The CIA World Factbook Edition 1992 People
Population In 36 editions of 36.
Population was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1992 edition carries it in 260 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1992 edition
- 260
- 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
61 entriesMalawi
9,605,342 (July 1992), growth rate 1.8% (1992); note - 900,000 Mozambican refugees in Malawi (1990 est.)
Mozambique
- 15,469,150 (July 1992), growth rate 4.1% (1992);
- note - 1.5 million Mozambican refugees;
- 900,000 in Malawi (1991 est.)
Nigeria
- 126,274,589 (July 1992), growth rate 3.0% (1992);
- note - a new population figure of 88.5 million is in the process of being incorporated into revised Census Bureau figures (April 1992)
Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
- 6,698 (July 1992), growth rate 0.3% (1992)
South Africa
Published as “Population”
41,688,360 (July 1992), growth rate 2.6% (1992); includes the 10 so-called homelands, which are not recognized by the US
Published as “Population”
- four independent homelands:
- six other homelands:
Antarctic Region
5 entriesAntarctica
Published as “Population”
no indigenous inhabitants; staffing of research stations varies seasonally
Published as “Population”
- Summer (January) population:
- 4,115; Argentina 207, Australia 268, Belgium 13, Brazil 80, Chile 256, China NA, Ecuador NA, Finland 11, France 78, Germany 32, Greenpeace 12, India 60, Italy 210, Japan 59, South Korea 14, Netherlands 10, New Zealand 264, Norway 23, Peru 39, Poland NA, South Africa 79, Spain 43, Sweden 10, UK 116, Uruguay NA, US 1,666, Russia 565 (1989-90)
- Summer only stations:
- over 40; Argentina 7, Australia 3, Chile 5, Germany 3, India 1, Italy 1, Japan 4, New Zealand 2, Norway 1, Peru 1, South Africa 1, Spain 1, Sweden 2, UK 1, US numerous, Russia 5 (1989-90); note - the disintegration of the former Soviet Union has placed the status and future of its Antarctic facilities in doubt. Stations may be subject to closings at any time because of ongoing economic difficulties.
- Winter (July) population:
- 1,066 total; Argentina 150, Australia 71, Brazil 12, Chile 73, China NA, France 33, Germany 19, Greenpeace 5, India 1, Japan 38, South Korea 14, NZ 11, Poland NA, South Africa 12, UK 69, Uruguay NA, US 225, Russia 313 (1989-90)
- Year-round stations:
- 43 total; Argentina 6, Australia 3, Brazil 1, Chile 3, China 2, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 1, India 1, Japan 2, South Korea 1, NZ 1, Poland 1, South Africa 3, UK 5, Uruguay 1, US 3, Russia 6 (1990-91)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
summer (January 1991) - 200, winter (July 1992) - 150, growth rate 0.0% (1992); note - mostly researchers
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- no permanent population;
- there is a small military garrison on South Georgia, and the British Antarctic Survey has a biological station on Bird Island;
- the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited
Arctic Region
4 entriesSvalbard
- 3,181 (July 1992), growth rate -3.9% (1992);
- about one-third of the population resides in the Norwegian areas (Longyearbyen and Svea on Vestspitsbergen) and two-thirds in the Russian areas (Barentsburg and Pyramiden on Vestspitsbergen);
- about 9 persons live at the Polish research station
Asia
23 entriesAfghanistan
- US Bureau of the Census - 16,095,664 (July 1992), growth rate 2.4% (1992) and excludes 3,750,796 refugees in Pakistan and 1,607,281 refugees in Iran;
- note - another report indicates a July 1990 population of 16,904,904, including 3,271,580 refugees in Pakistan and 1,277,700 refugees in Iran
Sri Lanka
- 17,631,528 (July 1992), growth rate 1.2% (1992);
- note - about 120,000 people fled to India in 1991 because of fighting between government forces and Tamil insurgents;
- about 200,000 Tamils will be repatriated in 1992
Central America and the Caribbean
32 entriesEurope
45 entriesMiddle East
17 entriesGaza Strip
681,026 (July 1992), growth rate 3.6% (1992); in addition, there are 4,000 Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip (1992 est.)
Israel
- 4,748,059 (July 1992), growth rate 4.0% (1992);
- includes 95,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank, 14,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 4,000 in the Gaza Strip, and 132,000 in East Jerusalem (1992 est.)
Jordan
- 3,557,304 (July 1992), growth rate 4.1% (1992);
- Palestinians now constitute roughly two-thirds of the population;
- most are Jordanian citizens
Saudi Arabia
- 17,050,934 (July 1992), growth rate 3.3% (1992);
- note - the population figure is based on growth since the last official Saudi census of 1974 that reported a total of 7 million persons and included foreign workers;
- estimates from other sources may be 15-30% lower
Syria
- 13,730,436 (July 1992), growth rate 3.8% (1992);
- in addition, there are at least 14,500 Druze and 14,000 Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (1992 est.)
West Bank
1,362,464 (July 1992), growth rate 3.1% (1992); in addition, there are 95,000 Jewish settlers in the West Bank and 132,000 in East Jerusalem (1992 est.)
North America
6 entriesOceania
34 entriesAmerican Samoa
51,115 (July 1992), growth rate 3.9% (1992); about 65,000 American Samoans live in the states of California and Washington and 20,000 in Hawaii
Baker Island
- uninhabited;
- 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 only and generally restricted to scientists and educators
Howland Island
Published as “Population”
uninhabited
Published as “Population”
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 only and generally restricted to scientists and educators
Jarvis Island
Published as “Population”
uninhabited
Published as “Population”
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 only and generally restricted to scientists and educators
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
- 114,694 (July 1992), growth rate 3.4% (1992)
Wake Island
- no indigenous inhabitants;
- 381 temporary population (US Air Force personnel, civilian weather service personnel, and US and Thai contractors) (January 1992);
- note - population peaked about 1970 with over 1,600 persons during the Vietnam conflict
South America
14 entriesSoutheast Asia
18 entriesCite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1992, “Population”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/population/1992.