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2.

60

The total fertility rate worldwide.


TFRs range from 1.7 in more
developed countries to 4.5 in
the least developed countries.

The number of mobile phone


subscribers per 100
inhabitants worldwide.

Population Reference Bureau

2010

World Population
Data Sheet
76%
The percentage of people in
urban areas worldwide who
use improved sanitation.

BY
2050,
Japans population is projected
to decline to 95 million from 127
million in 2010.

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Most Populous Countries, 2010 and 2050


2010
Country

2050
Population (millions)

Country

Population (millions)

China

1,338

India

1,748

India

1,189

China

1,437

United States

310

United States

423

Indonesia

235

Pakistan

335

Brazil

193

Nigeria

326

Pakistan

185

Indonesia

309

Bangladesh

164

Bangladesh

222

Nigeria

158

Brazil

215

Russia

142

Ethiopia

174

Japan

127

Congo, Dem. Rep.

166

Countries With the Youngest and oldest


populations, 2010
YOUNGEST

% ages <15

OLDEST

% AGES 65+

Niger

50.1

Japan

22.6

Uganda

48.7

Germany

20.5

Burkina Faso

46.4

Italy

20.4

Congo, Dem. Rep.

46.4

Sweden

18.3

Zambia

46.2

Greece

18.3

Malawi

45.9

Portugal

17.9

Afghanistan

45.9

Bulgaria

17.6

Chad

45.6

Austria

17.6

Somalia

44.9

Latvia

17.4

Tanzania

44.7

Belgium

17.4

Population Clock, 2010


Population
Births per

Natural increase

Infant deaths per

1,236,646,000

5,655,673,000

140,184,169

14,215,211

125,968,959

Day

384,066

38,946

345,120

267

27

240

Year

56,907,606

12,125,055

44,782,552

Day

155,911

33,219

122,692

108

23

85

Year

83,276,563

2,090,156

81,186,407

Day

228,155

5,726

222,429

158

154

Year

6,383,531

80,133

6,303,398

Day

17,489

220

17,270

12

0.2

12

Minute

Minute
2010 Population Reference Bureau

Less Developed
countries

6,892,319,000

Minute

(births-deaths) per

More Developed
countries

Year
Minute
Deaths per

WORLD

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 2

W ORLD P O P ULATION HIGHLIGHTS


FOCUS ON AGING

Today, Global Population Adds Another Billion at Record Rates.


At some point around 1800, after untold millennia of human history, global population reached its first billion. The worlds population now
grows by 1 billion about every 12 years. The 20th century began with 1.6 billion and, at the end of that century, those two numbers had
simply reversed to 6.1 billion. If birth rates continue to decline in developing countries, the increase to 8 billion could take slightly longer.
First
Billion

All of Human History

ca. 1800

130 Years (1930)

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

30 Years (1960)

14 Years (1974)

13 Years (1987)

Sixth

12 Years (1999)

Seventh

12 Years (2011)

Eighth

13 Years (2024)

S ource : Population Reference Bureau estimates and projections; and UN Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision (2009).

As Developed Countries Undergo Aging and Little Growth in


Population Size, Developing Countries Remain Young and Growing.
The population pyramid of the developed countries clearly shows the decline in the number of young people as a result of low birth rates.
The two pyramids provide a comparable picture of the developed and developing countries in the size of their respective populations and
age structure. In some
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
developed countries, the
Age
Age
85+
size of the youngest age
Males
Females
85+
Males
Females
80-84
80-84
group is barely more than
75-79
75-79
half that of their parents
70-74
70-74
age group. When the two
65-69
65-69
population pyramids are
60-64
60-64
compared, it is obvious
55-59
55-59
that virtually all future
50-54
50-54
world population growth
45-49
45-49
will take place in the
40-44
40-44
developing countries. But
35-39
35-39
the amount of growth
30-34
30-34
these countries will expe25-29
25-29
rience depends upon the
20-24
20-24
degree to which couples
15-19
15-19
in those countries
10-14
10-14
choose to reduce family
5-9
5-9
size and have access to
0-4
0-4
family planning services.
300
200
100
0
100
200
300
300
200
100
0
100
200
300
Population (millions), 2010

Population (millions), 2010

S ource : UN Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision (2009).

2010 Population Reference Bureau

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 3

W O R L D P O P U L AT I O N H I G H L I G H T S
FOCUS ON AGING

The Number of Working-Age Adults Available to Support an


Older Person Is Declining Globally but Still Varies Substantially
From Country to Country.
Population aging puts pressure on a societys ability to support its elderly citizens. A commonly used indicator of this pressure is the elderly
support ratio, calculated as the number of working-age people ages 15 to 64 divided by the number of persons 65 or older. This ratio
serves as a rough indicator of the number of potential providers of support per potential elderly dependent. In 1950, there were 12 workingage people for every elderly person in the world. By 2010, this ratio had declined to 9, with the largest decline occurring in more developed
countries. But the ratios still vary substantially across countries. In 24 countries, mostly in Europe, there are fewer than 5 working-age
people for every elderly person. The ratio is lowest in Japan, Italy, and Germanyat 3. The ratio is above 25 in seven countries, principally
in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. By 2050, the ratio for the world is projected to decline by more than one-halfto 4, and Japan
will have the lowest ratio of only 1 working-age adult per elderly person. The elderly support ratio will be below 5 in more than half of the
worlds countries. By 2050, no country will have a ratio above 20.

Elderly Support Ratio (2050)


Country

Elderly Support Ratio (2010)

Ratio

Niger

19

Uganda

16

Guatemala

Pakistan

Egypt

India

Morocco

United States

Mexico

China

France

Japan

2010 Population Reference Bureau

15 and over

S ource : UN Population Division,


World Population Prospects:
The 2008 Revision (2009).

10 to 14.9
5 to 9.9
Less than 5

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 4

W ORLD P O P ULATION HIGHLIGHTS


FOCUS ON AGING

As the U.S. Population Ages, Spending on Entitlement Programs


Such as Social Security and Medicare Will Rise Sharply.
The number of people age 65 or older in the United States will more than double from 40 million in 2010 to 89 million by 2050. Spending
on Social Security and Medicare is projected to increase dramatically between now and 2050 as the number of people receiving benefits
grows. The magnitude of this increased spending is illustrated by comparing the projected costs of these two programs with Gross
Domestic Product (GDP), which measures the total output of the U.S. economy. In 1970, spending on Social Security and Medicare
totaled only about 4 percent of GDP, while by 2010 this share had risen to more than 8 percent of GDP. By 2030, Medicare expenditures
are projected to exceed those
Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP
for Social Security; by 2050, total
spending on these two programs is
10
projected to reach almost 15 percent
9
of GDP. The rapid growth in Medicare
8.7%
spending will be fueled by the rising
8
cost and use of health care services,
in addition to the increase in the
7
number of people receiving benefits.
6

5.8%

Spending as a Percentage of GDP

Social Security

4
3

Medicare

2
1
0

2010

2030

2050

Social Security

4.9

6.1

5.8

Medicare

3.5

6.4

8.7

8.4%

12.5%

14.5%

3.2%

0.7%

Total

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

2030

2040

2050

S ource : U.S. Social Security Administration, A Summary of the 2009 Annual Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund Reports (2009).

In Many Parts of the World, Rural Populations Still Lack


Adequate Sanitation.
Worldwide, 40 percent of the population, or more than 2.6 billion people, lack one of lifes basic needs: an adequate sanitation facility,
defined as one that hygienically separates sewage from human contact.There are wide regional and rural-urban disparities, and the
bulk of the underserved live
Percent of Population Who Use Improved Sanitation (2008)
in rural areas of developing
countries. Much of the world
43
is making little progress
Urban
Sub-Saharan Africa
24
toward meeting the Millennium
Rural
Development Goal target to
59
South Central Asia
halve the proportion of the
29
worlds population without
66
access to basic sanitation
East Asia
54
by 2015. At the current
pace, the world will miss the
86
Latin America/Caribbean
MDG target for improved
55
sanitation by 13 percentage
79
points: Approximately 1 billion
Southeast Asia
59
people who are targeted for
improvement will still lack
93
Western Asia
access.
66

More Developed
Countries

99
92

S ource : Regional estimates calculated by PRB based on data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation.
2010 Population Reference Bureau

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 5

Population, Health, and Environment Data and Estimates


for the Countries and Regions of the World
Population Births per Deaths per
1,000
1,000
mid-2010
(millions) Population Population
WORLD
MORE DEVELOPED
LESS DEVELOPED
LESS DEVELOPED (Excl. China)
LEAST DEVELOPED
AFRICA
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
Western Saharad
WESTERN AFRICA
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cte 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

2010 Population Reference Bureau

Rate of
Natural
Increase
(%)

2050
Net
Projected
Population
Migration
Population
Infant
as a
Rate
(millions)
Multiple Mortality
per 1,000
Ratea
Population mid2025 mid2050 of 2010

Percent of
Population
Ages

Total
Fertility
Rateb

<15

65+

6,892

20

1.2

8,108

9,485

1.4

46

2.5

27

1,237

11

10

0.2

1,290

1,326

1.1

1.7

17

16

5,656
4,318
857
1,030

22
25
35
37

8
8
12
13

1.4
1.7
2.3
2.4

-1
-1
-0
-1

6,819
5,343
1,172
1,412

8,159
6,722
1,710
2,084

1.4
1.6
2.0
2.0

50
54
81
76

2.7
3.1
4.5
4.7

30
33
41
41

6
5
3
3

865

39

14

2.5

-0

1,207

1,831

2.1

81

5.2

43

209
36.0
80.4
6.5
31.9
43.2
10.5
0.5
309
9.8
16.2
0.5
22.0
1.8
24.0
10.8
1.6
4.1

26
23
27
23
21
33
18
34
41
40
46
25
37
38
31
41
43
43

7
5
6
4
6
11
6
9
15
10
12
6
14
12
9
11
18
11

1.9
1.8
2.1
1.9
1.5
2.2
1.2
2.5
2.6
3.0
3.4
2.0
2.4
2.7
2.2
3.0
2.4
3.3

-0
-1
-0
1
-3
1
-0
9
-1
0
0
-3
-1
3
-1
0
0
1

262
43.6
103.6
8.1
36.6
56.7
12.1
0.7
435
13.6
25.4
0.7
30.8
2.5
31.8
15.9
2.3
6.1

329
50.4
137.7
9.8
41.2
75.9
13.2
1.2
682
22.1
47.4
0.8
47.2
3.8
44.6
25.1
3.6
10.0

1.6
1.4
1.7
1.5
1.3
1.8
1.2
2.4
2.2
2.3
2.9
1.6
2.1
2.1
1.9
2.3
2.2
2.4

42
28
28
18
31
81
18
63
81
89
81
25
97
81
50
91
121
95

3.0
2.3
3.0
2.7
2.4
4.5
2.1
4.5
5.5
5.6
6.0
2.9
4.9
5.3
4.0
5.7
5.8
5.9

33
28
33
30
29
41
24
40
43
45
46
35
40
43
39
43
43
44

4
5
4
4
5
3
7
3
3
3
3
5
2
3
4
3
3
3

15.2
3.4
15.9
158.3

46
34
52
42

15
11
17
17

3.1
2.3
3.5
2.4

-6
1
-6
-0

22.3
4.4
27.4
217.4

35.6
6.1
58.2
326.4

2.3
1.8
3.7
2.1

116
73
108
75

6.6
4.5
7.4
5.7

48
40
49
43

3
3
2
3

12.5

39

11

2.8

-2

17.4

25.4

2.0

58

4.9

44

5.8
6.8
326

40
33
40

16
8
13

2.4
2.5
2.7

2
-0
-0

8.1
9.3
465

12.4
13.2
709

2.1
1.9
2.2

89
81
72

5.1
4.8
5.3

43
41
44

2
3
3

8.5
0.7
0.9
5.2
85.0
40.0
20.1
15.4
1.3
0.2
23.4
0.8
10.4
0.1

36
33
29
37
39
37
37
44
12
39
40
18
42
18

15
7
11
9
12
10
9
15
7
3
16
5
14
7

2.1
2.6
1.8
2.9
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.9
0.5
3.6
2.3
1.3
2.9
1.0

8
-3
0
2
-1
0
-0
0
-0
4
-0
-0
0
0

11.6
0.9
1.1
7.4
119.8
51.3
28.6
22.9
1.4
0.3
31.2
1.0
15.8
0.1

16.8
1.2
1.5
10.8
173.8
65.2
42.7
37.4
1.4
0.5
44.1
1.1
28.3
0.1

2.0
1.8
1.7
2.1
2.0
1.6
2.1
2.4
1.1
2.6
1.9
1.3
2.7
1.4

98
53
67
54
77
52
48
80
13.4

90
8
102
11.5

5.4
4.1
4.0
4.7
5.4
4.6
4.8
6.0
1.5
4.5
5.1
2.4
5.4
2.3

41
38
37
42
44
42
43
46
22
44
44
26
42
22

3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
7
2
3
8
2
10

9.4
45.0
33.8
13.3
12.6
129
19.0
20.0
4.8
11.5
3.9
67.8
0.7
1.5
0.2

46
42
47
45
30
44
42
37
38
46
38
47
39
29
37

16
12
13
20
17
16
17
14
16
17
13
17
16
10
7

3.0
3.0
3.4
2.5
1.3
2.7
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.9
2.5
2.9
2.3
1.9
2.9

-6
-1
-1
-1
0
-0
1
-0
0
-1
-3
-1
4
1
-7

13.9
67.4
53.4
20.3
16.8
188
27.4
26.5
6.6
16.9
5.5
101.4
1.0
2.0
0.2

23.5
109.5
91.3
37.6
22.2
296
42.3
36.7
10.3
27.8
8.2
166.2
1.4
2.8
0.3

2.5
2.4
2.7
2.8
1.8
2.3
2.2
1.8
2.1
2.4
2.1
2.5
2.1
1.9
2.1

111
58
76
70
60
111
118
87
106
130
79
114
103
55
45

6.5
5.6
6.5
6.2
3.7
5.9
5.8
4.7
4.8
6.2
5.0
6.4
5.5
3.6
4.9

45
45
49
46
42
46
45
41
41
46
42
48
42
39
44

3
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4

See notes on page 17.

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 6

Population, Health, and Environment Data and Estimates


for the Countries and Regions of the World
Population Births per Deaths per
1,000
1,000
mid-2010
(millions) Population Population
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

2010 Population Reference Bureau

Rate of
Natural
Increase
(%)

2050
Net
Projected
Population
Migration
Population
Infant
as a
Rate
(millions)
Multiple Mortality
per 1,000
Ratea
Population mid2025 mid2050 of 2010

Total
Fertility
Rateb

Percent of
Population
Ages
<15

65+

57
1.8
1.9
2.2
49.9
1.2
929
344
34.1
309.6
585
153
0.3
4.6

22
30
28
28
21
31
17
13
11
14
19
21
27
17

13
11
19
9
12
16
7
8
7
8
6
5
4
4

1.0
1.9
0.9
1.9
0.9
1.5
1.0
0.6
0.4
0.6
1.3
1.6
2.3
1.3

1
0
-9
-0
2
-1
0
3
8
3
-2
-4
-1
1

63
2.2
2.0
2.8
54.4
1.5
1,059
391
39.7
351.4
668
178
0.4
5.3

68
3.0
1.9
3.6
57.4
1.7
1,200
471
48.4
422.6
729
198
0.6
6.1

1.2
1.6
1.0
1.6
1.2
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.3
1.6
1.3

48
48
94
35
46
74
17
6
5.1
6.4
22
20
18
9.0

2.5
3.2
3.2
3.4
2.4
3.7
2.2
2.0
1.7
2.0
2.3
2.5
3.1
1.9

32
33
34
38
31
40
25
20
17
20
29
31
37
23

5
5
6
4
5
3
9
13
14
13
7
6
5
7

6.2
14.4
7.6
110.6

20
34
28
19

7
6
5
5

1.4
2.8
2.3
1.4

-9
-2
-3
-5

6.9
20.0
9.8
123.4

7.9
27.9
12.4
129.0

1.3
1.9
1.6
1.2

22
34
23
17

2.4
4.4
3.3
2.2

33
42
38
29

7
4
4
6

6.0
3.5
42
0.1
0.3
0.3
11.2
0.1
9.9
0.1
0.4
9.8
2.7
0.4
0.2
4.0
0.1
0.2

23
20
19
14
15
13
11
15
23
17
14
28
20
13
14
12
14
14

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

1.8
1.6
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.5
0.3
0.7
1.7
0.8
0.7
1.8
1.2
0.6
0.7
0.4
0.7
0.7

-1
1
-2
10
3
-1
-3
-4
-3
-4
-3
-2
-7
-1
7
-1
1
6

7.5
4.3
46
0.1
0.4
0.3
11.1
0.1
11.6
0.1
0.5
12.2
2.9
0.4
0.2
4.1
0.1
0.2

9.5
5.0
49
0.1
0.5
0.3
9.7
0.1
13.2
0.1
0.5
15.7
2.7
0.4
0.2
3.7
0.1
0.2

1.6
1.4
1.2
1.4
1.4
1.0
0.9
0.9
1.3
1.0
1.2
1.6
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
1.1
1.2

24
13
30
16
14
9
4.7
12
30
20
7
49
26
8
11
8.8
11
20.0

2.5
2.5
2.4
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.6
2.0
2.7
2.2
2.0
3.5
2.4
1.9
2.1
1.6
1.8
1.7

35
30
27
28
26
19
18
23
32
31
22
37
28
20
22
20
24
25

3
6
8
7
6
9
12
10
6
10
13
4
8
14
10
14
7
9

0.1
1.3
391
40.5
10.4
193.3
17.1
45.5
14.2
0.2
0.8
6.5
29.5
0.5

17
14
18
18
27
17
15
20
21
28
23
25
21
19

8
8
6
8
7
6
6
6
5
3
7
6
6
7

0.9
0.6
1.2
1.0
2.0
1.0
0.9
1.4
1.6
2.4
1.6
1.9
1.6
1.3

-1
-2
-1
0
-1
-0
1
-2
-5
12
-16
-1
-4
-2

0.1
1.4
444
46.2
13.3
212.4
19.1
53.5
16.6
0.3
0.8
8.1
34.5
0.6

0.1
1.3
481
52.4
16.0
215.3
20.2
61.3
18.6
0.5
0.9
10.1
39.8
0.6

1.1
1.0
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.3
2.0
1.2
1.6
1.4
1.2

17.6
26
22
13.3
45
24
8.3
20
21
13.6
38
32
20
22

2.1
1.6
2.2
2.3
3.5
2.0
1.9
2.4
2.6
3.6
2.8
3.1
2.6
2.4

28
25
28
26
37
27
24
30
31
35
33
34
31
30

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

3.4
28.8

14
21

9
5

0.5
1.6

-1

3.5
35.1

3.6
41.7

1.1
1.4

10.6
15.8

2.0
2.6

23
30

14
6

4,157
2,819
235
3.1
9.0
1.3
1.1
4.6
31.5

19
22
24
15
17
15
13
13
32

7
7
5
10
6
2
7
10
6

1.2
1.5
1.9
0.6
1.1
1.3
0.6
0.3
2.6

4,845
3,369
295
3.3
10.3
1.6
1.1
4.3
44.7

5,424
3,987
379
3.3
10.7
2.0
1.1
3.6
64.0

1.3
1.4
1.6
1.1
1.2
1.6
1.0
0.8
2.0

41
46
37
25
11
8
7
17
84

2.2
2.6
3.1
1.7
2.2
1.9
1.5
1.7
4.1

26
30
32
20
23
20
18
17
41

7
6
5
10
7
2
10
14
3

-1
-0
-0
-1
-1
0
42
7
-2
-4

See notes on page 17.

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 7

Population, Health, and Environment Data and Estimates


for the Countries and Regions of the World
Population Births per Deaths per
1,000
1,000
mid-2010
(millions) Population Population
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
EUROPEAN UNION
NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom

2010 Population Reference Bureau

Rate of
Natural
Increase
(%)

2050
Net
Projected
Population
Migration
Population
Infant
as a
Rate
(millions)
Multiple Mortality
per 1,000
Ratea
Population mid2025 mid2050 of 2010

Total
Fertility
Rateb

Percent of
Population
Ages
<15

65+

7.6
6.5
3.1
4.3
3.1
4.0
1.7
29.2
22.5
73.6
5.4
23.6
1,755
29.1
164.4
0.7
1,188.8
75.1

22
31
22
20
20
33
9
28
28
18
15
38
24
39
22
25
23
19

5
4
2
5
3
4
1
2
3
6
2
8
7
18
7
8
7
6

1.6
2.6
2.0
1.5
1.8
2.8
0.8
2.6
2.5
1.2
1.4
3.0
1.6
2.1
1.5
1.7
1.5
1.3

2
2
8
-1
26
-1
4
-8
-1
-0
16
-1
-1
6
-1
3
-0
-1

9.4
8.5
4.1
4.7
4.2
6.0
2.1
35.7
28.6
85.0
7.0
34.5
2,148
39.4
195.0
0.9
1,444.5
87.1

11.4
11.8
5.4
5.0
5.7
9.4
2.6
49.8
36.9
94.7
9.4
52.2
2,620
53.4
222.5
1.0
1,748.0
97.0

1.5
1.8
1.7
1.2
1.8
2.3
1.5
1.7
1.6
1.3
1.8
2.2
1.5
1.8
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.3

3.7
23
9
19
9
25
8
18
16
28
7
59
55
155
45
40
53
29

3.0
3.8
2.2
2.3
2.6
4.6
1.8
3.8
3.3
2.1
2.0
5.5
2.8
5.7
2.4
3.1
2.6
1.8

28
37
23
25
29
44
15
38
36
26
19
45
32
44
32
31
32
28

10
3
2
10
2
3
1
2
3
7
1
3
5
2
4
5
5
5

16.3
5.3

23
24

9
7

1.4
1.6

1
-3

18.4
6.5

21.5
8.0

1.3
1.5

26
31

2.7
2.8

24
29

8
5
5

0.3

22

1.9

0.4

0.5

1.5

12

2.5

30

28.0

28

1.9

-1

35.7

46.1

1.6

48

3.0

37

184.8
20.7
7.6
5.2
28.1
597
0.4
15.1
235.5
6.4
28.9
53.4
94.0

30
19
28
22
23
20
16
25
20
28
21
20
26

7
7
4
8
5
7
3
8
6
7
5
11
5

2.3
1.2
2.4
1.4
1.8
1.3
1.3
1.6
1.4
2.1
1.6
0.9
2.1

-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-0
2
-0
-1
-2
1
-0
-3

246.3
23.2
9.8
6.1
34.4
699
0.5
19.0
273.2
8.3
34.9
61.7
117.6

335.2
25.4
12.0
6.8
42.4
793
0.6
23.8
309.4
10.7
41.0
70.8
140.5

1.8
1.2
1.6
1.3
1.5
1.3
1.6
1.6
1.3
1.7
1.4
1.3
1.5

64
15
60
51
48
27
7
62
30
60
9
56
23

4.0
2.4
3.4
2.5
2.8
2.4
1.7
3.3
2.4
3.5
2.6
2.4
3.2

38
26
38
31
33
28
27
35
28
39
32
27
33

4
6
4
4
5
6
3
3
6
4
5
3
4

5.1
68.1
1.2
88.9
1,571
1,338.1
7.0

10
15
41
17
12
12
12

4
9
10
5
7
7
6

0.6
0.6
3.1
1.2
0.5
0.5
0.6

25
1
2
0
-0
-0
-1

5.7
72.6
1.9
103.2
1,704
1,476.0
8.0

5.5
73.4
3.2
113.7
1,632
1,437.0
8.8

1.1
1.1
2.8
1.3
1.0
1.1
1.3

2.2
7
44
15
20
21
1.7

1.2
1.8
5.7
2.1
1.5
1.5
1.0

18
22
45
25
18
18
12

9
7
3
8
10
8
13

0.5
127.4
22.8
48.9
2.8
23.2
739
501
99
0.2

9
9
15
9
25
8
11
11
13
10

3
9
10
5
6
6
11
10
9
8

0.6
-0.0
0.5
0.4
1.9
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.2

-19
-1
0
1
0
2
2
2
3
7

0.7
119.3
23.6
49.1
3.3
23.9
747
514
109
0.2

0.7
95.2
22.9
42.3
4.0
21.5
720
510
119
0.2

1.4
0.7
1.0
0.9
1.5
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.0

3
2.6
53
3.4
41
4.5
6
4
4
3.6

1.0
1.4
2.0
1.2
2.7
1.0
1.6
1.6
1.9
1.6

13
13
22
17
33
16
16
16
18
16

8
23
9
11
4
11
16
17
16
15

5.5
1.3
5.4
0.3
4.5
2.2
3.3
4.9
9.4

11
12
11
15
17
10
11
13
12

10
12
9
6
6
13
12
9
10

0.1
-0.0
0.2
0.9
1.0
-0.4
-0.1
0.4
0.2

4
-0
3
-15
-2
-2
-5
8
7

5.8
1.3
5.8
0.4
5.7
2.1
3.1
5.6
10.2

5.9
1.2
6.1
0.4
6.4
1.8
2.7
6.5
10.7

1.1
0.9
1.1
1.3
1.4
0.8
0.8
1.3
1.1

3.1
3.6
2.6
2.5
3.5
6.7
4.9
3.1
2.2

1.8
1.6
1.9
2.1
2.1
1.3
1.5
2.0
1.9

19
15
17
21
21
14
15
19
17

17
17
17
12
11
17
16
15
18

62.2

13

0.4

68.6

77.0

1.2

4.7

1.9

18

16

See notes on page 17.

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 8

Population, Health, and Environment Data and Estimates


for the Countries and Regions of the World
Population Births per Deaths per
1,000
1,000
mid-2010
(millions) Population Population
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

2010 Population Reference Bureau

Rate of
Natural
Increase
(%)

2050
Net
Projected
Population
Migration
Population
Infant
as a
Rate
(millions)
Multiple Mortality
per 1,000
Ratea
Population mid2025 mid2050 of 2010

Total
Fertility
Rateb

Percent of
Population
Ages
<15

65+

189
8.4
10.8
63.0
81.6
0.04
0.5
0.04
16.6
7.8
295
9.5
7.5
10.5

10
9
11
13
8
10
11
7
11
10
12
12
11
11

9
9
9
9
10
6
7
7
8
8
13
14
14
10

0.1
-0.0
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0.4
0.4
-0.0
0.3
0.2
-0.2
-0.3
-0.4
0.1

1
3
4
1
-1
5
16
6
2
5
1
1
-2
3

193
8.9
11.8
66.1
79.7
0.04
0.6
0.04
17.2
8.3
287
9.1
6.9
10.9

190
9.5
12.5
70.0
71.5
0.04
0.7
0.04
17.3
8.3
254
8.3
5.9
10.8

1.0
1.1
1.2
1.1
0.9
1.2
1.4
1.1
1.0
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.8
1.0

4
3.7
3.1
3.6
3.5
3.4
2.0

3.8
4.3
8
4.7
9.0
2.9

1.6
1.4
1.7
2.0
1.3
1.4
1.6

1.7
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.5

16
15
17
18
14
16
18
13
18
15
15
15
14
14

18
17
17
17
20
13
14
24
15
17
14
14
18
15

10.0
4.1
38.2
21.5

10
11
11
10

13
12
10
12

-0.3
-0.0
0.1
-0.2

2
-1
-0
0

9.8
4.0
37.4
20.6

9.0
3.5
31.8
18.2

0.9
0.8
0.8
0.9

5.0
12
5.6
10.3

1.3
1.3
1.4
1.3

15
17
15
15

16
10
13
15

141.9
5.4
45.9
156
3.2
0.1
3.8
4.4
11.3
60.5
2.3

12
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
10
21

14
10
15
9
5
3
9
12
10
10
7

-0.2
0.2
-0.4
0.1
0.5
0.7
0.0
-0.2
0.1
-0.0
1.4

2
1
0
5
1
-11
0
1
3
6

140.8
5.4
41.9
159
3.3
0.1
3.7
4.3
11.7
61.9
2.7

126.7
4.9
35.3
157
2.9
0.1
3.1
3.8
11.5
61.7
3.2

0.9
0.9
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.4

8.2
5.7
9.3
5
18
3.4
5
5.6
2.7
3.6
33

1.5
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.4
2.5

15
15
14
15
25
14
16
15
14
14
31

13
12
16
18
9
13
14
17
19
20
6

2.1

12

0.2

-1

2.0

1.9

0.9

11

1.5

19

11

0.4
0.6
10.7
0.03
7.3
2.1
47.1
37
22.4
0.1
0.9
0.3

10
13
9
10
9
11
11
18
14
25
24
18

8
9
10
7
14
9
8
7
6
6
7
5

0.2
0.4
-0.1
0.3
-0.5
0.2
0.3
1.1
0.7
1.9
1.7
1.3

6
-1
2
9
0
6
8
8
13
-15
-8
-1

0.4
0.6
10.9
0.04
6.8
2.0
48.4
45
26.9
0.1
0.9
0.3

0.4
0.6
10.7
0.04
5.9
1.9
49.1
58
34.0
0.1
0.9
0.4

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.6
1.5
1.2
1.1
1.3

6.1
7.5
4.2
3.2
6.7
2.4
3.5
21
4.4
38
18
6.2

1.4
1.8
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.4
2.5
1.9
3.9
2.6
2.2

16
20
15
15
15
14
15
24
19
37
29
26

14
13
18
16
17
16
17
11
13
4
5
6

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.01
0.3
4.4
0.02
6.8
0.2
0.5
0.1

19
27
34
28
16
14
13
31
26
33
29

4
9
6
10
5
7
7
10
5
8
7

1.5
1.8
2.8
1.9
1.2
0.8
0.6
2.2
2.0
2.5
2.2

13
-1
-23
0
7
5
2
0
-11
-3
-17

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.01
0.3
5.0
0.02
9.1
0.2
0.8
0.1

0.3
0.2
0.1
0.02
0.4
5.6
0.02
13.4
0.2
1.2
0.1

1.4
1.6
1.1
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.1
2.0
1.1
2.3
1.2

10.9
52
21
38
6
4.9
20
51
20
24
19

2.7
3.5
4.3
3.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
4.1
4.2
4.4
4.2

28
36
41
39
28
21
24
40
40
41
38

7
4
2
1
6
13
6
2
5
3
6

0.01
0.2

23
31

9
6

1.4
2.5

-9
0

0.01
0.3

0.01
0.5

1.4
2.2

35
25

3.7
4.0

32
40

6
3

See notes on page 17.

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 9

Population, Health, and Environment Data and Estimates


for the Countries and Regions of the World
Life Expectancy
at Birth (years)

Elderly
Support Ratioc
2010
WORLD
MORE DEVELOPED
LESS DEVELOPED
LESS DEVELOPED (Excl. China)
LEAST DEVELOPED
AFRICA
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
NORTHERN AFRICA
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
Western Saharad
WESTERN AFRICA
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cte 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

2010 Population Reference Bureau

2050

Percent of Population
With HIV/AIDS
Adults Ages 1549,
2007/2009

Both Sexes

Males

Females

Percent Urban

Males

Females

Percent of Married
Women 1549 Using
Contraception
All Methods

Modern
Methods

69

67

71

50

0.8

0.9

62

55

77

74

81

75

0.7

0.3

71

60

11
13
17
16

4
5
9
9

67
65
56
55

66
63
55
54

69
67
57
57

44
44
27
38

0.9
1.1
1.9
3.2

1.1
1.4
2.7
4.8

60
52
29
29

54
44
23
23

17

11

52

51

53

35

3.7

5.6

23

17

14
15
14
15
12
16
10
29
18
16
26
15
14
19
16
16
16
17

5
4
5
4
4
8
3
4
11
10
14
5
9
12
8
10
12
10

69
72
72
74
71
58
74
60
51
59
53
73
52
55
60
57
46
56

67
71
69
72
69
57
72
58
50
57
51
69
51
54
58
55
45
54

71
74
75
77
73
60
76
62
52
60
54
76
54
57
61
58
48
57

50
63
43
77
57
38
66
81
42
41
23
61
50
54
48
28
30
58

0.3
0.1
<0.1

0.2
1.1
<0.1

2.1
0.9
1.5

3.1
0.7
1.5
1.3
1.5
1.4

0.4
<0.1
<0.1

<0.1
1.7
<0.1

3.0
1.6
1.7

4.7
1.0
2.3
2.0
2.2
2.1

49
61
60
42
63
8
60

14
17
17
61
13
10
24
9
10
11

44
52
58
20
55
6
52

10
6
13
57
8
9
17
6
6
10

23
22
24
17

14
9
19
11

51
57
48
47

50
55
48
47

53
59
49
48

33
40
20
47

1.2
1.2
1.1
2.5

1.7
0.5
0.5
3.8

8
9
11
15

6
8
5
10

23

12

55

54

57

41

0.8

1.2

12

10

30
16
17

16
8
12

47
61
53

46
60
52

49
63
54

36
40
22

1.4
2.6
4.5

2.0
3.9
6.7

8
17
28

7
11
23

21
19
18
22
17
21
18
16
9
18
16
9
22

9
7
8
9
11
11
10
13
3
6
13
3
11

50
64
55
59
55
57
60
49
73
74
48
78
51
73

49
62
54
57
54
56
59
48
69
72
47
75
50
68

52
66
57
62
57
57
62
50
76
76
49
82
53
78

10
28
76
21
16
18
31
14
42
28
31
92
17
53

1.6
<0.1
2.4
1.0
1.6
4.3
0.2
10.2
2.4

10.0

2.3

2.4
<0.1
3.7
1.5
2.4
8.0
<0.1
13.5
1.0

14.9

3.2

9
26
18
8
15
46
40
41
76

17
67
36

8
19
17
5
14
39
29
38
42

12
64
27

19
17
19
17
14
18
21
16
14
18
15
19
20
14
14

13
13
16
16
10
13
13
10
10
14
9
14
12
7
7

49
55
52
42
43
48
47
51
49
49
53
48
49
60
66

48
55
52
41
41
47
45
50
47
47
52
46
48
58
64

51
56
53
42
44
50
49
52
50
50
54
49
51
61
69

34
25
13
37
37
41
57
53
38
27
60
33
39
84
58

0.8
5.0
4.3
12.4
12.2
1.9
1.7
3.9
4.6
2.8
2.1
1.0
2.8
4.8

0.3
7.6
6.6
18.0
18.7
3.1
2.5
6.3
8.0
4.2
4.1
1.6
4.1
7.1

15
26
24
41
60
19
6
26
19
3
44
21

33
38

1
20
18
33
58
7
5
13
9
2
13
6

12
34

See notes on page 17.

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 10

Population, Health, and Environment Data and Estimates


for the Countries and Regions of the World
Life Expectancy
at Birth (years)

Elderly
Support Ratioc
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

2010 Population Reference Bureau

2010

2050

14
16
12
16
14
17
7
5
5
5
9
10
15
11

7
9
11
8
7
15
3
3
2
3
3
3
5
3

Percent of Population
With HIV/AIDS
Adults Ages 1549,
2007/2009

Both Sexes

Males

Females

Percent of Married
Women 1549 Using
Contraception

Percent Urban

Males

Females

All Methods

Modern
Methods

55
55
41
61
55
46
75
78
81
78
74
75
73
79

53
55
40
60
54
46
72
76
78
75
71
72
71
77

57
55
43
62
57
45
78
81
83
80
77
78
74
82

50
60
23
35
52
22
78
79
80
79
77
71
51
59

14.7
18.9
19.4
12.2
14.4
20.2
0.8
0.9
0.5
0.9
0.7
0.5
1.6
0.5

22.3
28.9
27.1
18.6
21.8
32.1
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.3
2.5
0.2

59
44
37
55
60
51
75
78
74
79
73
68
34
80

58
42
35
53
60
48
69
73
72
73
67
63
31
72

8
12
14
10
13
10
8

10

4
7
5
3
4
4
3

71
70
72
76
71
76
72
75
74

67
66
70
74
69
73
69
73
71

76
73
75
79
73
78
74
77
77

63
47
50
77
56
64
65
31
83

1.2
1.1
0.9
0.4
0.3
1.4
1.2

4.4

0.5
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.6
1.1

1.6

73
43
65
71
72

62

66
34
56
67
70

55

7
6

10
9
5
14
8
5
7
5

10

2
2

4
3
2
6
4
2
2
2

74
78
75
72
70
80
61
72
80
76
79
74
73

71
76
72
69
68
76
59
68
77
73
75
71
71

76
80
78
75
72
83
62
75
83
80
82
76
76

38
75
73
67
31
100
48
52
89
92
94
32
28

1.8
0.1

1.0

2.1
2.2

0.6
<0.1

1.1

2.3
0.9

73

73

32
69

84

72

60

25
66

72

10
10
9
6
12
10
7
12
9
16
10
12
11
10

4
3
3
3
5
3
3
4
4
5
3
5
4
4

72
69
73
75
66
73
79
74
75
78
66
72
73
69

70
66
70
72
64
69
76
71
72
75
62
70
71
65

74
73
77
79
68
77
82
78
78
81
70
74
76
73

40
12
82
91
65
84
87
75
65
81
28
58
76
67

1.2
0.8
0.8
0.2
0.8
0.4
0.8
0.5

2.0
0.8
0.6
3.4

1.8
0.3
0.3
<0.1
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.2

3.0
0.3
0.3
1.4

43
76
65
61
81
64
78
73

43
79
73
42

38
69
64
35
77

68
59

40
71
50
41

5
12
10
11
14
6
11
32
5
5
17

3
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
3
2
8

76
74
70
68
72
72
72
75
79
74
67

72
71
68
66
69
68
70
73
77
69
64

80
77
72
69
74
75
75
77
80
79
72

94
88
43
41
69
64
54
100
62
53
67

0.8
1.1
0.3
0.4

0.2
0.3

0.2

0.3
0.4
0.2
0.2

<0.1
<0.1

<0.1

77
70
66
56
52
53
51

47
50

75
62
60
47
35
20
14

27
33

See notes on page 17.

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 11

Population, Health, and Environment Data and Estimates


for the Countries and Regions of the World
Life Expectancy
at Birth (years)

Elderly
Support Ratioc
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
EUROPEAN UNION
NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom

2010 Population Reference Bureau

Percent of Population
With HIV/AIDS
Adults Ages 1549,
2007/2009

2010

2050

Both Sexes

Males

Females

6
17
32
9
21
18
78
22
19
11
79
23
14
23
16
13
13

3
5
3
3
4
9
5
5
5
3
6
11
5
18
4
4
5

81
73
78
72
72
72
76
76
74
72
77
63
65
44
66
68
64

79
72
76
70
70
70
75
74
72
69
77
62
64
44
65
67
63

83
74
80
74
74
73
77
78
76
74
79
64
66
44
67
68
65

15
10
13

3
4
5

71
69
68

70
63
64

16

73

15

64

15
9
17
16
15
11
20
18
11
16
14
12
14

7
3
7
5
5
4
4
7
3
7
4
4
5

7
9
17
11
7
9
6
11
3
7
7
17
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
4
4
4
4
4

Modern
Methods

Males

Females

All Methods

92
83
98
87
72
83
100
81
54
76
83
29
31
22
25
32
29

0.2

0.2

0.3
<0.1
<0.1
0.1
0.4

<0.1

<0.1

0.2
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
0.3

59
52
58

50
43
24
58
71

28
54
19
56
31
56

42
39
34

39
32

43
43

19
45
16
48
31
49

73
74
72

69
54
35

0.3
0.2
0.2

0.1
<0.1
<0.1

74
51
48

56
49
46

72

74

35

<0.1

<0.1

35

27

64

65

17

0.7

0.3

48

44

66
74
67
65
68
70
77
61
71
65
74
58
72

66
72
64
61
65
68
75
59
69
63
72
56
70

67
76
69
69
71
72
80
63
73
66
77
60
74

35
15
26
47
36
42
72
20
43
27
63
31
63

0.1
<0.1
0.4

0.1
0.6

1.2
0.3
0.3
0.8
0.8
<0.1

<0.1
<0.1
0.1

<0.1
0.3

0.4
<0.1
<0.1
0.3
0.5
<0.1

30
68
38
62
65
60

40
61
32

37
51

22
53
33
53
59
53

27
57
29

33
34

2
3
14
3
2
3
2
2
1
4
2
4
2
2
2
3
2

81
69
61
74
75
74
83
82
83
63
80
67
79
76
79
79
79

79
66
60
72
73
72
80
79
79
61
77
63
75
72
76
77
77

84
72
62
76
77
76
86
85
86
66
83
70
82
80
82
82
82

100
31
22
28
52
47
100
100
86
60
82
61
78
71
71
77
31

0.2
1.7

0.8
0.1
0.1

<0.1

<0.1
<0.1

0.7
0.4
0.3

<0.1
1.2

0.3
<0.1
<0.1

<0.1

<0.1
<0.1

0.3
0.1
0.1

62
72
22
80
84
87
84

54
69
81
66
71
70
70
81

55
70
21
69
82
86
80

44
58
67
61

56
59
75

3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3

79
74
80
81
79
73
72
81
81
80

76
69
77
80
77
67
66
79
79
77

81
79
83
83
82
78
78
83
83
82

72
69
65
93
60
68
67
80
84
80

0.2
2.0
0.1
0.3
0.3
1.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.3

<0.1
0.6
<0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
<0.1
<0.1
0.1
0.1

70
79

75
85
47
88
75
84

56
78

66
60
30
82
65
79

See notes on page 17.

Percent Urban

Percent of Married
Women 1549 Using
Contraception

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 12

Population, Health, and Environment Data and Estimates


for the Countries and Regions of the World
Life Expectancy
at Birth (years)

Elderly
Support Ratioc
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

2010 Population Reference Bureau

Percent of Population
With HIV/AIDS
Adults Ages 1549,
2007/2009

2010

2050

Both Sexes

Males

Females

4
4
4
4
3

2
2
2
2
2

80
80
80
81
80
80

78
78
77
78
77
79

83
83
82
85
82
82

75
67
99
77
73
15

4
4
5
5
4
5

2
2
2
2
2
2

80

80
82
70
70
73
77

78

78
80
65
65
70
74

83

82
84
76
76
77
80

4
6
5
5
6
6
5
4
7

2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3

74
70
76
73
68
75
68
80
75

70
66
71
69
62
71
63
77
72

5
4
4
3

2
2
2
2

75
76
80
82
69

5
5
4

2
3
2

5
4
4
6
5
16
13

Males

Modern
Methods

Females

All Methods

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.2

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
<0.1

73
57
75
79
70

69
41
73
76
66

83
100
66
73
69
74
71
74

0.3

0.3
0.7
1.2
0.3
0.1
<0.1

0.1

0.1
0.4
0.5
0.1
<0.1
<0.1

67
82
69
73
63
72

65
78
48
57
40
63

78
73
80
76
74
79
74
83
79

67
41
61
55
73
55
69
68
49

<0.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
1.7

1.9
0.6

<0.1
0.2
<0.1
0.1
0.6

1.3
0.2

77
68
49
70
73
80
67
62
69

68
44
19
38
53
66
48
46
10

72
72
77
79
67

77
79
82
84
71

90
46
56
73
68

0.2
0.6

<0.1
0.2

36

76
60
44

11

46
39
18

74

71

76

65

14

10

79
74
79
83

77
71
75
80

82
76
82
86

94
64
55
84

0.1

0.7

<0.1

0.3

86
39
67

43
17
63

3
2
2
3
3
7
5

74
79
81
76
81
68
68

71
76
78
74
79
67
66

76
82
84
78
84
68
71

58
50
77
66
82
22
51

0.1h

0.8
0.6
0.3

0.1

<0.1h

0.2
0.3
<0.1

<0.1

41h
74
66
82
85

19h
59
62
63
75
70
40

11
9

9
5

23
12
19
10

4
4

3
3

9
8
7
6

74
79
61
66
56
76
80
69
59
73
62
70

72
76
59
64
55
72
78
66
57
72
62
67

77
82
63
67
57
80
82
72
62
74
63
73

53
93
44
68
100
58
86
78
13
22
17
23

<0.1

1.8

<0.1

1.2

67

45
36

75
33

35

58
21
42
25

72
30
24
54
27
23

17

64
67

62
66

65
69

47
24

31
38

22
37

See notes on page 17.

Percent Urban

Percent of Married
Women 1549 Using
Contraception

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 13

Population, Health, and Environment


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 Saharad
WESTERN AFRICA
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cte 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
2010 Population Reference Bureau

Percent of Population
Who Use Improved
Sanitation (2008)

GNI PPP
per Capita
(US$)
2008

Population
per Square
Kilometer

Mobile Phone
Subscribers
per 100
Inhabitants

Urban

$10,030

51

60

76

45

32,370

23

109

99

92

5,150
4,880
1,240
2,630

68
59
41
34

49
49
21
37

68
72
49
55

40
37
31
31

1,930

36

32

43

24

5,370
7,940
5,460
15,630
4,330
1,930
7,070

1,600
1,460

25
15
80
4
71
17
64
2
50
87

59
93
51
77
72
29
85

39
42

88
98
97
97
83
55
96

35
24

66
88
92
96
52
18
64

20
4

1,160
3,450

59
128

17
56

33
65

6
38

1,580
1,280
1,430
1,190
530
300
1,090
2,000
680
1,940

68
155
101
44
46
37
12
3
13
171

51
70
50
39
32
19
27
65
13
42

36
68
18
34
49
25
45
50
34
36

11
65
7
11
9
4
32
9
4
28

1,760

64

44

69

38

750
820
1,030
380
1,170
2,330
630
870
1,580
1,040
830
12,480

81
119
51
306
309
38
44
77
69
34
130
628

18
24
19
6
15
13
2
2
42
25
12
81

24
24
37
49
50
63
52
29
27
15
51
93

6
3
25
46
30
10
4
8
32
10
57
90

770

1,010
19,770

1,230
1,140
1,230

1,710
5,020
2,180
730
1,160
3,090
290

545
29
333
395
193
15
48
140
18
32
20
15
42
8
9
12
29

28
20
75
14
112
7
31
27
28
13
23
38
32
4
17
50
14

38

50
97
52
32
38
59
56
44
86
56
43
23
31
23

55

6
21
49
43
37
22
18
35
28
4
29
23

21,700
12,270
1,780

25
6
170

52
90
31

33
30

30
19

See notes on page 17.

Rural

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 14

Population, Health, and Environment


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

2010 Population Reference Bureau

Percent of Population
Who Use Improved
Sanitation (2008)

GNI PPP
per Capita
(US$)
2008

Population
per Square
Kilometer

Mobile Phone
Subscribers
per 100
Inhabitants

Urban

Rural

9,390
13,100
2,000
6,270
9,780
5,010

21
3
63
3
41
69

86
77
28
49
91
46

82
74
40
60
84
61

59
39
25
17
65
53

23,370
45,890
36,220
46,970
10,140
11,910
6,040
10,950
6,670
4,690
3,870
14,270
2,620
11,650

20,570

8,300
7,890

22
16
3
32
28
62
15
90
294
132
68
57
46
46
177
205
25
637
101
96
203

82
85
66
87
80
75
53
42
113
109
85
69
55
115
50
158
106
159
3
150
72

92
100
100
100
86
89
93
95
89
89
80
90
63
75
77
98
100
100
100

87

71
99
99
99
55
68
86
96
83
73
62
68
37
51
55

100
100
81

74

8,060

1,180
7,360

15,170
9,190
8,770
23,950
10,150
14,020
4,140

320
239
353
246
368
255
448
203
327
276
257
22
15
9

58
70
32
101
75
109
86
157
100
119
113
85
117
50

96
95
24
82
95

96

92
86
91
34

97

10
84

96

96
92
46
77
9

10,070
13,270
8,510
7,760

2,510
4,820
7,980
7,130
12,540
12,830
6,000
5,990
10,590
6,310
7,770

24,040
4,850

23
23
40
50
3
4
16
23
3
19
32
130
126
49
104
104
1,807
118
67
72

78
88
92
86
50
37
95
73
81
105
96
49
49
81
100
75
186
118
64
58

87
98
81
96

85
90
81
90
100

69
75
93
95
51
100
100
96
76

37
83
55
84

80
40
36
66
99

42
38
66
80
39

100
93
66

See notes on page 17.

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 15

Population, Health, and Environment


Data and Estimates for the Countries
and Regions of the World
GNI PPP
per Capita
(US$)
2008
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
EUROPEAN UNION
NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom
2010 Population Reference Bureau

Population
per Square
Kilometer

Mobile Phone
Subscribers
per 100
Inhabitants

Percent of Population
Who Use Improved
Sanitation (2008)
Urban

Rural

27,450
5,530
52,610
10,880
20,650

22,950
4,350
13,770

342
73
175
409
10
672
152
14
122
94

127
87
100
34
116
28
131
143
33
89

100
98
100
100
97
91
100
100
96
97

100
97
100

84
100

95
75

2,210
3,130

1,440
4,880
2,960
10,840
9,690

64
45
163
45
1,142
15
362
46
6

209
16
34
29
28
37
29
59
96

98
94
59
60
56
87
54

97

95
33
29
30
52
54
21

98

2,130

27

63

94

93

5,280

1,070

143

100

96

1,120
2,700
4,480
1,860
6,210
2,660
4,510
50,200
1,820

191
232
315
53
11
63
133
66
83

15
50
55
54
23
47
66
96
29

51
72
88
95
99
100
79

67

27
29
92
94
97
100
59

18

3,830
2,060
13,740
1,290
3,900
47,940
5,990
4,690
2,700
9,080
6,020
43,960
52,260
35,220

124
27
87
79
313
7,526
133
77
268
134
140
6,410
20,731
337

62
33
103
1
75
138
92
9
80
54
48
166
177
87

67
86
96
86
80
100
95
76
94
66
58

100

36
38
95
79
69

96
40
67
54
52

100

28,120
3,480

25,580
30,600
36,120

37,280
19,280
35,660
25,220
37,350
16,740
18,210
58,500
38,180

189
491
2
644
32
115
55
804
129
30
16
3
64
35
51
13
21

95
67
110
125
123
126

126
188
129
109
121
99
151
110
118

100
64

97
99
100

100
96
100
100
100
82

100
100

100
32

88
93
99

100
94
100
100
98
71

100
100

36,130

256

126

100

100

See notes on page 17.

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 16

Population, Health, and Environment


Data and Estimates for the Countries
and Regions of the World
GNI PPP
per Capita
(US$)
2008
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

2010 Population Reference Bureau

Population
per Square
Kilometer

Mobile Phone
Subscribers
per 100
Inhabitants

Percent of Population
Who Use Improved
Sanitation (2008)
Urban

Rural

36,440
37,680
34,760
34,400
35,940

170
100
354
114
229
225

115
130
112
93
128
95

100
100
100
100
100

100
100
100
100
100

64,320

41,670
46,460
14,440
12,150
11,950
22,790
17,790
3,210
17,310
13,500
15,630
21,300
7,210
26,740
7,950

8,620
18,420
28,470

196
35,835
400
190
16
46
68
133
108
122
122
90
8
111
76
118
112
179
75
78
86

147
67
125
118
128
84
138
134
122
67
115
115
141
102
121
129
100
76
84
133
124

100
100
100
100
94
91
100
99
100
85
96
88
93
100
97
99
98
100
99
99
99

100

100
100
77
97
100
97
100
74
80
54
70
99
90
97
98
100
92
98
97

30,250

201
207

152

9,950

80

123

92

82

22,460
13,920
22,080

11,150
26,910
31,130
24,380
34,040
3,000
4,270

1,326
46
116
522
94
101
93
4
3
158
47

95
118
140
77
98
102
112
83
105
31
71

100
96
100

96
100
100
98
100

100
86
100

88
100
100
66
100

3,660

25,090

2,000
4,340
2,580
3,880

68
344
139
298
507
14
16
45
15
68
19
139

70
59
1
2

80
109
60
9
69
6
49

99
99

83
50

96
71
100
98
98

97
98

53

41
100

96

3,940

376
20

20
15

88
66

81
48

See notes on page 17.

NOTES
() Indicates data unavailable or inapplicable.
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.
b Average number of children born to a
woman during her lifetime.
c The number of people of working age
(15-64), divided by those ages 65+.
d The status of Western Sahara is disputed
by Morocco.
e Special Administrative Region.
f Kosovo declared independence from
Serbia on Feb. 17, 2008. Serbia has not
recognized Kosovos independence.
g The former Yugoslav Republic.
h Includes Kosovo.
* Data prior to 2004 are shown in italics.
For additional notes and sources, see reverse
side.
Data prepared by PRB demographer Carl Haub.
July 2010. Population Reference Bureau.
All rights reserved.

2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 17

Acknowledgments, Notes, Sources, and Definitions


Acknowledgments

Sources

The author gratefully acknowledges the


valuable assistance of PRB staff members
Donna Clifton, Jennay Ghowrwal, Toshiko
Kaneda, Mary Mederios Kent, Kata Fustos,
and Will Thompson; 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 by the William and
Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and
Lucile Packard Foundation, the U.S. Agency
for International Development (Cooperative
Agreement GPO-A-00-03-00004-00),
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.

The rates and figures are primarily compiled


from the following sources: official country
statistical yearbooks, bulletins, and websites;
United Nations Demographic Yearbook, 2007
of the UN Statistics Division; World Population
Prospects: The 2008 Revision of the UN
Population Division; and the International
Data Base 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 author of the
2010 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 2009 or 2008.

Notes

Definitions

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 49 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/.

Mid-2010 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.

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 and websites.

2010 Population Reference Bureau

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.
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 can the definition
of an immigrant.
2050 Population as a Multiple of 2010
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 15-49).
Population Under Age 15/Age 65+
The percentage of the total population in
these ages, which are often considered the
dependent ages.
Elderly Support Ratio
The number of working-age people ages
15-64 divided by the number of persons 65
or older, indicating levels of potential societal
support available for the elderly.
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.
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.
Prevalence of HIV/AIDS
The estimated percentage of adults ages
15-49 living with HIV/AIDS. Most figures are
from UNAIDS 2008 Report on the Global
AIDS Epidemic. Figures are updated with
data from Demographic and Health Surveys
where available. Some regional averages
were calculated by PRB.
Contraceptive Use
The percentage of currently married or
in-union women of reproductive age
who are 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, and the UN Population
Division World Contraceptive Use 2009.
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 2004 are shown in italics.

GNI PPP per Capita, 2008 (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 2006 or 2007.
Mobile Phone Subscribers per 100
Inhabitants
Data are from the International Telecommunications Union, Measuring the Information
Society 2010 (www.itu.int).
Percent of Population Who Use
Improved Sanitation
For monitoring Millennium Development
Goals, an improved sanitation facility is
defined as one that hygienically separates
sewage from human contact. Data are from
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme
for Water Supply and Sanitation (www.
wssinfo.org/datamining/tables.html).

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July 2010. Population Reference
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ISSN 0085-8315
Photo credits from cover (clockwise, top
left): 2009 Arturo Sanabria, Courtesy
of Photoshare; Richard Lord; 2008
Jacob Simkin, Courtesy of Photoshare;
2009 Valentin Casarsa, iStockPhoto.
Photo credits from data side (left to
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2008 Bart Coenders, iStockPhoto;
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world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to
use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations.

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issues related to population, health, and
the environment. To do this, we transform
technical data and research into accurate,
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information about population, health, and the
environment to encourage action. Frequently,
people have information but lack the tools
needed to communicate effectively to decisionmakers. PRB builds coalitions and conducts
trainings to share techniques to inform policy.

PRB works to advance the well-being of current


and future generations. Toward that end, we
analyze data and research, disseminate information, and empower people to use that information to inform policymaking. While the numbers
of publications created or workshops conducted
are one way to measure PRBs work, the creation of evidence-based policies, increased
demand for health services, and active coalitions
are better gauges of progress toward positive
social change.

Innovative Tools. DataFinder is a PRB


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Influential Reports. Female Genital
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highlights FGM/C data and information for
27 countries. This publication is useful to
those working for the abandonment of FGM/C
and for the improvement of womens reproductive health.
Unbiased Policy Analysis. For more
than 20 years, PRB has hosted a monthly
seminar series focused on the policy implications of population issues including neglected
tropical diseases, climate change and mortality,
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Online Resources. PRBs website
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Journalist Networks. PRB builds


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Policy Communications Training.
In the past decade, PRB has trained more than
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with Kenyas National Coordinating Agency for
Population and Development, training local and
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Data Workshops. PRBs data workshops
and online training assist the Annie E. Casey
Foundations KIDS COUNT network in using vital
data about the status of children in the United
States. Participants take away the knowledge
needed to access data about their particular
state and communicate with policymakers.

Evidence-Based Policies. PRB provides analysis for the KIDS COUNT Data Book,
an annual report card on the well-being of
children and families in the United States. The
Data Book has helped promote the passage
of several U.S. policies, including the State
Childrens Health Insurance Program.
Demand for Health Services. An
article written after one study tour for journalists
in Kenya led to a steep increase in vasectomies
in western Kenya. Seminars for journalists in
West Africa increased coverage of contraceptive
supply problems, prompting government action
in Senegal.
Active Coalitions. PRB works with the
East Africa Population, Health, and Environment
Network to increase information sharing across
the region. The AFRICAPHE online discussion
group improves access to information and
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