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World Population, Annual Addition, and Growth Rate,
1950 to 2000, with Projection to 2050
Total Population
Annual Addition
Growth Rate
Millions
Percent
1950
2,519
1951
2,565
47
1.83
1952
2,612
47
1.79
1953
2,659
47
1.77
1954
2,707
48
1.76
1955
2,756
49
1.77
1956
2,806
50
1.78
1957
2,857
51
1.80
1958
2,910
53
1.82
1959
2,965
55
1.85
1960
3,021
57
1.88
1961
3,080
59
1.90
1962
3,141
61
1.93
1963
3,204
63
1.96
1964
3,268
65
1.98
1965
3,335
67
2.00
1966
3,403
69
2.01
1967
3,474
70
2.02
1968
3,546
72
2.03
1969
3,619
73
2.02
1970
3,692
74
2.00
1971
3,767
75
1.98
1972
3,843
75
1.96
1973
3,918
76
1.93
1974
3,994
75
1.89
1975
4,068
74
1.83
1976
4,142
73
1.77
1977
4,214
73
1.72
1978
4,287
73
1.69
1979
4,360
73
1.68
1980
4,435
75
1.68
1981
4,511
76
1.69
1982
4,588
77
1.69
1983
4,667
79
1.69
1984
4,748
81
1.70
1985
4,831
83
1.71
1986
4,916
85
1.73
1987
5,003
87
1.73
1988
5,090
88
1.72
1989
5,178
87
1.69
1990
5,264
86
1.63
1991
5,348
84
1.58
1992
5,431
83
1.53
1993
5,513
82
1.48
1994
5,594
81
1.45
1995
5,674
81
1.42
1996
5,755
80
1.40
1997
5,834
80
1.37
1998
5,914
79
1.34
1999
5,992
79
1.31
2000
6,071
78
1.29
2001
6,148
77
1.26
2002
6,225
77
1.24
2003
6,301
76
1.21
2004
6,378
76
1.19
2005
6,454
76
1.18
2006
6,529
76
1.16
2007
6,605
76
1.14
2008
6,680
75
1.13
2009
6,755
75
1.11
2010
6,830
75
1.10
2011
6,905
75
1.08
2012
6,979
74
1.06
2013
7,053
74
1.04
2014
7,125
73
1.02
2015
7,197
72
1.00
2016
7,268
71
0.97
2017
7,338
70
0.95
2018
7,407
69
0.93
2019
7,474
67
0.90
2020
7,540
66
0.88
2021
7,605
65
0.85
2022
7,669
64
0.83
2023
7,731
62
0.80
2024
7,792
61
0.78
2025
7,851
60
0.76
2026
7,910
58
0.74
2027
7,967
57
0.72
2028
8,022
56
0.69
2029
8,077
54
0.67
2030
8,130
53
0.66
2031
8,182
52
0.64
2032
8,233
51
0.62
2033
8,283
50
0.60
2034
8,331
48
0.58
2035
8,378
47
0.56
2036
8,424
46
0.54
2037
8,468
44
0.52
2038
8,511
43
0.51
2039
8,553
42
0.49
2040
8,594
40
0.47
2041
8,633
39
0.45
2042
8,670
38
0.43
2043
8,706
36
0.42
2044
8,741
35
0.40
2045
8,774
33
0.38
2046
8,806
32
0.36
2047
8,837
30
0.34
2048
8,865
29
0.33
2049
8,893
27
0.31
2050
8,919
26
0.29
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision (New York: 2003).

 

Total Fertility Rate and Population by Region, 2003
Country
TFR
Population
Number of Children Born Per Woman
Thousands
Europe
1.4
726,338
Eastern Europe
1.2
300,264
Southern Europe
1.3
146,365
Western Europe
1.6
184,893
Northern Europe
1.6
94,816
Oceania
2.3
32,234
Australia/New Zealand
1.7
23,606
Polynesia
3.2
635
Micronesia
3.4
526
Melanesia
3.9
7,468
Northern America
2.1
325,698
Latin America and the Caribbean
2.5
543,246
Caribbean
2.4
38,692
South America
2.5
362,278
Central America
2.8
142,275
Asia
2.5
3,823,390
Eastern Asia
1.8
1,512,321
South-eastern Asia
2.5
543,193
South-central Asia
3.2
1,563,173
Western Asia
3.4
204,703
Africa
4.9
850,558
Southern Africa
2.8
51,678
Northern Africa
3.2
183,598
Western Africa
5.6
244,381
Eastern Africa
5.6
270,317
Middle Africa
6.3
100,583
World
2.7
6,301,463
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision ( New York: February 2003).



Total Fertility Rate for the More Developed Countries, Less Developed Countries, and the World
World
More Developed Countries
Less Developed Countries
Number of Children Born per Woman
1950-1955
5.02
2.84
6.16
1955-1960
4.95
2.82
6.01
1960-1965
4.97
2.68
6.03
1965-1970
4.91
2.37
6.01
1970-1975
4.48
2.13
5.42
1975-1980
3.90
1.91
4.63
1980-1985
3.57
1.85
4.13
1985-1990
3.37
1.83
3.83
1990-1995
3.03
1.69
3.40
1995-2000
2.83
1.58
3.11
2000-2005
2.69
1.56
2.92
2005-2010
2.59
1.57
2.78
2010-2015
2.50
1.60
2.65
2015-2020
2.41
1.64
2.53
2020-2025
2.33
1.69
2.41
2025-2030
2.25
1.75
2.31
2030-2035
2.18
1.81
2.22
2035-2040
2.12
1.84
2.14
2040-2045
2.06
1.85
2.09
2045-2050
2.02
1.85
2.04
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision (New York: February 2003).

 

Life Expectancy by Continent, 1950 to 2000,
with Projection to 2050
Year
Africa
Asia
Europe
Latin America
Northern America
Oceania
World
Years
1950-1955
37.8
41.4
65.6
51.4
68.8
60.3
46.5
1955-1960
39.9
44.9
68.1
54.3
69.7
62.2
49.6
1960-1965
42.0
48.4
69.6
56.8
70.1
63.7
52.4
1965-1970
44.2
53.7
70.6
58.8
70.5
64.5
56.1
1970-1975
46.2
56.3
71.0
60.9
71.6
65.8
58.0
1975-1980
48.2
58.4
71.5
63.0
73.3
67.4
59.8
1980-1985
49.8
60.3
71.9
64.9
74.1
69.3
61.3
1985-1990
51.4
62.3
72.9
66.6
74.6
70.5
62.9
1990-1995
51.1
64.0
72.6
68.0
75.2
71.9
63.8
1995-2000
50.0
65.7
73.2
69.4
76.4
73.2
64.6
2000-2005
48.9
67.2
74.2
70.4
77.4
74.1
65.4
2005-2010
49.3
68.5
74.9
71.6
78.0
75.0
66.3
2010-2015
51.0
69.4
75.7
72.6
78.5
75.9
67.2
2015-2020
53.0
70.2
76.5
73.6
78.9
76.8
68.1
2020-2025
54.9
71.1
77.4
74.6
79.3
77.6
69.1
2025-2030
57.1
72.2
78.1
75.5
79.7
78.5
70.2
2030-2035
59.3
73.2
78.8
76.3
80.1
79.2
71.3
2035-2040
61.3
74.2
79.4
77.1
80.6
79.8
72.4
2040-2045
63.2
75.2
79.9
77.9
81.2
80.4
73.4
2045-2050
64.9
76.0
80.5
78.5
81.8
80.9
74.3
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision (New York: 2003).

 


 

World Population, 1950 to 2000, with Projections to 2050,
Three Variants
Total Population
Low
Medium
High
Millions
1950
2,519
2,519
2,519
1951
2,565
2,565
2,565
1952
2,612
2,612
2,612
1953
2,659
2,659
2,659
1954
2,707
2,707
2,707
1955
2,756
2,756
2,756
1956
2,806
2,806
2,806
1957
2,857
2,857
2,857
1958
2,910
2,910
2,910
1959
2,965
2,965
2,965
1960
3,021
3,021
3,021
1961
3,080
3,080
3,080
1962
3,141
3,141
3,141
1963
3,204
3,204
3,204
1964
3,268
3,268
3,268
1965
3,335
3,335
3,335
1966
3,403
3,403
3,403
1967
3,474
3,474
3,474
1968
3,546
3,546
3,546
1969
3,619
3,619
3,619
1970
3,692
3,692
3,692
1971
3,767
3,767
3,767
1972
3,843
3,843
3,843
1973
3,918
3,918
3,918
1974
3,994
3,994
3,994
1975
4,068
4,068
4,068
1976
4,142
4,142
4,142
1977
4,214
4,214
4,214
1978
4,287
4,287
4,287
1979
4,360
4,360
4,360
1980
4,435
4,435
4,435
1981
4,511
4,511
4,511
1982
4,588
4,588
4,588
1983
4,667
4,667
4,667
1984
4,748
4,748
4,748
1985
4,831
4,831
4,831
1986
4,916
4,916
4,916
1987
5,003
5,003
5,003
1988
5,090
5,090
5,090
1989
5,178
5,178
5,178
1990
5,264
5,264
5,264
1991
5,348
5,348
5,348
1992
5,431
5,431
5,431
1993
5,513
5,513
5,513
1994
5,594
5,594
5,594
1995
5,674
5,674
5,674
1996
5,755
5,755
5,755
1997
5,834
5,834
5,834
1998
5,914
5,914
5,914
1999
5,992
5,992
5,992
2000
6,071
6,071
6,071
2001
6,143
6,148
6,153
2002
6,211
6,225
6,238
2003
6,278
6,301
6,324
2004
6,342
6,378
6,412
2005
6,404
6,454
6,502
2006
6,464
6,529
6,592
2007
6,522
6,605
6,684
2008
6,579
6,680
6,777
2009
6,635
6,755
6,872
2010
6,689
6,830
6,966
2011
6,741
6,905
7,062
2012
6,793
6,979
7,159
2013
6,843
7,053
7,255
2014
6,892
7,125
7,351
2015
6,939
7,197
7,447
2016
6,986
7,268
7,541
2017
7,032
7,338
7,635
2018
7,076
7,407
7,729
2019
7,118
7,474
7,821
2020
7,159
7,540
7,913
2021
7,198
7,605
8,004
2022
7,235
7,669
8,095
2023
7,270
7,731
8,185
2024
7,303
7,792
8,275
2025
7,334
7,851
8,365
2026
7,363
7,910
8,455
2027
7,389
7,967
8,545
2028
7,413
8,022
8,636
2029
7,435
8,077
8,726
2030
7,454
8,130
8,818
2031
7,472
8,182
8,909
2032
7,487
8,233
9,001
2033
7,499
8,283
9,094
2034
7,510
8,331
9,186
2035
7,518
8,378
9,279
2036
7,524
8,424
9,372
2037
7,529
8,468
9,464
2038
7,531
8,511
9,557
2039
7,531
8,553
9,649
2040
7,529
8,594
9,741
2041
7,526
8,633
9,832
2042
7,520
8,670
9,923
2043
7,513
8,706
10,014
2044
7,503
8,741
10,104
2045
7,492
8,774
10,193
2046
7,479
8,806
10,282
2047
7,464
8,837
10,371
2048
7,448
8,865
10,459
2049
7,429
8,893
10,547
2050
7,409
8,919
10,633
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision (New York: 2003).

 


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