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This is a list of sovereign states and other territories by population, with population figures estimated for 2015 (rounded to the nearest 1,000). The figures are estimates for the United Nations (UN) "2015 annual statistics", which lists more than 100,000 population by country and territory.

The list includes all sovereign states and dependent territories recognized by the United Nations plus the territory under the effective control of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

This list adopts definitions of "country" on a case-by-case basis. The United Kingdom is considered as a single country while constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are regarded separately.

RankCountry / territoryPopulation
2015
(UN estimate)
Change
from
2010*
Area (km2)[1]Population density
World7,379,797,139Steady
1 China1,376,048,943Steady9,596,961143.4
2 India[2]1,311,050,527Steady3,287,263398.8
3 United States321,418,820Steady9,833,52032.7
4 Indonesia257,563,815Steady1,904,569135.2
5 Brazil207,847,528Steady8,515,76724.4
6 Pakistan188,924,874Steady881,913214.2
7 Nigeria182,201,962Steady923,768197.2
8 Bangladesh160,995,642Steady147,5701091
9 Russia143,456,918Steady17,075,2008.4
10 Mexico127,017,224Increase11,972,55064.4
11 Japan126,573,481Decrease1377,972334.9
12 Philippines100,981,437Steady343,448294
13 Ethiopia99,390,750Increase11,104,30090
14 Vietnam91,508,084Decrease1331,230.8276.3
15 Egypt83,483,000Increase11,010,40882.6
16 Iran79,109,272Steady1,648,19548
17 Germany78,728,000Decrease1357,168220.4
18 Turkey77,266,814Steady783,35698.6
19 Democratic Republic of the Congo76,244,544Steady2,345,40932.5
20 Thailand67,959,359Steady513,120132.4
21 United Kingdom64,715,810Increase1242,495266.9
22 France64,395,345Decrease1640,679100.5
23 Italy60,340,328Decrease1301,338200.2
24 Myanmar59,780,000Steady676,57888.4
25 South Africa49,991,300Increase11,221,03740.9
26 South Korea49,410,366Decrease1100,210493.1
27 Spain45,989,016Increase2505,99090.9
28 Ukraine45,782,592Decrease1603,62875.8
29 Colombia45,508,205Increase11,141,74839.9
30 Tanzania43,187,823Increase2947,30345.6
31 Sudan42,338,426Increase21,886,06822.4
32 Kenya40,862,900Increase2580,36770.4
33 Argentina40,518,951Decrease32,780,40014.6
34 Poland38,167,329Decrease3312,679122.1
35 Algeria35,978,000Steady2,381,74115.1
36 Canada34,108,752Steady9,984,6703.4
37 Iraq32,481,000Increase3437,07274.3
38 Morocco31,894,000Decrease1710,85044.9
39 Uganda31,784,600Steady241,038131.9
40 Peru29,461,933Increase11,285,21622.9
41 Venezuela28,833,845Increase2716,44540.2
42 Malaysia28,334,135Increase3330,80385.7
43   Nepal28,043,744Decrease1147,181190.5
44 Uzbekistan28,001,400Steady448,97862.4
45 Saudi Arabia27,136,977Increase12,149,69012.6
46 Afghanistan24,485,600Decrease8652,86437.5
47 North Korea24,325,701Steady120,540201.8
48 Ghana24,223,431Increase1239,567101.1
49 Taiwan23,162,120Decrease136,197639.9
50 Yemen23,153,982Increase1527,96843.9
51 Mozambique22,416,881Increase4801,59028
52 Australia[3]22,299,800Increase17,692,0242.9
53 Cote d'Ivoire21,570,746Increase4322,46366.9
54 Romania21,462,186Decrease4238,39790
55 Sri Lanka20,653,000Decrease365,610314.8
56 Syria20,619,000Decrease2185,180111.3
57 Madagascar20,146,442Decrease1587,04134.3
58 Cameroon19,958,352Steady475,44242
59 Angola18,992,708Increase21,246,70015.2
60 Chile17,094,270Steady756,09622.6
61 Netherlands16,574,989Decrease241,543399
62 Kazakhstan16,442,000Steady2,724,9006
63 Burkina Faso15,730,977Increase4274,20057.4
64 Mali15,370,000Increase11,240,19212.4
65 Niger15,203,822Decrease11,267,00012
66 Ecuador14,483,499Steady283,56151.1
67 Guatemala14,361,666Increase2108,889131.9
68 Cambodia14,302,779Decrease5181,03579
69 Malawi13,947,592Increase1118,484117.7
70 Zambia13,257,269Decrease1752,61817.6
71 Zimbabwe12,644,041Decrease3390,75732.4
72 Senegal12,509,434Steady196,71263.6
73 Chad11,714,904Increase81,284,0009.1
74 Greece11,305,118Steady131,95785.7
75 Cuba11,241,161Decrease2109,884102.3
76 Belgium10,839,905Decrease130,528355.1
77 Portugal10,637,713Increase192,212115.4
78 Tunisia10,547,100Steady163,61064.5
79 Czech Republic10,506,813Decrease278,866133.2
80 Bolivia10,426,154Increase41,098,5819.5
81 Rwanda10,412,820Increase526,338395.4
82 Guinea10,323,755Increase1245,83642
83 Hungary10,014,324Decrease493,030107.6
84 Dominican Republic9,884,371Increase348,315204.6
85 Haiti9,855,000Increase327,750355.1
86 Belarus9,480,178Decrease4207,59545.7
87 Somalia9,358,602Increase4637,65714.7
88 Sweden9,340,682Decrease3450,29520.7
89 Benin9,211,741Steady114,76380.3
90 Azerbaijan8,997,586Steady86,600103.9
91 Burundi8,518,862Increase327,834306.1
92 Austria8,375,290Steady83,87999.8
93 United Arab Emirates8,264,070Increase2483,60098.9
94 Honduras8,045,990Increase2112,49271.5
95  Switzerland7,785,806Steady41,285188.6
96 Israel7,623,600Increase322,072345.4
97 Tajikistan7,616,400Increase3143,10053.2
98 Bulgaria7,563,710Decrease5110,993.668.1
99 Serbia7,291,436Decrease1977,47494.1
100 Hong Kong7,024,200Decrease32,7552549.6
101 Papua New Guinea6,744,955Increase3462,8400
102 Libya6,545,619Increase31,759,5410
103 Paraguay6,459,727Decrease2406,7520
104 Laos6,230,200Decrease1237,9550
105 El Salvador6,194,126Decrease721,0410
106 Togo6,191,155Decrease456,7850
107 Jordan6,113,000Decrease189,3410
108 Sierra Leone5,835,664Steady71,7400
109 Nicaragua5,822,265Steady130,3750
110 Denmark5,534,738Steady42,9310
111 Turkmenistan5,479,800Increase3491,2100
112 Slovakia5,424,925Decrease149,0350
113 Kyrgyzstan5,418,300Decrease1199,9510
114 Finland[4]5,351,427Increase1338,4240
115 Eritrea5,223,994Increase4117,6000
116 Singapore5,076,700Increase5721.50
117 Norway[5]4,858,199Decrease2385,2030
118 Costa Rica4,563,539Increase251,1000
119 Central African Republic4,505,945Increase4622,9840
120 Ireland4,467,854Increase370,2730
121 Georgia4,436,391Decrease369,7000
122 Croatia4,425,747Decrease656,5940
123 New Zealand4,367,800Increase1268,0210
124 Liberia4,101,767Increase8111,3690
125 Palestine4,048,403Increase36,0200
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina3,844,046Increase151,1290
127 Lebanon3,785,655Increase210,4520
128 Republic of the Congo3,758,678Decrease3342,0000
129 Puerto Rico3,721,978Decrease39,1040
130 Kuwait3,566,437Increase717,8180
131 Moldova3,563,69533,8460
132 Panama3,504,48375,4170
133 Uruguay3,356,584176,2150
134 Lithuania3,329,03965,3000
135 Armenia3,249,48229,7430
136 Mauritania3,217,3831,030,0000
137 Albania3,195,00028,7480
138 Mongolia2,780,8001,566,0000
139 Oman2,773,479309,5000
140 Jamaica2,701,20010,9910
141 Latvia2,248,37464,5890
142 Namibia2,212,037825,6150
143 Kosovo2,208,10710,9080
144 Macedonia2,052,72225,7130
145 Slovenia2,046,97620,2730
146 Botswana2,029,307581,7300
147 Lesotho1,891,83030,3550
148 Gambia1,750,73210,6890
149 Qatar1,699,43511,5810
150 Guinea-Bissau1,647,38036,1250
151 Gabon1,501,266267,6670
152 Estonia1,340,12745,2270
153 Trinidad and Tobago1,317,7145,1310
154 Equatorial Guinea1,313,00028,0500
155 Mauritius[6]1,283,4152,0400
156 Bahrain1,234,571765.30
157 Timor-Leste1,149,0280
158 Cyprus[7]1,102,6770
159 Swaziland1,055,5060
160 Djibouti879,0530
161 Fiji850,7000
162 Réunion828,0540
163 Guyana761,4420
164 Bhutan695,8220
165 Comoros675,0000
166 Montenegro616,4110
167 Macau552,3000
168 Suriname531,1700
169 Solomon Islands530,6690
170 Western Sahara530,0000
171 Cape Verde512,5820
172 Luxembourg502,0660
173 Brunei414,4000
174 Malta414,3720
175 Guadeloupe404,3940
176 Martinique399,6370
177 Bahamas353,6580
178 Maldives319,7380
179 Iceland317,6300
180 Belize312,9710
181 Barbados276,3000
182 French Polynesia267,0000
183 New Caledonia248,0000
184 Vanuatu245,0360
185 French Guiana232,2230
186 Mayotte202,0000
187 Samoa183,1230
188 Guam180,8650
189 Saint Lucia174,0000
190 São Tomé and Príncipe165,3970
191 Curacao142,1800
192 Grenada109,5530
193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines109,2840
194 U.S. Virgin Islands106,2670
195 Tonga103,3650
196 Micronesia102,6240
197 Aruba101,4840
198 Kiribati100,8350
*Change position from the list of countries by population in 2010

See also

Notes

  1. Encyclopædia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/topic-browse/Countries-of-the-World. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Includes data from Jammu and Kashmir (India-administered), Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-administered), and Aksai Chin (PRC-administered).
  3. ?Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828).
  4. Includes Åland
  5. Includes Svalbard (2,701) and Jan Mayen Island.
  6. Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon.
  7. Estimated total population of both Greek and Turkish controlled areas. The Statistical Institute of the Republic of Cyprus shows a population of 749,200 (2004 Census). The 2006 census of the Turkish controlled area (TRNC) shows a population of 264,172.
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