The CIA World Factbook Edition 2025, the latest with this field People and Society
Population In 36 editions of 36.
Population was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2025 edition carries it in 255 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 2025 edition
- 255
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Population” (1990 to 2025).
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World
1 entryAfrica
55 entriesCongo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- total:
- 119,038,825 (2025 est.)
- male:
- 59,509,076
- female:
- 59,529,749
Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo
- total:
- 6,097,665 (2024 est.)
- male:
- 3,045,973
- female:
- 3,051,692
Libya
- total:
- 7,361,263 (2024 est.)
- male:
- 3,747,364
- female:
- 3,613,899
note: immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
Antarctic Region
5 entriesAntarctica
no permanent inhabitants, but staff is present at year-round and summer-only research stations
note: 56 countries have signed the 1959 Antarctic Treaty; 30 of those operate a number of seasonal-only (summer) and year-round research stations on the continent and its nearby islands; the population varies from approximately 5,000 in summer to 1,100 in winter, with about 1,000 support personnel on ships nearby
as of 2024, peak summer (December-February) maximum capacity in scientific stations - 4,713 total; Argentina 425, Australia 238, Belarus 15, Belgium 55, Brazil 64, Bulgaria 25, Chile 375, China 164, Czechia 32, Ecuador 35, Finland 16, France 136, France and Italy jointly 70, Germany 60, India 72, Italy 150, Japan 130, South Korea 158, New Zealand 85, Norway 60, Peru 30, Poland 41, Russia 211, South Africa 80, Spain 79, Sweden 16, Ukraine 15, United Kingdom 315, United States 1,495 , Uruguay 66 (2024)
- winter (June-August) maximum capacity in scientific stations - 1,056 total;
- Argentina 221, Australia 52, Brazil 15, Chile 114, China 32, France 24, France and Italy jointly 13, Germany 9, India 48, Japan 40, Netherlands 10, South Korea 25, NZ 11, Norway 7, Poland 16, Russia 125, South Africa 15, Ukraine 12, UK 44, US 215, Uruguay 8 (2024)
Bouvet Island
- total:
- uninhabited
note: a small, seasonal research station is located in the northwest corner of Bouvet Island
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
- total:
- no permanent inhabitants
- Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) :
- uninhabited but has a meteorological station
- Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) :
- uninhabited but is visited by fishermen and researchers
- Iles Crozet :
- uninhabited except for staff of the Alfred Faure research station on Ile del la Possession
- Iles Kerguelen :
- researchers are located at the main base at Port-aux-Francais on Ile Kerguelen
- Bassas da India (Iles Eparses) :
uninhabitable
Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses) : a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by researchers
- Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) :
- uninhabited, visited by researchers
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- total:
- uninhabited
note: limited scientific research and expeditions
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands now South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- total:
- no permanent inhabitants
Arctic Region
4 entriesJan Mayen
- total:
- no permanent inhabitants
note: military personnel present on the south side of the island; meteorological stations
Asia
23 entriesBritish Indian Ocean Territory
- total:
- no permanent inhabitants
note: Diego Garcia, the largest of the 58 islands, hosts a joint UK-US military facility
Central America and the Caribbean
33 entriesEurope
49 entriesMiddle East
19 entriesAkrotiri
(2020) approximately 18,195 on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 11,000 Cypriots and 7,195 Service and UK-based contract personnel and dependents
Dhekelia
approximately 15,500 on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 9,700 Cypriots and 5,800 Service and UK-based contract personnel and dependents
Israel
- total:
- 9,402,617 (2024 est.)
- male:
- 4,731,275
- female:
- 4,671,342
note: approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2021); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total
West Bank
- total:
- 3,310,554 (2025 est.)
- male:
- 1,682,493
- female:
- 1,628,061
note: approximately 468,300 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2022); approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2021)
North America
6 entriesOceania
28 entriesCoral Sea Islands
- total:
- no permanent inhabitants
note: Willis Island is inhabited by meteorological staff
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
- total:
- 99,603 (2024 est.)
- male:
- 48,708
- female:
- 50,895
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
note : entry is only allowed through a Special Use Permit when the activity is deemed appropriate with purposes to the refuge establishment.
Wake Island
- total:
- no permanent inhabitants
note: personnel maintain and operate the airfield and weather station
South America
13 entriesFalkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
- total:
- 3,142 (2021)
- male:
- 1,645
- female:
- 1,497
note: data include all persons usually resident in the islands at the time of the 2021 census
Southeast Asia
19 entriesAshmore and Cartier Islands
- total:
- no permanent inhabitants
note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island; access to East and Middle Islands is by permit only
Spratly Islands
- total:
- no permanent inhabitants
note: scattered garrisons are occupied by military personnel of several claimant states
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2025, “Population”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/population.