List of countries by population
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Map of countries by population for the year 2010
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 6,933,400,000.
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, that are not sovereign states, and dependent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.
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. 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.
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 list of countries and dependencies by population density and the list of regional organizations by population.
List:
Rank / Country / Territory / Population / Date of estimate / % of World population / Source- / World / 6,933,400,000 / July 26, 2011 / 100% / US Census Bureau's World Population Clock
1 / Chinan2 / 1,339,724,852 / November 1, 2010 / 19.32% / 2010 China Census
2 / India / 1,210,193,422 / March 1, 2011 / 17.45% / Provisional 2011 Indian Census result
3 / United States / 311,833,000 / July 26, 2011 / 4.5% / Official United States Population Clock
4 / Indonesia / 237,556,363 / May 2010 / 3.43% / 2010 Indonesian Census
5 / Brazil / 190,732,694 / August 1, 2010 / 2.75% / 2010 Official Brazilian Census results
6 / Pakistan / 176,738,000 / July 26, 2011 / 2.55% / Official Pakistani Population clock
7 / Nigeria / 158,423,000 / 2010 / 2.28% / UN estimate for 2010
8 / Bangladesh / 150,972,000 / July 26, 2011 / 2.18% / Official Bangladeshi Population Clock
9 / Russia / 142,905,200 / January 1, 2011 / 2.06% / 2010 Russian Census
10 / Japan / 127,950,000 / June 1, 2011 / 1.85% / Official Japan Statistics Bureau
11 / Mexico / 112,336,538 / April 15, 2011 / 1.62% / 2010 final census result
12 / Philippines / 94,013,200 / Mid-2010 / 1.36% / National Statistics Office medium projection
13 / Vietnam / 87,375,000 / 2011 / 1.26% / Official estimate
14 / Ethiopia / 82,101,998 / 2011 / 1.18% / Official estimate
15 / Germany / 81,802,000 / December 31, 2009 / 1.18% / Official estimate
16 / Egypt / 80,570,000 / July 26, 2011 / 1.16% / Official Egyptian Population clock
17 / Iran / 75,503,000 / July 26, 2011 / 1.09% / Official Iranian Population clock
18 / Turkey / 73,722,988 / December 31, 2010 / 1.06% / Turkish Statistical Institute
19 / Thailand / 67,041,000 / July 1, 2010 / 0.97% / Key Statistics of Thailand, 2009, Table 1.4 (Population projections), National Statistics Office of Thailand
20 / Congo, Dem. Rep. of the / 65,966,000 / 2010 / 0.95% / UN estimate for 2010
21 / Francen3 / 65,821,885 / January 1, 2011 / 0.95% / OfficialINSEEestimate
The population figure for metropolitan France alone (without its overseas departments and oveseas collectivities) is 63,182,000.
22 / United Kingdom / 62,435,709 / January 1, 2011 / 0.9% / Eurostat estimate
23 / Italy / 60,626,442 / December 31, 2010 / 0.87% / Official ISTAT estimate
24 / South Africa / 49,991,300 / July 1, 2010 / 0.72% / Statistics South Africa
25 / South Korea / 48,988,833 / 2011 / 0.71% / Statistics Korea
26 / Myanmar / 47,963,000 / 2010 / 0.73% / UN estimate for 2010
27 / Spain / 46,148,605 / April 1, 2011 / 0.67% / Official INE estimate
28 / Colombia / 46,083,000 / July 26, 2011 / 0.66% / Official Colombian Population clock
29 / Ukraine / 45,706,126 / May 1, 2011 / 0.66% / Official UKRSTAT estimate
30 / Tanzania / 43,187,823 / 2010 / 0.62% / Official estimate
31 / Argentina / 40,091,359 / October 27, 2010 / 0.58% / Provisional census results
32 / Kenya / 38,610,097 / August 24–25, 2009 / 0.56% / Official census results
33 / Poland / 38,186,860 / 2010 / 0.55% / Official estimate
34 / Algeria / 36,300,000 / January 1, 2011 / 0.52% / Official estimate
35 / Canada / 34,529,000 / July 26, 2011 / 0.5% / Official Canadian Population clock
36 / Morocco / 32,212,000 / July 26, 2011 / 0.46% / Official Moroccan Population clock
37 / Uganda / 31,800,000 / 2010 / 0.46% / Official estimate
38 / Iraq / 31,672,000 / 2010 / 0.45% / UN estimate for 2010
39 / Afghanistan / 31,412,000 / 2010 / 0.42% / UN estimate for 2010
40 / Sudann16 / 30,894,000 / 2008 / 0.45% / 2008 census results
41 / Peru / 29,461,933 / June 30, 2010 / 0.42% / Official INEI estimate (in Spanish)
42 / Venezuela / 29,304,000 / July 26, 2011 / 0.42% / Official Venezuelan Population clock
43 / Nepal / 28,584,975 / 2011 / 0.41% / Official estimate
44 / Malaysia / 27,565,821 / 2010 / 0.4% / The 2010 Population and Housing Census (Census 2010)
45 / Uzbekistan / 27,445,000 / 2010 / 0.4% / UN estimate for 2010
46 / Saudi Arabia / 27,136,977 / 2010 / 0.39% / Official Saudi estimate
47 / North Korea / 24,346,000 / 2010 / 0.35% / UN estimate for 2010
48 / Ghana / 24,233,431 / September 26, 2010 / 0.35% / Provisional 2010 census results
49 / Syria / 23,695,000 / 2010 / 0.34% / Civil affairs records(2010)
50 / China, Republic of (Taiwan)n4 / 23,174,528 / May 31, 2011 / 0.33% / Official National Statistics Taiwan estimate
51 / Australian5 / 22,661,375 / July 26, 2011 / 0.33% / Australian Official Population Clock
52 / Yemen / 22,492,035 / 2009 / 0.32% / Official estimate
53 / Mozambique / 22,416,881 / 2010 / 0.32% / Official estimate
54 / Romania / 21,413,815 / January 1, 2011 / 0.31% / Eurostat estimate
55 / Madagascar / 20,714,000 / 2010 / 0.29% / UN estimate for 2010
56 / Sri Lanka / 20,669,000 / 2010 / 0.29% / UN estimate for 2010
57 / Côte d'Ivoire / 19,738,000 / 2010 / 0.31% / UN estimate for 2010
58 / Cameroon / 19,406,100 / January 1, 2010 / 0.28% / Official estimate
59 / Angola / 19,082,000 / 2010 / 0.27% / UN estimate for 2010
60 / Chile / 17,259,300 / July 26, 2011 / 0.25% / Official INE projection (page 36)
61 / Netherlands / 16,684,800 / July 26, 2011 / 0.241% / Official Netherlands population clock
62 / Kazakhstan / 16,518,000 / May 1, 2011 / 0.24% / National Statistics Agency estimate
63 / Burkina Faso / 15,730,977 / July 1, 2010 / 0.23% / Official estimate
64 / Niger / 15,730,754 / 2011 / 0.23% / Official estimate
65 / Malawi / 14,901,000 / 2010 / 0.23% / UN estimate for 2010
66 / Mali / 14,517,176 / April 1, 2009 / 0.21% / Preliminary 2009 census result
67 / Guatemala / 14,361,666 / 2010 / 0.21% / Official estimate
68 / Ecuador / 14,306,876 / November 28, 2010 / 0.21% / Preliminary 2010 Ecuadorian census result
69 / Cambodia / 13,395,682 / March 3, 2008 / 0.19% / Cambodian 2008 Census
70 / Zambia / 13,046,508 / October 16, 2010 / 0.19% / 2010 Zambia Census result
71 / Zimbabwe / 12,571,000 / 2010 / 0.18% / UN estimate for 2010
72 / Senegal / 12,434,000 / 2010 / 0.19% / UN estimate for 2010
73 / Greece / 11,329,618 / January 1, 2011 / 0.16% / Eurostat estimate
74 / Cuba / 11,241,161 / December 31, 2010 / 0.16% / Official estimate
75 / Chad / 11,227,000 / 2010 / 0.17% / UN estimate for 2010
76 / Belgium / 10,918,405 / January 1, 2011 / 0.16% / Eurostat estimate
77 / Portugal / 10,636,979 / January 1, 2011 / 0.15% / Eurostat estimate
78 / Tunisia / 10,549,100 / July 1, 2010 / 0.15% / National Statistics Institute of Tunisia
79 / Czech Republic / 10,535,811 / March 31, 2011 / 0.15% / Official estimate
80 / Bolivia / 10,426,154 / 2010 / 0.15% / Official estimate
81 / Rwanda / 10,412,820 / 2010 / 0.15% / Official estimate
82 / Haiti / 10,085,214 / 2010 / 0.15% / Official estimate
83 / Hungary / 9,986,000 / January 1, 2011 / 0.14% / Official estimate
84 / Guinea / 9,982,000 / 2010 / 0.15% / UN estimate for 2010
85 / Belarus / 9,469,000 / June 1, 2011 / 0.14% / National Statistical Committee
86 / Sweden / 9,440,588 / May 31, 2011 / 0.14% / Statistics Sweden
87 / Dominican Republic / 9,378,818 / December 1, 2010 / 0.14% / Preliminary census result
88 / Somalian7 / 9,331,000 / 2010 / 0.13% / UN estimate for 2010
89 / Azerbaijan / 9,165,000 / July 1, 2011 / 0.13% / State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan
90 / Benin / 8,778,646 / 2010 / 0.13% / Official estimate
91 / Austria / 8,404,252 / January 1, 2011 / 0.12%
92 / Burundi / 8,383,000 / 2010 / 0.12% / UN estimate for 2010
93 / United Arab Emirates / 8,264,070 / Mid-2010 / 0.119% / Official estimate
94 / South Sudann16 / 8,260,490 / 2008 / 0.12% / 2008 census results
95 / Honduras / 8,215,313 / 2011 / 0.12% / Official estimate
96 / Switzerland / 7,866,500 / December 31, 2010 / 0.11% / Official Switzerland Statistics estimate
97 / Israeln8 / 7,751,000 / May, 2011 / 0.11% / Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics
98 / Bulgaria / 7,364,570 / February, 2011 / 0.11% / Census figures
99 / Serbian6 / 7,306,677 / January 1, 2010 / 0.11% / Official estimate
100 / Hong Kong / 7,097,600 / December 31, 2010 / 0.102% / Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department
101 / Tajikistan / 6,879,000 / 2010 / 0.102% / UN estimate for 2010
102 / Papua New Guinea / 6,703,000 / 2010 / 0.099% / UN estimate for 2010
103 / Libya / 6,355,000 / 2010 / 0.094% / UN estimate for 2010
104 / Laos / 6,230,200 / 2010 / 0.09% / Official estimate
105 / Paraguay / 6,230,000 / 2010 / 0.093% / UN estimate for 2010
106 / El Salvador / 6,193,000 / 2010 / 0.089% / UN estimate for 2010
107 / Jordan / 6,187,000 / 2010 / 0.093% / UN estimate for 2010
108 / Togo / 6,028,000 / 2010 / 0.098% / UN estimate for 2010
109 / Sierra Leone / 5,868,000 / 2010 / 0.084% / UN estimate for 2010
110 / Nicaragua / 5,788,000 / 2010 / 0.084% / UN estimate for 2010
111 / Denmark / 5,564,219 / April 1, 2011 / 0.08% / Statistics Denmark
112 / Slovakia / 5,435,273 / December 31, 2010 / 0.078% / Statistics Slovakia
113 / Kyrgyzstan / 5,418,300 / 2010 / 0.078% / Official estimate
114 / Finlandn9 / 5,387,770 / July 26, 2011 / 0.078% / Official Finnish Population clock
115 / Eritrea / 5,254,000 / 2010 / 0.075% / UN estimate for 2010
116 / Singapore / 5,076,700 / June 30, 2010 / 0.073% / Statistics Singapore
117 / Turkmenistan / 5,042,000 / 2010 / 0.075% / UN estimate for 2010
118 / Norwayn10 / 4,959,000 / July 26, 2011 / 0.072% / Official Norwegian Population clock
119 / Ireland / 4,581,269 / April 10, 2011 / 0.066% / Central Statistics Office Ireland
120 / Costa Rica / 4,563,538 / 2010 / 0.066% / Official estimate
121 / Central African Republic / 4,401,000 / 2010 / 0.065% / UN estimate for 2010
122 / Georgian11 / 4,436,400 / January 1, 2010 / 0.064% / National Statistics Office of Georgia
123 / New Zealand / 4,411,900 / July 26, 2011 / 0.064% / Official New Zealand Population clock
124 / Croatia / 4,290,612 / 2011 / 0.062% / , Eurostat estimate
125 / Lebanon / 4,228,000 / 2010 / 0.061% / UN estimate for 2010
126 / Republic of the Congo / 4,043,000 / 2010 / 0.054% / 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
127 / Liberia / 3,994,000 / 2010 / 0.059% / UN estimate for 2010
128 / Palestinian territories / 3,935,249 / 2009 / 0.057% / Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
129 / Bosnia and Herzegovina / 3,843,126 / June 30, 2010 / 0.055% / Official estimate
130 / Puerto Rico / 3,725,789 / April 1, 2010 / 0.054% / 2010 census
131 / Moldovan12 / 3,563,800 / January 1, 2010 / 0.051% / National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova
132 / Mauritania / 3,460,000 / 2010 / 0.049% / UN estimate for 2010
133 / Panama / 3,405,813 / May 16, 2010 / 0.049% / Final 2010 census results
134 / Uruguay / 3,356,584 / June 30, 2010 / 0.048% / Official estimate
135 / Armenia / 3,263,600 / March 2011 / 0.047% / Monthly official estimate
136 / Lithuania / 3,221,200 / June 2011 / 0.046% / Monthly official estimate
137 / Albania / 3,195,000 / January 1, 2010 / 0.046% / Institute of Statistics INSTAT Albania
138 / Mongolia / 2,813,500 / July 26, 2011 / 0.04% / Official Mongolian population clock
139 / Jamaica / 2,705,827 / December 31, 2010 / 0.039%
140 / Kuwait / 2,737,000 / 2010 / 0.044% / UN estimate for 2010
141 / Oman / 2,694,094 / December 12, 2010 / 0.039% / Preliminary census results
142 / Namibia / 2,283,000 / 2010 / 0.032% / UN estimate for 2010
143 / Latvia / 2,218,800 / June 2011 / 0.032% / Official Statistics of Latvia
144 / Lesotho / 2,171,000 / 2010 / 0.03% / UN estimate for 2010
145 / Macedonia, Republic of / 2,057,284 / January 1, 2011 / 0.03% / Eurostat estimate
146 / Slovenia / 2,052,530 / July 26, 2011 / 0.03% / Official Slovenian population clock
147 / Botswana / 1,800,098 / 2010 / 0.026% / Official estimate
148 / Gambia / 1,728,000 / 2010 / 0.025% / UN estimate for 2010
149 / Qatar / 1,696,563 / April 20, 2010 / 0.024% / Preliminary 2010 Census Results
150 / Guinea-Bissau / 1,515,000 / 2010 / 0.024% / UN estimate for 2010