Distribution of the world population percentage by development group and major area, estimates and projections according to different variants, 19502050 2050 major area 1950 1975 2009 low medium high constant more developed regions 32. Extended dataset population studies revised by united nations isbn. The 2010 revision constitutes the twenty second round of the global population estimates and projections produced by the population division since 1951 and it breaks new ground in the production of population projections. Population growth and the global health workforce crisis. The figures for 1950, 2000 and 2010 were different from those of the original source, according to world population prospects. Six of the earths seven continents are permanently inhabited on a large scale. Notes that population size is decreasing in some countries due to sustained low fertility or emigration.
The full results of the 2010 revision are presented in a series of two pdf. The total fertility rate tfr has fallen from 3 in 1990 to 2. Population policy in transition in the developing world. The most recent revision united nations 2008 estimates the population living in. Projected growth of the global population today, the worlds population continues to grow, albeit more slowly than in the recent past. A small number of countries will account for most of the increase. The designations employed in this publication and the mate. The 2006 revision the hivaids epidemic continues to spread. Although hiv prevalence in some countries has been revised downward on. The 2010 revision of the world population prospects is the twentysecond round of global demographic estimates and projections undertaken by the population division of desa. This third and last volume of the 2004 revision provides a detailed analysis of the results of the world population prospects 2004. The 2017 revision of the world population prospects is the twentyfifth round of official united nations population estimates and projections, which have. Zhai, chinas demographic trends under different fertility policy scenarios national population and family planning commission, beijing, 2010. The 2012 revision, key findings and advance tables population in developing countries still young currently the population of the less developed regions is still young, with children under age 15 accounting with 26 per cent of the population and young persons aged 15 to 24 accounting for a further 17 per cent.
Who, global burden of disease death estimates 2011 demographic transition. In terms of each countrys population growth, we can expect india to surpass china as the most populated country in the world by 2050. The 2019 revision of the world population prospects is the twentysixth edition of the united nations population estimates and projections. Hence, scenarios are generally considered free of probabilities with the only. The bulge in the population pyramid is moving upward figure 4. The 2019 revision of world population prospects is the twentysixth round of official united nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the population division of the department of economic and social affairs of the united nations secretariat. World population prospects population division united nations. Global epidemiology of sickle haemoglobin in neonates. It would be another 123 years before it reached two billion in 1927, but it took only 33 years to rise by another billion people, reaching three billion in 1960. Projected growth in the world population currently, the world population continues to grow though more slowly than in the recent past.
We estimated the number of neonates affected in 2010 by combining our hbs allele frequency predictions with highresolution population distribution data figure 1 from the global rural urban mapping project grump. World population prospects within little more than a decade there are likely to be around 8. By family planning programs, we mean efforts to provide information about contraception, as well as contraceptives themselves. Comprehensive tables preface the 2017 revision of world population prospects represents the latest global set of demographic estimates and projections prepared by the population division of the department of economic and social affairs of the united nations secretariat. In its 24th round of estimates released in 2015, it was projected that the population of india will surpass that of chinas by 2022. World population prospects 2019 united nations population division. Comprehensive tables and u nited n ations, world population prospects. United nations 2010 world population prospects the 2010. The 2010 revision department of social affairs, population division, united nations, new york, 2011. The 2012 revision of world population prospects represents the latest global demographic estimates and projections prepared by the population division of the department of economic and social affairs of the united nations secretariat.
Bayesian population projections for the united nations. Special aggregates dvdrom edition dataset in excel and ascii format. Average annual rate of population change for the world. World population prospects focus on demographic fact. Young children and older people as a percentage of global population. Estimated to be consistent with the 1960, 1970, 1980, 1991, 2000 and 2010 censuses, with official estimates of the 2015 population, and with estimates of the subsequent trends in fertility, mortality and international migration. World population milestones went unnoticed until the 20th century, since there was no reliable data on global population dynamics it is estimated that the population of the world reached one billion for the first time in 1804. According to the medium variant of the 2017 revision, global fertility is projected to fall from just over 2. The projections indicate that the world population is expected to reach 7 billion on 31 october 2011. For further details about the results of the 2019 revision, see. The 2010 revision of the world population prospects is the twentysecond round of global demographic estimates and projections undertaken by.
We refer to the 2010 revision of the world population prospects 5 as wpp 2010. World population prospects the 2012 revision united nations. This means that you are free to share copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and adapt remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided attribution is included appropriate credit and a link to the licence. A311, population division, department of economic and social affairs, united nations. Projected growth of the global population today, the world s population continues to grow, albeit more slowly than in the recent past. The 2011 revision preface the population division of the department of economic and social affairs at the united nations secretariat is responsible for providing the international community with uptodate and scientifically objective information on. More information the 2004 revision of world population prospects represents the latest global demographic estimates and projections prepared by the population division of the department of economic and social affairs of the united nations secretariat. The 2010 revision, demographic profiles population studies 9789211514964. The number of countries with a significant number of infected people in the 2006 revision is 62, up from 60 in the 2004 revision and 53 in the 2002 revision. World population prospects population division the united nations. The standard output of the 2010 revision includes only the usual projection variants and scenarios included in other revisions of world population prospects. The designations employed in this publication and the. Population division of the department of economic and social affairs of the united nations secretariat, world population prospects. World population development since the beginning of the.
The 2009 revision presents estimates and projections of the total, urban and rural populations of the. The 2010 revision of world population prospects represents the latest global demographic estimates and projections prepared by the population division of the department of economic and social affairs of the united nations secretariat. This web site contains data tables, figures, maps, analyses and technical notes from the current revision of the world. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The standard output of the 2010 revision does not, however, include fully probabilistic projections. Africa is the second most populated continent, with around 1. The 2010 revision 2011a brought heightened attention to population growth over the coming decades. Bayesian probabilistic population projections for all.