195021001980200020202040206020800%2%WorldMore developed regionsLess developed regions, excluding least developedcountriesLeast developed countries

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects (2022)

Note: More developed regions comprise Europe, Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan; less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and theCaribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia; least developed countries are 48 countries, 33 in Africa, 9 in Asia, 5 in Oceania plus one in Latin America and the Caribbean.