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List of regional organizations by population

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The following is a list of regional organizations by population. The organizations are arranged in alphabetical order.

List

Entities Population Date formed %[1] Source Notes
World 6,594,000,000 100% Population clock
African Union 850,000,000 2002 12.92% (membership overlap with Arab League)
Arab League 339,510,535 1945 5.16% (membership overlap with African Union)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations 558,812,200 1967 8.49%
Commonwealth of Independent States 277,983,490 1991 4.22%
Commonwealth of Nations 1,921,974,000 1931 29.2% (membership overlap with European Union, European Economic Area, African Union, Arab League, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Union of South American Nations, and Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
Collective Security Treaty Organisation 210,000,000 1994 3.19% (membership overlap with Commonwealth of Independent States, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation)
Economic Cooperation Organization 405,139,000 1985 6.16% (membership overlap with South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)
European Economic Area 500,017,119 1994 7.6% (membership overlap with European Union, European Free Trade Association, and Commonwealth of Nations)
European Union 494,900,000 1993 7.52% Eurostat data [2]
European Free Trade Association 12,660,623 1960 7.6% (membership overlap with European Economic Area)
Eurasian Economic Community 205,693,649 2001 7.6% (membership overlap with Commonwealth of Independent States and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation)
Mercosur 265,212,435 1991 4.03% (membership overlap with Union of South American Nations, NAFTA)
North American Free Trade Agreement 444,890,391 1994 6.76% (membership overlap with Mercosur, Commonwealth of Nations)
NATO 880,978,798 1949 13.39%
OPEC 619,157,014 1960 9.41%
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 1,519,750,955 2001 23.09% (membership overlap with CIS and Eurasian Economic Community)
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation 1,467,255,669 1985 22.3% (membership overlap with Economic Cooperation Organization)
Union of South American Nations 379,782,748 2005 5.77% (membership overlap with Mercosur)

See also

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References

  1. ^ of World Population
  2. ^ Eurostat population demography data as of 1 January 2006, extrapolated to 1 January 2007