Population growth and distribution Last update: Dec 2007 Country or area Annual population Urban population Sex ratio of growth rate international migrants 2000-2005 2005 2005 % % women/100 men Source Afghanistan 4.6 23 81 IMP Albania 0.4 45 103 CZS Algeria 1.5 63 82 CZS American Samoa 2.3 91 96 POB Andorra 0.4 91 103 CZS Angola 2.8 53 96 POB Anguilla 1.7 100 117 POB Antigua and Barbuda 1.3 39 123 POB Argentina 1.0 90 115 POB Armenia -0.4 64 143 POB Aruba 1.5 47 130 POB Australia1 1.1 88 107 POB Austria 0.2 66 108 POB Azerbaijan 0.6 52 137 POB Bahamas 1.4 90 94 POB Bahrain 1.6 97 45 CZS Bangladesh 1.9 25 16 POB Barbados 0.3 53 150 POB Belarus -0.6 72 137 POB Belgium 0.2 97 96 CZS Belize 2.1 48 102 POB Benin 3.2 40 85 CZS Bermuda 0.4 100 107 POB Bhutan 2.2 11 81 IMP Bolivia 2.0 64 93 POB Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3 46 103 IMP Botswana 0.1 57 80 CZS Brazil 1.4 84 86 POB British Virgin Islands 1.4 61 95 POB Brunei Darussalam 2.3 74 88 POB Bulgaria -0.7 70 138 POB Burkina Faso 3.2 18 105 POB Burundi 3.0 10 116 POB Cambodia 2.0 20 105 CZS Cameroon 1.9 55 81 POB Canada 1.0 80 108 POB Cape Verde 2.4 57 102 POB Cayman Islands 2.5 100 96 POB Central African Republic 1.3 38 87 CZS Chad 3.4 25 86 POB Channel Islands2 0.4 31 121 POB Chile 1.1 88 110 POB China3 0.6 40 96 IMP China, Hong Kong SAR4 1.2 100 118 POB China, Macao SAR5 0.7 100 123 POB Colombia 1.6 73 100 POB Comoros6 2.6 37 111 POB Congo 3.0 60 99 POB Cook Islands -1.0 70 80 POB Costa Rica 1.9 62 99 POB Côte d'Ivoire 1.6 45 82 CZS, POB Croatia 0.2 56 112 POB Cuba 0.3 76 36 POB Cyprus 1.2 69 142 POB Czech Republic -0.1 74 116 POB Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.6 62 117 IMP Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.8 32 86 POB, CZS Denmark 0.3 86 103 POB Djibouti 2.1 86 87 IMP Dominica 0.3 73 86 POB Dominican Republic 1.5 67 64 POB Ecuador 1.4 63 98 POB Egypt 1.9 43 88 POB El Salvador 1.8 60 122 POB Equatorial Guinea 2.3 39 89 CZS Eritrea 4.3 19 87 IMP Estonia -0.6 69 147 POB Ethiopia 2.4 16 87 POB Faeroe Islands 0.6 39 78 POB Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.5 90 68 POB Fiji 0.9 51 92 POB Finland7 0.3 61 104 POB France 0.4 77 107 POB French Guiana 2.6 76 105 POB French Polynesia 1.7 52 71 POB Gabon 1.7 84 75 CZS Gambia 2.8 54 95 POB Georgia -1.1 52 60 POB Germany 0.1 75 94 CZS Ghana 2.1 48 125 POB Gibraltar 0.2 100 105 POB Greece 0.3 59 125 CZS Greenland 0.3 83 37 POB Grenada 0.3 31 114 POB Guadeloupe 0.9 100 113 POB Guam 1.8 94 87 POB Guatemala 2.4 47 138 POB Guinea 2.2 33 112 CZS Guinea-Bissau 3.0 30 100 POB Guyana 0.2 28 91 POB Haiti 1.4 39 161 POB Honduras 2.3 46 95 POB Hungary -0.3 66 110 POB Iceland 0.9 93 116 POB India 1.6 29 90 POB Indonesia 1.3 48 85 CZS Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.9 67 66 POB Iraq 2.8 67 45 CZS Ireland 1.7 60 100 POB Isle of Man -0.1 52 85 POB Israel 2.0 92 127 POB Italy 0.1 68 126 POB Jamaica 0.5 53 111 POB Japan 0.2 66 117 CZS Jordan 2.7 82 96 CZS Kazakhstan -0.3 57 137 POB Kenya 2.2 21 92 POB Kiribati 2.1 47 95 POB Kuwait 3.7 98 45 CZS Kyrgyzstan 1.2 36 139 POB Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.3 21 93 CZS Latvia -0.6 68 137 POB Lebanon 1.0 87 135 POB Lesotho 0.1 19 101 CZS Liberia 1.4 58 82 POB Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 2.0 85 55 CZS Liechtenstein 1.0 15 106 CZS Lithuania -0.4 67 130 POB Luxembourg 1.3 83 100 CZS Madagascar 2.8 27 62 CZS Malawi 2.3 17 107 POB Malaysia 1.9 67 71 POB Maldives 2.5 30 81 IMP Mali 3.0 30 93 CZS Malta 0.5 95 129 CZS Marshall Islands 3.5 67 70 POB Martinique 0.5 98 121 POB Mauritania 3.0 40 73 CZS Mauritius8 1.0 42 172 POB Mexico 1.3 76 93 POB Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.6 22 54 POB Monaco 1.1 100 101 POB Mongolia 1.2 57 117 CZS Montenegro9 -0.1 52 132 POB Montserrat 2.8 14 86 POB Morocco 1.5 59 103 CZS Mozambique 2.0 35 109 POB Myanmar 1.1 31 86 CZS Namibia 1.4 35 89 POB Nauru 2.2 100 82 CZS Nepal 2.1 16 224 POB Netherlands 0.5 80 119 POB Netherlands Antilles 0.8 70 129 POB New Caledonia 1.9 64 80 POB New Zealand 1.1 86 111 POB Nicaragua 2.0 59 103 POB Niger 3.4 17 109 POB Nigeria 2.2 48 93 CZS Niue -2.2 37 112 POB Northern Mariana Islands 2.9 94 76 POB Norway10 0.5 77 104 POB Occupied Palestinian Territory 3.2 72 77 POB Oman 1.0 71 26 CZS Pakistan 2.0 35 81 POB Palau 0.7 70 58 POB Panama 1.8 71 101 POB Papua New Guinea 2.1 13 72 CZS Paraguay 2.4 58 92 POB Peru 1.5 73 108 POB Philippines 1.8 63 96 CZS Pitcairn -0.3 … 50 IMP Poland -0.1 62 150 POB Portugal 0.5 58 109 POB Puerto Rico 0.6 98 106 POB Qatar 5.9 95 35 CZS Republic of Korea 0.4 81 115 POB Republic of Moldova -0.3 47 137 POB Réunion 1.6 92 96 POB Romania -0.4 54 103 POB Russian Federation -0.5 73 137 POB Rwanda 2.4 19 89 POB Saint Helena11 -0.1 39 106 POB Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.1 32 99 POB Saint Lucia 0.8 28 107 POB Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.1 46 93 POB Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon 0.5 89 107 POB Samoa 0.8 22 92 POB San Marino 0.9 97 115 POB São Tomé and Príncipe 2.3 58 88 CZS Saudi Arabia 2.7 81 43 CZS Senegal 2.4 42 67 POB Serbia12 -0.1 52 132 POB Seychelles 0.9 53 67 POB Sierra Leone 4.1 41 74 CZS Singapore 1.5 100 101 POB Slovakia 0.0 56 127 POB Slovenia 0.0 51 84 POB Solomon Islands 2.6 17 72 POB Somalia 3.2 35 87 IMP South Africa 0.8 59 71 POB Spain 1.1 77 90 POB Sri Lanka 0.9 15 115 CZS Sudan 1.9 41 93 POB Suriname 0.7 74 90 CZS Swaziland 0.2 24 89 POB Sweden 0.4 84 109 POB Switzerland 0.2 75 99 POB Syrian Arab Republic 2.5 51 96 CZS Tajikistan 1.1 25 137 POB Thailand 0.2 69 132 CZS TFYR of Macedonia13 5.4 32 140 POB Timor-Leste (Democratic Republic of) 0.9 26 91 IMP Togo 2.7 40 101 POB Tokelau -0.3 … 123 POB Tonga 0.4 24 86 POB Trinidad and Tobago 0.3 12 116 POB Tunisia 1.1 65 95 CZS Turkey 1.4 67 111 POB Turkmenistan 1.4 46 137 POB Turks and Caicos Islands 6.1 44 90 POB Tuvalu 0.5 48 128 CZS Uganda 3.4 13 98 POB Ukraine -1.1 68 137 POB United Arab Emirates 6.5 77 39 CZS United Kingdom14 0.3 90 119 POB United Republic of Tanzania 2.0 24 109 POB United States of America 1.0 81 101 POB United States Virgin Islands 0.2 94 136 POB Uruguay 0.7 92 118 POB Uzbekistan 1.5 37 137 POB Vanuatu 2.0 23 87 POB Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.8 93 100 POB Viet Nam 1.4 26 86 CZS Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.7 … 98 POB Western Sahara 2.6 92 76 IMP Yemen 3.1 27 47 CZS Zambia 1.7 35 102 POB Top Sources: Annual population growth rate Period estimates for 2000-2005 published in United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2005), World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision. CD-ROM Edition - Comprehensive Dataset (United Nations publications, Sales No. E.05.XIII.11). Percent urban population United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2006), World Urbanization Prospects: The 2005 Revision. CD-ROM Edition – Data in digital form (POP/DB/WUP/Rev. 2005). Sex ratio of international migrants Calculated by the United Nations Statistics Division based on data published in United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2006), Trends in Total Migrant Stock: The 2005 Revision. CD-ROM Edition – Data in digital form (POP/DB/MIG/Rev. 2005). CZS Indicates that the estimate of the migrant stock was derived from data classified by citizenship, thus, it represents the foreign population. POB Indicates that the estimate of the migrant stock was derived from data classified by place of birth, thus, it represents the foreign-born. IMP Indicates that there were no data on either the foreign or the foreign-born population for the country or area concerned. Therefore, the estimate is an imputed value. Footnotes: ... Not available. 1 Including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island. 2 Including the islands of Guernsey and Jersey. 3 For statistical purposes, the data for China do not include Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China. 4 As of 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China. 5 As of 20 December 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China. 6 Including the island of Mayotte. 7 Including Åland Islands. 8 Including Agalega, Rodrigues and Saint Brandon. 9 Including Serbia. 10 Including Savalbard and Jan Mayen islands.

11	Including Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

12	Including Montenegro.

13	The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

14	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Technical notes:

Estimates and projections of the annual population growth rate and of the urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies.

The annual population growth rate refers to the rate at which the population is increasing or decreasing (negative sign) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the base population. The rate is an average for the five-year period 2000-2005.

The percentage of the total population in urban areas refers to the population as of 1 July of the given year.

The urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics, such as specific services and facilities.

The sex ratio among international migrants refers to the estimated number of female international migrants per 100 male international migrants. The ratio is based on the estimates of the international migrant stock by sex produced by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat using a variety of sources. As far as possible, estimates of the international migrant stock are based on the foreign-born population captured in censuses through questions on place of birth. However, in some countries information on place of birth is not captured in the national census. In such instances, citizenship information, where available, is used for the identification of international migrants. In countries where population statistics are routinely derived from population registers or registers of foreigners, data on the stock of foreign-born persons or on the number of foreigners, are obtained from those registers.

(Source: United Nations Statistics Division)

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