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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs  is part of the United Nations Secretariat and is responsible for the follow-up to the major United Nations Summits and Conferences, as well as services to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the Second and Third Committees of the United Nations General Assembly. Further, UN DESA assists countries around the world in agenda-setting and decision-making with the goal of meeting their economic, social and environmental challenges.

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    • World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision (Updated: 13 June 2013)
      June 2013
      Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
      Uploaded by: Knoema
      Accessed On: 05 August, 2013
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      The 2012 Revision is the most recent revision of World Population Prospects, the official United Nations population estimates and projections. It was released on 13-jun-2013. The 2012 Revision of the World Population Prospects is the twenty-second round of global demographic estimates and projections undertaken by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. The world population prospects are used widely throughout the United Nations and by many international organizations, research centers, academic researchers and the media.
    • World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision
      May 2017
      Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
      Uploaded by: Knoema
      Accessed On: 03 August, 2017
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      The 2017 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-fourth round of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. The main results are presented in a series of Excel files displaying key demographic indicators for each development group, income group, major area, region and country for selected periods or dates within 1950-2100. A publication labelled Key findings and advance tables, which provide insights on the results of this latest revision, is also made available here.

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