Population mid 1996 GNP 1994 crores	Birth rate per 1000 population	Death rate per 1000 population	Natural Increase annual %	Doubling time in years	Projected population 2025 crores	Infant mortality rate 1000	Life ex-pectancy	Percent urban population	Per capita US $
WORLD	577.0	24	9	1.5	46	820.0	62	66	43	4,740
More developed	117.1	1-)	10	0.2	501	126.8	9	74	75	18,130
Less developed	460.0	27	9	1.9	37	692.5	68	64	35	1,090
AFRICA	73.2	41	13	2.8	25	146.2	91	55	31	660
Nigeria	10.39	43	12	3.1	22	24.6	87	56	16	280
Sudan	2.9	42	12	3.0	23	5.8	80	54	27	-
NORTH AMERICA	29.5	15	9	0.6	114	37.2	7	76	75	25,220
Canada	3.0	13	7	1Y6	116	3.66	6	78	77	19,570
United States	26.5	15	9	0.6	114	33.51	8	76	75	25,860
Mexico	9.5	27	5	2.2	32	14.21	34	73	63	4,010
Brazil	16.05	25	8	1.7	41	20.23	58	66	76	3,370
ASIA	350.1	24	8	1.6	43	490.00	62	65	33	2,150
Kuwait	0.18	26	2	2.3	30	3.4	12	75	96	19,040
India	95.0	29	10	1.9	37	138.5	79	59	26	310
Bangladesh	12.0	31	11	2.0	35	17.6	88	57	16	230
Pakistan	13.35	39	10	2.9	24	23.3	91	61	28	440
Srilanka	1.84	20	5	1.5	47	2.32	18	73	22	640
Afghanistan	2.15	50	22	2.8	24	4.53	163	43	18	-
Indonesia	20.14	24	8	1.6	43	27.65	66	63	31	880
China	121.8	17	7	1.0	66	149.2	44	70	29	530
Japan	12.6	10	7	0.3	315	12.6	4.2	80	78	34,630
EUROPE	72.8	11	11	00	-	74.3	1	73	74	12,310
U.K.	5.9	13	11	0.2	385	6.25	6	7	90	18,410
Germany	8.2	9	11	-0.2	-	7.9	5.5	76	85	25,580
Itlay	5.73	9	10	-0.1	-	5.4	8	77	97	19,270
OCENIA	2.9	19	7	1.2	60	4.0	24	73	70	13,770
Australia	1.8	14	7	0.7	92	2.1	5.8	65	21	970