)note: data represent population by national identity, Faroese 85.3% (Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon descent), Danish 8.3%, other Nordic 1.4%, other 4.5% (includes Filipino, Poland, Romanian) (2022 est. A report released Wednesday by the United Nations projects the global population rising to more than 9.7 billion by 2050, up from just over 7.3 billion today. An additional 11% are Catholic, 1% are Latter-day Saint, and 1% are Jehovah's Witnesses. )note: data represent population by nationality, Jewish 74% (of which Israel-born 78.7%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 14.8%, Africa-born 4.2%, Asia-born 2.3%), Arab 21.1%, other 4.9% (2020 est. About Our Agency; About Our Facilities; Historical Information [100], Of the roughly 150,000 people who died each day across the globe, about two-thirds100,000 per daydied of age-related causes in 2001, according to an article which counts all deaths "due to causes that kill hardly anyone under the age of 40" as age-related. ), Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African, Punjabi 44.7%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.4%, Sindhi 14.1%, Saraiki 8.4%, Muhajirs 7.6%, Balochi 3.6%, other 6.3%, Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 73%, Carolinian 2%, Asian 21.7%, Caucasian 1.2%, other 2.1% (2015 est. About 13% of the U.S. population is Black or African American. ), Gibraltarian 79%, other British 13.2%, Spanish 2.1%, Moroccan 1.6%, other EU 2.4%, other 1.6% (2012 est. As defined by the Statistics Bureau of Japan; refers to Kanto major metropolitan area (M.M.A.). As of 2009, there are an estimated 33.3 million people living with HIV/AIDS, which is approximately 0.8% of the world population, and there have been an estimated 1.8 million deaths attributed to HIV/AIDS. miles). Some Western Europe countries might also encounter negative population growth. Figures for the population of Jains differ from just over six million to twelve million due to difficulties of Jain identity, with Jains in some areas counted as a Hindu sect. SCD occurs among about 1 out of every 365 Black or African-American births. [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]. )note: a 2010 law replaces 'Fijian' with 'iTaukei' when referring to the original and native settlers of Fiji, Finnish, Swedish, Russian, Estonian, Romani, Saminote: 91.5% of the population has a Finnish background, Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African (Algerian, Moroccan, Tunisian), Indochinese, Basque minoritiesnote: overseas departments: Black, White, Mulatto, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian, Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%, Gabonese-born 80.1% (includes Fang 23.2%, Shira-Punu/Vili 18.9%, Nzabi-Duma 11.3%, Mbede-Teke 6.9%, Myene 5%, Kota-Kele 4.9%, Okande-Tsogo 2.1%, Pygmy .3%, other 7.5%), Cameroonian 4.6%, Malian 2.4%, Beninese 2.1%, acquired Gabonese nationality 1.6%, Togolese 1.6%, Senegalese 1.1%, Congolese (Brazzaville) 1%, other 5.5% (includes Congolese (Kinshasa), Equatorial Guinean, Nigerian) (2012 est. )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. For example, Cao i is listed because it claims to be a separate category from Buddhism, while Ha Ho is not, even though they are similar new religious movements. Last week the US Census Bureau issued figures showing that non-hispanic whites made up 49.8 per cent of the population of California. ), Lao 53.2%, Khmou 11%, Hmong 9.2%, Phouthay 3.4%, Tai 3.1%, Makong 2.5%, Katong 2.2%, Lue 2%, Akha 1.8%, other 11.6% (2015 est. [66] In many countries, such as the People's Republic of China, communist governments have discouraged religion, making it difficult to count the actual number of believers. This list includes only independent countries, not regions. [101][bettersourceneeded] In industrialized nations, the proportion was even higher according to that article, reaching 90%. to A.D. 1200) took place via the Philippines and eastern Indonesia and reached Fiji and Tonga by about 900 B.C. As of 2022[update], the world had 159 metropolitan areas with a population of over 3,000,000 people each. Bengali is spoken by around 250 million people worldwide, predominantly in Bangladesh and India. ), Melanesian 99.2%, non-Melanesian 0.8% (2016 est. Anglo-Saxon whites are already a minority in Hawaii and the. Algeria. )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. Negroids are found mainly in Africa (1,000,000,000) and Americas (100,000,000). ), 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. )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. ), White 94.7%, Asian 3.1%, Mixed 1%, Black 0.6%, other 0.4% (2021 est. West Asia, Northern Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, Western Africa, Maritime Southeast Asia with large population centers existing in Eastern Africa. This was estimated at the time to still be half the true number. Until c.10,000 years ago, humans lived as hunter-gatherers. The average millionaire is 57 years old. The table below lists religions classified by philosophy; however, religious philosophy is not always the determining factor in local practice. The Northern Mariana Islands have the highest female ratio with 0.77 males per female. )note: data represent the population by country of citizenship, Mestico, Angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), Forros (descendants of freed slaves), Servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cabo Verde), Tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese), Asians (mostly Chinese), Wolof 39.7%, Pular 27.5%, Serer 16%, Mandinka 4.9%, Jola 4.2%, Soninke 2.4%, other 5.4% (includes Europeans and persons of Lebanese descent) (2019 est. [23], Source: Maddison and others. 96% of the urban population has access to improved drinking water, while only 78% of rural inhabitants have improved drinking water. )note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin, Fon and related 38.4%, Adja and related 15.1%, Yoruba and related 12%, Bariba and related 9.6%, Fulani and related 8.6%, Ottamari and related 6.1%, Yoa-Lokpa and related 4.3%, Dendi and related 2.9%, other 0.9%, foreigner 1.9% (2013 est. Birth rates ranging from 10 to 20 births per 1000 are considered low, while rates from 40 to 50 births per 1000 are considered high. Some countries with a historically large Christian population have experienced a significant decline in the numbers of professed active Christians: see demographics of atheism. ), Chamorro 37.3%, Filipino 26.3%, White 7.1%, Chuukese 7%, Korean 2.2%, other Pacific Islander 2%, other Asian 2%, Chinese 1.6%, Palauan 1.6%, Japanese 1.5%, Pohnpeian 1.4%, mixed 9.4%, other 0.6% (2010 est. The world's population is predominantly urban and suburban,[5] and there has been significant migration toward cities and urban centres. Algeria. About 6,000 years ago, the first proto-states developed in Mesopotamia, Egypt's Nile Valley and the Indus Valley. Ethnicity and Race by Countries. [101], There is an inverse correlation between income and fertility, wherein developed countries usually have a much lower fertility rate. According to the World Health Organization, the 10 leading causes of death in 2002 were: Causes of death vary greatly between first and third world countries. 1,033,080,000 Hindus (15%), the overwhelming majority (94%) of which live in India. )note: data represent total resident population; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 6.513% of North Macedonias population, Asian 50% (includes Filipino 35.3%, Chinese 6.8%, Korean 4.2%, and other Asian 3.7%), Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 34.9% (includes Chamorro 23.9%, Carolinian 4.6%, and other Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 6.4%), other 2.5%, two or more ethnicities or races 12.7% (2010 est. By 2050, Nigeria and the U.S. will have the same projected. Median Age - 31 years (male: 30.3 years, female: 31.8 years, 2021 est.) ), Ngalop (also known as Bhote) 50%, ethnic Nepali 35% (predominantly Lhotshampas), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%, Mestizo (mixed White and Amerindian ancestry) 68%, Indigenous 20%, White 5%, Cholo/Chola 2%, African descent 1%, other 1%, unspecified 3%; 44% of respondents indicated feeling part of some indigenous group, predominantly Quechua or Aymara (2009 est. According to a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research , about 20 percent of the population is attracted to their own gender. ), predominantly Swazi; smaller populations of other African ethnic groups, including the Zulu, as well as people of European ancestry, Oromo 35.8%, Amhara 24.1%, Somali 7.2%, Tigray 5.7%, Sidama 4.1%, Guragie 2.6%, Welaita 2.3%, Afar 2.2%, Silte 1.3%, Kefficho 1.2%, other 13.5% (2022 est. ), Samoan 96%, Samoan/New Zealander 2%, other 1.9% (2011 est. 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