List of countries by past population (United Nations)

This is a List of countries showing past population, ranging from 1950 to 2010 in five-year periods, as estimated by the 2010 revision of the World Population Prospects database, released in May 2011 by the United Nations Population Division. All figures are rounded and given in thousands and also include the average annual change during the previous five years. An additional list includes regional, subcontinental and continental subtotals making use of the UN geoscheme.

Countries and territories by population and annual change from 1950 to 1980

Country or territory19501955%1960%1965%1970%1975%1980
 Afghanistan8,1518,8321.629,6711.8310,6982.0411,9652.2613,5062.4514,186
 Albania1,2151,3792.561,6113.161,8703.032,1362.702,4012.372,671
 Algeria8,7539,7152.1110,8002.1411,9232.0013,7462.8916,0183.1118,811
 American Samoa19201.03200.00232.83273.26302.1333
 Andorra698.45137.63197.89244.78315.2537
 Angola4,1484,5421.834,9631.795,4311.825,9261.766,6372.297,638
 Anguilla563.7160.0060.0060.0073.137
 Antigua and Barbuda46532.87550.74601.76661.92690.8970
 Argentina17,15018,9312.0020,6251.7322,2971.5723,9831.4726,0791.6928,131
 Armenia1,3541,5642.931,8673.612,2053.382,5182.692,8262.333,096
 Aruba38442.98544.18571.09590.69610.6760
 Australia8,1779,2092.4110,2862.2411,3602.0112,7282.3013,8901.7614,710
 Austria6,9366,9440.027,0430.287,2680.637,4660.547,5780.307,549
 Azerbaijan2,8963,3262.813,8943.204,5753.285,1722.485,6891.926,161
 Bahamas79892.411104.331404.941693.841892.26211
 Bahrain1161332.771624.021862.802122.652654.56358
 Bangladesh37,89543,4442.7750,1022.8957,7922.9066,8812.9670,5821.0880,624
 Barbados2112271.472310.352350.342390.342460.58249
 Belarus7,7457,8040.158,1900.978,6071.009,0400.999,3670.719,659
 Belgium8,6288,8670.559,1520.639,4350.619,6250.409,7880.349,847
 Belize69803.00933.061072.841222.661341.89144
 Benin2,2552,3020.412,4201.002,6021.462,8501.843,1822.233,611
 Bermuda37412.07451.88491.72521.20540.7656
 Bhutan1681973.242262.782592.763023.123643.81431
 Bolivia2,7143,0082.083,3552.213,7532.274,2172.364,7612.465,353
 Bosnia and Herzegovina2,6612,9442.043,1801.553,3961.323,5640.973,7471.013,914
 Botswana4134702.625242.205962.616933.068223.47996
 Brazil53,97562,8803.1072,7592.9684,3893.0196,0782.63108,2242.41121,712
 British Virgin Islands782.7180.0092.38102.13100.0011
 Brunei48635.59804.891004.561254.561574.66189
 Bulgaria7,2517,4990.677,8670.968,2040.848,4900.698,7210.548,862
 Burkina Faso4,2844,5351.154,8821.495,2841.605,8071.916,4352.077,212
 Burundi2,4562,6871.812,9401.823,2131.793,5131.803,6800.934,130
 Cambodia4,3464,8402.185,4332.346,1412.486,9382.477,0980.466,506
 Cameroon4,4664,9011.885,4091.996,0492.266,8422.497,8382.769,110
 Canada13,73715,7362.7517,9092.6219,6781.9021,7171.9923,1421.2824,516
 Cape Verde1781951.842111.592402.612742.693112.57300
 Cayman Islands673.1382.7192.38102.13135.3917
 Central African Republic1,3271,3991.061,5041.461,6491.861,8292.092,0171.982,274
 Chad2,4292,6711.922,9542.033,2892.173,6562.144,1142.394,554
 Chile6,0826,7682.167,6522.498,6562.509,5782.0410,4191.7011,179
 China550,771608,3602.01658,2701.59710,2901.53814,6232.78915,0412.35983,171
 Hong Kong1,9742,4904.753,0764.323,8024.333,9580.814,3551.935,054
 Macau196181−1.58171−1.132073.902513.93248−0.24246
 Colombia12,00013,8252.8716,0052.9718,5563.0021,3302.8323,9612.3526,875
 Comoros1561752.331931.982121.902382.342702.56329
 Republic of the Congo8088992.161,0142.441,1582.691,3352.891,5553.101,798
 Cook Islands15161.30182.38191.09212.0220−0.9718
 Costa Rica9661,1293.171,3343.391,5823.471,8202.842,0492.402,343
 Croatia3,8503,9660.604,0450.404,1220.384,1690.234,2630.454,377
 Cuba5,9206,5341.997,1341.777,9422.178,7021.849,4211.609,812
 Cyprus4945301.425731.575810.286141.116501.15686
 Czech Republic8,8769,2540.849,5220.579,6860.349,7890.219,9930.4110,262
 Ivory Coast2,6303,0723.163,6383.444,4243.995,4164.136,7684.568,501
 North Korea9,7379,632−0.2210,9462.5912,3232.4014,2472.9416,0722.4417,239
 Democratic Republic of the Congo12,18413,5802.1915,3682.5017,5432.6820,2672.9323,3172.8427,019
 Denmark4,2684,4390.794,5800.634,7590.774,9290.705,0600.535,123
 Djibouti62702.46853.961176.601626.722246.70340
 Dominica51551.52601.76651.61711.78720.2875
 Dominican Republic2,3802,7953.273,3093.433,8933.304,5123.005,1472.675,794
 Ecuador3,3873,8622.664,4392.825,1463.005,9723.026,9082.957,958
 Egypt21,51424,4312.5827,9032.6931,7712.6335,9232.4940,1322.2444,952
 El Salvador2,2002,4312.022,7732.673,2453.193,7362.864,2312.524,656
 Equatorial Guinea2262381.042521.152691.312911.58238−3.94221
 Eritrea1,1411,2642.071,4242.411,6192.601,8472.672,1152.752,469
 Estonia1,1011,1601.051,2160.951,2911.201,3651.121,4320.961,473
 Ethiopia18,43420,2981.9522,5532.1325,4802.4728,9592.5932,9592.6235,426
 Faroe Islands32320.00341.22361.15391.61400.5143
 Falkland Islands220.0020.0020.0020.0020.002
 Fiji2893353.003933.254643.385212.345772.06635
 Finland4,0094,2351.104,4300.904,5640.604,6060.184,7110.454,779
 France41,83243,4340.7545,6891.0248,7551.3150,7630.8152,6920.7553,880
 French Guiana25293.01321.99394.04494.67573.0768
 French Polynesia61692.50792.74933.321113.601303.21151
 Gabon4694760.304860.425020.655301.095952.34683
 Gambia2713062.463734.044091.864592.335383.23630
 Georgia3,5273,8391.714,1601.624,4771.484,7071.014,9080.845,073
 Germany68,37670,3260.5672,8150.7075,9640.8578,1690.5778,6740.1378,289
 Ghana4,9815,7542.936,7423.227,8082.988,6822.149,9232.7110,923
 Gibraltar20210.98220.93230.89251.68250.0027
 Greece7,5667,9661.048,3330.908,5510.528,7930.569,0470.579,643
 Greenland23262.48334.88393.40463.36501.6850
 Grenada77811.02902.13951.0994−0.2192−0.4389
 Guadeloupe2102362.362763.183011.753201.233290.56327
 Guam60630.98671.24762.55852.26952.25107
 Guatemala3,1463,6272.894,1592.784,7632.755,4482.726,2282.717,036
 Guinea3,0943,3001.303,5411.423,8231.544,1541.674,2870.634,407
 Guinea-Bissau5185661.795930.945980.176030.176942.85835
 Guyana4074833.485603.006402.717212.417490.76777
 Haiti3,2213,5151.763,8681.934,2732.014,7101.975,1411.775,688
  Vatican City110.0010.0010.0010.0010.001
 Honduras1,4871,7162.912,0003.112,3493.272,6882.733,1032.913,628
 Hungary9,3389,8231.029,9830.3210,1410.3110,3150.3410,5200.3910,699
 Iceland1431582.021762.181921.762041.222181.34228
 India371,857406,3741.79447,8441.96496,4002.08553,8742.22622,0972.35700,059
 Indonesia74,83781,9021.8291,9472.34104,1472.52118,3622.59134,1062.53150,820
 Iran17,41419,4332.2221,9992.5125,0642.6428,6622.7232,7932.7338,577
 Iraq5,7196,5622.797,3802.388,4832.8210,0223.3911,7843.2913,744
 Ireland2,9132,901−0.082,829−0.502,8750.322,9630.603,1841.453,418
 Isle of Man5552−1.1248−1.59511.22572.25611.3765
 Israel1,2581,7196.442,0903.992,5233.842,8502.473,3373.213,746
 Italy46,36748,1310.7549,5190.5751,4540.7753,3250.7255,0960.6656,221
 Jamaica1,4031,5421.911,6291.101,7601.561,8691.212,0121.492,132
 Japan82,19988,3891.4692,5010.9197,3431.03103,7101.28110,8081.33115,915
 Jordan4496497.658956.641,1294.751,6678.112,0013.722,299
 Kazakhstan6,7037,9923.589,9964.5811,9093.5613,1101.9414,1361.5214,919
 Kenya6,0776,9802.818,1053.039,5053.2411,2523.4313,4863.6916,268
 Kiribati26292.21332.62382.86442.98481.7655
 Kuwait1521965.222646.1448412.897539.241,0546.961,377
 Kyrgyzstan1,7401,9021.802,1732.702,5733.442,9642.873,2992.163,627
 Laos1,6831,8972.422,1302.342,3912.342,6912.393,0422.483,235
 Latvia1,9492,0150.672,1321.142,2611.182,3660.912,4570.762,513
 Lebanon1,4431,6322.491,9083.172,2042.932,4642.262,7652.332,795
 Lesotho7347881.438521.579341.851,0332.041,1502.171,310
 Liberia9119971.821,1162.281,2622.491,4402.671,6582.861,923
 Libya1,0291,1261.821,3493.681,6233.771,9944.202,4664.343,063
 Liechtenstein14151.39172.53192.25212.02231.8425
 Lithuania2,5672,6290.482,7701.052,9661.383,1371.133,2991.013,430
 Luxembourg2963050.603140.583321.123390.423591.15364
 Madagascar4,0844,5482.185,1042.335,7642.466,5492.597,5022.758,609
 Malawi2,8813,1661.903,5252.173,9752.434,5312.655,3023.196,240
 Malaysia6,1107,0162.808,1603.079,5693.2410,9092.6612,3132.4513,833
 Maldives74801.57902.381032.741162.411363.23157
 Mali4,6384,9281.225,2481.275,5971.306,0341.516,6041.827,246
 Malta3123140.13313−0.06306−0.45304−0.133060.13327
 Marshall Islands13141.49151.39172.53203.30265.3931
 Martinique2222462.072822.773111.983260.953290.18326
 Mauritania6577442.528542.809842.871,1342.881,3122.961,518
 Mauritius4935702.956592.947532.708271.898921.52964
 Mayotte15194.84244.78304.56374.28453.9955
 Mexico27,86632,4813.1138,4193.4144,8983.1751,8682.9360,2253.0368,776
 Federated States of Micronesia32383.50453.44522.93613.24630.6573
 Monaco20200.00221.92230.89240.85250.8226
 Mongolia7808561.889572.261,1092.991,2822.941,4832.961,693
 Montenegro3994291.464671.715071.665190.475491.13576
 Montserrat14140.0012−3.04120.00120.00120.0012
 Morocco8,95310,1322.5111,6262.7913,3232.7615,3102.8217,3052.4819,567
 Mozambique6,4426,9721.597,6471.878,4742.089,4532.2110,6202.3612,146
 Burma17,15818,8621.9120,9572.1323,3302.1726,1642.3229,5342.4532,865
 Namibia4855382.106032.316832.527802.699063.041,013
 Nauru345.9240.0068.4560.0073.137
   Nepal8,2318,9421.679,7401.7210,7071.9111,9182.1713,3732.3315,045
 Netherlands10,02710,6811.2711,4181.3412,2131.3612,9591.1913,6000.9714,088
 Netherlands Antilles1121231.891351.881461.581591.721660.87173
 New Caledonia65680.91782.78913.131052.901294.20142
 New Zealand1,9082,1362.282,3722.122,6282.072,8201.423,0831.803,147
 Nicaragua1,2951,5063.061,7733.322,0623.072,3983.072,7943.103,242
 Niger2,4622,8342.853,2502.783,7662.994,3733.035,0713.015,871
 Nigeria37,86041,5001.8545,9262.0551,1962.2057,3572.3065,1412.5875,543
 Niue550.0050.0050.0050.004−4.363
 Northern Mariana Islands782.71104.56111.92133.40152.9017
 Norway3,2653,4270.973,5810.883,7230.783,8770.814,0070.664,086
 Palestine9329881.171,0691.591,1912.181,125−1.131,3223.281,510
 Oman4565011.905572.146312.537323.018984.171,181
 Pakistan37,54241,1091.8345,9202.2451,9932.5259,3832.6968,4832.8980,493
 Palau782.71104.56111.92110.00121.7612
 Panama8609782.601,1282.891,3062.971,5102.951,7272.721,953
 Papua New Guinea1,7081,8221.301,9671.542,1611.902,4352.422,8102.913,215
 Paraguay1,4731,6742.591,9062.632,1762.692,4832.672,8022.453,195
 Peru7,6328,6692.589,9292.7511,4672.9213,1872.8315,1442.8117,287
 Philippines18,39721,9593.6026,0103.4430,6063.3135,4512.9840,8932.9047,064
 Poland24,82427,2811.9129,0331.2531,1221.4032,5290.8933,9720.8735,577
 Portugal8,4178,6660.588,8830.508,9000.048,684−0.499,2031.179,786
 Puerto Rico2,2182,2490.282,3590.962,5821.822,7161.022,9391.593,196
 Qatar25367.57475.48739.211088.151638.58222
 South Korea19,21121,1681.9625,0743.4428,3952.5231,4432.0634,7222.0037,460
 Moldova2,3412,6272.333,0042.723,3352.113,5951.513,8391.324,010
 Romania16,31117,4861.4018,4071.0319,0320.6720,2531.2521,2450.9622,201
 Russia102,702111,4021.64119,9061.48126,7491.12130,3920.57134,2330.58138,655
 Rwanda2,0722,3862.862,7713.043,2213.063,7493.084,3903.215,179
 Réunion2482913.253352.863913.144623.394850.98510
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha550.0050.0050.0050.0050.005
 Saint Kitts and Nevis46491.27510.8049−0.8045−1.6944−0.4543
 Saint Lucia83870.95900.68971.511041.401090.94118
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon550.0050.0050.0050.0063.716
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines67742.01811.82861.21900.91961.30100
 Samoa82942.771103.191272.921422.261501.10155
 San Marino13141.49151.39172.53192.25201.0321
 São Tomé and Príncipe6059−0.34641.64650.31742.63822.0795
 Saudi Arabia3,1213,5352.524,0412.714,7873.455,7723.817,3454.949,801
 Senegal2,4162,6842.133,0482.583,5052.834,0963.174,7863.165,414
 Serbia6,7327,2171.407,5830.997,8890.798,1730.718,5360.878,946
 Seychelles36391.61411.01472.77522.04582.2163
 Sierra Leone1,8952,0291.382,1871.512,3731.652,5931.792,8451.873,162
 Singapore1,0221,3065.031,6344.581,8802.842,0741.982,2621.752,415
 Slovakia3,4373,7651.844,0941.694,3441.194,5090.754,7180.914,962
 Slovenia1,4731,5330.801,5800.611,6300.631,6700.491,7420.851,832
 Solomon Islands901022.531182.961373.031603.151933.82229
 Somalia2,2642,5222.182,8192.253,1712.383,6012.584,1182.726,436
 South Africa13,68315,3852.3717,3962.4919,8142.6422,5022.5825,6992.6929,077
 Spain28,07029,0900.7230,4130.8932,1091.0933,7921.0335,7391.1337,495
 Sri Lanka8,2418,9791.7310,0202.2211,2152.2812,5552.2813,8111.9315,083
 Sudan9,19010,2752.2611,5622.3913,0212.4114,7662.5517,1323.0220,071
 Suriname2152503.062903.013322.743722.30364−0.43366
 Swaziland2733072.383492.603922.354462.615173.00603
 Sweden7,0147,2620.707,4800.597,7340.678,0430.798,1930.378,310
  Switzerland4,6684,9711.275,2961.275,8301.946,1691.146,3560.606,303
 Syria3,4133,9042.724,5673.195,3783.326,3683.447,5463.458,907
 Macedonia1,2301,3541.941,3920.561,4811.251,5681.151,6761.341,795
 Tajikistan1,5321,7833.082,0823.152,5123.832,9423.213,4423.193,953
 Thailand20,60723,5892.7427,3122.9731,7933.0936,9153.0342,3992.8147,483
 Timor-Leste4334621.305001.595481.856041.976631.88581
 Togo1,3951,4751.121,5781.361,7001.502,0974.292,3802.562,667
 Tokelau220.0020.0020.0020.0020.002
 Tonga47553.19622.42743.60842.57880.9393
 Trinidad and Tobago6367202.518413.168941.239681.601,0090.831,078
 Tunisia3,5303,8601.804,2211.804,6301.875,1272.065,6682.036,457
 Turkey21,23824,5852.9728,1612.7531,8382.4835,4642.1839,5862.2244,105
 Turkmenistan1,2111,3562.291,5943.291,8903.472,1882.972,5202.872,861
 Turks and Caicos Islands550.0063.7160.0060.0073.138
 Tuvalu563.7160.0073.1370.0082.718
 Uganda5,1585,8992.726,7882.858,0143.389,4463.3410,8972.9012,662
 Ukraine37,29840,0991.4642,7831.3045,3411.1747,3170.8649,0160.7150,044
 United Arab Emirates70792.45902.6414610.162329.7153418.141,016
 United Kingdom50,61651,1850.2252,5440.5354,3500.6855,6450.4756,2340.2156,303
 Tanzania7,6508,7412.7010,0742.8811,6833.0113,6053.0915,9783.2718,686
 United States Virgin Islands27291.44332.62508.67645.06866.0998
 United States157,813171,1521.64186,3261.71199,4531.37209,4640.98219,1080.90229,825
 Uruguay2,2392,3721.162,5381.362,6941.202,8090.842,8290.142,915
 Uzbekistan6,3147,2562.828,5593.3610,2343.6411,9733.1913,9813.1515,952
 Vanuatu48552.76643.08742.95852.811003.30116
 Venezuela5,0946,2214.087,5623.989,0673.7010,6813.3312,6813.4915,036
 Vietnam28,26431,3292.0835,1732.3439,8852.5544,9282.4149,8962.1254,023
 Wallis and Futuna782.7192.3890.0090.0090.0011
 Western Sahara14218.45339.46519.10778.5975−0.52150
 Yemen4,3164,6851.655,1161.785,6321.946,1451.766,6911.727,945
 Zambia2,3402,6532.543,0452.793,5373.044,1393.194,9003.435,775
 Zimbabwe2,7473,2043.133,7523.214,4223.345,2063.326,1703.467,289

Regional and continental (sub)totals from 1950 to 1980

Region. major area or continent19501955%1960%1965%1970%1975%1980
1Africa229,895255,5212.14286,7292.33323,9162.47368,1482.59420,3182.69482,803
2Eastern Africa64,75772,4832.2881,8872.4793,6272.72107,6282.83124,0932.89143,575
3Middle Africa26,11628,7631.9532,0132.1635,9552.3540,7492.5346,3942.6353,391
4Northern Africa52,98259,5612.3767,4932.5376,3422.4986,9432.6398,7962.59113,072
5Southern Africa15,58817,4872.3319,7242.4422,4172.5925,4542.5729,0932.7133,000
6Sub-Saharan Africa186,103206,2352.08230,7972.28260,5952.46295,9712.58338,6542.73389,802
7Western Africa70,45177,2261.8585,6112.0895,5742.23107,3742.36121,9412.58139,766
8Asia1,403,3891,549,2932.001,707,6821.971,886,1862.012,134,9932.512,393,0562.312,637,586
9Eastern Asia672,432739,9291.93801,4891.61865,9231.56984,0732.591,098,8092.231,178,587
10Central Asia17,49920,2883.0024,4033.7629,1183.6033,1772.6437,3782.4141,312
11Southern Asia489,573537,3901.88595,6132.08664,2312.20745,6552.34835,1432.29944,653
12South-Eastern Asia172,905193,2232.25219,3362.57250,3892.68285,1632.64322,3622.48359,012
13Western Asia50,97958,4632.7866,8412.7176,5242.7486,9252.5899,3632.71114,021
14Europe547,287575,2361.00603,8540.98633,5910.97655,8790.69676,1230.61692,869
15Eastern Europe220,123237,0401.49252,7871.29266,5611.07276,2270.71285,6240.67294,929
16Northern Europe78,03579,6000.4081,9300.5884,9170.7287,3520.5789,0230.3889,900
17Southern Europe108,332113,0340.85117,3710.76122,2740.82126,7640.72132,3810.87137,668
18Western Europe140,798145,5630.67151,7660.84159,8381.04165,5350.70169,0950.43170,372
19Latin America and the Caribbean167,368191,7072.75220,0582.80252,6052.80286,3772.54323,0742.44362,326
20Northern America171,615186,9601.73204,3181.79219,2241.42231,2841.08242,3600.94254,454
21Caribbean17,08418,7851.9220,7251.9923,0782.1725,3251.8827,6041.7429,695
22Central America37,88943,9493.0151,6783.2960,3123.1469,5912.9080,4902.9591,779
23South America112,395128,9742.79147,6552.74169,2152.76191,4612.50214,9802.34240,852
24Oceania12,67514,1652.2515,7732.1717,4862.0819,5062.2121,4891.9622,970
25Australia and New Zealand10,08511,3452.3812,6582.2113,9882.0215,5482.1416,9731.7717,857
26Melanesia2,1992,3811.602,6201.932,9272.243,3062.473,8072.864,338
27Micronesia1481642.071842.332112.782422.782671.99302
28Polynesia2422752.593112.493602.974092.594411.52474
29World2,532,2292,772,8821.833,038,4131.853,333,0071.873,696,1862.094,076,4191.984,453,007

Countries and territories by population and annual change from 1985 to 2010

Country or territory%1985%1990%1995%2000%2005%2010
1 Afghanistan0.9912,625−2.3013,0320.6419,7908.7122,8562.9227,6153.8631,412
2 Albania2.152,9572.063,2892.153,141−0.923,072−0.443,1420.453,204
3 Algeria3.2722,0983.2725,2992.7428,2922.2630,5341.5432,8881.5035,468
4 American Samoa1.92393.40473.80532.43581.82631.6768
5 Andorra3.60474.90532.43654.17650.00783.7185
6 Angola2.859,0663.4910,3352.6512,1053.2113,9262.8416,4893.4419,082
7 Anguilla0.0070.0082.71104.56111.92144.9415
8 Antigua and Barbuda0.2966−1.1762−1.24692.16782.48841.4989
9 Argentina1.5330,3541.5332,6421.4634,8551.3236,9311.1638,6810.9340,412
10 Armenia1.843,3391.523,5451.203,223−1.893,076−0.933,066−0.073,092
11 Aruba−0.33630.9862−0.32805.23902.381012.33107
12 Australia1.1515,8121.4617,0961.5718,1181.1719,1641.1320,4041.2622,268
13 Austria−0.087,5600.037,6710.297,9360.688,0050.178,2320.568,394
14 Azerbaijan1.616,6701.607,2121.577,7651.498,1110.888,5881.159,188
15 Bahamas2.232352.182561.732801.812981.253191.37343
16 Bahrain6.204173.104933.415592.546382.687252.591,262
17 Bangladesh2.7092,2842.74105,2562.67117,4872.22129,5921.98140,5881.64148,692
18 Barbados0.242540.402600.472630.232680.382710.22273
19 Belarus0.629,9990.6910,2600.5210,2740.0310,058−0.429,825−0.479,595
20 Belgium0.129,840−0.019,9490.2210,0800.2610,1760.1910,4140.4610,712
21 Belize1.451662.881902.742202.982512.672812.28312
22 Benin2.564,1402.774,7732.895,6513.436,5182.907,6343.218,850
23 Bermuda0.73580.70600.68610.33630.65640.3265
24 Bhutan3.444902.605592.67519−1.475711.936592.91726
25 Bolivia2.375,9572.166,6582.257,4712.338,3072.149,1471.959,930
26 Bosnia and Herzegovina0.884,1221.044,3080.893,332−5.013,6942.083,7810.473,760
27 Botswana3.911,1833.501,3823.161,5862.791,7582.081,8761.312,007
28 Brazil2.38136,2472.28149,6501.89161,8481.58174,4251.51185,9871.29194,946
29 British Virgin Islands1.92133.40164.24182.38202.13221.9223
30 Brunei3.782192.992522.852902.853272.433632.11399
31 Bulgaria0.328,9600.228,819−0.328,357−1.078,006−0.857,739−0.687,494
32 Burkina Faso2.318,1702.539,3242.6810,6922.7812,2942.8314,1982.9216,469
33 Burundi2.334,8513.275,6022.926,0871.676,3740.937,2512.618,383
34 Cambodia−1.737,9204.019,5323.7711,1693.2212,4472.1913,3581.4214,138
35 Cameroon3.0510,5192.9212,1812.9813,9402.7315,6782.3817,5542.2919,599
36 Canada1.1625,8431.0627,7011.4029,3021.1330,6670.9132,2831.0334,017
37 Cape Verde−0.723281.803481.193952.574372.044731.60496
38 Cayman Islands5.51203.30265.39334.88403.92525.3956
39 Central African Republic2.432,6272.932,9352.243,3282.553,7022.154,0181.654,401
40 Chad2.055,1512.496,0113.146,9983.098,2223.289,7863.5411,227
41 Chile1.4212,1071.6113,1881.7314,4091.7915,4201.3716,3021.1217,114
42 China1.451,056,5791.451,145,1951.621,213,9871.171,269,1170.891,307,5930.601,341,335
43 Hong Kong3.025,4151.395,7941.366,1441.186,7832.006,8100.087,053
44 Macau−0.162963.773603.993982.034321.654812.17544
45 Colombia2.3229,9942.2233,2032.0536,4531.8939,7641.7543,0411.6046,295
46 Comoros4.033863.254382.564942.445622.616432.73735
47 Republic of the Congo2.952,0812.972,3892.802,7332.733,1362.793,5332.414,043
48 Cook Islands−2.09180.00180.00180.00180.00191.0920
49 Costa Rica2.722,6922.823,0702.663,4692.473,9192.474,3091.924,659
50 Croatia0.534,4710.434,5170.204,6690.664,506−0.714,442−0.294,403
51 Cuba0.8210,0690.5210,5700.9810,9010.6211,1040.3711,2540.2711,258
52 Cyprus1.087040.527671.738552.209431.981,0331.841,104
53 Czech Republic0.5310,3010.0810,3030.0010,3190.0310,243−0.1510,221−0.0410,493
54 Ivory Coast4.6710,4954.3012,5183.5914,6773.2316,5822.4718,0211.6819,738
55 North Korea1.4118,7211.6620,1431.4721,7711.5722,8941.0123,7460.7324,346
56 Democratic Republic of the Congo2.9931,0442.8236,4063.2444,0673.8949,6262.4057,4212.9665,966
57 Denmark0.255,114−0.045,1410.115,2330.365,3400.415,4190.295,550
58 Djibouti8.704033.465626.886272.217323.158082.00889
59 Dominica0.8274−0.2771−0.82710.0070−0.2869−0.2968
60 Dominican Republic2.406,4822.277,1952.117,9161.938,5921.659,2641.529,927
61 Ecuador2.879,0912.7010,2612.4511,3852.1012,3451.6313,4261.6914,465
62 Egypt2.2950,6602.4256,8432.3362,0641.7767,6481.7474,2031.8781,121
63 El Salvador1.934,9961.425,3331.315,7331.465,9400.716,0510.376,193
64 Equatorial Guinea−1.473137.213743.634433.445203.266083.18700
65 Eritrea3.142,8062.593,1582.393,2130.353,6682.684,4864.115,254
66 Estonia0.571,5260.711,5680.541,441−1.681,371−0.991,346−0.371,341
67 Ethiopia1.4541,0783.0048,3333.3157,0423.3765,5782.8374,2642.5282,950
68 Faroe Islands1.46450.91481.3043−2.18461.36480.8549
69 Falkland Islands0.0020.0020.0020.0038.4530.003
70 Fiji1.937122.327280.457761.298120.918230.27861
71 Finland0.294,9020.514,9860.345,1080.485,1730.255,2440.275,365
72 France0.4555,2810.5156,7080.5157,8450.4059,0480.4160,9970.6562,787
73 French Guiana3.59875.051176.101393.511653.492024.13231
74 French Polynesia3.041742.881952.312162.072381.962551.39271
75 Gabon2.807943.069293.191,0873.191,2352.591,3712.111,505
76 Gambia3.217684.049664.691,1263.111,2972.871,5043.011,728
77 Georgia0.665,2870.835,4600.655,069−1.484,746−1.314,477−1.164,352
78 Germany−0.1077,685−0.1579,0980.3681,9290.7182,3490.1082,5410.0582,302
79 Ghana1.9412,8723.3414,7932.8216,9972.8219,1652.4321,6402.4624,392
80 Gibraltar1.55270.00270.00270.00270.00291.4429
81 Greece1.289,9340.6010,1610.4510,6720.9910,9870.5811,1830.3511,359
82 Greenland0.00531.17561.11560.00560.00570.3557
83 Grenada−0.661002.3696−0.811000.821020.401030.20104
84 Guadeloupe−0.123551.663861.694050.974271.064460.87461
85 Guam2.411192.151342.401461.731551.201691.74180
86 Guatemala2.477,9552.498,9232.3210,0162.3411,2372.3312,7172.5114,389
87 Guinea0.554,9242.245,7593.187,5655.618,3441.989,0411.629,982
88 Guinea-Bissau3.779222.001,0171.981,1252.041,2411.981,3681.971,515
89 Guyana0.74752−0.65725−0.737280.087330.147460.35754
90 Haiti2.046,3952.377,1252.197,8782.038,6451.889,3471.579,993
91  Vatican City0.0010.0010.0010.0010.000−100.000
92 Honduras3.184,2263.104,8892.965,5752.666,2182.216,8792.047,601
93 Hungary0.3410,543−0.2910,376−0.3210,331−0.0910,211−0.2310,087−0.249,984
94 Iceland0.902411.122551.142670.922811.032971.11320
95 India2.39784,4912.30873,7852.18964,4861.991,053,8981.791,140,0431.581,224,614
96 Indonesia2.38168,1192.20184,3461.86199,4001.58213,3951.37227,3031.27239,871
97 Iran3.3046,4973.8154,8713.3759,7571.7265,3421.8069,7321.3173,974
98 Iraq3.1315,4772.4017,3742.3420,2883.1523,8573.2927,3592.7831,672
99 Ireland1.433,5340.673,531−0.023,6110.453,8041.054,1581.804,470
100 Isle of Man1.2864−0.31701.81720.57771.35800.7783
101 Israel2.344,0831.744,5001.965,3323.456,0152.446,6051.897,418
102 Italy0.4156,7720.2056,8320.0256,9680.0556,9860.0158,6710.5860,551
103 Jamaica1.172,2971.502,3650.592,4620.812,5820.962,6820.762,741
104 Japan0.91119,9910.69122,2510.37124,4870.36125,7200.20126,3930.11126,536
105 Jordan2.822,8034.043,4164.034,3825.114,8271.955,3422.056,187
106 Kazakhstan1.0815,7801.1316,5300.9315,926−0.7414,957−1.2515,1720.2916,026
107 Kenya3.8219,6553.8623,4473.5927,4263.1831,2542.6535,6152.6540,513
108 Kiribati2.76632.75722.71771.35841.76921.84100
109 Kuwait5.491,7424.812,0883.691,628−4.861,9413.582,2643.132,737
110 Kyrgyzstan1.914,0132.044,3951.844,5920.884,9551.535,0420.355,334
111 Laos1.243,6482.434,1922.824,7952.725,3172.095,7531.596,201
112 Latvia0.452,5820.542,6640.632,492−1.332,385−0.872,306−0.672,252
113 Lebanon0.222,8850.642,9480.433,4633.273,7421.564,0521.604,228
114 Lesotho2.641,4872.571,6391.971,7951.841,9641.822,0661.022,171
115 Liberia3.012,2122.842,127−0.782,095−0.302,8476.333,1832.263,994
116 Libya4.433,8504.684,3342.404,7751.965,2311.845,7701.986,355
117 Liechtenstein1.68271.55291.44311.34331.26351.1836
118 Lithuania0.783,5620.763,6960.743,629−0.373,500−0.723,416−0.483,324
119 Luxembourg0.283670.163810.754081.384351.294570.99507
120 Madagascar2.799,7852.5911,2812.8913,1293.0815,3643.1917,8863.0920,714
121 Malawi3.317,2683.109,3815.249,8831.0511,2292.5912,8232.6914,901
122 Malaysia2.3615,7632.6518,2092.9320,7212.6223,4152.4726,1002.1928,401
123 Maldives2.911873.562193.212492.602731.862951.56316
124 Mali1.878,0102.038,6731.609,8252.5311,2952.8313,1773.1315,370
125 Malta1.343491.313681.073871.013970.514090.60417
126 Marshall Islands3.58384.16474.34511.65520.39520.0054
127 Martinique−0.183410.903591.033700.613850.803970.62406
128 Mauritania2.961,7482.861,9962.692,2922.802,6432.893,0472.893,460
129 Mauritius1.561,0141.021,0600.891,1371.411,1961.021,2571.001,299
130 Mayotte4.10715.24925.321225.811494.081753.27204
131 Mexico2.6976,1752.0684,3072.0592,2731.8299,9601.61106,4841.27113,423
132 Federated States of Micronesia2.99863.33962.221072.191070.001090.37111
133 Monaco0.79292.21311.34331.26351.18350.0035
134 Mongolia2.681,9262.612,1932.632,3061.012,4110.892,5471.102,756
135 Montenegro0.965760.006091.126431.09633−0.31627−0.19631
136 Montserrat0.0011−1.73110.0010−1.895−12.9463.716
137 Morocco2.4922,2912.6424,7812.1426,9291.6828,7931.3530,3921.0931,951
138 Mozambique2.7213,3351.8913,5470.3215,9333.3018,2012.7020,7702.6823,391
139 Burma2.1636,1281.9139,2681.6842,1331.4244,9581.3146,3210.6047,963
140 Namibia2.261,1502.571,4154.231,6513.131,8962.812,0801.872,283
141 Nauru0.0082.7192.38102.13100.00100.0010
142   Nepal2.3816,9362.4019,0812.4121,5952.5124,4012.4727,2822.2629,959
143 Netherlands0.7114,4530.5114,8920.6015,4220.7015,8630.5716,3050.5516,613
144 Netherlands Antilles0.831821.021910.97190−0.10180−1.081860.66201
145 New Caledonia1.941551.771701.861912.362122.112311.73251
146 New Zealand0.413,2690.763,3980.783,6751.583,8580.984,1341.394,368
147 Nicaragua3.023,6972.664,1212.204,6372.395,0741.825,4241.345,788
148 Niger2.976,7442.817,7882.929,1793.3410,9223.5412,9943.5415,512
149 Nigeria3.0185,8292.5997,5522.59110,0152.43123,6892.37139,8232.48158,423
150 Niue−5.5930.002−7.7920.0020.0020.001
151 Northern Mariana Islands2.533012.03447.96585.68683.2367−0.3061
152 Norway0.394,1530.334,2410.424,3590.554,4910.604,6230.584,883
153 Palestine2.691,7603.112,0813.412,5964.523,1994.273,5562.144,039
154 Oman5.631,5395.441,8683.952,2323.622,2640.292,4301.432,782
155 Pakistan3.2895,4703.47111,8453.22127,3472.63144,5222.56158,6451.88173,593
156 Palau0.00143.13151.39172.53192.25201.0320
157 Panama2.492,1802.222,4162.082,6772.072,9562.003,2381.843,517
158 Papua New Guinea2.733,6782.734,1582.484,7162.555,3792.676,0952.536,858
159 Paraguay2.663,6982.974,2442.794,7952.475,3442.195,8981.996,455
160 Peru2.6819,4602.4021,6862.1923,8271.9025,8621.6527,5591.2829,077
161 Philippines2.8554,0532.8161,6292.6669,2552.3677,3102.2285,5462.0593,261
162 Poland0.9337,2020.9038,0560.4538,3920.1838,302−0.0538,165−0.0738,277
163 Portugal1.249,9620.369,925−0.0710,1250.4010,3360.4110,5440.4010,676
164 Puerto Rico1.693,3791.123,5290.873,7020.963,8140.603,782−0.173,749
165 Qatar6.3736810.644745.195011.115913.368216.801,759
166 South Korea1.5340,5101.5842,9801.1944,6620.7745,9880.5947,0440.4648,184
167 Moldova0.884,2151.004,3640.704,339−0.114,107−1.093,767−1.713,573
168 Romania0.8822,7250.4723,2070.4222,681−0.4622,192−0.4321,772−0.3821,486
169 Russia0.65143,6420.71148,2440.63148,6990.06146,758−0.26143,843−0.40142,958
170 Rwanda3.366,0813.267,1103.185,570−4.768,0987.779,2022.5910,624
171 Réunion1.015601.896121.796762.017391.807951.47846
172 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha0.0063.7160.005−3.5850.0050.004
173 Saint Kitts and Nevis−0.4642−0.4741−0.48430.96461.36491.2752
174 Saint Lucia1.601261.321381.841471.271571.321651.00174
175 Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0060.0060.0060.0060.0060.006
176 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.821040.791070.571080.191080.001090.18109
177 Samoa0.661570.261610.501680.851771.051800.34183
178 San Marino0.98231.84240.85261.61270.76302.1332
179 São Tomé and Príncipe2.991041.831162.211281.991411.951531.65165
180 Saudi Arabia5.9413,2206.1716,1394.0718,4922.7620,0451.6324,0413.7027,448
181 Senegal2.506,2322.857,2423.058,3692.939,5062.5810,8722.7212,434
182 Serbia0.949,2720.729,5690.6310,2041.2910,134−0.149,856−0.559,856
183 Seychelles1.67671.24711.17751.10791.04841.2387
184 Sierra Leone2.143,5412.293,9822.383,898−0.434,1431.235,1534.465,868
185 Singapore1.322,7092.323,0172.183,4822.913,9192.394,2661.715,086
186 Slovakia1.015,1420.725,2700.495,3690.375,4050.135,4150.045,462
187 Slovenia1.011,8830.551,9270.461,9660.401,9850.192,0020.172,030
188 Solomon Islands3.482693.273102.883562.814092.814702.82538
189 Somalia9.346,364−0.226,5990.736,525−0.237,3992.558,3602.479,331
190 South Africa2.5032,9832.5536,7942.2141,4022.3944,7601.5747,7931.3250,133
191 Spain0.9638,4760.5238,8890.2139,4270.2840,2880.4343,3951.5046,077
192 Sri Lanka1.7816,2101.4517,3371.3518,2291.0118,7450.5619,8431.1420,860
193 Sudan3.2223,5433.2426,4942.3930,1412.6134,1882.5538,4102.3643,552
194 Suriname0.113760.544071.604361.394671.384991.33525
195 Swaziland3.137063.208634.109642.241,0641.991,1050.761,186
196 Sweden0.288,3500.108,5590.508,8270.628,8600.079,0290.389,380
197  Switzerland−0.176,4550.486,6740.677,0191.017,1680.427,4150.687,664
198 Syria3.3710,5773.5012,3243.1014,1712.8315,9892.4418,4842.9420,411
199 Macedonia1.381,8280.371,9090.871,9630.562,0090.462,0380.292,061
200 Tajikistan2.814,5672.935,3033.035,7751.726,1731.346,4530.896,879
201 Thailand2.2952,3291.9657,0721.7559,6500.8963,1551.1566,6981.1069,122
202 Timor-Leste−2.616602.587432.408532.80830−0.551,0104.001,124
203 Togo2.303,1613.463,6663.014,0852.194,7943.255,4082.446,028
204 Tokelau0.0020.0020.0020.0020.001−12.941
205 Tonga1.11940.21950.21960.21980.411010.60104
206 Trinidad and Tobago1.331,1731.701,2150.711,2610.751,2920.491,3150.351,341
207 Tunisia2.647,3302.578,2152.318,9361.709,4561.149,9120.9510,481
208 Turkey2.1949,4002.2954,1301.8558,8651.6963,6281.5768,1431.3872,752
209 Turkmenistan2.573,2292.453,6682.584,1882.694,5011.454,7481.075,042
210 Turks and Caicos Islands2.71104.56123.71154.56194.843110.2938
211 Tuvalu0.0092.3890.0090.0090.00102.1310
212 Uganda3.0514,8013.1717,7003.6420,8313.3124,2133.0528,4313.2633,425
213 Ukraine0.4250,9490.3651,6450.2751,122−0.2048,892−0.8946,924−0.8245,448
214 United Arab Emirates13.731,3495.831,8096.042,3495.363,0335.244,0696.057,512
215 United Kingdom0.0256,5170.0857,2140.2557,9970.2758,8740.3060,2030.4562,036
216 Tanzania3.1821,8483.1825,4793.1229,9443.2834,0382.6038,8312.6744,841
217 United States Virgin Islands2.651051.39103−0.381070.761090.371090.00109
218 United States0.96241,1200.96253,3390.99266,3241.00282,4961.19296,8200.99310,384
219 Uruguay0.603,0110.653,1090.643,2230.723,3190.593,3230.023,369
220 Uzbekistan2.6718,1742.6420,5152.4522,9192.2424,7761.5725,9470.9327,445
221 Vanuatu3.011302.311472.491682.711851.952112.66240
222 Venezuela3.4717,2692.8119,6852.6522,0352.2824,3482.0226,6641.8328,980
223 Vietnam1.6060,3072.2367,1022.1674,0081.9878,7581.2583,1611.0987,848
224 Wallis and Futuna4.10144.94140.00140.00140.00140.0014
225 Western Sahara14.871844.172213.732593.223153.994406.91531
226 Yemen3.509,7584.2011,9484.1315,1484.8617,7233.1920,6493.1024,053
227 Zambia3.346,7853.287,8602.998,9192.5610,2022.7211,4622.3613,089
228 Zimbabwe3.398,8553.9710,4693.4111,6852.2212,5091.3712,5710.1012,571

Regional and continental (sub)totals from 1985 to 2010

Region. major area or continent%1985%1990%1995%2000%2005%2010
1Africa2.81555,2762.84635,2872.73720,9312.56811,1012.38911,1202.351,022,234
2Eastern Africa2.96166,0132.95192,8013.04219,3182.61251,5842.78285,7132.58324,044
3Middle Africa2.8561,6982.9371,6763.0484,8293.4396,1872.54110,9312.89126,689
4Northern Africa2.74129,9552.82146,1882.38161,3952.00176,1661.77192,0171.74209,459
5Southern Africa2.5537,5092.5942,0932.3347,3982.4051,4421.6554,9191.3257,780
6Sub-Saharan Africa2.85448,8632.86515,5932.81589,6772.72669,1232.56757,5132.51856,327
7Western Africa2.77160,1012.75182,5292.66207,9922.65235,7222.53267,5402.56304,261
8Asia1.962,906,8511.963,199,4811.943,470,4461.643,719,0441.393,944,9921.194,164,252
9Eastern Asia1.411,262,6631.391,359,1491.481,434,9121.091,495,2810.831,537,3430.561,573,970
10Central Asia2.0245,7642.0750,4111.9553,4011.1655,3610.7257,3630.7160,726
11Southern Asia2.491,065,1912.431,195,9852.341,329,4582.141,460,2011.891,584,7021.651,704,146
12South-Eastern Asia2.18401,8542.28445,3612.08485,7561.75523,8311.52559,8811.34593,415
13Western Asia2.79131,3792.87148,5752.49166,9192.36184,3692.01205,7032.21231,995
14Europe0.49706,8000.40720,4970.38727,4220.19726,777-0.02730,7360.11738,199
15Eastern Europe0.64303,6770.59310,5430.45309,882−0.04304,172−0.37297,758−0.43294,771
16Northern Europe0.2090,7240.1892,1140.3093,2220.2494,3470.2496,3180.4199,205
17Southern Europe0.79140,7020.44142,4080.24143,6160.17145,1470.21150,2280.69155,171
18Western Europe0.15171,6970.16175,4320.43180,7020.59183,1110.27186,4310.36189,052
19Latin America and the Caribbean2.32402,3932.12443,0321.94482,6471.73521,4291.56557,0381.33590,082
20Northern America0.98267,0790.97281,1621.03295,7491.02313,2891.16329,2311.00344,529
21Caribbean1.4731,9031.4434,2051.4036,4391.2738,4411.0840,1770.8941,646
22Central America2.66102,0852.15113,2492.10124,6001.93135,5551.70145,3841.41155,881
23South America2.30268,4052.19295,5771.95321,6081.70347,4331.56371,4771.35392,555
24Oceania1.3424,8911.6226,9671.6229,0441.5031,1301.4033,5321.5036,593
25Australia and New Zealand1.0219,0811.3320,4941.4421,7931.2423,0221.1024,5381.2826,637
26Melanesia2.654,9432.655,5122.206,2072.406,9962.427,8302.288,748
27Micronesia2.493583.464183.154662.204961.265190.91536
28Polynesia1.455081.405431.345781.266151.256450.96673
29World1.784,863,2901.785,306,4251.765,726,2391.536,122,7701.356,506,6491.226,895,889

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