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2014 Population Reference Bureau 2014 WORLD POPULATION DATA
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Acknowledgments, Notes, Sources, and
DefinitionsACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors gratefully acknowledge the valuable assistance
of PRB staff members Jason Bremner, John May, Kelvin
Pollard, Beth Jarosz, Donna Clifton, Saznin Mehta, and
Carolyn Lamere; and PRB interns Sara Ku, Dier Hu, and
Kathleen Kelley; staff of the International Programs Center
of the U.S. Census Bureau; the United Nations (UN)
Population Division; and the Institut national detudes
dmographiques (INED), Paris, in the preparation of this
years World Population Data Sheet.
This publication is funded by the William and Flora H ewlett
Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the
U.S. Agency for International Development (IDEA Project,
No. AID-0AA-A-10-00009), and supporters. The contents
are the responsibility of the Population Reference Bureau
and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the
United States government.
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The Data Sheetlists all geopolitical entities with
populations of 150,000 or more and all members of
the UN. T hese include sovereign states, dependencies,
overseas departments, and some territories whose statusor
boundaries may be undetermined or in dispute. More
developedregions, following the UN classification,
comprise all of Europe and North America, plus Australia,
Japan, and New Zealand. All other regions and countries
are classified as less developed. The least developed
countries consist of 48 countries with especially low
incomes, high economic vulnerability, and poor human
development indicators; 34 of these countries are in sub-
Saharan Africa, 13 in Asia, and one in the Caribbean.
The criteria and list of countries, as defined by the United
Nations, can be found at http://unohrlls.org/about-ldcs/.
Sub-Saharan Africa:All countries of Africa except
the northern African countries of Algeria, Egypt, Libya,
Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. World
and Regional Totals: Regional population totals are
independently rounded and include small countries or areas
not shown. Regional and world rates and percentages are
weighted averages of countries for which data are available;
regional averages are shown when data or estimates are
available for at least three-quarters of the regions
population.
World Population Data Sheets from different 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 from UN and
U.S. Census Bureau publications and websites.
SOURCES
The rates and figures, including those from 1970, are
primarily compiled from the following sources: official
country
statistical yearbooks, bulletins, and websites; the United
Nations Demographic Yearbook, 2012, and Population and
Vital Statistics Reportof the UN Statistics Division; World
Population Prospects: The 2012 Revisionof the UN Population
Division; and the International Data Base of the
International
Programs Center, U.S. Census Bureau. Other sources include
recent demographic surveys such as the Demographicand Health
Surveys, Reproductive Health Surveys, special
studies, and direct communication with demographers and
statistical bureaus in the United States and abroad.
Specific
data sources may be obtained by contacting the authors of
the 2014 World Population Data Sheet. For countries with
complete registration of births and deaths, rates are those
most recently reported. For more developed countries, nearly
all vital rates refer to 2013 or 2012.
DEFINITIONS
Mid-2014 PopulationEstimates are based on a recent census,
official national
data, or PRB, UN, and U.S. Census Bureau projections.
The effects of refugee movements, large numbers of
foreignworkers, and population shifts due to contemporary
political
events are taken into account to the extent possible.
Birth and Death RateThe 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 populations age structure
into account. Thus, crude death r ates in more developed
countries with a relatively 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, implying the annual
rate of population growth without regard for migration.
Expressed as a percentage.
Net MigrationThe estimated rate of net immigration (immigration
minus
emigration) per 1,000 population for a recent year based
upon the official national rate or derived as a residual
from estimated birth, death, and population growth rates.
Migration rates can vary substantially from year to year
for any particular country, as can the definition of an
immigrant.
Projected Population, 2030-2050Projected populations based upon
reasonable 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 Mort ality Rate, 1970 & 2013(or most recent year for
which data are available)
The annual number of deaths of infants under age 1 per
1,000 live births. Rates shown with decimals indicate
national statistics 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; rates shown for such countries are
averages for a multiple-year period.
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) , 1970 & 2013(or most recent year
for which data are available)
The average number of children a woman would have
assuming that current age-specific 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 those ages,which are often considered the dependent
ages.
Life Expectancy at Birth, 1970 & 2013(or most recent year
for which data are available)
The average number of years a newborn infant can
expect to live under current mortality levels.
Percent UrbanPercentage of the total population living in areas
termed
urban by that country or by the UN. Countries define
urban in many different ways, from population centers
of 100 or more dwellings to only t he population living in
national and provincial capitals.
Contraceptive UseThe percentage of currently married or in union
women
of reproductive age who are currently using any f orm of
contraception. Modern methods include clinic and supply
methods such as the pill, IU D, condom, and sterilization.
Data are from the most recently available national-level
surveys, such as Demographic and Health Surveys,
Reproductive Health Surveys, Multiple Indicator Cluster
Surveys, regional survey programs, national surveys, and
the UN Population Division World Contraceptive Use 2014.
For more developed countries, data refer to some point
in the 1990s and early 2000s. Data for less developed
countries are primarily from a point in the mid-2000s to a
very recent year. Data prior to 2008 are shown in italics.
GNI PPP per Capita, 2013 (US$)GNI PPP per capita is gross
national income in purchasing
power parity (PPP) divided by mid-year population. GNI PPP
refers to gross national income converted to international
dollars using a purchasing power parity conversion 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 t he World Bank. Figures in
italics are for 2009-2012.
Carbon Emissions, 1990 & 2012Fossil fuel and cement
production emissions by countr y.
The world emissions include bunker fuels, or emissions
from fuels used for international aviation and maritime
transport. All values are in million tons per year. The 1990
emissions are based on UN reporting and U.S. Geological
Service. The 2012 emissions are preliminary and based on
BP statistics and U.S. Geological Survey cement data. Data
are from T.A. Boden, G. Marland, and R.J. Andres, Global,
Regional, and National Fossil-Fuel CO 2Emissions (2013),
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, accessed at
http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/emis/overview_2010.html.
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English, French, and Spanish at www.prb.org. Also online:
Interactive world map illustrating key demographic
variables by country and region.
Digital visualization and video highlighting key findings
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