| Rank | Land | Bevölkerung | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,343,239,923 | |
| 2 | Indien | 1,205,073,612 | |
| 3 | Vereinigte Staaten | 313,847,465 | |
| 4 | Indonesien | 248,645,008 | |
| 5 | Brasilien | 199,321,413 | |
| 6 | Pakistan | 190,291,129 | |
| 7 | Nigeria | 170,123,740 | |
| 8 | Bangladesch | 161,083,804 | |
| 9 | Russische Föderation | 142,517,670 | |
| 10 | Japan | 127,368,088 | |
| 11 | Mexiko | 114,975,406 | |
| 12 | Philippinen | 103,775,002 | |
| 13 | Vietnam | 91,519,289 | |
| 14 | Äthiopien | 91,195,675 | |
| 15 | Ägypten | 83,688,164 | |
| 16 | Deutschland | 81,305,856 | |
| 17 | Türkei | 79,749,461 | |
| 18 | Iran | 78,868,711 | |
| 19 | Demokratische Republik Kongo | 73,599,190 | |
| 20 | Thailand | 67,091,089 | |
| 21 | Frankreich | 65,630,692 | |
| 22 | Vereinigtes Königreich | 63,047,162 | |
| 23 | Italien | 61,261,254 | |
| 24 | Myanmar | 54,584,650 | |
| 25 | Republik Korea | 48,860,500 | |
| 26 | Südafrika | 48,810,427 | |
| 27 | Spanien | 47,042,984 | |
| 28 | Tansania | 46,912,768 | |
| 29 | Kolumbien | 45,239,079 | |
| 30 | Ukraine | 44,854,065 | |
| 31 | Kenia | 43,013,341 | |
| 32 | Argentinien | 42,192,494 | |
| 33 | Polen | 38,415,284 | |
| 34 | Algerien | 37,367,226 | |
| 35 | Kanada | 34,300,083 | |
| 36 | Sudan | 34,206,710 | |
| 37 | Uganda | 33,640,833 | |
| 38 | Marokko | 32,309,239 | |
| 39 | Irak | 31,129,225 | |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 30,419,928 | |
| 41 | Nepal | 29,890,686 | |
| 42 | Peru | 29,549,517 | |
| 43 | Malaysia | 29,179,952 | |
| 44 | Usbekistan | 28,394,180 | |
| 45 | Venezuela | 28,047,938 | |
| 46 | Saudi-Arabien | 26,534,504 | |
| 47 | Jemen | 24,771,809 | |
| 48 | Ghana | 24,652,402 | |
| 49 | Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea | 24,589,122 | |
| 50 | Mosambik | 23,515,934 | |
| 51 | Taiwan | 23,234,936 | |
| 52 | Syrien | 22,530,746 | |
| 53 | Australien | 22,015,576 | |
| 54 | Madagaskar | 22,005,222 | |
| 55 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21,952,093 | |
| 56 | Rumänien | 21,848,504 | |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 21,481,334 | |
| 58 | Kamerun | 20,129,878 | |
| 59 | Angola | 18,056,072 | |
| 60 | Kasachstan | 17,522,010 | |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 17,275,115 | |
| 62 | Chile | 17,067,369 | |
| 63 | Niederlande | 16,730,632 | |
| 64 | Niger | 16,344,687 | |
| 65 | Malawi | 16,323,044 | |
| 66 | Mali | 15,494,466 | |
| 67 | Ecuador | 15,223,680 | |
| 68 | Kambodscha | 14,952,665 | |
| 69 | Guatemala | 14,099,032 | |
| 70 | Sambia | 13,817,479 | |
| 71 | Senegal | 12,969,606 | |
| 72 | Simbabwe | 12,619,600 | |
| 73 | Ruanda | 11,689,696 | |
| 74 | Kuba | 11,075,244 | |
| 75 | Tschad | 10,975,648 | |
| 76 | Guinea | 10,884,958 | |
| 77 | Portugal | 10,781,459 | |
| 78 | Griechenland | 10,767,827 | |
| 79 | Tunesien | 10,732,900 | |
| 80 | Südsudan | 10,625,176 | |
| 81 | Burundi | 10,557,259 | |
| 82 | Belgien | 10,438,353 | |
| 83 | Bolivien | 10,290,003 | |
| 84 | Tschechische Republik | 10,177,300 | |
| 85 | Dominikanische Republik | 10,088,598 | |
| 86 | Somalia | 10,085,638 | |
| 87 | Ungarn | 9,958,453 | |
| 88 | Haiti | 9,801,664 | |
| 89 | Belarus | 9,643,566 | |
| 90 | Benin | 9,598,787 | |
| 91 | Aserbaidschan | 9,493,600 | |
| 92 | Schweden | 9,103,788 | |
| 93 | Honduras | 8,296,693 | |
| 94 | Österreich | 8,219,743 | |
| 95 | Schweiz | 7,925,517 | |
| 96 | Tadschikistan | 7,768,385 | |
| 97 | Israel | 7,590,758 | |
| 98 | Serbien | 7,276,604 | |
| 99 | Hongkong | 7,153,519 | |
| 100 | Bulgarien | 7,037,935 | |
| 101 | Togo | 6,961,049 | |
| 102 | Laos | 6,586,266 | |
| 103 | Paraguay | 6,541,591 | |
| 104 | Jordanien | 6,508,887 | |
| 105 | Papua-Neuguinea | 6,310,129 | |
| 106 | El Salvador | 6,090,646 | |
| 107 | Eritrea | 6,086,495 | |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 5,727,707 | |
| 109 | Libyen | 5,613,380 | |
| 110 | Dänemark | 5,543,453 | |
| 111 | Kirgisistan | 5,496,737 | |
| 112 | Sierra Leone | 5,485,998 | |
| 113 | Slowakei | 5,483,088 | |
| 114 | Singapur | 5,353,494 | |
| 115 | Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | 5,314,317 | |
| 116 | Finnland | 5,262,930 | |
| 117 | Zentralafrikanische Republik | 5,057,208 | |
| 118 | Turkmenistan | 5,054,828 | |
| 119 | Irland | 4,722,028 | |
| 120 | Norwegen | 4,707,270 | |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 4,636,348 | |
| 122 | Georgien | 4,570,934 | |
| 123 | Kroatien | 4,480,043 | |
| 124 | Kongo | 4,366,266 | |
| 125 | Neuseeland | 4,327,944 | |
| 126 | Libanon | 4,140,289 | |
| 127 | Liberia | 3,887,886 | |
| 128 | Bosnien und Herzegowina | 3,879,296 | |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 3,690,923 | |
| 130 | Republik Moldau | 3,656,843 | |
| 131 | Litauen | 3,525,761 | |
| 132 | Panama | 3,510,045 | |
| 133 | Mauretanien | 3,359,185 | |
| 134 | Uruguay | 3,316,328 | |
| 135 | Mongolei | 3,179,997 | |
| 136 | Oman | 3,090,150 | |
| 137 | Albanien | 3,002,859 | |
| 138 | Armenien | 2,970,495 | |
| 139 | Jamaika | 2,889,187 | |
| 140 | Kuwait | 2,646,314 | |
| 141 | West Bank | 2,622,544 | |
| 142 | Lettland | 2,191,580 | |
| 143 | Namibia | 2,165,828 | |
| 144 | Botsuana | 2,098,018 | |
| 145 | ehemalige jugoslawische Republik Mazedonien | 2,082,370 | |
| 146 | Slowenien | 1,996,617 | |
| 147 | Katar | 1,951,591 | |
| 148 | Lesotho | 1,930,493 | |
| 149 | Gambia | 1,840,454 | |
| 150 | Kosovo | 1,836,529 | |
| 151 | Gaza Strip | 1,710,257 | |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,628,603 | |
| 153 | Gabun | 1,608,321 | |
| 154 | Swasiland | 1,386,914 | |
| 155 | Mauritius | 1,313,095 | |
| 156 | Estland | 1,274,709 | |
| 157 | Bahrain | 1,248,348 | |
| 158 | Trinidad und Tobago | 1,226,383 | |
| 159 | Osttimor | 1,143,667 | |
| 160 | Fidschi | 890,057 | |
| 161 | Dschibuti | 774,389 | |
| 162 | Guyana | 741,908 | |
| 163 | Komoren | 737,284 | |
| 164 | Bhutan | 716,896 | |
| 165 | Äquatorialguinea | 685,991 | |
| 166 | Montenegro | 657,394 | |
| 167 | Salomonen | 584,578 | |
| 168 | Macau | 578,025 | |
| 169 | Suriname | 560,157 | |
| 170 | Kap Verde | 523,568 | |
| 171 | Westsahara | 522,928 | |
| 172 | Luxemburg | 509,074 | |
| 173 | Malta | 409,836 | |
| 174 | Brunei Darussalam | 408,786 | |
| 175 | Malediven | 394,451 | |
| 176 | Belize | 327,719 | |
| 177 | Bahamas | 316,182 | |
| 178 | Island | 313,183 | |
| 179 | Barbados | 287,733 | |
| 180 | Französisch-Polynesien | 274,512 | |
| 181 | Neukaledonien | 260,166 | |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 256,155 | |
| 183 | Samoa | 194,320 | |
| 184 | São Tomé und Príncipe | 183,176 | |
| 185 | St. Lucia | 162,178 | |
| 186 | Guam | 159,914 | |
| 187 | Grenada | 109,011 | |
| 188 | Aruba | 107,635 | |
| 189 | Mikronesien | 106,487 | |
| 190 | Tonga | 106,146 | |
| 191 | Amerikanische Jungferninseln | 105,275 | |
| 192 | St. Vincent und die Grenadinen | 103,537 | |
| 193 | Kiribati | 101,998 | |
| 194 | Jersey | 94,949 | |
| 195 | Seychellen | 90,024 | |
| 196 | Antigua und Barbuda | 89,018 | |
| 197 | Man, Isle of | 85,421 | |
| 198 | Andorra | 85,082 | |
| 199 | Dominica | 73,126 | |
| 200 | die Bermudas | 69,080 | |
| 201 | Marshallinseln | 68,480 | |
| 202 | Guernsey | 65,345 | |
| 203 | Grönland | 57,695 | |
| 204 | Amerikanisch-Samoa | 54,947 | |
| 205 | Kaimaninseln | 52,560 | |
| 206 | Nördliche Marianen | 51,395 | |
| 207 | St. Kitts und Nevis | 50,726 | |
| 208 | Färöer | 49,483 | |
| 209 | Turks- und Caicosinseln | 46,335 | |
| 210 | Sint Maarten | 39,088 | |
| 211 | Liechtenstein | 36,713 | |
| 212 | San Marino | 32,140 | |
| 213 | Britische Jungferninseln | 31,148 | |
| 214 | St. Martin | 30,959 | |
| 215 | Monaco | 30,510 | |
| 216 | Gibraltar | 29,034 | |
| 217 | Palau | 21,032 | |
| 218 | Wallis und Futuna | 15,453 | |
| 219 | Anguilla | 15,423 | |
| 220 | Cookinseln | 10,777 | |
| 221 | Tuvalu | 10,619 | |
| 222 | Nauru | 9,378 | |
| 223 | St. Helena | 7,728 | |
| 224 | Saint-Barthélemy | 7,332 | |
| 225 | St. Pierre und Miquelon | 5,831 | |
| 226 | Montserrat | 5,164 | |
| 227 | Falklandinseln | 3,140 | |
| 228 | Norfolkinsel | 2,182 | |
| 229 | Svalbard und Jan Mayen | 1,970 | |
| 230 | Weihnachtsinsel | 1,496 | |
| 231 | Tokelau | 1,368 | |
| 232 | Niue | 1,269 | |
| 233 | Vatikanstadt | 836 | |
| 234 | Kokosinseln | 596 | |
| 235 | Pitcairninseln | 48 | |
| 236 | Wake Island | 0 | |
| 237 | Coral Sea Islands | 0 | |
| 238 | Antarktis | 0 | |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Januar 1, 2012
See also: Bevölkerung map