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20
Most Populous Countries Worldwide, 2000
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| Country |
Population
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Annual
Growth
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Annual
Average Growth
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Million
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Million
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Percent
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| China |
1,275
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10.4
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0.82
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| India |
1,009
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16.3
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1.64
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| United
States of America |
283
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2.8
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1.00
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| Indonesia |
212
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2.8
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1.34
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| Brazil |
170
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2.2
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1.28
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| Russian
Federation |
145
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-0.7
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-0.49
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| Pakistan |
141
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3.7
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2.69
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| Bangladesh |
137
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2.9
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2.12
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| Japan |
127
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0.3
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0.22
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| Nigeria |
114
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3.0
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2.72
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| Mexico |
99
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1.5
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1.56
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| Germany |
82
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0.0
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-0.01
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| Viet
Nam |
78
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1.0
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1.32
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| Philippines |
76
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1.5
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1.98
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| Iran
(Islamic Republic of) |
70
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1.1
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1.57
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| Egypt |
68
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1.2
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1.79
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| Turkey |
67
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1.0
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1.51
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| Ethiopia |
63
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1.5
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2.48
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| Thailand |
63
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0.8
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1.29
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| United
Kingdom |
59
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0.1
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0.23
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| Other |
1,717
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24.8
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1.46
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| WORLD |
6,057
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78.0
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1.30
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| Source:
United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision
(New York: February 2001).
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