NORTH AFRICA and SOUTHWEST ASIA:
Measures of Economic Development

Population 2004

530.6 million

Arithmetic Pop. Density

71 / Sqr. mile

Physiologic Pop.Density

978 / Sqr. mile

Rate of Natural Increase

1.9 % per year

Population Doubling time

37 years

Life Expectancy - Male

65 years

Life Expectancy - Female

68 years

% Urban Population

53%

GNP per capita

$

Infant Mortality per 1000 births

48

% Labor Force in Agric.

Birth Rate

27

Death Rate

8

Area and Demographic Data for the World's States

Units for the data given:

LAND AREA: in 1000 square miles
POPULATION: in millions
POPULATION DENSITY: people per square mile
BIRTH RATE: number of births in a year per 1000 people in the population
DEATH RATE: number of deaths in a year out of 1000 people in the population
ANNUAL RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE IN THE POPULATION: % (this number does not include immigration or emigration)
POPULATION DOUBLING TIME: number of years for the population to double in size
INFANT MORTALITY: number of deaths of children age 1 year or less out of 1000 live births
LIFE EXPECTANCE MALES: years
LIFE EXPECTANCY FEMALES: years
PERCENT URBAN: %
PER CAPITA GNP: US dollars