This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and based on assumptions about future trends.Â
total: 40,121,552
male: 20,301,066
female: 19,820,486 (2024 est.)
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 (2020)
total: 3,107,100
male: 1,531,063
female: 1,576,037 (2024 est.)
total: 47,022,473
male: 23,854,821
female: 23,167,652 (2024 est.)
total: 43,895
male: 21,804
female: 22,091 (2024 est.)
total: 85,370
male: 43,652
female: 41,718 (2024 est.)
total: 37,202,061
male: 18,196,058
female: 19,006,003 (2024 est.)
total: 19,416
male: 9,107
female: 10,309 (2024 est.)
no indigenous 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 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 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)
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
total: 102,634
male: 48,311
female: 54,323 (2024 est.)
total: 46,994,384
male: 23,274,794
female: 23,719,590 (2024 est.)
total: 2,976,765
male: 1,456,415
female: 1,520,350 (2024 est.)
total: 125,063
male: 59,101
female: 65,962 (2024 est.)
total: (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
total: 26,768,598
male: 13,305,110
female: 13,463,488 (2024 est.)
total: 8,967,982
male: 4,392,898
female: 4,575,084 (2024 est.)
total: 10,650,239
male: 5,330,233
female: 5,320,006 (2024 est.)
total: 410,862
male: 190,100
female: 220,762 (2024 est.)
total: 1,566,888
male: 940,022
female: 626,866 (2024 est.)
total: 168,697,184
male: 82,708,252
female: 85,988,932 (2024 est.)
total: 304,139
male: 146,587
female: 157,552 (2024 est.)
total: 9,501,451
male: 4,433,839
female: 5,067,612 (2024 est.)
total: 11,977,634
male: 5,909,057
female: 6,068,577 (2024 est.)
total: 415,789
male: 205,895
female: 209,894 (2024 est.)
total: 14,697,052
male: 7,253,258
female: 7,443,794 (2024 est.)
total: 72,800
male: 35,401
female: 37,399 (2024 est.)
total: 884,546
male: 457,665
female: 426,881 (2024 est.)
total: 12,311,974
male: 6,192,774
female: 6,119,200 (2024 est.)
total: 3,798,671
male: 1,852,164
female: 1,946,507 (2024 est.)
total: 2,450,668
male: 1,174,306
female: 1,276,362 (2024 est.)
total: 220,051,512
male: 108,166,491
female: 111,885,021 (2024 est.)
total: 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)
total: 40,102
male: 19,042
female: 21,060 (2024 est.)
total: 491,900
male: 239,140
female: 252,760 (2024 est.)
total: 6,782,659
male: 3,303,491
female: 3,479,168 (2024 est.)
total: 23,042,199
male: 11,297,749
female: 11,744,450 (2024 est.)
total: 57,527,139
male: 28,387,831
female: 29,139,308 (2024 est.)
total: 13,590,102
male: 6,755,456
female: 6,834,646 (2024 est.)
total: 611,014
male: 297,106
female: 313,908 (2024 est.)
total: 17,063,669
male: 8,277,588
female: 8,786,081 (2024 est.)
total: 30,966,105
male: 15,429,588
female: 15,536,517 (2024 est.)
total: 38,794,813
male: 19,234,729
female: 19,560,084 (2024 est.)
total: 66,653
male: 32,379
female: 34,274 (2024 est.)
total: 5,650,957
male: 2,814,497
female: 2,836,460 (2024 est.)
total: 19,093,595
male: 9,464,699
female: 9,628,896 (2024 est.)
total: 18,664,652
male: 9,169,736
female: 9,494,916 (2024 est.)
total: 1,416,043,270
male: 722,201,504
female: 693,841,766 (2024 est.)
total: 1,692
male: 1,007
female: 685 (2021 est.)
total: 593
male: 301
female: 292 (2021 est.)
total: 49,588,357
male: 24,206,371
female: 25,381,986 (2024 est.)
total: 900,141
male: 435,758
female: 464,383 (2024 est.)
total: 115,403,027
male: 57,688,160
female: 57,714,867 (2024 est.)
total: 6,097,665
male: 3,045,973
female: 3,051,692 (2024 est.)
total: 7,761
male: 3,980
female: 3,781 (2024 est.)
total: no indigenous inhabitants (2021)
note: a staff of four operates the meteorological station on Willis Island
total: 5,265,575
male: 2,635,481
female: 2,630,094 (2024 est.)
total: 29,981,758
male: 15,040,032
female: 14,941,726 (2024 est.)
total: 4,150,116
male: 2,003,431
female: 2,146,685 (2024 est.)
total: 10,966,038
male: 5,441,507
female: 5,524,531 (2024 est.)
total: 153,289
male: 73,755
female: 79,534 (2024 est.)
total: 1,320,525
male: 675,196
female: 645,329 (2024 est.)
total: 10,837,890
male: 5,335,737
female: 5,502,153 (2024 est.)
total: 5,973,136
male: 2,975,261
female: 2,997,875 (2024 est.)
total: 994,974
male: 450,796
female: 544,178 (2024 est.)
total: 74,661
male: 37,753
female: 36,908 (2024 est.)
total: 10,815,857
male: 5,465,776
female: 5,350,081 (2024 est.)
total: 18,309,984
male: 9,023,170
female: 9,286,814 (2024 est.)
total: 111,247,248
male: 57,142,484
female: 54,104,764 (2024 est.)
total: 6,628,702
male: 3,172,244
female: 3,456,458 (2024 est.)
total: 1,795,834
male: 962,385
female: 833,449 (2024 est.)
total: 6,343,956
male: 3,122,433
female: 3,221,523 (2024 est.)
total: 1,193,791
male: 563,079
female: 630,712 (2024 est.)
total: 1,138,089
male: 538,600
female: 599,489 (2024 est.)
total: 118,550,298
male: 59,062,093
female: 59,488,205 (2024 est.)
total: 451,815,312
male: 220,631,332
female: 231,183,980 (2024 est.)
total: 3,662 (2021 est.)
note: data include all persons usually resident in the islands at the time of the 2021 census
total: 52,933
male: 27,400
female: 25,533 (2024 est.)
total: 951,611
male: 482,304
female: 469,307 (2024 est.)
total: 5,626,414
male: 2,773,656
female: 2,852,758 (2024 est.)
total: 68,374,591
male: 33,557,094
female: 34,817,497 (2024 est.)
total: 303,540
male: 155,138
female: 148,402 (2024 est.)
total: 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, visited by scientists
total: 2,455,105
male: 1,270,023
female: 1,185,082 (2024 est.)
total: 2,523,327
male: 1,250,490
female: 1,272,837 (2024 est.)
total: 2,141,643
male: 1,086,340
female: 1,055,303 (2024 est.)
total: 4,900,961
male: 2,343,068
female: 2,557,893 (2024 est.)
total: 84,119,100
male: 41,572,702
female: 42,546,398 (2024 est.)
total: 34,589,092
male: 16,902,073
female: 17,687,019 (2024 est.)
total: 29,683
male: 14,919
female: 14,764 (2024 est.)
total: 10,461,091
male: 5,117,862
female: 5,343,229 (2024 est.)
total: 57,751
male: 29,843
female: 27,908 (2024 est.)
total: 114,621
male: 58,168
female: 56,453 (2024 est.)
total: 169,532
male: 87,345
female: 82,187 (2024 est.)
total: 18,255,216
male: 9,050,684
female: 9,204,532 (2024 est.)
total: 67,787
male: 33,712
female: 34,075 (2024 est.)
total: 13,986,179
male: 6,985,606
female: 7,000,573 (2024 est.)
total: 2,132,325
male: 1,042,910
female: 1,089,415 (2024 est.)
total: 794,099
male: 405,244
female: 388,855 (2024 est.)
total: 11,753,943
male: 5,792,443
female: 5,961,500 (2024 est.)
total: 9,529,188
male: 4,591,247
female: 4,937,941 (2024 est.)
total: 7,297,821
male: 3,367,812
female: 3,930,009 (2024 est.)
total: 9,855,745
male: 4,812,668
female: 5,043,077 (2024 est.)
total: 364,036
male: 182,268
female: 181,768 (2024 est.)
total: 1,409,128,296
male: 725,784,825
female: 683,343,471 (2024 est.)
total: 281,562,465
male: 140,800,047
female: 140,762,418 (2024 est.)
total: 88,386,937
male: 44,795,539
female: 43,591,398 (2024 est.)
total: 42,083,436
male: 21,193,356
female: 20,890,080 (2024 est.)
total: 5,233,461
male: 2,590,542
female: 2,642,919 (2024 est.)
total: 92,269
male: 46,331
female: 45,938 (2024 est.)
total: 9,402,617
male: 4,731,275
female: 4,671,342 (2024 est.)
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
total: 60,964,931
male: 29,414,065
female: 31,550,866 (2024 est.)
total: 2,823,713
male: 1,397,495
female: 1,426,218 (2024 est.)
total: no indigenous inhabitants
note: military personnel operate the the weather and coastal services radio station
total: 123,201,945
male: 59,875,269
female: 63,326,676 (2024 est.)
total: 103,387
male: 51,028
female: 52,359 (2024 est.)
total: 11,174,024
male: 5,844,979
female: 5,329,045 (2024 est.)
note: increased estimate reflects revised assumptions about the net migration rate due to the increased flow of Syrian refugees
total: 20,260,006
male: 9,817,172
female: 10,442,834 (2024 est.)
total: 58,246,378
male: 29,091,800
female: 29,154,578 (2024 est.)
total: 116,545
male: 56,364
female: 60,181 (2024 est.)
total: 26,298,666
male: 12,828,269
female: 13,470,397 (2024 est.)
total: 52,081,799
male: 26,119,111
female: 25,962,688 (2024 est.)
total: 1,977,093
male: 1,017,992
female: 959,101 (2024 est.)
total: 3,138,355
male: 1,810,542
female: 1,327,813 (2024 est.)
total: 6,172,101
male: 3,021,318
female: 3,150,783 (2024 est.)
total: 7,953,556
male: 3,966,320
female: 3,987,236 (2024 est.)
total: 1,801,246
male: 836,982
female: 964,264 (2024 est.)
total: 5,364,482
male: 2,678,543
female: 2,685,939 (2024 est.)
total: 2,227,548
male: 1,101,959
female: 1,125,589 (2024 est.)
total: 5,437,249
male: 2,711,324
female: 2,725,925 (2024 est.)
total: 7,361,263
male: 3,747,364
female: 3,613,899 (2024 est.)
note: immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
total: 40,272
male: 20,072
female: 20,200 (2024 est.)
total: 2,628,186
male: 1,214,994
female: 1,413,192 (2024 est.)
total: 671,254
male: 338,702
female: 332,552 (2024 est.)
total: 644,426
male: 304,988
female: 339,438 (2024 est.)
total: 29,452,714
male: 14,760,501
female: 14,692,213 (2024 est.)
total: 21,763,309
male: 10,674,594
female: 11,088,715 (2024 est.)
total: 34,564,810
male: 17,666,212
female: 16,898,598 (2024 est.)
total: 388,858
male: 197,739
female: 191,119 (2024 est.)
total: 21,990,607
male: 10,688,755
female: 11,301,852 (2024 est.)
total: 469,730
male: 237,023
female: 232,707 (2024 est.)
total: 82,011
male: 41,581
female: 40,430 (2024 est.)
total: 4,328,040
male: 2,083,690
female: 2,244,350 (2024 est.)
total: 1,310,504
male: 639,270
female: 671,234 (2024 est.)
total: 130,739,927
male: 63,899,138
female: 66,840,789 (2024 est.)
total: 99,603
male: 48,708
female: 50,895 (2024 est.)
total: 3,599,528
male: 1,698,249
female: 1,901,279 (2024 est.)
total: 31,813
male: 15,366
female: 16,447 (2024 est.)
total: 3,281,676
male: 1,595,596
female: 1,686,080 (2024 est.)
total: 599,849
male: 294,482
female: 305,367 (2024 est.)
total: 5,468
male: 2,728
female: 2,740 (2024 est.)
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned
total: 37,387,585
male: 18,664,263
female: 18,723,322 (2024 est.)
total: 33,350,954
male: 16,449,734
female: 16,901,220 (2024 est.)
total: 2,803,660
male: 1,377,286
female: 1,426,374 (2024 est.)
total: 9,892
male: 4,856
female: 5,036 (2024 est.)
total: uninhabited; transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island
total: 31,122,387
male: 15,240,643
female: 15,881,744 (2024 est.)
total: 17,772,378
male: 8,844,100
female: 8,928,278 (2024 est.)
total: 304,167
male: 151,389
female: 152,778 (2024 est.)
total: 5,161,211
male: 2,584,607
female: 2,576,604 (2024 est.)
total: 6,676,948
male: 3,273,900
female: 3,403,048 (2024 est.)
total: 26,342,784
male: 13,056,203
female: 13,286,581 (2024 est.)
total: 236,747,130
male: 119,514,449
female: 117,232,681 (2024 est.)
total: 2,000 (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 - or about 15 times as many persons of Niuean ancestry living in New Zealand as in Niue
total: 2,135,622
male: 1,064,727
female: 1,070,895 (2024 est.)
total: 51,118
male: 27,044
female: 24,074 (2024 est.)
total: 5,509,733
male: 2,780,972
female: 2,728,761 (2024 est.)
total: 3,901,992
male: 2,096,126
female: 1,805,866 (2024 est.)
total: 252,363,571
male: 128,387,797
female: 123,975,774 (2024 est.)
note: results of Pakistan's 2017 national census estimate the country's total population to be 207,684,626
total: 21,864
male: 11,235
female: 10,629 (2024 est.)
total: 4,470,241
male: 2,251,257
female: 2,218,984 (2024 est.)
total: 10,046,233
male: 5,092,262
female: 4,953,971 (2024 est.)
total: 1,440 (July 2014 est.)
note: Chinese activity has increased in recent years, particularly on Woody Island, where the population exceeds 1,000; some other islands have scattered Chinese garrisons
total: 7,522,549
male: 3,769,376
female: 3,753,173 (2024 est.)
total: 32,600,249
male: 15,952,556
female: 16,647,693 (2024 est.)
total: 118,277,063
male: 59,227,092
female: 59,049,971 (2024 est.)
total: 38,746,310
male: 18,441,415
female: 20,304,895 (2024 est.)
total: 10,207,177
male: 4,835,763
female: 5,371,414 (2024 est.)
total: 3,019,450
male: 1,418,753
female: 1,600,697 (2024 est.)
total: 2,552,088
male: 1,961,135
female: 590,953 (2024 est.)
total: 18,148,155
male: 8,747,795
female: 9,400,360 (2024 est.)
total: 140,820,810
male: 65,496,805
female: 75,324,005 (2024 est.)
total: 13,623,302
male: 6,684,655
female: 6,938,647 (2024 est.)
total: 7,086
male: 3,737
female: 3,349 (2024 est.)
total: 7,943
male: 3,978
female: 3,965 (2024 est.)
total: 55,133
male: 27,599
female: 27,534 (2024 est.)
total: 168,038
male: 81,517
female: 86,521 (2024 est.)
total: 32,996
male: 15,791
female: 17,205 (2024 est.)
total: 5,132
male: 2,476
female: 2,656 (2024 est.)
total: 100,647
male: 51,249
female: 49,398 (2024 est.)
total: 208,853
male: 105,920
female: 102,933 (2024 est.)
total: 35,095
male: 16,944
female: 18,151 (2024 est.)
total: 223,561
male: 111,553
female: 112,008 (2024 est.)
total: 36,544,431
male: 20,700,838
female: 15,843,593 (2024 est.)
total: 18,847,519
male: 9,283,314
female: 9,564,205 (2024 est.)
total: 6,652,212
male: 3,242,751
female: 3,409,461 (2024 est.)
total: 98,187
male: 50,973
female: 47,214 (2024 est.)
total: 9,121,049
male: 4,515,726
female: 4,605,323 (2024 est.)
total: 6,028,459
male: 3,013,630
female: 3,014,829 (2024 est.)
total: 46,215
male: 22,817
female: 23,398 (2024 est.)
total: 5,563,649
male: 2,684,747
female: 2,878,902 (2024 est.)
total: 2,097,893
male: 1,051,044
female: 1,046,849 (2024 est.)
total: 726,799
male: 370,970
female: 355,829 (2024 est.)
total: 13,017,273
male: 6,546,312
female: 6,470,961 (2024 est.)
total: 60,442,647
male: 29,664,388
female: 30,778,259 (2024 est.)
total: (July 2021 est.) no indigenous inhabitants
note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001 and was replaced by a permanent group of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited
total: 12,703,714
male: 6,476,341
female: 6,227,373 (2024 est.)
total: 47,280,433
male: 23,069,327
female: 24,211,106 (2024 est.)
total: (July 2021 est.) no indigenous inhabitants
note: scattered garrisons are occupied by military personnel of several claimant states
total: 21,982,608
male: 10,642,043
female: 11,340,565 (2024 est.)
total: 50,467,278
male: 25,335,092
female: 25,132,186 (2024 est.)
total: 646,758
male: 320,352
female: 326,406 (2024 est.)
total: 10,589,835
male: 5,332,701
female: 5,257,134 (2024 est.)
total: 8,860,574
male: 4,403,105
female: 4,457,469 (2024 est.)
total: 23,865,423
male: 11,981,578
female: 11,883,845 (2024 est.)
total: 23,595,274
male: 11,606,491
female: 11,988,783 (2024 est.)
total: 10,394,063
male: 5,221,818
female: 5,172,245 (2024 est.)
total: 67,462,121
male: 33,691,904
female: 33,770,217 (2024 est.)
total: 69,920,998
male: 34,065,311
female: 35,855,687 (2024 est.)
total: 1,506,909
male: 750,665
female: 756,244 (2024 est.)
total: 8,917,994
male: 4,395,271
female: 4,522,723 (2024 est.)
total: 104,889
male: 52,606
female: 52,283 (2024 est.)
total: 1,408,966
male: 708,260
female: 700,706 (2024 est.)
total: 12,048,847
male: 5,972,242
female: 6,076,605 (2024 est.)
total: 84,119,531
male: 42,247,430
female: 41,872,101 (2024 est.)
total: 5,744,151
male: 2,842,870
female: 2,901,281 (2024 est.)
total: 60,439
male: 30,389
female: 30,050 (2024 est.)
total: 11,733
male: 5,816
female: 5,917 (2024 est.)
total: 49,283,041
male: 24,040,560
female: 25,242,481 (2024 est.)
total: 35,661,826
male: 17,510,149
female: 18,151,677 (2024 est.)
total: 10,032,213
male: 6,824,131
female: 3,208,082 (2024 est.)
total: 68,459,055 United Kingdom
male: 34,005,445
female: 34,453,610 (2024 est.)
total: 341,963,408
male: 168,598,780
female: 173,364,628 (2024 est.)
total: 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: 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife staff, and researchers
total: 3,425,330
male: 1,660,132
female: 1,765,198 (2024 est.)
total: 36,520,593
male: 18,324,813
female: 18,195,780 (2024 est.)
total: 318,007
male: 157,932
female: 160,075 (2024 est.)
total: 31,250,306
male: 15,555,451
female: 15,694,855 (2024 est.)
total: 105,758,975
male: 53,109,175
female: 52,649,800 (2024 est.)
total: 104,377
male: 49,520
female: 54,857 (2024 est.)
total: (2018 est.) no indigenous inhabitants
note: approximately 100 military personnel and civilian contractors maintain and operate the airfield and communications facilities
total: 15,964
male: 8,201
female: 7,763 (2024 est.)
total: 3,243,369
male: 1,648,450
female: 1,594,919 (2024 est.)
note: approximately 468,300 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2022); approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2021)
total: 8,057,236,243
male: 4,046,854,454
female: 4,010,381,789 (2024 est.)
total: 32,140,443
male: 16,221,139
female: 15,919,304 (2024 est.)
total: 20,799,116
male: 10,407,253
female: 10,391,863 (2024 est.)
total: 17,150,352
male: 8,343,790
female: 8,806,562 (2024 est.)