Global population numbers are on track to reach 7 billion in 2011, just 12 years after reaching 6 billion in 1999. Virtually all of the growth is in developing countries (Africa and Asia).On Aug. 12 in Washington, DC, the Population Reference Bureau will release its 2009 World Population Data Sheet, with a special focus on the world's youth. The Data Sheet and its summary report provide up-to-date demographic, health, and environment data for all countries and major world regions. New on the Data Sheet this year are data on carbon dioxide emissions per capita; estimates of the percent of population living on less than US$2 a day; and HIV/AIDS prevalence rates among young men and women ages 15 to 24. For details visit the Population Reference Bureau.
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