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This is a list of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population, which is primarily based on estimates by the United Nations Population Division. The table is by default sorted by the UN column.

Rank	Country (or dependent territory)	2012 UN estimate	% of pop.	Average relative annual growth (%, UN)^[1]	Average absolute annual growth (UN)^[2]	Alternative figure	Date	Source
1	India	1,258,351,000	55.64	1.36	17,114,000	1,210,193,422	March 1, 2011	Census result
2	Pakistan	179,951,000	7.96	1.81	3,257,000	220,250,000	August 14, 2024	Official population clock
3	Nigeria	166,629,000	7.37	2.56	4,266,000	161,299,700	2012	World Gazetteer projection
4	Bangladesh	152,409,000	6.74	1.27	1,936,000	142,319,000	March 15, 2011	Census result
5	United Kingdom	62,798,000	2.78	0.61	383,000	62,300,000	July 1, 2010	Official estimate
6	South Africa	50,738,000	2.24	0.55	279,000	50,586,757	July 1, 2011	Official estimate
7	Tanzania	47,656,000	2.11	3.11	1,482,000	43,188,000	2010	Official estimate
8	Kenya	42,749,000	1.89	2.74	1,171,000	38,610,097	August 24, 2009	Census result
9	Uganda	35,621,000	1.58	3.22	1,147,000	32,939,800	July 1, 2011	Official estimate
10	Canada	34,675,000	1.53	0.95	329,000	39,191,400	August 14, 2024	Official population clock
11	Malaysia	29,322,000	1.30	1.60	469,000	28,334,135	July 6, 2010	Census result
12	Ghana	25,546,000	1.13	2.32	593,000	24,223,431	September 26, 2010	Census result
13	Mozambique	24,475,000	1.08	2.28	558,000	23,049,621	2011	Official estimate
14	Australia	22,919,000	1.01	1.38	316,000	22,620,600	June 30, 2011	Official estimate
15	Sri Lanka	21,224,000	0.94	0.85	180,000	20,653,000	July 1, 2010	Official estimate
16	Cameroon	20,469,000	0.91	2.19	448,000	19,406,100	January 1, 2010	Official estimate
17	Malawi	15,883,000	0.70	3.26	518,000	13,077,160	June 2008	Census result
18	Zambia	13,884,000	0.61	3.04	422,000	13,046,508	October 16, 2010	Census result
19	Rwanda	11,272,000	0.50	3.01	339,000	10,718,379	2011	Official estimate
20	Papua New Guinea	7,170,000	0.32	2.22	159,000	7,086,435	2012	World Gazetteer projection
21	Sierra Leone	6,126,000	0.27	2.15	132,000	5,497,101	2012	World Gazetteer projection
22	Singapore	5,256,000	0.23	1.31	69,000	5,183,700	June 30, 2011	Official estimate
23	New Zealand	4,461,000	0.20	1.04	46,000	4,842,210	August 14, 2024	Official population clock
24	Jamaica	2,761,000	0.12	0.36	10,000	2,705,800	December 31, 2010	Official estimate
25	Namibia	2,364,000	0.10	1.72	41,000	2,312,191	2012	World Gazetteer projection
26	Lesotho	2,217,000	0.10	1.05	23,000	1,906,387	2012	World Gazetteer projection
27	Botswana	2,053,000	0.09	1.08	22,000	2,038,228	August 22, 2011	Census result
28	Gambia	1,825,000	0.08	2.76	50,000	1,700,584	2012	World Gazetteer projection
29	Trinidad and Tobago	1,351,000	0.06	0.37	5,000	1,317,714	July 1, 2010	Official estimate
30	Mauritius	1,314,000	0.06	0.54	7,000	1,280,924	July 1, 2010	Official estimate
31	Eswatini	1,220,000	0.05	1.41	17,000	1,018,449	May 11, 2007	Census result
32	Cyprus	1,129,000	0.05	1.07	12,000	838,897	October 1, 2011	Census result
33	Fiji	876,000	0.04	0.92	8,000	837,271	September 16, 2007	Census result
34	Guyana	758,000	0.03	0.26	2,000	784,894	2010	Official estimate
35	Solomon Islands	566,000	0.03	2.54	14,000	553,935	2012	Official estimate
36	Malta	419,000	0.02	0.24	1,000	417,617	December 31, 2010	Official estimate
37	Brunei	413,000	0.02	1.72	7,000	422,700	2011	Official estimate
38	Bahamas	351,000	0.02	1.15	4,000	353,658	May 3, 2010	Census result
39	Belize	324,000	0.01	1.89	6,000	312,971	May 12, 2010	Census result
40	Maldives	324,000	0.01	1.25	4,000	317,280	2010	Official estimate
41	Barbados	275,000	0.01	0.36	1,000	274,200	July 1, 2010	Official estimate
42	Vanuatu	252,000	0.01	2.44	6,000	234,023	November 16, 2009	Census result
43	Samoa	185,000	0.01	0.54	1,000	186,340	November 7, 2011	Census result
44	Saint Lucia	178,000	0.01	1.14	2,000	166,526	May 10, 2010	Census result
45	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	109,000	0.00	0.00	0	100,892	July 1, 2009	Official estimate
46	Grenada	105,000	0.00	0.00	0	110,821	July 1, 2009	Official estimate
47	Tonga	105,000	0.00	0.00	0	103,036	November 30, 2011	Census result
48	Kiribati	103,000	0.00	1.98	2,000	103,006	2012	World Gazetteer projection
49	Antigua and Barbuda	91,000	0.00	1.11	1,000	86,295	May 27, 2011	Census result
50	Seychelles	87,000	0.00	0.00	0	90,945	August 26, 2010	Census result
51	Dominica	68,000	0.00	0.00	0	71,685	July 1, 2009	Official estimate
52	Saint Kitts and Nevis	54,000	0.00	1.89	1,000	51,970	July 1, 2009	Official estimate
53	Nauru	10,000	0.00	0.00	0	10,203	2012	World Gazetteer projection
54	Tuvalu	10,000	0.00	0.00	0	10,080	2012	World Gazetteer projection
	Total	2,261,481,000	100.00	1.58	35,860,000

Notes and references

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section - World Population Prospects, the 2010 Revision

^ It corresponds to the following calculation: UN_estimate₂₀₁₂/UN_estimate₂₀₁₁x100-100.
^ It corresponds to the calculation: UN_estimate₂₀₁₂xUN_annual_growth/100.

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+This is a '''list of member states of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] by population''', which is primarily based on estimates by the United Nations Population Division. The table is by default sorted by the UN column.
-#REDIRECT [[Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations]]
+{| class="wikitable sortable" border=1 style="text-align: right"
+!Rank!!Country<BR>(or dependent territory)!!2012 UN<BR>estimate!!% of<BR>pop.!!Average<BR>relative<BR>annual<BR>growth<BR>(%, UN)<REF>It corresponds to the following calculation: UN_estimate<SUB>2012</SUB>/UN_estimate<SUB>2011</SUB>x100-100.</REF>!!Average<BR>absolute<BR>annual<BR>growth<BR>(UN)<REF>It corresponds to the calculation: UN_estimate<SUB>2012</SUB>xUN_annual_growth/100.</REF>!!Alternative<BR>figure!!Date!!Source
+|-
+|1||align=left|{{IND}}||1,258,351,000||55.64||1.36||17,114,000||1,210,193,422||March 1, 2011||align=left|[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final%20PPT%202011_chapter3.pdf Census result]
+|-
+|2||align=left|{{PAK}}||179,951,000||7.96||1.81||3,257,000||{{formatnum: {{#expr: 180000+9.096*{{Age in days|2012|7|3}} round 0}}000}}||{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}||align=left|[http://www.census.gov.pk Official population clock]
+|-
+|3||align=left|{{NGA}}||166,629,000||7.37||2.56||4,266,000||161,299,700||2012||align=left|[http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gadm&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-158&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500 World Gazetteer projection]
+|-
+|4||align=left|{{BGD}}||152,409,000||6.74||1.27||1,936,000||142,319,000||March 15, 2011||align=left|[http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/BBS/PHC2011Preliminary%20Result.pdf Census result]
+|-
+|5||align=left|{{GBR}}||62,798,000||2.78||0.61||383,000||62,300,000||July 1, 2010||align=left|[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pop-estimate/population-estimates-for-uk--england-and-wales--scotland-and-northern-ireland/mid-2010-population-estimates/annual-mid-year-population-estimates--2010.pdf Official estimate]
+|-
+|6||align=left|{{RSA}}||50,738,000||2.24||0.55||279,000||50,586,757||July 1, 2011||align=left|[http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0302/P03022011.pdf Official estimate]
+|-
+|7||align=left|{{TAN}}||47,656,000||2.11||3.11||1,482,000||43,188,000||2010||align=left|[http://www.nbs.go.tz/pdf/Tanzania_in_Figures2010.pdf Official estimate]
+|-
+|8||align=left|{{KEN}}||42,749,000||1.89||2.74||1,171,000||38,610,097||August 24, 2009||align=left|[http://www.knbs.or.ke/Census%20Results/KNBS%20Brochure.pdf Census result]
+|-
+|9||align=left|{{UGA}}||35,621,000||1.58||3.22||1,147,000||32,939,800||July 1, 2011||align=left|[http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP32010.pdf Official estimate]
+|-
+|10||align=left|{{CAN}}||34,675,000||1.53||0.95||329,000||{{formatnum: {{#expr: 348440.96+9.82*{{Age in days|2012|7|1}} round 0}}00}}||{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}||align=left|[http://www.statcan.gc.ca/ig-gi/pop-ca-eng.htm Official population clock]
+|-
+|11||align=left|{{MAS}}||29,322,000||1.30||1.60||469,000||28,334,135||July 6, 2010||align=left|[http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1215%3Apopulation-distribution-and-basic-demographic-characteristic-report-population-and-housing-census-malaysia-2010-updated-2972011&catid=130%3Apopulation-distribution-and-basic-demographic-characteristic-report-population-and-housing-census-malaysia-2010&lang=en Census result]
+|-
+|12||align=left|{{GHA}}||25,546,000||1.13||2.32||593,000||24,223,431||September 26, 2010||align=left|[http://www.ghana.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4712:2010-provisional-census-results-out&catid=88:daily-news-summary&Itemid=236 Census result]
+|-
+|13||align=left|{{MOZ}}||24,475,000||1.08||2.28||558,000||23,049,621||2011||align=left|[http://www.ine.gov.mz Official estimate]
+|-
+|14||align=left|{{AUS}}||22,919,000||1.01||1.38||316,000||22,620,600||June 30, 2011||align=left|[http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3101.0 Official estimate]
+|-
+|15||align=left|{{SRI}}||21,224,000||0.94||0.85||180,000||20,653,000||July 1, 2010||align=left|[http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/Mid%20Year%20Population/midyearsex&district.pdf Official estimate]
+|-
+|16||align=left|{{CMR}}||20,469,000||0.91||2.19||448,000||19,406,100||January 1, 2010||align=left|[http://www.statistics-cameroon.org/fr5/downloads/La_population_du_Cameroun_2010.pdf Official estimate]
+|-
+|17||align=left|{{MWI}}||15,883,000||0.70||3.26||518,000||13,077,160||June 2008||align=left|[http://www.nso.malawi.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106&Itemid=6 Census result]
+|-
+|18||align=left|{{ZAM}}||13,884,000||0.61||3.04||422,000||13,046,508||October 16, 2010||align=left|[http://www.zamstats.gov.zm Census result]
+|-
+|19||align=left|{{RWA}}||11,272,000||0.50||3.01||339,000||10,718,379||2011||align=left|[http://statistics.gov.rw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=152&Itemid=318 Official estimate]
+|-
+|20||align=left|{{PNG}}||7,170,000||0.32||2.22||159,000||7,086,435||2012||align=left|[http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gadm&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-170&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500 World Gazetteer projection]
+|-
+|21||align=left|{{SLE}}||6,126,000||0.27||2.15||132,000||5,497,101||2012||align=left|[http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gadm&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-195&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500 World Gazetteer projection]
+|-
+|22||align=left|{{SIN}}||5,256,000||0.23||1.31||69,000||5,183,700||June 30, 2011||align=left|[http://www.singstat.gov.sg/stats/themes/people/hist/popn.html Official estimate]
+|-
+|23||align=left|{{NZL}}||4,461,000||0.20||1.04||46,000||{{formatnum: {{#expr: 442270+9.1*{{Age in days|2011|12|31}} round 0}}0}}||{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}||align=left|[http://www.stats.govt.nz/methods_and_services/population_clock.aspx Official population clock]
+|-
+|24||align=left|{{JAM}}||2,761,000||0.12||0.36||10,000||2,705,800||December 31, 2010||align=left|[http://statinja.gov.jm/population.aspx Official estimate]
+|-
+|25||align=left|{{NAM}}||2,364,000||0.10||1.72||41,000||2,312,191||2012||align=left|[http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gadm&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-154&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500 World Gazetteer projection]
+|-
+|26||align=left|{{LES}}||2,217,000||0.10||1.05||23,000||1,906,387||2012||align=left|[http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gadm&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-129&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500 World Gazetteer projection]
+|-
+|27||align=left|{{BOT}}||2,053,000||0.09||1.08||22,000||2,038,228||August 22, 2011||align=left|[http://www.citypopulation.de/Botswana.html Census result]
+|-
+|28||align=left|{{GAM}}||1,825,000||0.08||2.76||50,000||1,700,584||2012||align=left|[http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gadm&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-88&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500 World Gazetteer projection]
+|-
+|29||align=left|{{TRI}}||1,351,000||0.06||0.37||5,000||1,317,714||July 1, 2010||align=left|[http://www.cso.gov.tt/statistics/Pages/details.aspx?category=Population%20Statistics Official estimate]
+|-
+|30||align=left|{{MRI}}||1,314,000||0.06||0.54||7,000||1,280,924||July 1, 2010||align=left|[http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/cso/menuitem.a31c41a0cdd58d2533b6e70ea0208a0c Official estimate]
+|-
+|31||align=left|{{SWZ}}||1,220,000||0.05||1.41||17,000||1,018,449||May 11, 2007||align=left|[http://www.geohive.com/cntry/swaziland.aspx Census result]
+|-
+|32||align=left|{{CYP}}||1,129,000||0.05||1.07||12,000||838,897||October 1, 2011||align=left|[http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/732265957BAC953AC225798300406903?OpenDocument&sub=2&sel=1&e=&print Census result]
+|-
+|33||align=left|{{FIJ}}||876,000||0.04||0.92||8,000||837,271||September 16, 2007||align=left|[http://www.statsfiji.gov.fj/Census2007/census07_index2.htm Census result]
+|-
+|34||align=left|{{GUY}}||758,000||0.03||0.26||2,000||784,894||2010||align=left|[http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/pubs/Guyana_Population_Projections_2005-2025.pdf Official estimate]
+|-
+|35||align=left|{{SOL}}||566,000||0.03||2.54||14,000||553,935||2012||align=left|[http://www.spc.int/prism/country/sb/stats/Social/Popcen/Projection.htm Official estimate]
+|-
+|36||align=left|{{MLT}}||419,000||0.02||0.24||1,000||417,617||December 31, 2010||align=left|[http://www.nso.gov.mt/statdoc/document_file.aspx?id=3173 Official estimate]
+|-
+|37||align=left|{{BRU}}||413,000||0.02||1.72||7,000||422,700||2011||align=left|[http://www.depd.gov.bn/download/BDKI2011.pdf Official estimate]
+|-
+|38||align=left|{{BHS}}||351,000||0.02||1.15||4,000||353,658||May 3, 2010||align=left|[http://statistics.bahamas.gov.bs/download/095485600.pdf Census result]
+|-
+|39||align=left|{{BLZ}}||324,000||0.01||1.89||6,000||312,971||May 12, 2010||align=left|[http://www.statisticsbelize.org.bz/dms20uc/dynamicdata/docs/20110511165337_2.pdf Census result]
+|-
+|40||align=left|{{MDV}}||324,000||0.01||1.25||4,000||317,280||2010||align=left|[http://planning.gov.mv/en/images/stories/publications/analysiscd/index.html# Official estimate]
+|-
+|41||align=left|{{BRB}}||275,000||0.01||0.36||1,000||274,200||July 1, 2010||align=left|[http://www.citypopulation.de/Barbados.html Official estimate]
+|-
+|42||align=left|{{VAN}}||252,000||0.01||2.44||6,000||234,023||November 16, 2009||align=left|[http://www.spc.int/prism/country/vu/stats Census result]
+|-
+|43||align=left|{{SAM}}||185,000||0.01||0.54||1,000||186,340||November 7, 2011||align=left|[http://www.sbs.gov.ws/Portals/138/PDF/census%20survey/Census%202011/Preliminary%20Count.pdf Census result]
+|-
+|44||align=left|{{LCA}}||178,000||0.01||1.14||2,000||166,526||May 10, 2010||align=left|[http://www.stats.gov.lc/StLuciaPreliminaryCensusReport2010.pdf Census result]
+|-
+|45||align=left|{{VCT}}||109,000||0.00||0.00||0||100,892||July 1, 2009||align=left|[http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Databases/Population/MP.htm Official estimate]
+|-
+|46||align=left|{{GRD}}||105,000||0.00||0.00||0||110,821||July 1, 2009||align=left|[http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Databases/Population/MP.htm Official estimate]
+|-
+|47||align=left|{{TON}}||105,000||0.00||0.00||0||103,036||November 30, 2011||align=left|[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census/2010_PHC/Tonga/release.pdf Census result]
+|-
+|48||align=left|{{KIR}}||103,000||0.00||1.98||2,000||103,006||2012||align=left|[http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gadm&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-115&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500 World Gazetteer projection]
+|-
+|49||align=left|{{ATG}}||91,000||0.00||1.11||1,000||86,295||May 27, 2011||align=left|[http://www.citypopulation.de/Antigua.html Census result]
+|-
+|50||align=left|{{SEY}}||87,000||0.00||0.00||0||90,945||August 26, 2010||align=left|[http://www.nbs.gov.sc/archives/82 Census result]
+|-
+|51||align=left|{{DMA}}||68,000||0.00||0.00||0||71,685||July 1, 2009||align=left|[http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Databases/Population/MP.htm Official estimate]
+|-
+|52||align=left|{{SKN}}||54,000||0.00||1.89||1,000||51,970||July 1, 2009||align=left|[http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Databases/Population/MP.htm Official estimate]
+|-
+|53||align=left|{{NRU}}||10,000||0.00||0.00||0||10,203||2012||align=left|[http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gadm&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-163&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500 World Gazetteer projection]
+|-
+|54||align=left|{{TUV}}||10,000||0.00||0.00||0||10,080||2012||align=left|[http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gadm&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-217&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500 World Gazetteer projection]
+|-
+|||align=left|'''Total'''||'''2,261,481,000'''||'''100.00'''||'''1.58'''||'''35,860,000'''||||||
+|}
+==Notes and references==
+*[http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Excel-Data/DB02_Stock_Indicators/WPP2010_DB2_F01_TOTAL_POPULATION_BOTH_SEXES.XLS ''United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section - World Population Prospects, the 2010 Revision'']
+{{Reflist}}
+==See also==
+*[[List of countries by population]]
+*[[List of African countries by population]]
+*[[List of American countries by population]]
+*[[List of Arab countries by population]]
+*[[List of Asian countries by population]]
+*[[List of Caribbean island countries by population]]
+*[[List of European countries by population]]
+*[[List of European Union member states by population]]
+*[[List of Latin American countries by population]]
+*[[List of Middle East countries by population]]
+*[[List of North American countries by population]]
+*[[List of Oceanian countries by population]]
+*[[List of South American countries by population]]
+*[[List of countries by past and future population]]
+*[[List of countries by past population (United Nations)]]
+*[[List of countries by population in 2000]]
+*[[List of countries by population in 2010]]
+[[es: Anexo:Países de la Mancomunidad de Naciones por población]]