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1.1 World Population 2015 and 2030

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1.1 World population 2015 and 2030

The world’s population was estimated to be 7.3 billion persons in 2015, and is forecast to rise to 8.5 billion by 2030. This increase is forecast to occur mainly in Africa where the population is expected to increase by 493 million (42%) and Asia (excluding China), where the population is forecast to grow by 490 million (16%).
The population of Europe is forecast to fall by 1% between 2015 and 2030.
The highest proportion of under 15’s is in Africa, where this age group comprised 41% of the population in 2015. Europe had the highest proportion of persons aged 65 and over (18%), and the lowest proportion of persons aged under 15 (16%). China had the second lowest proportion of under 15’s at 17% in 2015.
Ireland had a similar proportion of persons aged 15-64 (65%) as in Europe (67%) and the world (66%). However, we had more persons under 15 (22%) than Europe (16%), but less than the overall world figure (26%). Conversely we had fewer persons in the 65 and over age group (13%) than there were in Europe (18%) but we were above the world rate (8%).

1.2 Infant mortality, child mortality and life expectancy 2010-2015

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1.2 Infant mortality, child mortality and life expectancy 2010-2015

The highest infant and child mortality rates in the world between 2010 and 2015 were in Africa, where 59 children out of every 1,000 died before reaching their first birthday and 90 before reaching their fifth birthday. The lowest rates of infant and child mortality between 2010 and 2015 were in Europe, where 5 children out of 1,000 died before reaching their first birthday and 6 before reaching their fifth birthday. The rates in Ireland (3 for infants and 4 for children) were even lower than in Europe.
Africa had the lowest life expectancy at birth, both for males (58 years) and females (61 years). In contrast, life expectancy in North America was 82 years for females and 77 years for males, and in Europe was 81 years for females and 73 years for males.
Overall, the life expectancy at birth for females was five years more than that for males.

1.3 Population in developing regions living below $1.25 per day 1990-2015

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1.3 Population in developing regions living below $1.25 per day 1990-2015

The UN Millennium Development Goals targeted a halving, between 1990 and 2015, in the proportion of persons whose income was less than $1 per day (later revised to $1.25 per day).
The proportion of the population living on less than $1.25 in Sub-Saharan Africa fell from 57% in 1990 to 41% in 2015 compared with a target of 28%. All other regions equalled or bettered the target.

1.4 Employment rate 2014

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1.4 Employment rate 2014

One of the UN Millennium Development Goals was to achieve full and productive work for all, including women and young people. North Africa (18%) had the lowest female employment rate in 2014 followed by West Asia (20%).
Employment rates for youths were also substantially lower than elsewhere in North Africa (22%) and West Asia (26%).

1.5 Offical development assistance 2015

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	Official development assistance
Sweden	1.4
Norway	1.05
Luxembourg	0.93
Denmark	0.85
Netherlands	0.76
United Kingdom	0.71
UN target (0.7% of GNI)	0.7
Finland	0.56
Switzerland	0.52
Germany	0.52
Belgium	0.42
France	0.37
Ireland	0.36
Austria	0.32
Total DAC	0.3
Canada	0.28
New Zealand	0.27
Australia	0.27
Iceland	0.24
Japan	0.22
Italy	0.21
United States	0.17
Portugal	0.16
Slovenia	0.15
Greece	0.14
Korea	0.14
Spain	0.13
Czech Republic	0.12
Slovakia	0.1
Poland	0.1

In 2015, Ireland ranked 12^th in the list of OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donors in terms of their contribution as a percentage of Gross National Income at 0.36%, above the DAC average of 0.3% of GNI but below the UN target of 0.7%. Sweden at 1.4% was the largest contributor, relative to its GNI.

1.6 Net enrolment ratio in primary education 1990-2015

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1.5 Net enrolment ratio in primary education 1990-2015

The second UN Millennium Development Goal set the objective that by 2015 all children would complete a full course of primary schooling.
While the primary education enrolment rate for Sub-Saharan Africa has increased from 53% in 1990, there were still only 80% of children in this region enrolled in primary school in 2015. The figures for all other regions in the world were greater than 90%.

1.7 Greenhouse gas emissions 1995-2014

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1.6 Greenhouse gas emissions 1995-2014

Of the Annex II countries in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that signed up to the Kyoto Protocol, Turkey had the highest emissions in 2014 relative to the base year of 1990, at 125% above 1990 levels. Ireland’s emissions have fallen since 2005 but still remain 4% above 1990 levels.
The United Kingdom had the lowest emissions in 2014, relative to 1990, having fallen to 66% of 1990 levels.

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1.2 Infant mortailty, child mortality and life expectancy 2010-2015
	deaths before age one per 1,000 live births	deaths before age five per 1,000 live births	life expectancy at birth (years)
Region	Infant mortality rate	Child mortality rate	Males	Females
World	36	50	68	73
Europe	5	6	73	81
North America	6	7	77	82
Central America	19	25	73	78
South America	19	25	71	78
Oceania	20	26	75	80
Caribbean	27	39	70	75
Asia	31	39	70	74
Africa	59	90	58	61

Ireland	3	4	78	83
Source: United Nations

1.4 Employment rate 2014
% persons employed
Region	Men	Women	Youth
World	72%	47%	41%
Developed regions	62%	49%	38%
Developing Regions	75%	47%	42%

Oceania	72%	63%	52%
East Asia	74%	61%	50%
Sub-Saharan Africa	71%	58%	47%
Latin America and the Caribbean	75%	49%	45%
South-East Asia	79%	56%	45%
Caucasus and Central Asia	70%	51%	37%
South Asia	77%	28%	35%
West Asia	69%	20%	26%
North Africa	68%	18%	22%

Ireland	73%	61%	28%
Sources: United Nations and CSO

1.5 Net enrolment ratio in primary education 1990-2015
primary education enrolment rate
Region	1990	2000	2005	2010	2015
World	82%	85%	89%	91%	92%
Developed Regions	96%	97%	96%	97%	96%
Developing Regions	80%	84%	88%	90%	91%

North Africa	80%	90%	94%	96%	100%
East Asia	97%	96%	96%	97%	97%
Oceania	70%	..	..	..	95%
West Asia	83%	86%	90%	92%	95%
South Asia	74%	80%	90%	93%	95%
Caucasus and Central Asia	:	95%	95%	94%	95%
South-East Asia	93%	93%	92%	95%	94%
Latin America and Caribbean	88%	94%	94%	95%	94%
Sub-Saharan Africa	53%	60%	70%	76%	80%

Ireland	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Source: United Nations and Department of Education and Skills
.. data not available for Oceania in 2000, 2005 and 2010

1.6 Greenhouse gas emissions 1995-2014
base year 1990=100
	1995	2000	2005	2010	2014
United Kingdom	94	90	87	77	66
Germany	90	83	79	75	72
Denmark	111	100	94	90	72
Sweden	103	96	93	90	76
Belgium	105	102	99	91	78
Italy	102	106	111	97	80
Finland	101	98	98	107	83
Luxembourg	78	76	101	95	84
Netherlands	105	99	97	96	84
France	100	101	102	95	85
Switzerland	98	98	103	102	91
Greece	106	122	130	113	97
Austria	101	102	118	108	97
Norway	99	106	106	107	102
Ireland	107	123	125	111	104
Japan	109	109	110	103	107
United States of America	105	113	115	109	107
Portugal	118	139	146	118	109
Spain	114	135	154	126	115
Canada	109	121	122	115	120
New Zealand	106	116	127	120	123
Australia	104	115	124	128	125
Iceland	93	109	107	130	126
Turkey	115	143	166	190	225
Source: United Nations

Sustainable Development Indicators Ireland 2017

Global

1.1 World Population 2015 and 2030

1.2 Infant mortality, child mortality and life expectancy 2010-2015

1.3 Population in developing regions living below $1.25 per day 1990-2015

1.4 Employment rate 2014

1.5 Offical development assistance 2015

1.6 Net enrolment ratio in primary education 1990-2015

1.7 Greenhouse gas emissions 1995-2014

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1.1 World population 2015 and 2030
% of total population millions
Region	Under 15	15-64	65 and over	Population 2015	Projected population 2030	% change in population 2030/2015
World	26%	66%	8%	7,349	8,501	16%
Europe	16%	67%	18%	738	734	-1%
China	17%	73%	10%	1,376	1,416	3%
Caribbean	25%	66%	9%	43	47	8%
North America	19%	66%	15%	358	396	11%
South America	25%	67%	8%	418	471	13%
Asia (excluding China)	28%	66%	7%	3,017	3,507	16%
Central America	29%	65%	6%	173	203	18%
Oceania	23%	65%	12%	39	47	20%
Africa	41%	56%	3%	1,186	1,679	42%

Ireland	22%	65%	13%	4.8	5.2	9%
Sources: United Nations and CSO

1.3 Population in developing regions living below $1.25 a day 1990-2015
% of region total
Region	1990	1999	2005	2010	2015	2015 Target
North Africa	5%	5%	3%	1%	1%	3%
Caucasus and Central Asia	8%	19%	8%	4%	2%	4%
West Asia	5%	5%	3%	4%	3%	3%
Latin America and Caribbean	13%	11%	7%	6%	4%	6%
East Asia	61%	36%	16%	12%	4%	30%
South-East Asia	46%	36%	19%	14%	7%	23%
Developing Regions	48%	37%	27%	22%	14%	24%
South Asia	52%	43%	38%	30%	17%	26%
Sub-Saharan Africa	57%	59%	53%	48%	41%	28%
Source: United Nations