World Time and Population statistics

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Coordinated Universal Time (French: Temps universel coordonné), abbreviated to UTC, is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is within about 1 second of mean solar time at 0° longitude; it does not observe daylight saving time. It is one of several closely related successors to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For most purposes, UTC is considered interchangeable with GMT, but GMT is no longer precisely defined by the scientific community.

Time offset	Example locations
UTC−12:00	Baker Island, Howland Island (both uninhabited)
UTC−11:00	American Samoa, Niue
UTC−10:00	French Polynesia (most), United States (Hawaii), United States (Aleutian Islands)
UTC−09:30	Marquesas Islands
UTC−09:00	Gambier Islands, United States (most of Alaska)
UTC−08:00	Pitcairn Islands, Canada (most of British Columbia), Mexico (Baja California), United States (California, most of Nevada, most of Oregon, Washington)
UTC−07:00	Canada (northeastern British Columbia), Mexico (Sonora), United States (most of Arizona), Canada (Alberta), Mexico (Chihuahua), United States (Colorado)
UTC−06:00	Belize, Canada (most of Saskatchewan), Costa Rica, Ecuador (Galápagos Islands), El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Canada (Manitoba), United States (Illinois, most of Texas), Mexico (most)
UTC−05:00	Brazil (Acre), Colombia, Ecuador (continental), Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, Bahamas, Canada (most of Ontario, most of Quebec), Cuba, United States (District of Columbia, most of Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, most of Michigan, most of Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio)
UTC−04:00	Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil (most of Amazonas, Rondônia, Roraima), Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Brazil (most of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul), Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, most of Labrador), Chile (continental), Paraguay
UTC−03:30	Canada (island of Newfoundland, southeastern Labrador)
UTC−03:00	Argentina, Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Pará, Pernambuco), Falkland Islands, Uruguay, Brazil (Federal District, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), Greenland (most)
UTC−02:00	Brazil (Fernando de Noronha), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
UTC−01:00	Cape Verde, Portugal (Azores)
UTC±00:00	Ivory Coast, Ghana, Iceland, Saint Helena, Senegal, Mali, Faroe Islands, Ireland, Morocco, Portugal (continental, Madeira), Spain (Canary Islands), United Kingdom, Western Sahara
UTC+01:00	Algeria, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo (west), Gabon, Niger, Nigeria, Tunisia, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France (metropolitan), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Malta, Macedonia, Namibia, Netherlands (European), Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (continental), Sweden, Switzerland
UTC+02:00	Burundi, Egypt, Jordan, Malawi, Mozambique, Russia (Kaliningrad), Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Northern Cyprus, Palestine, Romania, Syria, Ukraine
UTC+03:00	Belarus, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Madagascar, Russia (most of European part), Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Yemen
UTC+03:30	Iran
UTC+04:00	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Mauritius, Oman, Seychelles, United Arab Emirates
UTC+04:30	Afghanistan
UTC+05:00	Kazakhstan (west), Maldives, Pakistan, Russia (Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk), Uzbekistan
UTC+05:30	India, Sri Lanka
UTC+05:45	Nepal
UTC+06:00	Bangladesh, Bhutan, British Indian Ocean Territory, Kazakhstan (most), Russia (Omsk)
UTC+06:30	Cocos Islands, Myanmar
UTC+07:00	Cambodia, Indonesia (west), Laos, Russia (Krasnoyarsk), Thailand, Vietnam, Mongolia (west)
UTC+08:00	Australia (Western Australia), Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia (central), Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia (Irkutsk), Singapore, Taiwan, Mongolia (most)
UTC+08:30	North Korea
UTC+08:45	Australia (Eucla unofficial)
UTC+09:00	East Timor, Indonesia (east), Japan, Russia (most of Sakha), South Korea
UTC+09:30	Australia (Northern Territory), Australia (South Australia)
UTC+10:00	Australia (Queensland), Papua New Guinea, Russia (Primorsky), Australia (New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria)
UTC+10:30	Lord Howe Island
UTC+11:00	New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
UTC+12:00	Kiribati (Gilbert Islands), Russia (Kamchatka), Fiji, New Zealand (most)
UTC+12:45	New Zealand (Chatham Islands)
UTC+13:00	Kiribati (Phoenix Islands), Tokelau
UTC+14:00	Kiribati (Line Islands)

Population statistics

Therefore said He unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He would send forth labourers into His harvest. Luke 10:2

Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. John 4:35

Now then we are ambassadors for Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:20a

Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15b

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 1 John 4:14

Harvest Fields Index
Population Statistics:	Country Statistics:
World's Total	Largest Countries
Continent/Region	Largest Urban Centers
Birth Rate	40%+ Under 15 Years Old
Death Rate	Lowest Life Expectancy
Average Life Expectancy	Muslim Countries
Age Structure	Roman Catholic Countries
Major Religions Languages	References

Population Statistics

World Population Estimate

7,363,323,025

As of January 1, 2017. For most up-to-date estimate, see U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. and World Population Clock.

The United Nations Population Division estimates that in 1 AD, there were 300 million people in the world; in 1250, 400 million; in 1500, 500 million. According to UN estimates, the world population reached 1 billion in 1804; rose to 2 billion 123 years later, in 1927; to 3 billion 33 years after that, in 1960; to 4 billion in 1974; to 5 billion in 1987; to 6 billion in 1999; and to 7 billion in 2011. The U. S. Census Bureau put the world population in mid-2015 at about 7.3 billion. It projects that the population will reach 8 billon by 2025.

"To give a point of reference for the magnitude of one billion, it would require forty thousand trips around the world to equal one billion miles."

Population by Continent/Region (mid-2015)

Asia	4,343,451,000
Africa	1,156,434,000
Europe (incl. Russia)	745,616,000
Latin America*	617,244,000
North America**	356,602,000
Oceania (incl. Australia)	37,143,000
Antarctica	no indigenous inhabitants

*Includes South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
**Includes the United States and Canada.
Note: Asia is home to 60 percent of global population. China and India account for more than half of Asia's total population.

World Birth/Death Rates (2015 est.)

Birth Rate:	Death Rate:
19 births/1,000 population	8 deaths/1,000 population
135 million births per year	56.8 million people die each year
368,600 births per day	155,500 people die each day
15,360 births each hour	6480 people die each hour
256 births each minute	108 people die each minute
4.3 births each second of every day	1.8 people die each second

Average Life Expectancy at Birth is 69 years

Age Structure of World's Population

1.86 billion people age 0-14 years (26%)

1.19 billion people age 15-24 years (17%)

2.97 billion people age 25-54 years (41%)

621 million people age 55-64 years (9%)

616 million people are 65 years and over (8%)

Country Statistics

Ten Largest Countries in Population (2016 est.)

There are approximately 226 inhabited countries and territories in the world. China is the most populous nation with 1/5 of the world's people. About half the world's people live in the first six largest countries listed below.

China	1,373,541,278
India	1,266,883,598
United States	323,995,528
Indonesia	258,316,051
Brazil	205,823,665
Pakistan	201,995,540
Nigeria	186,053,386
Bangladesh	171,696,855
Russia	142,355,415
Japan	126,702,133

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base

The 20 Largest Urban Areas in the World

Urban Center	Population*
1. Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan	37,750,000
2. Jakarta, Indonesia	31,320,000
3. Delhi, India	25,735,000
4. Seoul-Incheon, South Korea	23,575,000
5. Manila, Philippines	22,930,000
6. Mumbai (Bombay), India	22,885,000
7. Karachi, Pakistan	22,825,000
8. Shanghai, China	22,685,000
9. New York City, U.S.	20,685,000
10. São Paulo, Brazil	20,605,000
11. Beijing (Peking), China	20,390,000
12. Mexico City, Mexico	20,230,000
13. Guangzhou-Foshan, China	18,760,000
14. Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, Japan	16,985,000
15. Moscow, Russia	16,570,000
16. Dhaka, Bangladesh	16,235,000
17. Cairo, Egypt	15,910,000
18. Bangkok, Thailand	15,315,000
19. Los Angeles, United States	15,135,000
20. Kolkata (Calcutta), India	14,810,000

*2016 estimates by Demographia.com which defines an urban area (urbanized area agglomeration or urban centre) as a continuously built up landmass of urban development containing a high population density, without regard for administrative boundaries (i.e. municipality, city or commune) or a labor market (i.e. metropolitan area). Population figures for the world's largest cities differ from one source to another because of the different concepts used (i.e. urban areas, urban agglomerations, metropolitan areas, etc.)

Countries With 40% or More of the Population
0-14 Years of Age¹

Country	Population 0-14 Years of Age (%)
Afghanistan	41
Angola	43
Benin	43
Burkina Faso	45
Burundi	46
Cameroon	43
Central African Republic	40
Chad	44
Comoros	42
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	43
Congo, Republic of the	41
Equatorial Guinea	40
Eritrea	40
Ethiopia	44
Gabon	42
Gaza Strip	43
Guinea	42
Guinea-Bissau	40
Iraq	40
Kenya	42
Liberia	43
Madagascar	41
Malawi	47
Mali	48
Mozambique	45
Niger	50
Nigeria	43
Rwanda	42
Sao Tome and Principe	43
Senegal	43
Sierra Leone	42
Somalia	44
South Sudan	45
Sudan	40
Tanzania	45
Timor-Leste	42
Togo	41
Uganda	49
Yemen	41
Zambia	46

Countries With Lowest Life Expectancy
(under 56 yrs.)

Country	Life Expectancy (yrs.)
Afghanistan	50.9
Angola	55.6
Botswana	54.2
Burkina Faso	55.1
Central African Republic	51.8
Chad	49.8
Gabon	52.0
Guinea-Bissau	50.2
Lesotho	52.9
Mali	55.3
Mozambique	52.9
Namibia	51.6
Niger	55.1
Nigeria	53.0
Somalia	51.9
South Africa	49.6
Swaziland	51.1
Uganda	54.9
Zambia	52.2

Major Muslim Countries of the World
(% of population)

Country	Muslim (%)
Afghanistan	99.7
Albania	57
Algeria	99 (predominantly Sunni)
Azerbaijan	97 (predominantly Shia)
Bahrain	70
Bangladesh	90
Brunei	79
Burkina Faso	62
Chad	53
Comoros	98 (Sunni)
Djibouti	94
Egypt	90 (predominantly Sunni)
Gambia, The	96
Gaza Strip	98-99
Guinea	87
Indonesia	87
Iran	99
Iraq	99
Jordan	97 (predominantly Sunni)
Kazakhstan	70
Kosovo	96
Kuwait	77
Kyrgyzstan	75
Lebanon	54
Libya	97
Malaysia	61
Maldives	Sunni Muslim
Mali	95
Mauritania	100
Morocco	99
Niger	80
Nigeria	50
Oman	86
Pakistan	96
Qatar	78
Saudi Arabia	100
Senegal	94
Sierra Leone	60
Somalia	Sunni Muslim
Sudan	Sunni Muslim
Syria	87
Tajikistan	90
Tunisia	99
Turkey	99.8
Turkmenistan	89
United Arab Emirates	76
Uzbekistan	88
Western Sahara	Muslim
Yemen	99

Major Roman Catholic Countries of the World
(% of population)

Country	Roman Catholic (%)
Argentina	92% (less than 20% practicing)
Austria	74
Belgium	75
Bolivia	77
Brazil	65
Burundi	62
Chile	67
Colombia	90
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	50
Costa Rica	76
Croatia	86
Cuba	85 (nominally)
Dominican Republic	95
Ecuador	74
El Salvador	57
France	63-66
Grenada	53
Guam	85
Haiti	55
Honduras	97
Ireland	85
Italy	80
Lithuania	77
Luxembourg	87
Malta	90 (more than)
Mexico	83
Nicaragua	59
Panama	85
Paraguay	81
Peru	81
Philippines	83
Poland	87
Portugal	81
Puerto Rico	85
Rwanda	50
Sao Tome and Principe	56
Slovakia	62
Slovenia	58
Spain	94
Timor-Leste	97
Venezuela	96 (nominally)

Major Religions of the World (2014)

Christians	2,389,939,000
Roman Catholics	1,226,022,000
Protestants	535,249,000
Independents*	410,250,000
Orthodox	283,034,000
Muslims	1,673,590,000
Hindus	974,597,000
Buddhists	515,951,000
Chinese folk religionists	451,292,000
Sikhs	24,918,000
Jews	14,142,000

*This term denotes members of Christian churches and networks that regard themselves as postdenominationalist and neo-apostolic and thus independent of historic, mainstream, organized, institutionalized, confessional, denominationalist Christianity.

Languages of the World

1. There are an estimated 7,102 living languages spoken in the world.
2. More than 40% of the world's people speak one of the eight most common languages (Chinese, Spanish, English, Hindi, Arabic, Portuguese, Bengali, Russian) as their native tongue, and more than 75% speak one of the top 85 languages.
3. Some 3,700 languages have fewer than 10,000 native speakers, and about 700 languages have fewer than 100.
4. Approximately 2,300 languages are spoken in Asia, 2,140 in Africa, 1,310 in the Pacific, 1,060 in the Americas, and 280 in Europe.
Sources: The World Factbook; Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th ed.; The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2016.

References

1. The World Factbook (CIA).
2. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2016, ©2016.
3. Demographia World Urban Areas. 12th edition. April, 2016. www.demographia.com
4. Biblical Missions: History, Principles, Practice by Roy F. Dearmore. Garland, Tex.: Rodgers Baptist Church, ©1997.

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