List of countries by population

This is a list of countries by population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

. The list includes independent countries and inhabited dependent territories based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1

ISO 3166-1

ISO 3166-1 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation of names...

. Also given, as a percentage, is each country's population compared to the population of the world, which is currently about .

Areas that form integral parts of sovereign states, such as the countries of the United Kingdom

Countries of the United Kingdom

Countries of the United Kingdom is a term used to describe England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. These four countries together form the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which is also described as a country. The alternative terms, constituent...

, are counted as part of the sovereign states concerned. Not included are other entities, such as the European Union

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

, that are not sovereign states, and dependent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.

Figures used in this chart are based on the most recent estimate or projection by the national census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

 authority where available and usually rounded off. Where national data is not available, figures are based on the 2010 estimate by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs is part of the United Nations Secretariat and is responsible for the follow-up to the major United Nations Summits and Conferences, as well as services to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the Second and Third Committees...

. Because the compiled figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or at the same level of accuracy

Statistics

Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....

, the resulting numerical comparisons may result in misleading conclusions. Further, the addition of all countries may not equal the world total.

For a graphical version of this list, see list of countries by population (graphical). See also list of countries and dependencies by population density and the list of regional organizations by population.

List

Rank	Country (or dependent territory)	Population	Date	% of world population	Source
-	World		,	100.00%	US Census Bureau's world population clock
1		1,339,724,852	November 1, 2010	%	Census result
2		1,210,193,422	March 1, 2011	%	Census result
3			Official population clock
4		237,641,326	May 1, 2010	%	Census result
5		190,755,799	August 1, 2010	%	Census result
6			Official population clock
7		162,471,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
8		142,914,136	January 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
9		142,319,000	March 15, 2011	%	Census result
10		127,720,000	October 1, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
11		112,336,538	June 12, 2010	%	Census result
12		94,013,200	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
13		85,846,997	April 1, 2009	%	Census result
14		82,101,998	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
15		81,729,000	April 30, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
16			,	%	Official population clock
17			,	%	Official population clock
18		73,722,988	December 31, 2010	%	Official estimate
19		69,519,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
20		67,758,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
21		65,027,000	January 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
22		62,300,000	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
23		60,705,991	May 31, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
24		50,586,757	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
25		48,337,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
26		48,219,000	November 1, 2010	%	Census result
27			,	%	Official population clock
28		46,162,024	October 1, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
29		45,668,028	September 1, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
30		43,188,000	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
31		40,117,096	October 27, 2010	%	Census result
32		38,610,097	August 24, 2009	%	Census result
33		38,092,000	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
34		36,300,000	January 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
35		34,482,779	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
36		32,939,800	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
37			,	%	Official population clock
38		32,358,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
39		32,105,000	July 1, 2009	%	Official estimate
40		30,894,000	April 22, 2008	%	Census result
41		29,797,694	June 30, 2011	%	Official estimate
42			,	%	Official population clock
43		28,334,135	July 6, 2010	%	Census result
44		28,000,000	January 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
45		27,136,977	April 28, 2010	%	Census result
46		26,620,809	June 22, 2011	%	Census result
47		24,233,431	September 26, 2010	%	Census result
48		24,052,231	October 1, 2008	%	Census result
49		23,833,000	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
50		23,197,947	September 30, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
51		23,049,621	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
52			,	%	Official population clock
53		21,436,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
54		21,395,000	July 1, 2009	%	Official estimate
55			,	%	Official population clock
56		20,653,000	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
57		19,618,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
58		19,406,100	January 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
59		18,866,000	July 1, 2008	%	Official estimate
60		17,248,450	June 30, 2011	%	Official estimate
61		16,715,489	September 1, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
62		16,615,000	October 1, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
63		15,730,977	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
64		15,730,754	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
65		14,713,763	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
66		14,517,176	April 1, 2009	%	Census result
67		14,483,499	November 28, 2010	%	Census result
68		13,395,682	March 3, 2008	%	Census result
69		13,077,160	June 1, 2008	%	Census result
70		13,046,508	October 16, 2010	%	Census result
71		12,855,153	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
72		12,754,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
73		11,274,106	May 20, 2009	%	Census result
74		11,241,161	December 31, 2010	%	Official estimate
75		10,839,905	January 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
76		10,787,690	June 1, 2011	%	Census result
77		10,673,800	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
78		10,555,853	March 21, 2011	%	Census result
79		10,542,080	June 30, 2011	%	Official estimate
80		10,426,154	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
81		10,718,379	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
82		10,217,591	July 1, 2009	%	Official estimate
83		10,085,214	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
84		9,985,722	January 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
85		9,557,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
86		9,471,174	September 30, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
87		9,468,000	October 1, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
88		9,378,818	December 1, 2010	%	Census result
89		9,111,100	January 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
90		9,100,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
91		8,575,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
92		8,419,776	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
93		8,264,070	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
94		8,260,490	April 22, 2008	%	Census result
95		8,215,313	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
96		7,870,100	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
97		7,798,600	September 30, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
98		7,616,000	January 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
99		7,364,570	February 1, 2011	%	Census result
100		7,120,666	September 31, 2011	%	Census result
101	(China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... )	7,108,100	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
102		7,014,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
103		6,423,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
104		6,348,800	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
105		6,337,127	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
106			,	%	Official population clock
107		6,227,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
108		5,997,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
109		5,815,524	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
110		5,753,324	November 6, 2010	%	Census result
111		5,579,204	October 1, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
112		5,477,600	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
113		5,437,126	March 31, 2011	%	Official estimate
114		5,415,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
115		5,396,292	October 31, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
116		5,183,700	June 30, 2011	%	Official estimate
117		5,105,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
118			,	%	Official population clock
119		4,581,269	April 10, 2011	%	Census result
120		4,563,539	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
121		4,487,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
122		4,469,200	January 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
123			,	%	Official population clock
124		4,290,612	March 31, 2011	%	Census result
125		4,259,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
126		4,168,858	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
127		4,140,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
128		3,843,126	June 30, 2010	%	Official estimate
129		3,725,789	April 1, 2010	%	Census result
130		3,560,400	January 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
131		3,476,608	April 1, 2008	%	Census result
132		3,405,813	May 16, 2010	%	Census result
133		3,368,595	June 30, 2011	%	Official estimate
134		3,340,627	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
135		3,266,300	September 1, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
136		3,207,100	October 1, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
137		3,194,972	January 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
138		2,818,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
139		2,773,479	December 12, 2010	%	Census result
140		2,736,800	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
141		2,705,800	December 31, 2010	%	Official estimate
142		2,324,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
143		2,209,000	October 1, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
144		2,194,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
145		2,057,284	December 31, 2010	%	Official estimate
146			,	%	Official population clock
147		2,031,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
148		1,776,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
149		1,699,435	April 21, 2010	%	Census result
150		1,534,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
151		1,520,830	March 1, 2009	%	Census result
152		1,340,194	January 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
153		1,317,714	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
154		1,280,924	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
155		1,234,571	April 27, 2010	%	Census result
156		1,203,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
157		1,066,409	July 11, 2010	%	Census result
158		868,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
159		818,159	June 1, 2009	%	Census result
160	(France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )	808,250	January 1, 2008	%	Official estimate
161		803,200	December 31, 2009	%	Official estimate
162		784,894	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
163		754,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
164		720,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
165		708,265	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
166		620,029	April 1, 2011	%	Census result
167	(China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... )	560,100	September 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
168		548,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
169		542,287	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
170		529,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
171		511,840	January 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
172		491,575	June 16, 2010	%	Census result
173		422,700	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
174		417,617	December 31, 2010	%	Official estimate
175	(France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )	401,784	January 1, 2008	%	Official estimate
176	(France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )	397,693	January 1, 2008	%	Official estimate
177		353,658	May 3, 2010	%	Census result
178		318,452	January 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
179		317,280	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
180		312,698	May 12, 2010	%	Census result
181		276,302	December 31, 2010	%	Official estimate
182		274,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
183	(France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )	245,580	July 27, 2009	%	Census result
184		234,023	November 16, 2009	%	Census result
185		219,266	January 1, 2008	%	Official estimate
186	(France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )	211,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
187		184,032	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
188		169,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
189		166,526	May 10, 2010	%	Census result
190	(USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	159,358	April 1, 2010	%	Census result
191	(the Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... )	142,180	January 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
192		110,821	July 1, 2009	%	Official estimate
193		106,405	April 1, 2010	%	Census result
194		105,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
195		102,624	April 4, 2010	%	Census result
196	(the Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... )	101,484	September 29, 2010	%	Census result
197		101,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
198		100,892	July 1, 2009	%	Official estimate
199	(UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... )	92,500	December 31, 2009	%	Official estimate
200		90,945	August 26, 2010	%	Census result
201		89,138	July 1, 2009	%	Official estimate
202		85,015	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
203	(UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... )	83,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
204		71,685	July 1, 2009	%	Official estimate
205	(UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... )	64,186	May 20, 2010	%	Census result
206	(UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... )	62,431	March 31, 2010	%	Official estimate
207	(Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... )	56,890	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
208		55,519	April 1, 2010	%	Census result
209	(UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... )	54,878	October 10, 2010	%	Census result
210		54,305	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
211	(USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	53,883	April 1, 2010	%	Census result
212		51,970	July 1, 2009	%	Official estimate
213	(Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... )	48,738	July 1, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
214	(UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... )	42,375	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
215	(France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )	37,163	January 1, 2008	%	Census result
216		36,157	December 31, 2010	%	Official estimate
217		35,881	2010	%	Official estimate
218		32,093	August 31, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
219	(UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... )	29,441	July 1, 2010	%	Official estimate
220	(UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... )	28,213	July 1, 2008	%	Official estimate
221		21,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
222	(UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... )	15,236	July 1, 2011	%	Official estimate
223	(France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )	13,445	July 21, 2008	%	Census result
224	(NZ New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... )	10,900	March 1, 2011	%	Monthly official estimate
225		10,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
226		10,000	July 1, 2011	%	UN estimate
227	(France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )	8,823	January 1, 2008	%	Census result
228	(France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )	6,290	January 1, 2008	0.00006%	Census result
229	(UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... )	4,932	July 1, 2009	0.00005%	Official estimate
230	(UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... )	4,255	February 10, 2008	0.00004%	Census result
231	(UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... )	3,000	July 1, 2011	0.00003%	UN estimate
232	(NZ New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... )	1,000	July 1, 2011	0.00001%	UN estimate
233	(NZ New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... )	1,000	July 1, 2011	0.00001%	UN estimate
234		800	March 1, 2011	0.00001%	Official estimate

See also

• Human geography
  Human geography
  Human geography is one of the two major sub-fields of the discipline of geography. Human geography is the study of the world, its people, communities, and cultures. Human geography differs from physical geography mainly in that it has a greater focus on studying human activities and is more...
  
  
• List of countries by population density
• List of cities by population
• List of national capitals by population
• List of continents by population
• List of countries
• List of countries by population in 1900
• List of countries by population in 1907
• List of countries by population in 2000
• List of countries by population in 2005
• List of countries by population in 2010
• List of countries by past and future population (1950-2050)
• List of countries by refugee population
• List of countries by urban population
• List of regional organizations by population
• List of religious populations
• World population
  World population
  The world population is the total number of living humans on the planet Earth. As of today, it is estimated to be  billion by the United States Census Bureau...
  
  

• Lists of countries by population
  • Continental
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
  • Intercontinental
    • Americas
    • Arab states
    • Commonwealth of Nations
    • Latin America
    • Middle East
  • Subcontinental
    • Caribbean islands
    • European Union member states

External links

• United Nations Analytical Report for the 2004 revision of World Population Prospects (the analytical report for the 2006 revision is not available online) — includes details of methodology and sources used for the population estimates above.