Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries Population Pyramid 1980

Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
1980
Population: 2,959,492,665

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-5 -1   1980  +1 +5

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Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries in 1980

In 1980, Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries had a total population of 2,959,492,665 people. A decade earlier, in 1970, the population was 2,371,031,562; it has grown by 24.8% since. Half of the population was younger than 20.1 years; 39.0% were children under 15 and 4.0% were 65 or older. 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.

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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