List of countries and dependencies by population
Sovereign states and dependencies by population
Table:
Rank
Country
(or dependent territory)
Population
Date
% of world
population
Source

1

China[Note 2]

1,428,761,480
17.5%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

2

India[Note 3]

1,414,476,575
17.3%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

3

United States[Note 4]

337,763,176
4.13%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

4

Indonesia

268,074,600

July 1, 2019

3.28%

Official annual projection

5

Brazil

219,054,293
2.68%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

6

Pakistan

241,213,795
2.95%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

7

Nigeria

193,392,517

July 1, 2016

2.37%

Official estimate

8

Bangladesh

178,729,386
2.19%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

9

Russia[Note 5]

146,793,744

January 1, 2019

1.8%

Official estimate

10

Mexico

126,577,691

July 1, 2019

1.55%

Official annual projection

11

Japan

126,330,000

February 1, 2019

1.55%

Monthly provisional estimate

12

Philippines

111,187,773
1.36%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

13

Ethiopia

98,665,000

July 1, 2019

1.21%

Official annual projection

14

Egypt

107,632,809
1.32%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

15

Vietnam

95,354,000

July 1, 2019

1.17%

Official annual projection

16

Democratic Republic of the Congo

91,931,000

July 1, 2019

1.13%

Official estimate

17

Germany

82,979,100

September 30, 2018

1.02%

Official estimate

18

Iran

86,264,623
1.06%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

19

Turkey

82,003,882

December 31, 2018

1%

Official annual estimate

20

France[Note 6]

66,992,699

January 1, 2019

0.82%

Monthly official estimate

21

Thailand

67,201,992

April 17, 2025

0.82%

Official population clock

22

United Kingdom[Note 7]

66,040,229

June 30, 2017

0.81%

Official annual estimate

23

Italy

60,390,560

September 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

0.68%

Official annual projection

26

Myanmar

54,339,766

July 1, 2019

0.66%

Official annual projection

27

South Korea

51,811,167

July 1, 2019

0.63%

Official annual estimate

28

Kenya

49,364,000

July 1, 2019

0.6%

Official estimate

29

Spain

46,733,038

July 1, 2018

0.57%

Official estimate

30

Colombia

45,500,000

November 2, 2018

0.56%

Preliminary 2018 census result

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]

42,153,201

January 1, 2019

0.52%

Monthly official estimate

34

Sudan

47,163,510

April 17, 2025

0.58%

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

38,433,600

December 31, 2017

0.47%

Official estimate

38

Canada

42,147,510
0.516%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

39

Morocco[Note 10]

37,647,169
0.461%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

40

Saudi Arabia

33,413,660

January 1, 2018

0.41%

Official estimate

41

Uzbekistan

37,442,235

April 17, 2025

0.46%

Official population clock

42

Malaysia

34,602,834
0.423%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

43

Peru

32,495,510

June 30, 2019

0.4%

Official estimate

44

Venezuela

32,219,521

June 30, 2019

0.39%

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

28,861,863

August 1, 2017

0.35%

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

27,776,194
0.340%
17 Apr 2025

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]

23,590,744

January 31, 2019

0.29%

Monthly official estimate

56

Niger

22,314,743

July 1, 2019

0.27%

Official annual projection

57

Sri Lanka

21,670,000

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

0.24%

Official annual projection

60

Romania

19,523,621

January 1, 2018

0.24%

Official annual estimate

61

Chile

19,107,216

July 1, 2019

0.23%

Official annual projection

62

Syria

18,499,181

July 1, 2019

0.23%

UN projection

63

Kazakhstan

18,395,700

January 1, 2019

0.23%

Official estimate

64

Guatemala

17,679,735

June 30, 2019

0.22%

Official annual projection

65

Malawi

17,563,749

September 3, 2018

0.21%

Preliminary 2018 census result

66

Zambia

17,381,168

July 1, 2019

0.21%

Official annual projection

67

Netherlands

18,323,246
0.224%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

68

Ecuador

18,735,601
0.229%
17 Apr 2025

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

Bolivia

11,469,896

July 1, 2019

0.14%

Official projection annual

79

Belgium

11,455,358

January 1, 2019

0.14%

Monthly official estimate

80

Tunisia

11,434,994

July 1, 2017

0.14%

Official estimate

81

Haiti

11,242,856

July 1, 2019

0.14%

UN projection

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

10,637,794

September 30, 2018

0.13%

Official quarterly estimate

86

Dominican Republic

10,358,320

July 1, 2019

0.13%

Official projection

87

Jordan

11,810,547
0.145%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

88

Portugal

10,291,027

December 31, 2017

0.13%

Official annual estimate

89

Sweden

10,230,185

December 31, 2018

0.13%

Official monthly estimate

90

Azerbaijan

9,981,457

January 1, 2019

0.12%

Official estimate

91

Hungary

9,771,000

January 1, 2018

0.12%

Official annual estimate

92

United Arab Emirates

9,682,088

July 1, 2019

0.12%

UN projection

93

Belarus

9,477,100

October 1, 2018

0.12%

Official quarterly estimate

94

Honduras

9,158,345

July 1, 2019

0.11%

Official annual projection

95

Israel

10,061,180
0.123%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

96

Tajikistan

8,931,000

January 1, 2018

0.11%

Official estimate

97

Austria

8,859,992

January 1, 2019

0.11%

Quarterly provisional figure

98

Papua New Guinea

8,558,800

July 1, 2018

0.1%

Official annual estimate

99

Switzerland

8,526,932

September 30, 2018

0.1%

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

0.092%

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

0.087%

Official annual projection

104

Bulgaria

7,050,034

December 31, 2017

0.086%

Official estimate

105

Serbia[Note 13]

7,001,444

January 1, 2018

0.086%

Official annual estimate

106

El Salvador

6,704,864

July 1, 2019

0.082%

Official annual projection

107

Libya

6,569,864

July 1, 2019

0.08%

UN projection

108

Nicaragua

6,393,824

June 30, 2017

0.078%

Official estimate

109

Kyrgyzstan

6,350,500

October 1, 2018

0.078%

Official estimate

110

Lebanon

6,065,922

July 1, 2019

0.074%

UN projection

111

Denmark

5,806,081

January 1, 2019

0.071%

Official quarterly estimate

112

Singapore

5,638,700

June 30, 2018

0.069%

Official estimate

113

Turkmenistan

6,067,690

April 17, 2025

0.074%

Official population clock

114

Republic of the Congo

5,542,197

July 1, 2019

0.068%

UN projection

115

Finland

5,521,773

December 31, 2018

0.068%

Official monthly estimate

116

Slovakia

5,445,087

June 30, 2018

0.067%

Official estimate

117

Norway

5,328,212

January 1, 2019

0.065%

Official quarterly estimate

118

Eritrea

5,309,659

July 1, 2019

0.065%

UN projection

119

Costa Rica

5,058,007

June 30, 2019

0.062%

Official annual projection

120

New Zealand

5,484,842
0.0671%
17 Apr 2025

Official population clock

121

Ireland

4,857,000

April 1, 2018

0.059%

Official estimate

122

Central African Republic

4,825,711

July 1, 2019

0.059%

UN projection

123

Palestine

4,780,978

December 1, 2017

0.059%

Official census result

124

Oman

4,668,599

February 25, 2019

0.057%

Official estimate

125

Liberia

4,475,353

July 1, 2019

0.055%

Official projection

126

Kuwait

4,226,920

January 1, 2018

0.052%

Official annual estimate

127

Panama

4,218,808

July 1, 2019

0.052%

Official annual projection

128

Croatia

4,105,493

January 1, 2018

0.05%

Official estimate

129

Mauritania

4,077,347

July 1, 2019

0.05%

Official annual projection

130

Georgia[Note 14]

3,729,600

January 1, 2018

0.046%

Official annual estimate

131

Moldova[Note 15]

3,547,539

January 1, 2018

0.043%

Official estimate

132

Uruguay

3,518,552

June 30, 2019

0.043%

Official annual projection

133

Bosnia and Herzegovina

3,511,372

June 30, 2016

0.043%

Official estimate

134

Mongolia

3,612,704

April 17, 2025

0.044%

Official population clock

–

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

3,195,153

July 1, 2018

0.039%

Official estimate

135

Armenia

2,969,200

September 30, 2018

0.036%

Official quarterly estimate

136

Albania

2,870,324

January 1, 2018

0.035%

Official annual estimate

137

Lithuania

2,793,986

January 1, 2019

0.034%

Monthly official estimate

138

Qatar

2,766,459

January 31, 2019

0.034%

Monthly official estimate

139

Jamaica

2,728,864

December 31, 2017

0.033%

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

2,076,595

October 1, 2018

0.025%

Official estimate

145

North Macedonia

2,075,301

December 31, 2017

0.025%

Official estimate

146

Lesotho

2,007,201

April 10, 2016

0.025%

2016 census result

147

Latvia

1,918,500

February 1, 2019

0.023%

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

1,323,820

January 1, 2019

0.016%

Official estimate

154

Mauritius

1,265,577

July 1, 2018

0.015%

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

0.0096%

UN projection

161

Bhutan

741,672

July 1, 2019

0.0091%

Official annual projection

162

Solomon Islands

680,806

July 1, 2019

0.0083%

Official annual projection

–

Macau (China)

667,400

December 31, 2018

0.0082%

Official quarterly estimate

163

Montenegro

622,359

January 1, 2018

0.0076%

Official estimate

164

Luxembourg

602,005

January 1, 2018

0.0074%

Official estimate

–

Western Sahara[Note 17]

582,478

July 1, 2019

0.0071%

UN projection

165

Suriname

573,085

July 1, 2019

0.007%

UN projection

166

Cape Verde

550,483

July 1, 2019

0.0067%

Official annual projection

167

Malta

475,701

December 31, 2017

0.0058%

Official estimate

–

Transnistria[Note 18]

469,000

January 1, 2018

0.0057%

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

0.0046%

Official annual estimate

172

Iceland

357,050

December 31, 2018

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]

145,053

December 1, 2015

0.0018%

2015 census result

178

Kiribati

120,100

July 1, 2018

0.0015%

Official annual estimate

–

Aruba (Netherlands)

111,482

September 30, 2018

0.0014%

Official quarterly estimate

179

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

109,803

July 1, 2017

0.0013%

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

100,651

November 30, 2016

0.0012%

2016 census result

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

74,794

December 31, 2017

0.0009%

Official estimate

186

Dominica

74,679

July 1, 2019

0.0009%

UN projection

–

Cayman Islands (UK)

64,420

March 31, 2018

0.00079%

Official estimate

–

Bermuda (UK)

63,779

May 21, 2016

0.00078%

2016 Census Preliminary Report

–

Guernsey (UK)

62,063

December 31, 2017

0.00076%

Official estimate

–

American Samoa (U.S.)

56,700

July 1, 2018

0.00069%

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)

51,371

January 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

Monaco

38,300

December 31, 2017

0.00047%

Official annual estimate

190

Liechtenstein

38,201

June 30, 2018

0.00047%

Official semi annual estimate

–

Saint-Martin (France)

36,457

January 1, 2015

0.00045%

Official estimate

–

Gibraltar (UK)

33,573

December 31, 2015

0.00041%

Official estimate

191

San Marino

33,419

December 31, 2018

0.00041%

Official monthly estimate

–

British Virgin Islands (UK)

32,206

July 1, 2019

0.00039%

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

0.00013%

Official annual estimate

194

Tuvalu

10,200

July 1, 2018

0.00012%

Official annual estimate

–

Saint Barthélemy (France)

9,417

January 1, 2015

0.00012%

Official estimate

–

Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)

6,286

January 1, 2015

0.000077%

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)

1,843

August 9, 2016

0.000023%

2016 census result

–

Norfolk Island (Australia)

1,748

August 9, 2016

0.000021%

2016 census result

–

Niue (NZ)

1,520

July 1, 2018

0.000019%

Official annual estimate

–

Tokelau (NZ)

1,499

October 18, 2016

0.000018%

2016 census result

195

Vatican City

800

January 1, 2014

0.000010%

Official estimate

–

Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)

544

August 9, 2016

0.0000067%

2016 census result

–

Pitcairn Islands (UK)

50

January 1, 2018

0.00000061%

Official estimate

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