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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 |
World
Population Estimate
"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
61% of the world's population lives in the continent
of Asia.
| Asia |
4,001,623,990 |
| Africa |
934,499,752 |
| Europe |
729,871,042 |
| North America |
522,807,432 |
| South America |
379,919,602 |
| Oceania (incl. Australia) |
33,552,994 |
| Antarctica |
no indigenous inhabitants |
World Birth/Death Rates (2008 est.)1
| Birth Rate: |
|
Death Rate: |
| 20 births/1,000 population |
|
8 deaths/1,000 population |
| 128.9 million births per year |
|
53.4 million people die each year |
| 353,015 births per day |
|
146,357 people die each day |
| 14,709 births each hour |
|
6098 people die each hour |
| 245 births each minute |
|
102 people die each minute |
| 4 births each second of every day |
|
almost 2 people die each second |
| Average Life Expectancy at Birth is
66 years1 |
| At the current average life expectancy
the world dies every 66 years! |
| 1.8 billion people under age 15 years (27%) |
| 4.4 billion people age 15-64 years (65%) |
| 507 million people are 65 years and over (8%) |
[Index]
Ten
Largest Countries in Population
There are approximately 226 inhabited countries and territories
in the world. China is the most populous nation with 1/5
of the world's people. About half the world's people live
in the first six largest countries listed below. Data as
of 3/2008.
| China |
1,330,044,605 |
| India |
1,147,995,898 |
| United States |
303,824,646 |
| Indonesia |
237,512,355 |
| Brazil |
191,908,598 |
| Pakistan |
167,762,040 |
| Bangladesh |
153,546,901 |
| Russia |
140,702,094 |
| Nigeria |
138,283,240 |
| Japan |
127,288,419 |
| Urban Center |
Population* |
| 1. Tokyo, Japan |
35,303,000 |
| 2. Mexico City, Mexico |
19,907,000 |
| 3. New York City, U.S. |
18,981,000 |
| 4. Mumbai (Bombay), India |
18,905,000 |
| 5. São Paulo, Brazil |
18,820,000 |
| 6. Delhi, India |
15,785,000 |
| 7. Shanghai, China |
15,000,000 |
| 8. Kolkata (Calcutta), India |
14,769,000 |
| 9. Jakarta, Indonesia |
13,968,000 |
| 10. Dhaka, Bangladesh |
13,251,000 |
| 11. Buenos Aires, Argentina |
12,754,000 |
| 12. Los Angeles, U.S. |
12,471,000 |
| 13. Karachi, Pakistan |
12,231,000 |
| 14. Lagos, Nigeria |
11,915,000 |
| 15. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
11,744,000 |
| 16. Cairo, Egypt |
11,482,000 |
| 17. Osaka, Japan |
11,284,000 |
| 18. Manila, Philippines |
11,113,000 |
| 19. Beijing, China |
11,113,000 |
| 20. Moscow, Russia |
10,778,000 |
[Index]
| Country |
Population
0-14 Years
of Age (%) |
Population
15-64 Years
of Age (%) |
| Afghanistan |
45 |
53 |
| Burkina Faso |
46 |
51 |
| Burundi |
46 |
51 |
| Chad |
47 |
49 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
47 |
50 |
| Congo, Republic of the |
46 |
51 |
| Gaza Strip |
47 |
50 |
| Malawi |
46 |
51 |
| Mali |
48 |
49 |
| Mauritania |
45 |
52 |
| Mayotte |
46 |
53 |
| Niger |
47 |
51 |
| Sierra Leone |
45 |
52 |
| Uganda |
50 |
48 |
| Yemen |
46 |
51 |
| Zambia |
46 |
52 |
[Index]
Countries
With Lowest Life Expectancy
(under 50 yrs.)1
Average life expectancy at birth of the world's population is 66
years.
| Country |
Life Expectancy (yrs.) |
| Afghanistan |
44.2 |
| Angola |
37.9 |
| Central African Republic |
43.9 |
| Chad |
47.4 |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
49.2 |
| Djibouti |
43.3 |
| Ethiopia |
49.0 |
| Guinea |
49.8 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
47.5 |
| Lesotho |
40.2 |
| Liberia |
41.1 |
| Malawi |
43.4 |
| Mozambique |
41.0 |
| Niger |
44.3 |
| Nigeria |
47.8 |
| Rwanda |
49.8 |
| Sierra Leone |
40.9 |
| Somalia |
49.3 |
| South Africa |
42.4 |
| Swaziland |
32.0 |
| Zambia |
38.5 |
| Zimbabwe |
39.7 |
Major Muslim Countries of the World
(% of population)1
| Country |
Muslim (%) |
| Afghanistan |
99 |
| Albania |
70 |
| Algeria |
99 |
| Azerbaijan |
93 |
| Bahrain |
81 |
| Bangladesh |
83 |
| Brunei |
67 |
| Burkina Faso |
50 |
| Chad |
53 |
| Comoros |
98 |
| Djibouti |
94 |
| Egypt |
90 |
| Gambia, The |
90 |
| Gaza Strip |
99 |
| Guinea |
85 |
| Indonesia |
86 |
| Iran |
98 |
| Iraq |
97 |
| Jordan |
92 |
| Kuwait |
85 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
75 |
| Lebanon |
60 |
| Libya |
97 |
| Malaysia |
60 |
| Maldives |
Sunni Muslim |
| Mali |
90 |
| Mauritania |
100 |
| Mayotte |
97 |
| Morocco |
99 |
| Niger |
80 |
| Nigeria |
50 |
| Oman |
75 |
| Pakistan |
97 |
| Qatar |
78 |
| Saudi Arabia |
100 |
| Senegal |
94 |
| Sierra Leone |
60 |
| Somalia |
Sunni Muslim |
| Sudan |
70 |
| Syria |
74 |
| Tajikistan |
80 |
| Tunisia |
98 |
| Turkey |
99.8 |
| Turkmenistan |
89 |
| United Arab Emirates |
96 |
| Uzbekistan |
88 |
| West Bank |
75 |
| Yemen |
Muslim |
[Index]
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 |
74 (nominally) |
| Burundi |
62 |
| Chile |
70 |
| Colombia |
90 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
50 |
| Costa Rica |
76 |
| Croatia |
88 |
| Cuba |
85 (nominally) |
| Dominican Republic |
95 |
| Ecuador |
95 |
| El Salvador |
83 |
| France |
83-88 |
| Guam |
85 |
| Haiti |
80 (half of population
practices Voodoo) |
| Honduras |
97 |
| Hungary |
52 |
| Ireland |
88 |
| Italy |
90 |
| Lithuania |
79 |
| Luxembourg |
87 |
| Malta |
98 |
| Mexico |
77 |
| Nicaragua |
73 |
| Panama |
85 |
| Paraguay |
90 |
| Peru |
81 |
| Philippines |
81 |
| Poland |
90 (about 75% practicing) |
| Portugal |
85 |
| Puerto Rico |
85 |
| Rwanda |
57 |
| Slovakia |
69 |
| Slovenia |
58 |
| Spain |
94 |
| Timor-Leste |
98 |
| Uruguay |
66 (nominally) |
| Venezuela |
96 (nominally) |
Major
Religions of the World (mid-2006)4
| Christian |
2,173,183,400 |
| Roman Catholics |
1,135,729,000 |
| Independents* |
432,223,000 |
| Protestants |
382,179,000 |
| Orthodox |
219,433,000 |
| Anglicans |
81,237,000 |
| Muslims |
1,335,964,100 |
| Hindus |
871,982,000 |
| Chinese universists |
386,666,900 |
| Buddhists |
382,542,000 |
| Sikhs |
25,880,100 |
| Jews |
15,118,000 |
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).
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1. The
2008 World Factbook (CIA).
2. 2008 World Book Year Book, ©2008.
3. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2008, ©2008.
4. Encyclopædia Britannica 2007 Book of the Year. ©2007.
5. Biblical Missions: History, Principles,
Practice by Roy F. Dearmore. Garland, Tex.: Rodgers Baptist
Church, ©1997.
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