List of countries by population in 2010

This is harmonized list of population estimates for the year 2010. For a listing with more recent estimates, see List of countries by population

This is a list of sovereign states and other territories by population, with population figures estimated for 2010 (rounded to the nearest 1,000). The figures are estimates for the year 2010 from the U.N. World Population Prospects (2010 revision).

The list includes all sovereign states and dependent territories recognized by the United Nations plus the territory under the effective control of the Republic of China (Taiwan). For a graphical version of this list, see List of countries by population (graphical).

Rank Country / Territory Population
2010
UN estimate
— World 6,895,889,000
1  People's Republic of China (Mainland) 1,341,335,000[1]
2  India 1,224,614,000[2]
3  United States of America 310,384,000
4  Indonesia 239,871,000
5  Brazil 194,946,000
6  Pakistan 173,593,000
7  Nigeria 158,423,000
8  Bangladesh 148,692,000
9  Russia 142,958,000
10  Japan 126,536,000
11  Mexico 113,423,000
12  Philippines 93,261,000
13  Vietnam 87,848,000
14  Ethiopia 82,950,000
15  Germany 82,302,000
16  Egypt 81,121,000
17  Iran 73,974,000
18  Turkey 72,752,000
19  Thailand 69,122,000
20  Democratic Republic of the Congo 65,966,000
21  France 62,787,000
22  United Kingdom 62,036,000
23  Italy 60,551,000
24  South Africa 50,133,000
25  South Korea 48,184,000
26  Myanmar 50,519,000
27  Colombia 46,295,000
28  Spain 46,077,000
29  Ukraine 45,448,000
30  Tanzania 44,841,000
31  Sudan 43,552,000
32  Kenya 40,513,000
33  Argentina 40,412,000
34  Poland 38,277,000
35  Algeria 35,468,000
36  Canada 34,017,000
37  Uganda 33,425,000
38  Morocco 31,951,000
39  Iraq 31,672,000
40  Afghanistan 31,412,000
41  Nepal 29,959,000
42  Peru 29,077,000
43  Venezuela 28,980,000
44  Malaysia 28,401,000
45  Saudi Arabia 27,448,000
46  Uzbekistan 27,445,000
47  Ghana 24,392,000
48  Republic of China (Taiwan) [3]
49  North Korea 24,346,000
50  Yemen 24,053,000
51  Mozambique 23,391,000
52  Australia 22,268,000[4]
53  Romania 21,486,000
54  Sri Lanka 20,860,000
55  Madagascar 20,714,000
56  Syria 20,411,000
57  Côte d'Ivoire 19,738,000
58  Cameroon 19,599,000
59  Angola 19,082,000
60  Chile 17,114,000
61  Netherlands 16,613,000
62  Burkina Faso 16,469,000
63  Kazakhstan 16,026,000
64  Niger 15,512,000
65  Mali 15,370,000
66  Malawi 14,901,000
67  Ecuador 14,465,000
68  Guatemala 14,389,000
69  Cambodia 14,138,000
70  Zambia 13,089,000
71  Zimbabwe 12,571,000
72  Senegal 12,434,000
73  Greece 11,359,000
74  Cuba 11,258,000
75  Chad 11,227,000
76  Belgium 10,712,000
77  Portugal 10,676,000
78  Rwanda 10,624,000
79  Czech Republic 10,493,000
80  Tunisia 10,481,000
81  Haiti 9,993,000
82  Hungary 9,984,000
83  Guinea 9,982,000
84  Bolivia 9,930,000
85  Dominican Republic 9,927,000
86  Serbia 9,856,000
87  Belarus 9,595,000
88  Sweden 9,380,000
89  Somalia 9,331,000
90  Azerbaijan 9,188,000
91  Benin 8,850,000
92  Austria 8,394,000
93  Burundi 8,383,000
94  Switzerland 7,664,000
95  Honduras 7,601,000
96  United Arab Emirates 7,512,000
97  Bulgaria 7,494,000
98  Israel 7,418,000
99  Hong Kong (PR China) 7,053,000
100  Tajikistan 6,507,000
101  Papua New Guinea 5,887,000
102  Paraguay 6,455,000
103  Libya 6,355,000
104  Laos 6,201,000
105  El Salvador 6,193,000
106  Jordan 6,187,000
107  Togo 6,028,000
108  Sierra Leone 5,868,000
109  Nicaragua 5,788,000
110  Denmark 5,550,000
111  Slovakia 5,462,000
112  Finland 5,365,000[5]
113  Kyrgyzstan 5,334,000
114  Eritrea 5,254,000
115  Singapore 5,086,000
116  Turkmenistan 5,042,000
117  Norway 4,883,000[6]
118  Costa Rica 4,659,000
119  Ireland 4,470,000
120  Croatia 4,403,000
121  Central African Republic 4,401,000
122  New Zealand 4,368,000
123  Georgia 4,352,000
124  Lebanon 4,228,000
125  Republic of the Congo 4,043,000
126  Palestinian territories 4,039,000
127  Liberia 3,994,000
128  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,760,000
129  Puerto Rico (US) 3,749,000
130  Moldova 3,573,000
131  Panama 3,517,000
132  Mauritania 3,460,000
133  Uruguay 3,369,000
134  Lithuania 3,324,000
135  Albania 3,204,000
136  Armenia 3,092,000
137  Oman 2,782,000
138  Mongolia 2,756,000
139  Jamaica 2,741,000
140  Kuwait 2,737,000
141  Namibia 2,283,000
142  Latvia 2,252,000
143  Lesotho 2,171,000
144  Macedonia 2,061,000
145  Slovenia 2,030,000
146  Botswana 2,007,000
147  Qatar 1,759,000
148  The Gambia 1,728,000
149  Guinea-Bissau 1,515,000
150  Gabon 1,505,000
151  Trinidad and Tobago 1,341,000
152  Estonia 1,341,000
153  Mauritius 1,299,000[7]
154  Bahrain 1,262,000
155  Swaziland 1,186,000
156  East Timor 1,124,000
157  Cyprus 1,104[8]
158  Djibouti 889,000
159  Fiji 861,000
160  Réunion (France) 846,000
161  Guyana 754,000
162  Comoros 735,000[9]
163  Bhutan 726,000
164  Equatorial Guinea 700,000
165  Montenegro 631
166  Macau (PR China) 544,000
167  Solomon Islands 538,000
168  Western Sahara 531,000
169  Suriname 525,000
170  Luxembourg 507,000
171  Cape Verde 496,000
172  Guadeloupe (France) 461,000
173  Malta 417,000
174  Martinique (France) 406,000
175  Brunei 399,000
176  The Bahamas 343,000
177  Iceland 320,000
178  Maldives 316,000
179  Belize 312,000
180  Barbados 273,000
181  French Polynesia (France) 271,000
182  New Caledonia (France) 251,000
183  Vanuatu 240,000
184  French Guiana (France) 231,000
185  Mayotte 204,000
186  Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) 201,000
187  Samoa 183,000
188  Guam (US) 180,000
189  Saint Lucia 174,000
190  São Tomé and Príncipe 165,000
191 Channel Islands (UK) 153,000[10]
192  Federated States of Micronesia 111,000
193  U.S. Virgin Islands (US) 109,000
194  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,000
195  Aruba (Netherlands) 107,000
196  Tonga 104,000
197  Grenada 104,000

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Taiwan population needs to be removed from this number.
  2. ^ Includes data from Jammu and Kashmir (India-administered), Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-administered), and Aksai Chin (PRC-administered).
  3. ^ Consists of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Kinmen, Matsu, etc., which are under the effective control of the Republic of China, and are claimed by the People's Republic of China. Population needs to be taken from the CIA World Factbook (of the same year).
  4. ^ ?Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828).
  5. ^ Includes Åland Islands
  6. ^ Includes Svalbard (2,701) and Jan Mayen Island.
  7. ^ Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon.
  8. ^ Estimated total population of both Greek and Turkish controlled areas. The Statistical Institute of the Republic of Cyprus shows a population of 749,200 (2004 Census). The 2006 census of the Turkish controlled area (TRNC) shows a population of 264,172.
  9. ^ Includes the island of Mayotte (with a population as of 2002 of 160,265).
  10. ^ Consists of the bailiwicks of Guernsey (with a population as of the 2001 census of 62,101) and Jersey (with a population as of the 2001 census of 87,186).

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