REF - World's Largest Populations

Some perspective...according to Wikipedia.com, these are the WORLD's 15 MOST POPULOUS NATIONS (pop numbers accurate as of 2006):

1. China: 1.32 billion (about 19.84%)
2. India: 1.12 billion (about 16.95%)
3. United States: 300 million (about 4.6%)
4. Indonesia: 225 million (about 3.5%)
5. Brazil: 186 million (about 2.8%)
6. Pakistan: 165 million (about 2.5%)
7. Bangladesh: 147 million (about 2.3%)
8. Russia: 143 million (about 2.2%)
9. Nigeria: 135 million (about 2.1%)
10. Japan: 128 million (about 2.0%)
11. Mexico: 108 million (about 1.7%)
12. Philippines: 93 million (about 1.4%)
13. Vietnam: 84 million (about 1.3%)
14. Germany: 82 million (about 1.3%)
15. Egypt: 75 million (about 1.2%)

Related Stats:
*Roughly 4.3 billion people live in these 15 countries, representing about 2/3 of the world's population.
*If added together, all of the countries in the European Union would have a population of 494 million people...about 7.3% of world's population in 2006...would be third in the list above (gives you a sense of how how much LEVERAGE an organized + disciplined EU could have in worldwide geopolitics).
*Asia accounts for over 60% of the world's population with almost 3.8 billion people (India + China ALONE make up 36% of the world's population).
*According to the CIA's 2006 World Fact Book, around 27% of the world's population is under 15 years old

Data Courtesy: Wikipedia.com, snagged on 3/26/08.