World Population Status

                                  Demographic Indicators of the World

 

Indicators		World	Developed Nations	Developing Nations
Mid-year population(in million)		6625	1221	5404
Population growth rate(%)		1.2	0.1	1.5
Projected population (in 2050)		9294	1259	8036
Birth (CBR, per 1000)		21	11	23
Death (CDR, per 1000)		9	10	8
Urban Population (%)		49	75	43
Infant mortality rate (per 1000)		52	6	57
Total Fertility rate		2.7	1.6	2.9
Population density(per sq. km)		49	27	65
Life expectancy	Male	66	73	64
	Female	70	80	67

                                                        Source: PRB, 2007. World Population Data Sheet 2007

World population was 6.6 billion in 2007. Developing regions share more than 80 percent (5.4 billion) of world population. World population growth was 1.2 percent in the year 2007. World population will reach 7 billion in 2010/11 and about 9 billion in 2050. Asia only shares about 60 % (4 billion) world population. About half of the population in the world lives in urban areas. Developing region had lower life expectancy and higher IMR in comparison to the developed region. This has caused a huge gap in the quality of life of people living in developed and developing nations.