Rank
|
Country
|
Population
|
Date of Information
|
1
|
World
|
6,379,157,361
|
July 2004 est.
|
2
|
China
|
1,298,847,624
|
July 2004 est.
|
3
|
India
|
1,065,070,607
|
July 2004 est.
|
4
|
United States
|
293,027,571
|
July 2004 est.
|
5
|
Indonesia
|
238,452,952
|
July 2004 est.
|
6
|
Brazil
|
184,101,109
|
July 2004 est.
|
7
|
Pakistan
|
159,196,336
|
July 2004 est.
|
8
|
Russia
|
143,782,338
|
July 2004 est.
|
9
|
Bangladesh
|
141,340,476
|
July 2004 est.
|
10
|
Nigeria
|
137,253,133
|
July 2004 est.
|
11
|
Japan
|
127,333,002
|
July 2004 est.
|
12
|
Mexico
|
104,959,594
|
July 2004 est.
|
13
|
Philippines
|
86,241,697
|
July 2004 est.
|
14
|
Vietnam
|
82,689,518
|
July 2004 est.
|
15
|
Germany
|
82,424,609
|
July 2004 est.
|
16
|
Egypt
|
76,117,421
|
July 2004 est.
|
17
|
Iran
|
69,018,924
|
July 2004 est.
|
18
|
Turkey
|
68,893,918
|
July 2004 est.
|
19
|
Ethiopia
|
67,851,281
|
July 2004 est.
|
20
|
Thailand
|
64,865,523
|
July 2004 est.
|
21
|
France
|
60,424,213
|
July 2004 est.
|
22
|
United Kingdom
|
60,270,708
|
July 2004 est.
|
23
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
58,317,930
|
July 2004 est.
|
24
|
Italy
|
58,057,477
|
July 2004 est.
|
25
|
Korea, South
|
48,598,175
|
July 2004 est.
|
26
|
Ukraine
|
47,732,079
|
July 2004 est.
|
27
|
Burma
|
42,720,196
|
July 2004 est.
|
28
|
South Africa
|
42,718,530
|
July 2004 est.
|
29
|
Colombia
|
42,310,775
|
July 2004 est.
|
30
|
Spain
|
40,280,780
|
July 2004 est.
|
31
|
Sudan
|
39,148,162
|
July 2004 est.
|
32
|
Argentina
|
39,144,753
|
July 2004 est.
|
33
|
Poland
|
38,626,349
|
July 2004 est.
|
34
|
Tanzania
|
36,588,225
|
July 2004 est.
|
35
|
Canada
|
32,507,874
|
July 2004 est.
|
36
|
Morocco
|
32,209,101
|
July 2004 est.
|
37
|
Algeria
|
32,129,324
|
July 2004 est.
|
38
|
Kenya
|
32,021,856
|
July 2004 est.
|
39
|
Afghanistan
|
28,513,677
|
July 2004 est.
|
40
|
Peru
|
27,544,305
|
July 2004 est.
|
41
|
Nepal
|
27,070,666
|
July 2004 est.
|
42
|
Uzbekistan
|
26,410,416
|
July 2004 est.
|
43
|
Uganda
|
26,404,543
|
July 2004 est.
|
44
|
Saudi Arabia
|
25,795,938
|
July 2004 est.
|
45
|
Iraq
|
25,374,691
|
July 2004 est.
|
46
|
Venezuela
|
25,017,387
|
July 2004 est.
|
47
|
Malaysia
|
23,522,482
|
July 2004 est.
|
48
|
Taiwan
|
22,749,838
|
July 2004 est.
|
49
|
Korea, North
|
22,697,553
|
July 2004 est.
|
50
|
Romania
|
22,355,551
|
July 2004 est.
|
51
|
Ghana
|
20,757,032
|
July 2004 est.
|
52
|
Yemen
|
20,024,867
|
July 2004 est.
|
53
|
Australia
|
19,913,144
|
July 2004 est.
|
54
|
Sri Lanka
|
19,905,165
|
July 2004 est.
|
55
|
Mozambique
|
18,811,731
|
July 2004 est.
|
56
|
Syria
|
18,016,874
|
July 2004 est.
|
57
|
Madagascar
|
17,501,871
|
July 2004 est.
|
58
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
17,327,724
|
July 2004 est.
|
59
|
Netherlands
|
16,318,199
|
July 2004 est.
|
60
|
Cameroon
|
16,063,678
|
July 2004 est.
|
61
|
Chile
|
15,823,957
|
July 2004 est.
|
62
|
Kazakhstan
|
15,143,704
|
July 2004 est.
|
63
|
Guatemala
|
14,280,596
|
July 2004 est.
|
64
|
Burkina Faso
|
13,574,820
|
July 2004 est.
|
65
|
Cambodia
|
13,363,421
|
July 2004 est.
|
66
|
Ecuador
|
13,212,742
|
July 2004 est.
|
67
|
Zimbabwe
|
12,671,860
|
July 2004 est.
|
68
|
Mali
|
11,956,788
|
July 2004 est.
|
69
|
Malawi
|
11,906,855
|
July 2004 est.
|
70
|
Niger
|
11,360,538
|
July 2004 est.
|
71
|
Cuba
|
11,308,764
|
July 2004 est.
|
72
|
Angola
|
10,978,552
|
July 2004 est.
|
73
|
Senegal
|
10,852,147
|
July 2004 est.
|
74
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
10,825,900
|
July 2004 est.
|
75
|
Greece
|
10,647,529
|
July 2004 est.
|
76
|
Portugal
|
10,524,145
|
July 2004 est.
|
77
|
Zambia
|
10,462,436
|
July 2004 est.
|
78
|
Belgium
|
10,348,276
|
July 2004 est.
|
79
|
Belarus
|
10,310,520
|
July 2004 est.
|
80
|
Czech Republic
|
10,246,178
|
July 2004 est.
|
81
|
Hungary
|
10,032,375
|
July 2004 est.
|
82
|
Tunisia
|
9,974,722
|
July 2004 est.
|
83
|
Chad
|
9,538,544
|
July 2004 est.
|
84
|
Guinea
|
9,246,462
|
July 2004 est.
|
85
|
Sweden
|
8,986,400
|
July 2004 est.
|
86
|
Dominican Republic
|
8,833,634
|
July 2004 est.
|
87
|
Bolivia
|
8,724,156
|
July 2004 est.
|
88
|
Somalia
|
8,304,601
|
July 2004 est.
|
89
|
Austria
|
8,174,762
|
July 2004 est.
|
90
|
Rwanda
|
7,954,013
|
July 2004 est.
|
91
|
Azerbaijan
|
7,868,385
|
July 2004 est.
|
92
|
Haiti
|
7,656,166
|
July 2004 est.
|
93
|
Bulgaria
|
7,517,973
|
July 2004 est.
|
94
|
Switzerland
|
7,450,867
|
July 2004 est.
|
95
|
Benin
|
7,250,033
|
July 2004 est.
|
96
|
Tajikistan
|
7,011,556
|
July 2004 est.
|
97
|
Hong Kong
|
6,855,125
|
July 2004 est.
|
98
|
Honduras
|
6,823,568
|
July 2004 est.
|
99
|
El Salvador
|
6,587,541
|
July 2004 est.
|
100
|
Burundi
|
6,231,221
|
July 2004 est.
|
101
|
Israel
|
6,199,008
|
July 2004 est.
|
102
|
Paraguay
|
6,191,368
|
July 2004 est.
|
103
|
Laos
|
6,068,117
|
July 2004 est.
|
104
|
Sierra Leone
|
5,883,889
|
July 2004 est.
|
105
|
Libya
|
5,631,585
|
July 2004 est.
|
106
|
Jordan
|
5,611,202
|
July 2004 est.
|
107
|
Togo
|
5,556,812
|
July 2004 est.
|
108
|
Slovakia
|
5,423,567
|
July 2004 est.
|
109
|
Papua New Guinea
|
5,420,280
|
July 2004 est.
|
110
|
Denmark
|
5,413,392
|
July 2004 est.
|
111
|
Nicaragua
|
5,359,759
|
July 2004 est.
|
112
|
Finland
|
5,214,512
|
July 2004 est.
|
113
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
5,081,429
|
July 2004 est.
|
114
|
Turkmenistan
|
4,863,169
|
July 2004 est.
|
115
|
Georgia
|
4,693,892
|
July 2004 est.
|
116
|
Norway
|
4,574,560
|
July 2004 est.
|
117
|
Croatia
|
4,496,869
|
July 2004 est.
|
118
|
Eritrea
|
4,447,307
|
July 2004 est.
|
119
|
Moldova
|
4,446,455
|
July 2004 est.
|
120
|
Singapore
|
4,353,893
|
July 2004 est.
|
121
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
4,007,608
|
July 2004 est.
|
122
|
New Zealand
|
3,993,817
|
July 2004 est.
|
123
|
Ireland
|
3,969,558
|
July 2004 est.
|
124
|
Costa Rica
|
3,956,507
|
July 2004 est.
|
125
|
Puerto Rico
|
3,897,960
|
July 2004 est.
|
126
|
Lebanon
|
3,777,218
|
July 2004 est.
|
127
|
Central African Republic
|
3,742,482
|
July 2004 est.
|
128
|
Lithuania
|
3,607,899
|
July 2004 est.
|
129
|
Albania
|
3,544,808
|
July 2004 est.
|
130
|
Uruguay
|
3,399,237
|
July 2004 est.
|
131
|
Liberia
|
3,390,635
|
July 2004 est.
|
132
|
Panama
|
3,000,463
|
July 2004 est.
|
133
|
Mauritania
|
2,998,563
|
July 2004 est.
|
134
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
2,998,040
|
July 2004 est.
|
135
|
Armenia
|
2,991,360
|
July 2004 est.
|
136
|
Oman
|
2,903,165
|
July 2004 est.
|
137
|
Mongolia
|
2,751,314
|
July 2004 est.
|
138
|
Jamaica
|
2,713,130
|
July 2004 est.
|
139
|
United Arab Emirates
|
2,523,915
|
July 2004 est.
|
140
|
West Bank
|
2,311,204
|
NA
|
141
|
Latvia
|
2,306,306
|
July 2004 est.
|
142
|
Kuwait
|
2,257,549
|
July 2004 est.
|
143
|
Bhutan
|
2,185,569
|
July 2004 est.
|
144
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
|
2,071,210
|
July 2004 est.
|
145
|
Slovenia
|
2,011,473
|
July 2004 est.
|
146
|
Namibia
|
1,954,033
|
July 2004 est.
|
147
|
Lesotho
|
1,865,040
|
July 2004 est.
|
148
|
Botswana
|
1,561,973
|
July 2004 est.
|
149
|
Gambia, The
|
1,546,848
|
July 2004 est.
|
150
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
1,388,363
|
July 2004 est.
|
151
|
Gabon
|
1,355,246
|
July 2004 est.
|
152
|
Estonia
|
1,341,664
|
July 2004 est.
|
153
|
Gaza Strip
|
1,324,991
|
July 2004 est.
|
154
|
Mauritius
|
1,220,481
|
July 2004 est.
|
155
|
Swaziland
|
1,169,241
|
July 2004 est.
|
156
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
1,096,585
|
July 2004 est.
|
157
|
East Timor
|
1,019,252
|
July 2004 est.
|
158
|
Fiji
|
880,874
|
July 2004 est.
|
159
|
Qatar
|
840,290
|
July 2004 est.
|
160
|
Cyprus
|
775,927
|
July 2004 est.
|
161
|
Reunion
|
766,153
|
July 2004 est.
|
162
|
Guyana
|
705,803
|
July 2004 est.
|
163
|
Bahrain
|
677,886
|
July 2004 est.
|
164
|
Comoros
|
651,901
|
July 2004 est.
|
165
|
Solomon Islands
|
523,617
|
July 2004 est.
|
166
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
523,051
|
July 2004 est.
|
167
|
Djibouti
|
466,900
|
July 2004 est.
|
168
|
Luxembourg
|
462,690
|
July 2004 est.
|
169
|
Macau
|
445,286
|
July 2004 est.
|
170
|
Guadeloupe
|
444,515
|
July 2004 est.
|
171
|
Suriname
|
436,935
|
July 2004 est.
|
172
|
Martinique
|
429,510
|
July 2004 est.
|
173
|
Cape Verde
|
415,294
|
July 2004 est.
|
174
|
Malta
|
396,851
|
July 2004 est.
|
175
|
Brunei
|
365,251
|
July 2004 est.
|
176
|
Maldives
|
339,330
|
July 2004 est.
|
177
|
Bahamas, The
|
299,697
|
July 2004 est.
|
178
|
Iceland
|
293,966
|
July 2004 est.
|
179
|
Barbados
|
278,289
|
July 2004 est.
|
180
|
Belize
|
272,945
|
July 2004 est.
|
181
|
Western Sahara
|
267,405
|
July 2004 est.
|
182
|
French Polynesia
|
266,339
|
July 2004 est.
|
183
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
218,126
|
July 2004 est.
|
184
|
New Caledonia
|
213,679
|
July 2004 est.
|
185
|
Vanuatu
|
202,609
|
July 2004 est.
|
186
|
French Guiana
|
191,309
|
July 2004 est.
|
187
|
Mayotte
|
186,026
|
July 2004 est.
|
188
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
181,565
|
July 2004 est.
|
189
|
Samoa
|
177,714
|
July 2004 est.
|
190
|
Guam
|
166,090
|
July 2004 est.
|
191
|
Saint Lucia
|
164,213
|
July 2004 est.
|
192
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
117,193
|
July 2004 est.
|
193
|
Tonga
|
110,237
|
July 2004 est.
|
194
|
Virgin Islands
|
108,775
|
July 2004 est.
|
195
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
108,155
|
July 2004 est.
|
196
|
Kiribati
|
100,798
|
July 2004 est.
|
197
|
Jersey
|
90,502
|
July 2004 est.
|
198
|
Grenada
|
89,357
|
July 2004 est.
|
199
|
Seychelles
|
80,832
|
July 2004 est.
|
200
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
78,252
|
July 2004 est.
|
201
|
Man, Isle of
|
74,655
|
July 2004 est.
|
202
|
Aruba
|
71,218
|
July 2004 est.
|
203
|
Andorra
|
69,865
|
July 2004 est.
|
204
|
Dominica
|
69,278
|
July 2004 est.
|
205
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
68,320
|
July 2004 est.
|
206
|
Guernsey
|
65,031
|
July 2004 est.
|
207
|
Bermuda
|
64,935
|
July 2004 est.
|
208
|
American Samoa
|
57,902
|
July 2004 est.
|
209
|
Marshall Islands
|
57,738
|
July 2004 est.
|
210
|
Greenland
|
56,384
|
July 2004 est.
|
211
|
Faroe Islands
|
46,662
|
July 2004 est.
|
212
|
Cayman Islands
|
43,103
|
July 2004 est.
|
213
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
38,836
|
July 2004 est.
|
214
|
Liechtenstein
|
33,436
|
July 2004 est.
|
215
|
Monaco
|
32,270
|
July 2004 est.
|
216
|
San Marino
|
28,503
|
July 2004 est.
|
217
|
Gibraltar
|
27,833
|
July 2004 est.
|
218
|
British Virgin Islands
|
22,187
|
July 2004 est.
|
219
|
Cook Islands
|
21,200
|
July 2004 est.
|
220
|
Palau
|
20,016
|
July 2004 est.
|
221
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
19,956
|
July 2004 est.
|
222
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
15,880
|
July 2004 est.
|
223
|
Anguilla
|
13,008
|
July 2004 est.
|
224
|
Nauru
|
12,809
|
July 2004 est.
|
225
|
Tuvalu
|
11,468
|
July 2004 est.
|
226
|
Montserrat
|
9,245
|
July 2004 est.
|
227
|
Saint Helena
|
7,415
|
July 2004 est.
|
228
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
6,995
|
July 2004 est.
|
229
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
2,967
|
July 2004 est.
|
230
|
Svalbard
|
2,756
|
July 2004 est.
|
231
|
Niue
|
2,156
|
July 2004 est.
|
232
|
Norfolk Island
|
1,841
|
July 2004 est.
|
233
|
Tokelau
|
1,405
|
July 2004 est.
|
234
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
921
|
July 2004 est.
|
235
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
629
|
July 2004 est.
|
236
|
Johnston Atoll
|
396
|
July 2004 est.
|
237
|
Christmas Island
|
396
|
July 2004 est.
|
238
|
Pitcairn Islands
|
46
|
July 2004 est.
|
This page was last updated on 11 May, 2004
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