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216 countries · 1950–2023
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2023
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East Asia & Pacific
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Value
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1
India
360.34M
2
China
236M
3
Nigeria
94.55M
4
Pakistan
91.67M
5
Indonesia
70.11M
6
United States
60.43M
7
Ethiopia
50.66M
8
Congo, Dem. Rep.
48.76M
9
Bangladesh
48.63M
10
Brazil
42.09M
11
Egypt, Arab Rep.
37.15M
12
Philippines
32.87M
13
Mexico
32.33M
14
Tanzania
28.46M
15
Russian Federation
25.47M
16
Viet Nam
23.69M
17
Uganda
21.38M
18
Kenya
20.72M
19
Iran, Islamic Rep.
20.69M
20
Sudan
20.34M
21
Turkiye
19.06M
22
Afghanistan
17.92M
23
Iraq
16.72M
24
South Africa
16.49M
25
Angola
16.38M
26
Yemen, Rep.
16.24M
27
Mozambique
15.05M
28
Japan
14.49M
29
Algeria
14.14M
30
Myanmar
13.27M
31
Cote d'Ivoire
12.86M
32
Madagascar
12.34M
33
Niger
12.29M
34
Ghana
12.22M
35
United Kingdom
11.96M
36
Cameroon
11.85M
37
Germany
11.77M
38
France
11.15M
39
Mali
11.04M
40
Uzbekistan
11.01M
41
Thailand
10.82M
42
Colombia
10.78M
43
Argentina
10.11M
44
Morocco
9.82M
45
Burkina Faso
9.76M
46
Chad
9.03M
47
Malawi
8.72M
48
Zambia
8.69M
49
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
8.57M
50
Nepal
8.53M
51
Peru
8.24M
52
Saudi Arabia
8.02M
53
Malaysia
7.83M
54
Venezuela, RB
7.4M
55
Italy
7.23M
56
Syrian Arab Republic
7.16M
57
Senegal
6.98M
58
Zimbabwe
6.75M
59
Spain
6.35M
60
Burundi
6.21M
61
Canada
6.01M
62
Kazakhstan
6.01M
63
Guinea
5.94M
64
Benin
5.9M
65
Poland
5.85M
66
Guatemala
5.82M
67
Korea, Rep.
5.68M
68
Ukraine
5.39M
69
Rwanda
5.27M
70
Cambodia
5.25M
71
Sri Lanka
5.14M
72
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
5.01M
73
Australia
4.77M
74
South Sudan
4.58M
75
Ecuador
4.5M
76
Tajikistan
3.79M
77
Bolivia
3.69M
78
Haiti
3.67M
79
Jordan
3.57M
80
Papua New Guinea
3.51M
81
Chile
3.42M
82
Togo
3.38M
83
Honduras
3.3M
84
Sierra Leone
3.26M
85
Dominican Republic
3.05M
86
Romania
3.04M
87
Tunisia
2.98M
88
Taiwan
2.79M
89
Netherlands
2.74M
90
Israel
2.56M
91
Central African Republic
2.53M
92
Congo, Rep.
2.53M
93
Lao PDR
2.34M
94
Turkmenistan
2.33M
95
Kyrgyz Republic
2.31M
96
Azerbaijan
2.31M
97
Liberia
2.2M
98
Mauritania
2.16M
99
West Bank and Gaza
2.08M
100
Libya
2.04M
101
Nicaragua
1.99M
102
Paraguay
1.97M
103
Belgium
1.91M
104
Sweden
1.82M
105
United Arab Emirates
1.74M
106
Cuba
1.71M
107
Czechia
1.69M
108
El Salvador
1.59M
109
Lebanon
1.54M
110
Belarus
1.52M
111
Hungary
1.4M
112
Greece
1.39M
113
Portugal
1.34M
114
Eritrea
1.34M
115
Switzerland
1.33M
116
Austria
1.31M
117
Oman
1.27M
118
Panama
1.13M
119
Mongolia
1.12M
120
Namibia
1.11M
121
Gambia, The
1.1M
122
Ireland
988,244
123
Bulgaria
987,985
124
Costa Rica
986,946
125
Serbia
971,975
126
New Zealand
950,495
127
Denmark
943,787
128
Norway
911,036
129
Gabon
910,977
130
Kuwait
900,149
131
Slovak Republic
877,767
132
Guinea-Bissau
845,019
133
Finland
836,536
134
Lesotho
807,249
135
Georgia
801,129
136
Botswana
800,656
137
Hong Kong SAR, China
796,302
138
Equatorial Guinea
692,541
139
Singapore
682,387
140
Uruguay
633,076
141
Moldova
613,176
142
Armenia
575,294
143
Croatia
550,842
144
Jamaica
543,367
145
Albania
479,161
146
Timor-Leste
473,838
147
Qatar
451,645
148
Lithuania
424,895
149
Bosnia and Herzegovina
421,063
150
Eswatini
414,299
151
Puerto Rico (US)
389,201
152
Djibouti
340,980
153
Comoros
318,057
154
Slovenia
316,271
155
North Macedonia
312,648
156
Solomon Islands
298,909
157
Bahrain
298,110
158
Latvia
295,386
159
Trinidad and Tobago
270,932
160
Fiji
253,079
161
Guyana
242,314
162
Estonia
218,319
163
Cyprus
215,923
164
Mauritius
192,621
165
Bhutan
168,770
166
Suriname
163,174
167
Cabo Verde
137,743
168
Vanuatu
123,722
169
Montenegro
116,150
170
Belize
110,968
171
Maldives
105,459
172
Luxembourg
105,218
173
Macao SAR, China
100,623
174
Brunei Darussalam
96,492
175
Sao Tome and Principe
88,379
176
Samoa
83,911
177
Bahamas, The
73,209
178
Malta
70,098
179
Iceland
69,977
180
New Caledonia
62,397
181
French Polynesia
55,476
182
Barbados
49,372
183
Kiribati
46,292
184
Guam
43,326
185
Tonga
37,260
186
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
36,188
187
St. Lucia
32,038
188
Curacao
28,265
189
Seychelles
25,771
190
Grenada
23,240
191
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
21,933
192
Aruba
18,550
193
Antigua and Barbuda
16,999
194
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
14,161
195
Marshall Islands
13,479
196
American Samoa
13,078
197
Isle of Man
12,227
198
Dominica
12,049
199
Cayman Islands
11,903
200
Greenland
11,638
201
Faroe Islands
11,034
202
Northern Mariana Islands
10,200
203
Andorra
9,908
204
Bermuda
8,984
205
St. Kitts and Nevis
8,577
206
Turks and Caicos Islands
7,495
207
Gibraltar
6,848
208
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
6,656
209
British Virgin Islands
5,907
210
St. Martin (French part)
5,820
211
Liechtenstein
5,684
212
Monaco
5,136
213
Naoero
4,537
214
San Marino
4,287
215
Palau
3,290
216
Tuvalu
3,202
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