List of countries by population

This a list of independent countries by population. Areas that form integral parts of sovereign states, such as the countries of the British Empire, are counted as part of the sovereign states concerned. Not included are other entities that are not sovereign states.

Figures used in this chart are based on the most recent 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 2012 estimates by the Population Division of the League of Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Because the compiled figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or at the same level of accuracy, the resulting numerical comparisons may create misleading conclusions. Furthermore, the addition of figures from all countries may not equal the world total.

List

Rank		Country	Population	%
0		World	5,780,457,140	100%
1		British Empire	1,202,902,334	20.8%
2		China, People's Republic of	523,679,310	9.0%
3		China, Republic of	510,228,244	8.8%
4		Indonesia	237,424,363	4.1%
5		Soviet Union	227,535,171	3.9%
6		America	226,545,805	3.9%
7		Brazil	193,946,886	3.4%
8		Mexico	112,336,538	1.9%
9		Germany	101,743,395	1.8%
10		Vietnam	99,426,800	1.7%
11		Philippines	92,337,852	1.6%
12		Ethiopia	91,195,675	1.6%
13		Iran	77,356,669	1.3%
14		Egypt	76,699,427	1.3%
15		Turkey	75,627,384	1.3%
16		Zaire	75,507,308	1.3%
17		Korea	74,558,441	1.3%
18		Canada	71,785,400	1.2%
19		Thailand	66,720,153	1.2%
20		France	65,350,000	1.1%
21		Italy	60,820,696	1.1%
22		Japan, People's Republic of	59,989,318	1.0%
23		Manchuria	58,063,092	1.0%
24		South Africa	52,062,427	0.9%
25		Poland	51,205,800	0.9%
26		Japan, Republic of	48,617,968	0.8%
27		Colombia	47,425,437	0.8%
28		Spain	47,265,321	0.8%
29		Afghanistan	41,373,742	0.7%
30		Argentina	40,117,096	0.7%
31		Algeria	38,700,000	0.7%
32		Australia	35,889,386	0.6%
33		Ukraine	34,857,088	0.6%
34		Morocco	32,878,400	0.6%
35		Iraq	31,129,225	0.5%
36		Arabia	29,195,895	0.5%
37		Venezuela	28,946,101	0.5%
38		Peru	28,220,764	0.5%
39		Nepal	26,494,504	0.5%
40		Romania	26,384,304	0.5%
41		Mozambique	23,929,708	0.4%
42		Yemen	23,102,000	0.4%
43		Netherlands	22,955,236	0.4%
44		Syria	22,530,746	0.4%
45		Ivory Coast	22,400,835	0.4%
46		Madagascar	22,005,222	0.4%
47		Cambodia	20,223,367	0.4%
48		Cameroun	19,489,500	0.3%
49		Angola	18,498,000	0.3%
50		Chile	17,402,630	0.3%
51		Niger	17,138,707	0.3%
52		Burkina Faso	15,730,977	0.3%
53		Guatemala	15,438,384	0.3%
54		Ecuador	15,223,680	0.3%
55		Mali	14,517,176	0.3%
56		Portugal	14,122,416	0.2%
57		Belgium	13,801,583	0.2%
58		Senegal	13,567,338	0.2%
59		Shinjang	13,067,186	0.2%
60		Cuba	12,151,144	0.2%
61		Ruanda	12,012,589	0.2%
62		Mongolia	11,450,000	0.2%
63		Hungary	10,936,200	0.2%
64		Greece	10,815,197	0.2%
65		Tunisia	10,777,500	0.2%
66		Bolivia	10,556,102	0.2%
67		Czechia	10,513,209	0.2%
68		Haiti	10,413,211	0.2%
69		Tchad	10,329,208	0.2%
70		Benin	10,323,000	0.2%
71		Guinea-Conakry	10,057,975	0.2%
72		Sweden	9,555,893	0.2%
73		Dominican Republic	9,445,281	0.2%
74		Urundi	8,749,000	0.2%
75		Austria	8,414,638	0.1%
76		United Arab Emirates	8,264,070	0.1%
77		Honduras	8,249,574	0.1%
78		Switzerland	8,014,000	0.1%
79		New Zealand	7,932,200	0.1%
80		Yugoslavia	7,812,128	0.1%
81		Togo	7,154,237	0.1%
82		Bulgaria	7,006,570	0.1%
83		Paraguay	6,800,284	0.1%
84		Belarus	6,888,500	0.1%
85		Ireland	6,878,562	0.1%
86		Slovakia	6,687,211	0.1%
87		Israel	6,598,900	0.1%
88		Somalia	6,585,638	0.1%
89		Jordan	6,508,887	0.1%
90		Laos	6,500,000	0.1%
91		Palestine	6,274,813	0.1%
92		Eritria	6,233,682	0.1%
93		El Salvador	6,134,000	0.1%
94		Nicaragua	6,071,045	0.1%
95		Finland	5,841,827	0.1%
96		Libya	5,670,688	0.1%
97		Denmark	5,602,536	0.1%
98		Norway	5,063,709	0.1%
99		Congo	4,662,446	0.1%
100		Costa Rica	4,586,353	0.1%
101		Lebanon	4,456,690	0.1%
102		Central African Republic	4,422,000	0.1%
103		Croatia	4,284,889	0.1%
104		Tibet	4,202,166	0.1%
105		Liberia	4,128,572	0.1%
106		Bosnia	3,871,643	0.1%
107		Oman	3,869,873	0.1%
108		Puerto Rico	3,706,690	0.1%
109		Panama	3,661,868	0.1%
110		Mauritania	3,359,185	0.1%
111		Uruguay	3,318,535	0.1%
112		Albania	2,821,977	0.0%
113		Kuwait	2,818,042	0.0%
114		Latvia	2,217,053	0.0%
115		Qatar	2,144,101	0.0%
116		Lithuania	2,107,889	0.0%
117		Namibia	2,100,000	0.0%
118		Macedonia	2,058,539	0.0%
119		Slovenia	2,055,496	0.0%
120		Guinea-Bissau	1,647,000	0.0%
121		Gabon	1,475,000	0.0%
122		Bahrain	1,300,000	0.0%
123		Estonia	1,286,540	0.0%
124		Cyprus	1,117,000	0.0%
125		Timor-Leste	1,066,582	0.0%
126		Djibouti	810,179	0.0%
127		Comoros	798,000	0.0%
128		Bhutan	742,737	0.0%
129		Equatorial Guinea	736,296	0.0%
130		Surinam	566,846	0.0%
131		Luxembourg	537,853	0.0%
132		Cape Verde	512,096	0.0%
133		Malta	452,515	0.0%
134		Iceland	325,671	0.0%
135		São Tomé and Príncipe	187,356	0.0%
136		Tonga	103,036	0.0%
137		Andorra	85,082	0.0%
138		Monaco	36,371	0.0%
139		Liechtenstein	36,281	0.0%
140		San Marino	32,576	0.0%
141		Vatican City	839	0.0%