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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
1,343,239,923
July 2012 est.
2 India
1,205,073,612
July 2012 est.
3 United States
313,847,465
July 2012 est.
4 Indonesia
248,645,008
July 2012 est.
5 Brazil
199,321,413
NA
6 Pakistan
190,291,129
July 2012 est.
7 Nigeria
170,123,740
NA
8 Bangladesh
161,083,804
July 2012 est.
9 Russia
142,517,670
July 2012 est.
10 Japan
127,368,088
July 2012 est.
11 Mexico
114,975,406
July 2012 est.
12 Philippines
103,775,002
July 2012 est.
13 Vietnam
91,519,289
July 2012 est.
14 Ethiopia
91,195,675
NA
15 Egypt
83,688,164
July 2012 est.
16 Germany
81,305,856
July 2012 est.
17 Turkey
79,749,461
July 2012 est.
18 Iran
78,868,711
July 2012 est.
19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
73,599,190
NA
20 Thailand
67,091,089
NA
21 France
65,630,692
NA
22 United Kingdom
63,047,162
July 2012 est.
23 Italy
61,261,254
July 2012 est.
24 Burma
54,584,650
NA
25 Korea, South
48,860,500
July 2012 est.
26 South Africa
48,810,427
NA
27 Spain
47,042,984
July 2012 est.
28 Tanzania
46,912,768
NA
29 Colombia
45,239,079
July 2012 est.
30 Ukraine
44,854,065
July 2012 est.
31 Kenya
43,013,341
NA
32 Argentina
42,192,494
July 2012 est.
33 Poland
38,415,284
July 2012 est.
34 Algeria
37,367,226
July 2012 est.
35 Canada
34,300,083
July 2012 est.
36 Sudan
34,206,710
July 2012 est.
37 Uganda
33,640,833
NA
38 Morocco
32,309,239
July 2012 est.
39 Iraq
31,129,225
July 2012 est.
40 Afghanistan
30,419,928
NA
41 Nepal
29,890,686
July 2012 est.
42 Peru
29,549,517
July 2012 est.
43 Malaysia
29,179,952
July 2012 est.
44 Uzbekistan
28,394,180
July 2012 est.
45 Venezuela
28,047,938
July 2012 est.
46 Saudi Arabia
26,534,504
NA
47 Yemen
24,771,809
July 2012 est.
48 Ghana
24,652,402
NA
49 Korea, North
24,589,122
July 2012 est.
50 Mozambique
23,515,934
NA
51 Taiwan
23,234,936
July 2012 est.
52 Syria
22,530,746
NA
53 Australia
22,015,576
July 2012 est.
54 Madagascar
22,005,222
July 2012 est.
55 Cote d'Ivoire
21,952,093
NA
56 Romania
21,848,504
July 2012 est.
57 Sri Lanka
21,481,334
July 2012 est.
58 Cameroon
20,129,878
NA
59 Angola
18,056,072
July 2012 est.
60 Kazakhstan
17,522,010
July 2012 est.
61 Burkina Faso
17,275,115
NA
62 Chile
17,067,369
July 2012 est.
63 Netherlands
16,730,632
July 2012 est.
64 Niger
16,344,687
July 2012 est.
65 Malawi
16,323,044
NA
66 Mali
15,494,466
July 2012 est.
67 Ecuador
15,223,680
July 2012 est.
68 Cambodia
14,952,665
NA
69 Guatemala
14,099,032
July 2012 est.
70 Zambia
13,817,479
NA
71 Senegal
12,969,606
July 2012 est.
72 Zimbabwe
12,619,600
NA
73 Rwanda
11,689,696
NA
74 Cuba
11,075,244
July 2012 est.
75 Chad
10,975,648
July 2012 est.
76 Guinea
10,884,958
July 2012 est.
77 Portugal
10,781,459
July 2012 est.
78 Greece
10,767,827
July 2012 est.
79 Tunisia
10,732,900
July 2012 est.
80 South Sudan
10,625,176
July 2012 est.
81 Burundi
10,557,259
NA
82 Belgium
10,438,353
July 2012 est.
83 Bolivia
10,290,003
July 2012 est.
84 Czech Republic
10,177,300
July 2012 est.
85 Dominican Republic
10,088,598
July 2012 est.
86 Somalia
10,085,638
NA
87 Hungary
9,958,453
July 2012 est.
88 Haiti
9,801,664
NA
89 Belarus
9,643,566
July 2012 est.
90 Benin
9,598,787
NA
91 Azerbaijan
9,493,600
July 2012 est.
92 Sweden
9,103,788
July 2012 est.
93 Honduras
8,296,693
NA
94 Austria
8,219,743
July 2012 est.
95 Switzerland
7,925,517
July 2012 est.
96 Tajikistan
7,768,385
July 2012 est.
97 Israel
7,590,758
NA
98 Serbia
7,276,604
NA
99 Hong Kong
7,153,519
July 2012 est.
100 Bulgaria
7,037,935
July 2012 est.
101 Togo
6,961,049
NA
102 Laos
6,586,266
July 2012 est.
103 Paraguay
6,541,591
July 2012 est.
104 Jordan
6,508,887
July 2012 est.
105 Papua New Guinea
6,310,129
July 2012 est.
106 El Salvador
6,090,646
July 2012 est.
107 Eritrea
6,086,495
July 2012 est.
108 Nicaragua
5,727,707
July 2012 est.
109 Libya
5,613,380
NA
110 Denmark
5,543,453
July 2012 est.
111 Kyrgyzstan
5,496,737
July 2012 est.
112 Sierra Leone
5,485,998
July 2012 est.
113 Slovakia
5,483,088
July 2012 est.
114 Singapore
5,353,494
July 2012 est.
115 United Arab Emirates
5,314,317
NA
116 Finland
5,262,930
July 2012 est.
117 Central African Republic
5,057,208
NA
118 Turkmenistan
5,054,828
July 2012 est.
119 Ireland
4,722,028
July 2012 est.
120 Norway
4,707,270
July 2012 est.
121 Costa Rica
4,636,348
July 2012 est.
122 Georgia
4,570,934
July 2012 est.
123 Croatia
4,480,043
July 2012 est.
124 Congo, Republic of the
4,366,266
NA
125 New Zealand
4,327,944
July 2012 est.
126 Lebanon
4,140,289
July 2012 est.
127 Liberia
3,887,886
July 2012 est.
128 Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,879,296
July 2012 est.
129 Puerto Rico
3,690,923
July 2012 est.
130 Moldova
3,656,843
July 2012 est.
131 Lithuania
3,525,761
July 2012 est.
132 Panama
3,510,045
July 2012 est.
133 Mauritania
3,359,185
July 2012 est.
134 Uruguay
3,316,328
July 2012 est.
135 Mongolia
3,179,997
July 2012 est.
136 Oman
3,090,150
NA
137 Albania
3,002,859
July 2012 est.
138 Armenia
2,970,495
July 2012 est.
139 Jamaica
2,889,187
July 2012 est.
140 Kuwait
2,646,314
NA
141 West Bank
2,622,544
NA
142 Latvia
2,191,580
July 2012 est.
143 Namibia
2,165,828
NA
144 Botswana
2,098,018
NA
145 Macedonia
2,082,370
July 2012 est.
146 Slovenia
1,996,617
July 2012 est.
147 Qatar
1,951,591
July 2012 est.
148 Lesotho
1,930,493
NA
149 Gambia, The
1,840,454
July 2012 est.
150 Kosovo
1,836,529
July 2012 est.
151 Gaza Strip
1,710,257
July 2012 est.
152 Guinea-Bissau
1,628,603
July 2012 est.
153 Gabon
1,608,321
NA
154 Swaziland
1,386,914
NA
155 Mauritius
1,313,095
July 2012 est.
156 Estonia
1,274,709
July 2012 est.
157 Bahrain
1,248,348
July 2012 est.
158 Trinidad and Tobago
1,226,383
July 2012 est.
159 Timor-Leste
1,143,667
July 2012 est.
160 Cyprus
1,138,071
July 2012 est.
161 Fiji
890,057
July 2012 est.
162 Djibouti
774,389
July 2012 est.
163 Guyana
741,908
NA
164 Comoros
737,284
July 2012 est.
165 Bhutan
716,896
NA
166 Equatorial Guinea
685,991
July 2012 est.
167 Montenegro
657,394
July 2012 est.
168 Solomon Islands
584,578
July 2012 est.
169 Macau
578,025
July 2012 est.
170 Suriname
560,157
July 2012 est.
171 Cape Verde
523,568
July 2012 est.
172 Western Sahara
522,928
NA
173 Luxembourg
509,074
July 2012 est.
174 Malta
409,836
July 2012 est.
175 Brunei
408,786
July 2012 est.
176 Maldives
394,451
July 2012 est.
177 Belize
327,719
July 2012 est.
178 Bahamas, The
316,182
NA
179 Iceland
313,183
July 2012 est.
180 Barbados
287,733
July 2012 est.
181 French Polynesia
274,512
July 2012 est.
182 New Caledonia
260,166
July 2012 est.
183 Vanuatu
256,155
July 2012 est.
184 Samoa
194,320
NA
185 Sao Tome and Principe
183,176
July 2012 est.
186 Saint Lucia
162,178
July 2012 est.
187 Guam
159,914
July 2012 est.
188 Curacao
145,834
January 2010 est.
189 Grenada
109,011
July 2012 est.
190 Aruba
107,635
NA
191 Micronesia, Federated States of
106,487
July 2012 est.
192 Tonga
106,146
July 2012 est.
193 Virgin Islands
105,275
July 2012 est.
194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
103,537
July 2012 est.
195 Kiribati
101,998
July 2012 est.
196 Jersey
94,949
July 2012 est.
197 Seychelles
90,024
July 2012 est.
198 Antigua and Barbuda
89,018
July 2012 est.
199 Isle of Man
85,421
July 2012 est.
200 Andorra
85,082
July 2012 est.
201 Dominica
73,126
July 2012 est.
202 Bermuda
69,080
July 2012 est.
203 Marshall Islands
68,480
July 2012 est.
204 Guernsey
65,345
July 2012 est.
205 Greenland
57,695
July 2012 est.
206 American Samoa
54,947
July 2012 est.
207 Cayman Islands
52,560
NA
208 Northern Mariana Islands
51,395
July 2012 est.
209 Saint Kitts and Nevis
50,726
July 2012 est.
210 Faroe Islands
49,483
July 2012 est.
211 Turks and Caicos Islands
46,335
July 2012 est.
212 Sint Maarten
39,088
January 2010 est.
213 Liechtenstein
36,713
July 2012 est.
214 San Marino
32,140
July 2012 est.
215 British Virgin Islands
31,148
July 2012 est.
216 Saint Martin
30,959
July 2012 est.
217 Monaco
30,510
July 2012 est.
218 Gibraltar
29,034
July 2012 est.
219 Palau
21,032
July 2012 est.
220 Dhekelia
15,700
NA
221 Akrotiri
15,700
NA
222 Wallis and Futuna
15,453
July 2012 est.
223 Anguilla
15,423
July 2012 est.
224 Cook Islands
10,777
July 2012 est.
225 Tuvalu
10,619
July 2012 est.
226 Nauru
9,378
July 2012 est.
227 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
7,728
NA
228 Saint Barthelemy
7,332
July 2012 est.
229 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
5,831
July 2012 est.
230 Montserrat
5,164
NA
231 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
3,140
July 2008 est.
232 Norfolk Island
2,182
July 2012 est.
233 Svalbard
1,970
July 2012 est.
234 Christmas Island
1,496
July 2010 est.
235 Tokelau
1,368
July 2012 est.
236 Niue
1,269
July 2012 est.
237 Holy See (Vatican City)
836
July 2012 est.
238 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
596
July 2010 est.
239 Pitcairn Islands
48
July 2012 est.
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