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2012 Population Reference Bureau (see notes, page 18) 2012 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET

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43%The percentage of children under age 5 who are underweight in Yemen.

87%The percentage of deaths in the U.S. due to noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic lung disease.

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2050Europes population is estimated to decrease to 732 million, from 740 million in 2012.

2.4The total fertility rate worldwide. TFRs range from 1.1 children per woman in Latvia and Taiwan to 7.1 in Niger.

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Most PoPulous countRies, 2012 AND 20502012 2050

Country PoPulation (millions)

India 1,691

China 1,311

United States 423

Nigeria 402

Pakistan 314

Indonesia 309

Bangladesh 226

Brazil 213

Congo, Dem. Rep. 194

Ethiopia 166

Country PoPulation (millions)

China 1,350

India 1,260

United States 314

Indonesia 241

Brazil 194

Pakistan 180

Nigeria 170

Bangladesh 153

Russia 143

Japan 128

countRies WITH THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST TOTAL FERTILITY RATE, 2012

HiGHEst tFr

Niger 7.1

Somalia 6.4

Burundi 6.4

Mali 6.3

Angola 6.3

Congo, Dem. Rep. 6.3

Zambia 6.3

Afghanistan 6.2

Uganda 6.2

Burkina Faso 6.0

PoPulation clock, 2012

WorlDmorE DEvEloPED

CountriEslEss DEvEloPED

CountriEs

Population 7,057,075,000 1,243,018,000 5,814,057,000

Births per

Year 140,541,944 13,923,718 126,618,226

Day 385,046 38,147 346,899

Minute 267 26 241

Deaths per

Year 56,238,002 12,191,662 44,046,340

Day 154,077 33,402 120,675

Minute 107 23 84

Natural increase per

Year 84,303,942 1,732,056 82,571,886

Day 230,970 4,745 226,224

Minute 160 3 157

Infant deaths per

Year 5,779,276 72,128 5,707,148

Day 15,834 198 15,636

Minute 11 0 11

loWEst tFr

Taiwan 1.1

Latvia 1.1

Singapore 1.2

Bosnia-Herzegovina 1.2

South Korea 1.2

Hungary 1.2

Moldova 1.3

Poland 1.3

Romania 1.3

Portugal 1.3


W O R L D P O P U L A T I O N H I G H L I G H T SF o C U S o N N o N C o M M U N I C A B L E D I S E A S E S

Noncommunicable diseases Account for a Growing Share of Total deaths, Especially in developing Regions. Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes, and chronic lung diseases, are now the leading causes of death in all regions except sub-Saharan Africa. Four behavioral risk factors account for most NCDs: tobacco use, unhealthy diet, insufficient physical activity, and the harmful use of alcohol. In 2008, almost two-thirds of all deaths globally were from NCDs. And contrary to popular perception, nearly 4 out of 5 deaths from NCDs occurred in low- and middle-income countries. While the number of people suffering and dying from NCDs will continue to increase around the world over the next several decades, the greatest increases are expected in low-income countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, the region with the largest projected increase, almost half of all deaths will be from NCDs by 2030. In South Asia, deaths from NCDs are projected to increase from half to almost three-quarters of all deaths between 2008 and 2030.

SourceS: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases 2010 (2011); and Irina A. Nikolic, Anderson E. Stanciole, and Mikhail Zaydman, Chronic Emergency: Why NCDs Matter, Health Nutrition and Population Discussion Paper (2011).

In Malawi, approximately 49 percent of the household population is under age 15. However, when the age structure of Malawi is examined by wealth quintile, the wealthy and the very poor have quite different age structures. Among the households in the wealthiest quintile, only 43 percent of the population is under age 15, reflecting a reduction in fertility in recent years (below 4 children per woman). When examining the age structure of the poorest quintile, approximately 53 percent of the household population is under age 15, reflecting both high levels of fertility (over 7 children per woman) and the need for investing large amounts in the health and education of this young population.

Malawi Has a Youthful population, but its poor Are Much Younger and its wealthy Are Older.

Source: ICF International, 2010 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey.



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Noncommunicable diseases Result in More premature deaths in Low- and Middle- Income countries.

SourceS: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases 2010 (2011); and World Health Organization, Noncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles 2011 (2011).

People living in low- and middle-income countries are more likely to die prematurely from NCDs than those in high-income countries: Almost 30 percent of all NCD deaths occur to people under age 60 in low and middle-income countries, compared to 13 percent in high-income countries. These general patterns are observed among both men and women. However, in most countries, a higher proportion of NCD deaths occur among men before age 60 than among women. Because people under age 60 are likely still in the labor force and may also be supporting family members, these premature deaths have important social and economic implications for individuals, families, and countries. Greater demands are placed on family resources to pay for medical care and meet caregiving needs, families lose financial support and risk impoverishment, and countries face reduced national productivity and slower economic growth.

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Between 2010 and 2011, the U.S. population increased by only 0.7 percent, a decline from the 1.0 percent growth rate that has been more typical in recent years. With the first baby boomers reaching retirement age in 2011, the U.S. population is also growing older. A decade ago, children under age 18 made up a significant component of annual population growth and exceeded the growth of the population ages 65 and older. But by 2011, these patterns had reversed. The number of people under age 18 declined by 190,000 between 2010 and 2011, while the number of older persons increased by 917,000. Growth in the number of working-age adults, including those in prime childbearing ages, is also down sharply. Because of its relatively young age structure, the United States still has a great deal of population momentum compared to many other developed countries. But as more baby boomers enter retirement and there are fewer people of reproductive age, we could see further declines in the number of births, and the age structure of the United States could start to resemble that of Europe.

The U.S. population Is Growing More Slowly and Beginning to Age Rapidly.

Nearly All Future population Growth will Be in the worlds Less developed countries.Developed countries as a whole will experience little or no population growth in this century, and much of that growth will be from immigration from less developed countries. The worlds poorest countries will see the growth. In 1950, 1.7 billion people lived in less developed countriesabout two-thirds of the world total; by 2050, the population of less developed countries will number over 8 billion, or 86 percent of world population. In 1950, only about 200 million of the population of the less developed countries resided in countries now defined as least developed by the United Nations, but that population is projected to rise to nearly 2 billion by 2050. Those countries have especially low incomes, high economic vulnerability, and poor human development indicators.

Source: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision (2011), medium variant.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.


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wORLd 7,058 20 8 1.2 8,082 9,624 1.4 41 MORE dEvELOpEd 1,243 11 10 0.1 2 1,292 1,338 1.1 5 LESS dEvELOpEd 5,814 22 8 1.4 -1 6,789 8,286 1.4 45 LESS dEvELOpEd (Excl. china) 4,464 25 8 1.7 -1 5,387 6,975 1.6 49 LEAST dEvELOpEd 876 35 10 2.4 -1 1,185 1,899 2.2 72AFRIcA 1,072 36 11 2.5 -1 1,446 2,339 2.2 67SUB-SAHARAN AFRIcA 902 38 12 2.6 -1 1,245 2,092 2.3 72NORTHERN AFRIcA 213 26 6 2.0 -1 263 346 1.6 38

Algeria 37.4 25 4 2.0 -1 42.0 46.5 1.2 24 Egypt 82.3 25 5 2.0 -1 102.0 135.6 1.6 24 Libya 6.5 23 4 1.9 -5 7.5 8.8 1.4 14 Morocco 32.6 19 6 1.4 -4 36.9 41.4 1.3 30 South Sudan 9.4 42 14 2.8 6 14.6 25.1 2.7 101 Sudan 33.5 34 9 2.4 -2 46.8 74.1 2.2 67 Tunisia 10.8 19 6 1.3 -0 12.1 13.7 1.3 20

Western Saharad 0.6 22 6 1.7 18 0.8 0.9 1.6 40wESTERN AFRIcA 324 40 13 2.7 -1 450 774 2.4 76

Benin 9.4 40 12 2.9 -1 13.5 23.3 2.5 81 Burkina Faso 17.5 43 12 3.1 -1 25.5 46.7 2.7 65 Cape Verde 0.5 26 6 2.0 -2 0.6 0.7 1.4 24 Cte d'Ivoire 20.6 35 12 2.3 -2 28.1 46.1 2.2 73 Gambia 1.8 38 9 2.9 -2 2.5 4.0 2.2 70 Ghana 25.5 32 8 2.4 -0 33.4 49.1 1.9 47 Guinea 11.5 39 13 2.6 -3 14.3 23.0 2.0 89 Guinea-Bissau 1.6 38 17 2.2 -1 2.1 3.3 2.0 103 Liberia 4.2 40 11 2.9 -1 6.0 10.8 2.6 83 Mali 16.0 46 15 3.2 -2 23.7 45.3 2.8 97 Mauritania 3.6 34 10 2.4 -1 4.7 7.1 2.0 74 Niger 16.3 46 11 3.5 -1 25.6 54.2 3.3 81 Nigeria 170.1 40 14 2.6 -0 234.4 402.4 2.4 77 Senegal 13.1 38 9 2.9 -2 18.6 32.3 2.5 47 Sierra Leone 6.1 39 16 2.3 1 7.8 11.1 1.8 109

Togo 6.0 36 8 2.8 0 9.4 14.3 2.4 78EASTERN AFRIcA 342 38 11 2.7 -1 477 799 2.3 60

Burundi 10.6 42 10 3.2 4 15.5 27.1 2.6 63 Comoros 0.8 37 9 2.9 -3 1.0 1.7 2.2 68 Djibouti 0.9 29 10 1.9 0 1.2 1.6 1.8 79 Eritrea 5.6 36 8 2.8 2 7.6 11.6 2.1 51 Ethiopia 87.0 34 10 2.4 -1 115.0 166.5 1.9 59 Kenya 43.0 35 8 2.7 -0 53.2 70.8 1.6 47 Madagascar 21.9 35 7 2.9 -0 31.2 53.6 2.4 43 Malawi 15.9 43 15 2.8 -0 24.2 49.7 3.1 66 Mauritius 1.3 11 7 0.4 -0 1.4 1.3 1.0 12.9 Mayotte 0.2 41 3 3.8 -0 0.3 0.6 2.6 6 Mozambique 23.7 42 14 2.8 0 36.5 67.5 2.8 86 Reunion 0.9 17 5 1.2 0 1.0 1.1 1.2 8 Rwanda 10.8 33 10 2.2 0 14.3 20.6 1.9 50 Seychelles 0.1 18 8 1.0 2 0.1 0.1 1.1 12.6 Somalia 10.1 44 16 2.8 -12 13.3 22.6 2.2 107 Tanzania 47.7 41 11 3.0 -1 70.9 138.3 2.9 51 Uganda 35.6 45 12 3.3 -1 52.3 94.3 2.6 54 Zambia 13.7 46 16 3.0 -1 20.7 44.5 3.2 88

Zimbabwe 12.6 34 15 1.9 -9 17.7 25.6 2.0 57MIddLE AFRIcA 134 43 15 2.8 -0 193 352 2.6 98

Angola 20.9 44 12 3.2 1 32.2 63.2 3.0 64 Cameroon 20.9 41 14 2.7 -0 28.0 44.6 2.1 62 Central African Republic 4.6 35 16 1.9 0 5.9 8.4 1.8 101 Chad 11.8 45 16 2.8 -2 16.4 27.3 2.3 128 Congo 4.2 40 11 2.8 0 5.9 10.2 2.4 70 Congo, Dem. Rep. 69.1 45 17 2.8 -1 101.0 194.2 2.8 115 Equatorial Guinea 0.7 37 15 2.2 2 1.0 1.5 2.0 98

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wORLd 62 56 10,760 52 705 520 63 MORE dEvELOpEd 72 63 33,460 27 563 340 87 LESS dEvELOpEd 59 54 5,900 70 734 561 57 22 LESS dEvELOpEd (Excl. china) 52 44 5,380 61 756 581 49 25 LEAST dEvELOpEd 33 27 1,440 43 872 727 32 27AFRIcA 31 26 2,630 35 844 718 31 19SUB-SAHARAN AFRIcA 26 20 1,970 38 869 746 28 21NORTHERN AFRIcA 52 5,760 25 748 619 68 12

Algeria 61 52 8,100 16 556 472 63 3 Egypt 60 58 6,060 82 830 660 82 6 Libya 42 20 16,880 4 744 526 78 Morocco 63 52 4,600 73 665 524 75 9 South Sudan 15 Sudan 9c 2,030c 18 920c 860c 44c 27c Tunisia 60 52 9,060 66 505 404 72 3

Western Saharad 2 wESTERN AFRIcA 14 9 1,810 53 832 755 27 22

Benin 17 6 1,590 83 886 731 33 18 Burkina Faso 16 15 1,250 64 956 713 21 26 Cape Verde 61 57 3,710 126 650 455 58 Cte d'Ivoire 13 8 1,810 64 1,013 859 33 16 Gambia 18 13 1,300 162 780 720 34 18 Ghana 24 17 1,620 107 817 595 39 14 Guinea 9 4 1,020 47 1,036 842 32 21 Guinea-Bissau 14 1,180 45 945 874 28 18 Liberia 11 10 340 38 791 747 28 15 Mali 8 6 1,030 13 814 684 20 27 Mauritania 9 8 2,410 4 788 734 32 15 Niger 11 5 720 13 649 669 16 40 Nigeria 15 8 2,240 184 818 793 27 23 Senegal 13 12 1,910 67 698 660 30 14 Sierra Leone 8 6 830 85 808 770 18 21

Togo 15 13 890 106 755 677 34 17EASTERN AFRIcA 34 28 1,150 54 915 731 29 21

Burundi 22 18 400 379 837 828 26 29 Comoros 26 19 1,090 346 798 768 40 Djibouti 18 17 2,460 40 878 749 42 23 Eritrea 8 5 540 47 759 600 40 35 Ethiopia 29 27 1,040 79 923 876 34 33 Kenya 46 39 1,640 74 780 575 28 16 Madagascar 40 28 960 37 751 648 42 - Malawi 46 42 860 134 1,208 812 28 13 Mauritius 76 39 13,980 633 816 498 87 Mayotte 583 Mozambique 12 11 930 30 1,030 801 28 18 Reunion 67 64 341 Rwanda 52 45 1,150 411 781 706 29 11 Seychelles 21,090 204 774 417 75 Somalia 15 1 16 997 933 27 32 Tanzania 34 26 1,440 50 874 614 27 16 Uganda 30 26 1,250 148 1,095 685 25 16 Zambia 41 27 1,380 18 1,075 808 27 15

Zimbabwe 59 57 32 698 533 21 10MIddLE AFRIcA 18 7 1,890 20 875 812 24 22

Angola 18 5,460 17 892 801 25 16 Cameroon 23 14 2,270 44 882 861 31 16 Central African Republic 19 9 790 7 882 847 27 24 Chad 3 2 1,220 9 894 843 21 30 Congo 45 20 3,190 12 892 715 33 11 Congo, Dem. Rep. 18 5 320 29 866 806 21 24 Equatorial Guinea 10 6 23,760 26 890 810 32

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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 For South Sudan and Sudan combined.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.* data prior to 2006 are shown in italics.For additional notes and sources, see page 19.data prepared by PrB demographers Carl haub and toshiko Kaneda. July 2012. Population reference Bureau. all rights reserved.

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AckNOwLEdGMENTS

The authors gratefully acknowledge the valuable assistance of PRB staff members Donna Clifton and Amanda Roach; PRB interns Amy Chambliss, Carrie Fahey, Elaine Lydick, and Sarah Levy; 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.

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 48 countries with especially low incomes, high economic vulnerability, and poor human development indicators; 33 of these countries are in sub-Saharan Africa, 14 in Asia, and one in the Caribbean. The criteria and list of countries, as defined by the United Nations, can be found at www.unohrlls.org/en/ldc/.

Sub-Saharan Africa: All countries of Africa except the northern African countries of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.

World and Regional Totals: Regional population totals are independently rounded and include small countries or areas not shown. Regional and world rates and percentages are weighted averages of countries for which data are available; regional averages are shown when data or estimates are available for at least three-quarters of the 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.

SOURcES

The rates and figures are primarily compiled from the following sources: official country statistical yearbooks, bulletins, and websites; the United Nations Demographic Yearbook, 2009-2010 and Population and Vital Statistics Report 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 2012 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 2011 or 2010.

dEFINITIONS

Mid-2012 PopulationEstimates 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 RateThe 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 MigrationThe 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 2010Projected 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 RateThe 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; rates shown for such countries are averages for a multiple-year period.

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

Percent UrbanPercentage of the total population living in areas termed urban by that country or by the UN. 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/aIDsThe estimated percentage of adults, by sex, ages 15-49, living with HIV/AIDS. Figures are from UNAIDS 2010 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic with updates from recent Demographic and Health Surveys. Some regional averages were calculated by PRB.

Contraceptive UseThe percentage of currently married or in union women of reproductive age who are currently using any form of contraception. Modern methods include clinic and supply methods such as the pill, IUD, condom, and sterilization. Data are from the most recently available national-level surveys, such as Demographic and Health Surveys, Reproductive Health Surveys, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, regional survey programs, national surveys, 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 2006 are shown in italics.

GNI PPP per Capita, 2010 (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 2009.

age-standardized Death Rate for all Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) The numbers of deaths due to noncommunicable diseases per 100,000 population estimated for 2008 by sex and adjusted for differences in population age distribution across countries. Estimates for many developing countries and some developed countries are less reliable since they are not based on national NCD mortality data. Data are from Noncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles 2011 by the World Health Organization (WHO). Regional averages were calculated by PRB.

Percent of all Deaths Due to NCDsThe estimated percentage of all deaths that occurred in 2008 that resulted from NCDs. Data are from WHOs Noncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles 2011. Regional averages were calculated by PRB.

Prevalence of Underweight among Children Under age 5 The percentage of children ages 0-59 months who are moderately and severely underweight (below minus two standard deviations from median weight-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards). Data are from UNICEFs State of the Worlds Children 2012. Some regional averages were calculated by PRB.

Acknowledgments, Notes, Sources, and definitions

PRBs 2012 World Population Data Sheet is available in English, French, and Spanish at www.prb.org. Also online:

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WebinarwithPRBdemographers,includingtheir PowerPoint presentations.

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