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