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This is a list of countries by population. The list includes independent countries and inhabited dependent territories. Also given, as a percentage, is each country’s population compared to the population of the world, which is currently about 6,911,000,000.
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.
Figures used in this chart are based on the most recent estimate or projection by the national census authority where available and usually rounded off. Where national data is unavailable, figures are based on the 2010 estimate by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.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.
World 6 , 911 , 000 , 000 100.00%
• 1 China 1 , 341 , 000 , 000 19.4 %
• 2 India 1 , 210 , 193 , 422 17.5 %
• 3 United States 311 , 130 , 000 4.5 %
• 4 Indonesia 237 , 556 , 363 3.44 %
• 5 Brazil 190 , 732 , 694 2.76 %
• 6 Pakistan 175 , 694 , 000 2.54 %
• 7 Nigeria 158 , 259 , 000 2.29 %
• 8 Bangladesh 150 , 348 , 000 2.18 %
• 9 Russia 142 , 905 , 200 2.07 %
• 10 Japan 127 , 960 , 000 1.84 %
• 11 Mexico 112 , 336 , 538 1.63 %
• 12 Philippines 94 , 013 , 200 1.36 %
• 13 Vietnam 86 , 930 , 000 1.26 %
• 14 Germany 81 , 802 , 000 1.18 %
• 15 Egypt 80 , 054 , 000 1.16 %
• 16 Ethiopia 79 , 455 , 634 1.15 %
• 17 Iran 75 , 078 , 000 1.09 %
• 18 Turkey 73 , 722 , 988 1.07 %
• 19 Congo 67 , 827 , 000 0.98 %
• 20 Thailand 67 , 070 , 000 0.97 %
• 21 France 65 , 821 , 885 0.95 %
• 22 United Kingdom 62 , 041 , 708 0.9 %
• 23 Italy 60 , 605 , 053 0.88 %
• 24 Myanmar 50 , 496 , 000 0.73 %
• 25 South Africa 49 , 991 , 300 0.72 %
• 26 South Korea 48 , 988 , 833 0.71 %
• 27 Spain 46 , 152 , 925 0.67 %
• 28 Colombia 45 , 927 , 000 0.66 %
• 29 Ukraine 45 , 778 , 500 0.66 %
• 30 Sudan 43 , 192 , 000 0.62 %
• 31 Tanzania 43 , 187 , 823 0.62 %
• 32 Argentina 40 , 091 , 359 0.58 %
• 33 Kenya 38 , 610 , 097 0.56 %
• 34 Poland 38 , 092 , 000 0.55 %
• 35 Algeria 36 , 300 , 000 0.53 %
• 36 Canada 34 , 412 , 000 0.5 %
• 37 Morocco 32 , 112 , 000 0.46 %
• 38 Uganda 31 , 800 , 000 0.46 %
• 39 Iraq 31 , 467 , 000 0.46 %
• 40 Peru 29 , 461 , 933 0.43 %
• 41 Venezuela 29 , 174 , 000 0.42 %
• 42 Afghanistan 29 , 117 , 000 0.42 %
• 43 Nepal 28 , 584 , 975 0.41 %
• 44 Uzbekistan 27 , 794 , 000 0.4 %
• 45 Malaysia 27 , 565 , 821 0.4 %
• 46 Saudi Arabia 27 , 136 , 977 0.39 %
• 47 Ghana 24 , 233 , 431 0.35 %
• 48 North Korea 23 , 991 , 000 0.35 %
• 49 Taiwan 23 , 164 , 457 0.34 %
• 50 Australian5 22 , 614 , 000 0.32 %
• 51 Yemen 22 , 492 , 035 0.33 %
• 52 Mozambique 22 , 416 , 881 0.32 %
• 53 Côte d’Ivoire 21 , 571 , 000 0.31 %
• 54 Romania 21 , 466 , 174 0.31 %
• 55 Syria 21 , 003 , 000 0.3 %
• 56 Sri Lanka 20 , 410 , 000 0.3 %
• 57 Madagascar 20 , 146 , 000 0.29 %
• 58 Cameroon 19 , 406 , 100 0.28 %
• 59 Angola 18 , 993 , 000 0.27 %
• 60 Chile 17 , 213 , 700 0.25 %
• 61 Netherlands 16 , 660 , 500 0.24 %
• 62 Kazakhstan 16 , 473 , 000 0.24 %
• 63 Burkina Faso 15 , 730 , 977 0.23 %
• 64 Malawi 15 , 692 , 000 0.23 %
• 65 Niger 15 , 203 , 822 0.22 %
• 66 Mali 14 , 517 , 176 0.21 %
• 67 Guatemala 14 , 361 , 666 0.21 %
• 68 Ecuador 14 , 306 , 876 0.21 %
• 69 Cambodia 13 , 395 , 682 0.19 %
• 70 Zambia 13 , 046 , 508 0.19 %
• 71 Senegal 12 , 861 , 000 0.19 %
• 72 Zimbabwe 12 , 644 , 000 0.18 %
• 73 Chad 11 , 506 , 000 0.17 %
• 74 Greece 11 , 306 , 183 0.16 %
• 75 Cuba 11 , 240 , 841 0.16 %
• 76 Belgium 10 , 827 , 519 0.16 %
• 77 Portugal 10 , 636 , 888 0.15 %
• 78 Tunisia 10 , 549 , 100 0.15 %
• 79 Czech Republic 10 , 515 , 818 0.15 %
• 80 Bolivia 10 , 426 , 154 0.15 %
• 81 Rwanda 10 , 412 , 820 0.15 %
• 82 Guinea 10 , 324 , 000 0.15 %
• 83 Haiti 10 , 085 , 214 0.15 %
• 84 Hungary 10 , 014 , 324 0.14 %
• 85 Belarus 9 , 481 , 100 0.14 %
• 86 Sweden 9 , 422 , 661 0.14 %
• 87 Dominican Republic 9 , 378 , 818 0.14 %
• 88 Somalian7 9 , 359 , 000 0.14 %
• 89 Azerbaijan 8 , 997 , 400 0.13 %
• 90 Benin 8 , 778 , 646 0.13 %
• 91 Burundi 8 , 519 , 000 0.12 %
• 92 Austria 8 , 396 , 760 0.12 %
• 93 United Arab Emirates 8 , 264 , 070 0.12 %
• 94 Honduras 8 , 215 , 313 0.12 %
• 95 Switzerland 7 , 782 , 900 0.11 %
• 96 Israel 7 , 718 , 600 0.11 %
• 97 Bulgaria 7 , 351 , 234 0.11 %
• 98 Serbia 7 , 306 , 677 0.11 %
• 99 Tajikistan 7 , 075 , 000 0.102 %
• 100 Hong Kong 7 , 061 , 200 0.102 %
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.
Figures used in this chart are based on the most recent estimate or projection by the national census authority where available and usually rounded off. Where national data is unavailable, figures are based on the 2010 estimate by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.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.
World 6 , 911 , 000 , 000 100.00%
• 1 China 1 , 341 , 000 , 000 19.4 %
• 2 India 1 , 210 , 193 , 422 17.5 %
• 3 United States 311 , 130 , 000 4.5 %
• 4 Indonesia 237 , 556 , 363 3.44 %
• 5 Brazil 190 , 732 , 694 2.76 %
• 6 Pakistan 175 , 694 , 000 2.54 %
• 7 Nigeria 158 , 259 , 000 2.29 %
• 8 Bangladesh 150 , 348 , 000 2.18 %
• 9 Russia 142 , 905 , 200 2.07 %
• 10 Japan 127 , 960 , 000 1.84 %
• 11 Mexico 112 , 336 , 538 1.63 %
• 12 Philippines 94 , 013 , 200 1.36 %
• 13 Vietnam 86 , 930 , 000 1.26 %
• 14 Germany 81 , 802 , 000 1.18 %
• 15 Egypt 80 , 054 , 000 1.16 %
• 16 Ethiopia 79 , 455 , 634 1.15 %
• 17 Iran 75 , 078 , 000 1.09 %
• 18 Turkey 73 , 722 , 988 1.07 %
• 19 Congo 67 , 827 , 000 0.98 %
• 20 Thailand 67 , 070 , 000 0.97 %
• 21 France 65 , 821 , 885 0.95 %
• 22 United Kingdom 62 , 041 , 708 0.9 %
• 23 Italy 60 , 605 , 053 0.88 %
• 24 Myanmar 50 , 496 , 000 0.73 %
• 25 South Africa 49 , 991 , 300 0.72 %
• 26 South Korea 48 , 988 , 833 0.71 %
• 27 Spain 46 , 152 , 925 0.67 %
• 28 Colombia 45 , 927 , 000 0.66 %
• 29 Ukraine 45 , 778 , 500 0.66 %
• 30 Sudan 43 , 192 , 000 0.62 %
• 31 Tanzania 43 , 187 , 823 0.62 %
• 32 Argentina 40 , 091 , 359 0.58 %
• 33 Kenya 38 , 610 , 097 0.56 %
• 34 Poland 38 , 092 , 000 0.55 %
• 35 Algeria 36 , 300 , 000 0.53 %
• 36 Canada 34 , 412 , 000 0.5 %
• 37 Morocco 32 , 112 , 000 0.46 %
• 38 Uganda 31 , 800 , 000 0.46 %
• 39 Iraq 31 , 467 , 000 0.46 %
• 40 Peru 29 , 461 , 933 0.43 %
• 41 Venezuela 29 , 174 , 000 0.42 %
• 42 Afghanistan 29 , 117 , 000 0.42 %
• 43 Nepal 28 , 584 , 975 0.41 %
• 44 Uzbekistan 27 , 794 , 000 0.4 %
• 45 Malaysia 27 , 565 , 821 0.4 %
• 46 Saudi Arabia 27 , 136 , 977 0.39 %
• 47 Ghana 24 , 233 , 431 0.35 %
• 48 North Korea 23 , 991 , 000 0.35 %
• 49 Taiwan 23 , 164 , 457 0.34 %
• 50 Australian5 22 , 614 , 000 0.32 %
• 51 Yemen 22 , 492 , 035 0.33 %
• 52 Mozambique 22 , 416 , 881 0.32 %
• 53 Côte d’Ivoire 21 , 571 , 000 0.31 %
• 54 Romania 21 , 466 , 174 0.31 %
• 55 Syria 21 , 003 , 000 0.3 %
• 56 Sri Lanka 20 , 410 , 000 0.3 %
• 57 Madagascar 20 , 146 , 000 0.29 %
• 58 Cameroon 19 , 406 , 100 0.28 %
• 59 Angola 18 , 993 , 000 0.27 %
• 60 Chile 17 , 213 , 700 0.25 %
• 61 Netherlands 16 , 660 , 500 0.24 %
• 62 Kazakhstan 16 , 473 , 000 0.24 %
• 63 Burkina Faso 15 , 730 , 977 0.23 %
• 64 Malawi 15 , 692 , 000 0.23 %
• 65 Niger 15 , 203 , 822 0.22 %
• 66 Mali 14 , 517 , 176 0.21 %
• 67 Guatemala 14 , 361 , 666 0.21 %
• 68 Ecuador 14 , 306 , 876 0.21 %
• 69 Cambodia 13 , 395 , 682 0.19 %
• 70 Zambia 13 , 046 , 508 0.19 %
• 71 Senegal 12 , 861 , 000 0.19 %
• 72 Zimbabwe 12 , 644 , 000 0.18 %
• 73 Chad 11 , 506 , 000 0.17 %
• 74 Greece 11 , 306 , 183 0.16 %
• 75 Cuba 11 , 240 , 841 0.16 %
• 76 Belgium 10 , 827 , 519 0.16 %
• 77 Portugal 10 , 636 , 888 0.15 %
• 78 Tunisia 10 , 549 , 100 0.15 %
• 79 Czech Republic 10 , 515 , 818 0.15 %
• 80 Bolivia 10 , 426 , 154 0.15 %
• 81 Rwanda 10 , 412 , 820 0.15 %
• 82 Guinea 10 , 324 , 000 0.15 %
• 83 Haiti 10 , 085 , 214 0.15 %
• 84 Hungary 10 , 014 , 324 0.14 %
• 85 Belarus 9 , 481 , 100 0.14 %
• 86 Sweden 9 , 422 , 661 0.14 %
• 87 Dominican Republic 9 , 378 , 818 0.14 %
• 88 Somalian7 9 , 359 , 000 0.14 %
• 89 Azerbaijan 8 , 997 , 400 0.13 %
• 90 Benin 8 , 778 , 646 0.13 %
• 91 Burundi 8 , 519 , 000 0.12 %
• 92 Austria 8 , 396 , 760 0.12 %
• 93 United Arab Emirates 8 , 264 , 070 0.12 %
• 94 Honduras 8 , 215 , 313 0.12 %
• 95 Switzerland 7 , 782 , 900 0.11 %
• 96 Israel 7 , 718 , 600 0.11 %
• 97 Bulgaria 7 , 351 , 234 0.11 %
• 98 Serbia 7 , 306 , 677 0.11 %
• 99 Tajikistan 7 , 075 , 000 0.102 %
• 100 Hong Kong 7 , 061 , 200 0.102 %