List of countries by population

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Map of countries by population for the year 2007
Map of countries by population for the year 2007

This is a list of countries ordered according to population. The list includes and ranks sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories. 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 July 1, 2007 estimate by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Population Division.[1] 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.

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Rank Country / Territory Population Date  % of world population Source
— Flag of World World 6,727,300,000 October 2, 2008 100% International Programs Center - census.gov
1  People's Republic of China[2] 1,326,420,000 October 2, 2008 19.72% Chinese Population clock
2  India 1,138,730,000 October 2, 2008 16.93% Indian Population clock
3  United States 305,312,000 October 2, 2008 4.54% Official USA Population clock
4  Indonesia 228,412,000 September 29, 2008 3.42% Indonesian Population Clock
5  Brazil 187,795,900 October 2, 2008 2.82% Official Brazilian Population clock
6  Pakistan 164,480,000 October 2, 2008 2.47% Official Pakistani Population clock
7  Bangladesh 158,665,000 2.38% UN estimate
8  Nigeria 148,093,000 2.22% UN estimate
9  Russia 141,900,000 August 1, 2008 2.13% Federal state statistics service
10  Japan 127,690,000 May 1, 2008 1.91% Official Japan Statistics Bureau estimate
11  Mexico 106,682,500 mid-2008 1.6% INEGI projection
12  Philippines 90,457,200 mid-2008 1.36%

National Statistics Office projection
13  Vietnam 87,375,000 1.31%

UN estimate
14  Germany 82,169,000 February 29, 2008 1.23% Federal Statistics Office estimate
15  Ethiopia 79,221,000 July 2008 1.19%

Ethiopia Central Statistics Agency
16  Egypt 75,375,000 October 2, 2008 1.13%

Official population clock
17  Turkey 70,586,256 December 31, 2007 1.06% Turkish Statistical Institute
18  Iran 70,495,782 November 2006 1.06%

Statistical Center of IRAN
19  France (incl. overseas France) 64,473,140 January 1, 2008 0.97% Official INSEE estimate
20  Thailand 63,038,247 December 31, 2007 0.94%

Official Thai Statistics estimate
21  Dem. Rep. of Congo 62,636,000 0.94% UN estimate
22  United Kingdom 61,186,000 January 1, 2008 0.91% [2]
23  Italy 59,619,290 December 31, 2007 0.89% Official Istat estimate
24  Burma 48,798,000 0.73%

UN estimate
25  South Korea 48,224,000 0.72% UN estimate
26  South Africa 47,850,700 July 1, 2007 0.72% Official Stat SA estimate
27  Spain 46,063,500 January 2008 0.68% Official INE estimate
28  Ukraine 46,030,720 August 1, 2008 0.69% Official UKRSTAT estimate
29  Colombia 44,585,200 October 1, 2008 0.66% Official Colombian Population clock
30  Tanzania 40,454,000 0.61% UN estimate
31  Argentina 40,301,927 September 2007 0.61% Official INDEC estimate
32  Sudan 38,560,000 0.58% UN estimate
33  Poland 38,115,967 June 30, 2007 0.57% Official GUS estimate
34  Kenya 37,538,000 0.56% UN estimate
35  Algeria 33,858,000 0.51% UN estimate
36  Canada 33,389,600 October 2, 2008 0.5% Official Canadian Population clock
37  Morocco 31,224,000 0.47% UN estimate
38  Uganda 30,884,000 0.46% UN estimate
39  Iraq 28,993,000 0.43% UN estimate
40  Peru 28,750,770 June 30, 2007 0.43% Official INEI estimate[3]
41  Nepal 28,196,000 0.42% UN estimate
42  Venezuela 28,018,018 September 25, 2008 0.42% Official Venezuelan Population clock
43  Malaysia 27,730,000 September 5, 2008 0.42% Official Malaysian population website
44  Uzbekistan 27,372,000 0.41% UN estimate
45  Afghanistan 27,145,000 0.41% UN estimate
46  Saudi Arabia 24,735,000 0.37% UN estimate
47  North Korea 23,790,000 0.36% UN estimate
48  Ghana 23,478,000 0.35% UN estimate
49  Republic of China (Taiwan)[4] 23,000,000 July 31, 2008 0.34% Official National Statistics Taiwan estimate
50  Yemen 22,389,000 0.34% UN estimate
51  Romania 21,528,600 January 1, 2008 0.32% [3]
52  Australia[5] 21,446,187 October 1, 2008 0.32% Official Australian Population clock
53  Mozambique 21,397,000 0.32% UN estimate
54  Syria 19,929,000 0.3% UN estimate
55  Madagascar 19,683,000 0.3% UN estimate
56  Sri Lanka 19,299,000 0.29% UN estimate
57  Côte d'Ivoire 19,262,000 0.29% UN estimate
58  Cameroon 18,549,000 0.28% UN estimate
59  Angola 17,024,000 0.26% UN estimate
60  Chile 16,763,470 June 30, 2008 0.25% Official INE projection
61  Netherlands 16,456,600 October 1, 2008 0.25% Official Netherlands Population clock
62  Kazakhstan 15,422,000 0.23% UN estimate
63  Burkina Faso 14,784,000 0.22% UN estimate
64  Cambodia 14,444,000 0.22% UN estimate
65  Niger 14,226,000 0.21% UN estimate
66  Malawi 13,925,000 0.21% UN estimate
67  Guatemala 13,354,000 0.2% UN estimate
68  Zimbabwe 13,349,000 0.2% UN estimate
69  Ecuador 13,341,000 0.2% UN estimate
70  Senegal 12,379,000 0.19% UN estimate
71  Mali 12,337,000 0.18% UN estimate
72  Zambia 11,922,000 0.18% UN estimate
73  Cuba 11,268,000 0.17% UN estimate
74  Greece 11,215,000 January 1, 2008 0.17% [4]
75  Chad 10,781,000 0.16% UN estimate
76  Belgium 10,666,866 January 1, 2008 0.16% Official Statbel estimate
77  Portugal 10,617,600 January 1, 2008 0.16% [5]
78  Czech Republic 10,424,926 June 30, 2008 0.16% Official ČSÚ estimate
79  Tunisia 10,327,000 0.15% UN estimate
80  Hungary 10,035,000 June 30, 2008 0.15% Hungarian Central Statistical Office
81  Serbia[6] 9,527,100 January 1, 2008 0.15% [6]
82  Dominican Republic 9,760,000 0.15% UN estimate
83  Rwanda 9,725,000 0.15% UN estimate
84  Belarus 9,690,000 December 31, 2007 0.15% Official statistics of Belarus
85  Haiti 9,598,000 0.14% UN estimate
86  Bolivia 9,525,000 0.14% UN estimate
87  Guinea 9,370,000 0.14% UN estimate
88  Sweden 9,223,766 July 31, 2008 0.14% Statistics Sweden
89  Benin 9,033,000 0.14% UN estimate
90  Somalia 8,699,000 0.13% UN estimate
91  Burundi 8,508,000 0.13% UN estimate
92  Azerbaijan 8,629,900 January 1, 2008 0.13% [7]
93  Austria 8,340,924 April 1, 2008 0.12% Official Statistics Austria estimate
94  Switzerland 7,647,600 June 30, 2008 0.11% Swiss Federal Statistical Office
95  Bulgaria 7,640,238 December 31, 2007 0.11% National Statistical Institute
96  Israel 7,337,000[7] September 30, 2008 0.11% Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics
97  Honduras 7,106,000 0.11% UN estimate
—  Hong Kong 6,985,260 June 30, 2008 0.11% Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong SAR
98  El Salvador 6,857,000 0.1% UN estimate
99  Tajikistan 6,736,000 0.1% UN estimate
100  Togo 6,585,000 0.099% UN estimate
101  Papua New Guinea 6,331,000 0.095% UN estimate
102  Libya 6,160,000 0.092% UN estimate
103  Paraguay 6,127,000 0.092% UN estimate
104  Jordan 5,924,000 0.089% UN estimate
105  Sierra Leone 5,866,000 0.088% UN estimate
106  Laos 5,859,000 0.088% UN estimate
107  Nicaragua 5,603,000 0.084% UN estimate
108  Denmark 5,489,022 June 30, 2008 0.082% Statistics Denmark
109  Slovakia 5,402,273 March 31, 2008 0.081% Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic
110  Finland 5,321,500[8] October 1, 2008 0.08% Official Finnish Population clock
111  Kyrgyzstan 5,317,000 0.08% UN estimate
112  Turkmenistan 4,965,000 0.074% UN estimate
113  Eritrea 4,851,000 0.073% UN estimate
114  Norway 4,785,200[9] October 1, 2008 0.071% Official Norwegian Population clock
115  Singapore 4,588,600 mid-2007 0.069% Statistics Singapore
116  Croatia 4,435,400 January 1, 2008 0.068% [8]
117  Costa Rica 4,468,000 0.067% UN estimate
118  Ireland 4,422,100 April 30, 2008 0.065% Official CSO Ireland Statistics
119  Georgia 4,382,100[10] January 1, 2008 0.066% [9]
120  United Arab Emirates 4,380,000 0.066% UN estimate
121  Central African Republic 4,343,000 0.065% UN estimate
122  New Zealand 4,280,000 October 1, 2008 0.064% Official New Zealand Population clock
123  Lebanon 4,099,000 0.061% UN estimate
124  Puerto Rico 3,991,000 0.06% UN estimate
125  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,935,000 0.059% UN estimate
126  Moldova 3,572,700[11] January 1, 2008 0.057% [10]
127  Republic of the Congo 3,768,000 0.056% UN estimate
128  Palestinian territories 3,761,646 December 1, 2007 0.056% Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics - 2007 Census
129  Liberia 3,750,000 0.056% UN estimate
—  Somaliland 3,500,000 Date unknown 0.052% Somaliland government
130  Lithuania 3,361,100 April 1, 2008 0.051% Statistics Lithuania
131  Panama 3,343,000 0.05% UN estimate
132  Uruguay 3,340,000 0.05% UN estimate
133  Albania 3,170,000 January 1, 2008 0.048% [11]
134  Mauritania 3,124,000 0.047% UN estimate
135  Armenia 3,230,100 January 1, 2008 0.045% [12]
136  Kuwait 2,851,000 0.043% UN estimate
137  Jamaica 2,714,000 0.041% UN estimate
138  Mongolia 2,629,000 0.039% UN estimate
139  Oman 2,595,000 0.039% UN estimate
140  Latvia 2,268,000 May 1, 2008 0.034% Latvijas Statistika
141  Namibia 2,074,000 0.031% UN estimate
142  Macedonia 2,045,200 January 1, 2008 0.031% [13]
143  Slovenia 2,029,000 July 15, 2008 0.031% Official Slovenian population clock
144  Lesotho 2,008,000 0.03% UN estimate
145  Botswana 1,882,000 0.028% UN estimate
146  Gambia 1,709,000 0.026% UN estimate
147  Guinea-Bissau 1,695,000 0.025% UN estimate
148  Estonia 1,340,600 January 1, 2008 0.02% Statistics Estonia
149  Trinidad and Tobago 1,333,000 0.02% UN estimate
150  Gabon 1,331,000 0.02% UN estimate
151  Mauritius 1,262,000[12] 0.019% UN estimate
152  East Timor 1,155,000 0.017% UN estimate
153  Swaziland 1,141,000 0.017% UN estimate
154  Cyprus 794,600 January 1, 2008 0.013% [14]
155  Qatar 841,000[13] 0.013% UN estimate
156  Djibouti 833,000 0.012% UN estimate
157  Fiji 827,900 2007 0.013% Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics
—  Réunion[14] 793,000 January 1, 2007 0.012% Official INSEE estimate
158  Bahrain 760,168 Date unknown 0.011% Kingdom of Bahrain Government Statistics
159  Guyana 738,000 0.011% UN estimate
160  Comoros 682,000[15] July 2007 0.01% World Gazetteer projection
161  Bhutan 658,000 0.01% UN estimate
162  Montenegro 598,000 0.009% UN estimate
—  Macau 538,100 December 31, 2007 0.008% Statistics and Census Service of Macau
163  Cape Verde 530,000 0.008% UN estimate
164  Equatorial Guinea[16] 507,000 0.008% UN estimate
165  Solomon Islands 506,992 January 1, 2008 0.007% [15]
166  Luxembourg 483,800 January 1, 2008 0.007% Le portail des statistiques du Luxenbourg
167  Western Sahara 480,000 0.007% UN estimate
168  Suriname 458,000 0.007% UN estimate
—  Guadeloupe[14] 408,000 January 1, 2007 0.006% INSEE estimate (minus the populations of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy)
169  Malta 410,600 January 1, 2008 0.006% [16]
—  Martinique[14] 401,000 January 1, 2007 0.006% Official INSEE estimate
170  Brunei 390,000 0.006% UN estimate
171  Bahamas 331,000 0.005% UN estimate
172  Iceland 319,355 July 1, 2008 0.005% Hagstofa Íslands
173  Maldives 306,000 0.005% UN estimate
174  Barbados 294,000 0.004% UN estimate
175  Belize 288,000 0.004% UN estimate
—  French Polynesia[14] 259,596 August 20, 2007 0.004% August 2007 census
—  New Caledonia[14] 244,600 January 1, 2008 0.004% Official ISEE estimate
176  Vanuatu 226,000 0.003% UN estimate
—  French Guiana[14] 209,000 January 1, 2007 0.003% Official INSEE estimate
177  Netherlands Antilles 192,000 0.003% UN estimate
178  Samoa 188,540 2008 0.003% Samoa Statistics Department
—  Mayotte[14] 186,452 July 31, 2007 0.003% July 2007 census
179  Guam 173,000 0.003% UN estimate
180  Saint Lucia 165,000 0.002% UN estimate
181  São Tomé and Príncipe 158,000 0.002% UN estimate
182  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 120,000 0.002% UN estimate
183  U.S. Virgin Islands 111,000 0.002% UN estimate
184  Federated States of Micronesia 111,000 0.002% UN estimate
185  Grenada 106,000 0.002% UN estimate
186  Aruba 104,000 0.002% UN estimate
187  Tonga 100,000 0.001% UN estimate
188  Kiribati 95,000 0.001% UN estimate
189  Jersey 89,300 December 31, 2006 0.001% [17]
190  Seychelles 87,000 0.001% UN estimate
191  Antigua and Barbuda 85,000 0.001% UN estimate
192  Northern Mariana Islands 84,000 0.001% UN estimate
193  Andorra 83,137 December 31, 2007 0.001% [18]
194  Isle of Man 80,058 2006 0.001% Isle of Man Government
195  Dominica 67,000 0.001% UN estimate
196  American Samoa 67,000 0.001% UN estimate
197  Guernsey 65,726 July 2008 0.001% The World Factbook
198  Bermuda 65,000 0.001% UN estimate
199  Marshall Islands 59,000 0.001% UN estimate
200  Greenland 58,000 0.001% UN estimate
201  Saint Kitts and Nevis 50,000 0.001% UN estimate
202  Faroe Islands 48,839 August 1, 2008 0.001% Official statistics of the Faroe Islands
203  Cayman Islands 47,000 0.001% UN estimate
204  Liechtenstein 35,365 December 31, 2007 0.0005% Statistik Liechtenstein
—  Saint-Martin[14] 33,102[citation needed] October 2004 0.0005% October 2004 supplementary census[citation needed]
205  Monaco 33,000 0.0005%

UN estimate
206  San Marino 30,800 January 1, 2008 0.0005% [19]
207  Gibraltar 28,875 2006 0.0004% Government of Gibraltar - information services
208  Turks and Caicos Islands 26,000 0.0004% UN estimate
209  British Virgin Islands 23,000 0.0003% UN estimate
210  Cook Islands 20,200[17] September 2007 0.0002% Statistics office
211  Palau 20,000 0.0003% UN estimate
—  Wallis and Futuna[14] 15,000 0.0002% UN estimate
212  Anguilla 13,000 0.0002% UN estimate
213  Tuvalu 11,000 0.0002% UN estimate
214  Nauru 10,000 0.0001% UN estimate
—  Saint-Barthélemy[14] 8,450 January 1, 2007 0.0001% January 2007 census
215  Saint Helena 6,600[18] 0.0001% UN estimate
—  Saint-Pierre and Miquelon[14] 6,125 January 1, 2006 0.0001% January 2006 census
216  Montserrat 5,900 0.0001% UN estimate
217  Falkland Islands 3,000 0.00005% UN estimate
218  Niue 1,600 0.00003% UN estimate
219  Tokelau 1,400 0.00003% UN estimate
220  Vatican City 800 0.00002% UN estimate
221  Pitcairn Islands 50 0.000001% UN estimate

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2006). "World Population Prospects, Table A.2" (.PDF). 2006 revision. p. 37-42 United Nations. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
  2. ^ Mainland China only
  3. ^ To access the most recent estimates, go to: Información Social - Compendio Estadístico 2007 - Población e Indicadores Demográficos - Poblacional - Población total al 30 de junio, según sexo y grupos quinquenales de edad
  4. ^ Consists of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Kinmen, Matsu, etc.
  5. ^ Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828)
  6. ^ Includes Kosovo
  7. ^ UN figure for mid-2007 is 6,967,000, which excludes Israeli population living in the West Bank.
  8. ^ Includes Åland Islands
  9. ^ Includes Svalbard (2,701) and Jan Mayen Island
  10. ^ Figure includes the Republic of Abkhazia (216,000) and South Ossetia (70,000)
  11. ^ Includes Transnistria (555,347)
  12. ^ Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon
  13. ^ Figure for Qatari residents only. Estimates for 2008 that include non-resident, transient laborers indicate a population of 1,448,446. From Qatar General Secretariat for Development Planning
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Part of France.
  15. ^ Excludes the island of Mayotte. The UN estimate is 839,000 (including Mayotte)
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ UN estimate for mid-2007 is 13,000, which includes the population of residents only.
  18. ^ Includes Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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