World Demographic Maps

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Introduction

World population is expected to increase by about 2.3 billion between 1994 and 2020, from 5.6 billion to 7.9 billion. Countries with large populations and high or even moderate population growth rates tend to stand out on a map representing the absolute growth that is expected to occur between 1994 and 2020. China (Mainland) and India, for example, have the world's largest populations and will add the most people during the interval, 234 million and 401 million, respectively.  The seventh and tenth largest countries, Pakistan and Nigeria, will add will over 100 million each, while eighth ranked Bangladesh will add about 85 million. The United States, the world’s third largest country, will add about 62 million.

Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021