Part 348
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. Country Comparison to the World Country
Population
Afghanistan 28.396 million (July 2009 est.) note: this is a significantly revised figure; the previous estimate of 33,609,937 was extrapolated from the last Afghan census held in 1979, which was never completed because of the Soviet invasion; a new Afghan census is scheduled to take place in 2010
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 3,639,453 (July 2009 est.)
Algeria 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.)