Country Comparison > Population > TOP 100

RankCountryPopulation
1China1,394,016,000
2India1,326,093,184
3United States332,639,104
4Indonesia267,026,368
5Pakistan233,500,640
6Nigeria214,028,304
7Brazil211,715,968
8Bangladesh162,650,848
9Russia141,722,208
10Mexico128,649,568
11Japan125,507,472
12Philippines109,180,816
13Ethiopia108,113,152
14Egypt104,124,440
15Congo, Democratic Republic of the101,780,264
16Vietnam98,721,272
17Iran84,923,312
18Turkey82,017,512
19Germany80,159,664
20Thailand68,977,400
21France67,848,160
22United Kingdom65,761,116
23Italy62,402,660
24Tanzania58,552,844
25Burma56,590,072
26South Africa56,463,616
27Kenya53,527,936
28Korea, South51,835,112
29Spain50,015,792
30Colombia49,084,840
31Sudan45,561,556
32Argentina45,479,120
33Ukraine43,922,940
34Uganda43,252,968
35Algeria42,972,880
36Iraq38,872,656
37Poland38,282,324
38Canada37,694,084
39Afghanistan36,643,816
40Morocco35,561,656
41Saudi Arabia34,173,496
42Malaysia32,652,084
43Angola32,522,340
44Peru31,914,988
45Uzbekistan30,565,412
46Nepal30,327,876
47Mozambique30,098,196
48Yemen29,884,404
49Ghana29,340,248
50Venezuela28,644,604
51Cameroon27,744,988
52Cote d'Ivoire27,481,086
53Madagascar26,955,736
54Korea, North25,643,466
55Australia25,466,460
56Taiwan23,603,048
57Sri Lanka22,889,200
58Niger22,772,360
59Romania21,302,892
60Malawi21,196,628
61Burkina Faso20,835,400
62Mali19,553,396
63Syria19,398,448
64Kazakhstan19,091,948
65Chile18,186,770
66Zambia17,426,624
67Netherlands17,280,396
68Guatemala17,153,288
69Cambodia16,926,984
70Ecuador16,904,868
71Chad16,877,356
72Senegal15,736,368
73Zimbabwe14,546,314
74Benin12,864,634
75Rwanda12,712,431
76Guinea12,527,440
77Burundi11,865,821
78Somalia11,757,124
79Tunisia11,721,177
80Belgium11,720,716
81Bolivia11,639,909
82Haiti11,067,777
83Cuba11,059,062
84Jordan10,820,644
85Czech Republic10,702,498
86Greece10,607,051
87South Sudan10,561,244
88Dominican Republic10,499,707
89Portugal10,302,674
90Azerbaijan10,205,810
91Sweden10,202,491
92United Arab Emirates9,992,083
93Hungary9,771,827
94Belarus9,477,918
95Honduras9,235,340
96Tajikistan8,873,669
97Austria8,859,449
98Israel8,675,475
99Togo8,608,444
100Switzerland8,403,994

Definition: 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.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020

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