The 2010 revision of the world population prospects is the twentysecond round of global demographic. According to the medium variant of the 2017 revision, global fertility is projected to fall from just over 2. United nations, department of economic and social affairs, population division 20. The world population prospects allows users to change variables to learn about population prospects in the world. United nations ilibrary world population prospects.
According to world population prospects, the global population in 2050 will be around 9. World population prospects, the 2010 revision united nations. Aside from updating the methods used to yield the future trajectories of fertility, the 2012 revision. United nations, department of economic and social affairs, population division 2017. United nations 2002 and this has become a popular source of data and analysis of the past, current and future proportion urban in each country, region or continent of the world. The results are shown for deve lopment groups, six major areas i. Their numbers and economic roles, keynote presentation at 45th commission on population and development, based on population division undesa world population prospects. The population division has pursued its endeavour to develop probabilistic projections for all countries and areas of the world, which was initiated in the 2010 revision with the projections of fertility. Users can change variables such as population, population density, location, date and variant in the basic panel to obtain basic output while a second panel allows users. The 2009 revision presents estimates and projections of the total, urban and rural populations of the. Today, the worlds population continues to grow, albeit more slowly than in the recent past. The 2010 revision breaks new ground in the production of population projections. 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 for 28 per cent of the population and young persons aged 15 to 24 accounting for a further 18 per cent.
The challenge of population growth while the majority of the population is now estimated to live in regions with below re. 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. Population of the world, major development groups and major areas, 1950, 1975, 2009 and 2050, according to different variants population millions population in 2050 millions. The 2012 revision, methodology of the united nations population estimates and projections. Demographic statistics, 4 united nations statistical division. Population growth is the increase in the number of individuals in a population. The standard output of the 2010 revision does not, however, include fully probabilistic projections. United nations, department of economic and social affairs, population division.
United nations, world population prospects, the 2010 revision. Further information analytical publications bagnoli, p. World population prospects the 2012 revision united nations. Projected growth of the global population today, the worlds population continues to grow, albeit more slowly than in the recent past. United nations, department of economic and social affairs. Previous revisions presented country projections only for the period ending in 2050.
The percentage of the population aged 65 and over increased from 20. Ifla trend report world urbanization prospects the 2011. 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 information is essential to guide policies aimed at achieving the new sustainable development goals. 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. United nations 2010 world population prospects the 2010. The projections indicate that the world population is expected to reach 7 billion on 31 october 2011. Medium variant united nations, department of economic and social affairs. United nations world population prospects report, 2017.
Official symbols of united nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with numbers, as illustrated in the above citation. The united nations population division has been publishing and revising its world urbanisation prospects since 1991 the latest being the 2002 revision. These documents do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the secretariat of the united nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to 7. Challenge paper on population growth hanspeter kohler revised version. Data are from the medium variant see below of the world population prospects. Ten years ago, the global population was growing by 1. This report presents the 2010 revision of the population estimates and. This web site contains data tables, figures, maps, analyses and technical notes from the current revision of the world population prospects. The 2010 revision constitutes the twenty second round of the global population estimates and projections produced by the population division since 1951. World population prospects the 2010 revision, volume ii demographic profiles this report presents the 2010 revision of the population estimates and projections prepared by the population division of the department of economic and social affairs of the united nations secretariat. Nations, department of economic and social affairs, population division 20 world population prospects.
Global human population growth amounts to around 83 million annually, or 1. The worlds population in 2010 is estimated at nearly 7 billion people more precisely at 6,908,688,378 which is almost three times the population estimated in 1950 that is, it has taken chapter 1 population and families key. Population and vital statistics reprot various years, 5 u. The state of food insecurity in the world sofi 2010. The 2017 revision of the world population prospects is the twentyfifth round of official united nations population estimates and projections, which have. The data in this revision are consistent with the total populations estimated and projected according to the medium variant of the 2010 revision of the united nations global population estimates and projections, published in world population prospects. Medium variant united nations, department of economic and social affairs, population division. Comprehensive tables and u nited n ations, world population prospects. The percentage of the population aged 65 years old and over is the highest in the world. It is expected to keep growing, and estimates have put the total population at 8. The ratio of net migration during the year to the average population in that year.
United nations, department of economic and social affairs, population division 2011 world population prospects. In terms of each countrys population growth, we can expect india to surpass china as the most populated country in the world by 2050. World population prospects the 2010 revision, volume i comprehensive tables this report presents the 2010 revision of the population estimates and projections prepared by the population division of the department of economic and social affairs of the united nations secretariat. The standard output of the 2010 revisionincludes only the usual projection variants and scenarios included in other revisions of world population prospects. The 2019 revision of the world population prospects is the twentysixth edition of the united nations population. United nations, department of economic and social affairs, population division, world population prospects. The 2010 revision of the world population prospects is the twentysecond round of global demographic estimates and projections undertaken by the population division of desa. It is the first standard revisionto include projections up to 2100 for all countries and areas of the world. Total population on 30 june of the final year of the period. Impacts, issues and strategies for policy action, oecd publishing. It is the first standard revision to include projections up to 2100 for all countries and areas of the world. In both the more and the less developed regions, the number of people in the main working ages, 25 to 59, is at an all time high. The 2007 revision presents estimates and projections of the tota l, urban and rural populations of the world for the period 19502050. The 2010 revision constitutes the twenty second round of the global population estimates and projections produced by the.
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