Table 1328. Total World Population: 1980 to 2050 [As of midyear (4,453 represents 4,453,000,000)] Average annual 1 Average annual 1 Year Population Year Population Population Growth rate change Population Growth rate change (mil.) (percent) (mil.) (mil.) (percent) (mil.) 1980. 4,453 1.8 82.7 2015. 7,231 1.0 74.7 1985. 4,858 1.7 83.7 2020. 7,597 0.9 70.8 1990. 5,289 1.6 83.0 2025. 7,941 0.8 65.6 1995. 5,700 1.4 80.1 2030. 8,259 0.7 60.4 2007. 6,624 1.2 77.2 2035. 8,551 0.6 55.5 2008. 6,701 1.1 76.2 2040. 8,820 0.6 50.8 2009. 6,777 1.1 76.1 2045. 9,064 0.5 45.9 2010. 6,853 1.1 76.1 2050. 9,284 (NA) (NA) NA Not available. 1 Represents change from year shown to immediate succeeding year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base, <http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/>, accessed June 2010. Table 1329. Population by Continent: 1980 to 2050 [In millions, except percent (4,453 represents 4,453,000,000). As of midyear] North South Year World Africa 1 America 1 America 1 Asia Europe 1 Oceania 1980. 4,453 479 371 242 2,644 695 23 1990. 5,289 630 424 297 3,189 723 26 2000. 6,089 803 486 348 3,691 730 30 2010. 6,853 1,015 539 396 4,133 734 35 2020. 7,597 1,261 595 440 4,531 731 39 2030. 8,259 1,532 648 477 4,841 718 43 2040. 8,820 1,827 695 504 5,049 698 46 2050. 9,284 2,138 739 520 5,167 671 49 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION 1980. 100.0 10.7 8.3 5.4 59.4 15.6 0.5 2000. 100.0 13.2 8.0 5.7 60.6 12.0 0.5 2050. 100.0 23.0 8.0 5.6 55.7 7.2 0.5 1 Estimates and projections for France include the four overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Reunion in the national total. These areas are included in the same regions as France (Europe). Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin recently voted to become French overseas collectivities apart from Guadeloupe and are included in the totals for North America. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base, <http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/>, accessed June 2010. Table 1330. Population and Population Change by Development Status: 1950 to 2050 [(2,557 represents 2,557,000,000). As of midyear. Minus sign (–) indicates decrease. The “less developed” countries include all of Africa, all of Asia except Japan, the Transcaucasian and Central Asian republics of the New Independent States, all of Latin America and the Caribbean, and all of Oceania except Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii. This category matches the “less developed country” classification employed by the United Nations] Number (mil.) Percent of world Year Less developed More developed Less developed More developed World countries 1 countries 1 countries 1 countries 1 POPULATION 1950. 2,557 1,749 807 68.4 31.6 1960. 3,042 2,132 911 70.1 29.9 1970. 3,713 2,709 1,004 73.0 27.0 1980. 4,453 3,371 1,082 75.7 24.3 1990. 5,289 4,145 1,144 78.4 21.6 2000. 6,089 4,895 1,193 80.4 19.6 2010. 6,853 5,622 1,231 82.0 18.0 2020. 7,597 6,338 1,259 83.4 16.6 2030. 8,259 6,984 1,275 84.6 15.4 2040. 8,820 7,539 1,281 85.5 14.5 2050. 9,284 8,005 1,279 86.2 13.8 POPULATION CHANGE 1950–1960. 486 382 104 78.7 21.3 1960–1970. 670 578 93 86.2 13.8 1970–1980. 740 662 78 89.4 10.6 1980–1990. 836 774 62 92.5 7.5 1990–2000. 800 751 49 93.8 6.2 2000–2010. 764 727 38 95.1 4.9 2010–2020. 744 716 28 96.2 3.8 2020–2030. 662 646 16 97.6 2.4 2030–2040. 561 555 6 99.0 1.0 2040–2050. 464 466 –2 100.3 –0.3 1 See footnote 1, Table 1329. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base, <http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/>, accessed June 2010. International Statistics 835 U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2011.