Commonwealth of Independent States
The following is a list of regional organizations by population. The organizations are arranged in alphabetical order.
List
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| Entities |
Population |
Date formed |
% |
Source |
Notes |
| World The term world population commonly refers to the total number of living humans on Earth at a given time. As of , the Earth's population is estimated by the United States Census Bureau to be billion. The world population has been growing continuously since the end of the Black Death around 1400...
|
6,594,000,000 |
|
100% |
Population clock |
|
African UnionThe African Union is an intergovernmental organization consisting of 52 African states. Established on July 9 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organization of African Unity...
|
850,000,000 |
2002 |
{{#expr: 850000000 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with Arab League) |
Arab LeagueThe Arab League , officially called the League of Arab States , is a regional organization of Arab states in Southwest Asia, and North and Northeast Africa. It was formed in Cairo on March 22, 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan , Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria...
|
339,510,535 |
1945 |
{{#expr: 339510535 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with African Union) |
Asia-Pacific Economic CooperationAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim countries to cooperate on regional trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation. APEC's objective is to enhance economic growth and prosperity in the region and to strengthen the Asia-Pacific community...
|
2,700,000,000 |
1989 |
{{#expr: 2700000000 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Commonwealth of Nations,Eurasian Economic Community,North American Free Trade Agreement, NATO, OPEC, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Mercosur, Union of South American Nations) |
Association of Southeast Asian NationsThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated ASEAN , is a geo-political and economic organization of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia, which was formed on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand...
|
558,812,200 |
1967 |
{{#expr: 558812200 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) |
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The following is a list of regional organizations by population. The organizations are arranged in alphabetical order.
List
{{Expand list|date=jANUARY 2009}}
| Entities |
Population |
Date formed |
% |
Source |
Notes |
| World The term world population commonly refers to the total number of living humans on Earth at a given time. As of , the Earth's population is estimated by the United States Census Bureau to be billion. The world population has been growing continuously since the end of the Black Death around 1400...
|
6,594,000,000 |
|
100% |
Population clock |
|
African UnionThe African Union is an intergovernmental organization consisting of 52 African states. Established on July 9 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organization of African Unity...
|
850,000,000 |
2002 |
{{#expr: 850000000 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with Arab League) |
Arab LeagueThe Arab League , officially called the League of Arab States , is a regional organization of Arab states in Southwest Asia, and North and Northeast Africa. It was formed in Cairo on March 22, 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan , Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria...
|
339,510,535 |
1945 |
{{#expr: 339510535 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with African Union) |
Asia-Pacific Economic CooperationAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim countries to cooperate on regional trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation. APEC's objective is to enhance economic growth and prosperity in the region and to strengthen the Asia-Pacific community...
|
2,700,000,000 |
1989 |
{{#expr: 2700000000 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Commonwealth of Nations,Eurasian Economic Community,North American Free Trade Agreement, NATO, OPEC, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Mercosur, Union of South American Nations) |
Association of Southeast Asian NationsThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated ASEAN , is a geo-political and economic organization of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia, which was formed on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand...
|
558,812,200 |
1967 |
{{#expr: 558812200 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) |
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|
277,983,490 |
1991 |
{{#expr: 277983490 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) |
Commonwealth of NationsThe Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the Commonwealth and previously as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-three independent member states. Most of them were formerly part of the British Empire. They co-operate within a framework of common values...
|
1,921,974,000 |
1931 |
{{#expr: 1921974000 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with European Union, European Economic Area, African Union, Arab League, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Union of South American Nations, and Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) |
| Collective Security Treaty Organisation |
210,000,000 |
1994 |
{{#expr: 210000000 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with Commonwealth of Independent States, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) |
Economic Cooperation OrganizationThe Economic Cooperation Organization is an intergovernmental organization involving seven Asian and three Eurasian nations. It provides a platform to discuss ways to improve development and promote trade, and investment opportunities. The ECO is an ad hoc organization under the...
|
405,139,000 |
1985 |
{{#expr: 405139000 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) |
| European Economic Area The European Economic Area was established on 1 January 1994 following an agreement between member states of the European Free Trade Association ,the European Community , and all member states of the European Union...
|
500,017,119 |
1994 |
{{#expr: 500017119 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with European Union, European Free Trade Association, and Commonwealth of Nations) |
European UnionThe European Union is an economic and political union of 27 Member States, located primarily in Europe. Committed to regional integration, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community...
|
494,900,000 |
1993 |
{{#expr: 494900000 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
Eurostat data |
|
European Free Trade AssociationThe European Free Trade Association was established on 3 May 1960 as a trade bloc-alternative for European states who were either unable to, or chose not to, join the then-European Economic Community .The EFTA Convention was signed on 4 January 1960 in...
|
12,660,623 |
1960 |
{{#expr: 12660623 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with European Economic Area) |
| Eurasian Economic Community The Eurasian Economic Community originated from the Commonwealth of Independent States customs union between Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan on the 29 March 1996...
|
205,693,649 |
2001 |
{{#expr: 500017119 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with Commonwealth of Independent States and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) |
MercosurMercosur or Mercosul is a Regional Trade Agreement among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay founded in 1991 by the Treaty of Asunción, which was later amended and updated by the 1994 Treaty of Ouro Preto...
|
265,212,435 |
1991 |
{{#expr: 265212435 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with Union of South American Nations, NAFTA, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) |
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|
444,890,391 |
1994 |
{{#expr: 444890391 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with Mercosur, Commonwealth of Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) |
NATOThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization ); ), also called "the Atlantic Alliance", is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on April 4, 1949...
|
880,978,798 |
1949 |
{{#expr: 880978798 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
|
OPECThe Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is a cartel of twelve countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. OPEC has maintained its headquarters in Vienna since 1965, and hosts regular...
|
619,157,014 |
1960 |
{{#expr: 619157014 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
|
| Shanghai Cooperation Organisation |
1,519,750,955 |
2001 |
{{#expr: 1519750955 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with CIS and Eurasian Economic Community, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) |
| South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is an economic and political organization of eight countries in Southern Asia. In terms of population, its sphere of influence is the largest of any regional organization: almost 1.5 billion people, the combined population of its member states...
|
1,467,255,669 |
1985 |
{{#expr: 1467255669 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with Economic Cooperation Organization) |
| Union of South American Nations |
379,782,748 |
2005 |
{{#expr: 379782748 / 6581000000 * 100 round 2}}% |
|
(membership overlap with Mercosur, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) |
See also
- List of regional organizations by population
- List of continents by population
- Lists of countries in various regions by populations:
- List of religious populations
- World population
The term world population commonly refers to the total number of living humans on Earth at a given time. As of , the Earth's population is estimated by the United States Census Bureau to be billion. The world population has been growing continuously since the end of the Black Death around 1400...
- Human geography
-Scope:Human geography broadly differs from physical geography in that it has a greater focus on studying intangible or abstract patterns surrounding human activity and is more receptive to qualitative research methodologies. It encompasses human, political, cultural, social and economic aspects of...
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