List of countries by population

Map of countries by population for the year 2007

This is a list of countries by population. The list includes independent countries and inhabited dependent territories based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. Also given, as a percentage, is each country's population compared to the population of the world, which is currently 6,900,500,000.[1]

Areas that form integral parts of sovereign states, such as the countries of the United Kingdom, are counted as part of the sovereign states concerned. Not included are other entities, such as the European Union,[2] that are not sovereign states, and dependent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.n1

Figures used in this chart are based on the most recent estimate or projection by the national census authority where available and usually rounded off. Where national data is unavailable, figures are based on the 2010 estimate by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[3] Because the compiled figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or at the same level of accuracy, the resulting numerical comparisons may result in misleading conclusions. Further, the addition of all countries may not equal the world total.

Sovereign states are listed in bold text and dependent territories in italic. States listed that do not have general recognition are in bold and italic.

For a graphical version of this list, see list of countries by population (graphical). See also list of countries and dependencies by population density and the list of regional organizations by population.

Contents

List

Rank Country / Territory Population Date of estimate  % of World Population Source
1  People's Republic of Chinan2 1,342,330,000 February 14, 2011 19.5% Official Chinese Population Clock
2  India 1,194,050,000 February 14, 2011 17.3% Official Indian Population Clock
3  United States 311,305,000 February 14, 2011 4.51% Official United States Population Clock
4  Indonesia 237,556,363 August 16, 2010 3.44% 2010 Indonesian Census
5  Brazil 194,241,000 February 14, 2011 2.82% Brazilian Official Population Clock
6  Pakistan 171,833,000 February 14, 2011 2.49% Official Pakistani Population clock
7  Bangladesh 164,425,000 2010 2.38% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
8  Nigeria 158,259,000 2010 2.29% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
9  Russia 141,927,297 January 1, 2010 2.06% Federal State Statistics Service of Russia
10  Japan 127,390,000 August 1, 2010 1.85% Official Japan Statistics Bureau
11  Mexico 108,396,211 July 1, 2010 1.57% INEGI estimate

National Population Statistics of Mexico[4]
12  Philippines 94,013,200 Mid-2010 1.36%

National Statistics Office medium projection
13  Vietnam 85,846,997 April 1, 2009 1.24% Final 2009 census results
14  Germany 81,802,257 January 1, 2010 1.19% Eurostat estimate
15  Ethiopia 79,221,000 July 2008 1.15%

Ethiopia Central Statistics Agency
16  Egypt 79,704,000 February 14, 2011 1.16% Official Egyptian Population clock
17  Iran 75,078,000 2010 1.09% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
18  Turkey 72,561,312 December 31, 2009 1.05% Turkish Statistical Institute estimate
19  Dem. Rep. of Congo 67,827,000 2010 0.98% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
20  Thailand 67,070,000 December 1, 2009 1%

The National Statistical Office Ministry of Information and Communication Technology of Thailand
21  Francen3 65,447,374 January 1, 2010 0.95% Official INSEE estimate
The figure for France without the overseas collectivities is 64,667,374.
22  United Kingdom 62,008,049 January 1, 2010 0.9% Eurostat estimate
23  Italy 60,402,499 March 31, 2010 0.88% Official ISTAT estimate
24  Myanmar (Burma) 50,496,000 2010 0.73% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
25  South Africa 49,991,300 July 1, 2010 0.72% Statistics South Africa
26  South Korea 49,773,145 December 31, 2009 0.72% Statistics Korea
27  Spain 46,072,834 July 1, 2010 0.67% Official INE estimate
28  Ukraine 45,871,738 June 1, 2010 0.66% Official UKRSTAT estimate
29  Colombia 45,838,000 February 14, 2011 0.66% Official Colombian Population clock
30  Tanzania 45,040,000 2010 0.65% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
31  Argentina 40,518,951 June 30, 2010 0.59% Official INDEC estimate
32  Sudan 39,154,490 April 22, 2008 0.57% 2008 Sudanese census
33  Kenya 38,610,097 August 24-25, 2009 0.56% Official 2009 census results
34  Poland 38,167,329 January 1, 2010 0.55% Eurostat estimate
35  Algeria 35,423,000 2010 0.51% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
36  Canada 34,418,000 February 14, 2011 0.5% Official Canadian Population clock
37  Uganda 33,796,000 2010 0.49% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
38  Morocco 32,062,000 February 14, 2011 0.46% Official Moroccan Population clock
39  Iraq 31,467,000 2010 0.46% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
40  Nepal 29,853,000 2010 0.43% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
41  Peru 29,461,933 June 30, 2010 0.42% Official INEI estimate (in Spanish)
42  Afghanistan 29,117,000 2010 0.42% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
43  Venezuela 29,115,000 February 14, 2011 0.42% Official Venezuelan Population clock
44  Malaysia 28,306,700 July 2009 0.41% Statistic Department of Malaysia
45  Uzbekistan 27,794,000 2010 0.4% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
46  Saudi Arabia 27,136,977 April 2010 0.39% Official Saudi population clock
47  Ghana 24,333,000 2010 0.35% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
48  Yemen 24,256,000 2010 0.35% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
49  North Korea 23,991,000 2010 0.35% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
50  Mozambique 23,406,000 2010 0.34% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
51  Republic of China (Taiwan) n4 23,131,093 March 31, 2010 0.34% Official National Statistics Taiwan estimate
52  Syria 22,505,000 2010 0.33% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
53  Australian5 22,640,376 February 14, 2011 0.33% Australian Official Population Clock
54  Côte d'Ivoire 21,571,000 2010 0.31% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
55  Romania 21,466,174 January 1, 2010 0.31% Eurostat estimate
56  Sri Lanka 20,410,000 2010 0.3% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
57  Madagascar 20,146,000 2010 0.29% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
58  Cameroon 19,958,000 2010 0.29% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
59  Angola 18,993,000 2010 0.28% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
60  Chile 17,198,000 February 14, 2011 0.25% Official INE projection (p.36)
61  Netherlands 16,648,300 February 14, 2011 0.241% Official Netherlands population clock
62  Burkina Faso 16,287,000 2010 0.24% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
63  Kazakhstan 16,197,000 January 1, 2010 0.23% National Statistics Agency estimate
64  Niger 15,891,000 2010 0.23% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
65  Malawi 15,692,000 2010 0.23% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
66  Mali 14,517,176 April 1, 2009 0.21% Preliminary 2009 census result
67  Guatemala 14,377,000 2010 0.21% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
68  Ecuador 14,329,000 February 14, 2011 0.21% Official Ecuadorian population clock
69  Cambodia 13,395,682 March 3, 2008 0.19% Cambodian 2008 Census
70  Zambia 13,257,000 2010 0.19% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
71  Senegal 12,861,000 2010 0.19% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
72  Zimbabwe 12,644,000 2010 0.18% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
73  Greece 11,306,183 January 1, 2010 0.16% Eurostat estimate
74  Chad 11,274,106 June 2009 0.16% Chadian 2009 census
75  Cuba 11,204,000 2010 0.16% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
76  Belgium 10,827,519 January 1, 2010 0.16% Eurostat estimate
77  Portugal 10,636,888 January 1, 2010 0.15% Eurostat estimate
78  Czech Republic 10,512,397 January 1, 2010 0.15% Eurostat estimate
79  Tunisia 10,432,500 July 1, 2009 0.15% National Statistics Institute of Tunisia
80  Guinea 10,324,000 2010 0.15% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
81  Rwanda 10,277,000 2010 0.15% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
82  Dominican Republic 10,225,000 2010 0.15% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
83  Haiti 10,188,000 2010 0.15% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
84  Bolivia 10,031,000 2010 0.15% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
85  Hungary 10,013,628 January 1, 2010 0.15% Eurostat estimate
86  Serbian6 9,856,000 2010 0.14% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
87  Belarus 9,467,700 August 1, 2010 0.14% National Statistical Committee
88  Sweden 9,380,437 July 31, 2010 0.14% Statistics Sweden
89  Somalian7 9,359,000 2010 0.14% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
90  Benin 9,212,000 2010 0.13% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
91  Azerbaijan 8,997,400 January 1, 2010 0.13% State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan
92  Burundi 8,519,000 2010 0.12% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
93  Austria 8,372,930 January 1, 2010 0.12% Eurostat estimate
94  United Arab Emirates 8,190,000 2009 0.119% 2010 National Bureau of Statistics estimate for 2009
95  Switzerland 7,782,900 December 31, 2009 0.11% Official Switzerland Statistics estimate
96  Israel n8 7,627,800 July 31, 2010 0.11% Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics
97  Honduras 7,616,000 2010 0.11% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
98  Bulgaria 7,576,751 January 1, 2010 0.11% Eurostat estimate
99  Tajikistan 7,075,000 2010 0.103% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
100  Hong Kong 7,026,400 December 31, 2009 0.102% Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department
101  Papua New Guinea 6,888,000 2010 0.1% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
102  Togo 6,780,000 2010 0.098% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
103  Libya 6,546,000 2010 0.095% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
104  Jordan 6,472,000 2010 0.094% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
105  Paraguay 6,460,000 2010 0.094% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
106  Laos 6,436,000 2010 0.093% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
107  El Salvador 6,194,000 2010 0.09% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
108  Sierra Leone 5,836,000 2010 0.085% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
109  Nicaragua 5,822,000 2010 0.084% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
110  Kyrgyzstan 5,550,000 2010 0.08% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
111  Denmark 5,543,819 June 30, 2010 0.08% Statistics Denmark
112  Slovakia 5,429,763 June 30, 2010 0.079% Statistics Slovakia
113  Finland n9 5,378,700 February 14, 2011 0.078% Official Finnish Population clock
114  Eritrea 5,224,000 2010 0.076% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
115  Turkmenistan 5,177,000 2010 0.075% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
116  Singapore 5,076,700 June 30, 2010 0.074% Statistics Singapore
117  Norway n10 4,928,500 February 14, 2011 0.071% Official Norwegian Population clock
118  Costa Rica 4,640,000 2010 0.067% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
119  Central African Republic 4,506,000 2010 0.065% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
120  Ireland 4,459,300 April 1, 2009 0.064% Irish Central Statistics Office estimate
121  Georgia n11 4,436,000 January 1, 2010 0.064% National Statistics Office of Georgia
122  Croatia 4,435,056 January 1, 2009 0.064% Eurostat estimate
123  New Zealand 4,414,000 February 14, 2011 0.064% Official New Zealand Population clock
124  Lebanon 4,255,000 2010 0.062% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
125  Puerto Rico 3,998,000 2010 0.058% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
126  Palestinian territories 3,935,249 0.055% Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
127  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,760,000 2010 0.054% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
128  Republic of the Congo 3,759,000 2010 0.054% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
129  Moldova n12 3,563,800 January 1, 2010 0.052% National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova
130  Liberia 3,476,608 March 21, 2008 0.05% 2008 Population and Housing Census
131  Uruguay 3,372,000 2010 0.049% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
132  Mauritania 3,366,000 2010 0.049% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
133  Lithuania 3,329,227 January 1, 2010 0.048% Eurostat estimate
134  Panama 3,322,576 May 16, 2010 0.048% Official INEC preliminary 2010 census result
135  Armenia 3,238,000 January 1, 2009 0.047% National Statistical Service of Armenia
136  Albania 3,195,000 January 1, 2010 0.046% Institute of Statistics INSTAT Albania
137  Kuwait 3,051,000 2010 0.044% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
138  Oman 2,905,000 2010 0.042% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
139  Mongolia 2,793,700 February 14, 2011 0.04% Official Mongolian population clock
140  Jamaica 2,730,000 2010 0.04% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
141  Latvia 2,237,600 August 1, 2010 0.032% Official Statistics of Latvia
142  Namibia 2,212,000 2010 0.032% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
143  Lesotho 2,084,000 2010 0.03% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
144  Slovenia 2,072,510 February 14, 2011 0.03% Official Slovenian population clock
145  Republic of Macedonia 2,048,620 January 1, 2009 0.03% Eurostat estimate
146  Botswana 1,978,000 2010 0.029% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
147  Gambia 1,751,000 2010 0.025% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
148  Qatar 1,696,563 April 20, 2010 0.025% Preliminary 2010 Census Results
149  Guinea-Bissau 1,647,000 2010 0.024% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
150  Gabon 1,501,000 2010 0.022% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
151  Trinidad and Tobago 1,344,000 2010 0.019% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
152  Estonia 1,340,021 January 1, 2010 0.019% [2]
153  Mauritius n13 1,297,000 2010 0.019% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
154  Swaziland 1,202,000 2010 0.017% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
155  East Timor 1,171,000 2010 0.017% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
156  Djibouti 879,000 2010 0.013% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
157  Fiji 854,000 2010 0.012% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
158  Bahrain 807,000 2010 0.012% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
159  Cyprus n14 801,851 January 1, 2010 0.012% Eurostat estimate
160  Guyana 761,000 2010 0.011% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
161  Bhutan 708,000 2010 0.01% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
162  Equatorial Guinea [5] 693,000 2010 0.01% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
163  Comoros n15 691,000 2010 0.01% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
164  Montenegro 626,000 2010 0.009% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
165  Macau 542,200 December 31, 2009 0.008% Macau Statistics and Census Service
166  Solomon Islands 536,000 2010 0.008% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
167  Western Sahara 530,000 2010 0.008% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
168  Suriname 524,000 2010 0.008% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
169  Cape Verde 513,000 2010 0.007% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
170  Luxembourg 502,207 January 1, 2010 0.007% Eurostat estimate
171  Malta 416,333 January 1, 2010 0.006% Eurostat estimate
172  Brunei 407,000 2010 0.006% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
173  Bahamas 346,000 2010 0.005% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
174  Belize 322,100 June 30, 2008 0.005% Statistical Institute of Belize
175  Iceland 318,006 July 1, 2010 0.005% Statistics Iceland
176  Maldives 314,000 2010 0.005% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
177  Barbados 257,000 2010 0.004% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
178  Vanuatu 246,000 2010 0.004% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
179  Netherlands Antilles 201,000 2010 0.003% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
180  Guam 180,000 2010 0.003% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
181  Samoa 179,000 2010 0.003% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
182  Saint Lucia 174,000 2010 0.003% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
183  São Tomé and Príncipe 165,000 2010 0.002% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
184  Federated States of Micronesia 111,000 2010 0.002% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
185  U.S. Virgin Islands 109,000 2010 0.002% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
186  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,000 2010 0.002% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
187  Aruba 107,000 2010 0.002% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
188  Grenada 104,000 2010 0.002% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
189  Tonga 104,000 2010 0.002% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
190  Kiribati 100,000 2010 0.001% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
191  Jersey 90,050 Mid 2007 0.001% UN estimate: Series A, Table 2
192  Antigua and Barbuda 89,000 2010 0.001% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
193  Northern Mariana Islands 88,000 2010 0.001% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
194  Seychelles 85,000 2010 0.001% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
195  Andorra 84,082 December 31, 2009 0.001% [3]
196  Isle of Man 80,000 2010 0.001% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
197  American Samoa 69,000 2010 0.001% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
198  Dominica 67,000 2010 0.001% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
199  Bermuda 65,000 2010 0.001% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
200  Marshall Islands 63,000 2010 0.001% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
201  Guernsey 61,811 March 1, 2007 0.001% UN estimate: Series A, Table 2
202  Greenland 57,000 2010 0.001% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
203  Cayman Islands 57,000 2010 0.001% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
204  Saint Kitts and Nevis 52,000 2010 0.001% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
205  Faroe Islands 48,760 May 1, 2010 0.001% Official statistics of the Faroe Islands
206  Liechtenstein 35,904 December 31, 2009 0.0005% [4]
207  Monaco 33,000 2010 0.0005% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
208  Turks and Caicos Islands 33,000 2010 0.0005% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
209  San Marino 31,794 June 30, 2010 0.0005% San Marino's monthly official estimate
210  Gibraltar 31,000 2010 0.0004% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
211  British Virgin Islands 23,000 0.0003% UN estimate
212  Cook Islands 20,000 0.0003% UN estimate
213  Palau 20,000 0.0003% UN estimate
214  Anguilla 15,000 0.0002% UN estimate
215  Tuvalu 10,000 0.0001% UN estimate
216  Nauru 10,000 0.0001% UN estimate
217  Montserrat 5,900 0.0001% UN estimate
218  Saint Helena n16 4,500 0.0001% UN estimate
219  Falkland Islands 3,000 0.00005% UN estimate
220  Niue 1,500 0.00003% UN estimate
221  Tokelau 1,200 0.00003% UN estimate
222  Vatican City 800 0.00002% UN estimate
223  Pitcairn Islands 50 0.000001% UN estimate
  1. ^ Antarctica has no permanent residents, but a number of governments maintain permanent research stations throughout the continent. The number of people varies from about 1,000 in winter to about 5,000 in the summer.
  2. ^ Figure refers to Mainland China only. It excludes the special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau) and areas controlled by the Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan").
  3. ^ Includes 7 French overseas collectivities: French Polynesia (259,596 inh. in Aug. 2007), New Caledonia (245,580 inh. on July 27, 2009), Mayotte (186,452 inh. in July 2007), Saint Martin (35,925 inh. in Jan. 2007), Wallis and Futuna (13,484 inh. in Jul. 2008), Saint Barthélemy (8,450 inh. in Jan. 2007), Saint Pierre and Miquelon (6,125 inh. in Jan. 2006).
  4. ^ Consists of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Kinmen, Matsu, etc.
  5. ^ Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828).
  6. ^ Includes Kosovo.
  7. ^ Includes Somaliland.
  8. ^ UN figure for mid-2009 is 7,170,000, which excludes Israeli population living in the West Bank.
  9. ^ Includes Åland Islands.
  10. ^ Includes Svalbard (2,701) and Jan Mayen Island.
  11. ^ Figure includes the Republic of Abkhazia (216,000) and South Ossetia (70,000).
  12. ^ Includes Transnistria (555,347).
  13. ^ Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon.
  14. ^ Includes North Cyprus; UN estimate for mid-2009 is 871,000.
  15. ^ Excludes the island of Mayotte.
  16. ^ Includes Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

See also

  • Human geography
  • List of cities by population
  • List of national capitals by population
  • List of continents by population
  • List of countries
  • List of countries by population in 1900
  • List of countries by population in 1907
  • List of countries by population in 2000
  • List of countries by population in 2005
  • List of countries by past and future population
  • List of countries by refugee population
  • List of countries by urban population
  • List of regional organizations by population
  • List of religious populations
  • World population

References

  1. ↑ International Programs Centre
  2. ↑ The European Union is a sui generis supranational 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 501,259,840 on January 1, 2010, it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list, and it has 7.26% of the world's population - see "Total population". Eurostat. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&language=en&pcode=tps00001. Retrieved 18 June 2010. 
  3. ↑ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009) (.PDF). World Population Prospects, Table A.1. 2008 revision. United Nations. http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-12. 
  4. ↑ For the Conapo estimates, check under Republica Mexicana and press "Ver" for statistics.
  5. ↑ A 2003 U.S State Department report states the following: "Although the 2002 census estimated the population at 1,015,000, credible estimates put the number at closer to 500,000. The opposition claimed that the Government inflated the census in anticipation of the December presidential election." (...) "Opposition leaders charged earlier in the year that census results showing a twofold population increase were flawed and that numbers were inflated to perpetuate election fraud." [1] The official census figures are available here.

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