The World Second Largest Population

See also: List of countries by past and future population, List of countries by population in 2000, and List of countries by population in 1900

This is a list of countries ordered according to population . The list includes sovereign states and inhabited dependent territories based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.

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, that are not sovereign states, and dependent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica. The estimated total population of the world is 6,801,100,000.

Figures used in this chart are based on the most recent estimate or projection by the national census authority where available and generally rounded off. Where national data is unavailable, figures are based on the 2009 July 1 estimate by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Population Division. 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 result in misleading conclusions. Further, the addition of all countries may not equal the world total.

Sovereign states are listed in bold text and dependent territories in italic. States listed that do not have general recognition are in bold and italic.

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

List

Figures indicated by "UN estimate" are based on the July 1, 2009 estimate by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Population Division.

See also

• Human geography
• List of cities by population
• List of national capitals by population
• List of continents by population
• List of countries
• List of countries by population density
• List of countries by population in 1900
• List of countries by population in 1907
• List of countries by population in 2000
• List of countries by population in 2005
• List of countries by past and future population
• List of countries by refugee population
• Lists of countries in various regions by populations:
  • Africa
  • Americas
    • Caribbean islands
    • Latin America
    • North America
    • South America
  • Arab states
  • Asia
    • East Asia and Southeast Asia
  • Commonwealth of Nations
  • Europe
    • European Union member states
  • Middle East
  • Oceania
• List of regional organizations by population
• List of religious populations
• World population

References

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 499,794,855 on January 1, 2009, and it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list (7.4% of world population) - see "Total population". Eurostat . http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&language=en&pcode=tps00001 . Retrieved 2009-07-25 .   .
2. ^ Antarctica has no permanent residents, but a number of governments maintain permanent research stations throughout the continent. The number of people varies from about 1,000 in winter to about 5000 in the summer.
3. ^ International Programs Center - census.gov
4. ^ ^{a b} Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009) (.PDF). World Population Prospects, Table A.1 . 2008 revision. United Nations . http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf . Retrieved 2009-03-12 .  
5. ^ Figure refers to Mainland China only. It excludes the special administrative regions and Taiwan.
6. ^ For the Conapo estimates, check under Republica Mexicana and press "Ver" for statistics.
7. ^ Includes 7 French overseas collectivities: French Polynesia (259,596 inh. in Aug. 2007), New Caledonia (244,410 inh. in Jan. 2008), Mayotte (186,452 inh. in July 2007), Saint Martin (35,263 inh. in Jan. 2006), Wallis and Futuna (13,484 inh. in Jul. 2008), Saint Barthélemy (8,450 inh. in Jan. 2007), Saint Pierre and Miquelon (6,125 inh. in Jan. 2006).
8. ^ Consists of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Kinmen, Matsu, etc.
9. ^ Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828)
10. ^ Includes Kosovo
11. ^ includes Somaliland
12. ^ UN figure for mid-2009 is 7,170,000, which excludes Israeli population living in the West Bank.
13. ^ Includes Åland Islands
14. ^ Includes Svalbard (2,701) and Jan Mayen Island
15. ^ Figure includes the Republic of Abkhazia (216,000) and South Ossetia (70,000)
16. ^ Includes Transnistria (555,347)
17. ^ Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon
18. ^ includes North Cyprus; UN estimate for mid-2009 is 871,000
19. ^ Excludes the island of Mayotte.
20. ^ A 2003 U.S State Department report states the following: "Although the 2002 census estimated the population at 1,015,000, credible estimates put the number at closer to 500,000. The opposition claimed that the Government inflated the census in anticipation of the December presidential election." (...) "Opposition leaders charged earlier in the year that census results showing a twofold population increase were flawed and that numbers were inflated to perpetuate election fraud." The official census figures are available here.
21. ^ Includes Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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