2006-11-28 16:32:33 · 35 answers · asked by siva k 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
CHINA
2006-11-28 16:34:51 · answer #1 · answered by bartman40467 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
China, followed by India. It is predicted that very soon India will overtake China.
Asia accounts for over 60% of the world population with almost 3.8 billion people. China and India alone comprise 20% and 16% respectively. Africa follows with 840 million people, 12% of the world population. Europe's 710 million people make up 11% of the world's population. North America is home to 514 million (8%), South America to 371 million (5.3%) and Oceania to roughly 60 million** (.9%).
2006-11-28 20:39:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
China has the highest population in the world which totals upto 1,295.33 million as per 2000 census. Of which:
The total population of the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities (excluding Jinmen and Mazu islands of Fujian Province hereafter) and of servicemen on the mainland of China was 1,265.83 million.
The population of Hong Kong SAR was 6.78 million.
The population of Macao SAR was 440 thousand.
The population of Taiwan Province and of Jinmen, Mazu and a few other islands of Fujian Province was 22.28 million.
Compared with the population of 1,133.68 million from the 1990 population census (with zero hour of July 1, 1990 as the reference time), the total population of the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the servicemen of the mainland of China increased by 132.15 million persons, or 11.66 percent over the past 10 years and 4 months. The average annual growth was 12.79 million persons, or a growth rate of 1.07 percent
highest population in the world.
2006-12-01 22:46:10 · answer #3 · answered by avinash8891 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
China
2006-11-29 18:52:36 · answer #4 · answered by starsandcarrots 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
China
2006-11-28 16:44:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
China
2006-11-28 16:39:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its China...
China tops the list among most populous countries with a population of 140 Crores...
followed by India with 109 crores.....
then stands the United States with 30 Crores population
then stands Indonesia with 25 crores
and list continues as.... Brazil with 19 crores, Pakistan with 17 crores , Bangladesh with 15 crores, Russia with 14 crores, Nigeria with 13.8 crores and Japan with 12.7 crores stands at the 10th place....
2006-11-28 16:54:45 · answer #7 · answered by Vikram M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
china is the most populous till date with india a close second and going by current demographic statistics, india might soon take over the dubious record of being the most populous, dubious especially as it has a far lesser land area for its population size as compared to china
2006-11-29 23:34:42 · answer #8 · answered by pravkas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
China is most populous
2006-11-28 16:34:11 · answer #9 · answered by gigi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
China!
2006-11-30 07:11:15 · answer #10 · answered by i_dhruv 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
China (25 % earth population)
USA
India
Indonesia
2006-11-28 16:43:32 · answer #11 · answered by maryamok_haris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋