RACING TO THE TOP 2010: STATE OF WORLD POPULATION
|
EUROPEAN / WHITE 981 million |
LATINO / NATIVE 576 million |
MIDDLE EASTERN / INDIAN 2203 million |
EAST ASIAN 2166 million |
AFRICAN / BLACK 917 million |
|
1. CHINA |
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ASIAN 1,328 |
|
2. JAPAN |
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ASIAN 127 |
|
3. PHILIPPINES |
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ASIAN 93 |
|
4. VIETNAM |
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ASIAN 86 |
|
5. THAILAND |
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ASIAN 64 |
|
6. BURMA |
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ASIAN 51 |
|
7. SOUTH KOREA |
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ASIAN 49 |
|
8. MALAYSIA |
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ASIAN 29 |
|
9. NORTH KOREA |
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ASIAN 25 |
|
10. TAIWAN |
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ASIAN 24 |
|
11. UNITED STATES |
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ASIAN 16 |
|
12. CAMBODIA |
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ASIAN 15 |
|
13. LAOS |
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ASIAN 7 |
|
14. SINGAPORE |
----- |
ASIAN 5 |
|
15. EAST TIMOR |
-- |
ASIAN 2 |
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16. RUSSIA |
-- |
ASIAN 2 |
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17. AUSTRALIA |
- |
ASIAN 1 |
|
18. BRAZIL |
- |
ASIAN 1 |
|
19. HOLLAND |
- |
ASIAN 1 |
|
Notes
East Asian populations generally form concentric cultural rings away from the Sinic heartland. China at center with Japan and Korea included, followed by Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore to the south. Farther out, East Asian cultures diverge more, for example in Laos, Burma Thailand and the Philippines.
POPULATION GROWTH
1930: 721 million 1970: 1144 million 2010: 2166 million 2050: 2402 million |
