List of countries and dependencies by population

Table columns:
Rank
Country (or dependent territory)
Population
Date
% of world population
Source

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

Questions about this table:
originalText: who has the highest population in the world
answer: answerTexts: China