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List of countries by population
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This is a list of countries ordered according to population. The list includes and ranks sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories. Figures are based on the most recent estimate or projection by the national census authority where available and generally rounded off. Other figures are based on the 2007 mid-year estimate by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Population Division. Because the figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or with the same level of accuracy, the resulting rankings may be misleading. For comparison purposes, some non-sovereign entities are included in this list, although only sovereign territories are ranked.
| Rank |
Country/territory/entity |
Population |
Date |
% of world population |
Source |
| — |
World |
6,671,226,000 |
July 1, 2007 |
100% |
UN estimate |
| 1 |
|
1,321,310,000 |
October 17, 2007 |
% |
Official Chinese Population clock |
| 2 |
|
1,169,016,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| — |
(as a whole) |
492,964,961 |
Jan 1, 2006 |
% |
Eurostat |
| 3 |
|
303,170,606 |
October 20, 2007 |
% |
Official USA Population clock |
| 4 |
|
231,627,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 5 |
|
187,223,000 |
September 29, 2007 |
% |
Official Brazilian Population clock |
| 6 |
|
161,488,000 |
Oct 16, 2007 |
% |
Official Pakistani Population clock |
| 7 |
|
158,665,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 8 |
|
148,093,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 9 |
|
142,499,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 10 |
|
127,750,000 |
June 1, 2007 |
% |
Official Japan Statistics Bureau estimate |
| 11 |
|
106,535,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 12 |
|
88,706,300 |
July 1, 2007 |
% |
Official Philippine National Statistics
|
| 13 |
|
87,375,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate
|
| 14 |
|
82,314,900 |
Dec 31, 2006 |
% |
Official Destatis estimate |
| 15 |
|
77,127,000 |
July 2007 |
% |
Ethiopia Central Statistics Agency
|
| 16 |
|
75,498,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate
|
| 17 |
|
74,877,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 18 |
|
71,208,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 19 |
(including overseas France) |
64,102,140 |
January 1, 2007 |
% |
Official INSEE estimate |
| 20 |
|
62,828,706 |
Dec 31, 2006 |
% |
Official Thai Statistics estimate
|
| 21 |
|
62,636,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 22 |
|
60,587,300 |
July 1, 2006 |
% |
Official ONS estimate |
| 23 |
|
59,131,287 |
Dec 31, 2006 |
% |
Official Istat estimate |
| 24 |
|
48,798,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate
|
| 25 |
|
48,577,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 26 |
|
48,512,000 |
|
% |
Official Korean Population clock |
| 27 |
|
46,205,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 28 |
|
45,116,894 |
January 1, 2007 |
% |
Official INE estimate |
| 29 |
|
44,045,000 |
|
% |
Official Colombian Population clock |
| 30 |
|
40,454,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 31 |
|
39,531,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 32 |
|
38,560,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 33 |
|
38,125,479 |
Dec 31, 2006 |
% |
Official GUS estimate |
| 34 |
|
37,538,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 35 |
|
33,858,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 36 |
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Official Canadian Population clock |
| 37 |
|
31,224,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 38 |
|
30,884,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 39 |
|
28,993,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 40 |
|
28,196,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 41 |
|
27,903,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 42 |
|
27,657,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 43 |
|
27,372,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 44 |
|
27,329,000 |
October 11, 2007 |
% |
Official Malaysian Population clock |
| 45 |
|
27,145,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 46 |
|
24,735,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 47 |
|
23,790,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 48 |
|
23,478,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 49 |
(Taiwan) |
22,920,250 |
Aug 2007 |
% |
Official National Statistics Taiwan estimate |
| 50 |
|
22,389,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 51 |
|
21,438,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 52 |
|
21,397,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 53 |
|
21,101,000 |
September 29, 2007 |
% |
Official Australian Population clock |
| 54 |
|
19,929,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 55 |
|
19,683,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 56 |
|
19,299,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 57 |
|
19,262,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 58 |
|
18,549,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 59 |
|
17,024,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 60 |
|
16,598,074 |
June 30, 2007 |
% |
Official INE projection |
| 61 |
|
16,384,000 |
Sep. 29, 2007 |
% |
Official Netherlands Population clock |
| 62 |
|
15,422,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 63 |
|
14,784,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 64 |
|
14,444,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 65 |
|
14,226,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 66 |
|
13,925,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 67 |
|
13,354,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 68 |
|
13,349,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 69 |
|
13,341,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 70 |
|
12,379,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 71 |
|
12,337,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 72 |
|
11,922,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 73 |
|
11,268,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 74 |
|
11,147,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 75 |
|
10,781,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 76 |
|
10,623,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 77 |
|
10,457,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 78 |
|
10,327,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 79 |
|
10,325,900 |
June 30, 2007 |
% |
Official ČSÚ estimate |
| 80 |
|
10,030,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 81 |
|
9,858,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 82 |
|
9,760,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 83 |
|
9,725,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 84 |
|
9,714,000 |
end of 2006 |
% |
Official statistics of Belarus |
| 85 |
|
9,598,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 86 |
|
9,525,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 87 |
|
9,370,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 88 |
|
9,150,000 |
June 2007 |
% |
Official Statistics Sweden estimate
|
| 89 |
|
9,033,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 90 |
|
8,699,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 91 |
|
8,508,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 92 |
|
8,467,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 93 |
|
8,316,487 |
3rd quarter, 2007 |
% |
Official Statistics Austria estimate |
| 94 |
|
7,639,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 95 |
|
7,508,700 |
December 31, 2006 |
% |
Swiss Federal Statistical Office |
| — |
|
7,206,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 96 |
|
7,197,200 |
August 31, 2007 |
% |
Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics |
| 97 |
|
7,106,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 98 |
|
6,857,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 99 |
|
6,736,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 100 |
|
6,585,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 101 |
|
6,331,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 102 |
|
6,160,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 103 |
|
6,127,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 104 |
|
5,924,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 105 |
|
5,866,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 106 |
|
5,859,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 107 |
|
5,603,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 108 |
|
5,457,415 |
June 30, 2007 |
% |
Official "Statistics Denmark" |
| 109 |
|
5,390,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 110 |
|
5,317,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 111 |
|
5,295,873 |
Oct 2, 2007 |
% |
Official Finnish Population clock |
| 112 |
|
4,965,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 113 |
|
4,851,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 114 |
|
4,770,000 |
|
% |
Official Norwegian Population clock |
| 115 |
|
4,555,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 116 |
|
4,468,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 117 |
|
4,436,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 118 |
|
4,395,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 119 |
|
4,380,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 120 |
|
4,343,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 121 |
|
4,301,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 122 |
|
4,235,850 |
Sep. 17, 2007 |
% |
Official New Zealand Population clock |
| 123 |
|
4,099,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 124 |
|
4,017,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 125 |
|
3,991,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 126 |
|
3,935,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 127 |
|
3,794,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 128 |
|
3,768,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 129 |
|
3,750,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| — |
|
3,500,000 |
|
% |
Somaliland government |
| 130 |
|
3,372,400 |
September 1, 2007 |
% |
Statistics Lithuania |
| 131 |
|
3,343,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 132 |
|
3,340,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 133 |
|
3,190,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 134 |
|
3,124,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 135 |
|
3,002,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 136 |
|
2,851,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 137 |
|
2,714,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 138 |
|
2,629,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 139 |
|
2,577,000 |
|
% |
Ministry of National Economy |
| 140 |
|
2,277,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 141 |
|
2,074,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 142 |
|
2,038,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 143 |
|
2,030,000 |
|
% |
Official Slovenian Population clock |
| 144 |
|
2,008,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 145 |
|
1,882,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 146 |
|
1,709,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 147 |
|
1,695,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 148 |
|
1,342,409 |
January 1, 2007 |
% |
Statistics Estonia |
| 149 |
|
1,333,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 150 |
|
1,331,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 151 |
|
1,262,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 152 |
|
1,155,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 153 |
|
1,141,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 154 |
|
855,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 155 |
|
841,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 156 |
|
839,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 157 |
|
833,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| — |
|
784,000 |
January 1, 2006 |
% |
Official INSEE estimate |
| 158 |
|
753,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 159 |
|
738,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 160 |
|
682,000 |
July 2007 |
% |
World Gazetteer projection |
| 161 |
|
658,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 162 |
|
598,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| — |
|
555,347 |
|
% |
Pridnestrivie government website |
| 163 |
|
530,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 164 |
|
507,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 165 |
|
496,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| — |
|
481,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 166 |
|
480,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 167 |
|
467,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 168 |
|
458,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 169 |
|
407,000 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| — |
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% |
UN estimate |
| — |
|
6,125 |
January 2006 |
% |
January 2006 census |
| 216 |
|
5,900 |
|
% |
UN estimate |
| 217 |
|
3,000 |
|
0.00005% |
UN estimate |
| 218 |
|
1,600 |
|
0.00003% |
UN estimate |
| 219 |
|
1,400 |
|
0.00003% |
UN estimate |
| 220 |
|
800 |
|
0.00002% |
UN estimate |
| 221 |
|
50 |
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0.000001% |
UN estimate |
| — |
World |
6,671,226,000 |
July 1, 2007 |
100% |
UN estimate |
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