By the early 1960s, most of East and Central Africa, where the majority of the Ismāʿīlī population on the continent resided including Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, Malagasy, Rwanda, Burundi and Zaire, had attained their political independence.

By 2001, the population had jumped to 206, 073, and it was 217, 988, in 48, 061 families, according to 2006 census.

By the 7th century BC, much of the Assyrian population used Akkadian influenced Eastern Aramaic and not Akkadian itself.

By the late 1960s, the area of LAFTA had a population of 220 million and produced about $ 90 billion of goods and services annually.

By making these data available to local public health officials in real time, most models of anthrax epidemics indicate that more than 80 % of an exposed population can receive antibiotic treatment before becoming symptomatic, and thus avoid the moderately high mortality of the disease.

By the 13th century, the city was an important port, with a mixed Basque and Gascon population.

By 1905, 62 % of the members were industrial workers ( 3 % of the population in 1897 ).

By 1973, the CPK were fighting battles against government forces with little or no North Vietnamese troop support, and they controlled nearly 60 % of Cambodia's territory and 25 % of its population.

By comparison, estimates of the population density per square kilometer of the Indian Ocean's other island microstates ranged from 241 ( Seychelles ) to 690 ( Maldives ) in 1993.

By 1340, Cairo had a population of close to half a million, making it the largest city west of China.

By the 1860s, there were around 5, 000 residents, and the population grew to around 10, 000 by the late 1880s.

By the 1860 census on the verge of the Civil War, 91. 7 percent of the black population, or nearly 20, 000 people, were free.

By the middle of the century, the population was bolstered by emigration from the Canary Islands, resettling the northern part of the colony and planting tobacco in the Cibao Valley, and importation of slaves was renewed.

By 2006, the percentage of foreign-born population had increased to just over 15 % in Dublin.

By the 3rd century, Caesarea had a population of about 100, 000.

By 1901 the population of Emsworth was about 2, 000.

By 1917 Finland had experienced rapid population growth, industrialization, improvements in the economy and standard of living, and the rise of a comprehensive labor movement ; economic, social, and political divisions were deepening while the Finnish political system was in an unstable phase of democratization and modernization.

By 1775, Washington had doubled the size of Mount Vernon to, and had increased its slave population to over 100.

By March 2006, at least 65 % of the Greek population was able to view Digital TV for free with the use of set-top boxes.

By 1939 the population had grown to over 120, 000.

By 1946, the major part of the population of these camps were cleared by NKVD and either sent home or conscripted ( see table for details ).

By mid-February to mid-March, the bulk of the population has arrived in the lagoons, filling them with nursing, calving and mating gray whales.

By New X-Men # 115, Genosha had a population of sixteen million mutants and a stable, advanced society.

By 1992 only 55 percent of the Honduran population continued to live in rural areas.

By the end of the 10th century, the Norse minority had merged with the Slavic population, which also absorbed Greek Christian influences in the course of the multiple campaigns to loot Tsargrad, or Constantinople.

By comparison, the same index ranked neighbor Ukraine, 131st and Russia, 140th.

By the Academic Ranking of World Universities, one of its campuses, UC Berkeley, is ranked second worldwide among public and private universities, and three — Berkeley, Los Angeles, and San Diego — are ranked among the top 15.

By comparison, elections involving the ranked voting system can use the complete voter's indicated ranking preference.

By the 1997 – 98 season, Fox had 3 shows in the Nielsen Top 20, The X-Files which ranked 11th, King of the Hill which ranked 15th, and The Simpsons which ranked 17th.

By the end of the 2004 – 05 television season, Fox ranked No. 1 for the first time in its history among the 18 – 49 demographic most appealing to advertisers.

By the show's 40th anniversary in 2009, it was ranked the fifteenth most popular children's show on television.

By 1952, Standard Oil of Indiana was ranked as the largest domestic oil company.

By 1990 Japan was ranked third, behind the then-Soviet Union and the United States, in total defense expenditures, and the United States urged Japan to assume a larger share of the burden of defense of the western Pacific.

By 1982 Timman was ranked second in the world, behind only Anatoly Karpov.

* By 2017, at least 12 out of 44 departments / schools will be ranked top 12 in North America

* By 2017, at least 20 UW departments / schools will be ranked top three in Canada

By 1958, Lê was ranked as second only to Hồ in the party hierarchy, although Chinh remained powerful in the government bureaucracy.

By 2011 Fort Bend was ranked the fourth most racially-diverse country in the United States by USA Today.

By population, Sheffield ranked tenth out of the 32 cities and towns in Berkshire County, and 269th out of 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.

By population, Ashfield ranked thirteenth of the twenty-six towns in Franklin County, and 296th out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.

By population, Bernardston ranked seventh of the twenty-six cities and towns in Franklin County, and 287th of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.

By population, Conway ranked twelfth of the twenty-six towns in Franklin County, and 295th of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.

By population, Deerfield ranked fourth of the 26 towns in Franklin County, and 247th of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.

By population, Leyden ranked 22nd out of the 26 towns in Franklin County, and 333rd out of 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.

By population, Shelburne ranked eighth out of the 26 towns in Franklin County, and 290th out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.

By September 2006, the Bend metro area ranked second in the list of most overpriced housing markets, and in June 2007 it was named the most overpriced housing market in America.