Population by country, 2004
Countries217
1. China1,296,075,000
Median5,281,320
Japan127,761,00010 / 217
World6,492,354,627
Top 20
1,296,075,000
1,135,991,513
292,805,298
227,926,649
182,675,143
171,286,000
144,067,316
142,902,856
141,057,045
127,761,000
104,394,131
86,394,504
82,516,260
80,338,971
79,477,443
76,077,206
70,256,316
68,592,617
65,452,047
62,707,588
Bottom 10
33,171
32,307
31,690
29,457
28,715
22,881
22,856
19,820
10,060
9,816
Biggest increases since 2003
+7.7%
+7.0%
+6.1%
+5.8%
+5.6%
+5.2%
+4.8%
+4.7%
+4.6%
+4.2%
Biggest decreases since 2003
-2.3%
-1.1%
-1.1%
-0.9%
-0.8%
-0.7%
-0.7%
-0.7%
-0.6%
-0.6%
All countries
| # | Country / region | Population | Prior-year rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,296,075,000 | 1 |
| 2 | India | 1,135,991,513 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 292,805,298 | 3 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 227,926,649 | 4 |
| 5 | Brazil | 182,675,143 | 5 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 171,286,000 | 6 |
| 7 | Russia | 144,067,316 | 7 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 142,902,856 | 8 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 141,057,045 | 9 |
| 10 | Japan | 127,761,000 | 10 |
| 11 | Mexico | 104,394,131 | 11 |
| 12 | Philippines | 86,394,504 | 12 |
| 13 | Germany | 82,516,260 | 13 |
| 14 | Vietnam | 80,338,971 | 14 |
| 15 | Egypt | 79,477,443 | 15 |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 76,077,206 | 16 |
| 17 | Iran | 70,256,316 | 17 |
| 18 | Türkiye | 68,592,617 | 18 |
| 19 | Thailand | 65,452,047 | 19 |
| 20 | France | 62,707,588 | 20 |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 59,987,905 | 21 |
| 22 | Italy | 57,828,179 | 22 |
| 23 | Congo - Kinshasa | 56,997,741 | 23 |
| 24 | South Africa | 48,991,421 | 24 |
| 25 | South Korea | 48,082,519 | 26 |
| 26 | Ukraine | 47,979,507 | 25 |
| 27 | Myanmar (Burma) | 47,068,772 | 27 |
| 28 | Spain | 42,921,895 | 28 |
| 29 | Colombia | 41,543,171 | 29 |
| 30 | Argentina | 38,815,916 | 30 |
| 31 | Poland | 38,182,222 | 31 |
| 32 | Tanzania | 38,109,668 | 32 |
| 33 | Kenya | 34,713,455 | 33 |
| 34 | Algeria | 32,628,286 | 34 |
| 35 | Canada | 31,938,807 | 35 |
| 36 | Sudan | 30,556,637 | 36 |
| 37 | Morocco | 29,953,018 | 37 |
| 38 | Peru | 27,852,190 | 38 |
| 39 | Iraq | 27,577,878 | 39 |
| 40 | Uganda | 27,154,515 | 40 |
| 41 | Venezuela | 26,340,838 | 41 |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 26,029,350 | 42 |
| 43 | Nepal | 26,016,656 | 43 |
| 44 | Malaysia | 25,256,772 | 44 |
| 45 | North Korea | 24,254,943 | 45 |
| 46 | Afghanistan | 23,560,654 | 46 |
| 47 | Yemen | 22,095,167 | 48 |
| 48 | Ghana | 21,868,298 | 49 |
| 49 | Romania | 21,451,748 | 47 |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 20,087,605 | 50 |
| 51 | Australia | 19,932,722 | 51 |
| 52 | Mozambique | 19,840,313 | 52 |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 19,669,480 | 54 |
| 54 | Côte d’Ivoire | 19,595,000 | 53 |
| 55 | Madagascar | 18,606,608 | 55 |
| 56 | Angola | 18,600,423 | 56 |
| 57 | Syria | 18,336,875 | 57 |
| 58 | Cameroon | 16,610,487 | 59 |
| 59 | Netherlands | 16,281,779 | 58 |
| 60 | Chile | 16,187,322 | 60 |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 15,850,159 | 61 |
| 62 | Ecuador | 13,608,701 | 62 |
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 13,500,533 | 63 |
| 64 | Niger | 13,265,836 | 65 |
| 65 | Cambodia | 13,244,731 | 64 |
| 66 | Mali | 13,102,409 | 66 |
| 67 | Guatemala | 12,807,402 | 67 |
| 68 | Malawi | 12,500,737 | 69 |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 12,365,896 | 68 |
| 70 | Zambia | 11,338,198 | 71 |
| 71 | Cuba | 11,238,756 | 70 |
| 72 | Senegal | 10,975,704 | 73 |
| 73 | Greece | 10,955,141 | 72 |
| 74 | Portugal | 10,483,861 | 74 |
| 75 | Belgium | 10,421,137 | 75 |
| 76 | Somalia | 10,280,998 | 79 |
| 77 | Czechia | 10,197,101 | 76 |
| 78 | Tunisia | 10,166,163 | 78 |
| 79 | Hungary | 10,107,146 | 77 |
| 80 | Chad | 9,920,036 | 81 |
| 81 | Belarus | 9,730,146 | 80 |
| 82 | Bolivia | 9,204,287 | 82 |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 9,104,892 | 83 |
| 84 | Guinea | 9,062,726 | 85 |
| 85 | Sweden | 8,993,531 | 84 |
| 86 | Haiti | 8,910,263 | 86 |
| 87 | Rwanda | 8,816,844 | 87 |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 8,306,500 | 88 |
| 89 | Austria | 8,171,966 | 89 |
| 90 | Benin | 8,159,094 | 90 |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 7,716,860 | 91 |
| 92 | Serbia | 7,463,157 | 92 |
| 93 | Switzerland | 7,389,625 | 93 |
| 94 | Burundi | 7,310,656 | 95 |
| 95 | Honduras | 7,298,994 | 94 |
| 96 | South Sudan | 7,233,041 | 96 |
| 97 | Israel | 6,809,000 | 98 |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 6,790,547 | 99 |
| 99 | Hong Kong | 6,783,500 | 97 |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 6,328,041 | 100 |
| 101 | El Salvador | 6,004,671 | 101 |
| 102 | Jordan | 5,882,061 | 102 |
| 103 | Laos | 5,781,626 | 103 |
| 104 | Libya | 5,736,693 | 104 |
| 105 | Denmark | 5,404,523 | 105 |
| 106 | Paraguay | 5,388,175 | 107 |
| 107 | Slovakia | 5,372,280 | 106 |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | 5,355,717 | 110 |
| 109 | Togo | 5,281,320 | 111 |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 5,272,912 | 109 |
| 111 | Finland | 5,228,172 | 108 |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,104,713 | 112 |
| 113 | Turkmenistan | 4,958,093 | 113 |
| 114 | Lebanon | 4,599,279 | 115 |
| 115 | Norway | 4,591,910 | 114 |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 4,428,967 | 117 |
| 117 | Croatia | 4,304,600 | 116 |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 4,200,078 | 119 |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 4,192,826 | 121 |
| 120 | Singapore | 4,166,664 | 120 |
| 121 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 4,140,987 | 118 |
| 122 | New Zealand | 4,087,500 | 122 |
| 123 | Ireland | 4,070,262 | 123 |
| 124 | Georgia | 3,927,340 | 124 |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | 3,826,878 | 125 |
| 126 | Congo - Brazzaville | 3,565,554 | 126 |
| 127 | Lithuania | 3,377,075 | 127 |
| 128 | Uruguay | 3,283,148 | 128 |
| 129 | Panama | 3,251,155 | 129 |
| 130 | Palestinian Territories | 3,236,626 | 131 |
| 131 | Armenia | 3,164,900 | 130 |
| 132 | Liberia | 3,156,892 | 132 |
| 133 | Albania | 3,026,939 | 133 |
| 134 | Moldova | 2,896,023 | 134 |
| 135 | Mauritania | 2,868,664 | 135 |
| 136 | Jamaica | 2,672,225 | 136 |
| 137 | Eritrea | 2,598,284 | 137 |
| 138 | Mongolia | 2,508,412 | 138 |
| 139 | Oman | 2,404,821 | 139 |
| 140 | Latvia | 2,263,122 | 140 |
| 141 | Kuwait | 2,157,320 | 141 |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 2,016,186 | 142 |
| 143 | Slovenia | 1,997,012 | 143 |
| 144 | Lesotho | 1,971,129 | 144 |
| 145 | Namibia | 1,942,082 | 145 |
| 146 | Kosovo | 1,822,773 | 146 |
| 147 | Botswana | 1,807,146 | 147 |
| 148 | Gambia | 1,621,312 | 148 |
| 149 | Gabon | 1,421,609 | 149 |
| 150 | Estonia | 1,362,550 | 150 |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,349,563 | 152 |
| 152 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1,345,380 | 151 |
| 153 | Mauritius | 1,221,003 | 153 |
| 154 | Eswatini | 1,073,159 | 154 |
| 155 | Cyprus | 1,017,875 | 155 |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 929,074 | 156 |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 899,917 | 158 |
| 158 | Fiji | 874,366 | 157 |
| 159 | Djibouti | 826,124 | 159 |
| 160 | Bahrain | 823,741 | 160 |
| 161 | Qatar | 773,332 | 162 |
| 162 | Guyana | 762,418 | 161 |
| 163 | Bhutan | 650,544 | 163 |
| 164 | Montenegro | 613,353 | 164 |
| 165 | Comoros | 580,704 | 165 |
| 166 | Suriname | 513,923 | 166 |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 479,370 | 167 |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 474,611 | 168 |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 458,095 | 169 |
| 170 | Macau | 454,700 | 170 |
| 171 | Malta | 401,268 | 171 |
| 172 | Brunei | 352,911 | 172 |
| 173 | Bahamas | 339,782 | 173 |
| 174 | Maldives | 301,413 | 174 |
| 175 | Iceland | 292,074 | 175 |
| 176 | Belize | 271,688 | 177 |
| 177 | Barbados | 267,298 | 176 |
| 178 | French Polynesia | 255,654 | 178 |
| 179 | New Caledonia | 240,852 | 179 |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 205,711 | 180 |
| 181 | Samoa | 186,249 | 181 |
| 182 | St. Lucia | 164,239 | 183 |
| 183 | Guam | 163,810 | 182 |
| 184 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 157,705 | 184 |
| 185 | Channel Islands | 152,039 | 185 |
| 186 | Curaçao | 134,192 | 186 |
| 187 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 112,835 | 187 |
| 188 | Micronesia | 111,925 | 188 |
| 189 | Grenada | 109,323 | 189 |
| 190 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 108,466 | 190 |
| 191 | Tonga | 105,071 | 191 |
| 192 | Kiribati | 96,085 | 192 |
| 193 | Aruba | 95,138 | 193 |
| 194 | Seychelles | 82,475 | 194 |
| 195 | Isle of Man | 78,792 | 195 |
| 196 | Antigua & Barbuda | 78,719 | 196 |
| 197 | Andorra | 74,325 | 197 |
| 198 | Dominica | 68,649 | 198 |
| 199 | Northern Mariana Islands | 63,938 | 199 |
| 200 | Bermuda | 62,555 | 200 |
| 201 | Greenland | 56,898 | 202 |
| 202 | American Samoa | 56,818 | 201 |
| 203 | Marshall Islands | 51,791 | 203 |
| 204 | Faroe Islands | 48,384 | 204 |
| 205 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 46,315 | 205 |
| 206 | Cayman Islands | 45,352 | 206 |
| 207 | Liechtenstein | 34,447 | 207 |
| 208 | St. Martin | 33,171 | 208 |
| 209 | Monaco | 32,307 | 209 |
| 210 | Sint Maarten | 31,690 | 210 |
| 211 | San Marino | 29,457 | 212 |
| 212 | Gibraltar | 28,715 | 211 |
| 213 | British Virgin Islands | 22,881 | 213 |
| 214 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 22,856 | 214 |
| 215 | Palau | 19,820 | 215 |
| 216 | Nauru | 10,060 | 216 |
| 217 | Tuvalu | 9,816 | 217 |