List of countries and dependencies by population
This is a list of countries ordered according to population. The list includes sovereign states and inhabited dependent territories.
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,[1] that are not sovereign states, and dependent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.[2] The estimated total population of the world is 8,118,500,000.[3]
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 2009 July 1 estimate by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Population Division.[4] 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.
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 (graphical). See also the list of regional organizations by population.
Also see list of countries and dependencies by population density.
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.[4]
Rank | Country / Territory | Population | Date Last Updated | % of World Population | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1,338,156,900 | May 10, 2009 | 19.87% | Chinese Population clock Hong Kong Statistics Macau statistics Figure for Mainland China is 1,330,598,800 |
2 | ![]() |
1,397,040,000 | July 16 2024 | 17.21% | Indian Population clock |
3 | ![]() |
338,087,000 | July 16 2024 | 4.16% | Official USA Population clock |
4 | ![]() |
230,330,000 | June 1, 2009 | 3.42% | Indonesian Population clock |
5 | ![]() |
229,166,388 | July 16 2024 | 3.37% | Official Brazilian Population clock |
6 | ![]() |
166,579,500 | June 6, 2009 | 2.47% | Official Pakistani Population clock |
7 | ![]() |
162,221,000 | 2.41% | UN estimate | |
8 | ![]() |
154,729,000 | 2.3% | UN estimate | |
9 | ![]() |
141,825,000 | May 10, 2009 | 2.11% | Russian Population clock |
10 | ![]() |
127,630,000 | February 1, 2009 | 1.9% | Official Japan Statistics Bureau estimate |
11 | ![]() |
109,610,000 | 1.63% | UN estimate | |
12 | ![]() |
92,226,600 | 1.37% | ||
13 | ![]() |
88,069,000 | 1.31% |
UN estimate | |
14 | ![]() |
82,062,200 | January 1, 2009 | 1.22% | Eurostat estimate |
15 | ![]() |
79,221,000 | July 2008 | 1.18% | |
16 | ![]() |
76,704,587 | May 27, 2009 | 1.14% | Official population clock |
17 | ![]() |
71,517,100 | December 31, 2008 | 1.06% | Turkish Statistical Institute estimate |
18 | ![]() |
70,495,782 | November 2006 | 1.05% | |
19 | ![]() |
66,020,000 | 0.98% | UN estimate | |
20 | ![]() |
65,073,482 | January 1, 2009 | 0.97% | Official INSEE estimate The figure for France without the overseas collectivities is 64,303,482. |
21 | ![]() |
63,389,730 | December 31, 2008 | 0.94% | |
22 | ![]() |
61,612,300 | January 1, 2009 | 0.92% | Eurostat estimate |
23 | ![]() |
60,090,400 | January 1, 2009 | 0.89% | Eurostat estimate |
24 | ![]() |
50,020,000 | 0.74% |
UN estimate | |
25 | ![]() |
48,697,000 | July 1, 2008 | 0.71% | Statistics South Africa |
26 | ![]() |
48,333,000 | 0.72% | UN estimate | |
27 | ![]() |
46,661,950 | January 1, 2009 | 0.69% | Official Population Figures of Spain |
28 | ![]() |
46,143,700 | January 1, 2009 | 0.69% | Official UKRSTAT estimate |
29 | ![]() |
44,939,000 | June 1, 2009 | 0.67% | Official Colombian Population clock |
30 | ![]() |
43,739,000 | 0.65% | UN estimate | |
31 | ![]() |
42,272,000 | 0.63% | UN estimate | |
32 | ![]() |
39,802,000 | 0.59% | UN estimate | |
33 | ![]() |
39,745,613 | June 30, 2008 | 0.59% | Official INDEC estimate |
34 | ![]() |
38,130,300 | January 1, 2009 | 0.57% | Eurostat estimate |
35 | ![]() |
34,895,000 | 0.52% | UN estimate | |
36 | ![]() |
Template:CanPopCommas | July 16 2024 | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".% | Official Canadian Population clock |
37 | ![]() |
32,710,000 | 0.49% | UN estimate | |
38 | ![]() |
31,394,044 | February 21, 2009 | 0.47% | Official Moroccan Population clock |
39 | ![]() |
30,747,000 | 0.46% | UN estimate | |
40 | ![]() |
29,331,000 | 0.44% | UN estimate | |
41 | ![]() |
29,165,000 | 0.43% | UN estimate | |
42 | ![]() |
28,347,000 | June 1, 2009 | 0.43% | Official Venezuelan Population clock |
43 | ![]() |
28,200,000 | April 26, 2009 | 0.42% | Official Malaysian Population clock |
44 | ![]() |
28,150,000 | 0.42% | UN estimate | |
45 | ![]() |
27,488,000 | 0.41% | UN estimate | |
46 | ![]() |
25,721,000 | 0.38% | UN estimate | |
47 | ![]() |
23,906,000 | 0.36% | UN estimate | |
48 | ![]() |
23,837,000 | 0.35% | UN estimate | |
49 | ![]() |
23,580,000 | 0.35% | UN estimate | |
50 | ![]() |
23,027,672 | November 30, 2008 | 0.34% | Official National Statistics Taiwan estimate |
51 | ![]() |
22,894,000 | 0.34% | UN estimate | |
52 | ![]() |
21,906,000 | 0.33% | UN estimate | |
53 | ![]() |
21,805,000 | June 6, 2009 | 0.32% | Official Australian Population clock |
54 | ![]() |
21,496,700 | January 1, 2009 | 0.32% | Eurostat estimate |
55 | ![]() |
21,075,000 | 0.31% | UN estimate | |
56 | ![]() |
20,238,000 | 0.3% | UN estimate | |
57 | ![]() |
19,625,000 | 0.29% | UN estimate | |
58 | ![]() |
19,522,000 | 0.29% | UN estimate | |
59 | ![]() |
18,498,000 | 0.27% | UN estimate | |
60 | ![]() |
19,419,000 | July 16 2024 | 0.24% | Official INE projection (p.36) |
61 | ![]() |
16,515,285 | June 1, 2009 | 0.25% | Official Netherlands population clock |
62 | ![]() |
15,757,000 | 0.23% | UN estimate | |
63 | ![]() |
15,571,506 | August 1, 2008 | 0.23% | National Statistics Agency estimate |
64 | ![]() |
15,290,000 | 0.23% | UN estimate | |
65 | ![]() |
15,263,000 | 0.23% | UN estimate | |
66 | ![]() |
14,027,000 | 0.21% | UN estimate | |
67 | ![]() |
13,938,115 | March 1, 2009 | 0.21% | INEC |
68 | ![]() |
13,388,910 | March 3, 2008 | 0.2% | 2008 Census[9] |
69 | ![]() |
13,010,000 | 0.19% | UN estimate | |
70 | ![]() |
12,935,000 | 0.19% | UN estimate | |
71 | ![]() |
12,534,000 | 0.19% | UN estimate | |
72 | ![]() |
12,523,000 | 0.19% | UN estimate | |
73 | ![]() |
11,262,500 | January 1, 2009 | 0.17% | Eurostat estimate |
74 | ![]() |
11,206,000 | 0.17% | UN estimate | |
75 | ![]() |
11,204,000 | 0.17% | UN estimate | |
76 | ![]() |
10,741,000 | January 1, 2009 | 0.16% | Eurostat estimate |
77 | ![]() |
10,631,800 | January 1, 2009 | 0.16% | Eurostat estimate |
78 | ![]() |
10,474,600 | January 1, 2009 | 0.16% | Eurostat estimate |
79 | ![]() |
10,327,800 | July 1, 2008 | 0.15% | [10] |
80 | ![]() |
10,090,000 | 0.15% | UN estimate | |
81 | ![]() |
10,069,000 | 0.15% | UN estimate | |
82 | ![]() |
10,033,000 | 0.15% | UN estimate | |
83 | ![]() |
10,029,900 | January 1, 2009 | 0.15% | Eurostat estimate |
84 | ![]() |
9,998,000 | 0.15% | UN estimate | |
85 | ![]() |
9,863,000 | 0.15% | UN estimate | |
86 | ![]() |
9,850,000 | 0.15% | UN estimate | |
87 | ![]() |
9,671,900 | January 1, 2009 | 0.14% | Official statistics of Belarus |
88 | ![]() |
9,276,509 | April 30, 2009 | 0.14% | Statistics Sweden |
89 | ![]() |
9,133,000 | 0.14% | UN estimate | |
90 | ![]() |
8,935,000 | 0.13% | UN estimate | |
91 | ![]() |
8,629,900 | January 1, 2008 | 0.13% | [3] |
92 | ![]() |
8,356,707 | January 1, 2009 | 0.12% | Eurostat estimate |
93 | ![]() |
8,303,000 | 0.12% | UN estimate | |
94 | ![]() |
7,719,100 | March 31, 2009 | 0.11% | [4] |
95 | ![]() |
7,602,100 | January 1, 2009 | 0.11% | Eurostat estimate |
96 | ![]() |
7,466,000 | 0.11% | UN estimate | |
97 | ![]() |
7,411,000 | April 28, 2009 | 0.11% | Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics |
98 | ![]() |
6,952,000 | 0.1% | UN estimate | |
99 | ![]() |
6,732,000 | 0.1% | UN estimate | |
100 | ![]() |
6,619,000 | 0.098% | UN estimate | |
101 | ![]() |
6,420,000 | 0.095% | UN estimate | |
102 | ![]() |
6,349,000 | 0.094% | UN estimate | |
103 | ![]() |
6,320,000 | 0.094% | UN estimate | |
104 | ![]() |
6,316,000 | 0.094% | UN estimate | |
105 | ![]() |
6,163,000 | 0.09% | UN estimate | |
106 | ![]() |
5,743,000 | 0.085% | UN estimate | |
107 | ![]() |
5,696,000 | 0.085% | UN estimate | |
108 | ![]() |
5,515,287 | March 31, 2009 | 0.082% | Statistics Denmark |
109 | ![]() |
5,482,000 | 0.081% | UN estimate | |
110 | ![]() |
5,412,254 | January 1, 2009 | 0.08% | Statistics Slovakia |
111 | ![]() |
5,335,881 | June 5, 2009 | 0.079% | Official Finnish Population clock |
112 | ![]() |
5,110,000 | 0.076% | UN estimate | |
113 | ![]() |
5,073,000 | 0.075% | UN estimate | |
114 | ![]() |
4,839,400 | Mid-2008 | 0.072% | Statistics Singapore |
115 | ![]() |
4,820,000 | June 5, 2009 | 0.059% | Official Norwegian Population clock |
116 | ![]() |
4,599,000 | 0.068% | UN estimate | |
117 | ![]() |
4,579,000 | 0.068% | UN estimate | |
118 | ![]() |
4,517,800 | January 1, 2009 | 0.07% | Eurostat estimate |
119 | ![]() |
4,432,000 | January 1, 2009 | 0.07% | Eurostat estimate |
120 | ![]() |
4,422,000 | 0.066% | UN estimate | |
121 | ![]() |
4,382,100 | January 1, 2008 | 0.065% | [5] |
122 | ![]() |
4,311,700 | June 6, 2009 | 0.064% | Official New Zealand Population clock |
123 | ![]() |
4,224,000 | 0.063% | UN estimate | |
124 | ![]() |
3,982,000 | 0.059% | UN estimate | |
125 | ![]() |
3,955,000 | 0.059% | UN estimate | |
126 | ![]() |
3,767,000 | 0.056% | UN estimate | |
127 | ![]() |
3,761,646 | December 1, 2007 | 0.056% | 2007 Palestinian Bureau Census |
128 | ![]() |
3,683,000 | 0.055% | UN estimate | |
129 | ![]() |
3,572,700 | January 1, 2008 | 0.056% | [6] |
130 | ![]() |
3,454,000 | 0.051% | UN estimate | |
131 | ![]() |
3,361,000 | 0.05% | UN estimate | |
132 | ![]() |
3,350,400 | January 1, 2009 | 0.05% | Eurostat estimate |
133 | ![]() |
3,291,000 | 0.049% | UN estimate | |
134 | ![]() |
3,230,100 | January 1, 2008 | 0.045% | [7] |
135 | ![]() |
3,170,000 | January 1, 2008 | 0.047% | [8] |
136 | ![]() |
2,985,000 | 0.044% | UN estimate | |
137 | ![]() |
2,845,000 | 0.042% | UN estimate | |
138 | ![]() |
2,719,000 | 0.04% | UN estimate | |
139 | ![]() |
2,671,000 | 0.04% | UN estimate | |
140 | ![]() |
2,257,300 | May 1, 2009 | 0.034% | [9] |
141 | ![]() |
2,171,000 | 0.032% | UN estimate | |
142 | ![]() |
2,067,000 | 0.031% | UN estimate | |
143 | ![]() |
2,053,355 | March 1, 2009 | 0.031% | Official Slovenian population clock |
144 | ![]() |
2,048,900 | January 1, 2009 | 0.03% | Eurostat estimate |
145 | ![]() |
1,950,000 | 0.029% | UN estimate | |
146 | ![]() |
1,705,000 | 0.025% | UN estimate | |
147 | ![]() |
1,611,000 | 0.024% | UN estimate | |
148 | ![]() |
1,475,000 | 0.022% | UN estimate | |
149 | ![]() |
1,409,000 | 0.021% | UN estimate | |
150 | ![]() |
1,340,341 | January 1, 2009 | 0.02% | [10] |
151 | ![]() |
1,339,000 | 0.02% | UN estimate | |
152 | ![]() |
1,288,000 | 0.019% | UN estimate | |
153 | ![]() |
1,185,000 | 0.018% | UN estimate | |
154 | ![]() |
1,134,000 | 0.017% | UN estimate | |
155 | ![]() |
864,000 | 0.013% | UN estimate | |
156 | ![]() |
849,000 | 0.013% | UN estimate | |
157 | ![]() |
801,600 | January 1, 2009 | 0.012% | Eurostat estimate |
158 | ![]() |
791,000 | 0.012% | UN estimate | |
159 | ![]() |
762,000 | 0.011% | UN estimate | |
160 | ![]() |
697,000 | 0.01% | UN estimate | |
161 | ![]() |
676,000 | January 2009 | 0.01% | UN estimate |
162 | ![]() |
676,000 | 0.008% | UN estimate | |
163 | ![]() |
624,000 | 0.009% | UN estimate | |
164 | ![]() |
523,000 | 0.007% | UN estimate | |
165 | ![]() |
520,000 | 0.008% | UN estimate | |
166 | ![]() |
513,000 | 0.008% | UN estimate | |
167 | ![]() |
506,000 | 0.008% | UN estimate | |
168 | ![]() |
491,700 | January 1, 2009 | 0.007% | Eurostat estimate |
169 | ![]() |
412,600 | January 1, 2009 | 0.006% | Eurostat estimate |
170 | ![]() |
400,000 | 0.006% | UN estimate | |
171 | ![]() |
342,000 | 0.005% | UN estimate | |
172 | ![]() |
322,100 | June 30, 2008 | 0.005% | Statistical Institute of Belize |
173 | ![]() |
319,326 | April 1, 2009 | 0.005% | [11] |
174 | ![]() |
309,000 | 0.005% | UN estimate | |
175 | ![]() |
256,000 | 0.004% | UN estimate | |
176 | ![]() |
240,000 | 0.004% | UN estimate | |
177 | ![]() |
198,000 | 0.003% | UN estimate | |
178 | ![]() |
179,000 | 0.003% | UN estimate | |
179 | ![]() |
178,000 | 0.003% | UN estimate | |
180 | ![]() |
172,000 | 0.003% | UN estimate | |
181 | ![]() |
163,000 | 0.002% | UN estimate | |
182 | ![]() |
111,000 | 0.002% | UN estimate | |
183 | ![]() |
110,000 | 0.002% | UN estimate | |
184 | ![]() |
109,000 | 0.002% | UN estimate | |
185 | ![]() |
107,000 | 0.002% | UN estimate | |
186 | ![]() |
104,000 | 0.002% | UN estimate | |
187 | ![]() |
104,000 | 0.002% | UN estimate | |
188 | ![]() |
98,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
189 | ![]() |
89,300 | December 31, 2006 | 0.001% | [12] |
190 | ![]() |
88,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
191 | ![]() |
87,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
192 | ![]() |
86,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
193 | ![]() |
84,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
194 | ![]() |
80,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
195 | ![]() |
67,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
196 | ![]() |
67,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
197 | ![]() |
65,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
198 | ![]() |
62,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
199 | ![]() |
61,811 | March 1, 2007 | 0.001% | UN estimate: Series A, Table 2 |
200 | ![]() |
57,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
201 | ![]() |
56,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
202 | ![]() |
52,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
203 | ![]() |
48,841 | April 1, 2009 | 0.001% | Official statistics of the Faroe Islands |
204 | ![]() |
35,593 | January 1, 2009 | 0.0005% | [13] |
205 | ![]() |
33,000 | 0.0005% |
UN estimate | |
206 | ![]() |
33,000 | 0.0005% | UN estimate | |
207 | ![]() |
30,800 | January 1, 2008 | 0.0005% | [14] |
208 | ![]() |
31,000 | 0.0005% | UN estimate | |
209 | ![]() |
23,000 | 0.0003% | UN estimate | |
210 | ![]() |
20,000 | 0.0003% | UN estimate | |
211 | ![]() |
20,000 | 0.0003% | UN estimate | |
212 | ![]() |
15,000 | 0.0002% | UN estimate | |
213 | ![]() |
10,000 | 0.0001% | UN estimate | |
214 | ![]() |
10,000 | 0.0001% | UN estimate | |
215 | ![]() |
6,600 | 2008 | 0.0001% | UN estimate |
216 | ![]() |
5,900 | 2008 | 0.0001% | UN estimate |
217 | ![]() |
3,000 | 2008 | 0.00005% | UN estimate |
218 | ![]() |
1,500 | 2008 | 0.00003% | UN estimate |
219 | ![]() |
1,400 | 2008 | 0.00003% | UN estimate |
220 | ![]() |
800 | 2008 | 0.00002% | UN estimate |
221 | ![]() |
50 | 2008 | 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 499,673,300 on January 1, 2009, and it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list (7.4% of world population) - see "Total population". Eurostat. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
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- ^ International Programs Center - census.gov
- ^ a b Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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at position 42 (help) - ^ Includes Hong Kong, which had 7,008,900 inhabitants on December 31, 2008, and Macau, which had 549,200 inhabitants on December 31, 2008.
- ^ 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 (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828)
- ^ General Population Census of Cambodia 2008 - Provisional Population Totals, National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, released 3rd September, 2008[1]
- ^ National Statistics Institute of Tunisia
- ^ Includes Kosovo
- ^ 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
- ^ 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." [2] The official census figures are available here.
- ^ Includes Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
See also
- Human geography
- List of cities by population
- List of national capitals by population
- List of continents by population
- List of countries
- List of countries by population density
- List of countries by population in 1907
- List of countries by population in 2005
- List of countries by past and future population
- Lists of countries in various regions by populations:
- List of regional organizations by population
- List of religious populations
- World population
External links
- United Nations Analytical Report for the 2004 revision of World Population Prospects (the analytical report for the 2006 revision is not available online) — includes details of methodology and sources used for the population estimates above.