List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population
This is a list of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population, which is sorted by the mid-year normalised demographic projections.
Table
| Rank | Country (or dependent territory) | July 1, 2015 projection[1] | % of pop. | Average relative annual growth (%)[2] | Average absolute annual growth [3] | Estimated doubling time (Years)[4] | Alternative figure | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 1,299,499,000 | 55.08 | 1.64 | 20,998,000 | 43 | 1,210,854,977 | March 1, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
| 2 |  Pakistan | 191,785,000 | 8.13 | 2.00 | 3,765,000 | 35 | 190,033,000 | May 1, 2015 | Official population clock |
| 3 |  Nigeria | 185,043,000 | 7.84 | 3.02 | 5,417,000 | 23 | 164,294,516 | 2011 | Official estimate |
| 4 |  Bangladesh | 158,762,000 | 6.73 | 1.37 | 2,139,000 | 51 | 158,427,000 | May 1, 2015 | Official population clock |
| 5 |  United Kingdom | 64,915,000 | 2.75 | 0.63 | 406,000 | 110 | 64,105,700 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate |
| 6 |  South Africa | 54,844,000 | 2.32 | 1.56 | 842,000 | 45 | 54,002,000 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 7 |  Tanzania | 48,829,000 | 2.07 | 2.97 | 1,407,000 | 24 | 47,421,786 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 8 |  Kenya | 44,090,000 | 1.87 | 2.70 | 1,160,000 | 26 | 41,800,000 | 2013 | Official estimate |
| 9 |  Canada | 35,863,000 | 1.52 | 0.91 | 323,000 | 77 | 35,702,707 | January 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 10 |  Uganda | 35,760,000 | 1.52 | 3.09 | 1,071,000 | 23 | 34,856,813 | August 28, 2014 | Preliminary 2014 census result |
| 11 |  Malaysia | 30,521,000 | 1.29 | 1.50 | 451,000 | 47 | 30,430,000 | May 1, 2015 | Official population clock |
| 12 |  Ghana | 27,714,000 | 1.17 | 2.48 | 671,000 | 28 | 27,043,093 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 13 |  Mozambique | 25,728,000 | 1.09 | 2.74 | 686,000 | 26 | 25,727,911 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 14 |  Australia | 23,851,000 | 1.01 | 1.53 | 359,000 | 46 | 23,581,000 | September 30, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 15 |  Cameroon | 21,918,000 | 0.93 | 2.65 | 565,000 | 27 | 21,917,602 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 16 |  Sri Lanka | 20,869,000 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 194,000 | 74 | 20,675,000 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 17 |  Malawi | 16,307,000 | 0.69 | 3.18 | 502,000 | 22 | 15,805,200 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 18 |  Zambia | 15,474,000 | 0.66 | 3.00 | 451,000 | 23 | 15,473,905 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 19 |  Rwanda | 11,324,000 | 0.48 | 2.61 | 288,000 | 27 | 10,515,973 | August 15, 2012 | Final 2012 census result |
| 20 |  Papua New Guinea | 8,219,000 | 0.35 | 3.11 | 248,000 | 23 | 7,275,324 | July 10, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
| 21 |  Sierra Leone | 6,513,000 | 0.28 | 2.57 | 163,000 | 27 | 6,190,280 | 2013 | Official estimate |
| 22 |  Singapore | 5,541,000 | 0.23 | 1.30 | 71,000 | 54 | 5,469,700 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 23 |  New Zealand | 4,579,000 | 0.19 | 1.53 | 69,000 | 46 | 4,585,000 | May 1, 2015 | Official population clock |
| 24 |  Jamaica | 2,729,000 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 7,000 | 270 | 2,717,991 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate |
| 25 |  Namibia | 2,281,000 | 0.10 | 2.01 | 45,000 | 35 | 2,280,700 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 26 |  Botswana | 2,176,000 | 0.09 | 1.92 | 41,000 | 36 | 2,024,904 | August 22, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
| 27 |  Gambia | 2,022,000 | 0.09 | 3.27 | 64,000 | 22 | 1,882,450 | April 15, 2013 | Preliminary 2013 census result |
| 28 |  Lesotho | 1,908,000 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 4,000 | 330 | 1,894,194 | 2011 | Official estimate |
| 29 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1,357,000 | 0.06 | 0.52 | 7,000 | 134 | 1,328,019 | January 9, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| 30 |  Mauritius | 1,263,000 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 2,000 | 437 | 1,261,208 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 31 |  Swaziland | 1,119,000 | 0.05 | 1.18 | 13,000 | 59 | 1,119,375 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 32 |  Cyprus | 876,000 | 0.04 | 0.46 | 4,000 | 151 | 865,900 | December 31, 2012 | Official estimate |
| 33 |  Fiji | 867,000 | 0.04 | 0.46 | 4,000 | 150 | 867,013 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 34 |  Guyana | 747,000 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 747,884 | September 15, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
| 35 |  Solomon Islands | 587,000 | 0.02 | 2.26 | 13,000 | 31 | 515,870 | November 23, 2009 | 2009 census result |
| 36 |  Malta | 425,000 | 0.02 | 0.47 | 2,000 | 147 | 417,432 | November 20, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| 37 |  Brunei | 421,000 | 0.02 | 1.69 | 7,000 | 41 | 393,162 | June 20, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
| 38 |  Bahamas | 379,000 | 0.02 | 1.34 | 5,000 | 52 | 351,461 | May 3, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
| 39 |  Belize | 368,000 | 0.02 | 2.51 | 9,000 | 28 | 360,838 | September 2014 | Official estimate |
| 40 |  Maldives | 345,000 | 0.01 | 1.47 | 5,000 | 47 | 341,256 | September 20, 2014 | Preliminary 2014 census result |
| 41 |  Barbados | 283,000 | 0.01 | 0.35 | 1,000 | 196 | 277,821 | May 1, 2010 | 2010 census result |
| 42 |  Vanuatu | 278,000 | 0.01 | 2.58 | 7,000 | 27 | 277,506 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 43 |  Samoa | 193,000 | 0.01 | 0.52 | 1,000 | 133 | 187,820 | November 7, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
| 44 |  Saint Lucia | 172,000 | 0.01 | 0.58 | 1,000 | 119 | 166,526 | May 10, 2010 | Preliminary 2010 census result |
| 45 |  Kiribati | 113,000 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 2,000 | 39 | 113,438 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 46 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 110,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 109,991 | June 12, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
| 47 |  Grenada | 104,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 103,328 | May 12, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
| 48 |  Tonga | 104,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 103,335 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 49 |  Seychelles | 97,000 | 0.00 | 1.04 | 1,000 | 67 | 90,945 | August 26, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
| 50 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 89,000 | 0.00 | 1.14 | 1,000 | 61 | 85,567 | May 27, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
| 51 |  Dominica | 71,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 71,293 | May 14, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
| 52 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 46,204 | May 15, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| 53 |  Tuvalu | 11,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 11,282 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 54 |  Nauru | 10,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 10,084 | October 30, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| Total | 2,359,499,000 | 100.00 | 1.83 | 42,492,000 | 38 |
Notes
- ↑ Calculated, when available, from the latest national censuses or most recent official estimates (many of which are cited in their respective column), using the exponential formula shown on the List of countries by past and future population article. This is done to normalize the different populations to a unique date, so that they are really comparable.
- ↑ It corresponds to the following formula: projection2015/projection2014x100-100.
- ↑ It corresponds to the calculation: projection2015*annual_growth/100.
- ↑ It corresponds to the formula: LN(2)/LN(growth/100+1), which produces exactly the same result as LOG10(2)/LOG10(growth/100+1).
See also
- List of countries by population
- List of African countries by population
- List of countries in the Americas by population
- List of Arab countries by population
- List of Asian countries by population
- List of Caribbean island countries by population
- List of Eurasian countries by population
- List of European countries by population
- List of European Union member states by population
- List of Latin American countries by population
- List of Middle East countries by population
- List of North American countries by population
- List of Oceanian countries by population
- List of South American countries by population
- List of countries by past and future population
- List of countries by past population (United Nations)
- List of countries by population in 2000
- List of countries by population in 2010