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216 countries · 1950–2023
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2023
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East Asia & Pacific
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Country
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Value
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1
India
114.66M
2
China
58.04M
3
Nigeria
33.53M
4
Pakistan
31.79M
5
Indonesia
22.35M
6
Congo, Dem. Rep.
19.28M
7
Ethiopia
19.07M
8
United States
18.64M
9
Bangladesh
16.51M
10
Brazil
13.36M
11
Egypt, Arab Rep.
11.78M
12
Tanzania
10.81M
13
Mexico
10.31M
14
Philippines
9.6M
15
Uganda
7.94M
16
Sudan
7.65M
17
Russian Federation
7.2M
18
Viet Nam
7.18M
19
Kenya
7.04M
20
Afghanistan
6.66M
21
Yemen, Rep.
6.29M
22
Angola
6.22M
23
Iran, Islamic Rep.
6.2M
24
South Africa
5.89M
25
Turkiye
5.75M
26
Mozambique
5.67M
27
Iraq
5.56M
28
Algeria
4.75M
29
Niger
4.67M
30
Cote d'Ivoire
4.59M
31
Madagascar
4.59M
32
Myanmar
4.43M
33
Cameroon
4.39M
34
Uzbekistan
4.31M
35
Ghana
4.23M
36
Mali
4.16M
37
Japan
4.14M
38
Germany
3.91M
39
United Kingdom
3.59M
40
Colombia
3.55M
41
Chad
3.55M
42
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
3.41M
43
France
3.4M
44
Burkina Faso
3.35M
45
Morocco
3.18M
46
Zambia
3.15M
47
Thailand
3.1M
48
Malawi
3.08M
49
Nepal
2.79M
50
Argentina
2.75M
51
Peru
2.69M
52
Saudi Arabia
2.61M
53
Senegal
2.45M
54
Zimbabwe
2.31M
55
Syrian Arab Republic
2.27M
56
Malaysia
2.27M
57
Guinea
2.19M
58
Benin
2.18M
59
Burundi
2.17M
60
Kazakhstan
2.13M
61
Venezuela, RB
2.12M
62
Italy
2.07M
63
Canada
1.88M
64
Guatemala
1.88M
65
Rwanda
1.88M
66
Cambodia
1.82M
67
Poland
1.77M
68
Spain
1.76M
69
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
1.71M
70
Sri Lanka
1.64M
71
Australia
1.53M
72
South Sudan
1.48M
73
Ecuador
1.4M
74
Korea, Rep.
1.36M
75
Tajikistan
1.33M
76
Ukraine
1.3M
77
Bolivia
1.25M
78
Haiti
1.24M
79
Papua New Guinea
1.23M
80
Sierra Leone
1.16M
81
Jordan
1.16M
82
Honduras
1.14M
83
Togo
1.13M
84
Dominican Republic
1M
85
Chile
979,813
86
Romania
953,140
87
Central African Republic
940,906
88
Tunisia
901,969
89
Netherlands
889,979
90
Congo, Rep.
885,681
91
Israel
875,432
92
Turkmenistan
804,417
93
Mauritania
799,917
94
Lao PDR
795,693
95
Kyrgyz Republic
787,605
96
Taiwan
775,562
97
Liberia
772,932
98
West Bank and Gaza
719,902
99
Paraguay
679,264
100
Azerbaijan
674,784
101
Nicaragua
657,210
102
Libya
644,241
103
Belgium
582,811
104
United Arab Emirates
573,174
105
Sweden
566,382
106
Czechia
547,421
107
Cuba
504,058
108
El Salvador
495,946
109
Hungary
462,049
110
Eritrea
461,114
111
Lebanon
451,904
112
Switzerland
434,031
113
Oman
427,937
114
Portugal
426,131
115
Austria
425,844
116
Namibia
409,462
117
Belarus
399,408
118
Greece
397,773
119
Gambia, The
383,559
120
Panama
359,780
121
Mongolia
352,992
122
Gabon
331,234
123
Serbia
314,989
124
Denmark
308,877
125
Bulgaria
308,119
126
New Zealand
298,070
127
Guinea-Bissau
297,297
128
Botswana
293,659
129
Ireland
293,493
130
Costa Rica
284,205
131
Slovak Republic
283,056
132
Norway
276,510
133
Lesotho
266,337
134
Kuwait
266,086
135
Equatorial Guinea
252,431
136
Georgia
242,112
137
Finland
236,635
138
Singapore
228,711
139
Hong Kong SAR, China
224,529
140
Moldova
178,813
141
Armenia
177,296
142
Uruguay
175,413
143
Croatia
168,800
144
Jamaica
165,500
145
Timor-Leste
156,933
146
Qatar
154,510
147
Albania
145,074
148
Eswatini
142,151
149
Bosnia and Herzegovina
130,436
150
Lithuania
127,928
151
Djibouti
114,506
152
Comoros
114,145
153
Solomon Islands
103,683
154
Puerto Rico (US)
97,806
155
Slovenia
95,872
156
North Macedonia
95,162
157
Bahrain
94,701
158
Latvia
87,250
159
Trinidad and Tobago
84,323
160
Guyana
82,916
161
Fiji
82,655
162
Cyprus
74,054
163
Estonia
67,121
164
Mauritius
60,561
165
Suriname
53,331
166
Bhutan
48,329
167
Vanuatu
44,000
168
Cabo Verde
39,135
169
Montenegro
36,789
170
Belize
35,737
171
Luxembourg
34,189
172
Brunei Darussalam
31,431
173
Sao Tome and Principe
30,650
174
Maldives
30,641
175
Macao SAR, China
29,383
176
Samoa
28,284
177
Iceland
23,233
178
Malta
22,280
179
Bahamas, The
21,817
180
New Caledonia
20,760
181
Kiribati
16,280
182
Barbados
15,793
183
French Polynesia
15,091
184
Guam
14,782
185
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
12,130
186
Tonga
11,804
187
St. Lucia
10,209
188
Seychelles
8,851
189
Curacao
7,251
190
Grenada
6,975
191
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
6,370
192
Antigua and Barbuda
5,404
193
Aruba
5,288
194
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
4,767
195
Marshall Islands
4,289
196
Cayman Islands
4,197
197
Greenland
4,055
198
American Samoa
3,856
199
Dominica
3,656
200
Faroe Islands
3,589
201
Isle of Man
3,479
202
Northern Mariana Islands
3,080
203
St. Kitts and Nevis
2,839
204
Bermuda
2,724
205
Turks and Caicos Islands
2,583
206
Andorra
2,416
207
Gibraltar
2,245
208
Liechtenstein
1,867
209
St. Martin (French part)
1,860
210
Monaco
1,812
211
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
1,765
212
British Virgin Islands
1,630
213
Naoero
1,490
214
San Marino
1,156
215
Tuvalu
1,098
216
Palau
984
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Live Births Surviving to Age 1
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