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Population by country (in millions, 2019)
World population percentage by country as of 2017
A cartogram of the world population in 2002

This is a list of countries and dependent territories by population. It includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states, with inclusion within the list being primarily based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. For instance, the United Kingdom is considered as a single entity, while the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are considered separately. In addition, this list includes certain states with limited recognition not found in ISO 3166-1.

Also given in percent is each country's population compared with the population of the world, which the United Nations estimates at 8.13 billion as of today.

Method

Figures used in this chart are based on the most up to date estimate or projections[1] by the national census authority where available, and are usually rounded off.

Where updated national data are not available, figures are based on the projections for 2019 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[2]

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 create misleading conclusions. Furthermore, the addition of figures from all countries may not equal the world total.

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,[Note 1] that are not sovereign states, and independent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.

Sovereign states and dependencies by population

Note: All dependent territories or constituent countries that are parts of sovereign states are shown in italics and not assigned a numbered rank.

Rank Country
(or dependent territory)		 Population Date % of world
population		 Source
1  China[Note 2] 1,425,567,080 17.5% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
2  India[Note 3] 1,406,991,075 17.3% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
3  United States[Note 4] 336,899,236 4.14% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
4  Indonesia 268,074,600 July 1, 2019 3.3% Official annual projection
5  Brazil 218,143,713 2.68% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
6  Pakistan 238,599,095 2.94% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
7  Nigeria 200,962,417 July 1, 2019 2.47% UN Projection
8  Bangladesh 177,491,666 2.18% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
9  Russia[Note 5] 146,793,744 January 1, 2019 1.81% Official estimate
10  Mexico 126,577,691 July 1, 2019 1.56% Official annual projection
11  Japan 126,200,000 May 1, 2019 1.55% Monthly provisional estimate
12  Philippines 111,002,753 1.37% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
13  Egypt 106,787,561 1.31% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
14  Ethiopia 98,665,000 July 1, 2019 1.21% Official annual projection
15  Vietnam 95,354,000 July 1, 2019 1.17% Official annual projection
16  Democratic Republic of the Congo 86,727,573 July 1, 2019 1.07% UN Projection
17  Germany 82,979,100 September 30, 2018 1.02% Official estimate
18  Iran 85,885,123 1.06% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
19  Turkey 82,003,882 December 31, 2018 1.01% Official annual estimate
20  France[Note 6] 66,998,000 May 1, 2019 0.82% Monthly official estimate
21  Thailand 67,116,742 September 9, 2024 0.83% Official population clock
22  United Kingdom[Note 7] 66,040,229 June 30, 2017 0.81% Official annual estimate
23  Italy 60,375,749 November 30, 2018 0.74% Monthly official estimate
24  South Africa 57,725,600 July 1, 2018 0.71% Official annual estimate
25  Tanzania[Note 8] 55,890,747 July 1, 2019 0.69% Official annual projection
26  Myanmar 54,339,766 July 1, 2019 0.67% Official annual projection
27  Kenya 52,214,791 July 1, 2019 0.64% UN projection
28  South Korea 51,811,167 July 1, 2019 0.64% Official annual estimate
29  Colombia 49,849,818 July 1, 2019 0.61% UN projection
30  Spain 46,733,038 July 1, 2018 0.57% Official estimate
31  Argentina 44,938,712 July 1, 2019 0.55% Official annual projection
32  Algeria 43,378,027 July 1, 2019 0.53% Official annual projection
33  Ukraine[Note 9] 42,079,547 April 1, 2019 0.52% Monthly official estimate
34  Sudan 46,640,535 September 9, 2024 0.57% Official population clock
35  Uganda 40,006,700 July 1, 2019 0.49% Official annual projection
36  Iraq 39,127,900 July 1, 2019 0.48% Official annual projection
37  Poland 38,413,000 June 30, 2018 0.47% Official estimate
38  Canada 41,462,430 0.510% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
39  Morocco[Note 10] 37,437,509 0.461% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
40  Uzbekistan 37,041,285 September 9, 2024 0.46% Official population clock
41  Saudi Arabia 33,413,660 January 1, 2018 0.41% Official estimate
42  Malaysia 34,193,194 0.421% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
43  Peru 32,495,510 June 30, 2019 0.4% Official annual projection
44  Venezuela 32,219,521 June 30, 2019 0.4% Official annual projection
45  Afghanistan 31,575,018 July 1, 2018 0.39% Official annual estimate
46  Ghana 30,280,811 July 1, 2019 0.37% Official projection
47  Angola 30,175,553 July 1, 2019 0.37% Official projection
48  Nepal 29,609,623 July 1, 2019 0.36% Official annual projection
49  Yemen 29,579,986 July 1, 2019 0.36% UN projection
50  Mozambique 27,909,798 August 1, 2017 0.34% Official census result
51  Ivory Coast 25,823,071 July 1, 2019 0.32% Official projection
52  North Korea 25,450,000 July 1, 2019 0.31% Official annual projection
53  Australia 27,396,034 0.337% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
54  Madagascar 25,263,000 July 1, 2019 0.31% Official annual projection
55  Cameroon 24,348,251 July 1, 2019 0.3% Official annual projection
–  Taiwan[Note 11] 23,589,192 March 31, 2019 0.29% Monthly official estimate
56  Niger 22,314,743 July 1, 2019 0.27% Official annual projection
57  Sri Lanka 21,670,112 July 1, 2018 0.27% Official estimate
58  Burkina Faso 20,870,060 July 1, 2019 0.26% Official annual projection
59  Mali 19,973,000 July 1, 2019 0.25% Official annual projection
60  Romania 19,523,621 January 1, 2018 0.24% Official annual estimate
61  Chile 19,107,216 July 1, 2019 0.24% Official annual projection
62  Syria 18,499,181 July 1, 2019 0.23% UN projection
63  Kazakhstan 19,673,008 September 9, 2024 0.24% Official population clock
64  Guatemala 17,679,735 June 30, 2019 0.22% Official annual projection
65  Malawi 17,563,749 September 3, 2018 0.22% Preliminary 2018 census result
66  Zambia 17,381,168 July 1, 2019 0.21% Official annual projection
67  Netherlands 18,169,906 0.224% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
68  Ecuador 18,596,121 0.229% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
69  Cambodia 16,289,270 July 1, 2019 0.2% Official annual projection
70  Senegal 16,209,125 July 1, 2019 0.2% Official annual projection
71  Chad 15,692,969 July 1, 2019 0.19% Official annual projection
72  Somalia[Note 12] 15,636,171 July 1, 2019 0.19% UN projection
73  Zimbabwe 15,159,624 July 1, 2019 0.19% Official annual projection
74  South Sudan 12,778,250 July 1, 2019 0.16% Official annual projection
75  Rwanda 12,374,397 July 1, 2019 0.15% Official projection annual
76  Guinea 12,218,357 July 1, 2019 0.15% Official projection
77  Benin 11,733,059 July 1, 2019 0.14% Official projection annual
78  Haiti 11,577,779 July 1, 2019 0.14% Official annual projection
79  Tunisia 11,551,448 July 1, 2018 0.14% Official estimate
80  Bolivia 11,469,896 July 1, 2019 0.14% Official projection annual
81  Belgium 11,467,362 April 1, 2019 0.14% Monthly official estimate
82  Cuba 11,221,060 December 31, 2017 0.14% Official annual estimate
83  Burundi 10,953,317 July 1, 2019 0.13% Official annual projection
84  Greece 10,741,165 January 1, 2018 0.13% Official estimate
85  Czech Republic 10,649,800 December 31, 2018 0.13% Official quarterly estimate
86  Jordan 11,681,847 0.144% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
87  Dominican Republic 10,358,320 July 1, 2019 0.13% Official projection
88  Portugal 10,291,027 December 31, 2017 0.13% Official annual estimate
89  Sweden 10,255,102 March 31, 2019 0.13% Official monthly estimate
90  Azerbaijan 9,981,457 January 1, 2019 0.12% Official estimate
91  Hungary 9,778,371 January 1, 2018 0.12% Official estimate
92  United Arab Emirates 9,682,088 July 1, 2019 0.12% UN projection
93  Belarus 9,465,300 April 1, 2019 0.12% Official quarterly estimate
94  Honduras 9,158,345 July 1, 2019 0.11% Official annual projection
95  Israel 9,955,580 0.122% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
96  Tajikistan 8,931,000 January 1, 2018 0.11% Official estimate
97  Austria 8,869,537 April 1, 2019 0.11% Quarterly provisional figure
98  Papua New Guinea 8,558,800 July 1, 2018 0.11% Official annual estimate
99  Switzerland 8,542,323 December 31, 2018 0.11% Official provisional figure
100  Sierra Leone 7,901,454 July 1, 2019 0.097% Official annual projection
101  Togo 7,538,000 July 1, 2019 0.093% Official annual projection
–  Hong Kong (China) 7,482,500 December 31, 2018 0.092% Official estimate
102  Paraguay 7,152,703 July 1, 2019 0.088% Official annual projection
103  Laos 7,123,205 July 1, 2019 0.088% Official annual projection
104  Serbia[Note 13] 7,001,444 January 1, 2018 0.086% Official annual estimate
105  Bulgaria 7,000,039 December 31, 2018 0.086% Official estimate
106  El Salvador 6,704,864 July 1, 2019 0.082% Official annual projection
107  Libya 6,569,864 July 1, 2019 0.081% UN projection
108  Nicaragua 6,393,824 June 30, 2017 0.079% Official estimate
109  Kyrgyzstan 6,389,500 January 1, 2019 0.079% Official estimate
110  Lebanon 6,065,922 July 1, 2019 0.075% UN projection
111  Turkmenistan 5,942,561 July 1, 2019 0.073% UN projection
112  Denmark 5,811,413 April 1, 2019 0.071% Official quarterly estimate
113  Singapore 5,638,700 June 30, 2018 0.069% Official estimate
114  Republic of the Congo 5,542,197 July 1, 2019 0.068% UN projection
115  Finland 5,518,752 April 30, 2019 0.068% Official monthly estimate
116  Central African Republic 5,496,011 July 1, 2019 0.068% Official annual projection
117  Slovakia 5,450,421 December 31, 2018 0.067% Official estimate
118  Norway 5,334,762 April 1, 2019 0.066% Official quarterly estimate
119  Eritrea 5,309,659 July 1, 2019 0.065% UN projection
120  Costa Rica 5,058,007 June 30, 2019 0.062% Official annual projection
121  Palestine 4,976,684 July 1, 2019 0.061% Official annual projection
122  New Zealand 5,401,474 0.0664% 9 Sep 2024 Official population clock
123  Ireland 4,857,000 April 1, 2018 0.06% Official estimate
124  Oman 4,667,289 May 31, 2019 0.057% Official estimate
125  Liberia 4,475,353 July 1, 2019 0.055% Official projection
126  Kuwait 4,420,110 January 1, 2019 0.054% Official annual estimate
127  Panama 4,218,808 July 1, 2019 0.052% Official annual projection
128  Croatia 4,105,493 January 1, 2018 0.051% Official estimate
129  Mauritania 4,077,347 July 1, 2019 0.05% Official annual projection
130  Georgia[Note 14] 3,723,500 January 1, 2019 0.046% Official annual estimate
131  Moldova[Note 15] 3,547,539 January 1, 2018 0.044% Official estimate
132  Uruguay 3,518,552 June 30, 2019 0.043% Official annual projection
133  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,501,774 July 1, 2019 0.043% UN projection
134  Mongolia 3,576,272 September 9, 2024 0.044% Official population clock
–  Puerto Rico (U.S.) 3,195,153 July 1, 2018 0.039% Official estimate
135  Armenia 2,962,100 March 31, 2019 0.036% Official quarterly estimate
136  Albania 2,862,427 January 1, 2019 0.035% Official annual estimate
137  Lithuania 2,790,472 May 1, 2019 0.034% Monthly official estimate
138  Qatar 2,772,294 April 30, 2019 0.034% Monthly official estimate
139  Jamaica 2,726,667 December 31, 2018 0.034% Official estimate
140  Namibia 2,458,936 July 1, 2019 0.03% Official projection
141  Botswana 2,338,851 July 1, 2019 0.029% Official annual projection
142  The Gambia 2,228,075 July 1, 2019 0.027% UN projection
143  Gabon 2,109,099 July 1, 2019 0.026% UN projection
144  Slovenia 2,080,908 January 1, 2019 0.026% Official estimate
145  North Macedonia 2,075,301 December 31, 2017 0.026% Official estimate
146  Lesotho 2,007,201 April 10, 2016 0.025% 2016 census result
147  Latvia 1,915,100 May 1, 2019 0.024% Monthly official estimate
–  Kosovo[Note 16] 1,798,506 December 31, 2017 0.022% Official annual estimate
148  Guinea-Bissau 1,604,528 July 1, 2019 0.02% Official annual projection
149  Bahrain 1,543,300 July 1, 2019 0.019% Official annual projection
150  East Timor 1,387,149 July 1, 2019 0.017% Official annual projection
151  Trinidad and Tobago 1,359,193 June 30, 2018 0.017% Official estimate
152  Equatorial Guinea 1,358,276 July 1, 2018 0.017% Official estimate
153  Estonia 1,324,820 January 1, 2019 0.016% Official estimate
154  Mauritius 1,265,577 July 1, 2018 0.016% Official estimate
155  Eswatini 1,093,238 May 11, 2017 0.013% Official census result
156  Djibouti 1,078,373 July 1, 2019 0.013% Official annual projection
157  Fiji 884,887 September 17, 2017 0.011% Official census result
158  Comoros 873,724 July 1, 2019 0.011% Official estimate
159  Cyprus 864,200 December 31, 2017 0.011% Official annual estimate
160  Guyana 786,508 July 1, 2019 0.0097% UN projection
161  Bhutan 741,672 July 1, 2019 0.0091% Official annual projection
162  Solomon Islands 680,806 July 1, 2019 0.0084% Official annual projection
–  Macau (China) 670,900 March 31, 2019 0.0083% Official quarterly estimate
163  Montenegro 622,359 January 1, 2018 0.0077% Official estimate
164  Luxembourg 613,894 January 1, 2019 0.0076% Official estimate
–  Western Sahara[Note 17] 582,478 July 1, 2019 0.0072% UN projection
165  Suriname 573,085 July 1, 2019 0.007% UN projection
166  Cape Verde 550,483 July 1, 2019 0.0068% Official annual projection
167  Malta 475,701 December 31, 2017 0.0059% Official estimate
–  Transnistria[Note 18] 469,000 January 1, 2018 0.0058% Official estimate
168  Brunei 421,300 July 1, 2017 0.0052% Official estimate
169  Belize 398,050 July 1, 2018 0.0049% Official estimate
170  Bahamas 385,340 July 1, 2019 0.0047% Official annual projection
171  Maldives 378,114 December 31, 2017 0.0047% Official annual estimate
172  Iceland 358,780 March 31, 2019 0.0044% Official quarterly estimate
–  Northern Cyprus[Note 19] 351,965 December 31, 2017 0.0043% Official estimate
173  Vanuatu 304,500 July 1, 2018 0.0037% Official annual estimate
174  Barbados 287,010 July 1, 2019 0.0035% UN projection
–  New Caledonia (France) 282,200 January 1, 2018 0.0035% Official annual estimate
–  French Polynesia (France) 275,918 August 17, 2017 0.0034% 2017 census results
–  Abkhazia[Note 20] 244,832 January 1, 2018 0.003% Official estimate
175  São Tomé and Príncipe 201,784 July 1, 2018 0.0025% Official estimate
176  Samoa 200,874 July 1, 2019 0.0025% Official projection
177  Saint Lucia 180,454 July 1, 2019 0.0022% UN projection
–  Guam (U.S.) 172,400 July 1, 2018 0.0021% Official annual estimate
–  Curaçao (Netherlands) 160,012 January 1, 2018 0.002% Official annual estimate
– Artsakh[Note 21] 148,000 January 1, 2019 0.0018% Official annual estimate
178  Kiribati 120,100 July 1, 2018 0.0015% Official annual estimate
–  Aruba (Netherlands) 112,309 March 31, 2019 0.0014% Official quarterly estimate
179  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110,608 July 1, 2019 0.0014% Official estimate
180  Grenada 108,825 July 1, 2019 0.0013% UN projection
–  Jersey (UK) 105,500 December 31, 2017 0.0013% Official estimate
181  Federated States of Micronesia 105,300 July 1, 2018 0.0013% Official annual estimate
–  United States Virgin Islands (U.S.) 104,909 July 1, 2019 0.0013% UN projection
182  Antigua and Barbuda 104,084 July 1, 2019 0.0013% UN projection
183  Tonga 100,300 July 1, 2018 0.0012% Official annual estimate
184  Seychelles 96,762 June 30, 2018 0.0012% Official estimate
–  Isle of Man (UK) 83,314 April 24, 2016 0.001% 2016 census result
185  Andorra 76,177 December 31, 2018 0.0009% Official estimate
186  Dominica 74,679 July 1, 2019 0.0009% UN projection
–  Bermuda (UK) 64,027 July 1, 2019 0.00079% Official annual projection
–  Cayman Islands (UK) 63,415 December 31, 2017 0.00078% Official estimate
–  Guernsey (UK) 62,063 December 31, 2017 0.00076% Official estimate
–  American Samoa (U.S.) 56,700 July 1, 2018 0.0007% Official annual estimate
–  Northern Mariana Islands (U.S.) 56,200 July 1, 2018 0.00069% Official annual estimate
187  Saint Kitts and Nevis 56,345 July 1, 2019 0.0007% UN projection
–  Greenland (Denmark) 55,992 January 1, 2019 0.00069% Official estimate
188  Marshall Islands 55,500 July 1, 2018 0.00068% Official annual estimate
–  South Ossetia[Note 22] 53,532 October 15, 2015 0.00066% Preliminary 2015 census result
–  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 51,617 April 1, 2019 0.00063% Monthly official estimate
–  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 41,369 July 1, 2018 0.00051% Official estimate
–  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 40,614 January 1, 2018 0.0005% Official estimate
189  Liechtenstein 38,380 December 31, 2018 0.00047% Official semi annual estimate
190  Monaco 38,300 December 31, 2018 0.00047% Official annual estimate
– Saint-Martin (France) 35,746 January 1, 2016 0.00044% Official estimate
–  Gibraltar (UK) 34,879 July 1, 2019 0.00043% UN projection
191  San Marino 33,422 March 31, 2019 0.00041% Official monthly estimate
–  British Virgin Islands (UK) 32,206 July 1, 2019 0.0004% UN projection
192  Palau 17,900 July 1, 2018 0.00022% Official annual estimate
–  Cook Islands (NZ) 15,200 July 1, 2018 0.00019% Official annual estimate
–  Anguilla (UK) 15,174 July 1, 2019 0.00019% UN projection
–  Wallis and Futuna (France) 11,700 July 1, 2018 0.00014% Official annual estimate
193  Nauru 11,000 July 1, 2018 0.00014% Official annual estimate
194  Tuvalu 10,200 July 1, 2018 0.00013% Official annual estimate
–  Saint Barthélemy (France) 9,793 January 1, 2016 0.00012% Official estimate
–  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 6,008 January 1, 2016 0.000074% Official estimate
– Saint Helena, Ascension
and Tristan da Cunha (UK) 		5,633 February 7, 2016 0.000069% 2016 census result
–  Montserrat (UK) 5,220 July 1, 2019 0.000064% UN projection
–  Falkland Islands (UK) 3,198 October 9, 2016 0.000039% 2016 census result
–  Christmas Island (Australia) 1,928 June 30, 2018 0.000024% Official estimate
–  Norfolk Island (Australia) 1,756 June 30, 2018 0.000022% Official estimate
–  Niue (NZ) 1,520 July 1, 2018 0.000019% Official annual estimate
–  Tokelau (NZ) 1,400 July 1, 2018 0.000017% Official annual estimate
195  Vatican City 800 January 1, 2014 0.000010% Official estimate
–  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 538 June 30, 2018 0.0000066% Official estimate
–  Pitcairn Islands (UK) 50 January 1, 2019 0.00000062% Official estimate

See also

Lists of countries by population

Continental

Intercontinental

Notes

  1. ^ 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 512,379,225 on January 1, 2018, and it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list. It has 6.3% of the world's population — see "Eurostat-Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface（TGM）table". European Commission.
  2. ^ The census figure refers to mainland China, excluding its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, the former of which returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997 and the latter on 20 December 1999.
  3. ^ Does not include the figures of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
  4. ^ Population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
  5. ^ Including the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, Russia's disputed administrative areas on the Crimean Peninsula. The Ukrainian government and most of the world's other states consider the Crimean Peninsula de jure a part of Ukraine's territory.
  6. ^ Population of the 18 regions of France. Excluding Overseas Territories and Collectivities: French Polynesia, New Caledonia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Clipperton Island, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna.
  7. ^ Excluding the 14 Overseas Territories and 3 Crown dependencies shown separately.
  8. ^ Including Zanzibar.
  9. ^ Excluding the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and City of Sevastopol, Ukraine's administrative areas on the Crimean Peninsula which are disputed with and de facto administered by Russia. However includes all territory in the Donbass region where there are ongoing insurgencies by separatist forces.
  10. ^ Excluding the population of the disputed territory of Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic).
  11. ^ Taiwan (Republic of China) also includes the minor islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, etc. The UN does not recognize the Republic of China (Taiwan) as a sovereign state.
  12. ^ Includes Somaliland.
  13. ^ Excludes Kosovo.
  14. ^ Excludes Abkhazia (242,862, census 2011) and South Ossetia (53,559, census 2015).
  15. ^ Excludes Transnistria.
  16. ^ Template:Kosovo-note
  17. ^ Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
  18. ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Moldova.
  19. ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Cyprus.
  20. ^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
  21. ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Azerbaijan.
  22. ^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.

References

  1. ^ "China's Population: The Most Surprising Demographic Crisis". The Economist. 2013.
  2. ^ "World Population Prospects 2019".
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