Asian population worldwide

However, the Middle East-North Africa region has the highest concentration of Muslims of any region of the world: As of , there were an estimated 1. Countries with more females than males. The Chinatown in San Francisco, California, is the oldest Chinatown in North America and also one of the largest Chinese communities outside of Asia. Los Angeles with more than 66, ethnic Chinese and San Jose with 63, ethnic Chinese. In fact, more Muslims live in India and Pakistan million combined than in the entire Middle East-North Africa region million.

Most scholars believe that, without the Revolution, there would be greater levels of famine and malnutrition than the UN presently documents. The use of abortion in some population control strategies has caused controversy, [] with religious organizations such as the Roman Catholic Church explicitly opposing any intervention in the human reproductive process. Analysis and Synthesis, Four Volume Set: There are problems associated with both an extremely high birth rate and an extremely low birth rate. In , the United Nations estimated that the world's population was growing at an annual rate of 1. The shares of Europe and Asia in the global population are expected to decrease, while the Americas will hold steady. Thompson Gale, p.

According to the World Health Organization , the global average life expectancy is Libby Morris and Dr. Retrieved June 3, September Learn how and when to remove this template message.