List of countries and dependencies by population

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Main category: Lists of countries by population
See also: List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population density
A map of world population. Gray-scale legend: 0 to 50 M to 400 M to 1,336 M (million), 2011.

This is a list of countries and dependent territories by population with inclusion within the list being based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. This does not reflect the countries who report significantly different populations of citizens domestically and overall. Some countries, notably Thailand, do not report total population, exclusively counting citizens, for total populations an international agency must issue an estimate.

The list includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states. The United Kingdom is considered (as a sovereign state) as a single entity in the lists while the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are regarded separately.

Also given in percent is each country's population compared to the population of the world, which the United States Census Bureau estimates at 8.11 billion.[1] According to a separate estimate by the United Nations, world population exceeded 7 billion in October 2011.[2][3][4]

Method

Figures used in this chart are based on the most up to date estimate or projections[5] by the national census authority where available, and are usually rounded off. Where updated national data are not available, figures are based on the projections for 2015 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[6]

Because the compiled figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or at the same level of accuracy, the resulting numerical comparisons may create misleading conclusions. Furthermore, the addition of figures from all countries may not equal the world total. A handful of nations have not conducted a census in over 3 decades, providing high error margin estimates only.

Areas that form integral parts of sovereign states, such as the countries of the United Kingdom, are counted as part of the sovereign states concerned. Not included are other entities, such as the European Union,[Note 1] that are not sovereign states, and dependent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.

For a graphical version of this list, see list of countries by population (graphical). See also List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population density and the list of regional organizations by population.

Countries and dependencies by population

Note: All dependent territories are shown in italics.

Rank Country (or dependent territory) Population Date % of world
population		 Source
1  China[Note 2] 1,424,071,520 17.6% 29 May 2024 Official population clock
2  India 1,403,486,500 17.3% 29 May 2024 Official population clock
3  United States 336,494,755 4.15% 29 May 2024 Official population clock
4  Indonesia 255,461,700 July 1, 2015 3.15% Official projection
5  Brazil 217,717,396 2.68% 29 May 2024 Official population clock
6  Pakistan 237,374,940 2.93% 29 May 2024 Official population clock
7  Nigeria 183,523,000 July 1, 2015 2.26% UN projection
8  Bangladesh 176,912,188 2.18% 29 May 2024 Official population clock
9  Russia[Note 3] 146,516,061 July 7, 2015 1.8% Official population clock
10  Japan 126,890,000 June 1, 2015 1.56% Monthly official estimate
11  Mexico 121,005,815 July 1, 2015 1.49% Official projection
12  Philippines 110,916,130 1.37% 29 May 2024 Official population clock
13  Vietnam 91,583,000 July 1, 2015 1.12% Official Projection
14  Ethiopia 90,076,012 July 1, 2015 1.11% Official projection
15  Egypt 106,347,170 1.31% 29 May 2024 Official population clock
16  Germany 81,083,600 September 30, 2014 1% Official estimate
17  Iran 85,707,448 1.06% 29 May 2024 Official population clock
18  Turkey 77,695,904 December 31, 2014 0.96% Official estimate
19  Democratic Republic of the Congo 71,246,000 July 1, 2015 0.88% UN projection
20  France[Note 4] 66,962,000 June 1, 2015 0.82% Monthly official estimate
21  Thailand 65,104,000 July 1, 2015 0.8% Official annual projection
22  United Kingdom 64,800,000 July 1, 2015 0.8% Official Projection
23  Italy 60,788,845 December 31, 2014 0.75% Official annual projection
24  South Africa 54,002,000 July 1, 2014 0.67% Official estimate
25  Burma 51,419,420 March 29, 2014 0.63% Preliminary 2014 census result
26  South Korea 51,413,925 May 1, 2015 0.63% Official projection
27  Colombia 48,349,000 0.596% 29 May 2024 Official population clock
28  Tanzania 47,421,786 July 1, 2014 0.58% Official Projection
29  Kenya 46,749,000 July 1, 2015 0.58% UN projection
30  Spain 46,464,053 July 1, 2014 0.57% Official estimate
31  Argentina 43,131,966 July 1, 2015 0.53% Official annual projection
32  Ukraine[Note 5] 42,854,106 May 1, 2015 0.53% Monthly official estimate
33  Algeria 40,400,000 January 1, 2016 0.49% Official annual projection
34  Poland 38,484,000 December 31, 2014 0.47% Official estimate
35  Sudan 38,435,252 July 1, 2015 0.47% Official annual projection
36  Iraq 36,004,552 July 1, 2014 0.44% Official annual projection
37  Canada 35,749,600 April 1, 2015 0.44% Official estimate
38  Uganda 34,856,813 August 28, 2014 0.43% Preliminary 2014 census result
39  Morocco[7] 33,337,529 September 1, 2014 0.41% Preliminary 2014 census result
40  Saudi Arabia 31,521,418 July 1, 2015 0.39% Official annual projection
41  Peru 31,151,643 July 1, 2015 0.38% Official annual projection
42  Uzbekistan 31,022,500 January 1, 2015 0.38% Official estimate
43  Malaysia 34,001,408 0.419% 29 May 2024 Official population clock
44  Venezuela 30,620,404 July 1, 2015 0.38% Official annual projection
45  Nepal 28,037,904 July 1, 2015 0.35% Official annual projection
46  Afghanistan 27,101,365 March 21, 2015 0.33% Official estimate
47  Ghana 27,043,093 July 1, 2014 0.33% Official annual projection
48  Yemen 25,956,000 July 1, 2014 0.32% Official estimate
49  Mozambique 25,727,911 July 1, 2015 0.32% Annual official projection
50  North Korea 25,155,000 July 1, 2015 0.31% UN projection
51  Angola 24,383,301 May 16, 2014 0.3% Preliminary 2014 census result
52  Australia 27,218,050 0.336% 29 May 2024 Official population clock
53  Taiwan[Note 6] 23,456,545 May 31, 2015 0.29% Monthly official estimate
54  Syria 28,209,431 May 29, 2024 0.35% Official population clock[Note 7]
55  Ivory Coast 22,671,331 May 15, 2014 0.28% Preliminary 2014 Census Result
56  Madagascar 21,842,167 July 1, 2013 0.27% Annual official estimate
57  Cameroon 21,143,237 July 1, 2013 0.26% Official estimate
58  Sri Lanka 20,675,000 July 1, 2014 0.25% Official Estimate
59  Romania 19,942,642 January 1, 2014 0.25% Annual official estimate
60  Niger 19,268,000 July 1, 2015 0.24% UN projection
61  Burkina Faso 18,450,494 July 1, 2015 0.23% Official estimate
62  Chile 18,006,407 July 1, 2015 0.22% Official annual projection
63  Kazakhstan 17,498,100 May 1, 2015 0.21% Monthly official estimate
64  Netherlands 18,098,115 0.223% 29 May 2024 Official Population Clock
65  Malawi 16,310,431 July 1, 2015 0.2% Official annual projection
66  Mali 16,259,000 July 1, 2015 0.2% UN projection
67  Guatemala 15,806,675 July 1, 2014 0.19% Official estimate
68  Ecuador 15,476,000 May 1, 2015 0.19% Official population clock
69  Zambia 15,473,905 July 1, 2015 0.19% Official annual projection
70  Cambodia 15,405,157 July 1, 2015 0.19% Official annual projection
71  Chad 13,606,000 July 1, 2015 0.17% UN projection
72  Senegal 13,508,715 November 19, 2013 0.17% 2013 census result
73  Zimbabwe 13,061,239 August 17, 2012 0.16% 2012 Census Result
74  South Sudan 11,892,934 July 1, 2015 0.15% Official annual projection
75  Bolivia 11,410,651 July 1, 2015 0.14% Official projection
76  Belgium 11,245,629 May 1, 2015 0.14% Monthly official estimate
77  Cuba 11,210,064 December 31, 2013 0.14% Annual official estimate
78  Somalia[Note 8] 11,123,000 July 1, 2015 0.14% UN projection
79  Rwanda 10,996,891 July 1, 2014 0.14% Annual official estimate
80  Tunisia 10,982,754 April 23, 2014 0.14% Preliminary 2014 census result
81  Haiti 10,911,819 July 1, 2015 0.13% Official projection
82  Greece 10,903,704 January 1, 2014 0.13% [3]
83  Dominican Republic 10,652,000 July 1, 2015 0.13% UN projection
84  Guinea 10,628,972 April 2, 2014 0.13% Preliminary 2014 census result
85  Czech Republic 10,538,275 December 31, 2014 0.13% Official quarterly estimate
86  Portugal 10,477,800 December 31, 2013 0.13% Annual official estimate
87  Benin 10,315,244 July 1, 2015 0.13% Official projection
88  Hungary 9,849,000 December 31, 2014 0.12% Annual official estimate
89  Burundi 9,823,827 July 1, 2015 0.12% Official annual projection
90  Sweden 9,784,445 31 May 2015 0.12% Monthly official estimate
91  Azerbaijan 9,627,900 May 1, 2015 0.12% Official estimate
92  United Arab Emirates 9,577,000 July 1, 2015 0.12% UN projection
93  Belarus 9,481,000 January 1, 2015 0.12% Quarterly official estimate
94  Honduras 8,725,111 July 1, 2014 0.11% Annual official estimate
95  Austria 8,602,112 April 1, 2015 0.11% Quarterly provisional figure
96  Israel 8,358,100 May 31, 2015 0.1% Official monthly estimate
97  Tajikistan 8,354,000 January 1, 2015 0.1% Official estimate
98  Switzerland 8,256,000 March 31, 2015 0.1% Quarterly provisional figure
99  Papua New Guinea 7,398,500 July 1, 2013 0.091% Annual official estimate
100  Hong Kong (China) 7,264,100 December 31, 2014 0.09% Official estimate
101  Bulgaria 7,202,198 December 31, 2014 0.089% Official estimate
102  Togo 7,171,000 July 1, 2015 0.088% UN projection
103  Serbia[Note 9] 7,146,759 January 1, 2014 0.088% Annual official estimate
104  Paraguay 7,003,406 2015 0.086% Official estimate
105  Laos 6,802,000 July 1, 2015 0.084% Annual official projection
106  Jordan 11,621,592 0.143% 29 May 2024 Official population clock
107  Eritrea 6,738,000 July 1, 2015 0.083% UN projection
108  El Salvador 6,401,240 2014 0.079% Official estimate
109  Sierra Leone 6,319,000 July 1, 2015 0.078% UN projection
110  Libya 6,317,000 July 1, 2015 0.078% UN projection
111  Nicaragua 6,134,270 2013 0.076% Official estimate
112  Kyrgyzstan 5,935,400 May 1, 2015 0.073% Official estimate
113  Denmark 5,668,743 April 1, 2015 0.07% Quarterly official estimate
114  Finland 5,478,002 April 15, 2015 0.068% Official population clock
115  Singapore 5,469,700 July 1, 2014 0.067% Official estimate
116  Slovakia 5,421,349 December 31, 2014 0.067% Official estimate
117  Norway 5,176,998 April 1, 2015 0.064% Quarterly official estimate
118  Central African Republic 4,803,000 July 1, 2015 0.059% UN projection
119  Costa Rica 4,773,130 June 30, 2014 0.059% Official estimate
120  Turkmenistan 4,751,120 December 26, 2012 0.059% Preliminary 2012 census result
121  Palestine 4,682,467 July 1, 2015 0.058% Official estimate
122  Republic of the Congo 4,671,000 July 1, 2014 0.058% UN projection
123  Ireland 4,609,600 April 1, 2014 0.057% Annual official estimate
124  New Zealand 5,362,442 0.0661% 29 May 2024 Official population clock
125  Liberia 4,503,000 July 1, 2015 0.056% UN projection
126  Croatia 4,267,558 July 1, 2012 0.053% Annual official estimate
127  Oman 4,159,667 June 29, 2015 0.051% Official estimate
128  Lebanon 4,104,000 July 1, 2012 0.051% Official estimate
129  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,791,622 October 15, 2013 0.047% Preliminary 2013 census result
130  Panama 3,764,166 July 1, 2015 0.05% Official estimate
131  Georgia[Note 10] 3,729,500 January 1, 2015 0.046% Annual official estimate
132  Mauritania 3,631,775 July 1, 2015 0.045% Annual official estimate
133  Moldova[Note 11] 3,555,200 January 1, 2015 0.044% Official estimate
134  Puerto Rico (U.S.) 3,548,397 July 1, 2014 0.044% Official estimate
135  Somaliland (Somalia) 3,500,000 July 1, 2015 0.14% UN projection
136  Uruguay 3,415,866 June 30, 2015 0.042% Annual official estimate
137  Kuwait 3,268,431 July 1, 2012 0.04% Official estimate
138  Mongolia 3,470,321 May 29, 2024 0.043% Official population clock
139  Armenia 3,006,800 April 1, 2015 0.037% Quarterly official estimate
140  Lithuania 2,904,391 June 1, 2015 0.036% Monthly official estimate
141  Albania 2,893,005 January 1, 2015 0.036% Annual official estimate
142  Jamaica 2,717,991 December 31, 2013 0.034% Annual official estimate
143  Qatar 2,344,557 June 30, 2015 0.029% Monthly official estimate
144  Namibia 2,280,700 July 1, 2015 0.028% Final 2011 census result
145  Lesotho 2,120,000 July 1, 2015 0.026% UN projection
146  Slovenia 2,102,949 May 29, 2024 0.026% Official population clock
147  Macedonia 2,065,769 December 31, 2013 0.025% Official estimate
148  Botswana 2,056,000 July 1, 2015 0.025% UN Projection
149  Latvia 1,980,700 May 1, 2015 0.024% Monthly official estimate
150  The Gambia 1,882,450 April 15, 2013 0.023% Preliminary 2013 census result
151  Kosovo[Note 12] 1,827,231 2015 0.023% Official annual projection
152  Guinea-Bissau 1,788,000 July 1, 2015 0.022% UN projection
153  Gabon 1,751,000 July 1, 2015 0.022% UN projection
154  Equatorial Guinea 1,430,000 July 1, 2013 0.018% Annual official estimate
155  Trinidad and Tobago 1,328,019 January 9, 2011 0.016% Official Estimate
156  Bahrain 1,316,500 July 1, 2014 0.016% Official annual projection
157  Estonia 1,313,271 January 1, 2015 0.016% Official estimate
158  Mauritius 1,261,208 July 1, 2014 0.016% Official estimate
159  East Timor 1,212,107 July 1, 2014 0.015% Official estimate
160  Swaziland 1,119,375 July 1, 2015 0.014% Official projection
161  Djibouti 900,000 July 1, 2015 0.011% UN projection
162  Fiji 859,178 July 1, 2013 0.0106% Annual official estimate
163  Cyprus[Note 13] 858,000 December 31, 2013 0.011% Official estimate
164 Réunion (France) 844,994 January 1, 2014 0.01% Official annual estimate
165  Comoros 784,745 July 1, 2015 0.01% Official estimate
166  Bhutan 879,340 May 29, 2024 0.0108% Official population clock
167  Guyana 746,900 July 1, 2013 0.009% Official estimate
168  Macau (China) 636,200 December 31, 2014 0.0078% Official quarterly estimate
169  Montenegro 620,029 April 1, 2011 0.0076% Final 2011 census result
170  Solomon Islands 581,344 July 1, 2013 0.0072% Annual official estimate
171  Luxembourg 562,958 December 31, 2014 0.0069% Annual official estimate
172  Suriname 534,189 August 13, 2012 0.0066% Preliminary 2012 census result
173  Cape Verde 518,467 July 1, 2014 0.0064% Official annual projection
174  Western Sahara[Note 14] 510,713 September 2, 2014 0.0063% Preliminary 2014 census result
175  Transnistria[Note 15] 505,153 January 1, 2014 0.006% Official estimate
176  Malta 445,426 March 31, 2014 0.0055% Official estimate
177  Guadeloupe (France) 405,739 January 1, 2013 0.005% Official annual estimate
178  Brunei 393,372 June 20, 2011 0.0049% Preliminary 2011 census result
179  Martinique (France) 381,326 January 1, 2014 0.0047% Official annual estimate
180  The Bahamas 368,390 July 1, 2013 0.0045% Annual official estimate
181  Belize 358,899 July 1, 2014 0.0044% Official estimate
182  Maldives 341,256 September 20, 2014 0.0042% Preliminary 2014 census result
183  Iceland 329,740 April 1, 2015 0.0041% Quarterly official estimate
184  Northern Cyprus[Note 16] 294,396 December 4, 2011 0.004% Final 2011 census result
185  Barbados 285,000 July 1, 2013 0.0035% Official estimate
186  New Caledonia (France) 268,767 August 26, 2014 0.0033% Preliminary 2014 census result
187  French Polynesia (France) 268,270 August 22, 2012 0.0033% Preliminary 2012 census result
188  Vanuatu 264,652 July 1, 2013 0.0033% Annual official estimate
189  Abkhazia[Note 17] 240,705 2011 0.003% Official census
190  French Guiana (France) 239,648 January 1, 2012 0.003% Annual official estimate
191  Mayotte (France) 212,645 August 21, 2012 0.0026% 2012 census result
192  Samoa 187,820 November 7, 2011 0.0023% Final 2011 census result
193  São Tomé and Príncipe 187,356 May 13, 2012 0.0023% 2012 census result
194  Saint Lucia 185,000 July 1, 2015 0.0023% UN projection
195  Guam (U.S.) 159,358 April 1, 2010 0.002% Final 2010 census result
196  Curaçao (Netherlands) 154,843 January 1, 2014 0.0019% Annual official estimate
197 Nagorno-Karabakh Republic 146,573 0.0018%
198  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,000 July 1, 2015 0.0013% UN projection
199  Aruba (Netherlands) 107,394 October 31, 2014 0.0013% Official quarterly estimate
200  Kiribati 106,461 July 1, 2013 0.0013% Annual official estimate
201  United States Virgin Islands (U.S.) 106,405 April 1, 2010 0.0013% Final 2010 census result
202  Grenada 103,328 May 12, 2011 0.0013% 2011 census result
203  Tonga 103,252 November 30, 2011 0.0013% 2011 census result
204  Federated States of Micronesia 101,351 July 1, 2013 0.0012% Annual official estimate
205  Jersey (UK) 99,000 December 31, 2012 0.0012% Annual official estimate
206  Seychelles 89,949 July 1, 2013 0.0011% Annual official estimate
207  Antigua and Barbuda 86,295 May 27, 2011 0.0011% Preliminary 2011 census result
208  Isle of Man (UK) 84,497 March 27, 2011 0.001% 2011 census result
209  Ceuta (Spain) 82,376 2011 0.001%
210  Melilla (Spain) 78,476 2011 0.001%
211  Andorra 76,949 July 1, 2014 0.0009% Annual official estimate
212  Dominica 71,293 May 14, 2011 0.00088% Preliminary 2011 census result
213  Guernsey (UK) 65,150 March 31, 2014 0.0008% Annual official estimate
214  Bermuda (UK) 64,237 May 20, 2010 0.00079% Final 2010 census result
215  Marshall Islands 56,086 July 1, 2013 0.00069% Annual official estimate
216  Greenland (Denmark) 55,984 January 1, 2015 0.00069% Annual official estimate
217  Cayman Islands (UK) 55,691 2013 0.00069% Official estimate
218  American Samoa (U.S.) 55,519 April 1, 2010 0.00068% Final 2010 census result
219  Saint Kitts and Nevis 55,000 July 1, 2015 0.00068% UN projection
220  Northern Mariana Islands (U.S.) 53,883 April 1, 2010 0.00066% Final 2010 census result
221  South Ossetia[Note 18] 51,547 January, 2013 0.00064% Estimate
222  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 48,724 January 1, 2015 0.0006% Monthly official estimate
223  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 37,429 January 1, 2010 0.00046% Official estimate
224  Liechtenstein 37,370 December 31, 2014 0.00046% Semi annual official estimate
225  Monaco 37,800 December 31, 2014 0.00047% Annual official estimate
226 Saint-Martin (France) 36,522 January 1, 2015 0.00045% Annual official estimate
227  San Marino 32,789 December 31, 2014 0.0004% Monthly official estimate
228  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 31,458 January 25, 2012 0.00039% 2012 census result
229  Gibraltar (UK) 30,001 December 31, 2012 0.00037% Annual official estimate
230  Åland Islands (Finland) 28,875 September 30, 2014 0.00036% Official estimate
231  British Virgin Islands (UK) 28,054 July 12, 2010 0.00035% 2010 census result
232  Palau 20,901 July 1, 2013 0.00026% Annual official estimate
233 Bonaire (Netherlands) 17,408 January 1, 2013 0.00021% Official estimate
234  Cook Islands (New Zealand) 14,974 December 1, 2011 0.00018% Final 2011 census result
235  Anguilla (UK) 13,452 May 11, 2011 0.00017% Preliminary 2011 census result
236  Wallis and Futuna (France) 13,135 July 1, 2013 0.00016% Annual official estimate
237  Tuvalu 11,323 July 1, 2013 0.00014% Annual official estimate
238  Nauru 10,084 October 30, 2011 0.00012% 2011 census result
239  Saint Barthélemy (France) 9,269 January 1, 2015 0.00011% Annual official estimate
240  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 6,069 January 1, 2012 0.000075% Annual official estimate
241  Montserrat (UK) 4,922 May 12, 2011 0.000061% 2011 census result
242 Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) 4,020 January 1, 2013 0.00049% Official estimate
243 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) 4,000 July 1, 2015 0.000049% UN projection
244  Falkland Islands (UK) 3,000 July 1, 2015 0.000037% UN projection
245  Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) 2,562 July 1, 2014 0.000033% Official estimate
246  Norfolk Island (Australia) 2,302 August 9, 2011 0.000028% 2011 census result
247  Christmas Island (Australia) 2,072 August 9, 2011 0.000026% 2011 census result
248 Saba (Netherlands) 1,991 January 1, 2013 2.0E-5% Official estimate
249  Niue (New Zealand) 1,613 September 10, 2011 0.000020% Final 2011 census result
250  Tokelau (NZ) 1,411 October 18, 2011 0.000017% Final 2011 census result
251  Vatican City 839 July 1, 2012 0.000010% Official estimate
252  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 550 August 9, 2011 0.0000068% 2011 census result
253 Wake Island (U.S.) 188 2005 0.000000232%
254  French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France) 140 2013 0.000000173%
255  Pitcairn Islands (UK) 56 2013 0.00000069% Official estimate
256 Midway Atoll (U.S.) 40 2005 0.00000049%

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Notes

  1. ^ The European Union is a sui generis supranational union whose sovereign members delegate to it by treaty certain powers that are often exercised by sovereign states. Its combined population has been estimated at 506,913,394 on January 1, 2014, it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list, and it has 6.25% of the world's population — see "Eurostat-Tables,Graphs and Maps Interface（TGM）table". European Commission. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Census figure refers to mainland China, excluding its Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau, the first one returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997 and the second one did so on 20 December 1999. Taiwan is also excluded.
  3. ^ The population of Russia includes Crimea and Sevastopol; (see [1] – Official population clock).
  4. ^ Estimate refers to metropolitan France and the four overseas departments (Départements d'outre-mer, DOM) of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion but excludes the overseas department of Mayotte, the overseas collectivities (Collectivités d'outre-mer, COM) of French Polynesia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna, and the sui generis collectivity of New Caledonia. The population of metropolitan France alone stood at 64,271,000 on June 1, 2015, according to a monthly official estimate.
  5. ^ Not including Crimea and Sevastopol.
  6. ^ Partially recognized state, claimed by the People's Republic of China as one of its provinces. Taiwan (Republic of China) also includes the minor islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Pescadores, etc.
  7. ^ Projection made before civil war. Casualties are estimated at well over 200,000 until the end of November 2014.
  8. ^ Includes Puntland (with a population of about 3,900,000 inhabitants) and Somaliland (some 3,500,000 inhabitants).
  9. ^ Excludes Kosovo
  10. ^ Excludes (2012) the Republic of Abkhazia (242,862, census 2011) and South Ossetia (70,000, 2006).
  11. ^ Excludes (statistica.md.2010.pdf) Transnistria (555,347, census 2005).
  12. ^ Template:Kosovo-note
  13. ^ Excludes Northern Cyprus (294,396, census 2011) ([2]).
  14. ^ Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
  15. ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Moldova.
  16. ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Cyprus.
  17. ^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
  18. ^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.

References

  1. ^ "U.S. & World Population Clocks". Census.gov. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  2. ^ "Population seven billion: UN sets out challenges". BBC. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  3. ^ "World's 'seven billionth baby' is born". The Guardian. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  4. ^ "7 billion people is a 'serious challenge'". UPI. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  5. ^ "China's Population: The Most Surprising Demographic Crisis". The Economist. 2013.
  6. ^ "World Population Prospects The 2012 Revision: Highlights and Advance Tables" (XLS). The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations. pp. 51–55. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  7. ^ It excludes the population of the disputed territory of the Western Sahara (the so-called Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic). If it was included, the Moroccan September 2014 census would result in 33,848,242 inhabitants.

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