List of countries and dependencies by population

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This is a list of countries and dependent territories by population. It includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories, and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states, with inclusion within the list being primarily based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. For instance, the United Kingdom is considered as a single entity while the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are considered separately. In addition, this list includes certain states with limited recognition not found in ISO 3166-1.

The population figures do not reflect the practice of countries that report significantly different populations of citizens domestically and overall. Some countries, notably Thailand, do not report total population, exclusively counting citizens; for total populations an international agency must issue an estimate.[citation needed]

Also given in percent is each country's population compared to the population of the world, which the United Nations estimated at 7.5 billion in December 2016.[1]

Method[edit]

See also: List of sovereign states and dependencies by population density and List of regional organizations by population

Figures used in this chart are based on the most up to date estimate or projections[2] by the national census authority where available, and are usually rounded off. Where updated national data are not available, figures are based on the projections for 2016 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[3]

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 create misleading conclusions. Furthermore, the addition of figures from all countries may not equal the world total. A handful of nations have not conducted a census in over 30 years, providing high error margin estimates only.

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,[Note 1] that are not sovereign states, and independent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.

Sovereign states and dependencies by population[edit]

Note: All dependent territories or constituent countries that are parts of sovereign states are shown in italics.

Rank Country (or dependent territory) Population Date % of world
population		 Source
1 China[Note 2] 1,382,030,000 March 13, 2017 18.5% Official population clock
2 India 1,313,170,000 March 13, 2017 17.5% Official population clock
3 United States[Note 3] 324,661,000 March 13, 2017 4.33% Official population clock
4 Indonesia 260,581,000 July 1, 2016 3.48% UN Projection
5 Brazil 207,216,000 March 13, 2017 2.77% Official population clock
6 Pakistan 196,616,000 March 13, 2017 2.62% Official population clock
7 Nigeria 186,988,000 July 1, 2016 2.5% UN Projection
8 Bangladesh 162,093,000 March 13, 2017 2.16% Official population clock
9 Russia[Note 4] 146,838,993 January 1, 2017 1.96% Official estimate
10 Japan 126,830,000 February 1, 2017 1.690% Monthly provisional estimate
11 Mexico 122,273,000 July 1, 2016 1.63% Official projection
12 Philippines 103,734,000 March 13, 2017 1.38% Official population clock
13 Ethiopia 101,853,000 July 1, 2016 1.36% UN Projection
14 Vietnam 92,700,000 July 1, 2016 1.24% Annual official projection
15 Egypt 92,635,500 March 13, 2017 1.24% Official population clock
16 Germany 82,800,000 December 31, 2016 1.110% Provisional offical annual estimate
17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 82,243,000 July 1, 2017 1.10% UN Projection
18 Iran 79,976,000 March 13, 2017 1.07% Official population clock
19 Turkey 79,814,871 December 31, 2016 1.07% Annual official estimate
20 Thailand 68,147,000 July 1, 2016 0.91% UN Projection
21 France[Note 5] 66,984,000 January 1, 2017 0.89% Monthly official estimate
22 United Kingdom 65,110,000 July 1, 2015 0.87% Annual official estimate
23 Italy 60,589,940 September 30, 2016 0.81% Official estimate
24 South Africa 55,908,000 July 1, 2016 0.75% Annual official estimate
25 Tanzania[Note 6] 55,155,000 July 1, 2016 0.74% UN projection
26 Myanmar 54,363,000 July 1, 2016 0.73% UN projection
27 South Korea 51,446,201 July 1, 2017 0.69% Annual official estimate
28 Colombia 49,128,100 March 13, 2017 0.656% Official population clock
29 Kenya 47,251,000 July 1, 2016 0.63% UN projection
30 Spain 46,812,000 July 1, 2016 0.62% Official estimate
31 Argentina 43,850,000 July 1, 2016 0.59% Official annual projection
32 Ukraine[Note 7] 42,603,854 December 1, 2016 0.57% Monthly official estimate
33 Sudan 41,176,000 July 1, 2016 0.55% Official annual projection
34 Algeria 40,400,000 July 1, 2016 0.54% Official annual projection
35 Poland 38,439,000 October 1, 2016 0.51% Official estimate
36 Iraq 37,883,543 July 1, 2016 0.51% Official annual projection
37 Uganda 36,860,700 July 1, 2016 0.49% Official annual projection
38 Canada 36,477,700 March 13, 2017 0.487% Official estimate
39 Morocco[Note 8] 34,254,800 March 13, 2017 0.457% Official annual projection
40 Saudi Arabia 33,000,000 January 1, 2017 0.44% Official estimate
41 Uzbekistan 32,121,000 January 1, 2017 0.43% Official population report
42 Malaysia 31,982,000 March 13, 2017 0.427% Official population clock
43 Peru 31,488,700 July 1, 2016 0.42% Official annual projection
44 Venezuela 31,028,700 July 1, 2016 0.41% Official annual projection
45 Nepal 28,431,494 July 1, 2016 0.38% Official annual projection
46 Ghana 28,308,301 July 1, 2016 0.38% Official annual projection
47 Afghanistan 27,657,145 July 1, 2016 0.37% Annual official estimate
48 Yemen 27,478,000 July 1, 2016 0.37% UN projection
49 Mozambique 26,423,700 July 1, 2016 0.35% Annual official projection
50 Angola 25,789,024 May 16, 2014 0.34% Final 2014 census result
51 Australia 24,389,000 March 13, 2017 0.326% Official population clock
52 North Korea 24,213,510 October 1, 2014 0.32% Preliminary 2014 census result
– Taiwan[Note 9] 23,543,346 January 1, 2017 0.31% Monthly official estimate
53 Cameroon 23,248,044 January 1, 2017 0.310% Annual official projection
54 Ivory Coast 22,671,331 May 15, 2014 0.30% Preliminary 2014 census result
55 Madagascar 22,434,363 July 1, 2014 0.30% Official estimate
56 Sri Lanka 21,203,000 July 1, 2016 0.28% Official estimate
57 Niger 20,715,000 July 1, 2016 0.28% UN projection
58 Romania 19,760,000 January 1, 2016 0.26% Annual official estimate
59 Burkina Faso 19,034,397 July 1, 2016 0.25% Annual official projection
60 Syria 18,564,000 July 1, 2016 0.25% UN projection
61 Mali 18,341,000 July 1, 2016 0.24% Official annual projection
62 Chile 18,191,900 July 1, 2016 0.24% Official annual projection
63 Kazakhstan 17,926,500 January 1, 2017 0.24% Official estimate
64 Netherlands 17,112,900 March 13, 2017 0.228% Official population clock
65 Malawi 16,832,910 July 1, 2016 0.225% Official annual projection
66 Ecuador 16,697,200 March 13, 2017 0.223% Official population clock
67 Guatemala 16,176,133 July 1, 2015 0.22% Official estimate
68 Zambia 15,933,883 July 1, 2016 0.21% Official annual projection
69 Cambodia 15,626,444 July 1, 2016 0.21% Official annual projection
70 Senegal 15,256,346 January 1, 2017 0.20% Official annual projection
71 Chad 14,497,000 July 1, 2016 0.19% UN projection
72 Zimbabwe 14,240,168 July 1, 2016 0.19% Official annual projection
73 Guinea 12,947,000 July 1, 2016 0.17% UN projection
74 South Sudan 12,131,000 July 1, 2016 0.16% Official annual projection
75 Rwanda 11,553,188 July 1, 2016 0.15% Official projection
76 Belgium 11,353,461 December 1, 2016 0.15% Monthly official estimate
77 Tunisia 11,299,400 July 1, 2016 0.15% Official estimate
78 Cuba 11,239,004 December 31, 2015 0.15% Annual official estimate
79 Somalia[Note 10] 11,079,000 July 1, 2016 0.15% UN projection
80 Haiti 11,078,033 July 1, 2016 0.15% Official projection
81 Bolivia 10,985,059 July 1, 2016 0.15% Official projection
82 Greece 10,783,748 January 1, 2016 0.14% Official estimate
83 Benin 10,653,654 July 1, 2016 0.14% Official projection
84 Czech Republic 10,572,427 September 30, 2016 0.14% Official quarterly estimate
85 Portugal 10,341,330 December 31, 2015 0.14% Annual official estimate
86 Burundi 10,114,505 July 1, 2016 0.14% Official annual projection
87 Dominican Republic 10,075,045 July 1, 2016 0.13% Official projection
88 Sweden 10,025,500 March 13, 2017 0.134% Official Population Clock
89 Jordan 9,846,170 March 13, 2017 0.131% Official population clock
90 United Arab Emirates 9,856,000 July 1, 2016 0.13% Official annual projection
91 Azerbaijan 9,802,000 December 1, 2016 0.13% Official estimate
92 Hungary 9,799,000 January 1, 2017 0.13% Annual official estimate
93 Belarus 9,505,200 October 1, 2016 0.127% Quarterly official estimate
94 Austria 8,773,686 January 1, 2017 0.117% Quarterly provisional figure
95 Honduras 8,721,014 July 1, 2016 0.116% Official annual projection
96 Israel 8,660,940 March 13, 2017 0.116% Official population clock
97 Tajikistan 8,551,000 January 1, 2016 0.114% Official estimate
98 Switzerland 8,391,973 September 30, 2016 0.112% Quarterly provisional figure
99 Papua New Guinea 8,151,300 July 1, 2016 0.109% Annual official estimate
– Hong Kong (China) 7,346,700 July 1, 2016 0.098% Official estimate
100 Bulgaria 7,153,784 December 31, 2015 0.096% Official estimate
101 Togo 7,143,000 July 1, 2016 0.095% Official estimate
102 Serbia[Note 11] 7,076,372 January 1, 2016 0.094% Annual official estimate
103 Sierra Leone 7,075,641 December 4, 2015 0.094% Preliminary 2015 census result
104 Paraguay 6,953,646 January 1, 2017 0.093% Official estimate
105 El Salvador 6,520,675 February 13, 2015 0.087% Official estimate
106 Laos 6,492,400 March 1, 2015 0.087% Preliminary 2015 census result
107 Libya 6,385,000 July 1, 2016 0.085% Official annual projection
108 Nicaragua 6,262,703 January 1, 2015 0.084% Official estimate
109 Kyrgyzstan 6,140,200 January 1, 2017 0.082% Official estimate
110 Lebanon 5,988,000 July 1, 2016 0.08% UN projection
111 Denmark 5,748,769 January 1, 2017 0.077% Quarterly official estimate
112 Singapore 5,607,300 July 1, 2016 0.075% Official estimate
113 Finland 5,502,640 January 31, 2017 0.073% Monthly official estimate
114 Slovakia 5,434,292 September 30, 2016 0.073% Official estimate
115 Eritrea 5,352,000 July 1, 2016 0.071% UN projection
116 Norway 5,258,317 January 1, 2017 0.07% Quarterly official estimate
117 Central African Republic 4,998,000 July 1, 2016 0.067% UN projection
118 Costa Rica 4,890,379 June 30, 2016 0.065% Official estimate
119 Palestine 4,816,503 July 1, 2016 0.064% Official estimate
120 New Zealand 4,774,770 March 13, 2017 0.0637% Official population clock
121 Ireland 4,757,976 July 14, 2016 0.064% Preliminary 2016 census result
122 Turkmenistan 4,751,120 December 26, 2012 0.063% Preliminary 2012 census result
123 Republic of the Congo 4,741,000 July 1, 2016 0.063% UN projection
124 Oman 4,573,075 February 1, 2017 0.061% Official estimate
125 Croatia 4,190,669 December 31, 2015 0.056% Annual official estimate
126 Kuwait 4,183,658 June 30, 2015 0.056% Official estimate
127 Liberia 4,076,530 July 1, 2016 0.054% Official projection
128 Panama 3,814,672 July 1, 2016 0.051% Official estimate
129 Georgia[Note 12] 3,720,400 January 1, 2016 0.05% Annual official estimate
130 Mauritania 3,718,678 July 1, 2016 0.05% Annual official projection
131 Moldova[Note 13] 3,553,100 January 1, 2016 0.047% Official estimate
132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,531,159 October 15, 2013 0.047% Final 2013 census result
133 Uruguay 3,480,222 June 30, 2016 0.046% Annual official estimate
– Puerto Rico (U.S.) 3,411,307 July 1, 2016 0.046% Official estimate
134 Mongolia 3,136,325 March 13, 2017 0.042% Official population clock
135 Armenia 2,986,500 January 1, 2017 0.04% Quarterly official estimate
136 Albania 2,886,026 January 1, 2016 0.039% Annual official estimate
137 Lithuania 2,849,317 January 1, 2017 0.038% Monthly official estimate
138 Jamaica 2,723,246 December 31, 2014 0.036% Official estimate
139 Qatar 2,576,181 January 31, 2017 0.034% Monthly official estimate
140 Namibia 2,324,388 July 1, 2016 0.031% Official projection
141 Botswana 2,230,905 July 1, 2016 0.03% Official annual projection
142 Macedonia 2,071,278 December 31, 2015 0.028% Official estimate
143 Slovenia 2,064,241 July 1, 2016 0.028% Official estimate
144 Latvia 1,953,000 January 1, 2017 0.026% Monthly official estimate
145 Lesotho 1,916,000 July 1, 2014 0.026% Official estimate
146 The Gambia 1,882,450 April 15, 2013 0.025% Preliminary 2013 census result
– Kosovo[Note 14] 1,836,978 January 1, 2016 0.025% Official annual projection
147 Gabon 1,811,079 June 2, 2016 0.024% Estimate (press release)
148 Guinea-Bissau 1,547,777 July 1, 2016 0.021% Official projection
149 Bahrain 1,404,900 July 1, 2016 0.019% Official annual projection
150 Trinidad and Tobago 1,353,895 July 1, 2016 0.018% Official estimate
151 Estonia 1,317,797 January 1, 2017 0.018% Official estimate
152 Mauritius 1,263,747 July 1, 2016 0.017% Official estimate
153 Equatorial Guinea 1,222,442 July 4, 2015 0.016% Preliminary 2015 census result
154 East Timor 1,167,242 July 11, 2015 0.016% Preliminary 2015 census result
155 Swaziland 1,132,657 July 1, 2016 0.015% Official projection
156 Djibouti 900,000 July 1, 2016 0.012% UN projection
157 Fiji 869,458 July 1, 2015 0.0116% Annual official estimate
158 Cyprus[Note 15] 848,300 December 31, 2015 0.011% Official estimate
159 Comoros 806,153 July 1, 2016 0.011% Official estimate
160 Bhutan 784,510 March 13, 2017 0.0105% Official population clock
161 Guyana 746,900 July 1, 2013 0.01% Official estimate
– Macau (China) 647,700 September 30, 2016 0.009% Official quarterly estimate
162 Solomon Islands 642,000 July 1, 2015 0.009% Annual official estimate
163 Montenegro 622,159 July 1, 2015 0.008% Official estimate
– Western Sahara[Note 16] 584,000 July 1, 2016 0.0078% UN projection
164 Luxembourg 576,200 December 31, 2015 0.0077% Annual official estimate
165 Suriname 541,638 August 13, 2012 0.0072% Final 2012 census result
166 Cape Verde 531,239 July 1, 2016 0.0071% Official annual projection
– Transnistria[Note 17] 475,665 October 15, 2015 0.006% Preliminary 2015 census result
167 Malta 429,344 December 31, 2014 0.0057% Official estimate
168 Brunei 417,200 July 1, 2015 0.0056% Official estimate
169 Belize 380,010 October 1, 2016 0.0051% Official estimate
170 Bahamas 378,040 July 1, 2016 0.005% Official projection
171 Maldives 344,023 September 20, 2014 0.0046% Preliminary 2014 census result
172 Iceland 338,450 December 31, 2016 0.0045% Official quarterly estimate
– Northern Cyprus[Note 18] 313,626 June 30, 2014 0.0042% Official estimate
173 Barbados 285,000 July 1, 2016 0.0038% UN projection
174 Vanuatu 277,500 July 1, 2015 0.0037% Annual official estimate
– French Polynesia (France) 271,800 December 31, 2014 0.0036% Official estimate
– New Caledonia (France) 268,767 August 26, 2014 0.0036% Preliminary 2014 census result
– Abkhazia[Note 19] 240,705 February 28, 2011 0.0032% 2011 census result
175 Samoa 194,899 January 1, 2016 0.0026% Official projection
176 São Tomé and Príncipe 187,356 May 13, 2012 0.0025% 2012 census result
177 Saint Lucia 186,000 July 1, 2016 0.0025% UN projection
– Guam (U.S.) 184,200 July 1, 2015 0.0025% Annual official estimate
– Curaçao (Netherlands) 158,986 January 1, 2016 0.0021% Annual official estimate
– Flag of Nagorno-Karabakh.svg Nagorno-Karabakh Republic[Note 20] 150,932 December 1, 2015 0.002% Preliminary 2015 census result
178 Kiribati 113,400 July 1, 2015 0.0015% Annual official estimate
– Aruba (Netherlands) 110,108 December 31, 2015 0.0015% Official quarterly estimate
179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,991 June 12, 2012 0.0015% Preliminary 2012 census result
– United States Virgin Islands (U.S.) 106,000 July 1, 2016 0.0014% UN projection
180 Grenada 103,328 May 12, 2011 0.0014% 2011 census result
181 Tonga 103,252 November 30, 2011 0.0014% 2011 census result
182 Federated States of Micronesia 102,800 July 1, 2015 0.0014% Annual official estimate
– Jersey (UK) 102,700 December 31, 2015 0.0014% Annual official estimate
183 Seychelles 94,677 June 30, 2016 0.0013% Mid year population estimates 2016
184 Antigua and Barbuda 86,295 May 27, 2011 0.0012% Preliminary 2011 census result
– Isle of Man (UK) 84,497 March 27, 2011 0.0011% 2011 census result
185 Andorra 78,014 December 31, 2015 0.001% Annual official estimate
186 Dominica 71,293 May 14, 2011 0.00095% Preliminary 2011 census result
– Guernsey (UK) 62,723 March 31, 2016 0.00084% Official estimate
– Bermuda (UK) 61,954 July 1, 2013 0.00083% Official estimate
– Cayman Islands (UK) 60,413 December 31, 2015 0.00081% Official estimate
– American Samoa (U.S.) 57,100 July 1, 2015 0.00076% Annual official estimate
– Northern Mariana Islands (U.S.) 56,940 July 1, 2015 0.00076% Annual official estimate
– Greenland (Denmark) 56,186 July 1, 2016 0.00075% Annual official estimate
187 Marshall Islands 54,880 July 1, 2015 0.00073% Annual official estimate
– South Ossetia[Note 21] 53,532 October 15, 2015 0.00071% Preliminary 2015 census result
– Faroe Islands (Denmark) 49,884 January 1, 2017 0.00067% Monthly official estimate
188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,204 May 15, 2011 0.00062% 2011 census result
– Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 39,410 January 1, 2016 0.00053% Official estimate
189 Monaco 38,400 December 31, 2015 0.00051% Annual official estimate
190 Liechtenstein 37,686 June 30, 2016 0.0005% Semi annual official estimate
– Flag of Saint-Martin (fictional).svg Saint-Martin (France) 36,457 January 1, 2015 0.00049% Annual official estimate
– Gibraltar (UK) 33,140 December 31, 2014 0.00044% Annual official estimate
191 San Marino 33,121 September 30, 2016 0.00044% Monthly official estimate
– Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 31,458 January 25, 2012 0.00042% 2012 census result
– British Virgin Islands (UK) 28,514 July 1, 2013 0.00038% Official estimate
– Flag of Bonaire.svg Bonaire (Netherlands) 18,905 January 1, 2015 0.00025% Official estimate
– Cook Islands (NZ) 18,100 March 1, 2016 0.00024% Official quarterly estimate
192 Palau 17,950 July 1, 2015 0.00024% Annual official estimate
– Anguilla (UK) 13,452 May 11, 2011 0.00018% Preliminary 2011 census result
– Wallis and Futuna (France) 11,750 July 1, 2015 0.00016% Annual official estimate
193 Tuvalu 10,640 November 4, 2012 0.00014% 2012 census result
194 Nauru 10,084 October 30, 2011 0.00013% 2011 census result
– Saint Barthélemy (France) 9,417 January 1, 2015 0.00013% Annual official estimate
– Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 6,286 January 1, 2015 0.000084% Annual official estimate
– Flag of Saint Helena.svg Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) 5,633 February 7, 2016 0.000075% 2016 census result
– Montserrat (UK) 4,922 May 12, 2011 0.000066% 2011 census result
– Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) 3,877 January 1, 2015 0.000052% Official estimate
– Falkland Islands (UK) 2,563 April 15, 2012 0.000034% 2012 census result
– Norfolk Island (Australia) 2,302 August 9, 2011 0.000031% 2011 census result
– Christmas Island (Australia) 2,072 August 9, 2011 0.000028% 2011 census result
– Flag of Saba.svg Saba (Netherlands) 1,811 January 1, 2015 0.000024% Official estimate
– Niue (NZ) 1,470 July 1, 2015 0.00002% Annual official estimate
– Tokelau (NZ) 1,411 October 18, 2011 0.000019% 2011 census result
195 Vatican City 842 January 1, 2014 0.000011% Official estimate
– Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 550 August 9, 2011 0.0000073% 2011 census result
– Pitcairn Islands (UK) 57 July 1, 2014 0.00000075% Official estimate

See also[edit]

Lists of countries by population

Continentals

Intercontinental

Notes[edit]

  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 508,911,116 on January 1, 2015, and it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list. It has 6.77% of the world's population — see "Eurostat-Tables,Graphs and Maps Interface（TGM）table". European Commission. Retrieved March 9, 2015. 
  2. ^ The census figure refers to mainland China, excluding its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, the former of which returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997 and the latter on 20 December 1999.
  3. ^ Population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
  4. ^ Including Crimea and Sevastopol.
  5. ^ Excluding Overseas Territories and Collectivities: French Polynesia, New Caledonia, French Southern and Antarctic Land, Clipperton Island, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna.
  6. ^ Including Zanzibar.
  7. ^ Excluding Crimea and Sevastopol but including Donbass region.
  8. ^ It excludes the population of the disputed territory of the Western Sahara (the so-called Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic).
  9. ^ Taiwan (Republic of China) also includes the minor islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, etc.
  10. ^ Includes Puntland and Somaliland.
  11. ^ Excludes Kosovo
  12. ^ Excludes Abkhazia (242,862, census 2011) and South Ossetia (53,559, census 2015).
  13. ^ Excludes Transnistria (505,153, census 2014).
  14. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 111 out of 193 United Nations member states.
  15. ^ Excludes Northern Cyprus (294,396, census 2011) ([1]).
  16. ^ Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
  17. ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Moldova.
  18. ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Cyprus.
  19. ^ Abkhazia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider Abkhazia de jure a part of Georgia's territory. In Georgia's official subdivision it is an autonomous republic, whose government sits in exile in Tbilisi.
  20. ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Azerbaijan.
  21. ^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "World Population Clocks". 21 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-21. 
  2. ^ "China's Population: The Most Surprising Demographic Crisis". The Economist. 2013. 
  3. ^ "World Population Prospects The 2015 Revision: Key Findings and Advance Tables" (PDF). The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations. pp. 51–55. Retrieved 2015-07-31. 

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