2008 World Population Data Sheet
Download the 2008 World Population Data Sheet (PDF: 711KB)
Download the Population Bulletin: "World Population Highlights: Key Findings from the 2008 World Population Data Sheet" (PDF: 854KB)
Download the 2008 World Population Clock
Download the PowerPoint presentations from the press briefing (PPT: 702KB)
View the Webcast of the 55-minute press briefing introducing the 2008 Data Sheet, on Aug. 19, 2008
(Aug. 19, 2008) The demographic divide—the inequality in the population and health profiles of rich and poor countries—is widening. Two sharply different patterns of population growth are evident: Little growth or even decline in most wealthy countries and continued rapid population growth in the world’s poorest countries.
The Population Reference Bureau's 2008 World Population Data Sheet and its summary report offer detailed information about country, regional, and global population patterns.
"Nearly all of world population growth is now concentrated in the world's poorer countries," said Bill Butz, PRB's president. "Even the small amount of overall growth in the wealthier nations will largely result from immigration."/.../
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