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P OPUL AT ION R EF E RENC E BUR E AU

2015 World Population Data Sheet


w i t h a s p e c i a l f o c u s o n w o m e n s e m p o w e r m e n t

71 7.3 $15,030
Worldwide average life
expectancy in years
billion Average global gross
national income per
73 years for women, capita$39,020 in more
The world population
69 years for men. developed countries,
in 2015. $2,270 in least developed.

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
MOST POPULOUS COUNTRIES, 2015 AND 2050
2014 2050

POPULATION POPULATION
COUNTRY, 2015 (MILLIONS) COUNTRY, 2050 (MILLIONS)
China 1,372 India 1,660
India 1,314 China 1,366
United States 321 United States 398
Indonesia 256 Nigeria 397
Brazil 205 Indonesia 366
Pakistan 199 Pakistan 344
Nigeria 182 Brazil 226
Bangladesh 160 Bangladesh 202
Russia 144 Congo, Dem. Rep. 194

Mexico 127 Ethiopia 165

COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST


TOTAL FERTILITY RATES
HIGHEST 2015 LOWEST 2015
Niger 7.6 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1.2
South Sudan 6.9 Korea, South 1.2
Congo, Dem. Rep. 6.6 Portugal 1.2
Somalia 6.6 Taiwan 1.2
Chad 6.5 Greece 1.3
Burundi 6.2 Moldova 1.3
Central African Republic 6.2 Poland 1.3
Angola 6.1 Romania 1.3
Burkina Faso 6.0 Singapore 1.3
Mali 5.9 Spain 1.3
Mozambique 5.9
Uganda 5.9

NOTE: 2015 data refer to latest data available.

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POPULATION CLOCK, 2015
MORE DEVELOPED LESS DEVELOPED
WORLD COUNTRIES COUNTRIES
Population 7,336,435,000 1,254,199,000 6,082,235,000
Year 145,973,000 13,760,000 132,213,000
Births per Day 399,926 37,700 362,226
Minute 278 26 252
Year 57,052,000 12,283,000 44,769,000
Deaths per Day 156,306 33,652 122,654
Minute 109 23 85
Year 88,921,000 1,477,000 87,444,000
Natural increase per Day 243,620 4,047 239,573
Minute 169 3 166
Year 5,351,000 73,000 5,278,000
Infant deaths per Day 14,660 201 14,459
Minute 10 0.1 10

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OPULATION
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girls educational attainment improves, the proportion marrying early tends to fall. Better employment opportunities for women and girls Progress in these areas has varied by country, and even in countries showing notable gains, many women still do not engage in all types
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31Family
Planning Needs Increasingly Met by Modern Methods, Acceptance of Wife Beating Recedes
but More Progress Needed Violence against women poses a serious challenge to womens empowerment. Combating such violence often requires changing
the attitudes and beliefs of both men and women. In fact, in some countries, substantial percentages of women actually agree that a
Demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods has emerged as a key indicator of contraceptive availability and use. The husband has the right to beat a wife under certain circumstances. Many of these women believe a husband is justified in hitting a wife
indicator measures the proportion of women who want to delay or limit childbearing and who are using modern methods of contraception. who goes out on her own without telling the husband. It is encouraging that these beliefs appear to be moderating in most countries.
Family planning experts have urged countries to strive for meeting at least 75 percent of demand with modern methods. Over the past two For example, in 2013, 13 percent of Nigerian men and 25 percent of Nigerian women viewed a wife leaving home without telling the
decades, a significant number of less developed countries have seen42increases in the share of demand satisfied with modern methods, husband as justification for wife beating, down from 19 percent and 32 percent, respectively, in 2008. Zambia also showed notable
but many countries remain far below the proposed 75 percent benchmark. They will need 32 to accelerate progress30over the coming decade drops for both men and women between 2007 and 2013-2014. Globally, however, there is still a long path to achieve zero global
so that increased contraceptive use can translate into improved maternal and child health, slower population growth, increased economic tolerance of this24
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Jordan Kenya 43
41 47 Uganda Nigeria
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36
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FOCUS ON WOMENS EMPOWERMENT


Source: ICF International, Demographic and Health Surveys.

Rates of Early Marriage Fall, Particularly Among Those Under 15 Women Post Uneven Gains in Household Decisionmaking Power
U.S. Gender Gap in College Completion Eases;
Early marriage (before age 18) undermines the rights and livelihood opportunities of adolescent girls by leaving them vulnerable to the health
risks of early pregnancy and childbearing, and prematurely ending their schooling. Rates of early marriage have declined broadly in the past
20 years, particularly among girls who are under age 15. Part of the overall decline reects improvements in girls access to education: As
Married women in many countries are increasingly likely to have a say in household decisions, but these gains do not necessarily apply to
every type of decision. When women are included in decisions about household spending, more money tends to be spent for the benefit of
women and children. And when women are able to make decisions about their health care, they are less vulnerable to preventable diseases.

elopment priority.
also can help Earnings Gap Persists
girls educational attainment improves, the proportion marrying early tends to fall. Better employment opportunities for women and girls
delay marriages. In Bangladesh, expanded employment in the garment industry is linked to notably lower rates of marriage
Progress in these areas has varied by country, and even in countries showing notable gains, many women still do not engage in all types
of important decisions. For example, in Nepal, only 66 percent of women have a say about their own health care decisions. The same
nd leverage their
among rural migrants under age 15. The percentage of Bangladeshi girls married by age 18 has declined much more slowly as the youngest
potential brides tend to postpone marriage by only a few years. The majority of Bangladeshi girls continue to marry before age 18.
percentage of Zambian women have the opportunity to make decisions about large household purchases.

dual uses an Educational attainment in the United States has risen substantially over the last four decades. Between 1970 and 2014, the share of men
en with such
Percent of Young Women Married byages 25(numbers
Age 15 and older with
in white) atAge
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Own Health Large Purchases
al services available actually started outpacing the share for men in 1991. But women still lag behind men in earnings. Among full-time, year-round workers
100
n are currently using ages 25 and older in 2013, womens median earnings were about 79 percent of mens, up from 71 percent in 1993 (see table). This gender 91
88 89
83 earnings gap persists across all educational levels. For bachelors degree holders, 90 one factor may be that women are less likely to get83 84
76
73 degrees in higher-earning fields such as science and engineering. In 2013, among 80
adults ages 25 and older with a bachelors degree,
74 74
only 65
26 percent of women had a degree in science and engineering, compared with 44 percent of men. However, even among full-time, 75
79
77
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nancial year-round workers with engineering degrees, womens median earnings in 2011 were only 83 percent of mens. 66 65 71
66 64
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7
17 30 2 3 3
1992 2012 1993 2011 2000 2011 1992 2014 1991 2012
0
1993 2013
2001 2006 2012 2001 2006 2011 2001 2007 2013 2000 2004 2012 2002 2007 2012
15 1994 1992
2013 2002 2014 2006
Niger Bangladesh
25 Ethiopia Egypt Peru Mali High School
Nepal Zambia 71 76
Peru Jordan

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Source: ICF International, Demographic and Health Surveys. Source: ICF International, Demographic and Health Surveys. 70 74
20 No Degree
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Family Planning Needs
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but More Progress Needed Bachelors Degree
Violence against women poses a serious challenge to womens empowerment. 70 Combating such 73violence often requires changing
the attitudes and beliefs of or
bothMore
men and women. In fact, in some countries, substantial percentages of women actually agree that a
Demand for family planning satisfied with modern
10 methods has emerged as a key indicator of contraceptive availability and use. The husband has the right to beat a wife under certain circumstances. Many of these women believe a husband is justified in hitting a wife
indicator measures the proportion of women who want to delay or limit childbearing and who are using modern methods of contraception. All Levels
who goes out on her own without telling the husband. It is encouraging that71 79to be moderating in most countries.
these beliefs appear
Family planning experts have urged countries to strive for meeting at least 75 percent of demand with modern methods. Over the past two For example, in 2013, 13 percent of Nigerian men and 25 percent of Nigerian women viewed a wife leaving home without telling the
decades, a significant number of less developed countries have seen increases in the share of demand satisfied with modern methods, husband as justification for wife beating, down from 19 percent and 32 percent, respectively, in 2008. Zambia also showed notable
but many countries remain far below the proposed5 75 percent benchmark. They will need to accelerate progress over the coming decade drops for both men and women between 2007 and 2013-2014. Globally, however, there is still a long path to achieve zero global
so that increased contraceptive use can translate into improved maternal and child health, slower population growth, increased economic Note: Ratios are expressed as a percent.
tolerance of this harmful practice.
well-being, and environmental sustainability.
0 Percent Who Agree That Husband Is Justied Beating Wife if She Leaves the House Without Informing Him
Percent of Demand for Family Planning Satis
1970ed by 1974
Modern Contraceptive
1978 1982Methods
1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
97 99 Men
80 Women

94 99
71

64 Egypt 52
Source: U.S. Census Bureau: 1970 to 2002 March Current Population Survey; 2003 to 2014 Annual Social
40 and Economic
38 Supplement to the Current Population
58 32
Survey; American Community Survey Brief 11-10 (Oct. 2012); and PRB analysis of data from the 2013 American Community Survey.
26
19
25
52 13

2006 2011 2008 2013


Jordan Kenya 43
41 47 Uganda Nigeria
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36
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FOCUS ON WOMENS EMPOWERMENT

Rates of Early Marriage Fall, Particularly Among Those Under 15 Women Post Uneven Gains in Household Decisionmaking Power
Early marriage (before age 18) undermines the rights and livelihood opportunities of adolescent girls by leaving them vulnerable to the health Married women in many countries are increasingly likely to have a say in household decisions, but these gains do not necessarily apply to
risks of early pregnancy and childbearing, and prematurely ending their schooling. Rates of early marriage have declined broadly in the past every type of decision. When women are included in decisions about household spending, more money tends to be spent for the benefit of
20 years, particularly among girls who are under age 15. Part of the overall decline reects improvements in girls access to education: As women and children. And when women are able to make decisions about their health care, they are less vulnerable to preventable diseases.
girls educational attainment improves, the proportion marrying early tends to fall. Better employment opportunities for women and girls Progress in these areas has varied by country, and even in countries showing notable gains, many women still do not engage in all types
also can help delay marriages. In Bangladesh, expanded employment in the garment industry is linked to notably lower rates of marriage of important decisions. For example, in Nepal, only 66 percent of women have a say about their own health care decisions. The same
among rural migrants under age 15. The percentage of Bangladeshi girls married by age 18 has declined much more slowly as the youngest percentage of Zambian women have the opportunity to make decisions about large household purchases.

9.8
potential brides tend to postpone marriage by only a few years. The majority of Bangladeshi girls continue to marry before age 18.

3,339 12 52%
Percent of Young Women Married by Age 15 (numbers in white) and Age 18 (numbers in black) Percent of Currently Married Women Who Have a Say in Decisions About This Topic

Own Health Large Purchases

100
91 89
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83 90
83 84
76
73 80
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married women ages
65 71
1,000 live births in Kosovo, 66
66
population, up 2.5 billion in South Korea. 60 15-49 in Peru who use 64
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from 2015. 41
50 modern contraception.
56
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27
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28 29
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17 17 18
20
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1992 2012 1993 2011 2000 2011 1992 2014 1991 2012
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28 15.5% 58%
1994 1992
2013 2002 2014 2006

4.4
Niger Bangladesh Ethiopia Egypt Peru Mali Nepal Zambia Peru Jordan

Source: ICF International, Demographic and Health Surveys. Source: ICF International, Demographic and Health Surveys.

Family Planning Needs Increasingly Met by


TheModern
percentageMethods,
of women Acceptance of Wife Beating Recedes
but More Progress
The numberNeeded
of maternal in Swaziland ages 15-24 The percentage of Rwandas
Violence against women poses a serious challenge to womens empowerment. Combating such violence often requires changing
The total fertility rate
the attitudes and beliefs of both men and women. In fact, in some countries, substantial percentages of women actually agree that a
mortality deaths per 100,000 infected with HIV/AIDS,
Demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods has emerged as a key indicator of contraceptive availability and use. The parliament members who are
husband has the right to beat a wife under certain circumstances. Many of these women believe a husband is justified in hitting a wife
indicator measures the proportion of women who want to delay or limit childbearing and who are using modern methods of contraception. (lifetime births per woman)
who goes out on her own without telling the husband. It is encouraging that these beliefs appear to be moderating in most countries.
live births in the United vs. 7.2% for men in same age
Family planning experts have urged countries to strive for meeting at least 75 percent of demand with modern methods. Over the past two womenthe worlds highest
For example, in 2013, 13 percent of Nigerian men and 25 percent of Nigerian women viewed a wife leaving home without telling the
decades, a significant number of less developed countries have seen increases in the share of demand satisfied with modern methods, in Yemen.
husband as justification for wife beating, down from 19 percent and 32 percent, respectively, in 2008. Zambia also showed notable
States, up from 12 in 1990. group.
but many countries remain far below the proposed 75 percent benchmark. They will need to accelerate progress over the coming decade percentage.
drops for both men and women between 2007 and 2013-2014. Globally, however, there is still a long path to achieve zero global
so that increased contraceptive use can translate into improved maternal and child health, slower population growth, increased economic tolerance of this harmful practice.
well-being, and environmental sustainability.
Percent Who Agree That Husband Is Justied Beating Wife if She Leaves the House Without Informing Him
Percent of Demand for Family Planning Satised by Modern Contraceptive Methods
80 Women Men

71

64 Egypt 52
40 38
58 26
32
25
19
52 13

2006 2011 2008 2013


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41 47 Uganda Nigeria
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36
POPULATION, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT DATA AND ESTIMATES FOR THE COUNTRIES AND REGIONS OF THE WORLD

Percent of Married
Net Percent GNI per Population Women 15-49 Using Life Expectancy
Population Births Deaths Migration Population Infant Total of Population Capita per Square Contraceptiond at Birth (years)
mid-2015 per 1,000 per 1,000 Rate per mid-2030 mid-2050 Mortality Fertility Age Age ($US) Percent Kilometer All Modern Both
(millions) Population Population 1,000 (millions) (millions) Ratea Rateb <15 65+ 2014c Urban of Arable Land Methods Methods Sexes Males Fe
WORLD 7,336 20 8 8,505 9,804 37 2.5 26 8 15,030 53 523 62 56 71 69
MORE DEVELOPED 1,254 11 10 2 1,295 1,310 5 1.7 16 17 39,020 77 238 67 59 79 76
LESS DEVELOPED 6,082 22 7 -1 7,210 8,495 40 2.6 28 6 9,870 48 696 61 55 69 68
LESS DEVELOPED (Excl. China) 4,702 24 7 -0 5,779 7,120 44 3.0 32 5 8,740 46 612 54 46 68 66
LEAST DEVELOPED 938 34 9 -1 1,300 1,887 62 4.3 40 4 2,270 29 521 37 32 62 60
AFRICA 1,171 36 10 -0 1,658 2,473 59 4.7 41 4 4,720 40 487 35 29 60 58
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 949 38 11 -0 1,369 2,081 64 5.0 43 3 3,480 38 484 30 25 57 56
NORTHERN AFRICA 222 29 6 -1 289 392 29 3.4 31 5 9,740 51 500 51 46 71 69
Algeria 39.9 26 6 -1 49.9 60.4 21 3.0 28 6 13,540 73 524 56 48 74 72
Egypt 89.1 31 6 0 117.9 162.4 22 3.5 31 4 11,020 43 3,196 59 57 71 70
Libya 6.3 21 4 -11 7.5 8.4 14 2.4 29 5 16,190 78 359 42 20 71 69
Morocco 34.1 22 6 -2 38.7 41.9 26 2.5 25 6 7,180 60 425 67 57 74 73
Sudan 40.9 38 9 -2 61.7 105.0 52 5.2 43 3 3,980 33 193 12 12 62 60
Tunisia 11.0 19 6 -1 12.3 12.9 16 2.1 23 8 10,600 68 388 63 50 76 74
Western Saharae 0.6 20 6 9 0.8 0.8 37 2.4 26 3 82 68 66
WESTERN AFRICA 349 39 12 -1 509 784 64 5.4 43 3 4,040 45 402 16 12 55 54
Benin 10.6 37 10 0 15.1 21.5 67 4.9 45 3 1,850 45 393 18 13 59 58
Burkina Faso 18.5 44 11 -1 28.4 46.6 69 6.0 45 2 1,660 27 308 18 18 56 56
Cape Verde 0.5 21 6 -2 0.6 0.7 22 2.4 31 6 6,320 62 1,090 61 57 75 71
Cte dIvoire 23.3 37 14 0 32.0 46.3 74 4.9 41 3 3,350 50 805 18 13 51 50
Gambia 2.0 42 10 -1 3.1 5.0 47 5.6 46 2 1,580 57 459 9 8 59 58
Ghana 27.7 33 8 -2 37.7 52.6 41 4.2 39 5 3,960 51 588 27 22 61 60
Guinea 11.0 38 12 0 16.0 24.2 67 5.1 42 3 1,140 36 366 6 5 60 58
Guinea-Bissau 1.8 37 13 -1 2.5 3.5 92 4.9 43 3 1,430 49 594 16 14 54 53
Liberia 4.5 36 9 -1 6.4 9.4 54 4.7 42 3 820 47 899 20 19 60 59
Mali 16.7 44 15 -4 26.1 43.6 56 5.9 47 3 1,660 39 245 10 10 53 53
Mauritania 3.6 34 9 -1 5.0 7.1 72 4.2 40 3 3,700 59 883 11 10 63 62
Niger 18.9 50 11 0 33.8 68.0 60 7.6 52 4 950 22 118 14 12 60 59
Nigeria 181.8 39 14 -0 261.7 396.5 69 5.5 43 3 5,680 50 520 15 10 52 52
Senegal 14.7 37 8 -1 21.5 32.3 33 5.0 42 4 2,290 45 439 22 20 65 63
Sierra Leone 6.5 37 14 -1 8.3 10.6 92 4.9 41 3 1,830 41 375 17 16 50 50
Togo 7.2 38 11 0 10.5 16.3 49 4.8 42 3 1,310 38 273 20 17 57 56
EASTERN AFRICA 388 36 9 -0 562 841 52 4.8 43 3 1,930 24 560 41 35 61 59
Burundi 10.7 43 10 0 17.2 30.4 65 6.2 46 3 790 10 977 22 18 59 57
Comoros 0.8 33 9 -3 1.0 1.3 36 4.3 41 3 1,530 28 868 19 14 61 60
Djibouti 0.9 27 9 -3 1.1 1.2 58 3.4 34 4 77 38,827 19 18 62 60
Eritrea 5.2 37 7 -5 7.3 10.4 46 4.4 43 2 1,180 21 981 8 7 63 60
Ethiopia 98.1 31 8 0 130.5 165.1 49 4.1 41 4 1,500 17 641 42 40 64 62
Kenya 44.3 31 8 0 60.1 81.4 39 3.9 41 3 2,890 24 794 58 53 62 60
Madagascar 23.0 34 7 0 34.3 52.8 38 4.4 41 3 1,400 33 660 40 33 65 64
Malawi 17.2 37 11 0 24.7 36.6 53 5.0 44 3 780 16 458 59 57 61 60
Mauritius 1.3 11 8 -1 1.3 1.2 14.5 1.4 20 9 18,290 41 1,663 76 39 74 71
Mayotte 0.2 31 2 -5 0.3 0.5 4 4.1 44 3 50 79 76
Mozambique 25.7 45 13 0 41.0 72.9 83 5.9 45 3 1,170 31 455 12 11 54 52
Reunion 0.9 17 5 -3 1.0 1.2 8 2.4 24 10 94 67 64 80 77
Rwanda 11.3 31 8 -1 15.8 21.0 32 4.2 41 3 1,530 28 959 53 48 65 63
Seychelles 0.09 17 8 6 0.1 0.1 12.7 2.4 22 8 24,630 54 9,173 73 69
Somalia 11.1 44 12 -7 16.9 27.1 79 6.6 47 3 38 985 15 1 55 53
South Sudan 12.2 36 12 11 17.3 24.8 77 6.9 42 3 2,030 17 4 1 55 54
Tanzania 52.3 39 9 -1 79.4 129.4 37 5.2 45 3 2,530 30 360 34 26 62 60
2015 Population Reference Bureau
Uganda 40.1 40 9 -1 See
63.4notes on page 21 54
104.1 5.9 48 2 1,690 18 2015 WORLD
582 POPULATION
27 26 SHEET59 11 58
DATA
Zambia 15.5 43 13 0 23.7 42.0 75 5.6 46 3 3,860 40 408 49 45 53 51
Ethiopia 98.1 31 8 0 130.5 165.1 49 4.1 41 4 1,500 17 641 42 40 64 62
Kenya 44.3 31 8 0 60.1 81.4 39 3.9 41 3 2,890 24 794 58 53 62 60
Madagascar 23.0 34 7 0 34.3 52.8 38 4.4 41 3 1,400 33 660 40 33 65 64
Malawi 17.2
POPULATION, 37 HEALTH, 11 AND ENVIRONMENT
0 24.7 DATA 36.6 53
AND ESTIMATES 5.0 FOR44THE COUNTRIES
3 780 16
AND REGIONS458 59 WORLD
OF THE 57 61 60
Mauritius 1.3 11 8 -1 1.3 1.2 14.5 1.4 20 9 18,290 41 1,663 76 39 74 71
Mayotte 0.2 31 2 -5 0.3 0.5 4 4.1 44 3 50 Percent
of Married
79 76
Mozambique 25.7 45 13 Net0 41.0 72.9 83 5.9 Percent 3
45 1,170
GNI per 31 455
Population Women
12 15-49 11
Using 54 Life Expectancy
52
Population 1.2 of24
Population Contraceptiond
Reunion 0.9
Population 17
Births 5
Deaths -3
Migration 1.0 8
Infant 2.4
Total 10
Capita 94
per Square 67 64 80 at Birth
77 (years)
Rwanda mid-2015
11.3 per31
1,000 per 1,000
8 Rate-1per mid-2030
15.8 21.0 Mortality
mid-2050 32 Fertility
4.2 Age
41 Age3 1,530 Percent
($US) 28 Kilometer
959 All
53 Modern
48 Both
65 63
a
Seychelles (millions)
0.09 Population
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8 1,000
6 (millions)
0.1 (millions)
0.1 Rate
12.7 2.4b
Rate <15
22 65+8 2014c
24,630 Urban
54 of Arable
9,173Land Methods
Methods
Sexes
73 Males
69 Fe
WORLD
Somalia 7,336
11.1 20
44 8
12 -7 8,505
16.9 9,804
27.1 37
79 2.5
6.6 26
47 83 15,030
53
38 523
985 62
15 56
1 71
55 69
53
MORE DEVELOPED
South Sudan 1,254
12.2 11
36 10
12 2
11 1,295
17.3 1,310
24.8 5
77 1.7
6.9 16
42 173 39,020
2,030 77
17 238
67
4 59
1 79
55 76
54
LESS DEVELOPED
Tanzania 6,082
52.3 22
39 7
9 -1 7,210
79.4 8,495
129.4 40
37 2.6
5.2 28
45 63 9,870
2,530 48
30 696
360 61
34 55
26 69
62 68
60
LESS
UgandaDEVELOPED (Excl. China) 4,702
40.1 24
40 7
9 -0
-1 5,779
63.4 7,120
104.1 44
54 3.0
5.9 32
48 52 8,740
1,690 46
18 612
582 54
27 46
26 68
59 66
58
LEAST
ZambiaDEVELOPED 938
15.5 34
43 9
13 -1
0 1,300
23.7 1,887
42.0 62
75 4.3
5.6 40
46 4
3 2,270
3,860 29
40 521
408 37
49 32
45 62
53 60
51
AFRICA
Zimbabwe 1,171
17.4 36
33 109 -0
-3 1,658
25.2 2,473
37.5 59
55 4.7
4.3 41
43 4
3 4,720
1,710 40
33 487
436 35
67 29
67 60
61 58
60
SUB-SAHARAN
MIDDLE AFRICAAFRICA 949
149 38
44 11
14 -0 1,369
229 2,081
378 64
96 5.0
6.1 43
46 3 3,480
2,680 38
46 484
569 30
20 25
10 57
52 56
50
NORTHERN
Angola AFRICA 222
25.0 29
46 6
14 -1
1 289
39.4 392
65.5 29
95 3.4
6.1 31
47 5
2 9,740
7,150 51
62 500
421 51
18 46
12 71
52 69
50
Algeria
Cameroon 39.9
23.7 26
37 6
11 -1
-0 49.9
34.4 60.4
51.9 21
57 3.0
4.9 28
43 6
3 13,540
2,940 73
52 524
383 56
23 48
14 74
57 72
56
Egypt African Republic
Central 89.1
5.6 31
45 6
16 0 117.9
8.5 162.4
13.9 22
109 3.5
6.2 31
45 4
3 11,020
610 43
39 3,196
307 59
15 57
9 71
50 70
48
Libya
Chad 6.3
13.7 21
48 4
14 -11
1 7.5
21.8 8.4
37.4 14
95 2.4
6.5 29
48 5
2 16,190
2,130 78
22 359
279 42
5 20
2 71
51 69
50
Morocco
Congo 34.1
4.8 22
37 6
10 -2
-8 38.7
6.7 41.9
10.2 26
61 2.5
4.8 25
41 6
3 7,180
5,120 60
64 425
870 67
45 57
20 74
58 73
57
Sudan
Congo, Dem. Rep. 40.9
73.3 38
46 9
16 -2
-0 61.7
114.9 105.0
193.6 52
108 5.2
6.6 43
46 3 3,980
700 33
42 193
1,044 12
20 12
8 62
50 60
48
Tunisia
Equatorial Guinea 11.0
0.8 19
37 6
13 -1
5 12.3
1.2 12.9
1.8 16
70 2.1
5.1 23
39 8
3 10,600
22,480 68
39 388
667 63
13 50
10 76
57 74
56
Gabon Saharae
Western 0.6
1.8 20
32 6
9 9
1 0.8
2.4 0.8
3.3 37
43 2.4
4.1 26
38 3
5
16,500 82
86
523
31
19 68
63 66
62
WESTERN
Sao Tome AFRICA
and Principe 349 0.2 39
36 127 -1
-6 509 0.3 784 0.4 64
43 5.4
4.3 43
42 34 4,040
3,030 45
67 402
2,239 16
38 12
33 55
66 54
64
SOUTHERN
Benin AFRICA 63
10.6 23
37 10 3
0 69
15.1 77
21.5 36
67 2.7
4.9 31
45 5
3 12,290
1,850 59
45 464
393 60
18 59
13 61
59 59
58
Burkina
Botswana Faso 18.5
2.1 44
26 11
8 -1
2 28.4
2.3 46.6
2.5 69
31 6.0
2.9 45
33 2
5 1,660
17,460 27
57 308
755 18
53 18
51 56
64 56
62
Cape
LesothoVerde 0.5
1.9 21
31 6
20 -2
-5 0.6
2.3 0.7
3.0 22
59 2.4
3.3 31
36 6
5 6,320
3,260 62
27 1,090
682 61
60 57
60 75
44 71
43
Cte dIvoire
Namibia 23.3
2.5 37
29 14
7 0 32.0
3.3 46.3
4.7 74
39 4.9
3.6 41
35 3
4 3,350
9,880 50
46 805
301 18
56 13
55 51
64 50
62
Gambia
South Africa 2.0
55.0 42
22 10 -1
3 3.1
59.8 5.0
65.2 47
34 5.6
2.6 46
30 2
6 1,580
12,700 57
62 459
458 9
60 8
60 59
61 58
59
Ghana
Swaziland 27.7
1.3 33
30 8
14 -2
-1 37.7
1.5 52.6
1.8 41
50 4.2
3.3 39
37 5
4 3,960
5,940 51
21 588
733 27
66 22
66 61
49 60
50
AMERICAS
Guinea 987
11.0 16
38 7
12 1
0 1,116
16.0 1,221
24.2 14
67 2.0
5.1 24
42 103 29,900
1,140 80
36 266
366 73
6 68
5 76
60 74
58
NORTHERN
Guinea-Bissau AMERICA 357 1.8 12
37 8
13 3
-1 401 2.5 445 3.5 6
92 1.8
4.9 19
43 153 54,620
1,430 81
49 178
594 74
16 68
14 79
54 77
53
Liberia
Canada 4.5
35.8 36
11 9
7 -1
6 6.4
41.0 9.4
46.9 54
4.8 4.7
1.6 42
16 163 820
43,400 47
80 899
79 20
74 19
72 60
81 59
79
Mali
United States 16.7
321.2 44
13 15
8 -4
3 26.1
359.4 43.6
398.3 56
6.0 5.9
1.9 47
19 153 1,660
55,860 39
81 245
207 10
74 10
68 53
79 53
76
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Mauritania 630 3.6 18
34 6
9 -1 716 5.0 776 7.1 17
72 2.1
4.2 27
40 7
3 15,260
3,700 80
59 371
883 73
11 67
10 75
63 72
62
CENTRAL
Niger AMERICA 173
18.9 20
50 5
11 -2
0 205
33.8 231
68.0 14
60 2.4
7.6 29
52 6
4 14,420
950 74
22 585
118 71
14 65
12 75
60 72
59
Nigeria
Belize 181.8
0.4 39
21 14
4 -0
4 261.7
0.5 396.5
0.5 69
13 5.5
2.4 43
36 3
4 5,680
7,870 50
44 520
475 15
55 10
52 52
74 52
71
Senegal
Costa Rica 14.7
4.8 37
15 8
4 -1
2 21.5
5.6 32.3
6.1 33
8.1 5.0
1.9 42
23 4
7 2,290
13,900 45
73 439
1,972 22
76 20
75 65
79 63
77
Sierra Leone
El Salvador 6.5
6.4 37
18 14
5 -1
-8 8.3
6.8 10.6
6.8 92
17 4.9
2.0 41
31 3
7 1,830
7,720 41
67 375
904 17
72 16
68 50
73 50
68
Togo
Guatemala 7.2
16.2 38
25 11
5 0
-1 10.5
21.4 16.3
27.5 49
19 4.8
3.1 42
40 3
5 1,310
7,260 38
52 273
1,056 20
54 17
44 57
73 56
69
EASTERN
Honduras AFRICA 388 8.3 36
24 9
5 -0
-2 562
10.2 841
11.7 52
22 4.8
2.7 43
34 3
5 1,930
4,120 24
54 560
819 41
73 35
64 61
74 59
72
Burundi
Mexico 10.7
127.0 43
19 10
5 0
-2 17.2
148.1 30.4
163.8 65
13 6.2
2.3 46
28 3
7 790
16,710 10
79 977
526 22
73 18
66 59
75 57
73
Comoros
Nicaragua 0.8
6.3 33
23 9
5 -3
-4 1.0
7.4 1.3
8.4 36
16 4.3
2.4 41
32 3
5 1,530
4,670 28
59 868
416 19
80 14
77 61
75 60
72
Djibouti
Panama 0.9
4.0 27
19 9
5 -3
2 1.1
4.9 1.2
5.8 58
17 3.4
2.7 34
28 4
8
19,630 77
78 38,827
744 19
63 18
60 62
78 60
75
CARIBBEAN
Eritrea 43 5.2 18
37 8
7 -4
-5 477.3 50
10.4 28
46 2.3
4.4 26
43 92 12,800
1,180 68
21 793
981 62
8 59
7 73
63 70
60
Ethiopia and Barbuda
Antigua 98.1
0.09 31
14 8
6 0 130.5
0.1 165.1
0.1 49
16 4.1
1.5 41
24 4
8 1,500
21,120 17
30 641
2,248 42
40
64
77 62
74
Kenya
Bahamas 44.3
0.4 31
15 8
6 0
1 60.1
0.4 81.4
0.5 39
14 3.9
1.9 41
26 3
7 2,890
22,310 24
85 794
4,708 58
53
62
74 60
71
Madagascar
Barbados 23.0
0.3 34
12 7
9 0
2 34.3
0.3 52.8
0.3 38
19 4.4
1.7 41
20 133 1,400
14,750 33
46 660
2,525 40
59 33
55 65
75 64
73
Malawi
Cuba 17.2
11.1 37
11 11
8 0
-2 24.7
11.2 36.6
10.6 53
4.2 5.0
1.7 44
17 133 780
18,710 16
75 458
348 59
74 57
72 61
78 60
77
Mauritius
Curaao 1.3
0.2 11
13 8 -1
1 1.3
0.2 1.2
0.2 14.5
8.7 1.4
2.1 20
19 159 18,290
41 1,663
76
39
74
78 71
75
Mayotte
Dominica 0.2
0.07 31
14 2
9 -5 0.3
0.07 0.5
0.06 4
20 4.1
2.1 44
22 103
10,300 50
68
1,133 79
75 76
72
Mozambique
Dominican Republic 25.7
10.5 45
21 13
6 0
-3 41.0
11.3 72.9
12.2 83
31 5.9
2.5 45
31 3
6 1,170
12,450 31
72 455
1,310 12
70 11
68 54
73 52
70
Reunion
Grenada 0.9
0.1 17 5
8 -3
-2 1.0
0.1 1.2
0.1 8
15 2.4
2.1 24
26 107
11,650 94
41
3,710 67
64
80
76 77
74
Rwanda
Guadeloupe 11.3
0.4 31
13 8
7 -1
-2 15.8
0.4 21.0
0.4 32
8.7 4.2
2.2 41
21 143 1,530
28
98 959
53
48
65
81 63
78
Seychelles
Haiti 0.09
10.9 17
28 8
9 6
-3 0.1
13.6 0.1
16.9 12.7
42 2.4
3.2 22
35 8
4 24,630
1,750 54
59 9,173
1,092
35
31 73
64 69
61
Somalia
Jamaica 11.1
2.7 44
18 12
7 -7
-5 16.9
2.9 27.1
2.7 79
21 6.6
2.3 47
24 3
9
8,490 38
52 985
2,268 15
73 1
68 55
74 53
70
South Sudan
Martinique 12.2
0.4 36
11 12
8 11
-10 17.3
0.4 24.8
0.4 77
8 6.9
1.9 42
19 173 2,030
17
89 4 1 55
82 54
79
Tanzania
Puerto Rico 52.3
3.5 39
10 9
8 -1
-15 79.4
3.5 129.4
3.4 37
7.2 5.2
1.5 45
18 173 2,530
23,960 30
99 360
5,806 34
84 26
72 62
79 60
76
2015 Population Reference Bureau
Uganda
St. Kitts-Nevis 40.1
0.05 40
14 9
8 -1
1 See
63.4 notes on
0.05 page
0.06 21 13
104.1 54 5.9
1.8 48
21 2
8 1,690
21,990 18 2015 WORLD
32 582
921 POPULATION
27
DATA
26 59 12 73
SHEET75 58
Zambia
St. Lucia 15.5
0.2 43
12 13
6 0 23.7
0.2 42.0
0.2 75
18 5.6
1.5 46
22 3
9 3,860
10,230 40
15 408
5,855 49
56 45
52 53
79 51
75
Barbados 0.3 12 9 2 0.3 0.3 19 1.7 20 13 14,750 46 2,525 59 55 75 73
Cuba 11.1 11 8 -2 11.2 10.6 4.2 1.7 17 13 18,710 75 348 74 72 78 77
Curaao 0.2 13 8 1 0.2 0.2 8.7 2.1 19 15 78 75
Dominica 0.07
POPULATION, 14 HEALTH,9 AND ENVIRONMENT
-5 0.07 DATA0.06 20
AND ESTIMATES 2.1 FOR22THE10 10,300
COUNTRIES 68
AND 1,133
REGIONS WORLD
OF THE 75 72
Dominican Republic 10.5 21 6 -3 11.3 12.2 31 2.5 31 6 12,450 72 1,310 70 68 73 70
Grenada 0.1 17 8 -2 0.1 0.1 15 2.1 26 7 11,650 41 3,710 Percent
of Married
76 74
Guadeloupe 0.4 13 7 -2
Net 0.4 0.4 8.7 2.2 Percent
21 14 GNIper 98
Population Women
15-49 Using
81 Life Expectancy
78
Population 16.9 of35
Population Contraceptiond
Haiti 10.9
Population 28
Births 9
Deaths -3
Migration 13.6 42
Infant 3.2
Total 4 1,750
Capita 59 1,092
per Square 35 31 64 at Birth
61 (years)
Jamaica 2.7
mid-2015 per18
1,000 7
per 1,000 Rate-5per 2.9
mid-2030 2.7 Mortality
mid-2050 21 2.3
Fertility 24
Age Age9 8,490 Percent
($US) 52 2,268
Kilometer 73
All 68
Modern 74
Both 70
Martinique (millions)
0.4 Population
11 Population
8 1,000
-10 (millions)
0.4 (millions)
0.4 8a
Rate 1.9b
Rate <15
19 65+
17 c
2014 Urban
89 of Arable
Land Methods
Methods
Sexes
82 Males
79 Fe
Puerto Rico
WORLD 7,336 3.5 10
20 8 -15
8,505 3.5 9,804 3.4 7.2
37 1.5
2.5 18
26 178 23,960
15,030 99
53 5,806
523 84
62 72
56 79
71 76
69
St. Kitts-Nevis
MORE DEVELOPED 1,254 0.05 14
11 108 1
2 1,295 0.05 1,310 0.06 13
5 1.8
1.7 21
16 178 21,990
39,020 32
77 921
238
67
59 75
79 73
76
St. Lucia
LESS DEVELOPED 6,082 0.2 12
22 6
7 0
-1 7,210 0.2 8,495 0.2 18
40 1.5
2.6 22
28 9
6 10,230
9,870 15
48 5,855
696 56
61 52
55 79
69 75
68
St. Vincent
LESS and the(Excl.
DEVELOPED Grenadines
China) 4,702 0.1 17
24 8
7 -8
-0 5,779 0.1 7,120 0.1 20
44 2.0
3.0 25
32 6
5 10,610
8,740 51
46 2,204
612
54
46 71
68 70
66
Trinidad
LEAST and Tobago
DEVELOPED 938 1.4 14
34 8
9 -1 1,300 1.3 1,887 1.2 13
62 1.7
4.3 21
40 9
4 26,220
2,270 15
29 5,375
521 43
37 38
32 75
62 71
60
SOUTH
AFRICA AMERICA 414
1,171 17
36 106 -0 464
1,658 496
2,473 18
59 2.0
4.7 26
41 8
4 14,850
4,720 84
40 309
487 75
35 69
29 75
60 72
58
Argentina
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 42.4
949 18
38 118 0
-0 49.4
1,369 58.4
2,081 10.8
64 2.2
5.0 24
43 113
3,480 93
38 108
484 55
30 53
25 77
57 73
56
Bolivia
NORTHERN AFRICA 10.5
222 26
29 7
6 -1 13.0
289 15.8
392 39
29 3.2
3.4 31 6
5 6,130
9,740 69
51 242
500 61
51 34
46 67
71 65
69
Brazil
Algeria 204.5
39.9 15
26 6 0
-1 223.1
49.9 226.3
60.4 19
21 1.8
3.0 24
28 7
6 15,900
13,540 86
73 281
524 80
56 77
48 75
74 71
72
Chile
Egypt 18.0
89.1 14
31 6 2
0 19.6
117.9 20.2
162.4 7.4
22 1.8
3.5 21
31 104 21,570
11,020 90
43 1,347
3,196 61
59
57 79
71 76
70
Colombia
Libya 48.2
6.3 19
21 6
4 -1
-11 53.2
7.5 54.9
8.4 16
14 1.9
2.4 27
29 7
5 12,600
16,190 76
78 3,104
359 79
42 73
20 75
71 72
69
Ecuador
Morocco 16.3
34.1 21
22 5
6 0
-2 19.8
38.7 23.4
41.9 17
26 2.6
2.5 31
25 7
6 11,120
7,180 70
60 1,425
425 73
67 59
57 75
74 72
73
French
Sudan Guiana 0.3
40.9 26
38 3
9 5
-2 0.4
61.7 0.6
105.0 9
52 3.5
5.2 34
43 5
3
3,980 77
33
193
12
12 80
62 77
60
Guyana
Tunisia 0.7
11.0 21
19 7
6 -7
-1 0.8
12.3 0.7
12.9 32
16 2.6
2.1 27
23 6
8 6,930
10,600 29
68 180
388 34
63 33
50 66
76 64
74
Paraguay
Western Saharae 7.0
0.6 23
20 6 -1
9 8.5
0.8 10.1
0.8 29
37 2.8
2.4 33
26 5
3 8,010
64
82 159
79
70
72
68 70
66
Peru
WESTERN AFRICA 31.2
349 20
39 125 -1 35.9
509 40.1
784 17
64 2.5
5.4 29
43 6
3 11,510
4,040 79
45 761
402 75
16 52
12 75
55 72
54
Suriname
Benin 0.6
10.6 18
37 7
10 -2
0 0.7
15.1 0.7
21.5 17
67 2.3
4.9 28
45 6
3 15,960
1,850 71
45 923
393 48
18 47
13 71
59 68
58
UruguayFaso
Burkina 3.6
18.5 14
44 10
11 -1 3.7
28.4 3.8
46.6 8.9
69 1.9
6.0 21
45 142 20,220
1,660 93
27 204
308 77
18 75
18 77
56 73
56
Venezuela
Cape Verde 30.6
0.5 20
21 5
6 0
-2 36.1
0.6 40.5
0.7 13.3
22 2.5
2.4 28
31 6 17,140
6,320 94
62 1,120
1,090 70
61 62
57 75 72
71
ASIA
Cte dIvoire 4,397
23.3 18
37 7
14 -0
0 4,939
32.0 5,324
46.3 33
74 2.2
4.9 25
41 8
3 11,450
3,350 47
50 938
805 66
18 60
13 72
51 70
50
ASIA
Gambia(Excl. China) 3,017 2.0 21
42 7
10 -0
-1 3,507 3.1 3,949 5.0 38
47 2.4
5.6 28
46 6
2 10,480
1,580 44
57 832
459 57
9 48
8 70
59 68
58
WESTERN
Ghana ASIA 257
27.7 22
33 5
8 3
-2 321
37.7 387
52.6 22
41 2.9
4.2 30
39 5 25,130
3,960 71
51 705
588 54
27 37
22 74
61 71
60
Guinea
Armenia 11.0
3.0 38
14 12
9 0
-6 16.0
2.9 24.2
2.5 67
9 5.1
1.5 42
19 113 1,140
8,550 36
63 366
675 6
55 5
26 60
75 58
72
Guinea-Bissau
Azerbaijan 1.8
9.7 37
18 13
6 -1
0 2.5
11.0 3.5
12.1 92
11 4.9
2.2 43
22 3
6 1,430
16,910 49
53 594
510 16
51 14
13 54
74 53
72
Liberia
Bahrain 4.5
1.4 36
15 9
2 -1
5 6.4
1.7 9.4
1.9 54
8 4.7
2.1 42
21 3
2 820
38,140 47
100 899
88,490 20
62 19
31 60
76 59
75
Mali
Cyprus 16.7
1.2 44
12 15
6 -4
-12 26.1
1.3 43.6
1.4 56
5 5.9
1.4 47
17 123 1,660
29,800 39
67 245
1,260 10
10
53
80 53
78
Mauritania
Georgia 3.6
3.8 34
14 9
12 -1
-2 5.0
4.9 7.1
4.7 72
10 4.2
1.7 40
17 143 3,700
7,510 59
54 883
944 11
53 10
35 63
75 62
71
Niger
Iraq 18.9
37.1 50
31 11
4 0
2 33.8
53.4 68.0
76.5 60
37 7.6
4.2 52
41 4
3 950
14,670 22
71 118
1,080 14
53 12
33 60
69 59
67
Nigeria
Israel 181.8
8.4 39
21 14
5 -0
1 261.7
10.6 396.5
13.9 69
3.0 5.5
3.3 43
28 113 5,680
32,550 50
91 520
2,846 15
10
52
82 52
80
Senegal
Jordan 14.7
8.1 37
28 8
6 -1
3 21.5
9.0 32.3
11.4 33
17 5.0
3.5 42
37 4
3 2,290
11,910 45
83 439
3,810 22
61 20
42 65
74 63
73
Sierra Leone
Kuwait 6.5
3.8 37
17 14
2 -1
22 8.3
5.0 10.6
6.1 92
8 4.9
2.3 41
23 3
2 1,830
87,700 41
98 375
35,893 17
52 16
39 50
74 50
73
Togo
Lebanon 7.2
6.2 38
15 11
5 0
31 10.5
5.5 16.3
5.6 49
8 4.8
1.7 42
26 3
6 1,310
17,330 38
87 273
2,993 20
58 17
34 57
77 56
76
EASTERN
Oman AFRICA 388 4.2 36
21 9
3 -0
45 5625.2 8415.7 52
10 4.8
2.9 43
22 3
3 1,930
36,240 24
75 560
13,574 41
24 35
15 61
77 59
75
Burundi
Palestinian Territory 10.7
4.5 43
32 10
4 0
-2 17.2
6.6 30.4
9.2 65
18 6.2
4.1 46
40 3 790
5,080 10
83 977
9,925 22
57 18
44 59
73 57
72
Comoros
Qatar 0.8
2.4 33
12 9
1 -3
28 1.0
2.8 1.3
3.0 36
7 4.3
2.0 41
15 3
1 1,530
133850 28
100 868
18,750 19
38 14
34 61
78 60
78
Djibouti
Saudi Arabia 0.9
31.6 27
20 9
4 -3
5 1.1
39.0 1.2
47.1 58
16 3.4
2.9 34
30 4
3
53,760 77
81 38,827
979 19
24 18
62
74 60
73
Eritrea
Syria 5.2
17.1 37
23 7 -5
-26 7.3
26.1 10.4
31.2 46
16 4.4
2.8 43
33 2
4 1,180
21
54 981
366 8
54 7
38 63
70 60
64
Ethiopia
Turkey 98.1
78.2 31
17 8
5 0
3 130.5
88.4 165.1
93.5 49
11 4.1
2.2 41
24 4
8 1,500
19,040 17
77 641
381 42
74 40
47 64
77 62
75
Kenya
United Arab Emirates 44.3
9.6 31
14 8
1 0
8 60.1
12.3 81.4
15.5 39
6 3.9
1.8 41
16 3
1 2,890
63,750 24
83 794
19,093 58
28 53
24 62
77 60
76
Madagascar
Yemen 23.0
26.7 34
33 7 0
1 34.3
35.7 52.8
46.1 38
43 4.4 41 3 1,400
3,820 33
34 660
2,110 40
34 33
29 65 64
62
Malawi CENTRAL ASIA
SOUTH 17.2
1,903 37
22 11
7 0
-1 24.7
2,227 36.6
2,526 53
45 5.0
2.5 44
30 53 780
6,010 16
34 458
776 59
54 57
46 61
68 60
66
Mauritius ASIA
CENTRAL 69 1.3 11
25 8
6 -1 821.3 961.2 14.5
37 1.4
2.9 20
29 59 18,290
9,930 41
47 1,663
219 76
54 39
50 74
69 71
65
Mayotte
Kazakhstan 0.2
17.5 31
25 2
8 -5
0 0.3
20.7 0.5
24.6 4
25 4.1
3.0 44
25 3
7
21,580 50
53 76
51
50 79
70 76
66
Mozambique
Kyrgyzstan 25.7
6.0 45
27 13
6 0
-1 41.0
8.2 72.9
11.6 83
24 5.9
4.0 45
32 3
4 1,170
3,220 31
36 455
463 12
42 11
40 54
70 52
66
Reunion
Tajikistan 0.9
8.5 17
33 5
7 -3 1.0
11.2 1.2
14.8 8
40 2.4
3.8 24
36 103
2,630 94
27
990 67
28 64
26 80
67 77
64
Rwanda
Turkmenistan 11.3
5.4 31
21 8 -1 15.8
6.2 21.0
6.6 32
46 4.2
2.3 41
28 3
4 1,530
14,520 28
50 959
279 53
48 48
46 65 63
61
Seychelles
Uzbekistan 0.09
31.3 17
23 8
5 6
-1 0.1
36.0 0.1
38.3 12.7
44 2.4 22
28 8
4 24,630
5,840 54
51 9,173
721
65
59 73
68 69
65
SomaliaASIA
SOUTH 11.1
1,834 44
22 12
7 -7
-1 16.9
2,145 27.1
2,430 79
45 6.6
2.5 47
30 3
5
5,870 38
33 985
857 15
54 1
46 55
68 53
66
South Sudan
Afghanistan 12.2
32.2 36
34 12
8 11
2 17.3
45.8 24.8
64.3 77
74 6.9
4.9 42
45 3
2 2,030
1,980 17
25
415 4
21 1
20 55
61 54
60
Tanzania
Bangladesh 52.3
160.4 39
20 9
6 -1
-3 79.4
185.1 129.4
201.9 37
38 5.2
2.3 45
33 3
5 2,530
3,340 30
23 360
2,089 34
62 26
54 62
71 60
70
2015 Population Reference Bureau
Uganda
Bhutan 40.1
0.8 40
18 9
7 -1
2 See
0.9notes on
63.4 page
1.1 21 47
104.1 54 5.9
2.2 48
31 2
5 1,690
7,560 18 2015 WORLD
38 582
764 POPULATION
27
66 DATA
65 59 13 68
26 SHEET68 58
Zambia
India 15.5
1,314.1 43
21 13
7 0
-1 23.7
1,512.9 42.0
1,660.1 75
42 5.6
2.3 46
29 3
5 3,860
5,760 40
32 408
842 49
54 45
47 53
68 51
66
Yemen 26.7 33 7 1 35.7 46.1 43 4.4 41 3 3,820 34 2,110 34 29 65 62
SOUTH CENTRAL ASIA 1,903 22 7 -1 2,227 2,526 45 2.5 30 5 6,010 34 776 54 46 68 66
CENTRAL ASIA 69 25 6 -1 82 96 37 2.9 29 5 9,930 47 219 54 50 69 65
Kazakhstan 17.5
POPULATION, 25 HEALTH,8 AND ENVIRONMENT
0 20.7 DATA 24.6 25
AND ESTIMATES 3.0 FOR25THE COUNTRIES
7 21,580 53
AND REGIONS 76 51 WORLD
OF THE 50 70 66
Kyrgyzstan 6.0 27 6 -1 8.2 11.6 24 4.0 32 4 3,220 36 463 42 40 70 66
Tajikistan 8.5 33 7 -3 11.2 14.8 40 3.8 36 3 2,630 27 990 Percent
28 of Married
26 67 64
Turkmenistan 5.4 21 8 -1
Net 6.2 6.6 46 2.3 Percent 4
28 14,520
GNI per 50 279
Population Women
48 15-49 46
Using 65 Life Expectancy
61
Population 38.3 of28
Population Contraceptiond
Uzbekistan 31.3
Population 23
Births 5
Deaths -1
Migration 36.0 44
Infant 2.4
Total 4 5,840
Capita 51 per 721
Square 65 59 68 at Birth
65 (years)
SOUTH ASIA 1,834
mid-2015 per22
1,000 7
per 1,000 Rate-1per 2,145
mid-2030 2,430
mid-2050 45
Mortality 2.5
Fertility 30
Age Age5 5,870
($US) 33
Percent 857
Kilometer 54
All 46
Modern 68
Both 66
Afghanistan (millions)
32.2 Population
34 Population
8 1,000
2 (millions)
45.8 (millions)
64.3 74 a
Rate 4.9b
Rate <15
45 65+2 2014 c
1,980 Urban
25 of Arable
415Land Methods
21 Methods
20 Sexes
61 Males
60 Fe
Bangladesh
WORLD 160.4
7,336 20 6
8 -3 185.1
8,505 201.9
9,804 38
37 2.3
2.5 33
26 85 3,340
15,030 23
53 2,089
523 62 54
56 71 70
69
BhutanDEVELOPED
MORE 1,254 0.8 18
11 107 2 1,295 0.9 1,310 1.1 47
5 2.2
1.7 31
16 175 7,560
39,020 38
77 764
238 66
67 65
59 68
79 68
76
IndiaDEVELOPED
LESS 1,314.1
6,082 21
22 7 -1 1,512.9
7,210 1,660.1
8,495 42
40 2.3
2.6 29
28 65 5,760
9,870 32
48 842
696 54
61 47
55 68
69 66
68
Iran DEVELOPED (Excl. China)
LESS 78.5
4,702 19
24 5
7 -1
-0 90.2
5,779 99.3
7,120 15
44 1.8
3.0 24
32 5 16,080
8,740 71
46 442
612 82
54 60
46 74
68 72
66
Maldives
LEAST DEVELOPED 938 0.3 22
34 3
9 0
-1 1,300 0.4 1,887 0.6 9
62 2.2
4.3 26
40 5
4 12,770
2,270 45
29 11,565
521 35
37 27
32 74
62 73
60
Nepal
AFRICA 28.0
1,171 22
36 107 -1
-0 32.4
1,658 36.0
2,473 33
59 2.4
4.7 33
41 6
4 2,420
4,720 18
40 1,322
487 50
35 47
29 67
60 66
58
Pakistan
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 199.0
949 30
38 117 -2
-0 254.7
1,369 344.0
2,081 69
64 3.8
5.0 36
43 4
3 5,100
3,480 38 939
484 35
30 26
25 66
57 66
56
Sri Lanka
NORTHERN AFRICA 20.9
222 18
29 6 -4
-1 22.5
289 23.0
392 9
29 2.3
3.4 25
31 8
5 10,270
9,740 18
51 1,672
500 68
51 53
46 74
71 71
69
SOUTHEAST
Algeria ASIA 628
39.9 20
26 7
6 -0
-1 737
49.9 839
60.4 28
21 2.4
3.0 27
28 6 10,720
13,540 47
73 906
524 62
56 54
48 71
74 68
72
Brunei
Egypt 0.4
89.1 17
31 3
6 1
0 0.5
117.9 0.5
162.4 4
22 1.6
3.5 25
31 5
4 71,020
11,020 77
43 9,796
3,196
59
57 79
71 77
70
Cambodia
Libya 15.4
6.3 24
21 6
4 -2
-11 18.1
7.5 21.3
8.4 28
14 2.7
2.4 31
29 6
5 3,080
16,190 21
78 376
359 56
42 39
20 64
71 61
69
Indonesia
Morocco 255.7
34.1 21
22 6 -1
-2 307.6
38.7 366.5
41.9 31
26 2.6
2.5 29
25 5
6 10,250
7,180 54
60 1,086
425 62
67 58
57 71
74 69
73
Laos
Sudan 6.9
40.9 27
38 6
9 -3
-2 8.8
61.7 10.6
105.0 68
52 3.1
5.2 37
43 4
3 4,910
3,980 38
33 475
193 50
12 42
12 68
62 67
60
Malaysia
Tunisia 30.8
11.0 17
19 5
6 3
-1 36.0
12.3 42.3
12.9 7
16 2.0
2.1 26
23 6
8 23,850
10,600 74
68 3,231
388 49
63 32
50 75
76 73
74
MyanmarSaharae
Western 52.1
0.6 19
20 9
6 -1
9 56.5
0.8 56.5
0.8 62
37 2.3
2.4 24
26 5
3 34
82 481
46
46
65
68 63
66
PhilippinesAFRICA
WESTERN 103.0
349 23
39 126 -1 127.8
509 157.1
784 23
64 2.9
5.4 34
43 34 8,300
4,040 44
45 1,857
402 55
16 38
12 69
55 65
54
Singapore
Benin 5.5
10.6 10
37 5
10 14
0 6.5
15.1 7.0
21.5 1.8
67 1.3
4.9 16
45 113 80,270
1,850 100
45 879,543
393 62
18 55
13 83
59 80
58
Thailand
Burkina Faso 65.1
18.5 12
44 8
11 0
-1 69.8
28.4 66.1
46.6 11
69 1.6
6.0 18
45 112 13,950
1,660 49
27 393
308 79
18 77
18 75
56 72
56
Timor-Leste
Cape Verde 1.2
0.5 36
21 8
6 -9
-2 1.8
0.6 2.8
0.7 45
22 5.7
2.4 42
31 5
6 5,680
6,320 32
62 775
1,090 22
61 21
57 68
75 66
71
Viet
CteNamdIvoire 91.7
23.3 17
37 7
14 0 103.2
32.0 108.2
46.3 16
74 2.4
4.9 24
41 7
3 5,350
3,350 33
50 1,436
805 76
18 57
13 73
51 71
50
EAST
GambiaASIA 1,609 2.0 12
42 7
10 0
-1 1,654 3.1 1,572 5.0 11
47 1.6
5.6 17
46 122 16,040
1,580 59
57 1,380
459 82
9 81
8 76
59 74
58
China
Ghana 1,371.9
27.7 12
33 7
8 -0
-2 1,422.5
37.7 1,365.7
52.6 12
41 1.7
4.2 17
39 105 13,130
3,960 55
51 1,293
588 85
27 84
22 75
61 73
60
GuineaHong Kong SARf
China, 7.3
11.0 9
38 6
12 3
0 8.1
16.0 8.6
24.2 1.6
67 1.2
5.1 11
42 153 56,570
1,140 100
36 231,314
366 80
6 75
5 84
60 81
58
China, Macao SARf
Guinea-Bissau 0.7
1.8 12
37 3
13 11
-1 0.7
2.5 0.8
3.5 3
92 1.2
4.9 11
43 8
3 118460
1,430 100
49
594
16
14 83
54 80
53
Japan
Liberia 126.9
4.5 8
36 10
9 1
-1 116.6
6.4 96.9
9.4 2.1
54 1.4
4.7 13
42 263 37,920
820 93
47 3,000
899 54
20 44
19 83
60 80
59
Korea,
Mali North 25.0
16.7 14
44 9
15 0
-4 26.7
26.1 27.0
43.6 25
56 2.0
5.9 22
47 103
1,660 61
39 1,064
245 71
10 65
10 70
53 66
53
Korea, South
Mauritania 50.7
3.6 9
34 5
9 3
-1 52.2
5.0 48.1
7.1 3.0
72 1.2
4.2 14
40 133 34,620
3,700 82
59 3,339
883 80
11 70
10 82
63 79
62
Mongolia
Niger 3.0
18.9 28
50 6
11 -1
0 3.7
33.8 4.4
68.0 21
60 3.1
7.6 27
52 4 11,230
950 68
22 487
118 55
14 50
12 69
60 65
59
Taiwan
Nigeria 23.5
181.8 9
39 7
14 1
-0 23.4
261.7 20.4
396.5 3.9
69 1.2
5.5 14
43 123
5,680 73
50
520 71
15
10 80
52 77
52
EUROPE
Senegal 742
14.7 11
37 118 2
-1 744
21.5 728
32.3 6
33 1.4
5.0 16
42 174 31,650
2,290 73
45 269
439 70
22 61
20 78
65 74
63
EUROPEAN
Sierra LeoneUNION 510 6.5 10
37 10
14 2
-1 5208.3 518
10.6 4
92 1.6
4.9 16
41 193 36,280
1,830 73
41 470
375 72
17 64
16 81
50 78
50
NORTHERN
Togo EUROPE 103 7.2 12
38 9
11 4
0 112
10.5 120
16.3 4
49 1.8
4.8 18
42 173 40,340
1,310 79
38 522
273 81
20 78
17 81
57 78
56
Channel Islands
EASTERN AFRICA 388 0.2 10
36 7
9 3
-0 5620.2 8410.2 2.9
52 1.7
4.8 16
43 163
1,930 31
24 3,819
560
41
35 82
61 80
59
Denmark
Burundi 5.7
10.7 10
43 9
10 7
0 6.0
17.2 6.3
30.4 4
65 1.7
6.2 17
46 193 46,160
790 87
10 235
977
22
18 81
59 79
57
Estonia
Comoros 1.3
0.8 10
33 12
9 -1
-3 1.3
1.0 1.2
1.3 2.8
36 1.5
4.3 16
41 193 25,690
1,530 68
28 212
868 63
19 58
14 77
61 73
60
Finland
Djibouti 5.5
0.9 10
27 10
9 3
-3 5.8
1.1 6.1
1.2 2.2
58 1.7
3.4 16
34 204 40,000
85
77 244
38,827 77
19 75
18 81
62 78
60
Iceland
Eritrea 0.3
5.2 13
37 6
7 3
-5 0.4
7.3 0.4
10.4 1.7
46 1.9
4.4 20
43 142 42,530
1,180 95
21 275
981 8 7 82
63 81
60
Ireland
Ethiopia 4.6
98.1 15
31 6
8 -5
0 5.2
130.5 5.8
165.1 3.7
49 2.0
4.1 22
41 134 40,820
1,500 60
17 395
641 65
42 61
40 81
64 79
62
Latvia
Kenya 2.0
44.3 11
31 14
8 -4
0 1.6
60.1 1.4
81.4 3.5
39 1.6
3.9 15
41 193 23,150
2,890 68
24 168
794 68
58 56
53 74
62 70
60
Lithuania
Madagascar 2.9
23.0 11
34 14
7 -4
0 2.7
34.3 2.4
52.8 3.8
38 1.7
4.4 15
41 183 25,390
1,400 67
33 129
660 63
40 50
33 74
65 69
64
Norway
Malawi 5.2
17.2 12
37 8
11 7
0 5.9
24.7 6.7
36.6 2.4
53 1.8
5.0 18
44 163 65,970
780 80
16 646
458 88
59 82
57 82
61 80
60
Sweden
Mauritius 9.8
1.3 12
11 9
8 8
-1 11.4
1.3 12.4
1.2 2.2
14.5 1.9
1.4 17
20 209 46,710
18,290 84
41 376
1,663 75
76 65
39 82
74 80
71
United Kingdom
Mayotte 65.1
0.2 12
31 9
2 4
-5 71.0
0.3 77.0
0.5 3.9
4 1.9
4.1 18
44 173 38,370
80
50 1,047
84
84
81
79 79
76
WESTERN
Mozambique EUROPE 191
25.7 10
45 10
13 4
0 198
41.0 199
72.9 3
83 1.7
5.9 16
45 193 44,790
1,170 77
31 566
455 71
12 68
11 81
54 79
52
Austria
Reunion 8.6
0.9 10
17 9
5 6
-3 9.2
1.0 9.5
1.2 3
8 1.5
2.4 14
24 18
10 45,040
67
94 638
70
67 68
64 81
80 78
77
Belgium
Rwanda 11.2
11.3 11
31 10
8 5
-1 12.3
15.8 13.1
21.0 3.8
32 1.8
4.2 17
41 183 43,030
1,530 99
28 1,397
959 70
53 69
48 80
65 78
63
France
Seychelles 64.3
0.09 12
17 8 0
6 68.5
0.1 72.3
0.1 3.5
12.7 2.0
2.4 19
22 188 39,720
24,630 78
54 352
9,173 76
74
82
73 79
69
Germany
Somalia 81.1
11.1 8
44 11
12 5
-7 81.1
16.9 76.4
27.1 3.3
79 1.5
6.6 13
47 213 46,840
73
38 685
985 66
15 62
1 80
55 78
53
Liechtenstein
South Sudan 0.04
12.2 9
36 7
12 4
11 0.04
17.3 0.05
24.8 3.3
77 1.5
6.9 15
42 163
2,030 15
17 1,249
4 1 82
55 81
54
Luxembourg
Tanzania 0.6
52.3 11
39 7
9 19
-1 0.7
79.4 0.7
129.4 3.1
37 1.5
5.2 17
45 143 57,830
2,530 90
30 908
360
34
26 82
62 80
60
Monaco
2015 Population Reference Bureau
Uganda 0.04
40.1 6
40 7
9 13
-1 0.04
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page
104.1 54 1.4
5.9 13
48 242
1,690 100
18 2015 WORLD
582
POPULATION
27 SHEET
DATA
26 59 14 58
Netherlands
Zambia 16.9
15.5 10
43 9
13 2
0 17.6
23.7 17.9
42.0 3.8
75 1.7
5.6 17
46 173 47,660
3,860 90
40 1,675
408 69
49 67
45 81
53 79
51
Switzerland 8.3 10 8 11 8.7 9.0 3.9 1.5 15 18 59,600 74 2,057 82 78 83 81
Lithuania 2.9 11 14 -4 2.7 2.4 3.8 1.7 15 18 25,390 67 129 63 50 74 69
Norway 5.2 12 8 7 5.9 6.7 2.4 1.8 18 16 65,970 80 646 88 82 82 80
Sweden 9.8 12 9 8 11.4 12.4 2.2 1.9 17 20 46,710 84 376 75 65 82 80
United Kingdom 65.1
POPULATION, 12 HEALTH,9 AND ENVIRONMENT
4 71.0 DATA 77.0 3.9
AND ESTIMATES 1.9 FOR18THE17 38,370
COUNTRIES 80
AND 1,047
REGIONS 84 WORLD
OF THE 84 81 79
WESTERN EUROPE 191 10 10 4 198 199 3 1.7 16 19 44,790 77 566 71 68 81 79
Austria 8.6 10 9 6 9.2 9.5 3 1.5 14 18 45,040 67 638 Percent
70 of Married
68 81 78
Belgium 11.2 11 10 Net5 12.3 13.1 3.8 1.8 Percent
17 18 43,030
GNI per 99 1,397
Population Women
70 15-49 69 Using 80 Life Expectancy
78
Population 72.3 of19
Population Contraception d
France 64.3
Population 12
Births 8
Deaths 0
Migration 68.5 3.5
Infant 2.0
Total 18 39,720
Capita 78 per 352
Square 76 74 82 at Birth
79 (years)
Germany mid-2015
81.1 per 1,000
8 per11
1,000 Rate 5per mid-2030
81.1 76.4 Mortality
mid-2050 3.3 Fertility
1.5 Age
13 Age
21 ($US)
46,840 Percent
73 Kilometer
685 All
66 Modern
62 Both
80 78
a
Liechtenstein (millions)
0.04 Population
9 Population
7 1,000
4 (millions)
0.04 (millions)
0.05 Rate
3.3 1.5b
Rate <15
15 65+
16 c
2014 Urban
15 of Arable
1,249Land Methods
Methods
Sexes
82 Males
81 Fe
Luxembourg
WORLD 7,336 0.6 11
20 7
8 19
8,505 0.7 9,8040.7 3.1
37 1.5
2.5 17
26 14
8 57,830
15,030 90
53 908
523
62
56 82
71 80
69
Monaco
MORE DEVELOPED 1,254 0.04 116 7
10 132 1,295 0.04 1,310 0.05 5 1.4
1.7 13
16 24
17
39,020 100
77
238
67
59
79 76
Netherlands
LESS DEVELOPED 6,08216.9 10
22 9
7 -12 7,21017.6 17.9
8,495 3.8
40 1.7
2.6 17
28 17
6 47,660
9,870 90
48 1,675
696 69
61 67
55 81
69 79
68
Switzerland
LESS DEVELOPED (Excl. China) 4,702 8.3 10
24 8
7 11
-0 5,779 8.7 7,1209.0 3.9
44 1.5
3.0 15
32 18
5 59,600
8,740 74
46 2,057
612 82
54 78
46 83
68 81
66
EASTERN EUROPE
LEAST DEVELOPED 292
938 12
34 13
9 -11 280
1,300 260
1,887 8
62 1.6
4.3 16
40 144 21,130
2,270 69
29 153
521 69
37 57
32 73
62 68
60
Belarus
AFRICA 1,171 9.5 13
36 13
10 -02 1,658 9.1 2,4738.7 4.4
59 1.7
4.7 16
41 14
4 17,610
4,720 76
40 173
487 63
35 51
29 73
60 67
58
Bulgaria
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 949 7.2 389 15
11 -0 1,369 6.6 2,0815.8 7.6
64 1.5
5.0 14
43 20
3 15,850
3,480 73
38 216
484 69
30 40
25 75
57 71
56
Czech Republic
NORTHERN AFRICA 22210.6 10
29 10
6 -12 10.8
289 11.1
392 2.4
29 1.5
3.4 15
31 17
5 26,970
9,740 74
51 334
500 86
51 78
46 79
71 76
69
Hungary
Algeria 9.8
39.9 269 13
6 -3
-1 9.7
49.9 9.4
60.4 4.6
21 1.4
3.0 15
28 18
6 23,830
13,540 69
73 224
524 81
56 71
48 76
74 72
Moldova
Egypt 4.1
89.1 11
31 116 -10 3.7
117.9 2.9
162.4 10
22 1.3
3.5 16
31 10
4 5,480
11,020 42
43 227
3,196 60
59 42
57 72
71 68
70
Poland
Libya 38.5
6.3 10
21 104 -0
-11 37.2
7.5 34.0
8.4 4.2
14 1.3
2.4 15
29 15
5 24,090
16,190 60
78 352
359
42
20 78
71 74
69
Romania
Morocco 19.8
34.1 229 13
6 -4
-2 18.6
38.7 16.4
41.9 8.8
26 1.3
2.5 16
25 17
6 19,030
7,180 54
60 226
425 70
67 51
57 75
74 71
73
Sudang
Russia 144.3
40.9 13
38 13
9 -22 140.4
61.7 134.2
105.0 9.3
52 1.8
5.2 16
43 13
3 24,710
3,980 74
33 121
193 68
12 55
12 71
62 65
60
Slovakia
Tunisia 5.4
11.0 10
19 9
6 -10 5.4
12.3 5.0
12.9 6.0
16 1.4
2.1 15
23 14
8 25,970
10,600 54
68 389
388 80
63 66
50 76 73
74
Westerng Saharae
Ukraine 42.8
0.6 11
20 15
6 1
9 38.2
0.8 32.3
0.8 9.6
37 1.5
2.4 15
26 15
3 8,560
69
82 132
68
61
71
68 66
SOUTHERN
WESTERN AFRICA EUROPE 156
349 399 10
12 -0
-1 154
509 149
784 4
64 1.4
5.4 15
43 193 29,730
4,040 68
45 517
402 66
16 48
12 81
55 79
54
Albania
Benin 2.9
10.6 12
37 7
10 -60 3.0
15.1 2.8
21.5 7.9
67 1.8
4.9 19
45 12
3 10,260
1,850 56
45 467
393 69
18 10
13 78
59 76
58
Andorra
Burkina Faso 0.08
18.5 449 4
11 -7
-1 0.08
28.4 0.07
46.6 3.4
69 1.3
6.0 15
45 18
2
1,660 86
27 3,254
308
18
18
56 56
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Cape Verde 3.7
0.5 217 9
6 -20 3.5
0.6 3.2
0.7 5
22 1.2
2.4 15
31 16
6 10,020
6,320 40
62 363
1,090 46
61 12
57 75 72
71
Croatia
Cte dIvoire 4.2
23.3 379 12
14 -20 4.0
32.0 3.6
46.3 4.1
74 1.5
4.9 15
41 18
3 20,560
3,350 56
50 468
805
18
13 77
51 74
50
Greece
Gambia 11.5
2.0 429 10 -1 11.1
3.1 9.7
5.0 3.7
47 1.3
5.6 15
46 21
2 26,130
1,580 78
57 454
459 769 468 81
59 78
58
Italy
Ghana 62.5
27.7 338 10
8 2
-2 63.5
37.7 63.5
52.6 2.9
41 1.4
4.2 14
39 22
5 34,710
3,960 68
51 878
588 63
27 41
22 83
61 80
60
Guinea h
Kosovo 1.8
11.0 13
38 4
12 -120 1.9
16.0 1.9
24.2 12
67 2.3
5.1 28
42 7
3 9,410
1,140 38
36
366 666 145 77
60 74
58
Macedonia i 2.1 11 10 0 2.0 1.8 10 1.5 17 13 12,600 57 500 40 27 75 73
Guinea-Bissau 1.8 37 13 -1 2.5 3.5 92 4.9 43 3 1,430 49 594 16 14 54 53
Malta
Liberia 0.4
4.5 10
36 8
9 3
-1 0.4
6.4 0.4
9.4 5.5
54 1.4
4.7 15
42 16
3 27,020
820 95
47 4,799
899 86
20 46
19 82
60 80
59
Montenegro
Mali 0.6
16.7 12
44 10
15 -1
-4 0.7
26.1 0.8
43.6 4.4
56 1.6
5.9 18
47 14
3 14,510
1,660 64
39 362
245 23
10 15
10 77
53 74
53
Portugal
Mauritania 10.3
3.6 348 10
9 -3
-1 9.9
5.0 9.1
7.1 2.8
72 1.2
4.2 14
40 19
3 28,010
3,700 61
59 950
883 87
11 83
10 80
63 77
62
San
Niger Marino 0.03
18.9 509 8
11 5
0 0.03
33.8 0.03
68.0 2.2
60 1.5
7.6 15
52 18
4 950 94
22 3,293
118
14
12 87
60 84
59
Serbia
Nigeria 181.87.1 399 14 -2
-0 6.8
261.7 6.1
396.5 5.7
69 1.6
5.5 14
43 18
3 12,150
5,680 60
50 216
520 58
15 18
10 75
52 73
52
Slovenia
Senegal 2.1
14.7 10
37 9
8 -10 2.1
21.5 2.0
32.3 2.1
33 1.6
5.0 15
42 18
4 28,650
2,290 50
45 1,206
439 79
22 63
20 81
65 78
63
Spain
Sierra Leone 46.4
6.5 379 9
14 -2
-1 45.4
8.3 43.7
10.6 2.9
92 1.3
4.9 15
41 18
3 32,860
1,830 77
41 373
375 66
17 62
16 83
50 80
50
OCEANIA
Togo 40 7.2 18
38 7
11 6
0 48
10.5 59
16.3 22
49 2.5
4.8 24
42 123 31,600
1,310 70
38 82
273 62
20 58
17 77
57 75
56
Australia AFRICA
EASTERN 38823.9 13
36 7
9 -08 28.5
562 34.0
841 3.6
52 1.9
4.8 19
43 15
3 42,880
1,930 89
24 51
560 72
41 68
35 82
61 80
59
Federated
Burundi States of Micronesia 0.1
10.7 24
43 5
10 -140 0.1
17.2 0.1
30.4 29
65 3.5
6.2 34
46 4
3 3,680
790 22
10 5,074
977
22 70
18 70
59 69
57
Fiji
Comoros 0.9
0.8 21
33 8
9 -6
-3 0.9
1.0 1.0
1.3 15
36 3.1
4.3 29
41 5
3 8,030
1,530 51
28 527
868 29
19
14 70
61 67
60
French
DjiboutiPolynesia 0.3
0.9 16
27 5
9 0
-3 0.3
1.1 0.3
1.2 6.0
58 2.0
3.4 24
34 7
4 56
77 10,265
38,827
19
18 77
62 75
60
Guam
Eritrea 0.2
5.2 21
37 6
7 -6
-5 0.2
7.3 0.2
10.4 13.3
46 2.9
4.4 26
43 8
2
1,180 93
21 17,953
981 678 587 79
63 76
60
Kiribati
Ethiopia 0.1
98.1 30
31 9
8 -10 0.2
130.5 0.2
165.1 45
49 3.8
4.1 36
41 4 2,580
1,500 54
17 5,600
641 22
42 18
40 65
64 63
62
Marshall
Kenya Islands 0.06
44.3 30
31 4
8 -170 0.06
60.1 0.07
81.4 26
39 4.1
3.9 41 3 4,630
2,890 74
24 2,753
794 45
58 42
53 72
62 70
60
Nauru
Madagascar 0.01
23.0 35
34 8
7 -90 0.01
34.3 0.02
52.8 33
38 3.9
4.4 37
41 1
3
1,400 100
33
660 36
40 23
33 66
65 62
64
New
MalawiCaledonia 0.3
17.2 15
37 6
11 4
0 0.3
24.7 0.3
36.6 5
53 2.3
5.0 24
44 9
3 780 70
16 4,959
458
59
57 77
61 74
60
New Zealand
Mauritius 4.6
1.3 13
11 7
8 11
-1 5.2
1.3 5.7
1.2 5.7
14.5 1.9
1.4 20 15
9 33,760
18,290 86
41 794
1,663 75
76 72
39 81
74 80
71
Palau
Mayotte 0.02
0.2 13
31 11
2 -50 0.02
0.3 0.02
0.5 13
4 1.7
4.1 20
44 6
3 14,280
84
50 1,779
33
30
72
79 69
76
Papua New Guinea
Mozambique 7.7
25.7 33
45 10
13 0 10.5
41.0 14.2
72.9 47
83 4.3
5.9 39
45 3 2,510
1,170 13
31 2,443
455 32
12 24
11 62
54 60
52
Samoa
Reunion 0.2
0.9 29
17 5 -28
-3 0.2
1.0 0.2
1.2 16
8 4.7
2.4 39
24 5
10 5,600
19
94 2,451
29
67 27
64 74
80 73
77
Solomon
Rwanda Islands 0.6
11.3 30
31 5
8 0
-1 0.9
15.8 1.4
21.0 26
32 4.1
4.2 39
41 3 2,020
1,530 20
28 3,276
959 35
53 27
48 70
65 67
63
Tonga
Seychelles 0.1
0.09 27
17 7
8 -196 0.1 0.1 17
12.7 3.9
2.4 37
22 6
8 5,300
24,630 23
54 646
9,173 34
28
76
73 74
69
Tuvalu
Somalia 0.01
11.1 25
44 9
12 0
-7 0.01
16.9 0.02
27.1 10
79 3.2
6.6 33
47 5
3 5,260
59
38
985 31
15 221 70
55 67
53
Vanuatu
South Sudan 0.3
12.2 33
36 5
12 110 0.4
17.3 0.5
24.8 28
77 4.2
6.9 39
42 4
3 2,870
2,030 24
17 1,423
494 361 71
55 70
54
Tanzania 52.3
Population 39 per
Births 9
Deaths -1
Net 79.4
mid-2030 129.4
mid-2050 37
Infant 5.2
Total 45
Age 3
Age 2,530
GNI 30
per Percent 360
Population 34
All 26
Modern 62
Both 60
Males Fe
2015 Population Reference Bureau
Uganda 40.1
mid-2015 40
1,000 9
per 1,000 -1
Migration See
63.4notes(millions)
(millions) on page 21
104.1 54
Mortality 5.9
Fertility 48
<15 2
65+ 18 2015
1,690 Urban
Capita perWORLD
Square POPULATION
582 27
Methods DATA
26 SHEET
Methods 59 15 58
Sexes
Zambia (millions)
15.5 Population
43 Population
13 Rate 0per 23.7 42.0 75a
Rate 5.6b
Rate 46 3 ($US)
3,860 40 Kilometer
408 49 45 53 51
1,000 Population Percent of 2014c of Arable Land Percent of Married Life Expectancy
POPULATION, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT DATA AND ESTIMATES FOR THE COUNTRIES AND REGIONS OF THE WORLD

Percent of Married Maternal Percent Ages Tertiary Gender Ratio of Female Share of Female Share Percent of Married
GNI per Population Women 15-49 Using Life Expectancy Deaths per Net 15-24 With Secondary School School GenderPercent Labor Force
GNI per Nonagricultural
Population Women 15-49 Using
of Parliament Life Expectancy
Capita per Square Contraceptiond at Birth (years)
Population Births Deaths MigrationHIV/AIDS PopulationEnrollment Infant
100,000 Births Ratio Parity Index
Total of Population
ParticipationCapita
Rates Wage Earners
per SquareMembersContraceptiond at Birth (years)
($US) Percent Kilometer All Modern mid-2015
Both per 1,000 per 1,000 Rate per
Males mid-2030
Females mid-2050
Males Mortality
Females Fertility Age Age ($US) Percent Kilometer All Modern Both
2014c Urban of Arable Land Methods Methods (millions)MalesPopulation
Sexes Females Population
1990 2013 1,0002014 (millions)
2014 2008/2014 Ratea
(millions) 2008/2014 Rate b
2008/2014 <15 65+2013 2014c Urban of Arable Land2015Methods Methods Sexes Males Fe
2008/2013
15,030 53
WORLD 523 62 56 7,336
71 69 20 73 269
8 136 8,505 9,80478 3776 2.51.03 26 8 0.6615,030 53 34 523 20 62 56 71 69
39,020 77MORE DEVELOPED
238 67 59 1,254
79 76 11 82 10
25 15 2 1,295 1,310
104 104
5 1.71.27 16 17 0.7939,020 77 48 238 23 67 59 79 76
9,870 48LESS DEVELOPED
696 61 55 6,082
69 68 22 72 338
7 159 -1 7,210 8,49574 4071 2.60.99 28 6 0.639,870 48 28 696 19 61 55 69 68
8,740 46LESS DEVELOPED
612 (Excl.
54China) 46 4,702
68 66 24 70 443
7 200 -0 0.4 5,779 0.7 7,12069 4466 3.00.94 32 5 0.568,740 46 28 612 17 54 46 68 66
2,270 29LEAST DEVELOPED
521 37 32 62938 60 34 63 900
9 384 -1 0.5 1,300 0.8 1,88746 6240 4.30.66 40 4 0.792,270 29 27 521 22 37 32 62 60
4,720 40AFRICA 487 35 29 1,171
60 58 36 61 801
10 412 -0 0.9 1,658 1.5 2,47354 5949 4.7 41 4 0.734,720 40 30 487 21 35 29 60 58
3,480 38SUB-SAHARAN 484 AFRICA 30 25 57949 56 38 59 964
11 488 -0 1.1 1,369 1.9 2,08149 6442 5.0 43 3 0.843,480 38 35 484 21 30 25 57 56
9,740 51NORTHERN 500AFRICA 51 46 71222 69 29 72 242
6 118 -1<0.1 289
<0.1 392
78 2975 3.41.09 31 5 0.329,740 51 20 500 51 46 71 69
13,540 73Algeria 524 56 48 74 39.9 72 26 77 160
6 89 -1<0.1 <0.1
49.9 60.4
96 21
100 3.01.51 28 6 0.2113,540 73 18 524 26 56 48 74 72
11,020 43Egypt 3,196 59 57 71 89.1 70 31 73 120
6 45 0<0.1 117.9
<0.1 162.4
90 2288 3.50.89 31 4 0.3211,020 43 19 3,196 59 57 71 70
16,190 78Libya 359 42 20 71 6.3 69 21 74 4
31 15 -11 7.5
8.4 14
2.4 29 5 0.3916,190 78 359 16 42 20 71 69
7,180 60Morocco 425 67 57 74 34.1 73 22 75 310
6 120 -2<0.1 <0.1
38.7 41.9
74 2663 2.50.89 25 6 0.35 7,180 60 22 425 11 67 57 74 73
3,980 33Sudan 193 12 12 62 40.9 60 38 64 720
9 360 -2 0.1 61.7
0.2 105.0
43 5239 5.21.12 43 3 0.41 3,980 33 193 12 12 62 60
10,600 68Tunisia 388 63 50 76 11.0 74 19 78 91
6 46 -1<0.1 <0.1
12.3 12.9
89 1693 2.11.62 23 8 0.3510,600 68 28 388 31 63 50 76 74
e
82Western Sahara 68 0.6 66 20 70 6 9
0.8 0.8 37
2.4 26 3 82 68 66
4,040 45WESTERN402 AFRICA 16 12 55349 54 39 56 1,053
12 539 -1 0.6 509 1.0 784
47 6440 5.4 43 3 0.764,040 45 402 10 16 12 55 54
1,850 45Benin 393 18 13 59 10.6 58 37 61 600
10 340 0 0.2 15.1
0.4 21.5
65 6743 4.90.27 45 3 0.86 1,850 45 26 393 7 18 13 59 58
1,660 27Burkina Faso308 18 18 56 18.5 56 44 57 770
11 400 -1 0.4 28.4
0.5 46.6
31 6926 6.00.49 45 2 0.86 1,660 27 308 13 18 18 56 56
6,320 62Cape Verde
1,090 61 57 75 0.5 71 21 80 230
6 53 -2 0.8 0.3
0.6 89
0.7 22
103 2.41.46 31 6 0.62 6,320 62 1,090 21 61 57 75 71
3,350 50Cte dIvoire
805 18 13 51 23.3 50 37 52 740
14 720 0 0.9 32.0
1.4 46.3
46 7432 4.90.62 41 3 0.64 3,350 50 21 805 9 18 13 51 50
1,580 57Gambia 459 9 8 59 2.0 58 42 60 710
10 430 -1 0.4 0.7
3.1 59
5.0 4756 5.6 46 2 0.87 1,580 57 459 9 9 8 59 58
3,960 51Ghana 588 27 22 61 27.7 60 33 63 760
8 380 -2 0.4 37.7
0.6 52.6
69 4165 4.20.63 39 5 0.94 3,960 51 32 588 11 27 22 61 60
1,140 36Guinea 366 6 5 60 11.0 58 38 61 1,100
12 650 0 0.4 16.0
0.7 24.2
47 6729 5.10.44 42 3 0.84 1,140 36 18 366 22 6 5 60 58
1,430 49Guinea-Bissau
594 16 14 54 1.8 53 37 56 930
13 560 -1 0.8 1.5
2.5 3.5 92
4.9 43 3 0.87 1,430 49 594 14 16 14 54 53
820 47Liberia 899 20 19 60 4.5 59 36 61 1,200
9 640 -1 0.3 0.4
6.4 42
9.4 5433 4.70.63 42 3 0.90 820 47 24 899 11 20 19 60 59
1,660 39Mali 245 10 10 53 16.7 53 44 53 1,100
15 550 -4 0.5 26.1
0.7 43.6
50 5640 5.90.43 47 3 0.62 1,660 39 245 9 10 10 53 53
3,700 59Mauritania883 11 10 63 3.6 62 34 64 630
9 320 -1 0.2 0.4
5.0 30
7.1 7229 4.20.44 40 3 0.36 3,700 59 883 22 11 10 63 62
950 22Niger 118 14 12 60 18.9 59 50 61 1,000
11 630 0<0.1 33.8
0.2 68.0
22 6015 7.60.34 52 4 0.45 950 22 36 118 13 14 12 60 59
5,680 50Nigeria 520 15 10 52181.8 52 39 53 1,200
14 560 -0 0.7 261.7
1.3 396.5
46 6941 5.5 43 3 0.76 5,680 50 520 5 15 10 52 52
2,290 45Senegal 439 22 20 65 14.7 63 37 67 530
8 320 -1 0.1 21.5
0.1 32.3
43 3339 5.00.59 42 4 0.75 2,290 45 27 439 43 22 20 65 63
1,830 41Sierra Leone375 17 16 50 6.5 50 37 51 2,300
14 1,100 -1 0.2 0.4
8.3 10.6
48 9242 4.9 41 3 0.95 1,830 41 375 12 17 16 50 50
1,310 38Togo 273 20 17 57 7.2 56 38 57 660
11 450 0 0.5 10.5
0.8
16.3 49
4.80.39 42 3 0.99 1,310 38 273 18 20 17 57 56
1,930 24EASTERN 560 AFRICA 41 35 61388 59 36 63 1,034
9 440 -0 1.3 562 1.9 841
41 5238 4.8 43 3 0.921,930 24 36 560 28 41 35 61 59
790 10Burundi 977 22 18 59 10.7 57 43 61 1,300
10 740 0 0.3 17.2
0.4 30.4
37 6529 6.20.42 46 3 1.02 790 10 977 35 22 18 59 57
1,530 28Comoros 868 19 14 61 0.8 60 33 62 630
9 350 -3
1.0 63
1.3 3665 4.30.86 41 3 0.44 1,530 28 868 3 19 14 61 60
77Djibouti38,827 19 18 62 0.9 60 27 63 400
9 230 -3 0.5 0.8
1.1 53
1.2 5843 3.40.68 34 4 0.54 77 38,827 13 19 18 62 60
1,180 21Eritrea 981 8 7 63 5.2 60 37 65 1,700
7 380 -5 0.2 0.3
7.3
10.4 46 4.40.50 43 2 0.89 1,180 21 981 22 8 7 63 60
1,500 17Ethiopia 641 42 40 64 98.1 62 31 65 1,400
8 420 0 0.5 130.5
0.6 165.1
49 4.1 41 4 0.88 1,500 17 39 641 26 42 40 64 62
2,890 24Kenya 794 58 53 62 44.3 60 31 65 490
8 400 0 60.1
81.4
69 3965 3.90.70 41 3 0.86 2,890 24 36 794 21 58 53 62 60
1,400 33Madagascar 660 40 33 65 23.0 64 34 66 740
7 440 0 0.2 34.3
0.1 52.8
39 3838 4.40.94 41 3 0.96 1,400 33 37 660 21 40 33 65 64
780 16Malawi 458 59 57 61 17.2 60 37 62 1,100
11 510 0 2.4 24.7
4.1 36.6
38 5335 5.00.65 44 3 1.04 780 16 458 17 59 57 61 60
18,290 41Mauritius1,663 76 39 74 1.3 71 11 78 70
8 73 -1 0.2 0.2
1.3 94
1.2 14.5
98 1.41.22 20 9 0.5918,290 41 38 1,663 12 76 39 74 71
50Mayotte 79 0.2 76 31 83 2 -5
0.3 0.5 4 4.1 44 3 50 79 76
1,170 31Mozambique 455 12 11 54 25.7 52 45 56 1,300
13 480 0 41.0
72.9
27 8325 5.90.69 45 3 1.03 1,170 31 455 40 12 11 54 52
94Reunion 67 64 80 0.9 77 17 84 5 -3
1.0 1.2 8 2.4 24 10 94 67 64 80 77
1,530 28Rwanda 959 53 48 65 11.3 63 31 66 1,400
8 320 -1 1.0 15.8
1.3 21.0
31 3234 4.20.75 41 3 1.01 1,530 28 34 959 58 53 48 65 63
24,630 54Seychelles
9,173 73 0.0969 17 78 8 6
0.1 69
0.1 12.7
75 2.42.20 22 8 24,630 54 53 9,173 44 73 69
38Somalia 985 15 1 55 11.1 53 44 57 1,300
12 850 -7 0.2 16.9
0.2
27.1 79
6.6 47 3 0.49 38 985 14 15 1 55 53
2,030 17South Sudan 4 1 55 12.2 54 36 56 1,800
12 730 11 0.7 17.3
1.3
24.8 77 6.9 42 3 2,030 17 24 4 1 55 54
2,530 30Tanzania 360 34 26 62 52.3 60 39 63 910
9 410 -1 1.4 79.4
2.1 129.4
34 3732 5.20.54 45 3 0.98 2,530 30 33 360 36 34 26 62 60
1,690 18
2015 Population
Uganda 582 Reference
27Bureau 26 59 40.1 58 40 60 780
9 360 -1 2.3 See
3.7notes on
63.4 page 21 5425
104.1
29 5.90.78 48 2 0.96 1,690 18 352015 WORLD
582 POPULATION
35 27 26 SHEET59 16 58
DATA
3,860 40Zambia 408 49 45 53 15.5 51 43 56 580
13 280 0 3.3 23.7
4.2
42.0 75
5.6 46 3 0.85 3,860 40 408 13 49 45 53 51
1,500 17Ethiopia 641 42 40 64 98.1 62 31 65 8
1,400 420 0 0.5 130.5 0.6 165.1
49 4.1 41 4 0.88 1,500 17 39 641 26 42 40 64 62
2,890 24Kenya 794 58 53 62 44.3 60 31 65 8
490 400 0 60.1
81.4
69 3965 3.90.70 41 3 0.86 2,890 24 36 794 21 58 53 62 60
1,400 33Madagascar 660 40 33 65 23.0 64 34 66 7
740 440 0 0.2 34.3
0.1 52.8
39 3838 4.40.94 41 3 0.96 1,400 33 37 660 21 40 33 65 64
780 16Malawi 458 59 57 61 17.2 60
POPULATION, 37HEALTH,
62 11
1,100 510 0 2.4
AND ENVIRONMENT 24.7
4.1
DATA AND 36.6 5335 FOR
38 ESTIMATES 5.00.65
THE 44 3 1.04 AND
COUNTRIES 780 REGIONS
16 OF458 17 59
THE WORLD 57 61 60
18,290 41Mauritius 1,663 76 39 74 1.3 71 11 78 8
70 73 -1 0.2 1.3
0.2 1.2
94 14.5
98 1.41.22 20 9 0.5918,290 41 38 1,663 12 76 39 74 71
50Mayotte Percent
of Married
79 0.2 76 31 83 Maternal
2 -5 Percent
Ages
0.3
0.5 4 Tertiary
4.1 44 Gender 3 Ratioof Female
50 Share of FemaleShare
79 76
1,170
GNI per 31Mozambique 455
Population Women
12 15-49 11
Using Life Expectancy
54 25.7 52 45 56 Deaths per
13
1,300 480 0 15-24 With
41.0
Secondary
72.9
27 School
8325 School Gender
5.90.69 45 Labor Force
3 1.03 1,170 Nonagricultural
31 455of Parliament
40 12 11 54 52
Contraceptiond
Capita
94Reunion per Square
67 64 80 at Birth
0.9 77 (years)
17 84 100,000
5 Births
-3 HIV/AIDS1.0 Enrollment
1.2 Ratio
8 Parity
2.4 Index24 Participation
10 Rates Wage
94 Earners Members 67 64 80 77
($US)
1,530 Percent
28RwandaKilometer
959 All
53 Modern
48 Both
65 11.3 63 31 66 8
1,400 320 -1Males
1.0 Females
15.8
1.3 Males
21.0
31 Females
3234 4.20.75 41 3 1.01 1,530 28 34 959 58 53 48 65 63
2014c
24,630 Urban of Arable
54Seychelles9,173Land Methods
Methods
Sexes
73 0.09 Males
69 Females
17 78 1990
8 2013
62014
2014
0.1
2008/2014
0.1
69 2008/2014
12.7
75 2008/2014
2.42.20 22 8 2013
24,630 2008/2013
54 53 9,173 2015 44 73 69
15,030
53
38Somalia 523 985 62
15 56
1 71
55 11.1 6953 44 73
57 269
12
1,300 136
850 -7 0.2
16.9
0.2 78
27.1 79
76 6.61.03
47 3 0.66
0.49 38 34
985 20
14 15 1 55 53
39,020
2,030 77
17South Sudan 238
67
4 59
1 79
55 12.2 7654 36 82
56 25
12
1,800 15 11
730 0.7
17.3
1.3 104
24.8 104
77 6.91.27
42 3 0.79
2,030 17 48
23
24 4 1 55 54
9,870
2,530 48
30Tanzania 696360 61
34 55
26 69
62 52.3 6860 39 72
63 338
9
910 159
410 -1 1.4
79.4
2.1 74
129.4
34 3771
32 5.20.99
0.54 45 3 0.63
0.98 2,530 30 28
33 360 19
36 34 26 62 60
8,740
1,690 46
18Uganda 612 582 54
27 46
26 68
59 40.1 6658 40 70
60 443
9
780 200
360 -1 0.42.3 0.7
63.4
3.7 69
104.1
29 5466
25 5.90.94
0.78 48 2 0.56
0.96 1,690 18 28
35 582 17
35 27 26 59 58
2,270
3,860 29
40Zambia 521 408 37
49 32
45 62
53 15.5 6051 43 63
56 900
13
580 384
280 0 0.5 3.3 0.8
23.7
4.2 46
42.0 75
40 5.60.66
46 3 0.79
0.85 3,860 40 27
408 22
13 49 45 53 51
4,720
1,710 40
33Zimbabwe487 436 35
67 29
67 60
61 17.4 5860 33 61
62 801
9
520 412
470 -3 0.94.8 1.5
25.2
7.0 54
37.5
48 5549
47 43
4.30.85 3 0.73
0.93 1,710 33 30
34 436 21
35 67 67 61 60
3,480
2,680 38
46MIDDLE AFRICA484
569 30
20 25
10 57
52149 50 56 59
44 54 964
14
1,061 488 -0 0.6
672 1.1 229 1.9
1.0 49
378
48 42
9632 46
6.10.48 0.842,680
3 0.90 46 35
569 21 20
17 10 52 50
9,740
7,150 51
62Angola 500 421 51
18 46
12 71
52 25.0 6950 46 72
53 242
14
1,400 118
460 1<0.1 0.6 <0.1
39.4
1.1 78
65.5
38 9575
25 6.11.09
0.37 47 2 0.32
0.82 7,150 62 20
421
37 18 12 52 50
13,540
2,940 73Cameroon383
52 524 56
23 48
14 74 23.7 56
57 72 77
37 58 160
11
720 89 -0 <0.1
590 1.2 <0.1
34.4
2.1 96
51.9
56 100
57 48 1.51 43
4.90.73 0.21 2,940
3 0.83 18
52 26 383 26 23
27 14 57 56
11,020
610 43Central African
39 3,196
307 Republic 59
15 57
9 71 5.6 48
50 70 73
45 52 120
16
1,200 45 0 <0.1
880 1.4 <0.1
8.5
2.0 90
13.9
24 88
10912 0.89 45
6.20.36 0.32 610
3 0.85 39 19 307 15 9 50 48
16,190
2,130 78Chad
22 359
279 42
5 20
2 71 13.7 50
51 69 48 74
52 31
14
1,700 15 1
980 0.6
21.8
1.0 37.4
31
95 14 48
6.50.24 2 0.39
0.81 2,130 22 279 16
15 5 2 51 50
7,180
5,120 60
64Congo 425 870 67
45 57
20 74
58 4.8 73 57 37 75
59 310
10
670 120
410 -8<0.10.9 <0.1
6.7
1.4 74
10.2
57 6163
50 4.80.89
0.75 41 3 0.35
0.94 5,120 64 22 870 11
12 45 20 58 57
3,980
700 33
42Congo, 1,044193 Rep.
Dem. 12
20 12
8 62
50 73.3 6048 46 64
52 720
16
1,000 360
730 -0 0.10.3 114.90.2
0.5 43
193.6
54 10839
33 6.61.12
0.45 46 3 0.41
0.97 700 42 1,044 8 20 8 50 48
10,600
22,480 68
39Equatorial388Guinea
667 63
13 50
10 76
57 0.8 74 56 37 78
59 91
13
1,600 46 5<0.1
290 1.3 <0.1
1.2
2.5 89
1.8 70
93 5.11.62
39 3 0.35
0.8822,480 39 28 667 31
20 13 10 57 56

16,500 82
86Gabon 523
31
19 68
63 1.8 66 62 32 70
64 9
380
240 1 0.6
2.4
1.3 3.3
43 4.1 38 16,500
5 0.86 86 35 523
16 31 19 63 62
4,040
3,030 45
67Sao Tome 402
and Principe16
2,239 38 12
33 55
66 0.2 54 64 36 56
68 1,053
7
410 539
210 -6 0.60.2 1.0
0.3
0.2 47
0.4
76 4340
85 42
4.30.86 4 0.76
0.58 3,030 67 2,239 10
18 38 33 66 64
1,850
12,290 45
59SOUTHERN 393
464AFRICA 60 18 13
59 59 63 59
61 58 61
23 63 600
10
190 340 3 4.2
156 0.2 0.4
69
8.3 65
77
102 36 43
109 0.27 31
2.71.36 0.86
5 0.7512,290 26
59 45 464 397 60 59 61 59
1,660
17,460 27
57Botswana 308755 18
53 18
51 56
64 2.1 56 62 26 57
67 770
8
360 400
170 2 0.4 5.7 0.5
2.3
8.9 31
2.5
79 3126
84 2.90.49
1.25 33 5 0.86
0.8817,460 57 41 755 13
10 53 51 64 62
6,320
3,260 62Lesotho1,090
27 682 61
60 57
60 75 1.9 43
44 71 80
31 46 230
20
720 53 -5 5.9
490 0.8 0.3
2.3
10.2 89
3.0
45 103
59 62 3.31.46 36 0.62 3,260
5 0.80 27 682 21 60
25 60 44 43
3,350
9,880 50Namibia 301
46 805 18
56 13
55 51 2.5 62
64 50 52
29 67 740
7
320 720 0 2.9
130 0.9 1.4
3.3
5.0 46
4.7 39
32 0.62 35
3.61.28 0.64 9,880
4 0.86 21
46 43 301 389 56 55 64 62
1,580
12,700 57South Africa
62 459
458 9
60 8
60 59 55.0 59
61 58 60
22 63 710
10
150 430 3 4.0
140 0.4 0.7
59.8
8.1 59
65.2
107 34 56
114 30
2.61.37 0.8712,700
6 0.74 62 46 458 419 60 60 61 59
3,960
5,940 51Swaziland733
21 588 27
66 22
66 61 1.3 50
49 60 63
30 48 760
14
550 380 -1 7.2
310 0.4 0.6
1.5
15.5 69
1.8
61 65
5060 0.63 37
3.31.05 0.94 5,940
4 0.61 21 32 733 11 66
15 66 49 50
1,140
29,900 36
AMERICAS266
80 366 6
73 5
68 60
76987 74 58 61
16 79 1,100
7
83 650
61 1 0.4 1,1160.7
1,22147
90 29
1493 2.00.44
24 0.84
10 0.73 29,900 18
80 45 266 22 73 68 76 74
1,430
54,620 49
81NORTHERN 594
178AMERICA 74 16 14
68 54
79357 77 53 56
12 81 930
8
11 560
26 3 0.8 401 1.5

445
96
6 95 19
1.81.37 0.87
15 0.82 54,620
81 48 178 14 74
21 68 79 77
820
43,400 47
80Canada 899 79 20
74 19
72 60
81 35.8 5979 11 61
84 1,200
76 640
11 6 0.3 0.4
41.0
42
46.9
112 33
4.8
111 1.60.63
16 16 0.90
0.8743,400 80 24
50 79 11
28 74 72 81 79
1,660
55,860 39 245
81United States
207 10
74 10
68 53
79321.2 5376 13 53
81 1,100
8
12 550
28 3 0.5 359.40.7
50
398.3
94 40
6.0
94 1.90.43
1.37 19 15 0.62
0.8255,860 81 48 207 209 74 68 79 76
3,700
15,260 59
80LATIN AMERICA883 AND THE
371 11 CARIBBEAN
73 10
67 63630 72
75 62 64
18 78 630
6
130 320
79 -1 0.2 716 0.4
0.1 30
776
87 29
1792 2.10.44
27 0.36
7 0.6715,260
80 44 371 22 73
23 67 75 72
950
14,420 22
74CENTRAL 585 118
AMERICA 71 14 12
65 60173 72
75 59 61
20 78 1,000
5
111 630
63 -2<0.1
0.1 205 0.2
<0.1 22
231
80 15
1486 0.34 29
2.41.02 0.45
6 0.5614,420 36
74 40 585 13 71
34 65 75 72
5,680
7,870 50
44Belize 520
475 15
55 10
52 52
74 0.4 52 71 21 53
77 1,200
4
75 560
45 4 0.70.3 1.3
0.5
0.4 46
0.5
83 1341
89 36
2.41.68 4 0.76
0.60 7,870 44 475 135 55 52 74 71
2,290
13,900 45
73Costa Rica 439
1,972 22
76 20
75 65
79 4.8 63 77 15 67
82 530
4
38 320
38 2 0.1 0.1
5.6
<0.1 43
1056.1 39
8.1
113 1.90.59
1.24 23 7 0.75
0.5913,900 73 27
43 1,972 43
33 76 75 79 77
1,830
7,720 41
67El Salvador 375
904 17
72 16
68 50
73 6.4 50 68 18 51
77 2,300
5 1,100
110 69 -8 0.2 0.4
6.8
0.2 48
6.8
70 1742
71 31
2.01.13 7 0.95
0.61 7,720 67 33 904 12
32 72 68 73 68
1,310
7,260 38
52Guatemala 273
1,056 20
54 17
44 57
73 16.2 5669 25 57
76 660
5
270 450
140 -1 0.50.2 0.8
21.4
0.2 27.5
68
19 62 3.10.39
1.04 40 5 0.99
0.56 7,260 52 37 1,056 18
13 54 44 73 69
1,930
4,120 24
54Honduras560 819 41
73 35
64 61
74 8.3 59 72 24 63
76 1,034
5
290 440
120 -2 1.30.2 1.9
10.2
0.2 41
11.7
64 2238
78 34
2.71.38 5 0.92
0.52 4,120 54 36
819 28
26 73 64 74 72
790
16,710 10Mexico 526
79 977 22
73 18
66 59127.0 73
75 57 61
19 78 1,300
5
88 740 0.3 148.1
49 -2 0.1 0.4
<0.1 37
163.8
84 29
1391 0.42 28
2.30.96 1.0216,710
7 0.56 79 40 526 35 73
37 66 75 73
1,530
4,670 28Nicaragua416
59 868 19
80 14
77 61 6.3 72
75 60 62
23 78 630
5
170 350 -4
100 0.2
7.4
<0.1 63
8.4
66 65
1672 2.40.86
32 0.44 4,670
5 0.59 59 416 393 80 77 75 72

19,630 77Panama
78 38,827
744 19
63 18
60 62 4.0 75
78 60 63
19 80 400
5
98 230
85 2 0.20.5 0.8
4.9
0.1 53
5.8
71 43
1776 0.68 28
2.71.56 0.5419,630
8 0.60 78 44 744 13 63
19 60 78 75
1,180
12,800 21
68CARIBBEAN 981
793 8
62 7
59 63 43 70
73 60 65
18 76 1,700
8
242 380 -4 0.4
169 0.2 0.3
47
0.5 50
80 28
85 2.30.50
26 0.89
9 0.7012,800
68 45 793 22 62
24 59 73 70
1,500
21,120 17Antigua 2,248
30 641Barbuda
and 42 40
64 0.0974
77 62 65
14 80 1,400
6 420
0 0.5 0.6
0.1
0.1
98 16
113 24
1.52.07 8 0.88
21,120 30 39
51 2,248 26 77 74
2,890
22,310 24
85Bahamas4,708794 58
53
62
74 0.4 60 71 15 65
77 490
6
43 400
37 1
0.4 69
0.5
90 1465
95 1.90.70
26 7 0.86
0.8722,310 85 36
52 4,708 21
17 74 71
1,400
14,750 33
46Barbados 660
2,525 40
59 33
55 65
75 0.3 64 73 12 66
78 740
9
120 440
52 2 0.2 0.1
0.3
39
0.3
99 19 38
111 1.70.94
2.45 20 13 0.96
0.8614,750 46 37
52 2,525 21
20 59 55 75 73
780
18,710 16
75Cuba 458
348 59
74 57
72 61
78 11.1 6077 11 62
80 1,100
8
63 510
80 -2 2.4
0.2 4.1
11.2
<0.1 38
10.6
92 35
4.2
92 1.70.65
1.65 17 13 1.04
0.6218,710 75 45 348 17
49 74 72 78 77
18,290
41Curaao1,663 76
39
74
78 0.2 71 75 13 78
81 70
8 73 1 0.2 0.2
94
0.2
83 98
8.7
89 2.11.22
2.20 19 15 0.59
38 12
78 75

10,300 50
68Dominica
1,133 79
75 0.0776 72 14 83
77 9 -5
0.07 0.06
93
20
100 2.1 22 10 10,300 68 1,133
22 75 72
1,170
12,450 31
72Dominican 455
Republic 12
1,310 70 11
68 54
73 10.5 5270 21 56
77 1,300
6
240 480
100 -3 0.4
11.3
0.4 27
12.2
72 3125
80 2.50.69
1.60 31 6 1.03
0.6512,450 72 42 1,310 40
19 70 68 73 70

11,650 94
41Grenada3,710 67
64
80
76 0.1 77 74 17 84
79 34
8 23 -2
0.1 0.1
102
15
100 26
2.11.36 7 11,650 41 3,710
25 76 74
1,530
28
98Guadeloupe 959
53
48
65
81 0.4 63 78 13 66
84 1,400
7 320
-2 1.0 1.3
0.4
31
0.4 34
8.7
2.20.75
21 14 1.01
34
98 54 58
81 78
24,630
1,750 54Haiti
59 9,173
1,092
35
31 73 10.9 61
64 69 78
28 65 9
670
380 -3 0.5
13.6
0.8 69
16.9 42
75 3.22.20
35 1,750
4 0.86 59 53 1,092 443 35 31 64 61

8,490 38Jamaica2,268
52 985 15
73 1
68 55 2.7 70
74 53 57
18 78 1,300
7
98 850 0.2
80 -5 0.8 0.2
2.9
0.6 2.7
76
21 79 24
2.32.29 0.49 8,490
9 0.79
52 48 2,268 14 73
17 68 74 70
2,030
17Martinique
89 4 1 55 0.4 79
82 54 56
11 85 1,800
8 730
-10 0.7 1.3
0.4
0.4 8 1.9 19 17
89 51 24
82 79
2,530
23,960 30Puerto Rico
99 360
5,806 34
84 26
72 62 3.5 76
79 60 63
10 83 910
8 410
-15 1.4 2.1
3.5
34
3.4
78 32
7.2
83 0.54 18
1.51.43 0.9823,960
17 0.66 33
99 46 5,806 36 84
72 79 76
1,690
21,990 32
2015
18 Population
582 Reference
St. Kitts-Nevis
921 27Bureau 26
59 0.0573
75 58 60
14 78 780
8 360
1 2.3 See
3.7notes on 93
0.05
page
0.06 21 13
29 25
110 0.78 21
1.82.09 8 0.96
21,990 32 352015 WORLD
921 POPULATION
35
14 SHEET75 17
DATA 73
3,860
10,230 40St. Lucia5,855
15 408 49
56 45
52 53 0.2 51
79 75 12 56
83 580
6
60 280
34 0 3.3 4.2
0.2
0.2
88
18 88 22
1.52.00 9 0.85
0.8210,230 15 5,855 13
21 56 52 79 75
14,750 46Barbados 2,525 59 55 75 0.3 73 12 78 9
120 52 2 0.3
0.3
99 19
111 1.72.45 20 13 0.8614,750 46 52 2,525 20 59 55 75 73
18,710 75Cuba 348 74 72 78 11.1 77 11 80 8
63 80 -2 0.2 11.2
<0.1 10.6
92 4.2
92 1.71.65 17 13 0.6218,710 75 45 348 49 74 72 78 77
Curaao 78 0.2 75 13 81 8 1 0.2
0.2
83 8.7
89 2.12.20 19 15 78 75
10,300 68Dominica 1,133 75 0.0772
POPULATION, 14HEALTH,
77 9
AND -5
ENVIRONMENT 0.07
DATA AND 0.06
93 20
100 FOR
ESTIMATES 2.1THE
22 10 10,300
COUNTRIES 68 OF
AND REGIONS 1,133 22
THE WORLD 75 72
12,450 72Dominican Republic 70
1,310 68 73 10.5 70 21 77 6
240 100 -3 0.4 11.3
0.4 12.2
72 3180 2.51.60 31 6 0.6512,450 72 42 1,310 19 70 68 73 70
11,650 41Grenada3,710 Percent
of Married
76 0.1 74 17 79 Maternal
8
34 23 -2 Percent
Ages
0.1
1020.1 15
100 Tertiary
2.11.36 26 Gender 7 Ratio of Female
11,650 41 Share of
3,710Female25Share
76 74
GNIper 98Guadeloupe
Population Women
15-49 Using
81 Life
0.4Expectancy
78 13 84 Deaths
7 per
15-24 With
-2 0.4
Secondary
0.4 School
8.7
School
2.2 Gender
21 Labor
14 Force Nonagricultural
98 54 of Parliament
81 78
Contraceptiond at Birth
Capita
1,750 59Haiti per Square
1,092 35 31 64 10.9 61 (years)
28 65 100,000
9
670 Births
380 -3 0.5HIV/AIDS
13.6
0.8 Enrollment
16.9 Ratio
42
Parity
3.2 Index35 Participation Rates Wage
4 0.86 1,750 59 Earners1,092 Members3 35 31 64 61
($US)
8,490 Percent
52JamaicaKilometer
2,268 All
73 Modern
68 Both
74 2.7 70 18 78 7
98 80 -5Males
0.8 Females
2.9
0.6 Males
2.7
76 Females
2179 2.32.29 24 9 0.79 8,490 52 48 2,268 17 73 68 74 70
2014 c Urban of Arable
89Martinique Land Methods
Methods
Sexes
82 0.4Males
79 Females
11 85 1990
8 2013
-102014
2014
0.4
2008/2014
0.4 2008/2014
8 2008/2014
1.9 19 17 2013
2008/2013
89 51 2015
82 79
15,030
23,960 53
99Puerto Rico 523
5,806 62
84 56
72 71
79 3.5 69 76 10 73
83 269
8 136
-15
3.5 78
3.4 76
7.2
83 1.51.03
1.43 18 17 0.6623,960 99 34
46 5,806 20
84 72 79 76
39,020
21,990 77 238
32St. Kitts-Nevis
921 67
59
79
75 0.0576 73 14 82
78 25
8 15 1
0.05 1040.06
93 104
13
110 1.81.27
2.09 21 8 0.79
21,990 32 48
921 23
14 75 73
9,870
10,230 48 696
15St. Lucia5,855 61
56 55
52 69
79 0.2 68 75 12 72
83 338
6
60 159
34 0 0.2
74
0.2
88 1871
88 1.50.99
2.00 22 9 0.63
0.8210,230 15 28
5,855 19
21 56 52 79 75
8,740
10,610 46
51St. Vincent 612
and the Grenadines
2,204 54
46
68
71 0.1 66 70 17 70
74 443
8
48 200
45 -8 0.4 0.7
0.1
69
1050.1 20 66
101 2.00.94
25 6 0.56
0.7110,610 51 28
2,204 17
13 71 70
2,270
26,220 29 521Tobago 37
15Trinidad5,375
and 43 32
38 62
75 1.4 60 71 14 63
78 900
8
89 384
84 -1 0.5 0.8
1.3
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84SOUTH AMERICA487
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6
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53 57
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9,740
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69Bolivia 500 242 51
61 46
34 71
67 10.5 6965 26 72
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7
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15,900 73Brazil
86 524
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21,570 43Chile 1,347
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76 359
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73 71 48.2 72
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5
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12
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71Suriname 393923 18
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71 0.6 58 68 18 61
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7
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5
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47 805
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71WESTERN705 588
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74 60 63
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8,550 36
63Armenia 366 675 6
55 5
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75 3.0 58 72 14 61
78 1,100
9
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53Azerbaijan594
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51 14
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38,140 47Bahrain88,490
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67Cyprus 1,260245 10
10
53 1.2 78
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54Georgia 883 944 11
53 10
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75 3.8 62 71 14 64
79 630
12
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91Israel 2,846520 15
10
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5
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51 2,846 245 82 80
2,290
11,910 45
83Jordan 3,810439 22
61 20
42 65
74 8.1 63 73 28 67
77 530
6
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12 61 42 74 73
1,830
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98Kuwait35,893375 17
52 16
39 50
74 3.8 50 73 17 51
76 2,300
2 1,100
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1,310
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87Lebanon2,993273 20
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79 660
5
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75Oman 13,574 560 41
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83Palestinian 977
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133850 28Qatar 18,750
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1
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53,760 77 38,827
81Saudi Arabia979 19
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74 31.6 6073 20 63
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53
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54Syria 981
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54 7
38 63
70 17.1 6064 23 65
76 1,700
7
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19,040 17
77Turkey 641
381 42
74 40
47 64
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79 1,400
5
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101 24
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83 794Emirates 28
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24 62 9.6 76
77 60 65
14 78 490
1
16 400 8 8
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3,820 33Yemen 2,110
34 660 40
34 33
29 65 26.7 62
65 64 66
33 67 740
7
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34SOUTH CENTRAL458
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46 61
1,903
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47CENTRAL 2191,663
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21,580 50Kazakhstan
53 76
51
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2,630 94Tajikistan 990
27 67
28 64
26 80 8.5 64
67 77 84
33 71 68
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50 959
279 53
48 48
46 65 5.4 61
65 63 66
21 70 1,400
8
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6.2
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4 0.61 34
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5,840 54Uzbekistan
51 9,173
721
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59 73 31.3 65
68 69 78
23 72 66
5
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38.3
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5,870 38
33SOUTH ASIA 985
857 15
54 1
46 55
1,834
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66 57
22 70 1,300
7
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2,43068
45 64 30
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33 19 857 14 54
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2,030
1,980 17
25Afghanistan
415 4
21 1
20 55 32.2 60
61 54 56
34 62 1,800
8
1,200 730 2<0.1
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45.8
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2 0.20 25
18 415 24 21
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3,340 30Bangladesh
23 360
2,089 34
62 26
54 62160.4 70
71 60 63
20 71 910
6
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50 32
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2.30.72 0.98 3,340
5 0.68 33
23 18 2,089 36 62
20 54 71 70
1,690 18
2015 Population
582 Reference27Bureau 6526 59 0.8 68 58 60 780 360 2 2.3 See
3.7notes on page
29 21 25 0.78 31 0.96 7,560 35 2015 WORLD POPULATION
35 DATA SHEET 18
7,560 38Bhutan 764 66 68 18 69 7
900 120 0.9
1.1
75 4780 2.20.74 5 0.86 38 26 764 8 66 65 68 68
3,860
5,760 40
32India 408
842 49
54 45
47 53
1,314.1
68 51
66 56
21 69 580
7
560 280 3.3
190 -1 1,512.9 4.2

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12 54 47 68 66
3,820 34Yemen 2,110 34 29 65 26.7 62 33 67 7
460 270 1<0.1 35.7
<0.1 46.1
58 4340 4.40.44 41 3 0.35 3,820 34 12 2,110 0 34 29 65 62
6,010 SOUTH CENTRAL
34 776 ASIA54 46 1,903
68 66 22 70 7
507 174 -1 2,227 2,52669 4565 2.50.91 30 5 0.386,010 34 19 776 14 54 46 68 66
9,930 CENTRAL 219
47 ASIA 54 50 69 69 65 25 72 6
76 40 -1<0.1 82
<0.1 96
100 3797 2.90.87 29 5 0.719,930 47 219 18 54 50 69 65
21,580 53Kazakhstan76 51 50 70 17.5 66
POPULATION, 25HEALTH,
75 8
91
AND 26 0<0.1
ENVIRONMENT 20.7
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DATA AND 24.6ESTIMATES
100 25
101 FOR 3.01.30
THE 25 7 0.8721,580
COUNTRIES 53 51 OF 76
AND REGIONS 20 51
THE WORLD 50 70 66
3,220 36Kyrgyzstan463 42 40 70 6.0 66 27 74 6
85 75 -1<0.1 8.2
<0.1 11.6
88 2488 4.01.61 32 4 0.70 3,220 36 42 463 23 42 40 70 66
2,630 27Tajikistan 990 Percent
28 of Married
26 67 8.5 64 33 71 Maternal
7
68 44 -3 Percent
0.1 Ages 11.2
0.1 14.8
92 4082 Tertiary
3.80.61 36 Gender Ratio
3 0.76 of Female
2,630 Share of 990Female
27 29 15Share
28 26 67 64
14,520
GNI per 50Turkmenistan279
Population Women
48 15-49 46Using 65 Life
5.4Expectancy
61 21 70 Deaths
8
66 per61 -1
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6.6
87 School
4684 School Gender
2.30.64 28 Labor Force
4 0.61 14,520 Nonagricultural
50 279of Parliament
26 48 46 65 61
Contraceptiond at Birth
Capita
5,840 per Square
51Uzbekistan 721 65 59 68 31.3 65 (years)
23 72 100,000
5
66 Births HIV/AIDS
36 -1<0.1 36.0
<0.1 Enrollment
38.3
106 Ratio
44
104 Parity Index28 Participation
2.40.65 Rates Wage
4 0.64 5,840 51 Earners 721 Members
16 65 59 68 65
($US)
5,870 Percent
33SOUTH Kilometer
ASIA
857 All
54 Modern
46 Both
1,834
68 66 22 70 7
525 179 -1Males
2,145Females
Males
2,43068 Females
4564 2.50.91 30 5 0.375,870 33 19 857 14 54 46 68 66
2014c Urban of Arable
1,980 25Afghanistan 415Land Methods
21 Methods
20 Sexes
61 32.2Males
60 Females
34 62 1990
8
1,200 2013
400 22014
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45.8
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64.3
70 2008/2014
7438 2008/2014
4.90.33 45 2 2013
0.20 1,980 2008/2013
25 18 415 2015 25 21 20 61 60
15,030
3,340 53
23Bangladesh 523
2,089 62 56
54 71160.4 6970 20 73
71 269
6
550 136
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201.9
50 3876
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7,560 77
38Bhutan 238 764 67
66 59
65 79
68 0.8 76 68 18 82
69 25
7
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47 80 2.21.27
0.74 31 5 0.79
0.86 7,560 38 48
26 764 23 8 66 65 68 68
9,870
5,760 48
32India 696
842 61
54 55
47 69
1,314.1
68 68
66 21 72
69 338
7
560 159
190 -1 1,512.9 74
1,660.1
73 4271
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0.92 29 5 0.63
0.34 5,760 32 28
19 842 19
12 54 47 68 66
8,740
16,080 46
71Iran 612
442 54
82 46
60 68
74 78.5 6672 19 70
76 443
5
83 200 0.4
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90.2
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99.3
89 1566
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15 442 17 3 82 60 74 72
2,270
12,770 29
45Maldives 521
11,565 37
35 32
27 62
74 0.3 60 73 22 63
75 900
3
430 384
31 0 0.5 0.8
0.4
46
0.6 940 2.20.66
1.13 26 5 0.79
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41 11,565 226 35 27 74 73
4,720
2,420 40
18Nepal 1,322 487 35
50 29
47 60
67 28.0 5866 22 61
69 801
7
790 412 0.9
190 -1<0.1 1.5
32.4
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36.0
65 3349
69 33
2.40.81 6 0.73
0.92 2,420 18 30
1,322 21
30 50 47 67 66
3,480
5,100 38Pakistan 484 939 30
35 25
26 57
66199.0 5666 30 59
67 964
7
400 488 1.1 254.7
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344.0
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13 939 21
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9,740
10,270 51 500
18Sri Lanka1,672 51
68 46
53 71
74 20.9 6971 18 72
77 242
6
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96 975
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13,540
10,720 73
47SOUTHEAST 524ASIA
906 56
62 48
54 74
71628 68 72 77
20 73 160
7
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839
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28 78 1.51 27
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11,020
71,020 43Brunei 9,796
77 3,196 59
57
71 0.4 77
79 70 73
17 80 120
3
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16,190
3,080 78Cambodia376
21 359 42
56 20
39 71 15.4 61
64 69 24 74
66 31
6
1,200 15 -2
170 0.1
18.1
0.2 21.3
49
28 41 31
2.70.61 6 0.39
0.91 3,080 21
41 376 16
19 56 39 64 61
7,180
10,250 60
54Indonesia 425
1,086 67
62 57
58 74
71255.7 7369 21 75
73 310
6
430 120
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35 1,086 11
17 62 58 71 69
3,980
4,910 33
38Laos 193
475 12
50 12
42 62
68 6.9 60 67 27 64
70 720
6
1,100 360
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10.6
53 6839
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35 475
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10,600
23,850 68 388
74Malaysia3,231 63
49 50
32 76
75 30.8 7473 17 78
77 91
5
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36.0 89
42.3
73 793
69 2.01.62
1.21 26 6 0.35
0.5923,850 74 28
39 3,231 31
14 49 32 75 73
82
34Myanmar 481
46
46 68
65 52.1 6663 19 70
67 9
580
200 -1
0.4
56.5
0.3 56.5
49
62 51 24
2.31.23
5 0.91 34 481 5 46 46 65 63
4,040
8,300 45
44Philippines 402
1,857 16
55 12
38 55
69103.0 5465 23 56
72 1,053
6
110 539 0.6 127.8
120 -1<0.1 1.0
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157.1
83 2340
88 34
2.91.26 4 0.76
0.64 8,300 44
42 1,857 10
27 55 38 69 65
1,850
80,270 45Singapore
100 393
879,543 18
62 13
55 59 5.5 80
83 58 61
10 85 600
58 340 0.2
6 14 0.4
6.5
65
7.0 43
1.8 1.30.27
16 0.8680,270
11 0.76 26 879,543
100 47 257 62 55 83 80
1,660
13,950 27Thailand 393
49 308 18
79 18
77 56 65.1 72
75 56 57
12 78 770
8
42 400 0.4
26 0 0.3 0.5
69.8
0.2 31
66.1
83 26
1189 0.49 18
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11 0.80 49
45 393 136 79 77 75 72
6,320
5,680 62Timor-Leste
32 1,090
775 61
22 57
21 75 1.2 66
68 71 80
36 69 230
8
1,200 53 -9
270 0.8 0.3
1.8
89
2.8
56 103
45 57 1.46 42
5.70.73 0.62 5,680
5 0.48 32
23 775 21 22
38 21 68 66
3,350
5,350 50Viet Nam
33 805
1,436 18
76 13
57 51 91.7 71
73 50 52
17 76 740
7
140 720 0.9 103.2
49 0 0.3 1.4
0.2 46
108.2
16
32 0.62 24
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7 0.89 21
33 41 1,436 249 76 57 73 71
1,580
16,040 57
59EAST ASIA 459
1,380 829 818 59
1,609
76 58
74 60
12 79 710
7
87 430
31 0 0.4 1,654 0.7
1,57259
92 56
1195 17
1.61.13 0.87
12 0.81 16,040 59 1,380 23 9 82 81 76 74
3,960
13,130 51China 1,293
55 588 27
85 22
84 61
1,371.9
75 60
73 63
12 78 760
7
97 380
32 -0 0.4 1,422.5
0.6
69
1,365.7
91 65
1294 0.63 17
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10 0.82 32
55 1,293 11 85
24 84 75 73
1,140
56,570 36China,231,314
100 Hong f6
366Kong SAR80 755 60 7.3 81
84 58 61
9 87 1,100
6 650
0.4
3 0.7
8.1
47
1018.6 29
1.6
98 0.44 11
1.21.13 0.8456,570
15 0.76 18 231,314
100 50 22 80
75 84 81
1,430
118460 49China, Macao
100 SARf
594 16
14
54 0.7 80
83 53 56
12 86 930
3 560
11 0.8 1.5
0.7
0.8
97
395 11
1.21.28 0.87
8 0.85118460
100 48 14
83 80
820
37,920 47
93Japan 3,000 899 20
54 19
44 60
83126.9 5980 8 61
87 1,200
10
14 640 6 1 0.3 116.6 0.4
42
96.9
102 33
2.1
102 1.40.63
0.90 13 26 0.90
0.6937,920 93 24
43 3,000 11
12 54 44 83 80
1,660
39
61Korea, North245
1,064 10
71 10
65 53
70 25.0 5366 14 53
74 1,100
9
85 550
87 0 0.5 0.7
26.7
50
27.0 25
40 2.00.43
22 10 0.62
0.86 61 1,064 169 71 65 70 66
3,700
34,620 59
82Korea, South883
3,339 11
80 10
70 63
82 50.7 6279 9 64
85 630
5
18 320
27 3 0.2 0.4
52.2
30
48.1
100 29
3.0
98 1.20.44
0.75 14 13 0.36
0.6934,620 82
43 3,339 22
16 80 70 82 79
950
11,230 22
68Mongolia 118487 14
55 12
50 60
69 3.0 59 65 28 61
75 1,000
6
100 630
68 -1<0.1
0.2
3.7
22
4.4
88 2115
95 3.10.34
1.42 27 4 0.45
0.8211,230 68 36
50 487 13
15 55 50 69 65
5,680
50
73Taiwan 520 15
71 10
52
80 23.5 5277 9 53
83 1,200
7 560
0.7
1 1.3
23.4
46
20.4 41
3.9 1.2 14 12 0.76
73 5 71 80 77
2,290
31,650 45
EUROPE 269
73 439 22
70 20
61 65
78742 74 63 67
11 81 530
11
33 320
12 2 0.1 744 0.1
43
728
109 639
108 0.59 16
1.41.26 0.75
17 0.79 31,650 27
73 48 269 43 70
25 61 78 74
1,830
36,280 41
73EUROPEAN 375
470UNION 7217 16
64 50
81510 78 50 51
10 83 2,300
20 1,100
10 8 2 0.2 520 0.4
48
518
113 442
114 16
1.61.27 0.95
19 0.79 36,280
73 48 470 12 72
29 64 81 78
1,310
40,340 38
79NORTHERN 273
522 20
EUROPE 81 17
78 57
81103 78 56 57
12 83 660
9
12 4507 4 0.5 112 0.8

120
125
4
130 0.39 18
1.81.37 0.99
17 0.83 40,340
79 50 522 18 81
28 78 81 78
1,930
24
31Channel3,819560
Islands 41
35
61
82 0.2 59 80 10 63
85 1,034
7 440
1.3
3 1.9
0.2
41
0.2 38
2.9 1.7 16 16 0.92
31 36
3,819 28
82 80
790
46,160 10Denmark 235
87 977 22
18
59 5.7 79
81 57 61
10 83 1,300
99 740 0.3
5 7 <0.1 0.4
6.0
<0.1 37
1306.3 429
133 0.42 17
1.71.38 1.0246,160
19 0.88 87
50 235 35
38 81 79
1,530
25,690 28Estonia 212
68 868 19
63 14
58 61 1.3 73
77 60 62
10 81 630
12
48 350
11 -1 1.3
63
1051.2 65
2.8
104 0.86 16
1.51.48 0.4425,690
19 0.82 68
52 212 243 63 58 77 73

40,000 77Finland38,827
85 244 19
77 18
75 62 5.5 78
81 60 63
10 84 400
106 2304 3 0.5 0.8
5.8
53
1376.1 43
2.2
150 0.68 16
1.71.21 0.5440,000
20 0.87 85
52 244 13 77
42 75 81 78
1,180
42,530 21Iceland 275
95 981 8 7 63 0.3 81
82 60 65
13 84 1,700
67 3804 3 0.2 0.3
0.4
0.4
113
1.7
111 0.50 20
1.91.72 0.8942,530
14 0.91 95
51 275 22
41 82 81
1,500
40,820 17Ireland 395
60 641 42
65 40
61 64 4.6 79
81 62 65
15 83 1,400
66 420 0.5
9 -5 0.1 0.6
5.2
<0.1 5.8
118
3.7
120 22
2.01.03 0.8840,820
13 0.78 60 39
52 395 26
20 65 61 81 79
2,890
23,150 24
68Latvia 794
168 58
68 53
56 62
74 2.0 60 70 11 65
79 490
14
57 400
13 -4
1.6 69
1.4
109 65
3.5
105 1.60.70
1.49 15 19 0.86
0.8123,150 68 36
53 168 21
18 68 56 74 70
1,400
25,390 33
67Lithuania 660
129 40
63 33
50 65
74 2.9 64 69 11 66
79 740
14
34 440
11 -4 0.2 0.1
2.7
39
2.4
111 38
3.8
105 1.70.94
1.45 15 18 0.96
0.8325,390 67 37
53 129 21
23 63 50 74 69
780
65,970 16
80Norway 458 646 59
88 57
82 61
82 5.2 60 80 12 62
84 1,100
89 510 2.4
4 7 <0.1 4.1
5.9
<0.1 38
6.7
115 35
2.4
111 1.80.65
1.50 18 16 1.04
0.8965,970 80
49 646 17
40 88 82 82 80
18,290
46,710 41
84Sweden1,663 376 76
75 39
65 74
82 9.8 71 80 12 78
84 70
96 73 0.2
4 8 <0.1 0.2
11.4
<0.1 94
12.4
121 98
2.2
137 1.91.22
1.56 17 20 0.59
0.8946,710 84 38
50 376 12
44 75 65 82 80

38,370 50
80United Kingdom
1,047
84
84 79
81 65.1 7679 12 83 10
9 8 4
71.0 77.0
126 3.9
132 18
1.91.35 38,370
17 0.81 80
49 1,047
24 84 84 81 79
1,170
44,790 31
77WESTERN566 455
EUROPE 71 12 11
68 54191 79
81 52 56
10 84 1,300
10
12 4807 4 198 27
199
111 325
110 0.69 16
1.71.10 1.03
19 0.82 44,790
77 49 566 40 71
33 68 81 79

45,040 94Austria 638
67 67
70 64
68 80 8.6 78
81 77 10 84 10
9 4 6 9.2
9.5
101
397 14
1.51.20 45,040
18 0.81 67
48 638
30 70 68 81 78
1,530
43,030 28Belgium1,397
99 959 53
70 48
69 65 11.2 78
80 63 66
11 83 1,400
10
10 3206 5 1.0 1.3
12.3
31
13.1
155 34
3.8
176 0.75 17
1.81.30 1.0143,030
18 0.80 34
99 48 1,397 58 70
42 69 80 78
24,630
39,720 54France 9,173
78 352
76
74 73 64.3 79
82 69 78
12 85 12
8 9 0 68.5
69
72.3
108 75
3.5
110 2.20 19
2.01.25 39,720
18 0.82 53
78 50 352 44 76
26 74 82 79

46,840 38Germany 685
73 985 15
66 621 55 81.1 78
80 53 57
8 83 1,300
11
13 8507 5 0.2 0.2
81.1
76.4
104
3.3
98 13
1.50.93 0.4946,840
21 0.81 73
48 685 14 66
37 62 80 78
2,030
17Liechtenstein
15
1,249 4 1 55 0.0481
82 54 56
9 84 1,800
7 730
0.7
4 1.3
0.04
0.05
119
3.3
101 15
1.50.55 16 15
44 1,249 24
20 82 81
2,530
57,830 30Luxembourg
90 360
908 34
26
62 0.6 80
82 60 63
11 84 910
76 410
11 19 1.4 2.1
0.7
34
0.7
98 32
3.1
102 0.54 17
1.51.13 0.9857,830
14 0.78 33
90 45 908 36
28 82 80
1,690
2015
18
100 Population
Monaco Reference
582 27Bureau 26
59 0.04 58 6 60 780
7 360
13 2.3 See
3.7notes on
0.04
page
0.05 21
29 25 1.40.78
13 24 0.96
352015 WORLD
100 POPULATION
35
21 SHEET 19
DATA
3,860
47,660 40Netherlands
90 408
1,675 49
69 45
67 53 16.9 51
81 79 10 56
83 580
9
11 280 6 2 3.3 4.2
17.6
17.9
131 3.8
130 17
1.71.10 17 0.85
0.8347,660 90
49 1,675 13
37 69 67 81 79
25,390 67Lithuania 129 63 50 74 2.9 69 11 79 14
34 11 -4
2.7 1112.4 105
3.8 1.71.45 15 18 0.8325,390 67 53 129 23 63 50 74 69
65,970 80Norway 646 88 82 82 5.2 80 12 84 89 4 7 <0.1 <0.1
5.9 1156.7 111
2.4 1.81.50 18 16 0.8965,970 80 49 646 40 88 82 82 80
46,710 84Sweden 376 75 65 82 9.8 80 12 84 96 4 8 <0.1 <0.1
11.4 121
12.4 137
2.2 1.91.56 17 20 0.8946,710 84 50 376 44 75 65 82 80
38,370 80United Kingdom
1,047 84 84 81 65.1 79
POPULATION, 12HEALTH,
83 10
9
AND 8 4
ENVIRONMENT 71.0
DATA AND 126
77.0ESTIMATES 132
3.9 FOR1.91.35
THE 18 17 0.8138,370
COUNTRIES AND 80 49 OF
REGIONS 1,047 24 84
THE WORLD 84 81 79
44,790 77WESTERN566 EUROPE 71 68 81
191 79 10 84 10
12 7 4 198 199
111 110
3 1.71.10 16 19 0.8244,790 77 49 566 33 71 68 81 79
45,040 67Austria 638 Percent
70 of Married
68 81 8.6 78 10 84 Maternal
10
9 4 6 Percent
Ages

9.2 1019.5 397 Tertiary
1.5 1.20 14 Gender Ratio
18 0.81 of
45,040 Female
67 48Share of 638Female30Share
70 68 81 78
43,030
GNI per 99Belgium 1,397
Population Women
70 15-49 69 Using Life Expectancy
80 11.2 78 11 83 Deaths
10 per 6 5
10 15-24 With
12.3
Secondary
155
13.1 School
176
3.8 School
1.81.30 Gender
17 Labor Force
18 0.80 43,030 Nonagricultural
99 48 1,397of Parliament
42 70 69 80 78
Contraception d at Birth
Capita
39,720 78Franceper 352Square 76 74 82 64.3 79 (years)
12 85 100,000
12
8 Births
9 0 HIV/AIDS 68.5
Enrollment
108
72.3 Ratio
110
3.5 Parity
2.01.25 Index19 Participation Rates
18 0.8239,720 Wage Earners 352 Members
78 50 26 76 74 82 79
($US)
46,840 Percent
73Germany Kilometer
685 All
66 Modern
62 Both
80 81.1 78 8 83 11
13 7 5Males
Females
81.1
Males
104
76.4 Females
3.3
98 1.50.93 13 21 0.8146,840 73 48 685 37 66 62 80 78
2014 c Urban of Arable
1,249Land Methods
15Liechtenstein Methods
Sexes
82 0.04 Males
81 Females
9 84 1990
7 2013
42014
2014
0.04 2008/2014
1190.05 2008/2014
101
3.3 2008/2014
1.50.55 15 16 2013
2008/2013
15 44 1,249 2015 20 82 81
15,030
57,830 53
90Luxembourg 523
908 62
56
71
82 0.6 69 80 11 7384 269
76 136
11 19
0.7 78
98
0.7 76
102
3.1 1.51.03
1.13 17 14 0.66
0.7857,830 90 34
45 908 20
28 82 80
39,020
77Monaco 238
100 67
59
79 0.04 76 6 82 25
7 15 13
0.04 104
0.05 104
1.41.27
13 24 0.79
100 48
23
21
9,870
47,660 48
90Netherlands 696
1,675 61
69 55
67 69
81 16.9 68 79 10 7283 338
11
9 159 6 2
17.6 74
131
17.9 71
130
3.8 1.70.99
1.10 17 17 0.63
0.8347,660 90 28
49 1,675 19
37 69 67 81 79
8,740
59,600 46
74Switzerland 612
2,057 54
82 46
78 68
83 8.3 66 81 10 7085 443
88 200 6 11 0.4 0.7

8.7 69
98
9.0 66
3.9
95 1.50.94
1.00 15 18 0.56
0.8359,600 74 28
48 2,057 17
28 82 78 83 81
2,270
21,130 29
69EASTERN 521 153
EUROPE 37
69 32
57 62
292 60
73 68 12 6378 900
13
62 384
19 1 0.5 280 0.8
260
10146 840
98 1.60.66
1.31 16 14 0.79
0.78
21,130 69 27
49 153 22
16 69 57 73 68
4,720
17,610 40
76Belarus 487 173 35
63 29
51 60
73 9.5 58 67 13 6178 801
13
37 412 1 2 0.9 0.1 1.5
0.2
9.1 54
1068.7 49
104
4.4 16
1.71.35 14 0.73
0.7917,610 76 30
51 173 21
29 63 51 73 67
3,480
15,850 38
73Bulgaria 484 216 30
69 25
40 57
75 7.2 56 71 9 5978 964
15
24 488 5 -0 1.1 1.9

6.6 49
1015.8 42
7.6
96 14
1.51.27 20 0.84
0.8115,850 73 35
50 216 21
20 69 40 75 71
9,740
26,970 51 500
74Czech Republic
334 51
86 46
78 71
79 10.6 69 76 10 7282 242
10
15 118 5 2<0.1 <0.1
10.8
78
103
11.1 75
104
2.4 1.51.09
1.43 15 17 0.32
0.7526,970 74 20
46 334
20 86 78 79 76
13,540
23,830 73
69Hungary 524 224 56
81 48
71 74 9.8 72
76 9 7977 160
13
23 89 -3<0.1
14 <0.1
9.7
96
108 9.4 100
4.6
108 1.51 15
1.41.28 0.2123,830
18 0.75 18
69 48 224 26 81
10 71 76 72
11,020
5,480 43Moldova3,196
42 227 59
60 57
42 71 4.1 68
72 70 11 7673 120
11
61 45 -1 <0.1
21 <0.1

3.7 90
88
2.9 88
1089 0.89 16
1.31.29 0.32 5,480
10 0.85 19
42 55 227
22 60 42 72 68
16,190
24,090 78Poland 352
60 359 42
20
71 38.5 74
78 69 10 7482 31
10
17 15
3 -0 <0.1
<0.1
37.2
111
34.0
107
4.2 15
1.31.55 15 0.39
0.7524,090 60 47 352 16
22 78 74
7,180
19,030 60
54Romania 425 226 67
70 57
51 74
75 19.8 73 71 9 7578 310
170
13 120
33 -4<0.1 <0.1
18.6
74
16.4
96 63
8.8
94 1.30.89
1.33 16 17 0.35
0.7519,030 54 22
46 226 11
12 70 51 75 71
3,980
24,710 33Russiag 121
74 193 12
68 12
55 62144.3 65
71 60 13 7664 720
13
74 360
24 2 0.1 140.4 0.2
43
134.2
98 39
9.3
96 1.12 16
1.81.26 0.4124,710
13 0.80 74 50 121
15 68 55 71 65
10,600
25,970 68Slovakia 389
54 388 63
80 50
66 76 5.4 73 74 10 8078 91
15
9 467 0 <0.1 <0.1
5.4 89
92
5.0 6.0
93 1.62 15
1.41.54 0.3525,970
14 0.74 28
54 48 389 31 80
19 66 76 73

8,560 82Ukraineg 132
69
68
61 68 42.8 66
71 11 7670
15
49 23 1 0.2
38.2
0.6
100
32.3 9.6
97 15
1.51.19 8,560
15 0.80 69 49 132
12 68 61 71 66
4,040
29,730 45
68SOUTHERN 402
517 EUROPE 66 16 12
48 55
81
156 79 54 9 8456 1,053
10
11 539 6 -0 0.6 154 1.0
149
10947 440
109 15
1.41.30 0.76
19 0.7329,730
68 46 517 10
32 66 48 81 79
1,850
10,260 45
56Albania 393 467 18
69 13
10 59
78 2.9 58 76 12 6180 600
31
7 340
21 -6 0.2 0.4

3.0 65
84
2.8 43
7.9
80 1.80.27
1.30 19 12 0.86
0.6910,260 56 26
41 467 217 69 10 78 76
1,660
27
86Andorra3,254 308 18
18
56 0.08 56 9 57 770
4 400
-7 0.4 0.5

0.08 31
0.07 26
3.4 1.30.49
15 18 0.86
86 47 3,254 13
39
6,320
10,020 62 1,090
40Bosnia-Herzegovina
363 61
46 57
12 75 3.7 71 72 7 8078 230
19
9 538 0 0.8 0.3

3.5 89
3.2 103
5 1.21.46
15 16 0.62
0.6010,020 40 38 363 21
19 46 12 75 72
3,350
20,560 50
56Croatia 805 468 18
13
51
77 4.2 50 74 9 5281 740
128 720
13 -2 0.9 1.4

4.0 46
97
3.6 32
100
4.1 1.50.62
1.36 15 18 0.64
0.7720,560 56 21
48 468 269 77 74
1,580
26,130 57
78Greece 459 454 769 468 59
81 11.5 58 78 9 6083 710
106 430 5 -1 0.4 0.7
11.1
59
1109.7 56
107
3.7 15
1.31.02 21 0.87
0.7126,130 78 43 454 239 76 46 81 78
3,960
34,710 51
68Italy 588
878 27
63 22
41 61
83 62.5 60 80 8 6385 760
10
10 380 4 2 0.4 0.6
63.5
69
100
63.5 65
2.9
98 1.40.63
1.42 14 22 0.94
0.6734,710 68 32
46 878 11
30 63 41 83 80
1,140
9,410 36Kosovoh 366
38 666 145 60 1.8 74
77 58 13 7961 1,100
4 650
-12 0.4 0.7

1.9 47
1.9 12
29 2.30.44
28 7 0.84
9,410 38 18 22 66
14 77 74
1,430
12,600 49Macedonia
57 i
594
500 16
40 14
27 54 2.1 73
75 53 11 7756 930
10
15 560 7 0 0.8 1.5

2.0 83
1.8 1082 17
1.51.20 0.8712,600
13 0.64
57 42 500 14 40
33 27 75 73
820
27,020 47
95Malta 4,799 899 20
86 19
46 60
82 0.4 59 80 10 6184 1,200
12
8 640 9 3 0.3 0.4
42
85
0.4 33
5.5
88 1.40.63
1.32 15 16 0.90
0.5727,020 95 24
41 4,799 11
13 86 46 82 80
1,660
14,510 39
64Montenegro 245
362 10
23 10
15 53
77 0.6 53 74 12 5379 1,100
108 550 7 -1 0.5 0.7
50
91
0.8 40
4.4
91 1.60.43
1.27 18 14 0.62
0.7514,510 64 47 362 179 23 15 77 74
3,700
28,010 59
61Portugal 883 950 11
87 10
83 63
80 10.3 62 77 8 6483 630
10
15 320 8 -3 0.2 0.4

9.9 30
1239.1 29
123
2.8 1.20.44
1.18 14 19 0.36
0.8328,010 61 50 950 22
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3,293 14
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93
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216 15
58 10
18 52
75 7.1 52 73 9 5378 1,200
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63 65
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1,830
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83 46.4 50 80 9 5186 2,300
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OCEANIA 273
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72 35
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31 72 68 82 80
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22Federated 977
5,074 22
States of Micronesia
18
70 59
70 0.1 57 69 24 6172 1,300
170
5 740
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1,530
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51Fiji 868
527 19
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61
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8 350
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18
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1,180
21Guam 17,953
93 981 678 587 63 0.2 76
79 60 21 8265 1,700
6 380
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8 0.80 17,953
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1,500
2,580 17Kiribati 5,600
54 641 42
22 40
18 64 0.1 63
65 62 30 6865 1,400
250
9 420 -1
130 0.5 0.6

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0.2 4591 3.8 36 4 0.88
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44 5,600 269 22 18 65 63
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45 53
42 62
72 0.0660 70 30 6575 490
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77 74
18,290
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86New Zealand 794 76
75 39
72 74
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18
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31 75 72 81 80

14,280 50
84Palau 1,779
33
30 79
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2,510 31Papua New
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5,600 94Samoa 2,451
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150
5 58 -28
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5 0.40 19 37 2,451 6 29 27 74 73
1,530
2,020 28Solomon3,276
20 959
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35 48
27 65 0.6 67
70 63 30 7466 1,400
320
5 320 0
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0.9 31
50
1.4 34
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24,630
5,300 54Tonga 9,173
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76 69 27 7778 71
7 -19
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104 3.92.20
37 5,300
6 0.72 23 53 646 440 34 28 76 74

5,260 38Tuvalu
59 985
15
31 221 55 0.0167
70 53 25 7257 1,300
9 850
0 0.2 0.2

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106 3.2 33 5 0.49
5,260 59 147 31 22 70 67
2,030
2,870 17Vanuatu1,423
24 494 361 55 0.3 70
71 54 33 7356 1,800
170
5 730
86 0 0.7 1.3

0.4 60
0.5 2859 4.2 39 2,870
4 0.77 24 37 1,423 240 49 36 71 70
2,530
GNI per 30
Percent 360
Population 34
All 26
Modern 62
Both
Population 60 BirthsFemales
Males 63
per 910 2013
1990
Deaths 410 NetMales1.4 mid-2030
2.1
Females 34
mid-2050
Males 32
Infant
Females Total 0.54 Age
2008/2014 0.98GNI per
Age2013 33 Population 2015
Percent
2008/2013 36 All Modern Both Males Fe
1,690
Capita 2015 Population
18
Urban SquareReference
per 582 27BureauMethods
Methods 26 59
Sexes
mid-2015 58 1,00060 per780
1,000 360 See
3.7notes2008/2014
2.3 (millions)
2014
Migration 2014 on 29page 21
(millions) 25
Mortality
2008/2014 0.78 <15
Fertility 65+0.96Capita Urban352015perWORLD
Square POPULATION
35Methods Methods Sexes 20
DATA SHEET
3,860
($US) 40 408
Kilometer 49 45 53
(millions) 51 Population
56 580
Population 280Rate per3.3 4.2 a
Rate Rateb 0.85 ($US) Kilometer 13
c Percent of Married Life Expectancy Maternal Percent Ages 15-24
Population Secondary School Tertiary SchoolPercentGender
of Ratio c Female Share of Female Share
Percent of Married Life Expectancy
WO R L D P O P U L AT I O N H I G H L I G H T S
FOCUS ON WOMENS EMPOWERMENT

Rates of Early Marriage Fall, Particularly Among Those Under 15 Women Post Uneven Gains in Household Decisionmaking Power
Early marriage (before age 18) undermines the rights and livelihood opportunities of adolescent girls by leaving them vulnerable to the health Married women in many countries are increasingly likely to have a say in household decisions, but these gains do not necessarily apply to
risks of early pregnancy and childbearing, and prematurely ending their schooling. Rates of early marriage have declined broadly in the past every type of decision. When women are included in decisions about household spending, more money tends to be spent for the benefit of
20 years, particularly among girls who are under age 15. Part of the overall decline reects improvements in girls access to education: As women and children. And when women are able to make decisions about their health care, they are less vulnerable to preventable diseases.
girls educational attainment improves, the proportion marrying early tends to fall. Better employment opportunities for women and girls Progress in these areas has varied by country, and even in countries showing notable gains, many women still do not engage in all types
also can help delay marriages. In Bangladesh, expanded employment in the garment industry is linked to notably lower rates of marriage of important decisions. For example, in Nepal, only 66 percent of women have a say about their own health care decisions. The same
among rural migrants under age 15. The percentage of Bangladeshi girls married by age 18 has declined much more slowly as the youngest percentage of Zambian women have the opportunity to make decisions about large household purchases.
potential brides tend to postpone marriage by only a few years. The majority of Bangladeshi girls continue to marry before age 18.

Percent of Young Women Married by Age 15 (numbers in white) and Age 18 (numbers in black) Percent of Currently Married Women Who Have a Say in Decisions About This Topic

NOTES Own Health Large Purchases

100
() Indicates data unavailable or inapplicable. e The status of Western Sahara is disputed by Morocco. 91
88 89
90
83
76 A date range indicates the most recent data point during f Special Administrative Region. 83 84
73 80
that time period. 74
g Does not include the population of Crimea, estimated
75
74
79
77
65 72
70
a Infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Rates shown with decimals indicate at 2.3 million. 66 65
66
71
64
60
national statistics reported
49 as completely registered, h Kosovo declared independence
53 57 from56 Serbia on Feb. 17, 2008.
50
47 while
47 those without are estimates
41 from the sources cited on Serbia has not recognized Kosovos
42 independence.
47
the reverse. Rates shown in italics are based on fewer than 40

27 i The former Yugoslav


32 Republic. 37

28
50 annual
29 infant deaths, so the figure is estimated from an
30

17 18 19
For
17 additional
20 notes
27 and sources, see reverse side.
average of the previous
19
three years. 20
18

16 18
Data
17
prepared
15 by PRB demographers Toshiko Kaneda and
b Average number of children born to a7 woman during 10
2 3 3
Kristin Bietsch.
1992 2012 her
1993 lifetime.
2011 2000 2011 1992 2014 1991 2012
0
2001 2006 2012 2001 2006 2011 2001 2007 2013 2000 2004 2012 2002 2007 2012
1994 1992
August2013
2015. Population Reference
2002 Bureau.
2014 All rights reserved.
2006
Niger c Data prior to 2014 are
Bangladesh shown in italics. Egypt
Ethiopia Peru Mali Nepal Zambia Peru Jordan

d Data prior to 2009 are shown in italics.


Source: ICF International, Demographic and Health Surveys. Source: ICF International, Demographic and Health Surveys.

Family Planning Needs Increasingly Met by Modern Methods, Acceptance of Wife Beating Recedes
but More Progress Needed Violence against women poses a serious challenge to womens empowerment. Combating such violence often requires changing
the attitudes and beliefs of both men and women. In fact, in some countries, substantial percentages of women actually agree that a
Demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods has emerged as a key indicator of contraceptive availability and use. The husband has the right to beat a wife under certain circumstances. Many of these women believe a husband is justified in hitting a wife
indicator measures the proportion of women who want to delay or limit childbearing and who are using modern methods of contraception. who goes out on her own without telling the husband. It is encouraging that these beliefs appear to be moderating in most countries.
Family planning experts have urged countries to strive for meeting at least 75 percent of demand with modern methods. Over the past two For example, in 2013, 13 percent of Nigerian men and 25 percent of Nigerian women viewed a wife leaving home without telling the
decades, a significant number of less developed countries have seen increases in the share of demand satisfied with modern methods, husband as justification for wife beating, down from 19 percent and 32 percent, respectively, in 2008. Zambia also showed notable
but many countries remain far below the proposed 75 percent benchmark. They will need to accelerate progress over the coming decade drops for both men and women between 2007 and 2013-2014. Globally, however, there is still a long path to achieve zero global
so that increased contraceptive use can translate into improved maternal and child health, slower population growth, increased economic tolerance of this harmful practice.
well-being, and environmental sustainability.
Percent Who Agree That Husband Is Justied Beating Wife if She Leaves the House Without Informing Him
Percent of Demand for Family Planning Satised by Modern Contraceptive Methods
80 Women Men

71

64 Egypt 52
40 38
58 26
32
25
19
52 13

2006 2011 2008 2013


Jordan Kenya 43
41 47 Uganda Nigeria
40
2015 Population Reference Bureau  2015 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET 21

Philippines 31
36
Acknowledgments, Notes, Sources, and Definitions
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Census Bureau. Other sources include recent demographic surveys gross national income converted to international dollars using a Tertiary School Gender Parity Index
The authors gratefully acknowledge the valuable assistance of such as the Demographic and Health Surveys, Multiple Indicator purchasing power parity conversion factor. PPP adjusts exchange The tertiary education gross enrollment ratio for women divided by
PRB senior consultant, Carl Haub; PRB staff members John May, Cluster Surveys, special studies, and direct communication with rates to relative purchasing power in different countries, providing a the tertiary gross enrollment ratio for men. An index less than one
Kelvin Pollard, Donna Clifton, Carolyn Lamere, Heather Randall, and demographers and statistical bureaus in the United States and more accurate basis of comparison for GNI. Data are from the World indicates that men are more represented in higher education than
Nicole LaGrone; PRB interns Heather Zaccaro, Adaeze Ezeofor, and abroad. Specific data sources may be obtained by contacting the Bank. Figures in italics are for 2013, 2012, or 2011. women, while an index greater than one indicates that women are
Kimberly Rightor; and staff of the International Programs Center authors of the 2015 World Population Data Sheet. For countries with more represented. Data are from UNESCO for 2008-2014.
of the U.S. Census Bureau; the United Nations (UN) Population complete registration of births and deaths, rates are those most Percent Urban
Division; and the Institut national detudes dmographiques (INED), recently reported. For more developed countries, nearly all vital Percentage of the total population living in areas termed urban by Gender Ratio of Labor Force Participation Rates
Paris, in the preparation of this years World Population Data Sheet. rates refer to 2014 or 2013. that country or by the UN. Countries define urban in many different The ratio of the female labor force participation rate over the male
ways, from population centers of 100 or more dwellings to only the rate. The labor force participation rate is defined as the proportion
This publication is funded by the William and Flora Hewlett DEFINITIONS population living in national and provincial capitals. of the population ages 15 years and older who are economically
Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the U.S. Mid-2015 Population active, including those employed and unemployed. A ratio less than
Agency for International Development (IDEA Project, No. AID- Population per Square Kilometer of Arable Land one indicates that the male labor force participation rate is greater
Estimates are based on a recent census, official national data,
0AA-A-10-00009), and supporters. The contents are the respon- The mid-year 2015 population divided by the square kilometers of than the female rate while a ratio of more than one indicates that
or PRB, UN, and U.S. Census Bureau projections. The effects
sibility of the Population Reference Bureau and do not necessarily arable land. Arable land is defined by the UN Food and Agriculture the female rate is greater than the male rate. Data are from the
of refugee movements, large numbers of foreign workers, and
reflect the views of USAID or the United States government. Organization (FAO) to include the land under temporary agricultural World Bank for 2013.
population shifts due to contemporary political events are taken into
account to the extent possible. crops (multiple-cropped areas are counted only once), temporary
NOTES Female Share of Nonagricultural Wage Earners
meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen
The Data Sheet lists all geopolitical entities with populations of Birth and Death Rate The percent of workers in wage employment in the nonagricultural
gardens and land temporarily fallow (less than five years). Data
150,000 or more and all members of the UN. These include sov- sector who are women. In a small number of countries the definition
The annual number of births and deaths per 1,000 total population. for the percent of land that is arable and the square kilometers in a
ereign states, dependencies, overseas departments, and some of the sector is one of the following: the economically active
These rates are often referred to as crude rates since they do not country are from the FAO.
territories whose status or boundaries may be undetermined or in population in nonagriculture, total employment, total employment
take a populations age structure into account. Thus, crude death
dispute. More developed regions, following the UN classification, Contraceptive Use in nonagriculture, total paid employment, and employment in the
rates in more developed countries with a relatively large proportion
comprise all of Europe and North America, plus Australia, Japan, The percentage of currently married or in union women of public sector. Data are from the UN from 2008-2013.
of high-mortality older population are often higher than those in less
and New Zealand. All other regions and countries are classified as reproductive age who are currently using any form of contraception.
developed countries with lower life expectancy.
less developed. The least developed countries consist of 48 Modern methods include clinic and supply methods such as the Female Share of Parliament Members
countries with especially low incomes, high economic vulnerability, Net Migration The percentage of seats in a countrys single chamber, combined
pill, IUD, condom, and sterilization. Data are from the most recently
and poor human development indicators; 34 of these countries are The estimated rate of net immigration (immigration minus higher and lower chambers of the national parliament, or other
available national-level surveys, such as Demographic and Health
in sub-Saharan Africa, 13 in Asia, and one in the Caribbean. The emigration) per 1,000 population for a recent year based upon national legislature held by women. Data are from the Inter-
Surveys, Reproductive Health Surveys, Multiple Indicator Cluster
criteria and list of countries, as defined by the UN, can be found at the official national rate or derived as a residual from estimated Parliamentary Union from May 1, 2015.
Surveys, regional survey programs, national surveys, and the UN
http://unohrlls.org/about-ldcs/. birth, death, and population growth rates. Migration rates can vary Population Division World Contraceptive Use 2014. Data prior to
Sub-Saharan Africa: All countries of Africa except the northern substantially from year to year for any particular country, as can the 2009 are shown in italics.
African countries of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, definition of an immigrant. PRBs 2015 World Population Data Sheet is available
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