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2004 World Population
Data Sheet
of the Population Reference Bureau

2004 World Population Data Sheet 1 2004 Population Reference Bureau
Top 15 HIV/AIDS Prevalence Countries (end 2003)
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or the first time, the United Nations
has produced a time series for the
country estimates of HIV/AIDS preva-
lence. UNAIDS' country-level estimates are
reworked every two years based on updated
information from sentinel sites, where sam-
ples of groups such as patients at STD clin-
ics and women at antenatal care clinics are
tested for the disease; and from surveys and
other research.
UNAIDS estimates that, globally, 1.1 per-
cent of adults ages 15-49 were living with
HIV/AIDS at the end of 2003, up from 1.0
percent two years before. In sub-Saharan
Africa, the estimates provide hope for that
region, the world's hardest-hit. Prevalence
declined from 7.6 percent to 7.5 percent over
the 2001-2003 period.
Looking at the trend over that period, 14
African countries are estimated to have had
a decline in their HIV/AIDS prevalence, led
by Kenya and Uganda. In contrast, 24
African countries are believed to have
shown either no decrease or a rise in
HIV/AIDS prevalence.
UNAIDS estimates that about 2.9 mil-
lion adults and children died of AIDS in
2003, and that the number of children
orphaned by the disease rose from 11.5 mil-
lion in 2001 to 15.0 million in 2003.
Africa
Percent
Rank Country of population
1 Swaziland 38.8
2 Botswana 37.3
3 Lesotho 28.9
4 Zimbabwe 24.6
5 South Africa 21.5
6 Namibia 21.3
7 Zambia 16.5
8 Malawi 14.2
9 Central African Rep. 13.5
10 Mozambique 12.2
11 Tanzania 8.8
12 Gabon 8.1
13 Côte d'Ivoire 7.0
14 Cameroon 6.9
15 Kenya 6.7
Outside Africa
Percent
Rank Country of population
1 Haiti 5.6
2 Trinidad and Tobago 3.2
3 Bahamas 3.0
4 Cambodia 2.6
5 Guyana 2.5
6 Belize 2.4
7 Honduras 1.8
8 Dominican Republic 1.7
Suriname 1.7
10 Thailand 1.5
Barbados 1.5
12 Ukraine 1.4
13 Myanmar 1.2
14 Jamaica 1.2
15 Estonia 1.1
The First Time Series of HIV/AIDS Estimates
2050
Population
Rank Country (millions)
1 India 1,628
2 China 1,437
3 United States 420
4 Indonesia 308
5 Nigeria 307
6 Pakistan 295
7 Bangladesh 280
8 Brazil 221
9 Congo, Dem. Rep. of 181
10 Ethiopia 173
The World's 10
Largest Countries
Three of the world's 10 most populous coun-
tries in 2004 are the United States, Russia,
and Japan. By 2050, only one, the United
States, is expected to remain in that top 10 list.
2004
Population
Rank Country (millions)
1 China 1,300
2 India 1,087
3 United States 294
4 Indonesia 219
5 Brazil 179
6 Pakistan 159
7 Russia 144
8 Bangladesh 141
9 Nigeria 137
10 Japan 128

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Niger is expected to be the fastest-growing
country between now and 2050, rising from 12
million to 53 million. Bulgaria will decline the
most, from 8 million to about 5 million.
All World Regions Except Europe
Will Continue to Grow.
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eveloping countries in Africa and Asia will account for about
90 percent of the increase in world population projected by 2050, while
the populations of most developed countries will decrease. Among the
developed countries, only the United States is likely to see significant growth, a
result of immigration and a birth rate higher than other developed nations.
1,520
2,367
1,301
1,437
1,087
1,628
885
1,941
728 668
549
778
326
457
Asia/
Oceania
(less China/India)
China India Africa Europe Latin
America
North
America
Population in millions
2004 2050
W O R L D P O P U L A T I O N H I G H L I G H T S
In Japan, only 14 percent of the population is
below age 15, while 19 percent is above age 65.
Nearly half of Nigeria's population is below age 15,
and only 3 percent is above age 65.
Across World Regions, Contrasting Age
Structure Will Lead to Sharply Different
Demographic Futures.
D
eveloping countries will far outpace developed countries in population
growth because of a young age structure as well as higher birth rates.
High birth rates in the past, and falling but continued high birth rates
for many developing countries, guarantee several decades of growth. In the
more developed countries, very low proportions of youth and high proportions
of older people are significant factors in the coming population decline.
44
3
33
5
32
6
17 15
Sub-Saharan
Africa
Asia
(less China)
Latin America Europe
Percent of population
Below age 15 Ages 65 and over
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The United States has one of the highest birth
rates among developed countries, with a total fer-
tility rate of 2.0. Other developed countries have
fertility rates lower or much lower than 2.0.
W O R L D P O P U L A T I O N H I G H L I G H T S
In Rwanda, only 4 percent of women practice a
modern method of family planning, while at
least 70 percent do in Brazil.
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Around the World, Birth Rates Range
Dramatically From 1.2 to 8 Children
per Woman.
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n some countries of Africa and the Middle East, women average about six to
eight births in their lifetimes. In Europe, the average falls far short of two chil-
dren. Such low rates will ensure population decline and, in many European
countries, the annual number of births is less than the number of deaths.
Among Less Developed Regions, Latin
America Leads in Contraceptive Use.
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amily planning use is becoming more widespread in developing countries
to help women avoid unintended pregnancies and to lower birth rates. A
clear prerequisite is the availability of modern contraception for couples
with both the knowledge and desire to use it. This objective has been generally
achieved in much of Latin America and the Caribbean, but often falls quite
short in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia and Oceania. In each region, con-
traceptive use varies broadly. Obstacles such as the lack of funds and sup-
plies--and the lack of comprehensive programs to educate couples on their
options--are significant barriers.
Sub-Saharan
Africa
Asia
(less China)
Latin America/
Caribbean
All methods Modern methods
Percent of married women ages 15-49 currently using some form of
family planning
21
14
51
43
70
62
8.0
5.7
5.0
4.4
3.1
2.0 1.9
1.2
Niger Nigeria Kenya Guatemala India U.S. France Poland
Average number of children per woman

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The gap is wide in infant mortality:
150 infant deaths per 1,000 births in Liberia,
to 3 per 1,000 in Finland.
W O R L D P O P U L A T I O N H I G H L I G H T S
Globally, from 2001 to 2003, the number
of people living with HIV/AIDS contin-
ued to rise, from 35 million to 38 million.
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HIV/AIDS Is a Devastating Global Prob-
lem With a Few Beacons of Hope.
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he number of people now living with HIV/AIDS has reached 38 million,
according to the United Nations. Sub-Saharan Africa has by far the
largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS, just over 25 million. Out
of the 6.5 million HIV/AIDS victims in South/Southeast Asia, 5.1 million live in
India. It is estimated, however, that infection rates have begun to decline in a
number of countries, so that the situation need not be hopeless.
Sub-Saharan
Africa
25.0
South/
Southeast
Asia
6.5
Latin America/Caribbean
East Europe/Central Asia
North America
0.9 East Asia/Oceania
0.6 Western Europe
0.5 North Africa/Middle East
2.0
1.3
1.0
Population in millions
Despite Improvements, Each Year an
Infant is 13 Times More Likely to Die in
Africa as in Europe or North America.
T
he lack of prenatal and postnatal care, resulting from the lack of facili-
ties, trained professionals, or ignorance of the need for professional care,
are major contributors to high rates of infant mortality. The fact that
high rates remain in many countries does mask the fact, however, that real
progress has been made. In Africa, rates have been halved since 1950, showing
that maternal and child health programs do work.
90
54
29
7
7
Africa
Asia
Latin America/
Caribbean
Europe
North America
Deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births

Population
Mid-2004
(millions)
Births
per
1,000
Pop.
Deaths
per
1,000
Pop.
Rate
of
Natural
Increase
(%)
Projected
Population
(millions)
Infant
Mortality
Ratea
Total
Fertility
Rateb
Percent of
Population
of Age
Life Expectancy at Birth
(years)
Data
Avail.
Codec
Percent
Urban
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
Percent of
Pop. 15-49
With
HIV/AIDS Area of
Countries
(square miles) Capital City
GNI PPP
per
Capita,
2002
(US$)
Projected
Pop.
Change
2004-2050
(%)
Popula-
tion per
Square
Mile2025 2050 <15 65+
End- End-
2001 2003Total Male Female
All Modern
Methods Methods
See notes on page 12. 2004 World Population Data Sheet 5 2004 Population Reference Bureau
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World Area, Density, and Capital City
WORLD 6,396 21 9 1.3 7,934 9,276 45 56 2.8 30 7 67 65 69 48 1.0 1.1 59 52 7,590 51,789,601 123
MORE DEVELOPED 1,206 11 10 0.1 1,257 1,257 4 7 1.6 17 15 76 72 80 76 0.4 0.5 69 58 23,690 19,814,584 61
LESS DEVELOPED 5,190 24 8 1.5 6,677 8,019 55 62 3.1 33 5 65 63 67 41 1.4 1.4 57 51 3,850 31,975,017 162
LESS DEVELOPED (Excl. China) 3,890 27 9 1.8 5,201 6,582 69 66 3.5 36 4 63 61 64 41 1.9 1.9 48 40 3,630 28,278,917 138
AFRICA 885 38 14 2.4 1,323 1,941 119 90 5.1 42 3 52 51 54 35 6.3 6.2 28 20 2,100 11,698,111 76
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 733 41 16 2.5 1,120 1,701 132 96 5.6 44 3 49 48 50 31 7.6 7.5 21 14 1,670 9,379,573 78
NORTHERN AFRICA 191 26 7 2.0 265 324 70 49 3.4 36 4 67 66 69 46 0.5 0.5 51 41 3,680 3,286,031 58
Algeria 32.3 20 4 1.5 40.5 44.3 37 54 2.5 34 4 73 73 74 49 C z 0.1 64 50 H 5,530 919,591 35 Algiers
Egypt 73.4 26 6 2.0 103.2 127.4 74 38 3.2 36 5 68 66 70 43 B z z 60 57 H 3,810 386,660 190 Cairo
Libya 5.6 28 4 2.4 8.3 10.8 92 28 3.6 35 4 76 74 78 86 B -- 0.3 49 26 S -- 679,359 8 Tripoli
Morocco 30.6 21 6 1.5 39.2 45.0 47 37 2.5 31 5 70 68 72 57 B -- 0.1 63 55 H 3,730 172,413 177 Rabat
Sudan 39.1 38 10 2.8 61.3 84.2 115 69 5.4 45 2 57 56 58 31 C 1.9 2.3 10 7 H 1,740 967,494 40 Khartoum
Tunisia 10.0 17 6 1.1 11.6 12.2 22 22 2.0 28 6 73 71 75 63 B z z 60 49 H 6,440 63,170 158 Tunis
Western Sahara 0.3 29 8 2.1 0.5 0.6 103 59 4.1 -- -- 62 -- -- -- D -- -- -- -- -- -- 97,344 3 El Aaiún
WESTERN AFRICA 263 42 15 2.8 410 633 141 100 5.8 44 3 51 50 51 36 4.5 4.3 14 8 1,070 2,370,015 111
Benin 7.3 41 14 2.7 11.8 18.0 148 89 5.6 46 3 51 50 52 40 C 1.9 1.9 19 7 S 1,060 43,483 167 Porto-Novo
Burkina Faso 13.6 45 19 2.6 22.5 39.5 191 83 6.2 46 3 45 44 46 15 B -- 1.8 14 9 H 1,090 105,792 128 Ouagadougou
Cape Verde 0.5 29 7 2.3 0.7 0.8 74 31 4.0 42 6 69 66 73 53 B -- -- 53 46 H 4,920 1,556 300 Cidade de Praia
Côte d'Ivoire 16.9 39 19 2.0 22.1 27.6 63 102 5.2 43 3 42 42 43 46 C 6.7 7.0 15 7 H 1,450 124,502 136 Abidjan
Gambia 1.5 41 13 2.9 2.7 4.2 169 78 5.6 45 3 54 52 56 26 C 1.2 1.2 10 9 H 1,660 4,363 355 Banjul
Ghana 21.4 33 10 2.2 30.6 39.5 85 64 4.4 40 3 58 57 59 44 B -- 2.2 25 19 H 2,080 92,100 232 Accra
Guinea 9.2 43 16 2.7 16.2 30.6 231 98 6.0 45 3 49 48 50 33 C 2.8 3.2 6 4 H 2,060 94,927 97 Conakry
Guinea-Bissau 1.5 50 20 3.0 2.8 4.7 207 125 7.1 47 3 45 43 47 32 C -- -- 8 4 H 680 13,946 110 Bissau
Liberia 3.5 50 22 2.9 6.1 9.8 182 150 6.8 47 2 42 41 43 45 D 5.1 5.9 -- -- H -- 43,000 81 Monrovia
Mali 13.4 50 17 3.3 25.7 46.0 243 123 7.0 49 2 48 48 49 30 B 1.9 1.9 8 6 H 860 478,838 28 Bamako
Mauritania 3.0 42 15 2.7 5.0 7.5 152 102 5.9 43 3 54 53 55 40 B 0.5 0.6 8 5 S 1,790 395,954 8 Nouakchott
Niger 12.4 55 20 3.5 25.7 53.0 327 123 8.0 50 2 45 45 46 21 C 1.1 1.2 14 4 H 800 489,189 25 Niamey
Nigeria 137.3 42 13 2.9 206.4 307.4 124 100 5.7 44 3 52 52 52 36 C 5.5 5.4 12 8 H 800 356,668 385 Abuja
Senegal 10.9 37 11 2.6 17.1 24.6 126 64 5.1 44 3 56 55 57 43 C 0.8 0.8 11 8 H 1,540 75,954 143 Dakar
Sierra Leone 5.2 50 29 2.1 7.6 10.3 100 180 6.5 44 3 35 34 36 37 D -- -- 4 4 H 500 27,699 187 Freetown
Togo 5.6 38 11 2.7 7.6 9.7 74 72 5.5 46 2 54 53 56 33 C 4.3 4.1 26 9 S 1,450 21,927 253 Lomé

Population
Mid-2004
(millions)
Births
per
1,000
Pop.
Deaths
per
1,000
Pop.
Rate
of
Natural
Increase
(%)
Projected
Population
(millions)
Infant
Mortality
Ratea
Total
Fertility
Rateb
Percent of
Population
of Age
Life Expectancy at Birth
(years)
Data
Avail.
Codec
Percent
Urban
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
Percent of
Pop. 15-49
With
HIV/AIDS Area of
Countries
(square miles) Capital City
GNI PPP
per
Capita,
2002
(US$)
Projected
Pop.
Change
2004-2050
(%)
Popula-
tion per
Square
Mile2025 2050 <15 65+
End- End-
2001 2003Total Male Female
All Modern
Methods Methods
See notes on page 12. 2004 World Population Data Sheet 6 2004 Population Reference Bureau
EASTERN AFRICA 270 41 18 2.3 415 632 134 98 5.7 45 3 46 44 47 22 7.9 7.6 22 16 950 2,456,184 110
Burundi 6.2 40 18 2.2 10.1 15.4 147 74 6.2 47 3 43 42 44 8 C 6.2 6.0 16 10 H 630 10,745 580 Bujumbura
Comoros 0.7 47 12 3.5 1.1 1.8 181 84 6.8 47 2 56 54 59 33 C -- -- 26 19 H 1,690 861 757 Moroni
Djibouti 0.7 41 17 2.3 1.0 1.4 96 106 5.9 43 3 46 45 48 82 D 2.8 2.9 -- -- H 2,040 8,958 79 Djibouti
Eritrea 4.4 39 13 2.6 7.0 10.5 137 76 5.7 45 3 53 52 55 19 C 2.8 2.7 8 5 H 1,040 45,405 98 Asmara
Ethiopia 72.4 41 18 2.4 117.6 173.3 139 105 5.9 44 3 46 45 47 15 B 4.1 4.4 8 6 H 780 426,371 170 Addis Ababa
Kenya 32.4 38 15 2.3 39.9 49.9 54 78 5.0 44 4 51 48 53 36 B 8.0 6.7 39 32 H 1,010 224,081 145 Nairobi
Madagascar 17.5 43 12 3.0 33.0 65.5 274 84 5.8 45 3 55 53 58 26 B 1.3 1.7 19 12 H 730 226,656 77 Antananarivo
Malawi 11.9 51 21 3.1 23.8 47.2 296 121 6.6 46 3 44 42 45 14 B 14.3 14.2 31 26 H 570 45,745 261 Lilongwe
Mauritius 1.2 16 7 1.0 1.4 1.5 22 13.2 1.9 25 7 72 68 75 42 A -- -- 76 42 S 10,820 788 1,568 Port Louis
Mayotte 0.2 41 9 3.2 0.3 0.6 219 -- 5.6 42 2 60 58 62 28 C -- -- -- -- -- -- 145 1,201 Mamoudzou
Mozambique 19.2 40 23 1.7 25.4 31.3 63 127 5.5 44 3 40 38 42 29 B 12.1 12.2 17 12 H 990 309,494 62 Maputo
Reunion 0.8 20 5 1.4 1.0 1.1 37 27 2.5 27 7 75 71 80 89 B -- -- 70 -- -- -- 969 798 St. Denis
Rwanda 8.4 40 21 1.9 11.7 17.2 104 107 5.8 43 3 40 39 41 17 C 5.1 5.1 13 4 H 1,260 10,170 829 Kigali
Seychelles 0.1 18 8 1.0 0.1 0.1 11 18 2.0 26 7 71 67 76 50 C -- -- -- -- H -- 174 460 Victoria
Somalia 8.3 47 18 2.9 14.9 25.5 207 124 7.1 45 3 47 45 48 33 D -- -- 8 1 S -- 246,201 34 Mogadishu
Tanzania 36.1 40 17 2.3 52.1 74.0 105 105 5.3 45 3 45 44 46 22 B 9.0 8.8 25 17 H 580 364,900 99 Dar-es-Salaam
Uganda 26.1 47 17 3.0 47.5 82.6 217 88 6.9 51 2 45 43 46 12 B 5.1 4.1 23 18 H 1,360 93,066 280 Kampala
Zambia 10.9 42 24 1.8 14.4 18.5 70 95 5.6 46 3 35 35 35 35 B 16.7 16.5 34 23 H 800 290,583 38 Lusaka
Zimbabwe 12.7 32 20 1.2 12.8 14.6 15 65 4.0 42 3 41 43 40 32 B 24.9 24.6 54 50 H 2,180 150,873 84 Harare
MIDDLE AFRICA 107 45 17 2.8 182 303 184 103 6.4 47 3 47 46 49 35 5.0 5.0 25 5 1,130 2,553,151 42
Angola 13.3 49 24 2.6 23.8 40.7 206 145 6.8 44 3 40 39 42 33 D 3.7 3.9 6 5 S 1,840 481,351 28 Luanda
Cameroon 16.1 37 15 2.2 22.4 30.9 92 77 4.9 43 3 48 47 49 48 C 7.0 6.9 26 8 H 1,910 183,568 88 Yaoundé
Central African Republic 3.7 37 19 1.7 4.8 6.2 65 96 4.9 44 3 42 41 44 39 C 13.5 13.5 28 7 S 1,170 240,533 16 Bangui
Chad 9.5 49 16 3.2 16.7 29.2 206 103 6.6 48 3 49 47 51 24 C 4.9 4.8 8 2 S 1,010 495,753 19 N'Djamena
Congo 3.8 44 15 2.9 6.8 10.6 179 84 6.3 47 3 48 47 50 52 D 5.3 4.9 -- -- H 710 132,046 29 Brazzaville
Congo, Dem. Rep. Of 58.3 46 15 3.1 104.9 181.3 211 100 6.8 48 3 49 46 51 30 D 4.2 4.2 31 4 S 630 905,351 64 Kinshasa
Equatorial Guinea 0.5 43 17 2.6 0.8 1.2 132 105 5.9 44 4 49 47 50 45 D -- -- -- -- S 9,110 10,830 47 Malabo
Gabon 1.4 33 12 2.1 1.9 2.5 84 57 4.3 42 5 57 56 58 73 B 6.9 8.1 33 12 L 5,530 103,347 13 Libreville
Sao Tome and Principe 0.2 34 6 2.8 0.3 0.3 112 34 4.3 41 5 69 66 72 38 C -- -- 29 27 H -- 371 445 Sao Tome
SOUTHERN AFRICA 53 25 14 1.0 51 49 -9 51 2.9 35 4 52 48 55 50 22.1 22.6 54 53 9,300 1,032,730 52
Botswana 1.7 27 26 0.1 1.1 1.0 -43 62 3.5 40 4 36 35 36 54 C 38.0 37.3 40 39 H 7,740 224,606 7 Gaborone
Lesotho 1.8 33 22 1.1 2.1 2.2 23 90 4.4 43 5 38 37 38 17 C 29.6 28.9 30 30 H 2,970 11,718 154 Maseru
Namibia 1.9 31 15 1.6 2.1 2.6 35 38 4.2 42 4 47 48 46 33 C 21.3 21.3 44 43 H 6,880 318,259 6 Windhoek
South Africa 46.9 24 13 1.0 44.6 41.7 -11 48 2.8 34 4 53 49 57 53 B 20.9 21.5 56 55 H 9,810 471,444 99 Pretoria
Swaziland 1.2 36 16 2.0 1.1 1.1 -2 78 4.5 43 3 43 45 42 25 C 38.2 38.8 28 26 H 4,730 6,703 162 Mbabane
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World Area, Density, and Capital City

Population
Mid-2004
(millions)
Births
per
1,000
Pop.
Deaths
per
1,000
Pop.
Rate
of
Natural
Increase
(%)
Projected
Population
(millions)
Infant
Mortality
Ratea
Total
Fertility
Rateb
Percent of
Population
of Age
Life Expectancy at Birth
(years)
Data
Avail.
Codec
Percent
Urban
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
Percent of
Pop. 15-49
With
HIV/AIDS Area of
Countries
(square miles) Capital City
GNI PPP
per
Capita,
2002
(US$)
Projected
Pop.
Change
2004-2050
(%)
Popula-
tion per
Square
Mile2025 2050 <15 65+
End- End-
2001 2003Total Male Female
All Modern
Methods Methods
See notes on page 12. 2004 World Population Data Sheet 7 2004 Population Reference Bureau
NORTH AMERICA 326 14 8 0.5 386 457 40 7 2.0 21 12 78 75 80 79 0.6 0.6 76 72 35,390 7,699,508 42
Canada 31.9 11 7 0.3 36.0 36.9 16 5.2 1.5 18 13 79 77 82 79 A 0.3 0.3 75 73 S 28,930 3,849,670 8 Ottawa
United States 293.6 14 8 0.6 349.4 419.9 43 6.7 2.0 21 12 77 75 80 79 A 0.6 0.6 76 72 S 36,110 3,717,796 79 Washington, DC
549 22 6 1.6 685 778 42 29 2.6 32 6 72 69 75 75 0.6 0.7 70 62 6,820 7,946,684 69
CENTRAL AMERICA 146 26 5 2.1 189 224 54 27 3.0 36 4 74 71 76 68 0.5 0.5 66 57 7,580 957,452 152
Belize 0.3 28 5 2.3 0.4 0.6 102 20 3.4 41 4 70 67 74 49 B 2.1 2.4 56 49 H 5,490 8,865 31 Belmopan
Costa Rica 4.2 18 4 1.4 5.6 6.3 49 10 2.1 30 6 79 76 81 59 A 0.6 0.6 80 72 S 8,560 19,730 214 San Jose
El Salvador 6.7 26 6 2.0 8.5 9.9 48 25 3.0 36 5 70 67 73 58 B 0.6 0.7 67 -- H 4,790 8,124 826 San Salvador
Guatemala 12.7 34 7 2.8 19.8 27.2 115 39 4.4 44 4 66 63 69 39 B 1.1 1.1 43 34 H 4,030 42,042 301 Guatemala
Honduras 7.0 33 5 2.8 10.7 14.7 109 34 4.1 41 4 71 67 74 47 B 1.6 1.8 62 51 H 2,540 43,278 162 Tegucigalpa
Mexico 106.2 25 5 2.1 131.7 149.7 41 25 2.8 35 5 75 73 78 75 B 0.3 0.3 68 59 H 8,800 756,062 140 Mexico City
Nicaragua 5.6 32 5 2.7 8.3 10.9 93 31 3.8 43 3 69 66 71 58 B 0.2 0.2 69 66 H 2,350 50,193 112 Managua
Panama 3.2 23 5 1.8 4.2 5.0 58 21 2.7 31 6 75 72 77 62 C 0.7 0.9 -- -- S 6,060 29,158 109 Panama City
CARIBBEAN 39 20 8 1.2 46 52 35 41 2.7 30 7 69 67 71 62 2.1 2.1 61 57 -- 90,653 425
Antigua and Barbuda 0.1 24 6 1.7 0.1 0.1 1 17 2.7 26 8 71 68 73 37 C -- -- -- -- S 10,390 170 447 St. John's
Bahamas 0.3 18 5 1.3 0.3 0.3 8 15.8 2.1 30 5 72 70 75 89 A 3.0 3.0 -- -- H -- 5,359 59 Nassau
Barbados 0.3 15 8 0.6 0.3 0.2 -3 13.2 1.7 22 12 72 70 75 50 B 1.5 1.5 -- -- S 14,660 166 1,542 Bridgetown
Cuba 11.3 11 7 0.5 11.8 11.1 -2 7 1.6 21 10 76 74 78 75 C 0.1 0.1 73 72 S -- 42,803 263 Havana
Dominica 0.1 17 7 1.0 0.1 0.1 19 16.1 1.9 33 9 74 71 77 71 B -- -- -- -- S 4,960 290 238 Roseau
Dominican Republic 8.8 25 6 1.9 11.1 13.4 52 31 3.0 34 5 69 67 70 64 B 1.8 1.7 70 66 H 6,270 18,815 469 Santo Domingo
Grenada 0.1 19 7 1.2 0.1 0.1 -3 17 2.1 35 8 71 -- -- 39 C -- -- 54 49 H 6,600 131 807 St. George's
Guadeloupe 0.4 17 7 1.0 0.5 0.5 19 7.6 2.2 25 9 78 74 81 100 B -- -- -- -- -- -- 660 674 Basse-Terre
Haiti 8.1 33 14 1.9 11.7 16.0 97 80 4.7 43 4 51 50 53 36 C 5.5 5.6 28 22 H 1,610 10,714 757 Port-au-Prince
Jamaica 2.6 20 7 1.4 3.3 3.7 39 24 2.4 31 7 75 73 77 52 B 0.8 1.2 66 63 H 3,680 4,243 623 Kingston
Martinique 0.4 14 8 0.7 0.4 0.4 5 8 2.0 24 12 79 76 82 95 C -- -- -- -- -- -- 425 928 Fort-de-France
Netherlands Antilles 0.2 15 7 0.8 0.2 0.2 11 6 2.1 24 10 76 73 79 69 C -- -- -- -- -- -- 309 541 Willemstad
Puerto Rico 3.9 14 7 0.7 4.1 3.8 -2 9.6 1.8 23 12 77 73 82 71 A -- -- 78 68 -- -- 3,456 1,128 San Juan
St. Kitts-Nevis 0.05 17 8 1.0 0.1 0.1 32 28 2.1 31 9 70 68 72 33 C -- -- -- -- H 10,750 139 338 Basseterre
Saint Lucia 0.2 17 6 1.1 0.2 0.2 43 13.6 2.2 31 5 72 70 74 30 A -- -- -- -- H 4,950 239 685 Castries
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1 18 7 1.1 0.1 0.1 -21 19.3 2.1 37 7 72 71 74 44 A -- -- -- -- H 5,190 151 731 Kingstown
Trinidad and Tobago 1.3 13 7 0.6 1.3 1.2 -7 18.6 1.6 25 7 71 68 73 74 C 3.0 3.2 38 33 S 9,000 1,981 664 Port-of-Spain
LATIN AMERICA
AND THE CARIBBEAN
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World Area, Density, and Capital City

Population
Mid-2004
(millions)
Births
per
1,000
Pop.
Deaths
per
1,000
Pop.
Rate
of
Natural
Increase
(%)
Projected
Population
(millions)
Infant
Mortality
Ratea
Total
Fertility
Rateb
Percent of
Population
of Age
Life Expectancy at Birth
(years)
Data
Avail.
Codec
Percent
Urban
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
Percent of
Pop. 15-49
With
HIV/AIDS Area of
Countries
(square miles) Capital City
GNI PPP
per
Capita,
2002
(US$)
Projected
Pop.
Change
2004-2050
(%)
Popula-
tion per
Square
Mile2025 2050 <15 65+
End- End-
2001 2003Total Male Female
All Modern
Methods Methods
See notes on page 12. 2004 World Population Data Sheet 8 2004 Population Reference Bureau
SOUTH AMERICA 365 21 6 1.5 450 502 38 29 2.5 31 6 71 68 75 79 0.5 0.6 74 65 6,970 6,898,579 53
Argentina 37.9 19 8 1.1 45.9 53.1 40 16.3 2.4 28 9 74 71 78 89 B 0.7 0.7 -- -- S 10,190 1,073,514 35 Buenos Aires
Bolivia 8.8 28 9 1.9 12.2 15.4 75 54 3.8 39 5 63 61 64 63 B 0.1 0.1 58 35 S 2,390 424,162 21 La Paz
Brazil 179.1 20 7 1.3 211.2 221.4 24 33 2.2 30 6 71 67 75 81 B 0.6 0.7 76 70 S 7,450 3,300,154 54 Brasilia
Chile 16.0 17 5 1.2 19.5 22.2 39 8.3 2.4 26 7 76 73 79 87 A 0.3 0.3 -- -- S 9,420 292,135 55 Santiago
Colombia 45.3 23 6 1.7 58.1 67.3 48 26 2.6 32 5 72 69 75 71 B 0.5 0.7 76 64 H 6,150 439,734 103 Bogota
Ecuador 13.4 25 4 2.1 17.3 20.6 54 30 3.0 36 5 71 68 74 61 B 0.3 0.3 66 50 H 3,340 109,483 122 Quito
French Guiana 0.2 31 4 2.6 0.3 0.4 95 12 3.9 35 4 75 73 78 75 C -- -- -- -- -- -- 34,749 5 Cayenne
Guyana 0.8 23 9 1.4 0.7 0.5 -34 53 2.4 30 4 63 60 67 36 D 2.5 2.5 37 36 S 3,940 83,000 9 Georgetown
Paraguay 6.0 30 5 2.5 9.2 12.1 101 37 3.8 39 6 71 69 73 54 C 0.4 0.5 57 48 H 4,590 157,046 38 Asunción
Peru 27.5 23 6 1.7 35.7 42.8 55 33 2.8 34 5 69 66 71 72 B 0.4 0.5 68 50 H 4,880 496,224 56 Lima
Suriname 0.4 23 7 1.5 0.4 0.4 -19 27 2.5 32 6 70 67 72 69 D 1.3 1.7 42 41 S -- 63,039 7 Paramaribo
Uruguay 3.4 16 9 0.6 3.8 4.2 24 13.5 2.2 24 13 75 71 79 93 A 0.3 0.3 -- -- L 7,710 68,498 50 Montevideo
Venezuela 26.2 24 5 1.9 35.3 41.7 59 19.6 2.8 34 4 73 70 76 87 C 0.6 0.7 -- -- S 5,220 352,143 74 Caracas
OCEANIA 33 17 7 1.0 41 47 43 26 2.1 25 10 75 73 77 72 0.2 0.2 60 57 19,960 3,306,741 10
Australia 20.1 13 7 0.6 24.2 26.3 31 4.7 1.7 20 13 80 77 83 91 A 0.1 0.1 67 65 S 27,440 2,988,888 7 Canberra
Federated States of Micronesia 0.1 28 7 2.1 0.1 0.2 46 40 4.4 40 4 67 67 67 22 C -- -- -- -- H -- 270 400 Palikir
Fiji 0.8 25 6 1.9 1.0 1.0 18 22 3.3 32 4 67 65 69 39 C 0.1 0.1 -- -- S 5,330 7,054 120 Suva
French Polynesia 0.3 20 5 1.5 0.3 0.4 40 6 2.5 31 4 72 69 74 53 C -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,544 164 Papeete
Guam 0.2 20 4 1.6 0.2 0.2 46 6.2 2.6 30 5 78 76 80 93 A -- -- -- -- -- -- 212 782 Agana
Kiribati 0.1 26 8 1.8 0.1 0.2 133 43 4.3 40 3 63 58 67 43 C -- -- -- -- H -- 282 319 Tarawa
Marshall Islands 0.1 42 5 3.7 0.1 0.1 81 37 4.7 42 2 69 67 70 68 B -- -- -- -- H -- 69 820 Majuro
Nauru 0.01 23 5 1.8 0.02 0.02 92 25 4.4 41 2 61 57 65 100 B -- -- -- -- S -- 9 1,412 Yaren District
New Caledonia 0.2 22 5 1.7 0.3 0.4 60 5 2.6 30 5 73 70 76 71 B -- -- -- -- -- -- 7,174 33 Noumea
New Zealand 4.1 14 7 0.7 4.7 5.1 26 5.6 2.0 22 12 78 76 81 78 A 0.1 0.1 74 72 S 20,550 104,452 39 Wellington
Palau 0.02 14 7 0.8 0.02 0.03 24 17 1.6 24 5 70 67 75 70 C -- -- -- -- S -- 178 118 Koror
Papua New Guinea 5.7 32 10 2.2 8.2 10.8 90 60 4.1 40 2 57 57 59 15 B 0.4 0.6 26 20 H 2,180 178,703 32 Port Moresby
Samoa 0.2 29 6 2.4 0.2 0.2 34 18 4.4 41 4 73 72 74 22 C -- -- -- -- H 5,570 1,097 167 Apia
Solomon Islands 0.5 36 9 2.7 0.7 1.0 112 66 4.8 44 3 61 61 62 16 C -- -- -- -- H 1,590 11,158 41 Honiara
Tonga 0.1 25 7 1.8 0.1 0.1 20 13 3.4 -- -- 71 70 71 32 C -- -- -- -- S -- 290 352 Nuku'alofa
Tuvalu 0.01 27 10 1.7 0.02 0.02 122 34 3.8 36 6 -- -- -- 47 D -- -- -- -- H -- 10 900 Funafuti
Vanuatu 0.2 28 6 2.2 0.4 0.5 124 27 4.8 42 3 67 66 69 21 C -- -- -- 20 H 2,850 4,707 46 Port-Vila
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World Area, Density, and Capital City

Population
Mid-2004
(millions)
Births
per
1,000
Pop.
Deaths
per
1,000
Pop.
Rate
of
Natural
Increase
(%)
Projected
Population
(millions)
Infant
Mortality
Ratea
Total
Fertility
Rateb
Percent of
Population
of Age
Life Expectancy at Birth
(years)
Data
Avail.
Codec
Percent
Urban
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
Percent of
Pop. 15-49
With
HIV/AIDS Area of
Countries
(square miles) Capital City
GNI PPP
per
Capita,
2002
(US$)
Projected
Pop.
Change
2004-2050
(%)
Popula-
tion per
Square
Mile2025 2050 <15 65+
End- End-
2001 2003Total Male Female
All Modern
Methods Methods
See notes on page 12. 2004 World Population Data Sheet 9 2004 Population Reference Bureau
ASIA 3,875 20 7 1.3 4,778 5,385 39 54 2.6 30 6 67 66 69 39 0.4 0.4 62 57 4,610 12,262,691 316
ASIA (Excl. China) 2,575 24 8 1.6 3,302 3,948 53 59 3.0 33 5 65 64 67 39 0.5 0.6 51 43 4,650 8,566,591 301
WESTERN ASIA 209 27 6 2.0 302 395 89 48 3.7 35 5 68 66 70 63 -- -- 49 30 6,100 1,823,873 114
Armenia 3.2 10 8 0.2 3.0 2.5 -24 36 1.2 23 10 73 70 76 64 B 0.1 0.1 59 22 L 3,230 11,506 279 Yerevan
Azerbaijan 8.3 14 6 0.8 9.7 11.6 40 13 1.8 29 6 72 69 75 51 B -- z 55 12 S 3,010 33,436 248 Baku
Bahrain 0.7 20 3 1.7 1.0 1.3 76 7 2.7 28 3 74 73 75 87 B 0.1 0.2 65 -- S 16,190 266 2,714 Manama
Cyprus 0.9 12 7 0.5 1.1 1.1 14 6 1.6 21 11 78 75 80 65 C -- -- -- -- L 18,560 3,571 265 Nicosia
Georgia 4.5 11 11 0.0 4.0 3.1 -32 24 1.4 20 13 72 68 75 52 B z 0.1 41 20 L 2,270 26,911 168 Tbilisi
Iraq 25.9 36 9 2.7 41.7 57.9 124 102 5.0 42 3 60 58 61 68 D -- z -- -- S -- 169,236 153 Baghdad
Israel 6.8 22 6 1.6 9.3 10.6 56 5.3 2.9 28 10 79 77 81 92 A -- 0.1 -- -- L 19,000 8,131 837 Jerusalem
Jordan 5.6 29 5 2.4 8.1 10.2 80 22 3.7 38 4 72 71 72 79 B z z 56 41 H 4,180 34,444 163 Amman
Kuwait 2.5 18 2 1.7 4.6 7.0 182 10 4.0 26 2 78 77 79 100 B -- -- 52 39 S 17,780 6,880 362 Kuwait
Lebanon 4.5 23 7 1.7 5.7 6.9 53 27 3.2 28 7 73 72 75 87 C 0.1 0.1 63 40 S 4,600 4,015 1,121 Beirut
Oman 2.7 26 4 2.2 4.0 5.1 93 16 4.1 34 2 74 -- -- 76 B 0.1 0.1 24 18 H 13,000 82,031 32 Muscat
Palestinian Territory 3.8 39 4 3.5 7.4 11.9 211 26 5.7 46 3 72 71 74 57 B -- -- 51 37 -- -- 2,417 1,584 Jerusalem
Qatar 0.7 20 4 1.6 1.0 1.2 67 12 4.0 27 1 72 70 75 92 B -- -- 43 32 S -- 4,247 175 Doha
Saudi Arabia 25.1 32 3 3.0 40.1 55.2 120 25 4.8 40 3 72 71 73 86 C -- -- 32 29 S 12,660 829,996 30 Riyadh
Syria 18.0 28 5 2.4 27.6 35.0 95 18 3.8 40 4 70 69 71 50 B -- z 49 32 S 3,470 71,498 251 Damascus
Turkey 71.3 21 7 1.4 88.9 97.5 37 39 2.5 30 6 69 66 71 59 B -- -- 64 38 H 6,300 299,158 238 Ankara
United Arab Emirates 4.2 16 2 1.4 5.4 5.7 35 8 2.5 25 1 74 73 77 78 B -- -- 28 24 L 24,030 32,278 130 Abu Dhabi
Yemen 20.0 43 10 3.3 39.6 71.1 255 75 7.0 48 3 60 58 62 26 B -- 0.1 21 10 H 800 203,849 98 Sana'a
SOUTH CENTRAL ASIA 1,587 26 8 1.8 2,068 2,547 60 69 3.3 37 4 62 61 63 30 0.6 0.7 48 41 2,620 4,157,320 382
Afghanistan 28.5 48 21 2.7 50.3 81.9 187 165 6.8 45 2 43 42 43 22 D -- -- 5 4 S -- 251,772 113 Kabul
Bangladesh 141.3 30 9 2.1 204.5 280.0 98 66 3.3 37 3 60 60 60 23 B -- -- 54 43 H 1,770 55,598 2,542 Dhaka
Bhutan 1.0 34 9 2.5 1.5 2.1 113 61 4.7 42 4 66 66 66 21 D -- -- -- 31 H -- 18,147 53 Thimphu
India 1,086.6 25 8 1.7 1,363.0 1,628.0 50 64 3.1 36 4 62 61 63 28 B 0.8 0.9 48 43 H 2,650 1,269,340 856 New Delhi
Iran 67.4 18 6 1.2 84.7 96.5 43 32 2.5 33 5 69 68 70 67 B 0.1 0.1 74 56 H 6,690 630,575 107 Tehran
Kazakhstan 15.0 17 11 0.6 15.8 14.8 -1 52 2.0 27 8 64 58 70 57 B 0.1 0.2 66 53 L 5,630 1,049,151 14 Astana
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World Area, Density, and Capital City

Population
Mid-2004
(millions)
Births
per
1,000
Pop.
Deaths
per
1,000
Pop.
Rate
of
Natural
Increase
(%)
Projected
Population
(millions)
Infant
Mortality
Ratea
Total
Fertility
Rateb
Percent of
Population
of Age
Life Expectancy at Birth
(years)
Data
Avail.
Codec
Percent
Urban
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
Percent of
Pop. 15-49
With
HIV/AIDS Area of
Countries
(square miles) Capital City
GNI PPP
per
Capita,
2002
(US$)
Projected
Pop.
Change
2004-2050
(%)
Popula-
tion per
Square
Mile2025 2050 <15 65+
End- End-
2001 2003Total Male Female
All Modern
Methods Methods
See notes on page 12. 2004 World Population Data Sheet 10 2004 Population Reference Bureau
Kyrgyzstan 5.1 21 8 1.4 6.7 8.2 62 42 2.6 35 6 68 65 72 35 B z 0.1 60 49 S 1,560 76,641 66 Bishkek
Maldives 0.3 18 4 1.4 0.4 0.5 69 18 3.7 39 4 73 73 74 27 C -- -- 42 32 H -- 116 2,573 Malé
Nepal 24.7 34 10 2.3 37.8 50.8 105 64 4.1 39 4 59 59 58 14 C 0.4 0.5 39 35 H 1,370 56,826 435 Kathmandu
Pakistan 159.2 34 10 2.4 228.8 295.0 85 85 4.8 42 4 61 60 62 34 B 0.1 0.1 28 20 H 1,960 307,375 518 Islamabad
Sri Lanka 19.6 19 6 1.3 21.9 21.6 10 10 2.0 27 7 72 70 74 30 B z z 66 44 S 3,510 25,332 772 Colombo
Tajikistan 6.6 25 6 1.9 8.6 10.0 52 50 3.1 42 4 68 66 71 27 B -- z 34 27 H 930 55,251 120 Dushanbe
Turkmenistan 5.7 25 9 1.6 7.6 8.7 53 74 2.9 38 4 67 63 70 47 C -- z 62 53 S 4,780 188,456 30 Ashkhabad
Uzbekistan 26.4 24 8 1.6 36.9 48.5 84 62 2.9 38 4 70 68 73 37 C z 0.1 68 63 S 1,640 172,741 153 Tashkent
SOUTHEAST ASIA 548 22 7 1.5 698 800 46 41 2.7 31 5 68 66 70 38 0.5 0.5 58 51 3,690 1,735,448 316
Brunei 0.4 22 3 1.9 0.5 0.7 85 7 2.3 31 3 76 74 79 74 C z z -- -- S -- 2,228 166
Cambodia 13.1 32 10 2.2 19.8 26.8 104 95 4.5 42 5 57 55 59 16 B 2.7 2.6 24 19 H 1,970 69,900 188 Phnom Penh
East Timor 0.8 26 13 1.3 1.2 1.4 75 129 4.1 44 3 49 48 49 8 C -- -- -- -- S -- 5,741 143 Dili
Indonesia 218.7 22 6 1.6 275.5 308.5 41 46 2.6 30 5 68 66 70 42 B 0.1 0.1 60 57 H 3,070 735,355 297 Jakarta
Laos 5.8 36 13 2.3 8.6 11.4 98 104 4.9 43 4 54 52 55 19 C z 0.1 32 29 H 1,660 91,429 63 Vientiane
Malaysia 25.6 26 4 2.1 36.0 46.9 83 11 3.3 34 4 73 71 76 62 C 0.4 0.4 55 30 S 8,500 127,317 201 Kuala Lumpur
Myanmar 50.1 25 11 1.4 59.8 64.5 29 87 3.1 33 5 57 54 60 28 D 1.0 1.2 33 28 S -- 261,228 192 Yangon
Philippines 83.7 26 6 2.0 118.4 147.3 76 29 3.5 37 4 70 67 72 48 B z z 49 33 H 4,450 115,830 722 Manila
Singapore 4.2 10 4 0.6 4.8 4.4 6 2.2 1.3 21 8 79 77 81 100 A 0.2 0.2 62 55 L 23,730 239 17,541 Singapore City
Thailand 63.8 14 7 0.8 70.2 73.2 15 20 1.7 23 7 71 68 75 31 B 1.7 1.5 72 70 S 6,890 198,116 322 Bangkok
Vietnam 81.5 18 6 1.2 102.9 115.1 41 21 2.1 29 7 72 70 73 25 B 0.3 0.4 75 64 H 2,300 128,066 636 Hanoi
EAST ASIA 1,531 12 7 0.6 1,709 1,643 7 30 1.6 21 9 72 70 75 46 0.1 0.1 80 79 6,790 4,546,050 337
China 1,300.1 12 6 0.6 1,476.0 1,437.0 11 32 1.7 22 7 71 70 73 41 B 0.1 0.1 83 83 S 4,520 3,696,100 352 Beijing
China, Hong Kong SARe 6.8 7 5 0.1 8.4 9.4 38 2.4 0.9 15 12 81 79 84 100 A 0.1 0.1 -- -- -- 27,490 413 16,494 --
China, Macao SARe 0.4 7 3 0.4 0.5 0.6 24 3 0.8 20 8 77 75 80 99 B -- -- -- -- -- 21,910 8 58,146 Macao
Japan 127.6 9 8 0.1 121.1 100.6 -21 3.0 1.3 14 19 82 78 85 78 A z z 56 48 L 27,380 145,869 875 Tokyo
Korea, North 22.8 17 11 0.7 24.7 25.0 10 45 2.0 27 6 63 61 66 60 C -- -- 62 53 S -- 46,541 489 Pyongyang
Korea, South 48.2 10 5 0.5 50.6 44.3 -8 8 1.2 20 8 77 73 80 80 B z z 81 67 L 16,960 38,324 1,258 Seoul
Mongolia 2.5 18 6 1.2 3.4 4.3 72 30 2.7 36 5 65 63 68 57 B z z 67 54 S 1,710 604,826 4 Ulan Bator
Taiwan 22.6 10 6 0.4 24.4 22.1 -3 6.0 1.2 20 9 76 73 79 78 A -- -- 71 -- L -- 13,969 1,621 Taipei
Bandar Seri
Begawan
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World Area, Density, and Capital City

Population
Mid-2004
(millions)
Births
per
1,000
Pop.
Deaths
per
1,000
Pop.
Rate
of
Natural
Increase
(%)
Projected
Population
(millions)
Infant
Mortality
Ratea
Total
Fertility
Rateb
Percent of
Population
of Age
Life Expectancy at Birth
(years)
Data
Avail.
Codec
Percent
Urban
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
Percent of
Pop. 15-49
With
HIV/AIDS Area of
Countries
(square miles) Capital City
GNI PPP
per
Capita,
2002
(US$)
Projected
Pop.
Change
2004-2050
(%)
Popula-
tion per
Square
Mile2025 2050 <15 65+
End- End-
2001 2003Total Male Female
All Modern
Methods Methods
See notes on page 12. 2004 World Population Data Sheet 11 2004 Population Reference Bureau
EUROPE 728 10 12 -0.2 722 668 -8 7 1.4 17 15 74 70 78 74 0.5 0.5 68 54 17,730 8,875,867 82
NORTHERN EUROPE 96 12 10 0.1 102 103 8 5 1.7 18 16 78 75 80 82 0.2 0.2 82 76 26,040 675,794 141
Channel Islands 0.2 10 10 0.1 0.2 0.1 -3 2.8 1.5 17 15 78 75 80 31 A -- -- -- -- -- -- 75 1,987
Denmark 5.4 12 11 0.1 5.4 5.3 -3 4.4 1.8 19 15 77 75 79 72 A 0.2 0.2 -- -- S 30,600 16,637 325 Copenhagen
Estonia 1.3 10 13 -0.4 1.2 1.0 -23 6 1.4 17 16 71 65 77 69 B 0.7 1.1 70 56 L 11,630 17,413 77 Tallinn
Finland 5.2 11 9 0.2 5.3 4.8 -8 3.2 1.8 18 16 79 75 82 62 A 0.1 0.1 79 78 S 26,160 130,560 40 Helsinki
Iceland 0.3 14 6 0.8 0.3 0.4 22 2.4 2.0 23 12 81 79 83 94 A 0.2 0.2 -- -- S 29,240 39,768 7 Reykjavik
Ireland 4.1 16 7 0.8 4.5 4.7 16 5.1 2.0 21 11 77 75 80 60 A 0.1 0.1 -- -- S 29,570 27,135 150 Dublin
Latvia 2.3 9 14 -0.5 2.2 1.8 -24 9 1.3 16 16 72 65 77 68 B 0.5 0.6 85 60 L 9,190 24,942 93 Riga
Lithuania 3.4 9 12 -0.3 3.5 3.1 -9 7 1.3 18 15 72 66 78 67 B 0.1 0.1 47 30 L 10,190 25,174 136 Vilnius
Norway 4.6 12 9 0.3 5.1 5.6 22 3.4 1.8 20 15 80 77 82 78 A 0.1 0.1 -- -- L 36,690 125,050 37 Oslo
Sweden 9.0 11 10 0.1 9.9 10.6 18 2.8 1.7 17 18 80 78 82 84 A 0.1 0.1 -- -- S 25,820 173,730 52 Stockholm
United Kingdom 59.7 12 10 0.1 64.0 65.4 10 5.3 1.7 19 16 78 76 80 89 A 0.2 0.2 84 79 S 26,580 94,548 630 London
WESTERN EUROPE 185 11 10 0.1 190 184 -1 4 1.6 17 17 79 76 82 79 0.2 0.2 75 71 27,520 427,702 433
Austria 8.1 9 9 -0.0 8.4 8.2 1 4.5 1.4 17 15 79 76 82 54 A 0.2 0.3 67 65 L 28,910 32,378 250 Vienna
Belgium 10.4 11 10 0.1 10.8 11.0 5 4.4 1.6 17 17 79 75 82 97 A 0.2 0.2 79 75 S 28,130 11,787 883 Brussels
France 60.0 13 9 0.4 63.4 64.0 7 4.1 1.9 19 16 79 76 83 74 A 0.4 0.4 75 69 L 27,040 212,934 282 Paris
Germany 82.6 9 10 -0.2 82.0 75.1 -9 4.1 1.3 15 17 78 75 81 88 A 0.1 0.1 75 72 L 26,980 137,830 599 Berlin
Liechtenstein 0.03 12 6 0.5 0.04 0.04 18 4.1 1.5 18 11 80 79 82 21 A -- -- -- -- S -- 62 550 Vaduz
Luxembourg 0.5 12 9 0.3 0.6 0.7 56 4.9 1.6 19 14 78 75 81 91 A 0.2 0.2 -- -- L 53,290 999 453 Luxembourg
Monaco 0.03 23 16 0.6 0.04 0.04 27 -- -- 13 22 -- -- -- 100 D -- -- -- -- S -- 1 44,000 --
Netherlands 16.3 12 9 0.4 17.4 17.6 8 4.8 1.8 19 14 79 76 81 62 A 0.2 0.2 79 76 S 28,350 15,768 1,033 Amsterdam
Switzerland 7.4 10 9 0.1 7.4 7.2 -3 4.4 1.4 17 16 80 77 83 68 A 0.4 0.4 82 78 L 31,840 15,942 464 Bern
EASTERN EUROPE 299 10 15 -0.5 281 243 -19 12 1.3 16 14 68 63 74 68 -- 0.8 64 42 8,030 7,264,035 41
Belarus 9.8 9 15 -0.6 9.4 8.5 -13 8 1.2 16 14 69 63 75 72 B -- -- 50 42 L 5,500 80,154 122 Minsk
Bulgaria 7.8 9 14 -0.6 6.5 4.8 -38 12.3 1.2 15 17 72 69 75 70 A -- z 41 26 L 7,030 42,822 182 Sofia
Czech Republic 10.2 9 11 -0.2 10.1 9.2 -10 3.9 1.2 16 14 75 72 79 77 A z 0.1 67 58 L 14,920 30,448 335 Prague
Hungary 10.1 9 13 -0.4 8.9 7.6 -25 7.3 1.3 16 15 73 68 77 65 A -- 0.1 77 68 L 13,070 35,919 281 Budapest
Moldova 4.2 10 12 -0.1 3.9 3.0 -28 18 1.2 22 10 68 65 72 45 B -- 0.2 62 43 L 1,600 13,012 323 Chisinau
Poland 38.2 9 9 -0.0 36.6 32.4 -15 7.5 1.2 18 13 75 70 79 62 B -- 0.1 49 19 L 10,450 124,807 306 Warsaw
Romania 21.7 10 12 -0.3 18.1 15.7 -27 16.7 1.2 17 14 71 68 75 53 C -- z 64 30 L 6,490 92,042 235 Bucharest
St. Helier/
St. Peter Port
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Population
Mid-2004
(millions)
Births
per
1,000
Pop.
Deaths
per
1,000
Pop.
Rate
of
Natural
Increase
(%)
Projected
Population
(millions)
Infant
Mortality
Ratea
Total
Fertility
Rateb
Percent of
Population
of Age
Life Expectancy at Birth
(years)
Data
Avail.
Codec
Percent
Urban
Percent of Married
Women 15-49 Using
Contraception*
Govt.
View
of
Birth
Rated
Percent of
Pop. 15-49
With
HIV/AIDS Area of
Countries
(square miles) Capital City
GNI PPP
per
Capita,
2002
(US$)
Projected
Pop.
Change
2004-2050
(%)
Popula-
tion per
Square
Mile2025 2050 <15 65+
End- End-
2001 2003Total Male Female
All Modern
Methods Methods
2004 World Population Data Sheet 12 2004 Population Reference Bureau
Demographic Data and Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World Area, Density, and Capital City
Russia 144.1 10 17 -0.6 136.9 119.1 -17 13 1.4 16 13 65 58 72 73 B 0.7 1.1 67 49 L 8,080 6,592,819 22 Moscow
Slovakia 5.4 10 10 -0.0 5.2 4.7 -13 7.6 1.2 18 12 74 70 78 56 A -- z 74 41 L 12,590 18,923 284 Bratislava
Ukraine 47.4 9 16 -0.8 45.1 38.4 -19 10 1.2 16 15 68 62 74 68 B 1.2 1.4 68 38 L 4,800 233,089 203 Kiev
SOUTHERN EUROPE 149 10 10 0.1 149 138 -7 6 1.3 15 17 78 75 81 74 0.5 0.5 59 42 19,680 508,337 292
Albania 3.2 17 5 1.2 3.7 3.7 15 11 2.1 29 8 74 72 76 42 B -- -- 75 8 S 4,960 11,100 291 Tirana
Andorra 0.1 11 3 0.8 0.1 0.1 -3 3.9 1.3 15 13 -- -- -- 92 C -- -- -- -- S -- 174 397 Andorra la Vella
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3.9 10 8 0.1 3.9 3.3 -15 9 1.2 18 12 74 71 76 43 D -- z 48 16 L -- 19,741 197 Sarajevo
Croatia 4.4 9 11 -0.2 4.3 3.8 -14 7.0 1.3 17 16 75 71 78 56 A -- z -- -- L 10,000 21,830 203 Zagreb
Greece 11.0 9 9 0.0 10.4 9.7 -12 5.9 1.3 15 17 78 76 81 60 A 0.2 0.2 -- -- L 18,770 50,950 216 Athens
Italy 57.8 10 10 -0.1 57.6 52.3 -10 4.8 1.3 14 19 80 77 83 90 A 0.5 0.5 60 39 L 26,170 116,320 497 Rome
Macedoniaf 2.0 14 9 0.5 2.2 2.1 3 11.9 1.7 22 10 73 71 75 59 A z z -- -- S 6,420 9,927 205 Skopje
Malta 0.4 10 8 0.2 0.4 0.4 -9 7.2 1.5 19 13 78 76 80 91 B 0.1 0.2 86 43 S 17,710 124 3,229 Valletta
Portugal 10.5 11 10 0.0 10.4 9.3 -11 5.0 1.4 16 17 77 74 81 53 A 0.4 0.4 -- -- L 17,820 35,514 295 Lisbon
San Marino 0.03 10 7 0.3 0.03 0.03 17 6.7 1.2 15 16 80 76 83 84 C -- -- -- -- S -- 23 1,252 San Marino
Serbia and Montenegro 10.7 12 11 0.2 10.7 10.2 -4 13 1.7 19 14 73 70 75 52 C 0.2 0.2 58 33 L -- 39,448 271 Belgrade
Slovenia 2.0 9 10 -0.1 2.0 1.7 -15 3.8 1.2 15 15 76 72 80 51 A z z 71 57 L 18,480 7,819 255 Ljubljana
Spain 42.5 10 9 0.1 43.5 41.3 -3 3.7 1.3 14 17 79 76 83 76 A 0.6 0.7 56 53 L 21,210 195,363 218 Madrid
(--) Indicates data unavailable or inapplicable.
z=Less than 0.05 percent.
a Infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Rates shown with decimals indicate nation-
al statistics reported as completely registered, while those without are esti-
mates from the sources cited on reverse. Rates shown in italics are based upon
fewer than 50 annual infant deaths and, as a result, are subject to considerable
yearly variability.
b Average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime.
c A=complete data ... D=little or no data.
d H=too high; S=satisfactory; L=too low.
e Special Administrative Region.
f The former Yugoslav Republic.
*Data prior to 1997 are shown in italics.
Data prepared by PRB demographer Carl Haub.
NOTES

Acknowledgments
The author gratefully acknowledges Zuali
Malsawma, PRB librarian, and Haruna Kashi-
wase, PRB population information associate,
who provided valuable research assistance;
and the assistance and cooperation of staff
members of the International Programs Cen-
ter of the U.S. Census Bureau; the Popula-
tion Division and the Statistics Division of
the United Nations (UN); the Population and
Migration Division of the Council of Europe;
the Institut national d'études démo-
graphiques (INED), Paris; the World Bank;
and Ralf Ulrich, CEO, Eridion GmbH, Ger-
many, in the preparation of this year's Data
Sheet. Haruna Kashiwase also produced
population projections for this year's Data
Sheet. This Data Sheet is funded in part by
the U.S. Agency for International Develop-
ment (Cooperative Agreement GPO-A-00-03-
00004-00), and by PRB members and sup-
porters.
Notes
The Data Sheet lists all geopolitical entities
with populations of 150,000 or more and all
members of the UN. These include sovereign
states, dependencies, overseas departments,
and some territories whose status or bound-
aries may be undetermined or in dispute.
More developed regions, following the
UN classification, comprise all of Europe and
North America, plus Australia, Japan, and
New Zealand. All other regions and coun-
tries are classified as less developed.
World and Regional Totals: Regional
population totals are independently rounded
and include small countries or areas not
shown. Regional and world rates and per-
centages are weighted averages of countries
for which data are available; regional aver-
ages are shown when data or estimates are
available for at least three-quarters of the
region's population.
Sub-Saharan Africa: All countries of
Africa except the northern African countries
of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia,
and Western Sahara.
World Population Data Sheets from differ-
ent years should not be used as a time
series. Fluctuations in values from year to
year often reflect revisions based on new
data or estimates rather than actual changes
in levels. Additional information on likely
trends and consistent time series can be
obtained from PRB, and are also available
in UN and U.S. Census Bureau publications.
Sources
The rates and figures are primarily compiled
from the following sources: official country
statistical yearbooks and bulletins; United
Nations Demographic Yearbook, 2000 of
the UN Statistics Division; World Population
Prospects: The 2002 Revision of the UN
Population Division; the UN Statistical
Library; Recent Demographic Developments
in Europe, 2003 of the Council of Europe;
and the data files and library resources
of the International Programs Center, U.S.
Census Bureau. Other sources include recent
demographic surveys such as the Demo-
graphic and Health Surveys, Reproductive
Health Surveys, special studies, and direct
communication with demographers and sta-
tistical bureaus in the United States and
abroad. Specific data sources may be
obtained by
contacting the author of the 2004 World
Population Data Sheet.
For countries with complete registration
of births and deaths, rates are those most
recently reported. For more developed coun-
tries, nearly all vital rates refer to 2002 or
2003, and for less developed countries, for
some point in the late 1990s or early 2000s.
Definitions
Mid-2004 Population
Estimates are based on a recent census,
official national data, or UN and U.S. Census
Bureau projections. The effects of refugee
movements, large numbers of foreign work-
ers, and population shifts due to contempo-
rary political events are taken into account
to the extent possible.
Birth and Death Rate
The annual number of births and deaths
per 1,000 total population. These rates are
often referred to as "crude rates" since
they do not take a population's age struc-
ture into account. Thus, crude death rates
in more developed countries, with a rela-
tively large proportion of high-mortality
older population, are often higher than
those in less developed countries with
lower life expectancy.
Rate of Natural Increase (RNI)
The birth rate minus the death rate, imply-
ing the annual rate of population growth
without regard for migration. Expressed as
a percentage.
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Projected Population 2025 and 2050
Projected populations based upon reason-
able assumptions on the future course of
fertility, mortality, and migration. Projections
are based upon official country projections,
series issued by the UN or the U.S. Census
Bureau, or PRB projections.
Infant Mortality Rate
The annual number of deaths of infants
under age 1 per 1,000 live births. Rates
shown with decimals indicate national statis-
tics reported as completely registered, while
those without are estimates from the sources
cited above. Rates shown in italics are based
upon fewer than 50 annual infant deaths
and, as a result, are subject to considerable
yearly variability.
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
The average number of children a woman
would have assuming that current age-spe-
cific birth rates remain constant throughout
her childbearing years (usually considered to
be ages 15 to 49).
Population Under Age 15/Age 65+
The percentage of the total population in
these ages, which are often considered the
"dependent ages."
Life Expectancy at Birth
The average number of years a newborn
infant can expect to live under current mor-
tality levels.
Data Availability Code
Provides a general indication of data avail-
ability. An "A" indicates a country with both
complete vital statistics (birth and death
data) and either a national-level census with-
in 10 years or a continuous population regis-
ter. If a country has complete vital statistics
or a continuous population register and a
national-level census within 15 years, it is
rated "B." Also rated "B" are countries that
have one of the three sources necessary for
an "A" plus either a usable national survey
or a sample registration system within 10
years. "C" indicates that at least a census
(within 15 years), a survey (within 10 years),
or sample registration system is available.
"D" indicates that little or no reliable demo-
graphic information is available and that
estimates are based on fragmentary data or
demographic models. Countries whose
demographic situations have been seriously
disrupted and for which there are few recent
data are also coded "D." There can be con-
siderable variation in the quality of data
within the same category.
Percent Urban
Percentage of the total population living in
areas termed "urban" by that country. Typi-
cally, the population living in towns of 2,000
or more or in national and provincial capitals
is classified "urban."
Percent of Adult Population Ages 15 to 49
With HIV/AIDS
The estimated percentage of adults living
with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2001 and 2003.
Nearly all data are from UNAIDS' 2004
Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Contraceptive Use
The percentage of currently married or "in-
union" women of reproductive age who are
currently using any form of contraception.
"Modern" methods include clinic and sup-
ply methods such as the pill, IUD, condom,
and sterilization. Data are from the most
recent available national-level surveys, such
as the Demographic and Health Surveys,
Reproductive Health Survey programs, and
the UN Population Division World Contracep-
tive Use 2003. Other sources include direct
communication with national statistical
organizations and the databases of the
UN Population Division and the U.S. Census
Bureau. Data refer to some point in the
1990s and early 2000s. Data prior to 1998
are shown in italics.
Government View of Current Birth Rate
This population policy indicator presents the
officially stated position of country govern-
ments on the level of the national birth rate.
Most indicators are from the UN Population
Division, World Population Policies, 2003.
GNI PPP per Capita, 2002 (US$)
GNI PPP per capita is gross national income
in purchasing power parity (PPP) divided by
midyear population. GNI PPP refers to gross
national income converted to "international"
dollars using a purchasing power parity con-
version factor. International dollars indicate
the amount of goods and services one could
buy in the United States with a given
amount of money. Data are from the World
Bank, World Development Indicators 2003.

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