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This publication presents estimates and projections for the period 1950-2030, on the size and growth of urban and rural populations for all countries and for all urban agglomerations that had at least...

The global proportion of urban population increased from a mere 13 per cent in 1900 to 29 per cent in 1950 and, reached 49 per cent in 2005. Since the world is projected to continue to urbanize, 60...

This wall chart features tables and graphics regarding urban agglomerations around the world in 2007. It also includes a revision of the world urbanization prospects which corroborates that the world...

According to the latest United Nations population projections, 4.9 billion people are expected to be urban-dwellers in 2030. Although the world is urbanizing rapidly, the number of rural-dwellers is...

This wall chart features tables and graphics regarding the population in urban and rural areas around the world in 2007. It also includes a revision of the world urbanization prospects which...

This wall chart features tables and graphics regarding the population in urban and rural areas around the world in 2009. By the middle of 2009, the number of people living in urban areas (3.42 billion...

This wall chart features tables and graphics regarding the population in urban and rural areas around the world in 2011.

This wall chart features tables and graphics regarding the population in urban and rural areas around the world in 2014.

The World Contraceptive Use 2007 provides the latest information available about contraceptive prevalence, by method, recent trends in contraceptive use and unmet need for family planning for...

World Fertility Patterns 2007 provides the latest available data about the level, trends and age pattern of fertility for countries and regions of the world.

World Fertility Patterns 2009 provides the latest available data about the level, trends and age pattern of fertility for countries and regions of the world.

World Fertility Patterns 2013 provides the latest available data about the level, trends and age pattern of fertility for countries and regions of the world.

This second Report presents a compilation of key indicators of fertility, nuptiality, contraceptive use and population policies regarding childbearing for 192 countries. The data cover the extremes of...

This third Report presents a compilation of key indicators of fertility, nuptiality, contraceptive use and population policies regarding childbearing for 192 countries. The data covers the extremes of...

The World Mortality 2007 provides a comprehensive set of mortality estimates for the world’s countries and their aggregates, along with an inventory of the availability of primary data for the...

The World Mortality 2009 provides a comprehensive set of mortality estimates for the world’s countries and their aggregates, along with an inventory of the availability of primary data for the...

The World Mortality 2011 provides a comprehensive set of mortality estimates for the world’s countries and their aggregates, along with an inventory of the availability of primary data for the...

The World Mortality 2013 provides a comprehensive set of mortality estimates for the world’s countries and their aggregates, along with an inventory of the availability of primary data for the...

The 2008 Revision is the twenty-first round of official United Nations population estimates and projections prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the...

The wall chart provides key demographic indicators for each development group, major area, region and country for the most recent period.