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	Population (2002)	Population (2003)
Afghanistan	27,755,775 (July 2002 est.)	28,717,213 (July 2003 est.)
Albania	3,544,841 (July 2002 est.)	3,582,205 (July 2003 est.)
Algeria	32,277,942 (July 2002 est.)	32,818,500 (July 2003 est.)
American Samoa	68,688 (July 2002 est.)	70,260 (July 2003 est.)
Andorra	68,403 (July 2002 est.)	69,150 (July 2003 est.)
Angola	10,593,171 (July 2002 est.)	10,766,471 (July 2003 est.)
Anguilla	12,446 (July 2002 est.)	12,738 (July 2003 est.)
Antarctica	no indigenous inhabitants, but there are seasonally staffed research stations note: approximately 27 nations, all signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, send personnel to perform seasonal (summer) and year-round research on the continent and in its surrounding oceans; the population of persons doing and supporting science on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty) varies from approximately 4,000 in summer to 1,000 in winter; in addition, approximately 1,000 personnel including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research are present in the waters of the treaty region; summer (January) population - 3,687 total; Argentina 302, Australia 201, Belgium 13, Brazil 80, Bulgaria 16, Chile 352, China 70, Finland 11, France 100, Germany 51, India 60, Italy 106, Japan 136, South Korea 14, Netherlands 10, NZ 60, Norway 40, Peru 28, Poland 70, Russia 254, South Africa 80, Spain 43, Sweden 20, UK 192, US 1,378 (1998-99); winter (July) population - 964 total; Argentina 165, Australia 75, Brazil 12, Chile 129, China 33, France 33, Germany 9, India 25, Japan 40, South Korea 14, NZ 10, Poland 20, Russia 102, South Africa 10, UK 39, US 248 (1998-99); year-round stations - 42 total; Argentina 6, Australia 4, Brazil 1, Chile 4, China 2, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 1, India 1, Italy 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1, NZ 1, Norway 1, Poland 1, Russia 6, South Africa 1, Spain 1, Ukraine 1, UK 2, US 3, Uruguay 1 (1998-99); summer-only stations - 32 total; Argentina 3, Australia 4, Bulgaria 1, Chile 7, Germany 1, India 1, Japan 3, NZ 1, Peru 1, Russia 3, Sweden 2, UK 5 (1998-99); in addition, during the austral summer some nations have numerous occupied locations such as tent camps, summer-long temporary facilities, and mobile traverses in support of research (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants, but there are seasonally staffed research stations note: approximately 27 nations, all signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, send personnel to perform seasonal (summer) and year-round research on the continent and in its surrounding oceans; the population of persons doing and supporting science on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty) varies from approximately 4,000 in summer to 1,000 in winter; in addition, approximately 1,000 personnel including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research are present in the waters of the treaty region; summer (January) population - 3,687 total; Argentina 302, Australia 201, Belgium 13, Brazil 80, Bulgaria 16, Chile 352, China 70, Finland 11, France 100, Germany 51, India 60, Italy 106, Japan 136, South Korea 14, Netherlands 10, NZ 60, Norway 40, Peru 28, Poland 70, Russia 254, South Africa 80, Spain 43, Sweden 20, UK 192, US 1,378 (1998-99); winter (July) population - 964 total; Argentina 165, Australia 75, Brazil 12, Chile 129, China 33, France 33, Germany 9, India 25, Japan 40, South Korea 14, NZ 10, Poland 20, Russia 102, South Africa 10, UK 39, US 248 (1998-99); year-round stations - 42 total; Argentina 6, Australia 4, Brazil 1, Chile 4, China 2, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 1, India 1, Italy 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1, NZ 1, Norway 1, Poland 1, Russia 6, South Africa 1, Spain 1, Ukraine 1, UK 2, US 3, Uruguay 1 (1998-99); summer-only stations - 32 total; Argentina 3, Australia 4, Bulgaria 1, Chile 7, Germany 1, India 1, Japan 3, NZ 1, Peru 1, Russia 3, Sweden 2, UK 5 (1998-99); in addition, during the austral summer some nations have numerous occupied locations such as tent camps, summer-long temporary facilities, and mobile traverses in support of research (July 2003 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda	67,448 (July 2002 est.)	67,897 (July 2003 est.)
Argentina	37,812,817 (July 2002 est.)	38,740,807 (July 2003 est.)
Armenia	3,330,099 note: Armenia's first census since independence was conducted in October 2001, but official figures have not yet been released (July 2002 est.)	3,326,448 note: Armenia's first census since independence was conducted in October 2001; official results are not expected until late 2003 (July 2003 est.)
Aruba	70,441 (July 2002 est.)	70,844 (July 2003 est.)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	no indigenous inhabitants note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh waster at Ashmore Reef's West Island	no indigenous inhabitants note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island (July 2003 est.)
Australia	19,546,792 (July 2002 est.)	19,731,984 (July 2003 est.)
Austria	8,169,929 (July 2002 est.)	8,188,207 (July 2003 est.)
Azerbaijan	7,798,497 (July 2002 est.)	7,830,764 (July 2003 est.)
Bahamas, The	300,529 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	297,477 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Bahrain	656,397 note: includes 228,424 non-nationals (July 2002 est.)	667,238 note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2003 est.)
Baker Island	uninhabited note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2002 est.)	uninhabited note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2003 est.)
Bangladesh	133,376,684 (July 2002 est.)	138,448,210 (July 2003 est.)
Barbados	276,607 (July 2002 est.)	277,264 (July 2003 est.)
Bassas da India	uninhabited (July 2002 est.)	uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Belarus	10,335,382 (July 2002 est.)	10,322,151 (July 2003 est.)
Belgium	10,274,595 (July 2002 est.)	10,289,088 (July 2003 est.)
Belize	262,999 (July 2002 est.)	266,440 (July 2003 est.)
Benin	6,787,625 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	7,041,490 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Bermuda	63,960 (July 2002 est.)	64,482 (July 2003 est.)
Bhutan	2,094,176 note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2002 est.)	2,139,549 note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2003 est.)
Bolivia	8,445,134 (July 2002 est.)	8,586,443 (July 2003 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,964,388 note: all data dealing with population are subject to considerable error because of the dislocations caused by military action and ethnic cleansing (July 2002 est.)	3,989,018 (July 2003 est.)
Botswana	1,591,232 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	1,573,267 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Bouvet Island	uninhabited (July 2002 est.)	uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Brazil	176,029,560 note: Brazil took an intercensal count in August 1996 which reported a population of 157,079,573; that figure was about 5% lower than projections by the US Census Bureau, which is close to the implied underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census; estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	182,032,604 note: Brazil took a count in August 2000, which reported a population of 169,799,170; that figure was about 3.3% lower than projections by the US Census Bureau, and is close to the implied underenumeration of 4.6% for the 1991 census; estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
British Indian Ocean Territory	no indigenous inhabitants note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles around the time of the construction of UK-US military facilities; in 2001, there were approximately 1,500 UK and US military personnel and 2,000 civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960's and 1970's, in November 2000 they were granted the right of return by a British High Court ruling, though no timetable has been set; in 2001, there were approximately 1,500 UK and US military personnel and 2,000 civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia (July 2003 est.)
British Virgin Islands	21,272 (July 2002 est.)	21,730 (July 2003 est.)
Brunei	350,898 (July 2002 est.)	358,098 (July 2003 est.)
Bulgaria	7,621,337 (July 2002 est.)	7,537,929 (July 2003 est.)
Burkina Faso	12,603,185 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	13,228,460 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Burma	42,238,224 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	42,510,537 note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Burundi	6,373,002 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	6,096,156 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Cambodia	12,775,324 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	13,124,764 note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Cameroon	16,184,748 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	15,746,179 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Canada	31,902,268 (July 2002 est.)	32,207,113 (July 2003 est.)
Cape Verde	408,760 (July 2002 est.)	412,137 (July 2003 est.)
Cayman Islands	36,273 (July 2002 est.)	41,934 (July 2003 est.)
Central African Republic	3,642,739 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	3,683,538 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Chad	8,997,237 (July 2002 est.)	9,253,493 (July 2003 est.)
Chile	15,498,930 (July 2002 est.)	15,665,216 (July 2003 est.)
China	1,284,303,705 (July 2002 est.)	1,286,975,468 (July 2003 est.)
Christmas Island	474 (July 2002 est.)	433 (July 2003 est.)
Clipperton Island	uninhabited (July 2002 est.)	uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	632 (July 2002 est.)	630 (July 2003 est.)
Colombia	41,008,227 (July 2002 est.)	41,662,073 (July 2003 est.)
Comoros	614,382 (July 2002 est.)	632,948 (July 2003 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	55,225,478 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	56,625,039 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Congo, Republic of the	2,958,448 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	2,954,258 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Cook Islands	20,811 (July 2002 est.)	21,008 (July 2003 est.)
Coral Sea Islands	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2003 est.)
Costa Rica	3,834,934 (July 2002 est.)	3,896,092 (July 2003 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire	16,804,784 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	16,962,491 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Croatia	4,390,751 (July 2002 est.)	4,422,248 (July 2003 est.)
Cuba	11,224,321 (July 2002 est.)	11,263,429 (July 2003 est.)
Cyprus	767,314 (July 2002 est.)	771,657 (July 2003 est.)
Czech Republic	10,256,760 (July 2002 est.)	10,249,216 (July 2003 est.)
Denmark	5,368,854 (July 2002 est.)	5,384,384 (July 2003 est.)
Djibouti	472,810 (July 2002 est.)	457,130 (July 2003 est.)
Dominica	70,158 (July 2002 est.)	69,655 (July 2003 est.)
Dominican Republic	8,721,594 (July 2002 est.)	8,715,602 (July 2003 est.)
East Timor	952,618 (July 2002 est.) note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (2002 est.)	997,853 note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (2002 est.) (July 2003 est.)
Ecuador	13,447,494 (July 2002 est.)	13,710,234 (July 2003 est.)
Egypt	70,712,345 (July 2002 est.)	74,718,797 (July 2003 est.)
El Salvador	6,353,681 (July 2002 est.)	6,470,379 (July 2003 est.)
Equatorial Guinea	498,144 (July 2002 est.)	510,473 (July 2003 est.)
Eritrea	4,465,651 (July 2002 est.)	4,362,254 (July 2003 est.)
Estonia	1,415,681 (July 2002 est.)	1,408,556 (July 2003 est.)
Ethiopia	67,673,031 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	66,557,553 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Europa Island	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2003 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	2,967 (July 2002 est.)	2,967 (July 2003 est.)
Faroe Islands	46,011 (July 2002 est.)	46,345 (July 2003 est.)
Fiji	856,346 (July 2002 est.)	868,531 (July 2003 est.)
Finland	5,183,545 (July 2002 est.)	5,190,785 (July 2003 est.)
France	59,765,983 (July 2002 est.)	60,180,529 (July 2003 est.)
French Guiana	182,333 (July 2002 est.)	186,917 (July 2003 est.)
French Polynesia	257,847 (July 2002 est.)	262,125 (July 2003 est.)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands	no indigenous inhabitants (July 2002 est.) note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January)	no indigenous inhabitants (July 2002 est.) note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January) (July 2003 est.)
Gabon	1,233,353 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	1,321,560 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Gambia, The	1,455,842 (July 2002 est.)	1,501,050 (July 2003 est.)
Gaza Strip	1,225,911 (July 2002 est.) note: in addition, there are more than 5,000 Israeli settlers in the Gaza Strip (February 2002 est.)	1,274,868 (July 2002 est.) note: in addition, there are more than 5,000 Israeli settlers in the Gaza Strip (July 2003 est.)
Georgia	4,960,951 (July 2002 est.)	4,934,413 (July 2003 est.)
Germany	83,251,851 (July 2002 est.)	82,398,326 (July 2003 est.)
Ghana	20,244,154 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	20,467,747 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Gibraltar	27,714 (July 2002 est.)	27,776 (July 2003 est.)
Glorioso Islands	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2003 est.)
Greece	10,645,343 (July 2002 est.)	10,665,989 (July 2003 est.)
Greenland	56,376 (July 2002 est.)	56,385 (July 2003 est.)
Grenada	89,211 (July 2002 est.)	89,258 (July 2003 est.)
Guadeloupe	435,739 (July 2002 est.)	440,189 (July 2003 est.)
Guam	160,796 (July 2002 est.)	163,941 (July 2003 est.)
Guatemala	13,314,079 (July 2002 est.)	13,909,384 (July 2003 est.)
Guernsey	64,587 (July 2002 est.)	64,818 (July 2003 est.)
Guinea	7,775,065 (July 2002 est.)	9,030,220 (July 2003 est.)
Guinea-Bissau	1,345,479 (July 2002 est.)	1,360,827 (July 2003 est.)
Guyana	698,209 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	702,100 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Haiti	7,063,722 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	7,527,817 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	uninhabited (July 2002 est.)	uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)	900 (July 2002 est.)	911 (July 2003 est.)
Honduras	6,560,608 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	6,669,789 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Hong Kong	7,303,334 (July 2002 est.)	7,394,170 (July 2003 est.)
Howland Island	uninhabited note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2002 est.)	uninhabited note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2003 est.)
Hungary	10,075,034 (July 2002 est.)	10,045,407 (July 2003 est.)
Iceland	279,384 (July 2002 est.)	280,798 (July 2003 est.)
India	1,045,845,226 (July 2002 est.)	1,049,700,118 (July 2003 est.)
Indonesia	231,328,092 (July 2002 est.)	234,893,453 (July 2003 est.)
Iran	66,622,704 (July 2002 est.)	68,278,826 (July 2003 est.)
Iraq	24,001,816 (July 2002 est.)	24,683,313 (July 2003 est.)
Ireland	3,883,159 (July 2002 est.)	3,924,140 (July 2003 est.)
Isle of Man	73,873 (July 2002 est.)	74,261 (July 2003 est.)
Israel	6,029,529 (July 2002 est.) note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (February 2003 est.)	6,116,533 (July 2002 est.) note: includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (February 2003 est.) (July 2003 est.)
Italy	57,715,625 (July 2002 est.)	57,998,353 (July 2003 est.)
Jamaica	2,680,029 (July 2002 est.)	2,695,867 (July 2003 est.)
Jan Mayen	no indigenous inhabitants note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station (July 2003 est.)
Japan	126,974,628 (July 2002 est.)	127,214,499 (July 2003 est.)
Jarvis Island	uninhabited note: Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2002 est.)	uninhabited note: Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2003 est.)
Jersey	89,775 (July 2002 est.)	90,156 (July 2003 est.)
Johnston Atoll	no indigenous inhabitants note: in previous years, there was an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel present; as of September 2001, population had decreased significantly when US Army Chemical Activity Pacific (USACAP) departed; as of January 2003 the island population was just above 800 personnel, including US Air Force, DoD civilian, and civilian contractor personnel (January 2003 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: in previous years, there was an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel present; as of September 2001, population had decreased significantly when US Army Chemical Activity Pacific (USACAP) departed; as of January 2003 the island population was just above 800 personnel, including US Air Force, US Department of Defense civilian, and civilian contractor personnel (January 2003 est.) (July 2003 est.)
Jordan	5,307,470 (July 2002 est.)	5,460,265 (July 2003 est.)
Juan de Nova Island	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; occasionally visited by scientists (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; occasionally visited by scientists (July 2003 est.)
Kazakhstan	16,741,519 (July 2002 est.)	16,763,795 (July 2003 est.)
Kenya	31,138,735 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	31,639,091 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Kingman Reef	uninhabited (July 2002 est.)	uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Kiribati	96,335 (July 2002 est.)	98,549 (July 2003 est.)
Korea, North	22,224,195 (July 2002 est.)	22,466,481 (July 2003 est.)
Korea, South	48.324 million (July 2002 est.)	48,289,037 (July 2003 est.)
Kuwait	2,111,561 note: includes 1,159,913 non-nationals (July 2002 est.)	2,183,161 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2003 est.)
Kyrgyzstan	4,822,166 (July 2002 est.)	4,892,808 (July 2003 est.)
Laos	5,777,180 (July 2002 est.)	5,921,545 (July 2003 est.)
Latvia	2,366,515 (July 2002 est.)	2,348,784 (July 2003 est.)
Lebanon	3,677,780 (July 2002 est.)	3,727,703 (July 2003 est.)
Lesotho	2,207,954 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	1,861,959 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Liberia	3,288,198 (July 2002 est.)	3,317,176 (July 2003 est.)
Libya	5,368,585 note: includes 662,669 non-nationals, of which an estimated 500,000 or more are Africans living in Libya (July 2002 est.)	5,499,074 note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2003 est.)
Liechtenstein	32,842 (July 2002 est.)	33,145 (July 2003 est.)
Lithuania	3,601,138 (July 2002 est.)	3,592,561 (July 2003 est.)
Luxembourg	448,569 (July 2002 est.)	454,157 (July 2003 est.)
Macau	461,833 (July 2002 est.)	469,903 (July 2003 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	2,054,800 note: a Framework Agreement ratified by Macedonia on 16 November 2001 calls for a new census in 2002 (July 2002 est.)	2,063,122 note: a census was taken 1-15 November 2002, but results are not yet available (July 2003 est.)
Madagascar	16,473,477 (July 2002 est.)	16,979,744 (July 2003 est.)
Malawi	10,701,824 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	11,651,239 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Malaysia	22,662,365 (July 2002 est.)	23,092,940 (July 2003 est.)
Maldives	320,165 (July 2002 est.)	329,684 (July 2003 est.)
Mali	11,340,480 (July 2002 est.)	11,626,219 (July 2003 est.)
Malta	397,499 (July 2002 est.)	400,420 (July 2003 est.)
Marshall Islands	73,630 (July 2002 est.)	56,429 (July 2003 est.)
Martinique	422,277 (July 2002 est.)	425,966 (July 2003 est.)
Mauritania	2,828,858 (July 2002 est.)	2,912,584 (July 2003 est.)
Mauritius	1,200,206 (July 2002 est.)	1,210,447 (July 2003 est.)
Mayotte	170,879 (July 2002 est.)	178,437 (July 2003 est.)
Mexico	103,400,165 (July 2002 est.)	104,907,991 (July 2003 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of	135,869 (July 2002 est.)	108,143 (July 2003 est.)
Midway Islands	no indigenous inhabitants; approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services cooperator living at the atoll (April 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants; approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services cooperator living at the atoll (July 2003 est.)
Moldova	4,434,547 (July 2002 est.)	4,439,502 (July 2003 est.)
Monaco	31,987 (July 2002 est.)	32,130 (July 2003 est.)
Mongolia	2,694,432 (July 2002 est.)	2,712,315 (July 2003 est.)
Montserrat	8,437 note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2002 est.)	8,995 note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2003 est.)
Morocco	31,167,783 (July 2002 est.)	31,689,265 (July 2003 est.)
Mozambique	19,607,519 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected; the 1997 Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246 (July 2002 est.)	17,479,266 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected; the 1997 Mozambican census reported a population of 16,099,246 (July 2003 est.)
Namibia	1,820,916 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	1,927,447 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Nauru	12,329 (July 2002 est.)	12,570 (July 2003 est.)
Navassa Island	uninhabited note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island (July 2002 est.)	uninhabited note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island (July 2003 est.)
Nepal	25,873,917 (July 2002 est.)	26,469,569 (July 2003 est.)
Netherlands	16,067,754 (July 2002 est.)	16,150,511 (July 2003 est.)
Netherlands Antilles	214,258 (July 2002 est.)	216,226 (July 2003 est.)
New Caledonia	207,858 (July 2002 est.)	210,798 (July 2003 est.)
New Zealand	3,908,037 (July 2002 est.)	3,951,307 (July 2003 est.)
Nicaragua	5,023,818 (July 2002 est.)	5,128,517 (July 2003 est.)
Niger	10,639,744 (July 2002 est.)	11,058,590 (July 2003 est.)
Nigeria	129,934,911 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	133,881,703 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Niue	2,134 (July 2002 est.)	2,145 (July 2003 est.)
Norfolk Island	1,866 (July 2002 est.)	1,853 (July 2003 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands	77,311 (July 2002 est.)	80,006 (July 2003 est.)
Norway	4,525,116 (July 2002 est.)	4,546,123 (July 2003 est.)
Oman	2,713,462 note: includes 527,078 non-nationals (July 2002 est.)	2,807,125 note: includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2003 est.)
Pakistan	147,663,429 (July 2002 est.)	150,694,740 (July 2003 est.)
Palau	19,409 (July 2002 est.)	19,717 (July 2003 est.)
Palmyra Atoll	no indigenous inhabitants; 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants; 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2003 est.)
Panama	2,882,329 (July 2002 est.)	2,960,784 (July 2003 est.)
Papua New Guinea	5,172,033 (July 2002 est.)	5,295,816 (July 2003 est.)
Paracel Islands	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2003 est.)
Paraguay	5,884,491 (July 2002 est.)	6,036,900 (July 2003 est.)
Peru	27,949,639 (July 2002 est.)	28,409,897 (July 2003 est.)
Philippines	84,525,639 (July 2002 est.)	84,619,974 (July 2003 est.)
Pitcairn Islands	47 (July 2002 est.)	47 (July 2003 est.)
Poland	38,625,478 (July 2002 est.)	38,622,660 (July 2003 est.)
Portugal	10,084,245 (July 2002 est.)	10,102,022 (July 2003 est.)
Puerto Rico	3,957,988 (July 2002 est.)	3,885,877 (July 2003 est.)
Qatar	793,341 (July 2002 est.)	817,052 (July 2003 est.)
Reunion	743,981 (July 2002 est.)	755,171 (July 2003 est.)
Romania	22,317,730 (July 2002 est.)	22,271,839 (July 2003 est.)
Russia	144,978,573 (July 2002 est.)	144,526,278 (July 2003 est.)
Rwanda	7,398,074 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	7,810,056 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Saint Helena	7,317 (July 2002 est.)	7,367 (July 2003 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	38,736 (July 2002 est.)	38,763 (July 2003 est.)
Saint Lucia	160,145 (July 2002 est.)	162,157 (July 2003 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	6,954 (July 2002 est.)	6,976 (July 2003 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	116,394 (July 2002 est.)	116,812 (July 2003 est.)
Samoa	178,631 (July 2002 est.)	178,173 (July 2003 est.)
San Marino	27,730 (July 2002 est.)	28,119 (July 2003 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe	170,372 (July 2002 est.)	175,883 (July 2003 est.)
Saudi Arabia	23,513,330 note: includes 5,360,526 non-nationals (July 2002 est.)	24,293,844 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2003 est.)
Senegal	10,589,571 (July 2002 est.)	10,580,307 (July 2003 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro	10,656,929 note: all data dealing with population is subject to considerable error because of the dislocations caused by military action and ethnic cleansing (July 2002 est.)	10,655,774 note: a census was taken in Serbia 1-15 April 2002 (July 2003 est.)
Seychelles	80,098 (July 2002 est.)	80,469 (July 2003 est.)
Sierra Leone	5,614,743 (July 2002 est.)	5,732,681 (July 2003 est.)
Singapore	4,452,732 (July 2002 est.)	4,608,595 (July 2003 est.)
Slovakia	5,422,366 (July 2002 est.)	5,430,033 (July 2003 est.)
Slovenia	1,932,917 (July 2002 est.)	1,935,677 (July 2003 est.)
Solomon Islands	494,786 (July 2002 est.)	509,190 (July 2003 est.)
Somalia	7,753,310 note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2002 est.)	8,025,190 note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2003 est.)
South Africa	43,647,658 note: South Africa took a census October 1996 that showed a population of 40,583,611 (after an official adjustment for a 6.8% underenumeration based on a postenumeration survey); estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	42,768,678 note: South Africa took a census October 1996 that showed a population of 40,583,611 (after an official adjustment for a 6.8% underenumeration based on a postenumeration survey); estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	no indigenous inhabitants note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Spain	40,077,100 (July 2002 est.)	40,217,413 (July 2003 est.)
Spratly Islands	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states (July 2003 est.)
Sri Lanka	19,576,783 note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of mid-1999, approximately 66,000 were housed in 133 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2002 est.)	19,742,439 (2003 est.) note: since the outbreak of hostilities between the government and armed Tamil separatists in the mid-1980s, several hundred thousand Tamil civilians have fled the island; as of yearend 2000, approximately 65,000 were housed in 131 refugee camps in south India, another 40,000 lived outside the Indian camps, and more than 200,000 Tamils have sought refuge in the West (July 2003 est.)
Sudan	37,090,298 (July 2002 est.)	38,114,160 (July 2003 est.)
Suriname	436,494 (July 2002 est.)	435,449 (July 2003 est.)
Svalbard	2,868 (July 2002 est.)	2,811 (July 2003 est.)
Swaziland	1,123,605 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	1,161,219 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Sweden	8,876,744 (July 2002 est.)	8,878,085 (July 2003 est.)
Switzerland	7,301,994 (July 2002 est.)	7,318,638 (July 2003 est.)
Syria	17,155,814 (July 2002 est.) note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (February 2003 est.)	17,585,540 (July 2002 est.) note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (February 2003 est.) (July 2003 est.)
Taiwan	22,548,009 (July 2002 est.)	22,603,001 (July 2003 est.)
Tajikistan	6,719,567 (July 2002 est.)	6,863,752 (July 2003 est.)
Tanzania	37,187,939 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	35,922,454 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Thailand	62,354,402 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	64,265,276 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Togo	5,285,501 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	5,429,299 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Tokelau	1,431 (July 2002 est.)	1,418 (July 2003 est.)
Tonga	106,137 (July 2002 est.)	108,141 (July 2003 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago	1,163,724 (July 2002 est.)	1,104,209 (July 2003 est.)
Tromelin Island	uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2002 est.)	uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2003 est.)
Tunisia	9,815,644 (July 2002 est.)	9,924,742 (July 2003 est.)
Turkey	67,308,928 (July 2002 est.)	68,109,469 (July 2003 est.)
Turkmenistan	4,688,963 (July 2002 est.)	4,775,544 (July 2003 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands	18,738 (July 2002 est.)	19,350 (July 2003 est.)
Tuvalu	11,146 (July 2002 est.)	11,305 (July 2003 est.)
Uganda	24,699,073 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	25,632,794 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Ukraine	48,396,470 (July 2002 est.)	48,055,439 (July 2003 est.)
United Arab Emirates	2,445,989 note: includes 1,576,472 non-nationals (July 2002 est.)	2,484,818 note: includes an estimated 1,606,079 non-nationals; the 17 December 1995 census presents a total population figure of 2,377,453, and there are estimates of 3.44 million for 2002 (July 2003 est.)
United Kingdom	59,778,002 (July 2002 est.)	60,094,648 (July 2003 est.)
United States	280,562,489 (July 2002 est.)	290,342,554 (July 2003 est.)
Uruguay	3,386,575 (July 2002 est.)	3,413,329 (July 2003 est.)
Uzbekistan	25,563,441 (July 2002 est.)	25,981,647 (July 2003 est.)
Vanuatu	196,178 (July 2002 est.)	199,414 (July 2003 est.)
Venezuela	24,287,670 (July 2002 est.)	24,654,694 (July 2003 est.)
Vietnam	81,098,416 (July 2002 est.)	81,624,716 (July 2003 est.)
Virgin Islands	123,498 (July 2002 est.)	124,778 (July 2003 est.)
Wake Island	no indigenous inhabitants note: US military personnel have left the island, but contractor personnel remain; as of October 2001, 200 contractor personnel were present (January 2003)	no indigenous inhabitants note: US military personnel have left the island, but contractor personnel remain; as of October 2001, 200 contractor personnel were present (July 2003 est.)
Wallis and Futuna	15,585 (July 2002 est.)	15,734 (July 2003 est.)
West Bank	2,163,667 (July 2002 est.) note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (February 2002 est.)	2,237,194 (July 2002 est.) note: in addition, there are about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (February 2002 est.) (July 2003 est.)
Western Sahara	256,177 (July 2002 est.)	261,794 (July 2003 est.)
World	6,233,821,945 (July 2002 est.)	6,302,309,691 (July 2003 est.)
Yemen	18,701,257 (July 2002 est.)	19,349,881 (July 2003 est.)
Zambia	9,959,037 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	10,307,333 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Zimbabwe	11,376,676 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	12,576,742 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)