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Friday, March 13, 2009

World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision


From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)

 


World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision

 UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Population Division, March 2009

 The official United Nations estimations and projections of population for all countries of the world, covering the period 1950-2050.

 Press release: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/pressrelease.pdf


Data Online : http://esa.un.org/unpp/index.asp


Selected Tables: 
http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf

 The results of the 2008 Revision incorporate the findings of the most recent national population censuses and of numerous specialized population surveys carried out around the world. The 2008 Revision provides the demographic data and indicators to assess trends at the global, regional and national levels and to calculate many other key indicators commonly used by the United Nations system.

 WORLD POPULATION TO EXCEED 9 BILLION BY 2050:

 Developing Countries to Add 2.3 Billion Inhabitants with 1.1 Billion Aged Over 60 and 1.2 Billion of Working Age

 NEW YORK, 11 March (UN Population Division/DESA) – World population is projected to reach 7 billion early in 2012, up from the current 6.8 billion, and surpass 9 billion people by 2050, reveals the 2008 Revision of the official United Nations population estimates and projections

.Most of the additional 2.3 billion people will enlarge the population of developing countries, which is projected to rise from 5.6 billion in 2009 to 7.9 billion in 2050, and will be distributed among the population aged 15-59 (1.2 billion) and 60 or over (1.1 billion) because the number of children under age 15 in developing countries will decrease.

In contrast, the population of the more developed regions is expected to change minimally, passing from 1.23 billion to 1.28 billion, and would have declined to 1.15 billion were it not for the projected net migration from developing to developed countries, which is projected to average 2.4 million persons annually from 2009 to 2050.

The results of the 2008 Revision incorporate the findings of the most recent national population censuses and of numerous specialized population surveys carried out around the world. The 2008 Revision provides the demographic data and indicators to assess trends at the global, regional and national levels and to calculate many other key indicators commonly used by the United Nations system.

International Migration Report 2006: A Global Assessment

World Mortality 2007 (Wall Chart)

Contribution of population policy to the achievement of the internationallyagreed development goals including the Millennium Development Goals
    Panel discussion, New York, 15 December 2008

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