Table with row headers in column A and column headers in row 6.,,,,,,,,,, Table A-1,,,,,,,,,, World Population by Region and Development Category: 1950-2050,,,,,,,,,, [Midyear population in millions. Figures may not add to totals due to rounding],,,,,,,,,, (leading dots indicate sub-parts),,,,,,,,,, Region,1950,1960,1970,1980,1990,2000,2002,2010,2025,2050 ,,,,,,,,,, WORLD," 2,555 "," 3,040 "," 3,708 "," 4,455 "," 5,275 "," 6,079 "," 6,228 "," 6,812 "," 7,834 "," 9,079 " .Less Developed Countries," 1,749 "," 2,129 "," 2,705 "," 3,374 "," 4,132 "," 4,887 "," 5,030 "," 5,588 "," 6,582 "," 7,836 " .More Developed Countries, 807 , 910 ," 1,003 "," 1,081 "," 1,143 "," 1,192 "," 1,199 "," 1,224 "," 1,252 "," 1,243 " ,,,,,,,,,, AFRICA, 227 , 283 , 361 , 473 , 627 , 803 , 839 , 977 ," 1,247 "," 1,786 " .Sub-Saharan Africa, 183 , 227 , 291 , 382 , 508 , 657 , 687 , 804 ," 1,036 "," 1,532 " .North Africa, 44 , 56 , 71 , 91 , 119 , 147 , 152 , 174 , 211 , 255 ,,,,,,,,,, NEAR EAST, 44 , 58 , 75 , 101 , 135 , 171 , 179 , 212 , 280 , 396 ,,,,,,,,,, ASIA," 1,368 "," 1,628 "," 2,038 "," 2,494 "," 2,978 "," 3,435 "," 3,518 "," 3,838 "," 4,375 "," 4,832 " ,,,,,,,,,, "LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN", 166 , 218 , 286 , 362 , 443 , 524 , 539 , 596 , 690 , 782 ,,,,,,,,,, "EUROPE AND THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES", 572 , 639 , 702 , 750 , 788 , 802 , 803 , 810 , 814 , 776 .Western Europe, 304 , 326 , 352 , 367 , 377 , 390 , 392 , 398 , 398 , 373 .Eastern Europe, 88 , 99 , 108 , 117 , 122 , 121 , 121 , 120 , 117 , 104 .New Independent States, 180 , 214 , 242 , 266 , 289 , 291 , 290 , 292 , 300 , 300 ,,,,,,,,,, NORTH AMERICA, 166 , 199 , 227 , 252 , 278 , 314 , 320 , 344 , 388 , 462 ,,,,,,,,,, OCEANIA, 12 , 16 , 19 , 23 , 27 , 31 , 32 , 35 , 40 , 45 ,,,,,,,,,, EXCLUDING CHINA:,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, .World," 1,982 "," 2,374 "," 2,868 "," 3,446 "," 4,109 "," 4,786 "," 4,918 "," 5,436 "," 6,350 "," 7,627 " ..Less Developed Countries," 1,176 "," 1,464 "," 1,866 "," 2,366 "," 2,967 "," 3,595 "," 3,720 "," 4,213 "," 5,100 "," 6,386 " ,,,,,,,,,, .Asia, 795 , 962 ," 1,198 "," 1,486 "," 1,813 "," 2,143 "," 2,208 "," 2,463 "," 2,892 "," 3,383 " ..Less Developed Countries, 711 , 868 ," 1,094 "," 1,369 "," 1,689 "," 2,016 "," 2,081 "," 2,336 "," 2,772 "," 3,283 " ,,,,,,,,,, "Note: Reference to China encompasses China, Hong Kong S.A.R., Macau S.A.R., and Taiwan. Direct access to this table and the International Data Base is available through the Internet at .",,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, "Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base.",,,,,,,,,, "Internet Release date: March 22, 2004",,,,,,,,,,