Table 5: Demographic indicators Average Population Population annual (millions) annual growth rate 1994 growth rate Crude Crude Life Total % of of urban (%) death rate birth rate expectancy fertility population population (%) under under rate urbanized 16 5 1965-80 1980-94 1960 1994 1960 1994 1960 1994 1994 1994 1965-80 1980-94 1 Niger 4.5 1.8 2.8 3.3 29 19 54 53 36 46 7.3 17 6.8 5.4 2 Angola 5.3 2.1 2.0 3.0 31 19 49 51 34 46 7.0 32 5.5 5.9 3 Sierra Leone 2.0 0.8 1.9 2.2 33 25 48 49 32 39 6.4 36 5.0 4.8 4 Mozambique 7.3 2.8 2.5 1.8 26 19 47 45 38 46 6.4 33 9.5 8.4 5 Afghanistan 8.2 3.3 1.9 1.2 30 22 52 50 34 43 6.7 20 5.3 2.9 6 Guinea-Bissau 0.5 0.2 2.8 2.0 29 21 40 43 34 43 5.7 22 3.9 3.8 7 Guinea 3.2 1.3 1.6 2.7 31 20 53 51 34 44 6.9 29 4.9 5.7 8 Malawi 5.3 2.1 2.9 4.0 28 20 54 51 38 46 7.0 13 7.1 6.6 9 Liberia 1.4 0.6 3.0 3.2 25 14 50 47 42 55 6.7 45 6.1 4.9 10 Mali 5.2 2.1 2.2 3.0 29 19 52 51 35 46 7.0 26 4.8 5.6 11 Gambia 0.5 0.2 3.1 3.7 32 19 50 44 33 45 5.5 25 5.0 6.0 12 Somalia 4.5 1.8 3.1 2.2 28 19 50 50 37 47 6.9 26 3.9 3.2 13 Zambia 4.6 1.7 3.1 3.4 23 15 50 45 43 49 5.8 43 6.6 3.9 14 Chad 2.8 1.1 2.0 2.3 30 18 46 44 35 47 5.8 21 6.9 3.2 15 Eritrea 1.6 0.6 2.6 2.6 25 15 49 43 40 50 5.7 17 4.8 4.2 16 Ethiopia 25.9 10.3 2.4 2.7 28 18 51 49 37 47 6.9 13 4.5 4.4 17 Mauritania 1.0 0.4 2.3 2.6 26 15 46 40 39 51 5.3 53 10.1 6.8 18 Bhutan 0.7 0.3 1.9 1.9 26 15 42 40 38 50 5.7 6 4.1 5.3 19 Nigeria 51.8 20.1 2.6 2.9 24 16 52 45 40 50 6.3 39 5.7 5.5 20 Zaire 21.3 8.3 2.9 3.2 23 15 47 48 42 52 6.6 29 3.5 3.3 21 Uganda 10.5 4.2 3.3 3.2 21 19 50 52 44 45 7.1 12 5.3 5.6 22 Cambodia 4.6 1.8 0.4 3.1 21 15 45 44 43 51 5.1 20 1.3 6.5 23 Burundi 3.0 1.2 1.7 2.9 23 16 46 46 42 50 6.6 7 6.2 6.6 24 Central African Rep. 1.5 0.6 2.1 2.4 26 17 43 41 39 49 5.6 39 4.0 3.1 25 Burkina Faso 4.7 1.8 2.3 2.6 28 18 49 47 37 47 6.4 26 5.5 10.5 26 Madagascar 6.9 2.6 2.6 3.3 24 12 49 44 42 56 6.0 27 5.2 5.9 27 Tanzania, U. Rep. of 13.9 5.2 3.0 3.1 23 14 51 43 41 52 5.8 24 9.9 6.5 28 Lesotho 0.9 0.3 2.2 2.9 24 10 43 37 44 60 5.1 22 7.1 6.6 29 Gabon 0.5 0.2 3.3 3.3 24 16 31 37 41 53 5.4 49 6.7 5.6 30 Cote d'Ivoire 7.1 2.8 4.0 3.7 25 15 53 50 40 51 7.3 43 6.7 5.2 31 Benin 2.6 1.0 2.4 3.0 33 18 47 49 36 47 7.0 31 7.1 4.5 32 Rwanda 3.8 1.4 3.2 2.9 22 17 50 44 43 47 6.4 6 6.8 4.6 33 Lao Peo. Dem. Rep. 2.2 0.9 1.8 2.8 23 15 45 45 40 51 6.5 21 5.1 6.0 34 Pakistan 63.5 23.6 2.7 3.4 23 9 49 41 45 61 6.0 34 3.8 4.8 35 Togo 1.9 0.7 3.2 3.1 26 13 48 45 40 55 6.4 31 7.9 5.1 36 Ghana 8.1 3.0 2.1 3.3 19 12 48 42 46 56 5.8 36 3.3 4.3 37 Haiti 3.0 1.1 1.7 2.0 23 12 42 35 43 56 4.7 31 3.7 3.9 38 Sudan 12.7 4.6 2.8 2.7 25 13 47 40 40 53 5.6 24 5.6 4.1 39 India 344.5 116.6 2.2 2.1 21 10 43 29 45 60 3.7 27 3.6 3.1 40 Nepal 9.6 3.5 2.4 2.6 26 13 44 39 39 53 5.3 13 6.6 7.6 41 Bangladesh 49.9 17.1 2.8 2.1 22 12 47 36 40 55 4.2 18 6.7 5.3 42 Senegal 3.8 1.4 2.8 2.7 27 16 50 43 37 49 5.9 42 3.4 3.8 43 Yemen, Rep. of 6.8 2.7 2.3 3.7 28 16 53 49 37 50 7.5 33 6.3 7.2 44 Indonesia 69.4 21.9 2.3 1.8 23 9 44 25 42 62 2.8 35 4.6 5.0 45 Bolivia 3.1 1.1 2.4 2.2 22 10 46 36 43 59 4.7 60 3.2 4.1 46 Cameroon 6.0 2.2 2.6 2.8 24 12 44 41 40 56 5.6 44 6.9 5.3 47 Congo 1.2 0.5 2.7 2.9 23 15 45 45 42 51 6.2 58 4.3 5.4 48 Myanmar 18.0 6.4 2.2 2.1 21 11 42 33 45 57 4.1 26 3.1 2.7 49 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 2.5 0.9 4.2 3.9 19 8 49 42 48 63 6.2 86 10.4 5.3 50 Papua New Guinea 1.8 0.6 2.4 2.2 23 11 44 34 42 56 4.9 16 8.6 3.6 51 Kenya 13.8 5.1 3.6 3.6 22 12 53 45 46 56 6.1 27 7.7 7.2 52 Turkmenistan 1.7 0.6 2.8 2.4 15 8 44 32 57 65 3.9 45 2.8 2.1 53 Tajikistan 2.7 1.0 3.0 2.9 13 6 47 37 60 70 4.8 32 2.9 2.5 54 Zimbabwe 5.1 1.9 3.1 3.1 20 12 53 39 46 54 4.9 32 6.0 5.6 55 Namibia 0.7 0.2 2.6 2.7 22 11 44 37 43 59 5.1 37 4.6 6.0 56 Mongolia 1.0 0.3 2.8 2.5 18 8 43 28 48 63 3.5 60 4.2 3.6 57 Iraq, Rep. of 9.2 3.3 3.3 3.0 20 7 49 38 50 66 5.6 74 5.0 3.9 58 Guatemala 4.8 1.8 2.8 2.9 19 8 49 39 47 65 5.2 41 3.4 3.5 59 South Africa 16.1 5.6 2.6 2.4 17 9 42 31 50 63 4.0 51 2.7 2.7 60 Nicaragua 2.1 0.8 3.1 3.0 19 7 51 41 48 66 4.9 62 4.6 4.1 61 Algeria 11.4 3.6 3.0 2.7 20 7 51 30 48 67 3.7 55 4.0 4.4 62 Uzbekistan 9.5 3.2 2.9 2.4 13 6 43 32 60 69 3.8 41 3.9 2.5 63 Brazil 55.4 17.8 2.4 1.9 13 8 43 25 56 66 2.8 78 4.3 3.1 64 Peru 8.8 2.9 2.7 2.1 19 7 47 28 49 66 3.3 72 4.2 2.9 65 Philippines 27.0 9.2 2.7 2.2 15 6 46 31 54 66 3.8 53 3.9 4.8 66 Ecuador 4.4 1.4 2.9 2.5 16 6 44 29 54 69 3.4 58 4.5 3.9 67 El Salvador 2.5 0.8 2.7 1.6 16 7 48 34 52 66 3.9 45 3.2 2.1 68 Morocco 10.3 3.4 2.5 2.2 21 8 50 29 48 63 3.6 48 4.2 3.3 69 Kyrgyzstan 1.8 0.6 2.2 1.8 14 7 38 29 59 69 3.6 39 2.7 1.9 70 Turkey 21.9 7.5 2.4 2.2 18 8 45 28 52 66 3.3 67 4.0 5.3 71 Botswana 0.7 0.2 3.3 3.3 20 7 52 37 47 65 4.7 27 12.5 7.5 72 Honduras 2.6 0.9 3.1 3.1 19 6 52 37 48 67 4.7 43 5.1 4.6 73 Egypt 25.0 8.1 2.2 2.4 21 8 45 30 47 63 3.7 45 2.7 2.6 74 Azerbaijan 2.5 0.8 2.0 1.4 10 6 40 23 65 70 2.4 56 2.5 1.7 75 Iran, Islamic Rep. of 30.4 10.4 3.1 3.7 21 7 47 36 51 67 4.9 58 4.9 4.9 76 Kazakhstan 5.5 1.6 1.5 0.9 12 8 34 20 60 70 2.5 59 2.4 1.6 77 Viet Nam 29.1 10.1 2.2 2.2 23 8 41 31 45 65 3.8 21 3.3 2.7 78 Dominican Rep. 2.9 1.0 2.7 2.1 16 6 50 27 53 69 3.0 64 5.1 3.8 79 China 340.4 107.3 2.1 1.4 19 7 37 19 49 68 2.0 30 2.6 4.3 80 Albania 1.1 0.4 2.4 1.8 10 6 41 24 64 72 2.8 37 2.9 2.4 81 Lebanon 1.1 0.4 1.4 0.6 14 7 43 27 60 68 3.0 87 4.1 1.8 82 Syrian Arab Rep. 7.1 2.6 3.3 3.5 18 6 47 41 51 67 5.7 52 4.3 4.3 83 Moldova 1.3 0.4 1.2 0.7 13 10 26 17 62 68 2.1 51 3.7 2.4 84 Saudi Arabia 7.7 2.8 4.6 4.3 23 5 49 35 46 69 6.2 80 8.3 5.5 85 Paraguay 2.1 0.7 2.8 3.1 9 6 43 33 64 70 4.2 52 3.8 4.7 86 Tunisia 3.3 1.0 2.1 2.2 19 6 47 26 49 68 3.0 57 3.9 3.0 87 Thailand 18.0 5.4 2.8 1.6 15 6 44 20 54 69 2.1 20 4.7 2.6 88 Armenia 1.1 0.4 2.2 1.0 9 7 35 21 69 72 2.5 69 3.3 1.3 89 TFYR Macedonia 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.3 12 7 32 16 62 72 2.0 59 3.2 2.0 90 Mexico 35.4 11.8 2.9 2.2 13 5 45 28 58 71 3.1 75 4.2 3.1 91 Russian Federation 33.9 8.4 0.6 0.4 8 12 22 11 69 68 1.5 76 1.8 1.0 92 Korea, Dem. Peo. Rep. of 7.2 2.6 2.6 1.8 13 5 42 24 55 71 2.3 61 4.1 2.3 93 Romania 5.2 1.3 1.0 0.2 9 11 20 12 67 70 1.5 55 2.8 1.0 94 Georgia 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.5 12 9 25 16 65 73 2.1 58 1.7 1.4 95 Argentina 10.6 3.3 1.5 1.4 9 8 24 21 65 72 2.7 88 2.1 1.8 96 Oman 1.0 0.4 3.7 4.5 28 5 51 44 41 69 7.0 13 7.6 8.2 97 Latvia 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.1 10 13 16 12 70 69 1.6 72 1.7 0.6 98 Ukraine 11.2 3.0 0.6 0.2 9 13 19 12 71 70 1.6 70 1.9 1.1 99 Jordan 2.4 0.9 2.7 4.1 23 6 50 39 48 68 5.4 71 4.4 5.3 100 Venezuela 8.3 2.8 3.4 2.5 10 5 45 28 61 72 3.2 92 4.6 3.2 101 Estonia 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.3 11 13 16 11 70 69 1.6 73 1.8 0.6 102 Yugoslavia 2.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 11 10 22 14 64 72 2.0 56 3.0 2.2 103 Mauritius 0.3 0.1 1.7 1.0 10 7 44 21 60 70 2.3 41 2.6 0.7 104 Belarus 2.4 0.6 0.7 0.4 10 12 23 12 69 70 1.7 70 3.4 1.9 105 Uruguay 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.6 10 10 22 17 68 72 2.3 90 0.9 1.0 106 United Arab Emirates 0.6 0.2 13.0 4.3 19 3 46 24 55 74 4.1 83 15.6 5.4 107 Lithuania 0.9 0.3 1.0 0.5 8 11 21 14 70 71 1.8 71 3.1 1.6 108 Panama 0.9 0.3 2.7 2.0 10 5 40 25 62 73 2.8 53 3.4 2.5 109 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.3 9 6 38 21 64 71 2.4 71 1.2 2.1 110 Bulgaria 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.0 9 13 18 11 70 71 1.5 70 2.4 0.9 111 Sri Lanka 6.0 1.8 1.9 1.4 9 6 36 21 63 72 2.4 22 2.4 1.6 112 Colombia 12.3 3.9 2.4 1.9 12 6 45 24 58 69 2.6 72 3.6 2.8 113 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9 0.2 0.9 -0.7 10 7 33 14 62 72 1.6 49 3.9 1.6 114 Poland 9.6 2.5 0.8 0.5 8 10 24 13 68 71 1.9 64 1.8 1.2 115 Costa Rica 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.7 10 4 47 27 63 76 3.1 49 3.7 3.7 116 Chile 4.4 1.5 1.8 1.7 13 6 38 22 58 74 2.5 84 2.6 1.9 117 Slovakia 1.3 0.4 0.9 0.5 8 11 22 15 70 71 1.9 58 3.1 1.4 118 Malaysia 7.9 2.7 2.5 2.6 15 5 44 29 55 71 3.5 53 4.7 4.2 119 Croatia 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.2 11 12 19 11 67 71 1.7 63 2.8 1.9 120 Hungary 2.0 0.6 0.4 -0.4 10 15 16 12 68 69 1.7 64 1.8 0.5 121 Kuwait 0.7 0.2 7.1 1.2 10 2 44 25 61 75 3.0 99 8.1 1.9 122 Jamaica 0.8 0.3 1.3 0.9 9 6 39 22 64 73 2.3 53 2.7 1.9 123 Portugal 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 11 10 24 12 64 75 1.6 35 1.8 1.3 124 Cuba 2.6 0.9 1.5 0.9 9 7 31 17 65 75 1.8 76 2.6 1.6 125 United States 60.9 20.2 1.1 1.0 9 9 23 16 70 76 2.1 76 1.2 1.2 126 Czech Rep. 2.2 0.7 0.4 0.0 11 13 15 13 70 71 1.8 65 2.1 0.2 127 Belgium 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.2 12 11 17 12 71 76 1.7 97 0.4 0.3 128 Greece 1.9 0.5 0.8 0.6 8 10 19 10 69 78 1.4 65 2.1 1.4 129 Spain 7.3 1.9 1.1 0.4 9 9 21 10 70 78 1.2 76 2.2 0.7 130 France 12.2 3.7 0.7 0.5 12 10 18 13 71 77 1.7 73 1.3 0.4 131 Israel 1.7 0.6 2.8 2.4 6 7 27 21 69 76 2.8 90 3.4 2.6 132 New Zealand 0.9 0.3 1.1 0.9 9 8 26 17 71 75 2.1 86 1.5 1.1 133 Korea, Rep. of 11.5 3.5 1.9 1.1 14 6 43 16 55 71 1.8 80 5.7 3.5 134 Slovenia 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.4 10 11 18 11 69 73 1.5 63 3.4 2.3 135 Australia 4.1 1.3 1.6 1.5 9 7 22 15 71 77 1.9 85 1.9 1.4 136 Italy 9.5 2.8 0.5 0.1 10 10 18 10 70 77 1.3 67 1.0 0.1 137 Netherlands 3.0 1.0 0.9 0.6 8 9 21 13 73 77 1.6 89 1.2 0.6 138 Norway 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.4 9 11 18 14 73 77 2.0 73 2.0 0.6 139 Canada 6.5 2.1 1.5 1.2 8 8 26 15 71 77 1.9 77 1.7 1.3 140 Austria 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 13 11 18 12 69 76 1.6 56 0.8 0.4 141 United Kingdom 12.0 3.9 0.2 0.2 12 11 17 14 71 76 1.8 89 0.4 0.3 142 Switzerland 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.9 10 9 18 13 72 78 1.6 61 1.0 1.3 143 Ireland 1.0 0.3 1.1 0.3 12 9 21 15 70 75 2.1 57 2.0 0.6 144 Germany 14.0 4.1 0.2 0.3 12 12 17 10 70 76 1.3 86 0.6 0.6 145 Denmark 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.1 9 12 17 12 72 75 1.7 85 1.0 0.2 146 Japan 22.4 6.2 1.1 0.5 8 7 18 10 69 79 1.5 78 1.9 0.6 147 Hong Kong 1.2 0.3 2.1 1.1 7 6 35 11 67 79 1.2 95 2.5 1.3 148 Singapore 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.1 8 6 38 16 66 75 1.7 100 1.7 1.1 149 Finland 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 9 10 19 13 69 76 1.9 63 2.4 0.8 150 Sweden 1.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 10 11 15 14 73 78 2.1 83 1.0 0.4 Countries listed in descending order of their 1994 under-five mortality rates(table 1). .