World Population 2012: 7,000 million

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.

1900-1959Births 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

 
1959-2012Births 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
ContinentPopulationCountriesCensus DataLife Expectancy
   ChristianMuslimOther 
AFRICA1.1 billion 1. Nigeria 170 million48%50% 48 years
  2. Ethiopia 90 million65%34% 56 years
  3. Egypt 85 million10%90%  73 years
  4. Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) 75 million90%1% 55 years
  5. South Africa 50 million80%2% 49 years
  6. Tanzania 45 million35%30% 53 years
  7. Kenya 44 million85%7% 59 years
  8. Algeria 38 million2%90% 75 years
  9. Uganda 35 million84%12% 53 years
  10. Morocco 33 million1%99% 76 years
  11. Sudan 30 million15%71% 55 years
  12. Ghana 25 million69%16% 61 years
  13. Mozambique 20 million41%23% 52 years
  14. Cote d'Ivoire 20 million33%37% 57 years
  15. Madagascar 20 million41%1% 64 years
  16. Cameroon 20 million40%18% 54 years
  17. Burkina Faso 15 million23%59% 54 years
  18. Malawi 15 million80%13% 52 years
  19. Niger 13 million5%95% 53 years
  20. Senegal 13 million7%93% 60 years
  21. Angola 12 million90%1% 39 years
  22. Mali 12 million5%92% 53 years
  23. Zambia 12 million98%½% 52 years
  24. Zimbabwe 10 million85%1% 50 years
  25. Tunisia 10 million0.2%99% 75 years
  26. Rwanda 10 million94%2% 58 years
  27. Chad 10 million34%56% 48 years
  28. Guinea 10 million10%84% 58 years
  29. Somalia 10 million0.01%99% 50 years
  30. Burundi 9 million67%2% 59 years

 

ContinentPopulationCountriesCensus DataLife Expectancy
   ChristianMuslimOther 
AFRICA
continued
1.1 billion 31. Benin 9 million43%24% 60 years
  32. Sierra Leone 6 million30%60% 56 years
  33. Libya 6 million2%97% 78 years
  34. Togo 6 million29%12% 63 years
  35. Eritrea 6 million51%37% 63 years
  36. Central African Republic 4 million50%9% 50 years
  37. Republic of the Congo 4 million91%  55 years
  38. Mauritania 3 million0.1%99% 61 years
  39. Liberia 3 million40%12% 57 years
  40. Lesotho 2 million90%  52 years
  41. Namibia 2 million90%½% 52 years
  42. Botswana 2 million72%½% 58 years
  43. Gambia 2 million9%91% 64 years
  44. Guinea-Bissau 2 million10%42% 49 years
  45. Gabon 1 million72%10% 52 years
  46. Mauritius 1 million32%17%Hinduism 48-50%74 years
  47. Swaziland 1 million83%0.2% 49 years
  48. Comoros 700 thousand2%98% 64 years
  49. Equatorial Guinea 600 thousand99%  62 years
  50. Djibouti 500 thousand6%94% 61 years
  51. Cape Verde 400 thousand95%  71 years
  52. Western Sahara 400 thousand0.04%99½% 54 years
  53. Mayotte 200 thousand   77 years
  54. Sao Tome and Principe 200 thousand   63 years
  55. Seychelles 80 thousand95%1% 74 years
  56. Saint Helena 8 thousand   78 years
      

 

ContinentPopulationCountriesCensus DataLife Expectancy
   ChristianMuslimOther 
NORTH and CENTRAL AMERICA550 million 1. U.S.A. 315 million78%1%Judaism 1%
Buddhism 1%
78 years
  2. Mexico 117 million95%  76 years
  3. Canada 34 million77%2%Buddhism 1%
Hinduism 1%
81 years
  4. Guatemala 15 million98%  71 years
  5. Cuba 11 million85%  78 years
  6. Dominican Republic 10 million95%  77 years
  7. Haiti 9 million84%  62 years
  8. Honduras 8 million83%  71 years
  9. El Salvador 6 million82%  73 years
  10. Nicaragua 6 million90%  72 years
  11. Costa Rica 4 million84%  78 years
  12. Puerto Rico 4 million97%  79 years
  13. Panama 3 million92%1% 78 years
  14. Jamaica 3 million65%  73 years
  15. Trinidad and Tobago 1 million58%6%Hinduism 22%71 years
  16. Bahamas 300 thousand96%  71 years
  17. Belize 300 thousand77%  68 years
  18. Barbados 280 thousand95%  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 thousand90%  76 years

 

ContinentPopulationCountriesCensus DataLife Expectancy
   ChristianMuslimOther 
NORTH and CENTRAL AMERICA
continued
550 million 24. Grenada 90 thousand97%  73 years
  25. Antigua and Barbuda 85 thousand74%  75 years
  26. Dominica 70 thousand89%  76 years
  27. Bermuda 70 thousand67%  81 years
  28. Cayman Islands 50 thousand74%  81 years
  29. Saint Kitts and Nevis 40 thousand   75 years
  30. Saint Martin 30 thousand   79 years
  31. Virgin Islands British 25 thousand96%  78 years
  32. Turks and Caicos Islands 20 thousand   79 years
  33. Anguilla 15 thousand90%  81 years
  34. Saint Barthelemy 7 thousand    
  35. Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7 thousand   80 years
  36. Montserrat 5 thousand   73 years
      
SOUTH AMERICA400 million 1. Brazil 200 million90%  73 years
  2. Colombia 48 million98%  75 years
  3. Argentina 41 million93%2% 77 years
  4. Peru 30 million94%  72 years
  5. Venezuela 30 million98%  74 years
  6. Chile 16 million87%  78 years
  7. Ecuador 14 million99%  76 years
  8. Bolivia 9 million97%  68 years
  9. Paraguay 7 million97%  76 years
  10. Uruguay 3 million58%  76 years
  11. Guyana 800 thousand57%7%Hinduism 28-33%67 years
  12. Suriname 500 thousand48%16%Hinduism 20-27%74 years
      

 

ContinentPopulationCountriesCensus DataLife Expectancy
   ChristianMuslimOther 
ASIA and MIDDLE EAST4.164 billion 1. China 1.350 billion5%2%Buddhism 8%-80%75 years
  2. India 1.210 billion2%13%Hinduism 80%67 years
  3. Indonesia 240 million9%86%Hinduism 3%
Buddhism 2%
71 years
  4. Pakistan 180 million2%96% 66 years
  5. Bangladesh 150 million 90%Hinduism 10%70 years
  6. Japan 130 million2% Buddhism 45-71%82 years
  7. Philippines 100 million91%5%Hinduism 2%
Buddhism 2%
72 years
  8. Vietnam 90 million8% Buddhism 16-85%72 years
  9. Turkey 75 million 98% 73 years
  10. Iran 75 million½%99% 70 years
  11. Thailand 65 million½%4½%Buddhism 95%74 years
  12. South Korea 50 million29% Buddhism 23%79 years
  13. Burma (Myanmar) 50 million4%4%Buddhism 90%65 years
  14. Afghanistan 30 million0.02%99.7%Buddhism 0.2%45 years
  15. Nepal 30 million1%4%Hinduism 81%
Buddhism 11%
66 years
  16. Iraq 30 million3%97% 71 years
  17. Saudi Arabia 30 million5%95% 74 years
  18. Uzbekistan 30 million5%95% 73 years
  19. Malaysia 25 million9%60%Buddhism 22%
Hinduism 6%
74 years
  20. North Korea 25 million2% Buddhism 65%69 years
  21. Yemen 25 million 99% 64 years
  22. Taiwan 23 million  Buddhism 35-93%78 years
  23. Sri Lanka 20 million7%8%Buddhism 70%
Hinduism 7-15%
76 years
  24. Syria 20 million10%90% 75 years

 

ContinentPopulationCountriesCensus DataLife Expectancy
   ChristianMuslimOther 
ASIA and MIDDLE EAST
continued
4.164 billion 25. Kazakhstan 15 million45%55% 69 years
  26. Cambodia 14 million2%1½%Buddhism 95%63 years
  27. Azerbaijan 8 million5%95% 67 years
  28. Tajikistan 7 million1%84% 66 years
  29. Israel 7 million2%16%Judaism 76%81 years
  30. Hong Kong 7 million10% Buddhism 10-90%82 years
  31. Laos 7 million1% Buddhism 67%62 years
  32. Jordan 6 million6%94% 80 years
  33. Kyrgyzstan 5 million17%83% 70 years
  34. Turkmenistan 5 million9%91% 69 years
  35. Georgia 5 million89%10% 77 years
  36. United Arab Emirates 5 million9%76%Hinduism 10%
Buddhism 5%
77 years
  37. Singapore 5 million15%15%Buddhism 42-61%
Hinduism 4%
82 years
  38. Lebanon 4 million40%59% 75 years
  39. Oman 3 million2%88%Hinduism 3-6%74 years
  40. Mongolia 3 million2%5%Buddhism 50-93%68 years
  41. Armenia 3 million99%  73 years
  42. Kuwait 3 million14%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 million97%3% 68 years
  46. Qatar 800 thousand8%77%Hinduism 7%
Buddhism 5%
76 years
  47. Bahrain 700 thousand9%81%Hinduism 6%78 years
  48. Bhutan 700 thousand1%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 thousand11%67%Buddhism 9%76 years
      

 

ContinentPopulationCountriesCensus DataLife Expectancy
   ChristianMuslimOther 
EUROPE and RUSSIA740 million 1. Russia 143 million70%12%Buddhism 1%66 years
  2. Germany 80 million83%4%Buddhism 1%80 years
  3. France 65 million84%6%Buddhism 1%81 years
  4. United Kingdom 64 million48%3%Hinduism 1%80 years
  5. Italy 60 million91%  82 years
  6. Spain 47 million77%1% 81 years
  7. Ukraine 44 million92%1% 69 years
  8. Poland 39 million96%  76 years
  9. Romania 20 million98%  74 years
  10. Netherlands 17 million43%6% 80 years
  11. Greece 10 million98%2% 80 years
  12. Portugal 10 million87%  79 years
  13. Belgium 10 million48%3% 80 years
  14. Czech Republic 10 million29% 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 million74%  75 years
  17. Belarus 10 million80%  71 years
  18. Sweden 9 million76%2% 81 years
  19. Austria 8 million66%4% 80 years
  20. Switzerland 8 million79%4% 81 years
  21. Bulgaria 7 million84%12% 74 years
  22. Denmark 5 million82%2% 79 years
  23. Slovakia 5 million71%  76 years
  24. Finland 5 million81%  79 years
  25. Norway 5 million86%1%Buddhism ½%80 years
  26. Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 million51%40% 79 years
  27. Croatia 4 million93%  76 years
  28. Moldova 4 million98%½% 71 years
  29. Ireland 4 million92%½% 80 years
  30. Albania 4 million35%65% 77 years
  31. Lithuania 3 million85%  75 years
  32. Latvia 2 million57%  73 years
  33. Macedonia 2 million65%33% 75 years
  34. Slovenia 2 million58%2% 77 years
  35. Estonia 1 million28% Buddhism ½%73 years
  36. Cyprus 800 thousand77%22%Buddhism 1%78 years
  37. Montenegro 680 thousand78%18% 74 years

 

ContinentPopulationCountriesCensus DataLife Expectancy
   ChristianMuslimOther 
EUROPE and RUSSIA
continued
740 million 38. Luxembourg 500 thousand87%3% 80 years
  39. Malta 400 thousand98%  80 years
  40. Iceland 300 thousand89%  81 years
  41. Jersey 90 thousand   81 years
  42. Andorra 80 thousand90%  82 years
  43. Isle of Man 75 thousand   81 years
  44. Guernsey 65 thousand   82 years
  45. Greenland 60 thousand97%  71 years
  46. Faroe Islands 50 thousand94%  80 years
  47. Liechtenstein 35 thousand88%  80 years
  48. Monaco 35 thousand88%  90 years
  49. San Marino 30 thousand97%  83 years
  50. Gibraltar 30 thousand   79 years
      
OCEANIA37 million 1. Australia 23 million64%2%Buddhism 2%82 years
  2. Papua New Guinea 7 million96%  66 years
  3. New Zealand 4 million55%1%Buddhism 1%81 years
  4. Fiji 940 thousand58%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 thousand81%  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 thousand98%  74 years
  16. Marshall Islands 65 thousand   72 years
  17. Palau 20 thousand78%  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
      

 

What countries use Sharia Law?

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_countries_use_Sharia_Law#ixzz1Nz6U2qwo

Countries using strict forms of Sharia Law include:

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

Nations that include some level of Sharia (lenient sentences for honour killings, ban on new churches, floggings, etc):

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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