ABSTRACT

World 6 070 7 909 9 243 More developed 1 184 1 232 1 222 Less developed 4 886 6 677 8 021

of which in Africa 800 1 258 1 804 Asia 3 566 4 707 5 379 Latin America 520 712 838

Source: Population Reference Bureau, Washington, DC, personal communication, May 2000.