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It's getting crowded here.
A hundred years ago, in the beginning of the 20th century the entire world population was less than 2 billion people.
Today the current world population has exceeded 6 billions by far (6,892,000,000).

Some Demographic Data for the Countries and Regions of the World.
Top 20 World Population
The most populated countries of the world.

Population Density
Countries with the highest population density.

Summary of the World
Earth as a village of precisely 100 people.

World Population by Continents
	Continent	Human Beings (millions)
	World	6,892
	Africa	1,030
	The Americas and the Caribbean	929
	Asia	4,157
	Europe	739
	Oceania	35
To find world population by countries click on the links above. updated: October 2010 - Source: 2010 World Population Data Sheet - Population Reference Bureau (World Population Data Sheet)
Top 20 World Population The most populated countries of the world.
	Country	Human Beings (millions)	Capital City
	China	1,338.1	Beijing
	India	1,188.8	Delhi
	United States	309.6	Washington D.C.
	Indonesia	235.5	Jakarta
	Brazil	193.3	Brasilia
	Pakistan	184.8	Islamabad
	Bangladesh	164.4	Dhaka
	Nigeria	158.3	Abuja
	Russia	141.9	Moscow
	Japan	127.4	Tokyo
	Mexico	110.6	Mexico City
	Philippines	94.0	Manila
	Viet Nam	88.9	Hanoi
	Ethiopia	85.0	Addis Ababa
	Germany	81.6	Berlin
	Egypt	80.4	Cairo
	Iran	75.1	Tehran
	Turkey	73.6	Ankara
	Thailand	68.1	Bangkok
	France	63.0	Paris
	United Kingdom	62.2	London
	Italy	60.5	Rome
updated: October 2010 - Source: 2010 World Population Data Sheet - Population Reference Bureau

Population Density

Countries with the highest population density.

World Population Density (Map Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Countries by population density
	Country	Population / sq. km	Capital City
	World	51
	Monaco	35,835	Monaco
	Macao SAR	20,731	Macao
	Singapore	7,526	Singapore
	Hong Kong SAR	6,410	--
	Bahrain	1,807	Manama
	Malta	1,326	Valletta
	Bangladesh	1,142	Dhaka
	Maldives	1,070	Malé
	Channel Islands	804	St. Helier/St. Peter Port
	Palestinian Territory	672	(Jerusalem)
	Taiwan	644	Taipei
	Barbados	637	Bridgetown
	Mauritius	628	Port Louis
	San Marino	522	San Marino
	Nauru	507	(Yaren District)
	Korea, South	491	Seoul
	Puerto Rico	448	San Juan
	Lebanon	409	Beirut
	Netherlands	400	Amsterdam
	Tuvalu	399	Funafuti
updated: Sept. 2011, Sources: 2010 World Population Data Sheet - Population Reference Bureau (World Population Data Sheet) United Nations Population Division

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Human Development Index (HDI)
Countries by standards of the UN Human Development Index.

First, Second and Third World

Countries by Gross National Income
Countries in comparison of their gross national income based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) per capita in int'l Dollars.

World Resources Report 2008
1. Population and Human Well-Being
Table of core indicators on population, health, education, poverty, infant mortality, and HIV/AIDS prevalence by countries.
2. Food and Water
The Food and Water table contains four core indicators: Intensity of Agricultural Inputs, Food Security and Nutrition, Fisheries Production and Water Resources.

	Summary of the World If we could shrink the Earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look like this:
	81 would be from less developed countries with a gross income per capita and year of US$ 3,580, 19 would be from developed countries with a gross income per capita and year of US$ 22,060. There would be 61 Asians, 12 Europeans, 13 Africans, 9 would be from South America and the Caribbean, and 5 from North America including Canada. 75 would be non-white, while 25 would be white. 60 would mistrust their own government. No wonder, that the governments mistrust their people. 60 would live within 62 miles of a coastline. 50 would be female, and 50 would be male. 50 would rely in some manner on coastal and marine habitats for food, building sites, transportation, recreation, and waste disposal. 48 would live on less than US $2 a day. 48 would lack access to basic sanitation. 47 would be urban dwellers. The world's urban areas are expected to surpass rural areas in population around the year 2005 29 would believe in witchcraft. 25 would live in substandard housing or have no home at all. 20 would live on less than US $1 a day. 17 would be under 18 years old. 16 would lack access to safe drinking water. 16 would be unable to read and write. 14 would suffer from malnutrition. 10 would live in least developed countries. 8 would have Internet access from home. 4.5 would be citizens of the United States 1 would be infected with HIV/AIDS. 1 would be near death, and 1 would be near birth. Only 1 would have a college education. Half of the entire village's wealth would be in the hands of only 6 people, and most of them would be citizens of the United States. When one considers our world from such an incredibly compressed perspective, the need for cooperation, tolerance and understanding becomes glaringly apparent. (credit goes to the author, whoever that is! I read the "Summary of the World" for the first time in the internet, but its origin seems to go back to the Twenties of the last century. Fascinated from this simple concept OWNO has extended its content Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UNICEF, Population Reference Bureau (PRB), Habitat For Humanity and others. Klaus Kästle, Editor Nations Online Project Thanks to L. Burt, USA, C. Perret, UK, Tom Baker,UK, and Bob MacDonald, USA for their suggestions.

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