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See also: List of countries by population in 2005 and List of countries by population in 1907
Map of countries by population for the year 2007
Comparison of top 20 most populated countries of 2005. See also List of countries by population (graphical)

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 July 1, 2007 estimate by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Population Division.1 Because these figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or at the same level of accuracy, the resulting rankings may be misleading.


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List

Rank Country / Territory Population Date  % of world population Source
— Flag of World World 6,740,900,000 December 3, 2008 100% International Programs Center - census.gov
1  China2 1,327,580,000 December 3, 2008 19.69% Chinese Population clock
2  India 1,141,350,000 December 3, 2008 16.93% Indian Population clock
3  United States 305,801,000 December 3, 2008 4.54% Official USA Population clock
4  Indonesia 228,780,000 November 15, 2008 3.39% Indonesian Population Clock
5  Brazil 188,220,000 December 3, 2008 2.8% Official Brazilian Population clock
6  Pakistan 165,007,000 December 3, 2008 2.45% Official Pakistani Population clock
7  Bangladesh 158,665,000 2.36% UN estimate
8  Nigeria 148,093,000 2.2% UN estimate
9  Russia 141,900,000 August 1, 2008 2.11% Federal state statistics service
10  Japan 127,690,000 May 1, 2008 1.9% Official Japan Statistics Bureau estimate
11  Mexico 106,682,500 mid-2008 1.58% INEGI projection
12  Philippines 90,457,200 mid-2008 1.34%

National Statistics Office projection
13  Vietnam 87,375,000 1.3%

UN estimate
14  Germany 82,142,000 March 31, 2008 1.22% Federal Statistics Office estimate
15  Ethiopia 79,221,000 July 2008 1.18%

Ethiopia Central Statistics Agency
16  Egypt 75,604,000 December 3, 2008 1.12% Official population clock
17  Turkey 70,586,256 December 31, 2007 1.05% Turkish Statistical Institute
18  Iran 70,495,782 November 2006 1.05%

Statistical Center of IRAN
19  France (incl. overseas France) 64,473,140 January 1, 2008 0.96% Official INSEE estimate
20  Thailand 63,038,247 December 31, 2007 0.94%

Official Thai Statistics estimate
21  Dem. Rep. of Congo 62,636,000 0.93% UN estimate
22  United Kingdom 61,186,000 January 1, 2008 0.9% [3]
23  Italy 59,619,290 December 31, 2007 0.89% Official Istat estimate
24  Burma 48,798,000 0.72%

UN estimate
25  South Korea 48,224,000 0.72% UN estimate
26  South Africa 47,850,700 July 1, 2007 0.71% Official Stat SA estimate
27  Ukraine 46,191,022 September 1, 2008 0.69% Official UKRSTAT estimate
28  Spain 46,063,500 January 2008 0.67% Official INE estimate
29  Colombia 44,660,000 November 21, 2008 0.65% Official Colombian Population clock
30  Tanzania 40,454,000 0.6% UN estimate
31  Argentina 39,745,613 June 30, 2008 0.61% Official INDEC estimate
32  Sudan 38,560,000 0.57% UN estimate
33  Poland 38,115,967 June 30, 2007 0.57% Official GUS estimate
34  Kenya 37,538,000 0.56% UN estimate
35  Algeria 33,858,000 0.5% UN estimate
36  Canada 33,445,500 December 3, 2008 0.5% Official Canadian Population clock
37  Morocco 31,224,000 0.46% UN estimate
38  Uganda 30,884,000 0.46% UN estimate
39  Iraq 28,993,000 0.43% UN estimate
40  Peru 28,750,770 June 30, 2007 0.43% Official INEI estimate3
41  Nepal 28,196,000 0.42% UN estimate
42  Venezuela 28,068,389 November 23, 2008 0.42% Official Venezuelan Population clock
43  Malaysia 27,730,000 September 5, 2008 0.41% Official Malaysian population website
44  Uzbekistan 27,372,000 0.41% UN estimate
45  Afghanistan 27,145,000 0.4% UN estimate
46  Saudi Arabia 24,735,000 0.37% UN estimate
47  North Korea 23,790,000 0.35% UN estimate
48  Ghana 23,478,000 0.35% UN estimate
49  Taiwan4 23,007,007 August 31, 2008 0.34% Official National Statistics Taiwan estimate
50  Yemen 22,389,000 0.33% UN estimate
51  Romania 21,528,600 January 1, 2008 0.32% [4]
52  Australia5 21,500,322 December 1, 2008 0.32% Official Australian Population clock
53  Mozambique 21,397,000 0.32% UN estimate
54  Syria 19,929,000 0.3% UN estimate
55  Madagascar 19,683,000 0.29% UN estimate
56  Sri Lanka 19,299,000 0.29% UN estimate
57  Côte d'Ivoire 19,262,000 0.29% UN estimate
58  Cameroon 18,549,000 0.28% UN estimate
59  Angola 17,024,000 0.25% UN estimate
60  Chile 16,834,000 December 3, 2008 0.25% Official INE projection
61  Netherlands 16,480,565 November 29, 2008 0.24% Official Netherlands Population clock
62  Kazakhstan 15,422,000 0.23% UN estimate
63  Burkina Faso 14,784,000 0.22% UN estimate
64  Niger 14,226,000 0.21% UN estimate
65  Malawi 13,925,000 0.21% UN estimate
66  Ecuador 13,867,761 October 23, 2008 0.21% INEC
67  Cambodia 13,388,910 March 3, 2008 0.2% 2008 Census6
68  Guatemala 13,354,000 0.2% UN estimate
69  Zimbabwe 13,349,000 0.2% UN estimate
70  Senegal 12,379,000 0.18% UN estimate
71  Mali 12,337,000 0.18% UN estimate
72  Zambia 11,922,000 0.18% UN estimate
73  Cuba 11,268,000 0.17% UN estimate
74  Greece 11,215,000 January 1, 2008 0.17% [5]
75  Chad 10,781,000 0.16% UN estimate
76  Belgium 10,666,866 January 1, 2008 0.16% Official Statbel estimate
77  Portugal 10,617,600 January 1, 2008 0.16% [6]
78  Czech Republic 10,424,926 June 30, 2008 0.15% Official ČSÚ estimate
79  Tunisia 10,327,000 0.15% UN estimate
80  Hungary 10,035,000 June 30, 2008 0.15% Hungarian Central Statistical Office
81  Serbia7 9,527,100 January 1, 2008 0.15% [7]
82  Dominican Republic 9,760,000 0.14% UN estimate
83  Rwanda 9,725,000 0.14% UN estimate
84  Belarus 9,690,000 December 31, 2007 0.14% Official statistics of Belarus
85  Haiti 9,598,000 0.14% UN estimate
86  Bolivia 9,525,000 0.14% UN estimate
87  Guinea 9,370,000 0.14% UN estimate
88  Sweden 9,242,595 September 30, 2008 0.14% Statistics Sweden
89  Benin 9,033,000 0.13% UN estimate
90  Somalia 8,699,000 0.13% UN estimate
91  Burundi 8,508,000 0.13% UN estimate
92  Azerbaijan 8,629,900 January 1, 2008 0.13% [8]
93  Austria 8,340,924 April 1, 2008 0.12% Official Statistics Austria estimate
94  Switzerland 7,676,500 September 30, 2008 0.11% Swiss Federal Statistical Office
95  Bulgaria 7,640,238 December 31, 2007 0.11% National Statistical Institute
96  Israel 7,337,0008 September 30, 2008 0.11% Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics
97  Honduras 7,106,000 0.11% UN estimate
—  Hong Kong 6,985,260 June 30, 2008 0.11% Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong SAR
98  El Salvador 6,857,000 0.1% UN estimate
99  Tajikistan 6,736,000 0.1% UN estimate
100  Togo 6,585,000 0.098% UN estimate
101  Papua New Guinea 6,331,000 0.094% UN estimate
102  Libya 6,160,000 0.091% UN estimate
103  Paraguay 6,127,000 0.091% UN estimate
104  Jordan 5,924,000 0.088% UN estimate
105  Sierra Leone 5,866,000 0.087% UN estimate
106  Laos 5,859,000 0.087% UN estimate
107  Nicaragua 5,603,000 0.083% UN estimate
108  Denmark 5,506,000 October 1, 2008 0.081% Statistics Denmark
109  Slovakia 5,404,784 June 30, 2008 0.08% Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic
110  Finland 5,325,6449 December 2, 2008 0.079% Official Finnish Population clock
111  Kyrgyzstan 5,317,000 0.079% UN estimate
112  Turkmenistan 4,965,000 0.074% UN estimate
113  Eritrea 4,851,000 0.072% UN estimate
114  Singapore 4,839,400 Mid-2008 0.072% Statistics Singapore
115  Norway 4,795,70010 December 1, 2008 0.071% Official Norwegian Population clock
116  Croatia 4,435,400 January 1, 2008 0.068% [9]
117  Costa Rica 4,468,000 0.066% UN estimate
118  Ireland 4,422,100 April 30, 2008 0.064% Official CSO Ireland Statistics
119  Georgia 4,382,10011 January 1, 2008 0.065% [10]
120  United Arab Emirates 4,380,000 0.065% UN estimate
121  Central African Republic 4,343,000 0.065% UN estimate
122  New Zealand 4,288,400 November 27, 2008 0.063% Official New Zealand Population clock
123  Lebanon 4,099,000 0.061% UN estimate
124  Puerto Rico 3,991,000 0.059% UN estimate
125  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,935,000 0.058% UN estimate
126  Moldova 3,572,70012 January 1, 2008 0.056% [11]
127  Republic of the Congo 3,768,000 0.056% UN estimate
128  Palestinian territories 3,761,646 December 1, 2007 0.056% Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics - 2007 Census
129  Liberia 3,750,000 0.056% UN estimate
—  Somaliland 3,500,000 Date unknown 0.052% Somaliland government
130  Lithuania 3,361,100 April 1, 2008 0.05% Statistics Lithuania
131  Panama 3,343,000 0.05% UN estimate
132  Uruguay 3,340,000 0.05% UN estimate
133  Armenia 3,230,100 January 1, 2008 0.045% [12]
134  Albania 3,170,000 January 1, 2008 0.047% [13]
135  Mauritania 3,124,000 0.046% UN estimate
136  Kuwait 2,851,000 0.042% UN estimate
137  Jamaica 2,714,000 0.04% UN estimate
138  Mongolia 2,629,000 0.039% UN estimate
139  Oman 2,595,000 0.039% UN estimate
140  Latvia 2,268,000 May 1, 2008 0.034% Latvijas Statistika
141  Namibia 2,074,000 0.031% UN estimate
142  Republic of Macedonia 2,045,200 January 1, 2008 0.03% [14]
143  Slovenia 2,041,050 November 15, 2008 0.031% Official Slovenian population clock
144  Lesotho 2,008,000 0.03% UN estimate
145  Botswana 1,882,000 0.028% UN estimate
146  Gambia 1,709,000 0.025% UN estimate
147  Guinea-Bissau 1,695,000 0.025% UN estimate
148  Estonia 1,340,600 January 1, 2008 0.02% Statistics Estonia
149  Trinidad and Tobago 1,333,000 0.02% UN estimate
150  Gabon 1,331,000 0.02% UN estimate
151  Mauritius 1,262,00013 0.019% UN estimate
152  East Timor 1,155,000 0.017% UN estimate
153  Swaziland 1,141,000 0.017% UN estimate
154  Cyprus 794,600 January 1, 2008 0.012% [15]
155  Qatar 841,00014 0.012% UN estimate
156  Djibouti 833,000 0.012% UN estimate
157  Fiji 827,900 2007 0.012% Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics
—  Réunion15 793,000 January 1, 2007 0.012% Official INSEE estimate
158  Bahrain 760,168 Date unknown 0.011% Kingdom of Bahrain Government Statistics
159  Guyana 738,000 0.011% UN estimate
160  Comoros 682,00016 July 2007 0.01% World Gazetteer projection
161  Bhutan 658,000 0.01% UN estimate
162  Montenegro 620,000 0.009% UN estimate
—  Macau 538,100 December 31, 2007 0.008% Statistics and Census Service of Macau
163  Cape Verde 530,000 0.008% UN estimate
164  Equatorial Guinea17 507,000 0.008% UN estimate
165  Solomon Islands 506,992 January 1, 2008 0.007% [16]
166  Luxembourg 483,800 January 1, 2008 0.007% Le portail des statistiques du Luxenbourg
167  Western Sahara 480,000 0.007% UN estimate
168  Suriname 458,000 0.007% UN estimate
—  Guadeloupe15 451,000 January 1, 2007 0.007% INSEE estimate (minus the populations of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy)
169  Malta 410,600 January 1, 2008 0.006% [17]
—  Martinique15 401,000 January 1, 2007 0.006% Official INSEE estimate
170  Brunei 390,000 0.006% UN estimate
171  Bahamas 331,000 0.005% UN estimate
172  Iceland 320,169 October 1, 2008 0.005% Hagstofa Íslands
173  Maldives 306,000 0.005% UN estimate
174  Barbados 294,000 0.004% UN estimate
175  Belize 288,000 0.004% UN estimate
—  French Polynesia15 259,596 August 20, 2007 0.004% August 2007 census
—  New Caledonia15 244,600 January 1, 2008 0.004% Official ISEE estimate
176  Vanuatu 226,000 0.003% UN estimate
—  French Guiana15 209,000 January 1, 2007 0.003% Official INSEE estimate
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