EarthTrends (http://earthtrends.wri.org) Searchable Database Results
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"Units: Number of people"

,,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,
World
"World","",..,349227999,283195113,216327440,157923993,103722705,66020264,37049893,..,..,..,

,,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,
Region/Classification
"Asia (excluding Middle East)","",..,124803843,102682710,81978274,63076408,42506816,26709081,14070824,5497496,..,..,
"Central America & Caribbean","",..,..,..,2374844,1351525,611909,298864,69432,..,..,..,
"Europe","",..,109626043,88012722,64422309,42602176,24768586,13710672,6483884,..,..,..,
"Middle East & North Africa","",..,9431266,6058435,..,..,..,367351,86280,..,..,..,
"North America","",88647420,79272880,68598955,55119463,42771840,32257461,23396548,15628812,8480806,3336286,845900,
"Oceania","",..,5742915,4413881,2365965,1213881,602457,302311,141949,..,..,..,
"South America","",18851192,14483565,9269509,6006555,4795067,1866048,1228317,567910,..,..,1000,
"Sub-Saharan Africa","",..,..,..,220106,142925,63981,7120,802,..,..,..,
"Developed Countries","",..,225118945,189202445,146563229,107185525,73202203,47041562,26132064,..,..,..,
"Developing Countries","",..,124101082,93972641,69754463,50737898,30519479,18977636,10917748,..,..,..,
"High Income Countries","",251310040,227249811,194585421,156068368,118845205,85051836,58519943,34784263,15488318,..,1012788,
"Low Income Countries","",..,..,..,1637642,294566,168966,90564,52694,..,..,..,
"Middle Income Countries","",..,112477919,81101066,54280339,35033026,15458630,5309757,1079936,..,..,..,

,,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,
Country
"Afghanistan","AFG",..,500,500,220,200,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Albania","ALB",36000,10000,..,272,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Algeria","DZA",..,287039,170000,135000,36000,18000,0,0,..,..,..,
"American Samoa","ASM",..,..,..,..,..,..,0,0,..,..,..,
"Andorra","AND",20672,19697,14616,10341,6282,3601,1148,..,..,..,..,
"Angola","AGO",..,11700,7458,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Antigua and Barbuda","ATG",12575,6923,6787,5721,1562,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Argentina","ARG",3185284,2600000,1583713,926722,542879,258849,148000,94000,..,..,0,
"Armenia","ARM",..,..,..,1990,1000,10,8,6,..,..,..,
"Aruba","ABW",18396,15057,13953,12274,6963,1399,0,0,..,..,..,
"Australia","AUS",5140000,4830200,3900000,2016000,1012000,516800,258100,122800,..,..,..,
"Austria","AUT",1792000,1622000,1432000,1174000,870000,589000,451000,320600,190500,50900,0,
"Azerbaijan","AZE",60000,14600,3955,2184,900,450,0,0,..,..,..,
"Bahamas","BHS",34048,13017,16591,7151,12803,10941,7540,4139,..,..,..,
"Bahrain","BHR",93000,68253,38628,21432,14956,9737,4980,1176,0,0,0,
"Bangladesh","BGD",..,43710,..,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Barbados","BRB",..,..,55260,31942,29630,27319,0,0,..,..,..,
"Belarus","BLR",..,..,11419,1564,750,123,20,0,..,..,..,
"Belgium","BEL",2962450,2715308,2356497,2010584,1619944,1242928,815418,460000,144000,23000,10924,
"Belize","BLZ",7695,6533,5597,5022,2827,940,0,0,..,..,..,
"Benin","BEN",..,2003,1498,196,81,21,21,0,..,..,..,
"Bermuda","BMU",..,..,23643,18487,..,..,0,0,..,..,..,
"Bhutan","BTN",2060,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Bolivia","BOL",..,33977,17589,12973,8723,5740,3330,0,..,..,..,
"Bosnia and Herzegovina","BIH",188460,84691,40000,13702,6637,1500,213,0,0,0,0,
"Botswana","BWA",..,3540,1800,1600,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,
"Brazil","BRA",10097986,7607703,4767007,3233800,3157466,966252,731000,331000,100000,7000,1000,
"Brunei Darussalam","BRN",..,11181,8964,8126,6262,3838,2757,1896,..,..,..,
"Bulgaria","BGR",853075,629076,384672,165469,..,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Burkina Faso","BFA",..,..,1715,384,154,145,50,0,..,..,..,
"Burundi","BDI",160,..,..,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Cambodia","KHM",..,8450,4800,1000,780,419,50,0,..,..,..,
"Cameroon","CMR",..,..,421,202,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Canada","CAN",9633300,9075000,8044000,7004000,5416000,4513000,3515000,2836000,1410932,582000,140000,
"Cape Verde","CPV",7380,7305,7475,937,283,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Cayman Islands","CYM",..,..,..,..,..,..,0,0,..,..,..,
"Côte d'Ivoire","CIV",..,..,10000,1239,826,413,0,0,..,..,..,
"Central African Rep","CAF",..,..,..,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Chad","TCD",..,..,..,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Chile","CHL",1426358,1311626,1019520,708564,478883,352234,188454,66722,7879,..,0,
"China","CHN",83366000,66414000,50853000,37350000,24939630,11219010,3298490,336280,22660,..,0,
"Colombia","COL",1902844,1207090,628077,318683,127113,64436,34888,13830,8872,..,0,
"Comoros","COM",..,..,..,4,1,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Congo","COG",..,..,..,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Congo, Dem Rep","COD",..,1500,1500,1500,1450,1000,0,0,..,..,..,
"Costa Rica","CRI",176094,126324,89736,44914,27931,14878,8989,0,..,..,..,
"Croatia","HRV",524683,387050,251800,116000,23000,3400,..,0,..,..,..,
"Cuba","CUB",..,1946,0,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Cyprus","CYP",104000,100000,63084,31856,17070,10033,5879,2500,..,..,..,
"Czech Rep","CZE",1759586,1496720,1112500,709063,235996,34690,15300,6200,2500,0,0,
"Denmark","DNK",2005742,1958782,1735317,1343855,1017594,718299,451297,238000,67000,..,0,
"Djibouti","DJI",..,..,..,42,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Dominica","DMA",..,..,..,..,3253,2651,2238,175,80,..,0,
"Dominican Rep","DOM",226044,153696,108591,64040,37257,15000,0,0,..,..,..,
"Ecuador","ECU",35178,..,..,26786,11620,6916,6499,2623,..,..,..,
"Egypt","EGY",768847,477085,255690,141111,29307,4850,937,0,..,..,..,
"El Salvador","SLV",123469,89761,61484,42314,29321,19601,0,0,..,..,..,
"Equatorial Guinea","GNQ",..,..,..,180,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Eritrea","ERI",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
"Estonia","EST",317893,277752,246800,179200,138677,90300,45700,17261,..,..,..,
"Ethiopia","ETH",..,307,261,61,35,57,0,0,..,..,..,
"Faeroe Islands","FRO",14878,13255,10099,5868,3134,394,114,54,..,..,..,
"Fiji","FJI",..,11500,8500,7000,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Finland","FIN",1617000,1617000,1429000,1174200,800000,491100,273500,134000,35000,..,0,
"France","FRA",17691000,15550000,12711000,9471000,6561000,3569381,1655000,601500,196000,55000,13464,
"French Guiana","GUF",..,..,..,..,..,..,0,0,..,..,..,
"French Polynesia","PYF",27671,23400,18200,11000,4351,946,0,0,..,..,..,
"Gabon","GAB",..,1983,1763,1530,650,170,0,0,..,..,..,
"Gambia","GMB",..,269,..,71,36,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Georgia","GEO",..,46735,27000,2390,1900,1410,920,430,..,..,..,
"Germany","DEU",22600000,19600000,15000000,10800000,7000000,4470000,3205000,2100000,265000,..,0,
"Ghana","GHA",17347,16197,12749,1904,900,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Gibraltar","GIB",..,..,..,..,..,..,0,0,..,..,..,
"Greece","GRC",1506614,1017475,488180,160113,51455,10476,0,0,0,0,0,
"Greenland","GRL",..,10480,9216,7128,3320,119,0,0,..,..,..,
"Grenada","GRD",10134,..,5544,3222,609,..,563,0,..,..,..,
"Guadeloupe","GLP",..,..,..,..,..,..,0,0,..,..,..,
"Guam","GUM",..,2700,..,..,..,..,..,1750,..,..,..,
"Guatemala","GTM",..,..,..,27106,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Guinea","GIN",..,..,..,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Guinea-Bissau","GNB",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Guyana","GUY",..,..,..,2000,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Haiti","HTI",..,..,..,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Honduras","HND",..,..,..,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Hong Kong","HKG",1948271,1898934,1796240,1659098,1517741,1267966,1038995,716435,444450,86467,11000,
"Hungary","HUN",1541686,1428726,1198790,651689,411111,264311,111458,24000,3400,..,0,
"Iceland","ISL",99883,97937,87738,78017,55764,41571,24270,10424,2358,81,0,
"India","IND",5280000,3130000,2300000,1348000,180000,140362,82409,50000,0,0,0,
"Indonesia","IDN",..,294464,194367,108200,84900,61600,38300,15000,4000,..,0,
"Iran, Islamic Rep","IRN",300000,200000,100000,..,..,..,700,661,176,..,..,
"Iraq","IRQ",42,..,..,..,..,..,0,0,..,..,..,
"Ireland","IRL",891346,805932,601890,322500,152100,41800,10600,0,0,0,0,
"Israel","ISR",1600000,1528500,1421000,1229626,980000,633100,231663,43865,0,0,0,
"Italy","ITA",11283000,10122126,8497422,6821880,4724500,2250000,850000,390000,115000,..,0,
"Jamaica","JAM",97667,92768,68243,45000,27000,9000,9000,3235,..,..,..,
"Japan","JPN",30107328,28287000,26438868,23301104,19557146,14917165,9397426,3835000,854655,216000,32000,
"Jordan","JOR",128428,86818,48622,23551,10424,4996,3177,409,..,..,..,
"Kazakhstan","KAZ",564559,270370,30500,2996,1997,998,0,0,..,..,..,
"Kenya","KEN",..,17737,17723,5399,..,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Kiribati","KIR",..,0,..,..,..,..,0,0,..,..,..,
"Korea, Dem People's Rep","PRK",..,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
"Korea, Rep","KOR",15474931,14709998,14042698,12190711,11921440,11178499,10405486,7806000,3870000,278000,14000,
"Kuwait","KWT",..,..,..,25000,20000,13000,10500,5000,..,..,..,
"Kyrgyzstan","KGZ",..,2897,2762,2292,1907,139,36,..,..,..,..,
"Lao People's Dem Rep","LAO",..,3603,741,314,50,25,0,0,..,..,..,
"Latvia","LVA",..,146055,109674,60770,49147,19533,10000,3235,284,0,0,
"Lebanon","LBN",..,200000,190000,130000,80000,70000,35000,0,..,..,..,
"Lesotho","LSO",..,..,..,45,22,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Liberia","LBR",..,..,..,..,..,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Libyan Arab Jamahiriya","LBY",..,..,9648,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Liechtenstein","LIE",..,14000,10000,8617,4741,1500,1437,..,..,..,..,
"Lithuania","LTU",590103,507572,368715,234081,129051,66790,20000,2427,0,0,0,
"Luxembourg","LUX",143218,128500,98800,70100,36500,15351,5737,1215,0,0,0,
"Macau","MAC",121403,110498,92217,68030,45218,27774,16954,9788,3731,..,..,
"Macedonia, FYR","MKD",178997,100507,36485,12436,0,0,0,..,..,..,..,
"Madagascar","MDG",6226,2548,1290,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Malawi","MWI",..,1589,..,404,138,69,0,0,..,..,..,
"Malaysia","MYS",1301600,1010900,742600,483100,252500,110402,19302,4000,0,0,0,
"Maldives","MDV",15709,10400,6274,3260,717,503,190,0,0,0,0,
"Mali","MLI",5272,3200,3085,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Malta","MLT",98802,87527,52948,51409,37642,22736,17679,9157,1656,..,..,
"Marshall Islands","MHL",..,0,..,..,..,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Martinique","MTQ",..,..,..,..,..,6000,0,0,..,..,..,
"Mauritania","MRT",5876,4000,973,164,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Mauritius","MUS",73021,61497,27895,5398,2564,1184,285,0,..,..,..,
"Mexico","MEX",7604629,4548838,3087144,1922352,1057282,428371,231486,50000,15000,0,0,
"Micronesia, Fed States","FSM",..,..,..,46,26,6,0,0,..,..,..,
"Moldova, Rep","MDA",..,47164,21792,10395,2429,597,418,239,..,..,..,
"Mongolia","MNG",..,7395,3500,1800,900,500,90,49,..,..,..,
"Montenegro","MNE",..,..,25828,7665,0,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Morocco","MAR",483867,477360,391857,249138,64660,2712,2000,0,..,..,..,
"Mozambique","MOZ",..,..,..,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Myanmar","MMR",..,1479,751,243,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,
"Namibia","NAM",..,256,198,134,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Nepal","NPL",..,9934,..,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Netherlands","NLD",5756000,5507000,5192200,4100000,3206000,1988000,1170966,466200,260000,..,75500,
"Netherlands Antilles","ANT",..,..,..,..,..,..,0,0,..,..,..,
"New Caledonia","NCL",25455,20315,15601,9600,5146,1668,700,132,0,0,0,
"New Zealand","NZL",914961,853020,470200,321000,191695,83000,43500,17267,4658,0,0,
"Nicaragua","NIC",..,..,19042,10534,5001,4403,2319,1604,700,..,..,
"Niger","NER",..,..,..,212,77,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Nigeria","NGA",25581,..,..,500,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Norway","NOR",1607750,1439669,1244536,991349,671666,398758,205307,88541,23297,..,0,
"Oman","OMN",31983,20177,13917,13240,668,136,97,0,..,..,..,
"Pakistan","PAK",168082,45153,26611,0,22300,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Palau","PLW",..,..,97,100,74,..,0,0,..,..,..,
"Palestinian Territories","",..,55648,27172,7463,18,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Panama","PAN",157468,150283,112738,17567,16746,15039,12235,7771,..,..,..,
"Papua New Guinea","PNG",..,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Paraguay","PRY",93726,51660,16000,5600,3050,500,500,300,150,..,..,
"Peru","PER",725563,570218,484899,352622,227610,93908,37401,22799,1078,75,0,
"Philippines","PHL",..,496151,265030,123000,89000,55000,21000,10000,0,0,0,
"Poland","POL",..,3427578,2911152,945159,811796,195752,121684,12000,0,0,0,
"Portugal","PRT",1692361,1549061,1458938,1165440,838371,502030,260591,99316,25154,297,0,
"Puerto Rico","PRI",..,..,..,118268,86303,54337,22732,2427,..,..,..,
"Qatar","QAT",103367,70340,46773,25128,10652,2991,228,0,0,0,0,
"Réunion","REU",..,..,..,..,56536,31749,..,..,..,..,..,
"Romania","ROU",2510000,1950000,1090000,377090,104265,196106,15800,6000,..,..,..,
"Russian Federation","RUS",..,4000000,2900000,1589000,675000,343000,11000,0,0,0,0,
"Rwanda","RWA",4241,2543,1704,1180,1148,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Saint Kitts and Nevis","KNA",..,..,..,..,..,..,500,..,..,..,..,
"Samoa","WSM",..,..,..,65,32,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"San Marino","SMR",4000,1599,1480,1220,1076,600,..,..,..,..,..,
"Sao Tome & Principe","STP",..,308,125,0,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,
"Saudi Arabia","SAU",1032000,623116,218176,67798,68700,45982,34782,14000,..,0,0,
"Senegal","SEN",47358,38132,28926,18028,7665,2383,1200,0,..,..,..,
"Serbia","SRB",451181,325730,121727,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
"Seychelles","SYC",3417,3493,2475,948,349,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Sierra Leone","SLE",..,..,..,..,..,..,0,..,..,..,..,
"Singapore","SGP",1003100,896200,787900,656200,545200,417100,270000,151000,69000,30000,10000,
"Slovakia","SVK",618671,472020,304615,181538,78764,22461,4083,0,..,..,..,
"Slovenia","SVN",426647,344840,274500,196650,115069,57992,56735,5500,..,..,..,
"Solomon Islands","SLB",..,1000,650,450,200,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Somalia","SOM",..,..,..,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"South Africa","ZAF",..,378000,335112,165290,60000,20313,2669,..,..,..,..,
"Spain","ESP",8995411,8070254,6696592,5035203,3401411,2121930,1247496,430055,76358,..,0,
"Sri Lanka","LKA",100230,63263,22895,..,20450,3417,592,327,..,..,..,
"St. Lucia","LCA",14000,..,..,..,..,..,0,..,..,..,..,
"St. Vincent & Grenadines","VCT",9364,7972,5618,3647,1320,1146,1086,81,0,0,0,
"Sudan","SDN",..,42500,2065,1269,793,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Suriname","SUR",..,..,2656,1107,420,216,94,0,..,..,..,
"Swaziland","SWZ",..,..,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
"Sweden","SWE",3421000,3280000,1930000,2522000,1410000,1095000,840000,587000,249000,0,0,
"Switzerland","CHE",2480000,2367440,2020000,1624217,1227397,783874,455220,140000,56416,0,0,
"Syrian Arab Rep","SYR",11055,6957,5218,2700,600,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Taiwan","TWN",5024374,4790187,4505800,4340889,3751214,3043273,2100000,1133000,229000,31000,15000,
"Tajikistan","TJK",..,..,..,30,20,10,0,0,..,..,..,
"Tanzania","TZA",..,..,..,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Thailand","THA",..,913000,..,105000,75000,45000,15000,1613,0,0,0,
"Timor-Leste","TMP",..,50,29,22,13,9,0,0,..,..,..,
"Togo","TGO",1911,1201,0,0,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Tonga","TON",721,780,633,645,334,22,11,0,..,..,..,
"Trinidad and Tobago","TTO",..,35491,20613,10803,4233,884,176,0,..,..,..,
"Tunisia","TUN",227303,95916,43845,17573,2839,259,26,0,0,..,..,
"Turkey","TUR",5749891,4753757,2773685,1589768,577931,199324,21205,10915,0,0,0,
"Turkmenistan","TKM",..,..,..,..,..,..,0,0,..,..,..,
"Uganda","UGA",4798,1860,1210,850,0,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Ukraine","UKR",1600000,800000,520000,130000,0,0,0,..,..,..,..,
"United Arab Emirates","ARE",528915,379800,240620,129320,56146,30327,16177,7754,1389,367,0,
"United Kingdom","GBR",17276000,15606000,13013000,9898653,6123907,3113702,1356481,330960,52890,..,..,
"United States","USA",79014120,70187400,60522096,48089848,37352520,27744342,19881548,12792812,7069874,2754286,705900,
"Uruguay","URY",287724,243479,212582,61396,27000,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Uzbekistan","UZB",65960,19180,8639,8271,5514,2757,0,0,..,..,..,
"Vanuatu","VUT",..,..,..,59,23,15,0,0,..,..,..,
"Venezuela","VEN",1096529,857812,537466,356302,210303,116997,78151,36636,4473,..,0,
"Viet Nam","VNM",..,1294111,516569,210024,52709,9180,1076,0,..,..,..,
"Virgin Islands","VIR",..,..,..,2967,1484,0,0,0,..,..,..,
"Yemen","YEM",..,..,..,..,..,..,0,0,..,..,..,
"Yugoslavia (former)","",..,..,..,..,..,..,0,..,..,..,..,
"Zambia","ZMB",5671,..,2339,250,250,91,48,31,21,..,..,
"Zimbabwe","ZWE",..,15210,10200,10185,8967,6386,2847,771,

Footnotes
No footnotes

Source
"International Telecommunication Union (ITU). 2009. World Telecommunication Indicators 2009.  Geneva: ITU.  Available online at http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/world/world.html."


Technical Notes
"Definition:"
"Broadband internet subscribers is the number of internet subscribers with a modem connecting to the internet via Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology or cable television lines.  Speeds are generally greater than 128kbps in at least one direction."
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"Years Covered and Frequency of Update:"
"Data are available from 1998 to 2009. Most of the 208 countries in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) dataset are available, though not for all years. The ITU updates their telecommunication indicators every three months. The most recent updates incorporated by WRI are from June, 2009."
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"Methodology:"
"Telecommunication data are supplied by annual questionnaires sent to telecommunication authorities and operating companies. These data are supplemented by annual reports and statistical yearbooks of telecommunication ministries, regulators, operators and industry associations. In some cases, estimates are derived from ITU background documents or other references."
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"For more information, please consult the following website maintained by the ITU:  http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/world/world.html."
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"Data Reliability:"
"ITU compiles some of the most accurate and complete international telecommunications datasets in the world; nonetheless, the data often contain rough approximations. While the data can illustrate very general trends, rigid comparisons among countries are discouraged. "