34,178,188 (July 2009 est.)
American Samoa
65,628 (July 2009 est.)
Andorra
83,888 (July 2009 est.)
Angola
12,799,293 (July 2009 est.)
Anguilla
14,436 (July 2009 est.)
Antarctica
no indigenous inhabitants, but there are both permanent
and summer-only staffed research stations
note: 29 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); the population doing and
supporting science or engaged in the management and protection of
the Antarctic region varies from approximately 4,400 in summer to
1,100 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 - 4,490 total; Argentina 667,
Australia 200, Australia and Romania jointly 13, Belgium 20, Brazil
40, Bulgaria 18, Chile 359, China 90, Czech Republic 20, Ecuador 26,
Finland 20, France 125, France and Italy jointly 60, Germany 90,
India 65, Italy 102, Japan 125, South Korea 70, NZ 85, Norway 44,
Peru 28, Poland 40, Russia 429, South Africa 80, Spain 50, Sweden
20, Ukraine 24, UK 217, US 1,293, Uruguay 70 (2008-2009); winter
(June-August) station population - 1,106 total; Argentina 176,
Australia 62, Brazil 12, Chile 114, China 29, France 26, France and
Italy jointly 13, Germany 9, India 25, Japan 40, South Korea 18, NZ
10, Norway 7, Poland 12, Russia 148, South Africa 10, Ukraine 12, UK
37, US 337, Uruguay 9 (2009); research stations operated within the
Antarctic Treaty area (south of 60 degrees south latitude) by
National Antarctic Programs: year-round stations - 40 total;
Argentina 6, Australia 3, Brazil 1, Chile 6, 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 (2009); a range of seasonal-only (summer)
stations, camps, and refuges - Argentina, Australia, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland,
France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand,
Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania (with Australia), Russia, South
Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, US, and Uruguay (2008-2009); 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 (May 2009
est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
85,632 (July 2009 est.)
Argentina
40,913,584 (July 2009 est.)
Armenia
2,967,004 (July 2009 est.)
Aruba
103,065
note: estimate based on a revision of the base population,
fertility, and mortality numbers, as well as a revision of 1985-99
migration estimates from outmigration to inmigration, which is
assumed to continue into the future; the new results are consistent
with the 2000 census (July 2009 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
21,262,641 (July 2009 est.)
Austria
8,210,281 (July 2009 est.)
Azerbaijan
8,238,672 (July 2009 est.)
Bahamas, The
309,156
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
2009 est.)
Bahrain
727,785
note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)
Bangladesh
156,050,883 (July 2009 est.)
Barbados
284,589 (July 2009 est.)
Belarus
9,648,533 (July 2009 est.)
Belgium
10,414,336 (July 2009 est.)
Belize
307,899 (July 2009 est.)
Benin
8,791,832
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
2009 est.)
Bermuda
67,837 (July 2009 est.)
Bhutan
691,141
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 2009 est.)
Bolivia
9,775,246 (July 2009 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4,613,414 (July 2009 est.)
Botswana
1,990,876
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
2009 est.)
Bouvet Island
uninhabited
Brazil
198,739,269
note: Brazil conducted a census in August 2000, which reported a
population of 169,872,855; that figure was about 3.8% lower than
projections by the US Census Bureau, and is close to the implied
underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census (July 2009 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 2004, approximately 4,000 UK and US military
personnel and civilian contractors were living on the island of
Diego Garcia
British Virgin Islands
24,491 (July 2009 est.)
Brunei
388,190 (July 2009 est.)
Bulgaria
7,204,687 (July 2009 est.)
Burkina Faso
15,746,232
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
2009 est.)
Burma
48,137,741
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
2009 est.)
Burundi
8,988,091
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
2009 est.)
Cambodia
14,494,293
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
2009 est.)
Cameroon
18,879,301
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
2009 est.)
Canada
33,487,208 (July 2009 est.)
Cape Verde
429,474 (July 2009 est.)
Cayman Islands
49,035
note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2009 est.)
Central African Republic
4,511,488
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
2009 est.)
Chad
10,329,208 (July 2009 est.)
Chile
16,601,707 (July 2009 est.)
China
1,338,612,968 (July 2009 est.)
Christmas Island
1,402 (July 2009 est.)
Clipperton Island
uninhabited
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
596 (July 2009 est.)
Colombia
45,644,023 (July 2009 est.)
Comoros
752,438 (July 2009 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
68,692,542
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
2009 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
4,012,809
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
2009 est.)
Cook Islands
11,870 (July 2009 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
4,253,877 (July 2009 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
20,617,068
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
2009 est.)
Croatia
4,489,409 (July 2009 est.)
Cuba
11,451,652 (July 2009 est.)
Cyprus
796,740 (July 2009 est.)
Czech Republic
10,211,904 (July 2009 est.)
Denmark
5,500,510 (July 2009 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
516,055 (July 2009 est.)
Dominica
72,660 (July 2009 est.)
Dominican Republic
9,650,054 (July 2009 est.)
Ecuador
14,573,101 (July 2009 est.)
Egypt
83,082,869 (July 2009 est.)
El Salvador
7,185,218 (July 2009 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
633,441 (July 2009 est.)
Eritrea
5,647,168 (July 2009 est.)
Estonia
1,299,371 (July 2009 est.)
Ethiopia
85,237,338
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
2009 est.)
European Union
491,582,852 (July 2009 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
3,140 (July 2008 est.)
Faroe Islands
48,856 (July 2009 est.)
Fiji
944,720 (July 2009 est.)
Finland
5,250,275 (July 2009 est.)
France
total: 64,057,792
note: 62,150,775 in metropolitan France (July 2009 est.)
French Polynesia
287,032 (July 2009 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
1,514,993
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
2009 est.)
Gambia, The
1,782,893 (July 2009 est.)
Gaza Strip
1,551,859 (July 2009 est.)
Georgia
4,615,807 (July 2009 est.)
Germany
82,329,758 (July 2009 est.)
Ghana
23,832,495
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
2009 est.)
Gibraltar
28,034 (July 2009 est.)
Greece
10,737,428 (July 2009 est.)
Greenland
57,600 (July 2009 est.)
Grenada
90,739 (July 2009 est.)
Guam
178,430 (July 2009 est.)
Guatemala
13,276,517 (July 2009 est.)
Guernsey
65,870 (July 2009 est.)
Guinea
10,057,975 (July 2009 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
1,533,964 (July 2009 est.)
Guyana
772,298
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
2009 est.)
Haiti
9,035,536
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
2009 est.)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
uninhabited
Holy See (Vatican City)
826 (July 2009 est.)
Honduras
7,792,854
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
2009 est.)
Hong Kong
7,055,071 (July 2009 est.)
Hungary
9,905,596 (July 2009 est.)
Iceland
306,694 (July 2009 est.)
India
1,166,079,217 (July 2009 est.)
Indonesia
240,271,522 (July 2009 est.)
Iran
66,429,284 (July 2009 est.)
Iraq
28,945,657 (July 2009 est.)
Ireland
4,203,200 (July 2009 est.)
Isle of Man
76,512 (July 2009 est.)
Israel
7,233,701
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 2009 est.)
Italy
58,126,212 (July 2009 est.)
Jamaica
2,825,928 (July 2009 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
127,078,679 (July 2009 est.)
Jersey
91,626 (July 2009 est.)
Jordan
6,342,948 (July 2009 est.)
Kazakhstan
15,399,437 (July 2009 est.)
Kenya
39,002,772
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
2009 est.)
Kiribati
112,850 (July 2009 est.)
Korea, North
22,665,345 (July 2009 est.)
Korea, South
48,508,972 (July 2009 est.)
Kosovo
1,804,838 (July 2009 est.)
Kuwait
2,691,158
note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
5,431,747 (July 2009 est.)
Laos
6,834,942 (July 2009 est.)
Latvia
2,231,503 (July 2009 est.)
Lebanon
4,017,095 (July 2009 est.)
Lesotho
2,130,819
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
2009 est.)
Liberia
3,441,790 (July 2009 est.)
Libya
6,310,434
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)
Liechtenstein
34,761 (July 2009 est.)
Lithuania
3,555,179 (July 2009 est.)
Luxembourg
491,775 (July 2009 est.)
Macau
559,846 (July 2009 est.)
Macedonia
2,066,718 (July 2009 est.)
Madagascar
20,653,556 (July 2009 est.)
Malawi
14,268,711
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
2009 est.)
Malaysia
25,715,819 (July 2009 est.)
Maldives
396,334 (July 2009 est.)
Mali
12,666,987 (July 2009 est.)
Malta
405,165 (July 2009 est.)
Marshall Islands
64,522 (July 2009 est.)
Mauritania
3,129,486 (July 2009 est.)
Mauritius
1,284,264 (July 2009 est.)
Mayotte
223,765 (July 2009 est.)
Mexico
111,211,789 (July 2009 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
107,434 (July 2009 est.)
Moldova
4,320,748 (July 2009 est.)
Monaco
32,965 (July 2009 est.)
Mongolia
3,041,142 (July 2009 est.)
Montenegro
672,180 (July 2009 est.)
Montserrat
5,097
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the
resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned
(July 2009 est.)
Morocco
34,859,364 (July 2009 est.)
Mozambique
21,669,278
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 2009
est.)
Namibia
2,108,665
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
2009 est.)
Nauru
14,019 (July 2009 est.)
Navassa Island
uninhabited
note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island
Nepal
28,563,377 (July 2009 est.)
Netherlands
16,715,999 (July 2009 est.)
Netherlands Antilles
227,049 (July 2009 est.)
New Caledonia
227,436 (July 2009 est.)
New Zealand
4,213,418 (July 2009 est.)
Nicaragua
5,891,199 (July 2009 est.)
Niger
15,306,252 (July 2009 est.)
Nigeria
149,229,090
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
2009 est.)
Niue
1,398 (July 2009 est.)
Norfolk Island
2,141 (July 2009 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands
88,662 (July 2009 est.)
Norway
4,660,539 (July 2009 est.)
Oman
3,418,085
note: includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)
Pakistan
176,242,949 (July 2009 est.)
Palau
20,796 (July 2009 est.)
Panama
3,360,474 (July 2009 est.)
Papua New Guinea
6,057,263 (July 2009 est.)
Paracel Islands
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons
Paraguay
6,995,655 (July 2009 est.)
Peru
29,546,963 (July 2009 est.)
Philippines
97,976,603 (July 2009 est.)
Pitcairn Islands
48 (July 2009 est.)
Poland
38,482,919 (July 2009 est.)
Portugal
10,707,924 (July 2009 est.)
Puerto Rico
3,971,020 (July 2009 est.)
Qatar
833,285 (July 2009 est.)
Romania
22,215,421 (July 2009 est.)
Russia
140,041,247 (July 2009 est.)
Rwanda
10,473,282
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
2009 est.)
Saint Barthelemy
7,448 (July 2009 est.)
Saint Helena
7,637
note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are
inhabited (July 2009 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
40,131 (July 2009 est.)
Saint Lucia
160,267 (July 2009 est.)
Saint Martin
29,820 (July 2009 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
7,051 (July 2009 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
104,574 (July 2009 est.)
Samoa
219,998
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 2009 est.)
San Marino
30,324 (July 2009 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
212,679 (July 2009 est.)
Saudi Arabia
28,686,633
note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)
Senegal
13,711,597 (July 2009 est.)
Serbia
7,379,339
note: does not include the population of Kosovo (July 2009 est.)
Seychelles
87,476 (July 2009 est.)
Sierra Leone
6,440,053 (July 2009 est.)
Singapore
4,657,542 (July 2009 est.)
Slovakia
5,463,046 (July 2009 est.)
Slovenia
2,005,692 (July 2009 est.)
Solomon Islands
595,613 (July 2009 est.)
Somalia
9,832,017
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 2009 est.)
South Africa
49,052,489
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
2009 est.)
South Georgia and 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
40,525,002 (July 2009 est.)
Spratly Islands
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several
claimant states
Sri Lanka
21,324,791
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 2009 est.)
Sudan
41,087,825 (July 2009 est.)
Suriname
481,267 (July 2009 est.)
Svalbard
2,116 (July 2009 est.)
Swaziland
1,123,913
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
2009 est.)
Sweden
9,059,651 (July 2009 est.)
Switzerland
7,604,467 (July 2009 est.)