Global Report on Human Settlements 2007 - PoA-ISS

DATA TABLES
TABLE A.1
Population
Total population Level of urbanization Urban population Rural population
Estimates and Rate of Estimates and Rate of Estimates and Rate of Estimates and Rate of
projections change projections change projections change projections change
(000) 2000– (%) 2000– (000) 2000– (000) 2000–
2030 2030 2030 2030
2000 2030 (%) 2000 2030 (%) 2000 2030 (%) 2000 2030 (%)
World 6,085,572 8,199,104 0.99 46.7 59.9 0.83 2,844,802 4,912,553 1.82 3,240,771 3,286,551 0.05
World Major Aggregates
More Developed Regions 1,193,354 1,250,658 0.16 73.2 80.8 0.33 874,039 1,011,061 0.49 319,315 239,597 -0.96
Less Developed Regions 4,892,218 6,948,446 1.17 40.3 56.1 1.11 1,970,763 3,901,492 2.28 2,921,456 3,046,954 0.14
Least Developed Countries 673,524 1,281,335 2.14 24.7 40.9 1.68 166,203 523,627 3.83 507,321 757,707 1.34
Landlocked Developing Countries 337,978 633,419 2.09 26.0 36.3 1.11 87,958 230,119 3.21 250,020 403,300 1.59
Small Island Developing States 49,987 68,026 1.03 52.6 60.9 0.49 26,305 41,441 1.52 23,682 26,585 0.39
United Nations Regional Groups
African States 812,466 1,463,493 1.96 36.2 50.7 1.12 294,392 742,188 3.08 518,074 721,305 1.10
Asian States 3,588,671 4,754,851 0.94 36.3 53.5 1.29 1,303,536 2,541,696 2.23 2,285,135 2,213,155 -0.11
Eastern European States 352,389 304,883 -0.48 66.4 72.3 0.28 233,936 220,367 -0.20 118,453 84,516 -1.13
Latin American and Caribbean States 522,929 722,377 1.08 75.4 84.3 0.37 394,212 608,968 1.45 128,717 113,409 -0.42
Western European And Other States 518,251 579,983 0.38 75.2 82.2 0.30 389,732 476,769 0.67 128,520 103,215 -0.73
Human Development Aggregates
High Human Development 1,188,416 1,354,589 0.44 75.7 83.3 0.32 899,834 1,128,224 0.75 288,582 226,365 -0.81
Medium Human Development 4,264,077 5,639,873 0.93 40.6 56.7 1.11 1,731,120 3,198,371 2.05 2,532,957 2,441,502 -0.12
Low Human Development 533,379 1,025,382 2.18 30.4 47.0 1.46 161,899 481,978 3.64 371,480 543,404 1.27
Income Aggregates
High Income 955,957 1,096,982 0.46 76.5 83.9 0.31 731,116 920,010 0.77 224,841 176,972 -0.80
Middle Income 2,937,207 3,577,609 0.66 50.6 68.7 1.02 1,484,806 2,457,546 1.68 1,452,401 1,120,063 -0.87
Upper-middle Income 565,094 650,483 0.47 71.4 80.2 0.39 403,284 521,872 0.86 161,810 128,611 -0.77
Lower-middle Income 2,372,113 2,927,126 0.70 45.6 66.1 1.24 1,081,522 1,935,674 1.94 1,290,591 991,452 -0.88
Low Income 2,190,228 3,521,372 1.58 28.6 43.5 1.40 626,913 1,532,068 2.98 1,563,315 1,989,304 0.80
Geographic Aggregates
Africa 812,466 1,463,493 1.96 36.2 50.7 1.12 294,392 742,188 3.08 518,074 721,305 1.10
Eastern Africa 255,681 492,698 2.19 20.7 33.7 1.61 53,041 165,913 3.80 202,640 326,785 1.59
Middle Africa 96,040 207,223 2.56 37.4 54.9 1.28 35,899 113,786 3.85 60,141 93,437 1.47
Northern Africa 175,051 269,743 1.44 48.9 64.1 0.90 85,540 172,855 2.34 89,510 96,887 0.26
Southern Africa 52,069 55,323 0.20 53.9 68.6 0.81 28,053 37,956 1.01 24,016 17,367 -1.08
Western Africa 233,624 438,506 2.10 39.3 57.4 1.26 91,858 251,678 3.36 141,766 186,828 0.92
Asia 3,675,799 4,872,472 0.94 37.1 54.1 1.26 1,363,035 2,636,623 2.20 2,312,764 2,235,850 -0.11
Eastern Asia 1,479,233 1,655,077 0.37 40.4 62.5 1.46 597,490 1,034,427 1.83 881,742 620,650 -1.17
South-central Asia 1,484,624 2,197,640 1.31 29.4 42.9 1.26 437,035 943,816 2.57 1,047,589 1,253,825 0.60
South-eastern Asia 518,867 700,930 1.00 39.6 61.2 1.45 205,621 428,630 2.45 313,246 272,299 -0.47
Western Asia 193,075 318,826 1.67 63.6 72.1 0.41 122,888 229,750 2.09 70,187 89,076 0.79
Europe 728,463 698,140 -0.14 71.7 78.3 0.29 522,108 546,462 0.15 206,355 151,678 -1.03
Eastern Europe 304,636 258,264 -0.55 68.3 73.7 0.25 208,145 190,443 -0.30 96,491 67,821 -1.18
Northern Europe 94,157 102,977 0.30 83.4 87.4 0.15 78,530 89,971 0.45 15,627 13,006 -0.61
Southern Europe 146,081 147,342 0.03 65.4 74.3 0.43 95,539 109,542 0.46 50,542 37,800 -0.97
Western Europe 183,589 189,558 0.11 76.2 82.6 0.27 139,894 156,506 0.37 43,695 33,052 -0.93
Latin America 522,929 722,377 1.08 75.4 84.3 0.37 394,212 608,968 1.45 128,717 113,409 -0.42
Caribbean 37,456 45,524 0.65 62.1 72.6 0.52 23,273 33,036 1.17 14,183 12,488 -0.42
Central America 136,039 193,104 1.17 68.8 77.6 0.41 93,528 149,935 1.57 42,510 43,169 0.05
South America 349,434 483,749 1.08 79.4 88.1 0.35 277,410 425,996 1.43 72,024 57,752 -0.74
Northern America 314,968 400,079 0.80 79.1 86.7 0.30 249,242 346,918 1.10 65,725 53,160 -0.71
Oceania 30,949 42,543 1.06 70.5 73.8 0.15 21,813 31,394 1.21 9,135 11,149 0.66
Australia/New Zealand 22,890 29,873 0.89 86.9 91.5 0.17 19,895 27,331 1.06 2,995 2,542 -0.55
Melanesia 6,935 11,142 1.58 19.2 27.6 1.21 1,332 3,073 2.79 5,603 8,068 1.22
Micronesia 505 757 1.35 65.7 76.6 0.51 332 580 1.86 173 177 0.07
Polynesia 619 771 0.73 41.1 53.2 0.85 255 410 1.59 364 361 -0.03
Sources: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2006. Figures in regional, income or development aggregates are calculated on the basis of country/area level data from Tables B.1, B.2
and B.3.
Note: Lists of countries/areas in aggregates are presented in the Technical Notes.