The release of the IDB contains revised estimates and projections for 14 countries or areas incorporating new data or analysis. All projections have been produced by sex and single years of age up to 100 years and over.

Argentina
Bangladesh
Croatia
Cuba
Egypt
Eritrea
Gaza Strip
Haiti*
Namibia*
Nepal
South Korea
United States
Venezuela
West Bank

* Denotes that a country has undergone additional analyses to update the estimated effects of HIV/AIDS.

Below is a brief summary of revisions for countries experiencing more than a 500,000 change from the previously estimated 2016 population.

The estimated population of Bangladesh in 2016 is 156.2 million, which is about 15.5 million (9.0 percent) less than our previous estimate. This marked decrease is due primarily to a reduction in the base population and, to a lesser extent, lower levels of fertility.

The estimated population of Egypt in 2016 is 94.7 million, which is about 4.6 million (5.1 percent) higher than our previous estimate. This increase is due to both a modest increase in the base population and higher fertility in recent years.

The estimated population of Eritrea in 2016 is 5.9 million, which is about 805 thousand (12.1 percent) less than our previous estimate. The smaller population is due to increased out-migration.

The estimated population of Nepal in 2016 is 29.0 million, 3.1 million (9.6 percent) lower than our previous estimate. The smaller population is due primarily to increased outmigration and to a lesser extent due to decreased fertility estimates in the 1980s and early 1990s.

The estimated population of South Korea in 2016 is 50.9 million, about 1.7 million (3.5 percent) higher than our previous estimate. The larger population is due to increased in-migration in the past 10 years.

The estimated population of Venezuela in 2016 is 30.9 million, which is about 1.2 million (4.2 percent) higher than our previous estimate. The larger population is due to decreases in mortality, and to a lesser extent, upward adjustments to fertility.