List of countries by population (United Nations)
This is a list of independent countries and inhabited dependent territories by total population, based on estimates and projections published by the United Nations in the 2015 revision of World Population Prospects. Figures refer to the de facto population in a country or area projected according to the "medium fertility" scenario.
Notes
- ↑ Including Zanzibar.
- ↑ Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island.
- ↑ Listed under "Other non-specified areas."
- ↑ Including Nagorno-Karabakh.
- ↑ Including Kosovo.
- ↑ Including East Jerusalem.
- ↑ Including Transnistria.
- ↑ Including Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
- ↑ Including Northern Cyprus.
- ↑ Including Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
- ↑ Refers to Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius.
- ↑ Listed as "Holy See."
References
- 1 2 3 "Definition of Regions". World Population Prospects, the 2015 Revision. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section. July 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Total Population - Both Sexes". World Population Prospects, the 2015 Revision. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section. July 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
External links
- World Population Prospects, the 2015 Revision
- Data sources for the World Population Prospects
- Methodology of the United Nations Population Estimates and Projections
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