7 8 -0 5 0 36 -5 2 0 16 -1 -0 0 -1 2 -0 -1 1 -10 0 -1 -1 -2 -2 -3 -2 -0 3 -0 -1 -3 1 -0 -2 37 1 0 -1 -0 -0 3 41 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 6 5 -0 3 10 15 -0 -2 8 6 3

See Notes on page 14.

mid–2025

mid–2050

Projected Population Change 2008–2050 (%)

9.3 7.7 3.6 4.6 3.1 6.2 1.1 35.7 26.8 87.8 6.2 35.2 2,089 50.3 180.1 0.9 1,407.7 88.0 17.1 6.5 0.4 36.5 228.9 23.2 9.5 6.5 33.3 709 0.5 20.6 291.9 8.7 34.6 55.4 120.2 5.3 70.2 1.7 100.1 1,705 1,476.0 8.0 0.6 119.3 25.8 49.1 3.3 23.1 726 108 0.2 5.6 1.2 5.6 0.4 4.9 2.1 3.1 5.6 9.9 68.8

11.2 9.7 4.8 5.0 3.9 8.8 1.4 49.8 34.0 88.7 7.8 55.8 2,605 81.9 215.1 1.0 1,755.2 100.2 17.4 8.1 0.5 48.7 295.2 25.4 11.5 7.6 37.6 826 0.6 30.5 343.1 12.3 40.4 58.7 150.1 5.3 68.9 3.0 112.8 1,633 1,437.0 8.8 0.6 95.2 26.4 42.3 3.8 18.9 685 117 0.1 5.5 1.1 5.7 0.4 5.1 1.9 2.9 6.6 10.4 76.9

49 65 80 26 42 113 48 77 71 19 75 151 55 150 46 45 53 39 11 54 73 81 71 25 57 47 38 41 67 108 43 110 46 19 66 10 4 179 31 5 8 26 5 -25 12 -13 45 -18 -7 19 -5 0 -18 8 37 13 -16 -14 38 13 26

Projected Population (millions)

Infant Mortality Ratea 3.5 24 8 19 10 25 7 16 19 23 7 77 61 163 52 40 57 32 29 50 16 48 75 15 65 74 48 31 7 67 34 70 9 70 25 2.4 16 88 16 21 23 1.6 2 2.8 21 4 41 4.6 6 4 3.7 4.0 4.9 2.7 1.3 3.1 7.6 5.9 3.1 2.5 4.9

A Woman’s Lifetime Risk of Dying From Maternal Causes, 1 in: 7,800 450 9,600 290 420 — 2,700 1,400 210 880 1,000 39 61 8 51 55 70 300 360 240 200 31 74 850 160 290 1,400 130 2,900 48 97 33 560 110 140 6,200 500 35 280 1,200 1,300 — — 11,600 140 6,100 840 — 9,400 7,800 — 17,800 2,900 8,500 12,700 47,600 8,500 7,800 7,700 17,400 8,200

Total Fertilty Rateb 2.9 3.6 2.6 1.9 3.4 4.6 2.6 4.0 3.5 2.2 2.0 6.2 3.0 6.8 2.7 3.6 2.8 2.1 2.5 2.8 2.2 3.1 4.1 2.4 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.0 3.5 2.6 4.5 2.6 2.2 3.3 1.4 1.6 6.7 2.1 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.0 1.3 2.3 1.1 1.5 1.8 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.9 1.9

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Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World

Population mid-2008 (millions) WESTERN EUROPE Austria Belgium France Germany Liechtenstein Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Switzerland EASTERN EUROPE Belarus Bulgaria Czech Republic Hungary Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovakia Ukraine SOUTHERN EUROPE Albania Andorra Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia Greece Italy Kosovof Macedoniag Malta Montenegro Portugal San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain OCEANIA Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji French Polynesia Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

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188 8.4 10.7 62.0 82.2 0.04 0.5 0.03 16.4 7.6 295 9.7 7.6 10.4 10.0 4.1 38.1 21.5 141.9 5.4 46.2 155 3.2 0.1 3.8 4.4 11.2 59.9 2.2 2.0 0.4 0.6 10.6 0.03 7.4 2.0 46.5

Births per 1,000 Population

Deaths per 1,000 Population

Rate of Natural Increase (%)

Net Migration Rate per 1,000 Population

10 9 12 13 8 10 11 25 11 10 11 11 10 11 10 11 10 10 12 10 10 10 13 10 9 9 10 9 21 11 10 12 10 10 10 10 11

9 9 10 8 10 6 8 16 8 8 14 14 15 10 13 12 10 12 15 10 16 9 6 3 9 12 9 10 7 10 8 10 10 7 14 9 9

0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4 -0.2 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 0.1 -0.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.3 0.0 -0.6 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.0 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 -0.0 0.3 -0.4 0.1 0.2

1 4 5 1 1 3 12 8 1 1 1 6 -0 8 1 -1 -1 -0 2 1 0 9 -3 26 -0 2 4 8 — 0 5 -1 1 10 0 6 16

35

18

7

1.1

5

21.3 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.2 4.3 0.02 6.5 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.01 0.2

14 26 21 18 19 27 38 31 18 15 13 31 29 34 26 26 31

7 6 6 4 4 9 6 10 5 7 7 10 6 8 6 10 6

0.7 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.8 3.2 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.6 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.0 1.6 2.5

9 -17 -7 1 2 0 -16 -18 5 1 2 0 -11 -2 -17 -8 0

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Projected Population (millions) mid–2025

mid–2050

191 8.8 10.8 66.1 79.6 0.04 0.5 0.04 16.9 8.1 272 9.0 6.6 10.2 9.6 3.8 36.7 19.7 129.3 5.2 41.7 156 3.5 0.1 3.7 4.3 11.3 62.0 2.7 2.0 0.4 0.6 10.5 0.04 6.7 2.1 46.2

187 9.5 11.0 70.0 71.4 0.04 0.6 0.04 16.8 8.1 231 7.7 5.0 9.4 8.9 3.2 31.4 17.1 110.1 4.7 33.4 150 3.6 0.1 3.1 3.8 10.8 61.7 3.2 1.7 0.4 0.6 9.3 0.04 5.8 1.9 43.9

42

49

24.7 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.3 4.9 0.02 8.6 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.01 0.4

28.1 0.1 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.02 0.4 5.5 0.03 11.2 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.02 0.5

Projected Population Change 2008–2050 (%) -0 14 2 13 -13 17 29 9 2 6 -22 -20 -35 -9 -11 -23 -18 -20 -22 -12 -28 -3 11 -4 -20 -14 -4 3 45 -15 -6 -4 -12 13 -21 -7 -6

40 32 21 8 34 38 99 101 49 46 28 27 73 14 88 -27 74 109

Infant Mortality Ratea 4 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.9 2.6 4.4 — 4.4 4.0 9 6 9.2 3.1 5.9 12 6.0 12.0 9 6.1 11 5 8 2.5 8 5.7 3.7 4.2 33 13 3.6 11.0 3.5 3.3 7.4 3.1 3.7

25 4.7 40 17 6.8 10.7 52 23 42 7 5.0 20 62 20 48 12 35 27

A Woman’s Lifetime Risk of Dying From Maternal Causes, 1 in:

Total Fertilty Rateb

11,000 21,500 7,800 6,900 19,200 — 5,000 — 10,200 13,800 3,500 4,800 7,400 18,100 13,300 3,700 10,600 3,200 2,700 13,800 5,200 9,400 490 — 29,000 10,500 25,900 26,600 — 6,500 8,300 — 6,400 — 4,500h 14,200 16,400

1.6 1.4 1.7 2.0 1.3 1.4 1.6 — 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.3 2.5 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4

160

2.4

13,300 — 160 — — — — — — 5,900 — 55 — 100 — — —

1.9 4.1 2.6 2.2 2.6 3.5 4.4 3.4 2.3 2.2 1.9 3.9 4.4 4.5 3.7 3.7 4.0

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Demographic Data and Estimates Percent Percent of in Urban Population Life Expectancy Areas of of Ages at Birth (years) Percent 750,000+ 2005 <15 65+ Total Males Females Urban WORLD MORE DEVELOPED LESS DEVELOPED LESS DEVELOPED (Excl. China) LEAST DEVELOPED AFRICA SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA NORTHERN AFRICA Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Sudan Tunisia Western Sahara WESTERN AFRICA Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo EASTERN AFRICA Burundi Comoros Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mayotte Mozambique Reunion Rwanda Seychelles Somalia Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe MIDDLE AFRICA Angola Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Congo, Dem. Rep. Equatorial Guinea Gabon Sao Tome and Principe

28 17 30 34 41 41 43 33 30 33 30 29 41 25 31 44 44 46 38 40 42 40 46 48 47 48 40 49 45 44 42 43 44 45 42 39 43 43 42 44 46 23 42 43 27 44 23 45 44 49 46 40 46 46 42 43 46 42 47 42 36 42

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7 16 6 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 6 4 6 2 3 3 3 6 2 3 4 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 7 2 3 7 3 8 3 3 3 2 4 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 4

68 77 67 65 55 54 50 69 72 72 73 70 58 74 64 51 56 51 71 52 58 59 54 45 46 56 60 57 47 62 48 58 49 49 64 54 57 49 53 58 46 72 74 43 76 47 72 48 51 48 38 40 51 43 52 43 47 53 53 59 57 64

67 74 65 63 53 53 49 67 71 70 71 68 56 72 62 50 54 49 68 50 57 58 52 43 45 54 59 58 46 60 48 56 48 47 62 53 54 48 53 57 45 69 72 42 72 47 67 47 50 47 38 40 48 41 51 43 46 52 49 59 56 63

70 81 68 66 56 55 51 71 74 74 76 72 59 76 66 52 57 52 74 53 59 59 55 47 47 59 62 56 47 64 49 60 50 50 66 55 59 51 53 60 47 76 76 44 80 48 77 49 52 48 37 40 52 44 52 44 48 54 55 60 58 66

49 74 44 44 27 38 35 50 63 43 77 56 38 65 81 42 41 16 59 48 54 48 30 30 58 31 40 17 47 41 37 40 22 10 28 87 21 16 19 30 17 42 28 29 92 18 53 37 25 13 37 37 41 57 57 38 27 60 33 39 84 58

21 30 19 18 10 14 13 19 12 21 54 22 12 18 — 15 9 8 — 19 — 16 16 — 33 12 — 6 16 21 14 21 6 — — — — 4 10 9 — — — 7 — 8 — 17 7 5 11 12 18 27 18 — 9 34 17 — — —

Nutrition Environment Economy Density

Percent of Percent of % of Pop. Motor Population Married Women Percent of Vehicles With Access Ages 15–49 15–49 Using Population per 1,000 to Improved GNI PPP With HIV/ Contraception* Water Pop. Underper Capita Population AIDS Sources, 2000– per Sq. (US$) All Modern nourished 2006 2005 Kilometer 2007 2001 2007 Methods Methods 2002–2004 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.6 3.2 4.3 5.7 0.3 0.1 — ­— 0.1 1.4 <0.1 ­— 2.7 1.3 2.1 ­— 6.0 0.9 2.3 1.2 1.8 1.4 1.5 0.7 0.7 3.2 0.4 1.3 3.6 6.6 3.5 <0.1 3.1 1.2 2.4 6.7c 0.1 13.3 0.3 — 10.3 — 4.3 — 0.5 7.0 7.9 15.4 26.0 2.6 1.6 6.0 6.4 3.4 4.4 d 3.7 5.6 ­—

0.8 0.5 1.0 1.4 3.0 4.0 5.0 0.3 0.1 — — 0.1 1.4 0.1 — 2.5 1.2 1.6 — 3.9 0.9 1.9 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.8 3.1 1.0 1.7 3.3 5.8 2.0 <0.1 3.1 1.3 2.1 7.8c 0.1 11.9 1.7 — 12.5 — 2.8 — 0.5 6.2 5.4 15.2 15.3 2.5 2.1 5.1 6.3 3.5 3.5 d 3.4 5.9 —

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62 69 61 51 27 28 21 50 61 59 49 63 8 63 — 13 17 14 53 13 10 17 9 10 11 8 9 11 12 12 5 17 26 16 26 18 8 15 39 27 42 76 — 17 67 17 — 15 26 24 34 60 19 6 26 28 3 44 21 — 33 29

55 58 55 43 21 22 16 44 52 57 26 55 6 53 — 8 6 9 46 8 9 14 6 6 10 6 8 5 8 10 4 11 20 10 19 17 5 14 32 17 39 42 — 12 64 10 — 1 20 18 23 58 7 5 13 7 2 13 6 — 12 27

14 <2.5 17 18 35 26 31 8 4 4 <2.5 6 26 <2.5 — 15 12 15 — 13 29 11 24 39 50 29 10 32 9 20 51 24 40 66 60 24 75 46 31 38 35 5 — 44 — 33 9 — 44 19 46 47 55 35 26 44 35 33 74 — 5 10

153 536 43 52 — — — 61 91 39 137 60 — 86 — — — — — — — — — — — 10 — — 1 17 3 — — — — — — 2 18 — — 133 — 8 513 3 102 — — 6 — 54 — — 14 — — — — — — —

86 97 84 82 62 64 58 87 85 98 71 83 70 94 — 58 65 72 80 81 86 80 70 57 64 60 60 42 47 77 53 59 54 71 85 92 60 42 57 47 76 100 — 42 — 65 87 29 55 64 58 81 52 51 70 66 48 71 46 43 87 86

$ 9,600 31,200 4,760 4,560 1,060 2,430 1,830 4,760 5,490 5,400 11,500 3,990 1,880 7,130 — 1,480 1,310 1,120 2,940 1,590 1,140 1,330 1,120 470 290 1,040 2,010 630 1,770 1,640 660 800 940 330 1,150 2,260 400 780 1,540 920 750 11,390 — 690 — 860 8,670 — 1,200 920 1,220 — 1,550 4,400 2,120 740 1,280 2,750 290 21,230 13,080 1,630

49 27 66 57 38 32 33 23 15 75 4 70 16 63 2 47 83 56 125 64 138 100 42 48 35 10 3 12 160 64 76 119 47 318 328 37 43 72 65 32 115 622 500 25 324 365 191 14 43 121 16 34 18 13 39 7 8 11 28 22 5 164

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Demographic Data and Estimates Percent Percent of in Urban Population Life Expectancy Areas of of Ages at Birth (years) Percent 750,000+ 2005 <15 65+ Total Males Females Urban SOUTHERN AFRICA Botswana Lesotho Namibia South Africa Swaziland AMERICAS NORTHERN AMERICA Canada United States LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN CENTRAL AMERICA Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama CARIBBEAN Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guadeloupe Haiti Jamaica Martinique Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico St. Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador French Guiana Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela ASIA ASIA (Excl. China) WESTERN ASIA Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Cyprus Georgia Iraq

33 38 39 41 32 41 26 20 17 20 30 33 39 28 34 43 38 32 38 30 28 28 28 22 18 29 33 29 24 38 30 22 23 21 28 28 29 24 29 26 38 28 25 30 33 35 32 36 32 30 24 31 27 31 34 21 24 27 18 18 42

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4 3 5 3 4 4 9 13 14 13 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 6 4 6 8 7 6 12 12 10 6 6 11 4 8 12 10 13 8 7 7 7 6 10 4 6 8 5 6 4 5 5 6 7 13 5 7 6 5 11 7 3 11 15 3

49 49 36 47 50 33 75 78 80 78 73 74 73 78 71 69 72 75 71 75 71 73 72 76 77 75 72 68 79 58 72 80 75 78 70 73 72 69 73 75 65 72 78 72 75 75 65 71 71 69 76 73 69 68 70 71 72 75 78 74 58

48 50 35 48 48 33 72 76 78 75 70 72 71 76 68 66 69 73 68 73 69 71 69 73 75 72 69 66 75 56 70 76 71 74 68 71 70 67 69 71 63 69 75 69 72 72 63 69 68 66 72 70 68 66 68 68 70 73 75 70 56

50 49 36 47 52 34 78 81 83 81 76 77 74 81 74 73 74 78 74 78 74 75 75 79 79 77 75 69 82 60 75 83 79 82 72 76 74 71 76 79 67 75 81 76 78 79 68 73 73 73 79 76 71 69 72 75 75 77 80 79 60

56 57 24 35 59 24 78 79 81 79 77 70 50 59 60 47 46 76 59 64 64 31 83 38 76 73 67 31 100 43 52 98 92 94 32 28 40 12 81 91 64 83 87 72 62 76 28 57 76 74 94 88 42 40 64 64 52 100 62 53 67

28 — — — 32 — 40 47 43 47 36 34 — 28 21 8 13 40 17 38 22 — — — 19 — 22 — — 20 — — — 66 — — — — 38 43 31 40 40 36 31 — — 30 31 — 46 32 18 17 30 37 22 — — 24 30

Nutrition Environment Economy Density

Percent of Percent of % of Pop. Motor Population Married Women Percent of Vehicles With Access Ages 15–49 15–49 Using Population per 1,000 to Improved GNI PPP With HIV/ Contraception* Water Pop. Underper Capita Population AIDS Sources, 2000– per Sq. (US$) All Modern nourished 2006 2005 Kilometer 2007 2001 2007 Methods Methods 2002–2004 17.6 26.5 23.9 14.6 16.9 26.3 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 2.1 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.1 ­— 3.1 1.2 <0.1 ­— 1.3 ­— — 2.2 1.4 ­— — ­— — ­— — 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.3 ­— 2.5 0.4 0.4 1.3 0.4 ­— 0.3 — — 0.1 — — — — —

18.5 23.9 23.2 15.3 18.1 26.1 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 2.1 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.1 — 3.0 1.2 0.1 — 1.1 — — 2.2 1.6 — — — — — — 1.5 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.3 — 2.5 0.6 0.5 2.4 0.6 — 0.2 0.3 — 0.1 0.2 — — 0.1 —

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58 44 37 44 60 51 72 73 75 73 71 68 56 80 67 43 65 71 72 — 62 — — — 73 — 73 — — 32 69 — — 78 — — — 38 73 65 58 76 61 78 73 — 35 73 71 42 77 70 67 56 52 53 51 62 — 47 50

58 42 35 43 60 48 66 69 73 68 64 63 49 72 61 34 56 67 70 — 55 — — — 72 — 60 — — 25 66 — — 68 — — — 33 66 — 35 70 58 68 59 — 34 61 48 41 75 67 61 47 34 20 14 31 — 27 33

4 32 13 24 <2.5 22 7 <2.5 <2.5 <2.5 10 9 4 5 11 22 23 5 27 23 21 — 8 <2.5 <2.5 8 29 7 — 46 9 — 13 — 10 5 10 10 9 3 23 7 4 13 6 — 8 15 12 8 <2.5 18 15 17 8 24 7 — <2.5 9 —

— 106 — — — 108 — 768 584 787 — 185 157 201 64 107 — 211 37 102 — — — — 2 265 113 197 — — — — — 580 247 216 159 295 — 181 52 — 146 — — — — 72 55 236 160 — 57 74 146 — 72 339 575 71 43

92 96 78 93 93 60 94 99 100 99 91 93 91 98 84 96 84 95 79 92 84 91 97 100 91 97 95 94 98 58 93 — — — 99 98 — 94 91 96 86 91 95 93 95 84 93 77 84 92 100 — 88 88 89 98 78 — 100 99 77

9,140 12,420 1,890 5,120 9,560 4,930 22,260 44,790 35,310 45,850 9,080 10,340 5,100 8,340 4,840 4,120 3,160 12,580 2,080 8,340 — 12,610 — 10,880 — 5,650 5,050 6,010 — 1,050 5,050 — — — 10,430 7,090 5,720 14,580 9,290 12,990 4,140 9,370 12,590 6,640 7,040 — 2,600 4,380 7,240 6,000 11,040 11,920 $ 5,650 5,780 10,160 5,900 6,370 34,310 26,370 4,770 —

21 3 59 3 40 65 22 16 3 32 28 60 14 88 343 126 65 55 44 45 174 195 24 650 101 97 203 308 246 328 245 368 249 446 184 317 284 261 22 14 9 23 22 39 49 2 4 15 22 3 19 31 127 122 47 103 100 1,124 115 67 67

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Demographic Data and Estimates Percent Percent of in Urban Population Life Expectancy Areas of of Ages at Birth (years) Percent 750,000+ 2005 <15 65+ Total Males Females Urban Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestinian Territory Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen SOUTH CENTRAL ASIA Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Iran Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan SOUTHEAST ASIA Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam EAST ASIA China China, Hong Kong SARe China, Macao SARe Japan Korea, North Korea, South Mongolia Taiwan EUROPE NORTHERN EUROPE Channel Islands Denmark Estonia Finland Iceland Ireland Latvia Lithuania Norway Sweden United Kingdom

28 37 24 27 30 46 23 38 37 28 19 45 33 45 34 32 32 26 27 32 32 37 39 27 38 35 35 29 30 36 29 44 32 27 35 19 22 45 26 19 19 13 13 13 25 18 29 18 16 18 16 18 15 17 21 20 14 15 19 17 18

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10 3 2 8 2 3 1 2 3 6 1 3 5 2 4 5 5 5 8 6 5 4 4 6 4 4 5 6 3 4 6 4 4 6 4 9 7 3 7 9 8 13 7 22 8 10 4 10 16 16 15 16 17 17 12 11 17 16 15 18 16

80 72 78 72 74 72 75 76 73 72 78 61 65 43 63 66 65 71 66 66 73 64 63 71 67 62 67 70 75 62 70 61 74 61 69 81 72 60 73 74 73 82 79 82 71 79 64 78 75 79 78 78 73 79 81 79 72 71 80 81 79

79 71 77 69 73 72 74 74 71 69 77 60 64 43 62 66 65 69 61 62 72 63 62 67 64 58 63 68 72 59 69 59 72 58 66 78 68 59 71 72 71 79 78 79 68 76 61 75 72 76 76 76 67 76 79 77 66 65 78 79 77

82 73 79 74 75 73 76 78 75 74 81 62 65 43 64 67 66 72 72 70 73 64 64 75 69 67 70 72 77 66 72 63 76 64 72 83 75 61 75 76 75 85 82 86 73 82 67 81 79 81 81 80 78 83 83 82 77 77 83 83 81

92 83 98 87 71 72 100 81 50 62 83 30 30 20 24 31 28 67 53 35 27 17 35 15 26 47 36 45 72 15 48 27 68 31 63 100 36 22 27 50 45 100 100 79 60 82 59 78 71 77 31 72 69 63 93 60 68 67 79 84 80

60 19 70 44 — — — 43 31 29 31 15 13 12 12 — 13 26 8 16 — 3 18 12 — — 8 12 — 10 11 — 12 10 16 100 10 — 13 24 21 100 — 48 22 54 33 18 19 24 — 20 — 21 — 25 — — 18 14 29

Nutrition Environment Economy Density

Percent of Percent of % of Pop. Motor Population Married Women Percent of Vehicles With Access Ages 15–49 15–49 Using Population per 1,000 to Improved GNI PPP With HIV/ Contraception* Water Pop. Underper Capita Population AIDS Sources, 2000– per Sq. (US$) All Modern nourished 2006 2005 Kilometer 2007 2001 2007 Methods Methods 2002–2004 0.1 0.1 — — — — 0.1 0.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0.5 0.3 — — — — — 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 <0.1 0.1 <0.1 0.1 — — 0.5 0.5 — 0.1 — — 0.1 0.3 — <0.1 — 0.1 0.5 0.5 — — 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.2 <0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.7 — — 0.1 0.2 1.7 1.4 — — 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 — — — — — — — — <0.1 <0.1 — 0.1 — — 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 — — 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2

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— 57 52 58 24 50 43 32 58 71 28 23 54 10 56 — 56 79 66 60 39 48 30 68 38 62 65 60 — 40 61 32 — 37 51 62 72 10 78 86 90 — — 52 69 81 66 71 69 81 — — 70 79 — — 85 47 — 75 84

— 42 39 34 18 39 32 29 47 43 24 13 46 9 48 31 49 60 53 49 34 44 22 53 33 53 59 54 — 27 57 29 — 33 36 55 70 9 67 85 90 — — 44 58 67 61 — 56 75 — — 56 78 — — 60 30 — 65 79

<2.5 6 5 3 — 16 — 4 4 3 <2.5 38 21 — 30 — 20 4 6 4 10 17 24 22 56 7 25 12 4 33 6 19 3 5 18 — 22 9 16 11 12 — — <2.5 33 <2.5 27 — <2.5 <2.5 — <2.5 <2.5 <2.5 <2.5 <2.5 3 <2.5 <2.5 <2.5 <2.5

302 107 420 386 176 — 510 432 41 115 — 50 20 6 — — 18 — 117 39 15 5 13 41 22 — — 44 701 1 42 — 21 7 34 140 154 — 2 84 24 71 156 579 — 312 — 293 418 521 — 452 435 535 724 479 376 465 544 512 537

100 98 — 100 82 89 100 — 89 97 100 66 87 22 80 81 89 94 96 89 83 89 90 82 67 — 88 86 — 65 80 60 99 80 93 — 98 62 92 89 88 — — 100 100 92 72 — 99 100 — 100 100 100 100 — 99 — 100 100 100

25,930 5,160 49,970 10,050 19,740 — — 22,910 4,370 12,090 — 2,200 2,940 — 1,340 4,980 2,740 10,800 9,700 1,950 5,040 1,040 2,570 4,210 1,710 6,640 1,680 4,440 49,900 1,690 3,580 1,940 13,570 — 3,730 48,520 7,880 3,190 2,550 8,380 5,370 44,050 — 34,600 — 24,750 3,160 — 24,320 34,490 — 36,740 19,680 35,270 34,060 37,040 16,890 17,180 53,690 35,840 34,370

338 65 150 383 9 690 84 13 108 95 54 42 156 50 1,023 14 350 44 6 26 1,040 183 217 309 51 11 61 130 66 81 126 25 84 73 302 7,013 129 73 260 132 139 6,360 21,192 338 195 488 2 639 32 54 784 127 30 16 3 64 35 51 12 20 252

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Demographic Data and Estimates Percent Percent of in Urban Population Life Expectancy Areas of of Ages at Birth (years) Percent 750,000+ 2005 <15 65+ Total Males Females Urban WESTERN EUROPE Austria Belgium France Germany Liechtenstein Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Switzerland EASTERN EUROPE Belarus Bulgaria Czech Republic Hungary Moldova Poland Romania Russia Slovakia Ukraine SOUTHERN EUROPE Albania Andorra Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia Greece Italy Kosovof Macedoniag Malta Montenegro Portugal San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain OCEANIA Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji French Polynesia Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

16 15 17 18 14 17 18 13 18 15 15 15 13 14 15 18 16 15 15 16 14 15 27 15 18 16 14 14 33 20 17 20 15 15 16 14 14 25 19 37 31 28 29 36 41 39 28 21 24 40 41 39 35 36 41

18 17 17 17 19 12 14 22 15 16 14 15 17 15 16 10 14 15 14 12 16 18 8 12 13 17 19 20 6 11 14 13 17 16 17 16 17 10 13 4 5 5 6 4 2 1 7 13 6 2 4 3 6 6 3

NOTES a 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.

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80 80 80 81 79 80 80 — 80 82 69 70 73 77 73 69 75 71 67 74 68 79 75 — 74 76 79 81 69 74 79 73 79 82 73 78 80 76 81 67 68 75 78 61 66 55 76 80 71 57 73 62 71 64 67

77 77 77 78 77 79 78 — 78 79 64 63 69 74 69 65 71 68 60 70 62 76 72 — 71 73 77 79 67 71 77 71 75 80 71 74 77 73 79 67 66 73 75 59 64 53 73 78 69 54 72 62 70 62 66

83 83 82 85 82 82 83 — 82 84 75 76 76 80 77 72 80 75 73 78 74 82 79 — 77 79 81 84 71 76 81 75 82 85 76 81 83 78 84 67 71 77 82 63 67 58 80 82 73 60 74 63 72 65 69

75 67 97 77 73 15 83 100 66 68 68 73 71 74 66 41 61 55 73 56 68 67 45 90 46 56 60 68 — 65 94 64 55 84 56 48 77 70 87 22 51 53 93 44 68 100 58 86 77 13 22 17 24 47 21

17 27 26 27 9 — — — 12 15 16 18 15 11 17 — 8 9 21 — 17 21 — — — — 37 19 — — — — 39 — 14 — 25 40 61 — — — — — — — — 29 — — — — — — —

b Average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime. c Data are from national surveys taken in 2003 and 2007. d For the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the estimated range is 1.2 to 1.5 for both 2001 and 2007.

Nutrition Environment Economy Density

Percent of Percent of % of Pop. Motor Population Married Women Percent of Vehicles With Access Ages 15–49 15–49 Using Population per 1,000 to Improved GNI PPP With HIV/ Contraception* Water Pop. Underper Capita Population AIDS Sources, 2000– per Sq. (US$) All Modern nourished 2006 2005 Kilometer 2007 2001 2007 Methods Methods 2002–2004 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 — 0.2 — 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 — — 0.1 <0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 — 0.8 0.4 — — — — 0.1 0.4 — — 0.1 — 0.5 — 0.1h — 0.5 0.2 0.1 — 0.1 — — — — — — 0.1 — 0.3 — — — — —

0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 — 0.2 — 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.2 — — 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.1 <0.1 1.6 0.4 — — <0.1 <0.1 0.2 0.4 — <0.1 0.1 — 0.5 — 0.1h <0.1 0.5 0.4 0.2 — 0.1 — — — — — — 0.1 — 1.5 — — — — —



77 67 79 79 75 — — — 79 82 64 50 41 67 77 68 49 70 67 74 67 63 75 — 48 — 61 60 44 14 86 — 67 — 41h 71 72 — 85 — — — — — 34 36 — — — — — — — — —

74 65 75 76 72 — — — 76 78 44 42 26 58 68 44 19 38 49 41 48 46 8 — 16 — 34 39 18 10 43 — 63 — 19h 57 67 59 75 70 40 — — 21 — 25 — 72 17 9 54 16 23 29 15

<2.5 <2.5 <2.5 <2.5 <2.5 — <2.5 — <2.5 <2.5 3 4 8 <2.5 <2.5 11 <2.5 <2.5 3 7 <2.5 <2.5 6 — 9 7 <2.5 <2.5 — 5 <2.5 — <2.5 — 9h 3 <2.5 <2.5 <2.5 — 5 4 — 7 — — 10 <2.5 — — 4 21 — — 11

e Special Administrative Region. f Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on Feb. 17, 2008. Serbia has not recognized Kosovo’s independence. g The former Yugoslav Republic. h Includes Kosovo. (—) Indicates data unavailable or inapplicable.

See Notes on page 14.

544 546 536 490 591 — 756 — 495 568 232 181 376 436 329 77 378 180 209 279 137 569 85 750 — 341 497 670 — 138 731 — 765 — 163h 517 580 636 663 — 176 — 468 — — — 457 661 — — 59 — 142 — 55

100 100 — 100 100 — 100 — 100 100 97 100 99 100 100 90 — 88 97 100 97 — 97 100 99 99 100 — — 100 100 98 99 — 99h — 100 85 100 94 47 100 100 65 88 — — — 89 40 88 70 100 93 59

34,910 38,090 35,110 33,470 33,820 — 64,400 — 39,500 43,080 13,210 10,740 11,180 21,820 17,430 2,930 15,590 10,980 14,400 19,330 6,810 26,230 6,580 — 7,280 15,050 32,520 29,900 — 8,510 20,990 10,290 20,640 37,080 10,220h 26,640 30,110 23,910 33,340 3,710 4,370 — — 2,190 — — — 26,340 — 1,500 3,570 1,400 3,430 — 2,890

170 100 350 113 230 225 189 34,000 396 185 16 47 69 132 108 122 122 90 8 110 77 117 113 182 75 78 85 199 201 80 1,304 45 115 507 95 100 92 4 3 154 47 66 322 134 294 479 13 16 44 14 66 18 136 399 20

* Data prior to 2002 are shown in italics.

For additional notes and sources, see page 15. Data prepared by PRB demographers Carl Haub and Mary Mederios Kent. © August 2008. Population Reference Bureau. All rights reserved.

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Acknowledgments, Notes, Sources, and Definitions Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge the valuable assistance of PRB staff members Donna Clifton, Jennay Ghowrwal, Zuali Malsawma, and Kelvin Pollard; staff of the International Programs Center of the U.S. Census Bureau; the United Nations (UN) Population Division; the Institut national d’etudes démographiques (INED), Paris; and the World Bank in the preparation of this year’s World Population Data Sheet. This publication is funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the U.S. Agency for International Development (Cooperative Agreement GPO-A-oo-o3-oooo4-oo), and supporters. The information in this Data Sheet was not provided by and does not represent the views of the United States government or the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Notes

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. The least developed countries consist of 50 countries with especially low incomes, high economic vulnerability, and poor human development indicators. The criteria and list of countries, as defined by the United Nations, can be found at www. unohrlls.org/en/ldc/. 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 region’s 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

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 population’s age structure into account. Thus, crude death rates in more developed countries, with a relatively large proportion of highmortality 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.

Net Migration

The estimated rate of net immigration (immigration minus emigration) per 1,000 population for a recent year based upon the official national rate or derived as a residual from estimated birth, death, and population growth rates. Migration rates can vary substantially from year to year for any particular country as well as the definition of an immigrant.

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.

Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death, 2005

The chance of a woman dying during her lifetime from a pregnancy-related cause. Data are from Maternal Mortality in 2005, Estimates Developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank. Some regional averages were calculated by PRB.

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 rates and figures are primarily compiled from the following sources: official country statistical yearbooks, bulletins, and websites; United Nations Demographic Yearbook, 2005 of the UN Statistics Division; World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision of the UN Population Division; Recent Demographic Developments in Europe, 2005 of the Council of Europe; and the International Data Base and library resources of the International Programs Center, U.S. Census Bureau. Other sources include recent demographic 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 authors of the 2008 World Population Data Sheet.

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

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 2007 or 2006.

The estimated percentage of adults living with HIV/AIDS in 2001 and 2007 by UNAIDS, 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, accessed at www.unaids.org. Some regional averages were calculated by PRB.

Definitions

Contraceptive Use

Mid-2008 Population

Estimates are based on a recent census, official national data, or PRB, 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. © 2008 Population Reference Bureau

Percent Urban

Percentage of the total population living in areas termed “urban” by that country. Countries define urban in many different ways, from population centers of 100 or more dwellings to only the population living in national and provincial capitals.

Percent of Population Living in Urban Agglomerations of 750,000 or More, 2005

Data are from the UN Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects, 2007, accessed online at http://esa.un.org/unup.

Percent of Adult Population Ages 15 to 49 With HIV/AIDS

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 recently available national-level surveys, such as Demographic and Health Surveys,

Reproductive Health Surveys, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, regional survey programs, national surveys, the UN Population Division World Contraceptive Use 2007, and the International Data Base of the U.S. Census Bureau. For more developed countries, data refer to some point in the 1990s and early 2000s; and for less developed countries, from 1995. Data prior to 2002 are shown in italics.

Percent of Population Undernourished, 2002–2004 Undernourishment refers to the condition of people whose dietary energy consumption is continuously below a minimum dietary energy requirement for maintaining a healthy life and carrying out light physical activity. Data are from the Statistics Division of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, accessed at www.fao.org/es/ess/faostat/foodsecurity/Files/ PrevalenceUndernourishment_en.xls.

Motor Vehicles in Use per 1,000 Population, 2000–2005 Includes motorized vehicles of all types and for all purposes. Data are from the Transport Statistics Division of the UN and taken from the UN Population Division, Urban Population, Development and the Environment, 2007. Data refer to entire national populations.

Population Using Improved Drinking Water Sources, 2006

Data are from the World Health Organization and UNICEF, accessed at http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/. Data in italics are for a prior year.

GNI PPP per Capita, 2007 (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 2005 or 2006.

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