REGION

1995

1990-1995

2000

1995-2000

2015

2010-2015

2030

2025-2030

TOTAL/%

GROWTH*

TOTAL/%

GROWTH*

TOTAL/*

GROWTH*

TOTAL/%

GROWTH*

WORLD TOTAL

TOTAL

5687113

1.48

6091351

1.37

7285881

1.12

8371602

0.81

URBAN

45.27

2.43

47.44

2.31

54.38

1.99

61.12

1.55

RURAL

54.73

0.72

52.56

0.56

45.62

0.12

38.88

-0.30

MORE DEV. REG.

TOTAL

1171384

0.4

1186990

0.26

1214018

0.13

1212147

-0.13

URBAN

74.90

0.73

76.11

0.59

80.03

0.46

83.72

0.14

RURAL

25.10

-0.54

23.89

-0.72

19.97

-1.17

16.28

-1.48

LESS DEV. REG.

TOTAL

4515729

1.77

4904361

1.65

6071863

1.32

7159456

0.97

URBAN

37.58

3.37

40.50

3.15

49.25

2.52

57.30

1.91

RURAL

62.42

0.86

59.50

0.69

50.75

0.22

42.70

-0.22

LEAST DEV. CNTRIE

TOTAL

579035

2.58

660347

2.63

944893

2.28

1267203

1.78

URBAN

22.74

5.00

25.42

4.86

34.55

4.18

44.01

3.27

RURAL

77.26

1.92

74.58

1.92

65.45

1.35

55.99

0.68

AFRICA

TOTAL

719495

2.68

819910

2.61

1181288

2.32

1588909

1.78

URBAN

34.94

4.37

37.77

4.17

46.37

3.57

54.35

2.76

RURAL

65.06

1.82

62.23

1.73

53.63

1.30

45.65

0.66

EASTERN AFRICA

TOTAL

221315

2.67

255500

2.87

381598

2.58

529882

1.97

URBAN

22.43

5.55

25.14

5.15

33.70

4.35

42.53

3.43

RURAL

77.57

1.90

74.86

2.16

66.30

1.74

57.47

0.96

MIDDLE AFRICA

TOTAL

83271

3.4

95385

2.72

145506

2.77

209289

2.2

URBAN

32.75

4.60

35.12

4.12

44.12

4.23

53.21

3.34

RURAL

67.25

2.85

64.88

2.00

55.88

1.69

46.79

0.97

NORTHERN AFRICA

TOTAL

158077

2.11

175037

2.04

225618

1.46

271243

1.1

URBAN

48.01

3.32

50.93

3.22

59.70

2.45

67.17

1.81

RURAL

51.99

1.05

49.07

0.88

40.30

0.08

32.83

-0.29

SOUTHERN AFRICA

TOTAL

47335

2.29

52887

2.22

71180

1.82

87942

1.18

URBAN

47.81

2.87

49.51

2.92

56.22

2.73

64.06

1.97

RURAL

52.19

1.77

50.49

1.56

43.78

0.71

35.94

-0.15

WESTERN AFRICA

TOTAL

209498

2.93

241102

2.81

357386

2.52

490554

1.88

URBAN

36.26

5.08

40.06

4.80

50.42

3.83

58.76

2.81

RURAL

63.74

1.80

59.94

1.58

49.58

1.26

41.24

0.63

ASIA

TOTAL

3437787

1.53

3688535

1.41

4381181

1.03

4956764

0.71

URBAN

34.67

3.22

37.60

3.03

46.64

2.36

55.20

1.74

RURAL

65.33

0.69

62.40

0.49

53.36

-0.06

44.80

-0.50

EASTERN ASIA

TOTAL

1421314

1.02

1483111

0.85

1624362

0.57

1713775

0.21

URBAN

36.87

3.09

40.57

2.76

50.84

1.85

59.05

1.14

RURAL

63.13

-0.09

59.43

-0.35

49.16

-0.68

40.95

-1.05

SO. CENTRAL ASIA

TOTAL

1366866

1.92

1495977

1.81

1875469

1.31

2201533

0.94

URBAN

28.73

3.06

30.65

3.10

38.82

2.95

48.45

2.29

RURAL

71.27

1.47

69.35

1.26

61.18

0.33

51.55

-0.24

SO. EASTERN ASIA

TOTAL

481920

1.73

521983

1.6

628731

1.11

722807

0.87

URBAN

33.55

3.79

36.91

3.51

46.53

2.45

55.00

1.91

RURAL

66.45

0.76

63.09

0.56

53.47

0.00

45.00

-0.33

WESTERN ASIA

TOTAL

167686

2.23

187463

2.23

252619

1.86

318648

1.38

URBAN

67.58

3.61

71.39

3.33

77.97

2.26

81.49

1.65

RURAL

32.42

-0.37

28.61

-0.27

22.03

0.49

18.51

0.21

EUROPE

TOTAL

728244

0.16

729328

0.03

716745

-0.15

690090

-0.32

URBAN

73.53

0.56

74.89

0.40

79.03

0.20

82.87

.0.03

RURAL

26.47

-0.90

25.11

-1.03

20.97

-1.42

17.13

-1.65

EASTERN EUROPE

TOTAL

310506

-0.02

306654

-0.25

294743

-0.28

278448

-0.41

URBAN

70.24

0.60

72.21

0.30

77.24

0.12

81.32

-0.09

RURAL

29.76

-1.41

27.79

-1.62

22.76

-1.58

18.68

-1.72

NORTHERN EUROPE

TOTAL

93372

0.19

93736

0.08

94830

0.1

95530

-0.01

URBAN

83.52

0.30

84.10

0.22

86.32

0.29

88.79

0.16

RURAL

16.48

-0.38

15.90

-0.64

13.68

-1.05

11.21

-1.33

SOUTHERN EUROPE

TOTAL

143377

0.04

144861

0.21

141763

-0.23

134399

-0.41

URBAN

64.07

0.36

65.08

0.52

69.83

0.28

75.19

0.04

RURAL

35.93

-0.51

34.92

-0.37

30.17

-1.37

24.81

-1.72

WESTERN EUROPE

TOTAL

180988

0.56

184077

0.34

185409

-0.02

181713

-0.26

URBAN

81.50

0.77

82.36

0.55

85.19

0.21

87.81

-0.08

RURAL

18.50

-0.31

17.64

-0.62

14.81

-1.30

12.19

-1.55

LATIN AMERICA

TOTAL

476637

1.7

514688

1.54

624969

1.18

719858

0.86

URBAN

73.39

2.34

75.36

2.07

79.90

1.51

83.19

1.11

RURAL

26.61

0.03

24.64

0.00

20.10

-0.09

16.81

-0.35

CARIBBEAN

TOTAL

35686

1.24

37757

1.13

44034

0.99

50311

0.85

URBAN

61.72

2.02

63.91

1.82

69.42

1.48

73.68

1.23

RURAL

38.28

0.05

36.09

-0.05

30.58

-0.06

26.32

-0.15

CENTRAL AMERICA

TOTAL

123474

2.04

135497

1.86

169288

1.32

199203

1.04

URBAN

66.33

2.32

67.34

2.16

71.41

1.75

76.13

1.45

RURAL

33.67

1.48

32.66

1.25

28.59

0.29

23.87

-0.23

SOUTH AMERICA

TOTAL

317477

1.62

341434

1.45

411647

1.14

470344

0.78

URBAN

77.44

2.38

79.81

2.06

84.51

1.43

87.19

0.98

RURAL

22.56

-0.77

20.19

-0.76

15.49

-0.38

12.81

-0.49

NORTHERN AMERICA

TOTAL

296645

1.01

308636

0.79

345156

0.78

374063

0.27

URBAN

76.21

1.23

77.20

1.05

80.88

1.10

84.37

0.53

RURAL

23.79

0.32

22.80

-0.06

19.12

-0.55

15.63

-1.07

OCEANIA

TOTAL

28305

1.37

30253

1.33

36542

1.2

41918

0.6

URBAN

70.14

1.25

70.01

1.29

71.25

1.41

74.50

0.87

RURAL

29.86

1.66

29.99

1.42

28.75

0.69

25.50

-0.20