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Afghanistan | 37,466,414 (July 2021 est.) |
Akrotiri | approximately 18,195 on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 11,000 Cypriots and 7,195 Service and UK-based contract personnel and dependents (2020) |
Albania | 3,088,385 (July 2021 est.) |
Algeria | 43,576,691 (July 2021 est.) |
American Samoa | 46,366 (July 2021 est.) |
Andorra | 85,645 (July 2021 est.) |
Angola | 33,642,646 (July 2021 est.) note: Angola's national statistical agency projected the country's 2017 population to be 28.4 million |
Anguilla | 18,403 (July 2021 est.) |
Antarctica | no indigenous inhabitants, but there are both permanent and summer-only staffed research stations note: 53 countries have signed the 1959 Antarctic Treaty; 30 of those operate through their National Antarctic Program a number of seasonal-only (summer) and year-round research stations on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty); the population engaging in and supporting science or managing and protecting the Antarctic region varies from approximately 4,400 in summer to 1,100 in winter; in addition, approximately 1,000 personnel, including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research, are present in the waters of the treaty region as of 2017, peak summer (December-February) maximum capacity in scientific stations - 4,877 total; Argentina 601, Australia 243, Belarus 12, Belgium 40, Brazil 66, Bulgaria 22, Chile 433, China 166, Czechia 20, Ecuador 34, Finland 17, France 90, France and Italy jointly 80, Germany 104, India 113, Italy 120, Japan 130, South Korea 130, Netherlands 10, NZ 86, Norway 70, Peru 30, Poland 40, Russia 335, South Africa 80, Spain 98, Sweden 20, Ukraine 24, UK 196, US 1,399, Uruguay 68 (2017) winter (June-August) maximum capacity in scientific station - 1,036 total; Argentina 221, Australia 52, Brazil 15, Chile 114, China 32, France 24, France and Italy jointly 13, Germany 9, India 48, Japan 40, Netherlands 10, South Korea 25, NZ 11, Norway 7, Poland 16, Russia 125, South Africa 15, Ukraine 12, UK 44, US 215, Uruguay 8 (2017) research stations operated within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of 60 degrees south latitude) by National Antarctic Programs year-round stations - approximately 40 total; Argentina 6, Australia 3, Brazil 1, Chile 6, China 2, France 1, France and Italy jointly 1, Germany 1, India 2, Japan 1, Netherlands 1, South Korea 2, NZ 1, Norway 1, Poland 1, Russia 5, South Africa 1, Ukraine 1, UK 2, US 3, Uruguay 2 (2017) a range of seasonal-only (summer) stations, camps, and refuges - Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, China, Czechia, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, US, and Uruguay (2017) in addition, during the austral summer some nations have numerous occupied locations such as tent camps, summer-long temporary facilities, and mobile traverses in support of research |
Antigua and Barbuda | 99,175 (July 2021 est.) |
Argentina | 45,864,941 (July 2021 est.) |
Armenia | 3,011,609 (July 2021 est.) |
Aruba | 120,917 (July 2021 est.) |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | no indigenous inhabitants (July 2021 est.) note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island; access to East and Middle Islands is by permit only |
Australia | 25,809,973 (July 2021 est.) |
Austria | 8,884,864 (July 2021 est.) |
Azerbaijan | 10,282,283 (July 2021 est.) |
Bahamas, The | 352,655 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Bahrain | 1,526,929 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up approximately 45% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
Bangladesh | 164,098,818 (July 2021 est.) |
Barbados | 301,865 (July 2021 est.) |
Belarus | 9,441,842 (July 2021 est.) |
Belgium | 11,778,842 (July 2021 est.) |
Belize | 405,633 (July 2021 est.) |
Benin | 13,301,694 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Bermuda | 72,084 (July 2021 est.) |
Bhutan | 857,423 (July 2021 est.) |
Bolivia | 11,758,869 (July 2021 est.) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,824,782 (July 2021 est.) |
Botswana | 2,350,667 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Bouvet Island | uninhabited |
Brazil | 213,445,417 (July 2021 est.) |
British Indian Ocean Territory | no indigenous inhabitants note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960s and 1970s; approximately 3,000 UK and US military personnel and civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia (2018) |
British Virgin Islands | 37,891 (July 2021 est.) |
Brunei | 471,103 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up approximately 26% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
Bulgaria | 6,919,180 (July 2021 est.) |
Burkina Faso | 21,382,659 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Burma | 57,069,099 (July 2021 est.) |
Burundi | 12,241,065 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Cambodia | 17,304,363 (July 2021 est.) |
Cameroon | 28,524,175 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Canada | 37,943,231 (July 2021 est.) |
Cayman Islands | 63,131 (July 2021 est.) note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman |
Central African Republic | 5,357,984 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Chad | 17,414,108 (July 2021 est.) |
Chile | 18,307,925 (July 2021 est.) |
China | 1,397,897,720 (July 2021 est.) |
Christmas Island | 2,205 (2016 est.) |
Clipperton Island | uninhabited |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 596 (July 2014 est.) |
Colombia | 50,355,650 (July 2021 est.) |
Comoros | 864,335 (July 2021 est.) |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 105,044,646 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Congo, Republic of the | 5,417,414 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Cook Islands | 8,327 (July 2021 est.) note: the Cook Islands' Ministry of Finance & Economic Management estimated the resident population to have been 11,700 in September 2016 |
Coral Sea Islands | no indigenous inhabitants (July 2021 est.) note: there is a staff of four at the meteorological station on Willis Island |
Costa Rica | 5,151,140 (July 2021 est.) |
Cote d'Ivoire | 28,088,455 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Croatia | 4,208,973 (July 2021 est.) |
Cuba | 11,032,343 (July 2021 est.) |
Curacao | 151,885 (July 2021 est.) |
Cyprus | 1,281,506 (July 2021 est.) |
Denmark | 5,894,687 (July 2021 est.) |
Dhekelia | approximately 15,500 on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 9,700 Cypriots and 5,800 Service and UK-based contract personnel and dependents |
Djibouti | 938,413 (July 2021 est.) |
Dominica | 74,584 (July 2021 est.) |
Dominican Republic | 10,597,348 (July 2021 est.) |
Ecuador | 17,093,159 (July 2021 est.) |
Egypt | 106,437,241 (July 2021 est.) |
El Salvador | 6,528,135 (July 2021 est.) |
Equatorial Guinea | 857,008 (July 2021 est.) |
Eritrea | 6,147,398 (July 2021 est.) |
Estonia | 1,220,042 (July 2021 est.) |
Ethiopia | 110,871,031 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
European Union | 450,131,902 (July 2021 est.) rank by population:
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 3,198 (2016 est.) note: data include all persons usually resident in the islands at the time of the 2016 census |
Faroe Islands | 51,943 (July 2021 est.) |
Fiji | 939,535 (July 2021 est.) |
Finland | 5,587,442 (July 2021 est.) |
France | 68,084,217 (July 2021 est.) note: the above figure is for metropolitan France and five overseas regions; the metropolitan France population is 62,814,233 |
French Polynesia | 297,154 (July 2021 est.) |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | no indigenous inhabitants Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): uninhabited but has a meteorological station Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): uninhabited but is frequently visited by fishermen and has a scientific research cabin for short stays Iles Crozet: uninhabited except for 18 to 30 people staffing the Alfred Faure research station on Ile del la Possession Iles Kerguelen: 50 to 100 scientists are located at the main base at Port-aux-Francais on Ile Kerguelen Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): uninhabitable Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by scientists Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): uninhabited, except for visits by scientists |
Gabon | 2,284,912 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Gambia, The | 2,221,301 (July 2021 est.) |
Gaza Strip | 1,957,062 (July 2021 est.) |
Georgia | 4,933,674 (July 2021 est.) |
Germany | 79,903,481 (July 2021 est.) |
Ghana | 32,372,889 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Gibraltar | 29,516 (July 2021 est.) |
Greece | 10,569,703 (July 2021 est.) |
Greenland | 57,799 (July 2021 est.) |
Grenada | 113,570 (July 2021 est.) |
Guam | 168,801 (July 2021 est.) |
Guatemala | 17,422,821 (July 2021 est.) |
Guernsey | 67,334 (July 2021 est.) |
Guinea | 12,877,894 (July 2021 est.) |
Guinea-Bissau | 1,976,187 (July 2021 est.) |
Guyana | 787,971 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Haiti | 11,198,240 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | uninhabited |
Holy See (Vatican City) | 1,000 (2019 est.) |
Honduras | 9,346,277 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Hong Kong | 7,263,234 (July 2021 est.) |
Hungary | 9,728,337 (July 2021 est.) |
Iceland | 354,234 (July 2021 est.) |
India | 1,339,330,514 (July 2021 est.) |
Indonesia | 275,122,131 (July 2021 est.) |
Iran | 85,888,910 (July 2021 est.) |
Iraq | 39,650,145 (July 2021 est.) |
Ireland | 5,224,884 (July 2021 est.) |
Israel | 8,787,045 (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2021 est.) note: approximately 227,100 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2019); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total |
Italy | 62,390,364 (July 2021 est.) |
Jamaica | 2,816,602 (July 2021 est.) |
Jan Mayen | no indigenous inhabitants note: military personnel operate the the weather and coastal services radio station |
Japan | 124,687,293 (July 2021 est.) |
Jersey | 101,476 (July 2021 est.) |
Jordan | 10,909,567 (July 2021 est.) note: increased estimate reflects revised assumptions about the net migration rate due to the increased flow of Syrian refugees |
Kazakhstan | 19,245,793 (July 2021 est.) |
Kenya | 54,685,051 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Kiribati | 113,001 (July 2021 est.) |
Korea, North | 25,831,360 (July 2021 est.) |
Korea, South | 51,715,162 (July 2021 est.) |
Kosovo | 1,935,259 (July 2021 est.) |
Kuwait | 3,032,065 (July 2021 est.) note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,420,110 for 2019, with non-Kuwaitis accounting for nearly 70% of the population |
Kyrgyzstan | 6,018,789 (July 2021 est.) |
Laos | 7,574,356 (July 2021 est.) |
Latvia | 1,862,687 (July 2021 est.) |
Lebanon | 5,261,372 (July 2021 est.) |
Lesotho | 2,177,740 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Liberia | 5,214,030 (July 2021 est.) |
Libya | 7,017,224 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
Liechtenstein | 39,425 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up 67% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
Lithuania | 2,711,566 (July 2021 est.) |
Luxembourg | 639,589 (July 2021 est.) |
Macau | 630,396 (July 2021 est.) |
Madagascar | 27,534,354 (July 2021 est.) |
Malawi | 20,308,502 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Malaysia | 33,519,406 (July 2021 est.) |
Maldives | 390,669 (July 2021 est.) |
Mali | 20,137,527 (July 2021 est.) |
Malta | 460,891 (July 2021 est.) |
Marshall Islands | 78,831 (July 2021 est.) |
Mauritania | 4,079,284 (July 2021 est.) |
Mauritius | 1,386,129 (July 2021 est.) |
Mexico | 130,207,371 (July 2021 est.) |
Micronesia, Federated States of | 101,675 (July 2021 est.) |
Moldova | 3,323,875 (July 2021 est.) |
Monaco | 31,223 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up almost 68% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
Mongolia | 3,198,913 (July 2021 est.) note: Mongolia is one of the least densely populated countries in the world (2 people per sq km); twice as many ethnic Mongols (some 6 million) live in Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol) in neighboring China |
Montenegro | 607,414 (July 2021 est.) |
Montserrat | 5,387 (July 2021 est.) note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned |
Morocco | 36,561,813 (July 2021 est.) note: includes Western Sahara |
Mozambique | 30,888,034 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Namibia | 2,678,191 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Nauru | 9,770 (July 2021 est.) |
Navassa Island | uninhabited; transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island |
Nepal | 30,424,878 (July 2021 est.) |
Netherlands | 17,337,403 (July 2021 est.) |
New Caledonia | 293,608 (July 2021 est.) |
New Zealand | 4,991,442 (July 2021 est.) |
Nicaragua | 6,243,931 (July 2021 est.) |
Niger | 23,605,767 (July 2021 est.) |
Nigeria | 219,463,862 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Niue | 2,000 (July 2021 est.) note: because of the island's limited economic and educational opportunities, Niueans have emigrated for decades - primarily to New Zealand, but also to Australia and other Pacific island states; Niue's population peaked in 1966 at 5,194, but by 2005 had fallen to 1,508; since then it has rebounded slightly; as of 2013, 23,883 people of Niuean ancestry lived in New Zealand - with more than 20% Niue-born; this means that there are about 15 times as many persons of Niuean ancestry living in New Zealand as in Niue, possibly the most eccentric population distribution in the world |
Norfolk Island | 1,748 (2016 est.) |
Northern Mariana Islands | 51,659 (July 2021 est.) |
Norway | 5,509,591 (July 2021 est.) |
Oman | 3,694,755 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up approximately 46% of the total population (2019) |
Pakistan | 238,181,034 (July 2021 est.) note: provisional results of Pakistan's 2017 national census estimate the country's total population to be 207,774,000 |
Palau | 21,613 (July 2021 est.) |
Panama | 3,928,646 (July 2021 est.) |
Papua New Guinea | 7,399,757 (July 2021 est.) |
Paracel Islands | 1,440 (July 2014 est.) note: Chinese activity has increased in recent years, particularly on Woody Island, where the population exceeds 1,000; there are scattered Chinese garrisons on some other islands |
Paraguay | 7,272,639 (July 2021 est.) |
Peru | 32,201,224 (July 2021 est.) |
Philippines | 110,818,325 (July 2021 est.) |
Pitcairn Islands | 50 (2021 est.) |
Poland | 38,185,913 (July 2021 est.) |
Portugal | 10,263,850 (July 2021 est.) |
Puerto Rico | 3,142,779 (July 2021 est.) |
Qatar | 2,479,995 (July 2021 est.) |
Romania | 21,230,362 (July 2021 est.) |
Russia | 142,320,790 (July 2021 est.) |
Rwanda | 12,943,132 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Saint Barthelemy | 7,116 (July 2021 est.) |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 54,149 (July 2021 est.) |
Saint Lucia | 166,637 (July 2021 est.) |
Saint Martin | 32,680 (July 2021 est.) |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,321 (July 2021 est.) |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 101,145 (July 2021 est.) |
Samoa | 204,898 (July 2021 est.) |
San Marino | 34,467 (July 2021 est.) |
Sao Tome and Principe | 213,948 (July 2021 est.) |
Saudi Arabia | 34,783,757 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up 38.3% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
Senegal | 16,082,442 (July 2021 est.) |
Serbia | 6,974,289 (July 2021 est.) note: does not include the population of Kosovo |
Seychelles | 96,387 (July 2021 est.) |
Sierra Leone | 6,807,277 (July 2021 est.) |
Singapore | 5,866,139 (July 2021 est.) |
Sint Maarten | 44,564 (July 2021 est.) |
Slovakia | 5,436,066 (July 2021 est.) |
Slovenia | 2,102,106 (July 2021 est.) |
Solomon Islands | 690,598 (July 2021 est.) |
Somalia | 12,094,640 (July 2021 est.) note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare |
South Africa | 56,978,635 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
South Sudan | 10,984,074 (July 2021 est.) |
Spain | 47,260,584 (July 2021 est.) |
Spratly Islands | no indigenous inhabitants (July 2021 est.) note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by military personnel of several claimant states |
Sri Lanka | 23,044,123 (July 2021 est.) |
Sudan | 46,751,152 (July 2021 est.) |
Suriname | 614,749 (July 2021 est.) |
Svalbard | 2,926 (January 2021 est.) |
Sweden | 10,261,767 (July 2021 est.) |
Switzerland | 8,453,550 (July 2021 est.) |
Syria | 20,384,316 (July 2021 est.) note: approximately 22,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2018) |
Taiwan | 23,572,052 (July 2021 est.) |
Tajikistan | 8,990,874 (July 2021 est.) |
Tanzania | 62,092,761 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Thailand | 69,480,520 (July 2021 est.) |
Togo | 8,283,189 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Tokelau | 1,647 (2019 est.) |
Tonga | 105,780 (July 2021 est.) |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1,221,047 (July 2021 est.) |
Tunisia | 11,811,335 (July 2021 est.) |
Turkey | 82,482,383 (July 2021 est.) |
Turkmenistan | 5,579,889 (July 2021 est.) note: some sources suggest Turkmenistan's population could be as much as 1 to 2 million people lower than available estimates because of large-scale emigration during the last 10 years |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 57,196 (July 2021 est.) |
Tuvalu | 11,448 (July 2021 est.) |
Uganda | 44,712,143 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Ukraine | 43,745,640 (July 2021 est.) |
United Arab Emirates | 9,856,612 (July 2021 est.) note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,771,000 as of mid-year 2019; immigrants make up 87.9% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
United Kingdom | 67.081 million United Kingdom (June 2020 est.) constituent countries by percentage of total population: England 84.3% Scotland 8.1% Wales 4.7% Northern Ireland 2.8% |
United States | 334,998,398 (July 2021 est.) note: the US Census Bureau's 2020 census results show the US population as 331,449,281 as of 1 April 2020 |
Uruguay | 3,398,239 (July 2021 est.) |
Uzbekistan | 30,842,796 (July 2021 est.) |
Vanuatu | 303,009 (July 2021 est.) |
Venezuela | 29,069,153 (July 2021 est.) |
Vietnam | 102,789,598 (July 2021 est.) |
Virgin Islands | 105,870 (July 2021 est.) |
Wake Island | no indigenous inhabitants (2018 est.) note: approximately 100 military personnel and civilian contractors maintain and operate the airfield and communications facilities |
Wallis and Futuna | 15,851 (July 2021 est.) |
West Bank | 2,949,246 (July 2021 est.) note: approximately 432,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2019); approximately 227,100 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2019) |
World | 7,772,850,805 (July 2021 est.) top ten most populous countries (in millions): China 1397.89; India 1339.33; United States 334.99; Indonesia 275.12; Pakistan 238.18; Nigeria 219.47; Brazil 213.45; Bangladesh 164.1; Russia 142.32; Japan 124.69 ten least populous countries: Holy See (Vatican City) 1,000; Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5,321; Montserrat 5,387; Saint Barthelemy 7,116; Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan de Cunha 7,915; Cook Islands 8,327; Nauru 9,770; Tuvalu 11,448; Wallis and Futuna 15,851; Anguilla 18,403 ten most densely populated countries (population per sq km): Macau 22,514; Monaco 15,611; Singapore 8,273; Hong Kong 6,769; Gaza Strip 5,436; Gibraltar 4,216; Bahrain 2,009; Malta 1,458; Bermuda 1,335; Maldives 1,311 ten least densely populated countries (population per sq km): Greenland .027; Falkland Islands .26; Mongolia 2.1; Namibia 3.3; Australia 3.4; Iceland 3.5; Suriname 3.9; Mauritania 4; Libya 4; Guyana 4 |
Yemen | 30,399,243 (July 2021 est.) |
Zambia | 19,077,816 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Zimbabwe | 14,829,988 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
Source: CIA Factbook