2024 World Population Data Sheet Booklet
2024 World Population Data Sheet Booklet
2024 World Population Data Sheet Booklet
WORLD POPULATION
CONTENTS
8.1 Special Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
BILLION
World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
NURSING AND MIDWIFERY PERSONNEL WORLD POPULATION Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DATA SHEET
Americas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
38 SPECIAL FOCUS ON
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE Asia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
PER 10,000 POPULATION
Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
BIRTHS
SPECIAL FOCUS
Increasing Investments in Primary Health Care Can Improve Health Outcomes • 2024 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET • 1
FIGURE
ABOUT 50% OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION LACKS ACCESS TO GOOD
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (PHC). PHC is a platform for integrated Number of Nursing and Midwifery Personnel per 10,000 Population
health service delivery to meet people’s changing needs at every
age, such as pregnancy care, childhood immunizations, and care for
noncommunicable diseases like high blood pressure (hypertension). It
can support people to live longer, healthier lives.
Investments to scale up access to quality PHC across low- and middle-
income countries, including resources to increase the availability and
retention of staff, could prevent as many as 60 million deaths by 2030.
As a result, average life expectancy could increase by 3.7 years. To
realize these advances, we must ensure quality care that is centered
on people and is continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated to meet
their evolving health needs at all stages of life.
Yet many countries do not have sufficient resources, including
adequate numbers of trained health professionals, to meet their
populations’ basic health needs. Around the world, shortages in skilled
professionals contribute to overworked health care personnel and <15 15-35 35.1-60 60.1-120 120.1-525 Data not available
reduced quality of care. (See figure). Note: Data presented are the most recent available between 2018 and 2022.
WORLD
• 2024 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET • 2
WORLD 8,083 16 8 0.9 — 8,814 9,595 27 2.2 25 10 73 71 76 58 22,855 63 55 — 21 67 — 17.3 37.7 — 1,260 —
More Developed 1,281 9 11 -0.2 6 1,294 1,284 4 1.4 16 20 79 76 82 80 61,752 — — — 34 84 7.8 37.3 104.2 — 6,023 —
Less Developed 6,802 18 7 1.1 -0 7,520 8,311 29 2.3 27 8 72 70 74 54 15,383 62 55 — 17 64 — 13.4 25.0 — 338 —
Least Developed 1,178 31 7 2.4 -2 1,490 1,931 40 4.0 39 4 67 64 69 37 4,198 40 34 54 11 44 — 2.9 9.2 8.8 47 28
High Income 1,259 9 9 0.0 7 1,291 1,302 4 1.4 16 19 81 78 83 81 63,398 — — — 35 84 7.9 36.4 100.4 — 5,849 —
Middle Income 6,047 16 7 0.8 -1 6,515 6,957 26 2.0 25 9 73 71 75 55 15,725 65 58 — 17 66 — 14.2 26.0 — 319 —
Upper-Middle Income 2,797 10 8 0.2 0 2,837 2,794 11 1.4 20 13 76 73 79 70 22,817 76 71 — 18 76 — 21.8 35.7 — 569 —
Lower-Middle Income 3,250 20 7 1.3 -1 3,678 4,163 33 2.5 29 6 70 68 72 41 9,197 56 47 68 14 57 — 7.1 16.9 7.4 89 38
Low Income 746 34 7 2.7 0 975 1,301 42 4.5 42 3 65 63 67 34 2,356 33 28 50 11 42 — 1.3 8.6 — 36 23
AFRICA
NORTHERN AFRICA
• 2024 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET • 3
AFRICA 1,478 31 8 2.3 -0 1,865 2,417 44 4.1 39 4 64 62 66 45 6,394 37 33 53 12 47 2.2 3.0 11.8 7.4 100 55
NORTHERN AFRICA 261 22 6 1.6 -4 306 363 23 2.8 32 6 72 70 75 53 13,588 50 46 66 15 65 — — 13.5 — 164 77
Algeria 47.0 21 4 1.7 -0 54.2 63.9 19 3.0 31 7 78 77 79 75 16,790 54 45 66 16 74 6.5 9.9 3.2 — 205 —
Egypt 106.3 19 6 1.4 3 124.1 147.4 19 2.6 32 6 72 69 74 43 17,990 59 57 80 19 70 3.0 6.8 18.3 0.1 180 99
Tunisia 11.9 14 6 0.8 -1 12.4 12.8 9 1.6 24 10 77 74 79 71 13,310 54 48 69 15 67 5.5 12.9 21.2 — 266 98
AFRICA 1,478 31 8 2.3 -0 1,865 2,417 44 4.1 39 4 64 62 66 45 6,394 37 33 53 12 47 2.2 3.0 11.8 7.4 100 55
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1,217 33 8 2.5 0 1,560 2,054 47 4.4 41 3 63 61 65 43 4,714 34 29 50 11 43 1.9 2.3 11.5 8.3 86 51
WESTERN AFRICA 444 33 10 2.3 -0 558 714 59 4.5 41 3 59 58 60 49 5,309 24 20 42 11 40 2.5 2.7 14.0 6.5 74 53
Benin 13.8 33 9 2.4 0 17.6 23.2 45 4.7 42 3 61 59 62 50 4,220 23 18 33 9 38 1.3 2.0 6.0 0.0 35 —
Burkina Faso 23.4 33 8 2.5 -1 29.3 37.1 30 4.4 42 3 62 60 64 33 2,610 34 31 57 9 40 1.0 1.5 10.3 1.4 57 42
Cabo Verde 0.5 12 5 0.7 -2 0.5 0.6 10 1.5 26 7 76 73 79 74 9,050 56 55 — 14 71 3.2 44.6 15.9 2.6 248 78
Côte d'Ivoire 31.5 32 8 2.5 0 40.5 55.0 52 4.3 38 3 62 60 64 53 7,480 35 27 47 9 43 1.6 1.8 8.0 5.7 82 68
Gambia 2.8 30 6 2.4 -1 3.4 4.3 30 4.0 40 3 66 64 68 64 3,120 19 17 40 10 46 0.6 1.0 6.8 6.4 25 16
Ghana 32.7 28 7 2.1 -0 39.3 48.0 28 3.9 36 4 66 63 68 59 7,370 36 28 47 19 48 1.0 1.4 37.9 5.1 100 67
Guinea 14.0 36 9 2.7 -0 17.5 22.2 59 4.1 44 3 62 60 63 38 3,940 11 11 32 7 40 2.1 0.2 3.7 13.2 45 30
Guinea-Bissau 2.2 30 7 2.3 -1 2.7 3.4 49 3.8 39 3 64 62 66 45 2,670 21 20 48 11 37 2.0 2.1 9.9 18.9 69 18
Liberia 5.4 33 9 2.5 -1 6.8 8.6 56 4.0 39 3 61 60 63 54 1,700 25 24 41 8 45 1.6 1.8 7.9 24.8 112 33
Mali 22.9 39 9 3.1 -2 31.0 43.2 61 5.7 49 2 60 59 61 46 2,600 17 16 40 15 41 1.6 2.0 3.5 1.5 40 20
Mauritania 4.6 34 6 2.9 1 6.1 8.3 33 5.2 41 4 68 67 70 58 6,930 14 13 28 11 40 1.3 2.4 16.6 — 89 36
Niger 26.3 42 9 3.3 0 36.4 51.1 65 6.1 47 3 61 60 62 17 1,750 15 14 39 6 35 0.1 0.2 2.0 0.8 34 21
Nigeria 227.8 33 12 2.1 -0 281.6 351.6 70 4.5 41 3 54 54 55 54 6,200 22 18 40 11 38 3.9 3.9 16.8 7.1 84 63
Senegal 18.5 28 6 2.2 -1 23.4 30.3 31 4.0 38 4 69 67 71 50 4,670 27 26 56 10 50 0.4 1.3 4.4 10.8 71 53
Sierra Leone 8.6 31 8 2.2 0 10.6 12.9 72 3.8 38 3 62 60 64 44 2,130 21 21 45 9 41 0.4 0.4 11.2 17.0 43 24
Togo 8.5 31 8 2.3 -0 10.7 14.0 41 4.2 38 4 63 63 63 44 3,170 24 21 37 9 44 0.4 0.8 5.1 8.7 54 30
EASTERN AFRICA
• 2024 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET • 5
AFRICA 1,478 31 8 2.3 -0 1,865 2,417 44 4.1 39 4 64 62 66 45 6,394 37 33 53 12 47 2.2 3.0 11.8 7.4 100 55
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1,217 33 8 2.5 0 1,560 2,054 47 4.4 41 3 63 61 65 43 4,714 34 29 50 11 43 1.9 2.3 11.5 8.3 86 51
MIDDLE AFRICA 212 39 8 3.1 2 287 407 50 5.5 45 3 62 60 64 52 3,645 22 15 29 11 40 1.5 1.8 10.2 — 44 21
Angola 37.9 38 7 3.1 0 51.8 74.3 49 5.1 44 3 65 62 67 69 7,310 14 13 24 12 37 1.3 2.4 12.7 0.0 64 —
Cameroon 28.8 34 7 2.7 -0 37.4 50.5 47 4.3 41 3 64 62 66 59 5,270 19 15 36 8 44 0.9 1.4 6.5 0.1 64 35
Central African Republic 6.4 44 20 2.3 -3 7.5 10.6 65 6.4 49 2 57 55 59 44 1,200 18 14 26 6 32 0.2 0.2 1.9 2.9 43 31
Chad 18.7 42 11 3.1 26 25.5 35.8 64 6.1 46 2 55 53 57 24 1,940 8 7 17 11 29 0.7 0.9 2.1 4.7 36 19
Congo 6.1 29 5 2.4 -0 7.8 10.3 31 3.9 38 4 72 71 74 69 6,550 30 19 39 10 41 1.3 1.8 10.9 — 81 55
Congo, Dem. Rep. 109.3 41 9 3.3 -0 151.6 218.2 49 6.1 46 3 62 60 64 47 1,620 28 18 31 12 42 1.9 1.9 11.9 — 22 13
Equatorial Guinea 1.9 30 8 2.2 2 2.4 3.1 53 4.1 37 4 64 62 66 74 13,420 — — — 11 46 1.1 1.4 8.4 0.9 256 —
Gabon 2.5 28 6 2.1 0 3.1 4.0 28 3.6 37 4 68 66 71 91 19,710 25 17 30 13 49 2.6 4.8 21.8 0.4 234 114
São Tomé and Príncipe 0.2 28 6 2.3 -3 0.3 0.4 12 3.6 38 4 70 66 74 76 6,140 50 46 60 9 59 — 4.9 21.5 — 186 97
SOUTHERN AFRICA
• 2024 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET • 7
AFRICA 1,478 31 8 2.3 -0 1,865 2,417 44 4.1 39 4 64 62 66 45 6,394 37 33 53 12 47 2.2 3.0 11.8 7.4 100 55
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1,217 33 8 2.5 0 1,560 2,054 47 4.4 41 3 63 61 65 43 4,714 34 29 50 11 43 1.9 2.3 11.5 8.3 86 51
SOUTHERN AFRICA 72 20 9 1.2 -0 81 93 25 2.5 28 9 66 63 69 67 15,147 56 54 78 23 69 4.9 7.7 13.1 11.9 554 255
Botswana 2.4 25 7 1.8 -0 2.8 3.2 28 2.9 31 6 69 67 72 73 19,140 67 — — 19 55 3.4 3.8 30.5 — 458 262
Eswatini 1.2 24 8 1.6 -7 1.4 1.5 35 3.2 33 4 64 61 67 25 10,950 58 57 73 12 56 5.2 15.9 31.8 45.6 280 138
Lesotho 2.3 24 11 1.4 -2 2.6 3.0 57 2.7 35 4 57 55 60 30 3,270 65 65 80 18 53 1.2 1.5 31.2 40.0 115 —
Namibia 2.8 25 8 1.7 0 3.4 4.1 29 2.9 34 4 64 62 65 55 12,170 — — — 22 63 5.2 5.4 33.6 9.5 456 213
South Africa 63.0 20 9 1.1 0 70.4 80.9 23 2.4 28 10 67 64 69 69 15,630 55 54 78 24 71 5.1 8.1 10.4 10.2 584 259
AMERICAS
NORTHERN AMERICA
• 2024 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET • 8
AMERICAS 1,040 13 8 0.5 2 1,095 1,131 11 1.7 21 13 77 74 79 82 43,482 74 69 — 36 80 7.3 28.4 67.2 — 4,748 —
NORTHERN AMERICA 378 11 9 0.1 6 394 405 6 1.6 18 18 78 75 81 83 79,895 74 66 82 49 87 5.0 34.9 117.1 — 11,804 —
Canada 41.4 9 8 0.1 31 42.8 43.7 4.7 1.3 15 19 82 79 84 82 60,700 — — — 61 91 12.5 25.0 103.1 — 6,207 2,544
United States of America 336.6 11 9 0.1 3 351.0 360.7 5.6 1.6 18 18 78 75 80 83 82,190 74 66 82 48 86 4.1 36.1 118.8 — 12,474 —
CENTRAL AMERICA
• 2024 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET • 9
AMERICAS 1,040 13 8 0.5 2 1,095 1,131 11 1.7 21 13 77 74 79 82 43,482 74 69 — 36 80 7.3 28.4 67.2 — 4,748 —
CENTRAL AMERICA 181 16 6 1.0 -1 196 209 15 1.8 24 9 75 72 78 77 22,097 71 67 81 29 73 9.0 21.9 28.7 — 573 273
Belize 0.4 18 5 1.3 2 0.5 0.5 11 2.1 28 6 74 72 76 47 13,710 51 49 66 21 68 — 10.8 23.5 — 310 —
Costa Rica 5.3 10 6 0.4 5 5.7 6.1 9.1 1.2 21 10 81 78 84 83 25,800 71 69 83 50 81 15.4 26.4 60.3 — 949 327
El Salvador 6.3 16 8 0.8 -4 6.6 6.7 10 1.8 25 8 72 68 76 80 11,750 72 68 82 39 78 8.2 15.5 21.6 4.8 442 —
Guatemala 17.8 22 5 1.6 -2 20.2 22.7 18 2.4 31 6 73 70 75 53 13,820 61 49 66 19 59 9.6 12.8 23.1 0.1 341 —
Honduras 9.9 21 4 1.7 -2 11.2 12.5 14 2.4 30 6 72 68 76 60 6,680 69 67 81 33 64 — 4.9 7.1 — 254 —
Mexico 129.4 16 6 1.0 -1 139.6 147.3 15.3 1.6 23 10 75 72 78 82 24,970 73 70 83 28 75 9.1 25.6 29.9 — 611 271
Nicaragua 6.9 17 4 1.3 -5 7.5 8.0 14 2.2 29 6 77 74 80 60 7,640 — — — 35 70 3.2 6.6 — — 198 —
Panama 4.5 15 5 0.9 4 5.1 5.6 13.0 1.9 25 9 80 77 83 72 38,110 51 47 63 29 78 7.4 17.3 37.5 0.4 1,415 —
CARIBBEAN
• 2024 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET • 10
AMERICAS 1,040 13 8 0.5 2 1,095 1,131 11 1.7 21 13 77 74 79 82 43,482 74 69 — 36 80 7.3 28.4 67.2 — 4,748 —
LATIN AMERICA AND
661 14 7 0.7 -1 701 727 14 1.7 22 10 76 73 79 82 21,122 75 71 — 29 76 8.9 24.4 37.9 — 660 —
THE CARIBBEAN
SOUTH AMERICA 437 13 7 0.6 -0 460 472 12 1.7 22 11 76 73 79 85 21,061 78 74 — 30 78 8.8 24.4 42.3 — 705 —
Argentina 47.1 11 8 0.3 0 48.7 49.8 8.0 1.5 24 12 77 75 80 92 28,710 70 68 81 15 79 — 40.8 43.5 — 1,045 —
Bolivia 12.3 20 6 1.4 0 14.0 16.0 20 2.5 29 8 74 71 77 71 10,490 67 45 50 26 65 8.4 12.7 16.1 — 273 —
Brazil 212.0 12 7 0.5 -1 218.2 217.5 12 1.6 20 11 76 73 79 88 19,990 81j 80j — 33 80 5.6 21.4 55.1 13.3 761 340
Chile 20.1 9 6 0.3 4 21.1 21.6 6.6 1.2 17 14 81 79 83 89 31,590 76 70 — 34 82 15.1 31.7 49.7 — 1,381 —
Colombia 52.9 11 5 0.6 3 57.4 59.4 10 1.4 20 10 78 75 80 82 21,420 81 76 86 33 80 18.4 24.5 14.5 — 558 —
Ecuador 18.3 18 7 1.1 -1 20.2 22.0 11 2.2 27 9 75 70 80 65 15,510 78 72 81 29 77 — 23.1 25.2 — 494 —
Guyana 0.8 20 7 1.3 -7 0.9 0.9 21 2.4 29 7 70 67 74 27 50,060 30 29 48 20 76 — 14.1 34.8 — 471 241
Paraguay 6.9 20 6 1.4 -2 7.8 8.6 14 2.4 29 7 74 71 77 63 16,910 68 67 83 13 72 11.4 38.8 93.8 1.6 479 203
Peru 34.0 16 6 1.0 1 37.4 40.4 12 2.0 24 9 78 75 80 82 15,860 77 59 71 22 71 8.8 16.2 26.6 — 412 —
Suriname 0.7 17 7 1.1 -2 0.7 0.8 14 2.2 26 8 74 70 77 66 19,330 39 39 57 21 63 12.0 14.8 29.5 2.1 299 276
Uruguay 3.4 10 10 0.0 -0 3.4 3.3 5.6 1.8 18 16 78 75 82 96 31,690 80j 78j — 29 82 17.7 46.3 73.2 — 1,620 735
ASIA 4,773 14 7 0.7 -0 5,054 5,253 21 1.8 23 10 74 72 77 53 18,425 68 60 — 16 68 — 15.3 30.0 — 475 —
Kazakhstan 20.2 20 7 1.3 0 22.0 25.0 8 2.9 30 8 75 71 79 62 35,420 53 50 73 31 80 — 40.3 69.4 — 403 137
Kyrgyzstan 7.2 21 4 1.6 1 8.3 9.7 14.0 2.8 33 4 72 68 76 38 6,750 39 38 65 10 69 — 21.5 44.2 — 73 37
Turkmenistan 7.5 22 6 1.6 2 8.5 9.6 32 2.7 32 5 70 67 73 54 16,860 50 47 80 12 75 7.2 21.4 39.2 — 565 —
Uzbekistan 37.2 26 5 2.2 -0 41.9 47.3 8.5 3.4 30 6 75 73 77 51 9,640 59 56 81 17 75 — 28.1 57.6 — 157 58
SOUTH ASIA
• 2024 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET • 14
ASIA 4,773 14 7 0.7 -0 5,054 5,253 21 1.8 23 10 74 72 77 53 18,425 68 60 — 16 68 — 15.3 30.0 — 475 —
SOUTH ASIA 2,046 18 6 1.2 -2 2,265 2,481 28 2.2 27 7 72 70 74 38 9,671 61 51 74 15 60 — 8.0 15.0 7.2 84 29
Afghanistan 42.6 35 6 3.0 -1 56.6 76.9 46 4.8 43 2 66 64 68 27 2,100 19i 17i — 14 41 — 2.5 4.5 8.1 81 48
Bangladesh 173.6 20 5 1.5 -3 195.1 214.7 23 2.2 28 7 75 73 76 40 9,430 64 55 74 15 52 — 6.7 6.1 8.9 58 34
Bhutan 0.8 13 6 0.7 0 0.8 0.9 19 1.5 21 7 73 71 75 44 14,240 — — — 9 60 3.4 5.5 20.5 15.1 120 —
India 1,441.7 16 7 1.0 -1 1,568.6 1,668.9 23 2.0 25 7 72 71 74 36 10,030 67 56 74 15 63 — 7.3 17.3 7.9 74 28
Iran 91.6 13 6 0.7 3 97.7 101.9 10 1.7 22 8 78 76 80 77 17,900 — — — 24 74 10.1 15.1 19.8 — 393 —
Maldives 0.6 10 3 0.8 12 0.6 0.7 10 1.7 20 4 81 80 83 42 21,720 19 15 30 15 61 11.8 21.6 49.0 4.4 1,039 —
Nepal 30.0 20 7 1.3 -14 32.2 35.0 28 2.1 28 7 70 69 72 22 5,240 57 43 55 7 54 5.7 8.7 34.9 17.5 65 44
Pakistan 243.5 28 7 2.1 -6 291.4 360.4 49 3.6 37 4 68 65 70 38 6,110 34 23 — 11 45 8.7 10.8 4.7 0.8 43 25
Sri Lanka 21.9 14 7 0.7 -1 22.3 21.9 7 2.0 25 8 77 74 80 19 13,990 65 54 74 16 67 0.4 11.9 24.4 — 166 58
SOUTHEAST ASIA
• 2024 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET • 15
ASIA 4,773 14 7 0.7 -0 5,054 5,253 21 1.8 23 10 74 72 77 53 18,425 68 60 — 16 68 — 15.3 30.0 — 475 —
SOUTHEAST ASIA 693 15 7 0.8 2 740 774 17 2.0 22 8 72 70 75 54 16,120 63 54 73 14 61 — 8.4 36.9 — 224 —
Brunei 0.5 14 5 0.9 2 0.5 0.5 10.4 1.8 21 6 75 73 77 79 87,550 — — — 30 78 — 19.1 67.1 — 693 —
Cambodia 16.6 20 6 1.4 -2 18.6 20.7 19 2.7 30 6 71 68 73 39 5,460 62 45 61 22 58 — 2.1 10.3 — 122 71
Indonesia 281.6 17 8 1.0 -0 302.6 318.6 17 2.2 20 7 71 69 73 59 15,210 64 57 77 4 55 5.3 6.9 41.7 18.3 161 —
Laos 7.7 21 7 1.4 0 8.7 9.6 25 2.5 31 5 67 66 69 38 8,640 53 — 75 14 52 2.3 3.3 11.8 0.1 69 47
Malaysia 34.2 13 6 0.7 16 38.3 42.6 6 1.6 23 7 77 74 79 79 36,120 52 34 — 19 76 — 23.2 33.9 — 487 233
Philippines 114.4 13 6 0.7 5 124.1 132.7 22 1.9 28 6 70 67 73 54 11,940 58 42 59 17 58 — 7.9 47.6 22.6 178 —
Singapore 6.2 7 6 0.1 47 6.6 6.5 2.2 1.0 14 17 83 81 85 100 118,710 — — — 38 89 — 26.0 — — 3,970 —
Thailand 71.7 7 9 -0.2 0 70.5 66.4 7 1.0 15 14 76 72 80 62 22,880 73 71 87 26 82 9.3 9.3 30.8 5.6 364 160
Timor-Leste 1.4 29 7 2.3 0 1.7 2.0 46 3.6 39 3 67 64 69 37 5,880 26 24 47 11 52 7.2 7.7 17.7 34.2 135 —
ASIA 4,773 14 7 0.7 -0 5,054 5,253 21 1.8 23 10 74 72 77 53 18,425 68 60 — 16 68 — 15.3 30.0 — 475 —
EAST ASIA 1,646 6 8 -0.2 0 1,592 1,463 5 1.0 17 17 78 76 82 69 27,815 81 77 — 18 81 — 25.3 44.1 — 1,037 —
China 1,408.6 6 8 -0.1 -0 1,363.1 1,250.8 5 1.0 18 15 78 75 81 66 24,380 85 81 — 16 81 — 25.2 35.2 — 671 —
China, Hong Kong SARk 7.5 4 7 -0.3 1 8.0 8.2 1.4 0.8 10 22 85 83 88 100 77,880 67 65 — — — — — — — — —
China, Macao SARk 0.7 6 4 0.1 15 0.3 0.5 2.4 0.6 13 14 83 80 86 100 73,180 — — — — — — — 37.9 — — —
Japan 123.8 6 13 -0.7 2 116.6 104.6 1.8 1.2 11 29 84 81 87 92 52,640 40 33 — 26 83 — 26.1 124.5 — 4,347 —
Korea, South 51.8 5 7 -0.2 1 50.8 47.1 2.3 0.7 11 19 83 80 86 81 55,040 82 — — 53 89 6.9 25.2 89.2 — 3,124 —
Mongolia 3.4 19 5 1.4 -1 3.8 4.4 12.0 2.7 32 5 69 72 67 70 16,390 48 45 64 26 65 — 38.7 42.2 — 316 120
EUROPE 747 8 11 -0.3 6 746 733 4 1.4 16 20 79 76 82 76 54,028 — — — 26 83 8.9 40.5 92.3 — 3,352 —
EUROPEAN UNION 450 8 11 -0.3 8 452 446 3 1.4 15 21 81 78 84 76 60,261 — — — 32 84 10.9 42.8 100.1 — 4,067 1,863
NORTHERN EUROPE 109 10 10 0.0 7 113 116 3 1.5 17 20 81 80 83 84 65,094 — — — 27 86 9.1 39.0 133.7 — 5,363 2,443
Denmark 6.0 10 10 0.0 10 6.1 6.2 3.5 1.5 16 21 82 80 83 88 79,390 — — — 9 82 8.0 43.8 106.4 — 6,332 3,535
Estonia 1.4 8 12 -0.4 10 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.3 16 20 79 75 83 70 47,350 75j 61j — 16 79 8.7 34.4 68.7 — 1,986 926
Finland 5.6 8 11 -0.3 10 5.7 5.6 1.8 1.3 15 23 82 79 84 86 64,940 86 82 — 28 86 13.9 43.8 521.6 — 5,488 2,393
Iceland 0.4 12 7 0.5 26 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.6 18 16 82 81 84 94 79,290 — — — 52 89 5.9 45.2 159.5 — 6,400 2,234
Ireland 5.5 10 7 0.4 15 5.4 5.7 3.3 1.6 19 15 82 81 84 64 98,650 — — — 24 83 23.5 40.6 143.4 — 6,349 —
Latvia 1.9 8 15 -0.7 1 1.7 1.5 2.6 1.4 16 21 76 70 80 70 41,420 — — — 17 75 7.7 33.8 44.2 — 1,898 808
Lithuania 2.9 7 15 -0.8 16 2.6 2.3 3.0 1.3 15 22 76 80 71 69 50,100 — — — 13 75 10.3 51.3 94.7 — 1,868 887
Norway 5.6 9 8 0.1 10 5.8 6.0 2.0 1.4 16 19 83 81 85 84 108,790 — — — 29 87 10.0 51.7 188.9 — 8,693 3,341
Sweden 10.6 9 9 0.1 2 10.9 11.4 2.1 1.5 17 21 83 82 85 89 72,990 70 68 — 20 85 6.1 71.5 217.0 — 5,980 2,403
United Kingdom 69.2 10 10 0.1 7 72.7 75.6 3.7 1.6 17 20 81 79 83 85 58,140 — — — 30 88 8.1 31.7 91.5 — 5,139 2,430
WESTERN EUROPE
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EUROPE 747 8 11 -0.3 6 746 733 4 1.4 16 20 79 76 82 76 54,028 — — — 26 83 8.9 40.5 92.3 — 3,352 —
EUROPEAN UNION 450 8 11 -0.3 8 452 446 3 1.4 15 21 81 78 84 76 60,261 — — — 32 84 10.9 42.8 100.1 — 4,067 1,863
WESTERN EUROPE 200 9 10 -0.2 10 206 210 3 1.5 15 21 82 79 84 81 70,260 — — — 36 86 12.8 42.3 120.1 — 6,150 2,658
Austria 9.2 9 10 -0.1 15 9.5 9.9 2.8 1.3 16 20 81 79 84 60 73,520 79 — — 27 85 14.8 55.1 109.3 — 6,505 2,677
Belgium 11.8 9 10 0.0 6 12.2 12.5 2.9 1.5 16 20 82 80 84 98 71,990 67 65 — 38 86 12.0 63.9 208.9 — 5,680 2,111
France 66.3 10 9 0.0 3 67.3 67.4 3.8 1.6 17 21 83 80 86 82 62,130 — — — 28 85 14.5 33.4 93.8 — 5,381 2,341
Germany 84.9 8 12 -0.4 17 87.6 89.2 3.4 1.4 14 22 81 78 83 78 72,110 67j — — 45 88 10.3 45.2 123.0 — 6,191 3,021
Luxembourg 0.7 9 7 0.3 16 0.8 0.8 4.3 1.3 16 15 83 81 85 92 98,490 — — — 30 83 — — — — 6,956 2,579
Netherlands 18.0 9 9 0.0 8 18.8 19.7 3.2 1.4 15 20 82 80 83 93 77,750 — — — 23 85 18.3 39.1 116.6 — 6,539 1,782
Switzerland 9.0 9 8 0.1 8 9.8 10.5 3.8 1.3 14 19 84 82 86 74 90,080 72 67 — 37 86 11.5 44.4 187.6 — 10,897 4,033
EASTERN EUROPE
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EUROPE 747 8 11 -0.3 6 746 733 4 1.4 16 20 79 76 82 76 54,028 — — — 26 83 8.9 40.5 92.3 — 3,352 —
EUROPEAN UNION 450 8 11 -0.3 8 452 446 3 1.4 15 21 81 78 84 76 60,261 — — — 32 84 10.9 42.8 100.1 — 4,067 1,863
EASTERN EUROPE 286 8 12 -0.4 2 275 260 4 1.3 16 18 74 69 79 70 40,465 — — — 21 79 4.9 37.7 66.2 — 973 —
Belarus 9.1 9 13 -0.5 1 8.7 8.1 2.1 1.5 17 16 75 70 80 81 29,640 53 46 66 10 79 — 44.7 105.2 — 468 169
Bulgaria 6.4 9 16 -0.7 6 6.0 5.6 4.9 1.8 14 24 73 70 77 77 37,380 — — — 23 73 6.0 49.0 46.6 — 1,040 —
Czechia 11.0 8 10 -0.2 9 10.8 10.8 2.3 1.4 16 21 80 77 83 75 51,370 — — — 36 84 7.2 42.5 93.6 — 2,499 860
Hungary 9.6 9 13 -0.5 5 9.2 8.7 3.1 1.5 14 21 77 73 80 73 44,650 — — — 23 79 6.7 33.0 55.1 5.5 1,382 588
Moldova 3.5 10 14 -0.4 -6 3.1 2.7 10 1.6 17 16 71 67 76 43 17,600 56 44 57 8 71 5.4 32.5 61.2 0.7 410 176
Poland 37.6 7 11 -0.4 1 36.2 33.2 4.1 1.1 15 19 77 73 81 60 47,380 62 — — 32 82 8.7 33.9 63.4 — 1,225 433
Romania 19.1 7 11 -0.4 -1 17.8 16.1 4.8 1.3 16 20 74 71 78 55 46,620 — — — 30 78 7.8 34.7 80.7 — 963 350
Russia 146.0 9 13 -0.4 4 141.2 137.8 4.4 1.4 17 16 73 68 78 75 43,510 — — — 18 79 3.3 38.3 62.4 — 936 —
Slovakia 5.4 9 10 -0.1 0 5.2 4.9 5.6 1.5 16 18 77 74 80 54 43,500 — — — 35 82 — 36.8 60.4 — 1,685 578
Ukraine 37.9 6 13 -0.8 -8 36.8 32.0 5.9 1.0 14 19 73 67 80 70 18,560 — — — 14 76 — — — — 368 104
SOUTHERN EUROPE
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EUROPE 747 8 11 -0.3 6 746 733 4 1.4 16 20 79 76 82 76 54,028 — — — 26 83 8.9 40.5 92.3 — 3,352 —
EUROPEAN UNION 450 8 11 -0.3 8 452 446 3 1.4 15 21 81 78 84 76 60,261 — — — 32 84 10.9 42.8 100.1 — 4,067 1,863
SOUTHERN EUROPE 152 7 11 -0.4 7 152 147 3 1.3 13 22 82 80 84 74 50,386 — — — 29 83 9.9 43.8 69.4 — 2,720 —
Albania 2.8 10 8 0.2 -9 2.6 2.2 8.1 1.3 16 16 79 77 81 65 21,110 46 4 6 8 64 7.3 18.8 58.3 — 465 —
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3.4 8 12 -0.4 9 3.3 2.9 6 1.2 13 22 75 73 78 50 22,790 — — — 17 66 — 23.2 64.0 — 692 292
Croatia 3.9 8 13 -0.5 3 3.6 3.3 4.1 1.5 14 23 79 77 82 59 45,950 — — — 20 80 8.0 36.1 76.8 — 1,384 469
Greece 9.9 7 13 -0.6 2 9.8 9.0 3.1 1.3 13 23 81 78 83 81 40,880 — — — 33 77 4.7 63.7 40.9 — 1,846 —
Italy 59.0 6 11 -0.5 5 57.2 54.2 2.3 1.2 12 24 83 81 85 72 58,650 — — — 28 84 8.2 42.5 77.1 — 3,066 —
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Kosovo 1.7 13 6 0.7 -17 1.8 1.7 26 2.1 24 10 80 82 77 — 15,310 67 9 13 — — — — — — — —
Malta 0.6 8 7 0.1 12 0.6 0.6 6.2 1.1 13 20 83 81 85 95 56,880 — — — 45 85 — 42.8 85.1 — 3,642 2,260
Montenegro 0.6 11 10 0.1 0 0.6 0.7 3.6 1.8 18 16 76 74 79 69 31,520 21 12 28 23 72 5.0 27.5 59.9 — 985 506
North Macedonia 1.8 9 11 -0.2 0 1.7 1.6 2 1.5 17 18 77 75 80 59 23,510 60 14 20 23 74 — 29.6 48.3 — 560 209
San Marino 0.04 5 8 -0.3 5 0.04 0.04 1.1 1.1 13 20 85 83 87 98 59,020 — — — — 77 — — — — 4,132 —
Serbia 6.6 9 15 -0.6 -0 6.1 5.4 4.7 1.6 15 22 76 74 79 61 25,880 62 21 30 25 72 — 28.4 59.3 — 919 —
Slovenia 2.1 8 11 -0.2 7 2.1 2.1 2.5 1.6 15 21 81 78 84 56 54,130 — — — 23 84 6.9 33.3 105.9 — 2,608 1,270
Spain 48.8 7 9 -0.2 12 52.1 53.5 2.6 1.1 14 20 83 80 86 82 52,420 62 60 — 31 85 9.4 44.8 65.4 — 3,234 1,220
OCEANIA
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Australia 27.3 11 7 0.4 21 31.2 35.3 3.2 1.5 18 17 83 81 85 90 66,260 67 65 — 26 87 17.6 39.8 137.1 — 7,055 2,133
Federated States of Micronesia 0.1 22 8 1.5 -10 0.1 0.1 19 2.7 36 3 67 63 71 23 4,620 — — — 14 48 7.8 9.6 22.0 — 393 —
Fiji 0.9 22 9 1.4 -4 0.9 0.9 16 2.9 29 6 67 65 68 59 14,000 36 31 51 13 58 — — 38.4 — 250 145
Marshall Islands 0.05 21 7 1.4 -47 0.05 0.05 22 2.9 35 5 67 65 69 79 8,570 — — — 15 59 — — 42.4 — 767 —
Nauru 0.01 26 8 1.8 -12 0.01 0.01 21 3.3 38 3 62 60 64 100 21,570 — — — 15 60 — — 70.6 — 1,530 —
Palau 0.02 11 12 -0.1 -1 0.02 0.02 18 1.9 18 11 69 67 72 82 17,940 — — — 14 65 15.0 17.8 65.0 6.1 2,045 —
Papua New Guinea 9.7 25 7 1.8 -0 11.8 15.1 32 3.1 37 3 66 64 69 14 4,340 37 31 49 10 30 0.4 0.6 5.1 6.7 61 —
Samoa 0.2 30 7 2.3 27 0.2 0.2 15 4.4 38 6 72 70 74 18 6,600 17 16 29 10 55 2.9 5.5 30.2 — 264 —
Solomon Islands 0.8 27 5 2.2 2 1.0 1.3 15 3.6 39 4 71 69 72 26 3,080 29 24 38 7 47 — — 21.4 — 106 —
Tonga 0.1 23 6 1.7 -21 0.1 0.09 10 3.2 35 7 73 69 76 23 7,560 29 25 49 10 57 8.4 10.1 41.8 — 279 —
Tuvalu 0.01 23 13 1.0 38 0.01 0.01 16 3.2 33 7 67 64 71 66 7,790 24 22 50 6 52 9.9 12.6 36.9 — 1,071 —
Vanuatu 0.3 28 5 2.3 0 0.4 0.5 15 3.6 39 4 71 69 74 26 3,770 — — — 5 47 1.6 1.6 14.0 — 133 —
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POPULATION, MID-2024 AND PROJECTED POPULATION, MID- TOTAL FERTILITY RATE countries. Data are from the most recently available national- encompasses all occupations formally trained and involved in
2035 AND MID-2050 (MILLIONS) The average number of children a woman would have assuming level surveys since 2014. Data prior to 2019 are shown in italics. delivering primary health care such as health promotion, disease
Current estimates and projections are based on recent censuses, current age-specific birth rates remain constant throughout her The classification of women as currently married or in union may prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. Definition of the
official national data, or analyses conducted by national statistical childbearing years (usually considered to be ages 15-49). vary by country. The age range of women surveyed varies in some primary health care workforce may vary across countries. PRB
offices, regional organizations, PRB, the UN Population Division, or countries. produced the numbers of generalists and community health
the International Programs Center of the U.S. Census Bureau. The POPULATION AGES <15 AND AGES 65+ (%) workers per capita from the total number of each occupation
effects of refugee movements, large numbers of foreign workers, The percentage of the total population in those age groups, often HYPERTENSION CONTROLLED, AGES 30-79 (%), 2019 available from the WHO. According to the WHO, the numbers
and population shifts due to current events are taken into account considered the dependent ages. The percentage of adults ages 30-70 with hypertension (high tend to be more complete for the public sector; they may be
to the extent possible. Projected populations are based on blood pressure) who are classified as having their hypertension an underestimate where the private sector, military sector, or
reasonable assumptions on the future course of fertility, mortality, LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH, TOTAL AND BY SEX controlled. Controlled hypertension is defined as a systolic blood nongovernmental or faith-based organizations provide services.
and migration. The average number of years that a newborn could expect to live, pressure of ≤140 mmHg, a diastolic blood pressure of ≤90 mmHg, Data presented are the most recent available between 2018 and
based on sex- and age-specific death rates prevailing at the time or taking medication for hypertension. 2022.
BIRTHS/DEATHS PER 1,000 POPULATION of their birth, in a given country, territory, or geographic area.
Crude birth and death rates, or the annual number of births and UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE SERVICE COVERAGE INDEX, 2021 HEALTH SPENDING PER CAPITA, US$: TOTAL HEALTH
deaths per 1,000 total population, respectively. URBAN POPULATION (%) This index by the WHO measures coverage of essential primary SPENDING, 2020/2022; PHC-SPECIFIC SPENDING, 2018/2022
The percentage of the total population living in areas termed health care services among the general and most disadvantaged The current spending on total health care and on PHC per
RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE (%) urban by that country or the UN. populations on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best). It consists of a person in U.S. dollars from all sources. The ways in which these
The birth rate minus the death rate, expressed as a percentage. weighted average of coverage of selected interventions across expenditures are defined, collected, and estimated may vary
This value represents the estimated rate of population growth (or GNI PER CAPITA, PPP, 2023 ($ CURRENT INTERNATIONAL) four areas: 1) reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: across countries. Data presented are the most recent available
decline) without regard for migration. Gross national income in purchasing power parity (PPP) divided family planning, pregnancy care, child immunization, and within the time range indicated.
by mid-year population. Data prior to 2023 are in italics. child treatment; 2) infectious diseases: tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS,
NET MIGRATION RATE malaria, and water, sanitation, and hygiene; 3) noncommunicable
The estimated net migration (immigration minus emigration) per FAMILY PLANNING AMONG MARRIED WOMEN (AGES 15-49): diseases: hypertension, diabetes, and tobacco; 4) service capacity
1,000 total population. For some countries, data are derived as a USING ALL METHODS, USING MODERN METHODS, DEMAND and access: hospital access, health workforce, and health security.
residual from estimated birth, death, and population growth rates. SATISFIED BY MODERN METHODS (%)
A value of “-0” indicates that the net migration rate is less than 0 The percentage of currently married or in-union women (unless HEALTH CARE WORKERS PER 10,000 POPULATION, 2018/2022:
but greater than -0.5; a value of “0” means that the net migration otherwise indicated in Data Table Notes) of reproductive age GENERALISTS AND TOTAL MEDICAL DOCTORS, NURSING AND
rate is greater than or equal to 0 and less than 0.5. who are currently using any form of contraception; any modern MIDWIFERY PERSONNEL, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
form of contraception; and among those with a need for family Number of health care workers by occupation per 10,000
INFANT MORTALITY RATE planning, the percentage who report having their need met by population. Total medical doctors include generalists and
The annual number of deaths among children from birth to <1 modern methods. Modern methods include clinic and supply specialists. Generalist medical practitioners (including family
year, per 1,000 live births. Decimals indicate national statistics methods, including the pill, injectable, implant, IUD, condom, doctors, pediatricians, and other non-specialized physicians),
reported as completely registered; those without decimals are and sterilization. The inclusion of lactational amenorrhea and/ nursing and midwifery personnel, and community health
estimates from the sources cited. or Standard Days Method in modern methods varies across workers are part of the primary health care workforce, which
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