Richest Research Sources
1. Populations by Country
CIA World Factbook
2. GDP Statistics by Country
International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook database
3. Latest Global Trade Statistics
World's Top Exports (WTEx)
4. USA Trade Goods by Country
Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics
Richest European Populations
5. Germany: 80,996,685 people
6. Russia: 142,470,272
8. United Kingdom: 63,742,977
9. France: 66,259,012
11. Italy: 61,680,122
14. Spain: 47,737,941
16. Turkey: 81,619,392
21. Poland: 38,346,279
23. Netherlands: 16,877,351
32. Belgium: 10,449,361
Richest Asian Populations (with richest ranking)
1. China: 1,355,692,576 people
3. India: 1,236,344,631
4. Japan: 127,103,388
12. South Korea: 48,375,645
15. Indonesia: 253,609,643
20. Taiwan: 23,359,928
24. Thailand: 67,741,401
26. Pakistan: 196,174,380
28. Malaysia: 30,073,353
31. Philippines: 107,668,231
Richest South American Populations
7. Brazil: 202,656,788 people
22. Argentina: 43,024,374
29. Colombia: 46,245,297
34. Venezuela: 28,868,486
39. Peru: 30,147,935
41. Chile: 17,363,894
59. Ecuador: 15,654,411
87. Bolivia: 10,631,486
89. Uruguay: 3,332,972
94. Paraguay: 6,703,860
Richest African Populations
25. South Africa: 48,375,645 people
27. Egypt: 86,895,099
30. Nigeria: 177,155,754
43. Algeria: 38,813,722
58. Morocco: 32,987,206
64. Angola: 19,088,106
66. Ethiopia: 96,633,458
69. Tunisia: 10,937,521
75. Ghana: 25,758,108
Richest North American Populations
2. United States: 318,892,103 people
10. Mexico: 120,286,655
13. Canada: 34,834,841
Richest Oceania Populations
17. Australia: 22,507,617 people
63. New Zealand: 4,401,916
Richest Middle Eastern Populations
18. Saudi Arabia: 27,345,986 people
19. Iran: 80,840,713
47. United Arab Emirates: 5,628,805
48. Israel: 7,821,850
49. Iraq: 32,585,692
Populations for top 50 richest countries
Most populous geographies
Most Highly Populated Richest Countries
Most Highly Populated Countries 2014
Richest Nordic/Scandinavian Populations
41. Sweden: 9,723,809 people
49. Norway: 5,147,792
57. Denmark: 5,569,077
