The European Union is a sui generissupranational union whose sovereign members delegate to it by treaty certain powers that are often exercised by sovereign states. Its combined population has been estimated at 447,319,916 on 1 January 2020, and it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list. It has 5.46% of the world's population — see "Eurostat-Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface(TGM)table". European Commission.
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