Population by country, 2015
Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.39 billion | 1.31 billion |
| 2 | India | 1.32 billion | 1.15 billion |
| 3 | United States of America | 324.6 million | 294.2 million |
| 4 | Indonesia | 260.4 million | 229.3 million |
| 5 | Pakistan | 215.8 million | 173.4 million |
| 6 | Brazil | 200.9 million | 183.7 million |
| 7 | Nigeria | 188.3 million | 143 million |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 158.7 million | 143.8 million |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 145.1 million | 144.9 million |
| 10 | Japan | 127.3 million | 127.8 million |
| 11 | Mexico | 120.5 million | 105.1 million |
| 12 | Philippines | 104.6 million | 87.2 million |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 102.5 million | 77.2 million |
| 14 | Egypt | 98.6 million | 80.3 million |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 92.2 million | 80.7 million |
| 16 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 82.1 million | 71 million |
| 17 | Germany | 81.6 million | 82.1 million |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 79.7 million | 57.9 million |
| 19 | Türkiye | 79 million | 69 million |
| 20 | Thailand | 70.4 million | 65.7 million |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 65.1 million | 60.4 million |
| 22 | France | 64.8 million | 61.4 million |
| 23 | Italy | 60.6 million | 58.4 million |
| 24 | South Africa | 56.1 million | 49.2 million |
| 25 | United Republic of Tanzania | 51.1 million | 38.6 million |
| 26 | Myanmar | 50.9 million | 47.3 million |
| 27 | Republic of Korea | 50.8 million | 47.8 million |
| 28 | Colombia | 46.8 million | 41.8 million |
| 29 | Spain | 46.7 million | 43.6 million |
| 30 | Kenya | 46.6 million | 35.3 million |
| 31 | Ukraine | 45.9 million | 47.8 million |
| 32 | Argentina | 43.2 million | 39 million |
| 33 | Algeria | 39.6 million | 32.9 million |
| 34 | Sudan | 39.4 million | 30.9 million |
| 35 | Poland | 38.3 million | 38.1 million |
| 36 | Iraq | 37.1 million | 28 million |
| 37 | Uganda | 36.9 million | 27.6 million |
| 38 | Canada | 35.8 million | 32.3 million |
| 39 | Morocco | 34.4 million | 30.2 million |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 33.4 million | 23.9 million |
| 41 | Malaysia | 31 million | 25.5 million |
| 42 | Yemen | 30.7 million | 22.4 million |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 30.5 million | 26.2 million |
| 44 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 30.4 million | 26.6 million |
| 45 | Peru | 30.3 million | 28 million |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 29.5 million | 20.1 million |
| 47 | Ghana | 28.4 million | 22.2 million |
| 48 | Nepal | 27.7 million | 26.2 million |
| 49 | Angola | 27.7 million | 18.9 million |
| 50 | Mozambique | 26.2 million | 20.1 million |
| 51 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 25.5 million | 24.3 million |
| 52 | Madagascar | 25.1 million | 18.9 million |
| 53 | Côte d'Ivoire | 24.9 million | 19.8 million |
| 54 | Australia | 23.8 million | 20.2 million |
| 55 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 23.5 million | 22.8 million |
| 56 | Cameroon | 22.4 million | 16.8 million |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 21.6 million | 20.2 million |
| 58 | Romania | 19.9 million | 21.3 million |
| 59 | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.7 million | 18.6 million |
| 60 | Niger | 19.6 million | 13.5 million |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 18.5 million | 13.7 million |
| 62 | Mali | 18.3 million | 13.3 million |
| 63 | Chile | 18 million | 16.3 million |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 17.9 million | 15.9 million |
| 65 | Netherlands | 17.1 million | 16.4 million |
| 66 | Malawi | 16.9 million | 12.7 million |
| 67 | Ecuador | 16.1 million | 13.7 million |
| 68 | Zambia | 16.1 million | 11.5 million |
| 69 | Guatemala | 15.8 million | 12.9 million |
| 70 | Cambodia | 15.5 million | 13.3 million |
| 71 | Chad | 14.4 million | 10.1 million |
| 72 | Senegal | 14.4 million | 11.1 million |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 14.3 million | 12.4 million |
| 74 | Somalia | 13.6 million | 10.5 million |
| 75 | Guinea | 11.6 million | 9.2 million |
| 76 | Rwanda | 11.5 million | 8.9 million |
| 77 | Tunisia | 11.3 million | 10.2 million |
| 78 | Cuba | 11.3 million | 11.3 million |
| 79 | Belgium | 11.2 million | 10.4 million |
| 80 | Benin | 11.2 million | 8.3 million |
| 81 | South Sudan | 11.1 million | 7.4 million |
| 82 | Burundi | 11 million | 7.5 million |
| 83 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10.9 million | 9.3 million |
| 84 | Greece | 10.9 million | 11 million |
| 85 | Czechia | 10.5 million | 10.3 million |
| 86 | Haiti | 10.4 million | 9 million |
| 87 | Portugal | 10.4 million | 10.5 million |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 10.4 million | 9.2 million |
| 89 | Hungary | 9.9 million | 10.1 million |
| 90 | Sweden | 9.7 million | 9 million |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 9.7 million | 8.5 million |
| 92 | Belarus | 9.5 million | 9.7 million |
| 93 | Jordan | 9.2 million | 6 million |
| 94 | Honduras | 9.1 million | 7.4 million |
| 95 | Papua New Guinea | 8.6 million | 6.4 million |
| 96 | Austria | 8.6 million | 8.2 million |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 8.5 million | 6.9 million |
| 98 | United Arab Emirates | 8.5 million | 4.5 million |
| 99 | Switzerland | 8.2 million | 7.4 million |
| 100 | Israel | 8 million | 6.7 million |
| 101 | Togo | 7.6 million | 5.8 million |
| 102 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 7.3 million | 6.9 million |
| 103 | Serbia | 7.2 million | 7.6 million |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 7.2 million | 7.7 million |
| 105 | Sierra Leone | 7 million | 5.4 million |
| 106 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.7 million | 5.8 million |
| 107 | Lebanon | 6.5 million | 4.6 million |
| 108 | Libya | 6.5 million | 5.8 million |
| 109 | El Salvador | 6.2 million | 6 million |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | 6.1 million | 5 million |
| 111 | Paraguay | 6.1 million | 5.4 million |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 6.1 million | 5.3 million |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.9 million | 5.2 million |
| 114 | Denmark | 5.7 million | 5.4 million |
| 115 | Singapore | 5.5 million | 4.2 million |
| 116 | Finland | 5.5 million | 5.2 million |
| 117 | Slovakia | 5.4 million | 5.4 million |
| 118 | Norway | 5.2 million | 4.6 million |
| 119 | Congo | 5 million | 3.6 million |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 4.8 million | 4.2 million |
| 121 | Ireland | 4.7 million | 4.1 million |
| 122 | Liberia | 4.6 million | 3.2 million |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 4.6 million | 4.2 million |
| 124 | New Zealand | 4.6 million | 4.1 million |
| 125 | State of Palestine | 4.5 million | 3.5 million |
| 126 | Croatia | 4.2 million | 4.3 million |
| 127 | Oman | 4.1 million | 2.4 million |
| 128 | Panama | 3.9 million | 3.3 million |
| 129 | Mauritania | 3.9 million | 2.9 million |
| 130 | Georgia | 3.8 million | 4 million |
| 131 | Kuwait | 3.7 million | 2.2 million |
| 132 | Puerto Rico | 3.5 million | 3.8 million |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.5 million | 4.1 million |
| 134 | Uruguay | 3.4 million | 3.3 million |
| 135 | Republic of Moldova | 3.3 million | 4 million |
| 136 | Eritrea | 3.1 million | 2.6 million |
| 137 | Mongolia | 2.9 million | 2.6 million |
| 138 | Armenia | 2.9 million | 3 million |
| 139 | Lithuania | 2.9 million | 3.4 million |
| 140 | Albania | 2.9 million | 3.1 million |
| 141 | Jamaica | 2.8 million | 2.7 million |
| 142 | Namibia | 2.3 million | 2 million |
| 143 | Qatar | 2.3 million | 785,220 |
| 144 | Gambia | 2.2 million | 1.6 million |
| 145 | Botswana | 2.2 million | 1.8 million |
| 146 | Lesotho | 2.1 million | 2 million |
| 147 | Slovenia | 2.1 million | 2 million |
| 148 | Gabon | 2 million | 1.4 million |
| 149 | North Macedonia | 2 million | 2.1 million |
| 150 | Latvia | 2 million | 2.3 million |
| 151 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 1.8 million | 1.8 million |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.8 million | 1.4 million |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.4 million | 926,535 |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.4 million | 1.3 million |
| 155 | Bahrain | 1.3 million | 901,792 |
| 156 | Estonia | 1.3 million | 1.4 million |
| 157 | Mauritius | 1.3 million | 1.3 million |
| 158 | Cyprus | 1.2 million | 1 million |
| 159 | Timor-Leste | 1.2 million | 934,222 |
| 160 | Eswatini | 1.1 million | 1.1 million |
| 161 | Djibouti | 1 million | 832,376 |
| 162 | Fiji | 918,177 | 878,384 |
| 163 | Réunion | 865,680 | 798,640 |
| 164 | Guyana | 756,418 | 761,822 |
| 165 | Bhutan | 736,999 | 656,892 |
| 166 | Comoros | 719,109 | 586,653 |
| 167 | Montenegro | 629,924 | 634,022 |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 628,030 | 478,836 |
| 169 | China, Macao SAR | 616,115 | 488,772 |
| 170 | Suriname | 578,528 | 516,562 |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 562,835 | 461,396 |
| 172 | Cabo Verde | 512,342 | 482,284 |
| 173 | Western Sahara | 479,435 | 331,902 |
| 174 | Malta | 439,505 | 412,045 |
| 175 | Maldives | 420,530 | 303,891 |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 419,500 | 355,973 |
| 177 | Guadeloupe | 405,384 | 409,448 |
| 178 | Martinique | 385,441 | 403,384 |
| 179 | Bahamas | 383,851 | 341,845 |
| 180 | Belize | 352,578 | 275,676 |
| 181 | Iceland | 329,196 | 293,643 |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 283,007 | 242,827 |
| 183 | Barbados | 278,668 | 268,023 |
| 184 | French Polynesia | 277,158 | 257,618 |
| 185 | French Guiana | 263,844 | 197,979 |
| 186 | Vanuatu | 263,148 | 208,218 |
| 187 | Mayotte | 240,528 | 177,074 |
| 188 | Samoa | 200,922 | 186,627 |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 198,557 | 159,658 |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 174,515 | 164,851 |
| 191 | Curaçao | 165,904 | 150,713 |
| 192 | Guam | 165,202 | 164,105 |
| 193 | Kiribati | 116,050 | 97,054 |
| 194 | Grenada | 114,414 | 109,527 |
| 195 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 108,547 | 111,702 |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 107,244 | 112,647 |
| 197 | Tonga | 106,360 | 105,374 |
| 198 | Seychelles | 105,929 | 88,708 |
| 199 | Aruba | 103,784 | 93,653 |
| 200 | United States Virgin Islands | 101,412 | 107,663 |
| 201 | Jersey | 100,944 | 91,740 |
| 202 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89,085 | 79,138 |
| 203 | Isle of Man | 83,707 | 79,133 |
| 204 | Andorra | 72,928 | 76,542 |
| 205 | Dominica | 70,277 | 68,692 |
| 206 | Bermuda | 63,493 | 62,610 |
| 207 | Guernsey | 62,189 | 60,807 |
| 208 | Cayman Islands | 60,910 | 46,064 |
| 209 | Greenland | 55,988 | 56,971 |
| 210 | American Samoa | 53,185 | 56,732 |
| 211 | Northern Mariana Islands | 51,866 | 63,169 |
| 212 | Marshall Islands | 49,323 | 51,857 |
| 213 | Faroe Islands | 48,593 | 48,316 |
| 214 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 47,089 | 46,375 |
| 215 | Saint Martin (French part) | 37,438 | 33,552 |
| 216 | Liechtenstein | 37,269 | 34,548 |
| 217 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 37,075 | 31,871 |
| 218 | Monaco | 36,198 | 32,245 |
| 219 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 35,665 | 23,421 |
| 220 | San Marino | 33,765 | 28,382 |
| 221 | British Virgin Islands | 33,467 | 23,263 |
| 222 | Gibraltar | 32,999 | 28,931 |
| 223 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 24,626 | 16,640 |
| 224 | Palau | 17,748 | 19,902 |
| 225 | Cook Islands | 17,494 | 15,104 |
| 226 | Anguilla | 14,034 | 12,167 |
| 227 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 12,229 | 14,755 |
| 228 | Tuvalu | 10,974 | 9,882 |
| 229 | Nauru | 10,849 | 10,057 |
| 230 | Saint Barthélemy | 9,512 | 7,940 |
| 231 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,953 | 6,142 |
| 232 | Saint Helena | 5,484 | 5,600 |
| 233 | Montserrat | 4,690 | 4,530 |
| 234 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3,373 | 3,211 |
| 235 | Niue | 1,775 | 1,846 |
| 236 | Tokelau | 1,714 | 1,669 |
| 237 | Holy See | 577 | 660 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.