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Indicators on population

Source: Population Division and Statistics Division of the United Nations Secretariat

 

Estimated population
(thousands), 2002

Male

Female

Sex ratio (males per
100 females),
2002

Average annual
rate of change of
population (%), 2000-2005

Country or area
               

Afghanistan

12,013

  

11,281

  

106

  

3.68

Albania

1,617

  

1,547

  

105

  

0.63

Algeria

15,912

  

15,491

  

103

  

1.76

American Samoa

29
 a b

28
 a b

104
 a b

...

Andorra

34

 c

30

 c

113

 c

...

Angola

6,901

  

7,036

  

98

  

2.99

Antigua and Barbuda

37
 d

40
 d

92
 d

...

Argentina

18,612

  

19,332

  

96

  

1.19

Armenia

1,835

  

1,955

  

94

  

0.06

Aruba

45

 e

46

 e

99

 e

...

Australia

9,726

  

9,810

  

99

  

0.99

Austria

3,944

  

4,126

  

96

  

-0.10

Azerbaijan

4,012

  

4,135

  

97

  

0.59

Bahamas

154

  

158

  

97

  

1.25

Bahrain

381

  

283

  

135

  

1.68

Bangladesh

73,854

  

69,510

  

106

  

2.09

Barbados

131

  

139

  

94

  

0.35

Belarus

4,703

  

5,403

  

87

  

-0.40

Belgium

5,035

  

5,240

  

96

  

0.09

Belize

119

  

116

  

103

  

1.89

Benin

3,270

  

3,359

  

97

  

2.81

Bermuda

29

 e

31

 e

94

 e

...

Bhutan

1,111

  

1,087

  

102

  

2.62

Bolivia

4,335

  

4,371

  

99

  

2.15

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2,042

  

2,085

  

98

  

1.13

Botswana

768

  

795

  

97

  

0.54

Brazil

86,201

  

88,505

  

97

  

1.22

Brunei Darussalam

179

  

162

  

111

  

1.81

Bulgaria

3,776

  

4,014

  

94

  

-0.98

Burkina Faso

5,919

  

6,291

  

94

  

3.01

Burundi

3,257

  

3,430

  

95

  

3.00

Cambodia

6,732

  

7,044

  

96

  

2.43

Cameroon

7,740

  

7,795

  

99

  

2.14

Canada

15,480

  

15,788

  

98

  

0.80

Cape Verde

209

  

237

  

88

  

2.14

Central African Rep.

1,874

  

1,970

  

95

  

1.64

Chad

4,153

  

4,436

  

98

  

3.07

Chile

7,720

  

7,869

  

98

  

1.18

China f

665,006

  

629,371

  

106

  

0.71

China, Hong Kong SAR

3,581

  

3,466

  

103

  

1.16

China, Macao SAR

221

  

231

  

96

  

0.85

Colombia

21,467

  

22,028

  

97

  

1.59

Comoros

375

  

373

  

101

  

2.92

Congo

1,571

  

1,634

  

96

  

3.03

Cook Islands

10

 g

9

 g

111

 g

...

Costa Rica

2,130

  

2,070

  

103

  

2.03

Côte d'Ivoire

8,545

  

8,147

  

105

  

2.07

Croatia

2,254

  

2,403

  

94

  

0.03

Cuba

5,644

  

5,628

  

100

  

0.30

Cyprus

398

  

399

  

100

  

0.77

Czech Republic

4,985

  

5,265

  

95

  

-0.10

Dem. Rep. of the Congo

26,925

  

27,350

  

98

  

3.34

Denmark

2,646

  

2,696

  

98

  

0.16

Djibouti

307

  

344

  

89

  

1.03

Dominica

36

 d

35

 d

103
 d

...

Dominican Republic

4,386

  

4,254

  

103

  

1.50

Ecuador

6,583

  

6,529

  

101

  

1.74

Egypt

35,570

  

34,708

  

102

  

1.67

El Salvador

3,203

  

3,317

  

97

  

1.82

Equatorial Guinea

239

  

244

  

98

  

2.82

Eritrea

1,984

  

2,009

  

99

  

4.22

Estonia

633

  

727

  

87

  

-1.14

Ethiopia

32,846

  

33,193

  

99

  

2.41

Fiji

423

  

409

  

104

  

1.06

Finland

2,530

  

2,653

  

95

  

0.07

France

29,065

  

30,605

  

95

  

0.36

French Guiana

90

  

86

  

106

  

3.15

French Polynesia

124

  

117

  

107

  

1.56

Gabon

641

  

653

  

98

  

2.48

Gambia

678

  

693

  

98

  

2.38

Georgia

2,489

  

2,724

  

91

  

-0.53

Germany

40,213

  

41,777

  

96

  

-0.04

Ghana

10,051

  

10,125

  

99

  

2.20

Greece

5,237

  

5,394

  

97

  

0.04

Grenada

51

 d

52

 d

98

 d

...

Guadeloupe

212

  

223

  

95

  

0.79

Guam

84

  

78

  

107

  

2.15

Guatemala

6,045

  

5,950

  

102

  

2.58

Guinea

4,219

  

4,163

  

101

  

1.48

Guinea-Bissau

620

  

636

  

97

  

2.41

Guyana

371

  

395

  

94

  

0.20

Haiti

4,112

  

4,288

  

96

  

1.55

Honduras

3,387

  

3,345

  

101

  

2.30

Hungary

4,703

  

5,164

  

91

  

-0.50

Iceland

142

  

141

  

101

  

0.67

India

536,647

  

504,497

  

106

  

1.52

Indonesia

109,103

  

108,432

  

101

  

1.21

Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

37,002

  

35,374

  

105

  

1.38

Iraq

12,323

  

11,922

  

103

  

2.75

Ireland

1,928

  

1,950

  

99

  

0.96

Israel

3,112

  

3,191

  

98

  

2.02

Italy

27,859

  

29,591

  

94

  

-0.13

Jamaica

1,293

  

1,328

  

97

  

0.89

Japan

62,376

  

65,161

  

96

  

0.14

Jordan

2,697

  

2,499

  

108

  

2.80

Kazakhstan

7,765

  

8,261

  

94

  

-0.37

Kenya

15,895

  

16,010

  

99

  

1.91

Kiribati

38

 h

39

 h

98

 h

...

Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

11,323

  

11,263

  

101

  

0.68

Korea, Republic of

23,832

  

23,557

  

101

  

0.66

Kuwait

1,174

  

849

  

138

  

2.56

Kyrgyzstan

2,475

  

2,572

  

96

  

1.16

Lao People's Dem. Rep.

2,763

  

2,766

  

100

  

2.30

Latvia

1,102

  

1,290

  

85

  

-0.56

Lebanon

1,770

  

1,843

  

96

  

1.55

Lesotho

1,032

  

1,044

  

99

  

0.74

Liberia

1,659

  

1,639

  

101

  

5.53

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

2,859

  

2,670

  

107

  

2.20

Lithuania

1,735

  

1,946

  

89

  

-0.24

Luxembourg

220

  

227

  

97

  

1.20

Madagascar

8,413

  

8,500

  

99

  

2.83

Malawi

5,889

  

5,939

  

99

  

2.16

Malaysia

11,663

  

11,373

  

103

  

1.72

Maldives

159

  

150

  

105

  

3.01

Mali

5,963

  

6,056

  

98

  

2.91

Malta

195

  

199

  

98

  

0.40

Marshall Islands

26
 i

25
 i

105
 i

...

Martinique

188

  

200

  

94

  

0.54

Mauritania

1,404

  

1,426

  

98

  

2.96

Mauritius

587

  

593

  

99

  

0.80

Mexico

50,361

  

51,482

  

98

  

1.42

Micronesia, Fed. States of

54

 c

52

 c

105

 c

...

Monaco

16
 b

16

 b

94
 b

...

Mongolia

1,295

  

1,292

  

100

  

1.14

Morocco

15,523

  

15,465

  

100

  

1.78

Mozambique

9,393

  

9,594

  

98

  

1.76

Myanmar

24,314

  

24,642

  

99

  

1.16

Namibia

901

  

918

  

98

  

1.71

Nauru

...

 j

...

 j

...

  

...

Nepal

12,371

  

11,782

  

105

  

2.32

Netherlands

7,930

  

8,060

  

98

  

0.35

Netherlands Antilles

106

  

113

  

93

  

0.86

New Caledonia

115

  

109

  

105

  

1.93

New Zealand

1,891

  

1,946

  

97

  

0.73

Nicaragua

2,662

  

2,685

  

99

  

2.59

Niger

5,871

  

5,769

  

102

  

3.63

Nigeria

60,550

  

59,496

  

102

  

2.61

Northern Mariana Islands

32
 b

37
 b

86
 b

...

Norway

2,232

  

2,274

  

98

  

0.37

Occ. Palestinian Territory

1,746

  

1,687

  

103

  

3.59

Oman

1,434

  

1,275

  

112

  

3.27

Pakistan

76,362

  

72,359

  

106

  

2.54
Palau
9
  h
8
  h
115
  h
...

Panama

1,483

  

1,459

  

102

  

1.43

Papua New Guinea

2,619

  

2,413

  

109

  

2.24

Paraguay

2,915

  

2,864

  

102

  

2.46

Peru

13,151

  

13,372

  

98

  

1.60

Philippines

39,582

  

39,029

  

101

  

1.86

Poland

18,717

  

19,826

  

94

  

-0.09

Portugal

4,833

  

5,215

  

93

  

0.13

Puerto Rico

1,918

  

2,070

  

93

  

0.88

Qatar

375

  

209

  

180

  

1.51

Republic of Moldova

2,043

  

2,230

  

92

  

-0.26

Reunion

362

  

380

  

95

  

1.33

Romania

10,915

  

11,417

  

96

  

-0.26

Russian Federation

67,198

  

76,554

  

88

  

-0.64

Rwanda

4,035

  

4,113

  

98

  

2.11

Saint Kitts and Nevis

23

 d

23

 d

99

 d

...

Saint Lucia

74

  

77

  

96

  

1.07

Saint Vincent/Grenadines

56

 b

56

 b

100

 b

...

Samoa

84

  

75

  

111

  

0.35

San Marino

13

 b

14
 b

96
 b

...

Sao Tome and Principe

62

 h

65

 h

96

 h

...

Saudi Arabia

11,560

  

10,140

  

114

  

3.11

Senegal

4,939

  

4,969

  

99

  

2.51

Seychelles

38

 e

38

 e

100

 e

...

Sierra Leone

2,368

  

2,445

  

97

  

4.54

Singapore

2,109

  

2,080

  

101

  

1.74

Slovakia

2,628

  

2,780

  

95

  

0.08

Slovenia

964

  

1,020

  

95

  

-0.12

Solomon Islands

246

  

233

  

106

  

3.32

Somalia

4,746

  

4,811

  

99

  

4.21

South Africa

21,776

  

22,426

  

97

  

0.77

Spain

19,509

  

20,415

  

96

  

-0.02

Sri Lanka

9,880

  

9,407

  

105

  

0.94

Sudan

16,381

  

16,178

  

101

  

2.30

Suriname

209

  

212

  

98

  

0.44

Swaziland

468

  

479

  

98

  

0.92

Sweden

4,367

  

4,456

  

98

  

-0.13

Switzerland

3,546

  

3,622

  

98

  

-0.06

Syrian Arab Republic

8,633

  

8,407

  

103

  

2.55

Tajikistan

3,077

  

3,100

  

99

  

0.69

Thailand

31,816

  

32,527

  

98

  

1.14

The FYR of Macedonia

1,025

  

1,026

  

100

  

0.30

Timor-Leste l

402

  

377

  

107

  

3.93

Togo

2,375

  

2,405

  

99

  

2.55

Tonga

50

 g

48

 g

103

 g

...

Trinidad and Tobago

649

  

657

  

99

  

0.45

Tunisia

4,883

  

4,787

  

102

  

1.14

Turkey

34,614

  

33,955

  

102

  

1.32

Turkmenistan

2,441

  

2,489

  

98

  

1.88

Tuvalu

4

 k

5

 k

94

 l

...

Uganda

12,372

  

12,408

  

100

  

3.19

Ukraine

22,582

  

26,070

  

87

  

-0.94

United Arab Emirates

1,777

  

924

  

192

  

1.72

United Kingdom

29,397

  

30,260

  

97

  

0.18

United Rep. of Tanzania

18,283

  

18,537

  

99

  

2.32

United States of America

142,281

  

146,249

  

97

  

0.89

U.S. Virgin Islands

52
 a b

57
 a b

91
 a b

...

Uruguay

1,643

  

1,742

  

94

  

0.70

Uzbekistan

12,730

  

12,888

  

99

  

1.39

Vanuatu

106

  

101

  

105

  

2.52

Venezuela

12,620

  

12,473

  

101

  

1.82

Viet Nam

39,976

  

40,250

  

99

  

1.30

Western Sahara

133

  

135

  

99

  

2.95

Yemen

9,944

  

9,967

  

100

  

4.07

Yugoslavia

5,234

  

5,289

  

99

  

-0.15

Zambia

5,472

  

5,400

  

101

  

2.09

Zimbabwe

6,549

     

 

6,527

    

 

100

  

 

1.73

Sources:

Population estimates from Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision, Volume I: Comprehensive Tables (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.01.XIII.8), supplemented by Population and Vital Statistics Report , Statistical papers, Series A Vol. LIV, No.4 (Data available as of 1 October 2002), Demographic Statistics database (as at December 2002) and census results reported by countries. Males per 100 females calculated by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Secretariat from the population estimates given. Annual rate of change of population from World Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision, Volume I: Comprehensive Tables.

Footnotes:

... Data not available.
a Including armed forces stationed in the area.
b Data refer to 2000.
c Data refer to 1994.
d Data refer to 2001.
e Data refer to 1997.
f For statistical purposes the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions.
g Data refer to 1996.
h Data refer to 1995.
i Data refer to 1999.
j The 1992 population census data for Nauru is 9 919; male and female data not available.
k Data refer to 1991.
l Formerly known as East Timor.

Technical notes:

Estimates and projections of the total population and population by age and sex are prepared by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and revised every two years in order to incorporate new data. In general, these population figures are estimates of persons resident in the country or area at mid-year. They are usually based on population census data adjusted to the specified year, taking account of birth, death and international migration rates as determined from population surveys and registers and other national sources as available. Short-term residents and visitors in the country or area for less than one year are usually excluded.

Sex ratio is calculated as number of males per 100 females. The approach used in estimating rates of population change is one of continuous growth which considers that population grows exponentially. The average annual percentage change in population is an average for the period 2000-2005.

 

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