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The World in AD 2000The following is a chart compiled in the early to mid 1980's. I thought it might prove interesting to anyone who is into World population figures to compare it with the reality of AD 2000 now it's here. |
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| Rate of Natural Increase ( % annual ) | |||
| Population Projection to AD 2000 ( millions ) | | | ||
| Population in mid-1980 Estimate ( millions ) | | | | | |
| Country | | | | | | |
| Kenya | 15.9 | 32.3 | 3.9 |
| Bahrain | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| Libya | 3.0 | 5.7 | 3.5 |
| Honduras | 3.8 | 7.1 | 3.5 |
| Iraq | 13.2 | 24.5 | 3.4 |
| Nigeria | 77.1 | 148.9 | 3.2 |
| Mexico | 68.2 | 128.9 | 3.1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8.2 | 15.5 | 3.0 |
| Ivory Coast | 8.0 | 14.0 | 2.9 |
| Brazil | 122.0 | 205.1 | 2.8 |
| South Africa | 28.4 | 46.3 | 2.8 |
| Afghanistan | 15.9 | 26.4 | 2.7 |
| Bangladesh | 90.6 | 156.7 | 2.6 |
| Turkey | 45.5 | 69.6 | 2.5 |
| Ethiopia | 32.6 | 53.3 | 2.5 |
| Bolivia | 5.3 | 8.9 | 2.5 |
| Philippines | 47.7 | 78.1 | 2.4 |
| Colombia | 26.7 | 42.2 | 2.1 |
| Indonesia | 144.3 | 210.6 | 2.0 |
| India | 676.2 | 976.2 | 1.9 |
| Israel | 3.9 | 5.5 | 1.8 |
| Argentina | 27.1 | 32.9 | 1.6 |
| China | 975.0 | 1,212.3 | 1.2 |
| Cuba | 10.0 | 12.7 | 1.2 |
| Japan | 116.8 | 129.4 | 0.9 |
| Spain | 37.8 | 43.9 | 0.9 |
| Yugoslavia | 22.4 | 25.7 | 0.9 |
| USSR | 266.0 | 311.0 | 0.8 |
| Canada | 24.0 | 29.0 | 0.8 |
| New Zealand | 3.2 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| Australia | 14.6 | 17.9 | 0.8 |
| Czechoslovakia | 15.4 | 17.2 | 0.7 |
| Portugal | 9.9 | 11.6 | 0.7 |
| Greece | 9.6 | 10.6 | 0.7 |
| USA | 222.5 | 260.4 | 0.7 |
| Netherlands | 14.1 | 15.5 | 0.4 |
| Finland | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Italy | 57.2 | 61.3 | 0.3 |
| France | 53.6 | 57.5 | 0.3 |
| Norway | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Switzerland | 6.3 | 6.4 | 0.2 |
| Denmark | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Belgium | 9.9 | 10.7 | 0.1 |
| United Kingdom | 55.8 | 56.5 | 0.1 |
| Sweden | 8.3 | 8.6 | 0 |
| West Germany | 61.1 | 59.8 | - 0.2 |
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The population projections to AD 2000 are based on growth-rate figures for 1980. It is probable, however, that the rate of growth will alter in many countries because of birth-control programmes, more efficient medical care, new sources of food and agricultural mechanisation. I hope that someone finds these figures interesting and does check out the actual figures. |
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