| Rank
| Country / Territory
| Population
July 2005
UN estimate
| Notes
|
| —
| World
| 6,464,750,000
| [population clock]
|
| 1
| People's Republic of China (Mainland)
| 1,315,844,000
| [population clock]
|
| 2
| India
| 1,103,371,000
| [population clock] [Includes data from Jammu and Kashmir (India-administered), Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-administered) , and Aksai Chin (PRC-administered).]
|
| 3
| United States of America
| 298,213,000
| [population clock]
|
| 4
| Indonesia
| 222,781,000
|
| 5
| Brazil
| 186,405,000
| [population clock]
|
| 6
| Pakistan
| 157,935,000
| [population clock]
|
| 7
| Russia
| 143,202,000
|
| 8
| Bangladesh
| 141,822,000
|
| 9
| Nigeria
| 131,530,000
|
| 10
| Japan
| 128,085,000
|
| 11
| Mexico
| 107,029,000
|
| 12
| Vietnam
| 84,238,000
|
| 13
| Philippines
| 83,054,000
|
| 14
| Germany
| 82,689,000
|
| 15
| Ethiopia
| 77,431,000
|
| 16
| Egypt
| 74,033,000
|
| 17
| Turkey
| 73,193,000
|
| 18
| Iran
| 69,515,000
|
| 19
| Thailand
| 64,233,000
|
| 20
| France
| 60,496,000
| Figure for Metropolitan France only
|
| 21
| United Kingdom
| 59,668,000
|
| 22
| Italy
| 58,093,000
|
| 23
| Democratic Republic of the Congo
| 57,549,000
|
| 24
| Myanmar/Burma
| 50,519,000
|
| 25
| South Korea
| 47,817,000
|
| 26
| South Africa
| 47,432,000
|
| 27
| Ukraine
| 46,481,000
|
| 28
| Colombia
| 45,600,000
| [population clock]
|
| 29
| Spain
| 43,064,000
|
| 30
| Argentina
| 38,747,000
|
| 31
| Poland
| 38,530,000
|
| 32
| Tanzania
| 38,329,000
|
| 33
| Sudan
| 36,233,000
|
| 34
| Kenya
| 34,256,000
|
| 35
| Algeria
| 32,854,000
|
| 36
| Canada
| 32,268,000
| [population clock]
|
| 37
| Morocco
| 31,478,000
|
| 38
| Afghanistan
| 29,863,000
|
| 39
| Uganda
| 28,816,000
|
| 40
| Iraq
| 28,807,000
|
| 41
| Peru
| 27,968,000
|
| 42
| Nepal
| 27,133,000
|
| 43
| Venezuela
| 26,749,000
|
| 44
| Uzbekistan
| 26,593,000
|
| 45
| Malaysia
| 25,347,000
|
| 46
| Saudi Arabia
| 24,573,000
|
| 47
| Republic of China (Taiwan)
| 22,894,384
| [Consists of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Kinmen, Matsu, etc., which are under the effective control of the Republic of China, and are claimed by the People's Republic of China. Population figure is from the CIA World Factbook (as of 2005-07-01).]
|
| 48
| DPRK (North Korea)
| 22,488,000
|
| 49
| Ghana
| 22,113,000
|
| 50
| Romania
| 21,711,000
|
| 51
| Yemen
| 20,975,000
|
| 52
| Sri Lanka
| 20,743,000
|
| 53
| Australia
| 20,155,000
| [population clock] [Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828)]
|
| 54
| Mozambique
| 19,792,000
|
| 55
| Syria
| 19,043,000
|
| 56
| Madagascar
| 18,606,000
|
| 57
| Côte d'Ivoire
| 18,154,000
|
| 58
| Cameroon
| 16,322,000
|
| 59
| Netherlands
| 16,299,000
|
| 60
| Chile
| 16,295,000
|
| 61
| Angola
| 15,941,000
|
| 62
| Kazakhstan
| 14,825,000
|
| 63
| Cambodia
| 14,071,000
|
| 64
| Niger
| 13,957,000
|
| 65
| Mali
| 13,518,000
|
| 66
| Burkina Faso
| 13,228,000
|
| 67
| Ecuador
| 13,228,000
|
| 68
| Zimbabwe
| 13,010,000
|
| 69
| Malawi
| 12,884,000
|
| 70
| Guatemala
| 12,599,000
|
| 71
| Zambia
| 11,668,000
|
| 72
| Senegal
| 11,658,000
|
| 73
| Cuba
| 11,269,000
|
| 74
| Greece
| 11,120,000
|
| 75
| Portugal
| 10,495,000
|
| 76
| Belgium
| 10,419,000
|
| 77
| Czech Republic
| 10,220,000
|
| 78
| Tunisia
| 10,102,000
|
| 79
| Hungary
| 10,098,000
|
| 80
| Serbia
| 9,778,991
| [ [Geohive.com]: 1991 Census figure including Kosovo (with 1.96 million).]
|
| 81
| Belarus
| 9,755,000
|
| 82
| Chad
| 9,749,000
|
| 83
| Guinea
| 9,402,000
|
| 84
| Bolivia
| 9,182,000
|
| 85
| Sweden
| 9,041,000
|
| 86
| Rwanda
| 9,038,000
|
| 87
| Dominican Republic
| 8,895,000
|
| 88
| Haiti
| 8,528,000
|
| 89
| Benin
| 8,439,000
|
| 90
| Azerbaijan
| 8,411,000
|
| 91
| Somalia
| 8,228,000
|
| 92
| Austria
| 8,189,000
|
| 93
| Bulgaria
| 7,726,000
|
| 94
| Burundi
| 7,548,000
|
| 95
| Switzerland
| 7,252,000
|
| 96
| Honduras
| 7,205,000
|
| 97
| ''Hong Kong (PRC)
| 7,041,000
|
| 98
| El Salvador
| 6,881,000
|
| 99
| Israel
| 6,725,000
|
| 100
| Tajikistan
| 6,507,000
|
| 101
| Paraguay
| 6,158,000
|
| 102
| Togo
| 6,145,000
|
| 103
| Laos
| 5,924,000
|
| 104
| Papua New Guinea
| 5,887,000
|
| 105
| Libya
| 5,853,000
|
| 106
| Jordan
| 5,703,000
|
| 107
| Sierra Leone
| 5,525,000
|
| 108
| Nicaragua
| 5,487,000
|
| 109
| Denmark
| 5,431,000
|
| 110
| Slovakia
| 5,401,000
|
| 111
| Kyrgyzstan
| 5,264,000
|
| 112
| Finland
| 5,249,000
| [Includes Åland Islands]
|
| 113
| Turkmenistan
| 4,833,000
|
| 114
| Norway
| 4,620,000
| [Includes Svalbard (2,701) and Jan Mayen Island]
|
| 115
| Croatia
| 4,551,000
|
| 116
| United Arab Emirates
| 4,496,000
|
| 117
| Georgia
| 4,474,000
|
| 118
| Eritrea
| 4,401,000
|
| 119
| Costa Rica
| 4,401,000
|
| 120
| Singapore
| 4,326,000
|
| 121
| Moldova
| 4,206,000
|
| 122
| Republic of Ireland
| 4,148,000
|
| 123
| Central African Republic
| 4,038,000
|
| 124
| New Zealand
| 4,028,000
| [population clock]
|
| 125
| Republic of the Congo
| 3,999,000
|
| 126
| ''Puerto Rico (US)
| 3,955,000
|
| 127
| Bosnia and Herzegovina
| 3,907,000
|
| 128
| Palestinian territories
| 3,702,000
|
| 129
| Lebanon
| 3,577,000
|
| 130
| Uruguay
| 3,463,000
|
| 131
| Lithuania
| 3,431,000
|
| 132
| Liberia
| 3,283,000
|
| 133
| Panama
| 3,232,000
|
| 134
| Albania
| 3,130,000
|
| 135
| Mauritania
| 3,069,000
|
| 136
| Armenia
| 3,016,000
|
| 137
| Kuwait
| 2,687,000
|
| 138
| Jamaica
| 2,651,000
|
| 139
| Mongolia
| 2,646,000
|
| 140
| Oman
| 2,567,000
|
| 141
| Latvia
| 2,307,000
|
| 142
| Bhutan
| 2,163,000
| [The figure from the government of Bhutan does not agree with the UN figure. The [2005 Census] figure is 672,425.]
|
| 143
| Republic of Macedonia
| 2,034,000
|
| 144
| Namibia
| 2,031,000
|
| 145
| Slovenia
| 1,967,000
|
| 146
| Lesotho
| 1,795,000
|
| 147
| Botswana
| 1,765,000
|
| 148
| Guinea-Bissau
| 1,586,000
|
| 149
| The Gambia
| 1,517,000
|
| 150
| Gabon
| 1,384,000
|
| 151
| Estonia
| 1,330,000
|
| 152
| Trinidad and Tobago
| 1,305,000
|
| 153
| Mauritius
| 1,245,000
| [Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon]
|
| 154
| Swaziland
| 1,032,000
|
| 155
| East Timor
| 947,000
|
| 156
| Fiji
| 848,000
|
| 157
| Cyprus
| 835,000
|
| 158
| Qatar
| 813,000
|
| 159
| Comoros
| 798,000
| [Includes the island of Mayotte (with a population [as of 2002] of 160,265)]
|
| 160
| Djibouti
| 793,000
|
| 161
| ''Réunion (France)
| 785,000
|
| 162
| Guyana
| 751,000
|
| 163
| Bahrain
| 727,000
|
| 164
| Montenegro
| 620,145
| [[link]: Official Figure from 2003 census.]
|
| 165
| Cape Verde
| 507,000
|
| 166
| Equatorial Guinea
| 504,000
|
| 167
| Solomon Islands
| 478,000
|
| 168
| Luxembourg
| 465,000
|
| 169
| ''Macau (PRC)
| 460,000
|
| 170
| Suriname
| 449,000
|
| 171
| ''Guadeloupe (France)
| 448,000
|
| 172
| Malta
| 402,000
|
| 173
| ''Martinique (France)
| 396,000
|
| 174
| Brunei
| 374,000
|
| 175
| Western Sahara
| 341,000
|
| 176
| Maldives
| 329,000
|
| 177
| The Bahamas
| 323,000
|
| 178
| Iceland
| 295,000
|
| 179
| Belize
| 270,000
|
| 180
| Barbados
| 270,000
|
| 181
| ''French Polynesia (France)
| 257,000
|
| 182
| ''New Caledonia (France)
| 237,000
|
| 183
| Vanuatu
| 211,000
|
| 184
| ''French Guiana (France)
| 187,000
|
| 185
| Samoa
| 185,000
|
| 186
| ''Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)
| 183,000
|
| 187
| ''Guam (US)
| 170,000
|
| 188
| Saint Lucia
| 161,000
|
| 189
| São Tomé and Príncipe
| 157,000
|
| 190
| ''Channel Islands (UK)
| 149,000
| [Consists of the bailiwicks of Guernsey (with a population as of the [2001 census] of 62,101) and Jersey (with a population as of the [2001 census] of 87,186)]
|
| 191
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
| 119,000
|
| 192
| ''U.S. Virgin Islands (US)
| 112,000
|
| 193
| Federated States of Micronesia
| 110,000
|
| 194
| Grenada
| 103,000
|
| 195
| Tonga
| 102,000
|
| 196
| ''Aruba (Netherlands)
| 99,000
|
| 197
| Kiribati
| 99,000
|
| 198
| Antigua and Barbuda
| 81,000
|
| 199
| ''Northern Mariana Islands (US)
| 81,000
|
| 200
| Seychelles
| 81,000
|
| 201
| Dominica
| 79,000
|
| 202
| ''Isle of Man (UK)
| 77,000
|
| 203
| Andorra
| 67,000
|
| 204
| ''American Samoa (US)
| 65,000
|
| 205
| ''Bermuda (UK)
| 64,000
|
| 206
| Marshall Islands
| 62,000
|
| 207
| ''Greenland (Denmark)
| 57,000
|
| 208
| ''Faroe Islands (Denmark)
| 47,000
|
| 209
| ''Cayman Islands (UK)
| 45,000
|
| 210
| Saint Kitts and Nevis
| 43,000
|
| 211
| Monaco
| 35,000
|
| 212
| Liechtenstein
| 35,000
|
| 213
| San Marino
| 28,000
|
| 214
| ''Gibraltar (UK)
| 28,000
|
| 215
| ''Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
| 26,000
|
| 216
| ''British Virgin Islands (UK)
| 22,000
|
| 217
| Palau
| 20,000
|
| 218
| ''Cook Islands (NZ)
| 18,000
|
| 219
| ''Wallis and Futuna (France)
| 15,000
|
| 220
| Nauru
| 14,000
|
| 221
| Anguilla (UK)
| 12,000
|
| 222
| Tuvalu
| 10,000
|
| 223
| ''Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (France)
| 6,000
|
| 224
| ''Saint Helena (UK)
| 5,000
| [Includes Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]
|
| 225
| ''Montserrat (UK)
| 4,000
|
| 226
| ''Falkland Islands (UK)
| 3,000
|
| 227
| ''Niue (NZ)
| 1,000
|
| 228
| ''Tokelau (NZ)
| 1,000
|
| 229
| Vatican City
| 1,000
|
| 230
| ''Pitcairn Islands (UK)
| 67
|
