List of countries by population
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This is a list of countries by population. This page has the name of almost every country in the world. There is a number to the right of every country's name. This number shows how many people live in the country. Countries with the most people are at the top. Countries with the least people are at the bottom.
This list comes from a book called CIA World Factbook 2005.
Also see: List of countries, List of countries by area, List of countries by population density, List of countries by continent, List of most populous nations by 2025, List of countries by date of nationhood, Thirty most populous cities in the world
How many people live in each country [change]
| Rank | Country (or dependent territory) | Population | Date | % of world population |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | World | 7,090,900,000 | May 17, 2013 | 100.00% | US Census Bureau's world population clock |
| 1 |  China[1] |
1,339,724,852 | November 1, 2010 | 18.89% | Census result |
| 2 |  India |
1,210,193,422 | March 1, 2011 | 17.07% | Census result |
| 3 |  United States |
315,613,000 | May 17, 2013 | 4.45% | Official population clock |
| 4 |  Indonesia |
237,641,326 | May 1, 2010 | 3.35% | Census result |
| 5 |  Brazil |
190,755,799 | August 1, 2010 | 2.69% | Census result |
| 6 |  Pakistan |
182,801,000 | May 17, 2013 | 2.58% | Official population clock |
| 7 |  Nigeria |
162,471,000 | July 1, 2011 | 2.29% | UN estimate |
| 8 |  Russia |
142,914,136 | January 1, 2011 | 2.02% | Official estimate |
| 9 |  Bangladesh |
142,319,000 | March 15, 2011 | 2.01% | Census result |
| 10 |  Japan |
127,720,000 | October 1, 2011 | 1.8% | Monthly official estimate |
| 11 |  Mexico |
112,336,538 | June 12, 2010 | 1.58% | Census result |
| 12 |  Philippines |
94,013,200 | July 1, 2010 | 1.33% | Official estimate |
| 13 |  Vietnam |
85,846,997 | April 1, 2009 | 1.21% | Census result |
| 14 |  Ethiopia |
82,101,998 | July 1, 2011 | 1.16% | Official estimate |
| 15 |  Germany |
81,729,000 | April 30, 2011 | 1.15% | Monthly official estimate |
| 16 |  Egypt |
83,690,000 | May 17, 2013 | 1.18% | Official population clock |
| 17 |  Iran |
77,416,000 | May 17, 2013 | 1.09% | Official population clock |
| 18 |  Turkey |
73,722,988 | December 31, 2010 | 1.04% | Official estimate |
| 19 |  Thailand |
69,519,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.98% | UN estimate |
| 20 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
67,758,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.96% | UN estimate |
| 21 |  France[2] |
65,821,885 | January 1, 2011 | 0.93% | Official estimate |
| 22 |  United Kingdom |
62,300,000 | July 1, 2010 | 0.88% | Official estimate |
| 23 |  Italy |
60,705,991 | May 31, 2011 | 0.86% | Monthly official estimate |
| 24 |  South Africa |
50,586,757 | July 1, 2011 | 0.71% | Official estimate |
| 25 |  Myanmar |
48,337,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.68% | UN estimate |
| 26 |  South Korea |
48,219,000 | November 1, 2010 | 0.68% | Census result |
| 27 |  Colombia |
47,042,000 | May 17, 2013 | 0.66% | Official population clock |
| 28 |  Spain |
46,162,024 | October 1, 2011 | 0.65% | Monthly official estimate |
| 29 |  Ukraine |
45,668,028 | September 1, 2011 | 0.64% | Monthly official estimate |
| 30 |  Tanzania |
43,188,000 | July 1, 2010 | 0.61% | Official estimate |
| 31 |  Argentina |
40,117,096 | October 27, 2010 | 0.57% | Census result |
| 32 |  Kenya |
38,610,097 | August 24, 2009 | 0.54% | Census result |
| 33 |  Poland |
38,092,000 | July 1, 2010 | 0.54% | Official estimate |
| 34 |  Algeria |
36,300,000 | January 1, 2011 | 0.51% | Official estimate |
| 35 |  Canada |
34,482,779 | July 1, 2011 | 0.49% | Official estimate |
| 36 |  Uganda |
32,939,800 | July 1, 2011 | 0.46% | Official estimate |
| 37 |  Morocco |
32,904,900 | May 17, 2013 | 0.46% | Official population clock |
| 38 |  Afghanistan |
32,358,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.46% | UN estimate |
| 39 |  Iraq |
32,105,000 | July 1, 2009 | 0.45% | Official estimate |
| 40 |  Sudan[3] |
30,894,000 | April 22, 2008 | 0.44% | Census result |
| 41 |  Peru |
29,797,694 | June 30, 2011 | 0.42% | Official estimate |
| 42 |  Venezuela |
30,101,000 | May 17, 2013 | 0.42% | Official population clock |
| 43 |  Malaysia |
28,334,135 | July 6, 2010 | 0.4% | Census result |
| 44 |  Uzbekistan |
28,000,000 | January 1, 2010 | 0.39% | Official estimate |
| 45 |  Saudi Arabia |
27,136,977 | April 28, 2010 | 0.38% | Census result |
| 46 |  Nepal |
26,620,809 | June 22, 2011 | 0.38% | Census result |
| 47 |  Ghana |
24,233,431 | September 26, 2010 | 0.34% | Census result |
| 48 |  North Korea |
24,052,231 | October 1, 2008 | 0.34% | Census result |
| 49 |  Yemen |
23,833,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.34% | Official estimate |
| 50 |  Taiwan[4] |
23,197,947 | September 30, 2011 | 0.33% | Monthly official estimate |
| 51 |  Mozambique |
23,049,621 | July 1, 2011 | 0.33% | Official estimate |
| 52 |  Australia |
23,284,083 | May 17, 2013 | 0.33% | Official Population Clock |
| 53 |  Romania |
21,436,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.3% | UN estimate |
| 54 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
21,395,000 | July 1, 2009 | 0.3% | Official estimate |
| 55 |  Syria |
22,071,000 | May 17, 2013 | 0.31% | Official population clock |
| 56 |  Sri Lanka |
20,653,000 | July 1, 2010 | 0.29% | Official estimate |
| 57 |  Angola |
19,618,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.28% | UN estimate |
| 58 |  Cameroon |
19,406,100 | January 1, 2010 | 0.27% | Official estimate |
| 59 |  Madagascar |
18,866,000 | July 1, 2008 | 0.27% | Official estimate |
| 60 |  Chile |
17,248,450 | June 30, 2011 | 0.24% | Official estimate |
| 61 |  Netherlands |
16,715,489 | September 1, 2011 | 0.24% | Monthly official estimate |
| 62 |  Kazakhstan |
16,615,000 | October 1, 2011 | 0.23% | Monthly official estimate |
| 63 |  Burkina Faso |
15,730,977 | July 1, 2010 | 0.22% | Official estimate |
| 64 |  Niger |
15,730,754 | July 1, 2011 | 0.22% | Official estimate |
| 65 |  Guatemala |
14,713,763 | July 1, 2011 | 0.21% | Official estimate |
| 66 |  Mali |
14,517,176 | April 1, 2009 | 0.2% | Census result |
| 67 |  Ecuador |
14,483,499 | November 28, 2010 | 0.2% | Census result |
| 68 |  Cambodia |
13,395,682 | March 3, 2008 | 0.19% | Census result |
| 69 |  Malawi |
13,077,160 | June 1, 2008 | 0.18% | Census result |
| 70 |  Zambia |
13,046,508 | October 16, 2010 | 0.18% | Census result |
| 71 |  Senegal |
12,855,153 | July 1, 2011 | 0.18% | Official estimate |
| 72 |  Zimbabwe |
12,754,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.18% | UN estimate |
| 73 |  Chad |
11,274,106 | May 20, 2009 | 0.16% | Census result |
| 74 |  Cuba |
11,241,161 | December 31, 2010 | 0.16% | Official estimate |
| 75 |  Belgium |
10,839,905 | January 1, 2010 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
| 76 |  Greece |
10,787,690 | June 1, 2011 | 0.15% | Census result |
| 77 |  Tunisia |
10,673,800 | July 1, 2011 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
| 78 |  Portugal |
10,555,853 | March 21, 2011 | 0.15% | Census result |
| 79 |  Czech Republic |
10,542,080 | June 30, 2011 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
| 80 |  Bolivia |
10,426,154 | July 1, 2010 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
| 81 |  Rwanda |
10,412,826 | July 1, 2010 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
| 82 |  Guinea |
10,217,591 | July 1, 2009 | 0.14% | Official estimate |
| 83 |  Haiti |
10,085,214 | July 1, 2010 | 0.14% | Official estimate |
| 84 |  Hungary |
9,985,722 | January 1, 2011 | 0.14% | Official estimate |
| 85 |  Somalia[5] |
9,557,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.13% | UN estimate |
| 86 |  Sweden |
9,471,174 | September 30, 2011 | 0.13% | Monthly official estimate |
| 87 |  Belarus |
9,468,000 | October 1, 2011 | 0.13% | Monthly official estimate |
| 88 |  Dominican Republic |
9,378,818 | December 1, 2010 | 0.13% | Census result |
| 89 |  Azerbaijan |
9,111,100 | January 1, 2011 | 0.13% | Official estimate |
| 90 |  Benin |
9,100,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.13% | UN estimate |
| 91 |  Burundi |
8,575,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.12% | UN estimate |
| 92 |  Austria |
8,419,776 | July 1, 2011 | 0.12% | Official estimate |
| 93 |  United Arab Emirates |
8,264,070 | July 1, 2010 | 0.12% | Official estimate |
| 94 |  South Sudan |
8,260,490 | April 22, 2008 | 0.12% | Census result |
| 95 |  Honduras |
8,215,313 | July 1, 2011 | 0.12% | Official estimate |
| 96 |  Switzerland |
7,870,100 | July 1, 2010 | 0.11% | Official estimate |
| 97 |  Israel |
7,798,600 | September 30, 2011 | 0.11% | Monthly official estimate |
| 98 |  Tajikistan |
7,616,000 | January 1, 2011 | 0.11% | Official estimate |
| 99 |  Bulgaria |
7,364,570 | February 1, 2011 | 0.1% | Census result |
| 100 |  Serbia[6] |
7,120,666 | September 31, 2011 | 0.1% | Census result |
| 101 |  Hong Kong (China)[7] |
7,108,100 | July 1, 2011 | 0.1% | Official estimate |
| 102 |  Papua New Guinea |
7,014,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.1% | UN estimate |
| 103 |  Libya |
6,423,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.091% | UN estimate |
| 104 |  Laos |
6,348,800 | July 1, 2011 | 0.09% | Official estimate |
| 105 |  Paraguay |
6,337,127 | July 1, 2010 | 0.089% | Official estimate |
| 106 |  Jordan |
6,435,900 | May 17, 2013 | 0.09% | Official population clock |
| 107 |  El Salvador |
6,227,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.088% | UN estimate |
| 108 |  Sierra Leone |
5,997,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.085% | UN estimate |
| 109 |  Nicaragua |
5,815,524 | July 1, 2010 | 0.082% | Official estimate |
| 110 |  Togo |
5,753,324 | November 6, 2010 | 0.081% | Census result |
| 111 |  Denmark |
5,579,204 | October 1, 2011 | 0.079% | Monthly official estimate |
| 112 |  Kyrgyzstan |
5,477,600 | July 1, 2011 | 0.077% | Official estimate |
| 113 |  Slovakia |
5,437,126 | March 31, 2011 | 0.077% | Official estimate |
| 114 |  Eritrea |
5,415,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.076% | UN estimate |
| 115 |  Finland[8] |
5,394,389 | September 30, 2011 | 0.076% | Monthly official estimate |
| 116 |  Singapore |
5,183,700 | June 30, 2011 | 0.073% | Official estimate |
| 117 |  Turkmenistan |
5,105,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.072% | UN estimate |
| 118 |  Norway |
5,106,700 | May 17, 2013 | 0.072% | Official population clock |
| 119 |  Ireland |
4,581,269 | April 10, 2011 | 0.065% | Census result |
| 120 |  Costa Rica |
4,563,539 | July 1, 2010 | 0.064% | Official estimate |
| 121 |  Central African Republic |
4,487,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.063% | UN estimate |
| 122 |  Georgia[9] |
4,469,200 | January 1, 2011 | 0.063% | Official estimate |
| 123 |  New Zealand |
4,483,700 | May 17, 2013 | 0.063% | Official population clock |
| 124 |  Croatia |
4,290,612 | March 31, 2011 | 0.061% | Census result |
| 125 |  Lebanon |
4,259,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.06% | UN estimate |
| 126 |  Palestinian territories[10] |
4,168,858 | July 1, 2011 | 0.059% | Official estimate |
| 127 |  Republic of the Congo |
4,140,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.058% | UN estimate |
| 128 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3,843,126 | June 30, 2010 | 0.054% | Official estimate |
| 129 |  Puerto Rico |
3,725,789 | April 1, 2010 | 0.053% | Census result |
| 130 |  Moldova[11] |
3,560,400 | January 1, 2011 | 0.05% | Official estimate |
| 131 |  Liberia |
3,476,608 | April 1, 2008 | 0.049% | Census result |
| 132 |  Panama |
3,405,813 | May 16, 2010 | 0.048% | Census result |
| 133 |  Uruguay |
3,368,595 | June 30, 2011 | 0.048% | Official estimate |
| 134 |  Mauritania |
3,340,627 | July 1, 2011 | 0.047% | Official estimate |
| 135 |  Armenia |
3,266,300 | September 1, 2011 | 0.046% | Monthly official estimate |
| 136 |  Lithuania |
3,207,100 | October 1, 2011 | 0.045% | Monthly official estimate |
| 137 |  Albania |
3,194,972 | January 1, 2010 | 0.045% | Official estimate |
| 138 |  Kuwait |
2,818,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.04% | UN estimate |
| 139 |  Oman |
2,773,479 | December 12, 2010 | 0.039% | Census result |
| 140 |  Mongolia |
2,736,800 | July 1, 2010 | 0.039% | Official estimate |
| 141 |  Jamaica |
2,705,800 | December 31, 2010 | 0.038% | Official estimate |
| 142 |  Namibia |
2,324,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.033% | UN estimate |
| 143 |  Latvia |
2,209,000 | October 1, 2011 | 0.031% | Monthly official estimate |
| 144 |  Lesotho |
2,194,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.031% | UN estimate |
| 145 |  Macedonia |
2,057,284 | December 31, 2010 | 0.029% | Official estimate |
| 146 |  Slovenia |
2,064,840 | May 17, 2013 | 0.029% | Official population clock |
| 147 |  Botswana |
2,031,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.029% | UN estimate |
| 148 |  The Gambia |
1,776,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.025% | UN estimate |
| 149 |  Qatar |
1,699,435 | April 21, 2010 | 0.024% | Census result |
| 150 |  Gabon |
1,534,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.022% | UN estimate |
| 151 |  Guinea-Bissau |
1,520,830 | March 1, 2009 | 0.021% | Census result |
| 152 |  Estonia |
1,340,194 | January 1, 2011 | 0.019% | Official estimate |
| 153 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1,317,714 | July 1, 2010 | 0.019% | Official estimate |
| 154 |  Mauritius[12] |
1,280,924 | July 1, 2010 | 0.018% | Official estimate |
| 155 |  Bahrain |
1,234,571 | April 27, 2010 | 0.017% | Census result |
| 156 |  Swaziland |
1,203,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.017% | UN estimate |
| 157 |  Timor-Leste |
1,066,409 | July 11, 2010 | 0.015% | Census result |
| 158 |  Fiji |
868,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.012% | UN estimate |
| 159 |  Djibouti |
818,159 | June 1, 2009 | 0.012% | Census result |
| 160 | Réunion (France) |
808,250 | January 1, 2008 | 0.011% | Official estimate |
| 161 |  Cyprus[13] |
803,200 | December 31, 2009 | 0.011% | Official estimate |
| 162 |  Guyana |
784,894 | July 1, 2010 | 0.011% | Official estimate |
| 163 |  Comoros[14] |
754,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.011% | UN estimate |
| 164 |  Equatorial Guinea |
720,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.01% | UN estimate |
| 165 |  Bhutan |
708,265 | July 1, 2011 | 0.01% | Official estimate |
| 166 |  |
620,029 | April 1, 2011 | 0.0087% | Census result |
| 167 |  Macau (China)[15] |
560,100 | September 1, 2011 | 0.0079% | Official estimate |
| 168 |  Western Sahara |
548,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.0077% | UN estimate |
| 169 |  Solomon Islands |
542,287 | July 1, 2011 | 0.0076% | Official estimate |
| 170 |  Suriname |
529,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.0075% | UN estimate |
| 171 |  Luxembourg |
511,840 | January 1, 2011 | 0.0072% | Official estimate |
| 172 |  Cape Verde |
491,575 | June 16, 2010 | 0.0069% | Census result |
| 173 |  Brunei |
422,700 | July 1, 2011 | 0.006% | Official estimate |
| 174 | .svg){kind=small} |
417,617 | December 31, 2010 | 0.0059% | Official estimate |
| 175 | Guadeloupe (France) |
401,784 | January 1, 2008 | 0.0057% | Official estimate |
| 176 | Martinique (France) |
397,693 | January 1, 2008 | 0.0056% | Official estimate |
| 177 |  Bahamas |
353,658 | May 3, 2010 | 0.005% | Census result |
| 178 |  |
318,452 | January 1, 2011 | 0.0045% | Official estimate |
| 179 |  Maldives |
317,280 | July 1, 2010 | 0.0045% | Official estimate |
| 180 |  Belize |
312,698 | May 12, 2010 | 0.0044% | Census result |
| 181 |  Barbados |
276,302 | December 31, 2010 | 0.0039% | Official estimate |
| 182 |  French Polynesia |
274,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.0039% | UN estimate |
| 183 |  New Caledonia (France) |
245,580 | July 27, 2009 | 0.0035% | Census result |
| 184 |  Vanuatu |
234,023 | November 16, 2009 | 0.0033% | Census result |
| 185 | French Guiana |
219,266 | January 1, 2008 | 0.0031% | Official estimate |
| 186 | Mayotte (France) |
211,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.003% | UN estimate |
| 187 |  Samoa |
184,032 | July 1, 2010 | 0.0026% | Official estimate |
| 188 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
169,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.0024% | UN estimate |
| 189 |  |
166,526 | May 10, 2010 | 0.0023% | Census result |
| 190 |  Guam (USA) |
159,358 | April 1, 2010 | 0.0022% | Census result |
| 191 |  Curaçao (the Netherlands) |
142,180 | January 1, 2010 | 0.002% | Official estimate |
| 192 |  Grenada |
110,821 | July 1, 2009 | 0.0016% | Official estimate |
| 193 |  United States Virgin Islands |
106,405 | April 1, 2010 | 0.0015% | Census result |
| 194 |  Tonga |
105,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.0015% | UN estimate |
| 195 |  Federated States of Micronesia |
102,624 | April 4, 2010 | 0.0014% | Census result |
| 196 |  Aruba (the Netherlands) |
101,484 | September 29, 2010 | 0.0014% | Census result |
| 197 |  Kiribati |
101,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.0014% | UN estimate |
| 198 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
100,892 | July 1, 2009 | 0.0014% | Official estimate |
| 199 |  Jersey (UK) |
92,500 | December 31, 2009 | 0.0013% | Official estimate |
| 200 |  Seychelles |
90,945 | August 26, 2010 | 0.0013% | Census result |
| 201 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
89,138 | July 1, 2009 | 0.0013% | Official estimate |
| 202 |  Andorra |
85,015 | July 1, 2010 | 0.0012% | Official estimate |
| 203 |  Isle of Man (UK) |
83,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.0012% | UN estimate |
| 204 |  Dominica |
71,685 | July 1, 2009 | 0.001% | Official estimate |
| 205 |  Bermuda (UK) |
64,186 | May 20, 2010 | 0.00091% | Census result |
| 206 |  Guernsey (UK) |
62,431 | March 31, 2010 | 0.00088% | Official estimate |
| 207 |  (Denmark) |
56,890 | July 1, 2011 | 0.0008% | Official estimate |
| 208 |  |
55,519 | April 1, 2010 | 0.00078% | Census result |
| 209 |  Cayman Islands (UK) |
54,878 | October 10, 2010 | 0.00077% | Census result |
| 210 |  Marshall Islands |
54,305 | July 1, 2010 | 0.00077% | Official estimate |
| 211 |  (USA) |
53,883 | April 1, 2010 | 0.00076% | Census result |
| 212 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
51,970 | July 1, 2009 | 0.00073% | Official estimate |
| 213 |  (Denmark) |
48,738 | July 1, 2011 | 0.00069% | Monthly official estimate |
| 214 |  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) |
42,375 | July 1, 2011 | 0.0006% | Official estimate |
| 215 | Saint Martin (France) |
37,163 | January 1, 2008 | 0.00052% | Census result |
| 216 |  |
36,157 | December 31, 2010 | 0.00051% | Official estimate |
| 217 | .svg){kind=small} |
35,881 | 2010 | 0.00051% | Official estimate |
| 218 |  San Marino |
32,093 | August 31, 2011 | 0.00045% | Monthly official estimate |
| 219 |  Gibraltar (UK)[16] |
29,441 | July 1, 2010 | 0.00042% | Official estimate |
| 220 |  British Virgin Islands (UK) |
28,213 | July 1, 2008 | 0.0004% | Official estimate |
| 221 |  Palau |
21,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.0003% | UN estimate |
| 222 |  Anguilla (UK) |
15,236 | July 1, 2011 | 0.00021% | Official estimate |
| 223 | Wallis and Futuna (France) |
13,445 | July 21, 2008 | 0.00019% | Census result |
| 224 |  Cook Islands (NZ) |
10,900 | March 1, 2011 | 0.00015% | Monthly official estimate |
| 225 |  Nauru |
10,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.00014% | UN estimate |
| 226 |  Tuvalu |
10,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.00014% | UN estimate |
| 227 | Saint Barthélemy (France) |
8,823 | January 1, 2008 | 0.00012% | Census result |
| 228 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) |
6,290 | January 1, 2008 | 0.00006% | Census result |
| 229 |  Montserrat (UK) |
4,932 | July 1, 2009 | 0.00005% | Official estimate |
| 230 |  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) |
4,255 | February 10, 2008 | 0.00004% | Census result |
| 231 |  Falkland Islands (UK)[17] |
3,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.00003% | UN estimate |
| 232 |  Niue (NZ) |
1,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.00001% | UN estimate |
| 233 |  Tokelau (NZ) |
1,000 | July 1, 2011 | 0.00001% | UN estimate |
| 234 |  Vatican City |
800 | March 1, 2011 | 0.00001% | Official estimate |
References [change]
- ↑ Census figure refers to mainland China, excluding its Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of Hong Kong (which returned to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997) and Macao (that reverted to China on December 20, 1999).
- ↑ Estimate not only refers to metropolitan France, but also includes its separatedly listed overseas departments (Départements d'outre-mer, DOM) of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte (from March 31, 2011) and Réunion and its overseas collectivities (Collectivités d'outre-mer, COM) of French Polynesia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna. Including its DOMs, the combined population of France stood at 65,027,000 inhabitants on 1 January 2011, according to a provisional official estimate.
- ↑ Census results are based on contemporary geographic split between Northern Sudan and Southern Sudan, which have since become separate countries. Results were disputed by the Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan.
- ↑ Partially recognized state, claimed by the People's Republic of China as one of its provinces. Taiwan also includes the minor islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Pescadores, etc.
- ↑ Includes Puntland (with a population of about 3,900,000 inhabitants) and Somaliland (some 3,500,000 inhabitants).
- ↑ Excludes the disputed territory of Kosovo (~ 1,800,000 inh.).
- ↑ Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China from July 1, 1997.
- ↑ Includes Åland Islands.
- ↑ Excludes (2011) the Republic of Abkhazia (216,000, census 2003) and South Ossetia (70,000, 2006).
- ↑ Occupied by Israel after the Six-Day War of 5-10 June 1967. It comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
- ↑ Excludes (statistica.md.2010.pdf) Transnistria (555,347, census 2005).
- ↑ Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon.
- ↑ Excludes Northern Cyprus (287,856, end of 2010, North Cyprus State Planning Organization).
- ↑ Excludes the island of Mayotte.
- ↑ Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China from December 20, 1999.
- ↑ Territory claimed by Spain.
- ↑ Islands claimed by Argentina.
- CIA, 9 August, 2005.
