Previous PageTable Of ContentsNext Page


Annex 2





Table A1: Population and GDP, data and projections

 

Total population

Millions

Annual Increments (millions)

1979-81

1997-99

2015

2030

2050

1995 to 2000

2010 to 2015

2025 to 2030

2045 to 2050

World (UN)1

4 430

5 900

7 207

8 270

9 322

79

76

67

43

World (FBS)

4 416

5 878

7 176

8 229

9 270

78

76

66

43

  Developing countries

3 245

4 573

5 827

6 869

7 935

74

74

66

45

  Sub-Saharan Africa

345

574

883

1 229

1 704

15

20

24

23

  Near East and North Africa

238

377

520

651

809

8

9

9

7

  Latin America and Car.

357

498

624

717

799

8

7

6

3

  South Asia

885

1 283

1 672

1 969

2 258

23

22

19

12

  East Asia

1 420

1 840

2 128

2 303

2 365

20

16

9

-1

  Industrial countries

789

892

951

979

986

5

2

1

0

  Transition countries

382

413

398

381

349

0

-1

-1

-2

 

Growth rates (% per year)

Population

Total GDP

Per capita GDP

1969 to 1999

1979 to 1999

1989 to 1999

1997-99 to 2015

2015 to 2030

1997-99 to 2015

2015 to 2030

1997-99 to 2015

2015 to 2030

World (FBS)

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.2

0.9

3.5

3.8

2.3

2.9

  Developing countries

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.1

5.1

5.5

3.7

4.4

  Sub-Saharan Africa

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.2

4.4

4.5

1.8

2.3

  Near East and North Africa

2.7

2.6

2.4

1.9

1.5

3.7

3.9

1.8

2.4

  Latin America and Car.

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.3

0.9

4.1

4.4

2.8

3.5

  South Asia

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.1

5.5

5.4

3.9

4.3

  East Asia

1.6

1.5

1.2

0.9

0.5

6.1

6.3

5.3

5.8

  Industrial countries

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.4

0.2

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.8

  Transition countries

0.6

0.5

0.1

-0.2

-0.3

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.3

1 World (UN) covers all countries; World (FBS) covers all countries for which FAO Food Balance Sheet data are available.
Sources: Population: UN (2001)
GDP to 2015: World Bank (2001b)




Previous PageTop Of PageNext Page