List of countries and dependencies by population - wikipedia List of countries and dependencies by population It has been suggested that List of countries by population ( United Nations ) be merged into this article. ( Discuss ) Proposed since January 2018. A map of world population in 2014 World population percentage by country 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. The population figures do not reflect the practice of countries that report significantly different populations of citizens domestically and overall. Some countries, notably Thailand, do not report total population, exclusively counting citizens ; for total populations an international agency must issue an estimate. Also given in percent is each country 's population compared with the population of the world, which the United Nations estimated at 7.6 billion in September 2017. Contents 1 Method 2 Sovereign states and dependencies by population 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links Method See also : List of countries and territories by population density and List of regional organizations by population Figures used in this chart are based on the most up to date estimate or projections 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 2017 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 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. A handful of nations have not conducted a census in over 30 years, providing high error margin estimates only. 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, 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. Rank Country ( or dependent territory ) Population Date % of world population Source China 1,390,190,000 April 6, 2018 18.3 % Official population clock India 1,330,100,000 April 6, 2018 17.5 % Official population clock United States 326,915,000 April 6, 2018 4.29 % Official population clock Indonesia 261,890,900 July 1, 2017 3.44 % Official annual projection 5 Pakistan 211,147,000 April 6, 2018 2.77 % Official population clock 6 Brazil 208,881,000 April 6, 2018 2.74 % Official population clock 7 Nigeria 193,392,500 March 21, 2016 2.54 % Annual official estimate 8 Bangladesh 164,282,000 April 6, 2018 2.16 % Official population clock 9 Russia 146,877,088 January 1, 2018 1.93 % Official estimate 10 Japan 126,520,000 March 1, 2018 1.66 % Monthly provisional estimate 11 Mexico 123,982,528 December 31, 2017 1.63 % Official projection 12 Philippines 105,683,000 April 6, 2018 1.39 % Official population clock 13 Egypt 96,744,600 April 6, 2018 1.27 % Official population clock 14 Ethiopia 94,352,000 July 1, 2017 1.24 % Official projection 15 Vietnam 93,700,000 July 1, 2017 1.23 % Annual official projection 16 Germany 82,576,900 March 31, 2017 1.08 % Official annual data 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 81,339,900 July 1, 2017 1.07 % UN Projection 17 Iran 81,347,700 April 6, 2018 1.07 % Official population clock 19 Turkey 80,810,525 December 31, 2017 1.06 % Official annual estimate 20 Thailand 68,860,000 July 1, 2016 0.9 % Official annual projection 21 France 67,206,000 March 1, 2018 0.88 % Monthly official estimate 22 United Kingdom 65,648,100 July 1, 2016 0.86 % Official mid-year estimate 23 Italy 60,497,174 November 31, 2017 0.79 % Monthly official estimate 24 South Africa 56,717,000 July 1, 2017 0.74 % Annual official estimate 25 Myanmar 53,370,609 July 1, 2017 0.7 % UN projection 26 Tanzania 51,557,365 July 1, 2017 0.68 % Official annual projection 27 South Korea 51,446,201 July 1, 2017 0.68 % Annual official estimate 28 Colombia 49,706,100 April 6, 2018 0.653 % Official population clock 29 Kenya 49,699,862 July 1, 2017 0.65 % UN projection 30 Spain 46,549,045 July 1, 2017 0.61 % Official estimate 31 Argentina 44,044,811 July 1, 2017 0.58 % Official annual projection 32 Ukraine 42,364,933 February 1, 2018 0.56 % Monthly official estimate 33 Algeria 41,697,498 July 1, 2017 0.55 % Official annual projection 34 Sudan 40,782,742 July 1, 2017 0.54 % Official annual projection 35 Poland 38,422,346 June 30, 2017 0.5 % Official estimate 36 Iraq 38,274,618 July 1, 2017 0.5 % UN projection 37 Uganda 37,673,800 July 1, 2017 0.49 % Official annual projection 38 Canada 37,067,300 April 6, 2018 0.487 % Official estimate 39 Morocco 34,629,900 April 6, 2018 0.455 % Official annual projection 40 Saudi Arabia 33,413,660 January 1, 2018 0.44 % Official estimate 41 Malaysia 32,468,200 April 6, 2018 0.426 % Official population clock 42 Uzbekistan 32,345,000 July 1, 2017 0.42 % Official population report 43 Peru 31,826,018 July 1, 2017 0.42 % Official estimate 44 Venezuela 31,431,164 July 1, 2017 0.41 % Official annual projection 45 Afghanistan 29,724,323 July 1, 2017 0.39 % Annual official estimate 46 Ghana 29,614,337 January 1, 2018 0.39 % Official projection 47 Angola 29,250,009 January 1, 2018 0.38 % Official projection 48 Mozambique 28,861,863 August 1, 2017 0.38 % Official census result 49 Nepal 28,825,709 July 1, 2017 0.38 % Official annual projection 50 Yemen 28,250,000 July 1, 2017 0.37 % UN projection 51 Madagascar 25,571,000 July 1, 2017 0.34 % UN projection 52 North Korea 25,491,000 July 1, 2017 0.33 % UN projection 53 Australia 24,895,100 April 6, 2018 0.327 % Official population clock 54 Ivory Coast 24,294,750 July 1, 2017 0.32 % UN projection 55 Cameroon 23,794,164 January 1, 2018 0.31 % Annual official projection - Taiwan 23,571,408 February 1, 2018 0.31 % Monthly official estimate 56 Sri Lanka 21,444,000 July 1, 2017 0.28 % Official estimate 57 Niger 20,651,070 July 1, 2017 0.27 % Annual official projection 58 Romania 19,638,000 January 1, 2017 0.26 % Annual official estimate 59 Burkina Faso 19,632,147 July 1, 2017 0.26 % Annual official projection 60 Mali 18,542,000 July 1, 2017 0.24 % UN projection 61 Syria 18,270,000 July 1, 2017 0.24 % UN projection 62 Kazakhstan 18,177,700 February 1, 2018 0.24 % Official estimate 63 Chile 17,574,003 April 19, 2017 0.23 % Final or definitive 2017 census result 64 Malawi 17,373,185 July 1, 2017 0.23 % Annual official projection 65 Netherlands 17,210,400 April 6, 2018 0.226 % Official population clock 66 Ecuador 16,965,300 April 6, 2018 0.223 % Official population clock 67 Zambia 16,405,229 July 1, 2017 0.22 % Official annual projection 68 Guatemala 16,176,133 July 1, 2015 0.21 % Official estimate 69 Cambodia 15,848,495 July 1, 2017 0.21 % Official annual projection 70 Senegal 15,726,037 January 1, 2018 0.21 % Official annual projection 71 Chad 14,900,000 July 1, 2017 0.2 % UN projection 72 Somalia 14,742,523 July 1, 2017 0.19 % UN projection 73 Zimbabwe 14,542,235 July 1, 2017 0.19 % Official annual projection 74 Guinea 11,883,516 January 1, 2018 0.16 % Official projection 75 South Sudan 11,868,209 July 1, 2017 0.16 % Official annual projection 76 Rwanda 11,809,300 July 1, 2017 0.16 % Official projection ( medium scenario ) 77 Tunisia 11,446,300 July 1, 2017 0.15 % Official estimate 78 Belgium 11,403,187 February 1, 2018 0.15 % Monthly official estimate 79 Cuba 11,239,224 December 31, 2016 0.15 % Annual official estimate 80 Bolivia 11,145,770 July 1, 2017 0.15 % Official projection 81 Benin 11,002,578 July 1, 2017 0.14 % Official projection 82 Haiti 10,911,819 March 31, 2015 0.14 % Official estimate 83 Greece 10,768,193 January 1, 2017 0.14 % Official estimate 84 Czech Republic 10,610,055 December 31, 2017 0.14 % Official quarterly estimate 85 Burundi 10,400,938 July 1, 2017 0.14 % Official annual projection 86 Portugal 10,309,573 December 31, 2016 0.14 % Annual official estimate 87 Dominican Republic 10,169,172 July 1, 2017 0.13 % Official projection 88 Sweden 10,128,320 January 31, 2018 0.13 % Official monthly estimate 89 Jordan 10,107,510 April 6, 2018 0.133 % Official population clock 90 Azerbaijan 9,898,085 January 1, 2018 0.13 % Official estimate 91 Hungary 9,771,000 January 1, 2018 0.13 % Annual official estimate 92 Belarus 9,491,900 January 1, 2018 0.12 % Official quarterly estimate 93 United Arab Emirates 9,400,000 July 1, 2017 0.12 % UN projection 94 Tajikistan 8,931,000 January 1, 2018 0.12 % Official estimate 95 Honduras 8,866,351 July 1, 2017 0.12 % Official annual projection 96 Israel 8,839,100 April 6, 2018 0.116 % Official population clock 97 Austria 8,823,054 January 1, 2018 0.12 % Quarterly provisional figure 98 Switzerland 8,465,234 September 30, 2017 0.11 % Quarterly provisional figure 99 Papua New Guinea 8,151,300 July 1, 2016 0.11 % Annual official estimate -- Hong Kong ( China ) 7,409,800 January 1, 2018 0.097 % Official estimate 100 Togo 7,178,000 July 1, 2017 0.094 % Official estimate 101 Bulgaria 7,101,859 December 31, 2016 0.093 % Official estimate 102 Sierra Leone 7,092,113 December 4, 2015 0.093 % Final 2015 census result 103 Paraguay 7,052,983 January 1, 2018 0.093 % Official estimate 104 Serbia 7,040,272 January 1, 2017 0.092 % Annual official estimate 105 El Salvador 6,581,940 July 1, 2017 0.086 % Official projection 106 Laos 6,492,400 March 1, 2015 0.085 % Preliminary 2015 census result 107 Libya 6,374,616 July 1, 2017 0.084 % UN projection 108 Nicaragua 6,305,956 July 1, 2017 0.083 % Official estimate 109 Kyrgyzstan 6,140,200 January 1, 2017 0.081 % Official estimate 110 Lebanon 6,082,000 July 1, 2017 0.08 % UN projection 111 Denmark 5,781,190 January 1, 2018 0.076 % Official quarterly estimate 112 Turkmenistan 5,758,000 July 1, 2017 0.076 % UN projection 113 Singapore 5,612,300 July 1, 2017 0.074 % Official estimate 114 Finland 5,516,224 December 31, 2017 0.072 % Quaterly official estimate 115 Slovakia 5,443,120 January 1, 2018 0.071 % Official estimate 116 Norway 5,295,619 January 1, 2018 0.07 % Official quarterly estimate 117 Republic of the Congo 5,260,750 July 1, 2017 0.069 % UN projection 118 Eritrea 5,068,831 July 1, 2017 0.067 % UN projection 119 Costa Rica 4,947,490 June 30, 2017 0.065 % Official estimate 120 New Zealand 4,870,680 April 6, 2018 0.064 % Official population clock 121 Palestine 4,816,503 July 1, 2016 0.063 % Official estimate 122 Ireland 4,792,500 April 1, 2017 0.063 % Official estimate 2017 census result 123 Central African Republic 4,659,080 July 1, 2017 0.061 % UN projection 124 Oman 4,639,678 December 1, 2017 0.061 % Official estimate 125 Liberia 4,289,520 July 1, 2017 0.056 % Official projection 126 Croatia 4,154,213 December 31, 2016 0.055 % Annual official estimate 127 Kuwait 4,132,415 July 1, 2016 0.054 % Official estimate 128 Panama 4,098,135 July 1, 2017 0.054 % Official estimate 129 Mauritania 3,806,719 July 1, 2017 0.05 % Annual official projection 130 Georgia 3,718,200 January 1, 2017 0.049 % Annual official estimate 131 Moldova 3,550,900 January 1, 2017 0.047 % Official estimate 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,511,372 July 1, 2016 0.046 % Official estimate 133 Uruguay 3,493,205 June 30, 2017 0.046 % Annual official projection -- Puerto Rico ( U.S. ) 3,411,307 July 1, 2016 0.045 % Official estimate 134 Mongolia 3,204,400 April 6, 2018 0.042 % Official population clock 135 Armenia 2,979,600 September 30, 2017 0.039 % Official quarterly estimate 136 Albania 2,876,591 January 1, 2017 0.038 % Annual official estimate 137 Lithuania 2,805,418 March 1, 2018 0.037 % Monthly official estimate 138 Jamaica 2,730,894 December 31, 2016 0.036 % Official estimate 139 Qatar 2,700,390 February 1, 2018 0.035 % Monthly official estimate 140 Namibia 2,368,747 July 1, 2017 0.031 % Official projection 141 Lesotho 2,233,339 July 1, 2017 0.029 % UN projection 142 Botswana 2,230,905 July 1, 2016 0.029 % Official annual projection 143 The Gambia 2,101,000 July 1, 2017 0.028 % UN projection 144 Macedonia 2,073,702 December 31, 2016 0.027 % Official estimate 145 Slovenia 2,065,895 January 1, 2017 0.027 % Official estimate 146 Gabon 2,025,137 July 1, 2017 0.027 % UN projection 147 Latvia 1,926,600 March 1, 2018 0.025 % Monthly official estimate -- Kosovo 1,783,531 December 31, 2016 0.023 % Official annual projection 148 Guinea - Bissau 1,553,822 July 1, 2017 0.02 % Official annual projection 149 Bahrain 1,451,200 July 1, 2017 0.019 % Official annual projection 150 Trinidad and Tobago 1,356,633 July 1, 2017 0.018 % Official estimate 151 Estonia 1,352,320 January 1, 2017 0.018 % Official estimate 152 Mauritius 1,264,887 July 1, 2017 0.017 % Official estimate 153 Equatorial Guinea 1,222,442 July 4, 2015 0.016 % Preliminary 2015 census result 154 East Timor 1,167,242 July 11, 2015 0.015 % Preliminary 2015 census result 155 Swaziland 1,145,970 July 1, 2017 0.015 % Official projection 156 Djibouti 956,985 July 1, 2017 0.013 % UN projection 157 Fiji 884,887 September 17, 2017 0.012 % Official census result 158 Cyprus 854,800 December 31, 2016 0.011 % Official estimate 159 Comoros 806,153 July 1, 2016 0.011 % Official estimate 160 Bhutan 798,520 April 6, 2018 0.01 % Official population clock 161 Guyana 777,859 July 1, 2017 0.0102 % UN projection -- Macau ( China ) 653,100 December 31, 2017 0.0086 % Official quarterly estimate 162 Solomon Islands 651,700 July 1, 2016 0.0086 % Annual official estimate 163 Montenegro 622,387 January 1, 2017 0.0082 % Official estimate 164 Luxembourg 590,667 January 1, 2017 0.0078 % Official estimate -- Western Sahara 552,628 July 1, 2017 0.0073 % UN projection 165 Suriname 541,638 August 13, 2012 0.0071 % Final 2012 census result 166 Cape Verde 537,661 July 1, 2017 0.0071 % Official annual projection -- Transnistria 475,665 October 15, 2015 0.0062 % Preliminary 2015 census result 167 Malta 434,403 December 31, 2015 0.0057 % Official estimate 168 Brunei 422,678 July 1, 2016 0.0056 % Official estimate 169 Belize 380,010 October 1, 2016 0.005 % Official estimate 170 Bahamas 382,460 July 1, 2017 0.005 % Official projection 171 Iceland 348,580 December 31, 2017 0.0046 % Official quarterly estimate 172 Maldives 344,023 September 20, 2014 0.0045 % Preliminary 2014 census result -- Northern Cyprus 313,626 June 30, 2014 0.0041 % Official estimate 173 Vanuatu 289,700 July 1, 2016 0.0038 % Annual official estimate 174 Barbados 285,719 July 1, 2017 0.0038 % UN projection -- New Caledonia ( France ) 277,000 July 1, 2016 0.0036 % Annual official estimate -- French Polynesia ( France ) 275,918 August 17, 2017 0.0036 % 2017 census results -- Abkhazia 240,705 February 28, 2011 0.0032 % 2011 census result 175 Samoa 197,448 July 1, 2017 0.0026 % Official projection 176 São Tomé and Príncipe 187,356 May 13, 2012 0.0025 % 2012 census result 177 Saint Lucia 178,844 July 1, 2017 0.0023 % UN projection -- Guam ( U.S. ) 184,200 July 1, 2015 0.0024 % Annual official estimate -- Curaçao ( Netherlands ) 160,337 January 1, 2017 0.0021 % Annual official estimate -- Artsakh 150,932 December 1, 2015 0.002 % Preliminary 2015 census result 178 Kiribati 115,300 July 1, 2016 0.0015 % Annual official estimate -- Aruba ( Netherlands ) 110,882 June 30, 2017 0.0015 % Official quarterly estimate 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,557 July 1, 2015 0.0014 % Official estimate -- United States Virgin Islands ( U.S. ) 104,901 July 1, 2017 0.0014 % UN projection 180 Federated States of Micronesia 104,600 July 1, 2016 0.0014 % Annual official estimate -- Jersey ( UK ) 104,200 December 31, 2016 0.0014 % Annual official estimate 181 Grenada 103,328 May 12, 2011 0.0014 % 2011 census result 182 Tonga 100,600 July 1, 2016 0.0013 % Annual official estimate 183 Seychelles 94,205 December 31, 2016 0.0012 % Official estimate 184 Antigua and Barbuda 86,295 May 27, 2011 0.0011 % Preliminary 2011 census result -- Isle of Man ( UK ) 83,314 April 24, 2016 0.0011 % 2016 census result 185 Andorra 78,264 December 31, 2016 0.001 % Annual official estimate 186 Dominica 71,293 May 14, 2011 0.00094 % Preliminary 2011 census result -- Bermuda ( UK ) 63,779 May 21, 2016 0.00084 % 2016 Census Preliminary Report -- Guernsey ( UK ) 62,723 March 31, 2016 0.00082 % Official estimate -- Cayman Islands ( UK ) 60,413 December 31, 2015 0.00079 % Official estimate -- American Samoa ( U.S. ) 56,400 July 1, 2016 0.00074 % Annual official estimate -- Greenland ( Denmark ) 55,877 January 1, 2018 0.00073 % official estimate -- Northern Mariana Islands ( U.S. ) 55,700 July 1, 2016 0.00073 % Annual official estimate 187 Marshall Islands 55,000 July 1, 2016 0.00072 % Annual official estimate -- South Ossetia 53,532 October 15, 2015 0.0007 % Preliminary 2015 census result -- Faroe Islands ( Denmark ) 50,575 February 1, 2018 0.00066 % Monthly official estimate 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,204 May 15, 2011 0.00061 % 2011 census result -- Sint Maarten ( Netherlands ) 39,410 January 1, 2016 0.00052 % Official estimate -- Turks and Caicos Islands ( UK ) 37,910 July 1, 2016 0.0005 % Official estimate 189 Liechtenstein 38,111 December 31, 2017 0.0005 % Semi annual official estimate 190 Monaco 37,550 December 31, 2016 0.00049 % Annual official estimate -- Saint - Martin ( France ) 36,457 January 1, 2015 0.00048 % Annual official estimate 191 San Marino 33,332 February 28, 2018 0.00044 % Monthly official estimate -- Gibraltar ( UK ) 33,140 December 31, 2014 0.00044 % Annual official estimate -- British Virgin Islands ( UK ) 28,514 July 1, 2013 0.00037 % Official estimate -- Cook Islands ( NZ ) 18,100 March 1, 2016 0.00024 % Official quarterly estimate 192 Palau 17,800 July 1, 2016 0.00023 % Annual official estimate -- Anguilla ( UK ) 13,452 May 11, 2011 0.00018 % Preliminary 2011 census result -- Wallis and Futuna ( France ) 11,800 July 1, 2016 0.00015 % Annual official estimate 193 Nauru 10,800 July 1, 2016 0.00014 % Annual official estimate 194 Tuvalu 10,100 July 1, 2016 0.00013 % Annual official estimate -- Saint Barthélemy ( France ) 9,417 January 1, 2015 0.00012 % Annual official estimate -- Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( France ) 6,286 January 1, 2015 0.000083 % Annual official estimate -- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ( UK ) 5,633 February 7, 2016 0.000074 % 2016 census result -- Montserrat ( UK ) 4,922 May 12, 2011 0.000065 % 2011 census result -- Falkland Islands ( UK ) 2,563 April 15, 2012 0.000034 % 2012 census result -- Norfolk Island ( Australia ) 2,302 August 9, 2011 0.000030 % 2011 census result -- Christmas Island ( Australia ) 2,072 August 9, 2011 0.000027 % 2011 census result -- Niue ( NZ ) 1,470 July 1, 2015 0.00002 % Annual official estimate -- Tokelau ( NZ ) 1,411 October 18, 2011 0.000019 % 2011 census result 195 Vatican City 800 January 1, 2014 0.000011 % Official estimate -- Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands ( Australia ) 550 August 9, 2011 0.0000072 % 2011 census result -- Pitcairn Islands ( UK ) 50 January 1, 2018 0.00000066 % Official estimate See also Geography portal List of continents by 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Its combined population has been estimated at 510,284,430 on January 1, 2016, and it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list. It has 6.7 % of the world 's population -- see `` Eurostat - Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface ( TGM ) table ''. European Commission. ^ 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. ^ Does not include the figures of Lakshwadeep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. ^ Population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. ^ 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. ^ Population of the 18 regions of France. Excluding Overseas Territories and Collectivities : French Polynesia, New Caledonia, French Southern and Antarctic Land, Clipperton Island, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna. ^ Excluding the 14 Overseas Territories, which are shown separately. ^ Including Zanzibar. ^ 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. ^ It excludes the population of the disputed territory of the Western Sahara ( the so - called Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ). ^ Taiwan ( Republic of China ) also includes the minor islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, etc. ^ Includes Puntland and Somaliland. ^ Excludes Kosovo. ^ Medium Variant ^ Excludes Abkhazia ( 242,862, census 2011 ) and South Ossetia ( 53,559, census 2015 ). ^ Excludes Transnistria. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 113 out of 193 United Nations member states. ^ Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory. ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Moldova. ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Cyprus. ^ Abkhazia is a de facto sovereign state whose 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 Abkhazia de jure a part of Georgia 's territory. In Georgia 's official subdivision it is an autonomous republic, whose government sits in exile in Tbilisi. ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Azerbaijan. ^ 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 ^ `` World Population Clocks ''. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 21. ^ `` China 's Population : The Most Surprising Demographic Crisis ''. The Economist. 2013. ^ `` World Population Prospects 2017 ''. 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. 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Question: what are the top ten largest countries by population
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