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Country Comparison :: Population
This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: Starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Rank
 country Population Date of Information
1 China
1,336,718,015
July 2011 est.
2 India
1,189,172,906
July 2011 est.
3 United States
313,232,044
July 2011 est.
4 Indonesia
245,613,043
July 2011 est.
5 Brazil
203,429,773
NA
6 Pakistan
187,342,721
July 2011 est.
7 Bangladesh
158,570,535
July 2011 est.
8 Nigeria
155,215,573
NA
9 Russia
138,739,892
July 2011 est.
10 Japan
126,475,664
July 2011 est.
11 Mexico
113,724,226
July 2011 est.
12 Philippines
101,833,938
July 2011 est.
13 Ethiopia
90,873,739
NA
14 Vietnam
90,549,390
July 2011 est.
15 Egypt
82,079,636
July 2011 est.
16 Germany
81,471,834
July 2011 est.
17 Turkey
78,785,548
July 2011 est.
18 Iran
77,891,220
July 2011 est.
19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
71,712,867
NA
20 Thailand
66,720,153
NA
21 France
65,312,249
NA
22 United Kingdom
62,698,362
July 2011 est.
23 Italy
61,016,804
July 2011 est.
24 Burma
53,999,804
NA
25 South Africa
49,004,031
NA
26 Korea, South
48,754,657
July 2011 est.
27 Spain
46,754,784
July 2011 est.
28 Ukraine
45,134,707
July 2011 est.
29 Sudan
45,047,502
July 2011 est.
30 Colombia
44,725,543
July 2011 est.
31 Tanzania
42,746,620
NA
32 Argentina
41,769,726
July 2011 est.
33 Kenya
41,070,934
NA
34 Poland
38,441,588
July 2011 est.
35 Algeria
34,994,937
July 2011 est.
36 Uganda
34,612,250
NA
37 Canada
34,030,589
July 2011 est.
38 Morocco
31,968,361
July 2011 est.
39 Iraq
30,399,572
July 2011 est.
40 Afghanistan
29,835,392
NA
41 Nepal
29,391,883
July 2011 est.
42 Peru
29,248,943
July 2011 est.
43 Malaysia
28,728,607
July 2011 est.
44 Uzbekistan
28,128,600
July 2011 est.
45 Venezuela
27,635,743
July 2011 est.
46 Saudi Arabia
26,131,703
NA
47 Ghana
24,791,073
NA
48 Korea, North
24,457,492
July 2011 est.
49 Yemen
24,133,492
July 2011 est.
50 Taiwan
23,071,779
July 2011 est.
51 Mozambique
22,948,858
NA
52 Syria
22,517,750
NA
53 Madagascar
21,926,221
July 2011 est.
54 Romania
21,904,551
July 2011 est.
55 Australia
21,766,711
July 2011 est.
56 Cote d'Ivoire
21,504,162
NA
57 Sri Lanka
21,283,913
July 2011 est.
58 Cameroon
19,711,291
NA
59 Chile
16,888,760
July 2011 est.
60 Netherlands
16,847,007
July 2011 est.
61 Burkina Faso
16,751,455
NA
62 Niger
16,468,886
July 2011 est.
63 Malawi
15,879,252
NA
64 Kazakhstan
15,522,373
July 2011 est.
65 Ecuador
15,007,343
July 2011 est.
66 Cambodia
14,701,717
NA
67 Mali
14,159,904
July 2011 est.
68 Zambia
13,881,336
NA
69 Guatemala
13,824,463
July 2011 est.
70 Angola
13,338,541
July 2011 est.
71 Senegal
12,643,799
July 2011 est.
72 Zimbabwe
12,084,304
NA
73 Rwanda
11,370,425
NA
74 Cuba
11,087,330
July 2011 est.
75 Portugal
10,760,305
July 2011 est.
76 Greece
10,760,136
July 2011 est.
77 Chad
10,758,945
July 2011 est.
78 Tunisia
10,629,186
July 2011 est.
79 Guinea
10,601,009
July 2011 est.
80 Belgium
10,431,477
July 2011 est.
81 Burundi
10,216,190
NA
82 Czech Republic
10,190,213
July 2011 est.
83 Bolivia
10,118,683
July 2011 est.
84 Hungary
9,976,062
July 2011 est.
85 Dominican Republic
9,956,648
July 2011 est.
86 Somalia
9,925,640
NA
87 Haiti
9,719,932
NA
88 Belarus
9,577,552
July 2011 est.
89 Benin
9,325,032
NA
90 Sweden
9,088,728
July 2011 est.
91 Azerbaijan
8,372,373
July 2011 est.
92 Austria
8,217,280
July 2011 est.
93 Honduras
8,143,564
NA
94 Switzerland
7,639,961
July 2011 est.
95 Tajikistan
7,627,200
July 2011 est.
96 Israel
7,473,052
NA
97 Serbia
7,310,555
NA
98 Hong Kong
7,122,508
July 2011 est.
99 Bulgaria
7,093,635
July 2011 est.
100 Togo
6,771,993
NA
101 Libya
6,597,960
NA
102 Jordan
6,508,271
July 2011 est.
103 Laos
6,477,211
July 2011 est.
104 Paraguay
6,459,058
July 2011 est.
105 Papua New Guinea
6,187,591
July 2011 est.
106 El Salvador
6,071,774
July 2011 est.
107 Eritrea
5,939,484
July 2011 est.
108 Nicaragua
5,666,301
July 2011 est.
109 Kyrgyzstan
5,587,443
July 2011 est.
110 Denmark
5,529,888
July 2011 est.
111 Slovakia
5,477,038
July 2011 est.
112 Sierra Leone
5,363,669
July 2011 est.
113 Finland
5,259,250
July 2011 est.
114 United Arab Emirates
5,148,664
NA
115 Turkmenistan
4,997,503
July 2011 est.
116 Central African Republic
4,950,027
NA
117 Singapore
4,740,737
July 2011 est.
118 Norway
4,691,849
July 2011 est.
119 Ireland
4,670,976
July 2011 est.
120 Bosnia and Herzegovina
4,622,163
July 2011 est.
121 Georgia
4,585,874
July 2011 est.
122 Costa Rica
4,576,562
July 2011 est.
123 Croatia
4,483,804
July 2011 est.
124 Moldova
4,314,377
July 2011 est.
125 New Zealand
4,290,347
July 2011 est.
126 Congo, Republic of the
4,243,929
NA
127 Lebanon
4,143,101
July 2011 est.
128 Puerto Rico
3,989,133
July 2011 est.
129 Liberia
3,786,764
July 2011 est.
130 Lithuania
3,535,547
July 2011 est.
131 Panama
3,460,462
July 2011 est.
132 Uruguay
3,308,535
July 2011 est.
133 Mauritania
3,281,634
July 2011 est.
134 Mongolia
3,133,318
July 2011 est.
135 Oman
3,027,959
NA
136 Albania
2,994,667
July 2011 est.
137 Armenia
2,967,975
July 2011 est.
138 Jamaica
2,868,380
July 2011 est.
139 Kuwait
2,595,628
NA
140 West Bank
2,568,555
July 2011 est.
141 Latvia
2,204,708
July 2011 est.
142 Namibia
2,147,585
NA
143 Macedonia
2,077,328
July 2011 est.
144 Botswana
2,065,398
NA
145 Slovenia
2,000,092
July 2011 est.
146 Lesotho
1,924,886
NA
147 Kosovo
1,825,632
July 2011 est.
148 Gambia, The
1,797,860
July 2011 est.
149 Gaza Strip
1,657,155
July 2011 est.
150 Guinea-Bissau
1,596,677
July 2011 est.
151 Gabon
1,576,665
NA
152 Swaziland
1,370,424
NA
153 Mauritius
1,303,717
July 2011 est.
154 Estonia
1,282,963
July 2011 est.
155 Trinidad and Tobago
1,227,505
July 2011 est.
156 Bahrain
1,214,705
July 2011 est.
157 Timor-Leste
1,177,834
July 2011 est.
158 Cyprus
1,120,489
July 2011 est.
159 Fiji
883,125
July 2011 est.
160 Qatar
848,016
July 2011 est.
161 Comoros
794,683
July 2011 est.
162 Djibouti
757,074
July 2011 est.
163 Guyana
744,768
NA
164 Bhutan
708,427
NA
165 Equatorial Guinea
668,225
July 2011 est.
166 Montenegro
661,807
July 2011 est.
167 Macau
573,003
July 2011 est.
168 Solomon Islands
571,890
July 2011 est.
169 Cape Verde
516,100
July 2011 est.
170 Western Sahara
507,160
NA
171 Luxembourg
503,302
July 2011 est.
172 Suriname
491,989
July 2011 est.
173 Malta
408,333
July 2011 est.
174 Brunei
401,890
July 2011 est.
175 Maldives
394,999
July 2011 est.
176 Belize
321,115
July 2011 est.
177 Bahamas, The
313,312
NA
178 Iceland
311,058
July 2011 est.
179 French Polynesia
294,935
July 2011 est.
180 Barbados
286,705
July 2011 est.
181 New Caledonia
256,275
July 2011 est.
182 Vanuatu
224,564
July 2011 est.
183 Samoa
193,161
NA
184 Sao Tome and Principe
179,506
July 2011 est.
185 Saint Lucia
161,557
July 2011 est.
186 Curacao
142,180
est. January 2010
187 Virgin Islands
109,666
July 2011 est.
188 Grenada
108,419
July 2011 est.
189 Micronesia, Federated States of
106,836
July 2011 est.
190 Aruba
106,113
NA
191 Tonga
105,916
July 2011 est.
192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
103,869
July 2011 est.
193 Kiribati
100,743
July 2011 est.
194 Jersey
94,161
July 2011 est.
195 Seychelles
89,188
July 2011 est.
196 Antigua and Barbuda
87,884
July 2011 est.
197 Andorra
84,825
July 2011 est.
198 Isle of Man
84,655
July 2011 est.
199 Dominica
72,969
July 2011 est.
200 Bermuda
68,679
July 2011 est.
201 American Samoa
67,242
July 2011 est.
202 Marshall Islands
67,182
July 2011 est.
203 Guernsey
65,068
July 2011 est.
204 Greenland
57,670
July 2011 est.
205 Cayman Islands
51,384
NA
206 Saint Kitts and Nevis
50,314
July 2011 est.
207 Faroe Islands
49,267
July 2011 est.
208 Northern Mariana Islands
46,050
July 2011 est.
209 Turks and Caicos Islands
44,819
July 2011 est.
210 Sint Maarten
37,429
January 2010 est.
211 Liechtenstein
35,236
July 2011 est.
212 San Marino
31,817
July 2011 est.
213 Saint Martin
30,615
July 2011 est.
214 Monaco
30,539
July 2011 est.
215 Gibraltar
28,956
July 2011 est.
216 British Virgin Islands
25,383
July 2011 est.
217 Palau
20,956
July 2011 est.
218 Akrotiri
15,700
NA
219 Dhekelia
15,700
NA
220 Wallis and Futuna
15,398
July 2011 est.
221 Anguilla
15,094
July 2011 est.
222 Cook Islands
11,124
July 2011 est.
223 Tuvalu
10,544
July 2011 est.
224 Nauru
9,322
July 2011 est.
225 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
7,700
NA
226 Saint Barthelemy
7,367
July 2011 est.
227 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
5,888
July 2011 est.
228 Montserrat
5,140
NA
229 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
3,140
July 2008 est.
230 Norfolk Island
2,169
July 2011 est.
231 Svalbard
2,019
July 2011 est.
232 Christmas Island
1,402
July 2010 est.
233 Tokelau
1,384
July 2011 est.
234 Niue
1,311
July 2011 est.
235 Holy See (Vatican City)
832
July 2011 est.
236 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
596
July 2010 est.
237 Pitcairn Islands
48
July 2011 est.
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