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World Population Highlights: Key Findings From PRB's 2008 World Population Data Sheet

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InfoShare Partner: Population Reference Bureau
Publication Date: August 2008
Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper
Topics: Population growth/trends
Region: Global
Language: English
Number of Pages: 16
File Size: 854 KB
File Format: Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

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The demographic divide—the inequality in the population and health profiles of rich and poor countries—is widening. Two sharply different patterns of population growth are evident: Little growth or even decline in most wealthy countries and continued rapid population growth in the world’s poorest countries.

The Population Reference Bureau's 2008 World Population Data Sheet and its summary report offer detailed information about country, regional, and global population patterns.