List of countries by population

See also: List of countries by past and future population, List of countries by population in 2000, and List of countries by population in 1900

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 about 6,994,600,000.[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 not available, figures are based on the 2011 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.

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 (or dependent territory) Population Date % of world
population		 Source
- World 6,994,600,000 February 16, 2012 100.00% US Census Bureau's world population clock
1  China[4] 1,339,724,852 November 1, 2010 19.15% Census result
2  India 1,210,193,422 March 1, 2011 17.3% Census result
3  United States 313,134,000 February 16, 2012 4.48% Official population clock
4  Indonesia 237,641,326 May 1, 2011 3.4% Census result
5  Brazil 192,376,496 July 1, 2011 2.75% Official estimate
6  Pakistan 178,660,000 February 16, 2012 2.55% Official population clock
7  Nigeria 162,471,000 July 1, 2011 2.32% UN estimate
8  Russia 142,914,136 January 1, 2011 2.04% Official estimate
9  Bangladesh 142,319,000 March 15, 2011 2.03% Census result
10  Japan 127,760,000 December 1, 2011 1.83% Monthly official estimate
11  Mexico 112,336,538 June 12, 2010 1.61% Census result
12  Philippines 94,013,200 July 1, 2010 1.34% Official estimate
13  Vietnam 85,846,997 April 1, 2009 1.23% Census result
14  Ethiopia 82,101,998 July 1, 2011 1.17% Official estimate
15  Germany 81,768,000 June 30, 2011 1.17% Monthly official estimate
16  Egypt 81,540,000 February 16, 2012 1.17% Official population clock
17  Iran 76,098,000 February 16, 2012 1.09% Official population clock
18  Turkey 73,722,988 December 31, 2010 1.05% Official estimate
19  Thailand 69,519,000 July 1, 2011 0.99% UN estimate
20  Democratic Republic of the Congo 67,758,000 July 1, 2011 0.97% UN estimate
21  France[5] 65,027,000 January 1, 2011 0.93% Official estimate
22  United Kingdom 62,300,000 July 1, 2010 0.89% Official estimate
23  Italy 60,742,397 July 31, 2011 0.87% Monthly official estimate
24  South Africa 50,586,757 July 1, 2011 0.72% Official estimate
25  South Korea 48,580,000 November 1, 2010 0.69% Census result
26  Myanmar 48,337,000 July 1, 2011 0.69% UN estimate
27  Colombia 46,384,000 February 16, 2012 0.66% Official population clock
28  Spain 46,162,024 October 1, 2011 0.66% Monthly official estimate
29  Ukraine 45,668,028 September 1, 2011 0.65% Monthly official estimate
30  Tanzania 43,188,000 July 1, 2010 0.62% Official estimate
31  Argentina 40,117,096 October 27, 2010 0.57% Census result
32  Kenya 38,610,097 August 24, 2009 0.55% Census result
33  Poland 38,092,000 July 1, 2010 0.54% Official estimate
34  Algeria 37,100,000 January 1, 2012 0.53% Official estimate
35  Canada 34,605,346 October 1, 2011 0.49% Official estimate
36  Uganda 32,939,800 July 1, 2011 0.47% Official estimate
37  Morocco 32,466,300 February 16, 2012 0.46% Official population clock
38  Afghanistan 32,358,000 July 1, 2011 0.46% UN estimate
39  Iraq 32,105,000 July 1, 2009 0.46% Official estimate
40  Sudan[6] 30,894,000 April 22, 2008 0.44% Census result
41  Peru 29,797,694 June 30, 2011 0.43% Official estimate
42  Malaysia 28,334,135 July 6, 2010 0.41% Census result
43  Uzbekistan 28,000,000 January 1, 2010 0.4% Official estimate
44  Saudi Arabia 27,136,977 April 28, 2010 0.39% Census result
45  Venezuela 26,840,935 November 30, 2011 0.38% Census result
46  Nepal 26,620,809 June 22, 2011 0.38% Census result
47  Ghana 24,233,431 September 26, 2010 0.35% Census result
48  North Korea 24,052,231 October 1, 2008 0.34% Census result
49  Yemen 23,833,000 July 1, 2011 0.34% Official estimate
50  Taiwan[7] 23,214,620 November 30, 2011 0.33% Monthly official estimate
51  Mozambique 23,049,621 July 1, 2011 0.33% Official estimate
52  Australia 22,851,133 February 16, 2012 0.33% Official population clock
53  Romania 21,436,000 July 1, 2011 0.31% UN estimate
54  Côte d'Ivoire 21,395,000 July 1, 2009 0.31% Official estimate
55  Syria 21,441,000 February 16, 2012 0.31% Official population clock
56  Sri Lanka 20,653,000 July 1, 2010 0.3% Official estimate
57  Angola 19,618,000 July 1, 2011 0.28% UN estimate
58  Cameroon 19,406,100 January 1, 2010 0.28% Official estimate
59  Madagascar 18,866,000 July 1, 2008 0.27% Official estimate
60  Chile 17,248,450 June 30, 2011 0.25% Official estimate
61  Netherlands 16,715,489 September 1, 2011 0.24% Monthly official estimate
62  Kazakhstan 16,615,000 October 1, 2011 0.24% Monthly official estimate
63  Burkina Faso 15,730,977 July 1, 2010 0.22% Official estimate
64  Niger 15,730,754 July 1, 2011 0.22% Official estimate
65  Guatemala 14,713,763 July 1, 2011 0.21% Official estimate
66  Mali 14,517,176 April 1, 2009 0.21% Census result
67  Ecuador 14,483,499 November 28, 2010 0.21% Census result
68  Cambodia 13,395,682 March 3, 2008 0.19% Census result
69  Malawi 13,077,160 June 1, 2008 0.19% Census result
70  Zambia 13,046,508 October 16, 2010 0.19% Census result
71  Senegal 12,855,153 July 1, 2011 0.18% Official estimate
72  Zimbabwe 12,754,000 July 1, 2011 0.18% UN estimate
73  Chad 11,274,106 May 20, 2009 0.16% Census result
74  Cuba 11,241,161 December 31, 2010 0.16% Official estimate
75  Belgium 10,839,905 January 1, 2010 0.15% Official estimate
76  Greece 10,787,690 June 1, 2011 0.15% Census result
77  Rwanda 10,718,379 July 1, 2011 0.15% Official estimate
78  Tunisia 10,673,800 July 1, 2011 0.15% Official estimate
79  Czech Republic 10,562,214 March 26, 2011 0.15% Census result
80  Portugal 10,561,614 March 21, 2011 0.15% Census result
81  Bolivia 10,426,154 July 1, 2010 0.15% Official estimate
82  Guinea 10,217,591 July 1, 2009 0.15% Official estimate
83  Haiti 10,085,214 July 1, 2010 0.14% Official estimate
84  Hungary 9,985,722 January 1, 2011 0.14% Official estimate
85  Somalia[8] 9,557,000 July 1, 2011 0.14% UN estimate
86  Sweden 9,475,954 October 31, 2011 0.14% Monthly official estimate
87  Belarus 9,466,000 December 1, 2011 0.14% Monthly official estimate
88  Dominican Republic 9,378,818 December 1, 2010 0.13% Census result
89  Azerbaijan 9,111,100 January 1, 2011 0.13% Official estimate
90  Benin 9,100,000 July 1, 2011 0.13% UN estimate
91  Burundi 8,575,000 July 1, 2011 0.12% UN estimate
92  Austria 8,419,776 July 1, 2011 0.12% Official estimate
93  United Arab Emirates 8,264,070 July 1, 2010 0.12% Official estimate
94  South Sudan 8,260,490 April 22, 2008 0.12% Census result
95  Honduras 8,215,313 July 1, 2011 0.12% Official estimate
96  Switzerland 7,870,100 December 31, 2010 0.11% Official estimate
97  Israel 7,836,000 December 31, 2011 0.11% official estimate
98  Tajikistan 7,616,000 January 1, 2011 0.11% Official estimate
99  Bulgaria 7,364,570 February 1, 2011 0.11% Census result
100  Serbia[9] 7,120,666 September 31, 2011 0.1% Census result
101  Hong Kong[10] 7,108,100 July 1, 2011 0.1% Official estimate
102  Papua New Guinea 7,014,000 July 1, 2011 0.1% UN estimate
103  Libya 6,423,000 July 1, 2011 0.092% UN estimate
104  Laos 6,348,800 July 1, 2011 0.091% Official estimate
105  Paraguay 6,337,127 July 1, 2010 0.091% Official estimate
106  Jordan 6,266,300 February 16, 2012 0.09% Official population clock
107  El Salvador 6,227,000 July 1, 2011 0.089% UN estimate
108  Sierra Leone 5,997,000 July 1, 2011 0.086% UN estimate
109  Nicaragua 5,815,524 July 1, 2010 0.083% Official estimate
110  Togo 5,753,324 November 6, 2010 0.082% Census result
111  Denmark 5,579,204 October 1, 2011 0.08% Monthly official estimate
112  Kyrgyzstan 5,477,600 July 1, 2011 0.078% Official estimate
113  Slovakia 5,437,126 March 31, 2011 0.078% Official estimate
114  Eritrea 5,415,000 July 1, 2011 0.077% UN estimate
115  Finland[11] 5,405,890 February 16, 2012 0.077% Official population clock
116  Singapore 5,183,700 June 30, 2011 0.074% Official estimate
117  Turkmenistan 5,105,000 July 1, 2011 0.073% UN estimate
118  Norway 4,985,011 January 1, 2012 0.071% Official estimate
119  Ireland 4,581,269 April 10, 2011 0.065% Census result
120  Central African Republic 4,487,000 July 1, 2011 0.064% UN estimate
121  Georgia[12] 4,469,200 January 1, 2011 0.064% Official estimate
122  New Zealand 4,438,100 February 16, 2012 0.063% Official population clock
123  Costa Rica 4,301,712 June 3, 2011 0.062% Census result
124  Croatia 4,290,612 March 31, 2011 0.061% Census result
125  Lebanon 4,259,000 July 1, 2011 0.061% UN estimate
126  Palestinian territories[13] 4,168,858 July 1, 2011 0.06% Official estimate
127  Republic of the Congo 4,140,000 July 1, 2011 0.059% UN estimate
128  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,843,126 June 30, 2010 0.055% Official estimate
129  Puerto Rico 3,725,789 April 1, 2010 0.053% Census result
130  Moldova[14] 3,560,400 January 1, 2011 0.051% Official estimate
131  Liberia 3,476,608 April 1, 2008 0.05% Census result
132  Panama 3,405,813 May 16, 2010 0.049% Census result
133  Mauritania 3,340,627 July 1, 2011 0.048% Official estimate
134  Armenia 3,266,300 September 1, 2011 0.047% Monthly official estimate
135  Lithuania 3,207,100 October 1, 2011 0.046% Monthly official estimate
136  Uruguay 3,203,792 September 30, 2011 0.046% Census result
137  Albania 2,831,741 October 1, 2011 0.04% Census result
138  Kuwait 2,818,000 July 1, 2011 0.04% UN estimate
139  Oman 2,773,479 December 12, 2010 0.04% Census result
140  Mongolia 2,736,800 July 1, 2010 0.039% Official estimate
141  Jamaica 2,705,800 December 31, 2010 0.039% Official estimate
142  Namibia 2,324,000 July 1, 2011 0.033% UN estimate
143  Latvia 2,209,000 October 1, 2011 0.032% Monthly official estimate
144  Lesotho 2,194,000 July 1, 2011 0.031% UN estimate
145  Macedonia 2,057,284 December 31, 2010 0.029% Official estimate
146  Slovenia 2,056,640 February 16, 2012 0.029% Official population clock
147  Botswana 2,031,000 July 1, 2011 0.029% UN estimate
148  Gambia 1,776,000 July 1, 2011 0.025% UN estimate
149  Qatar 1,699,435 April 21, 2010 0.024% Census result
150  Gabon 1,534,000 July 1, 2011 0.022% UN estimate
151  Guinea-Bissau 1,520,830 March 1, 2009 0.022% Census result
152  Estonia 1,340,194 January 1, 2011 0.019% Official estimate
153  Trinidad and Tobago 1,317,714 July 1, 2010 0.019% Official estimate
154  Mauritius[15] 1,280,924 July 1, 2010 0.018% Official estimate
155  Bahrain 1,234,571 April 27, 2010 0.018% Census result
156  Swaziland 1,203,000 July 1, 2011 0.017% UN estimate
157  Timor-Leste 1,066,409 July 11, 2010 0.015% Census result
158  Djibouti 906,000 July 1, 2011 0.013% UN estimate
159  Fiji 868,000 July 1, 2011 0.012% UN estimate
160  Cyprus[16] 838,897 December 23, 2011 0.012% Census result
161  Réunion (France) 816,364 January 1, 2009 0.012% Official estimate
162  Guyana 784,894 July 1, 2010 0.011% Official estimate
163  Comoros[17] 754,000 July 1, 2011 0.011% UN estimate
164  Equatorial Guinea 720,000 July 1, 2011 0.01% UN estimate
165  Bhutan 708,265 July 1, 2011 0.01% Official estimate
166  Montenegro 620,029 April 1, 2011 0.0089% Census result
167  Macau (China)[18] 560,100 September 1, 2011 0.008% Official estimate
168  Western Sahara 548,000 July 1, 2011 0.0078% UN estimate
169  Solomon Islands 542,287 July 1, 2011 0.0078% Official estimate
170  Suriname 529,000 July 1, 2011 0.0076% UN estimate
171  Luxembourg 511,840 January 1, 2011 0.0073% Official estimate
172  Cape Verde 491,575 June 16, 2010 0.007% Census result
173  Brunei 422,700 July 1, 2011 0.006% Official estimate
174  Malta 417,617 December 31, 2010 0.006% Official estimate
175  Guadeloupe (France) 401,554 January 1, 2009 0.0057% Official estimate
176  Martinique (France) 396,404 January 1, 2009 0.0057% Official estimate
177  Bahamas 353,658 May 3, 2010 0.0051% Census result
178  Iceland 318,452 January 1, 2011 0.0046% Official estimate
179  Maldives 317,280 July 1, 2010 0.0045% Official estimate
180  Belize 312,698 May 12, 2010 0.0045% Census result
181  Barbados 276,302 December 31, 2010 0.004% Official estimate
182  French Polynesia 274,000 July 1, 2011 0.0039% UN estimate
183  New Caledonia (France) 245,580 July 27, 2009 0.0035% Census result
184  Vanuatu 234,023 November 16, 2009 0.0033% Census result
185  French Guiana (France) 224,469 January 1, 2009 0.0032% Official estimate
186  Mayotte (France) 211,000 July 1, 2011 0.003% UN estimate
187  Samoa 184,032 July 1, 2010 0.0026% Official estimate
188  São Tomé and Príncipe 169,000 July 1, 2011 0.0024% UN estimate
189  Saint Lucia 166,526 May 10, 2010 0.0024% Census result
190  Guam (USA) 159,358 April 1, 2010 0.0023% Census result
191  Curaçao (the Netherlands) 142,180 January 1, 2010 0.002% Official estimate
192  Grenada 110,821 July 1, 2009 0.0016% Official estimate
193  United States Virgin Islands (USA) 106,405 April 1, 2010 0.0015% Census result
194  Tonga 103,036 November 30, 2011 0.0015% UN estimate
195  Federated States of Micronesia 102,624 April 4, 2010 0.0015% Census result
196  Aruba (the Netherlands) 101,484 September 29, 2010 0.0015% Census result
197  Kiribati 101,000 July 1, 2011 0.0014% UN estimate
198  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100,892 July 1, 2009 0.0014% Official estimate
199  Jersey (UK) 97,857 March 27, 2011 0.0014% Census result
200  Seychelles 90,945 August 26, 2010 0.0013% Census result
201  Antigua and Barbuda 89,138 July 1, 2009 0.0013% Official estimate
202  Andorra 85,015 July 1, 2010 0.0012% Official estimate
203  Isle of Man (UK) 83,000 July 1, 2011 0.0012% UN estimate
204  Dominica 71,685 July 1, 2009 0.001% Official estimate
205  Bermuda (UK) 64,186 May 20, 2010 0.00092% Census result
206  Guernsey (UK) 62,431 March 31, 2010 0.00089% Official estimate
207  Greenland (Denmark) 56,890 July 1, 2011 0.00081% Official estimate
208  American Samoa 55,519 April 1, 2010 0.00079% Census result
209  Cayman Islands (UK) 54,878 October 10, 2010 0.00078% Census result
210  Marshall Islands 54,305 July 1, 2010 0.00078% Official estimate
211  Northern Mariana Islands (USA) 53,883 April 1, 2010 0.00077% Census result
212  Saint Kitts and Nevis 51,970 July 1, 2009 0.00074% Official estimate
213  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 48,738 July 1, 2011 0.0007% Monthly official estimate
214  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 42,375 July 1, 2011 0.00061% Official estimate
215  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 37,429 January 1, 2010 0.00054% Official estimate
216  Saint Martin (France) 36,824 January 1, 2009 0.00053% Official estimate
217  Liechtenstein 36,157 December 31, 2010 0.00052% Official estimate
218  Monaco 35,881 2010 0.00051% Official estimate
219  San Marino 32,093 August 31, 2011 0.00046% Monthly official estimate
220  Gibraltar (UK)[19] 29,441 July 1, 2010 0.00042% Official estimate
221  British Virgin Islands (UK) 28,213 July 1, 2008 0.0004% Official estimate
222  Åland Islands (Finland) 28,007 December 31, 2010 0.0004% Official estimate
223  Palau 21,000 July 1, 2011 0.0003% UN estimate
224  Caribbean Netherlands 18,012 January 1, 2010 0.00026% Official estimate
225  Anguilla (UK) 15,236 July 1, 2011 0.00022% Official estimate
226  Wallis and Futuna (France) 13,445 July 21, 2008 0.00019% Census result
227  Cook Islands (NZ) 10,900 March 1, 2011 0.00016% Monthly official estimate
228  Nauru 10,000 July 1, 2011 0.00014% UN estimate
229  Tuvalu 10,000 July 1, 2011 0.00014% UN estimate
230  Saint Barthélemy (France) 8,902 January 1, 2009 0.00013% Official estimate
231  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 6,082 January 1, 2009 0.00006% Official estimate
232  Montserrat (UK) 4,932 July 1, 2009 0.00005% Official estimate
233  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) 4,255 February 10, 2008 0.00004% Census result
234  Falkland Islands (UK)[20] 3,000 July 1, 2011 0.00003% UN estimate
235  Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) 2,394 July 1, 2011 0.00001% Census result
236  Norfolk Island (Australia) 2,302 August 9, 2011 0.00001% Census result
237  Tokelau (NZ) 1,411 October 18, 2011 0.00001% Census result
238  Christmas Island (Australia) 1,402 July 1, 2010 0.00001% UN estimate
239  Niue (NZ) 1,000 July 1, 2011 0.00001% UN estimate
240  Vatican City 800 March 1, 2011 0.00001% Official estimate
241  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 596 July 1, 2010 0.00001% UN estimate
242  Pitcairn Islands (UK) 67 July 1, 2011 0.000001% UN estimate

See also

References

  1. ^ Demographic Internet Staff (2009-01-07). "International Programs Center". Census.gov. http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/popclockworld.html. Retrieved 2010-12-20. 
  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 7.17% 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 2010-06-18. 
  3. ^ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2011). World Population Prospects. 2010 revision. United Nations. http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/unpp/panel_population.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-06. 
  4. ^ Census figure refers to mainland China, excluding its Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of Hong Kong (which returned to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997) and Macao (that reverted to China on December 20, 1999).
  5. ^ Estimate not only refers to metropolitan France, but also includes its separatedly listed overseas departments (Départements d'outre-mer, DOM) of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion but its overseas collectivities (Collectivités d'outre-mer, COM) of French Polynesia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna and Mayotte (DOM from March 31, 2011) are not included. Including its DOMs and COMs, the combined population of France stood at 65,800,000 inhabitants on 1 January 2011, according to a provisional official estimate.
  6. ^ Census results are based on contemporary geographic split between Northern Sudan and Southern Sudan, which have since become separate countries. Results were disputed by the Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan.
  7. ^ Partially recognized state, claimed by the People's Republic of China as one of its provinces. Taiwan also includes the minor islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Pescadores, etc.
  8. ^ Includes Puntland (with a population of about 3,900,000 inhabitants) and Somaliland (some 3,500,000 inhabitants).
  9. ^ Excludes the disputed territory of Kosovo (~ 1,800,000 inh.).
  10. ^ Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China from July 1, 1997.
  11. ^ Includes Åland Islands.
  12. ^ Excludes (2011) the Republic of Abkhazia (216,000, census 2003) and South Ossetia (70,000, 2006).
  13. ^ Occupied by Israel after the Six-Day War of 5-10 June 1967. It comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
  14. ^ Excludes (statistica.md.2010.pdf) Transnistria (555,347, census 2005).
  15. ^ Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon.
  16. ^ Excludes Northern Cyprus (287,856, end of 2010, North Cyprus State Planning Organization).
  17. ^ Excludes the island of Mayotte.
  18. ^ Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China from December 20, 1999.
  19. ^ Territory claimed by Spain.
  20. ^ Islands claimed by Argentina.

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