List of countries by population


See also: List of countries by past and future population, List of countries by population in 2005, and List of countries by population in 1907
Map of countries by population for the year 2007

This is a list of countries ordered according to population. The list includes sovereign states and inhabited dependent territories based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.

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,[1] that are not sovereign states, and dependent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.[2] The estimated total population of the world is 6,768,800,000.[3]

Figures are based on the most recent estimate or projection by the national census authority where available and generally rounded off. Other figures are based on the 2009 July 1 estimate by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Population Division.[4] Because these figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or at the same level of accuracy, the resulting rankings may be misleading.

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 the list of regional organizations by population.

Also see list of countries and dependencies by population density.

Contents

List

Figures indicated by "UN estimate" are based on the July 1, 2009 estimate by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Population Division.[4]

Rank Country / Territory Population Date Last Updated  % of World Population Source
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China China, People's Republic of[5] 1,331,610,000 July 4, 2009 19.67% Chinese Population clock
2  India 1,165,880,000 July 4, 2009 17.22% Indian Population clock
3  United States 306,821,000 July 4, 2009 4.53% Official USA Population clock
4  Indonesia 230,512,000 June 24, 2009 3.4% Indonesian Population clock
5  Brazil 191,430,000 July 4, 2009 2.83% Official Brazilian Population clock
6  Pakistan 166,817,500 July 4, 2009 2.46% Official Pakistani Population clock
7  Bangladesh 162,221,000 2.4% UN estimate
8  Nigeria 154,729,000 2.29% UN estimate
9  Russia 141,833,000 July 4, 2009 2.1% Russian Population clock
10  Japan 127,580,000 May 1, 2009 1.89% Official Japan Statistics Bureau estimate
11  Mexico 109,610,000 1.62% UN estimate
12  Philippines 92,226,600 1.36%

National Statistics Office projection
13  Vietnam 88,069,000 1.3%

UN estimate
14  Germany 82,062,200 January 1, 2009 1.21% Eurostat estimate
15  Ethiopia 79,221,000 July 2008 1.17%

Ethiopia Central Statistics Agency
16  Egypt 76,855,037 July 1, 2009 1.13% Official population clock
17  Turkey 71,517,100 December 31, 2008 1.06% Turkish Statistical Institute estimate
18  Iran 70,495,782 November 2006 1.04%

Statistical Center of IRAN
19  Dem. Rep. of Congo 66,020,000 0.98% UN estimate
20  France [6] 65,073,482 January 1, 2009 0.96% Official INSEE estimate
The figure for France without the overseas collectivities is 64,303,482.
21  Thailand 63,389,730 December 31, 2008 0.94%

Official Thai Statistics estimate
22  United Kingdom 61,612,300 January 1, 2009 0.91% Eurostat estimate
23  Italy 60,090,400 January 1, 2009 0.89% Eurostat estimate
24  Myanmar (Burma) 50,020,000 0.74%

UN estimate
25  South Africa 48,697,000 July 1, 2008 0.72% Statistics South Africa
26  South Korea 48,333,000 0.71% UN estimate
27  Ukraine 46,143,700 January 1, 2009 0.68% Official UKRSTAT estimate
28  Spain 45,828,172 January 1, 2009 0.68% Official INE estimate
29  Colombia 44,982,200 June 30, 2009 0.66% Official Colombian Population clock
30  Tanzania 43,739,000 0.65% UN estimate
31  Sudan 42,272,000 0.62% UN estimate
32  Argentina 40,135,000 June 30, 2009 0.59% Official INDEC estimate
33  Kenya 39,802,000 0.59% UN estimate
34  Poland 38,130,300 January 1, 2009 0.56% Eurostat estimate
35  Algeria 34,895,000 0.52% UN estimate
36  Canada 33,702,000 July 4, 2009 0.5% Official Canadian Population clock
37  Uganda 32,710,000 0.48% UN estimate
38  Morocco 31,491,578 June 7, 2009 0.46% Official Moroccan Population clock
39  Iraq 30,747,000 0.45% UN estimate
40  Nepal 29,331,000 0.43% UN estimate
41  Peru 29,165,000 0.43% UN estimate
42  Venezuela 28,359,313 June 10, 2009 0.42% Official Venezuelan Population clock
43  Afghanistan 28,150,000 0.42% UN estimate
44  Uzbekistan 27,488,000 0.41% UN estimate
45  Malaysia 27,468,000 0.41% UN estimate
46  Saudi Arabia 25,721,000 0.38% UN estimate
47  North Korea 24,051,706 October, 2008 0.35% UNFPA
48  Ghana 23,837,000 0.35% UN estimate
49  Yemen 23,580,000 0.35% UN estimate
50 Flag of the Republic of China China, Republic of (Taiwan)[7] 23,027,672 November 30, 2008 0.34% Official National Statistics Taiwan estimate
51  Mozambique 22,894,000 0.34% UN estimate
52  Syria 21,906,000 0.32% UN estimate
53  Australia[8] 21,835,000 July 4, 2009 0.32% Official Australian Population clock
54  Romania 21,496,700 January 1, 2009 0.32% Eurostat estimate
55  Côte d'Ivoire 21,075,000 0.31% UN estimate
56  Sri Lanka 20,238,000 0.3% UN estimate
57  Madagascar 19,625,000 0.29% UN estimate
58  Cameroon 19,522,000 0.29% UN estimate
59  Angola 18,498,000 0.27% UN estimate
60  Chile 16,931,000 July 4, 2009 0.25% Official INE projection (p.36)
61  Netherlands 16,517,532 June 13, 2009 0.24% Official Netherlands population clock
62  Burkina Faso 15,757,000 0.23% UN estimate
63  Kazakhstan 15,571,506 August 1, 2008 0.23% National Statistics Agency estimate
64  Niger 15,290,000 0.23% UN estimate
65  Malawi 15,263,000 0.23% UN estimate
66  Guatemala 14,027,000 0.21% UN estimate
67  Ecuador 13,995,000 June 13, 2009 0.21% Official Ecuadorian population clock
68  Cambodia 13,388,910 March 3, 2008 0.2% 2008 Census[9]
69  Mali 13,010,000 0.19% UN estimate
70  Zambia 12,935,000 0.19% UN estimate
71  Senegal 12,534,000 0.19% UN estimate
72  Zimbabwe 12,523,000 0.19% UN estimate
73  Greece 11,262,500 January 1, 2009 0.17% Eurostat estimate
74  Chad 11,206,000 0.17% UN estimate
75  Cuba 11,204,000 0.17% UN estimate
76  Belgium 10,741,000 January 1, 2009 0.16% Eurostat estimate
77  Portugal 10,631,800 January 1, 2009 0.16% Eurostat estimate
78  Czech Republic 10,474,600 January 1, 2009 0.15% Eurostat estimate
79  Tunisia 10,327,800 July 1, 2008 0.15% [10]
80  Dominican Republic 10,090,000 0.15% UN estimate
81  Guinea 10,069,000 0.15% UN estimate
82  Haiti 10,033,000 0.15% UN estimate
83  Hungary 10,029,900 January 1, 2009 0.15% Eurostat estimate
84  Rwanda 9,998,000 0.15% UN estimate
85  Bolivia 9,863,000 0.15% UN estimate
86  Serbia[11] 9,850,000 0.15% UN estimate
87  Belarus 9,671,900 January 1, 2009 0.14% Official statistics of Belarus
88  Sweden 9,276,509 April 30, 2009 0.14% Statistics Sweden
89  Somalia 9,133,000 0.13% UN estimate
90  Benin 8,935,000 0.13% UN estimate
91  Azerbaijan 8,629,900 January 1, 2008 0.13% [3]
92  Austria 8,356,707 January 1, 2009 0.12% Eurostat estimate
93  Burundi 8,303,000 0.12% UN estimate
94  Switzerland 7,725,200 April 30, 2009 0.11% [4]
95  Bulgaria 7,602,100 January 1, 2009 0.11% Eurostat estimate
96  Honduras 7,466,000 0.11% UN estimate
97  Israel [12] 7,411,500 April 30, 2009 0.11% Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics
98  Hong Kong 7,008,900 December 31, 2008 0.104% Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department
99  Tajikistan 6,952,000 0.103% UN estimate
100  Papua New Guinea 6,732,000 0.099% UN estimate
101  Togo 6,619,000 0.098% UN estimate
102  Libya 6,420,000 0.095% UN estimate
103  Paraguay 6,349,000 0.094% UN estimate
104  Laos 6,320,000 0.093% UN estimate
105  Jordan 6,316,000 0.093% UN estimate
106  El Salvador 6,163,000 0.091% UN estimate
107  Nicaragua 5,743,000 0.085% UN estimate
108  Sierra Leone 5,696,000 0.084% UN estimate
109  Denmark 5,515,287 March 31, 2009 0.082% Statistics Denmark
110  Kyrgyzstan 5,482,000 0.081% UN estimate
111  Slovakia 5,413,548 March 31, 2009 0.08% Statistics Slovakia
112  Finland [13] 5,337,952 June 30, 2009 0.079% Official Finnish Population clock
113  Turkmenistan 5,110,000 0.075% UN estimate
114  Eritrea 5,073,000 0.075% UN estimate
115  Singapore 4,839,400 Mid-2008 0.071% Statistics Singapore
116  Norway [14] 4,825,500 June 30, 2009 0.071% Official Norwegian Population clock
117  United Arab Emirates 4,599,000 0.068% UN estimate
118  Costa Rica 4,579,000 0.068% UN estimate
119  Republic of Ireland 4,517,800 January 1, 2009 0.067% Eurostat estimate
120  Croatia 4,432,000 January 1, 2009 0.065% Eurostat estimate
121  Central African Republic 4,422,000 0.065% UN estimate
122  Georgia [15] 4,382,100 January 1, 2008 0.065% [5]
123  New Zealand 4,314,600 July 4, 2009 0.001% Official New Zealand Population clock
124  Lebanon 4,224,000 0.062% UN estimate
125  Puerto Rico 3,982,000 0.059% UN estimate
126  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,767,000 0.056% UN estimate
127  Palestine 3,761,646 December 1, 2007 0.056% 2007 Palestinian Bureau Census
128  Republic of the Congo 3,683,000 0.054% UN estimate
129  Moldova [16] 3,572,700 January 1, 2008 0.056% [6]
130  Liberia 3,476,608 March 2008 0.051% 2008 Population and Housing Census
131  Panama 3,454,000 0.051% UN estimate
132  Uruguay 3,361,000 0.05% UN estimate
133  Lithuania 3,350,400 January 1, 2009 0.049% Eurostat estimate
134  Mauritania 3,291,000 0.049% UN estimate
135  Armenia 3,230,100 January 1, 2008 0.044% [7]
136  Albania 3,170,000 January 1, 2008 0.047% [8]
137  Kuwait 2,985,000 0.044% UN estimate
138  Oman 2,845,000 0.042% UN estimate
139  Jamaica 2,719,000 0.04% UN estimate
140  Mongolia 2,671,000 0.039% UN estimate
141  Latvia 2,256,400 May 1, 2009 0.033% [9]
142  Namibia 2,171,000 0.032% UN estimate
143  Lesotho 2,067,000 0.031% UN estimate
144  Slovenia 2,053,355 March 1, 2009 0.03% Official Slovenian population clock
145  Republic of Macedonia 2,048,900 January 1, 2009 0.03% Eurostat estimate
146  Botswana 1,950,000 0.029% UN estimate
147  Gambia 1,705,000 0.025% UN estimate
148  Guinea-Bissau 1,611,000 0.024% UN estimate
149  Gabon 1,475,000 0.022% UN estimate
150  Qatar 1,409,000 0.021% UN estimate
151  Estonia 1,340,341 January 1, 2009 0.02% [10]
152  Trinidad and Tobago 1,339,000 0.02% UN estimate
153  Mauritius [17] 1,288,000 0.019% UN estimate
154  Swaziland 1,185,000 0.018% UN estimate
155  East Timor 1,134,000 0.017% UN estimate
156  Djibouti 864,000 0.013% UN estimate
157  Fiji 849,000 0.013% UN estimate
158  Cyprus [18] 801,600 January 1, 2009 0.012% Eurostat estimate
159  Bahrain 791,000 0.012% UN estimate
160  Guyana 762,000 0.011% UN estimate
161  Bhutan 697,000 0.01% UN estimate
162  Comoros [19] 676,000 0.01% UN estimate
163  Equatorial Guinea [20] 676,000 0.007% UN estimate
164  Montenegro 624,000 0.009% UN estimate
165  Macau 546,200 March 31, 2009 0.008% Macau Statistics and Census Service
166  Solomon Islands 523,000 0.007% UN estimate
167  Suriname 520,000 0.008% UN estimate
168  Western Sahara 513,000 0.008% UN estimate
169  Cape Verde 506,000 0.007% UN estimate
170  Luxembourg 491,700 January 1, 2009 0.007% Eurostat estimate
171  Malta 412,600 January 1, 2009 0.006% Eurostat estimate
172  Brunei 400,000 0.006% UN estimate
173  Bahamas 342,000 0.005% UN estimate
174  Belize 322,100 June 30, 2008 0.005% Statistical Institute of Belize
175  Iceland 319,326 April 1, 2009 0.005% [11]
176  Maldives 309,000 0.005% UN estimate
177  Barbados 256,000 0.004% UN estimate
178  Vanuatu 240,000 0.004% UN estimate
179  Netherlands Antilles 198,000 0.003% UN estimate
180  Samoa 179,000 0.003% UN estimate
181  Guam 178,000 0.003% UN estimate
182  Saint Lucia 172,000 0.003% UN estimate
183  São Tomé and Príncipe 163,000 0.002% UN estimate
184  Federated States of Micronesia 111,000 0.002% UN estimate
185  U.S. Virgin Islands 110,000 0.002% UN estimate
186  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,000 0.002% UN estimate
187  Aruba 107,000 0.002% UN estimate
188  Grenada 104,000 0.002% UN estimate
189  Tonga 104,000 0.002% UN estimate
190  Kiribati 98,000 0.001% UN estimate
191  Jersey 89,300 December 31, 2006 0.001% [12]
192  Antigua and Barbuda 88,000 0.001% UN estimate
193  Northern Mariana Islands 87,000 0.001% UN estimate
194  Andorra 86,000 0.001% UN estimate
195  Seychelles 84,000 0.001% UN estimate
196  Isle of Man 80,000 0.001% UN estimate
197  Dominica 67,000 0.001% UN estimate
198  American Samoa 67,000 0.001% UN estimate
199  Bermuda 65,000 0.001% UN estimate
200  Marshall Islands 62,000 0.001% UN estimate
201  Guernsey 61,811 March 1, 2007 0.001% UN estimate: Series A, Table 2
202  Greenland 57,000 0.001% UN estimate
203  Cayman Islands 56,000 0.001% UN estimate
204  Saint Kitts and Nevis 52,000 0.001% UN estimate
205  Faroe Islands 48,869 May 1, 2009 0.001% Official statistics of the Faroe Islands
206  Liechtenstein 35,593 January 1, 2009 0.0005% [13]
207  Monaco 33,000 0.0005%

UN estimate
208  Turks and Caicos Islands 33,000 0.0005% UN estimate
209  San Marino 30,800 January 1, 2008 0.0005% [14]
210  Gibraltar 31,000 0.0005% UN estimate
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  Saint Helena [21] 6,600 2008 0.0001% UN estimate
218  Montserrat 5,900 2008 0.0001% UN estimate
219  Falkland Islands 3,000 2008 0.00005% UN estimate
220  Niue 1,500 2008 0.00003% UN estimate
221  Tokelau 1,400 2008 0.00003% UN estimate
222  Vatican City 800 2008 0.00002% UN estimate
223  Pitcairn Islands 50 2008 0.000001% UN estimate

References

  1. ^ 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 499,673,300 on January 1, 2009, and it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list (7.4% of world population) - see "Total population". Eurostat. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page?_pageid=0,1136184,0_45572592&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL. Retrieved on 2008-12-20. .
  2. ^ 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 5000 in the summer.
  3. ^ International Programs Center - census.gov
  4. ^ a b 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 on 2009-03-12. 
  5. ^ Figure refers to Mainland China only. It excludes the special administrative regions and the areas administered by the Republic of China (Taiwan)
  6. ^ Includes 7 French overseas collectivities: French Polynesia (259,596 inh. in Aug. 2007), New Caledonia (244,410 inh. in Jan. 2008), Mayotte (186,452 inh. in July 2007), Saint Martin (35,263 inh. in Jan. 2006), 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).
  7. ^ Consists of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Kinmen, Matsu, etc.
  8. ^ Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828)
  9. ^ General Population Census of Cambodia 2008 - Provisional Population Totals, National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, released 3rd September, 2008[1]
  10. ^ National Statistics Institute of Tunisia
  11. ^ Includes Kosovo
  12. ^ UN figure for mid-2009 is 7,170,000, which excludes Israeli population living in the West Bank.
  13. ^ Includes Åland Islands
  14. ^ Includes Svalbard (2,701) and Jan Mayen Island
  15. ^ Figure includes the Republic of Abkhazia (216,000) and South Ossetia (70,000)
  16. ^ Includes Transnistria (555,347)
  17. ^ Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon
  18. ^ UN estimate for mid-2009 is 871,000
  19. ^ Excludes the island of Mayotte.
  20. ^ 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." [2] The official census figures are available here.
  21. ^ Includes Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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