List of regional organizations by population

The following is a list of regional organizations by population in 2007.

List

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Entities	Date formed	Population	%	Notes
World		7,302,446,600	100%	Population clock
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation	1989	2,700,000,000	40.95%	Membership overlap with Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Eurasian Economic Community, North American Free Trade Agreement, NATO, OPEC, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Mercosur/Mercosul, Union of South American Nations, African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States,
Commonwealth of Nations	1931	1,921,974,000	29.15%	Membership overlap with European Union, European Economic Area, African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, African Union, Arab League, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Union of South American Nations, Caribbean Community, CARIFORUM, NATO, and Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Small Island Developing States
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation	2001	1,519,750,955	23.05%	Membership overlap with CIS and Eurasian Economic Community, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation	1985	1,467,255,669	22.25%	Membership overlap with Economic Cooperation Organization, Commonwealth of Nations
Organization of American States	1908	910,720,588	13.81%	Membership overlap with NATO, North American Free Trade Agreement, Mercosur/Mercosul, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Union of South American States, CAFTA-DR, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, RIO Group, Caribbean Community, Association of Caribbean States
NATO	1949	880,978,798	13.36%	Membership overlap with Commonwealth of Nations, European Union, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, North American Free Trade Agreement, Organization of American States)
African Union	2002	850,000,000	12.89%	Membership overlap with Arab League, African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, Commonwealth of Nations, La Francophonie, Latin Union
Association of Southeast Asian Nations	1967	558,812,200	8.47%	Membership overlap with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, Small Islands Developing States
European Union	1957	500,900,000	7.6%	Membership overlap with NATO, Commonwealth of Nations, European Economic Area Eurostat data
European Economic Area	1994	500,017,119	7.58%	Membership overlap with European Union, European Free Trade Association, Commonwealth of Nations and La Francophonie
North American Free Trade Agreement	1994	457,284,932	6.93%	Membership overlap with Mercosur/Mercosul, Commonwealth of Nations, NATO, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, CAFTA-DR, Organization of American States
Economic Cooperation Organization	1985	405,139,000	6.14%	Membership overlap with South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Union of South American Nations	2005	379,782,748	5.76%	Membership overlap with Mercosur/Mercosul, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Latin Union, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, RIO Group, Association of Caribbean States
OPEC	1960	369,814,472	5.61%	Membership overlap with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Organization of American States, African Union, Economic Cooperation Organization, Union of South American Nations, Arab League, Mercosur or Mercosul
Arab League	1945	339,510,535	5.15%	Membership overlap with African Union, La Francophonie
Commonwealth of Independent States	1991	277,983,490	4.22%	Membership overlap with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Mercosur/Mercosul	1991	265,212,435	4.02%	Membership overlap with Union of South American Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Unions of South American Nations, Latin Union, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, RIO Group, Organization of American States
Collective Security Treaty Organisation	1994	210,000,000	3.18%	Membership overlap with Commonwealth of Independent States, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Eurasian Economic Community	2001	205,693,649	3.12%	Membership overlap with Commonwealth of Independent States and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Central American Integration System	1993	51,152,936	0.78%	An economic and political organization of eight Central American states Membership overlap with Latin Union, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Union of South American Nations, Association of Caribbean States, RIO Group, CAFTA-DR, Organization of American States
Association of Caribbean States	1994	237,000,000	0%	An economic zone of Central American plus Caribbean states along with northern South America. Membership overlap with Latin Union, La Francophonie, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Union of South American Nations, Caribbean Community, CARIFORUM, RIO Group, CAFTA-DR, Organization of American States
Caribbean Community	1973	16,743,693	0%	An economic organization made up of fifteen full members, (fourteen independent countries + one British overseas territory.) Membership overlap with Commonwealth of Nations, La Francophonie, Small Islands Developing States, CARIFORUM, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Union of South American Nations, Association of Caribbean States, Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, RIO Group, Central American Integration System, Organization of American States

See also

• List of continents by population
• Lists of countries in various regions by populations:
  • Africa
  • Americas
    • Caribbean islands
    • Latin America
    • North America
    • South America
  • Arabic
  • Asia
    • East Asia
    • East Asia and Southeast Asia
    • Southeast Asia
  • Commonwealth of Nations
  • Europe
    • European Union member states
  • Middle East
  • Oceania
• List of religious populations
• Human geography
• World population

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External links

• United Nations Analytical Report for the 2004 revision of World Population Prospects - includes details of methodology and sources used for the population estimates above.
• Population clocks & projected growth charts for all countries