Stabilization Remains a Challenge

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Notes:

Progress Toward Population Stabilization by Region, 1950-2050

Some regions are closer to the point at which death rates and birth rates are approximately equal and population growth levels off. For more information see http://www.wri.org/trends/popgrow.html.

Source: United Nations (U.N.) Population Division, World Population Prospects, 1950-2050 (The 1996 Revision), on diskette (U.N., New York, 1996).

Notes: Progress toward stabilization is measured by dividing a region’s crude birth rate by its death rate. A ratio of 1 indicates a stable population. Values are based on 5-year rates.