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Population by country, 2001

Countries217

1. China1,271,850,000

Median5,087,825

Japan127,149,00010 / 217

World6,244,739,668

Top 20

China1,271,850,000

India1,077,898,575

United States284,968,955

Indonesia219,097,902

Brazil176,301,203

Pakistan159,270,907

Russia145,976,482

Bangladesh136,805,810

Nigeria129,862,595

Japan127,149,000

Mexico100,099,099

Germany82,349,925

Philippines81,401,488

Vietnam77,969,361

Egypt74,652,029

Ethiopia69,487,762

Iran67,452,005

Türkiye66,245,128

Thailand63,651,141

France61,364,377

Bottom 10

Monaco32,447

St. Martin30,803

Sint Maarten30,726

Gibraltar27,657

San Marino27,143

British Virgin Islands20,796

Turks & Caicos Islands19,576

Palau19,352

Nauru10,130

Tuvalu9,586

Biggest increases since 2000

Timor-Leste+9.0%

Equatorial Guinea+6.6%

United Arab Emirates+6.6%

Sierra Leone+6.1%

Saudi Arabia+5.3%

Qatar+5.1%

South Sudan+4.6%

Turks & Caicos Islands+4.5%

Somalia+4.1%

Congo - Brazzaville+3.8%

Biggest decreases since 2000

Croatia-3.8%

Curaçao-3.6%

Bulgaria-2.0%

Georgia-1.5%

Romania-1.4%

Latvia-1.3%

Albania-0.9%

Ukraine-0.9%

Lithuania-0.8%

Estonia-0.6%

All countries

#	Country / region	Population	Prior-year rank
1	China	1,271,850,000	1
2	India	1,077,898,575	2
3	United States	284,968,955	3
4	Indonesia	219,097,902	4
5	Brazil	176,301,203	5
6	Pakistan	159,270,907	6
7	Russia	145,976,482	7
8	Bangladesh	136,805,810	8
9	Nigeria	129,862,595	10
10	Japan	127,149,000	9
11	Mexico	100,099,099	11
12	Germany	82,349,925	12
13	Philippines	81,401,488	13
14	Vietnam	77,969,361	14
15	Egypt	74,652,029	15
16	Ethiopia	69,487,762	16
17	Iran	67,452,005	17
18	Türkiye	66,245,128	18
19	Thailand	63,651,141	19
20	France	61,364,377	20
21	United Kingdom	59,119,673	21
22	Italy	56,976,981	22
23	Congo - Kinshasa	52,132,646	23
24	Ukraine	49,106,855	24
25	South Africa	47,566,800	25
26	South Korea	47,370,164	26
27	Myanmar (Burma)	45,771,139	27
28	Spain	40,850,412	28
29	Colombia	39,709,262	29
30	Poland	38,248,076	30
31	Argentina	37,624,825	31
32	Tanzania	35,198,299	32
33	Kenya	31,619,170	35
34	Algeria	31,331,221	33
35	Canada	31,020,855	34
36	Morocco	28,814,643	36
37	Sudan	28,516,770	37
38	Peru	26,964,601	38
39	Iraq	25,197,840	42
40	Uzbekistan	25,090,283	39
41	Venezuela	24,979,922	41
42	Nepal	24,946,748	40
43	Uganda	24,745,676	43
44	North Korea	23,815,358	44
45	Malaysia	23,526,538	45
46	Romania	22,131,970	46
47	Afghanistan	20,284,307	47
48	Yemen	20,226,147	49
49	Ghana	20,167,069	48
50	Sri Lanka	19,600,362	50
51	Australia	19,274,701	51
52	Mozambique	18,537,729	52
53	Côte d’Ivoire	18,178,913	53
54	Syria	17,051,338	54
55	Saudi Arabia	17,041,397	57
56	Madagascar	17,032,939	55
57	Angola	16,747,208	56
58	Netherlands	16,046,180	58
59	Chile	15,683,849	59
60	Kazakhstan	15,575,550	60
61	Cameroon	15,309,490	61
62	Ecuador	12,910,740	62
63	Cambodia	12,658,484	63
64	Burkina Faso	12,295,001	64
65	Zimbabwe	11,971,901	65
66	Guatemala	11,969,422	66
67	Niger	11,920,647	68
68	Mali	11,912,158	67
69	Malawi	11,593,058	69
70	Cuba	11,144,132	70
71	Greece	10,862,132	71
72	Portugal	10,362,722	72
73	Zambia	10,325,185	76
74	Belgium	10,286,570	74
75	Czechia	10,216,605	73
76	Senegal	10,212,942	78
77	Hungary	10,187,576	75
78	Belarus	9,928,549	77
79	Tunisia	9,869,677	79
80	Somalia	9,198,493	81
81	Sweden	8,895,960	80
82	Chad	8,804,124	84
83	Bolivia	8,752,736	82
84	Dominican Republic	8,720,283	83
85	Guinea	8,539,960	85
86	Haiti	8,455,918	86
87	Rwanda	8,287,094	87
88	Azerbaijan	8,111,200	89
89	Austria	8,042,293	90
90	Bulgaria	8,009,142	88
91	Serbia	7,503,433	91
92	Benin	7,445,596	92
93	Switzerland	7,229,854	93
94	Honduras	6,757,993	95
95	Hong Kong	6,714,300	94
96	Burundi	6,634,365	96
97	Israel	6,439,000	97
98	Tajikistan	6,407,377	98
99	South Sudan	6,308,391	99
100	El Salvador	5,968,060	100
101	Papua New Guinea	5,728,435	101
102	Laos	5,521,482	102
103	Jordan	5,498,894	104
104	Libya	5,403,639	106
105	Slovakia	5,378,867	103
106	Denmark	5,358,783	105
107	Finland	5,188,008	107
108	Paraguay	5,187,689	108
109	Nicaragua	5,087,825	109
110	Kyrgyzstan	4,945,073	110
111	Togo	4,904,144	111
112	Sierra Leone	4,692,716	115
113	Turkmenistan	4,675,409	112
114	Norway	4,513,751	113
115	Lebanon	4,401,918	116
116	Croatia	4,299,642	114
117	Bosnia & Herzegovina	4,179,438	117
118	Singapore	4,138,012	119
119	Georgia	4,014,373	118
120	Costa Rica	4,008,947	120
121	Central African Republic	3,919,487	122
122	New Zealand	3,880,500	121
123	Ireland	3,866,243	124
124	Puerto Rico	3,818,774	123
125	United Arab Emirates	3,723,590	126
126	Lithuania	3,470,818	125
127	Uruguay	3,274,251	127
128	Congo - Brazzaville	3,272,537	129
129	Armenia	3,211,800	128
130	Panama	3,069,537	131
131	Albania	3,060,173	130
132	Liberia	3,015,338	132
133	Palestinian Territories	2,997,784	134
134	Moldova	2,918,135	133
135	Mauritania	2,678,760	135
136	Jamaica	2,624,403	136
137	Mongolia	2,417,751	137
138	Latvia	2,337,170	138
139	Eritrea	2,312,079	140
140	Oman	2,310,217	139
141	North Macedonia	2,034,882	141
142	Kuwait	2,008,121	144
143	Lesotho	2,000,853	142
144	Slovenia	1,992,060	143
145	Namibia	1,857,048	145
146	Kosovo	1,820,009	146
147	Botswana	1,712,254	147
148	Gambia	1,495,011	148
149	Estonia	1,388,115	149
150	Trinidad & Tobago	1,325,567	150
151	Gabon	1,309,589	151
152	Guinea-Bissau	1,261,273	152
153	Mauritius	1,196,287	153
154	Eswatini	1,051,064	154
155	Cyprus	964,127	155
156	Fiji	849,596	156
157	Timor-Leste	812,249	159
158	Djibouti	771,313	158
159	Guyana	764,477	157
160	Equatorial Guinea	749,836	160
161	Qatar	677,925	161
162	Bahrain	661,316	162
163	Bhutan	610,794	164
164	Montenegro	607,389	163
165	Comoros	547,220	165
166	Suriname	486,560	166
167	Cape Verde	460,293	167
168	Solomon Islands	449,125	168
169	Luxembourg	441,525	169
170	Macau	433,900	170
171	Malta	393,028	171
172	Brunei	333,345	172
173	Bahamas	327,836	173
174	Maldives	286,767	174
175	Iceland	284,968	175
176	Barbados	262,425	176
177	Belize	248,379	177
178	French Polynesia	244,097	178
179	New Caledonia	227,707	179
180	Vanuatu	191,031	180
181	Samoa	183,166	181
182	Guam	161,329	182
183	St. Lucia	160,237	183
184	Channel Islands	148,850	184
185	São Tomé & Príncipe	146,375	185
186	Curaçao	129,047	186
187	St. Vincent & Grenadines	113,501	187
188	Micronesia	112,365	188
189	U.S. Virgin Islands	108,549	189
190	Grenada	107,987	190
191	Tonga	103,288	191
192	Aruba	91,439	192
193	Kiribati	90,335	193
194	Seychelles	81,202	194
195	Isle of Man	76,476	195
196	Antigua & Barbuda	76,069	196
197	Dominica	68,288	197
198	Northern Mariana Islands	67,984	198
199	Andorra	65,852	199
200	Bermuda	61,867	200
201	American Samoa	57,053	201
202	Greenland	56,379	202
203	Marshall Islands	51,123	203
204	Faroe Islands	46,635	204
205	St. Kitts & Nevis	45,761	205
206	Cayman Islands	41,089	206
207	Liechtenstein	33,194	207
208	Monaco	32,447	208
209	St. Martin	30,803	210
210	Sint Maarten	30,726	209
211	Gibraltar	27,657	211
212	San Marino	27,143	212
213	British Virgin Islands	20,796	213
214	Turks & Caicos Islands	19,576	215
215	Palau	19,352	214
216	Nauru	10,130	216
217	Tuvalu	9,586	217

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