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Population Clock, 2016
MORE DEVELOPED LESS DEVELOPED
WORLD COUNTRIES COUNTRIES
Population 7,418,151,841 1,254,309,821 6,163,842,020
Year 147,183,065 13,714,857 133,468,215
Births per Day 403,241 37,575 365,666
Minute 280 26 254
Year 57,387,752 12,580,616 44,807,108
Deaths per Day 157,227 34,467 122,759
Minute 109 24 85
Year 89,795,313 1,134,242 88,661,107
Natural
Day 246,015 3,108 242,907
increase per
Minute 171 2 169
Year 5,226,233 65,229 5,160,998
Infant
Day 14,318 179 14,140
deaths per
Minute 10 0.1 10
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OPULATION
W O R LW
D PO
ORP ULL A
DT I OPNOHPI GUHLL IA
GHTTISO N
F O C U S O N H U M A N N E E D S A N D S U S TA I N A B L E R E S O U R C E S
(MILLIONS)
FOCUS ON HUMAN NEEDS AND SUST
1,708
1,344
398
398
U.S. Air Quality Improvements Led by Metro Areas Middle-I
360 Particulate matter (PM) in the air is composed of dust, dirt, soot, smoke, and liquid droplets. Fine PM (particles smaller than 2.5 Worldwide, the hi
micrometers, known as PM2.5) can lodge deeply in the lungs and is hazardous to humans and to the environment. Numerous studies adoption of pollut
344
have linked PM2.5 to serious health problems including irregular heartbeat, asthma, heart attack, and premature death. Particulate nations is to ensu
226 matter can also pollute waterways and damage forests and crops. Air quality in the United States has improved since passage of the particulate air pol
214 Clean Air Act of 1963 and its major amendments in 1970, 1977, and 1990. Stricter emissions regulations have reduced PM2.5 pollution from manufacturi
nationwide, but rates of improvement have been fastest in metropolitan areas and manufacturing-dependent counties, which have the World Health
202
higher levels of particulate pollution from motor vehicles, power plants, and industrial activity. Although rates of improvement have been currently is over fi
169 slower in rural, mining, and agricultural areas, PM2.5 pollution remains lower than in metropolitan areas or manufacturing-dependent
counties. And while air quality has improved, U.S. public health experts believe there is no safe level of exposure to particulate matter. Trend in Annua
Averages Acros
Annual Average Ambient Concentration of Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) in Micrograms per Cubic Meter,
Averages Across U.S. Counties
14.1
13.2
12.7
Upper-Middle
11.9
1.2 11.1 30
10.2 10.5 Lower-Middle
1.2 10.0 9.9 27
9.3 9.6
1.2 8.9
8.4 8.1
1.2 High
21
1.3 Low
18
1.3
1.3
WHO Recom
1.3 10
1.3
1.3 1990
National Average Manufacturing- Mining- Farm- Large Metro Mid to Small Metro Non-Metro/ GNI per Capita:
Dependent Dependent Dependent Rural
2001 2011
Note: Country level PM
Notes: Large Metro is defined as 1 million population or more. Mid to Small Metro is defined as metropolitan area with less than 1 million population. aggregated to income
Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; PRB analysis of data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Sources: Michael Bra
Economic Research Service. 79-88; World Bank; an
DEVELOPED
Summary of Risk Asse
COUNTRIES
163,842,020
133,468,215
365,666
Municipal
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L AW
T OI O
R LN HPIUGL AHT ILOINGHH
D PO I GT
HSLIGHTS
F O C U S O N H U M A N N E E D S A N D S U S TA I N A B L E RESOURCES
E E D S A N D S U S TA INABLE RESOURCES
39
36
Upper-Middle
30
Lower-Middle
27
8.9
High
21
20
Low
18
15
WHO Recommended Limit
10 10
Note: Country level PM2.5 estimates are calculated using satellite-based estimates, chemical transport model simulations, and ground measurements. Country estimates are
aggregated to income level groups by the World Bank.
ure, Sources: Michael Brauer et al., “Ambient Air Pollution Exposure Estimation for the Global Burden of Disease 2013,” Environmental Science & Technology 50, no. 1 (2016):
79-88; World Bank; and World Health Organization, WHO Air Quality Guidelines for Particulate Matter, Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Sulfur Dioxide: Global Update 2005,
Summary of Risk Assessment.
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
100 • 100 • 23
551 SOFIA, BULGARIA
100 • 100 • 11
370
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN
584 200 83 • 0 • 18
608
ATHENS, GREECE
100 • 100 • 24 219 LAHORE, PAKISTAN
77 • 18 • 35
SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN
100 • 100 • 48 100 • 100 • 8 400 193 DHAKA, BANGLADESH
55 • 55 • 15
429
BANGALORE, INDIA QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO 75 • 73 • 32 200 257 99 • 98 • 39
95 • 97 • 8 MONROVIA, LIBERIA
225 37 • 70 • 8
LEGEND
The volume of Annual Municipal Solid Waste (kg per World Bank income category of the
370 capita) is indicated by both the size of the circle and country where the city is located.
WO R L D P O P U L AT I O N H I G H L I G H T S
national Union for
re defines a protected 100 • 100 • 11
fined geographical space, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA Recycling Rate (% of total waste
d, and managed, through Controlled Disposal (% of collected
96 • 97 • 8
e means, to achieve F O C U S O N H U M A N N E E D S A N D S U S TA I N A B L E R E S O U R C E S Waste Collection Coverage (% of city p
vation of nature with
m services and cultural
ea includes total land
rs. Data are calculated
base on Protected
by mdgs.un.org.
are Kilometer
More People Have Improved Access to Water and Sanitation Aquacult
opulation divided
ters of arable land.
Access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation is fundamental to sustainable development and human health. Progress on Seafood is an imp
d by the UN Food and water in the past 25 years has brought access to piped water close to home (the definition of improved access) to 91 percent of changes in ocean
ion (FAO) to include the world’s population, up from 76 percent in 1990. Of those remaining without improved access, nearly half are in sub-Saharan Fund estimates th
orary agricultural crops Africa. Sanitation status has been more varied, yet progress is clear. Whereas some countries, like Chile, already had good access enforce sustainabl
eas are counted only that is now almost universal, other countries have made more progress on sanitation than water, such as Angola. Still, more than of 19 kilograms pe
adows for mowing or
2.4 billion people, mostly in eastern and southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, do not have access to improved sanitation facilities. of fish consumed
market and kitchen
mporarily fallow (less And urban-rural gaps are sharp: Eighty-two percent of urban dwellers, but only 51 percent of rural residents, use improved
a for the percent sanitation facilities. Most developed countries have nearly universal access to water and sanitation. Trend in Annual
and the square
ry are from the FAO. Percent of Population With Improved Access to Sanitation and Water, 1990 and 2014, Select Countries
Fish Supply by Sou
100%
d Population Data
Chile 90 99
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36 78
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India
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Angola 46 49
nd Kristin Bietsch.
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nce Bureau.
Water 1990 Water 2014 Sanitation 1990 Sanitation 2014
d.
Sources: Food and Ag
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Source: UNICEF and World Health Organization, 25 Years: Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water, 2015 Update and MDG Assessment.
Trend in Annual World Fish Supply by Source and Fish Consumption per Capita, 1970-2012
60% 12
94
40% 8
CATCH
93
20% 4
0% 0
1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
World Fish Consumption Over Time (kg per capita per year)
2.8
MILLION
50% $1,760 54%
Percentage of the Gross national income Percentage of the
Metric tons of carbon emitted population in Niger that is per capita of Haiti. world’s population living
by China in 2013, almost less than 15 years old. in urban areas.
four times the level of 1992.
3.5 728
MILLION 38 34%
Percentage of people in the
The total fertility rate (lifetime Projected 2050 population Infant deaths per 1,000 least-developed countries with
births per woman) in Egypt. of Europe, down from live births in Bangladesh. access to electricity, compared
740 million in 2016. to 85 percent globally.
NOTES
(—) Indicates data unavailable or inapplicable. f Special Administrative Region.
A date range indicates the most recent data point during that time period. g Does not include the population of Crimea, estimated at 2.3 million.
a Infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Rates shown with decimals indicate The population is included in the regional total for Eastern Europe.
national statistics reported as completely registered, while those h Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on Feb. 17, 2008.
without are estimates from the sources cited on the reverse. Rates Serbia has not recognized Kosovo’s independence.
shown in italics are based on fewer than 100 annual infant deaths, so i The former Yugoslav Republic.
the figure is estimated from an average of the previous three years.
For additional notes and sources, see reverse side.
b Average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime.
Data prepared by PRB demographers Toshiko Kaneda and Kristin Bietsch.
c Data prior to 2010 are shown in italics.
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d Renewable sources include hydroelectric power.
e The status of Western Sahara is disputed by Morocco.
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