 |
2001 World Population Data Sheet
Data Sheet 2
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population (millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| WORLD |
7,818 |
9,036 |
56 |
2.8 |
30 |
| MORE
DEVELOPED |
1,248 |
1,242 |
8 |
1.6 |
18 |
| LESS
DEVELOPED |
6,570 |
7,794 |
61 |
3.2 |
33 |
| LESS
DEVELOPED (Excl. China) |
5,139 |
6,425 |
67 |
3.6 |
36 |
| AFRICA |
1,268 |
1,800 |
88 |
5.2 |
43 |
| SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA |
1,067 |
1,560 |
94 |
5.6 |
44 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| NORTHERN
AFRICA |
251 |
304 |
53 |
3.6 |
37 |
| Algeria |
43.2 |
51.5 |
55 |
3.1 |
39 |
| Egypt |
96.2 |
114.7 |
44 |
3.5 |
36 |
| Libya |
8.3 |
10.8 |
33 |
3.9 |
37 |
| Morocco |
40.5 |
48.4 |
53 |
3.4 |
33 |
| Sudan |
49.6 |
63.5 |
74 |
4.9 |
43 |
| Tunisia |
12.5 |
14.2 |
28 |
2.3 |
31 |
| Western
Sahara |
0.4 |
0.6 |
140 |
6.8 |
— |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| WESTERN
AFRICA |
393 |
581 |
88 |
5.8 |
45 |
| Benin |
11.7 |
18.1 |
94 |
6.3 |
48 |
| Burkina
Faso |
21.6 |
34.3 |
105 |
6.8 |
48 |
| Cape
Verde |
0.5 |
0.4 |
31 |
4 |
43 |
| Côte
d’Ivoire |
25.6 |
35.7 |
112 |
5.2 |
42 |
| Gambia |
2.7 |
4.2 |
82 |
5.9 |
46 |
| Ghana
|
26.5 |
32 |
56 |
4.3 |
43 |
| Guinea |
12.6 |
18.1 |
98 |
5.5 |
44 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2.2 |
3.3 |
131 |
5.8 |
44 |
| Liberia |
6 |
10 |
139 |
6.6 |
43 |
| Mali |
21.6 |
36.4 |
123 |
7 |
47 |
| Mauritania |
5.4 |
8.5 |
106 |
6 |
44 |
| Niger |
18.8 |
28.5 |
123 |
7.5 |
50 |
| Nigeria |
204.5 |
303.6 |
75 |
5.8 |
44 |
| Senegal |
16.5 |
22.7 |
68 |
5.7 |
44 |
| Sierra
Leone |
9.9 |
15.7 |
153 |
6.3 |
45 |
| Togo |
7.6 |
9.7 |
80 |
5.8 |
47 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| EASTERN
AFRICA |
398 |
574 |
97 |
5.7 |
45 |
| Burundi |
10.5 |
16.1 |
75 |
6.5 |
48 |
| Comoros |
1.1 |
1.8 |
91 |
6.8 |
46 |
| Djibouti |
0.8 |
1.1 |
117 |
6.1 |
43 |
| Eritrea |
8.3 |
13.3 |
80 |
6 |
43 |
| Ethiopia |
117.6 |
172.7 |
97 |
5.9 |
44 |
| Kenya |
33.3 |
37.4 |
74 |
4.4 |
44 |
| Madagascar |
30.8 |
47 |
96 |
5.8 |
45 |
| Malawi |
17.1 |
22.2 |
104 |
6.4 |
47 |
| Mauritius |
1.4 |
1.5 |
15.6 |
2 |
26 |
| Mayotte |
0.4 |
0.6 |
75 |
5.6 |
47 |
| Mozambique |
21.6 |
22.9 |
135 |
5.6 |
44 |
| Reunion |
0.9 |
1 |
8 |
2.3 |
27 |
| Rwanda |
8 |
8.9 |
107 |
5.8 |
44 |
| Seychelles |
0.1 |
0.1 |
10 |
2 |
29 |
| Somalia |
14.9 |
25.5 |
126 |
7.3 |
44 |
| Tanzania |
59.8 |
88.3 |
99 |
5.6 |
45 |
| Uganda |
48 |
84.1 |
97 |
6.9 |
51 |
| Zambia |
14.3 |
20.3 |
95 |
6.1 |
45 |
| Zimbabwe |
9.5 |
9.3 |
65 |
4 |
44 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| MIDDLE
AFRICA |
183 |
300 |
113 |
6.6 |
47 |
| Angola |
20.5 |
29.6 |
198 |
6.9 |
48 |
| Cameroon |
24.7 |
34.7 |
77 |
5.2 |
43 |
| Central
African Republic |
4.9 |
6.4 |
98 |
5.1 |
44 |
| Chad |
18.2 |
33.3 |
103 |
6.6 |
48 |
| Congo |
6.3 |
10.7 |
105 |
6.3 |
43 |
| Congo,
Dem. Rep. Of |
106 |
181.9 |
106 |
7 |
48 |
| Equatorial
Guinea |
0.9 |
1.4 |
108 |
5.9 |
44 |
| Gabon |
1.4 |
1.8 |
57 |
4.3 |
40 |
| Sao
Tome and Principe |
0.3 |
0.5 |
54 |
6.2 |
48 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| SOUTHERN
AFRICA |
42 |
41 |
61 |
3.1 |
35 |
| Botswana |
1.2 |
1.2 |
60 |
3.9 |
41 |
| Lesotho |
2.4 |
2.8 |
84 |
4.3 |
40 |
| Namibia |
2 |
2.5 |
68 |
5 |
43 |
| South
Africa |
35.1 |
32.5 |
57 |
2.9 |
34 |
| Swaziland |
1.4 |
2 |
109 |
5.9 |
46 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
|
NORTH AMERICA |
382 |
450 |
7 |
2 |
21 |
| Canada |
36 |
36.6 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
19 |
| United
States |
346 |
413.5 |
7.1 |
2.1 |
21 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| LATIN
AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN |
697 |
815 |
31 |
2.8 |
32 |
| CENTRAL
AMERICA |
190 |
228 |
30 |
3.1 |
36 |
| Belize |
0.4 |
0.6 |
22 |
3.2 |
41 |
| Costa
Rica |
5 |
5.6 |
12 |
2.6 |
32 |
| El
Salvador |
9.3 |
12.4 |
30 |
3.5 |
36 |
| Guatemala |
22.1 |
31.5 |
50 |
4.8 |
44 |
| Honduras |
9.8 |
12.2 |
42 |
4.4 |
43 |
| Mexico |
130.9 |
149.7 |
25 |
2.8 |
34 |
| Nicaragua |
8.6 |
11.6 |
40 |
4.3 |
43 |
| Panama |
3.8 |
4.3 |
17 |
2.6 |
31 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| CARIBBEAN |
46 |
50 |
42 |
2.6 |
30 |
| Antigua
and Barbuda |
0.1 |
0.1 |
17 |
2.4 |
28 |
| Bahamas |
0.4 |
0.5 |
18.4 |
2.4 |
31 |
| Barbados |
0.3 |
0.3 |
14.2 |
1.6 |
23 |
| Cuba |
11.9 |
11 |
7 |
1.6 |
22 |
| Dominica |
0.1 |
0.1 |
16.1 |
1.8 |
33 |
| Dominican
Republic |
12.1 |
14.9 |
47 |
3.1 |
35 |
| Grenada |
0.1 |
0.1 |
14 |
2.4 |
38 |
| Guadeloupe |
0.5 |
0.6 |
8.4 |
1.9 |
25 |
| Haiti
|
9.6 |
11.9 |
80 |
4.7 |
43 |
| Jamaica |
3.3 |
3.9 |
24 |
2.4 |
31 |
| Martinique |
0.4 |
0.4 |
7 |
1.8 |
23 |
| Netherlands
Antilles |
0.2 |
0.3 |
13 |
2.1 |
26 |
| Puerto
Rico |
4.2 |
4.2 |
10.5 |
1.9 |
25 |
| St.
Kitts-Nevis |
0.05 |
0.1 |
24 |
2.5 |
31 |
| Saint
Lucia |
0.2 |
0.2 |
14.3 |
2.1 |
33 |
| St.
Vincent and the Grenadines |
0.1 |
0.1 |
20.4 |
2.2 |
32 |
| Trinidad
and Tobago |
1.4 |
1.4 |
17.1 |
1.7 |
26 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| SOUTH
AMERICA |
462 |
537 |
31 |
2.6 |
31 |
| Argentina |
47.2 |
54.5 |
19.1 |
2.6 |
28 |
| Bolivia |
13.2 |
17.1 |
63 |
4.2 |
40 |
| Brazil |
219 |
247.2 |
35 |
2.4 |
30 |
| Chile |
18.6 |
19.3 |
10.3 |
2.3 |
28 |
| Colombia |
59.7 |
71.5 |
21 |
2.6 |
32 |
| Ecuador |
18.7 |
24.7 |
30 |
3.3 |
34 |
| French
Guiana |
0.3 |
0.4 |
17 |
3.4 |
31 |
| Guyana |
0.6 |
0.5 |
40 |
2.5 |
31 |
| Paraguay |
9.7 |
14.4 |
33 |
4.3 |
40 |
| Peru |
35.5 |
42.3 |
41 |
2.9 |
34 |
| Suriname |
0.5 |
0.4 |
27 |
3 |
33 |
| Uruguay |
4 |
4.5 |
16.6 |
2.3 |
24 |
| Venezuela |
34.8 |
40.2 |
20.5 |
2.9 |
34 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| ASIA |
4,714 |
5,262 |
55 |
2.7 |
30 |
| ASIA
(Excl. China) |
3,283 |
3,893 |
62 |
3.2 |
34 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| WESTERN
ASIA |
299 |
400 |
45 |
3.9 |
36 |
| Armenia |
4.1 |
3.8 |
16 |
1.1 |
24 |
| Azerbaijan |
9.8 |
11.5 |
13 |
2 |
32 |
| Bahrain |
1.7 |
2.9 |
9 |
2.8 |
31 |
| Cyprus |
1 |
1 |
7 |
1.8 |
23 |
| Georgia |
4.8 |
4.2 |
18 |
1.2 |
20 |
| Iraq |
40.3 |
53.6 |
92 |
5.3 |
42 |
| Israel |
8.9 |
10.6 |
5.3 |
3 |
29 |
| Jordan |
8.7 |
11.8 |
31 |
3.6 |
40 |
| Kuwait |
4.2 |
6.4 |
9 |
4.2 |
26 |
| Lebanon |
5.4 |
5.8 |
33 |
2.5 |
29 |
| Oman |
4.9 |
7.6 |
18 |
6.1 |
41 |
| Palestinian
Territory |
7.4 |
11.2 |
26 |
5.9 |
47 |
| Qatar |
0.8 |
0.9 |
10 |
3.9 |
27 |
| Saudi
Arabia |
40.9 |
60.3 |
21 |
5.7 |
43 |
| Syria |
27.1 |
35.2 |
24 |
4.1 |
41 |
| Turkey |
85.2 |
97.2 |
35 |
2.5 |
30 |
| United
Arab Emirates |
4.5 |
5.1 |
19 |
3.5 |
26 |
| Yemen |
39.6 |
71.1 |
75 |
7.2 |
48 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| SOUTH
CENTRAL ASIA |
2,061 |
2,503 |
72 |
3.4 |
37 |
| Afghanistan |
45.9 |
67.2 |
154 |
6 |
43 |
| Bangladesh |
180.5 |
208.6 |
66 |
3.3 |
40 |
| Bhutan |
1.4 |
2 |
71 |
5.6 |
42 |
| India |
1,363.00 |
1,628.00 |
70 |
3.2 |
36 |
| Iran |
88.4 |
100.2 |
30 |
2.6 |
36 |
| Kazakhstan |
14.7 |
14 |
20 |
1.8 |
28 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
6.5 |
7.5 |
23 |
2.4 |
35 |
| Maldives |
0.5 |
0.8 |
69 |
5.8 |
46 |
| Nepal |
37 |
49.5 |
79 |
4.8 |
41 |
| Pakistan |
251.9 |
345.4 |
91 |
5.6 |
42 |
| Sri
Lanka |
22.7 |
23.2 |
17 |
2.1 |
28 |
| Tajikistan |
7.7 |
8.7 |
23 |
2.4 |
42 |
| Turkmenistan |
6.5 |
7 |
25 |
2.2 |
38 |
| Uzbekistan |
34.1 |
40.4 |
20 |
2.7 |
38 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| SOUTHEAST
ASIA |
685 |
775 |
44 |
2.8 |
32 |
| Brunei |
0.5 |
0.6 |
16 |
2.7 |
32 |
| Cambodia |
16.4 |
18.1 |
95 |
4 |
43 |
| East
Timor |
1.2 |
1.4 |
135 |
4.4 |
43 |
| Indonesia |
272 |
304.8 |
46 |
2.7 |
31 |
| Laos |
9 |
9.2 |
104 |
5.4 |
44 |
| Malaysia |
33.7 |
43.9 |
8 |
3.2 |
33 |
| Myanmar |
60.2 |
68.5 |
92 |
3.3 |
33 |
| Philippines |
107.8 |
129.2 |
31 |
3.5 |
37 |
| Singapore |
8 |
10.4 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
17 |
| Thailand |
72.1 |
71.9 |
22 |
1.8 |
24 |
| Vietnam |
104.1 |
117.2 |
37 |
2.3 |
33 |
| EAST
ASIA |
1,669 |
1,584 |
30 |
1.8 |
22 |
| China |
1,431.00 |
1,369.00 |
31 |
1.8 |
23 |
| China,
Hong Kong SARe |
8.4 |
7.4 |
3.1 |
1 |
17 |
| China,
Macao SARe |
0.6 |
0.8 |
4 |
1.2 |
24 |
| Japan |
120.9 |
100.5 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
15 |
| Korea,
North |
25.7 |
26.4 |
88 |
2.3 |
26 |
| Korea,
South |
53.3 |
51.1 |
8 |
1.5 |
22 |
| Mongolia |
3.4 |
3.9 |
37 |
2.2 |
34 |
| Taiwan |
25.2 |
25.2 |
6.1 |
1.7 |
21 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| EUROPE |
717 |
662 |
9 |
1.4 |
18 |
| NORTHERN
EUROPE |
102 |
101 |
5 |
1.6 |
19 |
| Denmark |
5.8 |
6.2 |
4.2 |
1.7 |
18 |
| Estonia |
1.2 |
0.9 |
10 |
1.3 |
18 |
| Finland |
5.3 |
4.8 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
18 |
| Iceland |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2 |
23 |
| Ireland |
4.5 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
1.9 |
22 |
| Latvia |
2.2 |
1.8 |
11 |
1.2 |
18 |
| Lithuania |
3.5 |
3.1 |
9 |
1.3 |
20 |
| Norway |
5 |
5.2 |
3.9 |
1.8 |
20 |
| Sweden |
9.4 |
9.5 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
19 |
| United
Kingdom |
64.1 |
64.2 |
5.7 |
1.7 |
19 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| WESTERN
EUROPE |
189 |
180 |
5 |
1.6 |
17 |
| Austria |
8.3 |
8.2 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
17 |
| Belgium |
10.3 |
10 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
18 |
| France |
64.2 |
65.1 |
4.4 |
1.9 |
19 |
| Germany |
80 |
70.3 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
16 |
| Liechtenstein |
0.04 |
0.04 |
7.9 |
1.4 |
19 |
| Luxembourg |
0.6 |
0.6 |
4.7 |
1.7 |
19 |
| Monaco |
0.04 |
0.04 |
3.8 |
— |
15 |
| Netherlands |
17.7 |
18 |
5.2 |
1.7 |
19 |
| Switzerland |
7.6 |
7.4 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
18 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| EASTERN
EUROPE |
287 |
259 |
14 |
1.2 |
18 |
| Belarus |
9.4 |
8.5 |
9 |
1.3 |
19 |
| Bulgaria |
6.6 |
5.3 |
14.9 |
1.2 |
16 |
| Czech
Republic |
10.3 |
9.4 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
17 |
| Hungary |
9.2 |
8 |
9.2 |
1.3 |
17 |
| Moldova |
4.5 |
4.2 |
18 |
1.4 |
24 |
| Poland |
38.6 |
33.9 |
9.2 |
1.4 |
20 |
| Romania |
21.6 |
19.3 |
18.6 |
1.3 |
18 |
| Russia |
136.9 |
127.7 |
16 |
1.2 |
18 |
| Slovakia |
5.2 |
4.7 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
20 |
| Ukraine |
45.1 |
38.4 |
15 |
1.1 |
18 |
| |
Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| SOUTHERN
EUROPE |
139 |
122 |
7 |
1.3 |
16 |
| Albania |
4.5 |
5.2 |
12 |
2.8 |
33 |
| Andorra |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1 |
1.2 |
15 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
3.6 |
3.4 |
11 |
1.6 |
20 |
| Croatia |
4.4 |
3.9 |
7.7 |
1.4 |
20 |
| Greece |
10.4 |
9.7 |
5.9 |
1.3 |
15 |
| Italy |
55 |
46 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
14 |
| Macedoniaf |
2.2 |
2.1 |
14.9 |
1.9 |
23 |
| Malta |
0.4 |
0.4 |
7.2 |
1.7 |
21 |
| Portugal |
9.3 |
8.2 |
5.6 |
1.5 |
17 |
| San Marino |
0.03 |
0.03 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
15 |
| Slovenia |
2 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
16 |
| Spain |
36.7 |
30.8 |
4.9 |
1.2 |
15 |
| Yugoslavia |
10.7 |
10.2 |
13 |
1.6 |
21 |
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Projected Population
(millions) 2025 |
Projected Population
(millions) 2050 |
Infant Mortality Ratea |
Total Fertility Rateb |
Percentage of Population of Age <15 |
| OCEANIA |
40 |
46 |
28 |
2.5 |
25 |
| Australia |
23.2 |
25 |
5.7 |
1.7 |
20 |
| Federated States of Micronesia |
0.2 |
0.2 |
34 |
4.6 |
44 |
| Fiji |
1 |
0.9 |
20 |
3.3 |
33 |
| French
Polynesia |
0.3 |
0.4 |
8 |
2.6 |
30 |
| Guam |
0.2 |
0.3 |
9.1 |
4.2 |
32 |
| Kiribati |
0.2 |
0.2 |
62 |
4.5 |
40 |
| Marshall
Islands |
0.2 |
0.3 |
31 |
6.6 |
49 |
| Nauru |
0.02 |
0.02 |
25 |
3.7 |
43 |
| New
Caledonia |
0.3 |
0.3 |
7 |
2.6 |
30 |
| New
Zealand |
4.6 |
5 |
6.1 |
2 |
23 |
| Palau
|
0.03 |
0.03 |
19 |
2.5 |
28 |
| Papua-New
Guinea |
8.3 |
11.3 |
69 |
4.8 |
39 |
| Solomon
Islands |
0.9 |
1.5 |
25 |
5.7 |
43 |
| Tonga |
0.2 |
0.2 |
19 |
4.2 |
41 |
| Tuvalu |
0.02 |
0.02 |
56 |
3.1 |
34 |
| Vanuatu |
0.3 |
0.3 |
45 |
4.6 |
42 |
| Western
Samoa |
0.2 |
0.2 |
25 |
4.5 |
32 |
Notes
(—) indicates data unavailable or inapplicable
z = Less than 0.5 percent
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 less 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 A = complete data … D = little or no data
d H = too high; S = satisfactory; L = too low
e Special Administrative Region
f The former Yugoslav Republic
* Data prior to 1995 are shown in italics.
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