The world's population tends to increase.

There was a steady increase in population.

The rate of increase approximated estimated population growth.

The rate of increase approximated estimated population growth.

The rate of increase approximately matched estimated population growth.

According to Jordan, this population increase resulted in environmental damage.

The increase in the Gaza Strip is due to population growth.

The following table illustrates the rapid increase of the Nepalese population

That increase will benefit mostly the rural population and the poorest.

(d) Population policies, which could, for example, aim to increase the infant population through pro natal policies, or the adult population through pro immigration policies

The increase in the indicators in 2001 was caused by the decrease of population according to the census of population.

Crude rate of increase The rate at which a population increases (or decreases) in a given year owing to natural increase and net migration, expressed as a percentage of the average population.

Jordan states that this rationing was due to the increase in its population.

The Government budget allocated for population activities has also registered a steady increase.

The rapid ageing of the population in the region, in particular the ageing of the older population, would increase expenditure on public health.

For example, a large increase in the abuse of cannabis in a country with a small population is considered to have less importance or impact compared with some increase in a country with a large population.

The National Population Action Plan for 2002 to 2006 aimed to increase women's economic power.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that population growth has stabilized at 2.7 per cent per annum but may increase as mortality figures decline.

(c) To increase understanding of the linkages between population factors, gender, poverty, human rights and environment.

They also increase the social exclusion of poorer segments of the population and reinforce inequalities between communities.

The natural increase in population in 2003 was 6.22 per 1,000, as opposed to 4.7 in 1999.

However, according to the Government, this increase corresponded with the rising prison population in the United Kingdom.

The phenomenal urban growth since the 1950s has far outpaced the overall rate of increase in population.

It is noteworthy that the expansion of home ownership took place together with a large population increase.

The Israeli policy for Jerusalem did not allow the Palestinian population to increase beyond 28 per cent.

Despite this decrease, the total population is continuing to increase, considering that relatively speaking the increase between the 1981 and the 1993 census was 27.5 per cent, owing to the age structure of the population, which has a preponderance of younger age groups.

Because population is expected to increase substantially, especially in developing countries, the Programme of Action recognizes the usefulness of achieving a lower population growth as early as possible.

As stated in our previous report, education levels in Israel maintained a moderate increase in all population groups.

Similarly, no allowance was made for other potential causes for the increase in mental disorders among its population.

Moreover, the increase in the refugee population owing to natural growth and inflation had heightened the financial problems.

Moreover, the relatively high population growth rate 24.5 births per 1,000 is leading to an increase in the number of young people as a percentage of the total population.

The working female population has been showing a continuous, though slight, increase, from 32.5 per cent of the total working population in 1991 to 34.77 per cent in 1995.

The increase in the number of population age 65 and over is noticeable (from 6,4 to 11 of the total population), and there is a significant fall of active working population in the group age 20 to 40.

However, challenges remain, due to our aging population and the increase in the number of vehicles on our roads.

Côte d apos Ivoire is witnessing an annual increase of 19 per cent in the population of informal settlements.

52. At the outset of a campaign to expand residential construction and to increase the settler population part of the Golan 2000 programme settlement leaders reported that the settler population in the Golan is to increase by 10,000 to more than 25,000 by the year 2000.47

The Government of Kazakhstan reported that owing to its large territory, plentiful natural resources but low population density, the issue of population increase is a matter of the Republic's national security.

Table 2 presents estimates and projections of global domestic expenditures for population activities for 2003 2005. It shows a steady increase in domestic funding for population activities for almost all regions.

The increase in expenditure after 1956 57 reflects the influx of greater numbers into the education stream as a result of the population increase that took place soon after the war.

The average annual increase in the population between 1992 (year of the previous census) and 2001 was 3.2 per cent.

WHO is promoting the use of country tailored strategies on subsidies to increase access to the most vulnerable population groups.

These conditions render the rural population vulnerable to the influence of drug trafficking and increase dependence on illicit crop production.

Following a decision by the Israeli authorities, this population is expected to increase by 15,000 over the next three years.

A military operation will result in many losses of life among the civilian population and increase the flow of refugees.

However, the known and assessed population of debris is growing, and the probabilities of potentially damaging collisions will consequently increase.