World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision

The 2004 Revision of World Population Prospects represents the latest global demographic estimates and projections prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. This volume of the 2004 Revision presents the comprehensive tables of the official United Nations world population estimates and projections. Covering the 195 -2050 time period, demographic profiles and selected demographic indicators are provided for each development group, major area, region and country. In all data tables, figures for 1950- 2005 are estimates and those thereafter are projections, presented as medium, high, low and constant-fertility variants. The tables are accompanied by an executive summary of the results and the assumptions underlying the 2004 Revision. The executive summary and the assumptions have been translated into the six official United Nations languages. The full results of the 2004 Revision are presented in a series of three volumes. In addition to the present volume, the second volume contains the age and sex distributions of populations for the period 1950-2050, and the third volume is devoted to an analysis of the results obtained. Summary findings of the 2004 Revision are also shown in a wall chart. In addition, data are distributed in digital form. Interested users fan purchase one of the three different CD-ROMs containing the major results of the 2004 Revision. A description of the data provided on the CD-ROMs and an order form are presented on pages 3-12 of this publication and are also posted on the Population Division' s web site (www. unpopu/ation.org). Responsibility for the 2004 Revision rests with the Population Division. Preparation of the 2004 Revision was facilitated by the collaboration of the Regional Commissions, the specialized agencies and other relevant bodies of the United Nations with the Population Division.