The CIA World Factbook Edition 2022 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 2022 edition carries it in 255 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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- 2025
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World
1 entryWorld
7,905,336,896 (July 2022 est.)
- top ten most populous countries (in millions):
- China 1410.54;
- India 1389.37;
- United States 337.34;
- Indonesia 277.33;
- Pakistan 242.92;
- Nigeria 225.08;
- Brazil 217.24;
- Bangladesh 165.65;
- Russia 142.02;
- Mexico 129.15
- ten least populous countries:
- Holy See (Vatican City) 1,000;
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5,257;
- Montserrat 5,414;
- Saint Barthelemy 7,103;
- Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan de Cunha 7,925;
- Cook Islands 8,128;
- Nauru 9,811;
- Tuvalu 11,544;
- Wallis and Futuna 15,891;
- Anguilla 18,741
- ten most densely populated countries (population per sq km): Macau 22,689;
- Monaco 15,700;
- Singapore 8,351.5;
- Hong Kong 6,781.5;
- Gaza Strip 5,548.1;
- Gibraltar 4,224.7;
- Bahrain 2,027;
- Malta 1,468.9;
- Bermuda 1,339.6;
- Maldives 1,327.2
- ten least densely populated countries (population per sq km): Greenland .026;
- Falkland Islands .26;
- Mongolia 2.1;
- Namibia 3.3;
- Australia 3.4;
- Iceland 3.6;
- Guyana 4;
- Mauritania 4;
- Suriname 4.1;
- Libya 4.1
Africa
55 entriesLibya
7,137,931 (2022 est.)
note: immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
7,925 (2022 est.)
note: Saint Helena's Statistical Office estimated the resident population to be 4,439 in 2021; only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited, none of the other nearby islands/islets are
Somalia
12,386,248 (2022 est.)
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
Antarctic Region
5 entriesAntarctica
no indigenous inhabitants, but there are both year-round and summer-only staffed research stations
note: 54 countries have signed the 1959 Antarctic Treaty; 30 of those operate through their National Antarctic Program a number of seasonal-only (summer) and year-round research stations on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty); the population engaging in and supporting science or managing and protecting the Antarctic region varies from approximately 5,000 in summer to 1,100 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
- as of 2017, peak summer (December-February) maximum capacity in scientific stations - 4,877 total;
- Argentina 601, Australia 243, Belarus 12, Belgium 40, Brazil 66, Bulgaria 22, Chile 433, China 166, Czechia 20, Ecuador 34, Finland 17, France 90, France and Italy jointly 80, Germany 104, India 113, Italy 120, Japan 130, South Korea 130, Netherlands 10, NZ 86, Norway 70, Peru 30, Poland 40, Russia 335, South Africa 80, Spain 98, Sweden 20, Ukraine 24, UK 196, US 1,399, Uruguay 68 (2017)
- winter (June-August) maximum capacity in scientific station - 1,036 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 (2017)
- research stations operated within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of 60 degrees south latitude) by National Antarctic Programs year-round stations - approximately 40 total;
- Argentina 6, Australia 3, Brazil 1, Chile 6, China 2, France 1, France and Italy jointly 1, Germany 1, India 2, Japan 1, Netherlands 1, South Korea 2, NZ 1, Norway 1, Poland 1, Russia 5, South Africa 1, Ukraine 1, UK 2, US 3, Uruguay 2 (2017)
a range of seasonal-only (summer) stations, camps, and refuges - Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, China, Czechia, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, US, and Uruguay (2017)
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
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
no indigenous 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 frequently visited by fishermen and has a scientific research cabin for short stays
- Iles Crozet :
- uninhabited except for 18 to 30 people staffing the Alfred Faure research station on Ile del la Possession
- Iles Kerguelen:
- 50 to 100 scientists 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 scientists
- Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses):
- uninhabited, except for visits by scientists
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands now South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
(July 2021 est.) no indigenous inhabitants
note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, 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
Arctic Region
4 entriesAsia
23 entriesBritish 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 in the 1960s and 1970s; approximately 3,000 UK and US military personnel and civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia (2018)
Mongolia
3,227,863 (2022 est.)
note: Mongolia is one of the least densely populated countries in the world (2 people per sq km); twice as many ethnic Mongols (some 6 million) live in Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol) in neighboring China
Pakistan
242,923,845 (2022 est.)
note: results of Pakistan's 2017 national census estimate the country's total population to be 207,684,626
Turkmenistan
5,636,011 (2022 est.)
note: some sources suggest Turkmenistan's population could be as much as 1 to 2 million people lower than available estimates because of large-scale emigration during the last 10 years
Central America and the Caribbean
33 entriesMontserrat
5,414 (2022 est.)
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned
Europe
49 entriesEuropean Union
(July 2022 est.) 450,858,381
- rank by population:
- Germany - 84,316,622;
- France - 68,305,148;
- Italy - 61,095,551;
- Spain - 47,163,418;
- Poland - 38,093,101;
- Romania - 18,519,899;
- Netherlands - 17,400,824;
- Belgium - 11,847,338;
- Czechia - 10,705,384;
- Greece - 10,533,871;
- Sweden - 10,483,647;
- Portugal - 10,242,081;
- Hungary - 9,699,577;
- Austria - 8,913,088;
- Bulgaria - 6,873,253;
- Denmark - 5,920,767;
- Finland - 5,601,547;
- Slovakia - 5,431,252;
- Ireland - 5,275,004;
- Croatia - 4,188,853;
- Lithuania - 2,683,546;
- Slovenia - 2,101,208;
- Latvia - 1,842,226;
- Cyprus - 1,295,102;
- Estonia - 1,211,524;
- Luxembourg - 650,364;
- Malta - 464,186 (July 2022 est.)
France
68,305,148 (2022 est.)
note: the above figure is for metropolitan France and five overseas regions; the metropolitan France population is 62,814,233
Liechtenstein
39,711 (2022 est.)
note: immigrants make up 67% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
Monaco
31,400 (2022 est.)
note: immigrants make up almost 68% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
United Kingdom
- 67,791,400 (2022 est.) United Kingdom
- constituent countries by percentage of total population:
- England 84.3%
- Scotland 8.1%
- Wales 4.7%
- Northern Ireland 2.8%
Middle 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
Bahrain
1,540,558 (2022 est.)
note: immigrants make up approximately 45% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
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
8,914,885 (2022 est.) (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967)
note: approximately 227,100 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2019); 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
Jordan
10,998,531 (2022 est.)
note: increased estimate reflects revised assumptions about the net migration rate due to the increased flow of Syrian refugees
Kuwait
3,068,155 (2022 est.)
note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,420,110 for 2019, with non-Kuwaitis accounting for nearly 70% of the population
Saudi Arabia
35,354,380 (2022 est.)
note: immigrants make up 38.3% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
Syria
21,563,800 (2022 est.)
note: approximately 22,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2018)
United Arab Emirates
9,915,803 (2022 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 10,082,000 as of 2022; immigrants make up 88.1% of the total population, according to UN data (2020)
West Bank
3,000,021 (2022 est.)
note: approximately 432,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2019); approximately 227,100 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2019)
North America
6 entriesUnited States
337,341,954 (2022 est.)
note: the US Census Bureau's 2020 census results show the US population as 331,449,281 as of 1 April 2020
Oceania
28 entriesCook Islands
8,128 (2022 est.)
note: the Cook Islands' Ministry of Finance & Economic Management estimated the resident population to have been 11,700 in September 2016
Coral Sea Islands
(July 2021 est.) no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a staff of four at the meteorological station on Willis Island
Niue
2,000 (July 2022 est.)
note: because of the island's limited economic and educational opportunities, Niueans have emigrated for decades - primarily to New Zealand, but also to Australia and other Pacific island states; Niue's population peaked in 1966 at 5,194, but by 2005 had fallen to 1,508; since then it has rebounded slightly; as of 2013, 23,883 people of Niuean ancestry lived in New Zealand - with more than 20% Niue-born; this means that there are about 15 times as many persons of Niuean ancestry living in New Zealand as in Niue, possibly the most eccentric population distribution in the world
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
no indigenous inhabitants
note: public entry is only by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Jarvis Island:
- 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;
- currently unoccupied
- Johnston Atoll:
- in previous years, an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel were present;
- as of May 2005, all US Government personnel had left the island
- Midway Islands:
- approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at the atoll
- Palmyra Atoll:
- four to 20 Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife staff, and researchers
Wake Island
(2018 est.) no indigenous inhabitants
note: approximately 100 military personnel and civilian contractors maintain and operate the airfield and communications facilities
South America
13 entriesFalkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
3,198 (2016 est.)
note: data include all persons usually resident in the islands at the time of the 2016 census
Southeast Asia
19 entriesAshmore and Cartier Islands
(July 2021 est.) no indigenous 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
Brunei
478,054 (2022 est.)
note: immigrants make up approximately 26% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
Paracel Islands
1,440 (July 2014 est.)
note: Chinese activity has increased in recent years, particularly on Woody Island, where the population exceeds 1,000; there are scattered Chinese garrisons on some other islands
Spratly Islands
(July 2021 est.) no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by military personnel of several claimant states
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2022, “Population”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/population/2022.