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Country Comparison :: Population
This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: Starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Rank
 country Population Date of Information
1 China
1,330,141,295
July 2010 est.
2 India
1,173,108,018
July 2010 est.
3 United States
310,232,863
July 2010 est.
4 Indonesia
242,968,342
July 2010 est.
5 Brazil
201,103,330
July 2010 est.
6 Pakistan
184,404,791
July 2010 est.
7 Bangladesh
156,118,464
July 2010 est.
8 Nigeria
152,217,341
July 2010 est.
9 Russia
139,390,205
July 2010 est.
10 Japan
126,804,433
July 2010 est.
11 Mexico
112,468,855
July 2010 est.
12 Philippines
99,900,177
July 2010 est.
13 Vietnam
89,571,130
July 2010 est.
14 Ethiopia
88,013,491
July 2010 est.
15 Germany
82,282,988
July 2010 est.
16 Egypt
80,471,869
July 2010 est.
17 Turkey
77,804,122
July 2010 est.
18 Iran
76,923,300
July 2010 est.
19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
70,916,439
July 2010 est.
20 Thailand
67,089,500
July 2010 est.
21 France
64,768,389
July 2010 est.
22 United Kingdom
62,348,447
July 2010 est.
23 Italy
58,090,681
July 2010 est.
24 Burma
53,414,374
July 2010 est.
25 South Africa
49,109,107
July 2010 est.
26 Korea, South
48,636,068
July 2010 est.
27 Spain
46,505,963
July 2010 est.
28 Ukraine
45,415,596
July 2010 est.
29 Colombia
44,205,293
July 2010 est.
30 Sudan
43,939,598
July 2010 est.
31 Tanzania
41,892,895
July 2010 est.
32 Argentina
41,343,201
July 2010 est.
33 Kenya
40,046,566
July 2010 est.
34 Poland
38,463,689
July 2010 est.
35 Algeria
34,586,184
July 2010 est.
36 Canada
33,759,742
July 2010 est.
37 Uganda
33,398,682
July 2010 est.
38 Morocco
31,627,428
July 2010 est.
39 Peru
29,907,003
July 2010 est.
40 Iraq
29,671,605
July 2010 est.
41 Afghanistan
29,121,286
July 2010 est.
42 Nepal
28,951,852
July 2010 est.
43 Malaysia
28,274,729
July 2010 est.
44 Uzbekistan
27,865,738
July 2010 est.
45 Venezuela
27,223,228
July 2010 est.
46 Saudi Arabia
25,731,776
July 2010 est.
47 Ghana
24,339,838
July 2010 est.
48 Yemen
23,495,361
July 2010 est.
49 Taiwan
23,024,956
July 2010 est.
50 Korea, North
22,757,275
July 2010 est.
51 Syria
22,198,110
NA
52 Mozambique
22,061,451
July 2010 est.
53 Romania
21,959,278
July 2010 est.
54 Australia
21,515,754
July 2010 est.
55 Sri Lanka
21,513,990
July 2010 est.
56 Madagascar
21,281,844
July 2010 est.
57 Cote d'Ivoire
21,058,798
July 2010 est.
58 Cameroon
19,294,149
July 2010 est.
59 Netherlands
16,783,092
July 2010 est.
60 Chile
16,746,491
July 2010 est.
61 Burkina Faso
16,241,811
July 2010 est.
62 Niger
15,878,271
July 2010 est.
63 Kazakhstan
15,460,484
July 2010 est.
64 Malawi
15,447,500
July 2010 est.
65 Ecuador
14,790,608
July 2010 est.
66 Cambodia
14,453,680
July 2010 est.
67 Mali
13,796,354
July 2010 est.
68 Guatemala
13,550,440
July 2010 est.
69 Zambia
13,460,305
July 2010 est.
70 Angola
13,068,161
July 2010 est.
71 Senegal
12,323,252
July 2010 est.
72 Zimbabwe
11,651,858
July 2010 est.
73 Cuba
11,477,459
July 2010 est.
74 Rwanda
11,055,976
July 2010 est.
75 Greece
10,749,943
July 2010 est.
76 Portugal
10,735,765
July 2010 est.
77 Tunisia
10,589,025
July 2010 est.
78 Chad
10,543,464
July 2010 est.
79 Belgium
10,423,493
July 2010 est.
80 Guinea
10,324,025
July 2010 est.
81 Czech Republic
10,201,707
July 2010 est.
82 Somalia
10,112,453
July 2010 est.
83 Hungary
9,992,339
July 2010 est.
84 Bolivia
9,947,418
July 2010 est.
85 Burundi
9,863,117
July 2010 est.
86 Dominican Republic
9,823,821
July 2010 est.
87 Haiti
9,719,932
2011 est.
88 Belarus
9,612,632
July 2010 est.
89 Sweden
9,074,055
July 2010 est.
90 Benin
9,056,010
July 2010 est.
91 Azerbaijan
8,303,512
July 2010 est.
92 Austria
8,214,160
July 2010 est.
93 Honduras
7,989,415
July 2010 est.
94 Switzerland
7,623,438
July 2010 est.
95 Tajikistan
7,487,489
July 2010 est.
96 Israel
7,353,985
NA
97 Serbia
7,344,847
July 2010 est.
98 Bulgaria
7,148,785
July 2010 est.
99 Hong Kong
7,089,705
July 2010 est.
100 Togo
6,587,239
July 2010 est.
101 Libya
6,461,454
July 2010 est.
102 Jordan
6,407,085
July 2010 est.
103 Paraguay
6,375,830
July 2010 est.
104 Laos
6,368,162
July 2010 est.
105 Papua New Guinea
6,064,515
July 2010 est.
106 El Salvador
6,052,064
July 2010 est.
107 Nicaragua
5,995,928
July 2010 est.
108 Eritrea
5,792,984
July 2010 est.
109 Denmark
5,515,575
July 2010 est.
110 Kyrgyzstan
5,508,626
July 2010 est.
111 Slovakia
5,470,306
July 2010 est.
112 Finland
5,255,068
July 2010 est.
113 Sierra Leone
5,245,695
July 2010 est.
114 United Arab Emirates
4,975,593
July 2010 est.
115 Turkmenistan
4,940,916
July 2010 est.
116 Central African Republic
4,844,927
July 2010 est.
117 Singapore
4,701,069
July 2010 est.
118 Norway
4,676,305
July 2010 est.
119 Ireland
4,622,917
July 2010 est.
120 Bosnia and Herzegovina
4,621,598
July 2010 est.
121 Georgia
4,600,825
July 2010 est.
122 Costa Rica
4,516,220
July 2010 est.
123 Croatia
4,486,881
July 2010 est.
124 Moldova
4,317,483
July 2010 est.
125 New Zealand
4,252,277
July 2010 est.
126 Congo, Republic of the
4,125,916
July 2010 est.
127 Lebanon
4,125,247
July 2010 est.
128 Puerto Rico
3,978,702
July 2010 est.
129 Liberia
3,685,076
July 2010 est.
130 Lithuania
3,545,319
July 2010 est.
131 Uruguay
3,510,386
July 2010 est.
132 Panama
3,410,676
July 2010 est.
133 Mauritania
3,205,060
July 2010 est.
134 Mongolia
3,086,918
July 2010 est.
135 Albania
2,986,952
July 2010 est.
136 Oman
2,967,717
July 2010 est.
137 Armenia
2,966,802
July 2010 est.
138 Jamaica
2,847,232
July 2010 est.
139 Kuwait
2,789,132
July 2010 est.
140 West Bank
2,514,845
NA
141 Latvia
2,217,969
July 2010 est.
142 Namibia
2,128,471
July 2010 est.
143 Macedonia
2,072,086
July 2010 est.
144 Botswana
2,029,307
July 2010 est.
145 Slovenia
2,003,136
July 2010 est.
146 Lesotho
1,919,552
July 2010 est.
147 Gambia, The
1,824,158
July 2010 est.
148 Kosovo
1,815,048
July 2010 est.
149 Gaza Strip
1,604,238
July 2010 est.
150 Guinea-Bissau
1,565,126
July 2010 est.
151 Gabon
1,545,255
July 2010 est.
152 Swaziland
1,354,051
July 2010 est.
153 Mauritius
1,294,104
July 2010 est.
154 Estonia
1,291,170
July 2010 est.
155 Trinidad and Tobago
1,228,691
July 2010 est.
156 Timor-Leste
1,154,625
July 2010 est.
157 Cyprus
1,102,677
July 2010 est.
158 Fiji
875,983
July 2010 est.
159 Qatar
840,926
July 2010 est.
160 Comoros
773,407
July 2010 est.
161 Guyana
748,486
July 2010 est.
162 Djibouti
740,528
July 2010 est.
163 Bahrain
738,004
July 2010 est.
164 Bhutan
699,847
July 2010 est.
165 Montenegro
666,730
July 2010 est.
166 Equatorial Guinea
650,702
July 2010 est.
167 Macau
567,957
July 2010 est.
168 Solomon Islands
559,198
July 2010 est.
169 Cape Verde
508,659
July 2010 est.
170 Luxembourg
497,538
July 2010 est.
171 Western Sahara
491,519
July 2010 est.
172 Suriname
486,618
July 2010 est.
173 Malta
406,771
July 2010 est.
174 Maldives
395,650
July 2010 est.
175 Brunei
395,027
July 2010 est.
176 Belize
314,522
July 2010 est.
177 Bahamas, The
310,426
July 2010 est.
178 Iceland
308,910
July 2010 est.
179 French Polynesia
291,000
July 2010 est.
180 Barbados
285,653
July 2010 est.
181 New Caledonia
252,352
July 2010 est.
182 Mayotte
231,139
July 2010 est.
183 Netherlands Antilles
228,693
July 2010 est.
184 Vanuatu
221,552
July 2010 est.
185 Samoa
192,001
July 2010 est.
186 Sao Tome and Principe
175,808
July 2010 est.
187 Saint Lucia
160,922
July 2010 est.
188 Curacao
142,180
est. January 2010
189 Tonga
122,580
July 2010 est.
190 Virgin Islands
109,750
July 2010 est.
191 Grenada
107,818
July 2010 est.
192 Micronesia, Federated States of
107,154
July 2010 est.
193 Aruba
104,589
July 2010 est.
194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
104,217
July 2010 est.
195 Kiribati
99,482
July 2010 est.
196 Jersey
93,363
July 2010 est.
197 Seychelles
88,340
July 2010 est.
198 Antigua and Barbuda
86,754
July 2010 est.
199 Andorra
84,525
July 2010 est.
200 Isle of Man
83,859
July 2010 est.
201 Dominica
72,813
July 2010 est.
202 Bermuda
68,265
July 2010 est.
203 American Samoa
66,432
July 2010 est.
204 Marshall Islands
65,859
July 2010 est.
205 Guernsey
64,775
July 2010 est.
206 Greenland
57,637
July 2010 est.
207 Cayman Islands
50,209
July 2010 est.
208 Saint Kitts and Nevis
49,898
July 2010 est.
209 Faroe Islands
49,057
July 2010 est.
210 Northern Mariana Islands
48,317
July 2010 est.
211 Sint Maarten
37,429
January 2010 est.
212 Liechtenstein
35,002
July 2010 est.
213 San Marino
31,477
July 2010 est.
214 Monaco
30,586
July 2010 est.
215 Saint Martin
30,235
July 2010 est.
216 Gibraltar
28,877
July 2010 est.
217 British Virgin Islands
24,939
July 2010 est.
218 Turks and Caicos Islands
23,528
July 2010 est.
219 Palau
20,879
July 2010 est.
220 Akrotiri
15,700
NA
221 Dhekelia
15,700
NA
222 Wallis and Futuna
15,343
July 2010 est.
223 Anguilla
14,766
July 2010 est.
224 Cook Islands
11,488
July 2010 est.
225 Tuvalu
10,472
July 2010 est.
226 Nauru
9,267
July 2010 est.
227 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
7,670
July 2010 est.
228 Saint Barthelemy
7,406
July 2010 est.
229 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
5,943
July 2010 est.
230 Montserrat
5,118
July 2010 est.
231 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
3,140
July 2008 est.
232 Norfolk Island
2,155
July 2010 est.
233 Svalbard
2,067
July 2010 est.
234 Christmas Island
1,402
July 2010 est.
235 Tokelau
1,400
July 2010 est.
236 Niue
1,354
July 2010 est.
237 Holy See (Vatican City)
829
July 2010 est.
238 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
596
July 2010 est.
239 Pitcairn Islands
48
July 2010 est.
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