Rank
|
Country
|
Population
|
Date of Information
|
1
|
World
|
6,706,993,152
|
July 2008 est.
|
2
|
China
|
1,330,044,544
|
July 2008 est.
|
3
|
India
|
1,147,995,904
|
July 2008 est.
|
4
|
European Union
|
491,018,683
|
July 2008 est.
|
5
|
United States
|
303,824,640
|
July 2008 est.
|
6
|
Indonesia
|
237,512,352
|
July 2008 est.
|
7
|
Brazil
|
196,342,592
|
July 2008 est.
|
8
|
Pakistan
|
172,800,048
|
July 2008 est.
|
9
|
Bangladesh
|
153,546,896
|
July 2008 est.
|
10
|
Nigeria
|
146,255,312
|
July 2008 est.
|
11
|
Russia
|
140,702,096
|
July 2008 est.
|
12
|
Japan
|
127,288,416
|
July 2008 est.
|
13
|
Mexico
|
109,955,400
|
July 2008 est.
|
14
|
Philippines
|
96,061,680
|
July 2008 est.
|
15
|
Vietnam
|
86,116,560
|
July 2008 est.
|
16
|
Ethiopia
|
82,544,840
|
July 2008 est.
|
17
|
Germany
|
82,369,552
|
July 2008 est.
|
18
|
Egypt
|
81,713,520
|
July 2008 est.
|
19
|
Turkey
|
71,892,808
|
July 2008 est.
|
20
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
66,514,504
|
July 2008 est.
|
21
|
Iran
|
65,875,224
|
July 2008 est.
|
22
|
Thailand
|
65,493,296
|
July 2008 est.
|
23
|
France
|
64,057,792
|
July 2008 est.
|
24
|
United Kingdom
|
60,943,912
|
July 2008 est.
|
25
|
Italy
|
58,145,320
|
July 2008 est.
|
26
|
South Africa
|
48,782,756
|
July 2008 est.
|
27
|
Korea, South
|
48,379,392
|
July 2008 est.
|
28
|
Burma
|
47,758,180
|
July 2008 est.
|
29
|
Ukraine
|
45,994,288
|
July 2008 est.
|
30
|
Colombia
|
45,013,672
|
July 2008 est.
|
31
|
Spain
|
40,491,052
|
July 2008 est.
|
32
|
Argentina
|
40,482,000
|
July 2008 est.
|
33
|
Sudan
|
40,218,456
|
July 2008 est.
|
34
|
Tanzania
|
40,213,160
|
July 2008 est.
|
35
|
Poland
|
38,500,696
|
July 2008 est.
|
36
|
Kenya
|
37,953,840
|
July 2008 est.
|
37
|
Morocco
|
34,343,220
|
July 2008 est.
|
38
|
Algeria
|
33,769,668
|
July 2008 est.
|
39
|
Canada
|
33,212,696
|
July 2008 est.
|
40
|
Afghanistan
|
32,738,376
|
July 2008 est.
|
41
|
Uganda
|
31,367,972
|
July 2008 est.
|
42
|
Nepal
|
29,519,114
|
July 2008 est.
|
43
|
Peru
|
29,180,900
|
July 2008 est.
|
44
|
Iraq
|
28,221,180
|
July 2008 est.
|
45
|
Saudi Arabia
|
28,146,656
|
July 2008 est.
|
46
|
Uzbekistan
|
27,345,026
|
July 2008 est.
|
47
|
Venezuela
|
26,414,816
|
July 2008 est.
|
48
|
Malaysia
|
25,274,132
|
July 2008 est.
|
49
|
Korea, North
|
23,479,088
|
July 2008 est.
|
50
|
Ghana
|
23,382,848
|
July 2008 est.
|
51
|
Yemen
|
23,013,376
|
July 2008 est.
|
52
|
Taiwan
|
22,920,946
|
July 2008 est.
|
53
|
Romania
|
22,246,862
|
July 2008 est.
|
54
|
Mozambique
|
21,284,700
|
July 2008 est.
|
55
|
Sri Lanka
|
21,128,772
|
July 2008 est.
|
56
|
Australia
|
21,007,310
|
July 2008 est.
|
57
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
20,179,602
|
July 2008 est.
|
58
|
Madagascar
|
20,042,552
|
July 2008 est.
|
59
|
Syria
|
19,747,586
|
July 2008 est.
|
60
|
Cameroon
|
18,467,692
|
July 2008 est.
|
61
|
Netherlands
|
16,645,313
|
July 2008 est.
|
62
|
Chile
|
16,454,143
|
July 2008 est.
|
63
|
Kazakhstan
|
15,340,533
|
July 2008 est.
|
64
|
Burkina Faso
|
15,264,735
|
July 2008 est.
|
65
|
Cambodia
|
14,241,640
|
July 2008 est.
|
66
|
Malawi
|
13,931,831
|
July 2008 est.
|
67
|
Ecuador
|
13,927,650
|
July 2008 est.
|
68
|
Niger
|
13,272,679
|
July 2008 est.
|
69
|
Guatemala
|
13,002,206
|
July 2008 est.
|
70
|
Senegal
|
12,853,259
|
July 2008 est.
|
71
|
Angola
|
12,531,357
|
July 2008 est.
|
72
|
Mali
|
12,324,029
|
July 2008 est.
|
73
|
Zambia
|
11,669,534
|
July 2008 est.
|
74
|
Cuba
|
11,423,952
|
July 2008 est.
|
75
|
Zimbabwe
|
11,350,111
|
July 2008 est.
|
76
|
Greece
|
10,722,816
|
July 2008 est.
|
77
|
Portugal
|
10,676,910
|
July 2008 est.
|
78
|
Belgium
|
10,403,951
|
July 2008 est.
|
79
|
Tunisia
|
10,383,577
|
July 2008 est.
|
80
|
Czech Republic
|
10,220,911
|
July 2008 est.
|
81
|
Rwanda
|
10,186,063
|
July 2008 est.
|
82
|
Serbia
|
10,159,046
|
July 2008 est.
|
83
|
Chad
|
10,111,337
|
July 2008 est.
|
84
|
Hungary
|
9,930,915
|
July 2008 est.
|
85
|
Guinea
|
9,806,509
|
July 2008 est.
|
86
|
Belarus
|
9,685,768
|
July 2008 est.
|
87
|
Somalia
|
9,558,666
|
July 2008 est.
|
88
|
Dominican Republic
|
9,507,133
|
July 2008 est.
|
89
|
Bolivia
|
9,247,816
|
July 2008 est.
|
90
|
Sweden
|
9,045,389
|
July 2008 est.
|
91
|
Haiti
|
8,924,553
|
July 2008 est.
|
92
|
Burundi
|
8,691,005
|
July 2008 est.
|
93
|
Benin
|
8,532,547
|
July 2008 est.
|
94
|
Austria
|
8,205,533
|
July 2008 est.
|
95
|
Azerbaijan
|
8,177,717
|
July 2008 est.
|
96
|
Honduras
|
7,639,327
|
July 2008 est.
|
97
|
Switzerland
|
7,581,520
|
July 2008 est.
|
98
|
Bulgaria
|
7,262,675
|
July 2008 est.
|
99
|
Tajikistan
|
7,211,884
|
July 2008 est.
|
100
|
Israel
|
7,112,359
|
July 2008 est.
|
101
|
El Salvador
|
7,066,403
|
July 2008 est.
|
102
|
Hong Kong
|
7,018,636
|
July 2008 est.
|
103
|
Paraguay
|
6,831,306
|
July 2008 est.
|
104
|
Laos
|
6,677,534
|
July 2008 est.
|
105
|
Sierra Leone
|
6,294,774
|
July 2008 est.
|
106
|
Jordan
|
6,198,677
|
July 2008 est.
|
107
|
Libya
|
6,173,579
|
July 2008 est.
|
108
|
Papua New Guinea
|
5,931,769
|
July 2008 est.
|
109
|
Togo
|
5,858,673
|
July 2008 est.
|
110
|
Nicaragua
|
5,785,846
|
July 2008 est.
|
111
|
Eritrea
|
5,502,026
|
July 2008 est.
|
112
|
Denmark
|
5,484,723
|
July 2008 est.
|
113
|
Slovakia
|
5,455,407
|
July 2008 est.
|
114
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
5,356,869
|
July 2008 est.
|
115
|
Finland
|
5,244,749
|
July 2008 est.
|
116
|
Turkmenistan
|
5,179,571
|
July 2008 est.
|
117
|
Norway
|
4,644,457
|
July 2008 est.
|
118
|
Georgia
|
4,630,841
|
July 2008 est.
|
119
|
United Arab Emirates
|
4,621,399
|
July 2008 est.
|
120
|
Singapore
|
4,608,167
|
July 2008 est.
|
121
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
4,590,310
|
July 2008 est.
|
122
|
Croatia
|
4,491,543
|
July 2008 est.
|
123
|
Central African Republic
|
4,444,330
|
July 2008 est.
|
124
|
Moldova
|
4,324,450
|
July 2008 est.
|
125
|
Costa Rica
|
4,195,914
|
July 2008 est.
|
126
|
New Zealand
|
4,173,460
|
July 2008 est.
|
127
|
Ireland
|
4,156,119
|
July 2008 est.
|
128
|
Lebanon
|
3,971,941
|
July 2008 est.
|
129
|
Puerto Rico
|
3,958,128
|
July 2008 est.
|
130
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
3,903,318
|
July 2008 est.
|
131
|
Albania
|
3,619,778
|
July 2008 est.
|
132
|
Lithuania
|
3,565,205
|
July 2008 est.
|
133
|
Uruguay
|
3,477,778
|
July 2008 est.
|
134
|
Mauritania
|
3,364,940
|
July 2008 est.
|
135
|
Liberia
|
3,334,587
|
July 2008 est.
|
136
|
Oman
|
3,311,640
|
July 2008 est.
|
137
|
Panama
|
3,309,679
|
July 2008 est.
|
138
|
Mongolia
|
2,996,081
|
July 2008 est.
|
139
|
Armenia
|
2,968,586
|
July 2008 est.
|
140
|
Jamaica
|
2,804,332
|
July 2008 est.
|
141
|
Kuwait
|
2,596,799
|
July 2008 est.
|
142
|
West Bank
|
2,407,681
|
July 2008 est.
|
143
|
Latvia
|
2,245,423
|
July 2008 est.
|
144
|
Lesotho
|
2,128,180
|
July 2008 est.
|
145
|
Kosovo
|
2,126,708
|
2007 est.
|
146
|
Namibia
|
2,088,669
|
July 2008 est.
|
147
|
Macedonia
|
2,061,315
|
July 2008 est.
|
148
|
Slovenia
|
2,007,711
|
July 2008 est.
|
149
|
Botswana
|
1,842,323
|
July 2008 est.
|
150
|
Gambia, The
|
1,735,464
|
July 2008 est.
|
151
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
1,503,182
|
July 2008 est.
|
152
|
Gaza Strip
|
1,500,202
|
July 2008 est.
|
153
|
Gabon
|
1,485,832
|
July 2008 est.
|
154
|
Estonia
|
1,307,605
|
July 2008 est.
|
155
|
Mauritius
|
1,274,189
|
July 2008 est.
|
156
|
Swaziland
|
1,128,814
|
July 2008 est.
|
157
|
Timor-Leste
|
1,108,777
|
July 2008 est.
|
158
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
1,047,366
|
July 2008 est.
|
159
|
Fiji
|
931,741
|
July 2008 est.
|
160
|
Qatar
|
824,789
|
July 2008 est.
|
161
|
Cyprus
|
792,604
|
July 2008 est.
|
162
|
Guyana
|
770,794
|
July 2008 est.
|
163
|
Comoros
|
731,775
|
July 2008 est.
|
164
|
Bahrain
|
718,306
|
July 2008 est.
|
165
|
Bhutan
|
682,321
|
July 2008 est.
|
166
|
Montenegro
|
678,177
|
July 2008 est.
|
167
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
616,459
|
July 2008 est.
|
168
|
Solomon Islands
|
581,318
|
July 2008 est.
|
169
|
Macau
|
545,674
|
July 2008 est.
|
170
|
Djibouti
|
506,221
|
July 2008 est.
|
171
|
Luxembourg
|
486,006
|
July 2008 est.
|
172
|
Suriname
|
475,996
|
July 2008 est.
|
173
|
Cape Verde
|
426,998
|
July 2008 est.
|
174
|
Malta
|
403,532
|
July 2008 est.
|
175
|
Western Sahara
|
393,831
|
July 2008 est.
|
176
|
Maldives
|
385,925
|
July 2008 est.
|
177
|
Brunei
|
381,371
|
July 2008 est.
|
178
|
Bahamas, The
|
307,451
|
July 2008 est.
|
179
|
Iceland
|
304,367
|
July 2008 est.
|
180
|
Belize
|
301,270
|
July 2008 est.
|
181
|
French Polynesia
|
283,019
|
July 2008 est.
|
182
|
Barbados
|
281,968
|
July 2008 est.
|
183
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
225,369
|
July 2008 est.
|
184
|
New Caledonia
|
224,824
|
July 2008 est.
|
185
|
Samoa
|
217,083
|
July 2008 est.
|
186
|
Mayotte
|
216,306
|
July 2008 est.
|
187
|
Vanuatu
|
215,446
|
July 2008 est.
|
188
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
206,178
|
July 2008 est.
|
189
|
Guam
|
175,877
|
July 2008 est.
|
190
|
Saint Lucia
|
159,585
|
July 2008 est.
|
191
|
Tonga
|
119,009
|
July 2008 est.
|
192
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
118,432
|
July 2008 est.
|
193
|
Kiribati
|
110,356
|
July 2008 est.
|
194
|
Virgin Islands
|
109,840
|
July 2008 est.
|
195
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
107,665
|
July 2008 est.
|
196
|
Aruba
|
101,541
|
July 2008 est.
|
197
|
Jersey
|
91,533
|
July 2008 est.
|
198
|
Grenada
|
90,343
|
July 2008 est.
|
199
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
86,616
|
July 2008 est.
|
200
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
84,522
|
July 2008 est.
|
201
|
Andorra
|
82,627
|
July 2008 est.
|
202
|
Seychelles
|
82,247
|
July 2008 est.
|
203
|
Isle of Man
|
76,220
|
July 2008 est.
|
204
|
Dominica
|
72,514
|
July 2008 est.
|
205
|
Bermuda
|
66,536
|
July 2008 est.
|
206
|
Guernsey
|
65,726
|
July 2008 est.
|
207
|
American Samoa
|
64,827
|
July 2008 est.
|
208
|
Marshall Islands
|
63,174
|
July 2008 est.
|
209
|
Greenland
|
57,564
|
July 2008 est.
|
210
|
Faroe Islands
|
48,668
|
July 2008 est.
|
211
|
Cayman Islands
|
47,862
|
July 2008 est.
|
212
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
39,817
|
July 2008 est.
|
213
|
Liechtenstein
|
34,498
|
July 2008 est.
|
214
|
Monaco
|
32,796
|
July 2008 est.
|
215
|
San Marino
|
29,973
|
July 2008 est.
|
216
|
Saint Martin
|
29,376
|
July 2008 est.
|
217
|
Gibraltar
|
28,002
|
July 2008 est.
|
218
|
British Virgin Islands
|
24,041
|
July 2008 est.
|
219
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
22,352
|
July 2008 est.
|
220
|
Palau
|
21,093
|
July 2008 est.
|
221
|
Akrotiri
|
15,700
|
NA
|
222
|
Dhekelia
|
15,700
|
NA
|
223
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
15,237
|
July 2008 est.
|
224
|
Anguilla
|
14,108
|
July 2008 est.
|
225
|
Nauru
|
13,770
|
July 2008 est.
|
226
|
Cook Islands
|
12,271
|
July 2008 est.
|
227
|
Tuvalu
|
12,177
|
July 2008 est.
|
228
|
Saint Helena
|
7,601
|
July 2008 est.
|
229
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
7,492
|
July 2008 est.
|
230
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
7,044
|
July 2008 est.
|
231
|
Montserrat
|
5,079
|
July 2008 est.
|
232
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
3,140
|
July 2008 est.
|
233
|
Svalbard
|
2,165
|
July 2008 est.
|
234
|
Norfolk Island
|
2,128
|
July 2008 est.
|
235
|
Niue
|
1,444
|
July 2008 est.
|
236
|
Tokelau
|
1,433
|
July 2008 est.
|
237
|
Christmas Island
|
1,402
|
July 2007 est.
|
238
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
824
|
July 2008 est.
|
239
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
596
|
July 2007 est.
|
240
|
Pitcairn Islands
|
48
|
July 2008 est.
|
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2008
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