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The urban population jumped from 29% in 1950 to 55.3% in 2018. As of 2010, 925 million people are undernourished.[107]. )note: Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 911% of Bulgaria's population, Mossi 52%, Fulani 8.4%, Gurma 7%, Bobo 4.9%, Gurunsi 4.6%, Senufo 4.5%, Bissa 3.7%, Lobi 2.4%, Dagara 2.4%, Tuareg/Bella 1.9%, Dioula 0.8%, unspecified/no answer 0.3%, other 7.2% (2010 est. miles). Informal or unorganized religions are especially difficult to count. [67] While, Islam however has gained considerably in the Soviet Unions former republics in Central Asia. The ten countries with the highest and lowest crude birth rate, according to the 2018 and 2022 CIA World Factbook estimates, are:[97], The ten countries with the highest and lowest crude death rate, according to the 2018 and 2022 CIA World Factbook estimates, are:[98]. )note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin, mixed 40%, White 20%, African descent 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20%, Baya 28.8%, Banda 22.9%, Mandjia 9.9%, Sara 7.9%, M'Baka-Bantu 7.9%, Arab-Fulani (Peul) 6%, Mbum 6%, Ngbanki 5.5%, Zande-Nzakara 3%, other Central African Republic ethnic groups 2%, non-Central African Republic ethnic groups .1% (2003 est. This list includes only independent countries, not regions. )note: data represent permanent and non-permanent resident population by country of birth, Arab ~50%, Alawite ~15%, Kurd ~10%, Levantine ~10%, other ~15% (includes Druze, Ismaili, Imami, Nusairi, Assyrian, Turkoman, Armenian), Han Chinese (including Holo, who compose approximately 70% of Taiwan's population, Hakka, and other groups originating in mainland China) more than 95%, indigenous Malayo-Polynesian peoples 2.3%note 1: there are 16 officially recognized indigenous groups: Amis, Atayal, Bunun, Hla'alua, Kanakaravu, Kavalan, Paiwan, Puyuma, Rukai, Saisiyat, Sakizaya, Seediq, Thao, Truku, Tsou, and Yami; Amis, Paiwan, and Atayal are the largest and account for roughly 70% of the indigenous populationnote 2: although not definitive, the majority of current genetic, archeological, and linguistic data support the theory that Taiwan is the ultimate source for the spread of humans across the Pacific to Polynesia; the expansion (ca. )note: data represent respondents by country of birth, iTaukei 56.8% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indo-Fijian 37.5%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 4.5% (European, part European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese) (2007 est. Median Age - 31 years (male: 30.3 years, female: 31.8 years, 2021 est.) 2. The population of the city is composed of population in all City Districts meeting the criteria such as "contiguous built-up area", being the location of the local government, being a Street or Having a Resident Committee. )note: data represent population by country of birth, Khalkh 83.8%, Kazak 3.8%, Durvud 2.6%, Bayad 2%, Buriad 1.4%, Zakhchin 1.2%, Dariganga 1.1%, other 4.1% (2020 est. Hispanic and Latino Americans are the largest ethnic minority, comprising 18.7% of the population, while Black or African Americans are the largest racial minority, making up 12.1%. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100. Measured by persons, the increase was highest in India (290 million) and China (192 million). ), Akan 28.9%, Voltaique or Gur 16.1%, Northern Mande 14.5%, Kru 8.5%, Southern Mande 6.9%, unspecified 0.9%, non-Ivoirian 24.2% (2014 est. The world's population is predominantly urban and suburban,[5] and there has been significant migration toward cities and urban centres. Prevalence is typically shown as a percent (e.g. About Us. Homo sapiens appear to have occupied all of Africa about 300,000 years ago, moved out of Africa 50,000 60,000 years ago, and had spread across Australia, Asia and Europe by 30,000 years BC. The average number of hospital beds per 1,000 population is 2.94. ), female: 39.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est. to A.D. 1200) took place via the Philippines and eastern Indonesia and reached Fiji and Tonga by about 900 B.C. Negroids are found mainly in Africa (1,000,000,000) and Americas (100,000,000). ), Moldovan 75.1%, Romanian 7%, Ukrainian 6.6%, Gagauz 4.6%, Russian 4.1%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 0.8% (2014 est. Estimates of resident population, by race/ethnicity and age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2020 2021, Digest of Education Statistics 2020, Table 318.45. ), Balanta 30%, Fulani 30%, Manjaco 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%, unspecified smaller ethnic groups 6% (2015 est. Males are more likely than females to be diagnosed with intellectual disability. Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimaks 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, others 4%. By 2050, Nigeria and the U.S. will have the same projected. China 2020 population is estimated at 1,439,323,776 people at mid year according to UN data. Among female respondents, the average estimates are that 26% of men and 23% of women are. Prison rates in the US are the world's highest, at 724 people per 100,000. Additional problems faced by a country with a high birth rate include educating a growing number of children, creating jobs for these children when they enter the workforce, and dealing with the environmental effects that a large population can produce. In 2009, the human population increased by 74.6 million, which is projected to fall steadily to about 41 million per annum in 2050, at which time the population will have increased to about 9.2 billion. Just around 2% of people worldwide have green eyes. ), homogeneous mixture of Sinhalese, Dravidian, Arab, Australasian, and African resulting from historical changes in regional hegemony over marine trade routes, Bambara 33.3%, Fulani (Peuhl) 13.3%, Sarakole/Soninke/Marka 9.8%, Senufo/Manianka 9.6%, Malinke 8.8%, Dogon 8.7%, Sonrai 5.9%, Bobo 2.1%, Tuareg/Bella 1.7%, other Malian 6%, from members of Economic Community of West Africa 0.4%, other 0.3% (2018 est. 4 As we see, following prohibition, levels of alcohol consumption returned to the similar levels as in the pre-prohibition period. All rights reserved 2023 Infogram. Data Source: (2005 - 2013) U.S Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, 3-year estimates (B17003) (2014 - current) U.S Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, 1-year estimate (B17003) Footnotes: (2005 - 2013) The six smallest counties are not . ), African descent 52%, White 31%, mixed 9%, Asian 4%, other 4% (2010 est. The value for the entire world population is 1.02 males/female,[109] with 1.07 at birth, 1.06 for those under 15, 1.02 for those between 15 and 64, and 0.78 for those over 65. Bengali is spoken by around 250 million people worldwide, predominantly in Bangladesh and India. Nearly 60% of the world's population lives in Asia, with almost 2.8 billion in the countries of China and India combined. 96% of the urban population has access to improved drinking water, while only 78% of rural inhabitants have improved drinking water. Some countries with a historically large Christian population have experienced a significant decline in the numbers of professed active Christians: see demographics of atheism. Around 108 billion people have ever lived on our planet. ), Ovambo 50%, Kavangos 9%, Herero 7%, Damara 7%, mixed European and African ancestry 6.5%, European6%,Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, San 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana .5%, Nauruan 88.9%, part Nauruan 6.6%, I-Kiribati 2%, other 2.5% (2007 est. [39][40] These territories share a relatively small area and a high urbanization level, with an economically specialized city population drawing also on rural resources outside the area, illustrating the difference between high population density and overpopulation. [37][38]. Albanian 95%, Greeks 3%, other 2%: Vlachs, Gypsies, Serbs, and Bulgarians (1989 est.) Until c.10,000 years ago, humans lived as hunter-gatherers. 10. President Obama, Meghan Markle, and many other mixed-race individuals are helping with awareness of interracial issues. In 2006, more than 36 millions died of hunger or diseases due to deficiencies in micronutrients". As of 2020, White Americans are the racial and ethnic majority, representing 57.8% of the population. According to a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research , about 20 percent of the population is attracted to their own gender. )note: data represent population by country of birth, Sinhalese 74.9%, Sri Lankan Tamil 11.2%, Sri Lankan Moors 9.2%, Indian Tamil 4.2%, other 0.5% (2012 est. It was designed on the base of the Wikimedia Commons file: Percentages of the us population by race - 2000.png. The population numbers below are computed by a combination of census reports, random surveys (in countries where religion data is not collected in census, for example United States or France), and self-reported attendance numbers, but results can vary widely depending on the way questions are phrased, the definitions of religion used and the bias of the agencies or organizations conducting the survey. ), Tigrinya 50%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Afar 4%, Kunama 4%, Bilen 3%, Hedareb/Beja 2%, Nara 2%, Rashaida 1% (2021 est. But humans have a great capacity for altering their habitats by means of technology. [74], The average age of marriage varies greatly from country to country and has varied through time. Countries over 50 percent (shown in blue) have more females than males; those below 50 percent (shown in red) have fewer females. Following is some available data based on the work of the World Christian Encyclopedia:[68], Studies conducted by the Pew Research Center have found that, generally, poorer nations had a larger proportion of citizens who found religion to be very important than richer nations, with the exceptions of the United States[73] and Kuwait. ); an estimated 18.7% of the total US population is Hispanic as of 2020, White 87.7%, Black 4.6%, Indigenous 2.4%, other 0.3%, none or unspecified 5% (2011 est. )note: data represent population by self-identification; the population is divided into four categories: Chinese, Malay (includes indigenous Malays and Indonesians), Indian (includes Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, or Sri Lankan), and other ethnic groups (includes Eurasians, Caucasians, Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese), Saint Maarten 29.9%, Dominican Republic 10.2%, Haiti 7.8%, Jamaica 6.6%, Saint Martin 5.9%, Guyana 5%, Dominica 4.4%, Curacao 4.1%, Aruba 3.4%, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.8%, India 2.6%, Netherlands 2.2%, US 1.6%, Suriname 1.4%, Saint Lucia 1.3%, Anguilla 1.1%, other 8%, unspecified 1.7% (2011 est. Worldwide, English is used widely as a lingua franca and can be seen to be the dominant language at this time. ), Canadian 32.3%, English 18.3%, Scottish 13.9%, French 13.6%, Irish 13.4%, German 9.6%, Chinese 5.1%, Italian 4.6%, North American Indian 4.4%, East Indian 4%, Ukrainian 3.9%, other 47.7% (2016 est. )note: 125 caste/ethnic groups were reported in the 2011 national census, Dutch 75.4%, EU (excluding Dutch) 6.4%, Turkish 2.4%, Moroccan 2.4%, Surinamese 2.1%, Indonesian 2%, other 9.3% (2021 est. Prevalence is the number of people in a population that have a condition relative to all of the people in the population. Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimaks 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, others 4%. According to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report, the world's richest 1 percent, those with more than $1 million, own 45.8 percent of the world's wealth. 43.8 % of the population is urban (587,737,793 people in 2019) The median age in Africa is 19.7years. ), unspecified Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, Indigenous, Kinh (Viet) 85.3%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.9%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer 1.4%, Mong 1.4%, Nung 1.1%, other 5.5% (2019 est. [18] The UN projects a world population of 9.15 billion in 2050, a 32.7% increase from 6.89 billion in 2010.[14]. ), Armenian 98.1%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.2%, other 0.7% (2011 est. Albania. [101][bettersourceneeded] In industrialized nations, the proportion was even higher according to that article, reaching 90%. Population Projections. [79] Each region of the globe has seen great reductions in growth rate in recent decades, though growth rates remain above 2% in some countries of the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa, and also in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. UK AND REST OF WORLD. About 1 in 13 Black or African-American babies is born with sickle cell trait (SCT). ), Bamileke-Bamu 24.3%, Beti/Bassa, Mbam 21.6%, Biu-Mandara 14.6%, Arab-Choa/Hausa/Kanuri 11%, Adamawa-Ubangi, 9.8%, Grassfields 7.7%, Kako, Meka/Pygmy 3.3%, Cotier/Ngoe/Oroko 2.7%, Southwestern Bantu 0.7%, foreign/other ethnic group 4.5% (2018 est. About Our Agency; About Our Facilities; Historical Information African American History Tenure-Track Instructor . Marathons are the sixth most common sport in the United States, accounting for 0.05% of all sports. [5] The growth rate declined to 1.1% between 2015 and 2020 and is projected to decline further in the 21st century. )note: Bangladesh's government recognizes 27 indigenous ethnic groups under the 2010 Cultural Institution for Small Anthropological Groups Act; other sources estimate there are about 75 ethnic groups; critics of the 2011 census claim that it underestimates the size of Bangladesh's ethnic population, African descent 92.4%, mixed 3.1%, White 2.7%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2010 est. )note: the PRC officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups, Chinese 70%, European 20%, Malay 10% (2001)note: no indigenous population, Mestizo and White 87.6%, Afro-Colombian (includes Mulatto, Raizal, and Palenquero) 6.8%, Amerindian 4.3%, unspecified 1.4% (2018 est. Contents1 What percentage of Italian population is black?2 What is the majority race in Italy?3 What is the race of Italy?4 Is Italy a [] Algeria. ), Belgian 75.2%, Italian 4.1%, Moroccan 3.7%, French 2.4%, Turkish 2%, Dutch 2%, other 10.6% (2012 est. ), Kanak 39.1%, European 27.1%, Wallisian, Futunian 8.2%, Tahitian 2.1%, Indonesian 1.4%, Ni-Vanuatu 1%, Vietnamese 0.9%, other 17.7%, unspecified 2.5% (2014 est. The Toughest Race In The World. Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1%. )note: includes only persons with one ethnicity, Danish (includes Greenlandic (who are predominantly Inuit) and Faroese) 85.6%, Turkish 1.1%, other 13.3% (largest groups are Polish, Syrian, Romanian, German, and Iraqi) (2022 est. In the realm of Western civilization, there has been an increase in the number of people who identify themselves as secular humanists. Furthermore, the race is crowded, with participants having to contend with a . [95] In August 2011, Taiwan's government announced that its birth rate declined in the previous year, despite the fact that it implemented a host of approaches to encourage its citizens to have babies.[96]. As of 2022[update], the world had 159 metropolitan areas with a population of over 3,000,000 people each. In terms of total numbers, the Soviet Union bore an incredible brunt of casualties during WWII. ), Dutch 78.7%, Colombian 6.6%, Venezuelan 5.5%, Dominican 2.8%, Haitian 1.3%, other 5.1% (2020 est. ), Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran, Chewa 34.3%, Lomwe 18.8%, Yao 13.2%, Ngoni 10.4%, Tumbuka 9.2%, Sena 3.8%, Mang'anja 3.2%, Tonga 1.8%, Nyanja 1.8%, Nkhonde 1%, other 2.2%, foreign 0.3% (2018 est. Singapore: Research Publishing Service, Clarke, Peter B. Afghanistan. ), Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including 30,000 Arabs), Black African 80.9%, Colored 8.8%, White 7.8%, Indian/Asian 2.6% (2021 est. Just around 2% of people worldwide have green eyes. [1][2] The world's literacy rate has increased dramatically in the last 40 years, from 66.7% in 1979 to 86.3% today. Lastly, Antarctica has a population of zero. Millionaire Statistics by Age The world's 100 richest individuals earned their first $1 million at age 37, on average. )note: foreigners account for almost one third of the population of the Norwegian settlements, Longyearbyen and Ny-Alesund (where the majority of Svalbard's resident population lives), as of mid-2021, Swedish 80.3%, Syrian 1.9%, Iraqi 1.4%, Finnish 1.4%, other 15%, Swiss 69.2%, German 4.2%, Italian 3.2%, Portuguese 2.5%, French 2.1%, Kosovan 1.1%, Turkish 1%, other 16.7% (2020 est. Women tend to marry earlier than men and currently varies from 17.6 for women in Niger, to 32.4 for women in Denmark while men range from 22.6 in Mozambique to 35.1 in Sweden. The number of people who consider themselves party to a "folk tradition" is impossible to determine. Between 2000 and 2017, the population of those of Two or more races doubled (from 3.5 to 7.0 million), the Asian population increased by 74 percent (from 10.5 million to 18.3 million), the Hispanic population increased by 64 percent (from 35.7 million to 58.6 million), and the Pacific Islander population increased by 56 percent (from 0.4 . ), Kyrgyz 73.8%, Uzbek 14.8%, Russian 5.1%, Dungan 1.1%, other 5.2% (includes Uyghur, Tajik, Turk, Kazakh, Tatar, Ukrainian, Korean, German) (2021 est. Data required on total number of births per year, and distribution by country. )note: data represent population by self-identified nationality, Kazakh (Qazaq) 68%, Russian 19.3%, Uzbek 3.2%, Ukrainian 1.5%, Uighur 1.5%, Tatar 1.1%, German 1%, other 4.4% (2019 est. Half of the world's prison population of about nine million is held in the US, China or Russia. Conversely, countries of Eastern Europe (the Baltic states, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia) tend to have a "normal" ratio at birth but a very low ratio of males among those over 65 (Russia 0.46, Latvia 0.48, Ukraine 0.52); similarly, Armenia has a far above average male ratio at birth (1.17), and a below-average male ratio above 65 (0.67). )note: Republika Srpska authorities dispute the methodology and refuse to recognize the results; Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with the religious term Muslim - an adherent of Islam, Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and people of European ancestry 7%, White 47.7%, mixed 43.1%, Black 7.6%, Asian 1.1%, Indigenous 0.4% (2010 est. [29], As of 2010[update], about 3 billion people live in or around urban areas.[7]. ", Self-reported figures from 1999; North Korea only (South Korean followers are minimal according to self-reported figures). 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