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25-1 AREA AND POPULATION (1970--2001)

Surface area refers to total surface area comprising land area and inland waters and excluding only polar regions and uninhabited islands.
Latest census population refers to de facto population for territory at census-taking. Mid-year population estimates refer to the de facto population
as of July 1 enumerated at the latest census. Density of population is computed on the basis of the latest mid-year estimated population.
Country Surface area Latest census population (1,000) Mid-year population estimates Annual rate Density of population
1999 (1,000) of increase (per sq. km) 1999
(1,000km2) 1995--99 (%)

Year Total Male Female 1995 1999

World 135,641 /// /// /// /// /// 5,978,000 /// ///
Asia 31,764 /// /// /// /// /// 3,634,000 /// ///
Japan 1) 378 2000 126,926 62,111 64,815 125,197 126,649 0.3 335
Afghanistan 652 3)1979 13,051 6,712 6,339 P19,663 P21,923 2.7 34
Yemen 528 1994 14,588 7,474 7,114 15,369 P17,676 /// 33
Israel 2)4) 21 1995 5,549 2,738 2,810 5,545 P6,125 2.5 291
Iraq 438 1987 16,335 8,396 7,939 P20,095 P22,450 2.8 51
Iran 1,648 1996 60,055 30,515 29,540 59,187 P62,746 1.5 38
India 5) 3,287 P2001 1,027,015 531,277 495,738 921,989 P986,611 1.7 300
Indonesia 6) 1,905 1990 179,379 89,464 89,915 194,755 P207,437 1.6 109
Korea, Rep. of 8)9)32) 99 1995 44,609 22,389 22,219 45,093 P46,858 1.0 472
Cambodia 9) 181 1998 11,438 5,511 5,926 9,836 P10,945 2.7 60
Korea, Dem. PP. Rep. 121 1993 21,213 10,330 10,884 P22,239 P23,702 1.6 197
Saudi Arabia 2,150 1992 16,948 9,480 7,468 P18,253 P19,895 2.2 9
Syria 10) 185 1994 13,782 7,049 6,733 14,153 P16,110 3.2 87
Singapore 0.6 11)1990 2,705 1,370 1,335 3,468 P3,894 2.9 6,300
Sri Lanka 66 1981 14,847 7,568 7,278 18,136 P19,043 1.2 290
Thailand 513 P2000 60,607 29,845 30,762 59,401 P61,806 1.0 120
China 12) 9,597 1990 1,160,045 /// /// P1,220,516 P1,266,838 0.9 132
Turkey 775 1990 56,473 28,607 27,866 60,613 P64,385 1.5 83
Nepal 147 1991 18,491 9,221 9,270 20,341 P22,367 2.4 152
Pakistan 13) 796 1998 130,580 67,840 62,739 122,360 P134,510 /// 169
Bangladesh 144 1991 111,455 57,314 54,141 119,900 P126,947 1.4 882
Philippines 2) 300 1995 68,617 34,584 34,032 70,267 P74,746 1.5 249
Brunei 5.8 1991 260 138 123 296 P331 2.8 57
Viet Nam 332 P1999 76,325 37,520 38,805 73,962 P78,705 1.6 237
Hong Kong 14)1.1 1996 6,218 3,108 3,109 6,156 6,843 2.6 6,366
Malaysia 330 1991 17,563 8,877 8,687 20,689 P22,712 2.3 69
Myanmar 677 2)1983 35,308 17,518 17,790 P42,877 P45,059 1.2 67
Jordan 9)10)15) 98 16)1994 4,096 2,136 1,960 P5,734 P6,482 3.1 66
Laos 237 1985 3,585 1,757 1,828 P4,773 P5,297 2.6 22
Lebanon 17) 10 18)1970 2,126 1,080 1,046 P3,009 P3,236 1.8 311
America 42,050 /// /// /// /// /// 818,000 /// ///
America, North 24,232 /// /// /// /// /// 478,000 /// ///
U.S.A. 2)33)34) 9,364 P2000 281,422 /// /// 263,044 P273,131 0.9 29
El Salvador 21 1992 5,119 2,486 2,633 5,669 P6,154 2.1 292
Canada 2) 9,971 1996 28,847 14,170 14,677 29,354 P30,493 1.0 3
Cuba 111 1981 9,724 4,915 4,809 10,978 P11,160 0.4 101
Guatemala 109 1994 8,322 /// /// 9,976 P11,088 /// 102
Dominican Republic 49 1993 7,293 3,551 3,743 7,705 P8,325 1.9 172
Mexico 2) 1,958 P2000 97,362 47,354 50,007 90,487 P97,365 1.8 50
America, South 17,819 /// /// /// /// /// 341,000 /// ///
Argentina 2,780 1991 32,616 15,938 16,678 34,768 P36,578 1.3 13
Uruguay 175 1996 3,164 1,532 1,631 3,218 P3,313 0.7 19
Ecuador 19) 284 1990 9,648 4,796 4,852 11,460 P12,411 2.0 44
Colombia 1,139 1993 33,110 16,297 16,813 38,542 P41,589 1.9 37
Chile 757 1992 13,348 6,553 6,795 14,210 P15,018 1.4 20
Brazil 20) 8,547 2)1996 157,070 77,443 79,627 155,822 P165,371 1.5 19
Venezuela 20) 912 1990 18,105 9,020 9,086 21,844 P23,706 2.0 26
Peru 20) 1,285 1993 22,048 10,956 11,092 23,532 P25,232 1.7 20
Europe 22,986 /// /// /// /// /// 729,000 /// ///
Ireland 70 1996 3,626 1,800 1,826 3,601 P3,745 1.0 53
United Kingdom 21) 243 1991 56,352 /// /// 58,606 P58,744 /// 242
Italy 301 1991 59,104 /// /// 57,301 P57,343 0.0 190
Austria 2) 84 1991 7,796 3,754 4,042 8,047 P8,177 0.4 98
Netherlands 2) 42 1991 15,010 7,420 7,591 15,459 P15,810 0.6 381
Greece 132 7)22)1991 10,260 5,055 5,204 10,454 P10,626 0.4 81
Switzerland 2) 41 1990 6,874 3,390 3,483 7,041 P7,140 0.4 173
Sweden 2) 450 1990 8,587 4,242 4,345 8,837 P8,857 0.0 20
Spain 24) 506 1991 39,434 19,338 20,096 39,210 P39,418 0.1 78
Denmark 2)25) 43 1998 5,295 2,616 2,679 5,228 P5,327 0.5 124
Germany 2) 357 /// /// /// /// 81,661 P82,087 0.1 230
Norway 2) 324 1990 4,248 2,100 2,148 4,359 P4,462 0.6 14
Hungary 93 1990 10,375 4,985 5,390 10,229 P10,068 -0.4 108
Finland 2) 338 1990 4,998 2,426 2,572 5,108 P5,165 0.3 15
France 2)26)32) 552 30)1990 56,634 27,554 29,081 58,139 P59,099 0.4 107
Bulgaria 27)111 1992 8,473 /// /// 8,406 P8,208 -0.6 74
Belgium 2) 31 1991 9,979 4,876 5,103 10,137 P10,152 0.0 333
Poland 28) 323 1988 37,879 184,464 19,414 38,588 P38,654 0.0 120
Portugal 29) 92 1991 9,863 4,755 5,108 9,916 P9,989 0.2 109
Romania 238 1992 22,810 11,214 11,596 22,681 P22,458 -0.2 94
Luxembourg 2) 2.6 1991 385 189 196 410 P429 1.2 166
Russia 17,075 2)1989 147,022 68,714 78,308 147,774 P145,559 -0.4 9
Africa 30,306 /// /// /// /// /// 767,000 /// ///
Algeria 2) 2,382 P1998 29,272 14,801 14,471 28,060 P30,774 2.3 13
Uganda 241 1991 16,672 8,186 8,486 19,263 P21,620 2.9 90
Egypt 1,001 1996 59,313 30,351 28,962 57,510 P67,226 /// 67
Ethiopia 1,104 1994 53,477 26,911 26,567 54,649 P61,672 3.0 56
Cameroon 475 1987 10,494 /// /// 13,277 P14,693 2.5 31
Ghana 239 1984 12,296 6,064 6,232 P17,649 P19,678 2.7 82
Kenya 580 P1999 28,679 14,165 14,514 30,522 P29,549 /// 51
Dem. Rep. of the Congo 2,345 1984 29,917 14,544 15,373 P45,421 P50,335 2.6 21
Zambia 753 1990 7,383 3,618 3,766 9,112 P10,407 3.3 14
Zimbabwe 391 1992 10,413 5,084 5,329 11,526 P13,079 3.2 33
Sudan 2,506 1993 24,941 12,519 12,422 P26,617 P28,883 /// 12
Tanzania 884 1988 23,126 11,218 11,909 28,279 P32,793 3.7 37
Nigeria 924 1991 88,992 44,530 44,463 P98,952 P108,945 2.4 118
South Africa 1,221 1996 40,584 19,521 21,063 39,477 P43,054 2.2 35
Morocco 447 1994 26,074 /// /// 26,386 P28,238 1.7 63
Libya 1,760 1995 4,405 2,237 2,168 P4,967 P5,471 2.4 3
Oceania 8,537 /// /// /// /// /// 30,000 /// ///
Australia 7,741 1996 17,892 8,849 9,043 18,072 P18,967 1.2 2
New Zealand 7)31)32)34) 271 1996 3,618 1,777 1,841 3,656 P3,811 1.0 14
1) Source: For census population, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications 85

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and for surface area, Geographical Survey Institute, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
2) De jure population.
3) Excl. nomad population.
4) Incl. data for East Jerusalem and Israeli residents in certain other territories under occupation by Israeli military forces.
5) Incl. the Indian-held part of Jammu and Kashmir.
6) Incl. East Timor.
7) Excl. alien armed forces in the country.
8) Excl. civilian aliens employed by armed forces.
9) Excl. foreign military, diplomatic personnel and their dependants.
10) Incl. Palestinian refugees.
11) Excl. non-locally domiciled military, civilian services personnel, their dependants, visitors and transients afloat.
12) Excl. Hong Kong and Taiwan. For the major figure of census population, incl. Hong Kong and Macao.
13) Excl. Jammu, Kashmir, Junagardh, Manavadar, Gilgit and Baltistan.
14) Land area only.
15) Incl. military and diplomatic personnel and their families abroad.
16) Excl. data for Jordanian territory under occupation by Israeli military forces.
17) Excl. Palestinian refugees in camps.
18) Based on results of sample survey.
19) Excl. nomadic Indian tribes.
20) Excl. Indian jungle population.
21) Excl. Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
22) Incl. armed forces stationed outside the country.
23) Incl. alien armed forces stationed in the area.
24) Incl. the Balearic and Canary Islands, Alhucemas, Ceuta, Chafarinas, Melilla and Penon de Velez de la Gomera.
25) Excl. Faeroe Islands and Greenland.
26) Excl. Overseas Departments. Incl. foreign diplomatic personnel not living in embassies or consulates.
27) Excl. surface area of frontier rivers.
28) Excl. civilian aliens within the country. Incl. civilian nationals temporarily outside the country.
29) Incl. Azores and Madeira Islands.
30) Excl. military personnel stationed outside the country who do not have a personal residence in France.
31) Incl. Campbell, Kermadec and other belonging islands.
32) Excl. diplomatic personnel outside the country.
33) Excl. civilian citizens absent from country for extended period of time.
34) Excl. armed forces outside the country.
Source: United Nations "Demographic Yearbook".

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