13 MOST POPULOUS COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD (2000)
(with North and South Korea added, and East Asian country data in bold)
Data from WorldAtlas.com | http://worldatlas.com/aatlas/populations/ctypopls.htm
| COUNTRY | Population | Land Area (Sq Kms) | Pop. Density (Sq Kms) | Land Area (Sq Miles) | Pop. Density (Sq Miles) |
| 1 China | 1,306,313,800 | 9,596,960 | 136.12 | 3,705,405.45 | 352.54 |
| 2 India | 1,080,264,400 | 3,287,590 | 328.59 | 1,269,345.07 | 851.04 |
| 3 USA | 295,734,100 | 9,629,091 | 30.71 | 3,717,811.29 | 79.55 |
| 4 Indonesia | 241,973,900 | 1,919,440 | 126.06 | 741,099.62 | 326.51 |
| 5 Brazil | 186,112,800 | 8,511,965 | 21.86 | 3,286,486.71 | 56.63 |
| 6 Pakistan | 162,419,900 | 803,940 | 202.03 | 310,402.84 | 523.26 |
| 7 Bangladesh | 144,319,600 | 144,000 | 1,002.22 | 55,598.69 | 2,595.74 |
| 8 Russia | 143,420,300 | 17,075,200 | 8.00 | 6,592,768.87 | 21.75 |
| 9 Nigeria | 128,772,000 | 923,768 | 139.40 | 356,668.67 | 361.04 |
| 10 Japan | 127,417,200 | 377,835 | 337.23 | 145,882.85 | 873.42 |
| 11 Mexico | 106,202,900 | 1,972,550 | 53.84 | 761,605.50 | 139.45 |
| 12 Phillipines | 87,857,500 | 300,000 | 292.86 | 115,830.60 | 758.5 |
| 13 Vietnam | 83,535,600 | 329,560 | 253.48 | 127,243.78 | 656.5 |
| 24 Korea (South) | 48,422,600 | 98,480 | 491.70 | 38,023.32 | 1,273.50 |
| 47 Korea (North) | 22,912,200 | 120,540 | 190.08 | 46,540.74 | 492.3 |