Population Analysis
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Preface
The charts and explanatory text in this section provide definitive, irrefutable evidence that market timing is often perfect to the day for periods covering many decades! This statement is equally correct when market time is measured in increments, and timing. These are very strong assertions, or to put it in the vernacular, this is pretty "scary stuff", but also very exciting! Nevertheless, as will be demonstrated, the Economics, the facts, cannot be ignored!
The big "WHY?" do markets conform to such orderly progression can be answered from a various perspective. If you have read the article on Log Spirals, on this site or in the, you are already aware of population concept that the markets belong to the natural realm and therefore order is "natural" for them. However, document are created by humankind, and there is no evidence of any conscious plot by information movers and shakers to create perfect knowledge. Perhaps the urge to create order is subconscious.
WORLD POPULATION
The world population is the population of humans on the planet Earth. In 2009, the United Nations estimated the population to be 6,800,000,000; current estimates by the United States Census Bureau put the population at 6,831,000,000.
The world population has experienced continuous growth since the end of the Black Death around the year 1400;the highest rates of growth—increases above 1.8% per year—were seen briefly during the 1950s, then for a longer period during the 1960s and 1970s. The growth rate peaked at 2.2% in 1963, and declined to 1.10% by 2009. Annual births have reduced to 134 million since their peak at 163 million in the late 1990s, and are expected to remain constant, while deaths number 57 million per year and are expected to increase to 90 million per year by 2050. Current projections show a steady decline in the population growth rate, with the population expected to peak at around 9 billion between the year 2040 and 2050.
The rapid increase in human population over the course of the 20th century has raised concerns about whether Earth is experiencing overpopulation. The scientific consensus is that the current population expansion and accompanying increase in usage of resources are linked to threats to the ecosystem, such as rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, global warming, and pollution.
World population estimates:
Overpopulation UN (medium variant, 2008 rev.) and US Census Bureau (January 2010) estimates | Year | UN est
(millions) | Diff. | US est
(millions) | Diff. | 2000 | 6,115 | - | 6,084 | - | 2010 | 6,909 | 794 | 6,831 | 747 | 2020 | 7,675 | 766 | 7,558 | 727 | 2030 | 8,309 | 634 | 8,202 | 644 | 2040 | 8,801 | 492 | 8,749 | 547 | 2050 | 9,150 | 349 | 9,202 | 453 |
In the long run, the future population growth of the world is difficult to predict and the UN and US Census Bureau give different estimates. According to the latter, world population will hit seven billion in July 2012 or by late 2011, according to UN prediction.
Birth rates are declining slightly on average, but vary greatly between developed countries (where birth rates are often at or below replacement levels), developing countries, and different ethnicities. Death rates can change unexpectedly due to disease, wars and catastrophes, or advances in medicine.
The UN has issued multiple projections of future world population, based on different assumptions. Over the last ten years, the UN has consistently revised these projections downward, until the 2006 revision issued March 14, 2007 revised the 2050 mid-range estimate upwards by 273 million.
In some scenarios, disasters triggered by the growing population's demand for scarce resources will eventually lead to a sudden population crash, or even a Malthusian catastrophe (also see overpopulation and food security). UN 2008 estimates and medium variant projections (in millions). | Year | World | Asia | Africa | Europe | Latin America | Northern America | Oceania | 2000 | 6,115 | 3,698 (60.5%) | 819 (13.4%) | 727 (11.9%) | 521 (8.5%) | 319 (5.2%) | 31 (0.5%) | 2005 | 6,512 | 3,937 (60.5%) | 921 (14.1%) | 729 (11.2%) | 557 (8.6%) | 335 (5.1%) | 34 (0.5%) | 2010 | 6,909 | 4,167 (60.3%) | 1,033 (15.0%) | 733 (10.6%) | 589 (8.5%) | 352 (5.1%) | 36 (0.5%) | 2015 | 7,302 | 4,391 (60.1%) | 1,153 (15.8%) | 734 (10.1%) | 618 (8.5%) | 368 (5.0%) | 38 (0.5%) | 2020 | 7,675 | 4,596 (59.9%) | 1,276 (16.6%) | 733 (9.6%) | 646 (8.4%) | 383 (5.0%) | 40 (0.5%) | 2025 | 8,012 | 4,773 (59.6%) | 1,400 (17.5%) | 729 (9.1%) | 670 (8.4%) | 398 (5.0%) | 43 (0.5%) | 2030 | 8,309 | 4,917 (59.2%) | 1,524 (18.3%) | 723 (8.7%) | 690 (8.3%) | 410 (4.9%) | 45 (0.5%) | 2035 | 8,571 | 5,032 (58.7%) | 1,647 (19.2%) | 716 (8.4%) | 706 (8.2%) | 421 (4.9%) | 46 (0.5%) | 2040 | 8,801 | 5,125 (58.2%) | 1,770 (20.1%) | 708 (8.0%) | 718 (8.2%) | 431 (4.9%) | 48 (0.5%) | 2045 | 8,996 | 5,193 (57.7%) | 1,887 (21.0%) | 700 (7.8%) | 726 (8.1%) | 440 (4.9%) | 50 (0.6%) | 2050 | 9,150 | 5,231 (57.2%) | 1,998 (21.8%) | 691 (7.6%) | 729 (8.0%) | 448 (4.9%) | 51 (0.6%) |
Forecasts by region
Below is a table with historical and predicted population figures shown in millions.
The availability of historical population figures varies by region. World historical and predicted populations (in millions) | Region | 1750 | 1800 | 1850 | 1900 | 1950 | 1999 | 2008 | 2050 | 2150 | World | 791 | 978 | 1,262 | 1,650 | 2,521 | 5,978 | 6,707 | 8,909 | 9,746 | Africa | 106 | 107 | 111 | 133 | 221 | 767 | 973 | 1,766 | 2,308 | Asia | 502 | 635 | 809 | 947 | 1,402 | 3,634 | 4,054 | 5,268 | 5,561 | Europe | 163 | 203 | 276 | 408 | 547 | 729 | 732 | 628 | 517 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 16 | 24 | 38 | 74 | 167 | 511 | 577 | 809 | 912 | Northern America | 2 | 7 | 26 | 82 | 172 | 307 | 337 | 392 | 398 | Oceania | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 34 | 46 | 51 |
World historical and predicted populations by percentage distribution | Region | 1750 | 1800 | 1850 | 1900 | 1950 | 1999 | 2008 | 2050 | 2100 | World | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Africa | 13.4 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 19.8 | 23.7 | Asia | 63.5 | 64.9 | 64.1 | 57.4 | 55.6 | 60.8 | 60.4 | 59.1 | 57.1 | Europe | 20.6 | 20.8 | 21.9 | 24.7 | 21.7 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 5.3 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.4 | Northern America | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | Oceania | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Estimated world population at various dates (in millions) | | Year | World | Africa | Asia | Europe | Latin America[Note 1] | Northern America[Note 1] | Oceania | Notes | | 70,000 BCE | < 1 | | | | | | | [60] | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,000 BCE | 1 | | | | | | | | | 9000 BCE | 3 | | | | | | | | | 8000 BCE | 5 | | | | | | | [61] | | 7000 BCE | 7 | | | | | | | | | 6000 BCE | 10 | | | | | | | | | 5000 BCE | 15 | | | | | | | | | 4000 BCE | 20 | | | | | | | | | 3000 BCE | 25 | | | | | | | | | 2000 BCE | 35 | | | | | | | | | 1000 BCE | 50 | | | | | | | | | 500 BCE | 100 | | | | | | | | | 1 CE | 200 | | | | | | | | | 1000 CE | 310 | | | | | | | | | 1750 CE | 791 | 106 | 502 | 163 | 16 | 2 | 2 | | | 1800 CE | 978 | 107 | 635 | 203 | 24 | 7 | 2 | | | 1850 CE | 1,262 | 111 | 809 | 276 | 38 | 26 | 2 | | | 1900 CE | 1,650 | 133 | 947 | 408 | 74 | 82 | 6 | | | 1950 CE | 2,519 | 221 | 1,398 | 547 | 167 | 172 | 12.8 | | | 1955 CE | 2,756 | 247 | 1,542 | 575 | 191 | 187 | 14.3 | | | 1960 CE | 2,982 | 277 | 1,674 | 601 | 209 | 204 | 15.9 | | | 1965 CE | 3,335 | 314 | 1,899 | 634 | 250 | 219 | 17.6 | | | 1970 CE | 3,692 | 357 | 2,143 | 656 | 285 | 232 | 19.4 | | | 1975 CE | 4,068 | 408 | 2,397 | 675 | 322 | 243 | 21.5 | | | 1980 CE | 4,435 | 470 | 2,632 | 692 | 361 | 256 | 22.8 | | 1985 CE | 4,831 | 542 | 2,887 | 706 | 401 | 269 | 24.7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1990 CE | 5,263 | 622 | 3,168 | 721 | 441 | 283 | 26.7 | | 1995 CE | 5,674 | 707 | 3,430 | 727 | 481 | 299 | 28.9 | | 2000 CE | 6,070 | 796 | 3,680 | 728 | 520 | 316 | 31.0 | | 2005 CE | 6,454 | 888 | 3,917 | 725 | 558 | 332 | 32.9 | | Jul. 1, 2008 | 6,707 | 973 | 4,054 | 732 | 577 | 337 | 34.3 | |
Population evolution in different continents. The vertical axis is logarithmic and is millions of people.
Different regions have different rates of population growth. According to the above table, the growth in population of the different regions from 2000 to 2005 was:
237.771 million in Asia
92.293 million in Africa
38.052 million in Latin America
16.241 million in Northern America
3.264 million in Europe
1.955 million in Oceania
383.047 million in the whole world
In the 20th century, the world saw the biggest increase in its population in human history due to lessening of the mortality rate in many countries due to medical advances and massive increase in agricultural productivity attributed to the Green Revolution.[44][45][46]
In 2000, the United Nations estimated that the world's population was growing at the rate of 1.14% (or about seventy-five million people) per year,[47] down from a peak of eighty-eight million per year in 1989. In the last few centuries, the number of people living on Earth has increased many times over. By 2000, there were ten times as many people on Earth as there were three hundred years ago. According to data from the CIA's 2005–2006 World Factbooks, the world human population increased by an average of 203,800 people every day.[48] The CIA Factbook increased this to 211,090 people every day in 2007, and again to 220,980 people every day in 2009.
The United States of America
The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America /əˈmɛrɪkə/) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 309 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest both by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries.[7] The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2009 GDP of $14.3 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).[4][8]
Indigenous peoples of Asian origin have inhabited what is now the mainland United States for many thousands of years. This Native American population was greatly reduced by disease and warfare after European contact. The United States was founded by thirteen British colonies located along the Atlantic seaboard. On July 4, 1776, they issued the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed their right to self-determination and their establishment of a cooperative union. The rebellious states defeated the British Empire in the American Revolution, the first successful colonial war of independence.[9] The current United States Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787; its ratification the following year made the states part of a single republic with a strong central government. The Bill of Rights, comprising ten constitutional amendments guaranteeing many fundamental civil rights and freedoms, was ratified in 1791.
YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY/km2 | GDP-BILLION | PER CA PITA INCOME $ | 1900 | 76212168 | 7.76 | 20.6 | 270.3 | 1910 | 92228496 | 9.93 | 33.4 | 362.1 | 1920 | 106021537 | 10.79 | 88.4 | 833.8 | 1930 | 123202624 | 12.54 | 91.2 | 740.2 | 1940 | 132164569 | 13.44 | 101.4 | 767.2 | 1950 | 151325798 | 15.40 | 293.7 | 1940.8 | 1960 | 179323175 | 18.25 | 526.4 | 2935.5 | 1970 | 203211926 | 20.68 | 1038.3 | 5109.4 | 1980 | 226545805 | 23.05 | 2788.1 | 12307.0 | 1990 | 248709873 | 25.31 | 5800.5 | 23322.4 | 2000 | 281421906 | 28.64 | 9951.5 | 35361.5 | 2010 | 309162581 | 31.46 | 14623.9 | 47301.7 |
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YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY/km2 | GDP-BILLION | PER CAPITA-$ | 1900 | 182897383 | 750.8 | 1.89 | 10.3 | 1910 | 160613311 | 659.3 | 2.14 | 13.3 | 1920 | 138329239 | 567.9 | 5.98 | 43.2 | 1930 | 116045167 | 476.4 | 4.62 | 39.8 | 1940 | 93761095 | 384.9 | 7.18 | 76.4 | 1950 | 71477023 | 293.4 | 13.31 | 186.2 | 1960 | 49192951 | 201.9 | 25.98 | 528.1 | 1970 | 26908879 | 110.5 | 51.70 | 1921.2 | 1980 | 4624807** | 19* | 233.18 | 50419.4 | 1990 | 17659265* | 72.5* | 570.28 | 32293.5 | 2000 | 39943337 | 163.9 | 976.53 | 24447.9 | 2010 | 62041708 | 254.7 | 1451.5 | 23395.6 |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, sometimes Britain[7]) is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country,[8][9] spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. Great Britain is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel.
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.[12] It is governed by a parliamentary system with its seat of government in London, the capital, but with three devolved national administrations of varying powers[13][14] in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland respectively. The Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man are Crown Dependencies, which means they are constitutionally tied to the British monarch but are not part of the UK.[15] The UK has fourteen overseas territories that are not constitutionally part of the UK.[16] These territories are remnants of the British Empire, which at its height in 1922 encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface, the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies.
Switzerland
Switzerland officially the Swiss Confederation (Confœderatio Helvetica in Latin, hence its ISO country codes CH and CHE), is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe[note 4] where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
Switzerland is a landlocked country whose territory is geographically divided between the Alps, the Central Plateau and the Jura that yields a total area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). The Swiss population of approximately 7.8 million people concentrates mostly on the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found. Among them are the two global cities and economic centres of Zürich and Geneva. Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world by per capita gross domestic product, with a nominal per capita GDP of $67,384.[4] Zürich and Geneva have respectively been ranked as the cities with the second and third highest quality of life in the world.[6]
The Swiss Confederation has a long history of neutrality—it has not been in a state of war internationally since 1815—and did not join the United Nations until 2002. Switzerland is home to many international organisations, including the World Economic Forum, the International Olympic Committee, the Red Cross, the World Trade Organization, FIFA, and the second largest UN office. On the European level it was a founder of the European Free Trade Association and is part of the Schengen Agreement - although it is notably not a member of the European Union, nor the European Economic Area.
YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY/km2 | YEAR | GDP PER CAPITA | 1900-10 | 3315443 | 80.31 | 1950 | 12068.93 | 1920-30 | 3880320 | 93.99 | 1960 | 16295.97 | 1940-50 | 4265703 | 103.33 | 1970 | 21974.02 | 1960-70 | 5429061 | 131.51 | 1980 | 24872.34 | 1980-90 | 6335200 | 153.45 | 1990 | 28803.31 | 2000 | 7204100 | 174.50 | 2000 | 30016.27 | 2007 | 7593500 | 183.93 | 2010 | 35520.42 | 2010 | 7782900 | 188 | | |
AUSTRALIA
Australia's estimated resident population at June 2003 was just under 19.9 million, an increase of 1.2% over the previous year. This figure has increased by 12.5% over the past decade. Australia's growth rate of 1.2% for the 12 months to June 2003 was the same as the overall world growth rate.
When compared with other countries, Australia's population growth rate was similar to New Zealand (1.1%), Canada and Thailand (each 1.0%), higher than Hong Kong (0.7%) and the United States of America (0.9%), considerably higher than Japan and Germany (each 0.1%) and the United Kingdom (0.3%), and well below the growth rates for Papua New Guinea (2.4%) and Singapore (1.9%).
Australia's estimated resident population of 19.9 million at June 2003 has grown by over 2.1 million during the past decade. The growth of Australia's population has two components: natural increase (the number of births minus the number of deaths) and net overseas migration (net permanent and long-term migration plus the migration adjustment). Since Federation in 1901, Australia's population has increased by over 16.1 million persons. The main component of population growth in Australia has been natural increase, which has contributed about two-thirds of the total growth since the beginning of the 20th century.
Most of Australia’s population is concentrated in two widely separated coastal regions. By far the larger of these, in terms of area and population, lies in the south-east and east. The smaller of the two regions is in the south-west of the continent. In both coastal regions the population is concentrated in urban centres, particularly the state and territory capital cities.
YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY/km2 | GDPper capita | 1900 | 4357000 | 0.57 | Not available | 1920 | 5360462 | 0.8 | Not available | 1940 | 7039490 | 0.92 | Not available | 1950 | 8267000 | 1.08 | 9522.23 | 1960 | 10275020 | 1.35 | 11040.17 | 1980 | 14515729 | 1.91 | 17391.61 | 1996 | 17752874 | 2.33 | 23568.25 | 2000 | 19053000 | 2.50 | 25734.16 | 2001 | 18769271 | 2.46 | 25998.02 | 2006 | 19855287 | 2.61 | 28525.01 | 2010 | 22397822 | 2.94 | 32938.03 | Table: Australia Demography
Graph: Australia population
JAPAN
Japan (日本, Nihon or Nippon?, officially 日本国 Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku) is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands.[9] The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for 97% of Japan's land area. Most of the islands are mountainous, many volcanic; for example, Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji, is a volcano. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with over 128 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan begins with brief appearances in Chinese history texts from the first century A.D. Influence from the outside world followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. Since adopting its constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament called the Diet.
A major economic power,[10] Japan has the world's second-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third largest in purchasing power parity. It is also the world's fourth largest exporter and fifth largest importer. It is also the only Asian country in the G8 and is currently serving as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. Although Japan has officially renounced its right to declare war, it maintains a modern and extensive military force which is employed in self-defense and peacekeeping roles. It is a developed country with very high living standards (10th highest HDI). Japan has the highest life expectancy of any country in the world (according to both the UN and WHO estimates) and the third lowest infant mortality rate.]
YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY-km2 | GDP PER CAPITA | 1900 | 44825597 | 118.6 | Not available | 1910 | 50984844 | 134.9 | Not available | 1920 | 55963053 | 148.0 | Not available | 1930 | 64450005 | 170.5 | Not available | 1940 | 73075071 | 193.3 | Not available | 1950 | 83199637 | 220.1 | 2909.32 | 1960 | 93418501 | 247.2 | 5206.62 | 1970 | 103720060 | 274.4 | 11940.03 | 1980 | 117060396 | 309.7 | 16099.94 | 1990 | 123611000 | 327.0 | 22456.11 | 2000 | 126892000 | 335.7 | 24779.04 | 2010 | 127623000 | 337.7 | 32608.01 |
Niger
Niger (pronounced /ˈnaɪdʒər/ or /niːˈʒɛər/; French pronunciation: [niʒɛʁ]), officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east. Niger covers a land area of almost 1,270,000 km2, over 80 percent of which is covered by the Sahara desert. The country's predominantly Islamic population of just above 15,000,000 is mostly clustered in the far south and west of the nation. The capital city is Niamey.
Niger is a developing country. Much of the non-desert portions of the country are threatened by periodic drought and desertification. The economy is concentrated around subsistence and some export agriculture clustered in the more fertile south, and the export of raw materials—especially uranium ore. Niger remains handicapped by its landlocked position, desert terrain, poor education and poverty of its people, lack of infrastructure, poor health care, and environmental degradation.
Nigerien society reflects a great diversity drawn from the long independent histories of its several ethnic groups and regions and their relatively short period living in a single state. Historically, what is now Niger has been on the fringes of several large states. Since independence, Nigeriens have lived under five constitutions and three periods of military rule. A majority live in rural areas, and have little access to advanced education.
YEAR | POPULATION-million | DENSITY-km2 | GDP PER CAPITA | 1980 | 5.586 | 4.41 | 1028.25 | 1985 | 6.608 | 5.21 | 977.32 | 1990 | 7.731 | 6.10 | 800.88 | 1995 | 9.15 | 7.22 | 705.25 | 2000 | 10.78 | 8.51 | 655.56 | 2005 | 12.56 | 9.91 | 674.63 | 2010 | 14.90 | 11.76 | 719.00 |
Nepal
Nepal officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia and, as of 2010, the world's most recent nation to become a republic. It is bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India. With an area of 147,181 square kilometres (56,827 sq mi) and a population of approximately 30 million, Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass[6] and the 41st most populous country. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolitan city.
Nepal is a country of highly diverse and rich geography, culture, and religions. The mountainous north has eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including the highest, Sagarmatha, known in English as Mount Everest. The fertile and humid south is heavily urbanized. It contains over 240 peaks more than 20,000 ft (6,096 m) above sea level.[7]
Nepalis are descendants of migrants from parts of earlier Greater Nepal, Tibet, India and parts of Burma and Yunnan along with native tribal population. Among the earliest inhabitants were the Kirat of east mid-region, Newar of the Kathmandu Valley and aboriginal Tharu in the malarial southern Terai region. The ancestors of the Khas (Bahun, Chhetri, Thakuri, Sanyasi, Dalit) migrated eastward along the himalayan foothills out of Kashmir, Kumaon, Garhwal-- parts of then Greater Nepal, Karnali Pradesh (Nepal) and perhaps also north from the Gangeatic Plains during invasions. Other ethnic groups trace their origins to North Burma, Yunnan and Tibet, e.g. the Gurung and Magar in the west, Rai and Limbu in the east, and Sherpa and Bhotia in the north.
YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY-km2 | GDP PER CAPITA | 1900 | 3599000 | 24.5 | Not available | 1910 | 5413000 | 36.8 | Not available | 1920 | 5573800 | 37.9 | Not available | 1930 | 5533000 | 37.6 | Not available | 1940 | 6152000 | 41.8 | Not available | 1950 | 8182000 | 55.6 | Not available | 1960 | 9327000 | 63.4 | 627.87 | 1970 | 11416000 | 77.6 | 680.63 | 1980 | 14630000 | 99.4 | 684.79 | 1990 | 18110000 | 123.0 | 867.98 | 2000 | 24702100 | 107.9 | 1111.87 | 2010 | 30055000 | 204.2 | 1205.69 |
LIBERIA
Liberia (help·info), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2008 Census, the nation is home to 3,476,608 people and covers 111,369 square kilometres (43,000 sq mi).[3]
Liberia's capital is Monrovia. Liberia has a hot equatorial climate with most rainfall arriving in summer with harsh harmattan winds in the dry season. Liberia's populated Pepper Coast is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the sparsely populated inland is forested, later opening to a plateau of drier grasslands.
The history of Liberia is unique among African nations because of its relationship with the United States. It is one of the few countries in Africa, and the only country in West Africa, without roots in the European Scramble for Africa. It was founded and colonized by freed American slaves with the help of a private organization called the American Colonization Society in 1821-1822, on the premise that former American slaves would have greater freedom and equality there.[4]
Slaves freed from slave ships were also sent there instead of being repatriated to their countries of origin.[5] These colonists formed an elite group in Liberian society, and, in 1847, they founded the Republic of Liberia, establishing a government modeled on that of the United States, naming Monrovia, their capital city, after James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States and a prominent supporter of the colonization.
A military-led coup in 1980 overthrew then-president William R. Tolbert, which marked the beginning of a period of instability that eventually led to two civil wars that left hundreds of thousands of people dead and devastated the country's economy. Today, Liberia is recovering from the lingering effects of the civil war and related economic dislocation. Statistics indicate that about 85% of the population live below $1.25 a day.
YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY-km2 | GDP PER CAPITA | 1900 | 641000 | 5.8 | Not available | 1910 | 674000 | 6.0 | Not available | 1920 | 709000 | 6.4 | Not available | 1930 | 745000 | 6.7 | Not available | 1940 | 784000 | 7.0 | Not available | 1950 | 824000 | 7.4 | Not available | 1960 | 1039000 | 9.3 | 1520.93 | 1970 | 1385000 | 12.4 | 1862.5 | 1980 | 1876000 | 16.9 | 1659.32 | 1990 | 2575000 | 23.1 | 494.46 | 2000 | 3164200 | 28.4 | 432.47 | 2010 | 3526000 | 31.7 | 424.63 |
DEMOGRAPHICS OF KENYA This article is about the demographic features of the population of Kenya, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population Kenya has a very diverse population that includes most major ethnic and linguistic groups of Africa. Traditional pastoralists, rural farmers, Muslims, Christians, and urban residents of Nairobi and other cities contribute to the cosmopolitan culture. The standard of living in major cities, once relatively high compared to much of Sub-Saharan Africa, has been declining in recent years. Most city workers retain links with their rural, extended families and leave the city periodically to help work on the family farm. About 75 % of the work force is engaged in agriculture, mainly as subsistence farmers. The national motto of Kenya is Harambee, meaning "pull together." In that spirit, volunteers in hundreds of communities build schools, clinics, and other facilities each year and collect funds to send students abroad.
Population
37,538,817 note: estimates for this country, explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.) Age structure * 0-14 years: 42.6 % (male 7,454,765; female 7,322,130) * 15-64 years: 55.1 % (male 9,631,488; female 9,508,068) * 65 years and over: 2.3 % (male 359,354; female 432,012) (2006 est.)
Population growth rate
2.57 % (2006 est.) 1.53
Birth rate
39.72 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) Death rate
14.02 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY-km2 | GDP PER CAPITA | 1950 | 6416000 | 11.06 | 981.07 | 1960 | 8189000 | 14.11 | 1042.70 | 1970 | 11253000 | 19.39 | 1064.04 | 1980 | 16466000 | 28.37 | 1245.68 | 1987 | 22400000 | 38.60 | 1306.36 | 1995 | 27885000 | 48.05 | 1200.07 | 2010 | 39002772 | 67.2 | 1729.04 |
Demographics of Bangladesh
Bangladesh is ethnically homogeneous. Indeed, its name derives from the Bengali ethno-linguistic group, which comprises 98% of the population. Bengalis, who also predominate in the West Bengal province of India, are one of the most populous ethnic groups in the world. Variations in Bengali culture and language do exist of course. There are many dialects of Bengali spoken throughout the region. The dialect spoken by those in Chittagong and Sylhet are particularly distinctive. In 2009 the population was estimated at 156 million. Religiously, about 90% of Bangladeshis are Muslims and the remainder are mostly Hindus.
History
Bangladesh was formed in 1971, when the east Pakistan Province declared their independence on March 26. They warred with the central Pakistan government, and became financially separate later that year (December 16) with financial help from India. Eventually other countries recognized them and in 1974, they were admitted to the UN (United Nations). It was at this time that Pakistan finally acknowledged them and it was 1976 until China showed diplomatic recognition.
In 1972, the new government's prime minister, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Mujib), was responsible for repairing the country that was destroyed by war. This reparation included bringing order and structure to the lawlessness that was sweeping the nation. There was much political unrest that wasn't helped by nature. As a result of severe flooding that destroyed grain crops, Bangladesh declared a national state of emergency in 1974.
Mujib became president in early 1975, but was killed later on that year in August during a revolution without ever being able to calm down the political situation. November 1975 brought about an overthrow of Mujib's successor by the military. Instead, of Khandakar Mushtaque Ahmed, they put in Abusadat Muhammad Sayem as Bangladesh's president, who resigned the position in 1977.
Sayem's successor, General Ziaur Rahman was assassinated in 1981, just four years after taking office, by another military coup. The vice president, Abdus Sattar, took over office and was then elected to the office in November. Once again, he was relieved of his duties when yet another military takeover ensued. Lieutenant General Hossain Mahammad Ershad was placed in power. His actions included eliminating political parties and proposing the requirement for all schools to teach the Korean and Arabic. This proposal brought about rioting which brought political activities to a standstill until later in the year (1983).
During most of this time, Bangladesh was ruled under martial law. In 1986, martial law was finally lifted and the constitution was reinstated. In 1988, Ershad resigned his position after much political conflict and was promptly charged and put in jail on corruption and illegal weapons charges.
General Ziaur Rahman's widow was elected prime minister in 1991 and remained so until 1996,
Population: | 156,050,883 (July 2009 est.) | Growth rate: | 1.292% (2009 est.) | Birth rate: | 24.68 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) | Death rate: | 8 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est.) | Life expectancy: | 60.25 years | –male: | 57.57 years | –female: | 63.03 years (2009 est.) | Fertility rate: | 2.74 children born/woman (2009 est.) | Infant mortality rate: | 59.02 deaths/1,000 live births | Age structure: | 0-14 years: | 34.6% (male 24,957,997/female 23,533,894) | 15-64 years: | 61.4% (male 47,862,774/female 45,917,674) | 65-over: | 4% (male 2,731,578/female 2,361,435) (2006 est.) | Sex ratio: | At birth: | 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.) | Under 15: | 1.01 male(s)/female | 15-64 years: | 0.9 male(s)/female | 65-over: | 0.94 male(s)/female | Nationality: | Nationality: | noun: Bengali(s) adjective: Bangladeshi | Major ethnic: | Bengali | Minor ethnic: | Santhal, Chakma, Garo, Bihari, Oraon, Munda, Rohingya | Language: | Official: | Bengali | Spoken: | Bengali, Chittagonian, Sylheti, Tribal languages and English |
Population
The mid-2009 estimate for total population was 156,050,883 which ranks Bangladesh 7th in the world (CIA).
Collection of sources
Naturally there is some degree of uncertainty about the population, especially in a developing country such as Bangladesh with a high level of illiteracy and rural population. For instance, in 2005 there was not a consensus on which of Bangladesh and Russia had the larger population. The UN's ESA ranked Russia 7th in the world and Bangladesh 8th. However, the CIA World Factbook ranked Bangladesh 7th and Russia 8th in the same year. The point is now moot as the population of Russia is in decline while that of Bangladesh is growing.
The following table lists various recent estimates of the population. The baseline for population studies on Bangladesh is the official census which is conducted every 10 years, the last being in 2001.
Source | Year | Population (millions) | National Census | 1991 | 112 | National Census | 2001 | 129 | UN Population Fund | 2003 | 150 | UN Dept Economic and Social Affairs | 2005 | 142 | US State Dept | 2005 | 144 | Population Reference Bureau | 2005 | 144 | CIA World FactBook | 2006 | 147 | UN Population Fund | 2006 | 144 | CIA World FactBook | 2007 | 150 | UN | 2007 | 159 |
Age structure:
0–14 years: 32.9% (male 24,957,997/female 23,533,894)
15–64 years: 63.6% (male 47,862,774/female 45,917,674)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 2,731,578/female 2,361,435) (2006 est..)
Median age: 23.3 years
Male: 22.9 years
Female: 23.5 (2009 est.)
Population growth rate
Bangladesh had one of the highest rates of population growth in the world in the 1960s and 1970's. Since then however it has seen a marked reduction in its total fertility rate. Over a period of three decades it dropped from 6.2 to 3.2, according to UNDP figures from 2003.
Demographic evolution of the territory of Bangladesh (1900-2010).
Pop. growth rate:1.292% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 104
Birth rate:24.68 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 71
Death rate:8 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 82
Net migration rate:-2.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 145
Total fertility rate:2.74 children born/woman (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 82
Urban and rural
Like its neighbor India, Bangladesh remains a nation of villages. In spite of the sprawling mega-city of Dhaka, the vast majority live in rural areas.
Urban population: 27% of total population (2009 est.)
Rate of urbanization: 3.5% annual rate of change (2005-2010 est.)
Gender ratio
At birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15–64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Health
Infant mortality rate
Total: 59.02 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 39
Male: 66.12 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 51.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 60.25 years country comparison to the world: 183
Male: 57.57 years
Female: 63.03 years (2009 est.)
Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk: high
Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations
Water contact disease: leptospirosis
Population structure according to Census Year | Population | 1901 | 28927786 | 1911 | 31555056 | 1921 | 33254096 | 1931 | 35604170 | 1941 | 41997297 | 1951 | 44165740 | 1961 | 55222663 | 1974 | 76398000 | 1981 | 101455185 | 1991 | 111455185 | 2001 | 123151246 | 2010 | 156,050,883 | Source: Banglapedia
Graph&Table:Population Density Year | Density | 1901 | 196.03 | 1911 | 213.83 | 1921 | 225.34 | 1931 | 241.27 | 1941 | 284.6 | 1951 | 299.29 | 1961 | 374.21 | 1974 | 517.70 | 1981 | 687.51 | 1991 | 755.27 | 2001 | 834.53 | 2010 | 1057.50 |
Total fertility rate: 2.74 children born/woman (2009 est.) Year | Total fertility rate | Rank | Percent Change | Date of Information | 2003 | 3.17 | 82 | | 2003 est. | 2004 | 3.13 | 77 | -1.26 % | 2004 est. | 2005 | 3.13 | 78 | 0.00 % | 2005 est. | 2006 | 3.11 | 75 | -0.64 % | 2006 est. | 2007 | 3.09 | 71 | -0.64 % | 2007 est. | 2008 | 3.08 | 71 | -0.32 % | 2008 est. | 2009 | 2.74 | 82 | -11.04 % | 2009 est. | 2010 | 2.74 | 84 | 0.00 % | 2009 est. | Population growth rate
Bangladesh had one of the highest rates of population growth in the world in the 1960s and 1970's. Since then however it has seen a marked reduction in its total fertility rate. Over a period of three decades it dropped from 6.2 to 3.2, according to UNDP figures from 2003.
Demographic evolution of the territory of Bangladesh (1900-2010).
Pop. growth rate:1.292% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 104
Birth rate:24.68 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 71
Death rate:8 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 82
Net migration rate:-2.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 145
Total fertility rate:2.74 children born/woman (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 82
Religion
See also: Islam in Bangladesh, Hinduism in Bangladesh, Buddhism in Bangladesh, Christianity in Bangladesh
The largest religion of Bangladesh is Islam where according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics 89.7% are Muslims, 9.2% are Hindus and the remaining include Buddhism, Christianity and others.[18]
According the 2001 Census, the largest religion in Bangladesh was Islam with over 130 million Muslims at a percentage of nearly 90%, making it the majority religion in the country, the second largest was Hinduism with nearly 9% followed by others, which includes Buddhists, Christians and Animists.[19] The majority of the Muslims are Sunni consisting of 95% of the Muslim population, and the remaining are Shi'a and other sects.[citation needed]Hindus constitute 9.2% of the population. In 1961, they were 18.5% of the population, but their population declined significantly during the Bangladesh Liberation War due to the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities carried out by the Pakistan Army. As a result, millions of Hindus fled to India and their population in Bangladesh fell to 13.5% by 1974. Since then, the Hindu population has not grown as much as the Muslim population
GDP OF BANGLADESH Year | GBD Country | ISO3 | GDP Per Capita | | | | | 1960 | Bangladesh | BGD | 952.2 | | | | | 1961 | Bangladesh | BGD | 984.07 | | | | | 1962 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1011.48 | | | | | 1963 | Bangladesh | BGD | 987.47 | | | | | 1964 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1061.34 | | | | | 1965 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1054.88 | | | | | 1966 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1057.21 | | | | | 1967 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1018.68 | | | | | 1968 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1081.87 | | | | | 1969 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1071.71 | | | | | 1970 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1102.63 | | | | | 1971 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1030.34 | | | | | 1972 | Bangladesh | BGD | 888.06 | | | | | 1973 | Bangladesh | BGD | 915.95 | | | | | 1974 | Bangladesh | BGD | 866.75 | | | | | 1975 | Bangladesh | BGD | 916.54 | | | | | 1976 | Bangladesh | BGD | 901.84 | | | | | 1977 | Bangladesh | BGD | 937.2 | | | | | 1978 | Bangladesh | BGD | 956.82 | | | | | 1979 | Bangladesh | BGD | 947.86 | | | | | 1980 | Bangladesh | BGD | 946.26 | | | | | 1981 | Bangladesh | BGD | 940.16 | | | | | 1982 | Bangladesh | BGD | 941.59 | | | | | 1983 | Bangladesh | BGD | 970.55 | | | | | 1984 | Bangladesh | BGD | 986.22 | | | | | 1985 | Bangladesh | BGD | 984.26 | | | | | 1986 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1004.24 | | | | | 1987 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1017.7 | | | | | 1988 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1048.53 | | | | | 1989 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1070.57 | | | | | 1990 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1096.76 | | | | | 1991 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1114.27 | | | | | 1992 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1124.44 | | | | | 1993 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1164.97 | | | | | 1994 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1161.14 | | | | | 1995 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1149.19 | | | | | 1996 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1206.82 | | | | | 1997 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1245.8 | | | | | 1998 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1259.34 | | | | | 1999 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1284.71 | | | | | 2000 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1325.28 | | | | | 2001 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1404.13 | | | | | 2002 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1447.39 | | | | | 2003 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1513.47 | | | | | 2004 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1572.5 | | | | | 2005 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1631.49 | | | | | 2006 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1701.77 | | | | | 2007 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1774.48 | | | | |
Preface
The charts and explanatory text in this section provide definitive, irrefutable evidence that market timing is often perfect to the day for periods covering many decades! This statement is equally correct when market time is measured in increments, and timing. These are very strong assertions, or to put it in the vernacular, this is pretty "scary stuff", but also very exciting! Nevertheless, as will be demonstrated, the Economics, the facts, cannot be ignored!
The big "WHY?" do markets conform to such orderly progression can be answered from a various perspective. If you have read the article on Log Spirals, on this site or in the, you are already aware of population concept that the markets belong to the natural realm and therefore order is "natural" for them. However, document are created by humankind, and there is no evidence of any conscious plot by information movers and shakers to create perfect knowledge. Perhaps the urge to create order is subconscious.
WORLD POPULATION
The world population is the population of humans on the planet Earth. In 2009, the United Nations estimated the population to be 6,800,000,000; current estimates by the United States Census Bureau put the population at 6,831,000,000.
The world population has experienced continuous growth since the end of the Black Death around the year 1400;the highest rates of growth—increases above 1.8% per year—were seen briefly during the 1950s, then for a longer period during the 1960s and 1970s. The growth rate peaked at 2.2% in 1963, and declined to 1.10% by 2009. Annual births have reduced to 134 million since their peak at 163 million in the late 1990s, and are expected to remain constant, while deaths number 57 million per year and are expected to increase to 90 million per year by 2050. Current projections show a steady decline in the population growth rate, with the population expected to peak at around 9 billion between the year 2040 and 2050.
The rapid increase in human population over the course of the 20th century has raised concerns about whether Earth is experiencing overpopulation. The scientific consensus is that the current population expansion and accompanying increase in usage of resources are linked to threats to the ecosystem, such as rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, global warming, and pollution.
World population estimates:
Overpopulation UN (medium variant, 2008 rev.) and US Census Bureau (January 2010) estimates | Year | UN est
(millions) | Diff. | US est
(millions) | Diff. | 2000 | 6,115 | - | 6,084 | - | 2010 | 6,909 | 794 | 6,831 | 747 | 2020 | 7,675 | 766 | 7,558 | 727 | 2030 | 8,309 | 634 | 8,202 | 644 | 2040 | 8,801 | 492 | 8,749 | 547 | 2050 | 9,150 | 349 | 9,202 | 453 |
In the long run, the future population growth of the world is difficult to predict and the UN and US Census Bureau give different estimates. According to the latter, world population will hit seven billion in July 2012 or by late 2011, according to UN prediction.
Birth rates are declining slightly on average, but vary greatly between developed countries (where birth rates are often at or below replacement levels), developing countries, and different ethnicities. Death rates can change unexpectedly due to disease, wars and catastrophes, or advances in medicine.
The UN has issued multiple projections of future world population, based on different assumptions. Over the last ten years, the UN has consistently revised these projections downward, until the 2006 revision issued March 14, 2007 revised the 2050 mid-range estimate upwards by 273 million.
In some scenarios, disasters triggered by the growing population's demand for scarce resources will eventually lead to a sudden population crash, or even a Malthusian catastrophe (also see overpopulation and food security). UN 2008 estimates and medium variant projections (in millions). | Year | World | Asia | Africa | Europe | Latin America | Northern America | Oceania | 2000 | 6,115 | 3,698 (60.5%) | 819 (13.4%) | 727 (11.9%) | 521 (8.5%) | 319 (5.2%) | 31 (0.5%) | 2005 | 6,512 | 3,937 (60.5%) | 921 (14.1%) | 729 (11.2%) | 557 (8.6%) | 335 (5.1%) | 34 (0.5%) | 2010 | 6,909 | 4,167 (60.3%) | 1,033 (15.0%) | 733 (10.6%) | 589 (8.5%) | 352 (5.1%) | 36 (0.5%) | 2015 | 7,302 | 4,391 (60.1%) | 1,153 (15.8%) | 734 (10.1%) | 618 (8.5%) | 368 (5.0%) | 38 (0.5%) | 2020 | 7,675 | 4,596 (59.9%) | 1,276 (16.6%) | 733 (9.6%) | 646 (8.4%) | 383 (5.0%) | 40 (0.5%) | 2025 | 8,012 | 4,773 (59.6%) | 1,400 (17.5%) | 729 (9.1%) | 670 (8.4%) | 398 (5.0%) | 43 (0.5%) | 2030 | 8,309 | 4,917 (59.2%) | 1,524 (18.3%) | 723 (8.7%) | 690 (8.3%) | 410 (4.9%) | 45 (0.5%) | 2035 | 8,571 | 5,032 (58.7%) | 1,647 (19.2%) | 716 (8.4%) | 706 (8.2%) | 421 (4.9%) | 46 (0.5%) | 2040 | 8,801 | 5,125 (58.2%) | 1,770 (20.1%) | 708 (8.0%) | 718 (8.2%) | 431 (4.9%) | 48 (0.5%) | 2045 | 8,996 | 5,193 (57.7%) | 1,887 (21.0%) | 700 (7.8%) | 726 (8.1%) | 440 (4.9%) | 50 (0.6%) | 2050 | 9,150 | 5,231 (57.2%) | 1,998 (21.8%) | 691 (7.6%) | 729 (8.0%) | 448 (4.9%) | 51 (0.6%) |
Forecasts by region
Below is a table with historical and predicted population figures shown in millions.
The availability of historical population figures varies by region. World historical and predicted populations (in millions) | Region | 1750 | 1800 | 1850 | 1900 | 1950 | 1999 | 2008 | 2050 | 2150 | World | 791 | 978 | 1,262 | 1,650 | 2,521 | 5,978 | 6,707 | 8,909 | 9,746 | Africa | 106 | 107 | 111 | 133 | 221 | 767 | 973 | 1,766 | 2,308 | Asia | 502 | 635 | 809 | 947 | 1,402 | 3,634 | 4,054 | 5,268 | 5,561 | Europe | 163 | 203 | 276 | 408 | 547 | 729 | 732 | 628 | 517 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 16 | 24 | 38 | 74 | 167 | 511 | 577 | 809 | 912 | Northern America | 2 | 7 | 26 | 82 | 172 | 307 | 337 | 392 | 398 | Oceania | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 34 | 46 | 51 |
World historical and predicted populations by percentage distribution | Region | 1750 | 1800 | 1850 | 1900 | 1950 | 1999 | 2008 | 2050 | 2100 | World | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Africa | 13.4 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 19.8 | 23.7 | Asia | 63.5 | 64.9 | 64.1 | 57.4 | 55.6 | 60.8 | 60.4 | 59.1 | 57.1 | Europe | 20.6 | 20.8 | 21.9 | 24.7 | 21.7 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 5.3 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.4 | Northern America | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | Oceania | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Estimated world population at various dates (in millions) | | Year | World | Africa | Asia | Europe | Latin America[Note 1] | Northern America[Note 1] | Oceania | Notes | | 70,000 BCE | < 1 | | | | | | | [60] | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,000 BCE | 1 | | | | | | | | | 9000 BCE | 3 | | | | | | | | | 8000 BCE | 5 | | | | | | | [61] | | 7000 BCE | 7 | | | | | | | | | 6000 BCE | 10 | | | | | | | | | 5000 BCE | 15 | | | | | | | | | 4000 BCE | 20 | | | | | | | | | 3000 BCE | 25 | | | | | | | | | 2000 BCE | 35 | | | | | | | | | 1000 BCE | 50 | | | | | | | | | 500 BCE | 100 | | | | | | | | | 1 CE | 200 | | | | | | | | | 1000 CE | 310 | | | | | | | | | 1750 CE | 791 | 106 | 502 | 163 | 16 | 2 | 2 | | | 1800 CE | 978 | 107 | 635 | 203 | 24 | 7 | 2 | | | 1850 CE | 1,262 | 111 | 809 | 276 | 38 | 26 | 2 | | | 1900 CE | 1,650 | 133 | 947 | 408 | 74 | 82 | 6 | | | 1950 CE | 2,519 | 221 | 1,398 | 547 | 167 | 172 | 12.8 | | | 1955 CE | 2,756 | 247 | 1,542 | 575 | 191 | 187 | 14.3 | | | 1960 CE | 2,982 | 277 | 1,674 | 601 | 209 | 204 | 15.9 | | | 1965 CE | 3,335 | 314 | 1,899 | 634 | 250 | 219 | 17.6 | | | 1970 CE | 3,692 | 357 | 2,143 | 656 | 285 | 232 | 19.4 | | | 1975 CE | 4,068 | 408 | 2,397 | 675 | 322 | 243 | 21.5 | | | 1980 CE | 4,435 | 470 | 2,632 | 692 | 361 | 256 | 22.8 | | 1985 CE | 4,831 | 542 | 2,887 | 706 | 401 | 269 | 24.7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1990 CE | 5,263 | 622 | 3,168 | 721 | 441 | 283 | 26.7 | | 1995 CE | 5,674 | 707 | 3,430 | 727 | 481 | 299 | 28.9 | | 2000 CE | 6,070 | 796 | 3,680 | 728 | 520 | 316 | 31.0 | | 2005 CE | 6,454 | 888 | 3,917 | 725 | 558 | 332 | 32.9 | | Jul. 1, 2008 | 6,707 | 973 | 4,054 | 732 | 577 | 337 | 34.3 | |
Population evolution in different continents. The vertical axis is logarithmic and is millions of people.
Different regions have different rates of population growth. According to the above table, the growth in population of the different regions from 2000 to 2005 was:
237.771 million in Asia
92.293 million in Africa
38.052 million in Latin America
16.241 million in Northern America
3.264 million in Europe
1.955 million in Oceania
383.047 million in the whole world
In the 20th century, the world saw the biggest increase in its population in human history due to lessening of the mortality rate in many countries due to medical advances and massive increase in agricultural productivity attributed to the Green Revolution.[44][45][46]
In 2000, the United Nations estimated that the world's population was growing at the rate of 1.14% (or about seventy-five million people) per year,[47] down from a peak of eighty-eight million per year in 1989. In the last few centuries, the number of people living on Earth has increased many times over. By 2000, there were ten times as many people on Earth as there were three hundred years ago. According to data from the CIA's 2005–2006 World Factbooks, the world human population increased by an average of 203,800 people every day.[48] The CIA Factbook increased this to 211,090 people every day in 2007, and again to 220,980 people every day in 2009.
The United States of America
The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America /əˈmɛrɪkə/) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 309 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest both by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries.[7] The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2009 GDP of $14.3 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).[4][8]
Indigenous peoples of Asian origin have inhabited what is now the mainland United States for many thousands of years. This Native American population was greatly reduced by disease and warfare after European contact. The United States was founded by thirteen British colonies located along the Atlantic seaboard. On July 4, 1776, they issued the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed their right to self-determination and their establishment of a cooperative union. The rebellious states defeated the British Empire in the American Revolution, the first successful colonial war of independence.[9] The current United States Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787; its ratification the following year made the states part of a single republic with a strong central government. The Bill of Rights, comprising ten constitutional amendments guaranteeing many fundamental civil rights and freedoms, was ratified in 1791.
YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY/km2 | GDP-BILLION | PER CA PITA INCOME $ | 1900 | 76212168 | 7.76 | 20.6 | 270.3 | 1910 | 92228496 | 9.93 | 33.4 | 362.1 | 1920 | 106021537 | 10.79 | 88.4 | 833.8 | 1930 | 123202624 | 12.54 | 91.2 | 740.2 | 1940 | 132164569 | 13.44 | 101.4 | 767.2 | 1950 | 151325798 | 15.40 | 293.7 | 1940.8 | 1960 | 179323175 | 18.25 | 526.4 | 2935.5 | 1970 | 203211926 | 20.68 | 1038.3 | 5109.4 | 1980 | 226545805 | 23.05 | 2788.1 | 12307.0 | 1990 | 248709873 | 25.31 | 5800.5 | 23322.4 | 2000 | 281421906 | 28.64 | 9951.5 | 35361.5 | 2010 | 309162581 | 31.46 | 14623.9 | 47301.7 |
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YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY/km2 | GDP-BILLION | PER CAPITA-$ | 1900 | 182897383 | 750.8 | 1.89 | 10.3 | 1910 | 160613311 | 659.3 | 2.14 | 13.3 | 1920 | 138329239 | 567.9 | 5.98 | 43.2 | 1930 | 116045167 | 476.4 | 4.62 | 39.8 | 1940 | 93761095 | 384.9 | 7.18 | 76.4 | 1950 | 71477023 | 293.4 | 13.31 | 186.2 | 1960 | 49192951 | 201.9 | 25.98 | 528.1 | 1970 | 26908879 | 110.5 | 51.70 | 1921.2 | 1980 | 4624807** | 19* | 233.18 | 50419.4 | 1990 | 17659265* | 72.5* | 570.28 | 32293.5 | 2000 | 39943337 | 163.9 | 976.53 | 24447.9 | 2010 | 62041708 | 254.7 | 1451.5 | 23395.6 |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, sometimes Britain[7]) is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country,[8][9] spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. Great Britain is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel.
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.[12] It is governed by a parliamentary system with its seat of government in London, the capital, but with three devolved national administrations of varying powers[13][14] in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland respectively. The Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man are Crown Dependencies, which means they are constitutionally tied to the British monarch but are not part of the UK.[15] The UK has fourteen overseas territories that are not constitutionally part of the UK.[16] These territories are remnants of the British Empire, which at its height in 1922 encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface, the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies.
Switzerland
Switzerland officially the Swiss Confederation (Confœderatio Helvetica in Latin, hence its ISO country codes CH and CHE), is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe[note 4] where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
Switzerland is a landlocked country whose territory is geographically divided between the Alps, the Central Plateau and the Jura that yields a total area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). The Swiss population of approximately 7.8 million people concentrates mostly on the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found. Among them are the two global cities and economic centres of Zürich and Geneva. Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world by per capita gross domestic product, with a nominal per capita GDP of $67,384.[4] Zürich and Geneva have respectively been ranked as the cities with the second and third highest quality of life in the world.[6]
The Swiss Confederation has a long history of neutrality—it has not been in a state of war internationally since 1815—and did not join the United Nations until 2002. Switzerland is home to many international organisations, including the World Economic Forum, the International Olympic Committee, the Red Cross, the World Trade Organization, FIFA, and the second largest UN office. On the European level it was a founder of the European Free Trade Association and is part of the Schengen Agreement - although it is notably not a member of the European Union, nor the European Economic Area.
YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY/km2 | YEAR | GDP PER CAPITA | 1900-10 | 3315443 | 80.31 | 1950 | 12068.93 | 1920-30 | 3880320 | 93.99 | 1960 | 16295.97 | 1940-50 | 4265703 | 103.33 | 1970 | 21974.02 | 1960-70 | 5429061 | 131.51 | 1980 | 24872.34 | 1980-90 | 6335200 | 153.45 | 1990 | 28803.31 | 2000 | 7204100 | 174.50 | 2000 | 30016.27 | 2007 | 7593500 | 183.93 | 2010 | 35520.42 | 2010 | 7782900 | 188 | | |
AUSTRALIA
Australia's estimated resident population at June 2003 was just under 19.9 million, an increase of 1.2% over the previous year. This figure has increased by 12.5% over the past decade. Australia's growth rate of 1.2% for the 12 months to June 2003 was the same as the overall world growth rate.
When compared with other countries, Australia's population growth rate was similar to New Zealand (1.1%), Canada and Thailand (each 1.0%), higher than Hong Kong (0.7%) and the United States of America (0.9%), considerably higher than Japan and Germany (each 0.1%) and the United Kingdom (0.3%), and well below the growth rates for Papua New Guinea (2.4%) and Singapore (1.9%).
Australia's estimated resident population of 19.9 million at June 2003 has grown by over 2.1 million during the past decade. The growth of Australia's population has two components: natural increase (the number of births minus the number of deaths) and net overseas migration (net permanent and long-term migration plus the migration adjustment). Since Federation in 1901, Australia's population has increased by over 16.1 million persons. The main component of population growth in Australia has been natural increase, which has contributed about two-thirds of the total growth since the beginning of the 20th century.
Most of Australia’s population is concentrated in two widely separated coastal regions. By far the larger of these, in terms of area and population, lies in the south-east and east. The smaller of the two regions is in the south-west of the continent. In both coastal regions the population is concentrated in urban centres, particularly the state and territory capital cities.
YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY/km2 | GDPper capita | 1900 | 4357000 | 0.57 | Not available | 1920 | 5360462 | 0.8 | Not available | 1940 | 7039490 | 0.92 | Not available | 1950 | 8267000 | 1.08 | 9522.23 | 1960 | 10275020 | 1.35 | 11040.17 | 1980 | 14515729 | 1.91 | 17391.61 | 1996 | 17752874 | 2.33 | 23568.25 | 2000 | 19053000 | 2.50 | 25734.16 | 2001 | 18769271 | 2.46 | 25998.02 | 2006 | 19855287 | 2.61 | 28525.01 | 2010 | 22397822 | 2.94 | 32938.03 | Table: Australia Demography
Graph: Australia population
JAPAN
Japan (日本, Nihon or Nippon?, officially 日本国 Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku) is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands.[9] The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for 97% of Japan's land area. Most of the islands are mountainous, many volcanic; for example, Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji, is a volcano. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with over 128 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan begins with brief appearances in Chinese history texts from the first century A.D. Influence from the outside world followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. Since adopting its constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament called the Diet.
A major economic power,[10] Japan has the world's second-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third largest in purchasing power parity. It is also the world's fourth largest exporter and fifth largest importer. It is also the only Asian country in the G8 and is currently serving as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. Although Japan has officially renounced its right to declare war, it maintains a modern and extensive military force which is employed in self-defense and peacekeeping roles. It is a developed country with very high living standards (10th highest HDI). Japan has the highest life expectancy of any country in the world (according to both the UN and WHO estimates) and the third lowest infant mortality rate.]
YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY-km2 | GDP PER CAPITA | 1900 | 44825597 | 118.6 | Not available | 1910 | 50984844 | 134.9 | Not available | 1920 | 55963053 | 148.0 | Not available | 1930 | 64450005 | 170.5 | Not available | 1940 | 73075071 | 193.3 | Not available | 1950 | 83199637 | 220.1 | 2909.32 | 1960 | 93418501 | 247.2 | 5206.62 | 1970 | 103720060 | 274.4 | 11940.03 | 1980 | 117060396 | 309.7 | 16099.94 | 1990 | 123611000 | 327.0 | 22456.11 | 2000 | 126892000 | 335.7 | 24779.04 | 2010 | 127623000 | 337.7 | 32608.01 |
Niger
Niger (pronounced /ˈnaɪdʒər/ or /niːˈʒɛər/; French pronunciation: [niʒɛʁ]), officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east. Niger covers a land area of almost 1,270,000 km2, over 80 percent of which is covered by the Sahara desert. The country's predominantly Islamic population of just above 15,000,000 is mostly clustered in the far south and west of the nation. The capital city is Niamey.
Niger is a developing country. Much of the non-desert portions of the country are threatened by periodic drought and desertification. The economy is concentrated around subsistence and some export agriculture clustered in the more fertile south, and the export of raw materials—especially uranium ore. Niger remains handicapped by its landlocked position, desert terrain, poor education and poverty of its people, lack of infrastructure, poor health care, and environmental degradation.
Nigerien society reflects a great diversity drawn from the long independent histories of its several ethnic groups and regions and their relatively short period living in a single state. Historically, what is now Niger has been on the fringes of several large states. Since independence, Nigeriens have lived under five constitutions and three periods of military rule. A majority live in rural areas, and have little access to advanced education.
YEAR | POPULATION-million | DENSITY-km2 | GDP PER CAPITA | 1980 | 5.586 | 4.41 | 1028.25 | 1985 | 6.608 | 5.21 | 977.32 | 1990 | 7.731 | 6.10 | 800.88 | 1995 | 9.15 | 7.22 | 705.25 | 2000 | 10.78 | 8.51 | 655.56 | 2005 | 12.56 | 9.91 | 674.63 | 2010 | 14.90 | 11.76 | 719.00 |
Nepal
Nepal officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia and, as of 2010, the world's most recent nation to become a republic. It is bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India. With an area of 147,181 square kilometres (56,827 sq mi) and a population of approximately 30 million, Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass[6] and the 41st most populous country. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolitan city.
Nepal is a country of highly diverse and rich geography, culture, and religions. The mountainous north has eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including the highest, Sagarmatha, known in English as Mount Everest. The fertile and humid south is heavily urbanized. It contains over 240 peaks more than 20,000 ft (6,096 m) above sea level.[7]
Nepalis are descendants of migrants from parts of earlier Greater Nepal, Tibet, India and parts of Burma and Yunnan along with native tribal population. Among the earliest inhabitants were the Kirat of east mid-region, Newar of the Kathmandu Valley and aboriginal Tharu in the malarial southern Terai region. The ancestors of the Khas (Bahun, Chhetri, Thakuri, Sanyasi, Dalit) migrated eastward along the himalayan foothills out of Kashmir, Kumaon, Garhwal-- parts of then Greater Nepal, Karnali Pradesh (Nepal) and perhaps also north from the Gangeatic Plains during invasions. Other ethnic groups trace their origins to North Burma, Yunnan and Tibet, e.g. the Gurung and Magar in the west, Rai and Limbu in the east, and Sherpa and Bhotia in the north.
YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY-km2 | GDP PER CAPITA | 1900 | 3599000 | 24.5 | Not available | 1910 | 5413000 | 36.8 | Not available | 1920 | 5573800 | 37.9 | Not available | 1930 | 5533000 | 37.6 | Not available | 1940 | 6152000 | 41.8 | Not available | 1950 | 8182000 | 55.6 | Not available | 1960 | 9327000 | 63.4 | 627.87 | 1970 | 11416000 | 77.6 | 680.63 | 1980 | 14630000 | 99.4 | 684.79 | 1990 | 18110000 | 123.0 | 867.98 | 2000 | 24702100 | 107.9 | 1111.87 | 2010 | 30055000 | 204.2 | 1205.69 |
LIBERIA
Liberia (help·info), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2008 Census, the nation is home to 3,476,608 people and covers 111,369 square kilometres (43,000 sq mi).[3]
Liberia's capital is Monrovia. Liberia has a hot equatorial climate with most rainfall arriving in summer with harsh harmattan winds in the dry season. Liberia's populated Pepper Coast is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the sparsely populated inland is forested, later opening to a plateau of drier grasslands.
The history of Liberia is unique among African nations because of its relationship with the United States. It is one of the few countries in Africa, and the only country in West Africa, without roots in the European Scramble for Africa. It was founded and colonized by freed American slaves with the help of a private organization called the American Colonization Society in 1821-1822, on the premise that former American slaves would have greater freedom and equality there.[4]
Slaves freed from slave ships were also sent there instead of being repatriated to their countries of origin.[5] These colonists formed an elite group in Liberian society, and, in 1847, they founded the Republic of Liberia, establishing a government modeled on that of the United States, naming Monrovia, their capital city, after James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States and a prominent supporter of the colonization.
A military-led coup in 1980 overthrew then-president William R. Tolbert, which marked the beginning of a period of instability that eventually led to two civil wars that left hundreds of thousands of people dead and devastated the country's economy. Today, Liberia is recovering from the lingering effects of the civil war and related economic dislocation. Statistics indicate that about 85% of the population live below $1.25 a day.
YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY-km2 | GDP PER CAPITA | 1900 | 641000 | 5.8 | Not available | 1910 | 674000 | 6.0 | Not available | 1920 | 709000 | 6.4 | Not available | 1930 | 745000 | 6.7 | Not available | 1940 | 784000 | 7.0 | Not available | 1950 | 824000 | 7.4 | Not available | 1960 | 1039000 | 9.3 | 1520.93 | 1970 | 1385000 | 12.4 | 1862.5 | 1980 | 1876000 | 16.9 | 1659.32 | 1990 | 2575000 | 23.1 | 494.46 | 2000 | 3164200 | 28.4 | 432.47 | 2010 | 3526000 | 31.7 | 424.63 |
DEMOGRAPHICS OF KENYA This article is about the demographic features of the population of Kenya, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population Kenya has a very diverse population that includes most major ethnic and linguistic groups of Africa. Traditional pastoralists, rural farmers, Muslims, Christians, and urban residents of Nairobi and other cities contribute to the cosmopolitan culture. The standard of living in major cities, once relatively high compared to much of Sub-Saharan Africa, has been declining in recent years. Most city workers retain links with their rural, extended families and leave the city periodically to help work on the family farm. About 75 % of the work force is engaged in agriculture, mainly as subsistence farmers. The national motto of Kenya is Harambee, meaning "pull together." In that spirit, volunteers in hundreds of communities build schools, clinics, and other facilities each year and collect funds to send students abroad.
Population
37,538,817 note: estimates for this country, explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.) Age structure * 0-14 years: 42.6 % (male 7,454,765; female 7,322,130) * 15-64 years: 55.1 % (male 9,631,488; female 9,508,068) * 65 years and over: 2.3 % (male 359,354; female 432,012) (2006 est.)
Population growth rate
2.57 % (2006 est.) 1.53
Birth rate
39.72 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) Death rate
14.02 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
YEAR | POPULATION | DENSITY-km2 | GDP PER CAPITA | 1950 | 6416000 | 11.06 | 981.07 | 1960 | 8189000 | 14.11 | 1042.70 | 1970 | 11253000 | 19.39 | 1064.04 | 1980 | 16466000 | 28.37 | 1245.68 | 1987 | 22400000 | 38.60 | 1306.36 | 1995 | 27885000 | 48.05 | 1200.07 | 2010 | 39002772 | 67.2 | 1729.04 |
Demographics of Bangladesh
Bangladesh is ethnically homogeneous. Indeed, its name derives from the Bengali ethno-linguistic group, which comprises 98% of the population. Bengalis, who also predominate in the West Bengal province of India, are one of the most populous ethnic groups in the world. Variations in Bengali culture and language do exist of course. There are many dialects of Bengali spoken throughout the region. The dialect spoken by those in Chittagong and Sylhet are particularly distinctive. In 2009 the population was estimated at 156 million. Religiously, about 90% of Bangladeshis are Muslims and the remainder are mostly Hindus.
History
Bangladesh was formed in 1971, when the east Pakistan Province declared their independence on March 26. They warred with the central Pakistan government, and became financially separate later that year (December 16) with financial help from India. Eventually other countries recognized them and in 1974, they were admitted to the UN (United Nations). It was at this time that Pakistan finally acknowledged them and it was 1976 until China showed diplomatic recognition.
In 1972, the new government's prime minister, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Mujib), was responsible for repairing the country that was destroyed by war. This reparation included bringing order and structure to the lawlessness that was sweeping the nation. There was much political unrest that wasn't helped by nature. As a result of severe flooding that destroyed grain crops, Bangladesh declared a national state of emergency in 1974.
Mujib became president in early 1975, but was killed later on that year in August during a revolution without ever being able to calm down the political situation. November 1975 brought about an overthrow of Mujib's successor by the military. Instead, of Khandakar Mushtaque Ahmed, they put in Abusadat Muhammad Sayem as Bangladesh's president, who resigned the position in 1977.
Sayem's successor, General Ziaur Rahman was assassinated in 1981, just four years after taking office, by another military coup. The vice president, Abdus Sattar, took over office and was then elected to the office in November. Once again, he was relieved of his duties when yet another military takeover ensued. Lieutenant General Hossain Mahammad Ershad was placed in power. His actions included eliminating political parties and proposing the requirement for all schools to teach the Korean and Arabic. This proposal brought about rioting which brought political activities to a standstill until later in the year (1983).
During most of this time, Bangladesh was ruled under martial law. In 1986, martial law was finally lifted and the constitution was reinstated. In 1988, Ershad resigned his position after much political conflict and was promptly charged and put in jail on corruption and illegal weapons charges.
General Ziaur Rahman's widow was elected prime minister in 1991 and remained so until 1996,
Population: | 156,050,883 (July 2009 est.) | Growth rate: | 1.292% (2009 est.) | Birth rate: | 24.68 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) | Death rate: | 8 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est.) | Life expectancy: | 60.25 years | –male: | 57.57 years | –female: | 63.03 years (2009 est.) | Fertility rate: | 2.74 children born/woman (2009 est.) | Infant mortality rate: | 59.02 deaths/1,000 live births | Age structure: | 0-14 years: | 34.6% (male 24,957,997/female 23,533,894) | 15-64 years: | 61.4% (male 47,862,774/female 45,917,674) | 65-over: | 4% (male 2,731,578/female 2,361,435) (2006 est.) | Sex ratio: | At birth: | 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.) | Under 15: | 1.01 male(s)/female | 15-64 years: | 0.9 male(s)/female | 65-over: | 0.94 male(s)/female | Nationality: | Nationality: | noun: Bengali(s) adjective: Bangladeshi | Major ethnic: | Bengali | Minor ethnic: | Santhal, Chakma, Garo, Bihari, Oraon, Munda, Rohingya | Language: | Official: | Bengali | Spoken: | Bengali, Chittagonian, Sylheti, Tribal languages and English |
Population
The mid-2009 estimate for total population was 156,050,883 which ranks Bangladesh 7th in the world (CIA).
Collection of sources
Naturally there is some degree of uncertainty about the population, especially in a developing country such as Bangladesh with a high level of illiteracy and rural population. For instance, in 2005 there was not a consensus on which of Bangladesh and Russia had the larger population. The UN's ESA ranked Russia 7th in the world and Bangladesh 8th. However, the CIA World Factbook ranked Bangladesh 7th and Russia 8th in the same year. The point is now moot as the population of Russia is in decline while that of Bangladesh is growing.
The following table lists various recent estimates of the population. The baseline for population studies on Bangladesh is the official census which is conducted every 10 years, the last being in 2001.
Source | Year | Population (millions) | National Census | 1991 | 112 | National Census | 2001 | 129 | UN Population Fund | 2003 | 150 | UN Dept Economic and Social Affairs | 2005 | 142 | US State Dept | 2005 | 144 | Population Reference Bureau | 2005 | 144 | CIA World FactBook | 2006 | 147 | UN Population Fund | 2006 | 144 | CIA World FactBook | 2007 | 150 | UN | 2007 | 159 |
Age structure:
0–14 years: 32.9% (male 24,957,997/female 23,533,894)
15–64 years: 63.6% (male 47,862,774/female 45,917,674)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 2,731,578/female 2,361,435) (2006 est..)
Median age: 23.3 years
Male: 22.9 years
Female: 23.5 (2009 est.)
Population growth rate
Bangladesh had one of the highest rates of population growth in the world in the 1960s and 1970's. Since then however it has seen a marked reduction in its total fertility rate. Over a period of three decades it dropped from 6.2 to 3.2, according to UNDP figures from 2003.
Demographic evolution of the territory of Bangladesh (1900-2010).
Pop. growth rate:1.292% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 104
Birth rate:24.68 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 71
Death rate:8 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 82
Net migration rate:-2.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 145
Total fertility rate:2.74 children born/woman (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 82
Urban and rural
Like its neighbor India, Bangladesh remains a nation of villages. In spite of the sprawling mega-city of Dhaka, the vast majority live in rural areas.
Urban population: 27% of total population (2009 est.)
Rate of urbanization: 3.5% annual rate of change (2005-2010 est.)
Gender ratio
At birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15–64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Health
Infant mortality rate
Total: 59.02 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 39
Male: 66.12 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 51.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 60.25 years country comparison to the world: 183
Male: 57.57 years
Female: 63.03 years (2009 est.)
Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk: high
Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations
Water contact disease: leptospirosis
Population structure according to Census Year | Population | 1901 | 28927786 | 1911 | 31555056 | 1921 | 33254096 | 1931 | 35604170 | 1941 | 41997297 | 1951 | 44165740 | 1961 | 55222663 | 1974 | 76398000 | 1981 | 101455185 | 1991 | 111455185 | 2001 | 123151246 | 2010 | 156,050,883 | Source: Banglapedia
Graph&Table:Population Density Year | Density | 1901 | 196.03 | 1911 | 213.83 | 1921 | 225.34 | 1931 | 241.27 | 1941 | 284.6 | 1951 | 299.29 | 1961 | 374.21 | 1974 | 517.70 | 1981 | 687.51 | 1991 | 755.27 | 2001 | 834.53 | 2010 | 1057.50 |
Total fertility rate: 2.74 children born/woman (2009 est.) Year | Total fertility rate | Rank | Percent Change | Date of Information | 2003 | 3.17 | 82 | | 2003 est. | 2004 | 3.13 | 77 | -1.26 % | 2004 est. | 2005 | 3.13 | 78 | 0.00 % | 2005 est. | 2006 | 3.11 | 75 | -0.64 % | 2006 est. | 2007 | 3.09 | 71 | -0.64 % | 2007 est. | 2008 | 3.08 | 71 | -0.32 % | 2008 est. | 2009 | 2.74 | 82 | -11.04 % | 2009 est. | 2010 | 2.74 | 84 | 0.00 % | 2009 est. | Population growth rate
Bangladesh had one of the highest rates of population growth in the world in the 1960s and 1970's. Since then however it has seen a marked reduction in its total fertility rate. Over a period of three decades it dropped from 6.2 to 3.2, according to UNDP figures from 2003.
Demographic evolution of the territory of Bangladesh (1900-2010).
Pop. growth rate:1.292% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 104
Birth rate:24.68 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 71
Death rate:8 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 82
Net migration rate:-2.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 145
Total fertility rate:2.74 children born/woman (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 82
Religion
See also: Islam in Bangladesh, Hinduism in Bangladesh, Buddhism in Bangladesh, Christianity in Bangladesh
The largest religion of Bangladesh is Islam where according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics 89.7% are Muslims, 9.2% are Hindus and the remaining include Buddhism, Christianity and others.[18]
According the 2001 Census, the largest religion in Bangladesh was Islam with over 130 million Muslims at a percentage of nearly 90%, making it the majority religion in the country, the second largest was Hinduism with nearly 9% followed by others, which includes Buddhists, Christians and Animists.[19] The majority of the Muslims are Sunni consisting of 95% of the Muslim population, and the remaining are Shi'a and other sects.[citation needed]Hindus constitute 9.2% of the population. In 1961, they were 18.5% of the population, but their population declined significantly during the Bangladesh Liberation War due to the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities carried out by the Pakistan Army. As a result, millions of Hindus fled to India and their population in Bangladesh fell to 13.5% by 1974. Since then, the Hindu population has not grown as much as the Muslim population
GDP OF BANGLADESH Year | GBD Country | ISO3 | GDP Per Capita | | | | | 1960 | Bangladesh | BGD | 952.2 | | | | | 1961 | Bangladesh | BGD | 984.07 | | | | | 1962 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1011.48 | | | | | 1963 | Bangladesh | BGD | 987.47 | | | | | 1964 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1061.34 | | | | | 1965 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1054.88 | | | | | 1966 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1057.21 | | | | | 1967 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1018.68 | | | | | 1968 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1081.87 | | | | | 1969 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1071.71 | | | | | 1970 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1102.63 | | | | | 1971 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1030.34 | | | | | 1972 | Bangladesh | BGD | 888.06 | | | | | 1973 | Bangladesh | BGD | 915.95 | | | | | 1974 | Bangladesh | BGD | 866.75 | | | | | 1975 | Bangladesh | BGD | 916.54 | | | | | 1976 | Bangladesh | BGD | 901.84 | | | | | 1977 | Bangladesh | BGD | 937.2 | | | | | 1978 | Bangladesh | BGD | 956.82 | | | | | 1979 | Bangladesh | BGD | 947.86 | | | | | 1980 | Bangladesh | BGD | 946.26 | | | | | 1981 | Bangladesh | BGD | 940.16 | | | | | 1982 | Bangladesh | BGD | 941.59 | | | | | 1983 | Bangladesh | BGD | 970.55 | | | | | 1984 | Bangladesh | BGD | 986.22 | | | | | 1985 | Bangladesh | BGD | 984.26 | | | | | 1986 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1004.24 | | | | | 1987 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1017.7 | | | | | 1988 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1048.53 | | | | | 1989 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1070.57 | | | | | 1990 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1096.76 | | | | | 1991 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1114.27 | | | | | 1992 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1124.44 | | | | | 1993 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1164.97 | | | | | 1994 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1161.14 | | | | | 1995 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1149.19 | | | | | 1996 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1206.82 | | | | | 1997 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1245.8 | | | | | 1998 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1259.34 | | | | | 1999 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1284.71 | | | | | 2000 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1325.28 | | | | | 2001 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1404.13 | | | | | 2002 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1447.39 | | | | | 2003 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1513.47 | | | | | 2004 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1572.5 | | | | | 2005 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1631.49 | | | | | 2006 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1701.77 | | | | | 2007 | Bangladesh | BGD | 1774.48 | | | | |
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The Earth’s population is stated to be approaching seven billion. Concurrently, environmental degradation is persistent and resources are being depleted. The wealthy nations have assured the less wealthy ones that they too are on the verge to become rich. Their population growth rate is expected to decline as well (Dykstra, 1965). However, it is no longer apparent if this will happen. Scarcity of resources such as oil is anticipated to reduce the economic growth in future. It is expected that the demographic transition which has coincided with economic growth is unlikely for most nations. About 220,000 people are increased in the planet on a daily basis (Mudd, 2013). Statistics report that the United States of America alone adds one person…
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