Talk:List of countries and dependencies by population

700 Million South Asian Muslims, 3rd Largest population in the world

There are approximately 700 Million South Asian Muslims.

Pakistan: 200 Million

India: 250 Million (due to continuous under counting of the Muslim population by the Indian government for the past 6 decades, the Muslim population is generally accepted to be more than the official 200 million number. A large majority of Muslims are leaving India and settling in other Muslim countries but are always counted under the same group and always play the foremost role in south Asian Muslim activities).

Bangladesh: 160 Million

Kashmir: 20 Million

Taking into account other variables, its an approximate population of 700 million. The third largest in the world. I propose making another section for world population based on ethnicity in addition to countries. To show which are the biggest population groups in the world. Muslim Army Knives (talk) 07:08, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

See List of religious populations. Mightymights (talk) 15:30, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

That page shows populations for groups as a whole. I am referring to biggest populations based on single ethnic groups. Muslim Army Knives (talk) 10:52, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

Yes I feel that we should make another heading for South Asian Muslims as they are one of the biggest population groups in the world. You forgot to include Afghanistan as well in South Asia. Afghan Hazara (talk) 07:59, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

I don't see your point. This page is a list of COUNTRIES by population. Not ethnic groups. You may create a new page of list of ethnic groups around the world, possibly with a breakdown by country of residence. I suspect that the data for this page is not as well defined and available as the total populations of countries.

As for South Asian Muslims, I am no expert on this topic but are you sure that they constitute an ethnic group? Simply sharing a religion doesn't make them part of the same ethnic group. On the other hand, members of the same ethnic group can belong to different religion. Eric car (talk) 09:02, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Canada excessive

The population listed for Canada is excessive. The 2011 census found the population to be only 33,476,000.--Solomonfromfinland (talk) 13:05, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

A census never captures 100% of a country's population, and also consider that Canada's estimates are still based on the 2006 census. More information here. —Pristino (talk) 07:47, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Pizza — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.219.130.37 (talk) 18:50, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

I found some other national populations that seem excessive: Mexico, 118 million, compared to 112 million(?) in the 2011 census; Philippines, 98 million compared to a very recent figure of 92 million; Australia, 23.3 million, compared to a 21.5 million in the 2001 census, according to 2011 Census QuickStats: All people - usual residents: Australia. I remember looking at U.S. cities population estimates for 2007, 2008, and 2009; when the 2010 census results came, all the populations of the largest cities dropped. This makes me think that censuses are much more reliable sources of population figures than estimates or population clocks are.--Solomonfromfinland (talk) 02:03, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

Kosovo

Kosovo is not included in the table, yet it also isn't included in the Serbia statistic. I imagine it should be given the same treatment as Western Sahara. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.67.64.2 (talk) 23:35, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

The countries/territories that are included in this list are the ones that have country codes in the standard ISO 3166-1. Kosovo is recognized by the United Nations (and 79 UN member states) as part of Serbia and doesn't have a separate code. The UN recognizes neither Moroccan nor Sahrawi sovereignty over Western Sahara, and therefore does have a code for it (representing the geographical region, not specifically the SADR).

I can agree though that it may seem odd that Kosovo is included neither as part of Serbia nor separately. Either the de jure population of Serbia should be listed (including that of Kosovo), or the states with limited recognition should be listed separately without ranking them, as is done in the list of countries by area. SiBr₄ ("CyberFour") (talk) 11:35, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

US States

It's a shame that there are no US States on the list. I would like to see them on the list, but I want to see them on the list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.206.10.95 (talk) 00:32, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

This is a list of countries, not states. --AussieLegend (✉) 03:45, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, it's a list of states, but not of states. The populations of the U.S. states can be found at List of U.S. states by population. SiBr₄ (talk) 09:45, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

Your wrong, it needs us states. Wanna add US states? Then edit this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.206.10.95 (talk • contribs) 04:12, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

No, you're wrong, and not just for the reasons explained. US states are not countries so they don't belong here. --AussieLegend (✉) 11:23, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

(To the anonymous editor) If you want to, you could start a new article or list similar to these ones, but comparing the populations of the American states with those of the different nations:

• Comparison between U.S. states and countries by GDP (nominal)
• Comparison between U.S. states and countries by GDP (nominal) per capita
• Comparison between U.S. states and countries by GDP (PPP)

However, it may be difficult and tiresome for only one person.

Regards :-)

MaxBech1975 (talk) 17:26, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Please make a article of US states and countries by population. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.206.10.95 (talk) 00:47, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

===How about this kiddos, open the article that lists countries in a tab, then open the article that lists states in a tab...and enjoy.70.115.171.96 (talk)

Why should the US deserve special treatment? --2.245.175.56 (talk) 15:12, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

"Country" numbered 182 does not exist

Hi, In the article, the number 182 refers to a country named "Northern Cyprus". This country does not exist. As it is mentioned in another article named "Northern Cyprus": "Northern Cyprus is a self-declared state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. Recognised only by Turkey, Northern Cyprus is considered by the international community as Turkish-occupied territory of the Republic of Cyprus".

Since the article refers to countries, you indirectly recognize this illegal "country". In addition, anyone who reads it and is not well informed about the issues in the island would think it is a recognized country.

As IT IS NOT RECOGNIZED by any country other than Turkey (and this is because Turkey invaded Cyprus and illegally created this "country") I ask you to respect the rights of the Republic of Cyprus and the International Community and remove the entry "Northern Cyprus" from the article.

I do understand that the articles can be edited by anyone but I also know that Wikipedia is read by lots of people in the world and I want them to know the truth about the issues on the island of Cyprus. Panayiota.sk (talk) 11:27, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

I agree, I don't see how Northern Cyprus can be listed here, while other countries with very limited recognition are not listed. States such as the Republic of Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Republic of South Ossetia and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus shouldn't be listed here. Edit request is Done! --SilentResident (talk) 13:05, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

European Union

Hi, I realise this probably comes up a lot, but I was wondering what would be needed for the EU to show up on this list? It's not a country, sure, but it's very relevant as a political entity. It certainly would make referencing statistics a lot easier! --2001:980:A4CB:1:FC02:7A1:37C8:B906 (talk) 21:48, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Yes, indeed it would give one a much better overview! --Wrant (talk) 13:07, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Equatorial Guinea

I'm a little bit unsettled by the vast disparity between the figure given here for Equatorial Guinea (1,622,000) and the figure on the Equatorial Guinea page given by the World Bank (736,296). Are the official sources inflated? They seem to be, considering every other source I can find cited on Wikipedia the population as being in the ballpark of 700,000. If so, they should not be used here, right? I want to make sure others agree before going in and changing it. Someone the Person (talk) 02:59, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

Burma/Myanmar

Its official name is Myanmar, it's been that for awhile, this needs to be changed. (talk) 16:14, 20 April 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.145.141.27 (talk)