Population by country, 2012
Countries217
1. China1,354,190,000
Median5,897,008
Japan127,629,00010 / 217
World7,176,482,165
Top 20
1,354,190,000
1,278,674,502
314,339,099
252,698,525
207,667,125
196,876,111
176,200,625
155,070,101
143,378,447
127,629,000
116,818,208
100,175,512
95,798,767
93,161,001
89,510,356
80,425,823
79,370,580
75,175,827
73,254,618
69,436,098
Bottom 10
36,657
35,023
34,711
33,469
32,127
32,029
30,345
17,765
10,934
10,267
Biggest increases since 2011
+15.3%
+6.5%
+6.0%
+5.7%
+4.6%
+4.6%
+4.3%
+4.2%
+4.2%
+4.1%
Biggest decreases since 2011
-2.6%
-1.9%
-1.7%
-1.5%
-1.3%
-1.2%
-1.2%
-0.9%
-0.9%
-0.7%
All countries
| # | Country / region | Population | Prior-year rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,354,190,000 | 1 |
| 2 | India | 1,278,674,502 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 314,339,099 | 3 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 252,698,525 | 4 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 207,667,125 | 5 |
| 6 | Brazil | 196,876,111 | 6 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 176,200,625 | 7 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 155,070,101 | 8 |
| 9 | Russia | 143,378,447 | 9 |
| 10 | Japan | 127,629,000 | 10 |
| 11 | Mexico | 116,818,208 | 11 |
| 12 | Philippines | 100,175,512 | 12 |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 95,798,767 | 13 |
| 14 | Egypt | 93,161,001 | 14 |
| 15 | Vietnam | 89,510,356 | 15 |
| 16 | Germany | 80,425,823 | 16 |
| 17 | Iran | 79,370,580 | 17 |
| 18 | Türkiye | 75,175,827 | 18 |
| 19 | Congo - Kinshasa | 73,254,618 | 19 |
| 20 | Thailand | 69,436,098 | 20 |
| 21 | France | 65,657,659 | 21 |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 63,711,000 | 22 |
| 23 | Italy | 60,191,247 | 23 |
| 24 | South Africa | 53,782,567 | 24 |
| 25 | South Korea | 50,199,853 | 25 |
| 26 | Myanmar (Burma) | 49,837,446 | 26 |
| 27 | Tanzania | 47,374,260 | 29 |
| 28 | Spain | 46,773,055 | 27 |
| 29 | Ukraine | 46,210,056 | 28 |
| 30 | Colombia | 45,715,810 | 30 |
| 31 | Kenya | 43,888,303 | 31 |
| 32 | Argentina | 42,161,721 | 32 |
| 33 | Poland | 38,063,164 | 33 |
| 34 | Algeria | 37,646,166 | 34 |
| 35 | Sudan | 36,923,178 | 35 |
| 36 | Canada | 34,713,395 | 36 |
| 37 | Uganda | 34,337,438 | 37 |
| 38 | Iraq | 33,654,842 | 39 |
| 39 | Morocco | 33,355,241 | 38 |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 30,560,034 | 40 |
| 41 | Malaysia | 29,662,831 | 43 |
| 42 | Venezuela | 29,553,826 | 42 |
| 43 | Peru | 29,550,366 | 41 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 29,261,903 | 44 |
| 45 | Yemen | 28,433,647 | 45 |
| 46 | Nepal | 27,534,915 | 46 |
| 47 | Ghana | 26,734,268 | 47 |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 26,168,861 | 49 |
| 49 | North Korea | 25,211,728 | 48 |
| 50 | Angola | 25,177,394 | 50 |
| 51 | Mozambique | 24,337,846 | 51 |
| 52 | Côte d’Ivoire | 23,467,078 | 52 |
| 53 | Madagascar | 23,462,438 | 54 |
| 54 | Syria | 22,759,763 | 53 |
| 55 | Australia | 22,733,465 | 55 |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 21,169,458 | 56 |
| 57 | Cameroon | 20,809,529 | 57 |
| 58 | Romania | 20,058,035 | 58 |
| 59 | Niger | 17,836,769 | 60 |
| 60 | Chile | 17,519,119 | 59 |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 17,306,106 | 61 |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | 17,172,287 | 63 |
| 63 | Mali | 16,957,033 | 64 |
| 64 | Netherlands | 16,754,962 | 62 |
| 65 | Malawi | 15,709,577 | 66 |
| 66 | Ecuador | 15,572,194 | 65 |
| 67 | Guatemala | 15,089,647 | 67 |
| 68 | Cambodia | 14,945,085 | 68 |
| 69 | Zambia | 14,913,629 | 69 |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 13,817,887 | 70 |
| 71 | Senegal | 13,310,495 | 71 |
| 72 | Chad | 13,210,998 | 72 |
| 73 | Somalia | 12,461,160 | 73 |
| 74 | Cuba | 11,303,175 | 74 |
| 75 | Belgium | 11,106,932 | 76 |
| 76 | Greece | 11,045,011 | 75 |
| 77 | Tunisia | 11,009,647 | 77 |
| 78 | Guinea | 10,921,581 | 78 |
| 79 | Rwanda | 10,829,901 | 79 |
| 80 | South Sudan | 10,756,240 | 83 |
| 81 | Bolivia | 10,515,807 | 82 |
| 82 | Portugal | 10,514,844 | 80 |
| 83 | Czechia | 10,510,785 | 81 |
| 84 | Benin | 10,397,657 | 84 |
| 85 | Burundi | 10,071,028 | 88 |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 10,070,411 | 86 |
| 87 | Haiti | 10,069,771 | 87 |
| 88 | Hungary | 9,920,362 | 85 |
| 89 | Sweden | 9,519,374 | 90 |
| 90 | Belarus | 9,446,836 | 89 |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 9,295,784 | 91 |
| 92 | Honduras | 8,715,076 | 92 |
| 93 | Austria | 8,429,991 | 93 |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 8,081,390 | 95 |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 8,014,084 | 96 |
| 96 | Switzerland | 7,996,861 | 94 |
| 97 | Israel | 7,910,500 | 97 |
| 98 | Jordan | 7,587,127 | 98 |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 7,391,448 | 101 |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 7,305,888 | 99 |
| 101 | Serbia | 7,201,497 | 100 |
| 102 | Hong Kong | 7,150,100 | 102 |
| 103 | Togo | 6,653,718 | 103 |
| 104 | Sierra Leone | 6,551,080 | 105 |
| 105 | Laos | 6,518,978 | 104 |
| 106 | Libya | 6,179,328 | 106 |
| 107 | El Salvador | 6,113,975 | 107 |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 5,901,287 | 108 |
| 109 | Paraguay | 5,897,008 | 109 |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | 5,808,546 | 110 |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,652,076 | 112 |
| 112 | Denmark | 5,591,572 | 111 |
| 113 | Finland | 5,413,971 | 114 |
| 114 | Slovakia | 5,407,579 | 113 |
| 115 | Singapore | 5,312,437 | 115 |
| 116 | Lebanon | 5,235,742 | 116 |
| 117 | Norway | 5,018,573 | 117 |
| 118 | Congo - Brazzaville | 4,740,450 | 119 |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 4,663,934 | 118 |
| 120 | Central African Republic | 4,610,848 | 121 |
| 121 | Ireland | 4,599,533 | 120 |
| 122 | New Zealand | 4,408,100 | 122 |
| 123 | Liberia | 4,373,043 | 124 |
| 124 | Croatia | 4,260,368 | 123 |
| 125 | Palestinian Territories | 3,979,998 | 125 |
| 126 | Panama | 3,759,256 | 128 |
| 127 | Georgia | 3,728,874 | 126 |
| 128 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 3,670,113 | 127 |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 3,661,045 | 129 |
| 130 | Mauritania | 3,619,034 | 130 |
| 131 | Oman | 3,547,106 | 133 |
| 132 | Kuwait | 3,337,109 | 132 |
| 133 | Uruguay | 3,335,401 | 131 |
| 134 | Eritrea | 3,036,988 | 136 |
| 135 | Armenia | 3,024,100 | 135 |
| 136 | Lithuania | 2,989,139 | 134 |
| 137 | Albania | 2,860,708 | 137 |
| 138 | Moldova | 2,860,324 | 138 |
| 139 | Mongolia | 2,839,705 | 139 |
| 140 | Jamaica | 2,772,430 | 140 |
| 141 | Namibia | 2,194,654 | 141 |
| 142 | Botswana | 2,108,617 | 142 |
| 143 | Slovenia | 2,057,159 | 144 |
| 144 | Gambia | 2,043,094 | 146 |
| 145 | Lesotho | 2,034,354 | 145 |
| 146 | Latvia | 2,034,319 | 143 |
| 147 | North Macedonia | 1,929,821 | 147 |
| 148 | Gabon | 1,846,889 | 149 |
| 149 | Kosovo | 1,807,126 | 148 |
| 150 | Qatar | 1,722,438 | 150 |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,651,417 | 151 |
| 152 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1,335,194 | 152 |
| 153 | Estonia | 1,322,696 | 153 |
| 154 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,293,483 | 155 |
| 155 | Mauritius | 1,255,882 | 154 |
| 156 | Bahrain | 1,208,964 | 156 |
| 157 | Cyprus | 1,165,397 | 157 |
| 158 | Timor-Leste | 1,134,885 | 159 |
| 159 | Eswatini | 1,123,863 | 158 |
| 160 | Djibouti | 966,747 | 160 |
| 161 | Fiji | 914,918 | 161 |
| 162 | Guyana | 746,288 | 162 |
| 163 | Bhutan | 717,279 | 163 |
| 164 | Comoros | 681,630 | 164 |
| 165 | Montenegro | 621,418 | 165 |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 573,606 | 167 |
| 167 | Macau | 567,900 | 168 |
| 168 | Suriname | 562,633 | 166 |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 530,946 | 169 |
| 170 | Cape Verde | 511,955 | 170 |
| 171 | Malta | 420,028 | 171 |
| 172 | Brunei | 405,557 | 172 |
| 173 | Maldives | 386,818 | 173 |
| 174 | Bahamas | 375,469 | 174 |
| 175 | Belize | 334,414 | 175 |
| 176 | Iceland | 320,716 | 176 |
| 177 | Barbados | 276,938 | 177 |
| 178 | French Polynesia | 273,084 | 178 |
| 179 | New Caledonia | 271,633 | 179 |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 248,883 | 180 |
| 181 | Samoa | 196,498 | 181 |
| 182 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 189,439 | 182 |
| 183 | St. Lucia | 172,587 | 183 |
| 184 | Guam | 166,331 | 184 |
| 185 | Channel Islands | 160,767 | 185 |
| 186 | Curaçao | 152,088 | 186 |
| 187 | Grenada | 112,775 | 187 |
| 188 | Kiribati | 112,284 | 188 |
| 189 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 108,736 | 189 |
| 190 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 108,188 | 190 |
| 191 | Micronesia | 107,890 | 191 |
| 192 | Tonga | 107,460 | 192 |
| 193 | Aruba | 104,110 | 193 |
| 194 | Seychelles | 88,303 | 194 |
| 195 | Antigua & Barbuda | 87,260 | 195 |
| 196 | Isle of Man | 84,335 | 196 |
| 197 | Andorra | 76,834 | 197 |
| 198 | Dominica | 69,118 | 198 |
| 199 | Bermuda | 63,646 | 199 |
| 200 | Cayman Islands | 57,136 | 201 |
| 201 | Greenland | 56,810 | 200 |
| 202 | American Samoa | 54,489 | 202 |
| 203 | Northern Mariana Islands | 53,234 | 203 |
| 204 | Marshall Islands | 51,419 | 204 |
| 205 | Faroe Islands | 48,290 | 205 |
| 206 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 47,033 | 206 |
| 207 | St. Martin | 37,276 | 207 |
| 208 | Liechtenstein | 36,657 | 208 |
| 209 | Sint Maarten | 35,023 | 209 |
| 210 | Monaco | 34,711 | 210 |
| 211 | San Marino | 33,469 | 211 |
| 212 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 32,127 | 213 |
| 213 | Gibraltar | 32,029 | 212 |
| 214 | British Virgin Islands | 30,345 | 214 |
| 215 | Palau | 17,765 | 215 |
| 216 | Tuvalu | 10,934 | 216 |
| 217 | Nauru | 10,267 | 217 |