The Republic of Moldova takes the 122nd position out of 228 countries by the number of people, the World Factbook 2007-2008 report compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency shows.
According to the report, on July 1, 2008 Moldova had a population of 4.324,45 million and occupied an area of 22,843 square kilometers. Each year, Moldova loses 0.09% of its population or 11 persons a day.
The world’s population is now 6.732 billion people and the yearly growth rate is 1.16% (212,970 people a day). China has the largest population – 1.332 billion (+22,920 people a day).
China is followed by India with a population of about 1.154 billion people, though its territory is three times smaller than China’s. In the near future, it can become the most populous nation as its population grows by about 50,000 a day.
The top ten most populous countries also include the United States (about 305 million), Indonesia (roughly 239 million), Brazil (about 198 million), Pakistan (about 174 million), Bangladesh (154.5 million), Nigeria (over 147 million), Russia (140.5 million) and Japan (about 127 million).
Romania ranks the 51st with 22.237 million people, while Ukraine – the 27th with about 46 million people.
The least populous countries are Montserrat with 5,084 inhabitants, Falkland Islands - 3,140, Svalbard – 2,165, Norfolk Island – 2,128, Vatican – 824 and Cocos Islands – 596.
The least populous nation is Pitcairn Island, the only British colony in the Pacific Ocean. Nine families of 48 persons live on the island that occupies an area of 47 square meters.
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