ABSTRACT
ANNUAL GROWTH OF WORLD POPULATION: SPECIMEN YEARS, 1950-2000
Annual growth (millions) Total world population (thousand million) 1950 38 2,555 1955 53 2,780 1960 41 3,039 1965 70 3,346 1970 78 3,708 1975 72 4,088 1980 76 4,457 1985 83 4,855 1990 83 5,284 1995 78 5,691 2000 78 6,122 Source: Various
POPULATION OF INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES
Thousands, rounded to nearest thousand. Afghanistan 1928 6,500 (est.) 1950 8,420 1960 10,016 1970 12,457 1980 14,607 1988 19,340
2002 27,756 Algeria 1936 6,000 (est.) 1950 9,000 (est.) 1966 11,822 1972 15,270 1977 17,422 1988 23,820 2002 31,261 Argentina 1930 10,500 1947 15,894 1960 20,011 1970 23,362 1980 27,947 1985 31,730 2002 36,446 Australia 1921 5,436 1947 7,561 1961 10,508 1971 12,756 1984 15,540 2002 19,702 Bangladesh 1961 50,854 (East Pakistan) 1974 71,479 1981 87,120 1988 103,630 2002 133,377 Brazil 1930 41,100 1950 51,976 1960 79,967 1970 92,342 1980 118,675 2002 174,619 Canada 1921 8,7881 1931 10,3761 1951 14,009 1971 21,568 1 Excludes Newfoundland
1981 24,343 1985 25,660 2002 31,244 China 1900 450,000 (est.) 1930 485,000 (est.) 1953 590,195 1965 700,000 (est.) 1975 933,000 (est.)
1982 1,081,883 1985 1,080,920 2002 1,284,211
1947 10,8051 Congo, Democratic Republic 1958 12,7691
1970 21,637 1983 31,944 2002 52,557 1 As Belgian Congo Cuba 1950 5,858 1960 7,029 1970 8,572 1985 10,038 2002 11,267 Egypt 1947 18,967 1957 22,997 1966 30,076 1976 36,626 1988 51,320 2002 66,341 France 1921 39,210 1931 41,835 1946 40,507 1962 46,510 1975 52,656 1985 55,730 2002 59,440 Germany 1925 62,400 1939 69,500 West Germany East Germany 1950 47,696 17,199 1961 53,977 15,940 1984 61,675 16,660 2002 82,506 (united) Ghana 1921 2,078 1950 4,242 1960 6,772 1970 8,614 1980 11,457 1988 14,045 2002 20,244
India 1921 319,361 (inc. Pakistan) 1951 356,879 1961 435,512 1971 548,160
1981 685,120 1988 789,120 2002 1,047,671 Indonesia 1950 79,538 1960 96,194 1970 120,280 1980 150,958 1988 172,450 2002 211,023 Iran 1928 12,000 (est.) 1956 18,955 1966 25,785 1976 33,708 1988 47,680 2002 65,457 Iraq 1921 2,849 1947 4,816 1957 6,317 1965 8,047 1977 12,030 1988 16,745 2002 24,002 Israel 1921 7571 1950 1,748 1961 2,183 1972 3,148 1985 4,315 2002 6,394 1 Territory of British Palestine Mandate Italy 1921 37,404 1931 40,300 1951 47,159 1961 49,904 1971 53,745 1985 57,115 2002 57,998 Japan 1900 43,763 1930 60,000 1950 83,200 1960 93,419 1970 103, 720 1980 117,060 1988 122,400 (est.) 2002 127,347 Korea, North 1965 11,100
1975 16,000 (est.) 1985 21,185 2002 22,224
Korea, South 1950 20,357 1960 25,003 1970 31,923 1980 38,124 1985 42,130 2002 47,640 Malaysia 1921 3,3061 1960 10,9922 1970 8,8093 1980 14, 1573 1989 16,6403 2002 24,3703 1 Former Malay states, including Sarawak and Singapore 2 Includes Singapore, Sarawak and Sabah 3 Excludes Singapore which became a separate state in 1965 Mexico 1921 14,800 1950 25,791 1960 34,923 1970 48,225 1980 67,396 1988 83,040 2002 100,977 Netherlands 1920 6,865 1930 7,936 1947 9,625 1960 11,462 1971 13,061 1985 14,454 2002 16,142 Nigeria 1921 18,500 (est.) 1953 30,418 1963 55,670 1975 74,870 1989 110,240 2002 129,935 Pakistan 1951 75,8421 1961 93,8321 1972 64,980 1981 83,782 1989 105,720 2002 145,960 1 Includes the population of East Pakistan which in 1971 became Bangladesh
Philippines 1950 20,551 1960 27,904 1970 37,540 1980 48,317 1988 57,410 2002 79,882
Poland 1921 27,200 1931 32,107 1946 23,9001 1960 29,776 1985 38,060 2002 38,644 1 The boundaries of the Polish state were substantially altered in 1945; figures for 1946 also reflect very large losses of population in the Second World War South Africa 1921 6,928 1946 11,416 1960 16,003 1970 21,488 1980 24,886 1989 34,335 2002 45,172 Spain 1920 21,303 1930 23,600 1950 27,977 1960 30,431 1970 34,041 1981 37,746 1989 39,690 2002 40,998 Sri Lanka 1921 4,505 1960 10,965 1971 12,711 1981 14,850 1987 16,550 2002 18,870 Sudan 1921 5,850 1955 10,260 1973 12,428 1983 20,564 1988 24,235 2002 37,090 Taiwan 1953 7,591 1960 12,345 1982 18,271 2002 22,457
Tanzania 1921 4,122 1948 8,000 (est.) 1967 12,231 1978 17,552 1985 23,600 (est.) 2002 34,902 Thailand 1930 11,000 (est.) 1950 19,000 (est.) 1967 29,700 1979 45,221 1985 50,610 2002 63,430 Turkey 1927 13,648 1940 17,821 1955 24,065 1965 31,391 1975 40,348 1988 53,230 2002 69,001 United Kingdom 1922 44,372 1939 47,762 1951 50,225 1961 52,709 1971 55,907 1985 56,618 2002 60,178
1920 105,710 United States of America 1930 122,775
1940 131,669 1950 151,868 1960 179,979 1970 203, 984 1980 227,236 1987 245,650 2002 287,602 USSR1 1926 147,000 1939 170,500 1959 208,8001 1970 241,7001 1987 284,5801 2002 143,6732 1 Population includes those areas added to the Soviet Union as a result of boundary changes since 1939 2 Russia Vietnam 1930 16,500 (est.)1
1950 26,0001 North South 1964 17,900 15,715 1970 23,787 21,154 (est.) 1979 52,7422 1988 64,1202 2002 80,2002 1 As part of French Indochina 2 North and South Vietnam were united in 1975 Yugoslavia 1921 11,985 1931 13,934 1948 15,7001 1961 18,549 1971 20,523 1981 22,428 1 Includes territory annexed in 1945
Zambia 1921 807 1950 2,000 1974 4,751 1982 6,242 2002 9,959 Zimbabwe 1921 807 1931 1,130 1951 2,320 1974 6,100 1982 7,532 2002 11,377 Sources: United Nations, Demographic Yearbook
POPULATION DENSITY AND URBANIZATION: SELECTED COUNTRIES
For some countries figures are given for the nearest equivalent date. Population density (per sq. km) Urban population (percentage) 1975 1985 2002 1950 1970 1985 2002 Afghanistan 30 30 43 5.8 11.0 18.5 22.0 Algeria 7 10 13 — — 43.0 81.0 Angola 5 8 9 — — 25.0 35.0 Argentina 9 11 13 62.5 80.7 85.0 90.0 Australia 2 2 3 68.9 85.6 86.0 85.0 Bangladesh 533 720 957 — — 12.0 26.0 Bolivia 4 6 8 — — 48.0 62.0 Brazil 13 17 21 36.2 55.9 73.0 80.0 Burma (Myanmar) 45 57 62 — — 24.0 29.0
Canada 2 2 3 62.9 76.1 76.0 79.0 Chad 3 4 7 — — 27.0 23.0 Chile 14 17 20 60.2 76.0 84.0 87.0 China 86 112 134 13.5 16.7 21.0 33.0 Colombia 18 26 36 37.1 57.2 67.4 74.0 Cuba 81 94 107 49.4 60.2 71.8 76.0 Czechoslovakia 116 126 1291 51.2 55.5 65.0 75.01 Ecuador 24 35 48 — — 52.0 61.0 Egypt 37 51 67 30.1 39.8 46.0 43.0 Ethiopia 23 37 60 — — 12.0 16.0 France 96 102 109 55.9 70.0 73.0 76.0 Germany E. 156 153 68.8 73.8 77.0 Germany W. 249 245
71.1 — 86.0 82.02
Ghana 41 59 85 14.5 29.1 39.6 37.8 Greece 69 76 83 36.8 64.7 69.7 60.1 Guatemala 57 79 110 30.5 35.7 41.4 39.4 Haiti 165 197 255 — — 27.0 36.3
Population density (per sq. km) Urban population (percentage) 1975 1985 2002 1950 1970 1985 2002 Hong Kong 4,179 5,337 6,177 — — 92.0 100.0 Hungary 113 114 109 36.5 45.2 54.3 63.6 India 182 246 331 17.3 19.9 26.0 28.0 Indonesia 69 90 110 12.4 17.1 26.3 43.0 Iran 20 29 40 30.1 44.0 52.0 64.7 Iraq 26 38 55 33.8 51.1 71.0 76.4 Israel 162 212 313 71.7 85.3 90.0 90.6 Italy 185 190 192 — 47.7 67.0 67.2 Japan 297 324 337 37.5 72.1 77.0 78.6 Kampuchea3 45 37 75 — — 11.0 17.0 Kenya 23 39 53 — — 20.0 34.0 Korea N. 132 176 181 — — 64.0 62.2 Korea S. 352 428 479 21.4 40.7 65.0 83.0 Laos 14 16 24 — — 16.0 25.0 Libya 2 2 3 — — 65.0 87.6 Madagascar 11 18 28 — — 22.0 30.1 Malawi 43 64 112 — — 12.0 15.1 Malaysia 36 50 74 — — 38.0 59.0 Mexico 30 42 51 42.6 58.7 70.0 71.3 Morocco 39 55 42 — — 45.0 52.7 Mozambique 12 18 22 — — 19.0 40.2 Nepal 89 122 161 — — 8.0 13.0 Netherlands 334 351 476 54.6 78.0 88.4 90.0 New Zealand 11 12 14 — — 84.0 86.0 Nicaragua 17 27 41 34.9 47.0 59.4 56.5 Niger 4 6 8 — — 16.0 20.0
Nigeria 68 119 140 10.2 16.1 23.0 44.9 Pakistan 87 120 183 10.4 25.5 29.1 38.0 Peru 12 16 21 — — 67.0 72.3 Philippines 142 191 266 27.1 33.0 39.6 60.0 Poland 109 122 123 39.8 52.3 61.0 61.8 Portugal 103 113 112 19.3 26.2 31.2 65.8 Romania 89 97 91 31.3 38.2 49.0 52.7 Russia — — 8 — — — 73.1 Saudi Arabia 3 6 11 — 20.8 72.0 86.7 Senegal 26 34 50 — — 36.0 47.4 Sierra Leone 43 54 67 — — 28.0 36.6 Singapore 3,872 4,274 6,158 — — 100.0 100.0 Somalia 5 13 12 — — 34.0 30.0 South Africa 20 31 37 42.6 47.9 56.0 57.7 Soviet Union 11 13 — 47.9 56.3 66.0 — Spain 70 79 81 37.0 54.7 76.0 77.8 Sri Lanka 213 256 287 — — 21.0 25.0 Sudan 6 8 15 — — 21.0 37.1 Sweden 18 19 22 47.5 81.4 83.0 83.3 Switzerland 155 158 176 — — 58.0 67.3 Syria 40 60 97 — 43.5 50.0 51.8 Taiwan — 550 621 — — 66.0 74.7 Tanzania 16 25 40 — — 22.0 33.3
Population density (per sq. km) Urban population (percentage) 1975 1985 2002 1950 1970 1985 2002 Thailand 81 99 124 — — 20.0 31.0 Tunisia 35 47 60 — — 57.0 66.2 Turkey 51 68 89 28.8 34.4 46.0 66.2 Uganda 49 67 124 — — 10.0 13.0 United Kingdom 229 236 247 80.8 78.0 92.0 88.0 United States 23 26 30 64.0 73.5 74.0 77.2 Uruguay 16 18 19 — — 85.0 88.7 Venezuela 13 20 27 53.8 75.7 87.0 87.1 Vietnam 136 195 241 — — 20.0 23.5 Yemen 27 50 35 — — 20.0 25.0 Yugoslavia 83 92 — 18.5 38.6 46.0 — Zaïre4 11 14 22 15.8 21.6 37.0 30.6 Zambia 6 10 13 — — 50.0 43.9 Zimbabwe 16 22 29 — — 25.0 36.0 1 Czech Republic 2 United Germany 3 Cambodia 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo after 1997 Sources: Various
POPULATION OF MAJOR WORLD CITIES
Numbers are given in thousands. The definition of urban areas for individual countries is often at variance with that of other countries; also, the definition of urban areas concerned has sometimes changed in the course of the past century. Figures here are for urban agglomerations unless otherwise stated.
