- List of countries by population
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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 6,975,600,000.[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 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.
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.
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List
Rank Country (or dependent territory) Population Date % of world
populationSource - World 6,975,600,000 November 18, 2011 100.00% US Census Bureau's world population clock 1
China[4]1,339,724,852 November 1, 2010 19.21% Census result 2
India1,210,193,422 March 1, 2011 17.35% Census result 3
United States312,626,000 November 18, 2011 4.48% Official population clock 4
Indonesia237,641,326 May 1, 2010 3.41% Census result 5
Brazil190,755,799 August 1, 2010 2.73% Census result 6
Pakistan177,843,000 November 18, 2011 2.55% Official population clock 7
Nigeria162,471,000 July 1, 2011 2.33% UN estimate 8
Russia142,914,136 January 1, 2011 2.05% Official estimate 9
Bangladesh142,319,000 March 15, 2011 2.04% Census result 10
Japan127,720,000 October 1, 2011 1.83% Monthly official estimate 11
Mexico112,336,538 June 12, 2010 1.61% Census result 12
Philippines94,013,200 July 1, 2010 1.35% Official estimate 13
Vietnam85,846,997 April 1, 2009 1.23% Census result 14
Ethiopia82,101,998 July 1, 2011 1.18% Official estimate 15
Germany81,729,000 April 30, 2011 1.17% Monthly official estimate 16
Egypt81,116,000 November 18, 2011 1.16% Official population clock 17
Iran75,837,000 November 18, 2011 1.09% Official population clock 18
Turkey73,722,988 December 31, 2010 1.06% Official estimate 19
Thailand69,519,000 July 1, 2011 1% UN estimate 20
Democratic Republic of the Congo67,758,000 July 1, 2011 0.97% UN estimate 21
France[5]65,821,885 January 1, 2011 0.94% Official estimate 22
United Kingdom62,300,000 July 1, 2010 0.89% Official estimate 23
Italy60,705,991 May 31, 2011 0.87% Monthly official estimate 24
South Africa50,586,757 July 1, 2011 0.73% Official estimate 25
Myanmar48,337,000 July 1, 2011 0.69% UN estimate 26
South Korea48,219,000 November 1, 2010 0.69% Census result 27
Colombia46,254,000 November 18, 2011 0.66% Official population clock 28
Spain46,162,024 October 1, 2011 0.66% Monthly official estimate 29
Ukraine45,668,028 September 1, 2011 0.65% Monthly official estimate 30
Tanzania43,188,000 July 1, 2010 0.62% Official estimate 31
Argentina40,117,096 October 27, 2010 0.58% Census result 32
Kenya38,610,097 August 24, 2009 0.55% Census result 33
Poland38,092,000 July 1, 2010 0.55% Official estimate 34
Algeria36,300,000 January 1, 2011 0.52% Official estimate 35
Canada34,482,779 July 1, 2011 0.49% Official estimate 36
Uganda32,939,800 July 1, 2011 0.47% Official estimate 37
Morocco32,379,700 November 18, 2011 0.46% Official population clock 38
Afghanistan32,358,000 July 1, 2011 0.46% UN estimate 39
Iraq32,105,000 July 1, 2009 0.46% Official estimate 40
Sudan[6]30,894,000 April 22, 2008 0.44% Census result 41
Peru29,797,694 June 30, 2011 0.43% Official estimate 42
Venezuela29,447,000 November 18, 2011 0.42% Official population clock 43
Malaysia28,334,135 July 6, 2010 0.41% Census result 44
Uzbekistan28,000,000 January 1, 2010 0.4% Official estimate 45
Saudi Arabia27,136,977 April 28, 2010 0.39% Census result 46
Nepal26,620,809 June 22, 2011 0.38% Census result 47
Ghana24,233,431 September 26, 2010 0.35% Census result 48
North Korea24,052,231 October 1, 2008 0.34% Census result 49
Yemen23,833,000 July 1, 2011 0.34% Official estimate 50
Taiwan[7]23,197,947 September 30, 2011 0.33% Monthly official estimate 51
Mozambique23,049,621 July 1, 2011 0.33% Official estimate 52
Australia22,546,300 March 31, 2011 0.32% Official estimate 53
Romania21,436,000 July 1, 2011 0.31% UN estimate 54
Côte d'Ivoire21,395,000 July 1, 2009 0.31% Official estimate 55
Syria21,316,000 November 18, 2011 0.31% Official population clock 56
Sri Lanka20,653,000 July 1, 2010 0.3% Official estimate 57
Angola19,618,000 July 1, 2011 0.28% UN estimate 58
Cameroon19,406,100 January 1, 2010 0.28% Official estimate 59
Madagascar18,866,000 July 1, 2008 0.27% Official estimate 60
Chile17,248,450 June 30, 2011 0.25% Official estimate 61
Netherlands16,715,489 September 1, 2011 0.24% Monthly official estimate 62
Kazakhstan16,615,000 October 1, 2011 0.24% Monthly official estimate 63
Burkina Faso15,730,977 July 1, 2010 0.23% Official estimate 64
Niger15,730,754 July 1, 2011 0.23% Official estimate 65
Guatemala14,713,763 July 1, 2011 0.21% Official estimate 66
Mali14,517,176 April 1, 2009 0.21% Census result 67
Ecuador14,483,499 November 28, 2010 0.21% Census result 68
Cambodia13,395,682 March 3, 2008 0.19% Census result 69
Malawi13,077,160 June 1, 2008 0.19% Census result 70
Zambia13,046,508 October 16, 2010 0.19% Census result 71
Senegal12,855,153 July 1, 2011 0.18% Official estimate 72
Zimbabwe12,754,000 July 1, 2011 0.18% UN estimate 73
Chad11,274,106 May 20, 2009 0.16% Census result 74
Cuba11,241,161 December 31, 2010 0.16% Official estimate 75
Belgium10,839,905 January 1, 2010 0.16% Official estimate 76
Greece10,787,690 June 1, 2011 0.15% Census result 77
Tunisia10,673,800 July 1, 2011 0.15% Official estimate 78
Portugal10,555,853 March 21, 2011 0.15% Census result 79
Czech Republic10,542,080 June 30, 2011 0.15% Official estimate 80
Bolivia10,426,154 July 1, 2010 0.15% Official estimate 81
Rwanda10,412,826 July 1, 2010 0.15% Official estimate 82
Guinea10,217,591 July 1, 2009 0.15% Official estimate 83
Haiti10,085,214 July 1, 2010 0.14% Official estimate 84
Hungary9,985,722 January 1, 2011 0.14% Official estimate 85
Somalia[8]9,557,000 July 1, 2011 0.14% UN estimate 86
Sweden9,471,174 September 30, 2011 0.14% Monthly official estimate 87
Belarus9,468,000 October 1, 2011 0.14% Monthly official estimate 88
Dominican Republic9,378,818 December 1, 2010 0.13% Census result 89
Azerbaijan9,111,100 January 1, 2011 0.13% Official estimate 90
Benin9,100,000 July 1, 2011 0.13% UN estimate 91
Burundi8,575,000 July 1, 2011 0.12% UN estimate 92
Austria8,419,776 July 1, 2011 0.12% Official estimate 93
United Arab Emirates8,264,070 July 1, 2010 0.12% Official estimate 94
South Sudan8,260,490 April 22, 2008 0.12% Census result 95
Honduras8,215,313 July 1, 2011 0.12% Official estimate 96
Switzerland7,870,100 July 1, 2010 0.11% Official estimate 97
Israel7,798,600 September 30, 2011 0.11% Monthly official estimate 98
Tajikistan7,616,000 January 1, 2011 0.11% Official estimate 99
Bulgaria7,364,570 February 1, 2011 0.11% Census result 100
Serbia[9]7,120,666 September 31, 2011 0.1% Census result 101
Hong Kong (China)[10]7,108,100 July 1, 2011 0.1% Official estimate 102
Papua New Guinea7,014,000 July 1, 2011 0.1% UN estimate 103
Libya6,423,000 July 1, 2011 0.092% UN estimate 104
Laos6,348,800 July 1, 2011 0.091% Official estimate 105
Paraguay6,337,127 July 1, 2010 0.091% Official estimate 106
Jordan6,232,800 November 18, 2011 0.09% Official population clock 107
El Salvador6,227,000 July 1, 2011 0.089% UN estimate 108
Sierra Leone5,997,000 July 1, 2011 0.086% UN estimate 109
Nicaragua5,815,524 July 1, 2010 0.083% Official estimate 110
Togo5,753,324 November 6, 2010 0.082% Census result 111
Denmark5,579,204 October 1, 2011 0.08% Monthly official estimate 112
Kyrgyzstan5,477,600 July 1, 2011 0.079% Official estimate 113
Slovakia5,437,126 March 31, 2011 0.078% Official estimate 114
Eritrea5,415,000 July 1, 2011 0.078% UN estimate 115
Finland[11]5,394,389 September 30, 2011 0.077% Monthly official estimate 116
Singapore5,183,700 June 30, 2011 0.074% Official estimate 117
Turkmenistan5,105,000 July 1, 2011 0.073% UN estimate 118
Norway4,977,500 November 18, 2011 0.071% Official population clock 119
Ireland4,581,269 April 10, 2011 0.066% Census result 120
Costa Rica4,563,539 July 1, 2010 0.065% Official estimate 121
Central African Republic4,487,000 July 1, 2011 0.064% UN estimate 122
Georgia[12]4,469,200 January 1, 2011 0.064% Official estimate 123
New Zealand4,419,400 November 18, 2011 0.063% Official population clock 124
Croatia4,290,612 March 31, 2011 0.062% Census result 125
Lebanon4,259,000 July 1, 2011 0.061% UN estimate 126
Palestinian territories[13]4,152,000 July 1, 2011 0.06% UN estimate 127
Republic of the Congo4,140,000 July 1, 2011 0.059% UN estimate 128
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,843,126 June 30, 2010 0.055% Official estimate 129
Puerto Rico3,725,789 April 1, 2010 0.053% Census result 130
Moldova[14]3,560,400 January 1, 2011 0.051% Official estimate 131
Liberia3,476,608 April 1, 2008 0.05% Census result 132
Panama3,405,813 May 16, 2010 0.049% Census result 133
Uruguay3,368,595 June 30, 2011 0.048% Official estimate 134
Mauritania3,340,627 July 1, 2011 0.048% Official estimate 135
Armenia3,266,300 September 1, 2011 0.047% Monthly official estimate 136
Lithuania3,207,100 October 1, 2011 0.046% Monthly official estimate 137
Albania3,194,972 January 1, 2010 0.046% Official estimate 138
Kuwait2,818,000 July 1, 2011 0.04% UN estimate 139
Oman2,773,479 December 12, 2010 0.04% Census result 140
Mongolia2,736,800 July 1, 2010 0.039% Official estimate 141
Jamaica2,705,800 December 31, 2010 0.039% Official estimate 142
Namibia2,324,000 July 1, 2011 0.033% UN estimate 143
Latvia2,209,000 October 1, 2011 0.032% Monthly official estimate 144
Lesotho2,194,000 July 1, 2011 0.031% UN estimate 145
Macedonia2,057,284 December 31, 2010 0.029% Official estimate 146
Slovenia2,055,020 November 18, 2011 0.029% Official population clock 147
Botswana2,031,000 July 1, 2011 0.029% UN estimate 148
Gambia1,776,000 July 1, 2011 0.025% UN estimate 149
Qatar1,699,435 April 21, 2010 0.024% Census result 150
Gabon1,534,000 July 1, 2011 0.022% UN estimate 151
Guinea-Bissau1,520,830 March 1, 2009 0.022% Census result 152
Estonia1,340,194 January 1, 2011 0.019% Official estimate 153
Trinidad and Tobago1,317,714 July 1, 2010 0.019% Official estimate 154
Mauritius[15]1,280,924 July 1, 2010 0.018% Official estimate 155
Bahrain1,234,571 April 27, 2010 0.018% Census result 156
Swaziland1,203,000 July 1, 2011 0.017% UN estimate 157
Timor-Leste1,066,409 July 11, 2010 0.015% Census result 158
Fiji868,000 July 1, 2011 0.012% UN estimate 159
Djibouti818,159 June 1, 2009 0.012% Census result 160
Réunion (France)808,250 January 1, 2008 0.012% Official estimate 161
Cyprus[16]803,200 December 31, 2009 0.012% Official estimate 162
Guyana784,894 July 1, 2010 0.011% Official estimate 163
Comoros[17]754,000 July 1, 2011 0.011% UN estimate 164
Equatorial Guinea720,000 July 1, 2011 0.01% UN estimate 165
Bhutan708,265 July 1, 2011 0.01% Official estimate 166
Montenegro620,029 April 1, 2011 0.0089% Census result 167
Macau (China)[18]560,100 September 1, 2011 0.008% Official estimate 168
Western Sahara548,000 July 1, 2011 0.0079% UN estimate 169
Solomon Islands542,287 July 1, 2011 0.0078% Official estimate 170
Suriname529,000 July 1, 2011 0.0076% UN estimate 171
Luxembourg511,840 January 1, 2011 0.0073% Official estimate 172
Cape Verde491,575 June 16, 2010 0.007% Census result 173
Brunei422,700 July 1, 2011 0.0061% Official estimate 174
Malta417,617 December 31, 2010 0.006% Official estimate 175
Guadeloupe (France)401,784 January 1, 2008 0.0058% Official estimate 176
Martinique (France)397,693 January 1, 2008 0.0057% Official estimate 177
Bahamas353,658 May 3, 2010 0.0051% Census result 178
Iceland318,452 January 1, 2011 0.0046% Official estimate 179
Maldives317,280 July 1, 2010 0.0045% Official estimate 180
Belize312,698 May 12, 2010 0.0045% Census result 181
Barbados276,302 December 31, 2010 0.004% Official estimate 182
French Polynesia274,000 July 1, 2011 0.0039% UN estimate 183
New Caledonia (France)245,580 July 27, 2009 0.0035% Census result 184
Vanuatu234,023 November 16, 2009 0.0034% Census result 185
French Guiana219,266 January 1, 2008 0.0031% Official estimate 186
Mayotte (France)211,000 July 1, 2011 0.003% UN estimate 187
Samoa184,032 July 1, 2010 0.0026% Official estimate 188
São Tomé and Príncipe169,000 July 1, 2011 0.0024% UN estimate 189
Saint Lucia166,526 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
Grenada110,821 July 1, 2009 0.0016% Official estimate 193
United States Virgin Islands106,405 April 1, 2010 0.0015% Census result 194
Tonga105,000 July 1, 2011 0.0015% UN estimate 195
Federated States of Micronesia102,624 April 4, 2010 0.0015% Census result 196
Aruba (the Netherlands)101,484 September 29, 2010 0.0015% Census result 197
Kiribati101,000 July 1, 2011 0.0014% UN estimate 198
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines100,892 July 1, 2009 0.0014% Official estimate 199
Jersey (UK)92,500 December 31, 2009 0.0013% Official estimate 200
Seychelles90,945 August 26, 2010 0.0013% Census result 201
Antigua and Barbuda89,138 July 1, 2009 0.0013% Official estimate 202
Andorra85,015 July 1, 2010 0.0012% Official estimate 203
Isle of Man (UK)83,000 July 1, 2011 0.0012% UN estimate 204
Dominica71,685 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 0.00082% Official estimate 208
American Samoa55,519 April 1, 2010 0.0008% Census result 209
Cayman Islands (UK)54,878 October 10, 2010 0.00079% Census result 210
Marshall Islands54,305 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 Nevis51,970 July 1, 2009 0.00075% 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
Saint Martin (France)37,163 January 1, 2008 0.00053% Census result 216
Liechtenstein36,157 December 31, 2010 0.00052% Official estimate 217
Monaco35,000 July 1, 2011 0.0005% UN estimate 218
San Marino32,093 August 31, 2011 0.00046% Monthly official estimate 219
Gibraltar (UK)[19]29,441 July 1, 2010 0.00042% Official estimate 220
British Virgin Islands (UK)28,213 July 1, 2008 0.0004% Official estimate 221
Palau21,000 July 1, 2011 0.0003% UN estimate 222
Anguilla (UK)15,236 July 1, 2011 0.00022% Official estimate 223
Wallis and Futuna (France)13,445 July 21, 2008 0.00019% Census result 224
Cook Islands (NZ)10,900 March 1, 2011 0.00016% Monthly official estimate 225
Nauru10,000 July 1, 2011 0.00014% UN estimate 226
Tuvalu10,000 July 1, 2011 0.00014% UN estimate 227
Saint Barthélemy (France)8,823 January 1, 2008 0.00013% Census result 228
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)6,290 January 1, 2008 0.00006% Census result 229
Montserrat (UK)4,932 July 1, 2009 0.00005% Official estimate 230
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK)4,255 February 10, 2008 0.00004% Census result 231
Falkland Islands (UK)[20]3,000 July 1, 2011 0.00003% UN estimate 232
Niue (NZ)1,000 July 1, 2011 0.00001% UN estimate 233
Tokelau (NZ)1,000 July 1, 2011 0.00001% UN estimate 234
Vatican City800 March 1, 2011 0.00001% Official estimate See also
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References
- ^ Demographic Internet Staff (2009-01-07). "International Programs Center". Census.gov. http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/popclockworld.html. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ^ 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 7.19% 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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, Mayotte (from March 31, 2011) and Réunion and its overseas collectivities (Collectivités d'outre-mer, COM) of French Polynesia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna. Including its DOMs, the combined population of France stood at 65,027,000 inhabitants on 1 January 2011, according to a provisional official estimate.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Includes Puntland (with a population of about 3,900,000 inhabitants) and Somaliland (some 3,500,000 inhabitants).
- ^ Excludes the disputed territory of Kosovo (~ 1,800,000 inh.).
- ^ Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China from July 1, 1997.
- ^ Includes Åland Islands.
- ^ Excludes (2011) the Republic of Abkhazia (216,000, census 2003) and South Ossetia (70,000, 2006).
- ^ Occupied by Israel after the Six-Day War of 5-10 June 1967. It comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
- ^ Excludes (statistica.md.2010.pdf) Transnistria (555,347, census 2005).
- ^ Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon.
- ^ Excludes Northern Cyprus (287,856, end of 2010, North Cyprus State Planning Organization).
- ^ Excludes the island of Mayotte.
- ^ Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China from December 20, 1999.
- ^ Territory claimed by Spain.
- ^ Islands claimed by Argentina.
External links
- United Nations Analytical Report for the 2004 revision of World Population Prospects (the analytical report for the 2006 revision is not available online) — includes details of methodology and sources used for the population estimates above.
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