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
Rank | Population | Population, % of world | Date | Source | Comments | |
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1 | 1 394 620 000 | 18.200 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | ![]() |
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2 | 1 338 270 000 | 17.500 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | ![]() |
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3 | 328 003 000 | 4.280 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | ![]() |
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4 | 265 015 300 | 3.460 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
5 | 209 716 000 | 2.740 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
6 | 202 334 000 | 2.640 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
7 | 193 392 517 | 2.530 | July 1, 2016 | Official estimate | - | |
8 | 165 362 000 | 2.160 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
9 | 146 877 088 | 1.920 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate | ![]() |
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10 | 126 420 000 | 1.650 | September 1, 2018 | Monthly provisional estimate | - | |
11 | 124 737 789 | 1.630 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
12 | 107 534 882 | 1.400 | July 1, 2018 | UN Projection | - | |
13 | 106 613 000 | 1.390 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
14 | 97 729 400 | 1.280 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
15 | 94 660 000 | 1.240 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
16 | 84 004 989 | 1.100 | July 1, 2018 | UN Projection | - | |
17 | 82 793 800 | 1.080 | March 31, 2018 | Official quarter data | - | |
18 | 81 871 500 | 1.070 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
19 | 80 810 525 | 1.060 | December 31, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
20 | 69 183 173 | 0.900 | July 1, 2018 | UN Projection | - | |
21 | 67 323 000 | 0.880 | September 1, 2018 | Monthly official estimate | ![]() |
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22 | 66 040 229 | 0.860 | June 30, 2017 | Official annual estimate | ![]() |
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23 | 60 234 111 | 0.790 | April 30, 2018 | Monthly official estimate | - | |
24 | 57 725 600 | 0.750 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
25 | 54 199 163 | 0.710 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | ![]() |
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26 | 53 862 731 | 0.700 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
27 | 51 635 256 | 0.670 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
28 | 50 950 879 | 0.670 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
29 | 49 992 300 | 0.653 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
30 | 46 659 302 | 0.610 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
31 | 44 494 502 | 0.580 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
32 | 42 545 964 | 0.560 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
33 | 42 248 129 | 0.550 | August 1, 2018 | Monthly official estimate | ![]() |
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34 | 40 906 835 | 0.530 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
35 | 39 339 753 | 0.510 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
36 | 38 823 100 | 0.510 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
37 | 38 433 600 | 0.500 | December 31, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
38 | 37 254 500 | 0.487 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
39 | 34 815 100 | 0.455 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | ![]() |
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40 | 33 413 660 | 0.440 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
41 | 32 653 900 | 0.430 | January 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
42 | 32 496 800 | 0.424 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
43 | 32 162 184 | 0.420 | June 30, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
44 | 31 828 110 | 0.420 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
45 | 31 575 018 | 0.410 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
46 | 29 614 337 | 0.390 | January 1, 2018 | Official projection | - | |
47 | 29 250 009 | 0.380 | January 1, 2018 | Official projection | - | |
48 | 29 218 867 | 0.380 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
49 | 28 915 284 | 0.380 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
50 | 28 861 863 | 0.380 | August 1, 2017 | Official census result | - | |
51 | 26 262 810 | 0.340 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
52 | 25 610 672 | 0.330 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
53 | 25 092 600 | 0.328 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
54 | 24 571 044 | 0.320 | July 1, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
55 | 23 794 164 | 0.310 | January 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
56 | 23 577 488 | 0.310 | September 1, 2018 | Monthly official estimate | ![]() |
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57 | 21 466 863 | 0.280 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
58 | 21 444 000 | 0.280 | July 1, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
59 | 20 244 080 | 0.260 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
60 | 19 524 000 | 0.250 | January 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
61 | 19 107 706 | 0.250 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
62 | 18 311 700 | 0.240 | September 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
63 | 18 284 407 | 0.240 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
64 | 17 931 637 | 0.230 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
65 | 17 574 003 | 0.230 | April 19, 2017 | Final or definitive 2017 census result | - | |
66 | 17 302 084 | 0.230 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
67 | 17 262 800 | 0.225 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
68 | 17 094 400 | 0.223 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
69 | 16 887 720 | 0.220 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
70 | 16 069 921 | 0.210 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
71 | 15 726 037 | 0.210 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
72 | 15 353 184 | 0.200 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
73 | 15 181 925 | 0.200 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | ![]() |
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74 | 14 848 905 | 0.190 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
75 | 12 323 419 | 0.160 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
76 | 12 001 136 | 0.160 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection annual | - | |
77 | 11 883 516 | 0.160 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection | - | |
78 | 11 446 300 | 0.150 | July 1, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
79 | 11 420 163 | 0.150 | August 1, 2018 | Monthly official estimate | - | |
80 | 11 362 269 | 0.150 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection | - | |
81 | 11 307 314 | 0.150 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection annual | - | |
82 | 11 221 060 | 0.150 | December 31, 2017 | Official annual estimate | - | |
83 | 11 112 945 | 0.150 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
84 | 10 768 193 | 0.140 | January 1, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
85 | 10 681 186 | 0.140 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
86 | 10 625 449 | 0.140 | June 30, 2018 | Official quarterly estimate | - | |
87 | 10 291 027 | 0.130 | December 31, 2017 | Official annual estimate | - | |
88 | 10 266 149 | 0.130 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection | - | |
89 | 10 261 300 | 0.134 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
90 | 10 196 177 | 0.130 | August 31, 2018 | Official monthly estimate | - | |
91 | 9 943 226 | 0.130 | August 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
92 | 9 771 000 | 0.130 | January 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
93 | 9 582 340 | 0.130 | October 13, 2018 | Worldometers | - | |
94 | 9 478 200 | 0.120 | July 1, 2018 | Official quarterly estimate | - | |
95 | 9 012 229 | 0.120 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
96 | 8 931 000 | 0.120 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
97 | 8 930 680 | 0.117 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
98 | 8 838 171 | 0.120 | July 1, 2018 | Quarterly provisional figure | - | |
99 | 8 558 800 | 0.110 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
100 | 8 508 904 | 0.110 | June 30, 2018 | Official provisional figure | - | |
101 | 7 719 729 | 0.101 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
102 | 7 448 900 | 0.097 | July 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
103 | 7 352 000 | 0.096 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
104 | 7 052 983 | 0.092 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
105 | 7 050 034 | 0.092 | December 31, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
106 | 7 001 444 | 0.091 | January 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | ![]() |
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107 | 6 961 210 | 0.091 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
108 | 6 643 359 | 0.087 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
109 | 6 470 956 | 0.085 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
110 | 6 309 300 | 0.082 | June 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
111 | 6 284 757 | 0.082 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
112 | 6 093 509 | 0.080 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
113 | 5 851 466 | 0.076 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
114 | 5 789 957 | 0.076 | July 1, 2018 | Official quarterly estimate | - | |
115 | 5 638 700 | 0.074 | June 30, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
116 | 5 519 463 | 0.072 | August 31, 2018 | Official monthly estimate | - | |
117 | 5 443 120 | 0.071 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
118 | 5 399 895 | 0.071 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
119 | 5 312 343 | 0.069 | July 1, 2018 | Official quarterly estimate | - | |
120 | 5 187 948 | 0.068 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
121 | 5 003 393 | 0.065 | June 30, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
122 | 4 911 340 | 0.064 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
123 | 4 857 000 | 0.063 | April 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
124 | 4 780 978 | 0.062 | December 1, 2017 | Official census result | - | |
125 | 4 737 423 | 0.062 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
126 | 4 651 706 | 0.061 | September 29, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
127 | 4 382 387 | 0.057 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection | - | |
128 | 4 226 920 | 0.055 | January 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
129 | 4 158 783 | 0.054 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
130 | 4 105 493 | 0.054 | December 31, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
131 | 3 984 233 | 0.052 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
132 | 3 729 600 | 0.049 | January 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | ![]() |
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133 | 3 550 900 | 0.046 | January 1, 2017 | Official estimate | ![]() |
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134 | 3 511 372 | 0.046 | June 30, 2016 | Official estimate | - | |
135 | 3 505 985 | 0.046 | June 30, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
136 | 3 337 177 | 0.044 | July 1, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
137 | 3 231 200 | 0.042 | October 14, 2018 | Official population clock | - | |
138 | 2 969 800 | 0.039 | June 30, 2018 | Official quarterly estimate | - | |
139 | 2 870 324 | 0.037 | January 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
140 | 2 797 184 | 0.037 | October 1, 2018 | Monthly official estimate | - | |
141 | 2 728 864 | 0.036 | December 31, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
142 | 2 561 643 | 0.033 | August 31, 2018 | Monthly official estimate | - | |
143 | 2 413 643 | 0.032 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection | - | |
144 | 2 302 878 | 0.030 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
145 | 2 263 010 | 0.030 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
146 | 2 163 765 | 0.028 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
147 | 2 075 301 | 0.027 | December 31, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
148 | 2 067 561 | 0.027 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
149 | 2 067 284 | 0.027 | April 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
150 | 1 923 400 | 0.025 | September 1, 2018 | Monthly official estimate | - | |
151 | 1 798 506 | 0.023 | December 31, 2017 | Official annual estimate | ![]() |
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152 | 1 584 763 | 0.021 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
153 | 1 496 300 | 0.020 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
154 | 1 359 193 | 0.018 | July 1, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
155 | 1 319 133 | 0.017 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
156 | 1 264 887 | 0.017 | July 1, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
157 | 1 261 407 | 0.016 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection | - | |
158 | 1 222 442 | 0.016 | July 4, 2015 | Preliminary 2015 census result | - | |
159 | 1 159 250 | 0.015 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection | - | |
160 | 1 049 001 | 0.014 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
161 | 884 887 | 0.012 | September 17, 2017 | Official census result | - | |
162 | 854 800 | 0.011 | December 31, 2016 | Official estimate | - | |
163 | 850 688 | 0.011 | July 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
164 | 782 225 | 0.010 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
165 | 727 145 | 0.009 | May 30, 2017 | Official census result | - | |
166 | 667 044 | 0.009 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
167 | 658 900 | 0.009 | June 30, 2018 | Official quarterly estimate | - | |
168 | 622 359 | 0.008 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
169 | 602 005 | 0.008 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
170 | 568 301 | 0.007 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
171 | 567 421 | 0.007 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | ![]() |
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172 | 544 081 | 0.007 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
173 | 475 701 | 0.006 | December 31, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
174 | 470 600 | 0.006 | July 1, 2016 | Official estimate | ![]() |
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175 | 422 678 | 0.006 | July 1, 2016 | Official estimate | - | |
176 | 395 882 | 0.005 | April 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
177 | 381 320 | 0.005 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual projection | - | |
178 | 378 114 | 0.005 | December 31, 2017 | Official annual estimate | - | |
179 | 353 070 | 0.005 | June 30, 2018 | Official quarterly estimate | - | |
180 | 335 455 | 0.004 | July 1, 2016 | Official estimate | ![]() |
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181 | 304 500 | 0.004 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
182 | 286 388 | 0.004 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
183 | 278 500 | 0.004 | January 1, 2017 | Official annual estimate | - | |
184 | 275 918 | 0.004 | August 17, 2017 | 2017 census results | - | |
185 | 240 705 | 0.003 | February 28, 2011 | 2011 census result | ![]() |
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186 | 199 052 | 0.003 | July 1, 2018 | Official projection | - | |
187 | 197 700 | 0.003 | July 1, 2017 | Official estimate | - | |
188 | 179 667 | 0.002 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
189 | 172 400 | 0.002 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
190 | 160 337 | 0.002 | January 1, 2017 | Official annual estimate | - | |
191 | 145 053 | 0.002 | December 1, 2015 | 2015 census result | ![]() |
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192 | 120 100 | 0.002 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
193 | 111 350 | 0.002 | March 31, 2018 | Official quarterly estimate | - | |
194 | 109 557 | 0.001 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate | - | |
195 | 105 300 | 0.001 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
196 | 104 914 | 0.001 | July 1, 2018 | UN projection | - | |
197 | 104 200 | 0.001 | December 31, 2016 | Official estimate | - | |
198 | 103 328 | 0.001 | May 12, 2011 | 2011 census result | - | |
199 | 100 651 | 0.001 | November 30, 2016 | 2016 census result | - | |
200 | 94 205 | 0.001 | December 31, 2016 | Official estimate | - | |
201 | 86 295 | 0.001 | May 27, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result | - | |
202 | 83 314 | 0.001 | April 24, 2016 | 2016 census result | - | |
203 | 78 264 | 0.001 | December 31, 2016 | Official estimate | - | |
204 | 71 293 | 0.001 | May 14, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result | - | |
205 | 64 420 | 0.001 | March 31, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
206 | 63 779 | 0.001 | May 21, 2016 | 2016 Census Preliminary Report | - | |
207 | 62 723 | 0.001 | March 31, 2016 | Official estimate | - | |
208 | 56 700 | 0.001 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
209 | 56 200 | 0.001 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
210 | 56 025 | 0.001 | July 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - | |
211 | 55 500 | 0.001 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
212 | 53 532 | 0.001 | October 15, 2015 | Preliminary 2015 census result | ![]() |
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213 | 51 258 | 0.001 | August 1, 2018 | Monthly official estimate | - | |
214 | 46 204 | 0.001 | May 15, 2011 | 2011 census result | - | |
215 | 39 410 | 0.001 | January 1, 2016 | Official estimate | - | |
216 | 38 300 | 0.001 | December 31, 2017 | Official annual estimate | - | |
217 | 38 111 | 0.001 | December 31, 2017 | Official semi annual estimate | - | |
218 | 37 910 | 0.001 | July 1, 2016 | Official estimate | - | |
219 | 36 457 | 0.000 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate | - | |
220 | 33 573 | 0.000 | December 31, 2015 | Official estimate | - | |
221 | 33 344 | 0.000 | May 31, 2018 | Monthly official estimate | - | |
222 | 28 514 | 0.000 | July 1, 2013 | Official estimate | - | |
223 | 18 100 | 0.000 | December 1, 2016 | 2016 Census Preliminary Report | - | |
224 | 17 900 | 0.000 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
225 | 13 452 | 0.000 | May 11, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result | - | |
226 | 11 700 | 0.000 | July 1, 2018 | Official annual estimate | - | |
227 | 10 640 | 0.000 | November 4, 2012 | 2012 census result | - | |
228 | 10 084 | 0.000 | October 30, 2011 | 2011 census result | - | |
229 | 9 417 | 0.000 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate | - | |
230 | 6 286 | 0.000 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate | - | |
231 | 5 633 | 0.000 | February 7, 2016 | 2016 census result | - | |
232 | 4 922 | 0.000 | May 12, 2011 | 2011 census result | - | |
233 | 3 198 | 0.000 | October 9, 2016 | 2016 census result | - | |
234 | 1 843 | 0.000 | August 9, 2016 | 2016 census result | - | |
235 | 1 748 | 0.000 | August 9, 2016 | 2016 census result | - | |
236 | 1 611 | 0.000 | September 10, 2011 | 2011 census result | - | |
237 | 1 499 | 0.000 | October 18, 2016 | 2016 census result | - | |
238 | 800 | 0.000 | January 1, 2014 | Official estimate | - | |
239 | 544 | 0.000 | August 9, 2016 | 2016 census result | - | |
240 | 50 | 0.000 | January 1, 2018 | Official estimate | - |