"Table 2.2 Population Size and Composition, Fertility, and GNP, by World Bank Region, 1990 and 2001 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Low- and middle-income countries,,,East Asia and Pacific,,,Europe and  Central Asia,,,Latin America  and the Caribbean,,,Middle East and North Africa,,, ,,,Sub-Saharan Africa,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,South Asia ,,,,,,High-income ,,,World ,,
Population Characteristic ,1990,,2001,1990,,2001,1990,,2001,1990,,2001,1990,,2001,1990,,2001,1990,,2001,1990,,2001,1990,,2001
Size , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Total population (thousands) ,"4,398,401",,"5,216,587","1,625,868",,"1,848,388","467,797",,"477,116","439,709",,"525,864","243,973",,"309,762","1,117,887",,"1,387,873","503,166",,"667,583","862,342",,"928,110","5,260,742",,"6,144,696"
Proportion of world population (%) ,83.6,,84.9,30.9,,30.1,8.9,,7.8,8.4,,8.6,4.6,,5.0,21.2,,22.6,9.6,,10.9,16.4,,15.1,100.0,,100.0
"Annual average growth rate, 1990–2001 (%) ",,1.6,,,1.2,, ,0.2,,,1.6,,,2.2,,,2.0,,,2.6, ,,0.7,,,1.4,
Composition (%) , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Age ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
0–14 ,34.8,,31.8,30.2,,26.5,26.5,,21.8,36.2,,31.5,43.1,,36.4,37.8,,35.3,45.7,,44.3,20.0,,18.5,32.4,,29.8
15–59 ,57.6,,59.8,61.8,,64.1,59.5,,62.6,56.8,,60.4,51.5,,57.7,55.7,,57.6,49.7,,51.0,62.5,,62.2,58.4,,60.2
60–69 ,4.7,,5.0,4.9,,5.6,8.3,,8.5,4.2,,4.5,3.5,,3.6,4.2,,4.4,3.0,,3.0,9.0,,9.1,5.4,,5.6
70+,2.9,,3.4,3.0,,3.8,5.6,,7.2,2.9,,3.6,1.9,,2.4,2.3,,2.7,1.6,,1.7,8.5,,10.2,3.8,,4.5
Urban ,36.9,,41.6,28.8,,37.0,63.2,,63.5,71.1,,75.4,53.5,,57.5,25.0,,27.4,27.9,,34.0,74.4,,77.1,43.0,,46.9
Female ,49.4,,49.5,48.9,,49.0,51.9,,51.9,50.3,,50.5,49.0,,49.3,48.4,,48.5,50.4,,50.4,51.0,,50.8,49.6,,49.7
Fertility , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Total fertility rate ,3.5,,2.9,2.6,,2.1,2.3,,1.6,3.2,,2.6,5.0,,3.6,4.3,,3.4,6.3,,5.6,1.7,,1.7,3.2,,2.7
Total no. of births (thousands) ,"123,400",,"122,400","36,200",,"31,500","8,300",,"6,300","11,700",,"11,600","9,300",,"9,400","36,500",,"37,300","21,400",,"26,300","11,300",,"10,800","134,700",,"133,200"
"Crude birth rate per 1,000 ",28.2,,23.4,22.3,,17.0,16.7,,12.7,26.6,,22.0,34.8,,27.3,32.7,,26.7,44.6,,40.8,13.4,,11.9,25.7,,21.6
GNP (exchange rate dollars) , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
GNP per capita ,870,,"1,170",420,,890,"39,737",,"54,933","2,260",,"3,570","1,770",,"3,570",380,,450,470,,550,"19,760",,"26,760","4,060",,"5,180"
Source: UN Population Division 2002 revision estimates. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Note: GNP = gross national product. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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