- 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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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 India 1,210,193,422 March 1, 2011 17.35% Census result 3 United States 312,626,000 November 18, 2011 4.48% Official population clock 4 Indonesia 237,641,326 May 1, 2010 3.41% Census result 5 Brazil 190,755,799 August 1, 2010 2.73% Census result 6 Pakistan 177,843,000 November 18, 2011 2.55% Official population clock 7 Nigeria 162,471,000 July 1, 2011 2.33% UN estimate 8 Russia 142,914,136 January 1, 2011 2.05% Official estimate 9 Bangladesh 142,319,000 March 15, 2011 2.04% Census result 10 Japan 127,720,000 October 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 1.35% Official estimate 13 Vietnam 85,846,997 April 1, 2009 1.23% Census result 14 Ethiopia 82,101,998 July 1, 2011 1.18% Official estimate 15 Germany 81,729,000 April 30, 2011 1.17% Monthly official estimate 16 Egypt 81,116,000 November 18, 2011 1.16% Official population clock 17 Iran 75,837,000 November 18, 2011 1.09% Official population clock 18 Turkey 73,722,988 December 31, 2010 1.06% Official estimate 19 Thailand 69,519,000 July 1, 2011 1% UN estimate 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 67,758,000 July 1, 2011 0.97% UN estimate 21 France[5] 65,821,885 January 1, 2011 0.94% Official estimate 22 United Kingdom 62,300,000 July 1, 2010 0.89% Official estimate 23 Italy 60,705,991 May 31, 2011 0.87% Monthly official estimate 24 South Africa 50,586,757 July 1, 2011 0.73% Official estimate 25 Myanmar 48,337,000 July 1, 2011 0.69% UN estimate 26 South Korea 48,219,000 November 1, 2010 0.69% Census result 27 Colombia 46,254,000 November 18, 2011 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 0.58% Census result 32 Kenya 38,610,097 August 24, 2009 0.55% Census result 33 Poland 38,092,000 July 1, 2010 0.55% Official estimate 34 Algeria 36,300,000 January 1, 2011 0.52% Official estimate 35 Canada 34,482,779 July 1, 2011 0.49% Official estimate 36 Uganda 32,939,800 July 1, 2011 0.47% Official estimate 37 Morocco 32,379,700 November 18, 2011 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 Venezuela 29,447,000 November 18, 2011 0.42% Official population clock 43 Malaysia 28,334,135 July 6, 2010 0.41% Census result 44 Uzbekistan 28,000,000 January 1, 2010 0.4% Official estimate 45 Saudi Arabia 27,136,977 April 28, 2010 0.39% 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] 23,197,947 September 30, 2011 0.33% Monthly official estimate 51 Mozambique 23,049,621 July 1, 2011 0.33% Official estimate 52 Australia 22,546,300 March 31, 2011 0.32% Official estimate 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 21,316,000 November 18, 2011 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 0.23% Official estimate 64 Niger 15,730,754 July 1, 2011 0.23% 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 0.16% Official estimate 76 Greece 10,787,690 June 1, 2011 0.15% Census result 77 Tunisia 10,673,800 July 1, 2011 0.15% Official estimate 78 Portugal 10,555,853 March 21, 2011 0.15% Census result 79 Czech Republic 10,542,080 June 30, 2011 0.15% Official estimate 80 Bolivia 10,426,154 July 1, 2010 0.15% Official estimate 81 Rwanda 10,412,826 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 9,471,174 September 30, 2011 0.14% Monthly official estimate 87 Belarus 9,468,000 October 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 July 1, 2010 0.11% Official estimate 97 Israel 7,798,600 September 30, 2011 0.11% Monthly 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 (China)[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 6,232,800 November 18, 2011 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 0.079% Official estimate 113 Slovakia 5,437,126 March 31, 2011 0.078% Official estimate 114 Eritrea 5,415,000 July 1, 2011 0.078% UN estimate 115 Finland[11] 5,394,389 September 30, 2011 0.077% Monthly official estimate 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 4,977,500 November 18, 2011 0.071% Official population clock 119 Ireland 4,581,269 April 10, 2011 0.066% Census result 120 Costa Rica 4,563,539 July 1, 2010 0.065% Official estimate 121 Central African Republic 4,487,000 July 1, 2011 0.064% UN estimate 122 Georgia[12] 4,469,200 January 1, 2011 0.064% Official estimate 123 New Zealand 4,419,400 November 18, 2011 0.063% Official population clock 124 Croatia 4,290,612 March 31, 2011 0.062% Census result 125 Lebanon 4,259,000 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 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 Uruguay 3,368,595 June 30, 2011 0.048% Official estimate 134 Mauritania 3,340,627 July 1, 2011 0.048% Official estimate 135 Armenia 3,266,300 September 1, 2011 0.047% Monthly official estimate 136 Lithuania 3,207,100 October 1, 2011 0.046% Monthly official estimate 137 Albania 3,194,972 January 1, 2010 0.046% Official estimate 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 2,055,020 November 18, 2011 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 Fiji 868,000 July 1, 2011 0.012% UN estimate 159 Djibouti 818,159 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 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 0.0079% 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 0.0061% Official estimate 174 Malta 417,617 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 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 0.0034% Census result 185 French Guiana 219,266 January 1, 2008 0.0031% 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 106,405 April 1, 2010 0.0015% Census result 194 Tonga 105,000 July 1, 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) 92,500 December 31, 2009 0.0013% Official estimate 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 0.00082% Official estimate 208 American Samoa 55,519 April 1, 2010 0.0008% Census result 209 Cayman Islands (UK) 54,878 October 10, 2010 0.00079% 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 0.00075% 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 Liechtenstein 36,157 December 31, 2010 0.00052% Official estimate 217 Monaco 35,000 July 1, 2011 0.0005% UN estimate 218 San Marino 32,093 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 Palau 21,000 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 Nauru 10,000 July 1, 2011 0.00014% UN estimate 226 Tuvalu 10,000 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 City 800 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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