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Population by country, 2000

Countries217

1. China1,262,645,000

Median5,022,633

Japan126,843,0009 / 217

World6,161,528,496

Top 20

China1,262,645,000

India1,057,922,733

United States282,162,411

Indonesia216,077,790

Brazil174,018,282

Pakistan154,879,127

Russia146,596,869

Bangladesh134,544,304

Japan126,843,000

Nigeria126,382,494

Mexico98,625,552

Germany82,211,508

Philippines79,625,397

Vietnam77,154,011

Egypt73,083,284

Ethiopia67,411,494

Iran66,418,659

Türkiye65,425,961

Thailand63,007,815

France60,918,661

Bottom 10

Monaco32,455

Sint Maarten30,773

St. Martin29,996

Gibraltar27,709

San Marino26,799

British Virgin Islands20,241

Palau19,178

Turks & Caicos Islands18,730

Nauru10,168

Tuvalu9,544

Biggest increases since 1999

United Arab Emirates+7.0%

Equatorial Guinea+5.4%

Qatar+5.3%

Saudi Arabia+4.6%

South Sudan+4.5%

Turks & Caicos Islands+4.3%

Somalia+4.1%

Congo - Brazzaville+3.9%

Liberia+3.8%

Northern Mariana Islands+3.7%

Biggest decreases since 1999

Timor-Leste-10.7%

Curaçao-4.0%

Kosovo-3.7%

Georgia-1.9%

Poland-1.0%

Croatia-1.0%

Latvia-1.0%

Ukraine-0.8%

Lithuania-0.7%

Sint Maarten-0.7%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population	Prior-year rank
1	China	1,262,645,000	1
2	India	1,057,922,733	2
3	United States	282,162,411	3
4	Indonesia	216,077,790	4
5	Brazil	174,018,282	5
6	Pakistan	154,879,127	6
7	Russia	146,596,869	7
8	Bangladesh	134,544,304	8
9	Japan	126,843,000	9
10	Nigeria	126,382,494	10
11	Mexico	98,625,552	11
12	Germany	82,211,508	12
13	Philippines	79,625,397	13
14	Vietnam	77,154,011	14
15	Egypt	73,083,284	15
16	Ethiopia	67,411,494	17
17	Iran	66,418,659	16
18	Türkiye	65,425,961	18
19	Thailand	63,007,815	19
20	France	60,918,661	20
21	United Kingdom	58,892,514	21
22	Italy	56,942,108	22
23	Congo - Kinshasa	50,507,442	24
24	Ukraine	49,556,660	23
25	South Africa	47,159,719	25
26	South Korea	47,008,111	26
27	Myanmar (Burma)	45,290,841	27
28	Spain	40,567,864	28
29	Colombia	39,089,934	30
30	Poland	38,258,629	29
31	Argentina	37,213,984	31
32	Tanzania	34,260,139	32
33	Algeria	30,903,893	33
34	Canada	30,685,730	34
35	Kenya	30,642,890	35
36	Morocco	28,423,435	36
37	Sudan	27,816,745	37
38	Peru	26,598,331	38
39	Uzbekistan	24,787,054	39
40	Nepal	24,546,509	40
41	Venezuela	24,526,708	41
42	Iraq	24,424,056	42
43	Uganda	24,000,150	44
44	North Korea	23,665,910	43
45	Malaysia	22,967,816	46
46	Romania	22,442,971	45
47	Afghanistan	20,130,327	47
48	Ghana	19,637,087	48
49	Yemen	19,624,141	49
50	Sri Lanka	19,293,054	50
51	Australia	19,028,802	51
52	Mozambique	18,129,653	52
53	Côte d’Ivoire	17,699,004	53
54	Syria	16,637,888	54
55	Madagascar	16,516,338	55
56	Angola	16,194,869	57
57	Saudi Arabia	16,177,722	58
58	Netherlands	15,925,513	56
59	Chile	15,503,635	60
60	Kazakhstan	15,501,103	59
61	Cameroon	14,912,631	61
62	Ecuador	12,689,206	62
63	Cambodia	12,462,336	63
64	Burkina Faso	11,925,546	65
65	Zimbabwe	11,892,055	64
66	Guatemala	11,697,592	66
67	Mali	11,559,290	67
68	Niger	11,509,630	68
69	Malawi	11,315,942	70
70	Cuba	11,109,109	69
71	Greece	10,805,808	71
72	Portugal	10,289,898	75
73	Czechia	10,255,063	72
74	Belgium	10,251,250	74
75	Hungary	10,210,971	73
76	Zambia	10,017,631	77
77	Belarus	9,979,610	76
78	Senegal	9,968,260	78
79	Tunisia	9,764,935	79
80	Sweden	8,872,109	80
81	Somalia	8,838,713	81
82	Bolivia	8,606,326	82
83	Dominican Republic	8,584,190	83
84	Chad	8,512,093	85
85	Guinea	8,428,832	84
86	Haiti	8,303,151	87
87	Rwanda	8,213,931	88
88	Bulgaria	8,170,172	86
89	Azerbaijan	8,048,600	90
90	Austria	8,011,566	89
91	Serbia	7,516,346	91
92	Benin	7,221,619	93
93	Switzerland	7,184,250	92
94	Hong Kong	6,665,000	94
95	Honduras	6,577,773	95
96	Burundi	6,470,194	96
97	Israel	6,289,000	98
98	Tajikistan	6,284,735	97
99	South Sudan	6,032,267	100
100	El Salvador	5,943,366	99
101	Papua New Guinea	5,537,064	102
102	Laos	5,431,212	103
103	Slovakia	5,388,720	101
104	Jordan	5,386,945	105
105	Denmark	5,339,616	104
106	Libya	5,305,021	106
107	Finland	5,176,209	107
108	Paraguay	5,100,868	108
109	Nicaragua	5,022,633	109
110	Kyrgyzstan	4,898,362	110
111	Togo	4,783,722	111
112	Turkmenistan	4,582,677	113
113	Norway	4,490,967	114
114	Croatia	4,468,302	112
115	Sierra Leone	4,423,611	115
116	Lebanon	4,329,340	116
117	Bosnia & Herzegovina	4,159,771	118
118	Georgia	4,077,131	117
119	Singapore	4,027,887	119
120	Costa Rica	3,937,739	120
121	New Zealand	3,857,700	121
122	Central African Republic	3,833,416	124
123	Puerto Rico	3,810,605	122
124	Ireland	3,805,174	123
125	Lithuania	3,499,536	125
126	United Arab Emirates	3,493,575	126
127	Uruguay	3,266,206	127
128	Armenia	3,221,100	128
129	Congo - Brazzaville	3,151,345	130
130	Albania	3,089,027	129
131	Panama	3,010,369	131
132	Liberia	2,928,117	134
133	Moldova	2,924,668	132
134	Palestinian Territories	2,922,153	133
135	Mauritania	2,613,441	136
136	Jamaica	2,607,826	135
137	Mongolia	2,388,299	138
138	Latvia	2,367,550	137
139	Oman	2,282,131	139
140	Eritrea	2,247,031	140
141	North Macedonia	2,026,350	141
142	Lesotho	2,003,913	142
143	Slovenia	1,988,925	143
144	Kuwait	1,954,709	144
145	Namibia	1,818,647	146
146	Kosovo	1,802,493	145
147	Botswana	1,677,382	147
148	Gambia	1,455,084	148
149	Estonia	1,396,985	149
150	Trinidad & Tobago	1,319,774	150
151	Gabon	1,275,572	151
152	Guinea-Bissau	1,234,741	152
153	Mauritius	1,186,873	153
154	Eswatini	1,041,414	154
155	Cyprus	947,667	155
156	Fiji	840,909	157
157	Guyana	764,832	158
158	Djibouti	747,318	159
159	Timor-Leste	745,088	156
160	Equatorial Guinea	703,279	160
161	Qatar	644,989	162
162	Bahrain	637,582	161
163	Montenegro	604,950	163
164	Bhutan	596,863	164
165	Comoros	536,080	165
166	Suriname	476,643	166
167	Cape Verde	453,317	167
168	Solomon Islands	440,469	168
169	Luxembourg	436,300	169
170	Macau	430,600	170
171	Malta	390,087	171
172	Brunei	326,424	173
173	Bahamas	323,835	172
174	Maldives	282,019	174
175	Iceland	281,205	175
176	Barbados	262,063	176
177	Belize	240,799	178
178	French Polynesia	240,337	177
179	New Caledonia	223,098	179
180	Vanuatu	186,281	180
181	Samoa	181,685	181
182	Guam	160,065	182
183	St. Lucia	158,616	183
184	Channel Islands	148,110	184
185	São Tomé & Príncipe	144,018	185
186	Curaçao	133,860	186
187	St. Vincent & Grenadines	113,545	187
188	Micronesia	112,044	188
189	U.S. Virgin Islands	108,642	189
190	Grenada	107,451	190
191	Tonga	102,677	191
192	Aruba	90,588	192
193	Kiribati	88,613	193
194	Seychelles	81,131	194
195	Isle of Man	75,659	195
196	Antigua & Barbuda	74,912	196
197	Dominica	68,511	197
198	Northern Mariana Islands	68,356	198
199	Andorra	65,685	199
200	Bermuda	61,550	200
201	American Samoa	56,855	201
202	Greenland	56,185	202
203	Marshall Islands	50,706	203
204	Faroe Islands	45,754	204
205	St. Kitts & Nevis	45,248	205
206	Cayman Islands	39,674	206
207	Liechtenstein	32,645	208
208	Monaco	32,455	207
209	Sint Maarten	30,773	209
210	St. Martin	29,996	210
211	Gibraltar	27,709	211
212	San Marino	26,799	212
213	British Virgin Islands	20,241	213
214	Palau	19,178	214
215	Turks & Caicos Islands	18,730	215
216	Nauru	10,168	216
217	Tuvalu	9,544	217

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