List of countries by the number of US dollar billionaires

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The following list of billionaires is compiled annually by Forbes magazine.^[1] It excludes heads of state and government, as their wealth is usually tied to their positions.

1 Billionaires by country
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Billionaires by country

Africa

Total = 29

Rank	Nation/Region	Number of billionaires 2015^[1]
1	Egypt	8
2	South Africa	7
3	Nigeria	5
4	Morocco	3
5	Tanzania	2
6	Algeria	1
7	Angola	1
8	Swaziland	1
9	Uganda	1

Asia

Total = 578

Rank	Nation/Region	Number of billionaires 2015^[1]
1	People's Republic of China	213
2	India	90
3	Hong Kong	55
4	Republic of China (Taiwan)	33
5	South Korea	30
6	Japan	24
7	Indonesia	23
8	Singapore	19
9	Israel	17
10	Thailand	16
11	Malaysia	12
12	Philippines	11
13	Saudi Arabia	10
14	Lebanon	7
15	Kuwait	5
16	Kazakhstan	5
17	United Arab Emirates	4
18	Oman	2
19	Vietnam	1
20	Nepal	1

Europe

Total = 514

Rank	Nation	Number of billionaires 2015^[1]
1	Germany	103
2	Russia	88
3	United Kingdom	53
4	France	47
5	Italy	39
6	Turkey	32
7	Switzerland	29
8	Sweden	23
9	Spain	21
10	Norway	10
11	Netherlands	9
12	Austria	7
13	Cyprus	5
14	Czech Republic	5
15	Denmark	5
16	Finland	5
17	Ireland	5
18	Poland	5
19	Ukraine	5
20	Portugal	3
21	Greece	3
22	Monaco	3
23	Belgium	3
24	Romania	2
25	Guernsey	1
26	Georgia	1
27	Iceland	1
28	Lithuania	1

North America

Total = 591

Rank	Nation	Number of billionaires 2015^[1]
1	United States	536
2	Canada	39
3	Mexico	16

Oceania

Total = 29

Rank	Nation	Number of billionaires 2015^[1]
1	Australia	27
2	New Zealand	2

Central and South America

Total = 85

Rank	Nation	Number of billionaires 2015^[1]
1	Brazil	54
2	Chile	12
3	Peru	6
4	Argentina	5
5	Colombia	3
6	Venezuela	3
7	Guatemala	1
8	St. Kitts & Nevis	1

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The World's Billionaires: 2015 Ranking". Retrieved 2015-07-29.

External links

v t e Lists of people by net worth

By citizenship	Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada China (PRC) Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya South Korea Kuwait Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Pakistan Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan (ROC) Tanzania Thailand Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Venezuela

By region	Arab League South Asia South East Asia Africa

Forbes list by year	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Forbes 400	United States

In history	Historical figures (without inflation) Wealthiest Americans (1957)

Other	Countries by the number of US dollar billionaires Forbes Fictional 15 Royals Sunday Times Rich List BRW Rich 200 Women

v t e Lists of countries by population statistics

Population	Current population Current population (inc. dependent territories) Current population (graphical) Population in 1900 Population in 1907 Population in 2000 Population in 2010 Population (United Nations statistics) Population growth rate natural increase past and future population population milestones citizen population (domestic)

Population density	Current density Current real density based on food growing capacity

(Regional)	Population of national capitals Population of cities proper Population of urban areas

Other Demographics	Age at first marriage Divorce rate Ethnic and cultural diversity level Foreign-born population Immigrant population Median age Net migration rate Number of households Sex ratio Urban population Urbanization

Health	Antiviral medications for pandemic influenza Birth rate Mortality rate Fertility rate HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate Infant mortality rate Life expectancy Obesity Percentage suffering from undernourishment Health expenditure covered by government Suicide rate Total health expenditure (PPP) per capita

Education and innovation	25–34 year olds having a tertiary education degree Bloomberg Innovation Index Education Index International Innovation Index Innovation Union Scoreboard Literacy rate Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies Programme for International Student Assessment Progress in International Reading Literacy Study Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study Women's average years in school World Intellectual Property Indicators

Economic	Development aid given Foreign aid received Employment rate Irrigated land area Human Development Index by country inequality-adjusted Human Poverty Index Imports Income equality Job security Labour force Number of millionaires (US dollars) Number of billionaires (US dollars) Percentage living in poverty Sen social welfare function Unemployment rate

List of international rankings List of top international rankings by country Lists by country

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