"2009 World Population Data Sheet" POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU

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2009
World Population Data Sheet
“As World Population Approaches 7 Billion,
the Youth Population Is More and More
Concentrated in Africa and Asia.”
PRESENTATIONS BY CARL HAUB, LINDA JACOBSEN, AND JAMES GRIBBLE
AUGUST 2009

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Source: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects, The 2008 Revision.
World Population Growth Is Almost Entirely
Concentrated in the World's Poorer Countries.
World Population (in Billions): 1950-2050

Source: Carl Haub and Mary Mederios Kent, 2009 World Population Data Sheet.
The World’s Youth Population Will Become
More Concentrated in Africa and Asia.
Population Ages 15-24 by World Region: 1950 and 2050
1950 2050

More Developed Countries Have Fewer
Young People Relative to Elderly.
Population by Age and Sex, More Developed Countries: 2009

Less Developed Countries Have Far
More Young People Relative to Elderly.
Population by Age and Sex, Less Developed Countries: 2009

Sources: (United States) Ansley Coale and Melvin Zelnik (1963); and National Center for Health Statistics. (Bangladesh) United Nations;
Demographic and Health Surveys; and other surveys
To Slow Population Growth, Developing
Countries’ Fertility Decline Must Be Rapid.
Average Lifetime Births per Woman: 1800-2007

Sources: Carl Haub and Douglas W. Heisler, 1980 World Population Data Sheet; and Carl Haub and Mary Mederios Kent, 2009 World
Population Data Sheet.
From 1980 to Today, There Has Been Very
Little Change in Africa’s Population Under 15.
Percent of Population Under Age 15: 1980 and 2009
1980 2009
Western Africa 46 44
Middle Africa 43 45
Eastern Africa 46 44
Northern Africa 44 33
Southern Africa 42 33
India 41 32
China 32 19

Africa’s Population of 1 Billion Is Projected to
Grow Rapidly Through 2050.

The Differences Between Developed and
Developing Countries Can Be Stark.
KEY DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS CANADA UGANDA
2009 Population 34 million 31 million
2050 Population (Projected) 42 million 96 million
Percent of Population Below Age 15 17% 49%
Percent of Population Age 65 and Older 14% 3%
Percent of Population Ages 15 to 24 13% 20%
Annual Births 371,000 1.4 million
Lifetime Births per Woman 1.6 6.7
Annual Infant Deaths 1,900 110,000
Life Expectancy at Birth 78 years 50 years

Population by Age and Sex, United States: 2008
Source: PRB analysis of data from U.S. Census Bureau.
The U.S. Has a Younger Age Structure
Than Other Developed Countries.

Population by Age and Sex, United States: 2030 (Projected)
Today’s Youth Will Be in the Prime
Working Ages in 2030.
Source: PRB analysis of data from U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from U.S. Census Bureau.
High School Dropout Rates Are Declining, but
Remain Higher Among Hispanic Youth.
Percent High School Dropouts (Ages 16-24), United States: 1972-2007

Source: PRB analysis of data from U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey.
College Enrollment Is Lower Among
Black and Hispanic Youth.
Enrollment and Employment Status of Persons Ages 18-24, United States: 2007

Sources: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects, The 2008 Revision; and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.
The Birth Rate Among U.S. Teenagers Is Twice
the Average for all Developed Countries.
Births per 1,000 Females Ages 15-19

Source: PRB analysis of data from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.
Birth Rates Remain Much Higher Among
Black and Hispanic Teens.
Births per 1,000 Females Ages 15-19, United States: 1989-2006

*Non-Hispanic. Source: PRB analysis of data from U.S. Census Bureau.
By 2030, More Than Half of all Youth Will Be
Members of a Racial or Ethnic Minority.
Percent of Youth Ages 15-24, United States: 2008, 2030, and 2050

Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from U.S. Census Bureau.
In One-Third of U.S. Counties, at Least 25
Percent of Children Live in Poverty.

The Diversity of Youth
Mali
Zambia
Peru
12.7 million
6.0 children per
woman
31% urban
12.2 million
6.2 children per
woman
37% urban
27.9 million
2.6 children per
woman
76% urban

Source: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision.
Peru’s Population Structure Is
in Transition.
Population by Age and Sex, Peru: 2006

 Well educated.
 Young marriage is
infrequent.
 Few have children
as teens.
 Desired family
size—2 children.
Young Women in Peru Have Options.

Young Women in Peru Face Other Issues.
 Teen childbearing
more common in
rural areas.
 Poverty and
childbearing.
 Unsafe abortion
and maternal
death.

Zambia’s Population Structure
Is Youthful.
Population by Age and Sex, Zambia: 2006

Young Women in Zambia Have Fewer
Opportunities.
 Less access to
education.
 Marriage more
frequent.
 More children during
teen years.
 Desired family size—
4 children.

Young Women in Zambia Face Other
Challenges.
 Physical and sexual
violence common.
 Spousal abuse
accepted.
 High HIV prevalence.

Mali Has a Very Young Population.
Population by Age and Sex, Mali: 2006

Being a Young Woman in Mali Is Difficult.
 Marriage common
by age 15.
 Early childbearing.
 Desired family
size—6 children.

Young Women in Mali Face Many
Challenges.
 Low school
attendance.
 Spousal abuse
accepted.
 Female genital
cutting common.

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