Rank
|
Country
|
Population
|
Date of Information
|
1
|
World
|
6,525,170,264
|
July 2006 est.
|
2
|
China
|
1,313,973,713
|
July 2006 est.
|
3
|
India
|
1,095,351,995
|
July 2006 est.
|
4
|
European Union
|
486,642,177
|
July 2006 est.
|
5
|
United States
|
298,444,215
|
July 2006 est.
|
6
|
Indonesia
|
245,452,739
|
July 2006 est.
|
7
|
Brazil
|
188,078,227
|
July 2006 est.
|
8
|
Pakistan
|
165,803,560
|
July 2006 est.
|
9
|
Bangladesh
|
147,365,352
|
July 2006 est.
|
10
|
Russia
|
142,893,540
|
July 2006 est.
|
11
|
Nigeria
|
131,859,731
|
July 2006 est.
|
12
|
Japan
|
127,463,611
|
July 2006 est.
|
13
|
Mexico
|
107,449,525
|
July 2006 est.
|
14
|
Philippines
|
89,468,677
|
July 2006 est.
|
15
|
Vietnam
|
84,402,966
|
July 2006 est.
|
16
|
Germany
|
82,422,299
|
July 2006 est.
|
17
|
Egypt
|
78,887,007
|
July 2006 est.
|
18
|
Ethiopia
|
74,777,981
|
July 2006 est.
|
19
|
Turkey
|
70,413,958
|
July 2006 est.
|
20
|
Iran
|
68,688,433
|
July 2006 est.
|
21
|
Thailand
|
64,631,595
|
July 2006 est.
|
22
|
France
|
62,752,136
|
July 2006 est.
|
23
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
62,660,551
|
July 2006 est.
|
24
|
United Kingdom
|
60,609,153
|
July 2006 est.
|
25
|
Italy
|
58,133,509
|
July 2006 est.
|
26
|
Korea, South
|
48,846,823
|
July 2006 est.
|
27
|
Burma
|
47,382,633
|
July 2006 est.
|
28
|
Ukraine
|
46,710,816
|
July 2006 est.
|
29
|
South Africa
|
44,187,637
|
July 2006 est.
|
30
|
Colombia
|
43,593,035
|
July 2006 est.
|
31
|
Sudan
|
41,236,378
|
July 2006 est.
|
32
|
Spain
|
40,397,842
|
July 2006 est.
|
33
|
Argentina
|
39,921,833
|
July 2006 est.
|
34
|
Poland
|
38,536,869
|
July 2006 est.
|
35
|
Tanzania
|
37,445,392
|
July 2006 est.
|
36
|
Kenya
|
34,707,817
|
July 2006 est.
|
37
|
Morocco
|
33,241,259
|
July 2006 est.
|
38
|
Canada
|
33,098,932
|
July 2006 est.
|
39
|
Algeria
|
32,930,091
|
July 2006 est.
|
40
|
Afghanistan
|
31,056,997
|
July 2006 est.
|
41
|
Peru
|
28,302,603
|
July 2006 est.
|
42
|
Nepal
|
28,287,147
|
July 2006 est.
|
43
|
Uganda
|
28,195,754
|
July 2006 est.
|
44
|
Uzbekistan
|
27,307,134
|
July 2006 est.
|
45
|
Saudi Arabia
|
27,019,731
|
July 2006 est.
|
46
|
Iraq
|
26,783,383
|
July 2006 est.
|
47
|
Venezuela
|
25,730,435
|
July 2006 est.
|
48
|
Malaysia
|
24,385,858
|
July 2006 est.
|
49
|
Korea, North
|
23,113,019
|
July 2006 est.
|
50
|
Taiwan
|
23,036,087
|
July 2006 est.
|
51
|
Ghana
|
22,409,572
|
July 2006 est.
|
52
|
Romania
|
22,303,552
|
July 2006 est.
|
53
|
Yemen
|
21,456,188
|
July 2006 est.
|
54
|
Australia
|
20,264,082
|
July 2006 est.
|
55
|
Sri Lanka
|
20,222,240
|
July 2006 est.
|
56
|
Mozambique
|
19,686,505
|
July 2006 est.
|
57
|
Syria
|
18,881,361
|
July 2006 est.
|
58
|
Madagascar
|
18,595,469
|
July 2006 est.
|
59
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
17,654,843
|
July 2006 est.
|
60
|
Cameroon
|
17,340,702
|
July 2006 est.
|
61
|
Netherlands
|
16,491,461
|
July 2006 est.
|
62
|
Chile
|
16,134,219
|
July 2006 est.
|
63
|
Kazakhstan
|
15,233,244
|
July 2006 est.
|
64
|
Burkina Faso
|
13,902,972
|
July 2006 est.
|
65
|
Cambodia
|
13,881,427
|
July 2006 est.
|
66
|
Ecuador
|
13,547,510
|
July 2006 est.
|
67
|
Malawi
|
13,013,926
|
July 2006 est.
|
68
|
Niger
|
12,525,094
|
July 2006 est.
|
69
|
Guatemala
|
12,293,545
|
July 2006 est.
|
70
|
Zimbabwe
|
12,236,805
|
July 2006 est.
|
71
|
Angola
|
12,127,071
|
July 2006 est.
|
72
|
Senegal
|
11,987,121
|
July 2006 est.
|
73
|
Mali
|
11,716,829
|
July 2006 est.
|
74
|
Zambia
|
11,502,010
|
July 2006 est.
|
75
|
Cuba
|
11,382,820
|
July 2006 est.
|
76
|
Greece
|
10,688,058
|
July 2006 est.
|
77
|
Portugal
|
10,605,870
|
July 2006 est.
|
78
|
Belgium
|
10,379,067
|
July 2006 est.
|
79
|
Belarus
|
10,293,011
|
July 2006 est.
|
80
|
Czech Republic
|
10,235,455
|
July 2006 est.
|
81
|
Tunisia
|
10,175,014
|
July 2006 est.
|
82
|
Hungary
|
9,981,334
|
July 2006 est.
|
83
|
Chad
|
9,944,201
|
July 2006 est.
|
84
|
Guinea
|
9,690,222
|
July 2006 est.
|
85
|
Serbia
|
9,396,411
|
2002 census
|
86
|
Dominican Republic
|
9,183,984
|
July 2006 est.
|
87
|
Sweden
|
9,016,596
|
July 2006 est.
|
88
|
Bolivia
|
8,989,046
|
July 2006 est.
|
89
|
Somalia
|
8,863,338
|
July 2006 est.
|
90
|
Rwanda
|
8,648,248
|
July 2006 est.
|
91
|
Haiti
|
8,308,504
|
July 2006 est.
|
92
|
Austria
|
8,192,880
|
July 2006 est.
|
93
|
Burundi
|
8,090,068
|
July 2006 est.
|
94
|
Azerbaijan
|
7,961,619
|
July 2006 est.
|
95
|
Benin
|
7,862,944
|
July 2006 est.
|
96
|
Switzerland
|
7,523,934
|
July 2006 est.
|
97
|
Bulgaria
|
7,385,367
|
July 2006 est.
|
98
|
Honduras
|
7,326,496
|
July 2006 est.
|
99
|
Tajikistan
|
7,320,815
|
July 2006 est.
|
100
|
Hong Kong
|
6,940,432
|
July 2006 est.
|
101
|
El Salvador
|
6,822,378
|
July 2006 est.
|
102
|
Paraguay
|
6,506,464
|
July 2006 est.
|
103
|
Laos
|
6,368,481
|
July 2006 est.
|
104
|
Israel
|
6,352,117
|
July 2006 est.
|
105
|
Sierra Leone
|
6,005,250
|
July 2006 est.
|
106
|
Jordan
|
5,906,760
|
July 2006 est.
|
107
|
Libya
|
5,900,754
|
July 2006 est.
|
108
|
Papua New Guinea
|
5,670,544
|
July 2006 est.
|
109
|
Nicaragua
|
5,570,129
|
July 2006 est.
|
110
|
Togo
|
5,548,702
|
July 2006 est.
|
111
|
Denmark
|
5,450,661
|
July 2006 est.
|
112
|
Slovakia
|
5,439,448
|
July 2006 est.
|
113
|
Finland
|
5,231,372
|
July 2006 est.
|
114
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
5,213,898
|
July 2006 est.
|
115
|
Turkmenistan
|
5,042,920
|
July 2006 est.
|
116
|
Eritrea
|
4,786,994
|
July 2006 est.
|
117
|
Georgia
|
4,661,473
|
July 2006 est.
|
118
|
Norway
|
4,610,820
|
July 2006 est.
|
119
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
4,498,976
|
July 2006 est.
|
120
|
Croatia
|
4,494,749
|
July 2006 est.
|
121
|
Singapore
|
4,492,150
|
July 2006 est.
|
122
|
Moldova
|
4,466,706
|
July 2006 est.
|
123
|
Central African Republic
|
4,303,356
|
July 2006 est.
|
124
|
New Zealand
|
4,076,140
|
July 2006 est.
|
125
|
Costa Rica
|
4,075,261
|
July 2006 est.
|
126
|
Ireland
|
4,062,235
|
July 2006 est.
|
127
|
Puerto Rico
|
3,927,188
|
July 2006 est.
|
128
|
Lebanon
|
3,874,050
|
July 2006 est.
|
129
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
3,702,314
|
July 2006 est.
|
130
|
Lithuania
|
3,585,906
|
July 2006 est.
|
131
|
Albania
|
3,581,655
|
July 2006 est.
|
132
|
Uruguay
|
3,431,932
|
July 2006 est.
|
133
|
Panama
|
3,191,319
|
July 2006 est.
|
134
|
Mauritania
|
3,177,388
|
July 2006 est.
|
135
|
Oman
|
3,102,229
|
July 2006 est.
|
136
|
Liberia
|
3,042,004
|
July 2006 est.
|
137
|
Armenia
|
2,976,372
|
July 2006 est.
|
138
|
Mongolia
|
2,832,224
|
July 2006 est.
|
139
|
Jamaica
|
2,758,124
|
July 2006 est.
|
140
|
United Arab Emirates
|
2,602,713
|
July 2006 est.
|
141
|
West Bank
|
2,460,492
|
NA
|
142
|
Kuwait
|
2,418,393
|
July 2006 est.
|
143
|
Bhutan
|
2,279,723
|
July 2006 est.
|
144
|
Latvia
|
2,274,735
|
July 2006 est.
|
145
|
Macedonia
|
2,050,554
|
July 2006 est.
|
146
|
Namibia
|
2,044,147
|
July 2006 est.
|
147
|
Lesotho
|
2,022,331
|
July 2006 est.
|
148
|
Slovenia
|
2,010,347
|
July 2006 est.
|
149
|
Gambia, The
|
1,641,564
|
July 2006 est.
|
150
|
Botswana
|
1,639,833
|
July 2006 est.
|
151
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
1,442,029
|
July 2006 est.
|
152
|
Gaza Strip
|
1,428,757
|
July 2006 est.
|
153
|
Gabon
|
1,424,906
|
July 2006 est.
|
154
|
Estonia
|
1,324,333
|
July 2006 est.
|
155
|
Mauritius
|
1,240,827
|
July 2006 est.
|
156
|
Swaziland
|
1,136,334
|
July 2006 est.
|
157
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
1,065,842
|
July 2006 est.
|
158
|
East Timor
|
1,062,777
|
July 2006 est.
|
159
|
Fiji
|
905,949
|
July 2006 est.
|
160
|
Qatar
|
885,359
|
July 2006 est.
|
161
|
Cyprus
|
784,301
|
July 2006 est.
|
162
|
Guyana
|
767,245
|
July 2006 est.
|
163
|
Bahrain
|
698,585
|
July 2006 est.
|
164
|
Comoros
|
690,948
|
July 2006 est.
|
165
|
Montenegro
|
630,548
|
2004
|
166
|
Solomon Islands
|
552,438
|
July 2006 est.
|
167
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
540,109
|
July 2006 est.
|
168
|
Djibouti
|
486,530
|
July 2006 est.
|
169
|
Luxembourg
|
474,413
|
July 2006 est.
|
170
|
Macau
|
453,125
|
July 2006 est.
|
171
|
Suriname
|
439,117
|
July 2006 est.
|
172
|
Cape Verde
|
420,979
|
July 2006 est.
|
173
|
Malta
|
400,214
|
July 2006 est.
|
174
|
Brunei
|
379,444
|
July 2006 est.
|
175
|
Maldives
|
359,008
|
July 2006 est.
|
176
|
Bahamas, The
|
303,770
|
July 2006 est.
|
177
|
Iceland
|
299,388
|
July 2006 est.
|
178
|
Belize
|
287,730
|
July 2006 est.
|
179
|
Barbados
|
279,912
|
July 2006 est.
|
180
|
French Polynesia
|
274,578
|
July 2006 est.
|
181
|
Western Sahara
|
273,008
|
July 2006 est.
|
182
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
221,736
|
July 2006 est.
|
183
|
New Caledonia
|
219,246
|
July 2006 est.
|
184
|
Vanuatu
|
208,869
|
July 2006 est.
|
185
|
Mayotte
|
201,234
|
July 2006 est.
|
186
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
193,413
|
July 2006 est.
|
187
|
Samoa
|
176,908
|
July 2006 est.
|
188
|
Guam
|
171,019
|
July 2006 est.
|
189
|
Saint Lucia
|
168,458
|
July 2006 est.
|
190
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
117,848
|
July 2006 est.
|
191
|
Tonga
|
114,689
|
July 2006 est.
|
192
|
Virgin Islands
|
108,605
|
July 2006 est.
|
193
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
108,004
|
July 2006 est.
|
194
|
Kiribati
|
105,432
|
July 2006 est.
|
195
|
Jersey
|
91,084
|
July 2006 est.
|
196
|
Grenada
|
89,703
|
July 2006 est.
|
197
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
82,459
|
July 2006 est.
|
198
|
Seychelles
|
81,541
|
July 2006 est.
|
199
|
Isle of Man
|
75,441
|
July 2006 est.
|
200
|
Aruba
|
71,891
|
July 2006 est.
|
201
|
Andorra
|
71,201
|
July 2006 est.
|
202
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
69,108
|
July 2006 est.
|
203
|
Dominica
|
68,910
|
July 2006 est.
|
204
|
Bermuda
|
65,773
|
July 2006 est.
|
205
|
Guernsey
|
65,409
|
July 2006 est.
|
206
|
Marshall Islands
|
60,422
|
July 2006 est.
|
207
|
American Samoa
|
57,794
|
July 2006 est.
|
208
|
Greenland
|
56,361
|
July 2006 est.
|
209
|
Faroe Islands
|
47,246
|
July 2006 est.
|
210
|
Cayman Islands
|
45,436
|
July 2006 est.
|
211
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
39,129
|
July 2006 est.
|
212
|
Liechtenstein
|
33,987
|
July 2006 est.
|
213
|
Monaco
|
32,543
|
July 2006 est.
|
214
|
San Marino
|
29,251
|
July 2006 est.
|
215
|
Gibraltar
|
27,928
|
July 2006 est.
|
216
|
British Virgin Islands
|
23,098
|
July 2006 est.
|
217
|
Cook Islands
|
21,388
|
July 2006 est.
|
218
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
21,152
|
July 2006 est.
|
219
|
Palau
|
20,579
|
July 2006 est.
|
220
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
16,025
|
July 2006 est.
|
221
|
Anguilla
|
13,477
|
July 2006 est.
|
222
|
Nauru
|
13,287
|
July 2006 est.
|
223
|
Tuvalu
|
11,810
|
July 2006 est.
|
224
|
Montserrat
|
9,439
|
July 2006 est.
|
225
|
Saint Helena
|
7,502
|
July 2006 est.
|
226
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
7,026
|
July 2006 est.
|
227
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
2,967
|
July 2006 est.
|
228
|
Svalbard
|
2,701
|
July 2006 est.
|
229
|
Niue
|
2,166
|
July 2006 est.
|
230
|
Norfolk Island
|
1,828
|
July 2006 est.
|
231
|
Christmas Island
|
1,493
|
NA
|
232
|
Tokelau
|
1,392
|
July 2006 est.
|
233
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
932
|
July 2006 est.
|
234
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
574
|
July 2006 est.
|
235
|
Pitcairn Islands
|
45
|
July 2006 est.
|
This page was last updated on 15 March, 2007
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