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DATA TABLESTABLE A.1PopulationTotal population Level of urbanization Urban population Rural populationEstimates and Rate of Estimates and Rate of Estimates and Rate of Estimates and Rate ofprojections change projections change projections change projections change(000) 2000– (%) 2000– (000) 2000– (000) 2000–2030 2030 2030 20302000 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 0.05World Major AggregatesMore 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 -0.96Less 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 0.14Least 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 1.34Landlocked Developing Countries 337,978 633,419 2.09 26.0 36.3 1.11 87,958 230,119 3.21 250,020 403,300 1.59Small 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 0.39United Nations Regional GroupsAfrican States 812,466 1,463,493 1.96 36.2 50.7 1.12 294,392 742,188 3.08 518,074 721,305 1.10Asian 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 -0.11Eastern European States 352,389 304,883 -0.48 66.4 72.3 0.28 233,936 220,367 -0.20 118,453 84,516 -1.13Latin 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 -0.42Western 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 -0.73Human Development AggregatesHigh 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 -0.81Medium 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 -0.12Low 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 1.27Income AggregatesHigh Income 955,957 1,096,982 0.46 76.5 83.9 0.31 731,116 920,010 0.77 224,841 176,972 -0.80Middle 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 -0.87Upper-middle Income 565,094 650,483 0.47 71.4 80.2 0.39 403,284 521,872 0.86 161,810 128,611 -0.77Lower-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 -0.88Low 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 0.80Geographic AggregatesAfrica 812,466 1,463,493 1.96 36.2 50.7 1.12 294,392 742,188 3.08 518,074 721,305 1.10Eastern Africa 255,681 492,698 2.19 20.7 33.7 1.61 53,041 165,913 3.80 202,640 326,785 1.59Middle Africa 96,040 207,223 2.56 37.4 54.9 1.28 35,899 113,786 3.85 60,141 93,437 1.47Northern Africa 175,051 269,743 1.44 48.9 64.1 0.90 85,540 172,855 2.34 89,510 96,887 0.26Southern Africa 52,069 55,323 0.20 53.9 68.6 0.81 28,053 37,956 1.01 24,016 17,367 -1.08Western Africa 233,624 438,506 2.10 39.3 57.4 1.26 91,858 251,678 3.36 141,766 186,828 0.92Asia 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 -0.11Eastern 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 -1.17South-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 0.60South-eastern Asia 518,867 700,930 1.00 39.6 61.2 1.45 205,621 428,630 2.45 313,246 272,299 -0.47Western Asia 193,075 318,826 1.67 63.6 72.1 0.41 122,888 229,750 2.09 70,187 89,076 0.79Europe 728,463 698,140 -0.14 71.7 78.3 0.29 522,108 546,462 0.15 206,355 151,678 -1.03Eastern Europe 304,636 258,264 -0.55 68.3 73.7 0.25 208,145 190,443 -0.30 96,491 67,821 -1.18Northern Europe 94,157 102,977 0.30 83.4 87.4 0.15 78,530 89,971 0.45 15,627 13,006 -0.61Southern Europe 146,081 147,342 0.03 65.4 74.3 0.43 95,539 109,542 0.46 50,542 37,800 -0.97Western Europe 183,589 189,558 0.11 76.2 82.6 0.27 139,894 156,506 0.37 43,695 33,052 -0.93Latin America 522,929 722,377 1.08 75.4 84.3 0.37 394,212 608,968 1.45 128,717 113,409 -0.42Caribbean 37,456 45,524 0.65 62.1 72.6 0.52 23,273 33,036 1.17 14,183 12,488 -0.42Central America 136,039 193,104 1.17 68.8 77.6 0.41 93,528 149,935 1.57 42,510 43,169 0.05South America 349,434 483,749 1.08 79.4 88.1 0.35 277,410 425,996 1.43 72,024 57,752 -0.74Northern America 314,968 400,079 0.80 79.1 86.7 0.30 249,242 346,918 1.10 65,725 53,160 -0.71Oceania 30,949 42,543 1.06 70.5 73.8 0.15 21,813 31,394 1.21 9,135 11,149 0.66Australia/New Zealand 22,890 29,873 0.89 86.9 91.5 0.17 19,895 27,331 1.06 2,995 2,542 -0.55Melanesia 6,935 11,142 1.58 19.2 27.6 1.21 1,332 3,073 2.79 5,603 8,068 1.22Micronesia 505 757 1.35 65.7 76.6 0.51 332 580 1.86 173 177 0.07Polynesia 619 771 0.73 41.1 53.2 0.85 255 410 1.59 364 361 -0.03Sources: 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.2and B.3.Note: Lists of countries/areas in aggregates are presented in the Technical Notes.