HIGH INHABITED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

GERMANY

(81 MILLION)

With a rapidly aging population and a very low birth rate, it will

have to rely heavily on immigration to keep its economy running.

EGYPT

(88 MILLION)

A limited amount of arable land means that Egypt’s large and

rapidly growing population is concentrated around the Nile River

delta. This has led to some political and economic strains as Egypt

struggles to establish itself as a leading nation in Africa

and the Middle East.

ETHIOPIA

(90 MILLION)

After Nigeria, Ethiopia is Africa’s second largest country in terms

of population and apart from a 5 year occupation by Italy’s Mussolini,

it is the only African nation to have never been colonized. 

Although its population is very young and the political situation is

more stable than most African nations, it is also very poor and

massive famines have led to significant economic crises.

VIETNAM

(91 MILLION)

Following the unification of Vietnam into a one party communist state,

it has made attempts to emulate China in terms of liberalizing its

economy by opening stock exchanges and trading internationally

(the USA is its main trading partner). With a large, growing, and

dense population Vietnam is striving to be a developed nation by

2020. In spite of its economic progress, however, the communist

party seem unlikely to relinquish its political grip any time soon.

PHILIPPINES

(101 MILLION)

The majority of this country’s rapidly growing population lives on

only 11 out of its 7,000 islands. In spite of constant political and

civil unrest, the Philippine’s economy is one of the most promising

of the region as it has gradually moved away from its focus on

agriculture. It also has one of the highest birth rates in Asia and

officials say that its population could more than double

within three decades.

MEXICO

(121 MILLION)

Although it has the second largest economy in Latin America,

violence, crime, drug trafficking, and poverty are relatively

common in some regions. These issues will all have to be

addressed in order to maintain stability in this quickly growing

country that is suffering from vast economic and social disparities.

JAPAN

(126 MILLION)

Japan made an incredible rebound following World War II and

today it is the world’s third largest economy. In spite of that,

there are numerous challenges awaiting this aging country from

its younger generation pushing for more western ideals to

the fact that Japan experiences 20% of the world’s earthquakes.

RUSSIA

(146 MILLION)

Geographically speaking it is the largest country on Earth. Covering

the majority of two continents, Russia is very demographically

diverse. Due to recent tension with the west, however, it has

experienced significant economic setbacks. In the near future

it will very likely remain a key player on the international scene.