Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries Population Pyramid 1970

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1970
Population: 2,371,031,562

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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries in 1970

In 1970, Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries had a total population of 2,371,031,562 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 27.7%, up from 1,857,224,407 in 1960. Half of the population was younger than 18.8 years; 41.9% were children under 15 and 3.6% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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