WORLD POPULATION DATA

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• Publication Date: July 16, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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Central Intelligence Agency
16 July 1986
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Eric Larson
Crisis Management Center
White House Situation Roan
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25X1
FROM: 25X1
Eurasia Branch, Geography Division
Office of Global Issues
SUBJECT: World Population Data
1. In response to your request of 16 July, we have attached the
following items:
a. Tables of the estimated current population, population growth
rate, and projected year 2000 population for all countries in
the world, by region.
If you have further questions, you may contact me or
LEurasia Branch, Geography Division, Office of Global Issues,
25X1
Attachments:
1. Attachment A: Population Tables)
GI M 86-20167
July 1986
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SUBJECT: Wbrld Population Data
OGI/GD/ 16Jul86)
Distribution:
Original - Addressee w/all atts.
1 - SA/DDCI w/att. A only
1 - Executive Director w/att. A only
1 - DDI/PES w/att. A only
1 - CPAS/ISS w/att. A only
1 - D/OGI, DD/OGI w/att. A only
1 - OGI/PG/Ch w/att. A only
8 - OGI/EXS/PG w/att. A only
1 - OGI/GD w/att. A only
2 - OGI/GD/ERA w/all att.
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Region or Country
Population Estimate *
(mid-1986; millions)
WORLD
AFRICA
Northern Africa
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
Western Africa
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
4,942
131
22.8
50.5
3.9
23.7
22.9
7.2
181
4.1
7.1
0.3
0.8
13.6
6.2
0.9
10.5
2.3
7.9
1.9
6.7
105.4
6.9
3.7
3.0
Eastern Africa
172
Burundi
4.9
Comoros
0.5
Djibouti
0.3
Ethiopia
43.9
Kenya
21.0
Madagascar
10.3
Malawi
7.3
Mauritius
1.0
Mozambique
14.0
Reunion
0.5
Rwanda
6.5
Seychelles
0.1
Somalia
7.8
Tanzania
22.4
Uganda
15.2
Zambia
7.1
Zimbabwe
9.0
*Source: Population Reference Bureau
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Region or Country
Middle Africa
Angola
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Sao Tome and Principe
Zaire
Southern Africa
Botswana
Lesotho
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland
Western Asia
Bahrain
Cyprus
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oma n
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen, North
Yemen, South
Southern Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Iran
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Population Estimate
(mid-1986; millions)
61
8.2
10.0
2.7
5.2
1.8
0.4
1.2
0.1
31.3
38
1.1
1.6
1.1
33.2
0.7
2,876
116
0.4
0.7
16.0
4.7
3.7
1.8
2.7
1.3
0.3
11.5
10.5
52.3
1.4
6.3
2.3
1,089
15.4
104.1
1.4
785.0
46.6
0.2
17.4
101.9
16.6
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Region or Country
Population Estimate
(mid-1986; millions)
Southeast Asia
408
Brunei
0.2
Burma
37.7
Cambodia
6.4
Indonesia
169.1
Laos
3.7
Malaysia
15.8
Philippines
58.1
Singapore
2.6
Thailand
52.8
Vietnam
62.0
East Asia
1,263
China
1,050.0
Hong Kong
5.7
Japan
121.5
Korea, North
20.5
Korea, South
43.3
Macao
0.4
Mongolia
1.9
Taiwan
19.6
Canada
25.6
United States
241.0
Central America
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
108
0.2
2.7
5.1
8.6
4.6
81.7
3.3
2.2
Caribbean
31
Antigua and Barbuda
0.1
Bahamas
0.2
Barbados
0.3
Cuba
10.2
Dominica
0.1
Dominican Republic
6.4
Grenada
0.1
Guadeloupe
0.3
Haiti
5.9
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Region or Country
Population Estimate
(mid-1986; millions)
Jama ica
Martinique
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico
St. Kitts-Nevis
Saint Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Tropical South America
2.3
0.3
0.3
3.3
0.04
0.1
0.1
1.2
233
Bolivia
6.4
Brazil
143.3
Colombia
30.0
Ecuador
9.6
Guyana
0.8
Paraguay
4.1
Peru
20.2
Suriname
0.4
Venezuela
17.8
Temperate South America
Argentina
Chile
Uruguay
Northern Europe
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom
Western Europe
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany, West
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Switzerland
Eastern Europe
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Germany, East
Hungary
46
31.2
12.3
3.0
83
5.1
4.9
0.2
3.6
4.2
8.4
56.6
155
7.6
9.9
55.4
60.7
0.4
14.5
6.5
112
9.0
15.5
16.7
10.6
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Region or Country
Population Estimate
(mid-1986; millions)
Poland
Romania
Southern Europe
37.5
22.8
143
Albania
3.0
Greece
10.0
Italy
57.2
Malta
0.4
Portugal
10.1
Spain
38.8
Yugoslavia
23.2
Australia
15.8
Fiji
0.7
French Polynesia
0.2
Kiribati
0.1
New Caledonia
0.2
New Zealand
3.3
Papua-New Guinea
3.4
Solomon Islands
0.3
Vanuatu
0.1
Western Samoa
0.2
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Region or Country
Growth Rate
(annual; percent)
WORLD
AFRICA
Northern Africa
2.8
Algeria
3.2
Egypt
2.6
Libya
3.3
Morocco
2.6
Sudan
2.9
Tunisia
2.7
Western Africa
2.9
Benin
3.0
Burkina Faso
2.6
Cape Verde
2.4
Gambia
2.0
Ghana
3.4
Guinea
2.3
Guinea-Bissau
1.9
Ivory Coast
3.0
Liberia
3.1
Mali
2.8
Mauritania
2.9
Niger
2.8
Nigeria
3.0
Senegal
2.9
Sierra Leone
1.8
Togo
3.1
Eastern Africa
3.0
Burundi
3.0
Comoros
3.1
Djibouti
2.5
Ethiopia
2.1
Kenya
4.2
Madagascar
2.8
Malawi
3.2
Mauritius
1.5
Mozambique
2.5
Reunion
1.8
Rwanda
3.8
Seychelles
1.9
Somalia
2.5
Tanzania
3.5
Source: Population Reference Bureau
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Growth Rate
Region or Country
(annual, percent)
Uganda
3.4
Zambia
3.3
Zimbabwe
3.5
Middle Africa
2.6
Angola
2.5
Cameroon
2.7
Central African Republic
2.8
Chad
2.0
Congo
2.6
Equatorial Guinea
2.3
Gabon
1.6
Sao Tome and Principe
2.9
Zaire
2.8
Southern Africa
2.4
Botswana
3.3
Lesotho
2.5
Namibia
2.9
South Africa
2.3
Swaziland
3.0
ASIA
1.8
Western Asia
2.8
Bahrain
2.8
Cyprus
1.3
Iraq
3.3
Israel
1.6
Jordan
3.7
Kuwait
3.2
Lebanon
2.1
Oman
3.3
Qatar
2.9
Saudi Arabia
3.0
Syria
3.8
Turkey
2.5
United Arab
Emirates
2.3
Yemen, North
3.0
Yemen, South
3.0
Southern Asia
2.4
Afghanistan
2.4
Bangladesh
2.7
Bhutan
2.0
India
2.3
Iran
2.9
Maldives
3.1
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Region or Country
Growth Rate
(annual, percent)
Nepal
2.3
Pakistan
2.8
Sri Lanka
2.0
Southeast Asia
2.2
Brunei
2.6
Burma
2.0
Cambodia
2.3
Indonesia
2.1
Laos
2.3
Malaysia
2.4
Philippines
2.5
Singapore
1.1
Thailand
2.0
Vietnam
2.5
East Asia
1.0
China
1.0
Hong Kong
1.0
Japan
0.7
Korea, North
2.3
Korea, South
1.6
Macao
1.7
Mongolia
2.5
Taiwan
1.5
Canada
0.8
United States
0.7
Central America
2.7
Belize
2.5
Costa Rica
2.6
El Salvador
2.4
Guatemala
3.1
Honduras
3.2
Mexico
2.6
Nicaragua
3.4
Panama
2.1
Caribbean
1.7
Antigua and Barbuda
1.0
Bahamas
1.9
Barbados
0.9
Cuba
1.1
Dominica
1.7
Dominican Republic
2.5
Grenada
1.8
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Region or Country
Growth Rate
(annual, percent)
Guadeloupe
1.4
Haiti
2.3
Jamaica
1.8
Martinique
1.1
Netherlands Antilles
1.3
Puerto Rico
1.4
St. Kitts-Nevis
1.8
Saint Lucia
2.5
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
2.5
Trinidad and Tobago
1.8
Tropical South America
2.4
Bolivia
2.8
Brazil
2.3
Colombia
2.1
Ecuador
2.8
Guyana
2.2
Paraguay
2.8
Peru
2.5
Suriname
2.0
Venezuela
2.7
Temperate South America
1.5
Argentina
1.6
Chile
1.6
Uruguay
0.9
Northern Europe
0.2
Denmark
-0.1
Finland
0.4
Iceland
1.0
Ireland
0.9
Norway
0.2
Sweden
0.0
United Kingdom
0.2
Western Europe
0.1
Austria
0.0
Belgium
0.1
France
0.4
Germany, West
-0.2
Luxembourg
0.0
Netherlands
0.4
Switzerland
0.2
Eastern Europe
0.4
Bulgaria
0.2
Czechoslovakia
0.3
Germany, East
0.0
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Region or Country
Growth Rate
(annual, percent)
Hungary
-0.2
Poland
0.9
Romania
0.4
Southern Europe
0.4
Albania
2.0
Greece
0.4
Italy
0.1
Malta
0.8
Portugal
0.5
Spain
0.5
Yugoslavia
0.7
OCEANIA
1.2
Australia
0.8
Fiji
2.4
French Polynesia
2.6
Kiribati
1.3
New Caledonia
2.0
New Zealand
0.8
Papua-New Guinea
2.6
Solomon Islands
3.7
Vanuatu
3.6
Western Samoa
3.0
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Region or Country
Projected Population
(millions; year 2000)
WO RL D
AFRICA
Northern Africa
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
6,157
187
34.3
71.2
6.1
32.1
34.2
9.4
Western Africa
273
Benin
6.4
Burkina Faso
10.5
Cape Verde
0.4
Gambia
1.1
Ghana
20.5
Guinea
8.9
Guinea-Bissau
1.2
Ivory Coast
16.0
Liberia
3.6
Mali
11.0
Mauritania
3.0
Niger
10.8
Nigeria
159.2
Senegal
10.5
Sierra Leone
4.9
Togo
4.8
Eastern Africa
270
Burundi
7.1
Comoros
0.7
Djibouti
0.4
Ethiopia
65.8
Kenya
35.8
Madagascar
15.6
Malawi
11.7
Mauritius
1.1
Mozambique
21.1
Reunion
0.6
Rwanda
11.1
Seychelles
0.1
Somalia
11.7
Tanzania
35.9
Uganda
24.9
Zambia
11.1
Zimbabwe
14.9
Source: Population Reference Bureau
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Projected Population
Region or Country (millions, year 2000)
Middle Africa
Angola
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Sao Tome and Principe
Zaire
Southern Africa
Botswana
Lesotho
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland
91
12.4
14.8
4.1
7.6
2.6
0.5
1.6
0.1
46.9
52
1.8
2.3
1.9
44.8
1.0
. ASIA 3,579
Western Asia 167
Bahrain 0.7
Cyprus 0.8
Iraq 24.2
Israel 6.2
Jordan 6.4
Kuwait 2.7
Lebanon 3.6
Oman 2.0
Qatar 0.5
Saudi Arabia 17.8
Syria 17.2
Turkey 69.7
United Arab Emirates 1.9
Yemen, North 9.9
Yemen, South 3.4
Southern Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Iran
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
1,450
23.7
144.7
1.9
1,017.0
68.3
0.3
24.6
148.7
20.7
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Region or Country
Projected Population
(millions, year 2000)
Southeast Asia
532
Brunei
0.3
Burma
48.2
Cambodia
8.5
Indonesia
220.8
Laos
4.9
Malaysia
20.6
Philippines
75.5
Singapore
2.9
Thailand
65.4
Vietnam
85.3
East Asia
1,430
China
1,190
Hong Kong
6.7
Japan
128.1
Korea, North
27.3
Korea, South
52.0
Macao
0.5
Mongolia
2.8
Taiwan
22.4
Canada
28.4
United States
268.0
Central America
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
152
0.2
3.6
7.5
13.1
6.8
112.8
5.2
2.9
Caribbean
39
Antigua and Barbuda
0.1
Bahamas
0.3
Barbados
0.3
Cuba
11.6
Dominica
0.1
Dominican Republic
8.4
Grenada
0.1
Guadeloupe
0.4
Haiti
8.4
Jamaica
2.8
Martinique
0.3
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Region or Country
Projected Population
(millions, year 2000)
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico
St. Kitts-Nevis
Saint Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
0.3
3.6
0.05
0.1
0.1
1.5
Tropical South America
316
Bolivia
9.2
Brazil
194.7
Colombia
38.4
Ecuador
13.9
Guyana
0.8
Paraguay
6.0
Peru
28.0
Suriname
0.5
Venezuela
24.7
Temperate South America
56
Argentina
Chile
Uruguay
37.5
14.8
3.4
Northern
Europe
84
Denmark
5.0
Finland
5.0
Iceland
0.3
Ireland
4.1
Norway
4.2
Sweden
8.1
United
Kingdom
57.4
Western Europe
155
Austria
7.5
Belgium
9.8
France
57.0
Germany, West
58.6
Luxembourg
0.4
Netherlands
15.0
Switzerland
6.5
Eastern Europe
118
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Germany, East
Hungary
Poland
Romania
9.3
16.5
16.9
10.6
40.7
24.5
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Region or Country
Projected Population
(millions, year 2000)
Southern Europe
151
Albania
3.8
Greece
10.4
Italy
58.1
Malta
0.4
Portugal
10.8
Spain
41.9
Yugoslavia
25.1
Australia
17.2
Fiji
0.8
French Polynesia
0.2
Kiribati
0.1
New Caledonia
0.2
New Zealand
3.6
Papua-New Guinea
4.5
Solomon Islands
0.4
Vanuatu
0.2
Western Samoa
0.2
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