
© 2010 Population reference Bureau 2010 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET   6
WORLD
 6,892 20 8 1.2 —  8,108 9,485  1.4 46 2.5 27 8
 MORE DEVELOPED
 1,237  11 10 0.2 2  1,290   1,326  1.1 6 1.7 17 16
 LESS DEVELOPED
 5,656  22 8 1.4 -1  6,819   8,159  1.4 50 2.7 30 6
 LESS DEVELOPED (Excl. China)
 4,318  25 8 1.7 -1  5,343   6,722  1.6 54 3.1 33 5
 LEAST DEVELOPED
 857  35 12 2.3 -0  1,172   1,710  2.0 81 4.5 41 3
AFRICA
 1,030  37 13 2.4 -1  1,412   2,084  2.0 76 4.7 41 3
SUB-Saharan afrIca
 865  39 14 2.5 -0  1,207   1,831  2.1 81 5.2 43 3
northern afrIca
 209  26 7 1.9 -0 262 329 1.6 42 3.0 33 4
 algeria
 36.0  23 5 1.8 -1 43.6 50.4 1.4 28 2.3 28 5
 egypt
 80.4  27 6 2.1 -0 103.6 137.7 1.7 28 3.0 33 4
 libya
 6.5  23 4 1.9 1 8.1 9.8 1.5 18 2.7 30 4
 Morocco
 31.9  21 6 1.5 -3 36.6 41.2 1.3 31 2.4 29 5
 sudan
 43.2  33 11 2.2 1 56.7 75.9 1.8 81 4.5 41 3
 tunisia
 10.5  18 6 1.2 -0 12.1 13.2 1.2 18 2.1 24 7
 Western sahara
d
 0.5  34 9 2.5 9 0.7 1.2 2.4 63 4.5 40 3
weStern afrIca
 309  41 15 2.6 -1 435 682 2.2 81 5.5 43 3
 Benin
 9.8  40 10 3.0 0 13.6 22.1 2.3 89 5.6 45 3
 Burkina Faso
 16.2  46 12 3.4 0 25.4 47.4 2.9 81 6.0 46 3
 Cape Verde
 0.5  25 6 2.0 -3 0.7 0.8 1.6 25 2.9 35 5
 Côte d'ivoire
 22.0  37 14 2.4 -1 30.8 47.2 2.1 97 4.9 40 2
 gambia
 1.8  38 12 2.7 3 2.5 3.8 2.1 81 5.3 43 3
 ghana
 24.0  31 9 2.2 -1 31.8 44.6 1.9 50 4.0 39 4
 guinea
 10.8  41 11 3.0 0 15.9 25.1 2.3 91 5.7 43 3
 guinea-Bissau
 1.6  43 18 2.4 0 2.3 3.6 2.2 121 5.8 43 3
 liberia
 4.1  43 11 3.3 1 6.1 10.0 2.4 95 5.9 44 3
 Mali
 15.2  46 15 3.1 -6 22.3 35.6 2.3 116 6.6 48 3
 Mauritania
 3.4  34 11 2.3 1 4.4 6.1 1.8 73 4.5 40 3
 niger
 15.9  52 17 3.5 -6 27.4 58.2 3.7 108 7.4 49 2
 nigeria
 158.3  42 17 2.4 -0 217.4 326.4 2.1 75 5.7 43 3
 senegal
 12.5  39 11 2.8 -2 17.4 25.4 2.0 58 4.9 44 2
 sierra leone
 5.8  40 16 2.4 2 8.1 12.4 2.1 89 5.1 43 2
 togo
 6.8  33 8 2.5 -0 9.3 13.2 1.9 81 4.8 41 3
eaStern afrIca
 326  40 13 2.7 -0 465 709 2.2 72 5.3 44 3
 Burundi
 8.5  36 15 2.1 8 11.6 16.8 2.0 98 5.4 41 3
 Comoros
 0.7  33 7 2.6 -3 0.9 1.2 1.8 53 4.1 38 3
 djibouti
 0.9  29 11 1.8 0 1.1 1.5 1.7 67 4.0 37 3
 eritrea
 5.2  37 9 2.9 2 7.4 10.8 2.1 54 4.7 42 2
 ethiopia
 85.0  39 12 2.7 -1 119.8 173.8 2.0 77 5.4 44 3
 Kenya
 40.0  37 10 2.7 0 51.3 65.2 1.6 52 4.6 42 3
 Madagascar
 20.1  37 9 2.7 -0 28.6 42.7 2.1 48 4.8 43 3
 Malawi
 15.4  44 15 2.9 0 22.9 37.4 2.4 80 6.0 46 3
 Mauritius
 1.3  12 7 0.5 -0 1.4 1.4 1.1 13.4 1.5 22 7
 Mayotte
 0.2  39 3 3.6 4 0.3 0.5 2.6 — 4.5 44 2
 Mozambique
 23.4  40 16 2.3 -0 31.2 44.1 1.9 90 5.1 44 3
 reunion
 0.8  18 5 1.3 -0 1.0 1.1 1.3 8 2.4 26 8
 rwanda
 10.4  42 14 2.9 0 15.8 28.3 2.7 102 5.4 42 2
 seychelles
 0.1  18 7 1.0 0 0.1 0.1 1.4 11.5 2.3 22 10
 somalia
 9.4  46 16 3.0 -6 13.9 23.5 2.5 111 6.5 45 3
 tanzania
 45.0  42 12 3.0 -1 67.4 109.5 2.4 58 5.6 45 3
 uganda
 33.8  47 13 3.4 -1 53.4 91.3 2.7 76 6.5 49 3
 Zambia
 13.3  45 20 2.5 -1 20.3 37.6 2.8 70 6.2 46 3
 Zimbabwe
 12.6  30 17 1.3 0 16.8 22.2 1.8 60 3.7 42 4
mIDDLe afrIca
 129  44 16 2.7 -0 188 296 2.3 111 5.9 46 3
 angola
 19.0  42 17 2.5 1 27.4 42.3 2.2 118 5.8 45 2
 Cameroon
 20.0  37 14 2.3 -0 26.5 36.7 1.8 87 4.7 41 4
 Central african republic
 4.8  38 16 2.2 0 6.6 10.3 2.1 106 4.8 41 4
 Chad
 11.5  46 17 2.9 -1 16.9 27.8 2.4 130 6.2 46 3
 Congo
 3.9  38 13 2.5 -3 5.5 8.2 2.1 79 5.0 42 4
 Congo, dem. rep.
 67.8  47 17 2.9 -1 101.4 166.2 2.5 114 6.4 48 3
 equatorial guinea
 0.7  39 16 2.3 4 1.0 1.4 2.1 103 5.5 42 3
 gabon
 1.5  29 10 1.9 1 2.0 2.8 1.9 55 3.6 39 4
 sao tome and Principe
 0.2  37 7 2.9 -7 0.2 0.3 2.1 45 4.9 44 4
Population 
mid-2010
(millions)
Births per
 1,000 
Population
Deaths per
 1,000 
Population
Rate of
Natural
Increase
(%)
Net 
Migration 
Rate
per 1,000
Population mid–2025  mid–2050
2050 
Population
as a 
Multiple
of 2010
Infant
Mortality
Rate
a
Total
Fertility
Rate
b
<15 65+
Projected  
Population 
(millions)
Percent of 
Population  
Ages
POPULATION, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT DATA AND ESTIMATES 
FOR THE COUNTRIES AND REGIONS  OF THE WORLD
See notes on page 17.