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DEFINITION
Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
People Statistics > Urban population (1979) by country
Showing values for 1979.
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| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
|
Date
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# 1
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China: |
185,661,400
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1979  |
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Chinese People
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# 2
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United States: |
165,865,500
|
1979  |
|
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American People
|
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# 3
|
India: |
152,817,600
|
1979  |
|
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Indian People
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|
# 4
|
Russia: |
95,542,290
|
1979  |
|
|
Russian People
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|
# 5
|
Brazil: |
78,719,900
|
1979  |
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Brazilian People
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# 6
|
Japan: |
68,409,650
|
1979  |
|
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Japanese People
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|
# 7
|
Germany: |
56,719,120
|
1979  |
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German People
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# 8
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United Kingdom: |
48,851,800
|
1979  |
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British People
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# 9
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Mexico: |
43,242,180
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1979  |
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Mexican People
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# 10
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France: |
39,250,310
|
1979  |
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French People
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# 11
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Italy: |
37,395,150
|
1979  |
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Italian People
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# 12
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Indonesia: |
31,289,390
|
1979  |
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Indonesian People
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# 13
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Ukraine: |
30,437,040
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1979  |
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Ukrainian People
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# 14
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Spain: |
26,777,130
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1979  |
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Spanish People
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# 15
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Argentina: |
22,838,330
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1979  |
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Argentine People
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# 16
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Pakistan: |
22,290,230
|
1979  |
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Pakistani People
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# 17
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Korea, South: |
20,628,690
|
1979  |
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Korean People
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# 18
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Poland: |
20,286,880
|
1979  |
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Polish People
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# 19
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Turkey: |
18,862,770
|
1979  |
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Turkish People
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# 20
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Egypt: |
18,779,490
|
1979  |
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Egyptian People
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# 21
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Iran: |
18,479,520
|
1979  |
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Iranian People
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# 22
|
Canada: |
18,372,830
|
1979  |
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Canadian People
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|
# 23
|
Nigeria: |
17,417,890
|
1979  |
|
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Nigerian People
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# 24
|
Philippines: |
17,394,450
|
1979  |
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Philippine People
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# 25
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Colombia: |
17,269,330
|
1979  |
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Colombian People
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# 26
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South Africa: |
13,023,180
|
1979  |
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South African People
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# 27
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Australia: |
12,455,920
|
1979  |
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Australian People
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# 28
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Thailand: |
11,888,280
|
1979  |
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Thai People
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# 29
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Venezuela: |
11,505,580
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1979  |
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Venezuelan People
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# 30
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Bangladesh: |
11,156,490
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1979  |
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Bangladeshi People
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# 31
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Peru: |
10,803,540
|
1979  |
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Peruvian People
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# 32
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Vietnam: |
10,052,070
|
1979  |
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Vietnamese People
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# 33
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Romania: |
9,965,696
|
1979  |
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Romanian People
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# 34
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Korea, North: |
9,647,668
|
1979  |
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Korean People
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# 35
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Belgium: |
9,366,791
|
1979  |
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Belgian People
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# 36
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Netherlands: |
9,040,472
|
1979  |
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Dutch People
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# 37
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Chile: |
8,881,813
|
1979  |
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Chilean People
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# 38
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Iraq: |
8,833,969
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1979  |
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Iraqi People
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# 39
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Kazakhstan: |
7,923,664
|
1979  |
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Kazakhstani People
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# 40
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Burma: |
7,904,622
|
1979  |
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Burmese People
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# 41
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
7,837,343
|
1979  |
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Congolese People
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# 42
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Algeria: |
7,802,860
|
1979  |
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Algerian People
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# 43
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Morocco: |
7,627,426
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1979  |
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Moroccan People
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# 44
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Czech Republic: |
7,410,015
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1979  |
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Czech People
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# 45
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Sweden: |
6,885,679
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1979  |
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Swedish People
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# 46
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Hungary: |
6,825,324
|
1979  |
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Hungarian People
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# 47
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Cuba: |
6,446,864
|
1979  |
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Cuban People
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# 48
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Uzbekistan: |
6,288,908
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1979  |
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Uzbekistani People
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# 49
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Saudi Arabia: |
5,828,138
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1979  |
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Saudi People
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# 50
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Malaysia: |
5,527,086
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1979  |
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Malaysian People
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# 51
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Greece: |
5,463,366
|
1979  |
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Greek People
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# 52
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Bulgaria: |
5,401,512
|
1979  |
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Bulgarian People
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# 53
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Belarus: |
5,301,869
|
1979  |
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Belarusian People
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# 54
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Austria: |
4,964,880
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1979  |
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Austrian People
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# 55
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Hong Kong: |
4,492,929
|
1979  |
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Hong Kong People
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# 56
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
4,422,781
|
1979  |
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Serbian People
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# 57
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Denmark: |
4,266,555
|
1979  |
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Danish People
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# 58
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Portugal: |
4,096,264
|
1979  |
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Portuguese People
|
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# 59
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Syria: |
4,014,602
|
1979  |
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Syrian People
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# 60
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Sudan: |
3,823,827
|
1979  |
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Sudanese People
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# 61
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Ethiopia: |
3,750,418
|
1979  |
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Ethiopian People
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# 62
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Switzerland: |
3,603,558
|
1979  |
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Swiss People
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# 63
|
Ecuador: |
3,567,775
|
1979  |
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Ecuadorian People
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# 64
|
Ghana: |
3,415,482
|
1979  |
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Ghanaian People
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# 65
|
Israel: |
3,339,252
|
1979  |
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Israeli People
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# 66
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Azerbaijan: |
3,196,665
|
1979  |
|
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Azerbaijani People
|
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# 67
|
Tunisia: |
3,181,190
|
1979  |
|
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Tunisian People
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# 68
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
2,860,278
|
1979  |
|
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Ivoirian People
|
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# 69
|
Norway: |
2,852,729
|
1979  |
|
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Norwegian People
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# 70
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Finland: |
2,835,175
|
1979  |
|
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Finnish People
|
|
# 71
|
Dominican Republic: |
2,800,055
|
1979  |
|
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Dominican People
|
|
# 72
|
Cameroon: |
2,634,623
|
1979  |
|
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Cameroonian People
|
|
# 73
|
New Zealand: |
2,589,175
|
1979  |
|
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New Zealand People
|
|
# 74
|
Georgia: |
2,577,930
|
1979  |
|
|
Georgian People
|
|
# 75
|
Guatemala: |
2,549,562
|
1979  |
|
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Guatemalan People
|
|
# 76
|
Tanzania: |
2,537,145
|
1979  |
|
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Tanzanian People
|
|
# 77
|
Slovakia: |
2,516,387
|
1979  |
|
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Slovak People
|
|
# 78
|
Sri Lanka: |
2,489,095
|
1979  |
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Sri Lankan People
|
|
# 79
|
Uruguay: |
2,459,905
|
1979  |
|
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Uruguayan People
|
|
# 80
|
Singapore: |
2,384,000
|
1979  |
|
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Singapore People
|
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# 81
|
Kenya: |
2,373,608
|
1979  |
|
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Kenyan People
|
|
# 82
|
Bolivia: |
2,337,985
|
1979  |
|
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Bolivian People
|
|
# 83
|
Afghanistan: |
2,317,538
|
1979  |
|
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Afghan People
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# 84
|
Zambia: |
2,277,158
|
1979  |
|
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Zambian People
|
|
# 85
|
Croatia: |
2,244,361
|
1979  |
|
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Croatian People
|
|
# 86
|
Puerto Rico: |
2,093,473
|
1979  |
|
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Puerto Rican People
|
|
# 87
|
Senegal: |
2,054,719
|
1979  |
|
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Senegalese People
|
|
# 88
|
Lithuania: |
2,042,198
|
1979  |
|
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Lithuanian People
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# 89
|
Armenia: |
1,999,670
|
1979  |
|
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Armenian People
|
|
# 90
|
El Salvador: |
1,967,721
|
1979  |
|
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Salvadoran People
|
|
# 91
|
Lebanon: |
1,949,758
|
1979  |
|
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Lebanese People
|
|
# 92
|
Libya: |
1,912,914
|
1979  |
|
|
Libyan People
|
|
# 93
|
Ireland: |
1,851,053
|
1979  |
|
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Irish People
|
|
# 94
|
Angola: |
1,766,021
|
1979  |
|
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Angolan People
|
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# 95
|
Latvia: |
1,682,291
|
1979  |
|
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Latvian People
|
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# 96
|
Somalia: |
1,628,266
|
1979  |
|
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Somali People
|
|
# 97
|
Madagascar: |
1,592,379
|
1979  |
|
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Malagasy People
|
|
# 98
|
Moldova: |
1,572,374
|
1979  |
|
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Moldovan People
|
|
# 99
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Zimbabwe: |
1,545,415
|
1979  |
|
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Zimbabwean People
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# 100
|
Nicaragua: |
1,488,202
|
1979  |
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Nicaraguan People
|
|
# 101
|
Mozambique: |
1,436,492
|
1979  |
|
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Mozambican People
|
|
# 102
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
1,372,853
|
1979  |
|
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Kyrgyzstani People
|
|
# 103
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
1,343,976
|
1979  |
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Herzegovinian People
|
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# 104
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Tajikistan: |
1,327,997
|
1979  |
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Tajikistani People
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# 105
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Turkmenistan: |
1,317,623
|
1979  |
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Turkmen People
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# 106
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Yemen: |
1,277,481
|
1979  |
|
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Yemeni People
|
|
# 107
|
Jordan: |
1,248,251
|
1979  |
|
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Jordanian People
|
|
# 108
|
Haiti: |
1,242,784
|
1979  |
|
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Haitian People
|
|
# 109
|
Paraguay: |
1,242,074
|
1979  |
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Paraguayan People
|
|
# 110
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Mali: |
1,229,355
|
1979  |
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Malian People
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# 111
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Kuwait: |
1,214,530
|
1979  |
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Kuwaiti People
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# 112
|
Honduras: |
1,185,053
|
1979  |
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Honduran People
|
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# 113
|
Guinea: |
1,068,273
|
1979  |
|
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Guinean People
|
|
# 114
|
Estonia: |
1,016,908
|
1979  |
|
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Estonian People
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# 115
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Costa Rica: |
975,647.4
|
1979  |
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Costa Rican People
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# 116
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Jamaica: |
973,375.4
|
1979  |
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Jamaican People
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# 117
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Panama: |
954,297.8
|
1979  |
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Panamanian People
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# 118
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Benin: |
942,728.6
|
1979  |
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Beninese People
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# 119
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Macedonia, Republic of: |
940,496.9
|
1979  |
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Macedonian People
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# 120
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Uganda: |
902,055.3
|
1979  |
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Ugandan People
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# 121
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Slovenia: |
882,204.2
|
1979  |
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Slovenian People
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# 122
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Albania: |
876,537.2
|
1979  |
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Albanian People
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# 123
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Nepal: |
865,412.6
|
1979  |
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Nepalese People
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# 124
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Mongolia: |
831,127.4
|
1979  |
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Mongolian People
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|
# 125
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Chad: |
823,498.4
|
1979  |
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Chadian People
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# 126
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Congo, Republic of the: |
820,867.9
|
1979  |
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Congolese People
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# 127
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Cambodia: |
789,589.3
|
1979  |
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Cambodian People
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# 128
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Niger: |
782,265.3
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1979  |
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Nigerien People
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# 129
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United Arab Emirates: |
771,377.2
|
1979  |
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Emirati People
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# 130
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Central African Republic: |
759,929.9
|
1979  |
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Central African People
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# 131
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Sierra Leone: |
741,537.5
|
1979  |
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Sierra Leonean People
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# 132
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Togo: |
654,505.7
|
1979  |
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Togolese People
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# 133
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Liberia: |
619,018.4
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1979  |
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Liberian People
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# 134
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Burkina Faso: |
536,788.9
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1979  |
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Burkinabe People
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# 135
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Malawi: |
528,723.9
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1979  |
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Malawian People
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# 136
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Oman: |
475,805.3
|
1979  |
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Omani People
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# 137
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Mauritania: |
408,813.7
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1979  |
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Mauritanian People
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# 138
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Mauritius: |
405,304.6
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1979  |
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Mauritian People
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# 139
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Papua New Guinea: |
404,137.2
|
1979  |
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Papua New Guinean People
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# 140
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Laos: |
383,331.9
|
1979  |
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Lao People
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# 141
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Gabon: |
353,743.1
|
1979  |
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Gabonese People
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# 142
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Eritrea: |
330,227.7
|
1979  |
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Eritrean People
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# 143
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Malta: |
323,679.2
|
1979  |
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Maltese People
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# 144
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Luxembourg: |
288,837.1
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1979  |
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Luxembourg People
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# 145
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Cyprus: |
286,207.2
|
1979  |
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Cypriot People
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# 146
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Bahrain: |
285,298.5
|
1979  |
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Bahraini People
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# 147
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Macau: |
245,768.7
|
1979  |
|
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Chinese People
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# 148
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Namibia: |
240,134.5
|
1979  |
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Namibian People
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# 149
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Fiji: |
233,065.5
|
1979  |
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Fijian People
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# 150
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Guyana: |
230,258.4
|
1979  |
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Guyanese People
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# 151
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Rwanda: |
229,484.8
|
1979  |
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Rwandan People
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# 152
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Djibouti: |
227,725.5
|
1979  |
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Djiboutian People
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# 153
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Iceland: |
198,834.8
|
1979  |
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Icelandic People
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# 154
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Suriname: |
191,479.8
|
1979  |
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Surinamese People
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# 155
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Qatar: |
189,671.4
|
1979  |
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Qatari People
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# 156
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Gambia, The: |
174,318
|
1979  |
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Gambian People
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# 157
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Burundi: |
163,682.5
|
1979  |
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Burundian People
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# 158
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Lesotho: |
162,134
|
1979  |
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Basotho People
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# 159
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Botswana: |
157,767.8
|
1979  |
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Motswana -Batswana People
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# 160
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Bahamas, The: |
152,933.5
|
1979  |
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Bahamian People
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# 161
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Guinea-Bissau: |
132,384.8
|
1979  |
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Guinean People
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# 162
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
117,087.5
|
1979  |
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Tobagonian People
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# 163
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Netherlands Antilles: |
116,859.3
|
1979  |
|
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Dutch Antillean People
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# 164
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Brunei: |
112,656.6
|
1979  |
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Bruneian People
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# 165
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Barbados: |
100,171
|
1979  |
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Barbadian People
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# 166
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Guam: |
95,617.59
|
1979  |
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Guamanian People
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# 167
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Swaziland: |
93,285.14
|
1979  |
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Swazi People
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# 168
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East Timor: |
93,013.21
|
1979  |
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Timorese People
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# 169
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French Polynesia: |
84,032.74
|
1979  |
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French Polynesian People
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# 170
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New Caledonia: |
80,549.64
|
1979  |
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New Caledonian People
|
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# 171
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Virgin Islands: |
75,955.2
|
1979  |
|
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Virgin Islander People
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|
# 172
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Belize: |
70,455.56
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1979  |
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Belizean People
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# 173
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Cape Verde: |
65,933.56
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1979  |
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Cape Verdean People
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# 174
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Equatorial Guinea: |
58,822.57
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1979  |
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Equatorial Guinean People
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# 175
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Bermuda: |
53,800
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1979  |
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Bermudian People
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# 176
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Dominica: |
44,914.06
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1979  |
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Dominican People
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# 177
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Greenland: |
37,576.96
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1979  |
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Greenlandic People
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# 178
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Man, Isle of: |
32,979.34
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1979  |
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Manx People
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# 179
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Maldives: |
32,711.47
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1979  |
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Maldivian People
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# 180
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Samoa: |
32,665.54
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1979  |
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Samoan People
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# 181
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Seychelles: |
31,020.96
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1979  |
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Seychellois People
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# 182
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
30,450.2
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1979  |
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Sao Tomean People
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# 183
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Saint Lucia: |
29,939.84
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1979  |
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Saint Lucian People
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# 184
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Grenada: |
29,712.59
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1979  |
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Grenadian People
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# 185
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
27,030.18
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1979  |
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Saint Vincentian People
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# 186
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Bhutan: |
24,636.08
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1979  |
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Bhutanese People
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# 187
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Solomon Islands: |
22,780.92
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1979  |
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Solomon Islander People
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# 188
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
21,705.83
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1979  |
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Barbudan People
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# 189
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Tonga: |
20,200.85
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1979  |
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Tongan People
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# 190
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Micronesia, Federated States of: |
18,547.02
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1979  |
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Micronesian People
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# 191
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Kiribati: |
18,079.24
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1979  |
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- People
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# 192
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Marshall Islands: |
17,628
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1979  |
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Marshallese People
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# 193
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Vanuatu: |
16,464.05
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1979  |
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- People
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# 194
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
15,604.64
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1979  |
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Nevisian People
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Total: |
1,680,707,908.08
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Weighted average: |
8,663,442.8 |
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DEFINITION: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
See also
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CITATION
"Urban population (1979) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/peo_urb_pop-people-urban-population&date=1979
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