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The
World and its Major Regions, 1950-2050
Crude
Birth Rates - World and major regions, 1950-1970
| Region
and countries |
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
1950-55
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Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
1955-60
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
1960-65
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
1965-70
|
| World
total |
37.4 |
35.6 |
35.3 |
33.8 |
| More
developed regions (*) |
22.0 |
21.1 |
19.6 |
17.3 |
| Less
developed regions (+) |
44.5 |
42.0 |
41.8 |
40.3 |
| Least
developed regions |
48.1 |
47.9 |
47.7 |
47.8 |
Crude
Birth Rates-World and major regions, 1970-1995
| Region
and countries |
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
1970-75
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
1975-80
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
1980-85
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
1985-90
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
1990-95
|
| World
total |
30.9 |
28.3 |
27.5 |
26.8 |
24.1 |
| More
developed regions (*) |
16.1 |
14.9 |
14.5 |
13.9 |
12.4 |
| Less
developed regions (+) |
36.3 |
32.8 |
31.5 |
30.5 |
27.2 |
| Least
developed regions |
47.8 |
46.9 |
46.0 |
43.1 |
40.4 |
Crude
Birth Rates-World and major regions, 1995-2025
| Region
and countries |
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
1995-00
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2000-05
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2005-10
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2010-15
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2015-20
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2020-25
|
| World
total |
22.6 |
21.3 |
20.3 |
19.3 |
18.4 |
17.4 |
| More
developed regions (*) |
11.4 |
11.1 |
11.3 |
11.3 |
11.0 |
10.8 |
| Less
developed regions (+) |
25.4 |
23.6 |
22.2 |
20.9 |
19.8 |
18.6 |
| Least
developed regions |
39.4 |
37.3 |
35.1 |
32.7 |
30.0 |
27.7 |
Crude
Birth Rates-World and major regions, 2025-2050
| Region
and countries |
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2025-30
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2030-35
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2035-40
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2040-45
|
Crude
birth rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2045-50
|
| World
total |
16.4 |
15.6 |
14.9 |
14.4 |
14.2 |
| More
developed regions (*) |
10.8 |
10.9 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
11.4 |
| Less
developed regions (+) |
17.4 |
16.4 |
15.5 |
14.9 |
14.6 |
| Least
developed regions |
25.1 |
22.5 |
19.8 |
17.7 |
17.5 |
Footnotes:
Source:
"World Population Prospects: The 1996 Revision", United
Nations, 1997
(*)
: More developed regions comprise Northern America, Japan, Europe,
Australia/New Zealand.
(+) : Less
developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Latin America
and the Caribbean,
Asia (excluding
Japan), and Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
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