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| Country or Area | Mid-year Population (10 000 persons) | Growth Rate (%) | |||
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Laos | 538.8 | 579.1 | 639.6 | 689.4 | 1.8 |
| Latvia | 236.8 | 223.9 | 209.8 | 199.0 | -1.1 |
| Lebanon | 323.5 | 398.7 | 434.1 | 451.0 | 1.0 |
| Lesotho | 185.6 | 192.6 | 200.9 | 209.8 | 1.1 |
| Liberia | 289.2 | 327.0 | 395.8 | 439.7 | 2.4 |
| Libya | 517.6 | 559.4 | 604.1 | 625.3 | 0.8 |
| Liechtenstein | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Lithuania | 350.0 | 332.3 | 309.7 | 292.9 | -1.0 |
| Luxemburg | 43.6 | 46.5 | 50.7 | 55.6 | 2.3 |
| Macedonia, FYR | 205.2 | 209.0 | 210.2 | 210.8 | 0.1 |
| Madagascar | 1574.5 | 1829.0 | 2108.0 | 2357.2 | 2.8 |
| Malawi | 1132.1 | 1292.5 | 1501.4 | 1682.9 | 2.8 |
| Malaysia | 2342.1 | 2584.3 | 2827.6 | 3018.8 | 1.6 |
| Maldives | 27.3 | 29.8 | 32.6 | 35.2 | 1.9 |
| Mali | 1026.1 | 1194.1 | 1398.6 | 1576.8 | 3.0 |
| Malta | 38.1 | 40.4 | 41.5 | 42.7 | 0.9 |
| Marshall Islands | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Mauritania | 270.8 | 314.6 | 360.9 | 398.4 | 2.4 |
| Mauritius | 118.7 | 122.8 | 125.0 | 126.1 | 0.2 |
| Mayotte | 14.9 | 17.5 | 20.4 | ||
| Mexico | 10387.4 | 11073.2 | 11788.6 | 12379.9 | 1.2 |
| Micronesia, Fed. | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
| Moldova | 364.0 | 359.5 | 356.2 | 355.6 | -0.1 |
| Monaco | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| Mongolia | 239.7 | 252.7 | 271.3 | 288.1 | 1.5 |
| Montenegro | 60.5 | 61.4 | 61.9 | 62.2 | 0.1 |
| Morocco | 2871.0 | 3012.5 | 3164.2 | 3349.3 | 1.5 |
| Mozambique | 1827.6 | 2101.0 | 2396.7 | 2647.3 | 2.4 |
| Myanmar | 4845.3 | 5018.1 | 5193.1 | 5371.9 | 0.9 |
| Namibia | 189.8 | 202.7 | 217.9 | 234.8 | 1.9 |
| Nepal | 2318.4 | 2529.2 | 2684.6 | 2812.1 | 1.2 |
| Netherlands | 1592.6 | 1632.0 | 1661.5 | 1685.4 | 0.3 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 18.1 | 18.6 | |||
| New Caledonia | 21.3 | 23.2 | 25.0 | 26.6 | 1.5 |
| New Zealand | 385.8 | 413.4 | 435.1 | 451.0 | 1.5 |
| Nicaragua | 510.1 | 545.5 | 582.2 | 616.9 | 1.5 |
| Niger | 1099.0 | 1318.4 | 1589.4 | 1853.5 | 3.9 |
| Nigeria | 12287.7 | 13958.6 | 15970.8 | 17851.7 | 2.8 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 1.2 |
| Norway | 449.1 | 462.3 | 488.9 | 513.6 | 1.1 |
| Oman | 219.3 | 252.2 | 280.3 | 392.6 | 7.8 |
| Pakistan | 14383.2 | 15797.1 | 17314.9 | 18513.3 | 1.6 |
| Palau | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| Panama | 305.5 | 336.6 | 367.8 | 392.6 | 1.6 |
| Papua New Guinea | 537.9 | 609.6 | 685.9 | 747.6 | 2.1 |
| Paraguay | 535.0 | 590.4 | 646.0 | 691.8 | 1.7 |
| Peru | 2600.0 | 2772.3 | 2926.3 | 3076.9 | 1.3 |
| Philippines | 7765.2 | 8582.1 | 9344.4 | 10009.6 | 1.7 |
| Poland | 3825.9 | 3816.5 | 3804.3 | 3799.6 | -0.1 |
| Portugal | 1029.0 | 1050.3 | 1057.3 | 1039.7 | -0.6 |
| Puerto Rico | 381.1 | 382.1 | 372.2 | 354.8 | -1.3 |
| Qatar | 59.4 | 82.1 | 175.0 | 226.8 | 4.5 |
| Romania | 2244.3 | 2132.0 | 2024.7 | 1991.1 | -0.4 |
| Russia | 14659.7 | 14351.9 | 14284.9 | 14382.0 | 0.2 |
| Rwanda | 839.6 | 942.9 | 1083.7 | 1210.0 | 2.7 |