PHA-Exch> World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision - Official United Nations estimations and projections

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from: EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org


 *World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision*

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*UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs *

*Population Division, March 2009*



The official United Nations estimations and projections of population for
all countries of the world, covering the period 1950-2050.



Press release:
http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/pressrelease.pdf


Data Online : http://esa.un.org/unpp/index.asp


Selected Tables:
http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf



The results of the 2008 Revision incorporate the findings of the most recent
national population censuses and of numerous specialized population surveys
carried out around the world. The 2008 Revision provides the demographic
data and indicators to assess trends at the global, regional and national
levels and to calculate many other key indicators commonly used by the
United Nations system.

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WORLD POPULATION TO EXCEED 9 BILLION BY 2050:

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*Developing Countries to Add 2.3 Billion Inhabitants with 1.1 Billion Aged
Over 60 and 1.2 Billion of Working Age*



NEW YORK, 11 March (UN Population Division/DESA) – *World population is
projected to reach 7 billion early in 2012*, up from the current 6.8
billion, and surpass 9 billion people by 2050, reveals the *2008 Revision *of
the official United Nations population estimates and projections
.

Most of the additional 2.3 billion people will enlarge the population of
developing countries, which is projected to rise from 5.6 billion in 2009 to
7.9 billion in 2050, and will be distributed among the population aged 15-59
(1.2 billion) and 60 or over (1.1 billion) because the number of children
under age 15 in developing countries will decrease.

In contrast, the population of the more developed regions is expected to
change minimally, passing from 1.23 billion to 1.28 billion, and would have
declined to 1.15 billion were it not for the projected net migration from
developing to developed countries, which is projected to average 2.4 million
persons annually from 2009 to 2050.

The results of the *2008 Revision *incorporate the findings of the most
recent national population censuses and of numerous specialized population
surveys carried out around the world. *The 2008 Revision *provides the
demographic data and indicators to assess trends at the global, regional and
national levels and to calculate many other key indicators commonly used by
the United Nations system.



International Migration Report 2006: A Global
Assessment<http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/2006_MigrationRep/report.htm>

World Mortality
2007<http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/worldmortality/WMR2007.htm>(Wall
Chart)

Contribution of population policy to the achievement of the
internationally<http://www.un.org/esa/population/meetings/panel_policy_MDG/policy_panel.htm>agreed
development goals including the Millennium Development
Goals<http://www.un.org/esa/population/meetings/panel_policy_MDG/policy_panel.htm>
    Panel discussion, New York, 15 December 2008
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