Less developed regions, excluding China Population Pyramid 1970
Year
1970Less developed regions, excluding China in 1970
As of 1970, Less developed regions, excluding China counted 1,844,089,680 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1960, the population was 1,433,224,529; it has grown by 28.7% since.
The median age was 18.5 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 79.7 children under 15 and 6.5 people aged 65 or over. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
121,858,603 immigrants live in Less developed regions, excluding China.
| India | 11,223,084 |
| Bangladesh | 7,635,130 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 7,088,821 |
| Venezuela | 6,808,426 |
| Afghanistan | 6,243,077 |
200,222,062 people born in Less developed regions, excluding China live in other countries.
| United States of America | 39,505,807 |
| Saudi Arabia | 13,394,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7,847,130 |
| Spain | 5,823,989 |
| France | 5,569,885 |





