Six of the earths seven continents are permanently inhabited on a large scale. This web site contains data tables, figures, maps, analyses and technical notes from the current revision of the world. The information is essential to guide policies aimed at achieving the new sustainable development goals. We refer to the 2010 revision of the world population prospects 5 as wpp 2010. 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. Comprehensive tables and u nited n ations, world population prospects. In its 24th round of estimates released in 2015, it was projected that the population of india will surpass that of chinas by 2022. Population division of the department of economic and social affairs of the united nations secretariat, world population prospects.
Ten years ago, the global population was growing by 1. 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. 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. 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. 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. The designations employed in this publication and the mate. According to world population prospects, the global population in 2050 will be around 9.
The 2009 revision presents estimates and projections of the total, urban and rural populations of the. The 2008 revision in both the more and the less developed regions, the number of people in the main working ages, 25 to 59, is at. Population policy in transition in the developing world. 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. World population prospects 2019 united nations population division. World population prospects the 2012 revision united nations. The 2010 revision 2011a brought heightened attention to population growth over the coming decades. 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. The world bank started to produce independent population projections in 1978. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
A311, population division, department of economic and social affairs, united nations. Average annual rate of population change for the world. World population development since the beginning of the. The full results of the 2010 revision are presented in a series of two pdf. Africa is the second most populated continent, with around 1. Special aggregates dvdrom edition dataset in excel and ascii format. The figures for 1950, 2000 and 2010 were different from those of the original source, according to world population prospects. 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. The 2017 revision of the world population prospects is the twentyfifth round of official united nations population estimates and projections, which have. The 2010 revision, demographic profiles population studies 9789211514964. 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. Who, global burden of disease death estimates 2011 demographic transition.
Bayesian population projections for the united nations. By family planning programs, we mean efforts to provide information about contraception, as well as contraceptives themselves. The projections indicate that the world population is expected to reach 7 billion on 31 october 2011. Hence, scenarios are generally considered free of probabilities with the only.
A small number of countries will account for most of the increase. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present for 235. The 2010 revision department of social affairs, population division, united nations, new york, 2011. 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.
Population growth and the global health workforce crisis. The standard output of the 2010 revision does not, however, include fully probabilistic projections. The 2019 revision of the world population prospects is the twentysixth edition of the united nations population estimates and projections. World population prospects focus on demographic fact. The designations employed in this publication and the. World population prospects within little more than a decade there are likely to be around 8. 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. World population prospects population division united nations. World population prospects population division the united nations. United nations 2010 world population prospects the 2010. The standard output of the 2010 revisionincludes only the usual projection variants and scenarios included in other revisions of world population prospects. The most recent revision united nations 2008 estimates the population living in.
Comprehensive tables preface the 2019 revision of the 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. The worlds two most populated countries, china and india, together constitute about 36% of the worlds population. 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. The 2006 revision the hivaids epidemic continues to spread. For further details about the results of the 2019 revision, see.
World population prospects population division united. Projected growth of the global population today, the world s population continues to grow, albeit more slowly than in the recent past. Although hiv prevalence in some countries has been revised downward on. Global epidemiology of sickle haemoglobin in neonates. 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. Notes that population size is decreasing in some countries due to sustained low fertility or emigration. Projected growth of the global population today, the worlds population continues to grow, albeit more slowly than in the recent past. Zhai, chinas demographic trends under different fertility policy scenarios national population and family planning commission, beijing, 2010.
According to the medium variant of the 2017 revision, global fertility is projected to fall from just over 2. Young children and older people as a percentage of global population. 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. The 2010 revision of the world population prospects is the twentysecond round of global demographic estimates and projections undertaken by. This third and last volume of the 2004 revision provides a detailed analysis of the results of the world population prospects 2004. Extended dataset population studies revised by united nations isbn.
The standard output of the 2010 revision includes only the usual projection variants and scenarios included in other revisions of world population prospects. The bulge in the population pyramid is moving upward figure 4. 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. Bayesian probabilistic population projections for all. Projected growth in the world population currently, the world population continues to grow though more slowly than in the recent past.