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List of countries by population
This is a list of sovereign states and other territories by population. Only sovereign states are numbered, but non-sovereign territories are also included for purposes of comparison. The data are generally a projection for July 2005 made by the United States Census Bureau, unless otherwise specified.
Rank |
Country |
Population |
— |
World |
6,445,398,968 |
1 |
People's Republic of China
|
1,306,313,8121 |
2 |
India
|
1,080,264,388 |
|
European Union
|
456,285,8392 |
3 |
United States
|
295,900,500 3 |
4 |
Indonesia
|
241,973,879 |
5 |
Brazil
|
186,112,794 |
6 |
Pakistan
|
162,419,946 |
7 |
Bangladesh
|
144,319,628 |
8 |
Russia
|
143,420,309 |
9 |
Nigeria
|
128,771,988 |
10 |
Japan
|
127,417,244 |
11 |
Mexico
|
106,202,903 |
12 |
Philippines
|
87,857,473 |
13 |
Vietnam
|
83,535,576 |
14 |
Germany
|
82,431,390 |
15 |
Egypt
|
77,505,756 |
16 |
Ethiopia
|
73,053,286 |
17 |
Turkey
|
69,660,559 |
18 |
Iran
|
68,017,860 |
19 |
Thailand
|
65,444,371 |
20 |
France (Metropolitan)
|
60,656,178 |
21 |
Congo (Kinshasa)
|
60,085,004 |
22 |
United Kingdom
|
59,553,8004 |
23 |
Italy
|
58,103,033 |
24 |
South Korea
|
48,422,644 |
25 |
Ukraine
|
47,425,336 |
26 |
South Africa
|
44,344,136 |
27 |
Colombia
|
42,954,279 |
28 |
Myanmar
|
42,909,464 |
29 |
Spain
|
40,341,462 |
30 |
Sudan
|
40,187,486 |
31 |
Argentina
|
39,537,943 |
32 |
Poland
|
38,635,144 |
33 |
Tanzania
|
36,766,356 |
34 |
Kenya
|
33,829,590 |
35 |
Canada
|
32,805,041 |
36 |
Morocco
|
32,725,847 |
37 |
Algeria
|
32,531,853 |
38 |
Afghanistan
|
29,928,987 |
39 |
Peru
|
27,925,628 |
40 |
Nepal
|
27,676,547 |
41 |
Uganda
|
27,269,482 |
42 |
Uzbekistan
|
26,851,195 |
43 |
Saudi Arabia
|
26,417,599 |
44 |
Iraq
|
26,074,906 |
45 |
Venezuela
|
25,375,281 |
46 |
Malaysia
|
23,953,136 |
47 |
North Korea
|
22,912,177 |
48 |
Republic of China (Taiwan)
|
22,894,384 |
49 |
Romania
|
22,329,977 |
50 |
Ghana
|
21,029,853 |
51 |
Yemen
|
20,727,063 |
52 |
Australia
|
20,090,437 |
53 |
Sri Lanka
|
20,064,776 |
54 |
Mozambique
|
19,406,703 |
55 |
Syria
|
18,448,752 |
56 |
Madagascar
|
18,040,341 |
57 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
17,298,040 |
58 |
The Netherlands
|
16,407,491 |
59 |
Cameroon
|
16,380,005 |
60 |
Chile
|
16,136,1375 |
61 |
Kazakhstan
|
15,185,844 |
62 |
Guatemala
|
14,655,189 |
63 |
Burkina Faso
|
13,925,313 |
64 |
Cambodia
|
13,607,069 |
65 |
Ecuador
|
13,363,593 |
66 |
Zimbabwe
|
12,746,990 |
67 |
Mali
|
12,291,529 |
68 |
Malawi
|
12,158,924 |
69 |
Niger
|
11,665,937 |
70 |
Cuba
|
11,346,670 |
71 |
Zambia
|
11,261,795 |
72 |
Angola
|
11,190,786 |
73 |
Senegal
|
11,126,832 |
74 |
Serbia and Montenegro
|
10,829,175 |
75 |
Greece
|
10,668,354 |
76 |
Portugal
|
10,566,212 |
77 |
Belgium
|
10,364,388 |
78 |
Belarus
|
10,300,483 |
79 |
Czech Republic
|
10,241,138 |
80 |
Tunisia
|
10,074,951 |
81 |
Hungary
|
10,006,835 |
82 |
Chad
|
9,826,419 |
83 |
Guinea
|
9,467,866 |
84 |
Sweden
|
9,001,774 |
85 |
Dominican Republic
|
8,950,034 |
86 |
Bolivia
|
8,857,870 |
87 |
Somalia
|
8,591,629 |
88 |
Rwanda
|
8,440,820 |
89 |
Austria
|
8,184,691 |
90 |
Haiti
|
8,121,622 |
91 |
Azerbaijan
|
7,911,974 |
92 |
Switzerland
|
7,489,370 |
93 |
Benin
|
7,460,025 |
94 |
Bulgaria
|
7,450,349 |
95 |
Tajikistan
|
7,163,506 |
96 |
Honduras
|
6,975,204 |
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Hong Kong, SAR, PRC
|
6,898,686 |
97 |
El Salvador
|
6,704,932 |
98 |
Burundi
|
6,370,609 |
99 |
Paraguay
|
6,347,884 |
100 |
Israel
|
6,276,883 |
101 |
Laos
|
6,217,141 |
102 |
Sierra Leone
|
6,017,643 |
103 |
Libya
|
5,765,563 |
104 |
Jordan
|
5,759,732 |
105 |
Togo
|
5,681,519 |
106 |
Papua New Guinea
|
5,545,268 |
107 |
Nicaragua
|
5,465,100 |
108 |
Denmark
|
5,432,335 |
109 |
Slovakia
|
5,431,363 |
110 |
Finland
|
5,223,442 |
111 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
5,146,281 |
112 |
Turkmenistan
|
4,952,081 |
113 |
Georgia
|
4,677,401 |
114 |
Norway
|
4,593,041 |
115 |
Eritrea
|
4,561,599 |
116 |
Croatia
|
4,495,904 |
117 |
Moldova
|
4,455,421 |
118 |
Singapore
|
4,425,720 |
119 |
New Zealand
|
4,061,4006 |
120 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
4,025,476 |
121 |
Costa Rica
|
4,016,173 |
122 |
Republic of Ireland
|
4,015,676 |
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Puerto Rico
|
3,916,632 |
123 |
Lebanon
|
3,826,018 |
124 |
Central African Republic
|
3,799,897 |
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Palestinian Territories
|
3,761,904 |
125 |
Lithuania
|
3,596,617 |
126 |
Albania
|
3,563,112 |
127 |
Liberia
|
3,482,211 |
128 |
Uruguay
|
3,415,920 |
129 |
Mauritania
|
3,086,859 |
130 |
Panama
|
3,039,150 |
131 |
Congo (Brazzaville)
|
3,039,126 |
132 |
Oman
|
3,001,583 |
133 |
Armenia
|
2,982,904 |
134 |
Mongolia
|
2,791,272 |
135 |
Jamaica
|
2,731,832 |
136 |
United Arab Emirates
|
2,563,212 |
137 |
Kuwait
|
2,335,648 |
138 |
Latvia
|
2,290,237 |
139 |
Bhutan
|
2,232,291 |
140 |
Republic of Macedonia
|
2,045,262 |
141 |
Namibia
|
2,030,692 |
142 |
Slovenia
|
2,011,070 |
143 |
Lesotho
|
1,867,035 |
144 |
Botswana
|
1,640,115 |
145 |
The Gambia
|
1,593,256 |
146 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
1,416,027 |
147 |
Gabon
|
1,389,201 |
148 |
Estonia
|
1,332,893 |
149 |
Mauritius
|
1,230,602 |
150 |
Swaziland
|
1,173,900 |
151 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
1,088,644 |
152 |
East Timor
|
1,040,880 |
153 |
Fiji
|
893,354 |
154 |
Qatar
|
863,051 |
155 |
Cyprus
|
780,133 |
|
Reunion
|
776,948 |
156 |
Guyana
|
765,283 |
157 |
Bahrain
|
688,345 |
158 |
Comoros
|
671,247 |
159 |
Solomon Islands
|
538,032 |
160 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
535,881 |
161 |
Djibouti
|
476,703 |
162 |
Luxembourg
|
468,571 |
|
Macau, SAR, PRC
|
449,198 |
|
Guadeloupe
|
448,713 |
163 |
Suriname
|
438,144 |
|
Martinique
|
432,900 |
163 |
Cape Verde
|
418,224 |
164 |
Malta
|
398,534 |
165 |
Brunei
|
372,361 |
166 |
Maldives
|
349,106 |
167 |
The Bahamas
|
301,790 |
168 |
Iceland
|
296,737 |
169 |
Belize
|
279,457 |
170 |
Barbados
|
279,254 |
|
Western Sahara
|
273,008 |
|
French Polynesia
|
270,485 |
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
219,958 |
|
New Caledonia
|
216,494 |
171 |
Vanuatu
|
205,754 |
|
French Guiana
|
195,506 |
|
Mayotte
|
193,633 |
172 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
187,410 |
173 |
Samoa
|
177,287 |
|
Guam
|
168,564 |
174 |
Saint Lucia
|
166,312 |
175 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
117,534 |
176 |
Tonga
|
112,422 |
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U.S. Virgin Islands
|
108,708 |
177 |
Federated States of Micronesia
|
108,105 |
178 |
Kiribati
|
103,092 |
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Jersey
|
90,812 |
179 |
Grenada
|
89,502 |
180 |
Seychelles
|
81,188 |
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Northern Mariana Islands
|
80,362 |
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Isle of Man
|
75,049 |
|
Aruba
|
71,566 |
181 |
Andorra
|
70,549 |
182 |
Dominica
|
69,029 |
183 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
68,722 |
|
Bermuda
|
65,365 |
|
Guernsey
|
65,228 |
184 |
Marshall Islands
|
59,071 |
|
American Samoa
|
57,881 |
|
Greenland
|
56,375 |
|
Faroe Islands
|
46,962 |
|
Cayman Islands
|
44,270 |
185 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
38,958 |
186 |
Liechtenstein
|
33,717 |
187 |
Monaco
|
32,409 |
188 |
San Marino
|
28,880 |
|
Gibraltar
|
27,884 |
|
British Virgin Islands
|
22,643 |
|
Cook Islands
|
21,388 |
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
20,556 |
189 |
Palau
|
20,303 |
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Wallis and Futuna
|
16,025 |
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Anguilla
|
13,254 |
190 |
Nauru
|
13,048 |
191 |
Tuvalu
|
11,636 |
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Montserrat
|
9,341 |
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Saint Helena
|
7,460 |
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Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
|
7,012 |
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Falkland Islands
|
2,9672 |
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Svalbard
|
2,7562 |
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Norfolk Island
|
1,8412 |
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Tokelau
|
1,4052 |
192 |
Vatican City
|
9212 |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
6292 |
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Christmas Island
|
3962 |
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Johnston Atoll
|
3962 |
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Pitcairn Islands
|
462 |
1 This figure does not include Hong Kong, Macau or the territories administered by the Republic of China (Taiwan)
2 Estimate for July 2004 by CIA The World Factbook [1]
3 Estimate for April 17 2005 by the U.S. Census Bureau [2]
4 Estimate for July 1 2003 by the UK Office of National Statistics [3]
5 Estimate for June 30 2005 by Chile's Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas [4]
6 Estimated resident population for June 30 2004 by Statistics New Zealand
Reference
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