Demographics of New Duveland

The population of New Duveland is approximately 6.4 million. New Duveland is a very urban country, with 74% of the population living in just 20 cities, with 30% of the total population living in Plymouth. New Duveland cities rank highly on international liveability measures. For instance, in 2010 Plymouth was ranked the world's 3rd most liveable city and Auroa the 9th by the Mercer Quality of Life Survey. The life expectancy of a New Duveland child born in 2008 was 84.6 years for females, and 80.2 years for males. Life expectancy at birth is forecast to increase from 82 years to 87 in 2050 and infant mortality is expected to decline. New Duveland fertility rate of 2.8 is high for a developed country, with natural births account for a significant proportion of population growth. Subsequently, the country has a predominately young population compared to most industrialised nations, with 22% of New Duvians being 14 years-old or younger. By 2050 the population is forecast to reach 10 million, the median age to rise from 35 years to 42 years and the percentage of people 60 years of age and older to rise from 15% to 25%.

A city in New Duveland is defined by the following, it must be larger than 30,000 people. Currently 74% of the people in New Duveland live in urban areas. This is slowly rising as more and more people are moving into the capitals, as quality of life is much easier in the cities and citizens have access to many more things than those living in the country side.