Population by country, 2013
Countries217
1. China1,363,240,000
Median5,982,445
Japan127,445,00010 / 217
World7,265,404,737
Top 20
1,363,240,000
1,295,829,511
316,726,282
255,852,467
211,073,978
198,478,299
181,049,443
156,532,141
143,805,638
127,445,000
118,343,573
102,076,336
98,438,751
95,333,553
90,573,104
80,645,605
80,414,686
76,147,624
75,789,395
69,845,114
Bottom 10
36,984
35,854
35,447
33,653
33,041
32,407
31,703
17,648
11,001
10,517
Biggest increases since 2012
+11.3%
+9.7%
+8.1%
+5.6%
+5.3%
+5.1%
+4.8%
+4.7%
+4.5%
+4.2%
Biggest decreases since 2012
-4.8%
-2.8%
-2.1%
-2.0%
-1.6%
-1.5%
-1.4%
-1.3%
-1.1%
-0.9%
All countries
| # | Country / region | Population | Prior-year rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,363,240,000 | 1 |
| 2 | India | 1,295,829,511 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 316,726,282 | 3 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 255,852,467 | 4 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 211,073,978 | 5 |
| 6 | Brazil | 198,478,299 | 6 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 181,049,443 | 7 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 156,532,141 | 8 |
| 9 | Russia | 143,805,638 | 9 |
| 10 | Japan | 127,445,000 | 10 |
| 11 | Mexico | 118,343,573 | 11 |
| 12 | Philippines | 102,076,336 | 12 |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 98,438,751 | 13 |
| 14 | Egypt | 95,333,553 | 14 |
| 15 | Vietnam | 90,573,104 | 15 |
| 16 | Germany | 80,645,605 | 16 |
| 17 | Iran | 80,414,686 | 17 |
| 18 | Türkiye | 76,147,624 | 18 |
| 19 | Congo - Kinshasa | 75,789,395 | 19 |
| 20 | Thailand | 69,845,114 | 20 |
| 21 | France | 65,997,932 | 21 |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 64,138,000 | 22 |
| 23 | Italy | 60,311,613 | 23 |
| 24 | South Africa | 54,678,791 | 24 |
| 25 | South Korea | 50,428,893 | 25 |
| 26 | Myanmar (Burma) | 50,262,658 | 26 |
| 27 | Tanzania | 48,824,128 | 27 |
| 28 | Spain | 46,604,197 | 28 |
| 29 | Colombia | 46,151,584 | 30 |
| 30 | Ukraine | 46,126,770 | 29 |
| 31 | Kenya | 44,986,791 | 31 |
| 32 | Argentina | 42,582,455 | 32 |
| 33 | Algeria | 38,414,171 | 34 |
| 34 | Poland | 38,040,196 | 33 |
| 35 | Sudan | 37,785,849 | 35 |
| 36 | Uganda | 35,337,042 | 37 |
| 37 | Iraq | 35,281,989 | 38 |
| 38 | Canada | 35,080,992 | 36 |
| 39 | Morocco | 33,787,571 | 39 |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 31,622,704 | 40 |
| 41 | Malaysia | 30,174,265 | 41 |
| 42 | Venezuela | 29,912,198 | 42 |
| 43 | Peru | 29,817,919 | 43 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 29,724,065 | 44 |
| 45 | Yemen | 29,312,952 | 45 |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 27,624,004 | 48 |
| 47 | Nepal | 27,589,996 | 46 |
| 48 | Ghana | 27,386,193 | 47 |
| 49 | Angola | 26,165,620 | 50 |
| 50 | North Korea | 25,329,451 | 49 |
| 51 | Mozambique | 25,051,611 | 51 |
| 52 | Madagascar | 24,109,290 | 53 |
| 53 | Côte d’Ivoire | 23,939,775 | 52 |
| 54 | Australia | 23,128,129 | 55 |
| 55 | Syria | 21,666,917 | 54 |
| 56 | Cameroon | 21,402,376 | 57 |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 20,585,000 | 56 |
| 58 | Romania | 19,983,693 | 58 |
| 59 | Niger | 18,519,898 | 59 |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 17,695,409 | 62 |
| 61 | Chile | 17,687,006 | 60 |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 17,556,502 | 61 |
| 63 | Mali | 17,459,615 | 63 |
| 64 | Netherlands | 16,804,432 | 64 |
| 65 | Malawi | 16,161,816 | 65 |
| 66 | Ecuador | 15,807,128 | 66 |
| 67 | Zambia | 15,398,997 | 69 |
| 68 | Guatemala | 15,387,337 | 67 |
| 69 | Cambodia | 15,170,208 | 68 |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 14,013,808 | 70 |
| 71 | Senegal | 13,710,849 | 71 |
| 72 | Chad | 13,691,079 | 72 |
| 73 | Somalia | 12,869,594 | 73 |
| 74 | Cuba | 11,298,167 | 74 |
| 75 | Guinea | 11,191,873 | 78 |
| 76 | South Sudan | 11,166,275 | 80 |
| 77 | Belgium | 11,159,407 | 75 |
| 78 | Tunisia | 11,141,361 | 77 |
| 79 | Rwanda | 11,093,340 | 79 |
| 80 | Greece | 10,965,211 | 76 |
| 81 | Benin | 10,708,834 | 84 |
| 82 | Bolivia | 10,682,608 | 81 |
| 83 | Czechia | 10,514,272 | 83 |
| 84 | Portugal | 10,457,295 | 82 |
| 85 | Burundi | 10,439,341 | 85 |
| 86 | Haiti | 10,222,362 | 87 |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 10,193,833 | 86 |
| 88 | Hungary | 9,872,734 | 88 |
| 89 | Sweden | 9,600,379 | 89 |
| 90 | Belarus | 9,443,211 | 90 |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 9,416,801 | 91 |
| 92 | Honduras | 8,889,278 | 92 |
| 93 | Austria | 8,479,823 | 93 |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 8,302,698 | 94 |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 8,216,724 | 95 |
| 96 | Switzerland | 8,089,346 | 96 |
| 97 | Israel | 8,059,500 | 97 |
| 98 | Jordan | 7,991,809 | 98 |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 7,693,031 | 99 |
| 100 | Hong Kong | 7,178,900 | 102 |
| 101 | Serbia | 7,166,553 | 101 |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 7,160,005 | 100 |
| 103 | Togo | 6,798,848 | 103 |
| 104 | Sierra Leone | 6,714,051 | 104 |
| 105 | Laos | 6,611,385 | 105 |
| 106 | Libya | 6,304,628 | 106 |
| 107 | El Salvador | 6,138,839 | 107 |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 5,983,845 | 108 |
| 109 | Paraguay | 5,982,445 | 109 |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | 5,939,341 | 110 |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,777,150 | 111 |
| 112 | Lebanon | 5,743,436 | 116 |
| 113 | Denmark | 5,614,932 | 112 |
| 114 | Finland | 5,438,972 | 113 |
| 115 | Slovakia | 5,413,393 | 114 |
| 116 | Singapore | 5,399,162 | 115 |
| 117 | Norway | 5,079,623 | 117 |
| 118 | Congo - Brazzaville | 4,857,099 | 118 |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 4,716,147 | 119 |
| 120 | Central African Republic | 4,642,419 | 120 |
| 121 | Ireland | 4,623,816 | 121 |
| 122 | Liberia | 4,470,239 | 123 |
| 123 | New Zealand | 4,442,100 | 122 |
| 124 | Croatia | 4,233,922 | 124 |
| 125 | Palestinian Territories | 4,076,708 | 125 |
| 126 | Oman | 3,833,913 | 131 |
| 127 | Panama | 3,825,329 | 126 |
| 128 | Mauritania | 3,734,318 | 130 |
| 129 | Georgia | 3,717,668 | 127 |
| 130 | Puerto Rico | 3,631,427 | 129 |
| 131 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 3,610,859 | 128 |
| 132 | Kuwait | 3,507,844 | 132 |
| 133 | Uruguay | 3,345,337 | 133 |
| 134 | Eritrea | 3,074,360 | 134 |
| 135 | Armenia | 3,022,000 | 135 |
| 136 | Lithuania | 2,961,250 | 136 |
| 137 | Mongolia | 2,899,011 | 139 |
| 138 | Moldova | 2,859,558 | 138 |
| 139 | Albania | 2,816,902 | 137 |
| 140 | Jamaica | 2,783,687 | 140 |
| 141 | Namibia | 2,252,508 | 141 |
| 142 | Botswana | 2,140,682 | 142 |
| 143 | Gambia | 2,103,820 | 144 |
| 144 | Slovenia | 2,059,953 | 143 |
| 145 | Lesotho | 2,056,504 | 145 |
| 146 | Latvia | 2,012,647 | 146 |
| 147 | North Macedonia | 1,922,716 | 147 |
| 148 | Qatar | 1,916,426 | 150 |
| 149 | Gabon | 1,913,059 | 148 |
| 150 | Kosovo | 1,818,119 | 149 |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,695,973 | 151 |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,346,218 | 154 |
| 153 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1,340,557 | 152 |
| 154 | Estonia | 1,317,997 | 153 |
| 155 | Mauritius | 1,258,927 | 155 |
| 156 | Bahrain | 1,253,191 | 156 |
| 157 | Cyprus | 1,183,895 | 157 |
| 158 | Timor-Leste | 1,158,695 | 158 |
| 159 | Eswatini | 1,129,990 | 159 |
| 160 | Djibouti | 984,824 | 160 |
| 161 | Fiji | 916,352 | 161 |
| 162 | Guyana | 750,021 | 162 |
| 163 | Bhutan | 725,273 | 163 |
| 164 | Comoros | 696,192 | 164 |
| 165 | Montenegro | 622,587 | 165 |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 594,945 | 166 |
| 167 | Macau | 591,900 | 167 |
| 168 | Suriname | 569,020 | 168 |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 543,360 | 169 |
| 170 | Cape Verde | 512,225 | 170 |
| 171 | Malta | 424,810 | 171 |
| 172 | Brunei | 411,202 | 172 |
| 173 | Maldives | 400,070 | 173 |
| 174 | Bahamas | 378,953 | 174 |
| 175 | Belize | 341,627 | 175 |
| 176 | Iceland | 323,764 | 176 |
| 177 | Barbados | 277,665 | 177 |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 276,822 | 179 |
| 179 | French Polynesia | 274,728 | 178 |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 254,482 | 180 |
| 181 | Samoa | 198,268 | 181 |
| 182 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 193,148 | 182 |
| 183 | St. Lucia | 173,369 | 183 |
| 184 | Guam | 165,966 | 184 |
| 185 | Channel Islands | 161,777 | 185 |
| 186 | Curaçao | 153,822 | 186 |
| 187 | Kiribati | 113,838 | 188 |
| 188 | Grenada | 113,487 | 187 |
| 189 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 108,135 | 189 |
| 190 | Micronesia | 108,121 | 191 |
| 191 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 108,041 | 190 |
| 192 | Tonga | 107,078 | 192 |
| 193 | Aruba | 105,675 | 193 |
| 194 | Seychelles | 89,949 | 194 |
| 195 | Antigua & Barbuda | 88,064 | 195 |
| 196 | Isle of Man | 84,141 | 196 |
| 197 | Andorra | 75,194 | 197 |
| 198 | Dominica | 69,715 | 198 |
| 199 | Bermuda | 63,574 | 199 |
| 200 | Cayman Islands | 58,655 | 200 |
| 201 | Greenland | 56,483 | 201 |
| 202 | American Samoa | 54,006 | 202 |
| 203 | Northern Mariana Islands | 52,758 | 203 |
| 204 | Marshall Islands | 50,681 | 204 |
| 205 | Faroe Islands | 48,245 | 205 |
| 206 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 47,069 | 206 |
| 207 | St. Martin | 37,419 | 207 |
| 208 | Liechtenstein | 36,984 | 208 |
| 209 | Sint Maarten | 35,854 | 209 |
| 210 | Monaco | 35,447 | 210 |
| 211 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 33,653 | 212 |
| 212 | San Marino | 33,041 | 211 |
| 213 | Gibraltar | 32,407 | 213 |
| 214 | British Virgin Islands | 31,703 | 214 |
| 215 | Palau | 17,648 | 215 |
| 216 | Tuvalu | 11,001 | 216 |
| 217 | Nauru | 10,517 | 217 |