Based on Statistics at www.worldometers.info
Contrast this with the population in 1930, just over 2,000 million, when only a handful of countries, eighteen to be exact, had a population of 20 million or more, based on statistics at www.populstat.info
Nearly 11 billion people have been born since 1900, a phenomenal increase on previous centuries.
1900-1959 | Births
4.4 billion (Average 35 per 1000 or 74 million each year)
| Deaths
3.1 billion (Average 25 per 1000 or 52 million each year) | |
Nett growth 1.7 billion in 1900 to 3 billion in 1959
1959-2012 | Births
6.5 billion (Average 25 per 1000 or 123 million each year)
| Deaths
2.5 billion (Average 9.5 per 1000 or 47 million each year) | |
Nett growth 3 billion to 7 billion in 2012
Averages per 1000 are based on a midpoint of 2.3 billion in 1900-1959 and 5 billion in 1959-2012
Life Expectancy based on statistics at Nation Master showing a weighted average of three score and ten (70.6) years
Continent | Population | Countries | Census Data | Life Expectancy | ||
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Christian | Muslim | Other | ||||
AFRICA | 1.1 billion | 1. Nigeria 170 million | 48% | 50% | 48 years | |
2. Ethiopia 90 million | 65% | 34% | 56 years | |||
3. Egypt 85 million | 10% | 90% | 73 years | |||
4. Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) 75 million | 90% | 1% | 55 years | |||
5. South Africa 50 million | 80% | 2% | 49 years | |||
6. Tanzania 45 million | 35% | 30% | 53 years | |||
7. Kenya 44 million | 85% | 7% | 59 years | |||
8. Algeria 38 million | 2% | 90% | 75 years | |||
9. Uganda 35 million | 84% | 12% | 53 years | |||
10. Morocco 33 million | 1% | 99% | 76 years | |||
11. Sudan 30 million | 15% | 71% | 55 years | |||
12. Ghana 25 million | 69% | 16% | 61 years | |||
13. Mozambique 20 million | 41% | 23% | 52 years | |||
14. Cote d'Ivoire 20 million | 33% | 37% | 57 years | |||
15. Madagascar 20 million | 41% | 1% | 64 years | |||
16. Cameroon 20 million | 40% | 18% | 54 years | |||
17. Burkina Faso 15 million | 23% | 59% | 54 years | |||
18. Malawi 15 million | 80% | 13% | 52 years | |||
19. Niger 13 million | 5% | 95% | 53 years | |||
20. Senegal 13 million | 7% | 93% | 60 years | |||
21. Angola 12 million | 90% | 1% | 39 years | |||
22. Mali 12 million | 5% | 92% | 53 years | |||
23. Zambia 12 million | 98% | ½% | 52 years | |||
24. Zimbabwe 10 million | 85% | 1% | 50 years | |||
25. Tunisia 10 million | 0.2% | 99% | 75 years | |||
26. Rwanda 10 million | 94% | 2% | 58 years | |||
27. Chad 10 million | 34% | 56% | 48 years | |||
28. Guinea 10 million | 10% | 84% | 58 years | |||
29. Somalia 10 million | 0.01% | 99% | 50 years | |||
30. Burundi 9 million | 67% | 2% | 59 years |
Continent | Population | Countries | Census Data | Life Expectancy | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christian | Muslim | Other | ||||
AFRICA continued | 1.1 billion | 31. Benin 9 million | 43% | 24% | 60 years | |
32. Sierra Leone 6 million | 30% | 60% | 56 years | |||
33. Libya 6 million | 2% | 97% | 78 years | |||
34. Togo 6 million | 29% | 12% | 63 years | |||
35. Eritrea 6 million | 51% | 37% | 63 years | |||
36. Central African Republic 4 million | 50% | 9% | 50 years | |||
37. Republic of the Congo 4 million | 91% | 55 years | ||||
38. Mauritania 3 million | 0.1% | 99% | 61 years | |||
39. Liberia 3 million | 40% | 12% | 57 years | |||
40. Lesotho 2 million | 90% | 52 years | ||||
41. Namibia 2 million | 90% | ½% | 52 years | |||
42. Botswana 2 million | 72% | ½% | 58 years | |||
43. Gambia 2 million | 9% | 91% | 64 years | |||
44. Guinea-Bissau 2 million | 10% | 42% | 49 years | |||
45. Gabon 1 million | 72% | 10% | 52 years | |||
46. Mauritius 1 million | 32% | 17% | Hinduism 48-50% | 74 years | ||
47. Swaziland 1 million | 83% | 0.2% | 49 years | |||
48. Comoros 700 thousand | 2% | 98% | 64 years | |||
49. Equatorial Guinea 600 thousand | 99% | 62 years | ||||
50. Djibouti 500 thousand | 6% | 94% | 61 years | |||
51. Cape Verde 400 thousand | 95% | 71 years | ||||
52. Western Sahara 400 thousand | 0.04% | 99½% | 54 years | |||
53. Mayotte 200 thousand | 77 years | |||||
54. Sao Tome and Principe 200 thousand | 63 years | |||||
55. Seychelles 80 thousand | 95% | 1% | 74 years | |||
56. Saint Helena 8 thousand | 78 years | |||||
Continent | Population | Countries | Census Data | Life Expectancy | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christian | Muslim | Other | ||||
NORTH and CENTRAL AMERICA | 550 million | 1. U.S.A. 315 million | 78% | 1% | Judaism 1% Buddhism 1% | 78 years |
2. Mexico 117 million | 95% | 76 years | ||||
3. Canada 34 million | 77% | 2% | Buddhism 1% Hinduism 1% | 81 years | ||
4. Guatemala 15 million | 98% | 71 years | ||||
5. Cuba 11 million | 85% | 78 years | ||||
6. Dominican Republic 10 million | 95% | 77 years | ||||
7. Haiti 9 million | 84% | 62 years | ||||
8. Honduras 8 million | 83% | 71 years | ||||
9. El Salvador 6 million | 82% | 73 years | ||||
10. Nicaragua 6 million | 90% | 72 years | ||||
11. Costa Rica 4 million | 84% | 78 years | ||||
12. Puerto Rico 4 million | 97% | 79 years | ||||
13. Panama 3 million | 92% | 1% | 78 years | |||
14. Jamaica 3 million | 65% | 73 years | ||||
15. Trinidad and Tobago 1 million | 58% | 6% | Hinduism 22% | 71 years | ||
16. Bahamas 300 thousand | 96% | 71 years | ||||
17. Belize 300 thousand | 77% | 68 years | ||||
18. Barbados 280 thousand | 95% | 74 years | ||||
19. Netherlands Antilles 220 thousand | 76 years | |||||
20. Saint Lucia 160 thousand | 77 years | |||||
21. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 120 thousand | 74 years | |||||
22. Virgin Islands U.S. 110 thousand | 79 years | |||||
23. Aruba 100 thousand | 90% | 76 years |
Continent | Population | Countries | Census Data | Life Expectancy | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christian | Muslim | Other | ||||
NORTH and CENTRAL AMERICA continued | 550 million | 24. Grenada 90 thousand | 97% | 73 years | ||
25. Antigua and Barbuda 85 thousand | 74% | 75 years | ||||
26. Dominica 70 thousand | 89% | 76 years | ||||
27. Bermuda 70 thousand | 67% | 81 years | ||||
28. Cayman Islands 50 thousand | 74% | 81 years | ||||
29. Saint Kitts and Nevis 40 thousand | 75 years | |||||
30. Saint Martin 30 thousand | 79 years | |||||
31. Virgin Islands British 25 thousand | 96% | 78 years | ||||
32. Turks and Caicos Islands 20 thousand | 79 years | |||||
33. Anguilla 15 thousand | 90% | 81 years | ||||
34. Saint Barthelemy 7 thousand | ||||||
35. Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7 thousand | 80 years | |||||
36. Montserrat 5 thousand | 73 years | |||||
SOUTH AMERICA | 400 million | 1. Brazil 200 million | 90% | 73 years | ||
2. Colombia 48 million | 98% | 75 years | ||||
3. Argentina 41 million | 93% | 2% | 77 years | |||
4. Peru 30 million | 94% | 72 years | ||||
5. Venezuela 30 million | 98% | 74 years | ||||
6. Chile 16 million | 87% | 78 years | ||||
7. Ecuador 14 million | 99% | 76 years | ||||
8. Bolivia 9 million | 97% | 68 years | ||||
9. Paraguay 7 million | 97% | 76 years | ||||
10. Uruguay 3 million | 58% | 76 years | ||||
11. Guyana 800 thousand | 57% | 7% | Hinduism 28-33% | 67 years | ||
12. Suriname 500 thousand | 48% | 16% | Hinduism 20-27% | 74 years | ||
Continent | Population | Countries | Census Data | Life Expectancy | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christian | Muslim | Other | ||||
ASIA and MIDDLE EAST | 4.164 billion | 1. China 1.350 billion | 5% | 2% | Buddhism 8%-80% | 75 years |
2. India 1.210 billion | 2% | 13% | Hinduism 80% | 67 years | ||
3. Indonesia 240 million | 9% | 86% | Hinduism 3% Buddhism 2% | 71 years | ||
4. Pakistan 180 million | 2% | 96% | 66 years | |||
5. Bangladesh 150 million | 90% | Hinduism 10% | 70 years | |||
6. Japan 130 million | 2% | Buddhism 45-71% | 82 years | |||
7. Philippines 100 million | 91% | 5% | Hinduism 2% Buddhism 2% | 72 years | ||
8. Vietnam 90 million | 8% | Buddhism 16-85% | 72 years | |||
9. Turkey 75 million | 98% | 73 years | ||||
10. Iran 75 million | ½% | 99% | 70 years | |||
11. Thailand 65 million | ½% | 4½% | Buddhism 95% | 74 years | ||
12. South Korea 50 million | 29% | Buddhism 23% | 79 years | |||
13. Burma (Myanmar) 50 million | 4% | 4% | Buddhism 90% | 65 years | ||
14. Afghanistan 30 million | 0.02% | 99.7% | Buddhism 0.2% | 45 years | ||
15. Nepal 30 million | 1% | 4% | Hinduism 81% Buddhism 11% | 66 years | ||
16. Iraq 30 million | 3% | 97% | 71 years | |||
17. Saudi Arabia 30 million | 5% | 95% | 74 years | |||
18. Uzbekistan 30 million | 5% | 95% | 73 years | |||
19. Malaysia 25 million | 9% | 60% | Buddhism 22% Hinduism 6% | 74 years | ||
20. North Korea 25 million | 2% | Buddhism 65% | 69 years | |||
21. Yemen 25 million | 99% | 64 years | ||||
22. Taiwan 23 million | Buddhism 35-93% | 78 years | ||||
23. Sri Lanka 20 million | 7% | 8% | Buddhism 70% Hinduism 7-15% | 76 years | ||
24. Syria 20 million | 10% | 90% | 75 years |
Continent | Population | Countries | Census Data | Life Expectancy | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christian | Muslim | Other | ||||
ASIA and MIDDLE EAST continued | 4.164 billion | 25. Kazakhstan 15 million | 45% | 55% | 69 years | |
26. Cambodia 14 million | 2% | 1½% | Buddhism 95% | 63 years | ||
27. Azerbaijan 8 million | 5% | 95% | 67 years | |||
28. Tajikistan 7 million | 1% | 84% | 66 years | |||
29. Israel 7 million | 2% | 16% | Judaism 76% | 81 years | ||
30. Hong Kong 7 million | 10% | Buddhism 10-90% | 82 years | |||
31. Laos 7 million | 1% | Buddhism 67% | 62 years | |||
32. Jordan 6 million | 6% | 94% | 80 years | |||
33. Kyrgyzstan 5 million | 17% | 83% | 70 years | |||
34. Turkmenistan 5 million | 9% | 91% | 69 years | |||
35. Georgia 5 million | 89% | 10% | 77 years | |||
36. United Arab Emirates 5 million | 9% | 76% | Hinduism 10% Buddhism 5% | 77 years | ||
37. Singapore 5 million | 15% | 15% | Buddhism 42-61% Hinduism 4% | 82 years | ||
38. Lebanon 4 million | 40% | 59% | 75 years | |||
39. Oman 3 million | 2% | 88% | Hinduism 3-6% | 74 years | ||
40. Mongolia 3 million | 2% | 5% | Buddhism 50-93% | 68 years | ||
41. Armenia 3 million | 99% | 73 years | ||||
42. Kuwait 3 million | 14% | 70% | Hinduism 12% Buddhism 4% | 77 years | ||
43. West Bank 2 million | 98% | 74 years | ||||
44. Gaza Strip 2 million | 98% | 73 years | ||||
45. Timor-Leste 1 million | 97% | 3% | 68 years | |||
46. Qatar 800 thousand | 8% | 77% | Hinduism 7% Buddhism 5% | 76 years | ||
47. Bahrain 700 thousand | 9% | 81% | Hinduism 6% | 78 years | ||
48. Bhutan 700 thousand | 1% | 1% | Buddhism 66-75% Hinduism 2-25% | 67 years | ||
49. Macau 550 thousand | Buddhism 17-85% | 84 years | ||||
50. Maldives 400 thousand | 98% | Buddhism ½% | 74 years | |||
51. Brunei 380 thousand | 11% | 67% | Buddhism 9% | 76 years | ||
Continent | Population | Countries | Census Data | Life Expectancy | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christian | Muslim | Other | ||||
EUROPE and RUSSIA | 740 million | 1. Russia 143 million | 70% | 12% | Buddhism 1% | 66 years |
2. Germany 80 million | 83% | 4% | Buddhism 1% | 80 years | ||
3. France 65 million | 84% | 6% | Buddhism 1% | 81 years | ||
4. United Kingdom 64 million | 48% | 3% | Hinduism 1% | 80 years | ||
5. Italy 60 million | 91% | 82 years | ||||
6. Spain 47 million | 77% | 1% | 81 years | |||
7. Ukraine 44 million | 92% | 1% | 69 years | |||
8. Poland 39 million | 96% | 76 years | ||||
9. Romania 20 million | 98% | 74 years | ||||
10. Netherlands 17 million | 43% | 6% | 80 years | |||
11. Greece 10 million | 98% | 2% | 80 years | |||
12. Portugal 10 million | 87% | 79 years | ||||
13. Belgium 10 million | 48% | 3% | 80 years | |||
14. Czech Republic 10 million | 29% | Buddhism ½% | 77 years | |||
15.
Serbia 10 million This figure includes Kosovo 2 million Declares independence in 2008 | 92% | 3% excluding Kosovo 90% | 74 years | |||
16. Hungary 10 million | 74% | 75 years | ||||
17. Belarus 10 million | 80% | 71 years | ||||
18. Sweden 9 million | 76% | 2% | 81 years | |||
19. Austria 8 million | 66% | 4% | 80 years | |||
20. Switzerland 8 million | 79% | 4% | 81 years | |||
21. Bulgaria 7 million | 84% | 12% | 74 years | |||
22. Denmark 5 million | 82% | 2% | 79 years | |||
23. Slovakia 5 million | 71% | 76 years | ||||
24. Finland 5 million | 81% | 79 years | ||||
25. Norway 5 million | 86% | 1% | Buddhism ½% | 80 years | ||
26. Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 million | 51% | 40% | 79 years | |||
27. Croatia 4 million | 93% | 76 years | ||||
28. Moldova 4 million | 98% | ½% | 71 years | |||
29. Ireland 4 million | 92% | ½% | 80 years | |||
30. Albania 4 million | 35% | 65% | 77 years | |||
31. Lithuania 3 million | 85% | 75 years | ||||
32. Latvia 2 million | 57% | 73 years | ||||
33. Macedonia 2 million | 65% | 33% | 75 years | |||
34. Slovenia 2 million | 58% | 2% | 77 years | |||
35. Estonia 1 million | 28% | Buddhism ½% | 73 years | |||
36. Cyprus 800 thousand | 77% | 22% | Buddhism 1% | 78 years | ||
37. Montenegro 680 thousand | 78% | 18% | 74 years |
Continent | Population | Countries | Census Data | Life Expectancy | ||
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Christian | Muslim | Other | ||||
EUROPE and RUSSIA continued | 740 million | 38. Luxembourg 500 thousand | 87% | 3% | 80 years | |
39. Malta 400 thousand | 98% | 80 years | ||||
40. Iceland 300 thousand | 89% | 81 years | ||||
41. Jersey 90 thousand | 81 years | |||||
42. Andorra 80 thousand | 90% | 82 years | ||||
43. Isle of Man 75 thousand | 81 years | |||||
44. Guernsey 65 thousand | 82 years | |||||
45. Greenland 60 thousand | 97% | 71 years | ||||
46. Faroe Islands 50 thousand | 94% | 80 years | ||||
47. Liechtenstein 35 thousand | 88% | 80 years | ||||
48. Monaco 35 thousand | 88% | 90 years | ||||
49. San Marino 30 thousand | 97% | 83 years | ||||
50. Gibraltar 30 thousand | 79 years | |||||
OCEANIA | 37 million | 1. Australia 23 million | 64% | 2% | Buddhism 2% | 82 years |
2. Papua New Guinea 7 million | 96% | 66 years | ||||
3. New Zealand 4 million | 55% | 1% | Buddhism 1% | 81 years | ||
4. Fiji 940 thousand | 58% | 6% | Hinduism 30-33% | 71 years | ||
5. Solomon Islands 580 thousand | 74 years | |||||
6. French Polynesia (includes Tahiti) 280 thousand | Buddhism 7% | 77 years | ||||
7. New Caledonia 225 thousand | 3% | Buddhism 3% | 77 years | |||
8. Samoa 220 thousand | 72 years | |||||
9. Vanuatu 215 thousand | 65 years | |||||
10. Guam 175 thousand | 78 years | |||||
11. Tonga 120 thousand | 81% | 75 years | ||||
12. Kiribati 110 thousand | 64 years | |||||
13. Micronesia Federated States 110 thousand | 95% | 72 years | ||||
14. Northern Mariana Islands 90 thousand | 77 years | |||||
15. American Samoa 65 thousand | 98% | 74 years | ||||
16. Marshall Islands 65 thousand | 72 years | |||||
17. Palau 20 thousand | 78% | 72 years | ||||
18. Wallis and Futuna 15 thousand | 79 years | |||||
19. Nauru 15 thousand | 65 years | |||||
20. Cook Islands 10 thousand | 75 years | |||||
21. Tuvalu 10 thousand | 65 years | |||||
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_countries_use_Sharia_Law#ixzz1Nz6U2qwo
Death for Blasphemy:
1. Afghanistan
2. Bahrain
3. Iran
4. Mauritania
5. Oman
6. Pakistan
7. Yemen
8. Saudi Arabia
9. Gaza
Imprisonment for Blasphemy:
1. Algeria
2. Bangladesh
3. Egypt
4. Iraq
5. Kuwait
6. Libya
7. Malaysia
8. Maldives
9. Morocco
10. Somalia
11. Tunisia
12. United Arab Emirates
1. Indonesia (Flogging, Caning; Sharia applied strictly in Aceh province)
2. Turkey (Restrictions on alcohol)
3. Brunei (Caning, Alcohol is illegal)
4. Jordan (2 years or less for honour killings)
5. Eritrea (Girls as young as 8 can be married, spousal rape is not recognized)
6. Syria (1 year or less for honour killings)
7. Djibouti (Sharia law regarding divorce)
8. Chechnya (Modest dress enforced, Alcohol and gambling suppressed by local
authorities)
9. Niger (girls can be married off before they reach puberty)
10. Nigeria (Sharia is enforced in the northern states)
11. Kenya (Ad Hoc Sharia enforced in the east near the border with Somalia)
12. Gambia (Sharia courts decide all family matters, including for non-Muslims)
13. Qatar (public consumption is illegal during Ramadan, Alcohol heavily
restricted, blood money acceptable punishment for murder, "kafala"
law which is also shared by all Gulf states but Bahrain is technically slavery)
14. Uganda (Kadhi Courts overseeing family and civil matters)
Most "Western" nations also have parallel Sharia legal systems (for example in Canada polygamy is widely practiced and authorities look the other way, Imams refusing to condemn or work to stop it). Sharia finance is also practiced in many nations around the world. Many other Islamic nations that do not apply Sharia (such as Azerbaijan, Albania, Bosnia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikstan) have large portions of their population who do want it applied or who actively seek to abide by it extra-legally.
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