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The 15th published estimates and projections of world population since 1951 is based on the latest research and forecasting by the United Nations. The 1998 Revision shows a devastating toll from AIDS...

This volume presents population estimates for the period 1950-1995 and projected figures for sex and age distribution for 2000-2050. Data are presented for countries with a population of at least 150...

This volume presents the analytical report for the World Population Prospects: The 1998 Revision, the official world population estimates and projections for each of the 184 countries or areas. The...

This publication provides information on selected aspects of health and mortality covering such topics as: primary health care and the health care sector; levels and trends of mortality; child...

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

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...

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.

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...

This report delineates Governments’ views and policies concerning population and development for 195 countries. In particular, it itemizes policies in the areas of population size and growth...

This Report provides a summary of selected aspects of reproductive rights and reproductive health, covering the following topics: entry into reproductive life; reproductive behaviour; family planning...

National Population Policies provides an overview of population policies and dynamics for 193 Member States and non-member States for which data are available at mid-decade for the 1970s, 1980s and...

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

This volume presents the comprehensive tables displaying the results of the 2000 Revision of the official world population estimates and projections prepared by the Population Division of the United...

This volume presents the distribution by age-group and sex of the population of countries and areas of the world with more than 140,000 inhabitants in 2000. Population age and sex distributions are...

This analytical report is the final part of a three-volume set. It is a detailed analysis of the results of the World Population Prospects 2000 revision, which is the most current revision of the...