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World Regional Population Trends, from 1950 to 2050

These are the estimated total population prospects, for the major regions within each continent, for every 5 years, up until 2050. The are especially useful for mapping recent, current and future population trends in geographical areas of the World. We have also included the same data for both the less & the more developed regions collectively, the 49 least developed countries (as defined by the United Nations resolutions 59/209, 59/210 and 60/33), and for sub-Saharan Africa too. These figures were collated as part of the United Nations Population Division's '2008 Revision of the World Population Prospects', which was published in 2009.

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Africa

Eastern Africa

Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius (includes Agalega, Rodrigues, Saint Brandon), Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	711,429,779
2045	Medium variant	665,275,134
2040	Medium variant	617,023,394
2035	Medium variant	567,660,291
2030	Medium variant	518,064,153
2025	Medium variant	468,765,723
2020	Medium variant	420,200,330
2015	Medium variant	372,455,345
2010	Medium variant	327,186,148
2005	Estimate variant	287,413,229
2000	Estimate variant	252,710,041
1995	Estimate variant	219,873,732
1990	Estimate variant	192,958,575
1985	Estimate variant	165,962,450
1980	Estimate variant	143,492,260
1975	Estimate variant	124,043,686
1970	Estimate variant	107,606,447
1965	Estimate variant	93,588,964
1960	Estimate variant	81,999,293
1955	Estimate variant	72,585,201
1950	Estimate variant	64,847,333

Middle Africa

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	272,969,293
2045	Medium variant	256,132,361
2040	Medium variant	238,416,975
2035	Medium variant	220,162,204
2030	Medium variant	201,601,926
2025	Medium variant	182,890,643
2020	Medium variant	164,284,185
2015	Medium variant	146,148,126
2010	Medium variant	128,909,354
2005	Estimate variant	113,185,081
2000	Estimate variant	98,059,576
1995	Estimate variant	86,423,556
1990	Estimate variant	72,812,635
1985	Estimate variant	62,410,670
1980	Estimate variant	53,792,210
1975	Estimate variant	46,711,779
1970	Estimate variant	40,944,408
1965	Estimate variant	36,002,629
1960	Estimate variant	32,088,115
1955	Estimate variant	28,766,875
1950	Estimate variant	26,116,015

Northern Africa

Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	321,077,313
2045	Medium variant	312,513,423
2040	Medium variant	302,169,336
2035	Medium variant	290,376,157
2030	Medium variant	277,351,391
2025	Medium variant	263,120,447
2020	Medium variant	247,564,397
2015	Medium variant	230,594,560
2010	Medium variant	212,920,749
2005	Estimate variant	195,444,087
2000	Estimate variant	179,524,622
1995	Estimate variant	163,943,038
1990	Estimate variant	147,766,795
1985	Estimate variant	130,466,775
1980	Estimate variant	112,990,599
1975	Estimate variant	98,624,191
1970	Estimate variant	86,867,611
1965	Estimate variant	76,336,768
1960	Estimate variant	67,509,897
1955	Estimate variant	59,564,989
1950	Estimate variant	52,982,396

Southern Africa

Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	67,388,189
2045	Medium variant	66,752,058
2040	Medium variant	66,033,812
2035	Medium variant	65,145,030
2030	Medium variant	64,036,808
2025	Medium variant	62,674,438
2020	Medium variant	61,133,760
2015	Medium variant	59,657,515
2010	Medium variant	57,968,100
2005	Estimate variant	55,041,088
2000	Estimate variant	51,386,654
1995	Estimate variant	47,239,843
1990	Estimate variant	41,980,483
1985	Estimate variant	37,449,840
1980	Estimate variant	32,972,700
1975	Estimate variant	29,087,557
1970	Estimate variant	25,453,426
1965	Estimate variant	22,416,808
1960	Estimate variant	19,723,374
1955	Estimate variant	17,486,706
1950	Estimate variant	15,587,911

Western Africa

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, St. Helena (includes Ascension, Tristan da Cunha), Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	625,601,346
2045	Medium variant	586,646,005
2040	Medium variant	545,971,674
2035	Medium variant	504,436,956
2030	Medium variant	463,133,019
2025	Medium variant	422,732,748
2020	Medium variant	383,186,717
2015	Medium variant	344,182,356
2010	Medium variant	306,058,159
2005	Estimate variant	269,989,681
2000	Estimate variant	237,781,404
1995	Estimate variant	208,804,512
1990	Estimate variant	183,210,415
1985	Estimate variant	159,841,150
1980	Estimate variant	138,988,136
1975	Estimate variant	120,298,264
1970	Estimate variant	105,920,315
1965	Estimate variant	93,963,970
1960	Estimate variant	83,728,157
1955	Estimate variant	74,993,461
1950	Estimate variant	67,736,255

Asia

Eastern Asia

China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	1,600,004,671
2045	Medium variant	1,629,318,557
2040	Medium variant	1,649,755,184
2035	Medium variant	1,662,076,468
2030	Medium variant	1,666,371,781
2025	Medium variant	1,660,250,288
2020	Medium variant	1,640,387,893
2015	Medium variant	1,606,162,950
2010	Medium variant	1,563,951,360
2005	Estimate variant	1,520,717,349
2000	Estimate variant	1,472,444,431
1995	Estimate variant	1,411,675,050
1990	Estimate variant	1,336,699,736
1985	Estimate variant	1,241,024,516
1980	Estimate variant	1,159,375,005
1975	Estimate variant	1,079,675,498
1970	Estimate variant	971,536,590
1965	Estimate variant	860,030,325
1960	Estimate variant	779,337,344
1955	Estimate variant	721,593,794
1950	Estimate variant	659,648,575

South-Central Asia

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	2,493,681,489
2045	Medium variant	2,446,668,683
2040	Medium variant	2,385,711,013
2035	Medium variant	2,313,410,335
2030	Medium variant	2,231,845,975
2025	Medium variant	2,137,251,995
2020	Medium variant	2,028,785,827
2015	Medium variant	1,908,282,674
2010	Medium variant	1,780,472,513
2005	Estimate variant	1,650,635,418
2000	Estimate variant	1,518,321,957
1995	Estimate variant	1,385,934,775
1990	Estimate variant	1,250,453,479
1985	Estimate variant	1,116,345,744
1980	Estimate variant	990,929,000
1975	Estimate variant	879,409,633
1970	Estimate variant	782,546,785
1965	Estimate variant	698,980,741
1960	Estimate variant	626,984,482
1955	Estimate variant	565,918,265
1950	Estimate variant	515,809,407

South-Eastern Asia

Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	765,965,960
2045	Medium variant	757,484,107
2040	Medium variant	744,719,290
2035	Medium variant	727,693,812
2030	Medium variant	706,491,591
2025	Medium variant	681,583,932
2020	Medium variant	653,541,264
2015	Medium variant	622,910,944
2010	Medium variant	589,615,369
2005	Estimate variant	554,079,354
2000	Estimate variant	517,193,353
1995	Estimate variant	479,834,117
1990	Estimate variant	439,591,170
1985	Estimate variant	398,177,845
1980	Estimate variant	355,773,631
1975	Estimate variant	318,964,428
1970	Estimate variant	283,267,330
1965	Estimate variant	249,910,432
1960	Estimate variant	220,394,540
1955	Estimate variant	195,422,199
1950	Estimate variant	175,905,066

Western Asia

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus (Republic of), Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	371,832,936
2045	Medium variant	359,418,719
2040	Medium variant	345,140,316
2035	Medium variant	329,308,228
2030	Medium variant	311,991,445
2025	Medium variant	293,437,272
2020	Medium variant	273,540,908
2015	Medium variant	253,246,476
2010	Medium variant	232,702,072
2005	Estimate variant	211,103,863
2000	Estimate variant	190,335,765
1995	Estimate variant	170,590,403
1990	Estimate variant	152,065,900
1985	Estimate variant	134,060,364
1980	Estimate variant	116,486,993
1975	Estimate variant	101,324,501
1970	Estimate variant	88,042,037
1965	Estimate variant	77,033,326
1960	Estimate variant	67,275,990
1955	Estimate variant	58,840,362
1950	Estimate variant	51,524,138

Trans-Continental Countries: Whilst we consider Russia as being included in both Asia and Europe, it is not included in the Asian regional figures above. The UN does not include Russia in any Asian regions, for administration purposes.

Europe

Eastern Europe

Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	239,961,194
2045	Medium variant	246,862,881
2040	Medium variant	253,759,387
2035	Medium variant	260,920,768
2030	Medium variant	268,319,573
2025	Medium variant	275,413,040
2020	Medium variant	281,511,498
2015	Medium variant	286,625,742
2010	Medium variant	291,484,587
2005	Estimate variant	296,912,303
2000	Estimate variant	304,088,335
1995	Estimate variant	309,804,317
1990	Estimate variant	310,332,351
1985	Estimate variant	303,586,085
1980	Estimate variant	294,971,922
1975	Estimate variant	285,737,176
1970	Estimate variant	276,415,008
1965	Estimate variant	266,936,515
1960	Estimate variant	253,468,591
1955	Estimate variant	237,112,284
1950	Estimate variant	220,198,454

Northern Europe

Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey), Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland (includes Aaland), Iceland, Ireland (Republic of), Isle of Man, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway (includes Svalbard, Jan Mayen Islands), Sweden, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	112,524,012
2045	Medium variant	111,289,129
2040	Medium variant	110,014,183
2035	Medium variant	108,690,795
2030	Medium variant	107,220,806
2025	Medium variant	105,450,529
2020	Medium variant	103,399,653
2015	Medium variant	101,215,489
2010	Medium variant	98,908,749
2005	Estimate variant	96,439,409
2000	Estimate variant	94,358,989
1995	Estimate variant	93,261,206
1990	Estimate variant	92,121,439
1985	Estimate variant	90,746,197
1980	Estimate variant	89,877,370
1975	Estimate variant	89,010,930
1970	Estimate variant	87,357,106
1965	Estimate variant	84,928,102
1960	Estimate variant	81,762,235
1955	Estimate variant	79,635,014
1950	Estimate variant	78,093,388

Southern Europe

Albania, Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Vatican City

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	153,654,279
2045	Medium variant	155,125,133
2040	Medium variant	156,092,847
2035	Medium variant	156,711,552
2030	Medium variant	157,227,673
2025	Medium variant	157,558,322
2020	Medium variant	157,455,401
2015	Medium variant	156,327,173
2010	Medium variant	153,778,003
2005	Estimate variant	149,711,148
2000	Estimate variant	145,118,942
1995	Estimate variant	143,697,871
1990	Estimate variant	142,549,447
1985	Estimate variant	140,823,524
1980	Estimate variant	137,764,510
1975	Estimate variant	132,287,729
1970	Estimate variant	126,781,933
1965	Estimate variant	122,347,925
1960	Estimate variant	117,378,893
1955	Estimate variant	113,092,662
1950	Estimate variant	108,259,072

Western Europe

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	184,908,203
2045	Medium variant	186,914,026
2040	Medium variant	188,622,422
2035	Medium variant	189,866,671
2030	Medium variant	190,605,008
2025	Medium variant	190,842,264
2020	Medium variant	190,584,998
2015	Medium variant	189,831,461
2010	Medium variant	188,587,207
2005	Estimate variant	186,357,919
2000	Estimate variant	183,001,377
1995	Estimate variant	180,598,027
1990	Estimate variant	175,986,056
1985	Estimate variant	171,832,280
1980	Estimate variant	170,499,169
1975	Estimate variant	169,171,645
1970	Estimate variant	165,642,549
1965	Estimate variant	159,978,396
1960	Estimate variant	151,854,000
1955	Estimate variant	145,626,195
1950	Estimate variant	140,909,130

Trans-Continental Countries: Whilst we consider Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus (Republic of), Georgia, Kazakhstan and Turkey as being included in both Europe and Asia, they are not included in the European regional figures above. The UN does not include them in European regions, for administration purposes.

North America

Caribbean

Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	49,490,905
2045	Medium variant	49,514,835
2040	Medium variant	49,265,587
2035	Medium variant	48,736,724
2030	Medium variant	47,922,134
2025	Medium variant	46,824,419
2020	Medium variant	45,469,888
2015	Medium variant	43,957,945
2010	Medium variant	42,311,877
2005	Estimate variant	40,566,045
2000	Estimate variant	38,649,946
1995	Estimate variant	36,640,091
1990	Estimate variant	34,383,881
1985	Estimate variant	32,063,361
1980	Estimate variant	29,860,327
1975	Estimate variant	27,743,993
1970	Estimate variant	25,426,449
1965	Estimate variant	23,145,324
1960	Estimate variant	20,771,322
1955	Estimate variant	18,835,308
1950	Estimate variant	17,131,537

Central America

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	196,843,770
2045	Medium variant	195,792,063
2040	Medium variant	193,286,757
2035	Medium variant	189,300,021
2030	Medium variant	183,884,701
2025	Medium variant	177,280,948
2020	Medium variant	169,860,805
2015	Medium variant	161,862,705
2010	Medium variant	153,115,240
2005	Estimate variant	144,288,149
2000	Estimate variant	135,170,713
1995	Estimate variant	124,003,980
1990	Estimate variant	112,363,440
1985	Estimate variant	101,687,002
1980	Estimate variant	91,878,406
1975	Estimate variant	80,686,505
1970	Estimate variant	69,614,727
1965	Estimate variant	59,819,790
1960	Estimate variant	51,155,626
1955	Estimate variant	43,721,080
1950	Estimate variant	37,763,923

Northern America

Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre & Miquelon, United States of America

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	448,463,687
2045	Medium variant	440,346,857
2040	Medium variant	431,490,468
2035	Medium variant	421,476,867
2030	Medium variant	410,203,679
2025	Medium variant	397,521,846
2020	Medium variant	383,383,802
2015	Medium variant	367,955,848
2010	Medium variant	351,659,164
2005	Estimate variant	335,175,206
2000	Estimate variant	318,654,341
1995	Estimate variant	300,073,492
1990	Estimate variant	282,687,702
1985	Estimate variant	266,571,800
1980	Estimate variant	254,097,361
1975	Estimate variant	242,360,368
1970	Estimate variant	231,284,369
1965	Estimate variant	219,223,664
1960	Estimate variant	204,317,505
1955	Estimate variant	186,960,028
1950	Estimate variant	171,614,868

Oceania

Australia/New Zealand

Australia (includes Christmas Island, Cocos/Keeling Islands, Norfolk Island), New Zealand

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	34,072,553
2045	Medium variant	33,309,612
2040	Medium variant	32,492,980
2035	Medium variant	31,607,395
2030	Medium variant	30,627,175
2025	Medium variant	29,533,522
2020	Medium variant	28,343,516
2015	Medium variant	27,098,374
2010	Medium variant	25,815,345
2005	Estimate variant	24,505,335
2000	Estimate variant	23,039,137
1995	Estimate variant	21,803,532
1990	Estimate variant	20,476,858
1985	Estimate variant	19,074,388
1980	Estimate variant	17,842,539
1975	Estimate variant	16,707,615
1970	Estimate variant	15,547,959
1965	Estimate variant	14,153,133
1960	Estimate variant	12,648,473
1955	Estimate variant	11,336,849
1950	Estimate variant	10,127,000

Melanesia

Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	15,631,783
2045	Medium variant	14,932,723
2040	Medium variant	14,165,778
2035	Medium variant	13,334,788
2030	Medium variant	12,452,033
2025	Medium variant	11,537,944
2020	Medium variant	10,613,331
2015	Medium variant	9,698,306
2010	Medium variant	8,777,713
2005	Estimate variant	7,871,310
2000	Estimate variant	7,009,776
1995	Estimate variant	6,204,446
1990	Estimate variant	5,488,776
1985	Estimate variant	4,904,628
1980	Estimate variant	4,321,479
1975	Estimate variant	3,864,773
1970	Estimate variant	3,425,995
1965	Estimate variant	3,056,377
1960	Estimate variant	2,734,594
1955	Estimate variant	2,482,961
1950	Estimate variant	2,289,401

Micronesia

Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	802,087
2045	Medium variant	785,480
2040	Medium variant	765,696
2035	Medium variant	741,685
2030	Medium variant	713,279
2025	Medium variant	681,054
2020	Medium variant	645,581
2015	Medium variant	608,954
2010	Medium variant	573,133
2005	Estimate variant	537,145
2000	Estimate variant	496,734
1995	Estimate variant	465,784
1990	Estimate variant	417,227
1985	Estimate variant	357,926
1980	Estimate variant	301,397
1975	Estimate variant	266,692
1970	Estimate variant	241,909
1965	Estimate variant	210,605
1960	Estimate variant	183,720
1955	Estimate variant	163,801
1950	Estimate variant	148,143

Polynesia

American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Niue, Pitcairn Island, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Wallis & Futuna Islands

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	831,130
2045	Medium variant	826,366
2040	Medium variant	817,098
2035	Medium variant	801,440
2030	Medium variant	779,123
2025	Medium variant	754,279
2020	Medium variant	726,824
2015	Medium variant	698,413
2010	Medium variant	672,145
2005	Estimate variant	645,606
2000	Estimate variant	614,068
1995	Estimate variant	579,844
1990	Estimate variant	542,899
1985	Estimate variant	507,791
1980	Estimate variant	477,955
1975	Estimate variant	447,180
1970	Estimate variant	423,219
1965	Estimate variant	368,109
1960	Estimate variant	317,431
1955	Estimate variant	275,969
1950	Estimate variant	242,569

Trans-Continental Countries: Whilst we consider Indonesia and East Timor as being both included in Oceania and Asia, neither are included in the Oceanian regional figures above. The UN does not include them in Oceanian regions, for administration purposes.

South America

Entire South American Continent

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	482,849,661
2045	Medium variant	480,436,302
2040	Medium variant	475,481,998
2035	Medium variant	468,111,447
2030	Medium variant	458,051,950
2025	Medium variant	445,427,578
2020	Medium variant	430,211,990
2015	Medium variant	412,664,907
2010	Medium variant	393,221,391
2005	Estimate variant	371,657,574
2000	Estimate variant	347,407,017
1995	Estimate variant	321,621,331
1990	Estimate variant	295,562,317
1985	Estimate variant	268,352,692
1980	Estimate variant	240,916,105
1975	Estimate variant	214,892,643
1970	Estimate variant	191,430,445
1965	Estimate variant	169,238,486
1960	Estimate variant	147,724,245
1955	Estimate variant	129,039,339
1950	Estimate variant	112,411,137

Extra Datasets

More Developed Regions

All regions of Europe, Northern America (not to be confused with North America), Australia/New Zealand, Japan

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	1,275,242,501
2045	Medium variant	1,279,587,698
2040	Medium variant	1,282,276,628
2035	Medium variant	1,283,006,866
2030	Medium variant	1,281,627,808
2025	Medium variant	1,277,112,628
2020	Medium variant	1,268,343,231
2015	Medium variant	1,254,844,911
2010	Medium variant	1,237,228,466
2005	Estimate variant	1,216,549,977
2000	Estimate variant	1,194,966,896
1995	Estimate variant	1,174,680,381
1990	Estimate variant	1,147,344,898
1985	Estimate variant	1,113,542,526
1980	Estimate variant	1,081,847,067
1975	Estimate variant	1,046,894,315
1970	Estimate variant	1,007,476,802
1965	Estimate variant	965,619,973
1960	Estimate variant	914,618,302
1955	Estimate variant	862,809,991
1950	Estimate variant	812,025,648

Less Developed Regions

All regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Caribbean, Central America, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, South America

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	7,874,741,739
2045	Medium variant	7,716,756,756
2040	Medium variant	7,518,919,567
2035	Medium variant	7,287,562,768
2030	Medium variant	7,027,267,415
2025	Medium variant	6,734,420,603
2020	Medium variant	6,406,489,337
2015	Medium variant	6,047,341,352
2010	Medium variant	5,671,459,912
2005	Estimate variant	5,295,726,322
2000	Estimate variant	4,920,400,282
1995	Estimate variant	4,538,392,566
1990	Estimate variant	4,143,106,683
1985	Estimate variant	3,732,704,502
1980	Estimate variant	3,355,762,007
1975	Estimate variant	3,014,422,471
1970	Estimate variant	2,678,299,815
1965	Estimate variant	2,366,050,416
1960	Estimate variant	2,108,739,525
1955	Estimate variant	1,900,643,351
1950	Estimate variant	1,717,320,070

Least Developed Countries

49 countries, all of which are also included in the less developed regions - Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, DR Congo, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	1,672,413,706
2045	Medium variant	1,578,716,013
2040	Medium variant	1,479,401,163
2035	Medium variant	1,376,567,015
2030	Medium variant	1,271,634,435
2025	Medium variant	1,165,484,953
2020	Medium variant	1,059,483,690
2015	Medium variant	954,921,632
2010	Medium variant	854,696,465
2005	Estimate variant	761,846,485
2000	Estimate variant	676,928,761
1995	Estimate variant	599,098,295
1990	Estimate variant	524,764,097
1985	Estimate variant	461,087,561
1980	Estimate variant	405,846,528
1975	Estimate variant	357,413,290
1970	Estimate variant	314,813,296
1965	Estimate variant	277,753,269
1960	Estimate variant	247,268,050
1955	Estimate variant	221,657,359
1950	Estimate variant	200,460,636

Sub-Saharan Africa

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Réunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Year	United Nations Variant [1]	Estimated Population [2]
2050	Medium variant	1,753,272,250
2045	Medium variant	1,647,418,855
2040	Medium variant	1,536,463,366
2035	Medium variant	1,422,533,757
2030	Medium variant	1,307,830,738
2025	Medium variant	1,193,751,564
2020	Medium variant	1,081,113,936
2015	Medium variant	970,173,330
2010	Medium variant	863,314,199
2005	Estimate variant	764,327,551
2000	Estimate variant	674,841,645
1995	Estimate variant	593,182,905
1990	Estimate variant	518,053,489
1985	Estimate variant	449,715,983
1980	Estimate variant	389,754,381
1975	Estimate variant	337,634,585
1970	Estimate variant	294,963,389
1965	Estimate variant	259,186,454
1960	Estimate variant	229,222,179
1955	Estimate variant	204,165,273
1950	Estimate variant	183,477,505

Global Issues

Population Growth

Our population is growing at a massive rate, and it looks set to continue, which will bring a whole host of new problems, while making some current issues much harder to deal with. Particularly important issues include finding better ways to utilse the land at our disposal, creating better living conditions for many, and working out what to do with waste

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Aging

One of the main reasons behind the World's massive population spurt of the past century, is our advancements in healthcare. By the standards of only 100 years ago, with the help of medicines and treatments, we are now prolonging life to unimaginable average lengths, and we have now really begun to take control of our body's systems

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Population Trends


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References

[1] UNdata only has information available for the 'Estimate Variant' between 1950 and 2005. We have chosen to use the 'Medium Variant' for 2010 to 2050, as it is the most comparable variant available.
[2] The statistics quoted above are taken from the UNdata statistics database. UNdata quotes the original sources as being 'United Nations Population Division' (World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision). UNdata is a statistical service provided by the United Nations. All data is available free of charge and may be copied freely, duplicated and further distributed, provided that UNdata is cited as the reference. The full UNdata re-publishing policy is here. This complete dataset was last updated by UNdata on June.18.2009 & last retrieved by BlatantWorld.com on September.12.2010. UNdata give the next update as April 2011, but these release dates can often be misleading.

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