Countries by population

The list includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states and states with limited recognition. The population in percent is given compared with the population of the world, which estimates at 7.68 billion.

Figures used in this chart are based on the most up to date estimate or projections by the national census authority where available, and are usually rounded off. Where updated national data are not available, figures are based on the projections for 2018 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

All dependent territories or constituent countries that are parts of sovereign states are not assigned a numbered rank.

According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Year: 2018

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	Rank	Population	Population, % of world	Date	Source	Comments
China	1	1 394 620 000	18.200	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	The census figure refers to mainland China, excluding its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, the former of which returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997 and the latter on 20 December 1999.
India	2	1 338 270 000	17.500	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	Does not include the figures of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
United States	3	328 003 000	4.280	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	Population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Indonesia	4	265 015 300	3.460	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Brazil	5	209 716 000	2.740	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Pakistan	6	202 334 000	2.640	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Nigeria	7	193 392 517	2.530	July 1, 2016	Official estimate	-
Bangladesh	8	165 362 000	2.160	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Russia	9	146 877 088	1.920	January 1, 2018	Official estimate	Including the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, Russia's disputed administrative areas on the Crimean Peninsula. The Ukrainian government and many of the world's other states consider the Crimean Peninsula de jure a part of Ukraine's territory.
Japan	10	126 420 000	1.650	September 1, 2018	Monthly provisional estimate	-
Mexico	11	124 737 789	1.630	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Ethiopia	12	107 534 882	1.400	July 1, 2018	UN Projection	-
Philippines	13	106 613 000	1.390	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Egypt	14	97 729 400	1.280	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Vietnam	15	94 660 000	1.240	July 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Democratic Republic of the Congo	16	84 004 989	1.100	July 1, 2018	UN Projection	-
Germany	17	82 793 800	1.080	March 31, 2018	Official quarter data	-
Iran	18	81 871 500	1.070	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Turkey	19	80 810 525	1.060	December 31, 2017	Official estimate	-
Thailand	20	69 183 173	0.900	July 1, 2018	UN Projection	-
France	21	67 323 000	0.880	September 1, 2018	Monthly official estimate	Population of the 18 regions of France. Excluding Overseas Territories and Collectivities: French Polynesia, New Caledonia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Clipperton Island, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna.
United Kingdom	22	66 040 229	0.860	June 30, 2017	Official annual estimate	Excluding the 14 Overseas Territories, which are shown separately.
Italy	23	60 234 111	0.790	April 30, 2018	Monthly official estimate	-
South Africa	24	57 725 600	0.750	July 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Tanzania	25	54 199 163	0.710	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	Including Zanzibar.
Myanmar	26	53 862 731	0.700	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
South Korea	27	51 635 256	0.670	July 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Kenya	28	50 950 879	0.670	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Colombia	29	49 992 300	0.653	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Spain	30	46 659 302	0.610	January 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Argentina	31	44 494 502	0.580	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Algeria	32	42 545 964	0.560	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Ukraine	33	42 248 129	0.550	August 1, 2018	Monthly official estimate	Excluding the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and City of Sevastopol, Ukraine's administrative areas on the Crimean Peninsula which are disputed with and de facto administered by Russia. However includes all territory in the Donbass region where there are ongoing insurgencies by separatist forces.
Sudan	34	40 906 835	0.530	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Iraq	35	39 339 753	0.510	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Uganda	36	38 823 100	0.510	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Poland	37	38 433 600	0.500	December 31, 2017	Official estimate	-
Canada	38	37 254 500	0.487	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Morocco	39	34 815 100	0.455	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	Excluding the population of the disputed territory of Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic).
Saudi Arabia	40	33 413 660	0.440	January 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Uzbekistan	41	32 653 900	0.430	January 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Malaysia	42	32 496 800	0.424	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Peru	43	32 162 184	0.420	June 30, 2018	Official estimate	-
Venezuela	44	31 828 110	0.420	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Afghanistan	45	31 575 018	0.410	July 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Ghana	46	29 614 337	0.390	January 1, 2018	Official projection	-
Angola	47	29 250 009	0.380	January 1, 2018	Official projection	-
Nepal	48	29 218 867	0.380	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Yemen	49	28 915 284	0.380	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Mozambique	50	28 861 863	0.380	August 1, 2017	Official census result	-
Madagascar	51	26 262 810	0.340	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
North Korea	52	25 610 672	0.330	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Australia	53	25 092 600	0.328	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Ivory Coast	54	24 571 044	0.320	July 1, 2017	Official estimate	-
Cameroon	55	23 794 164	0.310	January 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Taiwan	56	23 577 488	0.310	September 1, 2018	Monthly official estimate	Taiwan (Republic of China) also includes the minor islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, etc.
Niger	57	21 466 863	0.280	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Sri Lanka	58	21 444 000	0.280	July 1, 2017	Official estimate	-
Burkina Faso	59	20 244 080	0.260	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Romania	60	19 524 000	0.250	January 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Mali	61	19 107 706	0.250	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Kazakhstan	62	18 311 700	0.240	September 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Syria	63	18 284 407	0.240	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Malawi	64	17 931 637	0.230	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Chile	65	17 574 003	0.230	April 19, 2017	Final or definitive 2017 census result	-
Guatemala	66	17 302 084	0.230	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Netherlands	67	17 262 800	0.225	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Ecuador	68	17 094 400	0.223	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Zambia	69	16 887 720	0.220	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Cambodia	70	16 069 921	0.210	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Senegal	71	15 726 037	0.210	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Chad	72	15 353 184	0.200	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Somalia	73	15 181 925	0.200	July 1, 2018	UN projection	Includes Puntland and Somaliland.
Zimbabwe	74	14 848 905	0.190	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
South Sudan	75	12 323 419	0.160	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Rwanda	76	12 001 136	0.160	July 1, 2018	Official projection annual	-
Guinea	77	11 883 516	0.160	July 1, 2018	Official projection	-
Tunisia	78	11 446 300	0.150	July 1, 2017	Official estimate	-
Belgium	79	11 420 163	0.150	August 1, 2018	Monthly official estimate	-
Benin	80	11 362 269	0.150	July 1, 2018	Official projection	-
Bolivia	81	11 307 314	0.150	July 1, 2018	Official projection annual	-
Cuba	82	11 221 060	0.150	December 31, 2017	Official annual estimate	-
Haiti	83	11 112 945	0.150	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Greece	84	10 768 193	0.140	January 1, 2017	Official estimate	-
Burundi	85	10 681 186	0.140	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Czech Republic	86	10 625 449	0.140	June 30, 2018	Official quarterly estimate	-
Portugal	87	10 291 027	0.130	December 31, 2017	Official annual estimate	-
Dominican Republic	88	10 266 149	0.130	July 1, 2018	Official projection	-
Jordan	89	10 261 300	0.134	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Sweden	90	10 196 177	0.130	August 31, 2018	Official monthly estimate	-
Azerbaijan	91	9 943 226	0.130	August 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Hungary	92	9 771 000	0.130	January 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
United Arab Emirates	93	9 582 340	0.130	October 13, 2018	Worldometers	-
Belarus	94	9 478 200	0.120	July 1, 2018	Official quarterly estimate	-
Honduras	95	9 012 229	0.120	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Tajikistan	96	8 931 000	0.120	January 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Israel	97	8 930 680	0.117	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Austria	98	8 838 171	0.120	July 1, 2018	Quarterly provisional figure	-
Papua New Guinea	99	8 558 800	0.110	July 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Switzerland	100	8 508 904	0.110	June 30, 2018	Official provisional figure	-
Sierra Leone	101	7 719 729	0.101	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Hong Kong	102	7 448 900	0.097	July 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Togo	103	7 352 000	0.096	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Paraguay	104	7 052 983	0.092	January 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Bulgaria	105	7 050 034	0.092	December 31, 2017	Official estimate	-
Serbia	106	7 001 444	0.091	January 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	Excludes Kosovo.
Laos	107	6 961 210	0.091	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
El Salvador	108	6 643 359	0.087	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Libya	109	6 470 956	0.085	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Kyrgyzstan	110	6 309 300	0.082	June 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Nicaragua	111	6 284 757	0.082	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Lebanon	112	6 093 509	0.080	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Turkmenistan	113	5 851 466	0.076	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Denmark	114	5 789 957	0.076	July 1, 2018	Official quarterly estimate	-
Singapore	115	5 638 700	0.074	June 30, 2018	Official estimate	-
Finland	116	5 519 463	0.072	August 31, 2018	Official monthly estimate	-
Slovakia	117	5 443 120	0.071	January 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Republic of the Congo	118	5 399 895	0.071	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Norway	119	5 312 343	0.069	July 1, 2018	Official quarterly estimate	-
Eritrea	120	5 187 948	0.068	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Costa Rica	121	5 003 393	0.065	June 30, 2018	Official annual projection	-
New Zealand	122	4 911 340	0.064	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Ireland	123	4 857 000	0.063	April 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Palestinian National Authority	124	4 780 978	0.062	December 1, 2017	Official census result	-
Central African Republic	125	4 737 423	0.062	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Oman	126	4 651 706	0.061	September 29, 2018	Official estimate	-
Liberia	127	4 382 387	0.057	July 1, 2018	Official projection	-
Kuwait	128	4 226 920	0.055	January 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Panama	129	4 158 783	0.054	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Croatia	130	4 105 493	0.054	December 31, 2017	Official estimate	-
Mauritania	131	3 984 233	0.052	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Georgia	132	3 729 600	0.049	January 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	Excludes Abkhazia (242,862, census 2011) and South Ossetia (53,559, census 2015).
Moldova	133	3 550 900	0.046	January 1, 2017	Official estimate	Excludes Transnistria.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	134	3 511 372	0.046	June 30, 2016	Official estimate	-
Uruguay	135	3 505 985	0.046	June 30, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Puerto Rico	136	3 337 177	0.044	July 1, 2017	Official estimate	-
Mongolia	137	3 231 200	0.042	October 14, 2018	Official population clock	-
Armenia	138	2 969 800	0.039	June 30, 2018	Official quarterly estimate	-
Albania	139	2 870 324	0.037	January 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Lithuania	140	2 797 184	0.037	October 1, 2018	Monthly official estimate	-
Jamaica	141	2 728 864	0.036	December 31, 2017	Official estimate	-
Qatar	142	2 561 643	0.033	August 31, 2018	Monthly official estimate	-
Namibia	143	2 413 643	0.032	July 1, 2018	Official projection	-
Botswana	144	2 302 878	0.030	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Lesotho	145	2 263 010	0.030	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
The Gambia	146	2 163 765	0.028	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Macedonia	147	2 075 301	0.027	December 31, 2017	Official estimate	-
Gabon	148	2 067 561	0.027	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Slovenia	149	2 067 284	0.027	April 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Latvia	150	1 923 400	0.025	September 1, 2018	Monthly official estimate	-
Kosovo	151	1 798 506	0.023	December 31, 2017	Official annual estimate	Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 113 out of 193 United Nations member states.
Guinea-Bissau	152	1 584 763	0.021	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Bahrain	153	1 496 300	0.020	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Trinidad and Tobago	154	1 359 193	0.018	July 1, 2017	Official estimate	-
Estonia	155	1 319 133	0.017	January 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Mauritius	156	1 264 887	0.017	July 1, 2017	Official estimate	-
East Timor	157	1 261 407	0.016	July 1, 2018	Official projection	-
Equatorial Guinea	158	1 222 442	0.016	July 4, 2015	Preliminary 2015 census result	-
Swaziland	159	1 159 250	0.015	July 1, 2018	Official projection	-
Djibouti	160	1 049 001	0.014	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Fiji	161	884 887	0.012	September 17, 2017	Official census result	-
Cyprus	162	854 800	0.011	December 31, 2016	Official estimate	-
Comoros	163	850 688	0.011	July 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Guyana	164	782 225	0.010	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Bhutan	165	727 145	0.009	May 30, 2017	Official census result	-
Solomon Islands	166	667 044	0.009	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Macau	167	658 900	0.009	June 30, 2018	Official quarterly estimate	-
Montenegro	168	622 359	0.008	January 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Luxembourg	169	602 005	0.008	January 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Suriname	170	568 301	0.007	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Western Sahara	171	567 421	0.007	July 1, 2018	UN projection	Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
Cape Verde	172	544 081	0.007	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Malta	173	475 701	0.006	December 31, 2017	Official estimate	-
Transnistria	174	470 600	0.006	July 1, 2016	Official estimate	De facto independent, de jure part of Moldova.
Brunei	175	422 678	0.006	July 1, 2016	Official estimate	-
Belize	176	395 882	0.005	April 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Bahamas	177	381 320	0.005	July 1, 2018	Official annual projection	-
Maldives	178	378 114	0.005	December 31, 2017	Official annual estimate	-
Iceland	179	353 070	0.005	June 30, 2018	Official quarterly estimate	-
Northern Cyprus	180	335 455	0.004	July 1, 2016	Official estimate	De facto independent, de jure part of Cyprus.
Vanuatu	181	304 500	0.004	July 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Barbados	182	286 388	0.004	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
New Caledonia	183	278 500	0.004	January 1, 2017	Official annual estimate	-
French Polynesia	184	275 918	0.004	August 17, 2017	2017 census results	-
Abkhazia	185	240 705	0.003	February 28, 2011	2011 census result	Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 2 of which have subsequently withdrawn their recognition.
Samoa	186	199 052	0.003	July 1, 2018	Official projection	-
São Tomé and Príncipe	187	197 700	0.003	July 1, 2017	Official estimate	-
Saint Lucia	188	179 667	0.002	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Guam	189	172 400	0.002	July 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Curaçao	190	160 337	0.002	January 1, 2017	Official annual estimate	-
Artsakh	191	145 053	0.002	December 1, 2015	2015 census result	De facto independent, de jure part of Azerbaijan.
Kiribati	192	120 100	0.002	July 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Aruba	193	111 350	0.002	March 31, 2018	Official quarterly estimate	-
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	194	109 557	0.001	July 1, 2015	Official estimate	-
Federated States of Micronesia	195	105 300	0.001	July 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
United States Virgin Islands	196	104 914	0.001	July 1, 2018	UN projection	-
Jersey	197	104 200	0.001	December 31, 2016	Official estimate	-
Grenada	198	103 328	0.001	May 12, 2011	2011 census result	-
Tonga	199	100 651	0.001	November 30, 2016	2016 census result	-
Seychelles	200	94 205	0.001	December 31, 2016	Official estimate	-
Antigua and Barbuda	201	86 295	0.001	May 27, 2011	Preliminary 2011 census result	-
Isle of Man	202	83 314	0.001	April 24, 2016	2016 census result	-
Andorra	203	78 264	0.001	December 31, 2016	Official estimate	-
Dominica	204	71 293	0.001	May 14, 2011	Preliminary 2011 census result	-
Cayman Islands	205	64 420	0.001	March 31, 2018	Official estimate	-
Bermuda	206	63 779	0.001	May 21, 2016	2016 Census Preliminary Report	-
Guernsey	207	62 723	0.001	March 31, 2016	Official estimate	-
American Samoa	208	56 700	0.001	July 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Northern Mariana Islands	209	56 200	0.001	July 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Greenland	210	56 025	0.001	July 1, 2018	Official estimate	-
Marshall Islands	211	55 500	0.001	July 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
South Ossetia	212	53 532	0.001	October 15, 2015	Preliminary 2015 census result	South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
Faroe Islands	213	51 258	0.001	August 1, 2018	Monthly official estimate	-
Saint Kitts and Nevis	214	46 204	0.001	May 15, 2011	2011 census result	-
Sint Maarten	215	39 410	0.001	January 1, 2016	Official estimate	-
Monaco	216	38 300	0.001	December 31, 2017	Official annual estimate	-
Liechtenstein	217	38 111	0.001	December 31, 2017	Official semi annual estimate	-
Turks and Caicos Islands	218	37 910	0.001	July 1, 2016	Official estimate	-
Saint Martin	219	36 457	0.000	January 1, 2015	Official estimate	-
Gibraltar	220	33 573	0.000	December 31, 2015	Official estimate	-
San Marino	221	33 344	0.000	May 31, 2018	Monthly official estimate	-
British Virgin Islands	222	28 514	0.000	July 1, 2013	Official estimate	-
Cook Islands	223	18 100	0.000	December 1, 2016	2016 Census Preliminary Report	-
Palau	224	17 900	0.000	July 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Anguilla	225	13 452	0.000	May 11, 2011	Preliminary 2011 census result	-
Wallis and Futuna	226	11 700	0.000	July 1, 2018	Official annual estimate	-
Tuvalu	227	10 640	0.000	November 4, 2012	2012 census result	-
Nauru	228	10 084	0.000	October 30, 2011	2011 census result	-
Saint Barthélemy	229	9 417	0.000	January 1, 2015	Official estimate	-
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	230	6 286	0.000	January 1, 2015	Official estimate	-
Saint Helena, Ascensionand Tristan da Cunha	231	5 633	0.000	February 7, 2016	2016 census result	-
Montserrat	232	4 922	0.000	May 12, 2011	2011 census result	-
Falkland Islands	233	3 198	0.000	October 9, 2016	2016 census result	-
Christmas Island	234	1 843	0.000	August 9, 2016	2016 census result	-
Norfolk Island	235	1 748	0.000	August 9, 2016	2016 census result	-
Niue	236	1 611	0.000	September 10, 2011	2011 census result	-
Tokelau	237	1 499	0.000	October 18, 2016	2016 census result	-
Vatican City	238	800	0.000	January 1, 2014	Official estimate	-
Cocos Islands	239	544	0.000	August 9, 2016	2016 census result	-
Pitcairn Islands	240	50	0.000	January 1, 2018	Official estimate	-