U.S. Census Bureau

Global Population Profile: 2002

This report is the latest published compendium and analysis of data on population, fertility, mortality, contraceptive use and related demographic topics by the U.S. Census Bureau.

This report is summarized in Global Population at a Glance: 2002 and Beyond. (International Population Reports No. WP/02-1) [PDF 235k]

Part of Global Population Profile: 2002 is also issued separately as The AIDS Pandemic in the 21st Century (International Population Reports No. WP/02-2) [PDF 2.3M]




Graphic versions (PDF files) of the full report and its component parts may be downloaded from this site. The report’s appendix tables, which represent the backbone of the report, may be individually downloaded as Excel files or may be downloaded as a group in the form of a zipped file. The report’s highlights and two of the remaining appendices are also available in ASCII/HTML format, so they are directly viewable from your browser.

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More recent data may be available from the Census Bureau’s International Data Base (IDB).


For further information contact:

Tom McDevitt
Chief, Population Studies Branch
International Programs Center
U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233-8860

phone: (301) 763-1358
fax: (301) 457-1539
email: thomas.m.mcdevitt@census.gov

Questions relating specifically to HIV/AIDS or the Census Bureau’s assumptions about the pandemic’s impacts should be addressed to:

Tim Fowler
Chief, Health Studies Branch
International Programs Center
U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233-8860

phone: (301) 763-1433
fax: (301) 457-3034
email: timothy.b.fowler@census.gov


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