Population by country, 2016
Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.4 billion | 1.31 billion |
| 2 | India | 1.34 billion | 1.16 billion |
| 3 | United States of America | 327.6 million | 297.1 million |
| 4 | Indonesia | 263.2 million | 232.4 million |
| 5 | Pakistan | 218.8 million | 177.5 million |
| 6 | Brazil | 202.5 million | 185.7 million |
| 7 | Nigeria | 193 million | 147 million |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 160.1 million | 145.6 million |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 145.5 million | 144.3 million |
| 10 | Japan | 127.1 million | 127.9 million |
| 11 | Mexico | 121.7 million | 106.5 million |
| 12 | Philippines | 106 million | 88.8 million |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 105.3 million | 79.5 million |
| 14 | Egypt | 100.6 million | 81.9 million |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 93.4 million | 81.5 million |
| 16 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 83.2 million | 72.6 million |
| 17 | Germany | 82.6 million | 82 million |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 82.4 million | 59.7 million |
| 19 | Türkiye | 81 million | 69.7 million |
| 20 | Thailand | 70.7 million | 66.3 million |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 65.6 million | 60.8 million |
| 22 | France | 65 million | 61.8 million |
| 23 | Italy | 60.5 million | 58.6 million |
| 24 | South Africa | 57.4 million | 49.7 million |
| 25 | United Republic of Tanzania | 52.9 million | 39.7 million |
| 26 | Myanmar | 51.3 million | 47.6 million |
| 27 | Republic of Korea | 51.2 million | 47.9 million |
| 28 | Kenya | 47.6 million | 36.3 million |
| 29 | Colombia | 47.2 million | 42.4 million |
| 30 | Spain | 46.7 million | 44.3 million |
| 31 | Ukraine | 45.7 million | 47.4 million |
| 32 | Argentina | 43.7 million | 39.4 million |
| 33 | Sudan | 40.6 million | 31.6 million |
| 34 | Algeria | 40.4 million | 33.4 million |
| 35 | Poland | 38.3 million | 38.1 million |
| 36 | Uganda | 38.1 million | 28.4 million |
| 37 | Iraq | 38.1 million | 28.8 million |
| 38 | Canada | 36.1 million | 32.6 million |
| 39 | Morocco | 34.8 million | 30.6 million |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 34.2 million | 25 million |
| 41 | Yemen | 31.6 million | 23.2 million |
| 42 | Malaysia | 31.5 million | 26.1 million |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 31 million | 26.5 million |
| 44 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 30.7 million | 27 million |
| 45 | Peru | 30.6 million | 28.2 million |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 30.5 million | 21 million |
| 47 | Ghana | 29 million | 22.7 million |
| 48 | Angola | 28.7 million | 19.6 million |
| 49 | Nepal | 27.9 million | 26.4 million |
| 50 | Mozambique | 26.9 million | 20.5 million |
| 51 | Madagascar | 25.8 million | 19.4 million |
| 52 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 25.6 million | 24.5 million |
| 53 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25.6 million | 20.3 million |
| 54 | Australia | 24.1 million | 20.4 million |
| 55 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 23.6 million | 22.9 million |
| 56 | Cameroon | 23.1 million | 17.3 million |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 21.8 million | 20.3 million |
| 58 | Niger | 20.3 million | 14 million |
| 59 | Romania | 19.8 million | 21.1 million |
| 60 | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.1 million | 19.1 million |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 19.1 million | 14.2 million |
| 62 | Mali | 18.9 million | 13.8 million |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 18.2 million | 16 million |
| 64 | Chile | 18.1 million | 16.4 million |
| 65 | Malawi | 17.3 million | 13 million |
| 66 | Netherlands | 17.1 million | 16.5 million |
| 67 | Zambia | 16.7 million | 11.9 million |
| 68 | Ecuador | 16.4 million | 14 million |
| 69 | Guatemala | 16.1 million | 13.2 million |
| 70 | Cambodia | 15.7 million | 13.5 million |
| 71 | Chad | 14.9 million | 10.5 million |
| 72 | Senegal | 14.8 million | 11.4 million |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 14.5 million | 12.5 million |
| 74 | Somalia | 14 million | 10.8 million |
| 75 | Guinea | 11.9 million | 9.3 million |
| 76 | Rwanda | 11.8 million | 9.2 million |
| 77 | Benin | 11.5 million | 8.6 million |
| 78 | Tunisia | 11.5 million | 10.3 million |
| 79 | Belgium | 11.3 million | 10.5 million |
| 80 | Cuba | 11.3 million | 11.3 million |
| 81 | Burundi | 11.1 million | 7.7 million |
| 82 | South Sudan | 11.1 million | 7.8 million |
| 83 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 11.1 million | 9.4 million |
| 84 | Greece | 10.8 million | 11 million |
| 85 | Haiti | 10.6 million | 9.1 million |
| 86 | Czechia | 10.5 million | 10.3 million |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 10.5 million | 9.3 million |
| 88 | Portugal | 10.4 million | 10.5 million |
| 89 | Jordan | 9.9 million | 6.1 million |
| 90 | Sweden | 9.8 million | 9 million |
| 91 | Hungary | 9.8 million | 10.1 million |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 9.8 million | 8.7 million |
| 93 | Belarus | 9.5 million | 9.6 million |
| 94 | Honduras | 9.3 million | 7.6 million |
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 8.9 million | 4.8 million |
| 96 | Papua New Guinea | 8.9 million | 6.6 million |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 8.8 million | 7 million |
| 98 | Austria | 8.7 million | 8.3 million |
| 99 | Switzerland | 8.3 million | 7.5 million |
| 100 | Israel | 8.1 million | 6.8 million |
| 101 | Togo | 7.8 million | 5.9 million |
| 102 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 7.4 million | 6.9 million |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 7.2 million | 7.7 million |
| 104 | Serbia | 7.2 million | 7.5 million |
| 105 | Sierra Leone | 7.1 million | 5.6 million |
| 106 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.9 million | 5.9 million |
| 107 | Libya | 6.6 million | 5.9 million |
| 108 | Lebanon | 6.4 million | 4.7 million |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 6.3 million | 5.1 million |
| 110 | Paraguay | 6.2 million | 5.5 million |
| 111 | El Salvador | 6.2 million | 6 million |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 6.2 million | 5.4 million |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.1 million | 5.3 million |
| 114 | Denmark | 5.7 million | 5.4 million |
| 115 | Singapore | 5.6 million | 4.3 million |
| 116 | Finland | 5.5 million | 5.3 million |
| 117 | Slovakia | 5.4 million | 5.4 million |
| 118 | Norway | 5.2 million | 4.6 million |
| 119 | Congo | 5.2 million | 3.8 million |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 4.8 million | 4.3 million |
| 121 | Ireland | 4.7 million | 4.2 million |
| 122 | Liberia | 4.7 million | 3.4 million |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 4.7 million | 4.3 million |
| 124 | New Zealand | 4.7 million | 4.2 million |
| 125 | State of Palestine | 4.6 million | 3.6 million |
| 126 | Oman | 4.3 million | 2.5 million |
| 127 | Croatia | 4.2 million | 4.3 million |
| 128 | Mauritania | 4 million | 3 million |
| 129 | Panama | 4 million | 3.3 million |
| 130 | Kuwait | 3.9 million | 2.3 million |
| 131 | Georgia | 3.8 million | 4 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 | 2.7 million |
| 137 | Mongolia | 3 million | 2.6 million |
| 138 | Armenia | 2.9 million | 3 million |
| 139 | Albania | 2.9 million | 3.1 million |
| 140 | Lithuania | 2.9 million | 3.3 million |
| 141 | Jamaica | 2.8 million | 2.7 million |
| 142 | Qatar | 2.5 million | 865,595 |
| 143 | Namibia | 2.4 million | 2 million |
| 144 | Gambia | 2.3 million | 1.7 million |
| 145 | Botswana | 2.2 million | 1.9 million |
| 146 | Lesotho | 2.1 million | 1.9 million |
| 147 | Gabon | 2.1 million | 1.5 million |
| 148 | Slovenia | 2.1 million | 2 million |
| 149 | North Macedonia | 2 million | 2.1 million |
| 150 | Latvia | 2 million | 2.2 million |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.8 million | 1.4 million |
| 152 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | 1.8 million | 1.8 million |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.5 million | 968,188 |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.4 million | 1.4 million |
| 155 | Bahrain | 1.4 million | 963,416 |
| 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 | 962,399 |
| 160 | Eswatini | 1.1 million | 1.1 million |
| 161 | Djibouti | 1 million | 845,958 |
| 162 | Fiji | 918,975 | 886,366 |
| 163 | Réunion | 863,972 | 801,646 |
| 164 | Guyana | 761,088 | 759,980 |
| 165 | Bhutan | 744,219 | 666,832 |
| 166 | Comoros | 734,253 | 598,701 |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 650,788 | 487,322 |
| 168 | China, Macao SAR | 628,145 | 502,015 |
| 169 | Montenegro | 626,277 | 634,039 |
| 170 | Suriname | 584,709 | 522,060 |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 576,114 | 469,269 |
| 172 | Cabo Verde | 512,437 | 487,943 |
| 173 | Western Sahara | 492,977 | 345,464 |
| 174 | Malta | 450,213 | 414,556 |
| 175 | Maldives | 435,774 | 308,967 |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 424,916 | 361,852 |
| 177 | Guadeloupe | 402,138 | 406,555 |
| 178 | Bahamas | 386,690 | 345,863 |
| 179 | Martinique | 381,740 | 400,202 |
| 180 | Belize | 360,083 | 283,783 |
| 181 | Iceland | 332,633 | 299,965 |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 283,321 | 245,931 |
| 183 | Barbados | 279,292 | 269,375 |
| 184 | French Polynesia | 278,554 | 261,388 |
| 185 | Vanuatu | 269,042 | 213,300 |
| 186 | French Guiana | 268,876 | 206,915 |
| 187 | Mayotte | 250,629 | 182,128 |
| 188 | Samoa | 202,640 | 187,326 |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 202,025 | 163,621 |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 175,290 | 166,046 |
| 191 | Curaçao | 167,312 | 151,911 |
| 192 | Guam | 164,565 | 164,616 |
| 193 | Kiribati | 117,580 | 99,017 |
| 194 | Grenada | 114,918 | 109,936 |
| 195 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 108,884 | 111,122 |
| 196 | Seychelles | 108,522 | 89,816 |
| 197 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 106,666 | 112,243 |
| 198 | Tonga | 105,825 | 105,968 |
| 199 | Aruba | 104,585 | 94,807 |
| 200 | Jersey | 101,426 | 92,724 |
| 201 | United States Virgin Islands | 99,075 | 107,548 |
| 202 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89,705 | 80,070 |
| 203 | Isle of Man | 83,386 | 79,849 |
| 204 | Andorra | 71,315 | 78,191 |
| 205 | Dominica | 70,529 | 68,771 |
| 206 | Bermuda | 63,425 | 62,804 |
| 207 | Cayman Islands | 62,373 | 47,511 |
| 208 | Guernsey | 62,237 | 60,914 |
| 209 | Greenland | 56,054 | 56,928 |
| 210 | American Samoa | 52,571 | 56,502 |
| 211 | Northern Mariana Islands | 51,161 | 61,539 |
| 212 | Faroe Islands | 49,179 | 48,398 |
| 213 | Marshall Islands | 48,278 | 51,955 |
| 214 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 47,078 | 46,497 |
| 215 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 37,868 | 32,244 |
| 216 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 37,542 | 24,554 |
| 217 | Liechtenstein | 37,522 | 34,831 |
| 218 | Saint Martin (French part) | 37,300 | 34,304 |
| 219 | Monaco | 36,739 | 32,121 |
| 220 | British Virgin Islands | 35,528 | 24,067 |
| 221 | San Marino | 34,025 | 28,758 |
| 222 | Gibraltar | 33,363 | 29,382 |
| 223 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 24,592 | 17,321 |
| 224 | Palau | 17,791 | 19,735 |
| 225 | Cook Islands | 17,398 | 15,159 |
| 226 | Anguilla | 14,385 | 12,366 |
| 227 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 12,091 | 14,465 |
| 228 | Nauru | 11,059 | 10,041 |
| 229 | Tuvalu | 10,952 | 9,997 |
| 230 | Saint Barthélemy | 9,663 | 8,121 |
| 231 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,940 | 6,085 |
| 232 | Saint Helena | 5,526 | 5,486 |
| 233 | Montserrat | 4,655 | 4,563 |
| 234 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3,442 | 3,223 |
| 235 | Niue | 1,783 | 1,808 |
| 236 | Tokelau | 1,682 | 1,592 |
| 237 | Holy See | 567 | 658 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.