Population by country, 2005
Countries217
1. China1,303,720,000
Median5,372,807
Japan127,773,00010 / 217
World6,575,410,029
Top 20
1,303,720,000
1,154,676,322
295,516,599
230,871,650
184,688,101
175,453,212
145,017,253
144,715,786
143,518,814
127,773,000
105,811,504
88,015,962
82,469,422
81,101,004
81,088,313
78,367,470
71,828,455
69,329,557
66,017,420
63,180,854
Bottom 10
33,928
32,210
32,057
29,836
29,163
23,988
23,665
19,819
10,049
9,940
Biggest increases since 2004
+7.9%
+6.7%
+5.3%
+5.3%
+5.0%
+4.9%
+4.6%
+4.5%
+4.2%
+4.1%
Biggest decreases since 2004
-3.8%
-2.5%
-1.6%
-1.1%
-1.1%
-0.9%
-0.8%
-0.8%
-0.7%
-0.6%
All countries
| # | Country / region | Population | Prior-year rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,303,720,000 | 1 |
| 2 | India | 1,154,676,322 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 295,516,599 | 3 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 230,871,650 | 4 |
| 5 | Brazil | 184,688,101 | 5 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 175,453,212 | 6 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 145,017,253 | 9 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 144,715,786 | 8 |
| 9 | Russia | 143,518,814 | 7 |
| 10 | Japan | 127,773,000 | 10 |
| 11 | Mexico | 105,811,504 | 11 |
| 12 | Philippines | 88,015,962 | 12 |
| 13 | Germany | 82,469,422 | 13 |
| 14 | Egypt | 81,101,004 | 15 |
| 15 | Vietnam | 81,088,313 | 14 |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 78,367,470 | 16 |
| 17 | Iran | 71,828,455 | 17 |
| 18 | Türkiye | 69,329,557 | 18 |
| 19 | Thailand | 66,017,420 | 19 |
| 20 | France | 63,180,854 | 20 |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 60,401,206 | 21 |
| 22 | Congo - Kinshasa | 58,775,724 | 23 |
| 23 | Italy | 58,166,682 | 22 |
| 24 | South Africa | 49,490,033 | 24 |
| 25 | South Korea | 48,184,561 | 25 |
| 26 | Ukraine | 47,585,556 | 26 |
| 27 | Myanmar (Burma) | 47,438,365 | 27 |
| 28 | Spain | 43,653,155 | 28 |
| 29 | Colombia | 42,128,977 | 29 |
| 30 | Argentina | 39,216,789 | 30 |
| 31 | Tanzania | 39,182,076 | 32 |
| 32 | Poland | 38,165,445 | 31 |
| 33 | Kenya | 35,796,484 | 33 |
| 34 | Algeria | 33,109,249 | 34 |
| 35 | Canada | 32,242,732 | 35 |
| 36 | Sudan | 31,262,444 | 36 |
| 37 | Morocco | 30,358,144 | 37 |
| 38 | Iraq | 28,407,448 | 39 |
| 39 | Peru | 28,101,180 | 38 |
| 40 | Uganda | 27,963,289 | 40 |
| 41 | Venezuela | 26,785,804 | 41 |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 26,356,975 | 42 |
| 43 | Nepal | 26,309,458 | 43 |
| 44 | Malaysia | 25,836,071 | 44 |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 24,404,567 | 46 |
| 46 | North Korea | 24,396,433 | 45 |
| 47 | Yemen | 22,790,085 | 47 |
| 48 | Ghana | 22,449,438 | 48 |
| 49 | Romania | 21,319,685 | 49 |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 20,559,890 | 53 |
| 51 | Mozambique | 20,304,569 | 52 |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 20,216,524 | 50 |
| 53 | Australia | 20,176,844 | 51 |
| 54 | Côte d’Ivoire | 20,068,458 | 54 |
| 55 | Angola | 19,291,161 | 56 |
| 56 | Madagascar | 19,159,707 | 55 |
| 57 | Syria | 18,814,091 | 57 |
| 58 | Cameroon | 17,074,594 | 58 |
| 59 | Chile | 16,348,778 | 60 |
| 60 | Netherlands | 16,319,868 | 59 |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 15,968,117 | 61 |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | 13,932,123 | 63 |
| 63 | Ecuador | 13,846,163 | 62 |
| 64 | Niger | 13,756,192 | 64 |
| 65 | Mali | 13,538,647 | 66 |
| 66 | Cambodia | 13,439,202 | 65 |
| 67 | Guatemala | 13,087,629 | 67 |
| 68 | Malawi | 12,840,031 | 68 |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 12,483,432 | 69 |
| 70 | Zambia | 11,718,819 | 70 |
| 71 | Cuba | 11,262,554 | 71 |
| 72 | Senegal | 11,235,472 | 72 |
| 73 | Greece | 10,987,314 | 73 |
| 74 | Somalia | 10,644,228 | 76 |
| 75 | Portugal | 10,503,330 | 74 |
| 76 | Belgium | 10,478,617 | 75 |
| 77 | Chad | 10,328,092 | 80 |
| 78 | Tunisia | 10,255,472 | 78 |
| 79 | Czechia | 10,211,216 | 77 |
| 80 | Hungary | 10,087,065 | 79 |
| 81 | Belarus | 9,663,915 | 81 |
| 82 | Bolivia | 9,360,754 | 82 |
| 83 | Guinea | 9,245,844 | 84 |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 9,225,034 | 83 |
| 85 | Haiti | 9,061,273 | 86 |
| 86 | Rwanda | 9,054,528 | 87 |
| 87 | Sweden | 9,029,572 | 85 |
| 88 | Benin | 8,426,144 | 90 |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 8,391,850 | 88 |
| 90 | Austria | 8,227,829 | 89 |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 7,658,972 | 91 |
| 92 | South Sudan | 7,590,143 | 96 |
| 93 | Burundi | 7,587,299 | 94 |
| 94 | Honduras | 7,478,355 | 95 |
| 95 | Serbia | 7,440,769 | 92 |
| 96 | Switzerland | 7,437,115 | 93 |
| 97 | Israel | 6,930,100 | 97 |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 6,924,720 | 98 |
| 99 | Hong Kong | 6,813,200 | 99 |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 6,535,905 | 100 |
| 101 | Jordan | 6,029,587 | 102 |
| 102 | El Salvador | 6,005,578 | 101 |
| 103 | Laos | 5,869,523 | 103 |
| 104 | Libya | 5,858,798 | 104 |
| 105 | Sierra Leone | 5,501,712 | 108 |
| 106 | Paraguay | 5,448,097 | 106 |
| 107 | Denmark | 5,419,432 | 105 |
| 108 | Togo | 5,413,154 | 109 |
| 109 | Slovakia | 5,372,807 | 107 |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 5,342,105 | 110 |
| 111 | Finland | 5,246,096 | 111 |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,162,640 | 112 |
| 113 | Turkmenistan | 5,052,257 | 113 |
| 114 | Lebanon | 4,671,102 | 114 |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | 4,664,790 | 116 |
| 116 | Norway | 4,623,291 | 115 |
| 117 | Croatia | 4,310,145 | 117 |
| 118 | Central African Republic | 4,288,810 | 119 |
| 119 | Singapore | 4,265,762 | 120 |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 4,261,240 | 118 |
| 121 | Ireland | 4,159,914 | 123 |
| 122 | New Zealand | 4,133,900 | 122 |
| 123 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 4,096,493 | 121 |
| 124 | Georgia | 3,902,469 | 124 |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | 3,821,362 | 125 |
| 126 | Congo - Brazzaville | 3,696,393 | 126 |
| 127 | Lithuania | 3,322,528 | 127 |
| 128 | Palestinian Territories | 3,320,396 | 130 |
| 129 | Panama | 3,313,026 | 129 |
| 130 | Liberia | 3,301,015 | 132 |
| 131 | Uruguay | 3,285,771 | 128 |
| 132 | Armenia | 3,146,400 | 131 |
| 133 | Albania | 3,011,487 | 133 |
| 134 | Mauritania | 2,939,059 | 135 |
| 135 | Moldova | 2,888,985 | 134 |
| 136 | Jamaica | 2,687,066 | 136 |
| 137 | Eritrea | 2,661,215 | 137 |
| 138 | Mongolia | 2,536,407 | 138 |
| 139 | Oman | 2,459,802 | 139 |
| 140 | Latvia | 2,238,799 | 140 |
| 141 | Kuwait | 2,236,788 | 141 |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 2,005,330 | 142 |
| 143 | Slovenia | 2,000,474 | 143 |
| 144 | Namibia | 1,966,582 | 145 |
| 145 | Lesotho | 1,953,076 | 144 |
| 146 | Botswana | 1,839,877 | 147 |
| 147 | Kosovo | 1,818,354 | 146 |
| 148 | Gambia | 1,667,037 | 148 |
| 149 | Gabon | 1,463,495 | 149 |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,381,585 | 151 |
| 151 | Estonia | 1,354,775 | 150 |
| 152 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1,294,494 | 152 |
| 153 | Mauritius | 1,228,254 | 153 |
| 154 | Eswatini | 1,079,022 | 154 |
| 155 | Cyprus | 1,036,151 | 155 |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 948,311 | 156 |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 947,367 | 157 |
| 158 | Bahrain | 888,822 | 160 |
| 159 | Fiji | 882,379 | 158 |
| 160 | Djibouti | 839,167 | 159 |
| 161 | Qatar | 825,408 | 161 |
| 162 | Guyana | 760,914 | 162 |
| 163 | Bhutan | 661,865 | 163 |
| 164 | Montenegro | 614,261 | 164 |
| 165 | Comoros | 592,677 | 165 |
| 166 | Suriname | 519,313 | 166 |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 485,115 | 167 |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 483,080 | 168 |
| 169 | Macau | 473,500 | 170 |
| 170 | Luxembourg | 465,158 | 169 |
| 171 | Malta | 403,834 | 171 |
| 172 | Brunei | 358,916 | 172 |
| 173 | Bahamas | 343,894 | 173 |
| 174 | Maldives | 306,429 | 174 |
| 175 | Iceland | 296,734 | 175 |
| 176 | Belize | 279,731 | 176 |
| 177 | Barbados | 268,706 | 177 |
| 178 | French Polynesia | 259,507 | 178 |
| 179 | New Caledonia | 244,381 | 179 |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 210,760 | 180 |
| 181 | Samoa | 186,978 | 181 |
| 182 | St. Lucia | 165,450 | 182 |
| 183 | Guam | 164,365 | 183 |
| 184 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 161,639 | 184 |
| 185 | Channel Islands | 153,126 | 185 |
| 186 | Curaçao | 137,658 | 186 |
| 187 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 112,450 | 187 |
| 188 | Micronesia | 111,412 | 188 |
| 189 | Grenada | 109,734 | 189 |
| 190 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 108,453 | 190 |
| 191 | Tonga | 105,671 | 191 |
| 192 | Kiribati | 98,035 | 192 |
| 193 | Aruba | 97,635 | 193 |
| 194 | Seychelles | 82,858 | 194 |
| 195 | Antigua & Barbuda | 79,611 | 196 |
| 196 | Isle of Man | 79,516 | 195 |
| 197 | Andorra | 77,421 | 197 |
| 198 | Dominica | 68,734 | 198 |
| 199 | Bermuda | 62,711 | 200 |
| 200 | Northern Mariana Islands | 62,354 | 199 |
| 201 | Greenland | 56,935 | 201 |
| 202 | American Samoa | 56,617 | 202 |
| 203 | Marshall Islands | 51,906 | 203 |
| 204 | Faroe Islands | 48,359 | 204 |
| 205 | Cayman Islands | 46,788 | 206 |
| 206 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 46,437 | 205 |
| 207 | Liechtenstein | 34,753 | 207 |
| 208 | St. Martin | 33,928 | 208 |
| 209 | Monaco | 32,210 | 209 |
| 210 | Sint Maarten | 32,057 | 210 |
| 211 | San Marino | 29,836 | 211 |
| 212 | Gibraltar | 29,163 | 212 |
| 213 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 23,988 | 214 |
| 214 | British Virgin Islands | 23,665 | 213 |
| 215 | Palau | 19,819 | 215 |
| 216 | Nauru | 10,049 | 216 |
| 217 | Tuvalu | 9,940 | 217 |