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US Population 2013

According to the US Census Bureau’s population clock, the US population on 1 January 2013, will be 315,183,801. High levels of immigration combined with a healthy birth rate mean that, in contrast to many other developed countries, the US population continues to grow at a steady rate, increasing at around 0.9% each year. By population, the United States of America is the third largest country in the world, a long way behind China (pop 1.3 billion) and India (1.2 billion). It’s most populous states are California (pop: 37.7 million) and Texas (pop: 25.7 million), and it’s most populous city is [...]

Population of Beijing

The population of Beijing in 2010, as reported by the official Chinese Government statistics agency, was 19,612,368. In common with China’s economy, the population of Beijing has been growing at breakneck speed. In the 10 years between the 2000 and 2010 censuses, the number of people living in the city grew by 44% – from 13,569,194 in 2000 to 19,612,368 in 2010. Although this last ten years has seen, by far, the most rapid growth seen in the city’s modern history, the city has been consistently growing at speed – the average growth rate since the 1960s has been around [...]

Population of Perth

Perth is Australia’s boom town. The capital of Western Australia is the fourth largest city in the country, but also the most rapidly growing of all Australia’s major cities. With an official 2011 population of 1,728,867, Perth has grown a staggering 14.3% in just five years – the Perth population in 2006 was only 1,512,105. No official population estimates are available for 2012 yet – they’re expected in March 2013, although if the city continues to grow at the same rate, the population of Perth in 2012 is likely to be pushing pretty close to the 1.8 million mark. Obviously, [...]

Population of Taiwan 2012

The Taiwanese Ministry of the Interior estimated that the population of Taiwan in 2012 was 23,268,087. This makes Taiwan the 50th largest country in the world in terms of population, and the 16th most densely populated country in the world. A census is carried out every ten years. The last census was held in 2010, and an official population of 23,162,000 was recorded. The Government’s 2012 population estimate was made by taking census data and, taking account population growth and a number of other factors, extrapolating into the future. The People’s Republic of China claims sovereignty over Taiwan, and as [...]

Population of Antarctica

Antarctica’s population is comprised mainly of scientific research staff. The number of residents varies, from around 1,000 in the harsh Antarctic winter to around 5,000 in the milder summer months of October to February. Although widely thought of as not being owned by anyone, Antarctica is actually claimed by seven different countries – Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, Norway, New Zealand and the United Kingdom – and all of these countries maintain a base on Antarctica. Here’s a map with all of the current Antarctic territorial claims: The United States, Russia and Brazil have all reserved the right to claim territory [...]

Population of Tokyo

According to the 2010 Japanese census, the 23 wards that make up the city of Tokyo have a population of 8,949,447. The 23 wards made up the boundaries of the historic city of Tokyo, which was officially dissolved in 1943 when it merged with the prefecture. Today, Tokyo extends way beyond the original city boundaries, and is one of the largest urban sprawls in the world, which doesn’t make it easy to explain exactly how many people live in Tokyo. The Tokyo prefecture, into which Tokyo city was merged, was home to 13,047,446 people in 2010. But the story doesn’t [...]

Population of Canberra 2012

Although Canberra is Australia’s capital city, it is only the ninth largest city in the country. The latest census revealed that Canberra was home to 357,220 people in August 2011 – an increase of just over 10% in just five years. No official data is available for the population of Canberra in 2012 – we’ll update this page once it becomes available in March 2013. Canberra is not in one of Australia’s states – it is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory, a small territory developed to ensure that Australia’s capital was not located in one [...]

Population of India 2012

The last Indian census was carried out in 2011. It revealed that the population of India in 2011 was 1,210,193,422. India is one of only two countries in the world with a population of more than 1 billion people. The second is China, with a population of 1,339,724,852. The next largest country is the United States of America, with a much smaller population of 311 million – around a quarter the size of India. The rate of population growth in India has slowed considerably in recent years, although it is still growing more quickly than its neigbour China. Most demographers [...]

Population of Melbourne

The results of the latest Australian census reported that the population of Melbourne in 2011 was 3,999,982 – only just short of 4 million. This makes Melbourne the second largest city in Australia, behind Sydney. Melbourne is the capital city of the state of Victoria, and is by far the largest city in the state – in fact, around 75% of the population of Victoria lives in Melbourne. As well as being populous, Melbourne is a rapidly growing city. In between the 2006 and 2011 census, its recorded population growth was an impressive 9.7%, taking the city from 3,647,021 in 2006 to [...]

Population of Sydney

Sydney is the largest city in Australia and, as host to the Olympic Games in 2000, is probably the country’s most well known city. Although not the capital of Australia, it is the capital of New South Wales. The results of the 2011 census, released in June 2012, showed that that the official population of Sydney was 4,391,674. In the five years since the last census, in 2006, it has grown by 6.6 percent. Australia’s population in 2012 is just under 22 million so, to put this into some perspective, it might help to think that one in every five [...]