|
Country
|
Population
|
|
Afghanistan
|
32,738,376 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Akrotiri
|
approximately 15,700 live on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and UK-based contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents
|
|
Albania
|
3,619,778 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Algeria
|
33,769,668 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
American Samoa
|
64,827 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Andorra
|
82,627 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Angola
|
12,531,357 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Anguilla
|
14,108 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Antarctica
|
no indigenous inhabitants, but there are both permanent and summer-only staffed research stations
note: 28 nations, all signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, operate through their National Antarctic Program a number of seasonal-only (summer) and year-round research stations on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty); these stations' population of persons doing and supporting science or engaged in the management and protection of the Antarctic region varies from approximately 4,000 in summer to 1,000 in winter; in addition, approximately 1,000 personnel, including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research, are present in the waters of the treaty region; peak summer (December-February) population - 4,219 total; Argentina 667, Australia 200, Brazil 40, Bulgaria 15, Chile 237, China 70, Czech Republic 20, Ecuador 26, Finland 20, France 100, France and Italy jointly 45, Germany 90, India 65, Italy 90, Japan 125, South Korea 70, NZ 85, Norway 44, Peru 28, Poland 40, Romania 3, Russia 429, South Africa 80, Spain 28, Sweden 20, Ukraine 24, UK 205, US 1,293, Uruguay 60 (2007-2008); winter (June-August) station population - 1,088 total; Argentina 176, Australia 62, Brazil 12, Chile 96, China 29, France 26, France and Italy jointly 13, Germany 9, India 25, Italy 2, Japan 40, South Korea 18, NZ 10, Norway 7, Poland 12, Russia 148, South Africa 10, Ukraine 12, UK 37, US 337, Uruguay 9 (2008); research stations operated within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of 60 degrees south latitude) by National Antarctic Programs: year-round stations - 38 total; Argentina 6, Australia 3, Brazil 1, Chile 4, China 2, France 1, France and Italy jointly 1, Germany 1, India 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1, NZ 1, Norway 1, Poland 1, Russia 5, South Africa 1, Ukraine 1, UK 2, US 3, Uruguay 1 (2008); a range of seasonal-only (summer) stations, camps, and refuges - Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, US, and Uruguay (2007-2008); in addition, during the austral summer some nations have numerous occupied locations such as tent camps, summer-long temporary facilities, and mobile traverses in support of research (March 2008 est.)
|
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
84,522 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Argentina
|
40.482 million (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Armenia
|
2,968,586 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Aruba
|
101,541
note: estimate based on a revision of the base population, fertility, and mortality numbers, as well as a revision of 1985-1999 migration estimates from outmigration to inmigration, which is assumed to continue into the future; the new results are consistent with the 2000 census (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island; access to East and Middle Islands is by permit only
|
|
Australia
|
21,007,310 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Austria
|
8,205,533 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
8,177,717 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Bahamas, The
|
307,451
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Bahrain
|
718,306
note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Bangladesh
|
153,546,896 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Barbados
|
281,968 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Belarus
|
9,685,768 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Belgium
|
10,403,951 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Belize
|
301,270 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Benin
|
8,532,547
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Bermuda
|
66,536 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Bhutan
|
682,321
note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook population estimates for this country, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on Bhutanese government publications that did not include the census
(July 2008 est.)
|
|
Bolivia
|
9,247,816 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
4,590,310 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Botswana
|
1,842,323
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Bouvet Island
|
uninhabited
|
|
Brazil
|
196,342,592
note: Brazil conducted a census in August 2000, which reported a population of 169,799,170; that figure was about 3.3% lower than projections by the US Census Bureau, and is close to the implied underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census; estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960s and 1970s; in November 2000 they were granted the right of return by a British High Court ruling, though no timetable has been set; in November 2004, approximately 4,000 UK and US military personnel and civilian contractors were living on the island of Diego Garcia
|
|
British Virgin Islands
|
24,041 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Brunei
|
381,371 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Bulgaria
|
7,262,675 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Burkina Faso
|
15,264,735
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Burma
|
47,758,180
note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Burundi
|
8,691,005
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Cambodia
|
14,241,640
note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Cameroon
|
18,467,692
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Canada
|
33,212,696 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Cape Verde
|
426,998 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Cayman Islands
|
47,862
note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Central African Republic
|
4,444,330
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Chad
|
10,111,337 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Chile
|
16,454,143 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
China
|
1,330,044,544 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Christmas Island
|
1,402 (July 2007 est.)
|
|
Clipperton Island
|
uninhabited
|
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
596 (July 2007 est.)
|
|
Colombia
|
45,013,672 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Comoros
|
731,775 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
66,514,504
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
3,903,318
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Cook Islands
|
12,271 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Coral Sea Islands
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station on Willis Island (July 2007 est.)
|
|
Costa Rica
|
4,195,914 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
20,179,602
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Croatia
|
4,491,543 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Cuba
|
11,423,952 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Cyprus
|
792,604 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Czech Republic
|
10,220,911 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Denmark
|
5,484,723 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Dhekelia
|
approximately 15,700 live on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and UK Based Contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents
|
|
Djibouti
|
506,221 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Dominica
|
72,514 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
9,507,133 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Ecuador
|
13,927,650 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Egypt
|
81,713,520 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
El Salvador
|
7,066,403 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
616,459 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Eritrea
|
5,502,026 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Estonia
|
1,307,605 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Ethiopia
|
82,544,840
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
European Union
|
491,018,683 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
3,140 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Faroe Islands
|
48,668 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Fiji
|
931,741 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Finland
|
5,244,749 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
France
|
total: 64,057,792
note: 62,150,775 in metropolitan France (July 2008 est.)
|
|
French Polynesia
|
283,019 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
|
no indigenous inhabitants
Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): has no permanent residents but has a meteorological station
Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): is uninhabited but is frequently visited by fishermen and has a scientific research cabin for short stays
Iles Crozet: are uninhabited except for 18 to 30 people staffing the Alfred Faure research station on Ile del la Possession
Iles Kerguelen: 50 to 100 scientists are located at the main base at Port-aux-Francais on Ile Kerguelen
Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): uninhabitable
Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by scientists
Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): uninhabited, except for visits by scientists
|
|
Gabon
|
1,485,832
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Gambia, The
|
1,735,464 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Gaza Strip
|
1,500,202 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Georgia
|
4,630,841 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Germany
|
82,369,552 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Ghana
|
23,382,848
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Gibraltar
|
28,002 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Greece
|
10,722,816 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Greenland
|
57,564 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Grenada
|
90,343 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Guam
|
175,877 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Guatemala
|
13,002,206 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Guernsey
|
65,726 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Guinea
|
9,806,509 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
1,503,182 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Guyana
|
770,794
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Haiti
|
8,924,553
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
uninhabited
|
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
824 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Honduras
|
7,639,327
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Hong Kong
|
7,018,636 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Hungary
|
9,930,915 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Iceland
|
304,367 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
India
|
1,147,995,904 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Indonesia
|
237,512,352 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Iran
|
65,875,224 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Iraq
|
28,221,180 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Ireland
|
4,156,119 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Isle of Man
|
76,220 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Israel
|
7,112,359
note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Italy
|
58,145,320 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Jamaica
|
2,804,332 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Jan Mayen
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station
|
|
Japan
|
127,288,416 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Jersey
|
91,533 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Jordan
|
6,198,677 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
15,340,533 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Kenya
|
37,953,840
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Kiribati
|
110,356 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Korea, North
|
23,479,088 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Korea, South
|
48,379,392 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Kosovo
|
2,126,708 (2007 est.)
|
|
Kuwait
|
2,596,799
note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
5,356,869 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Laos
|
6,677,534 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Latvia
|
2,245,423 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Lebanon
|
3,971,941 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Lesotho
|
2,128,180
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Liberia
|
3,334,587 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Libya
|
6,173,579
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
34,498 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Lithuania
|
3,565,205 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Luxembourg
|
486,006 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Macau
|
545,674 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Macedonia
|
2,061,315 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Madagascar
|
20,042,552 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Malawi
|
13,931,831
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Malaysia
|
25,274,132 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Maldives
|
385,925 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Mali
|
12,324,029 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Malta
|
403,532 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Marshall Islands
|
63,174 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Mauritania
|
3,364,940 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Mauritius
|
1,274,189 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Mayotte
|
216,306 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Mexico
|
109,955,400 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
107,665 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Moldova
|
4,324,450 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Monaco
|
32,796 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Mongolia
|
2,996,081 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Montenegro
|
678,177 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Montserrat
|
5,079
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Morocco
|
34,343,220 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Mozambique
|
21,284,700
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected; the 1997 Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Namibia
|
2,088,669
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Nauru
|
13,770 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Navassa Island
|
uninhabited
note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island
|
|
Nepal
|
29,519,114 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Netherlands
|
16,645,313 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
225,369 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
New Caledonia
|
224,824 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
New Zealand
|
4,173,460 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Nicaragua
|
5,785,846 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Niger
|
13,272,679 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Nigeria
|
146,255,312
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Niue
|
1,444 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Norfolk Island
|
2,128 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
86,616 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Norway
|
4,644,457 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Oman
|
3,311,640
note: includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Pakistan
|
172,800,048 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Palau
|
21,093 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Panama
|
3,309,679 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
5,931,769 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Paracel Islands
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons
|
|
Paraguay
|
6,831,306 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Peru
|
29,180,900 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Philippines
|
96,061,680 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Pitcairn Islands
|
48 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Poland
|
38,500,696 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Portugal
|
10,676,910 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
3,958,128 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Qatar
|
824,789 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Romania
|
22,246,862 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Russia
|
140,702,096 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Rwanda
|
10,186,063
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
7,492 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Saint Helena
|
7,601
note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
39,817 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Saint Lucia
|
159,585 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Saint Martin
|
29,376 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
7,044 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
118,432 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Samoa
|
217,083
note: prior estimates used official net migration data by sex, but a highly unusual pattern for 1993 lead to a significant imbalance in the sex ratios (more men and fewer women) and a seeming reduction in the female population; the revised total was calculated using a 1993 number that was an average of the 1992 and 1994 migration figures (July 2008 est.)
|
|
San Marino
|
29,973 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
206,178 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
28,146,656
note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Senegal
|
12,853,259 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Serbia
|
10,159,046
note: all population data includes Kosovo (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Seychelles
|
82,247 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
6,294,774 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Singapore
|
4,608,167 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Slovakia
|
5,455,407 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Slovenia
|
2,007,711 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Solomon Islands
|
581,318 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Somalia
|
9,558,666
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2008 est.)
|
|
South Africa
|
48,782,756
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001 replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited
|
|
Spain
|
40,491,052 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Spratly Islands
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
21,128,772
note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Sudan
|
40,218,456 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Suriname
|
475,996 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Svalbard
|
2,165 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Swaziland
|
1,128,814
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Sweden
|
9,045,389 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Switzerland
|
7,581,520 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Syria
|
19,747,586
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Taiwan
|
22,920,946 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Tajikistan
|
7,211,884 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Tanzania
|
40,213,160
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Thailand
|
65,493,296
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Timor-Leste
|
1,108,777
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Togo
|
5,858,673
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Tokelau
|
1,433 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Tonga
|
119,009 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
1,047,366 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Tunisia
|
10,383,577 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Turkey
|
71,892,808 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
5,179,571 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
22,352 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Tuvalu
|
12,177 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Uganda
|
31,367,972
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Ukraine
|
45,994,288 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
4,621,399
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2008 est.)
|
|
United Kingdom
|
60,943,912 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
United States
|
303,824,640 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service
Johnston Atoll: in previous years, an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel were present; as of May 2005 all US government personnel had left the island
Midway Islands: approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at the atoll
Palmyra Atoll: four to 20 Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife staff, and researchers
|
|
Uruguay
|
3,477,778 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
27,345,026 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Vanuatu
|
215,446 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Venezuela
|
26,414,816 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Vietnam
|
86,116,560 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Virgin Islands
|
109,840 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Wake Island
|
no indigenous inhabitants
note: since super typhoon IOKE, a small military contingent along with 75 contractor personnel have returned to the island to conduct clean-up and restore basic operations on the island (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
15,237 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
West Bank
|
2,407,681
note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Western Sahara
|
393,831
note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries (July 2008 est.)
|
|
World
|
6,706,993,152 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Yemen
|
23,013,376 (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Zambia
|
11,669,534
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
11,350,111
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
|
This page was last updated on 18 December 2008
|
