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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 29,121,286
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 (July 2010 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 3,659,616 (July 2010 est.)
Algeria 34,586,184 (July 2010 est.)
American Samoa 66,432 (July 2010 est.)
Andorra 84,525 (July 2010 est.)
Angola 13,068,161 (July 2010 est.)
Anguilla 14,764 (July 2010 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 86,754 (July 2010 est.)
Argentina 41,343,201 (July 2010 est.)
Armenia 2,966,802 (July 2010 est.)
Aruba 104,589
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 2010 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 21,515,754 (July 2010 est.)
Austria 8,214,160 (July 2010 est.)
Azerbaijan 8,303,512 (July 2010 est.)
Bahamas, The 310,426
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 2010 est.)
Bahrain 738,004
note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2010 est.)
Bangladesh 158,065,841 (July 2010 est.)
Barbados 285,653 (July 2010 est.)
Belarus 9,612,632 (July 2010 est.)
Belgium 10,423,493 (July 2010 est.)
Belize 314,522 (July 2010 est.)
Benin 9,056,010
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 2010 est.)
Bermuda 68,268 (July 2010 est.)
Bhutan 699,847
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 2010 est.)
Bolivia 9,947,418 (July 2010 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,621,598 (July 2010 est.)
Botswana 2,029,307
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 2010 est.)
Bouvet Island uninhabited
Brazil 201,103,330
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 2010 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 24,939 (July 2010 est.)
Brunei 395,027 (July 2010 est.)
Bulgaria 7,148,785 (July 2010 est.)
Burkina Faso 16,241,811
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 2010 est.)
Burma 53,414,374
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 2010 est.)
Burundi 9,863,117
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 2010 est.)
Cambodia 14,753,320
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 2010 est.)
Cameroon 19,294,149
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 2010 est.)
Canada 33,759,742 (July 2010 est.)
Cape Verde 508,659 (July 2010 est.)
Cayman Islands 50,209
note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2010 est.)
Central African Republic 4,844,927
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 2010 est.)
Chad 10,543,464 (July 2010 est.)
Chile 16,746,491 (July 2010 est.)
China 1,330,141,295 (July 2010 est.)
Christmas Island 1,402 (July 2010 est.)
Clipperton Island uninhabited
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 596 (July 2010 est.)
Colombia 44,205,293 (July 2010 est.)
Comoros 773,407 (July 2010 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70,916,439
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 2010 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 4,125,916
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 2010 est.)
Cook Islands 11,488 (July 2010 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 4,516,220 (July 2010 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 21,058,798
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 2010 est.)
Croatia 4,486,881 (July 2010 est.)
Cuba 11,477,459 (July 2010 est.)
Cyprus 1,102,677 (July 2010 est.)
Czech Republic 10,201,707 (July 2010 est.)
Denmark 5,515,575 (July 2010 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 740,528 (July 2010 est.)
Dominica 72,813 (July 2010 est.)
Dominican Republic 9,794,487 (July 2010 est.)
Ecuador 14,790,608 (July 2010 est.)
Egypt 80,471,869 (July 2010 est.)
El Salvador 6,052,064 (July 2010 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 650,702 (July 2010 est.)
Eritrea 5,792,984 (July 2010 est.)
Estonia 1,291,170 (July 2010 est.)
Ethiopia 88,013,491
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 2010 est.)
European Union 492,387,344 (July 2010 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 3,140 (July 2008 est.)
Faroe Islands 49,057 (July 2010 est.)
Fiji 957,780 (July 2010 est.)
Finland 5,255,068 (July 2010 est.)
France total: 64,057,792
note: 62,814,233 in metropolitan France (July 2010 est.)
French Polynesia 291,000 (July 2010 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 1,545,255
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 2010 est.)
Gambia, The 1,824,158 (July 2010 est.)
Gaza Strip 1,604,238 (July 2010 est.)
Georgia 4,600,825 (July 2010 est.)
Germany 82,282,988 (July 2010 est.)
Ghana 24,339,838
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 2010 est.)
Gibraltar 28,877 (July 2010 est.)
Greece 10,749,943 (July 2010 est.)
Greenland 57,637 (July 2010 est.)
Grenada 107,818 (July 2010 est.)
Guam 180,865 (July 2010 est.)
Guatemala 13,550,440 (July 2010 est.)
Guernsey 65,632 (July 2010 est.)
Guinea 10,324,025 (July 2010 est.)
Guinea-Bissau 1,565,126 (July 2010 est.)
Guyana 748,486
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 2010 est.)
Haiti 9,203,083
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 2010 est.)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands uninhabited
Holy See (Vatican City) 829 (July 2010 est.)
Honduras 7,989,415
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 2010 est.)
Hong Kong 7,089,705 (July 2010 est.)
Hungary 9,880,059 (July 2010 est.)
Iceland 308,910 (July 2010 est.)
India 1,173,108,018 (July 2010 est.)
Indonesia 242,968,342 (July 2010 est.)
Iran 67,037,517 (July 2010 est.)
Iraq 29,671,605 (July 2010 est.)
Ireland 4,250,163 (July 2010 est.)
Isle of Man 76,913 (July 2010 est.)
Israel 7,353,985
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 2010 est.)
Italy 58,090,681 (July 2010 est.)
Jamaica 2,847,232 (July 2010 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 126,804,433 (July 2010 est.)
Jersey 91,812 (July 2010 est.)
Jordan 6,407,085 (July 2010 est.)
Kazakhstan 15,460,484 (July 2010 est.)
Kenya 40,046,566
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 2010 est.)
Kiribati 99,482 (July 2010 est.)
Korea, North 22,757,275 (July 2010 est.)
Korea, South 48,636,068 (July 2010 est.)
Kosovo 1,815,048 (July 2010 est.)
Kuwait 2,789,132
note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2010 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 5,508,626 (July 2010 est.)
Laos 6,993,767 (July 2010 est.)
Latvia 2,217,969 (July 2010 est.)
Lebanon 4,125,247 (July 2010 est.)
Lesotho 1,919,552
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 2010 est.)
Liberia 3,685,076 (July 2010 est.)
Libya 6,461,454
note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2010 est.)
Liechtenstein 35,002 (July 2010 est.)
Lithuania 3,545,319 (July 2010 est.)
Luxembourg 497,538 (July 2010 est.)
Macau 567,957 (July 2010 est.)
Macedonia 2,072,086 (July 2010 est.)
Madagascar 21,281,844 (July 2010 est.)
Malawi 15,447,500
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 2010 est.)
Malaysia 26,160,256 (July 2010 est.)
Maldives 395,650 (July 2010 est.)
Mali 13,796,354 (July 2010 est.)
Malta 406,771 (July 2010 est.)
Marshall Islands 65,859 (July 2010 est.)
Mauritania 3,205,060 (July 2010 est.)
Mauritius 1,294,104 (July 2010 est.)
Mayotte 231,139 (July 2010 est.)
Mexico 112,468,855 (July 2010 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of 107,154 (July 2010 est.)
Moldova 4,317,483 (July 2010 est.)
Monaco 30,586 (July 2010 est.)
Mongolia 3,086,918 (July 2010 est.)
Montenegro 666,730 (July 2010 est.)
Montserrat 5,118
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2010 est.)
Morocco 31,627,428 (July 2010 est.)
Mozambique 22,061,451
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; the 1997 Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246 (July 2010 est.)
Namibia 2,128,471
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 2010 est.)
Nauru 14,264 (July 2010 est.)
Navassa Island uninhabited
note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island
Nepal 28,951,852 (July 2010 est.)
Netherlands 16,783,092 (July 2010 est.)
Netherlands Antilles 228,693 (July 2010 est.)
New Caledonia 229,993 (July 2010 est.)
New Zealand 4,252,277 (July 2010 est.)
Nicaragua 5,995,928 (July 2010 est.)
Niger 15,878,271 (July 2010 est.)
Nigeria 152,217,341
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 2010 est.)
Niue 1,354 (July 2010 est.)
Norfolk Island 2,155 (July 2010 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands 48,317 (July 2010 est.)
Norway 4,676,305 (July 2010 est.)
Oman 2,967,717
note: includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2010 est.)
Pakistan 177,276,594 (July 2010 est.)
Palau 20,879 (July 2010 est.)
Panama 3,410,676 (July 2010 est.)
Papua New Guinea 6,064,515 (July 2010 est.)
Paracel Islands no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons
Paraguay 6,375,830 (July 2010 est.)
Peru 29,907,003 (July 2010 est.)
Philippines 99,900,177 (July 2010 est.)
Pitcairn Islands 48 (July 2010 est.)
Poland 38,463,689 (July 2010 est.)
Portugal 10,735,765 (July 2010 est.)
Puerto Rico 3,977,663 (July 2010 est.)
Qatar 840,926 (July 2010 est.)
Romania 22,181,287 (July 2010 est.)
Russia 139,390,205 (July 2010 est.)
Rwanda 11,055,976
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 2010 est.)
Saint Barthelemy 7,406 (July 2010 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 7,670
note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited (July 2010 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 49,898 (July 2010 est.)
Saint Lucia 160,922 (July 2010 est.)
Saint Martin 30,235 (July 2010 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 6,010 (July 2010 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 104,217 (July 2010 est.)
Samoa 192,001
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 2010 est.)
San Marino 31,477 (July 2010 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 175,808 (July 2010 est.)
Saudi Arabia 29,207,277
note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2010 est.)
Senegal 14,086,103 (July 2010 est.)
Serbia 7,344,847
note: does not include the population of Kosovo (July 2010 est.)
Seychelles 88,340 (July 2010 est.)
Sierra Leone 5,245,695 (July 2010 est.)
Singapore 4,701,069 (July 2010 est.)
Slovakia 5,470,306 (July 2010 est.)
Slovenia 2,003,136 (July 2010 est.)
Solomon Islands 609,794 (July 2010 est.)
Somalia 10,112,453
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 2010 est.)
South Africa 49,109,107
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 2010 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 40,548,753 (July 2010 est.)
Spratly Islands no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states
Sri Lanka 21,513,990
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 2010 est.)
Sudan 41,980,182 (July 2010 est.)
Suriname 486,618 (July 2010 est.)
Svalbard 2,067 (July 2010 est.)
Swaziland 1,354,051
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 2010 est.)
Sweden 9,074,055 (July 2010 est.)
Switzerland 7,623,438 (July 2010 est.)
Syria 22,198,110
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 2010 est.)
Taiwan 23,024,956 (July 2010 est.)
Tajikistan 7,487,489 (July 2010 est.)
Tanzania 41,892,895
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 2010 est.)
Thailand 66,404,688
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 2010 est.)
Timor-Leste 1,154,625
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2010 est.)
Togo 6,199,841
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 2010 est.)
Tokelau 1,400 (July 2010 est.)
Tonga 122,580 (July 2010 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 1,228,691 (July 2010 est.)
Tunisia 10,589,025 (July 2010 est.)
Turkey 77,804,122 (July 2010 est.)
Turkmenistan 4,940,916 (July 2010 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 23,528 (July 2010 est.)
Tuvalu 10,472 (July 2010 est.)
Uganda 33,398,682
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 2010 est.)
Ukraine 45,415,596 (July 2010 est.)
United Arab Emirates 4,975,593
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net immigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2010 est.)
United Kingdom 61,284,806 (July 2010 est.)
United States 310,232,863 (July 2010 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 3,510,386 (July 2010 est.)
Uzbekistan 27,865,738 (July 2010 est.)
Vanuatu 221,552 (July 2010 est.)
Venezuela 27,223,228 (July 2010 est.)
Vietnam 89,571,130 (July 2010 est.)
Virgin Islands 109,775 (July 2010 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 15,343 (July 2010 est.)
West Bank 2,514,845
note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2010 est.)
Western Sahara 491,519
note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries (July 2010 est.)
World 6,830,586,985 (July 2010 est.)
Yemen 23,495,361 (July 2010 est.)
Zambia 12,056,923
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 2010 est.)
Zimbabwe 11,651,858
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 2010 est.)
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