DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS Population (thousands) 2012 total under 18 under 5
Countries and areas
Population annual growth rate (%) 1990–2012 2012–2030α
Crude death rate 1970 1990 2012
Crude birth rate 1970 1990 2012
Life expectancy 1970 1990 2012
Total fertility Urbanized Average annual growth rate rate population (%) of urban population (%) 2012 2012 1990–2012 2012–2030α
Zambia
14,075
7,523
2,566
2.7
3.2
17
19
11
49
44
43
49
44
57
5.7
40
2.7
4.3
Zimbabwe
13,724
6,483
2,010
1.2
2.2
13
9
10
48
37
32
55
59
58
3.6
39
2.6
3.4
SUMMARY INDICATORS#
Sub-Saharan Africa
913,135
454,335
151,551
2.7
2.5
21
16
11
47
44
38
44
50
56
5.2
37
3.9
3.6
Eastern and Southern Africa
441,512
216,847
70,865
2.6
2.4
19
16
10
47
43
36
46
51
59
4.7
30
3.8
3.5
West and Central Africa
433,568
219,264
74,908
2.7
2.6
22
17
13
47
45
41
42
49
54
5.7
44
4.0
3.7
Middle East and North Africa
425,055
154,551
48,396
2.1
1.5
15
7
6
44
34
24
53
65
71
2.9
60
2.7
1.9
South Asia
1,650,019
600,051
167,580
1.7
1.1
17
10
8
40
32
21
49
59
67
2.6
31
2.7
2.4
East Asia and Pacific
151,130
1.0
0.5
9
7
7
36
24
15
61
68
74
1.8
51
3.4
1.9
2,074,608
524,629
Latin America and Caribbean
604,436
198,478
53,612
1.4
0.9
10
7
6
37
27
18
60
68
75
2.2
79
2.0
1.2
CEE/CIS
408,336
96,228
28,853
0.2
0.1
10
11
12
21
18
14
66
68
70
1.8
65
0.3
0.5
Least developed countries World
878,097
412,086
130,370
2.5
2.1
21
15
9
47
42
33
44
52
61
4.4
29
3.9
3.6
7,040,823
2,213,677
652,093
1.3
1.0
12
9
8
32
26
20
60
66
71
2.5
52
2.2
1.7
# For a complete list of countries and areas in the regions, subregions and country categories, see page 26. DEFINITIONS OF THE INDICATORS
MAIN DATA SOURCES
Crude death rate – Annual number of deaths per 1,000 population. Crude birth rate – Annual number of births per 1,000 population. Life expectancy – Number of years newborn children would live if subject to the mortality risks prevailing for the cross section of population at the time of their birth. Total fertility rate – Number of children who would be born per woman if she lived to the end of her childbearing years and bore children at each age in accordance with prevailing age-specific fertility rates. Urbanized population – Percentage of population living in urban areas as defined according to the national definition used in the most recent population census.
Population – United Nations Population Division. Growth rates calculated by UNICEF based on data from United Nations Population Division. Crude death and birth rates – United Nations Population Division. Life expectancy – United Nations Population Division. Total fertility rate – United Nations Population Division.
NOTES − Data not available. α Based on medium-fertility variant projections.
STATISTICAL TABLES
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