Population by country, 2011
Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.36 billion | 1.27 billion |
| 2 | India | 1.25 billion | 1.07 billion |
| 3 | United States of America | 312.5 million | 282.8 million |
| 4 | Indonesia | 247.9 million | 217.6 million |
| 5 | Pakistan | 201.6 million | 157.1 million |
| 6 | Brazil | 194.5 million | 175.2 million |
| 7 | Nigeria | 169 million | 128.1 million |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 152.8 million | 135.7 million |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 143.9 million | 146.5 million |
| 10 | Japan | 128.1 million | 127.1 million |
| 11 | Mexico | 114.4 million | 99.4 million |
| 12 | Philippines | 97.4 million | 80.6 million |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 91.8 million | 68.4 million |
| 14 | Egypt | 90.1 million | 73.9 million |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 88 million | 77.6 million |
| 16 | Germany | 80.8 million | 81.8 million |
| 17 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 77.9 million | 66.9 million |
| 18 | Türkiye | 73.8 million | 65.8 million |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 69.7 million | 51.3 million |
| 20 | Thailand | 68.8 million | 63.3 million |
| 21 | France | 63.6 million | 59.7 million |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 63.3 million | 59.2 million |
| 23 | Italy | 60.3 million | 57.3 million |
| 24 | South Africa | 52.7 million | 47.4 million |
| 25 | Myanmar | 49.2 million | 45.5 million |
| 26 | Republic of Korea | 48.9 million | 46.9 million |
| 27 | Spain | 46.9 million | 41.1 million |
| 28 | Ukraine | 46.4 million | 49.3 million |
| 29 | United Republic of Tanzania | 45.4 million | 34.7 million |
| 30 | Colombia | 45 million | 39.4 million |
| 31 | Kenya | 42.2 million | 31.1 million |
| 32 | Argentina | 41.5 million | 37.4 million |
| 33 | Poland | 38.2 million | 38.3 million |
| 34 | Algeria | 36.5 million | 31.1 million |
| 35 | Sudan | 35.8 million | 28.2 million |
| 36 | Canada | 34.4 million | 31 million |
| 37 | Uganda | 32.9 million | 24.4 million |
| 38 | Morocco | 32.7 million | 28.6 million |
| 39 | Iraq | 31.5 million | 24.8 million |
| 40 | Peru | 29.2 million | 26.8 million |
| 41 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 29 million | 24.8 million |
| 42 | Malaysia | 28.9 million | 23.2 million |
| 43 | Afghanistan | 28.7 million | 20 million |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 28.6 million | 24.9 million |
| 45 | Nepal | 27.4 million | 24.8 million |
| 46 | Yemen | 27.2 million | 19.9 million |
| 47 | Ghana | 25.8 million | 19.9 million |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 25.6 million | 16.6 million |
| 49 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 25 million | 23.7 million |
| 50 | Angola | 23.7 million | 16.5 million |
| 51 | Mozambique | 23.3 million | 18.3 million |
| 52 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 23.2 million | 22.4 million |
| 53 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22.7 million | 17.9 million |
| 54 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22.7 million | 16.8 million |
| 55 | Madagascar | 22.5 million | 16.8 million |
| 56 | Australia | 22.3 million | 19.2 million |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 20.9 million | 19.5 million |
| 58 | Romania | 20.4 million | 22 million |
| 59 | Cameroon | 19.9 million | 15.1 million |
| 60 | Chile | 17.3 million | 15.6 million |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 16.9 million | 15.5 million |
| 62 | Niger | 16.9 million | 11.7 million |
| 63 | Netherlands | 16.8 million | 16.1 million |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 16.4 million | 12.1 million |
| 65 | Mali | 16.2 million | 11.7 million |
| 66 | Ecuador | 15.2 million | 12.8 million |
| 67 | Malawi | 15 million | 11.5 million |
| 68 | Guatemala | 14.6 million | 11.8 million |
| 69 | Cambodia | 14.6 million | 12.6 million |
| 70 | Zambia | 14.2 million | 10.2 million |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 13.5 million | 11.9 million |
| 72 | Senegal | 12.8 million | 10.1 million |
| 73 | Chad | 12.5 million | 8.7 million |
| 74 | Somalia | 12.4 million | 9 million |
| 75 | Cuba | 11.3 million | 11.1 million |
| 76 | Greece | 11.1 million | 10.8 million |
| 77 | Belgium | 11 million | 10.3 million |
| 78 | Tunisia | 10.8 million | 9.8 million |
| 79 | Portugal | 10.6 million | 10.3 million |
| 80 | Guinea | 10.5 million | 8.5 million |
| 81 | Czechia | 10.5 million | 10.2 million |
| 82 | Rwanda | 10.4 million | 8.2 million |
| 83 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10.3 million | 8.7 million |
| 84 | South Sudan | 10 million | 6.2 million |
| 85 | Hungary | 10 million | 10.2 million |
| 86 | Benin | 9.9 million | 7.3 million |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 9.9 million | 8.7 million |
| 88 | Haiti | 9.8 million | 8.4 million |
| 89 | Burundi | 9.6 million | 6.5 million |
| 90 | Belarus | 9.5 million | 10 million |
| 91 | Sweden | 9.4 million | 8.9 million |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 9.2 million | 8.2 million |
| 93 | Honduras | 8.5 million | 6.7 million |
| 94 | Austria | 8.4 million | 8 million |
| 95 | Switzerland | 7.9 million | 7.2 million |
| 96 | Papua New Guinea | 7.7 million | 5.6 million |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 7.7 million | 6.3 million |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 7.4 million | 8 million |
| 99 | Israel | 7.4 million | 6.2 million |
| 100 | Jordan | 7.4 million | 5.4 million |
| 101 | Serbia | 7.4 million | 7.7 million |
| 102 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 7.1 million | 6.7 million |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 7.1 million | 3.6 million |
| 104 | Togo | 6.8 million | 5.2 million |
| 105 | Libya | 6.6 million | 5.4 million |
| 106 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.4 million | 5.5 million |
| 107 | Sierra Leone | 6.3 million | 4.5 million |
| 108 | El Salvador | 6.1 million | 6 million |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 5.8 million | 5.1 million |
| 110 | Paraguay | 5.8 million | 5.1 million |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 5.6 million | 4.6 million |
| 112 | Denmark | 5.6 million | 5.3 million |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.5 million | 5 million |
| 114 | Slovakia | 5.4 million | 5.4 million |
| 115 | Finland | 5.4 million | 5.2 million |
| 116 | Singapore | 5.1 million | 4.1 million |
| 117 | Lebanon | 5.1 million | 4.4 million |
| 118 | Norway | 4.9 million | 4.5 million |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 4.6 million | 4 million |
| 120 | Ireland | 4.6 million | 3.8 million |
| 121 | Congo | 4.5 million | 3.2 million |
| 122 | Central African Republic | 4.5 million | 3.9 million |
| 123 | New Zealand | 4.4 million | 3.9 million |
| 124 | Croatia | 4.3 million | 4.3 million |
| 125 | Liberia | 4.1 million | 3 million |
| 126 | State of Palestine | 4.1 million | 3.2 million |
| 127 | Georgia | 3.9 million | 4.3 million |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.8 million | 4.2 million |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 3.7 million | 3.8 million |
| 130 | Panama | 3.7 million | 3 million |
| 131 | Republic of Moldova | 3.6 million | 4.2 million |
| 132 | Mauritania | 3.4 million | 2.6 million |
| 133 | Uruguay | 3.3 million | 3.3 million |
| 134 | Lithuania | 3.1 million | 3.5 million |
| 135 | Kuwait | 3 million | 2 million |
| 136 | Eritrea | 3 million | 2.3 million |
| 137 | Armenia | 2.9 million | 3.1 million |
| 138 | Albania | 2.9 million | 3.2 million |
| 139 | Oman | 2.8 million | 2.3 million |
| 140 | Jamaica | 2.8 million | 2.6 million |
| 141 | Mongolia | 2.7 million | 2.5 million |
| 142 | Namibia | 2.1 million | 1.8 million |
| 143 | Latvia | 2.1 million | 2.4 million |
| 144 | Botswana | 2.1 million | 1.7 million |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 2 million | 2.1 million |
| 146 | Slovenia | 2 million | 2 million |
| 147 | Lesotho | 2 million | 2 million |
| 148 | Gambia | 2 million | 1.5 million |
| 149 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 1.8 million | 1.8 million |
| 150 | Qatar | 1.8 million | 661,359 |
| 151 | Gabon | 1.7 million | 1.3 million |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.6 million | 1.2 million |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.4 million | 1.3 million |
| 154 | Estonia | 1.3 million | 1.4 million |
| 155 | Mauritius | 1.3 million | 1.2 million |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.2 million | 726,175 |
| 157 | Bahrain | 1.2 million | 676,976 |
| 158 | Cyprus | 1.1 million | 955,794 |
| 159 | Eswatini | 1.1 million | 1 million |
| 160 | Timor-Leste | 1.1 million | 776,010 |
| 161 | Djibouti | 939,430 | 758,645 |
| 162 | Fiji | 911,852 | 845,315 |
| 163 | Réunion | 847,040 | 767,624 |
| 164 | Guyana | 747,739 | 764,840 |
| 165 | Bhutan | 705,465 | 603,904 |
| 166 | Comoros | 661,342 | 541,433 |
| 167 | Montenegro | 631,885 | 634,086 |
| 168 | China, Macao SAR | 569,384 | 440,709 |
| 169 | Suriname | 553,097 | 481,562 |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 542,786 | 444,830 |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 512,271 | 439,216 |
| 172 | Cabo Verde | 511,126 | 456,805 |
| 173 | Malta | 423,539 | 401,348 |
| 174 | Western Sahara | 417,238 | 278,543 |
| 175 | Guadeloupe | 408,688 | 418,749 |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 396,067 | 329,919 |
| 177 | Martinique | 396,060 | 419,376 |
| 178 | Bahamas | 369,700 | 325,973 |
| 179 | Maldives | 367,151 | 284,347 |
| 180 | Belize | 323,755 | 244,599 |
| 181 | Iceland | 318,541 | 283,409 |
| 182 | Barbados | 275,705 | 261,537 |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 271,128 | 242,230 |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 264,023 | 225,421 |
| 185 | Vanuatu | 240,815 | 188,624 |
| 186 | French Guiana | 236,722 | 164,506 |
| 187 | Mayotte | 210,198 | 159,631 |
| 188 | Samoa | 193,814 | 182,382 |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 183,739 | 144,783 |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 171,405 | 159,515 |
| 191 | Guam | 166,598 | 160,790 |
| 192 | Curaçao | 157,422 | 144,643 |
| 193 | Grenada | 111,737 | 107,815 |
| 194 | Kiribati | 109,801 | 89,376 |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109,672 | 113,572 |
| 196 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 107,612 | 112,256 |
| 197 | Tonga | 107,519 | 102,990 |
| 198 | United States Virgin Islands | 105,915 | 108,551 |
| 199 | Aruba | 100,589 | 89,701 |
| 200 | Jersey | 97,560 | 87,964 |
| 201 | Seychelles | 95,768 | 83,964 |
| 202 | Antigua and Barbuda | 85,830 | 75,545 |
| 203 | Isle of Man | 84,307 | 76,055 |
| 204 | Andorra | 77,728 | 65,578 |
| 205 | Dominica | 68,839 | 68,299 |
| 206 | Bermuda | 63,758 | 61,724 |
| 207 | Guernsey | 61,567 | 60,377 |
| 208 | Greenland | 56,781 | 56,319 |
| 209 | American Samoa | 55,078 | 57,021 |
| 210 | Cayman Islands | 54,841 | 40,381 |
| 211 | Northern Mariana Islands | 53,774 | 68,547 |
| 212 | Marshall Islands | 52,070 | 50,947 |
| 213 | Faroe Islands | 47,858 | 45,952 |
| 214 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,757 | 45,580 |
| 215 | Saint Martin (French part) | 36,959 | 30,399 |
| 216 | Liechtenstein | 36,115 | 33,293 |
| 217 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 33,929 | 30,676 |
| 218 | Monaco | 33,519 | 32,442 |
| 219 | Gibraltar | 31,450 | 27,705 |
| 220 | San Marino | 30,963 | 26,968 |
| 221 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 30,310 | 19,123 |
| 222 | British Virgin Islands | 27,680 | 20,502 |
| 223 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 20,927 | 14,313 |
| 224 | Palau | 18,238 | 19,278 |
| 225 | Cook Islands | 17,227 | 15,538 |
| 226 | Anguilla | 13,462 | 11,351 |
| 227 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 13,041 | 14,846 |
| 228 | Tuvalu | 10,697 | 9,569 |
| 229 | Nauru | 10,059 | 10,153 |
| 230 | Saint Barthélemy | 9,039 | 7,176 |
| 231 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 6,018 | 6,285 |
| 232 | Saint Helena | 5,345 | 5,979 |
| 233 | Montserrat | 4,826 | 4,711 |
| 234 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3,189 | 3,127 |
| 235 | Niue | 1,760 | 2,014 |
| 236 | Tokelau | 1,588 | 1,856 |
| 237 | Holy See | 617 | 687 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.