Demographic situation and future trends in Africa
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1992-10Author(s)/Corporate Author (s)
United Nations. Economic and Social Council;United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa;
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The most noticeable feature of Africa’s demographic trends since the 1950s has been the rapid growth of its population. The average annual rate of growth of population was 2.21 % in 1950-55, and has remained between 2.53 and 3% per annum during period 1955 to 1990. During the second quarter of the next century, deceleration is expected to occur, for by then a sizable population. Rapid population growth will still be expected for sometime because of the in built momentum for population growth in the age structure. Thus, according to low variant projections of the United Nations, the 1990 population of 640 million will increase to 1074 million in 2010, marginally lower than the population of 1, 148 projected by the medium variant.
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“United Nations. Economic and Social Council; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (1992-10). Demographic situation and future trends in Africa. UN. ECA African Population Conference (3rd : 1992, Dec. 7 - 10 : Dakar, Senegal ).. Addis Ababa :. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/6133”Conference
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