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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 (6,705,000,000).

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 6,750    
  Africa 967    
  The Americas and the Caribbean 915    
  Asia 4,052    
  Europe 736    
  Oceania 35    
To find world population by countries click on the links above.
updated: August 2008 Source: Population Reference Bureau (World Population Data Sheet)
 

Top 20 World Population

The most populated countries of the world.
  Country Human Beings (millions)    
CHN China 1,324.7   Beijing
IND India 1,149.3   Delhi
  United States 304.5   Washington D.C.
IDN Indonesia 239.9   Jakarta
BRA Brazil 195.1   Brasilia
PAK Pakistan 172.8   Islamabad
NGA Nigeria 148.1   Abuja
BGD Bangladesh 147.3   Dhaka
RUS Russia 141.9   Moscow
JPN Japan 127.7   Tokyo
MEX Mexico 107.7   Mexico City
PHL Philippines 90.5   Manila
VNM Viet Nam 86.2   Hanoi
DEU Germany 82.2   Berlin
ETH Ethiopia 79.1   Addis Ababa
EGY Egypt 74.9   Cairo
TUR Turkey 74.8   Ankara
IRN Iran 72.2   Tehran
THA Thailand 66.1   Bangkok
FRA France 62.0   Paris
GBR United Kingdom 61.3   London
ITA Italy 59.9   Rome
updated: Aug 2008 - Source: 2008 World Population Data SheetPopulation Reference Bureau
 

Population Density

Countries with the highest population density.

World 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 49
Monaco Monaco 34,000 Monaco
Macau Macao SAR 21,192 Macao
Singapore Singapore 7,013 Singapore
Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR 6,360 --
Malta Malta 1,304 Valletta
Bahrain Bahrain 1,124 Manama
Maldives Maldives 1,040 Malé
Bangladesh Bangladesh 1,023 Dhaka
  Channel Islands 784 St. Helier/St. Peter Port
Palestine Palestinian Territory 690 (Jerusalem)
Barbados Barbados 650 Bridgetown
Taiwan Taiwan 639 Taipei
Mauritius Mauritius 622 Port Louis
San Marino San Marino 507 San Marino
Korea, South Korea, South 488 Seoul
Nauru Nauru 479 (Yaren District)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 446 San Juan
Tuvalu Tuvalu 399 Funafuti
Netherlands Netherlands 396 Amsterdam
Lebanon Lebanon 383 Beirut

updated: Aug 2008, Sources: 2008 World Population Data Sheet - Population Reference Bureau (World Population Data Sheet)
United Nations Population Division
Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Related Categories:

Population by continents:
to Africa to The Americas to Asia to Australia/Oceania to Europe
to Most populated cities of the world
to Human Development Index (HDI)
Countries by standards of the UN Human Development Index.
to First, Second and Third World
to 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.

new 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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