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àtúnṣeFigures indicated by "UN estimate" are based on the July 1, 2009 estimate by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Population Division.[1]
| Rank | Country / Territory | Population | Date Last Updated | % of World Population | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  People's Republic of Chinan2 |
1,437,050,000 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 18.05% | Chinese Official Population Clock Archived 2003-12-04 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 2 |  India |
1,405,964,000 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 17.66% | Indian Official Population Clock |
| 3 |  United States |
340,606,000 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 4.28% | United States Official Population Clock |
| 4 |  Indonesia |
234,181,400 | July 2010 | 2.91% | Statistics Indonesia Archived 2010-01-08 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 5 |  Brazil |
218,829,000 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 2.75% | Brazilian Official Population Clock |
| 6 |  Pakistan |
214,842,500 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 2.7% | Official Pakistani Population clock |
| 7 |  Bangladesh |
162,221,000 | 2.04% | UN estimate | |
| 8 |  Nàìjíríà |
154,729,000 | 1.94% | UN estimate | |
| 9 |  Russia |
141,927,297 | January 1, 2010 | 1.78% | Federal State Statistics Service of Russia |
| 10 |  Japan |
127,380,000 | March 1, 2010 | 1.6% | Official Japan Statistics Bureau |
| 11 |  Mexico |
107,550,697 | July 1, 2009 | 1.35% | INEGI estimate
National Population Statistics of Mexico Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine.[2] |
| 12 |  Philippines |
92,226,600 | Mid-2009 | 1.16% | |
| 13 |  Vietnam |
85,789,573 | April 1, 2009 | 1.08% | Preliminary 2009 census results |
| 14 |  Jẹ́mánì |
81,757,600 | January 1, 2010 | 1.03% | Eurostat estimate |
| 15 |  Ethiopia |
79,221,000 | July 2008 | 1% |
Ethiopia Central Statistics Agency Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 16 |  Egypt |
100,989,000 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 1.27% | Official Egyptian Population clock Archived 2012-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 17 |  Iran |
74,196,000 | 0.93% | UN estimate | |
| 18 |  Turkey |
72,561,312 | December 31, 2009 | 0.91% | Turkish Statistical Institute estimate |
| 19 |  Dem. Rep. of Congo
|| 66,020,000 || || 0.83% || style="font-size: 75%"|UN estimate | ||||
| 20 |  Francen3 |
65,447,374 | January 1, 2010 | 0.82% | Official INSEE estimate The figure for France without the overseas collectivities is 64,667,374. |
| 21 |  Thailand |
63,525,062 | December 31, 2009 | 0.8% |
Official Thai Statistics estimate Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 22 |  United Kingdom |
62,041,708 | January 1, 2010 | 0.78% | Eurostat estimate |
| 23 |  Italy |
60,325,805 | November 1, 2009 | 0.76% | Official ISTAT estimate |
| 24 |  Myanmar (Burma) |
50,020,000 | 0.63% |
UN estimate | |
| 25 |  South Korea |
49,773,145 | December 31, 2009 | 0.63% | Statistics Korea |
| 26 |  South Africa |
49,320,500 | July 1, 2009 | 0.62% | Statistics South Africa |
| 27 |  Spain |
46,030,109 | April 1, 2010 | 0.58% | Official INE estimate Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 28 |  Ukraine |
45,962,900 | January 1, 2010 | 0.58% | Official UKRSTAT estimate |
| 29 |  Colombia |
53,080,000 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 0.67% | Official Colombian Population clock Archived 2015-11-14 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 30 |  Tanzania |
43,739,000 | 0.55% | UN estimate | |
| 31 |  Argentina |
40,134,425 | June 30, 2009 | 0.5% | Official INDEC estimate |
| 32 |  Kenya |
39,802,000 | 0.5% | UN estimate | |
| 33 |  Sudan
|| 39,154,490 || April 22, 2008 || 0.49% || style="font-size: 75%"|2008 Sudanese census Archived 2018-03-15 at the Wayback Machine. | ||||
| 34 |  Poland |
38,163,895 | January 1, 2010 | 0.48% | Eurostat estimate |
| 35 |  Algeria |
34,895,000 | 0.44% | UN estimate | |
| 36 |  Canada |
39,699,000 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 0.5% | Official Canadian Population clock Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 37 |  Uganda
|| 32,710,000 || || 0.41% || style="font-size: 75%"|UN estimate | ||||
| 38 |  Morocco |
36,733,000 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 0.46% | Official Moroccan Population clock |
| 39 |  Iraq |
30,747,000 | 0.39% | UN estimate | |
| 40 |  Nepal |
29,331,000 | 0.37% | UN estimate | |
| 41 |  Peru |
29,132,013 | June 30, 2009 | 0.37% | Official INEI estimate Archived 2009-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 42 |  Venezuela |
35,344,000 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 0.44% | Official Venezuelan Population clock Archived 2019-09-12 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 43 |  Malaysia |
28,306,700 | 0.36% | Statistic Department of Malaysia Archived 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine. | |
| 44 |  Afghanistan
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| 45 |  Uzbekistan |
27,488,000 | 0.35% | UN estimate | |
| 46 |  Saudi Arabia |
25,721,000 | 0.32% | UN estimate | |
| 47 |  North Korea |
24,051,706 | October 2008 | 0.3% | UNFPA |
| 48 |  Ghana |
23,837,000 | 0.3% | UN estimate | |
| 49 |  Yemen |
23,580,000 | 0.3% | UN estimate | |
| 50 |  Taiwan n4 |
23,131,093 | March 31, 2010 | 0.29% | Official National Statistics Taiwan estimate |
| 51 |  Australian5 |
28,930,826 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 0.36% | Australian Official Population Clock |
| 52 |  Syria |
21,906,000 | 0.28% | UN estimate | |
| 53 |  Romania |
21,466,174 | January 1, 2010 | 0.27% | Eurostat estimate |
| 54 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
21,075,000 | 0.26% | UN estimate | |
| 55 |  Sri Lanka |
20,238,000 | 0.25% | UN estimate | |
| 56 |  Mozambique |
20,226,296 | September 16, 2007 | 0.25% | Mozambique's National Institute of Statistics |
| 57 |  Madagascar |
19,625,000 | 0.25% | UN estimate | |
| 58 |  Cameroon |
19,522,000 | 0.25% | UN estimate | |
| 59 |  Angola |
18,498,000 | 0.23% | UN estimate | |
| 60 |  Chile |
19,491,000 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 0.24% | Official INE projection (p.36) |
| 61 |  Netherlands |
17,810,700 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 0.22% | Official Netherlands population clock Archived 2009-06-17 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 62 |  Kazakhstan |
15,776,492 | July 1, 2009 | 0.2% | National Statistics Agency estimate Archived 2011-05-04 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 63 |  Burkina Faso
|| 15,757,000 || || 0.2% || style="font-size: 75%"|UN estimate | ||||
| 64 |  Niger |
15,290,000 | 0.19% | UN estimate | |
| 65 |  Malawi |
15,263,000 | 0.19% | UN estimate | |
| 66 |  Cambodia |
14,805,000 | 0.19% | UN estimate | |
| 67 |  Mali |
14,517,176 | April 1, 2009 | 0.18% | Preliminary 2009 census Archived 2010-04-18 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 68 |  Ecuador |
17,087,000 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 0.21% | Official Ecuadorian population clock Archived 2011-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 69 |  Guatemala |
14,027,000 | 0.18% | UN estimate | |
| 70 |  Zambia |
12,935,000 | 0.16% | UN estimate | |
| 71 |  Senegal |
12,534,000 | 0.16% | UN estimate | |
| 72 |  Zimbabwe |
12,523,000 | 0.16% | UN estimate | |
| 73 |  Greece |
11,306,183 | January 1, 2010 | 0.14% | Eurostat estimate |
| 74 |  Chad |
11,274,106 | June 2009 | 0.14% | Chadian 2009 census Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 75 |  Cuba |
11,204,000 | 0.14% | UN estimate | |
| 76 |  Belgium |
10,827,519 | January 1, 2010 | 0.14% | Eurostat estimate |
| 77 |  Portugal |
10,636,888 | January 1, 2010 | 0.13% | Eurostat estimate |
| 78 |  Czech Republic |
10,512,397 | January 1, 2010 | 0.13% | Eurostat estimate |
| 79 |  Tunisia |
10,432,500 | July 1, 2009 | 0.13% | National Statistics Institute of Tunisia |
| 80 |  Dominican Republic |
10,090,000 | 0.13% | UN estimate | |
| 81 |  Guinea |
10,069,000 | 0.13% | UN estimate | |
| 82 |  Haiti |
10,033,000 | 0.13% | UN estimate | |
| 83 |  Hungary |
10,013,628 | January 1, 2010 | 0.13% | Eurostat estimate |
| 84 |  Rwanda
|| 9,998,000 || || 0.13% || style="font-size: 75%"|UN estimate | ||||
| 85 |  Bolivia |
9,879,000 | 0.12% | UN estimate | |
| 86 |  Serbian6 |
9,850,000 | 0.12% | UN estimate | |
| 87 |  Bẹ̀lárùs |
9,480,200 | January 1, 2010 | 0.12% | Official statistics of Belarus |
| 88 |  Sweden |
9,349,059 | February 28, 2010 | 0.12% | Statistics Sweden |
| 89 |  Somalian7 |
9,133,000 | 0.11% | UN estimate | |
| 90 |  Benin |
8,935,000 | 0.11% | UN estimate | |
| 91 |  Azerbaijan |
8,922,300 | April 13, 2009 | 0.11% | State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan |
| 92 |  Austríà |
8,372,930 | January 1, 2010 | 0.11% | Eurostat estimate |
| 93 |  Burundi |
8,303,000 | 0.1% | UN estimate | |
| 94 |  Switzerland |
7,782,900 | December 31, 2009 | 0.1% | Official Switzerland Statistics estimate |
| 95 |  Bulgaria |
7,576,751 | January 1, 2010 | 0.1% | Eurostat estimate |
| 96 |  Israel n8 |
7,531,900 | February 28, 2010 | 0.09% | Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics |
| 97 |  Honduras |
7,466,000 | 0.09% | UN estimate | |
| 98 |  Hong Kong |
7,026,400 | December 31, 2009 | 0.088% | Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 99 |  Tajikistan |
6,952,000 | 0.087% | UN estimate | |
| 100 |  Papua New Guinea |
6,732,000 | 0.085% | UN estimate | |
| 101 |  Togo |
6,619,000 | 0.083% | UN estimate | |
| 102 |  Libya |
6,420,000 | 0.081% | UN estimate | |
| 103 |  Paraguay |
6,349,000 | 0.08% | UN estimate | |
| 104 |  Laos |
6,320,000 | 0.079% | UN estimate | |
| 105 |  Jordan |
6,316,000 | 0.079% | UN estimate | |
| 106 |  El Salvador |
6,163,000 | 0.077% | UN estimate | |
| 107 |  Nicaragua |
5,743,000 | 0.072% | UN estimate | |
| 108 |  Sierra Leone |
5,696,000 | 0.072% | UN estimate | |
| 109 |  Denmark |
5,534,738 | December 31, 2009 | 0.069% | Statistics Denmark |
| 110 |  Kyrgyzstan |
5,482,000 | 0.069% | UN estimate | |
| 111 |  Slovakia |
5,424,925 | December 31, 2009 | 0.068% | Statistics Slovakia Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 112 |  Finland n9 |
5,722,700 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 0.072% | Official Finnish Population clock Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 113 |  Turkmenistan |
5,110,000 | 0.064% | UN estimate | |
| 114 |  Eritrea |
5,073,000 | 0.064% | UN estimate | |
| 115 |  Singapore |
4,987,600 | Mid-2009 | 0.063% | Statistics Singapore Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 116 |  Norway n10 |
5,798,900 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 0.073% | Official Norwegian Population clock |
| 117 |  United Arab Emirates |
4,599,000 | 0.058% | UN estimate | |
| 118 |  Costa Rica |
4,579,000 | 0.058% | UN estimate | |
| 119 |  Ireland |
4,459,300 | April 1, 2009 | 0.056% | Irish Central Statistics Office estimate |
| 120 |  Croatia |
4,435,056 | January 1, 2009 | 0.056% | Eurostat estimate |
| 121 |  Central African Republic |
4,422,000 | 0.056% | UN estimate | |
| 122 |  Georgia n11 |
4,385,400 | January 1, 2009 | 0.055% | National Statistics Office of Georgia |
| 123 |  New Zealand |
5,243,800 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 0.066% | Official New Zealand Population clock Archived 2010-06-04 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 124 |  Lebanon |
4,224,000 | 0.053% | UN estimate | |
| 125 |  Puerto Rico |
3,982,000 | 0.05% | UN estimate | |
| 126 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3,767,000 | 0.047% | UN estimate | |
| 127 |  Palestine |
3,761,646 | December 1, 2007 | 0.047% | 2007 Palestinian Bureau Census Archived 2008-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 128 |  Republic of the Congo |
3,683,000 | 0.046% | UN estimate | |
| 129 |  Moldova n12 |
3,563,800 | January 1, 2010 | 0.045% | National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova |
| 130 |  Liberia |
3,476,608 | March 21, 2008 | 0.044% | 2008 Population and Housing Census Archived 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 131 |  Panama |
3,454,000 | 0.043% | UN estimate | |
| 132 |  Uruguay |
3,361,000 | 0.042% | UN estimate | |
| 133 |  Lithuania |
3,329,227 | January 1, 2010 | 0.042% | Eurostat estimate |
| 134 |  Mauritania
|| 3,291,000 || || 0.041% || style="font-size: 75%"|UN estimate | ||||
| 135 |  Armenia |
3,230,100 | January 1, 2008 | 0.038% | [2] |
| 136 |  Albania |
3,170,000 | January 1, 2008 | 0.04% | [3] |
| 137 |  Kuwait |
2,985,000 | 0.037% | UN estimate | |
| 138 |  Oman |
2,845,000 | 0.036% | UN estimate | |
| 139 |  Jamaica |
2,719,000 | 0.034% | UN estimate | |
| 140 |  Mongolia |
2,671,000 | 0.034% | UN estimate | |
| 141 |  Latvia |
2,245,800 | March 1, 2010 | 0.028% | Official Statistics of Latvia |
| 142 |  Namibia |
2,171,000 | 0.027% | UN estimate | |
| 143 |  Lesotho
|| 2,067,000 || || 0.026% || style="font-size: 75%"|UN estimate | ||||
| 144 |  Slovenia |
2,340,690 | Oṣù Ọ̀pẹ̀ 22, 2024 | 0.03% | Official Slovenian population clock Archived 2010-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 145 |  North Macedonia |
2,048,620 | January 1, 2009 | 0.026% | Eurostat estimate |
| 146 |  Botswana |
1,950,000 | 0.024% | UN estimate | |
| 147 |  Gambia
|| 1,705,000 || || 0.021% || style="font-size: 75%"|UN estimate | ||||
| 148 |  Guinea-Bissau |
1,611,000 | 0.02% | UN estimate | |
| 149 |  Gabon |
1,475,000 | 0.019% | UN estimate | |
| 150 |  Qatar |
1,409,000 | 0.018% | UN estimate | |
| 151 |  Estonia |
1,340,021 | January 1, 2010 | 0.017% | [4] Archived 2012-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 152 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1,339,000 | 0.017% | UN estimate | |
| 153 |  Mauritius n13 |
1,288,000 | 0.016% | UN estimate | |
| 154 |  Swaziland |
1,185,000 | 0.015% | UN estimate | |
| 155 |  East Timor |
1,134,000 | 0.014% | UN estimate | |
| 156 |  Djibouti |
864,000 | 0.011% | UN estimate | |
| 157 |  Fiji |
849,000 | 0.011% | UN estimate | |
| 158 |  Cyprus n14 |
801,851 | January 1, 2010 | 0.01% | Eurostat estimate |
| 159 |  Bahrain |
791,000 | 0.01% | UN estimate | |
| 160 |  Guyana |
762,000 | 0.01% | UN estimate | |
| 161 |  Bhutan |
697,000 | 0.009% | UN estimate | |
| 162 |  Comoros n15 |
676,000 | 0.008% | UN estimate | |
| 163 |  Equatorial Guinea [3] |
676,000 | 0.006% | UN estimate | |
| 164 |  Montenegro |
624,000 | 0.008% | UN estimate | |
| 165 |  Macau |
542,200 | December 31, 2009 | 0.007% | Macau Statistics and Census Service |
| 166 |  Solomon Islands |
523,000 | 0.006% | UN estimate | |
| 167 |  Suriname |
520,000 | 0.007% | UN estimate | |
| 168 |  Western Sahara |
513,000 | 0.006% | UN estimate | |
| 169 |  Cape Verde |
506,000 | 0.006% | UN estimate | |
| 170 |  Luxembourg |
502,207 | January 1, 2010 | 0.006% | Eurostat estimate |
| 171 |  Malta |
416,333 | January 1, 2010 | 0.005% | Eurostat estimate |
| 172 |  Brunei |
400,000 | 0.005% | UN estimate | |
| 173 |  Bahamas |
342,000 | 0.004% | UN estimate | |
| 174 |  Belize |
322,100 | June 30, 2008 | 0.004% | Statistical Institute of Belize Archived 2009-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 175 |  Iceland |
317,630 | January 1, 2010 | 0.004% | Statistics Iceland |
| 176 |  Maldives |
309,000 | 0.004% | UN estimate | |
| 177 |  Barbados |
256,000 | 0.003% | UN estimate | |
| 178 |  Vanuatu |
240,000 | 0.003% | UN estimate | |
| 179 |  Netherlands Antilles |
198,000 | 0.002% | UN estimate | |
| 180 |  Samoa |
179,000 | 0.002% | UN estimate | |
| 181 |  Guam |
178,000 | 0.002% | UN estimate | |
| 182 |  Saint Lucia |
172,000 | 0.002% | UN estimate | |
| 183 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
163,000 | 0.002% | UN estimate | |
| 184 |  Federated States of Micronesia |
111,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
| 185 |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
110,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
| 186 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
109,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
| 187 |  Aruba |
107,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
| 188 |  Grenada |
104,000 | 0.001% | UN estimate | |
| 189 |  Tonga |
104,000 | 0.001% | 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% || style="font-size: 75%"|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 |
48,703 | March 1, 2010 | 0.001% | Official statistics of the Faroe Islands |
| 206 |  Liechtenstein |
35,789 | June 30, 2009 | 0.0004% | [7] Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. |
| 207 |  Monaco |
33,000 | 0.0004% |
UN estimate | |
| 208 |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
33,000 | 0.0004% | UN estimate | |
| 209 |  Gibraltar |
31,000 | 0.0004% | UN estimate | |
| 210 |  San Marino |
30,800 | January 1, 2008 | 0.0004% | [8] |
| 211 |  British Virgin Islands
|| 23,000 || || 0.0003% || style="font-size: 75%"|UN estimate | ||||
| 212 |  Cook Islands
|| 20,000 || || 0.0003% || style="font-size: 75%"|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 n16 |
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 |
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