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DEFINITION: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	ChinaChina	1.33 billion	2008
2	IndiaIndia	1.15 billion	2008
3	European UnionEuropean Union	491.02 million	2008
4	United StatesUnited States	303.82 million	2008
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	301.55 million	2008
5	IndonesiaIndonesia	237.51 million	2008
6	BrazilBrazil	196.34 million	2008
7	PakistanPakistan	172.8 million	2008
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	157.26 million	2008
8	BangladeshBangladesh	153.55 million	2008
9	NigeriaNigeria	146.26 million	2008
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	144.07 million	2008
10	RussiaRussia	140.7 million	2008
11	JapanJapan	127.29 million	2008
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	124.56 million	2008
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	110.96 million	2008
12	MexicoMexico	109.96 million	2008
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	97.29 million	2008
13	PhilippinesPhilippines	96.06 million	2008
14	VietnamVietnam	86.12 million	2008
15	EthiopiaEthiopia	82.54 million	2008
16	GermanyGermany	82.37 million	2008
17	EgyptEgypt	81.71 million	2008
	East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile)	74.17 million	2008
18	TurkeyTurkey	71.89 million	2008
19	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	66.51 million	2008
20	IranIran	65.88 million	2008
21	ThailandThailand	65.49 million	2008
22	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	60.94 million	2008
23	FranceFrance	60.88 million	2006
24	ItalyItaly	58.15 million	2008
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	54.08 million	2008
25	South AfricaSouth Africa	48.78 million	2008
26	South KoreaSouth Korea	48.38 million	2008
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	48.07 million	2008
27	BurmaBurma	47.76 million	2008
28	UkraineUkraine	45.99 million	2008
29	ColombiaColombia	45.01 million	2008
30	SpainSpain	40.49 million	2008
31	ArgentinaArgentina	40.48 million	2008
32	SudanSudan	40.22 million	2008
33	TanzaniaTanzania	40.21 million	2008
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	39.04 million	2008
34	PolandPoland	38.5 million	2008
35	KenyaKenya	37.95 million	2008
36	MoroccoMorocco	34.34 million	2008
37	AlgeriaAlgeria	33.77 million	2008
	Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile)	33.66 million	2008
38	CanadaCanada	33.21 million	2008
39	AfghanistanAfghanistan	32.74 million	2008
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	32.31 million	2008
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	31.82 million	2008
40	UgandaUganda	31.37 million	2008
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	30.49 million	2008
41	NepalNepal	29.52 million	2008
42	PeruPeru	29.18 million	2008
43	IraqIraq	28.22 million	2008
44	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	28.15 million	2008
45	UzbekistanUzbekistan	27.35 million	2008
46	VenezuelaVenezuela	26.41 million	2008
47	MalaysiaMalaysia	25.27 million	2008
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	24.81 million	2008
48	North KoreaNorth Korea	23.48 million	2008
49	GhanaGhana	23.38 million	2008
50	YemenYemen	23.01 million	2008
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	22.98 million	2008
51	TaiwanTaiwan	22.92 million	2008
52	RomaniaRomania	22.25 million	2008
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	21.59 million	2008
53	MozambiqueMozambique	21.28 million	2008
54	Sri LankaSri Lanka	21.13 million	2008
55	AustraliaAustralia	21.01 million	2008
56	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	20.18 million	2008
57	MadagascarMadagascar	20.04 million	2008
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	20.04 million	2008
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	19.9 million	2008
58	SyriaSyria	19.75 million	2008
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	18.94 million	2008
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	18.5 million	2008
59	CameroonCameroon	18.47 million	2008
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	18.08 million	2008
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	17.06 million	2008
60	NetherlandsNetherlands	16.65 million	2008
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	16.48 million	2008
61	ChileChile	16.45 million	2008
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	15.98 million	2008
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	15.97 million	2008
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	15.84 million	2008
62	KazakhstanKazakhstan	15.34 million	2008
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	15.28 million	2008
63	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	15.26 million	2008
64	CambodiaCambodia	14.24 million	2008
65	MalawiMalawi	13.93 million	2008
66	EcuadorEcuador	13.93 million	2008
67	NigerNiger	13.27 million	2008
68	GuatemalaGuatemala	13 million	2008
69	SenegalSenegal	12.85 million	2008
	Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile)	12.72 million	2008
70	AngolaAngola	12.53 million	2008
71	MaliMali	12.32 million	2008
72	ZambiaZambia	11.67 million	2008
73	CubaCuba	11.42 million	2008
74	ZimbabweZimbabwe	11.35 million	2008
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	11.16 million	2008
75	GreeceGreece	10.72 million	2008
76	PortugalPortugal	10.68 million	2008
77	BelgiumBelgium	10.4 million	2008
78	TunisiaTunisia	10.38 million	2008
79	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	10.22 million	2008
80	RwandaRwanda	10.19 million	2008
81	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	10.16 million	2008
82	ChadChad	10.11 million	2008
83	HungaryHungary	9.93 million	2008
84	GuineaGuinea	9.81 million	2008
85	BelarusBelarus	9.69 million	2008
86	SomaliaSomalia	9.56 million	2008
87	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	9.51 million	2008
88	BoliviaBolivia	9.25 million	2008
89	SwedenSweden	9.05 million	2008
90	HaitiHaiti	8.92 million	2008
91	BurundiBurundi	8.69 million	2008
92	BeninBenin	8.53 million	2008
93	AustriaAustria	8.21 million	2008
94	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	8.18 million	2008
95	HondurasHonduras	7.64 million	2008
96	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	7.58 million	2008
97	BulgariaBulgaria	7.26 million	2008
98	TajikistanTajikistan	7.21 million	2008
99	IsraelIsrael	7.11 million	2008
100	El SalvadorEl Salvador	7.07 million	2008
101	Hong KongHong Kong	7.02 million	2008
102	ParaguayParaguay	6.83 million	2008
103	LaosLaos	6.68 million	2008
104	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	6.29 million	2008
105	JordanJordan	6.2 million	2008
106	LibyaLibya	6.17 million	2008
107	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	5.93 million	2008
108	TogoTogo	5.86 million	2008
109	NicaraguaNicaragua	5.79 million	2008
110	EritreaEritrea	5.5 million	2008
111	DenmarkDenmark	5.48 million	2008
112	SlovakiaSlovakia	5.46 million	2008
113	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	5.36 million	2008
114	FinlandFinland	5.24 million	2008
115	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	5.18 million	2008
116	NorwayNorway	4.64 million	2008
117	GeorgiaGeorgia	4.63 million	2008
118	United Arab EmiratesUAE	4.62 million	2008
119	SingaporeSingapore	4.61 million	2008
120	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	4.59 million	2008
121	CroatiaCroatia	4.49 million	2008
122	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	4.44 million	2008
123	MoldovaMoldova	4.32 million	2008
124	Costa RicaCosta Rica	4.2 million	2008
125	New ZealandNew Zealand	4.17 million	2008
126	IrelandIreland	4.16 million	2008
127	LebanonLebanon	3.97 million	2008
128	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	3.96 million	2008
129	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	3.9 million	2008
130	AlbaniaAlbania	3.62 million	2008
131	LithuaniaLithuania	3.57 million	2008
132	UruguayUruguay	3.48 million	2008
133	MauritaniaMauritania	3.36 million	2008
134	LiberiaLiberia	3.33 million	2008
135	OmanOman	3.31 million	2008
136	PanamaPanama	3.31 million	2008
137	MongoliaMongolia	3 million	2008
138	ArmeniaArmenia	2.97 million	2008
	Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile)	2.86 million	2008
139	JamaicaJamaica	2.8 million	2008
140	KuwaitKuwait	2.6 million	2008
141	West BankWest Bank	2.41 million	2008
142	LatviaLatvia	2.25 million	2008
143	LesothoLesotho	2.13 million	2008
144	NamibiaNamibia	2.09 million	2008
145	SloveniaSlovenia	2.01 million	2008
146	BotswanaBotswana	1.84 million	2008
147	The GambiaThe Gambia	1.74 million	2008
148	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	1.5 million	2008
149	Gaza StripGaza Strip	1.5 million	2008
150	GabonGabon	1.49 million	2008
151	EstoniaEstonia	1.31 million	2008
152	MauritiusMauritius	1.27 million	2008
153	SwazilandSwaziland	1.13 million	2008
154	East TimorEast Timor	1.11 million	2008
155	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	1.05 million	2008
156	FijiFiji	931,741	2008
157	QatarQatar	824,789	2008
158	CyprusCyprus	792,604	2008
159	ReunionReunion	787,584	2006
160	GuyanaGuyana	770,794	2008
161	ComorosComoros	731,775	2008
162	BahrainBahrain	718,306	2008
163	BhutanBhutan	682,321	2008
164	MontenegroMontenegro	678,177	2008
165	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	616,459	2008
166	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	581,318	2008
167	MacauMacau	545,674	2008
168	DjiboutiDjibouti	506,221	2008
169	LuxembourgLuxembourg	486,006	2008
170	SurinameSuriname	475,996	2008
171	GuadeloupeGuadeloupe	452,776	2006
172	MartiniqueMartinique	436,131	2006
173	Cape VerdeCape Verde	426,998	2008
174	MaltaMalta	403,532	2008
175	Western SaharaWestern Sahara	393,831	2008
176	MaldivesMaldives	385,925	2008
177	BruneiBrunei	381,371	2008
178	The BahamasThe Bahamas	307,451	2008
179	IcelandIceland	304,367	2008
180	BelizeBelize	301,270	2008
181	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	283,019	2008
182	BarbadosBarbados	281,968	2008
183	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	225,369	2008
184	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	224,824	2008
185	SamoaSamoa	217,083	2008
186	MayotteMayotte	216,306	2008
187	VanuatuVanuatu	215,446	2008
188	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	206,178	2008
189	French GuianaFrench Guiana	199,509	2006
190	GuamGuam	175,877	2008
191	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	159,585	2008
192	TongaTonga	119,009	2008
193	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	118,432	2008
194	KiribatiKiribati	110,356	2008
195	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	109,840	2008
196	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	107,665	2008
197	ArubaAruba	101,541	2008
198	JerseyJersey	91,533	2008
199	GrenadaGrenada	90,343	2008
200	Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana	86,616	2008
201	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	84,522	2008
202	AndorraAndorra	82,627	2008
203	SeychellesSeychelles	82,247	2008
204	DominicaDominica	72,514	2008
205	BermudaBermuda	66,536	2008
206	GuernseyGuernsey	65,726	2008
207	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	64,827	2008
208	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	63,174	2008
209	GreenlandGreenland	57,564	2008
210	Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands	48,668	2008
211	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	47,862	2008
212	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	39,817	2008
213	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	34,498	2008
214	MonacoMonaco	32,796	2008
215	San MarinoSan Marino	29,973	2008
216	Saint MartinSaint Martin	29,376	2008
217	GibraltarGibraltar	28,002	2008
218	British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl.	24,041	2008
219	Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+	22,352	2008
220	PalauPalau	21,093	2008
221	Wallis and FutunaWallis+	15,237	2008
222	AnguillaAnguilla	14,108	2008
223	NauruNauru	13,770	2008
224	Cook IslandsCook Islands	12,271	2008
225	TuvaluTuvalu	12,177	2008
226	Saint HelenaSaint Helena	7,601	2008
227	Saint BarthelemySt Barthelemy	7,492	2008
228	Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+	7,044	2008
229	MontserratMontserrat	5,079	2008
230	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands	3,140	2008
231	SvalbardSvalbard	2,165	2008
232	Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island	2,128	2008
233	NiueNiue	1,444	2008
234	TokelauTokelau	1,433	2008
235	Christmas IslandXmas Island	1,402	2007
236	Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City	824	2008
237	Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands	596	2007
238	Johnston AtollJohnston Atoll	396	2004
239	Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn	48	2008

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