One of the two lists says "Myanmar", the other "Burma". Which should we use? I prefer "Burma" but perhaps we should use both in both places.
Burma is no longer the official name. You should use Myanmar please--BozMo 11:42, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Hi! I've tried my best to simplify this page. FYI, I've taken out one of the population lists because having two seems confusing. If you feel like I was wrong in this, please feel free to re-add. :) Miss Puffskein 23:55, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
I have changed all the population numbers so that they are up to date for August 2005. If there are any errors, you know what to do. :D Terrafire 13:19, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
Why is the European Union included? The title says "List of countries by population", it should only include countries. And if EU is counted as a country, the members states should not be listed individually.
Is there a reason for including the figures for the British and French empires in the table? They are not countries either.--Joshua Issac (talk) 14:21, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello, is there a point for using XXX milion or XXX bilion instead of numbers? I want to inform you that there are multiple definitions for milion/bilion/etc. in the world. That would not be a bad thing in the classic English, but people that do not know that this difference exists may use information that is correct for you (who may edited the page), but incorrect for them. Just wanted to inform you. 90.179.123.254 (talk) 16:54, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
As is, the page is difficult to keep up-to-date, and to review for copy editing. I suggest we move to rounded numbers. The actual facts are never correct in detail, even supposing the census method was free of glitches, which it never is. Rounded numbers recognises these difficulties and leaves less scope for vandalism. Macdonald-ross (talk) 08:22, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
There are so many things that are outdated in this article like Chinese and Indian national population clocks. I mean the list keeps going on and on. Please update this as soon as possible. RayAdvait (talk) 11:31, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
This comes from a number of different sources, which are unlikely to be directly comparable. It would be better if this list was replaced by a copy of en:List of countries by population (United Nations). Before you say to just copy that page here as a different article: I think it is pointless to have this list here on Simple English Wikipedia. It's just a hassle to update and the numbers are likely wrong. All from one source, specifically the UN, would be better. Lights and freedom (talk) 20:16, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
Should this list include the 'British Antarctic Territory' as it is officially recognised as a British Overseas Territory and other non permanently inhabited territores, such as 'British Indian Ocean Territory', are included? 195.195.244.197 (talk) 14:33, 26 September 2023 (UTC)