Definition of Percent Of World Population

The population share of a particular country is measured as its population as percent of the total world population in a given year. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Related Indicators

• Percent Of World GDP
• Percent Of World Tourist Arrivals
• Percent Of World Imports
• Percent Urban Population
• Percent Of World Exports