
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, that are not sovereign
states, and dependent territories that do not have permanent
populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica
. The estimated total population of the world
is .
Figures used in this chart are based on the most recent estimate or
projection by the national
census authority
where available and generally rounded off. Where national data is
unavailable, figures are based on the 2009 July 1 estimate by the
United Nations Department of Economic
and Social Affairs – Population Division. 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 . See also
list of
countries and dependencies by population density and the
list of
regional organizations by population.
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.
| Rank |
Country / Territory |
Population |
Date Last Updated |
% of World Population |
Source |
| 1 |
|
|
, |
% |
Chinese Population clock |
| 2 |
|
|
, |
% |
Indian Population clock |
| 3 |
|
|| , || % || style="font-size: 75%"| Official USA Population clock
|
| 4 |
|
231,369,500 |
|
% |
Statistics Indonesia estimate |
| 5 |
|
|
, |
% |
Official Brazilian population clock |
| 6 |
|
|
, |
% |
Official
Pakistani Population clock |
| 7 |
|
162,221,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 8 |
|
154,729,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 9 |
|
141,909,279 |
October 1, 2009 |
% |
Federal State Statistics Service of
Russia
|
| 10 |
|
127,560,000 |
October 1, 2009 |
% |
Official Japan Statistics Bureau estimate |
| 11 |
|
107,550,697 |
|
% |
INEGI estimate National Population Statistics of Mexico |
| 12 |
|
92,226,600 |
Mid-2009 |
% |
National Statistics Office medium
projection |
| 13 |
|
85,789,573 |
April 1, 2009 |
% |
Official preliminary results of the 2009
census |
| 14 |
|
81,882,342 |
March 31, 2009 |
% |
Federal Statistical Office |
| 15 |
|
79,221,000 |
July 2008 |
% |
Ethiopia Central Statistics Agency |
| 16 |
|
|
, |
% |
Official Egyptian Population clock |
| 17 |
|
74,196,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 18 |
|
71,517,100 |
December 31, 2008 |
% |
Turkish Statistical Institute estimate |
| 19 |
|
66,020,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 20 |
|
65,073,482 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Official INSEE estimate
The figure for France without the overseas collectivities is
64,303,482.
|
| 21 |
|
63,389,730 |
December 31, 2008 |
% |
Official
Thai Statistics estimate |
| 22 |
|
61,634,599 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Eurostat estimate |
| 23 |
|
60,200,060 |
June 2009 |
% |
Official ISTAT estimate |
| 24 |
(Burma) |
50,020,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 25 |
|
49,320,500 |
July 1, 2009 |
% |
Statistics South Africa |
| 26 |
|
48,333,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 27 |
|
46,011,345 |
October 1, 2009 |
% |
Official UKRSTAT estimate |
| 28 |
|
45,967,632 |
October 1, 2009 |
% |
Official INE estimate |
| 29 |
|
|
, |
% |
Official Colombian Population clock |
| 30 |
|
43,739,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 31 |
|
40,134,425 |
June 30, 2009 |
% |
Official INDEC estimate |
| 32 |
|
39,802,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 33 |
|
39,154,490 |
April 22, 2008 |
% |
2008 Sudanese census |
| 34 |
|
38,100,700 |
|
% |
Official Central Statistics Office of
Poland |
| 35 |
|
34,895,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 36 |
|
|
, |
% |
Official Canadian Population clock |
| 37 |
|
32,710,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 38 |
|
|
, |
% |
Official Moroccan Population clock |
| 39 |
|
30,747,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 40 |
|
29,331,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 41 |
|
29,132,013 |
June 30, 2009 |
% |
Official INEI estimate |
| 42 |
|
|
, |
% |
Official Venezuelan Population clock |
| 43 |
|
28,306,700 |
|
% |
Statistic Department of Malaysia |
| 44 |
|
28,150,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 45 |
|
27,488,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 46 |
|
25,721,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 47 |
|
24,051,706 |
October, 2008 |
% |
UNFPA |
| 48 |
|
23,837,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 49 |
|
23,580,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 50 |
|
23,069,345 |
June 30, 2009 |
% |
Official
National Statistics Taiwan estimate |
| 51 |
|
22,894,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 52 |
|
|
, |
% |
Official Australian Population clock |
| 53 |
|
21,906,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 54 |
|
21,498,616 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Eurostat estimate |
| 55 |
|
21,075,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 56 |
|
20,238,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 57 |
|
19,625,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 58 |
|
19,522,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 59 |
|
18,498,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 60 |
|
|
, |
% |
Official INE projection (p.36) |
| 61 |
|
|
, |
% |
Official Netherlands population clock |
| 62 |
|
15,776,492 |
July 1, 2009 |
% |
National Statistics Agency estimate |
| 63 |
|
15,757,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 64 |
|
15,290,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 65 |
|
15,263,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 66 |
|
14,805,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 67 |
|
|
, |
% |
Official Ecuadorian population clock |
| 68 |
|
14,027,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 69 |
|
13,010,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 70 |
|
12,935,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 71 |
|
12,534,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 72 |
|
12,523,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 73 |
|
11,274,106 |
June 2009 |
% |
Chadian
2009 census |
| 74 |
|
11,260,402 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Eurostat estimate |
| 75 |
|
11,204,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 76 |
|
10,754,528 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Eurostat estimate |
| 77 |
|
10,627,250 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Eurostat estimate |
| 78 |
|
10,476,543 |
March 31, 2009 |
% |
Czech Statistical Office |
| 79 |
|
10,327,800 |
July 1, 2008 |
% |
National
Statistics Institute of Tunisia |
| 80 |
|
10,090,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 81 |
|
10,069,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 82 |
|
10,033,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 83 |
|
10,031,208 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Eurostat estimate |
| 84 |
|
9,998,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 85 |
|
9,879,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 86 |
|
9,850,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 87 |
|
9,671,900 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Official statistics of Belarus |
| 88 |
|
9,325,429 |
September 30, 2009 |
% |
Statistics Sweden |
| 89 |
|
9,133,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 90 |
|
8,935,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 91 |
|
8,896,900 |
April 1, 2009 |
% |
State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan |
| 92 |
|
8,355,260 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Eurostat estimate |
| 93 |
|
8,303,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 94 |
|
7,761,800 |
September 30, 2009 |
% |
Official Switzerland Statistics estimate |
| 95 |
|
7,606,551 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Eurostat estimate |
| 96 |
|
7,466,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 97 |
|
7,472,700 |
September 30, 2009 |
% |
Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics |
| 98 |
|
7,008,900 |
December 31, 2008 |
% |
Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department |
| 99 |
|
6,952,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 100 |
|
6,732,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 101 |
|
6,619,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 102 |
|
6,420,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 103 |
|
6,349,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 104 |
|
6,320,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 105 |
|
6,316,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 106 |
|
6,163,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 107 |
|
5,743,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 108 |
|
5,696,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 109 |
|
5,532,531 |
September 30, 2009 |
% |
Statistics Denmark |
| 110 |
|
5,482,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 111 |
|
5,416,958 |
June 31, 2009 |
% |
Statistics Slovakia |
| 112 |
|
|
, |
% |
Official Finnish Population clock |
| 113 |
|
5,110,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 114 |
|
5,073,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 115 |
|
4,987,600 |
Mid-2009 |
% |
Statistics Singapore |
| 116 |
|
|
, |
% |
Official Norwegian Population clock |
| 117 |
|
4,599,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 118 |
|
4,579,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 119 |
|
4,459,300 |
April 1, 2009 |
% |
Irish Central Statistics Office estimate |
| 120 |
|
4,435,056 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Eurostat estimate |
| 121 |
|
4,422,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 122 |
|
4,385,400 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Statistics Georgia |
| 123 |
|
4,315,800 |
June 30, 2009 |
% |
"| Population Estimates as at 30 June 2009 |
| 124 |
|
4,224,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 125 |
|
3,982,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 126 |
|
3,767,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 127 |
|
3,761,646 |
December 1, 2007 |
% |
2007 Palestinian Bureau Census |
| 128 |
|
3,683,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 129 |
|
3,567,500 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
National
Bureau of Statistics of Moldova |
| 130 |
|
3,476,608 |
March 21, 2008 |
% |
2008 Population and Housing Census |
| 131 |
|
3,454,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 132 |
|
3,361,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 133 |
|
3,349,872 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Eurostat estimate |
| 134 |
|
3,291,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 135 |
|
3,230,100 |
January 1, 2008 |
% |
[10716] |
| 136 |
|
3,170,000 |
January 1, 2008 |
% |
[10717] |
| 137 |
|
2,985,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 138 |
|
2,845,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 139 |
|
2,719,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 140 |
|
2,671,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 141 |
|
2,254,000 |
September 2009 |
% |
Official Statistics of Latvia |
| 142 |
|
2,171,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 143 |
|
2,067,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 144 |
|
2,048,620 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Eurostat estimate |
| 145 |
|
|
, |
% |
Official
Slovenian population clock |
| 146 |
|
1,950,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 147 |
|
1,705,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 148 |
|
1,611,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 149 |
|
1,475,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 150 |
|
1,409,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 151 |
|
1,340,415 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
[10718] |
| 152 |
|
1,339,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 153 |
|
1,288,000
|| || % || style="font-size: 75%"|UN estimate
|
| 154 |
|
1,185,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 155 |
|
1,134,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 156 |
|
864,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 157 |
|
849,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 158 |
|
793,963 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Eurostat estimate |
| 159 |
|
791,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 160 |
|
762,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 161 |
|
697,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 162 |
|
676,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 163 |
|
676,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 164 |
|
624,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 165 |
|
541,200 |
September 30, 2009 |
% |
Macau Statistics and Census Service |
| 166 |
|
523,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 167 |
|
520,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 168 |
|
513,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 169 |
|
506,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 170 |
|
493,500 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Eurostat estimate |
| 171 |
|
413,627 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
Eurostat estimate |
| 172 |
|
400,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 173 |
|
342,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 174 |
|
322,100 |
June 30, 2008 |
% |
Statistical Institute of Belize |
| 175 |
|
319,246 |
July 1, 2009 |
% |
Statistics Iceland |
| 176 |
|
309,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 177 |
|
256,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 178 |
|
240,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 179 |
|
198,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 180 |
|
179,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 181 |
|
178,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 182 |
|
172,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 183 |
|
163,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 184 |
|
111,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 185 |
|
110,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 186 |
|
109,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 187 |
|
107,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 188 |
|
104,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 189 |
|
104,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 190 |
|
98,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 191 |
|
89,300 |
December 31, 2006 |
% |
States of Jersey Statistics Unit[10719] |
| 192 |
|
88,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 193 |
|
87,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 194 |
|
86,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 195 |
|
84,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 196 |
|
80,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 197 |
|
67,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 198 |
|
67,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 199 |
|
65,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 200 |
|
62,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 201 |
|
61,811 |
March 1, 2007 |
% |
UN estimate: Series A, Table 2 |
| 202 |
|
57,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 203 |
|
56,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 204 |
|
52,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 205 |
|
49,006 |
August 1, 2009 |
% |
Official statistics of the Faroe Islands |
| 206 |
|
35,593 |
January 1, 2009 |
% |
[10720] |
| 207 |
|
33,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 208 |
|
33,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 209 |
|
31,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 210 |
|
30,800 |
January 1, 2008 |
% |
[10721] |
| 211 |
|
23,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 212 |
|
20,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 213 |
|
20,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 214 |
|
15,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 215 |
|
10,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 216 |
|
10,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 217 |
|
5,900 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 218 |
|
4,500 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 219 |
|
3,000 |
|
0.00005% |
UN estimate |
| 220 |
|
1,500 |
|
0.00003% |
UN estimate |
| 221 |
|
1,200 |
|
0.00003% |
UN estimate |
| 222 |
|
800 |
|
0.00002% |
UN estimate |
| 223 |
|
50 |
|
0.000001% |
UN estimate |
References
- 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 499,794,855 on January 1, 2009, and it would be
ranked 3rd if it were included in the list (7.4% of world
population) - see .
- 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.
- International Programs Center - census.gov
- Figure refers to Mainland China only. It excludes the
special
administrative regions and Taiwan.
- For the Conapo estimates, check under Republica Mexicana and
press "Ver" for statistics.
- 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).
- Consists of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Kinmen, Matsu, etc.
- Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos
Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828)
- Includes Kosovo
- includes Somaliland
- UN figure for mid-2009 is 7,170,000, which excludes Israeli
population living in the West Bank.
- Includes Åland Islands
- Includes Svalbard
(2,701) and Jan Mayen Island
- Figure includes the Republic of Abkhazia (216,000) and
South
Ossetia (70,000)
- Includes Transnistria (555,347)
- Includes Agalega,
Rodrigues and St. Brandon
- includes North
Cyprus; UN estimate for mid-2009 is 871,000
- Excludes the island of Mayotte.
- 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." [1] The official census figures are available here.
- Includes Ascension and Tristan da
Cunha
See also
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