Country Digest

The population of Portland, Oregon is 632,309 (latest US census data). Portland is the largest city in the US state of Oregon, and the 26th largest city in the United States. Portland is located in northern Oregon on the Willamette and Columbia rivers. It is the largest city and the seat (capital) of Multnomah county.… Continue reading Portland Population (2021)

The population of Catalonia is 7,522,596 (source: Idescat). The Catalonian parliament declared independence from Spain on 27 October 2017. The Spanish government has refused to accept this declaration of independence, so Catalonia remains a part of Spain. Catalonia is the second largest autonomous community (region) in Spain, with 16% of Spain’s population. Barcelona (population: 1,608,746)… Continue reading Catalonia Population (2021)

The latest US Census Bureau estimate for the population of Maui County, Hawaii, is 165,386. Maui, known as the Valley Isle, is second largest island in Hawaii by area but only its third largest by population, after Oahu (population 953,207) and Hawaii island itself (population: 185,079). The city of Wailuku (population 15,313) is the Maui… Continue reading Maui Population 2021

Although official data is not yet available, the population of Shanghai in 2021 is estimated to be just over 24.1 million people. This makes Shanghai the largest city in China, and the largest city proper in the world today. Rapid population growth in Shanghai over recent years has been driven by immigration. The city’s natural… Continue reading Shanghai population 2021

The Statistics Bureau of Japan reported that the population of Japan on 1 May 2016 was 125,360,000, another slight decrease in population. How many people live in Japan? Despite a fall in population over the past year, and almost one million people over the previous five years, Japan is still the tenth largest country in… Continue reading Japan population (2021)

Depending on whether you are counting the city proper, or the wider urban area, or the municipal area, the population of Chongqing is either 8.5 million (the city proper), 18.4 million (the wider urban area) or 30.1 million (the municipal area). This confusion has led to some people calling Chongqing the largest city in China,… Continue reading Chongqing population 2021

Our estimate of the Guangzhou population (2021) is 13,476,852. Based on the 2014 population of 13.08 million Guangzhou is the third largest city in China, after Shanghai (24 million) and Beijing (21 million). Guangzhou, previously known as Canton, is the largest city in Guangdong province, and is a part of the Pearl River Delta Mega City. This… Continue reading Guangzhou population 2021

Latest official estimates put the 2016 population of São Paulo (the city)  at 12,038,175. The population of São Paulo (the state) is 44,396,485 (2014 data). This makes São Paulo the largest city in Brazil, South America, the Americas, and even the entire Southern Hemisphere. São Paulo is also the 11th largest city proper in the world.… Continue reading São Paulo Population 2021

Our list of the largest cities in China includes the largest city in the world (Shanghai), 10 cities with a population of more than ten million people (see top ten below), and 145 cities with a population more than one million people (see table below).  On this page you will find information about the ten largest cities in China which, together, have a… Continue reading Largest cities in China 2021

The population of New Zealand in 2021 is 5,149,645. This estimate was taken from New Zealand’s constantly updated population clock in October 2021 (see below for more information) and is based on the 2018 census, which reported a population of 4,699,755. New Zealand is the 123rd largest country in the world by population and the third largest in… Continue reading New Zealand Population 2021