World Populations (top 20)

HoustonTexas · March 15th, 2005, 04:07 AM

*Source: cia.gov (world fact book)

July 2005 est.

(World: 6,372,797,742)

(EU 456,285,839)

1. China - 1,306,313,812
2. India - 1,080,264,388
3. US - 295,734,134
4. Indonesia - 241,973,879
5. Brazil - 186,112,794
6. Pakistan - 162,419,946
7. Bangladesh - 144,319,628
8. Russia - 143,420,309
9. Nigeria - 128,771,988
10. Japan - 127,417,244
11. Mexico - 106,202,903
12. Philippines - 97,857,473
13. Vietnam - 83,535,576
14. Germany - 82,431,390
15. Egypt - 77,505,756
16. Ethiopia - 73,053,286
17. Turkey - 69,660,559
18. Iran - 68,017,860

Rapid · March 15th, 2005, 04:12 AM

Did you compile that list?

I wanted to see the population of other countires too.
That list is surprising.

centralized pandemonium · March 15th, 2005, 04:16 AM

Isn't it obvious? The list is usual led by China and India.

HoustonTexas · March 15th, 2005, 04:16 AM

I'll give you the link:
http://cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

MattSal · March 15th, 2005, 05:18 AM

I still find it hard to believe that almost as many people live in Pakistan as do in Brazil. Anyone else here find that odd?

Saigoneseguy · March 15th, 2005, 07:17 AM

it's normal

mumbojumbo · March 15th, 2005, 07:38 AM

I never knew Indonesia had so many people...

km-sh · March 15th, 2005, 08:00 AM

Asian Coutries always have the most population.

SUNNI · March 15th, 2005, 08:09 AM

i never knew pakistan had such a large population~!

eusebius · March 15th, 2005, 08:20 AM

19?
20?

***Tubeman*** · March 15th, 2005, 09:32 AM

Egypt's 77.5 million is staggering when you consider how much of the country is desert

Vietnam is pretty crowded too considering its not the biggest country out there

YangtzeSea · March 15th, 2005, 11:50 AM

I think it's because the weather of East & South Asia makes it that the place can feed more people.

DiggerD21 · March 15th, 2005, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pavv

I never knew Indonesia had so many people...

Its the country with the biggest muslim population.

If the EU would be a real country, then it would be at the 3rd place.

DiggerD21 · March 15th, 2005, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YangtzeSea

I think it's because the weather of East & South Asia makes it that the place can feed more people.

I don't think this is the main reason. European countries could also feed more people than they have. I think it is more an educational and cultural case.

the spliff fairy · March 15th, 2005, 01:09 PM

the monsoon in SE Asia and the super rich loess/river soils of China has historically allowed for two or even three harvests a year, so in effect the arable land area is at least 'doubled', and able to support the growing populations through the ages.

Minneapolitan · March 15th, 2005, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pavv

I never knew Indonesia had so many people...

Even knowing it has one of the largest cities on the planet??

You are to blame · March 15th, 2005, 05:48 PM

if pakastan and bangladash did not seperate they would have 306 million and be 3 in the world. The list is not supprising to me, i guess most people don't use encycopedias or atlas as much as i have.

the spliff fairy · March 15th, 2005, 06:32 PM

Yup, if there had been no Partition 'India' would just be pipping China now.

kyenan · March 15th, 2005, 07:29 PM

The pop of the philippines is close to 100 mil. I can't believe the country had only half a million about 500 years ago. During about 500 years, Korea's pop increased from around 10 mil to around 70 mil, only sevenfolds. The pop of China increased about eight to nine times. Japan's population growth is impressive, 'cause it was smaller than Korea until around 1600.

However, none of them are as impressive as the Phillippines' population growth, which is from 0.5 mil to 100 mil!! Unbelievable!!!

BTW, the pop of combined Korea will be ranked around 17th.

kyenan · March 15th, 2005, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tubeman

Egypt's 77.5 million is staggering when you consider how much of the country is desert

Vietnam is pretty crowded too considering its not the biggest country out there

Most of East/South Asian countries are crowded because of high food-mainly rice-supply.

China (1.3 bil), India (1 bil), Indonesia (240 mil), Pakistan (160 mil), Bangladesh (140 mil), Japan (127 mil), the Phillippines (98 mil), Vietnam (83 mil), Korea (70 mil), Thai (65 mil), and Myanmar (45 mil)...

Imagine the politics of the world where these countries are all fully developed.

March 15th, 2005, 04:07 AM	#1
HoustonTexas Nassau Bay Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Houston/Cologne Posts: 954 Likes (Received): 0	World Populations (top 20) *Source: cia.gov (world fact book) July 2005 est. (World: 6,372,797,742) (EU 456,285,839) 1. China - 1,306,313,812 2. India - 1,080,264,388 3. US - 295,734,134 4. Indonesia - 241,973,879 5. Brazil - 186,112,794 6. Pakistan - 162,419,946 7. Bangladesh - 144,319,628 8. Russia - 143,420,309 9. Nigeria - 128,771,988 10. Japan - 127,417,244 11. Mexico - 106,202,903 12. Philippines - 97,857,473 13. Vietnam - 83,535,576 14. Germany - 82,431,390 15. Egypt - 77,505,756 16. Ethiopia - 73,053,286 17. Turkey - 69,660,559 18. Iran - 68,017,860 __________________ "Most people would agree that it is impossible for eloquent persons to affect their hearers in any degree without being affected by it themselves." Myspace

March 15th, 2005, 04:16 AM	#3
centralized pandemonium Satyameva Jayate Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Can-duh-a Posts: 2,906 Likes (Received): 0	Isn't it obvious? The list is usual led by China and India. __________________ Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he gets drunk and sunburned every weekend. www.ironaddicts.com

March 15th, 2005, 04:16 AM	#4
HoustonTexas Nassau Bay Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Houston/Cologne Posts: 954 Likes (Received): 0	I'll give you the link: http://cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html __________________ "Most people would agree that it is impossible for eloquent persons to affect their hearers in any degree without being affected by it themselves." Myspace

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March 15th, 2005, 08:00 AM	#8
km-sh Chinese Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shanghai.上海 Posts: 324 Likes (Received): 0	Asian Coutries always have the most population. __________________ Pics of China cities Beijing topic[北京专题] Shanghai topic[上海专题] Fuzhou topic[福州专辑] Kunming Topic[昆明专辑] airports pics of China[中国机场] ○ ◢■■◣　◢■■◣　◢■■◣　◢■■■ ○ 　　　■　■　　■　■　　■　■　　　 ○ ◢■■◤　■　　■　■　　■　■■■◣ ○ ■　　　　■　　■　■　　■　　　　■ ○ ◥■■■　◥■■◤　◥■■◤　■■■◤

March 15th, 2005, 04:12 AM	#2
Rapid Skybar Posts: 24,564 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,004 Likes (Received): 1	Did you compile that list? I wanted to see the population of other countires too. That list is surprising.

March 15th, 2005, 05:18 AM	#5
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	I still find it hard to believe that almost as many people live in Pakistan as do in Brazil. Anyone else here find that odd?

March 15th, 2005, 07:38 AM	#7
mumbojumbo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 783 Likes (Received): 0	I never knew Indonesia had so many people...

March 15th, 2005, 08:09 AM	#9
SUNNI architect by day Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3,059 Likes (Received): 0	i never knew pakistan had such a large population~! __________________ kr.au

March 15th, 2005, 08:20 AM	#10
eusebius BANNED Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Trumpton-upon-Ravon Posts: 7,752 Likes (Received): 0	19? 20?

March 15th, 2005, 09:32 AM	#11
*Tubeman* Jubilation Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London SE15 Posts: 18,107 Likes (Received): 307	Egypt's 77.5 million is staggering when you consider how much of the country is desert Vietnam is pretty crowded too considering its not the biggest country out there

March 15th, 2005, 11:50 AM	#12
YangtzeSea 中国·上海 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Shanghai, China Posts: 248 Likes (Received): 0	I think it's because the weather of East & South Asia makes it that the place can feed more people. __________________ 我以我血荐轩辕

March 15th, 2005, 01:09 PM	#15
the spliff fairy ONE WORLD Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: london Posts: 7,170 Likes (Received): 247	the monsoon in SE Asia and the super rich loess/river soils of China has historically allowed for two or even three harvests a year, so in effect the arable land area is at least 'doubled', and able to support the growing populations through the ages. __________________ “There is this kind of self-righteousness that is very common among the rich countries because they not only want the biggest piece of the pie, but also the high moral ground to claim it.” Celos Amorin, Brazilian Foreign Minister

March 15th, 2005, 05:48 PM	#17
You are to blame Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,694 Likes (Received): 0	if pakastan and bangladash did not seperate they would have 306 million and be 3 in the world. The list is not supprising to me, i guess most people don't use encycopedias or atlas as much as i have. __________________ African Cities II - 30+ cities http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...01#post6361101 Africa GDP (PPP): $3.1 Trillion (2008) Population: 930 million people

March 15th, 2005, 06:32 PM	#18
the spliff fairy ONE WORLD Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: london Posts: 7,170 Likes (Received): 247	Yup, if there had been no Partition 'India' would just be pipping China now. __________________ “There is this kind of self-righteousness that is very common among the rich countries because they not only want the biggest piece of the pie, but also the high moral ground to claim it.” Celos Amorin, Brazilian Foreign Minister

March 15th, 2005, 07:29 PM	#19
kyenan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 950 Likes (Received): 1	The pop of the philippines is close to 100 mil. I can't believe the country had only half a million about 500 years ago. During about 500 years, Korea's pop increased from around 10 mil to around 70 mil, only sevenfolds. The pop of China increased about eight to nine times. Japan's population growth is impressive, 'cause it was smaller than Korea until around 1600. However, none of them are as impressive as the Phillippines' population growth, which is from 0.5 mil to 100 mil!! Unbelievable!!! BTW, the pop of combined Korea will be ranked around 17th.

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