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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)
	China	1,324.7	Beijing
	India	1,149.3	Delhi
	United States	304.5	Washington D.C.
	Indonesia	239.9	Jakarta
	Brazil	195.1	Brasilia
	Pakistan	172.8	Islamabad
	Nigeria	148.1	Abuja
	Bangladesh	147.3	Dhaka
	Russia	141.9	Moscow
	Japan	127.7	Tokyo
	Mexico	107.7	Mexico City
	Philippines	90.5	Manila
	Viet Nam	86.2	Hanoi
	Germany	82.2	Berlin
	Ethiopia	79.1	Addis Ababa
	Egypt	74.9	Cairo
	Turkey	74.8	Ankara
	Iran	72.2	Tehran
	Thailand	66.1	Bangkok
	France	62.0	Paris
	United Kingdom	61.3	London
	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 (Map Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Countries by population density
	Country	Population / sq. km	Capital City
	World	49
	Monaco	34,000	Monaco
	Macao SAR	21,192	Macao
	Singapore	7,013	Singapore
	Hong Kong SAR	6,360	--
	Malta	1,304	Valletta
	Bahrain	1,124	Manama
	Maldives	1,040	Malé
	Bangladesh	1,023	Dhaka
	Channel Islands	784	St. Helier/St. Peter Port
	Palestinian Territory	690	(Jerusalem)
	Barbados	650	Bridgetown
	Taiwan	639	Taipei
	Mauritius	622	Port Louis
	San Marino	507	San Marino
	Korea, South	488	Seoul
	Nauru	479	(Yaren District)
	Puerto Rico	446	San Juan
	Tuvalu	399	Funafuti
	Netherlands	396	Amsterdam
	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: Africa The Americas Asia Australia/Oceania Europe Most populated cities of the world 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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