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List of countries by population

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See also: List of countries by past and future population, List of countries by population in 2000, and List of countries by population in 1900
Map of countries by population for the year 2007

This is a list of countries by population. The list includes independent countries and inhabited dependent territories based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. Also given, as a percentage, is each country's population compared to the population of the world, which is currently 6,811,600,000.[1]

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,[2] that are not sovereign states, and dependent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.[3]

Figures used in this chart are based on the most recent estimate or projection by the national census authority where available and generally rounded off. Where national data is unavailable, figures are based on the July 1, 2009 estimate by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[4] 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 result in misleading conclusions. Further, the addition of all countries may not equal the world total.

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 list of countries and dependencies by population density and the list of regional organizations by population.

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Figures indicated by "UN estimate" are based on the July 1, 2009 estimate by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[4]

Rank  ↓ Country / Territory  ↓ Population  ↓ Date Last Updated  ↓  % of World Population  ↓ Source
1  China[5] 1,336,650,000 March 30, 2010 19.62% Chinese Official Population Clock
2  India 1,178,900,000 March 30, 2010 17.31% Indian Official Population Clock
3  United States 308,971,000 March 30, 2010 4.54% United States Official Population Clock
4  Indonesia 231,369,500 July 2009 3.4% Statistics Indonesia
5  Brazil 192,704,000 March 30, 2010 2.83% Brazilian Official Population Clock
6  Pakistan 169,104,000 March 30, 2010 2.48% Official Pakistani Population clock
7  Bangladesh 162,221,000 2.38% UN estimate
8  Nigeria 154,729,000 2.27% UN estimate
9  Russia 141,927,297 January 1, 2010 2.08% Federal State Statistics Service of Russia
10  Japan 127,380,000 March 1, 2010 1.87% Official Japan Statistics Bureau
11  Mexico 107,550,697 July 1, 2009 1.58% INEGI estimate

National Population Statistics of Mexico[6]
12  Philippines 92,226,600 Mid-2009 1.35%

National Statistics Office medium projection
13  Vietnam 85,789,573 April 1, 2009 1.26% Preliminary 2009 census results
14  Germany 81,757,600 January 1, 2010 1.2% Eurostat estimate
15  Ethiopia 79,221,000 July 2008 1.16%

Ethiopia Central Statistics Agency
16  Egypt 78,060,000 March 30, 2010 1.15% Official Egyptian Population clock
17  Iran 74,196,000 1.09% UN estimate
18  Turkey 72,561,312 December 31, 2009 1.07% Turkish Statistical Institute estimate
19  Dem. Rep. of Congo 66,020,000 0.97% UN estimate
20  France[7] 65,447,374 January 1, 2010 0.96% Official INSEE estimate
The figure for France without the overseas collectivities is 64,667,374.
21  Thailand 63,389,730 December 31, 2008 0.93%

Official Thai Statistics estimate
22  United Kingdom 62,041,708 January 1, 2010 0.91% Eurostat estimate
23  Italy 60,276,969 October 1, 2009 0.88% Official ISTAT estimate
24  Myanmar (Burma) 50,020,000 0.73%

UN estimate
25  South Korea 49,773,145 December 31, 2009 0.73% Statistics Korea
26  South Africa 49,320,500 July 1, 2009 0.72% Statistics South Africa
27  Spain 45,989,016 January 1, 2010 0.68% Official INE estimate
28  Ukraine 45,962,900 January 1, 2010 0.67% Official UKRSTAT estimate
29  Colombia 45,375,000 March 30, 2010 0.67% Official Colombian Population clock
30  Tanzania 43,739,000 0.64% UN estimate
31  Argentina 40,134,425 June 30, 2009 0.59% Official INDEC estimate
32  Kenya 39,802,000 0.58% UN estimate
33  Sudan 39,154,490 April 22, 2008 0.57% 2008 Sudanese census
34  Poland 38,163,895 January 1, 2010 0.56% Eurostat estimate
35  Algeria 34,895,000 0.51% UN estimate
36  Canada 34,051,000 March 30, 2010 0.5% Official Canadian Population clock
37  Uganda 32,710,000 0.48% UN estimate
38  Morocco 31,766,000 March 30, 2010 0.47% Official Moroccan Population clock
39  Iraq 30,747,000 0.45% UN estimate
40  Nepal 29,331,000 0.43% UN estimate
41  Peru 29,132,013 June 30, 2009 0.43% Official INEI estimate
42  Venezuela 28,720,000 March 30, 2010 0.42% Official Venezuelan Population clock
43  Malaysia 28,306,700 0.42% Statistic Department of Malaysia
44  Afghanistan 28,150,000 0.4% UN estimate
45  Uzbekistan 27,488,000 0.4% UN estimate
46  Saudi Arabia 25,721,000 0.38% UN estimate
47  North Korea 24,051,706 October 2008 0.35% UNFPA
48  Ghana 23,837,000 0.35% UN estimate
49  Yemen 23,580,000 0.35% UN estimate
50  Republic of China (Taiwan) [8] 23,119,772 December 31, 2009 0.34% Official National Statistics Taiwan estimate
51  Australia[9] 22,207,000 March 30, 2010 0.33% Australian Official Population Clock
52  Syria 21,906,000 0.32% UN estimate
53  Romania 21,466,174 January 1, 2010 0.32% Eurostat estimate
54  Côte d'Ivoire 21,075,000 0.31% UN estimate
55  Sri Lanka 20,238,000 0.3% UN estimate
56  Mozambique 20,226,296 September 16, 2007 0.3% Mozambique's National Institute of Statistics
57  Madagascar 19,625,000 0.29% UN estimate
58  Cameroon 19,522,000 0.29% UN estimate
59  Angola 18,498,000 0.27% UN estimate
60  Chile 17,053,000 March 30, 2010 0.25% Official INE projection (p.36)
61  Netherlands 16,599,975 March 30, 2010 0.24% Official Netherlands population clock
62  Kazakhstan 15,776,492 July 1, 2009 0.23% National Statistics Agency estimate
63  Burkina Faso 15,757,000 0.23% UN estimate
64  Niger 15,290,000 0.22% UN estimate
65  Malawi 15,263,000 0.22% UN estimate
66  Cambodia 14,805,000 0.22% UN estimate
67  Mali 14,517,176 April 1, 2009 0.21% Preliminary 2009 census
68  Ecuador 14,154,000 March 30, 2010 0.21% Official Ecuadorian population clock
69  Guatemala 14,027,000 0.21% UN estimate
70  Zambia 12,935,000 0.19% UN estimate
71  Senegal 12,534,000 0.18% UN estimate
72  Zimbabwe 12,523,000 0.18% UN estimate
73  Greece 11,306,183 January 1, 2010 0.17% Eurostat estimate
74  Chad 11,274,106 June 2009 0.17% Chadian 2009 census
75  Cuba 11,204,000 0.16% UN estimate
76  Belgium 10,827,519 January 1, 2010 0.16% Eurostat estimate
77  Portugal 10,636,888 January 1, 2010 0.16% Eurostat estimate
78  Czech Republic 10,512,397 January 1, 2010 0.15% Eurostat estimate
79  Tunisia 10,432,500 July 1, 2009 0.15% National Statistics Institute of Tunisia
80  Dominican Republic 10,090,000 0.15% UN estimate
81  Guinea 10,069,000 0.15% UN estimate
82  Haiti 10,033,000 0.15% UN estimate
83  Hungary 10,013,628 January 1, 2010 0.15% Eurostat estimate
84  Rwanda 9,998,000 0.15% UN estimate
85  Bolivia 9,879,000 0.14% UN estimate
86  Serbia[10] 9,850,000 0.14% UN estimate
87  Belarus 9,480,200 January 1, 2010 0.14% Official statistics of Belarus
88  Sweden 9,345,135 January 31, 2010 0.14% Statistics Sweden
89  Somalia[11] 9,133,000 0.13% UN estimate
90  Benin 8,935,000 0.13% UN estimate
91  Azerbaijan 8,922,300 April 13, 2009 0.13% State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan
92  Austria 8,372,930 January 1, 2010 0.12% Eurostat estimate
93  Burundi 8,303,000 0.12% UN estimate
94  Switzerland 7,782,900 December 31, 2009 0.11% Official Switzerland Statistics estimate
95  Bulgaria 7,576,751 January 1, 2010 0.11% Eurostat estimate
96  Israel [12] 7,521,400 January 31, 2010 0.11% Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics
97  Honduras 7,466,000 0.11% UN estimate
98  Hong Kong 7,026,400 December 31, 2009 0.103% Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department
99  Tajikistan 6,952,000 0.102% UN estimate
100  Papua New Guinea 6,732,000 0.099% UN estimate
101  Togo 6,619,000 0.097% UN estimate
102  Libya 6,420,000 0.094% UN estimate
103  Paraguay 6,349,000 0.093% UN estimate
104  Laos 6,320,000 0.093% UN estimate
105  Jordan 6,316,000 0.093% UN estimate
106  El Salvador 6,163,000 0.09% UN estimate
107  Nicaragua 5,743,000 0.084% UN estimate
108  Sierra Leone 5,696,000 0.084% UN estimate
109  Denmark 5,534,738 December 31, 2009 0.081% Statistics Denmark
110  Kyrgyzstan 5,482,000 0.08% UN estimate
111  Slovakia 5,424,925 December 31, 2009 0.08% Statistics Slovakia
112  Finland [13] 5,356,800 March 30, 2010 0.079% Official Finnish Population clock
113  Turkmenistan 5,110,000 0.075% UN estimate
114  Eritrea 5,073,000 0.074% UN estimate
115  Singapore 4,987,600 Mid-2009 0.073% Statistics Singapore
116  Norway [14] 4,873,300 March 30, 2010 0.072% Official Norwegian Population clock
117  United Arab Emirates 4,599,000 0.068% UN estimate
118  Costa Rica 4,579,000 0.067% UN estimate
119  Ireland 4,459,300 April 1, 2009 0.065% Irish Central Statistics Office estimate
120  Croatia 4,435,056 January 1, 2009 0.065% Eurostat estimate
121  Central African Republic 4,422,000 0.065% UN estimate
122  Georgia [15] 4,385,400 January 1, 2009 0.064% National Statistics Office of Georgia
123  New Zealand 4,361,300 March 30, 2010 0.064% Official New Zealand Population clock
124  Lebanon 4,224,000 0.062% UN estimate
125  Puerto Rico 3,982,000 0.058% UN estimate
126  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,767,000 0.055% UN estimate
127  Palestine 3,761,646 December 1, 2007 0.055% 2007 Palestinian Bureau Census
128  Republic of the Congo 3,683,000 0.054% UN estimate
129  Moldova [16] 3,563,800 January 1, 2010 0.052% National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova
130  Liberia 3,476,608 March 21, 2008 0.051% 2008 Population and Housing Census
131  Panama 3,454,000 0.051% UN estimate
132  Uruguay 3,361,000 0.049% UN estimate
133  Lithuania 3,329,227 January 1, 2010 0.049% Eurostat estimate
134  Mauritania 3,291,000 0.048% UN estimate
135  Armenia 3,230,100 January 1, 2008 0.044% [2]
136  Albania 3,170,000 January 1, 2008 0.047% [3]
137  Kuwait 2,985,000 0.044% UN estimate
138  Oman 2,845,000 0.042% UN estimate
139  Jamaica 2,719,000 0.04% UN estimate
140  Mongolia 2,671,000 0.039% UN estimate
141  Latvia 2,248,400 January 1, 2010 0.033% Official Statistics of Latvia
142  Namibia 2,171,000 0.032% UN estimate
143  Lesotho 2,067,000 0.03% UN estimate
144  Slovenia 2,055,490 March 30, 2010 0.03% Official Slovenian population clock
145  Macedonia 2,048,620 January 1, 2009 0.03% Eurostat estimate
146  Botswana 1,950,000 0.029% UN estimate
147  Gambia 1,705,000 0.025% UN estimate
148  Guinea-Bissau 1,611,000 0.024% UN estimate
149  Gabon 1,475,000 0.022% UN estimate
150  Qatar 1,409,000 0.021% UN estimate
151  Estonia 1,340,021 January 1, 2010 0.02% [4]
152  Trinidad and Tobago 1,339,000 0.02% UN estimate
153  Mauritius [17] 1,288,000 0.019% UN estimate
154  Swaziland 1,185,000 0.017% UN estimate
155  East Timor 1,134,000 0.017% UN estimate
156  Djibouti 864,000 0.013% UN estimate
157  Fiji 849,000 0.012% UN estimate
158  Cyprus [18] 801,851 January 1, 2010 0.012% Eurostat estimate
159  Bahrain 791,000 0.012% UN estimate
160  Guyana 762,000 0.011% UN estimate
161  Bhutan 697,000 0.01% UN estimate
162  Comoros [19] 676,000 0.01% UN estimate
163  Equatorial Guinea [20] 676,000 0.007% UN estimate
164  Montenegro 624,000 0.009% UN estimate
165  Macau 542,200 December 31, 2009 0.008% Macau Statistics and Census Service
166  Solomon Islands 523,000 0.007% UN estimate
167  Suriname 520,000 0.008% UN estimate
168  Western Sahara 513,000 0.008% UN estimate
169  Cape Verde 506,000 0.007% UN estimate
170  Luxembourg 502,207 January 1, 2010 0.007% Eurostat estimate
171  Malta 416,333 January 1, 2010 0.006% Eurostat estimate
172  Brunei 400,000 0.006% UN estimate
173  Bahamas 342,000 0.005% UN estimate
174  Belize 322,100 June 30, 2008 0.005% Statistical Institute of Belize
175  Iceland 317,630 January 1, 2010 0.005% Statistics Iceland
176  Maldives 309,000 0.005% UN estimate
177  Barbados 256,000 0.004% UN estimate
178  Vanuatu 240,000 0.004% UN estimate
179  Netherlands Antilles 198,000 0.003% UN estimate
180  Samoa 179,000 0.003% UN estimate
181  Guam 178,000 0.003% UN estimate
182  Saint Lucia 172,000 0.003% UN estimate
183  São Tomé and Príncipe 163,000 0.002% UN estimate
184  Federated States of Micronesia 111,000 0.002% UN estimate
185  U.S. Virgin Islands 110,000 0.002% UN estimate
186  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,000 0.002% UN estimate
187  Aruba 107,000 0.002% UN estimate
188  Grenada 104,000 0.002% UN estimate
189  Tonga 104,000 0.002% UN estimate
190  Kiribati 98,000 0.001% UN estimate
191  Jersey 89,300 December 31, 2006 0.001% States of Jersey Statistics Unit[5]
192  Antigua and Barbuda 88,000 0.001% UN estimate
193  Northern Mariana Islands 87,000 0.001% UN estimate
194  Andorra 84,082 December 31, 2009 0.001% [6]
195  Seychelles 84,000 0.001% UN estimate
196  Isle of Man 80,000 0.001% UN estimate
197  Dominica 67,000 0.001% UN estimate
198  American Samoa 67,000 0.001% UN estimate
199  Bermuda 65,000 0.001% UN estimate
200  Marshall Islands 62,000 0.001% UN estimate
201  Guernsey 61,811 March 1, 2007 0.001% UN estimate: Series A, Table 2
202  Greenland 57,000 0.001% UN estimate
203  Cayman Islands 56,000 0.001% UN estimate
204  Saint Kitts and Nevis 52,000 0.001% UN estimate
205  Faroe Islands 48,660 January 1, 2010 0.001% Official statistics of the Faroe Islands
206  Liechtenstein 35,789 June 30, 2009 0.0005% [7]
207  Monaco 33,000 0.0005%

UN estimate
208  Turks and Caicos Islands 33,000 0.0005% UN estimate
209  Gibraltar 31,000 0.0005% UN estimate
210  San Marino 30,800 January 1, 2008 0.0005% [8]
211  British Virgin Islands 23,000 0.0003% UN estimate
212  Cook Islands 20,000 0.0003% UN estimate
213  Palau 20,000 0.0003% UN estimate
214  Anguilla 15,000 0.0002% UN estimate
215  Tuvalu 10,000 0.0001% UN estimate
216  Nauru 10,000 0.0001% UN estimate
217  Montserrat 5,900 0.0001% UN estimate
218  Saint Helena [21] 4,500 0.0001% UN estimate
219  Falkland Islands 3,000 0.00005% UN estimate
220  Niue 1,500 0.00003% UN estimate
221  Tokelau 1,200 0.00003% UN estimate
222  Vatican City 800 0.00002% UN estimate
223  Pitcairn Islands 50 0.000001% UN estimate

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ International Programs Centre
  2. ^ 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 499,794,855 on January 1, 2009, it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list, and it has 7.34% of the world's population - see "Total population". Eurostat. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&language=en&pcode=tps00001. Retrieved 2009-07-25. .
  3. ^ Antarctica has no permanent residents, but a number of governments maintain permanent research stations throughout the continent. The number of people varies from about 1,000 in winter to about 5,000 in the summer.
  4. ^ a b Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009) (.PDF). World Population Prospects, Table A.1. 2008 revision. United Nations. http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-12. 
  5. ^ Figure refers to Mainland China only. It excludes the special administrative regions and areas controlled by the Republic of China (Commonly known as "Taiwan").
  6. ^ For the Conapo estimates, check under Republica Mexicana and press "Ver" for statistics.
  7. ^ Includes 7 French overseas collectivities: French Polynesia (259,596 inh. in Aug. 2007), New Caledonia (245,580 inh. on July 27, 2009), Mayotte (186,452 inh. in July 2007), Saint Martin (35,925 inh. in Jan. 2007), 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).
  8. ^ Consists of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Kinmen, Matsu, etc.
  9. ^ Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828)
  10. ^ Includes Kosovo
  11. ^ includes Somaliland
  12. ^ UN figure for mid-2009 is 7,170,000, which excludes Israeli population living in the West Bank.
  13. ^ Includes Åland Islands
  14. ^ Includes Svalbard (2,701) and Jan Mayen Island
  15. ^ Figure includes the Republic of Abkhazia (216,000) and South Ossetia (70,000)
  16. ^ Includes Transnistria (555,347)
  17. ^ Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon
  18. ^ includes North Cyprus; UN estimate for mid-2009 is 871,000
  19. ^ Excludes the island of Mayotte.
  20. ^ 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." [1] The official census figures are available here.
  21. ^ Includes Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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