Rank
(total)
CountryPopulation
(persons)
per Capitaper Square km
(persons)
Date
1China1,321,852,0000141.707/2007
2India1,129,866,0000380.007/2007
3United States of America301,140,000032.907/2007
4Indonesia234,694,0000128.507/2007
5Brazil190,011,000022.507/2007
6Pakistan164,742,0000211.607/2007
7Bangladesh150,448,00001,123.507/2007
8Russia141,378,00008.307/2007
9Nigeria135,031,0000148.307/2007
10Japan127,433,0000340.107/2007
11Mexico108,701,000056.507/2007
12Philippines91,077,0000305.507/2007
13Vietnam85,262,0000262.107/2007
14Germany82,401,0000236.007/2007
15Egypt80,335,000080.707/2007
16Ethiopia76,512,000068.307/2007
17Turkey71,159,000092.307/2007
18Congo (Dem. Rep.)65,752,000029.007/2007
19Iran65,398,000040.007/2007
20Thailand65,068,0000127.107/2007
21France63,714,0000116.807/2007
22Great Britain & Northern Ireland60,776,0000251.607/2007
23Italy58,148,0000197.807/2007
24Korea (South)49,045,0000499.507/2007
25Myanmar47,374,000072.007/2007
26Ukraine46,300,000076.707/2007
27Colombia44,380,000042.707/2007
28South Africa43,998,000036.107/2007
29Spain40,448,000081.007/2007
30Argentina40,302,000014.707/2007
31Tanzania39,384,000044.407/2007
32Sudan39,379,000016.607/2007
33Poland38,518,0000126.507/2007
34Kenya36,914,000064.807/2007
35Morocco33,757,000075.607/2007
36Canada33,390,00003.707/2007
37Algeria33,333,000014.007/2007
38Afghanistan31,890,000049.307/2007
39Uganda30,263,0000151.507/2007
40Nepal28,902,0000201.907/2007
41Peru28,675,000022.407/2007
42Uzbekistan27,780,000065.307/2007
43Saudi Arabia27,601,000012.807/2007
44Iraq27,500,000063.607/2007
45Venezuela26,024,000029.507/2007
46Malaysia24,821,000075.507/2007
47Korea (North)23,302,0000193.507/2007
48Ghana22,931,000099.307/2007
49Taiwan (Rep. of China)22,859,0000708.607/2007
50Romania22,276,000096.707/2007
51Yemen22,231,000042.107/2007
52Sri Lanka20,926,0000323.207/2007
53Mozambique20,906,000026.707/2007
54Australia20,434,00002.707/2007
55Madagascar19,449,000033.407/2007
56Syria19,315,0000104.907/2007
57Cameroon18,060,000038.507/2007
58Cote d'Ivoire18,013,000056.607/2007
59Netherlands16,571,0000489.107/2007
60Chile16,285,000021.707/2007
61Kazakhstan15,285,00005.707/2007
62Burkina Faso14,326,000052.307/2007
63Cambodia13,996,000079.307/2007
64Ecuador13,756,000049.707/2007
65Malawi13,603,0000144.607/2007
66Niger12,895,000010.207/2007
67Guatemala12,728,0000117.407/2007
68Senegal12,522,000065.207/2007
69Zimbabwe12,311,000031.807/2007
70Angola12,264,00009.807/2007
71Mali11,995,00009.807/2007
72Zambia11,477,000015.507/2007
73Cuba11,394,0000102.807/2007
74Greece10,706,000081.907/2007
75Portugal10,643,0000115.707/2007
76Belgium10,392,0000343.207/2007
77Tunisia10,276,000066.107/2007
78Czech Republic10,229,0000132.407/2007
79Serbia10,150,0000114.907/2007
80Hungary9,956,0000107.807/2007
81Guinea9,948,000040.507/2007
82Rwanda9,908,0000397.107/2007
83Chad9,886,00007.907/2007
84Belarus9,725,000046.807/2007
85Dominican Republic9,366,0000193.607/2007
86Bolivia9,119,00008.407/2007
86Somalia9,119,000014.507/2007
88Sweden9,031,000022.007/2007
89Haiti8,706,0000315.907/2007
90Burundi8,391,0000327.107/2007
91Austria8,200,000099.507/2007
92Azerbaijan8,120,000094.307/2007
93Benin8,078,000073.007/2007
94Switzerland7,555,0000190.007/2007
95Honduras7,484,000066.907/2007
96Bulgaria7,323,000066.207/2007
97Tajikistan7,077,000049.607/2007
98Hong Kong6,980,00006,698.707/2007
99El Salvador6,948,0000335.307/2007
100Paraguay6,669,000016.807/2007
101Laos6,522,000028.307/2007
102Israel6,427,0000316.107/2007
103Sierra Leone6,145,000085.807/2007
104Jordan6,053,000065.807/2007
105Libya6,037,00003.407/2007
106Papua New Guinea5,796,000012.807/2007
107Togo5,702,0000104.807/2007
108Nicaragua5,675,000047.207/2007
109Denmark5,468,0000129.007/2007
110Slovakia5,448,0000111.607/2007
111Kyrgyzstan5,284,000027.607/2007
112Finland5,238,000017.207/2007
113Turkmenistan5,097,000010.407/2007
114Eritrea4,907,000040.407/2007
115Georgia4,646,000066.707/2007
116Norway4,628,000015.107/2007
117Singapore4,553,00006,669.107/2007
118Bosnia & Herzegovina4,552,000089.007/2007
119Croatia4,493,000079.607/2007
120United Arab Emirates4,444,000053.207/2007
121Central African Republic4,369,00007.007/2007
122Moldova4,320,0000129.507/2007
123Palestinian Territories4,252,0000708.707/2007
124Costa Rica4,134,000081.607/2007
125New Zealand4,116,000015.307/2007
126Ireland4,109,000059.607/2007
127Puerto Rico3,944,0000444.607/2007
128Lebanon3,926,0000383.807/2007
129Congo (Republic)3,801,000011.107/2007
130Albania3,601,0000131.407/2007
131Lithuania3,575,000054.807/2007
132Uruguay3,461,000019.907/2007
133Mauritania3,270,00003.207/2007
134Panama3,242,000042.707/2007
135Oman3,205,000015.107/2007
136Liberia3,196,000033.207/2007
137Armenia2,972,0000104.607/2007
138Mongolia2,952,00001.907/2007
139Jamaica2,780,0000256.707/2007
140Kuwait2,506,0000140.607/2007
141Bhutan2,328,000049.507/2007
142Latvia2,260,000035.507/2007
143Lesotho2,125,000070.007/2007
144Macedonia2,056,000082.707/2007
145Namibia2,055,00002.507/2007
146Slovenia2,009,000099.707/2007
147Botswana1,816,00003.107/2007
148Gambia1,688,0000168.807/2007
149Guinea-Bissau1,473,000052.607/2007
150Gabon1,455,00005.607/2007
151Estonia1,316,000030.507/2007
152Mauritius1,251,0000616.307/2007
153Swaziland1,133,000065.907/2007
154East Timor1,085,000072.307/2007
155Cyprus1,060,0000114.707/2007
156Trinidad & Tobago1,057,0000206.107/2007
157Fiji Islands918,700050.307/2007
158Qatar907,200079.307/2007
159Reunion798,5000318.507/2007
160Guyana769,10003.907/2007
161Comoros711,4000327.807/2007
162Bahrain708,60001,065.607/2007
163Montenegro684,700049.607/2007
164Solomon Islands566,800020.607/2007
165Equatorial Guinea551,200019.607/2007
166Djibouti496,400021.607/2007
167Luxembourg480,2000185.707/2007
168Suriname470,80002.907/2007
169Macau457,000016,205.707/2007
170Martinique439,5000414.607/2007
171Cape Verde423,6000105.007/2007
172Guadeloupe418,4000256.507/2007
173Malta401,90001,271.807/2007
174Western Sahara382,60001.407/2007
175Brunei374,600071.107/2007
176Maldives369,00001,230.007/2007
177Bahamas305,700030.407/2007
178Iceland301,90003.007/2007
179Belize294,400012.907/2007
180Barbados280,9000651.707/2007
181French Polynesia279,000076.207/2007
182Netherlands Antilles223,7000233.007/2007
183New Caledonia221,900011.907/2007
184Samoa214,300073.007/2007
185Vanuatu212,000017.407/2007
186Mayotte208,8000558.307/2007
187French Guiana203,80002.307/2007
188Sao Tome and Principe199,6000199.407/2007
189Guam173,5000320.707/2007
190Saint Lucia170,6000281.507/2007
191Saint Vincent & the Grenadines118,1000303.607/2007
192Tonga116,9000162.807/2007
193Virgin Islands of the US108,4000313.307/2007
194Micronesia, Federated States of107,9000153.707/2007
195Kiribati107,8000132.907/2007
196Aruba100,0000518.107/2007
197Jersey91,3000787.107/2007
198Grenada90,0000261.607/2007
199Northern Mariana Is.84,5000177.107/2007
200Seychelles81,9000180.007/2007
201Man, Isle of75,8000132.507/2007
202Dominica72,400096.007/2007
203Andorra71,8000153.407/2007
204Antigua & Barbuda69,5000156.907/2007
205Bermuda66,20001,242.007/2007
206Guernsey65,6000841.007/2007
207Marshall Islands61,8000341.407/2007
208American Samoa57,7000289.907/2007
209Greenland56,30000.007/2007
210Faroe Islands47,500034.007/2007
211Cayman Islands46,6000177.907/2007
212Saint Kitts & Nevis39,3000150.607/2007
213Saint Martin35,6000654.407/2007
214Liechtenstein34,2000213.807/2007
215Monaco32,700016,769.207/2007
216San Marino29,6000483.707/2007
217Gibraltar28,00004,307.707/2007
218British Virgin Islands23,6000154.207/2007
219Cook Islands21,800092.107/2007
220Turks & Caicos Islands21,700050.507/2007
221Palau20,800045.407/2007
222Wallis and Futuna16,300059.507/2007
223Anguilla13,7000134.307/2007
224Nauru13,5000642.907/2007
225Tuvalu12,0000461.507/2007
226Montserrat9,540093.507/2007
227Saint Barthelemy9,0100429.007/2007
228Saint Helena7,540018.307/2007
229Saint Pierre & Miquelon7,040029.107/2007
230Falkland Islands3,11000.307/2007
231Svalbard2,21000.007/2007
232Norfolk Island2,110061.007/2007
233Niue1,49005.707/2007
234Tokelau1,4500145.007/2007
235Christmas Island1,400010.407/2007
236Vatican City82001,863.607/2007
237Cocos Islands600042.907/2007
238Pitcairn4801.007/2007
239Antarctica000.007/2007
239Ashmore & Cartier Is.000.007/2007
239Bouvet Island000.007/2007
239British Indian Ocean Territory000.007/2007
239Clipperton Island000.007/2007
239Coral Sea Islands000.007/2007
239French Southern & Antarctic Lands000.007/2007
239Heard I. & McDonald Is.000.007/2007
239Jan Mayen000.007/2007
239Navassa Island000.007/2007
239Paracel Islands00...07/2007
239South Georgia & South Sandwich Is.000.007/2007
239Spratly Islands000.007/2007
239US Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges000.007/2007
239Wake Island000.007/2007
 World6,602,224,000044.307/2007

For non-listed countries is no information available.

Only indigenous inhabitants are covered by the above population figures, i.e., population of military facilities or research stations are not included. The military bases Akrotiri, Dhekelia and Guantanamo Bay are not listed.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2007-07-19)

(c) Thomas Brinkhoff, 2007-12-31