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Population, Mid-Year 2019: 51,225,000
Population Density (Population Per Square Kilometer), Mid-Year 2019: 527
Projected Population Mid-Year 2030: 51,152,000
Percentage of Population Under Age 25 Years, Mid-Year 2019: 24%
Percentage of Population 65 Years Or Over, Mid-Year 2019: 15%
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019: Data Booklet (ST/ESA/SER.A/424).
https://population.un.org/wpp/Publications/Files/WPP2019_DataBooklet.pdf
https://population.un.org/wpp/
Annual Population Growth Rate 2000-2018: 0.4%
Projected Annual Population Growth Rate 2018-2030: 0.0%
Proportion of Urban Population, 2018: 81%
Annual Growth Rate of Urban Population 2000-2018: 0.6%
Projected Annual Growth Rate of Urban Population 2018-2030: 0.1%
Source: UNICEF (2019). The State of the World’s Children 2019. Children, Food and Nutrition: Growing well in a changing world. UNICEF, New York.
https://www.unicef.org/reports/state-of-worlds-children-2019
https://www.unicef.org/media/60806/file/SOWC-2019.pdf