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Literacy Rates, by Sex, 2000Percent

74

51

88

68

48

85

69

90

83

72

World Africa Latin America/Caribbean

Asia Arab States/North Africa

Female Male

Adult Literacy, by Region

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (www.uis.unesco.org).


Population Structures by Age and Sex, 2005 Millions

300 100 100 300300 200 100 0 100 200 300

Less Developed Regions

More Developed Regions

Male Female Male Female

80+ 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 17-19 10-16

5-90-4

Age

Age Distribution of the World’s Population

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision (medium scenario), 2003.


Millions

Annual Increase in World Population

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1951 1956 1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision, 2003.


Rates of birth, death, and natural increase per 1,000 population

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

1936-1938

1946-1948

1955-1960

1960-1965

1965-1970

1970-1975

1975-1980

1980-1985

1985-1990

1990-1995

1995-2000

2000-2005

Birth rate Death rate

Natural Increase

Birth and Death Rates, Worldwide



Time

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4

Naturalincrease

Birth rate

Death rate

The Classic Stages of Demographic Transition

Note: Natural increase is produced from the excess of births over deaths.


Desire for Smaller Families

Women With Two Children Who Say They Want No More ChildrenPercent

22

13

52

29

50

2933

38

5960

Bangladesh Egypt Guatemala Kenya Zimbabwe

Late 1980s Late 1990s/Early 2000s

Source: ORC Macro, Demographic and Health Surveys, 1988-2000.


Diverging Trends in Fertility Reduction

Average number of children per woman

6.7

6.0

6.67.0

5.5

6.9

6.35.8

8.2

3.5

7.0

5.1

3.33.0

2.4 2.3 2.4

4.3

Bangla-desh

Egypt India Indo-nesia

Iran Nepal Pakistan Turkey Yemen

1950-1955 2000-2005



Billions

Growth in More, Less Developed Countries

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1950 1970 1990 2010 2030 2050

Less Developed Countries

More Developed Countries



Millions

911

14

18 18

26

23 23

27

London Tokyo New York

Sao Paulo

MexicoCity

Tokyo Mumbai(Bombay)

Dhaka Tokyo

1960 2000 2015

Largest Cities, Worldwide

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision (medium scenario), 2002.


Decline or Growth, 2002-2025Percent

3

12

-17

-14

-8

6

Bulgaria (1.1)

Russia (1.1)

Italy (1.2)

Trinidad & Tobago (1.6)

South Korea (1.4)

China (1.8)

Country (average number of children per woman)

Population in Countries With Low Fertility



Ratio of Workers to Dependents, by Region

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050

Africa East Asia South Central Asia Latin America and the Caribbean

Note: People 15 to 64 are considered to be workers; people 14 and younger and those over 65 are considered to be dependents.Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision (medium scenario), 2003.


Reaching Replacement Fertility

Average number of children per woman

5.6 5.7

6.26.4

5.7

7.3

2.1 2.21.8 2.0 1.9 2.0

Azerbaijan Brazil China Mauritius Thailand Tunisia

1960-1965 2000-2005



1.10

1.10

1.10

1.00

1.14

1.16

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.14

Czech Republic

Armenia

Ukraine

Spain

Russian Federation

Slovenia

Macao SpecialAdminstrative Region

Bulgaria

Latvia

Hong Kong SpecialAdministrative Region

10 Places With the Lowest Birth Rates WorldwideAverage number of children per woman, 2000-2005



Trends in Aging, by World Region

Population Ages 65 and OlderPercent

7

3

6 6

14

11

4

10 10

21

World Africa Asia LatinAmerica/ Caribbean

MoreDevelopedRegions

2000 2025



Life Expectancy at Birth, in Years

44

5459

71

56

49

6770

76

65

Africa Asia LatinAmerica/Caribbean

More DevelopedRegions

World

1965-1970 2000-2005

Trends in Life Expectancy, by Region



Trends in Population Growth Worldwide

Population Increase and Growth Rate, Five-Year Periods

7987

82 79 77 75 7369

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

1980-1985

1985-1990

1990-1995

1995-2000

2000-2005

2005-2010

2010-2015

2015-2020

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2

Net population added per year Annual population growth rate

Mill

ions

Per

cen

t in

crea

se p

er y

ear



30

15 17

55

47

37 38

7560

53 54

84 83

41

75

World Africa Asia Latin America/Caribbean

MoreDeveloped

Regions

1950 2000 2030

Urban PopulationPercent


Trends in Urbanization, by Region


Urbanization in Central America

Population Living in Urban AreasPercent

39 3936

29

47 48

6470

44

61 60 60

Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama

1970 2010 (projected)



635450

50 4637

All Ages Ages 60+ Ages 80+

Women Men

Women and Aging

World Population, by Sex, at Specified Age Groups, 2025Percent

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects:The 2002 Revision (medium scenario), 2003.


Number of Women 15 to 49Billions

0.62

0.86

1.31

1.75

1.972.05

1950 1970 1990 2010 2030 2050

Women of Childbearing Age



Worldwide

0.6

0.9

1.82.0 2.0

1.3

0

1

2

3

1950-1955 1970-1975 1990-1995 2010-2015 2030-2035 2045-2050

Bil

lio

ns

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Ch

ild

ren

pe

r w

om

an

Women 15 to 49 Average number of children per woman

Women of Childbearing Age and Fertility



World Population Clock

Natural Increase per World

More Developed Countries

Less Developed Countries

Less Developed Countries (less China)

Year 80,903,481 916,337 79,987,144 71,675,164

Day 221,653 2,511 219,143 196,370

Minute 154 2 152 136

2003

Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2003 World Population Data Sheet.

Poodwaddle World Clock


Number of years to add each billion (year)

Ninth

Eighth

Seventh

Sixth

Fifth

Fourth

Third

Second

First Billion All of Human History (1800)

123 (1930)

33 (1960)

14 (1974)

13 (1987)

12 (1999)

14 (2013)

15 (2028)

26 (2054)

World Population Growth, in Billions

Sources: First and second billion: Population Reference Bureau. Third through ninth billion: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 1998 Revision (medium scenario).


A.D.2000

A.D.1000

A.D.1

1000B.C.

2000B.C.

3000B.C.

4000B.C.

5000B.C.

6000B.C.

7000B.C.

1+ million years

8

7

6

5

2

1

4

3

OldStoneAge New Stone Age

BronzeAge

IronAge

MiddleAges

ModernAge

Black Death —The Plague

9

10

11

12

A.D.3000

A.D.4000

A.D.5000

18001900

1950

1975

2000

2100

Future

Billions

World Population Growth Through History

Source: Population Reference Bureau; and United Nations, World Population Projections to 2100 (1998).

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