Rank
|
Country
|
Population
|
Date of Information
|
1
|
World
|
6,790,062,216
|
July 2009 est.
|
2
|
China
|
1,338,612,968
|
July 2009 est.
|
3
|
India
|
1,166,079,217
|
July 2009 est.
|
4
|
European Union
|
491,582,852
|
July 2009 est.
|
5
|
United States
|
307,212,123
|
July 2009 est.
|
6
|
Indonesia
|
240,271,522
|
July 2009 est.
|
7
|
Brazil
|
198,739,269
|
July 2009 est.
|
8
|
Pakistan
|
176,242,949
|
July 2009 est.
|
9
|
Bangladesh
|
156,050,883
|
July 2009 est.
|
10
|
Nigeria
|
149,229,090
|
July 2009 est.
|
11
|
Russia
|
140,041,247
|
July 2009 est.
|
12
|
Japan
|
127,078,679
|
July 2009 est.
|
13
|
Mexico
|
111,211,789
|
July 2009 est.
|
14
|
Philippines
|
97,976,603
|
July 2009 est.
|
15
|
Vietnam
|
86,967,524
|
July 2009 est.
|
16
|
Ethiopia
|
85,237,338
|
July 2009 est.
|
17
|
Egypt
|
83,082,869
|
July 2009 est.
|
18
|
Germany
|
82,329,758
|
July 2009 est.
|
19
|
Turkey
|
76,805,524
|
July 2009 est.
|
20
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
68,692,542
|
July 2009 est.
|
21
|
Iran
|
66,429,284
|
July 2009 est.
|
22
|
Thailand
|
65,905,410
|
July 2009 est.
|
23
|
France
|
64,057,792
|
July 2009 est.
|
24
|
United Kingdom
|
61,113,205
|
July 2009 est.
|
25
|
Italy
|
58,126,212
|
July 2009 est.
|
26
|
South Africa
|
49,052,489
|
July 2009 est.
|
27
|
Korea, South
|
48,508,972
|
July 2009 est.
|
28
|
Burma
|
48,137,741
|
July 2009 est.
|
29
|
Ukraine
|
45,700,395
|
July 2009 est.
|
30
|
Colombia
|
45,644,023
|
July 2009 est.
|
31
|
Sudan
|
41,087,825
|
July 2009 est.
|
32
|
Tanzania
|
41,048,532
|
July 2009 est.
|
33
|
Argentina
|
40,913,584
|
July 2009 est.
|
34
|
Spain
|
40,525,002
|
July 2009 est.
|
35
|
Kenya
|
39,002,772
|
July 2009 est.
|
36
|
Poland
|
38,482,919
|
July 2009 est.
|
37
|
Morocco
|
34,859,364
|
July 2009 est.
|
38
|
Algeria
|
34,178,188
|
July 2009 est.
|
39
|
Afghanistan
|
33,609,937
|
July 2009 est.
|
40
|
Canada
|
33,487,208
|
July 2009 est.
|
41
|
Uganda
|
32,369,558
|
July 2009 est.
|
42
|
Peru
|
29,546,963
|
July 2009 est.
|
43
|
Iraq
|
28,945,657
|
July 2009 est.
|
44
|
Saudi Arabia
|
28,686,633
|
July 2009 est.
|
45
|
Nepal
|
28,563,377
|
July 2009 est.
|
46
|
Uzbekistan
|
27,606,007
|
July 2009 est.
|
47
|
Venezuela
|
26,814,843
|
July 2009 est.
|
48
|
Malaysia
|
25,715,819
|
July 2009 est.
|
49
|
Ghana
|
23,832,495
|
July 2009 est.
|
50
|
Yemen
|
23,822,783
|
July 2009 est.
|
51
|
Taiwan
|
22,974,347
|
July 2009 est.
|
52
|
Korea, North
|
22,665,345
|
July 2009 est.
|
53
|
Romania
|
22,215,421
|
July 2009 est.
|
54
|
Mozambique
|
21,669,278
|
July 2009 est.
|
55
|
Sri Lanka
|
21,324,791
|
July 2009 est.
|
56
|
Australia
|
21,262,641
|
July 2009 est.
|
57
|
Madagascar
|
20,653,556
|
July 2009 est.
|
58
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
20,617,068
|
July 2009 est.
|
59
|
Syria
|
20,178,485
|
July 2009 est.
|
60
|
Cameroon
|
18,879,301
|
July 2009 est.
|
61
|
Netherlands
|
16,715,999
|
July 2009 est.
|
62
|
Chile
|
16,601,707
|
July 2009 est.
|
63
|
Burkina Faso
|
15,746,232
|
July 2009 est.
|
64
|
Kazakhstan
|
15,399,437
|
July 2009 est.
|
65
|
Niger
|
15,306,252
|
July 2009 est.
|
66
|
Ecuador
|
14,573,101
|
July 2009 est.
|
67
|
Cambodia
|
14,494,293
|
July 2009 est.
|
68
|
Malawi
|
14,268,711
|
July 2009 est.
|
69
|
Senegal
|
13,711,597
|
July 2009 est.
|
70
|
Guatemala
|
13,276,517
|
July 2009 est.
|
71
|
Angola
|
12,799,293
|
July 2009 est.
|
72
|
Mali
|
12,666,987
|
July 2009 est.
|
73
|
Zambia
|
11,862,740
|
July 2009 est.
|
74
|
Cuba
|
11,451,652
|
July 2009 est.
|
75
|
Zimbabwe
|
11,392,629
|
July 2009 est.
|
76
|
Greece
|
10,737,428
|
July 2009 est.
|
77
|
Portugal
|
10,707,924
|
July 2009 est.
|
78
|
Tunisia
|
10,486,339
|
July 2009 est.
|
79
|
Rwanda
|
10,473,282
|
July 2009 est.
|
80
|
Belgium
|
10,414,336
|
July 2009 est.
|
81
|
Chad
|
10,329,208
|
July 2009 est.
|
82
|
Czech Republic
|
10,211,904
|
July 2009 est.
|
83
|
Guinea
|
10,057,975
|
July 2009 est.
|
84
|
Hungary
|
9,905,596
|
July 2009 est.
|
85
|
Somalia
|
9,832,017
|
July 2009 est.
|
86
|
Bolivia
|
9,775,246
|
July 2009 est.
|
87
|
Dominican Republic
|
9,650,054
|
July 2009 est.
|
88
|
Belarus
|
9,648,533
|
July 2009 est.
|
89
|
Sweden
|
9,059,651
|
July 2009 est.
|
90
|
Haiti
|
9,035,536
|
July 2009 est.
|
91
|
Burundi
|
8,988,091
|
July 2009 est.
|
92
|
Benin
|
8,791,832
|
July 2009 est.
|
93
|
Azerbaijan
|
8,238,672
|
July 2009 est.
|
94
|
Austria
|
8,210,281
|
July 2009 est.
|
95
|
Honduras
|
7,792,854
|
July 2009 est.
|
96
|
Switzerland
|
7,604,467
|
July 2009 est.
|
97
|
Serbia
|
7,379,339
|
July 2009 est.
|
98
|
Tajikistan
|
7,349,145
|
July 2009 est.
|
99
|
Israel
|
7,233,701
|
July 2009 est.
|
100
|
Bulgaria
|
7,204,687
|
July 2009 est.
|
101
|
El Salvador
|
7,185,218
|
July 2009 est.
|
102
|
Hong Kong
|
7,055,071
|
July 2009 est.
|
103
|
Paraguay
|
6,995,655
|
July 2009 est.
|
104
|
Laos
|
6,834,942
|
July 2009 est.
|
105
|
Sierra Leone
|
6,440,053
|
July 2009 est.
|
106
|
Jordan
|
6,342,948
|
July 2009 est.
|
107
|
Libya
|
6,310,434
|
July 2009 est.
|
108
|
Papua New Guinea
|
6,057,263
|
July 2009 est.
|
109
|
Togo
|
6,019,877
|
July 2009 est.
|
110
|
Nicaragua
|
5,891,199
|
July 2009 est.
|
111
|
Eritrea
|
5,647,168
|
July 2009 est.
|
112
|
Denmark
|
5,500,510
|
July 2009 est.
|
113
|
Slovakia
|
5,463,046
|
July 2009 est.
|
114
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
5,431,747
|
July 2009 est.
|
115
|
Finland
|
5,250,275
|
July 2009 est.
|
116
|
Turkmenistan
|
4,884,887
|
July 2009 est.
|
117
|
United Arab Emirates
|
4,798,491
|
July 2009 est.
|
118
|
Norway
|
4,660,539
|
July 2009 est.
|
119
|
Singapore
|
4,657,542
|
July 2009 est.
|
120
|
Georgia
|
4,615,807
|
July 2009 est.
|
121
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
4,613,414
|
July 2009 est.
|
122
|
Central African Republic
|
4,511,488
|
July 2009 est.
|
123
|
Croatia
|
4,489,409
|
July 2009 est.
|
124
|
Moldova
|
4,320,748
|
July 2009 est.
|
125
|
Costa Rica
|
4,253,877
|
July 2009 est.
|
126
|
New Zealand
|
4,213,418
|
July 2009 est.
|
127
|
Ireland
|
4,203,200
|
July 2009 est.
|
128
|
Lebanon
|
4,017,095
|
July 2009 est.
|
129
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
4,012,809
|
July 2009 est.
|
130
|
Puerto Rico
|
3,971,020
|
July 2009 est.
|
131
|
Albania
|
3,639,453
|
July 2009 est.
|
132
|
Lithuania
|
3,555,179
|
July 2009 est.
|
133
|
Uruguay
|
3,494,382
|
July 2009 est.
|
134
|
Liberia
|
3,441,790
|
July 2009 est.
|
135
|
Oman
|
3,418,085
|
July 2009 est.
|
136
|
Panama
|
3,360,474
|
July 2009 est.
|
137
|
Mauritania
|
3,129,486
|
July 2009 est.
|
138
|
Mongolia
|
3,041,142
|
July 2009 est.
|
139
|
Armenia
|
2,967,004
|
July 2009 est.
|
140
|
Jamaica
|
2,825,928
|
July 2009 est.
|
141
|
Kuwait
|
2,691,158
|
July 2009 est.
|
142
|
West Bank
|
2,461,267
|
July 2009 est.
|
143
|
Latvia
|
2,231,503
|
July 2009 est.
|
144
|
Lesotho
|
2,130,819
|
July 2009 est.
|
145
|
Namibia
|
2,108,665
|
July 2009 est.
|
146
|
Macedonia
|
2,066,718
|
July 2009 est.
|
147
|
Slovenia
|
2,005,692
|
July 2009 est.
|
148
|
Botswana
|
1,990,876
|
July 2009 est.
|
149
|
Kosovo
|
1,804,838
|
July 2009 est.
|
150
|
Gambia, The
|
1,782,893
|
July 2009 est.
|
151
|
Gaza Strip
|
1,551,859
|
July 2009 est.
|
152
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
1,533,964
|
July 2009 est.
|
153
|
Gabon
|
1,514,993
|
July 2009 est.
|
154
|
Estonia
|
1,299,371
|
July 2009 est.
|
155
|
Mauritius
|
1,284,264
|
July 2009 est.
|
156
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
1,229,953
|
July 2009 est.
|
157
|
Timor-Leste
|
1,131,612
|
July 2009 est.
|
158
|
Swaziland
|
1,123,913
|
July 2009 est.
|
159
|
Fiji
|
944,720
|
July 2009 est.
|
160
|
Qatar
|
833,285
|
July 2009 est.
|
161
|
Cyprus
|
796,740
|
July 2009 est.
|
162
|
Guyana
|
772,298
|
July 2009 est.
|
163
|
Comoros
|
752,438
|
July 2009 est.
|
164
|
Bahrain
|
727,785
|
July 2009 est.
|
165
|
Bhutan
|
691,141
|
July 2009 est.
|
166
|
Montenegro
|
672,180
|
July 2009 est.
|
167
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
633,441
|
July 2009 est.
|
168
|
Solomon Islands
|
595,613
|
July 2009 est.
|
169
|
Macau
|
559,846
|
July 2009 est.
|
170
|
Djibouti
|
516,055
|
July 2009 est.
|
171
|
Luxembourg
|
491,775
|
July 2009 est.
|
172
|
Suriname
|
481,267
|
July 2009 est.
|
173
|
Cape Verde
|
429,474
|
July 2009 est.
|
174
|
Western Sahara
|
405,210
|
July 2009 est.
|
175
|
Malta
|
405,165
|
July 2009 est.
|
176
|
Maldives
|
396,334
|
July 2009 est.
|
177
|
Brunei
|
388,190
|
July 2009 est.
|
178
|
Bahamas, The
|
309,156
|
July 2009 est.
|
179
|
Belize
|
307,899
|
July 2009 est.
|
180
|
Iceland
|
306,694
|
July 2009 est.
|
181
|
French Polynesia
|
287,032
|
July 2009 est.
|
182
|
Barbados
|
284,589
|
July 2009 est.
|
183
|
New Caledonia
|
227,436
|
July 2009 est.
|
184
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
227,049
|
July 2009 est.
|
185
|
Mayotte
|
223,765
|
July 2009 est.
|
186
|
Samoa
|
219,998
|
July 2009 est.
|
187
|
Vanuatu
|
218,519
|
July 2009 est.
|
188
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
212,679
|
July 2009 est.
|
189
|
Guam
|
178,430
|
July 2009 est.
|
190
|
Saint Lucia
|
160,267
|
July 2009 est.
|
191
|
Tonga
|
120,898
|
July 2009 est.
|
192
|
Kiribati
|
112,850
|
July 2009 est.
|
193
|
Virgin Islands
|
109,825
|
July 2009 est.
|
194
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
107,434
|
July 2009 est.
|
195
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
104,574
|
July 2009 est.
|
196
|
Aruba
|
103,065
|
July 2009 est.
|
197
|
Jersey
|
91,626
|
July 2009 est.
|
198
|
Grenada
|
90,739
|
July 2009 est.
|
199
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
88,662
|
July 2009 est.
|
200
|
Seychelles
|
87,476
|
July 2009 est.
|
201
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
85,632
|
July 2009 est.
|
202
|
Andorra
|
83,888
|
July 2009 est.
|
203
|
Isle of Man
|
76,512
|
July 2009 est.
|
204
|
Dominica
|
72,660
|
July 2009 est.
|
205
|
Bermuda
|
67,837
|
July 2009 est.
|
206
|
Guernsey
|
65,870
|
July 2009 est.
|
207
|
American Samoa
|
65,628
|
July 2009 est.
|
208
|
Marshall Islands
|
64,522
|
July 2009 est.
|
209
|
Greenland
|
57,600
|
July 2009 est.
|
210
|
Cayman Islands
|
49,035
|
July 2009 est.
|
211
|
Faroe Islands
|
48,856
|
July 2009 est.
|
212
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
40,131
|
July 2009 est.
|
213
|
Liechtenstein
|
34,761
|
July 2009 est.
|
214
|
Monaco
|
32,965
|
July 2009 est.
|
215
|
San Marino
|
30,324
|
July 2009 est.
|
216
|
Saint Martin
|
29,820
|
July 2009 est.
|
217
|
Gibraltar
|
28,034
|
July 2009 est.
|
218
|
British Virgin Islands
|
24,491
|
July 2009 est.
|
219
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
22,942
|
July 2009 est.
|
220
|
Palau
|
20,796
|
July 2009 est.
|
221
|
Akrotiri
|
15,700
|
NA
|
222
|
Dhekelia
|
15,700
|
NA
|
223
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
15,289
|
July 2009 est.
|
224
|
Anguilla
|
14,436
|
July 2009 est.
|
225
|
Nauru
|
14,019
|
July 2009 est.
|
226
|
Tuvalu
|
12,373
|
July 2009 est.
|
227
|
Cook Islands
|
11,870
|
July 2009 est.
|
228
|
Saint Helena
|
7,637
|
July 2009 est.
|
229
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
7,448
|
July 2009 est.
|
230
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
7,051
|
July 2009 est.
|
231
|
Montserrat
|
5,097
|
July 2009 est.
|
232
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
3,140
|
July 2008 est.
|
233
|
Norfolk Island
|
2,141
|
July 2009 est.
|
234
|
Svalbard
|
2,116
|
July 2009 est.
|
235
|
Tokelau
|
1,416
|
July 2009 est.
|
236
|
Christmas Island
|
1,402
|
July 2009 est.
|
237
|
Niue
|
1,398
|
July 2009 est.
|
238
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
826
|
July 2009 est.
|
239
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
596
|
July 2009 est.
|
240
|
Pitcairn Islands
|
48
|
July 2009 est.
|
Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.
This page was last updated on 14 May, 2009
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