List of countries by population

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A map of world population. Gray-scale legend: 0 to 50 M to 400 M to 1,336 M (million), 2011.

This is a list of countries and dependent territories by population with inclusion within the list being based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.

The list includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states. The United Kingdom is considered (as a sovereign state) as a single entity in the lists while the constituent countries of the Netherlands are regarded separately.

Also given in percent is each country's population compared to the population of the world, which according to the United States Census Bureau population clock is estimated at 7.18 billion.[1] According to a separate estimate by the United Nations, world population exceeded 7 billion in October 2011.[2][3][4]

Method[edit]

Figures used in this chart are based on the most up to date estimate or projections[5] 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 2014 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[6]

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 3 decades, 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,[7] that are not sovereign states, and dependent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.

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

Countries[edit]

Note: All dependent territories are shown in italics.

Rank Country (or dependent territory) Population Date % of world
population		 Source
1 China[8] 1,366,350,000 August 25, 2014 19% Official population clock
2 India 1,248,400,000 August 25, 2014 17.4% Population clock
3 United States 318,622,000 August 25, 2014 4.43% Official population clock
4 Indonesia 252,164,800 July 1, 2014 3.51% Official estimate
5 Brazil 203,049,000 August 25, 2014 2.83% Official population clock
6 Pakistan 188,020,000 July 1, 2014 2.62% Official annual projection
7 Nigeria 178,517,000 July 1, 2014 2.48% UN projection[6]
8 Bangladesh 156,855,000 August 25, 2014 2.18% Official population clock
9 Russia[9] 146,068,400 June 1, 2014 2.03% Official estimate
10 Japan 127,130,000 August 1, 2014 1.77% Monthly official estimate
11 Mexico 119,713,203 July 1, 2014 1.67% Official projection
12 Philippines 100,143,100 August 25, 2014 1.39% Official population clock
13 Vietnam 89,708,900 July 1, 2013 1.25% Official estimate
14 Ethiopia 87,952,991 July 1, 2014 1.22% Official projection
15 Egypt 87,034,300 August 25, 2014 1.21% Official population clock
16 Germany 80,781,000 November 30, 2013 1.12% Monthly official estimate
17 Iran 77,682,000 August 25, 2014 1.08% Official population clock
18 Turkey 76,667,864 December 31, 2013 1.07% Official estimate
19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 69,360,000 July 1, 2014 0.97% UN projection
20 France[10] 65,959,000 July 1, 2014 0.92% Monthly official estimate
21 Thailand 64,456,700 July 1, 2012 0.9% Official estimate
22 United Kingdom 64,105,700 July 1, 2013 0.89% Annual official estimate
23 Italy 60,762,320 February 28, 2014 0.85% Monthly official estimate
24 Burma 60,380,000 July 1, 2011 0.84% Official estimate
25 South Africa 54,002,000 July 1, 2014 0.75% Official estimate
26 South Korea 50,423,955 July 1, 2014 0.7% Official projection
27 Colombia 47,739,000 August 25, 2014 0.66% Official population clock
28 Spain 46,507,800 January 1, 2014 0.63% Annual official estimate
29 Kenya 45,546,000 July 1, 2014 0.63% UN projection
30 Tanzania 44,928,923 August 26, 2012 0.63% 2012 census result
31 Ukraine[11] 42,818,239 July 1, 2014 0.6% Monthly official estimate
32 Argentina 42,669,500 July 1, 2014 0.59% Official annual projection
33 Algeria 38,700,000 January 1, 2014 0.54% Official estimate
34 Poland 38,496,000 December 31, 2013 0.54% Official estimate
35 Sudan 37,289,406 July 1, 2014 0.52% Official annual projection
36 Iraq 36,004,552 July 1, 2014 0.5% Official annual projection
37 Canada 35,427,524 April 1, 2014 0.49% Official estimate
38 Uganda 35,357,000 July 1, 2013 0.49% Annual official estimate
39 Morocco 33,359,100 August 25, 2014 0.46% Official population clock
40 Peru 30,814,175 July 1, 2014 0.43% Official annual projection
41 Uzbekistan 30,492,800 January 1, 2014 0.42% Official estimate
42 Malaysia 30,244,000 August 25, 2014 0.42% Official population clock
43 Venezuela 30,206,307 June 30, 2014 0.42% Official annual projection
44 Saudi Arabia 29,994,272 July 1, 2013 0.42% Official estimate
45 Ghana 27,043,093 July 1, 2014 0.38% Official annual projection
46 Nepal 26,494,504 June 22, 2011 0.37% Final 2011 census result
47 Afghanistan 26,023,100 2013-2014 0.36% Official estimate
48 Yemen 25,235,000 July 1, 2013 0.35% Official estimate
49 North Korea 25,027,000 July 1, 2014 0.35% UN projection
50 Mozambique 23,700,715 July 1, 2012 0.33% Official estimate
51 Australia 23,576,000 August 25, 2014 0.328% Official population clock
52 Taiwan[12] 23,398,263 July 31, 2014 0.33% Monthly official estimate
53 Ivory Coast 23,202,000 July 1, 2012 0.32% Official estimate
54 Syria 21,987,000 July 1, 2014 0.31% UN projection[13]
55 Madagascar 21,263,403 July 1, 2012 0.3% Annual official estimate
56 Cameroon 20,386,799 July 1, 2012 0.28% Annual official estimate
57 Sri Lanka 20,277,597 March 21, 2012 0.28% Preliminary 2012 census result
58 Romania 19,942,642 January 1, 2014 0.28% Annual official estimate
59 Angola 19,183,590 July 1, 2013 0.27% Annual official estimate
60 Chile 17,773,000 July 1, 2014 0.25% UN projection
61 Burkina Faso 17,322,796 July 1, 2013 0.24% Official estimate
62 Kazakhstan 17,285,000 July 1, 2014 0.24% Monthly official estimate
63 Niger 17,138,707 December 10, 2012 0.24% Preliminary 2012 census result
64 Netherlands 16,865,100 August 25, 2014 0.235% Official population clock
65 Malawi 16,829,000 July 1, 2014 0.23% UN projection
66 Guatemala 15,806,675 June 30, 2014 0.22% Official estimate
67 Ecuador 15,811,100 August 25, 2014 0.22% Official population clock
68 Mali 15,768,000 July 1, 2014 0.22% UN projection
69 Cambodia 15,184,116 July 1, 2014 0.21% Official annual projection
70 Zambia 15,023,315 July 1, 2014 0.21% Official estimate
71 Chad 13,211,000 July 1, 2014 0.18% UN projection
72 Zimbabwe 13,061,239 August 17, 2012 0.18% 2012 Census Result
73 Senegal 12,873,601 November 19, 2013 0.18% Preliminary 2013 census result
74 South Sudan 11,739,000 July 1, 2014 0.16% UN projection
75 Belgium 11,202,066 June 1, 2014 0.16% Monthly official estimate
76 Cuba 11,167,325 September 15, 2012 0.16% Preliminary 2012 census result
77 Greece 11,123,034 December 31, 2012 0.15% Official estimate
78 Tunisia 10,886,500 July 1, 2013 0.15% Official estimate
79 Somalia[14] 10,806,000 July 1, 2014 0.15% UN projection
80 Haiti 10,745,665 2014 0.15% Official projection
81 Guinea 10,628,972 April 2, 2014 0.15% Preliminary 2014 census result
82 Rwanda 10,537,222 August 15, 2012 0.15% Preliminary 2012 census result
83 Czech Republic 10,517,400 April 1, 2014 0.15% Official quarterly estimate
84 Portugal 10,477,800 December 31, 2013 0.15% Annual official estimate
85 Dominican Republic 10,378,267 2014 0.14% Official estimate
86 Bolivia 10,027,254 November 21, 2012 0.14% 2012 census result
87 Benin 9,988,068 July 1, 2014 0.14% Official annual projection
88 Hungary 9,879,000 January 1, 2014 0.14% Annual official estimate
89 Sweden 9,694,194 June 30, 2014 0.13% Monthly official estimate
90 Azerbaijan 9,477,100 January 1, 2014 0.13% Official estimate
91 Belarus 9,469,200 July 1, 2014 0.13% Quarterly official estimate
92 United Arab Emirates 9,446,000 July 1, 2014 0.13% UN projection
93 Burundi 9,420,248 July 1, 2013 0.13% Official estimate
94 Honduras 8,555,072 July 1, 2013 0.12% Annual official estimate
95 Austria 8,527,230 April 1, 2014 0.12% Official quarterly estimate
96 Israel 8,206,400 June 30, 2014 0.11% Official Monthly Estimate
97 Switzerland 8,160,900 March 31, 2014 0.11% Quarterly provisional figure
98 Tajikistan 8,160,000 January 1, 2014 0.11% Official estimate
99 Papua New Guinea 7,398,500 July 1, 2013 0.103% Annual official estimate
100 Bulgaria 7,245,677 December 31, 2013 0.101% Official estimate
101 Hong Kong (China) 7,219,700 December 31, 2013 0.1% Official estimate
102 Serbia[15] 7,146,759 January 1, 2014 0.099% Annual official estimate
103 Togo 6,993,000 July 1, 2014 0.097% UN projection
104 Paraguay 6,783,374 2013 0.094% Official estimate
105 Laos 6,693,300 July 1, 2014 0.093% Annual official projection
106 Jordan 6,622,650 August 25, 2014 0.0922% Official population clock
107 Eritrea 6,536,000 July 1, 2014 0.091% UN projection
108 El Salvador 6,401,240 2014 0.089% Official estimate
109 Libya 6,253,000 July 1, 2014 0.087% UN projection
110 Sierra Leone 6,190,280 2013 0.086% Official estimate
111 Nicaragua 6,071,045 June 30, 2012 0.084% Official estimate
112 Kyrgyzstan 5,824,000 June 1, 2014 0.081% Monthly official estimate
113 Denmark 5,639,719 July 1, 2014 0.078% Quarterly official estimate
114 Finland 5,460,459 June 30, 2014 0.076% Monthly official estimate
115 Slovakia 5,415,949 December 31, 2013 0.075% Official estimate
116 Singapore 5,399,200 July 1, 2013 0.075% Official estimate
117 Turkmenistan 5,307,000 July 1, 2014 0.074% UN projection
118 Norway 5,137,679 July 1, 2014 0.072% Quarterly official estimate
119 Lebanon 4,966,000 July 1, 2014 0.069% UN projection
120 Central African Republic 4,709,000 July 1, 2014 0.066% UN projection
121 Costa Rica 4,667,096 July 1, 2013 0.065% Official estimate
122 Ireland 4,593,100 April 1, 2013 0.064% Annual official estimate
123 Republic of the Congo 4,559,000 July 1, 2014 0.063% UN projection
124 New Zealand 4,548,430 August 25, 2014 0.063% Official population clock
125 Georgia[16] 4,490,500 January 1, 2014 0.063% Annual official estimate
126 Palestine 4,420,549 July 1, 2013 0.062% Official estimate
127 Liberia 4,397,000 July 1, 2014 0.061% UN projection
128 Croatia 4,290,612 March 31, 2011 0.06% 2011 census result
129 Oman 4,022,392 August 20, 2014 0.056% Weekly official estimate
130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,791,622 October 15, 2013 0.053% Preliminary 2013 census result
131 Puerto Rico (USA) 3,615,086 July 1, 2013 0.05% Official estimate
132 Moldova[17] 3,557,600 January 1, 2014 0.05% Official estimate
133 Mauritania 3,461,041 July 1, 2013 0.048% Annual official estimate
134 Panama 3,405,813 May 16, 2010 0.047% Final 2010 census result
135 Uruguay 3,286,314 September 30, 2011 0.046% Final 2011 census result
136 Kuwait 3,065,850 July 1, 2011 0.043% Official estimate
137 Armenia 3,009,800 June 30, 2014 0.042% Monthly official estimate
138 Lithuania 2,939,431 March 1, 2014 0.041% Monthly official estimate
139 Mongolia 2,931,300 December 31, 2013 0.041% Official preliminary result
140 Albania 2,895,947 January 1, 2014 0.04% Annual official estimate
141 Jamaica 2,717,991 December 31, 2013 0.038% Annual official estimate
142 Namibia 2,113,077 August 28, 2011 0.029% Final 2011 census result
143 Lesotho 2,098,000 July 1, 2014 0.029% UN projection
144 Slovenia 2,063,734 August 25, 2014 0.029% Official population clock
145 Macedonia 2,062,294 December 31, 2012 0.029% Official estimate
146 Botswana 2,024,904 August 22, 2011 0.028% Final 2011 census result
147 Latvia 1,994,300 August 1, 2014 0.028% Monthly official estimate
148 Qatar 1,919,962 July 31, 2014 0.027% Monthly official estimate
149 Gambia 1,882,450 April 15, 2013 0.026% Preliminary 2013 census result
Kosovo[18] 1,815,606 December 31, 2012 0.025% Official estimate
150 Guinea-Bissau 1,746,000 July 1, 2014 0.024% UN projection
151 Gabon 1,711,000 July 1, 2014 0.024% UN projection
152 Equatorial Guinea 1,622,000 July 1, 2010 0.023% Annual official estimate
153 Trinidad and Tobago 1,328,019 January 9, 2011 0.018% 2011 census result
154 Estonia 1,315,819 January 1, 2014 0.018% Official estimate
155 Swaziland 1,268,000 July 1, 2014 0.018% UN projection
156 Mauritius 1,259,838 31 December 2013 0.018% 2013 estimate
157 Bahrain 1,234,571 April 27, 2010 0.017% Final 2010 census result
158 Timor-Leste 1,212,107 July 1, 2014 0.017% Official estimate
159 Djibouti 886,000 July 1, 2014 0.012% UN projection
160 Cyprus[19] 865,878 December 31, 2012 0.012% Official estimate
161 Fiji 858,038 July 1, 2012 0.012% Annual official estimate
162 Réunion (France) 840,974 January 1, 2013 0.012% Official annual estimate
163 Guyana 784,894 July 1, 2010 0.011% Annual official estimate
164 Bhutan 751,000 August 25, 2014 0.0105% Official population clock
165 Comoros 743,798 July 1, 2013 0.0104% Official estimate
166 Montenegro 620,029 April 1, 2011 0.0086% Final 2011 census result
167 Macau (China) 614,500 March 31, 2014 0.0086% Official quaterly estimate
169 Western Sahara[20] 586,000 July 1, 2014 0.0082% UN projection
169 Solomon Islands 581,344 July 1, 2013 0.0081% Annual official estimate
170 Luxembourg 549,700 December 31, 2013 0.0075% Annual official estimate
172 Suriname 534,189 August 13, 2012 0.0074% Preliminary 2012 census result
173 Transnistria 505,153 2014 0.007% [1]
174 Cape Verde 491,875 June 16, 2010 0.0068% Final 2010 census result
175 Malta 416,055 November 20, 2011 0.0058% Preliminary 2011 census result
174 Guadeloupe (France) 405,739 January 1, 2013 0.0056% Official annual estimate
175 Brunei 393,162 June 20, 2011 0.0055% Preliminary 2011 census result
176 Martinique (France) 392,291 January 1, 2011 0.0055% Official annual estimate
177 Bahamas 351,461 May 3, 2010 0.0049% Final 2010 census result
178 Belize 349,728 July 1, 2013 0.0049% Official estimate
179 Iceland 327,050 June 30, 2014 0.0046% Official quaterly estimate
180 Maldives 317,280 July 1, 2010 0.0044% Official estimate
Northern Cyprus 294,906 April 30, 2006 0.004% Official census
181 Barbados 285,000 July 1, 2013 0.004% Official estimate
182 French Polynesia (France) 268,270 August 22, 2012 0.0037% Preliminary 2012 census result
183 Vanuatu 264,652 July 1, 2013 0.0037% Annual official estimate
184 New Caledonia (France) 258,958 July 1, 2013 0.0036% Annual official estimate
Abkhazia 240,705 2011 0.0034% Official census
185 French Guiana (France) 237,549 January 1, 2011 0.0033% Official annual estimate
186 Mayotte (France) 212,645 August 21, 2012 0.003% 2012 census result
187 Samoa 187,820 November 7, 2011 0.0026% Final 2011 census result
188 São Tomé and Príncipe 187,356 May 13, 2012 0.0026% 2012 census result
189 Saint Lucia 180,000 May 10, 2013 0.0025% Preliminary 2010 census result
190 Guam (USA) 159,358 April 1, 2010 0.0022% Final 2010 census result
191 Curaçao (Netherlands) 150,563 March 26, 2011 0.0021% 2011 census result
192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,000 July 1, 2014 0.0015% UN projection
193 Kiribati 106,461 July 1, 2013 0.0015% Annual official estimate
194 United States Virgin Islands (USA) 106,405 April 1, 2010 0.0015% Final 2010 census result
195 Grenada 103,328 May 12, 2011 0.0014% 2011 census result
196 Tonga 103,036 November 30, 2011 0.0014% 2011 census result
197 Aruba (Netherlands) 101,484 September 29, 2010 0.0014% 2010 census result
198 Federated States of Micronesia 101,351 July 1, 2013 0.0014% Annual official estimate
199 Jersey (UK) 99,000 December 31, 2012 0.0014% 2011 census result
200 Seychelles 90,945 August 26, 2010 0.0013% Final 2010 census result
202 Antigua and Barbuda 86,295 May 27, 2011 0.0012% Preliminary 2011 census result
202 Isle of Man (UK) 84,497 March 27, 2011 0.0012% 2011 census result
203 Andorra 76,098 July 1, 2013 0.0011% Annual official estimate
204 Dominica 71,293 May 14, 2011 0.00099% Preliminary 2011 census result
205 Bermuda (UK) 64,237 May 20, 2010 0.00089% Final 2010 census result
206 Guernsey (UK) 63,085 March 31, 2012 0.00088% Annual official estimate
207 Greenland (Denmark) 56,483 July 1, 2013 0.00079% Annual official estimate
208 Marshall Islands 56,086 July 1, 2013 0.00078% Annual official estimate
209 American Samoa (USA) 55,519 April 1, 2010 0.00077% Final 2010 census result
210 Cayman Islands (UK) 55,456 October 10, 2010 0.00077% Final 2010 census result
211 Saint Kitts and Nevis 55,000 July 1, 2014 0.00077% UN projection
212 Northern Mariana Islands (USA) 53,883 April 1, 2010 0.00075% Final 2010 census result
South Ossetia 51,547 January, 2013 0.00072% Estimate
213 Faroe Islands (Denmark) 48,456 June 1, 2014 0.00067% Monthly official estimate
214 Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 37,429 January 1, 2010 0.00052% Official estimate
215 Liechtenstein 37,132 December 31, 2013 0.00052% Semi annual official estimate
216 Saint Martin (France) 36,979 January 1, 2010 0.00051% Official estimate
217 Monaco 36,950 December 31, 2013 0.00051% Annual official estimate
218 San Marino 33,682 June 30, 2014 0.00047% Monthly official estimate
219 Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 31,458 January 25, 2012 0.00044% 2012 census result
220 Gibraltar (UK) 30,001 December 31, 2012 0.00042% Annual official estimate
221 British Virgin Islands (UK) 29,537 July 1, 2010 0.00041% Annual official estimate
222 Åland Islands (Finland) 28,502 December 31, 2012 0.0004% Official estimate
223 Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands) 23,296 January 1, 2013 0.00032% Official estimate
224 Palau 20,901 July 1, 2013 0.00029% Annual official estimate
225 Cook Islands (NZ) 14,974 December 1, 2011 0.00021% Final 2011 census result
226 Anguilla (UK) 13,452 May 11, 2011 0.00019% Preliminary 2011 census result
227 Wallis and Futuna (France) 13,135 July 1, 2013 0.00018% Annual official estimate
228 Tuvalu 11,323 July 1, 2013 0.00016% Annual official estimate
229 Nauru 9,945 October 30, 2011 0.00014% 2011 census result
230 Saint Barthélemy (France) 8,938 January 1, 2010 0.00012% Official estimate
231 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 6,081 January 1, 2010 0.000085% Official estimate
232 Montserrat (UK) 4,922 May 12, 2011 0.000069% 2011 census result
233 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) 4,000 July 1, 2014 0.000056% UN projection
234 Falkland Islands (UK) 3,000 July 1, 2014 0.000042% UN projection
235 Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) 2,655 September 1, 2012 0.000037% Official estimate
236 Norfolk Island (Australia) 2,302 August 9, 2011 0.000032% 2011 census result
237 Christmas Island (Australia) 2,072 August 9, 2011 0.000029% 2011 census result
238 Niue (NZ) 1,613 September 10, 2011 0.000022% Final 2011 census result
239 Tokelau (NZ) 1,411 October 18, 2011 0.000020% Final 2011 census result
240 Vatican City 839 July 1, 2012 0.000012% Official estimate
241 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 596 January 14, 2014 0.0000083% 2011 census result
242 Pitcairn Islands (UK) 56 February 1, 2013 0.00000078% Official estimate

See also[edit]

Historical

Other

References and notes[edit]

  1. ^ "U.S. & World Population Clocks". Census.gov. 2014-02-17. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  2. ^ "Population seven billion: UN sets out challenges". BBC. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  3. ^ "World's 'seven billionth baby' is born". The Guardian. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  4. ^ "7 billion people is a 'serious challenge'". UPI. October 31, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  5. ^ China's Population: The Most Surprising Demographic Crisis, The Economist, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "World Population Prospects The 2012 Revision: Highlights and Advance Tables". The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations. pp. 51–55. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  7. ^ 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 503,491,975 on January 1, 2012, it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list, and it has 7.01% of the world's population — see "Total population". Eurostat. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  8. ^ Census figure refers to mainland China, excluding its Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau. The first one returned to Chinese sovereignty in mid-1997 and the second one did so on December 20, 1999.
  9. ^ The population of Russia includes Crimea and Sevastopol is raported to 146,068,400 (June 1, 2014); (see Rosstat - Official estimate).
  10. ^ Estimate refers to metropolitan France and the four overseas departments (Départements d'outre-mer, DOM) of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion but excludes the overseas department of Mayotte, the overseas collectivities (Collectivités d'outre-mer, COM) of French Polynesia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna, and the sui generis collectivity of New Caledonia. The population of metropolitan France alone stood at 64,063,000 on July 1, 2014, according to a monthly official estimate.
  11. ^ Not including Crimea and Sevastopol, controlled by Russia.
    Official estimate on April 1, 2014 gave the resident population for Crimea as 1,959,795, for Sevastopol 384,035.
    Official estimate on May 1, 2014 gave the resident population of Ukraine (not including Crimea and Sevastopol) as 42,839,621, while the resident population including Crimea and Sevastopol on basis of SSSU estimation was given as 45,182,900.
  12. ^ Partially recognized state, claimed by the People's Republic of China as one of its provinces. Taiwan also includes the minor islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Pescadores, etc.
  13. ^ Does not include casualties of civil war and refugees who left the country
  14. ^ Includes Puntland (with a population of about 3,900,000 inhabitants) and Somaliland (some 3,500,000 inhabitants).
  15. ^ Excludes Kosovo and Metohija
  16. ^ Excludes (2012) the Republic of Abkhazia (242,862, census 2011) and South Ossetia (70,000, 2006).
  17. ^ Excludes (statistica.md.2010.pdf) Transnistria (555,347, census 2005).
  18. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.
  19. ^ Excludes Northern Cyprus (294,906) 04 December 2011 Census under the auspieces of the UN observers, (North Cyprus State Planning Organization).
  20. ^ Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.

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