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Total Population

Population Growth

GNP per Capita

Access to
Safe Water

Access to
Sanitation

millions

average annual
growth rate (%)

$

PPP*

% of
population

% of
population

1995

2010

1980-95

1995-2010

1995

1995

1989-95

1989-95

L

1

Afghanistan

..

..

..

..

l

..

..

..

H

2

Australia

18

20

1.4

0.8

18,720

18,940

95

90

L

3

Bangladesh

120

150

2.2

1.5

240

1,380

83

30

L

4

Cambodia

10

14

2.9

2.0

270

..

13

..

L

5

China

1,200

1,347

1.3

0.8

620

2,920

46

..

H

6

Hong Kong, China

6

6

1.4

0.2

22,990

22,950a

..

..

L

7

India

929

1,127

2.0

1.3

340

1,400

63

29

M

8

Indonesia

193

235

1.8

1.3

980

3,800

63

55

H

9

Japan

125

128

0.5

0.1

39,640

22,110

95

85

M

10

Korea, Dem. Rep.

24

29

1.8

1.3

m

..

100

100

H

11

Korea, Rep.

45

50

1.1

0.8

9,700

11,450

89

100

L

12

Lao PDR

5

7

2.8

2.8

350

..

41

30

M

13

Malaysia

20

26

2.5

1.8

3,890

9,020

90

94

L

14

Mongolia

2

3

2.6

1.8

310

1,950

54

..

L

15

Myanmar

45

57

1.9

1.6

l

..

39

42

L

16

Nepal

21

30

2.5

2.2

200

1,170

48

22

H

17

New Zealand

4

4

1.0

0.8

14,340

16,360

..

..

L

18

Pakistan

130

190

3.0

2.5

460

2,230

60

30

M

19

Papua New Guinea

4

6

2.2

2.0

1,160

2,420

31

26

M

20

Philippines

69

90

2.3

1.8

1,050

2,850

84

75

H

21

Singapore

3

3

1.8

1.0

26,730

22,770

100

100

L

22

Sri Lanka

18

21

1.4

1.1

700

3,250

57

66

M

23

Thailand

58

65

1.5

0.7

2,740

7,540

81

87

L

24

Vietnam

73

93

2.1

1.6

240

..

38

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.. means that data are not availabe or that aggregates cannot be calculated because of missing data in the year shown.
* PPP is purchasing power parity. See glossary.
H. High-income economy.
L. Low-income economy.
M. Middle-income economy.
l. Estimated to be a low-income country.
m. Estimated to be a middle-income country.
a. References to GNP relate to GDP.

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