List of countries and dependencies by population

A map of world population in 2014
World population percentage by country as of 2017.
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 estimates at 7.66 billion as of today.

Method

Figures used in this chart are based on the most up to date estimate or projections[1] 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 2018 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[2]

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,[Note 1] 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 and not assigned a numbered rank.

RankCountry
(or dependent territory)
PopulationDate% of world
population
Source
1 China[Note 2] 1,394,720,000October 20, 201818.2% Official population clock
2 India[Note 3] 1,338,480,000October 20, 201817.5% Official population clock
3 United States[Note 4] 328,031,000October 20, 20184.28% Official population clock
4 Indonesia 265,015,300 July 1, 2018 3.46% Official annual projection
5 Brazil 209,737,000October 20, 20182.74% Official population clock
6 Pakistan 202,389,000October 20, 20182.64% Official population clock
7 Nigeria 193,392,517 July 1, 2016 2.53% Official estimate
8 Bangladesh 165,390,000October 20, 20182.16% Official population clock
9 Russia[Note 5] 146,877,088 January 1, 2018 1.92% Official estimate
10 Japan 126,420,000 September 1, 2018 1.65% Monthly provisional estimate
11 Mexico 124,737,789 July 1, 2018 1.63% Official annual projection
12 Ethiopia 107,534,882 July 1, 2018 1.4% UN Projection
13 Philippines 106,637,000October 20, 20181.39% Official population clock
14 Egypt 97,756,300October 20, 20181.28% Official population clock
15 Vietnam 94,660,000 July 1, 2018 1.24% Official annual estimate
16 DR Congo 84,004,989 July 1, 2018 1.1% UN Projection
17 Germany 82,793,800 March 31, 2018 1.08% Official quarter data
18 Iran 81,885,100October 20, 20181.07% Official population clock
19 Turkey 80,810,525 December 31, 2017 1.06% Official estimate
20 Thailand 69,183,173 July 1, 2018 0.9% UN Projection
21 France[Note 6] 67,323,000 September 1, 2018 0.88% Monthly official estimate
22 United Kingdom[Note 7] 66,040,229 June 30, 2017 0.86% Official annual estimate
23 Italy 60,421,460 April 30, 2018 0.79% Monthly official estimate
24 South Africa 57,725,600 July 1, 2018 0.75% Official annual estimate
25 Tanzania[Note 8] 54,199,163 July 1, 2018 0.71% Official annual projection
26 Myanmar 53,862,731 July 1, 2018 0.7% Official annual projection
27 South Korea 51,635,256 July 1, 2018 0.67% Official annual estimate
28 Kenya 50,950,879 July 1, 2018 0.67% UN projection
29 Colombia 49,999,800October 20, 20180.653% Official population clock
30 Spain 46,659,302 January 1, 2018 0.61% Official estimate
31 Argentina 44,494,502 July 1, 2018 0.58% Official annual projection
32 Algeria 42,545,964 July 1, 2018 0.56% Official annual projection
33 Ukraine[Note 9] 42,248,129 August 1, 2018 0.55% Monthly official estimate
34 Sudan 40,919,910 October 20, 2018 0.53% Official population clock
35 Iraq 39,339,753 July 1, 2018 0.51% UN projection
36 Uganda 38,823,100 July 1, 2018 0.51% Official annual projection
37 Poland 38,433,600 December 31, 2017 0.5% Official estimate
38 Canada 37,259,400October 20, 20180.486% Official population clock
39 Morocco[Note 10] 34,819,900October 20, 20180.455% Official population clock
40 Saudi Arabia 33,413,660 January 1, 2018 0.44% Official estimate
41 Uzbekistan 32,653,900 January 1, 2018 0.43% Official annual estimate
42 Malaysia 32,503,000October 20, 20180.424% Official population clock
43 Peru 32,162,184 June 30, 2018 0.42% Official estimate
44 Venezuela 31,828,110 July 1, 2018 0.42% Official annual projection
45 Afghanistan 31,575,018 July 1, 2018 0.41% Official annual 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 Nepal 29,218,867 July 1, 2018 0.38% Official annual projection
49 Yemen 28,915,284 July 1, 2018 0.38% UN projection
50 Mozambique 28,861,863 August 1, 2017 0.38% Official census result
51 Madagascar 26,262,810 July 1, 2018 0.34% UN projection
52 North Korea 25,610,672 July 1, 2018 0.33% UN projection
53 Australia 25,097,700October 20, 20180.328% Official population clock
54 Ivory Coast 24,571,044 July 1, 2017 0.32% Official estimate
55 Cameroon 23,794,164 January 1, 2018 0.31% Official annual projection
56 Taiwan[Note 11] 23,577,488 September 1, 2018 0.31% Monthly official estimate
57 Niger 21,466,863 July 1, 2018 0.28% Official annual projection
58 Sri Lanka 21,444,000 July 1, 2017 0.28% Official estimate
59 Burkina Faso 20,244,080 July 1, 2018 0.26% Official annual projection
60 Romania 19,524,000 January 1, 2018 0.25% Official annual estimate
61 Mali 19,107,706 July 1, 2018 0.25% UN projection
62 Kazakhstan 18,311,700 September 1, 2018 0.24% Official estimate
63 Syria 18,284,407 July 1, 2018 0.24% UN projection
64 Malawi 17,931,637 July 1, 2018 0.23% Official annual projection
65 Chile 17,574,003 April 19, 2017 0.23% Final or definitive 2017 census result
66 Guatemala 17,302,084 July 1, 2018 0.23% Official annual projection
67 Netherlands 17,264,200October 20, 20180.225% Official population clock
68 Ecuador 17,097,800October 20, 20180.223% Official population clock
69 Zambia 16,887,720 July 1, 2018 0.22% Official annual projection
70 Cambodia 16,069,921 July 1, 2018 0.21% Official annual projection
71 Senegal 15,726,037 July 1, 2018 0.21% Official annual projection
72 Chad 15,353,184 July 1, 2018 0.2% UN projection
73 Somalia[Note 12] 15,181,925 July 1, 2018 0.2% UN projection
74 Zimbabwe 14,848,905 July 1, 2018 0.19% Official annual projection
75 South Sudan 12,323,419 July 1, 2018 0.16% Official annual projection
76 Rwanda 12,001,136 July 1, 2018 0.16% Official projection annual
77 Guinea 11,883,516 July 1, 2018 0.16% Official projection
78 Tunisia 11,446,300 July 1, 2017 0.15% Official estimate
79 Belgium 11,420,163 August 1, 2018 0.15% Monthly official estimate
80 Benin 11,362,269 July 1, 2018 0.15% Official projection
81 Bolivia 11,307,314 July 1, 2018 0.15% Official projection annual
82 Cuba 11,221,060 December 31, 2017 0.15% Official annual estimate
83 Haiti 11,112,945 July 1, 2018 0.15% UN projection
84 Greece 10,768,193 January 1, 2017 0.14% Official estimate
85 Burundi 10,681,186 July 1, 2018 0.14% Official annual projection
86 Czech Republic 10,625,449 June 30, 2018 0.14% Official quarterly estimate
87 Portugal 10,291,027 December 31, 2017 0.13% Official annual estimate
88 Dominican Republic 10,266,149 July 1, 2018 0.13% Official projection
89 Jordan 10,264,900October 20, 20180.134% Official population clock
90 Sweden 10,196,177 August 31, 2018 0.13% Official monthly estimate
91 Azerbaijan 9,943,226 August 1, 2018 0.13% Official estimate
92 Hungary 9,771,000 January 1, 2018 0.13% Official annual estimate
93 United Arab Emirates 9,582,340 October 13, 2018 0.13% Worldometers
94 Belarus 9,478,200 July 1, 2018 0.12% Official quarterly estimate
95 Honduras 9,012,229 July 1, 2018 0.12% Official annual projection
96 Tajikistan 8,931,000 January 1, 2018 0.12% Official estimate
97 Israel 8,933,050October 20, 20180.117% Official population clock
98 Austria 8,838,171 July 1, 2018 0.12% Quarterly provisional figure
99 Papua New Guinea 8,558,800 July 1, 2018 0.11% Official annual estimate
100 Switzerland 8,508,904 June 30, 2018 0.11% Official provisional figure
101 Sierra Leone 7,719,729 July 1, 2018 0.101% UN projection
Hong Kong (China) 7,448,900 July 1, 2018 0.097% Official estimate
102 Togo 7,352,000 July 1, 2018 0.096% Official annual projection
103 Paraguay 7,052,983 January 1, 2018 0.092% Official estimate
104 Bulgaria 7,050,034 December 31, 2017 0.092% Official estimate
105 Serbia[Note 13] 7,001,444 January 1, 2018 0.091% Official annual estimate
106 Laos 6,961,210 July 1, 2018 0.091% UN projection
107 El Salvador 6,643,359 July 1, 2018 0.087% Official annual projection
108 Libya 6,470,956 July 1, 2018 0.084% UN projection
109 Kyrgyzstan 6,309,300 June 1, 2018 0.082% Official annual estimate
110 Nicaragua 6,284,757 July 1, 2018 0.082% UN projection
111 Lebanon 6,093,509 July 1, 2018 0.08% UN projection
112 Turkmenistan 5,851,466 July 1, 2018 0.076% UN projection
113 Denmark 5,789,957 July 1, 2018 0.076% Official quarterly estimate
114 Singapore 5,638,700 June 30, 2018 0.074% Official estimate
115 Finland 5,519,463 August 31, 2018 0.072% Official monthly estimate
116 Slovakia 5,443,120 January 1, 2018 0.071% Official estimate
117 Republic of the Congo 5,399,895 July 1, 2018 0.071% UN projection
118 Norway 5,312,343 July 1, 2018 0.069% Official quarterly estimate
119 Eritrea 5,187,948 July 1, 2018 0.068% UN projection
120 Costa Rica 5,003,393 June 30, 2018 0.065% Official annual projection
121 New Zealand 4,912,560October 20, 20180.0641% Official population clock
122 Ireland 4,857,000 April 1, 2018 0.063% Official estimate
123 Palestinian Authority 4,780,978 December 1, 2017 0.062% Official census result
124 Central African Republic 4,737,423 July 1, 2018 0.062% UN projection
125 Oman 4,651,706 September 29, 2018 0.061% Official estimate
126 Liberia 4,382,387 July 1, 2018 0.057% Official projection[Note 14]
127 Kuwait 4,226,920 January 1, 2018 0.055% Official annual estimate
128 Panama 4,158,783 July 1, 2018 0.054% Official annual projection
129 Croatia 4,105,493 December 31, 2017 0.054% Official estimate
130 Mauritania 3,984,233 July 1, 2018 0.052% Official annual projection
131 Georgia[Note 15] 3,729,600 January 1, 2018 0.049% Official annual estimate
132 Moldova[Note 16] 3,550,900 January 1, 2017 0.046% Official estimate
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,511,372 June 30, 2016 0.046% Official estimate
134 Uruguay 3,505,985 June 30, 2018 0.046% Official annual projection
Puerto Rico (U.S.) 3,337,177 July 1, 2017 0.044% Official estimate
135 Mongolia 3,232,050 October 20, 2018 0.042% Official population clock
136 Armenia 2,969,800 June 30, 2018 0.039% Official quarterly estimate
137 Albania 2,870,324 January 1, 2018 0.037% Official annual estimate
138 Lithuania 2,797,184 October 1, 2018 0.037% Monthly official estimate
139 Jamaica 2,728,864 December 31, 2017 0.036% Official estimate
140 Qatar 2,561,643 August 31, 2018 0.033% Monthly official estimate
141 Namibia 2,413,643 July 1, 2018 0.032% Official projection
142 Botswana 2,302,878 July 1, 2018 0.03% Official annual projection
143 Lesotho 2,263,010 July 1, 2018 0.03% UN projection
144 The Gambia 2,163,765 July 1, 2018 0.028% UN projection
145 Macedonia 2,075,301 December 31, 2017 0.027% Official estimate
146 Gabon 2,067,561 July 1, 2018 0.027% UN projection
147 Slovenia 2,067,284 April 1, 2018 0.027% Official estimate
148 Latvia 1,923,400 September 1, 2018 0.025% Monthly official estimate
Kosovo[Note 17] 1,798,506 December 31, 2017 0.023% Official annual estimate
149 Guinea-Bissau 1,584,763 July 1, 2018 0.021% Official annual projection
150 Bahrain 1,496,300 July 1, 2018 0.02% Official annual projection
151 Trinidad and Tobago 1,359,193 July 1, 2018 0.018% Official estimate
152 Estonia 1,319,133 January 1, 2018 0.017% Official estimate
153 Mauritius 1,264,887 July 1, 2017 0.017% Official estimate
154 East Timor 1,261,407 July 1, 2018 0.016% Official projection
155 Equatorial Guinea 1,222,442 July 4, 2015 0.016% Preliminary 2015 census result
156 Swaziland 1,159,250 July 1, 2018 0.015% Official projection
157 Djibouti 1,049,001 July 1, 2018 0.014% Official annual projection
158 Fiji 884,887 September 17, 2017 0.012% Official census result
159 Cyprus 854,800 December 31, 2016 0.011% Official estimate
160 Comoros 850,688 July 1, 2018 0.011% Official estimate
161 Guyana 782,225 July 1, 2018 0.0102% UN projection
162 Bhutan 727,145 May 30, 2017 0.009% Official census result
163 Solomon Islands 667,044 July 1, 2018 0.0087% Official annual projection
Macau (China) 658,900 June 30, 2018 0.0086% Official quarterly estimate
164 Montenegro 622,359 January 1, 2018 0.0081% Official estimate
165 Luxembourg 602,005 January 1, 2018 0.0079% Official estimate
166 Suriname 568,301 July 1, 2018 0.0074% UN projection
Western Sahara[Note 18] 567,421 July 1, 2018 0.0074% UN projection
167 Cape Verde 544,081 July 1, 2018 0.0071% Official annual projection
168 Malta 475,701 December 31, 2017 0.0062% Official estimate
Transnistria[Note 19] 470,600 July 1, 2016 0.0061% Official estimate
169 Brunei 422,678 July 1, 2016 0.0055% Official estimate
170 Belize 395,882 April 1, 2018 0.0052% Official estimate
171 Bahamas 381,320 July 1, 2018 0.005% Official annual projection
172 Maldives 378,114 December 31, 2017 0.0049% Official annual estimate
173 Iceland 353,070 June 30, 2018 0.0046% Official quarterly estimate
Northern Cyprus[Note 20] 335,455 July 1, 2016 0.0044% Official estimate
174 Vanuatu 304,500 July 1, 2018 0.004% Official annual estimate
175 Barbados 286,388 July 1, 2018 0.0037% UN projection
New Caledonia (France) 278,500 January 1, 2017 0.0036% Official annual estimate
French Polynesia (France) 275,918 August 17, 2017 0.0036% 2017 census results
Abkhazia[Note 21] 240,705 February 28, 2011 0.0031% 2011 census result
176 Samoa 199,052 July 1, 2018 0.0026% Official projection
177 São Tomé and Príncipe 197,700 July 1, 2017 0.0026% Official estimate
178 Saint Lucia 179,667 July 1, 2018 0.0023% UN projection
Guam (U.S.) 172,400 July 1, 2018 0.0023% Official annual estimate
Curaçao (Netherlands) 160,337 January 1, 2017 0.0021% Official annual estimate
Artsakh[Note 22] 145,053 December 1, 2015 0.0019% 2015 census result
179 Kiribati 120,100 July 1, 2018 0.0016% Official annual estimate
Aruba (Netherlands) 111,350 March 31, 2018 0.0015% Official quarterly estimate
180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,557 July 1, 2015 0.0014% Official estimate
181 Federated States of Micronesia 105,300 July 1, 2018 0.0014% Official annual estimate
United States Virgin Islands (U.S.) 104,914 July 1, 2018 0.0014% UN projection
Jersey (UK) 104,200 December 31, 2016 0.0014% Official estimate
182 Grenada 103,328 May 12, 2011 0.0013% 2011 census result
183 Tonga 100,651 November 30, 2016 0.0013% 2016 census result
184 Seychelles 94,205 December 31, 2016 0.0012% Official estimate
185 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
186 Andorra 78,264 December 31, 2016 0.001% Official estimate
187 Dominica 71,293 May 14, 2011 0.00093% Preliminary 2011 census result
Cayman Islands (UK) 64,420 March 31, 2018 0.00084% Official estimate
Bermuda (UK) 63,779 May 21, 2016 0.00083% 2016 Census Preliminary Report
Guernsey (UK) 62,723 March 31, 2016 0.00082% Official estimate
American Samoa (U.S.) 56,700 July 1, 2018 0.00074% Official annual estimate
Northern Mariana Islands (U.S.) 56,200 July 1, 2018 0.00073% Official annual estimate
Greenland (Denmark) 56,025 July 1, 2018 0.00073% Official estimate
188 Marshall Islands 55,500 July 1, 2018 0.00072% Official annual estimate
South Ossetia[Note 23] 53,532 October 15, 2015 0.0007% Preliminary 2015 census result
Faroe Islands (Denmark) 51,258 August 1, 2018 0.00067% Monthly official estimate
189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,204 May 15, 2011 0.0006% 2011 census result
Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 39,410 January 1, 2016 0.00051% Official estimate
190 Monaco 38,300 December 31, 2017 0.0005% Official annual estimate
191 Liechtenstein 38,111 December 31, 2017 0.0005% Official semi annual estimate
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 37,910 July 1, 2016 0.00049% Official estimate
Saint-Martin (France) 36,457 January 1, 2015 0.00048% Official estimate
Gibraltar (UK) 33,573 December 31, 2015 0.00044% Official estimate
192 San Marino 33,344 May 31, 2018 0.00044% Monthly official estimate
British Virgin Islands (UK) 28,514 July 1, 2013 0.00037% Official estimate
Cook Islands (NZ) 18,100 December 1, 2016 0.00024% 2016 Census Preliminary Report
193 Palau 17,900 July 1, 2018 0.00023% Official annual estimate
Anguilla (UK) 13,452 May 11, 2011 0.00018% Preliminary 2011 census result
Wallis and Futuna (France) 11,700 July 1, 2018 0.00015% Official annual estimate
194 Tuvalu 10,640 November 4, 2012 0.00014% 2012 census result
195 Nauru 10,084 October 30, 2011 0.00013% 2011 census result
Saint Barthélemy (France) 9,417 January 1, 2015 0.00012% Official estimate
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 6,286 January 1, 2015 0.000082% 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 0.000064% 2011 census result
Falkland Islands (UK) 3,198 October 9, 2016 0.000042% 2016 census result
Christmas Island (Australia) 1,843 August 9, 2016 0.000024% 2016 census result
Norfolk Island (Australia) 1,748 August 9, 2016 0.000023% 2016 census result
Niue (NZ) 1,611 September 10, 2011 0.000021% 2011 census result
Tokelau (NZ) 1,499 October 18, 2016 0.000020% 2016 census result
196 Vatican City 800 January 1, 2014 0.000010% Official estimate
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 544 August 9, 2016 0.0000071% 2016 census result
Pitcairn Islands (UK) 50 January 1, 2018 0.00000065% Official estimate

See also

Lists of countries by population

Continental

Intercontinental

Notes

  1. 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 510,284,430 on January 1, 2016, and it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list. It has 6.66% of the world's population — see "Eurostat-Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface(TGM)table". European Commission.
  2. 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.
  3. Does not include the figures of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
  4. Population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
  5. Including the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, Russia's disputed administrative areas on the Crimean Peninsula. The Ukrainian government and many of the world's other states consider the Crimean Peninsula de jure a part of Ukraine's territory.
  6. Population of the 18 regions of France. Excluding Overseas Territories and Collectivities: French Polynesia, New Caledonia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Clipperton Island, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna.
  7. Excluding the 14 Overseas Territories, which are shown separately.
  8. Including Zanzibar.
  9. 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.
  10. Excluding the population of the disputed territory of Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic).
  11. Taiwan (Republic of China) also includes the minor islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, etc.
  12. Includes Puntland and Somaliland.
  13. Excludes Kosovo.
  14. Medium Variant
  15. Excludes Abkhazia (242,862, census 2011) and South Ossetia (53,559, census 2015).
  16. Excludes Transnistria.
  17. 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.
  18. Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
  19. De facto independent, de jure part of Moldova.
  20. De facto independent, de jure part of Cyprus.
  21. Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 2 of which have subsequently withdrawn their recognition.
  22. De facto independent, de jure part of Azerbaijan.
  23. 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

  1. "China's Population: The Most Surprising Demographic Crisis". The Economist. 2013.
  2. "World Population Prospects 2018".
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