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The Harvest Fields
Statistics - 2005 edition
Compiled by Stephen Ross		 Bible and globe

Therefore said He unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He would send forth labourers into His harvest.  Luke 10:2

Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.  John 4:35

Now then we are ambassadors for Christ.  2 Corinthians 5:20a

Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.  Mark 16:15b

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  John 3:16

And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.  1 John 4:14

 
The Harvest Fields Index
Population Statistics:
World's Total
By Continents
Birth Rate
Death Rate
Average Life Expectancy
Age Structure		 Country Statistics:
Largest Countries
Largest Urban Centers
45+% Under 15 Years Old
Lowest Life Expectancy
Muslim Countries
Roman Catholic Countries
Major Religions    Languages References

Population Statistics
World Population Estimate

6,442,541,436 as of 05/19/2005

For most up-to-date estimate, see U.S. Census Bureau, International Programs Center

"To give a point of reference for the magnitude of one billion, it would require forty thousand trips around the world to equal one billion miles."5


World's Population by Continents3

60% of the world's population lives in the continent of Asia.

Asia 3,866,437,804
Africa 873,742,214
Europe 729,389,373
North America 508,915,797
South America 366,803,836
Oceania (incl. Australia)   32,352,618
Antarctica no permanent population

 World Birth/Death Rates (2005 est.)1

Birth Rate:   Death Rate:
20 births/1,000 population   9 deaths/1,000 population
128.9 million births per year   57.9 million people die each year
353,015 births per day   158,857 people die each day
14,709 births each hour   6619 people die each hour
245 births each minute   110 people die each minute
4 births each second of every day   almost 2 people die each second

 
Average Life Expectancy at Birth is 64 years1
At the current average life expectancy the world dies every 64 years!

Age Structure of World's Population1

1.8 billion people under age 15 years (28%)
4.2 billion people age 15-64 years (65%)
472 million people are 65 years and over (7%)

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Country Statistics
Ten Largest Countries in Population

There are approximately 225 inhabited countries and territories in the world. About half the world's people live in the first six largest countries listed below.

China 1,306,313,812
India 1,080,264,388
United States      295,734,134
Indonesia 241,973,879
Brazil 186,112,794
Pakistan 162,419,946
Bangladesh 144,319,628
Russia 143,420,309
Nigeria 128,765,768
Japan 127,417,244
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base

The 20 Largest Urban Centers in the World2

Urban Center Population*
1. Tokyo, Japan 26,763,000
2. Sao Paulo, Brazil 19,245,000
3. Mexico City, Mexico 18,755,000
4. Mumbai (Bombay), India 17,839,000
5. New York City, USA 17,062,000
6. Dhaka, Bangladesh     15,107,000
7. Delhi, India 14,655,000
8. Calcutta, India 14,035,000
9. Los Angeles, U.S. 13,652,000
10. Shanghai, China 13,068,000
11. Jakarta, Indonesia 12,668,000
12. Buenos Aires, Argentina 12,354,000
13. Karachi, Pakistan 11,423,000
14. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11,063,000
15. Osaka, Japan 11,013,000
16. Beijing, China 10,848,000
17. Lagos, Nigeria 10,536,000
18. Manila, Philippines 10,527,000
19. Cairo, Egypt 9,960,000
20. Seoul, Republic of Korea 9,888,000
*Populations are 2004 estimates based on data from the United Nations. Although the above population figures differ from one source to another, the urban areas listed represent the largest in the world with minor variations in their exact ranking.

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Countries With 45% or More of the Population
0-14 Years of Age1

Country Population  
0-14 Years
of Age (%)		 Population
15-64 Years
of Age (%)
Afghanistan 45 53
Benin 47 51
Burkina Faso 46 51
Burundi 46 51
Chad 48 49
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 48 49
Eritrea 45 52
Gambia, The 45 53
Gaza Strip 49 49
Madagascar 45 52
Malawi 47 50
Mali 47 50
Mauritania 46 52
Mayotte 46 52
Niger 48 51
Sao Tome and Principe   48 49
Sierra Leone 45 52
Somalia 45 53
Uganda 50 48
Yemen 47 51
Zambia 47 51

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Countries With Lowest Life Expectancy (under 50 yrs.) 1

Average life expectancy at birth of the world's population is 64.3 years

Country Life Expectancy (yrs.)
Afghanistan 42.7
Angola 36.6
Botswana 33.9
Burkina Faso 43.9
Burundi 43.5
Cameroon 47.8
Central African Republic 41.0
Chad 47.9
Congo, Democratic Republic of the  49.4
Congo, Republic of the 49.0
Cote d'Ivoire 48.6
Djibouti 41.8
Ethiopia 48.8
Guinea 48.9
Guinea-Bissau 46.9
Kenya 48.0
Liberia 47.7
Lesotho 36.7
Malawi 37.0
Mali 45.1
Mozambique 40.3
Namibia 43.9
Niger 42.1
Nigeria 46.7
Rwanda 46.9
Sierra Leone 42.5
Somalia 48.1
South Africa 43.3
Swaziland 35.7
Tanzania 45.2
Zambia 39.7
Zimbabwe 36.7


Major Muslim Countries of the World
(% of population)1

Country Muslim (%)
Afghanistan 99
Albania 70
Algeria 99
Azerbaijan 93.4
Bahrain 100
Bangladesh 83
Brunei 67
Burkina Faso 50
Chad 51
Comoros 98
Djibouti 94
Egypt 94
Gambia, The 90
Gaza Strip 98.7
Guinea 85
Indonesia 88
Iran 98
Iraq 97
Jordan 92
Kuwait 85
Kyrgyzstan 75
Lebanon 60
Libya 97
Maldives Sunni Muslim 
Mali 90
Mauritania 100
Mayotte 97
Morocco 98.7
Niger 80
Nigeria 50
Oman 75
Pakistan 97
Qatar 95
Saudi Arabia 100
Senegal 94
Sierra Leone 60
Somalia Sunni Muslim
Sudan 70
Syria 90
Tajikistan 90
Tunisia 98
Turkey 99.8
Turkmenistan 89
United Arab Emirates         96
Uzbekistan 88
West Bank 75
Yemen Muslim

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Major Roman Catholic Countries of the World
(% of population)1

Country Roman Catholic (%)
Argentina 92% (about 20% practicing)
Austria 74
Belgium 75
Belize 50
Bolivia 95
Brazil 80 (nominally)
Burundi 62
Chile 89
Colombia 90
Congo, Democratic Republic of the   50
Costa Rica 76
Croatia 88
Cuba 85 (nominally)
Dominican Republic   95
East Timor 90
Ecuador 95
El Salvador 83
France 83-88
Guadeloupe 95
Guam 85
Haiti 80 (half of population
practices Voodoo)
Honduras 97
Hungary 68
Ireland 92
Italy - primarily Roman Catholic
Lithuania - primarily Roman Catholic
Luxembourg 87
Malta 98
Martinique 85
Mexico 89 (nominally)
New Caledonia 60
Nicaragua 85
Panama 85
Paraguay 90
Peru 90
Philippines 83
Poland 95 (about 75% practicing)
Portugal 94
Puerto Rico 85
Reunion 86
Rwanda 57
Slovakia 60
Slovenia 71
Spain 94
Uruguay 66 (nominally)
Venezuela 96 (nominally)


Major Religions of the World (mid-2004 est.)4

Christian 2,106,962,000
   Roman Catholics 1,105,808,000
   Independents 416,541,000
   Protestants 369,848,000
   Orthodox 218,427,000
   Anglicans 78,745,000
Muslims 1,283,424,000
Hindus 851,291,000
Chinese Universists      402,065,000
Buddhists 375,440,000
Sikhs 24,989,000
Jews 14,990,000


Languages of the World

There are 6,912 known living languages in the world today. 347 (or approximately 5%) of the world's languages have at least one million speakers and account for 94% of the world's population. By contrast, the remaining 95% of languages are spoken by only 6% of the world's people. Languages spoken by the most people are Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, English, Hindi, Portuguese, Bengali, Russian, Japanese, German (standard).  Sources: The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2005 and Ethnologue: Languages of the World,  www.ethnologue.com/web.asp

References

1. The World Factbook 2005 (CIA).
2. The 2005 World Book Year Book, ©2005.
3. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2005, ©2005.
4. Encyclopædia Britannica Book of the Year 2005. ©2005.
5. Biblical Missions: History, Principles, Practice by Roy F. Dearmore. Garland, Tex.: Rodgers Baptist Church, ©1997.

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