ABSTRACT
TOTAL 728,000,000 470,000,000 311,000,000 DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) 62/24 41/16 28/11 ANNUAL GROWTH 3% 2.9% 2.3%
AGE COHORTS 0-14 44% 45% n/a 15-64 53% 52% n/a 65 AND OVER 3% 3% n/a
MALE 49.9% 49.6% n/a FEMALE 50.1% 50.4% n/a
BIRTH RATE 42 46 46 DEATH RATE 14 17 23
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 2,369,884/6,138,000
TOTAL 211,000,000 141,000,000 98,000,000 DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) 88/34 62/24 28/11 ANNUAL GROW TH 3.0% 3.1% 2.3%
AGE COHORTS 0-14 15-64 65 AND OVER
46% 51%
46% 51%
n/a n/a n/a
MALE FEMALE
49.6% 50.4%
n/a n/a
BIRTH RATE 46 49 50 DEATH RATE 16 14 27
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 2,454,054/6,356,000
TOTAL 227,000,000 134,000,000 86,000,000 DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) 93/36 57/22 36/14 ANNUAL GROW TH 3.0% 2.9% 2.4%
AGE COHORTS 0-14 46% 46% n/a 15-64 51% 51% n/a 65 AND OVER 3% 3% n/a
MALE 49.8% 49.3% n/a FEMALE 50.2% 50.7% n/a
BIRTH RATE DEATH RATE
46 16
48 19
45 21
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 3,291,506/8,525,000
TOTAL 161,000,000 109,000,000 75,000,000 DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) 49/19 34/13 23/9 ANNUAL GROW TH 2.3% 2.9% 2.4%
AGE COHORTS 0-14 39% 43% n/a 15-64 57% 53% n/a 65 AND OVER 4% 4% n/a
MALE 50.6% 50.5% n/a FEMALE 49.4% 49.5% n/a
BIRTH RATE 31 43 43 DEATH RATE 9 14 19
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 2,553,282/6,613,000
TOTAL DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) ANNUAL GROW TH
82,000,000 53,000,000 32,000,000 31/12 21/8 13/5 3.1% 2.5% 1.9%
1995 1980 1965 AGE COHORTS 0-14 47% 44% n/a 15-64 50% 53% n/a 65 AND OVER 3% 3% n/a
MALE 48.8% 49.1% n/a FEMALE 51.2% 50.9% n/a
BIRTH RATE 46 45 42 DEATH RATE 15 20 23
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 1,032,819/2,675,000
TOTAL 47,000,000 33,000,000 20,000,000 DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) 47/18 34/13 21/8 ANNUAL GROW TH 2.3% 2.8% 2.5%
AGE COHORTS 0-14 38% 42% n/a 15-64 58% 54% n/a 65 AND OVER 4% 4% n/a
MALE 48.9% 48.5% n/a FEMALE 51.1% 51.5% n/a
BIRTH RATE 32 39 42 DEATH RATE 9 11 17
Annual Growth: East Asia and Southwest Asia
0.0%
Birth Rates: East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 12,229,343/31,764,000
TOTAL 3,458,000,000 2,579,000,000 1,830,000,000 DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) 282/109 246/95 176/68 ANNUAL GROW TH 1.6% n/a 2%
AGE COHORTS 0-14 32% 37% n/a 15-64 63% 59% n/a 65 AND OVER 5% 4% n/a
MALE 51.1% 51% n/a FEMALE 48.9% 49% n/a
BIRTH RATE 25 n/a 38 DEATH RATE 8 n/a 18
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 4,541,313/11,762,000
TOTAL 1,424,000,000 1,190,000,000 864,000,000 DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) 313/121 262/101 189/73 ANNUAL GROW TH 1% 1.4% 1.4%
AGE COHORTS 0-14 25% 33% n/a 15-64 68% 61% n/a 65 AND OVER 7% 6% n/a
MALE 51.1% 50.9% n/a FEMALE 48.9% 49.1% n/a
BIRTH RATE 18 21 33 DEATH RATE 7 7 19
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 4,160,618/10,776,000
TOTAL DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) ANNUAL GROW TH
AGE COHORTS 0-14 15-64 65 AND OVER
MALE FEMALE
1,381,000,000 332/128
2.1%
37% 59% 4%
51.5% 49.5%
944,000,000 225/87
2.2%
41% 56% 3%
51.7% 48.3%
681,000,000 262/101
2.4%
n/a n/a n/a
n/a n/a
BIRTH RATE 31 38 43 DEATH RATE 10 16 18
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 1,735,521/4,495,000
TOTAL 484,000,000 369,000,000 255,000,000 DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) 280/108 212/82 148/57 ANNUAL GROW TH 1.8% 2.1% 2.6%
AGE COHORTS 0-14 35% 40% n/a 15-64 61% 57% n/a 65 AND OVER 4% 3% n/a
MALE FEMALE
49.8% 50.2%
49.9% 50.1%
n/a n/a
BIRTH RATE 27 35 43 DEATH RATE 8 14 17
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 1,826,64114,731,000
TOTAL 168,000,000 101,000,000 68,000,000 DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) 93/36 57/22 39/15 ANNUAL GROW TH 2.4% 2.8% 2.4%
AGE COHORTS 0-14 38% 42% n/a 15-64 58% 54% n/a 65 AND OVER 4% 4% n/a
MALE 51.2% 51% n/a FEMALE 48.8% 49% n/a
BIRTH RATE 32 40 42 DEATH RATE 7 12 18
Birth and Death Rates: Europe
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 8,874,903/22,986,0002
TOTAL DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) ANNUAL GROW TH
727,000,000 83/32 0.2%
484,000,000 254/98
0.4%
445,000,000 236/91
0.9%
AGE COHORTS 0-14 19% 22% n/a 15-64 67% 65% n/a 65 AND OVER 14% 13% n/a
MALE 48.3% 48.8% n/a FEMALE 51.7% 51.2% n/a
BIRTH RATE 12 14 18 DEATH RATE II II 10
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 7,263,707/18,813,000
TOTAL 309,000,000 110,000,000 100,000,000 DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) 41/16 290/112 264/102 ANNUAL GROW TH -0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
AGE COHORTS 0-14 21% 23% n/a 15-64 67% 65% n/a 65 AND OVER 12% 12% n/a
MALE 47.4% 49.1% n/a FEMALE 52.6% 50.9% n/a
BIRTH RATE 12 18 17 DEATH RATE 12 10 9
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 675,290/1,749,000
TOTAL 94,000,000 82,000,000 79,000,000 DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) 137/53 130/50 124/48 ANNUAL GROW TH 0.3% 0.1% 0.7%
AGE COHORTS 0-14 20% 23% n/a 15-64 65% 65% n/a 65 AND OVER 15% 12% n/a
MALE 48.4% 48.8% n/a FEMALE 51.6% 51.2% n/a
BIRTH RATE 14 13 16 DEATH RATE II 12 II
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 508,108/1,316,000
TOTAL DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) ANNUAL GROW TH
144,000,000 282/109
139,000,000 275/106
0.7%
123,000,000 243/94
AGE COHORTS 0-14 15-64 65 AND OVER
17% 68% 15%
21.0% 65.0% 14.0%
n/a n/a n/a
MALE FEMALE
49% 51%
48.9% 51.1%
BIRTH RATE 11 16 21 DEATH RATE 10 9 9
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 427,413/1,107,000
TOTAL 181,000,000 153,000,000 143,000,000 DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) 422/163 396/153 381/147 ANNUAL GROW TH 0.6% 0.1% 1.2%
AGE COHORTS 0-14 18% 21% n/a
15-64 67% 65% n/a
65 AND OVER 15% 14% n/a
MALE 48.9% 48.4% n/a FEMALE 51.1% 51.6% n/a
BIRTH RATE 12 12 18 DEATH RATE II 12 11
AREA (square miles/kilometers) 8,649,421/22,402,000
TOTAL n/a 265,000,000 231,000,000 DENSITY (per square mile/kilometer) n/a 31/12 26/10 ANNUAL GROW TH n/a 0.9% 1.4%
AGE COHORTS 0-14 n/a 24% n/a 15-64 n/a 66% n/a 65 AND OVER n/a 10% n/a
MALE n/a 46.8% n/a FEMALE n/a 53.2% n/a
BIRTH RATE 18 22 DEATH RATE 9 7
LATIN AMERICA The southern half of the so-called N ew W orld, or the Western Hemisphere, Latin America lies to the south of N orth America, w ith the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to its east and west, respectively. It includes Central America (including Mexico), the Caribbean, and South America. It is also divided by economic development. W hile the nations of the southern cone (Chile, Argentina, and U ru guay) are relatively prosperous, the countries of Central America and the Andean Mountains are not. United by a common culture combining el ements of Iberia (Spain and Portugal), Native America, and Africa (the latter especially preva lent in Brazil and the Caribbean), Latin America is the only significant part of the developing
w orld that has been politically independent since the nineteenth century. Still, its history since 1965 has been troubling. Though it experienced sub stantial economic growth through the 1970s, most of the region was governed by m ilitary dictator ships. In many countries, these governments nearly bankrupted the economy, as they put the governments there into deep debt to first-w orld lending institutions. Since the 1980s, however, virtually all of Latin America has been liberated from dictatorship, though the economic problems created by the dictatorial governments continue to stifle growth. Latin America has also been making great strides toward developing its hu man potential, especially in the field of education.
