Population (millions) - International Financial Statistics Yearbook: International Monetary Fund: 1996 Yearbook and May 1997 Supplement.

* Estimate from Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia; 1997 Edition

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

Most Recent Data

Per Cent of Total

Calculated Growth Rate

Argentina

28.7

29.1

26.5

29.9

30.3

30.8

31.2

31.7

32.1

32.6

33.0

33.4

33.7

34.2

34.8

34.8

0.86%

1.35%

Australia

14.9

15.2

18.4

15.6

15.8

16.0

16.3

16.5

16.8

17.1

17.3

17.5

17.7

17.8

18.1

18.1

0.45%

1.41%

Austria

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.7

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.0

8.0

0.20%

0.46%

Belgium

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

10.0

10.0

10.1

10.1

10.1

0.25%

0.17%

Brazil

124.1

126.9

129.8

132.7

135.6

138.5

141.5

144.4

147.4

150.4

153.3

156.3

159.2

159.2

3.96%

2.10%

Canada

24.3

24.6

24.8

25.0

25.2

25.4

25.6

25.9

26.2

26.6

28.1

28.4

28.9

29.3

29.6

29.6

0.74%

1.44%

Chile

11.3

11.5

11.7

11.9

12.1

12.3

12.5

12.8

13.0

13.1

13.3

13.5

13.8

14.0

14.2

14.2

0.35%

1.64%

China

1008.4

1020.6

1039.6

1054.9

1070.2

1086.7

1104.2

1121.9

1139.2

1155.3

1170.1

1183.6

1196.4

1208.8

1208.8

30.05%

1.43%

Czech Republic

10.3

10.3

0.26%

France

54.2

54.5

54.7

55.0

55.2

55.6

55.8

56.1

56.4

56.7

57.1

57.4

57.7

57.9

58.0

58.0

1.44%

0.52%

Germany

61.7

61.6

61.4

61.1

61.0

61.0

61.1

61.4

62.0

63.2

80.0

80.6

81.2

81.4

81.6

81.6

2.03%

2.32%

Hong Kong *

6.0

6.0

0.15%

India

690.0

705.0

720.0

736.0

751.0

676.0

784.0

800.0

817.5

834.7

849.6

870.0

904.5

904.5

22.48%

2.28%

Indonesia

151.3

154.7

158.1

161.6

164.6

168.4

172.0

175.6

179.1

179.5

181.4

184.5

187.6

190.7

193.8

193.8

4.82%

1.81%

Ireland

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

0.09%

0.29%

Israel

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.7

5.0

5.1

5.3

5.4

5.4

0.13%

2.42%

Italy

56.5

56.6

56.8

57.0

57.1

57.3

57.3

57.4

57.5

57.7

56.8

56.9

57.1

57.2

57.2

1.42%

0.08%

Japan

117.7

118.5

119.3

120.1

120.8

121.5

122.1

122.6

123.1

123.5

123.9

124.3

124.7

125.0

125.2

125.2

3.11%

0.48%

Korea

38.7

39.3

39.9

40.4

40.8

41.2

41.6

42.0

42.5

42.9

43.3

43.7

44.1

44.5

44.5

1.10%

1.08%

Malaysia

14.1

14.5

14.9

15.3

15.7

16.1

16.5

16.9

17.4

17.8

18.2

18.6

19.1

19.7

19.7

0.49%

2.54%

Mexico

71.4

73.0

74.7

76.3

77.9

79.6

81.2

82.8

84.3

86.2

87.8

89.5

91.2

93.0

94.8

94.8

2.36%

2.07%

Netherlands

14.3

14.3

14.4

14.4

14.5

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.9

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.4

15.5

15.5

0.38%

0.59%

Pakistan

85.1

87.8

90.5

93.3

96.2

99.5

102.7

106.0

109.1

112.4

115.8

119.2

122.8

126.5

130.3

130.3

3.24%

3.10%

Phillippines

49.5

50.8

52.1

53.4

54.7

56.0

57.4

58.7

60.1

61.5

62.9

64.3

65.7

67.0

68.4

68.4

1.70%

2.37%

Portugal

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

10.0

10.0

10.0

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

10.8

10.8

0.27%

0.01%

Russia

148.3

148.2

148.0

147.9

147.9

3.68%

Singapore

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

0.07%

1.36%

South Africa

28.9

29.5

31.9

32.3

33.0

33.8

34.6

35.4

36.2

37.1

38.0

38.8

39.6

40.4

41.2

41.2

1.03%

2.67%

Spain

37.8

38.0

38.2

38.3

38.4

38.5

38.6

38.7

38.8

38.8

38.9

39.0

39.1

39.2

39.2

39.2

0.97%

0.28%

Sweden

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.5

8.6

8.6

8.7

8.7

8.8

8.8

8.8

0.22%

0.39%

Switzerland

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.6

6.6

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.9

6.9

7.0

7.0

7.0

0.17%

0.74%

Taiwan *

20.5

20.5

0.51%

Thailand

47.7

48.7

49.7

50.6

54.6

52.5

53.4

54.3

55.2

56.1

56.9

57.8

58.6

59.4

60.2

60.2

1.50%

1.72%

Turkey

45.5

46.7

47.9

79.1

51.3

51.4

52.6

53.7

54.9

45.1

57.3

58.6

59.9

61.2

61.6

61.6

1.53%

2.32%

United Kingdom

56.4

56.3

56.4

56.3

56.7

56.9

57.0

57.2

57.4

57.6

57.8

58.0

58.2

58.4

58.4

1.45%

0.27%

United States

229.9

232.2

234.3

236.4

238.5

240.7

242.8

245.0

247.3

249.9

252.6

255.4

258.1

260.7

263.0

263.0

6.54%

0.97%

36 Country Total

4023.1

100.00%