No. 1352. Population, by Country [5,283,755 represents 5,283,755,000. Population data generally are de facto figures for the present territory. Population estimates were derived from information available as of spring 2000. See text of this section for general comments concerning the data. For details of methodology, coverage, and reliability, see source. Minus sign (-) indicates decrease] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mid-year population Annual (1,000) rate of ---------------------- Population growth, \1 Country or area rank, 1990- 1990 2000 2000 2000 (percent) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World 5,283,755 6,080,142 (X) 1.4 Afghanistan 14,750 25,889 39 5.6 Albania 3,258 3,490 128 0.7 Algeria 25,341 31,194 35 2.1 Andorra 53 67 204 2.3 Angola 8,056 10,145 74 2.3 Antigua and Barbuda 63 66 205 0.6 Argentina 32,634 36,955 31 1.2 Armenia 3,366 3,344 129 -0.1 Australia 17,022 19,165 52 1.2 Austria 7,718 8,131 86 0.5 Azerbaijan 7,200 7,748 88 0.7 Bahamas, The 257 295 176 1.4 Bahrain 500 634 162 2.4 Bangladesh 109,897 129,194 8 1.6 Barbados 263 274 178 0.4 Belarus 10,215 10,367 71 0.1 Belgium 9,969 10,242 73 0.3 Belize 191 249 179 2.7 Benin 4,656 6,396 96 3.2 Bhutan 1,598 2,005 143 2.3 Bolivia 6,574 8,153 85 2.2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,424 3,836 121 -1.4 Botswana 1,304 1,576 147 1.9 Brazil 151,053 172,860 5 1.3 Brunei 258 336 174 2.6 Bulgaria 8,894 7,797 87 -1.3 Burkina Faso 9,037 11,946 65 2.8 Burma 38,519 41,735 27 0.8 Burundi 5,285 6,055 99 1.4 Cambodia 8,965 12,212 64 3.1 Cameroon 11,761 15,422 60 2.7 Canada 27,791 31,278 34 1.2 Cape Verde 349 401 172 1.4 Central African Republic 2,803 3,513 127 2.3 Chad 6,018 8,425 84 3.4 Chile 13,128 15,154 61 1.4 China \2 1,138,895 1,261,832 1 1.0 Colombia 32,859 39,686 29 1.9 Comoros 429 578 163 3.0 Congo (Brazzaville) \3 2,218 2,831 132 2.4 Congo (Kinshasa) \3 37,991 51,965 23 3.1 Costa Rica 3,027 3,711 124 2.0 Cote d'Ivoire 11,919 15,981 57 2.9 Croatia 4,508 4,282 117 -0.5 Cuba 10,545 11,142 67 0.6 Cyprus 681 758 157 1.1 Czech Republic 10,310 10,272 72 0 Denmark 5,141 5,336 104 0.4 Djibouti 370 451 166 2.0 Dominica 73 72 201 -0.2 Dominican Republic 7,098 8,443 83 1.7 Ecuador 10,317 12,920 62 2.2 Egypt 56,106 68,360 15 2.0 El Salvador 5,100 6,123 98 1.8 Equatorial Guinea 368 474 164 2.5 Eritrea 2,945 4,136 119 3.4 Estonia 1,573 1,431 148 -0.9 Ethiopia 48,335 64,117 18 2.8 Fiji 738 832 156 1.2 Finland 4,986 5,167 106 0.4 France 56,735 59,330 21 0.4 Gabon 1,069 1,208 151 1.2 Gambia, The 962 1,367 149 3.5 Georgia 5,457 5,020 108 -0.8 Germany 79,380 82,797 12 0.4 Ghana 15,360 19,534 50 2.4 Greece 10,158 10,602 69 0.4 Grenada 92 89 196 -0.3 Guatemala 9,630 12,640 63 2.7 Guinea 5,936 7,466 89 2.3 Guinea-Bissau 996 1,286 150 2.6 Guyana 742 697 160 -0.6 Haiti 6,028 6,868 94 1.3 Honduras 4,772 6,250 97 2.7 Hungary 10,372 10,139 75 -0.2 Iceland 255 276 177 0.8 India 850,558 1,014,004 2 1.8 Indonesia 188,651 224,784 4 1.8 Iran 55,717 65,620 17 1.6 Iraq 18,135 22,676 44 2.2 Ireland 3,508 3,797 123 0.8 Israel 4,512 5,842 100 2.6 Italy 56,758 57,634 22 0.2 Jamaica 2,463 2,653 135 0.7 Japan 123,537 126,550 9 0.2 Jordan 3,262 4,999 110 4.3 Kazakhstan 16,708 16,733 55 0 Kenya 23,767 30,340 36 2.4 Kiribati 71 92 195 2.5 Korea, North 20,019 21,688 49 0.8 Korea, South 42,869 47,471 25 1.0 Kuwait 2,142 1,974 144 -0.8 Kyrgyzstan 4,390 4,685 113 0.7 Laos 4,210 5,497 102 2.7 Latvia 2,672 2,405 138 -1.1 Lebanon 3,147 3,578 126 1.3 Lesotho 1,732 2,143 140 2.1 Liberia 2,190 3,164 131 3.7 Libya 4,140 5,115 107 2.1 Liechtenstein 29 32 213 1.1 Lithuania 3,702 3,621 125 -0.2 Luxembourg 382 437 168 1.4 Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of 1,893 2,041 141 0.8 Madagascar 11,522 15,506 59 3.0 Malawi 9,219 10,386 70 1.2 Malaysia 17,504 21,793 48 2.2 Maldives 216 301 175 3.3 Mali 8,228 10,686 68 2.6 Malta 359 392 173 0.9 Marshall Islands 46 68 203 3.9 Mauritania 1,984 2,668 134 3.0 Mauritius 1,074 1,179 152 0.9 Mexico 84,446 100,350 11 1.7 Micronesia, Federated States of 109 133 191 2.0 Moldova 4,398 4,431 116 0.1 Monaco 30 32 214 0.6 Mongolia 2,218 2,616 136 1.7 Morocco 24,686 30,122 37 2.0 Mozambique 14,276 19,105 53 2.9 Namibia 1,409 1,771 146 2.3 Nauru 9 12 222 2.2 Nepal 19,325 24,702 41 2.5 Netherlands 14,952 15,892 58 0.6 New Zealand 3,360 3,820 122 1.3 Nicaragua 3,643 4,813 112 2.8 Niger 7,627 10,076 76 2.8 Nigeria 92,483 123,338 10 2.9 Norway 4,242 4,481 115 0.5 Oman 1,773 2,533 137 3.6 Pakistan 113,975 141,554 7 2.2 Palau 15 19 219 2.1 Panama 2,388 2,808 133 1.6 Papua New Guinea 3,825 4,927 111 2.5 Paraguay 4,236 5,586 101 2.8 Peru 21,989 27,013 38 2.1 Philippines 65,037 81,160 13 2.2 Poland 38,119 38,646 30 0.1 Portugal 9,923 10,048 77 0.1 Qatar 481 744 158 4.4 Romania 22,866 22,411 45 -0.2 Russia 148,082 146,001 6 -0.1 Rwanda 6,962 7,229 92 0.4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 41 39 211 -0.6 Saint Lucia 140 156 188 1.1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 107 115 193 0.8 Samoa 170 179 185 0.5 San Marino 23 27 216 1.4 Sao Tome and Principe 119 160 187 2.9 Saudi Arabia 15,847 22,024 47 3.3 Senegal 7,360 9,987 78 3.1 Seychelles 73 79 198 0.8 Sierra Leone 4,227 5,233 105 2.1 Singapore 3,016 4,152 118 3.2 Slovakia 5,263 5,408 103 0.3 Slovenia 1,896 1,928 145 0.2 Solomon Islands 335 466 165 3.3 Somalia 6,675 7,253 91 0.8 South Africa 38,176 43,421 26 1.3 Spain 39,351 39,997 28 0.2 Sri Lanka 17,193 19,239 51 1.1 Sudan 26,627 35,080 33 2.8 Suriname 395 431 169 0.9 Swaziland 852 1,083 155 2.4 Sweden 8,559 8,873 82 0.4 Switzerland 6,838 7,262 90 0.6 Syria 12,436 16,306 56 2.7 Tajikistan 5,332 6,441 95 1.9 Tanzania 26,224 35,306 32 3.0 Thailand 55,052 61,231 19 1.1 Togo 3,691 5,019 109 3.1 Tonga 92 102 194 1.1 Trinidad and Tobago 1,198 1,176 153 -0.2 Tunisia 8,207 9,593 80 1.6 Turkey 56,085 65,667 16 1.6 Turkmenistan 3,668 4,518 114 2.1 Tuvalu 9 11 224 1.7 Uganda 17,186 23,318 43 3.1 Ukraine 51,658 49,153 24 -0.5 United Arab Emirates 1,951 2,369 139 1.9 United Kingdom 57,621 59,508 20 0.3 United States 249,948 275,563 3 1.0 Uruguay 3,106 3,334 130 0.7 Uzbekistan 20,624 24,756 40 1.8 Vanuatu 154 190 184 2.1 Venezuela 19,325 23,543 42 2.0 Vietnam 66,338 78,774 14 1.7 Yemen 12,023 17,479 54 3.7 Zambia 7,851 9,582 81 2.0 Zimbabwe 10,103 11,343 66 1.2 OTHER Montenegro \4 565 680 161 1.9 Serbia \4 9,201 9,982 79 0.8 Taiwan \2 20,279 22,191 46 0.9 AREAS OF SPECIAL SOVEREIGNTY AND DEPENDENCIES American Samoa 47 65 206 3.3 Anguilla 8 12 223 3.5 Aruba 67 70 202 0.4 Bermuda 58 63 208 0.9 Cayman Islands 26 35 212 2.9 Cook Islands 18 20 217 1.1 Faroe Islands 47 45 210 -0.5 French Guiana 116 173 186 4.0 French Polynesia 202 249 180 2.1 Gaza Strip \5 643 1,132 154 5.7 Gibraltar 29 28 215 -0.5 Greenland 56 56 209 0.1 Guadeloupe 378 426 170 1.2 Guam 134 155 190 1.4 Guernsey 63 64 207 0.2 Hong Kong 5,688 7,116 93 2.2 Jersey 84 89 197 0.6 Macau 352 446 167 2.4 Man, Isle of 69 73 199 0.6 Martinique 374 415 171 1.0 Mayotte 90 156 189 5.5 Montserrat 11 6 227 -5.2 Netherlands Antilles 189 210 182 1.1 New Caledonia 168 202 183 1.8 Northern Mariana Islands 44 72 200 4.9 Puerto Rico 3,537 3,916 120 1.0 Reunion 597 721 159 1.9 Saint Helena 7 7 225 0.8 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 6 7 226 0.7 Turks and Caicos Islands 12 18 220 4.2 Virgin Islands 104 121 192 1.5 Virgin Islands, British 16 20 218 2.6 Wallis and Futuna 14 15 221 1.1 West Bank \5 1,255 2,020 142 4.8 Western Sahara 191 245 181 2.5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X Not applicable. Z Less than one person per square mile. \1 Computed by the exponential method. For explanation of average annual percent change, see Guide to Tabular Presentation. \2 With the establishment of diplomatic relations with China on January 1, 1979, the U.S. government recognized the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China and acknowledged the Chinese position that there is only one China and that Taiwan is part of China. \3 "Congo" is the official short-form name for both the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. To distinguish one from the other the U.S. Dept. of State adds the capital in parentheses. This practice is unofficial and provisional. \4 The U.S. view is that the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has dissolved and no successor state represents its continuation. Serbia and Montenegro have asserted the formation of a joint independent state, but this entity has not been recognized by the United States. \5 The Gaza Strip and West Bank are Israeli occupied with interim status subject to Israeli/Palestinian negotiations. The final status is to be determined. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "International Data Base" (as of 10 May 2000); . http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/