48%

The percentage of the worlds

population living below $2 a day.

81
The average life expectancy
at birth for men and women
in Canada, Martinique, and
Singapore.

2.5

14.3%

The total fertility rate worldwide.

TFRs range from 0.9 children per
woman in Taiwan to 7.0 in Niger.

The percentage of Zimbabwes

population with HIV/AIDS in 2009,
down from 23.7% in 2001.

POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU

2011
WORLD POPULATION
DATA SHEET
THE WORLD AT 7 BILLION
I N F O R M | E M P O W E R | A DVA N C E | w w w. p r b . o r g
2011 Population Reference Bureau

2011 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 1

MOST POPULOUS COUNTRIES, 2011 AND 2050

2011
COUNTRY

2050
POPULATION (MILLIONS)

COUNTRY

POPULATION (MILLIONS)

China

1,346

India

1,692

India

1,241

China

1,313

United States

312

Nigeria

433

Indonesia

238

United States

423

Brazil

197

Pakistan

314

Pakistan

177

Indonesia

309

Nigeria

162

Bangladesh

226

Bangladesh

151

Brazil

223

Russia

143

Ethiopia

174

Japan

128

Philippines

150

COUNTRIES WITH THE YOUNGEST AND OLDEST

POPULATIONS, 2011
YOUNGEST

% AGES <15

OLDEST

% AGES 65+

Niger

48.9

Japan

Uganda

48.3

Germany

23.2
20.7

Mali

47.6

Italy

20.2

Angola

47.3

Greece

18.9

Zambia

46.5

Sweden

18.5

Burundi

46.3

Portugal

17.9

Congo, Dem. Rep.

46.0

Bulgaria

17.7

Mozambique

45.3

Austria

17.6

Chad

45.3

Finland

17.5

Burkina Faso

45.2

Latvia

17.4

POPULATION CLOCK, 2011

Population

Births per

Natural increase

1,241,580,000

5,745,371,000

139,558,000

14,070,000

125,488,000

Day

382,351

38,548

343,803

266

27

239

Year

56,611,000

12,201,000

44,410,000

Day

155,099

33,427

121,671

108

23

84

Year

82,947,000

1,869,000

81,078,000

Day

227,252

5,121

222,132

158

154

Year

6,078,000

77,000

6,001,000

Day

16,652

211

16,441

12

0.1

11

Minute

Infant deaths per

Minute
2011 Population Reference Bureau

LESS DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES

6,986,951,000

Minute

(births-deaths) per

MORE DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES

Year

Minute

Deaths per

WORLD

2011 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 2

WO R L D P O P U L AT I O N H I G H L I G H T S
T H E W O R L D AT 7 B I L L I O N
The Four Phases of Demographic Transition Are Evident Today Around the World.
In the parish of Mouy, north of Paris, there were 47 burials recorded in 1693; in 1694, the number jumped to an appalling 262. This is a
dramatic example of life during Phase 1 of the demographic transition (albeit a somewhat modern one compared to the 50,000 years of human
existence that preceded Phase 1). A rise in the price of grains meant more people could not afford food, a situation that nearly always led to
excessive mortality, as happened in Mouy. In Phase 2 of the transitionroughly the beginning of the Industrial Revolutiondeath rates began
to fall more regularly, although the preference for larger families may have remained for a time. Next, increasing urbanization lessened the need
for children even as early public health measures improved life spans. Now the transition was really underway. By the 20th century, the development of modern medicine and the desire to limit family size combined to cause the low death rates and very low birth rates we see today.
That, at least, is what happened over the centuries in Europe and North America. Most developing countries arrived in the 20th century still in
the rst phase of the transition. In the aftermath of World War II, however, the benets of public health and modern medicine became available
to them in a comparatively short period of time. Mortality fell with unusual rapidity but the desire for large families remained. Then, with mounting
concern over record rates of population growth, birth rates did begin to fall in many countries. Today, we can nd examples around the world of
all four stages of the transition.
Birth Rate

Death Rate

Afghanistan

44

16

Uganda

46

12

Zambia

46

15

The Classic Phases of Demographic Transition

PHASE 1
High Birth Rate,
Fluctuating Death Rate

PHASE 2
Declining Birth and
Death Rates

PHASE 3
Birth Rate Approaching
Replacement (2.1)

PHASE 4
Low to Very Low
Birth Rate,
Very Low
Death Rate

PHASE 1

PHASE 2

Birth Rate
Natural
Increase

Death Rate

Ghana

31

Guatemala

30

Iraq

35

PHASE 3
India

23

Gabon

27

Malaysia

21

PHASE 4
Brazil

Time
NOTES: Natural increase or decrease is the difference between the number of births and deaths. The birth rate is the number
of live births per 1,000 population in a given year. The death rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 population in a given year.

15

Germany

10

Japan

S OURCE : (for burials in 1693 and 1694): E.A. Wrigley, Population and History (New York: McGraw Hill, 1969).

The World Is in the Midst of Its Most Rapid Population Growth in History.
Today, the world is adding the largest numbers to its population than in any time in history. Despite the fact that the annual population growth
rate has declined to 1.2 percent per year, world population grows by about 83 million annually. If the same growth rate had applied in 1950,
only 30 million people annually would have been added to the world total. While declines in birth rates have been virtually universal across
countries, the pattern of decline has been very variable. In some countries, birth rates have fallen below two children; birth rates in other countries have decreased to medium levels or have barely begun to decrease. Population projections assume that birth rates in developing countries will declinesmoothlyto two children or fewer (this PRB data sheet incorporates that assumption). Both the sixth billion and seventh
billion were reached in the
same number of years:
First
a record 12. The eighth
All of Human History
(ca. 1800)
Billion
billion may also take 12
years but only if birth
Second
130 Years (1930)
rates decline according to
30 Years (1960)
Third
projections.
Fourth

14 Years (1974)

Fifth

13 Years (1987)

Sixth

12 Years (1999)

Seventh

12 Years (2011)

Eighth

12 Years (2023) ?

S OURCES : Population Reference Bureau estimates and projections (1800 and 2023) and United Nations Population Division.
2011 Population Reference Bureau

2011 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 3

WO R L D P O P U L AT I O N H I G H L I G H T S
T H E W O R L D AT 7 B I L L I O N
Population Change in U.S. Counties Varies Widely Within States.
Total population in the United States increased by almost 10 percent between 2000 and 2010, but growth patterns varied widely across
counties. About one-fourth of counties grew faster than the national average, with one-tenth increasing by 20 percent or more. Population
continued to increase fastest in states in the South and the West, but even within high-growth states like Texas, some counties still lost
population over this decade. Although Michigan was the only state whose population declined between 2000 and 2010, more than half
of the counties in Michigan still grew over this period. Areas with the fastest growth included the suburbs of metropolitan areas such
as Orlando, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Washington, D.C., and the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. As in
previous decades, many rural areas lost population, including much of the Great Plains and northern and central Appalachia. Nearly half of
the 1,104 counties that lost population during the decade were isolated from metropolitan areas. Parts of Louisiana that were hard hit by
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ranked among the counties with the fastest rate of population decline between 2000 and 2010.

Population Change, 2000-2010

U.S. Average: Gain of 9.7 percent
Loss
Gain of up to 4.9 percent
Gain of 5 percent to 9.9 percent
Gain of 10 percent to 19.9 percent
Gain of 20 percent or greater

U.S. COUNTY

2010
POPULATION

CHANGE, 2000-2010
NUMBER
PERCENT

Fastest Growth*
Kendall County, Ill.

114,736

60,173

110.3

Pinal County, Ariz.

375,770

196,050

109.1

Flagler County, Fla.

95,696

45,864

92.0

Lincoln County, S.D.

44,828

20,681

85.6

Loudoun County, Va.

312,311

142,712

84.1

35,897

-31,332

-46.6

Fastest Decline*
St. Bernard Parish, La.
Issaquena County, Miss.

1,406

-868

-38.2

Cameron Parish, La.

6,839

-3,149

-31.5

343,829

-140,845

-29.1

4,916

-1,664

-25.3

Orleans Parish, La.

Sharkey County, Miss.

*Among counties with at least 1,000 people in 2000.

S OURCE : U.S. Census Bureau.

2011 Population Reference Bureau

N OTE : The lists do not include county equivalents (municipios) in Puerto Rico.

2011 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 4

WO R L D P O P U L AT I O N H I G H L I G H T S
T H E W O R L D AT 7 B I L L I O N
Growth in the Youth Population in the Middle East Has Slowed and Even Is Declining
in Some Countries.
Since the mid-1960s, the youth population (ages 15 to 24) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has grown rapidly. But because
of the steady decline in fertility in many countries in recent years, the size of the youth population will grow at a much slower pace in the
coming decades. For example, the youth population in Yemen nearly doubled between 1995 and 2010, but is projected to increase by only
38 percent between 2010
96
and 2025. MENA countries,
Yemen
38
however, differ substantially
67
in the pace of their fertility
Palestinian Territory
35
declines, and some countries
66
Saudi Arabia
will even experience declines
15
in their youth populations in
44
Sudan
coming decades. For example,
38
Irans youth population grew
43
Iraq
by 34 percent between 1995
56
and 2010, but is projected to
38
Jordan
14
decline by 30 percent between
2010 and 2025.
35
Syria
20

Iran

34

-30

Egypt
Algeria

22

-11

Morocco

13

-8

Tunisia

13

-18

Lebanon

12

-15

Turkey

1995-2010
2010-2025

33

-2
1

Libya

S OURCE : United Nations

Population Division, World
Population Prospects:
The 2010 Revision (2011).
21

Poverty Remains a Significant Problem Worldwide.

Poverty has emerged as a serious global issue, particularly because the most rapid population growth is occurring in the worlds poorest
countries and, within many countries, in the poorest states and provinces. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, eight in 10 residents
live on less than US$2 per day. In India, 76 percent of the population lives below that levelmore than 900 million people. Relatively high
population growth rates make it more difcult to lift large numbers of people out of poverty.

Percent Living Below US$2 per Day

Congo, Dem. Rep.

80

India

76

Uganda

65

Pakistan

61

Kenya

40

Vietnam

38

Guatemala

26

Iraq

25

Egypt

19

Moldova
Brazil
2011 Population Reference Bureau

13
10

S OURCE : World Bank,

2011 World Development
Indicators (2011).
2011 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 5

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
Sudanc
Tunisia
Western Saharad
WESTERN AFRICA
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cte dIvoire
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-2011
(millions)
6,987
1,242
5,745
4,400
861
1,051
883
213
36.0
82.6
6.4
32.3
44.6
10.7
0.5
313
9.1
17.0
0.5
22.6
1.8
25.0
10.2
1.6
4.1
15.4
3.5
16.1
162.3
12.8
5.4
5.8
336
10.2
0.8
0.9
5.9
87.1
41.6
21.3
15.9
1.3
0.2
23.1
0.9
10.9
0.1
9.9
46.2
34.5
13.5
12.1
131
19.6
20.1
5.0
11.5
4.1
67.8
0.7
1.5
0.2

2011 Population Reference Bureau

Births
per 1,000
Population
20
11
22
25
35
36
38
25
19
25
22
19
33
18
32
40
40
43
22
37
39
31
39
39
43
45
33
48
41
36
37
36
39
42
36
29
34
37
37
35
42
12
33
41
17
33
18
43
40
46
46
34
43
43
37
37
45
36
45
37
27
34

Deaths
per 1,000
Population
8
10
8
8
11
12
13
6
5
5
4
6
9
6
9
14
11
12
5
13
9
8
13
16
12
15
9
12
16
9
15
8
11
10
8
10
8
10
10
6
15
7
3
14
6
12
8
15
11
12
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
11
17
15
9
7

Rate of
Natural
Increase
%
1.2
0.2
1.4
1.7
2.4
2.4
2.6
1.8
1.5
2.0
1.8
1.3
2.4
1.2
2.3
2.6
2.9
3.1
1.7
2.3
3.0
2.3
2.7
2.3
3.1
3.1
2.4
3.6
2.5
2.8
2.2
2.8
2.8
3.2
2.8
1.9
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.7
0.5
3.0
2.8
1.1
2.1
1.0
2.8
2.9
3.4
3.1
1.9
2.7
2.8
2.2
2.1
2.9
2.5
2.8
2.3
1.8
2.7

Net
Migration
Rate
per 1,000

2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-8
-3
1
-0
8
-1
0
-1
-5
-1
-1
-0
-1
-1
-1
-5
-1
-0
-0
-2
-0
0
-1
5
-3
0
0
-1
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-4
0
0
0
-12
-1
-1
-1
0
-0
1
-0
0
-2
-1
-0
5
1
-9

Projected
Population
(millions)
mid-2025
8,084
1,290
6,794
5,390
1,176
1,444
1,245
261
42.0
100.9
7.5
36.4
60.8
12.1
0.7
452
13.0
25.5
0.6
30.4
2.5
33.4
14.3
2.1
6.0
22.0
4.7
26.2
237.1
17.9
7.5
8.4
486
15.5
1.0
1.2
8.0
119.8
59.1
31.2
22.9
1.6
0.3
32.4
1.0
15.3
0.1
13.3
70.9
54.1
21.0
17.4
183
28.8
27.4
6.6
16.4
5.6
95.4
1.0
2.0
0.2

See notes on page 13

mid-2050
9,587
1,333
8,254
6,942
1,826
2,300
2,069
323
46.5
123.5
8.8
39.2
91.0
12.6
1.2
792
21.7
46.7
0.6
45.6
4.0
49.1
23.0
3.3
10.8
35.2
7.1
55.4
433.2
28.6
13.6
14.3
826
27.1
1.7
1.6
11.4
173.8
96.9
53.6
37.4
1.6
0.5
59.3
1.1
23.1
0.1
22.6
138.3
105.6
45.0
25.2
291
48.0
43.7
10.3
27.3
8.8
148.5
1.7
2.8
0.3

2050
Population
as a
Multiple
of 2011
1.4
1.1
1.4
1.6
2.1
2.2
2.3
1.5
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.2
2.0
1.2
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.8
1.3
2.0
2.3
2.0
2.2
2.1
2.6
2.3
2.0
3.4
2.7
2.2
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.7
2.3
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.3
2.5
2.4
1.2
2.3
2.6
1.3
2.1
1.1
2.3
3.0
3.1
3.3
2.1
2.2
2.4
2.2
2.1
2.4
2.1
2.2
2.3
1.8
1.7

Infant
Mortality
Ratea
44
5
48
52
76
74
80
33
22
23
14
30
59
18
60
85
78
73
19
97
68
45
86
103
78
116
71
88
89
51
89
55
69
66
65
76
43
77
59
42
84
12.5
6
86
6
50
11.5
107
51
74
84
57
106
102
91
102
125
68
111
95
45
45

Total
Fertility
Rateb
2.5
1.7
2.6
3.0
4.5
4.7
5.2
2.9
2.3
2.9
2.5
2.2
4.5
2.1
4.3
5.5
5.4
5.8
2.5
4.9
5.0
4.1
5.3
5.1
5.8
6.4
4.4
7.0
5.7
4.7
5.0
4.7
5.3
6.4
4.8
3.7
4.7
5.3
4.7
4.6
5.7
1.5
4.2
5.6
2.3
4.6
2.4
6.4
5.4
6.4
6.3
4.1
5.7
5.7
4.8
4.7
6.0
4.7
6.1
5.3
3.4
4.6

Percent of
Population
Ages
<15 65+
27
16
29
33
41
41
43
31
27
31
31
28
40
24
39
43
44
45
32
41
44
38
43
41
43
48
40
49
43
44
42
42
44
46
43
35
43
44
42
43
45
22
46
45
25
42
23
45
45
48
46
44
45
47
41
41
45
40
46
39
35
44

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

2011 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 6

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 AND 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
Puerto Rico
St. Kitts-Nevis
Saint Lucia
St. Vincent and 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-2011
(millions)
58
2.0
2.2
2.3
50.5
1.2
942
346
34.5
311.7
596
158
0.3
4.7
6.2
14.7
7.8
114.8
5.9
3.6
42
0.1
0.4
0.3
11.2
0.1
10.0
0.1
0.4
10.1
2.7
0.4
3.7
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.3
396
40.5
10.1
196.7
17.3
46.9
14.7
0.2
0.8
6.6
29.4
0.5
3.4
29.3
4,216
2,870
238
3.1
9.2
1.3
1.1
4.3
32.7

2011 Population Reference Bureau

Births
per 1,000
Population
22
26
27
26
21
30
16
13
11
13
18
20
25
16
20
30
26
19
23
19
18
14
13
13
12
15
22
19
14
27
16
13
11
13
13
17
14
17
19
26
15
15
18
21
28
22
24
21
18
14
21
18
21
24
14
17
15
13
14
35

Deaths
per 1,000
Population
14
14
15
8
14
14
7
8
7
8
6
5
4
4
7
6
5
5
5
5
7
6
5
8
8
8
6
6
7
9
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
6
8
7
6
5
6
5
3
6
5
6
7
10
5
7
7
5
10
6
2
7
11
6

Rate of
Natural
Increase
%
0.7
1.2
1.2
1.7
0.6
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.4
0.5
1.2
1.6
2.1
1.2
1.4
2.4
2.1
1.4
1.9
1.4
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.7
1.6
1.3
0.7
1.8
1.0
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.7
0.9
0.6
1.1
1.1
1.9
0.9
0.9
1.2
1.6
2.5
1.6
1.8
1.5
1.1
0.5
1.6
1.1
1.4
1.9
0.4
1.1
1.3
0.6
0.4
3.0

Net
Migration
Rate
per 1,000
-0
2
-2
-0
-0
-1
0
3
7
3
-1
-2
-1
3
-8
-2
-2
-3
-5
1
-4
0
4
-0
-3
-5
-3
-10
-2
-4
-7
-1
-8
1
-1
-9
-3
-1
-1
-3
-0
0
-1
-2
5
-10
-1
-4
-2
-1
-1
-0
-0
2
-13
0
20
6
-6
0

See notes on page 13

Projected
Population
(millions)
mid-2025
63
2.4
2.5
2.9
53.8
1.4
1,068
391
39.8
351.4
676
185
0.4
5.5
6.8
19.7
9.9
131.0
6.9
4.3
45
0.1
0.4
0.3
11.5
0.1
10.6
0.1
0.4
11.9
2.8
0.4
3.7
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.4
447
46.9
12.5
216.2
19.1
52.4
17.2
0.4
0.8
8.2
34.1
0.6
3.5
35.1
4,780
3,375
300
3.1
10.4
1.7
1.1
3.9
48.9

mid-2050
68
2.9
2.8
3.6
56.8
1.7
1,216
470
47.5
422.6
746
211
0.5
6.0
7.6
27.4
12.9
143.9
7.8
5.1
48
0.1
0.5
0.3
11.3
0.1
11.8
0.1
0.4
14.2
2.6
0.4
3.6
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.3
487
57.6
16.8
222.8
20.2
53.2
19.5
0.6
0.9
10.3
38.8
0.6
3.6
41.6
5,284
3,971
402
2.9
11.4
2.0
1.1
3.2
83.4

2050
Population
as a
Multiple
of 2011
1.2
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.1
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.6
1.3
1.2
1.9
1.7
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.1
1.4
1.3
1.0
1.0
0.9
1.2
0.9
1.0
1.4
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.7
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.3
2.4
1.2
1.6
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.7
0.9
1.2
1.5
1.0
0.7
2.6

Infant
Mortality
Ratea
49
36
91
31
48
67
15
6
5.1
6.1
19
17
17
8.8
20
30
24
14
19
17
32
14
12
12
4.8
16
23
13
9
59
24
9
8.8
10
22
22
25
18
12.1
42
20
7.8
16
19
12.1
38
28
17
20
10.6
15.8
39
44
27
13
11
7
7
28
34

Total
Fertility
Rateb
2.5
3.1
3.1
3.3
2.4
3.5
2.1
1.9
1.7
2.0
2.2
2.4
2.9
1.9
2.3
3.6
3.1
2.3
2.6
2.4
2.4
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
2.0
2.6
2.2
2.2
3.4
2.3
2.0
1.6
1.8
1.9
2.0
1.6
2.1
2.4
3.3
1.9
1.9
2.1
2.5
3.4
2.7
2.9
2.5
2.3
2.0
2.5
2.2
2.6
3.0
1.7
2.3
1.9
1.6
1.9
4.7

Percent of
Population
Ages
<15 65+
31
32
37
36
30
38
25
19
16
20
28
31
36
24
33
41
36
29
34
29
27
28
26
17
17
27
31
27
22
36
27
20
20
24
25
26
25
27
26
36
25
23
29
30
35
33
33
31
28
23
29
26
30
32
20
22
20
17
17
43

5
4
4
4
5
3
9
13
14
13
7
6
4
7
7
4
4
6
5
7
9
7
6
12
12
10
6
7
13
4
9
15
15
7
7
7
7
7
10
5
7
9
6
6
4
4
5
6
7
13
6
7
6
5
10
7
2
10
14
3

2011 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 7

POPULATION, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT 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
EUROPEAN UNION
NORTHERN EUROPE
Channel Islands
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom

Population
mid-2011
(millions)
7.9
6.6
2.8
4.3
3.0
4.2
1.7
27.9
22.5
74.0
7.9
23.8
1,795
32.4
150.7
0.7
1,241.3
77.9
16.6
5.6
0.3
30.5
176.9
20.9
7.5
5.1
28.5
602
0.4
14.7
238.2
6.3
28.9
54.0
95.7
5.2
69.5
1.2
87.9
1,581
1,345.9
7.1
0.6
128.1
24.5
49.0
2.8
23.2
740
502
100
0.2
5.6
1.3
5.4
0.3
4.6
2.2
3.2
5.0
9.4
62.7

2011 Population Reference Bureau

Births
per 1,000
Population
22
31
19
20
29
33
11
21
26
18
13
38
23
44
22
22
23
19
23
26
23
25
28
18
28
22
24
19
16
26
19
31
21
20
25
9
12
40
17
12
12
13
9
8
15
9
24
7
11
11
13
10
12
12
11
15
17
8
11
13
12
13

Deaths
per 1,000
Population
5
4
3
5
3
4
1
4
4
6
1
7
7
16
6
8
7
6
9
7
4
6
8
6
4
8
5
7
3
8
6
8
5
8
6
4
7
10
7
7
7
6
3
9
9
5
6
6
11
10
9
8
10
12
9
6
6
13
13
8
10
9

Rate of
Natural
Increase
%
1.7
2.6
1.6
1.5
2.6
2.8
1.0
1.8
2.2
1.2
1.2
3.1
1.6
2.8
1.5
1.4
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.9
2.0
1.9
2.1
1.3
2.4
1.4
1.9
1.3
1.3
1.8
1.3
2.2
1.6
1.2
1.9
0.5
0.5
3.1
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.6
-0.1
0.6
0.4
1.8
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.2
-0.0
0.2
0.9
1.0
-0.5
-0.2
0.4
0.3
0.4

Net
Migration
Rate
per 1,000
2
-4
18
-1
0
-4
19
7
-1
1
11
-1
-1
6
-3
0
-0
-0
1
-5
0
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
7
-0
-1
-1
1
-0
-3
13
1
2
-1
-0
-0
3
13
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
7
4
-0
3
-7
-8
-4
-24
9
5
2

See notes on page 13

Projected
Population
(millions)
mid-2025
9.4
8.3
3.7
4.8
3.9
6.0
2.1
36.0
26.5
85.4
9.9
35.3
2,147
47.6
183.2
0.9
1,458.7
90.5
18.7
6.6
0.4
37.7
229.6
23.2
9.6
5.9
34.5
698
0.5
18.0
273.2
7.9
35.3
61.7
120.2
5.8
72.9
1.7
100.4
1,634
1,404.2
8.1
0.8
119.3
26.2
49.1
3.4
23.4
746
515
108
0.2
5.8
1.3
5.8
0.4
5.4
2.1
3.0
5.6
10.2
68.6

mid-2050
11.4
13.9
5.2
5.4
5.3
9.8
2.4
44.6
33.7
94.7
12.2
59.2
2,574
76.3
226.3
0.9
1,691.7
100.0
21.7
8.1
0.4
46.5
314.3
25.4
13.4
6.6
42.0
796
0.6
22.3
309.4
10.3
43.6
70.8
150.1
6.1
71.0
2.8
109.3
1,512
1,312.6
9.3
0.9
95.2
27.0
42.3
4.1
20.9
725
513
118
0.2
6.0
1.2
6.1
0.4
6.1
1.8
2.7
6.6
10.7
75.7

2050
Population
as a
Multiple
of 2011
1.4
2.1
1.8
1.3
1.8
2.3
1.4
1.6
1.5
1.3
1.5
2.5
1.4
2.4
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.8
1.2
1.8
1.3
1.5
1.3
1.5
1.5
1.3
1.6
1.5
1.3
1.6
1.2
1.0
2.3
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.5
0.7
1.1
0.9
1.5
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.0
1.1
0.9
1.1
1.3
1.3
0.8
0.8
1.3
1.1
1.2

Infant
Mortality
Ratea
3.6
23
9
21
12
25
8
18
17
23
7
51
53
131
45
47
50
45
18
25
11
53
64
15
56
50
47
28
7
58
30
59
8
52
22
2.0
12
64
16
16
17
1.6
3
2.6
32
3.2
39
4.1
6
4
4
3.6
3.4
3.3
2.6
2.2
3.6
5.7
4.3
2.8
2.5
4.5

Total
Fertility
Rateb
3.0
3.8
2.3
2.1
3.3
4.6
2.1
2.9
3.2
2.1
1.8
5.3
2.7
6.3
2.4
2.6
2.6
1.9
2.7
3.0
2.4
2.9
3.6
2.3
3.4
2.4
2.7
2.3
1.7
3.0
2.3
3.9
2.6
2.3
3.2
1.2
1.6
5.7
2.0
1.5
1.5
1.1
1.1
1.4
2.0
1.2
2.6
0.9
1.6
1.6
1.9
1.6
1.9
1.6
1.9
2.2
2.1
1.3
1.5
1.9
2.0
2.0

Percent of
Population
Ages
<15 65+
28
37
26
25
24
43
14
31
37
26
18
45
33
44
31
31
33
25
24
29
28
37
36
26
38
30
30
28
27
33
28
41
30
28
36
17
21
45
25
16
17
12
12
13
23
16
28
16
16
16
17
16
18
15
17
21
21
14
15
19
17
17

10
3
3
7
2
3
1
3
4
7
1
3
5
2
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
6
4
4
4
6
3
4
6
4
5
5
4
9
9
3
7
10
9
13
8
23
9
13
4
11
16
17
16
15
17
17
18
12
11
17
16
15
18
16

2011 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 8

POPULATION, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT DATA AND ESTIMATES

FOR THE COUNTRIES AND REGIONS OF THE WORLD

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

Population
Births
mid-2011
per 1,000
(millions)
Population
190
10
8.4
9
11.0
12
63.3
13
81.8
8
0.04
11
0.5
12
0.04
7
16.7
11
7.9
10
295
12
9.5
12
7.5
10
10.5
11
10.0
9
4.1
11
38.2
11
21.4
10
142.8
13
5.4
11
45.7
11
155
10
3.2
11
0.1
10
3.8
9
4.4
10
11.3
10
60.8
9
2.3
21
2.1
12
0.4
10
0.6
14
10.7
9
0.03
10
7.3
9
2.1
11
46.2
11
37
18
22.7
14
0.1
24
0.9
22
0.3
17
0.2
19
0.1
28
0.1
31
0.01
28
0.3
17
4.4
15
0.02
14
6.9
34
0.2
28
0.5
34
0.1
27
0.01
23
0.3
31

2011 Population Reference Bureau

Deaths
per 1,000
Population
9
9
10
9
10
6
7
7
8
8
13
14
15
10
13
12
10
12
14
10
15
9
5
3
9
12
10
10
7
9
8
9
10
7
14
9
8
7
6
5
8
4
6
8
6
10
5
7
8
8
5
7
7
9
5

Rate of
Natural
Increase
%
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0.5
0.4
-0.0
0.3
0.2
-0.2
-0.3
-0.5
0.1
-0.4
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
-0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.1
0.6
0.7
-0.0
-0.2
0.1
-0.1
1.4
0.3
0.2
0.4
-0.1
0.4
-0.5
0.2
0.2
1.2
0.7
1.9
1.4
1.3
1.4
2.0
2.5
1.9
1.2
0.8
0.6
2.6
2.3
2.7
2.0
1.4
2.6

Net
Migration
Rate
per 1,000
2
3
6
1
2
2
15
6
2
8
1
1
-3
1
1
-1
-0
-0
1
1
0
3
-3
4
0
-1
3
6
-4
0
-1
-0
1
3
0
0
1
5
8
-15
-8
-1
13
-1
-18
0
4
2
0
0
-11
-3
-17
-9
0

See notes on page 13

Projected
Population
(millions)
mid-2025
193
8.9
11.9
67.3
78.7
0.04
0.6
0.04
17.5
8.6
285
9.0
6.7
10.9
9.8
4.0
37.3
20.7
139.0
5.6
42.3
159
3.3
0.1
3.7
4.3
11.7
62.2
2.7
2.1
0.4
0.7
10.8
0.04
6.8
2.1
48.4
46
27.6
0.1
0.9
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.01
0.3
5.0
0.02
9.5
0.2
0.8
0.1
0.01
0.3

mid-2050
191
9.5
12.5
72.3
69.4
0.04
0.6
0.04
17.8
9.0
259
8.9
5.7
10.8
9.2
3.5
34.1
18.5
126.2
5.3
36.5
157
3.0
0.1
3.0
3.9
11.5
62.0
3.2
1.9
0.4
0.7
10.7
0.04
5.9
2.0
49.1
62
36.8
0.1
0.9
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.01
0.3
5.6
0.02
15.0
0.2
1.2
0.1
0.01
0.5

2050
Population
as a
Multiple
of 2011
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.8
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.4
0.9
0.9
1.1
1.0
1.1
0.8
1.0
1.1
1.7
1.6
1.1
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.1
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.1
2.2
1.1
2.2
1.2
1.2
1.9

Infant
Mortality
Ratea
4
3.7
3.4
3.6
3.5
3.3
3.0

3.8
3.8
8
4.7
9.4
2.7
5.3
12
5.0
9.9
8.1
5.7
9.1
5
18.0
3.1
6
5.3
3.2
3.7
33
7
6.7
9.3
3.0
2.0
6.7
2.5
3.5
24
3.9
38
16
5.5
10.9
52
21
38
6
5.1
20
58
20
24
19
17
21

Total
Fertility
Rateb
1.7
1.4
1.8
2.0
1.4
1.6
1.6

1.8
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.6
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.5
1.4
2.5
1.6
1.4
1.9
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.4
2.5
1.9
3.8
2.7
2.1
2.7
3.5
4.3
3.2
2.2
2.2
2.0
4.4
4.6
4.6
4.2
3.7
4.1

Percent of
Population
Ages
<15 65+
16
15
17
18
13
16
18
13
18
15
15
15
14
14
15
17
15
15
15
15
14
15
23
14
15
15
14
14
32
18
16
19
15
15
15
14
15
24
19
35
29
24
27
35
41
35
27
20
20
40
40
39
38
32
37

18
18
17
17
21
14
14
24
15
17
14
14
18
15
16
10
14
15
13
12
16
18
9
13
14
17
19
20
6
12
15
13
18
16
17
17
17
11
14
4
5
6
7
4
2
1
7
13
6
3
5
3
6
6
3

2011 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)

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

Both
Sexes

Males

70
78
68
66
59
58
55
71
73
73
75
72
62
75
61
54
56
56
74
52
59
64
54
48
57
52
59
55
52
59
53
62
56
57
61
58
62
56
57
67
54
73
77
52
78
55
73
51
57
54
49
46
50
50
51
50
50
58
49
51
63
62

68
74
66
64
57
56
53
69
72
71
73
70
60
73
59
53
54
55
70
51
57
63
53
47
56
50
57
54
51
58
51
60
55
56
60
57
60
54
56
65
54
69
74
50
74
54
68
50
56
53
49
46
48
49
50
48
48
56
47
50
62
61

2011 Population Reference Bureau

Females
72
81
70
68
60
59
56
73
75
75
78
75
63
77
63
55
58
57
78
54
60
65
56
50
58
53
61
55
53
61
56
65
57
59
63
60
64
57
59
68
54
77
81
55
81
57
78
53
57
55
49
45
51
52
52
51
51
59
50
53
64
64

Percent
Urban
51
75
46
44
28
39
37
51
67
43
78
56
41
68
82
45
43
24
62
51
59
52
28
30
47
33
42
17
51
43
39
37
22
11
28
76
22
17
18
31
14
42
50
31
94
19
56
38
27
15
36
29
44
59
59
39
28
63
36
40
86
63

Percent of
Population With
HIV/AIDS
15-49

Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception

2001

2009

All
Methods

Modern
Methods

0.8
0.3

1.4
2.7
4.8
5.9
0.1
<0.1
<0.1

0.1
0.4
<0.1

3.1
1.4
2.1

6.5
0.6
2.3
1.7
2.0
3.1
1.6
0.6
1.0
3.8
0.6
1.1
3.6

5.0
<0.1
2.9
1.2

8.4
0.2
13.8
0.4

9.4

3.7

0.3
7.1
7.0
14.3
23.7

1.9
5.5
8.9
3.2
3.8

1.9
5.3

0.8
0.4
0.9
1.2
2.5
4.3
5.0
0.3
0.1
<0.1

0.1
1.1
<0.1

2.7
1.2
1.2

3.4
2.0
1.8
1.3
2.5
1.5
1.0
0.7
0.8
3.6
0.9
1.6
3.2

3.3
0.1
2.5
0.8

6.3
0.2
11.0
1.0

11.5

2.9

0.7
5.6
6.5
13.5
14.3

2.0
5.3
4.7
3.4
3.4

5.0
5.2

61
72
59
51
29
29
23
49
61
60
42
63
8
60

15
17
17
61
13
18
24
9
24
11
8
9
11
15
12
8
17
29
22
26
18
8
15
46
40
46
76

17
67

15
34
24
41
59
18
6
29
19
3
44
18
10
33
38

55
62
54
44
25
25
19
43
52
58
20
52
6
52

10
6
13
57
8
13
17
6
14
10
6
8
5
10
10
7
11
24
18
19
17
5
14
39
29
42
42

12
64
45

1
26
18
27
57

5
12
9
2
13

6
12
33

See notes on page 13

GNI PPP
per
Capita
(US$)
2009
10,240
32,470
5,440
5,000
1,220
2,720
2,000
5,540
8,110
5,680
16,400
4,400
1,990
7,810

1,690
1,510
1,170
3,530
1,640
1,330
1,530
940
1,060
290
1,190
1,940
680
2,070
1,810
790
850
1,080
390
1,180
2,480
580
930
1,570
990
780
13,270

880

1,130
16,790

1,360
1,190
1,280

1,760
5,190
2,190
750
1,160
3,040
300
19,330
12,450
1,850

Percent of
Population
Population
Below
per Square $US2/Day PPP
Kilometer
2000/2009
51
48
27

69
51
60
56
41
77
35
63
36
72
25
18
15
24
83
19
4

72
14
18

65
13
2

51
75
81
75
62
81
123
40
70
46
157
57
105
54
42
70
45
78
37
95
12
77
3
44
13
76
176
84
65
60
75
76
103
69
53
75
367
94
337
65
39
41
51

79
78
72
40
36
90
134
91
630

563

29
82
341

415
90
194
1
16

49
88
143
65
18
82
31

20
70
16
70
42
31
8
82
9
83
12
74
29
80
26

6
20
187
57

Percent of
Population With
Improved Water
Supply (2008)
Urban
Rural
96
100
94
93
80
85
82
90
85
100

98
64
99

81
84
95
85
93
96
90
89
83
79
81
52
96
75
92
86
87
85
83
91
98
74
98
83
71
95
100

77

77
100
67
80
91
87
99
79
60
92
92
67
95
80

95
89

77
97
76
74
54
52
47
78
79
98

60
52
84

50
69
72
82
68
86
74
61
51
51
44
47
39
42
52
26
41
45
71
97
52
57
26
52
29
77
99

29

62

9
45
64
46
72
35
38
51
51
44
34
28

41
89

2011 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)

SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana
Lesotho
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland
AMERICAS
NORTHERN AMERICA
Canada
United States
LATIN AMERICA AND 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
Puerto Rico
St. Kitts-Nevis
Saint Lucia
St. Vincent and 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

Both
Sexes

Males

Females

53
53
49
62
53
49
76
78
81
78
74
76
74
79
72
71
73
77
74
76
72
75
76
77
78
76
73
76
80
62
73
81
79
75
75
72
70
74
76
67
74
79
73
76
77
70
73
74
71
76
74
70
68
72
72
74
75
78
74
69

53
54
49
62
53
49
73
76
78
75
71
73
72
77
67
67
71
75
71
74
70
73
72
74
76
73
69
74
76
61
71
78
75
72
72
70
67
71
72
65
70
75
70
73
73
67
71
71
68
73
71
68
66
70
69
71
73
76
69
66

54
52
48
63
54
48
79
81
83
80
77
78
76
82
77
74
76
79
77
79
75
78
79
80
80
79
76
78
83
64
76
84
83
77
77
75
74
77
79
69
77
82
77
79
80
73
75
76
74
80
77
72
70
75
76
76
78
81
79
72

2011 Population Reference Bureau

Percent
Urban
59
62
23
39
62
22
80
79
80
79
80
72
44
65
65
50
52
78
58
75
66
30
84
45
75
67
66
40
98
53
52
89
99
33
28
50
14
84
93
67
87
87
75
68
77
29
58
77
70
93
94
44
41
69
64
54
100
62
53
67

Percent of
Population With
HIV/AIDS
15-49
2001

2009

17.8
26.3
24.5
16.1
17.1
23.6
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.5

0.4
2.2
0.2
0.8
0.5
1.2
0.3
0.1
1.4
1.2

3.1
0.5
<0.1

0.9

2.6
1.9

1.2

0.4
0.2

0.3
0.8
0.5

1.4
0.3
0.5
1.0
0.4

0.3

0.1
<0.1

<0.1

18.2
24.8
23.6
13.1
17.8
25.9
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.6

0.4
2.3
0.3
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.3
0.2
0.9
1.0

3.1
1.4
0.1

0.9

1.9
1.7

1.5

0.5
0.2

0.4
0.5
0.4

1.2
0.3
0.4
1.0
0.5

0.2
0.3

0.1
0.1

0.1

Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception
All
Methods
58
44
47
55
60
49
75
78
74
79
74
71
34
80
73
54
65
73
72

62

73

73

32
73

84

43
76
65
61
80
64
79
73

43
74
74
46
77
70
64
55
52
55
51
62

47
50

See notes on page 13

Modern
Methods

GNI PPP
per
Capita
(US$)
2009

58
42
46
53
60
48
69
73
72
73
67
64
31
72
66
44
56
66
69

57

72

70

24
57

72

38
70
64
34
77

73
59

40
70
51
45
75
62
59
47
36
27
13
31

27
33

9,580
12,840
1,800
6,350
10,050
4,790
22,870
44,790
37,280
45,640
10,130
11,760
5,990
10,930
6,420
4,570
3,710
14,020
2,540
12,180

17,670

8,460
8,110
7,710

7,230

13,640
8,860
8,830
24,970
10,200
14,090
4,250
10,160
13,420
8,600
8,100

3,270
4,430
8,120
6,730
12,900
12,220
6,310
6,040
10,560
5,410
9,020
33,690
30,290
4,700
3,330

Percent of
Population
Population
Below
per Square $US2/Day PPP
Kilometer
2000/2009
22
45
3

72
62
3

41
43
69
81
22

16

32

29
13
64
13
14
24
92
5
296
15
135
26
69
36
59
9
45
32
47
10
180

199

26

637

101

97

207
14
305

238

365
72
246
6
369

450

192

327

282

258

22
12
15
1
9
25
23
10
23
1
41
28
52
13
3

4
17
16
13
23
15
3
27
19
1
32
10
132
54
129
64
49

105
12
106
8
1,925

120

62
33
75
25

Percent of
Population With
Improved Water
Supply (2008)
Urban
Rural
99
99
97
99
99
92
98
100
100
100
97
96
99
100
94
98
95
96
98
97
88
96
98
100
96

87
97
98
71
98
100

100
97

98
98
98
96
99
99
99
97

98
99
90
97
100

96
95
96
98
88
100
100
100
91

79
90
81
88
78
61
86
94
99
94
80
85
100
91
76
90
77
87
68
83
76

100
89

84

55
89

100
98

93
78
80
67
84
75
73
88

93
66
61
81
100

82
82
77
93
71

100
96
55

2011 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)

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

Both
Sexes

Males

Females

Percent
Urban

82
73
74
72
73
72
78
73
74
73
76
65
65
44
69
69
64
70
69
69
73
68
65
74
72
63
67
71
78
62
71
65
74
64
68
81
74
62
73
75
74
83
82
83
68
81
67
79
76
80
80
79
79
75
80
81
79
73
73
81
82
80

80
72
74
70
70
71
78
73
72
71
76
63
64
44
68
68
63
68
63
65
73
67
64
71
70
58
63
68
77
60
69
64
72
62
65
79
70
61
70
73
72
80
79
80
64
77
64
76
73
77
77
77
77
70
77
80
77
68
68
79
80
78

84
74
75
75
76
74
78
75
76
76
77
66
66
44
69
69
65
71
74
73
74
68
66
78
75
67
70
73
80
64
74
69
77
67
72
84
77
62
76
78
77
86
85
86
72
84
71
82
80
82
82
82
81
80
83
84
82
78
79
83
84
82

92
83
98
87
73
83
100
81
54
76
83
29
31
22
25
33
29
70
54
35
35
17
35
15
26
47
36
42
72
20
43
27
64
31
63
100
31
22
30
54
50
100
100
86
60
82
61
78
71
71
77
31
72
68
68
93
60
68
67
79
84
80

2011 Population Reference Bureau

Percent of
Population With
HIV/AIDS
15-49

Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception

2001

2009

All
Methods

Modern
Methods

GNI PPP
per
Capita
(US$)
2009

0.1

0.2
<0.1

<0.1

<0.1

0.3

<0.1
<0.1
0.4
0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
0.5
0.1
<0.1
0.1

<0.1
0.4

1.2
<0.1
<0.1
0.4
0.8
<0.1
0.1
1.7

0.3

<0.1

<0.1
<0.1

0.3
0.2
0.1

0.1
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
<0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.2

0.1
0.1

<0.1

<0.1

0.2

<0.1
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.3
<0.1
0.4
0.1
<0.1
0.2

0.1
0.4

0.5
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.6
<0.1
0.1
1.3

0.4
0.1
0.1

<0.1

<0.1
<0.1

0.4
0.2
0.2

0.2
1.2
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.7
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2

59
52
58
32
50
43
24
58
73
28
28
52
23
56
66
54
73
51
48
35
48
27
68
37
62
65
62

51
61
32

41
51
62
80
22
78
82
85
80

54
69
80
66
71
73
72
80

70
79

65
68
51
88
75
84

41
39
34
25
39
32

43
46
24
19
44
15
48
65
47
59
49
46
27
44
19
53
32
45
59
55

35
57
29

38
34
55
77
21
68
80
84
75

44
58
70
61

60
61
78

56
78

61
56
33
82
65
84

27,010
5,730

13,400
24,530

24,020
4,620
13,500

2,330
3,430
860
1,550
5,290
3,280
11,470
10,320
2,200
5,250
1,180
2,680
4,720
1,950
6,980
2,910
4,490

1,820
3,720
2,200
13,710

3,540
49,780
7,640
4,730
2,790
9,650
6,890
44,540
57,390
33,440

27,240
3,330

26,390
31,120
35,700

38,780
19,120
35,280
32,840
33,040
17,610
17,310
55,420
38,050
35,860

See notes on page 13

Percent of
Population
Population
Below
per Square $US2/Day PPP
Kilometer
2000/2009
355

74
4
158

410

10

692

157

13

122
17
94

94

45
47
166
73
50

1,046
81
15
50
378
76
47

6
1
28
29
1,091
12
207
78
222
61
318
29
53
51
10
50
64
77
134
42
71

81
57
125
51
26
66
88
2
80

319
45
7,565

135
27
80
73
265
38
134
36
141
36
6,488

1,423

339

203

492

2
39
644

32

116

55

804

129

30
1
16

64

34
1
49
1
13

21

258

Percent of
Population With
Improved Water
Supply (2008)
Urban
Rural
100
98
99
100
92
91
100
97
94
100
100
72
95
78
85
99
96
98
99
99
99
93
95
98
94
97
98
92

81
89
72
100
75
93
100
99
86
99
98
98

100
100
100
97

99
100
100

100
99
100
100
100
100

100
100
100

100
91
100
100
77
91
99

84
96
100
57
83
39
78
88
84

90
85
86
87
87
88
61

81
80

56
71
51
99
69
87

98
63
92
83
82

100
100
88
49

97
100
100

100
97
100
98
100
96

100
100
100

2011 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)

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

Both
Sexes

Males

81
80
80
82
80
80
80

81
82
71
71
74
78
74
69
76
73
69
75
69
80
75

76
76
80
81
69
74
79
74
79
83
74
80
82
77
82
69
68
74
79
61
66
56
76
81
69
62
73
66
70
64
71

78
77
77
78
77
79
78

79
80
66
65
70
74
70
65
72
70
63
71
64
77
73

73
72
78
79
67
72
78
72
76
81
71
76
79
75
79
68
65
72
76
59
64
55
72
79
66
60
72
65
67
62
70

Females

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.

83
83
82
85
83
82
83

83
84
76
76
77
81
78
73
80
77
75
79
75
83
78

78
80
82
84
71
76
82
77
82
86
76
83
85
79
84
70
70
77
82
63
67
57
80
83
72
64
74
68
73
65
73
b
c
d
e
f
g

2011 Population Reference Bureau

Percent
Urban
75
67
99
77
73
15
83
100
66
74
69
75
73
74
68
42
61
55
74
55
69
67
50
90
46
56
73
68

65
100
64
38
84
58
50
77
66
82
22
51
51
93
44
68
100
58
86
77
13
22
20
23
47
24

Percent of
Population With
HIV/AIDS
15-49

Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception

2001

2009

All
Methods

Modern
Methods

GNI PPP
per
Capita
(US$)
2009

0.2
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.1

0.3

0.2
0.3
0.4
0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.5
<0.1
0.9
0.3

<0.1
0.1
0.3

0.1

0.5

<0.1
<0.1
0.4
0.2
0.1

<0.1

0.1

0.5

0.2
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.1

0.3

0.2
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.1
<0.1
<0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
1.0
<0.1
1.1
0.3

<0.1
0.1
0.3

0.1

0.6

0.1
<0.1
0.4
0.3
0.1

0.1

0.1

0.9

72
51
75
77
70

69
82
75
73
63
72
81
68
73
70
80
80
67
64
69

36

76
63
44
14
86
39
87

41
79
66
63
71

45

67
36
45
36

75
33
36
29
35

31
38

69
47
73
75
66

67
78
54
56
40
63
71
43
28
38
65
66
48
48
10

11

46
41
18
10
46
17
83

19
63
62
60
71
70

58
31
42
23

72
30
24
27
27
23
22
37

36,660
38,410
36,610
33,950
36,850

59,590

39,740
47,100
15,940
12,740
13,260
23,940
19,090
3,010
18,290
14,540
18,330
22,110
6,180
27,700
8,640

8,770
19,200
28,800
31,870

10,880
23,170
13,110
24,080

11,700
26,470
31,490
27,470
38,510
3,240
4,530

3,310

27,790

2,260
4,270
1,860
4,570

4,290

Average number of children born to a woman

during her lifetime.
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on
July 9, 2011.
The status of Western Sahara is disputed by Morocco.
Special Administrative Region.
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on Feb. 17,
2008. Serbia has not recognized Kosovos independence.
The former Yugoslav Republic.

Percent of
Population
Population
Below
per Square $US2/Day PPP
Kilometer
2000/2009
171

100

359

115

229

226

200

402

191

16
2
46
1
67
7
134
1
107
1
121
13
122
1
90
1
8
1
111
1
76
1
119

111
4
183

75
1
78
1
86

202

210

80
4
1,304

46
1
116

524

94
1
101
1
93

145
45
47

68

350

142

304

485

14

16

45

15
57
67

19

139

431

21

Percent of
Population With
Improved Water
Supply (2008)
Urban
Rural
100
100
100
100
100

100
100
100
100
99
100
100
100
100
96
100

98
100
98
100
96
100
100
100
100
100

100
100
100
99

99
100
100
99
100
97

100
100

92
88

100

87

100
100
95

100
100
100
100
100

99

100
100
94
99
100
100
100
85
100

89
100
97
100
98
97
98
97
99
100

99
99
96
100

98
99
100
64
100

100
100

98

100

33

100
99
79

* Data prior to 2005 are shown in italics.

For additional notes and sources, see reverse side.
Data prepared by PRB demographers Carl Haub and
Toshiko Kaneda.
July 2011. Population Reference Bureau. All rights reserved.

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Acknowledgments, Notes, Sources, and Definitions

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

SOURCES

The authors gratefully acknowledge the

valuable assistance of PRB staff members
Kristen Devlin, Donna Clifton, Lisa Aronson,
Dorothy Wei, and Kelvin Pollard; 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 (IDEA
Project, No. AID-0AA-A-10-00009), and
supporters. The contents are the responsibility of the Population Reference Bureau
and do not necessarily reflect the views of
USAID or the United States government.

The rates and figures are primarily compiled

from the following sources: official country
statistical yearbooks, bulletins, and websites;
United Nations Demographic Yearbook, 2008
of the UN Statistics Division; World Population
Prospects: The 2010 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 authors of the
2011 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 2010 or 2009.

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 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/.
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 threequarters 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 from UN and U.S.
Census Bureau publications and websites.

2011 Population Reference Bureau

DEFINITIONS
Mid-2011 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.
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.
Projected Population 2025 and 2050
Projected populations based upon reasonable assumptions on the future course of
fertility, mortality, and migration. Projections
are based upon official country projections,
series issued by the UN or the U.S. Census
Bureau, or PRB projections.

Infant Mortality Rate

The annual number of deaths of infants under
age 1 per 1,000 live births. Rates shown with
decimals indicate national statistics reported
as completely registered, while those without
are estimates from the sources cited above.
Rates shown in italics are based upon fewer
than 50 annual infant deaths and, as a result,
are subject to considerable yearly variability.
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
The average number of children a woman
would have assuming that current
age-specific birth rates remain constant
throughout her childbearing years (usually
considered to be ages 15 to 49).
Population Under Age 15/Age 65+
The percentage of the total population in
these ages, which are often considered the
dependent ages.
Life Expectancy at Birth
The average number of years a newborn
infant can expect to live under current
mortality levels.
Percent Urban
Percentage of the total population living
in areas termed urban by that country.
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. Figures are from
UNAIDS 2010 Report on the Global AIDS
Epidemic. Some regional averages were
calculated by PRB.
Contraceptive Use
The percentage of currently married or inunion 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, and the UN
Population Division World Contraceptive Use
2011. For more developed countries, data
refer to some point in the 1990s and early
2000s. Data for less developed countries
are primarily from a point in the mid-2000s.
Data prior to 2005 are shown in italics.
GNI PPP per Capita, 2009 (US$)
GNI PPP per capita is gross national income
in purchasing power parity (PPP) divided by
mid-year 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 2007 or 2008.
Percent of Population Below $US2
per Day
Population below $US2 purchasing power
parity (PPP) a day is the percentage of the
population living on less than $2 a day at
2005 international prices. Data prior to
2000 are in italics. Data are from the World
Bank (http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/
SI.POV.2DAY).
Percent of Population With Access
to Improved Water Supply
Estimates are from the World Health
Organization and UNICEF Joint Monitoring
Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation
(www.wssinfo.org/data-estimates/table/). An
improved drinking-water source is defined
as one that, by nature of its construction or
through active intervention, is protected from
outside contamination.
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