Rank
(total)
CountryPopulation
(persons)
per Capitaper Square km
(persons)
Date
1China1,330,045,0000142.6July 2008 est.
2India1,147,996,0000386.1July 2008 est.
3United States of America303,825,000033.2July 2008 est.
4Indonesia237,512,0000130.0July 2008 est.
5Brazil191,909,000022.7July 2008 est.
6Pakistan167,762,0000215.4July 2008 est.
7Bangladesh153,547,00001,146.6July 2008 est.
8Russia140,702,00008.3July 2008 est.
9Nigeria138,283,0000151.8July 2008 est.
10Japan127,288,0000339.7July 2008 est.
11Mexico109,955,000057.2July 2008 est.
12Philippines92,681,0000310.8July 2008 est.
13Vietnam86,117,0000264.7July 2008 est.
14Germany82,370,0000235.9July 2008 est.
15Egypt81,714,000082.1July 2008 est.
16Ethiopia78,254,000069.9July 2008 est.
17Turkey71,893,000093.3July 2008 est.
18Congo (Dem. Rep.)66,515,000029.3July 2008 est.
19Iran65,875,000040.3July 2008 est.
20Thailand65,493,0000128.0July 2008 est.
21France62,100,0000113.8July 2008 est.
22Great Britain & Northern Ireland60,944,0000252.3July 2008 est.
23Italy58,145,0000197.8July 2008 est.
24Korea (South)49,233,0000501.4July 2008 est.
25Myanmar47,758,000072.6July 2008 est.
26Ukraine45,994,000076.2July 2008 est.
27Colombia45,014,000043.3July 2008 est.
28South Africa43,786,000035.9July 2008 est.
29Argentina40,677,000014.9July 2008 est.
30Spain40,491,000081.1July 2008 est.
31Sudan40,218,000016.9July 2008 est.
32Tanzania40,213,000045.4July 2008 est.
33Poland38,501,0000126.5July 2008 est.
34Kenya37,954,000066.7July 2008 est.
35Morocco34,343,000077.0July 2008 est.
36Algeria33,770,000014.2July 2008 est.
37Canada33,213,00003.7July 2008 est.
38Afghanistan32,738,000050.6July 2008 est.
39Uganda31,368,0000157.1July 2008 est.
40Nepal29,519,0000206.2July 2008 est.
41Peru29,181,000022.8July 2008 est.
42Uzbekistan28,268,000066.5July 2008 est.
43Iraq28,221,000065.3July 2008 est.
44Saudi Arabia28,161,000013.1July 2008 est.
45Venezuela26,415,000029.9July 2008 est.
46Malaysia25,274,000076.9July 2008 est.
47Korea (North)23,479,0000195.0July 2008 est.
48Ghana23,383,0000101.3July 2008 est.
49Yemen23,013,000043.6July 2008 est.
50Taiwan (Rep. of China)22,921,0000710.5July 2008 est.
51Romania22,247,000096.6July 2008 est.
52Mozambique21,285,000027.1July 2008 est.
53Sri Lanka21,129,0000326.4July 2008 est.
54Australia20,601,00002.7July 2008 est.
55Madagascar20,043,000034.5July 2008 est.
56Syria19,748,0000107.3July 2008 est.
57Cameroon18,468,000039.3July 2008 est.
58Cote d'Ivoire18,373,000057.8July 2008 est.
59Netherlands16,645,0000491.2July 2008 est.
60Chile16,454,000022.0July 2008 est.
61Kazakhstan15,341,00005.7July 2008 est.
62Burkina Faso15,265,000055.8July 2008 est.
63Cambodia14,242,000080.7July 2008 est.
64Malawi13,932,0000148.1July 2008 est.
65Ecuador13,928,000050.3July 2008 est.
66Niger13,273,000010.5July 2008 est.
67Guatemala13,002,0000119.9July 2008 est.
68Senegal12,853,000066.9July 2008 est.
69Angola12,531,000010.1July 2008 est.
70Zimbabwe12,383,000032.0July 2008 est.
71Mali12,324,000010.1July 2008 est.
72Zambia11,670,000015.8July 2008 est.
73Cuba11,424,0000103.0July 2008 est.
74Greece10,723,000082.0July 2008 est.
75Portugal10,677,0000116.1July 2008 est.
76Belgium10,404,0000343.6July 2008 est.
77Tunisia10,384,000066.8July 2008 est.
78Czech Republic10,221,0000132.3July 2008 est.
79Guinea10,211,000041.5July 2008 est.
80Rwanda10,186,0000408.3July 2008 est.
81Serbia10,159,0000131.1July 2008 est.
82Chad10,111,00008.0July 2008 est.
83Hungary9,931,0000107.5July 2008 est.
84Belarus9,686,000046.7July 2008 est.
85Somalia9,559,000015.2July 2008 est.
86Dominican Republic9,507,0000196.5July 2008 est.
87Bolivia9,248,00008.5July 2008 est.
88Sweden9,045,000022.0July 2008 est.
89Haiti8,925,0000323.8July 2008 est.
90Burundi8,691,0000338.8July 2008 est.
91Benin8,295,000075.0July 2008 est.
92Austria8,206,000099.5July 2008 est.
93Azerbaijan8,178,000095.0July 2008 est.
94Honduras7,639,000068.3July 2008 est.
95Switzerland7,582,0000190.6July 2008 est.
96Bulgaria7,263,000065.7July 2008 est.
97Tajikistan7,212,000050.5July 2008 est.
98Israel7,112,0000349.8July 2008 est.
99El Salvador7,066,0000341.0July 2008 est.
100Hong Kong7,019,00006,736.1July 2008 est.
101Paraguay6,831,000017.2July 2008 est.
102Laos6,678,000028.9July 2008 est.
103Sierra Leone6,295,000087.9July 2008 est.
104Jordan6,199,000067.4July 2008 est.
105Libya6,174,00003.5July 2008 est.
106Papua New Guinea5,932,000013.1July 2008 est.
107Togo5,859,0000107.7July 2008 est.
108Nicaragua5,786,000048.1July 2008 est.
109Denmark5,485,0000129.4July 2008 est.
110Slovakia5,455,0000111.8July 2008 est.
111Kyrgyzstan5,357,000028.0July 2008 est.
112Finland5,245,000017.2July 2008 est.
113Turkmenistan5,180,000010.6July 2008 est.
114Eritrea5,028,000041.4July 2008 est.
115Norway4,644,000015.1July 2008 est.
116Georgia4,631,000066.4July 2008 est.
117United Arab Emirates4,621,000055.3July 2008 est.
118Singapore4,608,00006,749.7July 2008 est.
119Bosnia & Herzegovina4,590,000089.7July 2008 est.
120Croatia4,492,000079.6July 2008 est.
121Central African Republic4,435,00007.1July 2008 est.
122Moldova4,324,0000129.6July 2008 est.
123Costa Rica4,196,000082.8July 2008 est.
124New Zealand4,173,000015.5July 2008 est.
125Ireland4,156,000060.3July 2008 est.
126Palestinian Territories4,149,0000691.5July 2008 est.
127Lebanon3,972,0000388.3July 2008 est.
128Puerto Rico3,958,0000446.2July 2008 est.
129Congo (Republic)3,903,000011.4July 2008 est.
130Albania3,620,0000132.1July 2008 est.
131Lithuania3,565,000054.6July 2008 est.
132Uruguay3,478,000020.0July 2008 est.
133Mauritania3,365,00003.3July 2008 est.
134Liberia3,335,000034.6July 2008 est.
135Oman3,312,000015.6July 2008 est.
136Panama3,293,000043.3July 2008 est.
137Mongolia2,996,00001.9July 2008 est.
138Armenia2,969,0000104.3July 2008 est.
139Jamaica2,804,0000258.9July 2008 est.
140Kuwait2,597,0000145.7July 2008 est.
141Latvia2,245,000035.3July 2008 est.
142Lesotho2,128,000070.1July 2008 est.
143Kosovo2,127,0000195.42007 est.
144Namibia2,089,00002.5July 2008 est.
145Macedonia2,061,000082.9July 2008 est.
146Slovenia2,008,000099.6July 2008 est.
147Botswana1,842,00003.1July 2008 est.
148Gambia1,735,0000173.5July 2008 est.
149Guinea-Bissau1,503,000053.7July 2008 est.
150Gabon1,486,00005.8July 2008 est.
151Estonia1,308,000030.3July 2008 est.
152Mauritius1,274,0000627.6July 2008 est.
153Swaziland1,129,000065.6July 2008 est.
154East Timor1,109,000073.9July 2008 est.
155Trinidad & Tobago1,047,0000204.2July 2008 est.
156Fiji Islands931,700051.0July 2008 est.
157Qatar928,600081.2July 2008 est.
158Reunion806,7000321.8July 2008 est.
159Cyprus792,600085.8July 2008 est.
160Guyana770,80003.9July 2008 est.
161Comoros731,8000337.2July 2008 est.
162Bahrain718,30001,080.2July 2008 est.
163Bhutan682,300014.5July 2008 est.
164Montenegro678,200049.1July 2008 est.
165Equatorial Guinea616,500022.0July 2008 est.
166Solomon Islands581,300021.1July 2008 est.
167Djibouti506,200022.0July 2008 est.
168Luxembourg486,0000187.9July 2008 est.
169Suriname476,00002.9July 2008 est.
170Macau460,800016,340.4July 2008 est.
171Guadeloupe457,1000280.3July 2008 est.
172Cape Verde427,0000105.9July 2008 est.
173Martinique404,0000381.1July 2008 est.
174Malta403,50001,276.9July 2008 est.
175Western Sahara393,80001.5July 2008 est.
176Brunei381,400072.4July 2008 est.
177Maldives379,20001,264.0July 2008 est.
178Bahamas307,500030.5July 2008 est.
179Iceland304,40003.0July 2008 est.
180Belize301,300013.2July 2008 est.
181French Polynesia283,000077.3July 2008 est.
182Barbados282,0000654.3July 2008 est.
183Netherlands Antilles225,4000234.8July 2008 est.
184New Caledonia224,800012.1July 2008 est.
185French Guiana219,60002.5July 2008 est.
186Samoa217,100074.0July 2008 est.
187Mayotte216,3000578.3July 2008 est.
188Vanuatu215,400017.7July 2008 est.
189Sao Tome and Principe206,2000206.0July 2008 est.
190Guam175,9000325.1July 2008 est.
191Saint Lucia172,9000285.3July 2008 est.
192Tonga119,0000165.7July 2008 est.
193Saint Vincent & the Grenadines118,4000304.4July 2008 est.
194Kiribati110,4000136.1July 2008 est.
195Virgin Islands of the US108,2000312.7July 2008 est.
196Micronesia, Federated States of107,7000153.4July 2008 est.
197Aruba101,5000525.9July 2008 est.
198Jersey91,5000788.8July 2008 est.
199Grenada90,3000262.5July 2008 est.
200Northern Mariana Is.86,6000181.6July 2008 est.
201Seychelles82,2000180.7July 2008 est.
202Man, Isle of76,2000133.2July 2008 est.
203Dominica72,500096.2July 2008 est.
204Andorra72,4000154.7July 2008 est.
205Antigua & Barbuda69,8000157.6July 2008 est.
206Bermuda66,50001,247.7July 2008 est.
207Guernsey65,7000842.3July 2008 est.
208Marshall Islands63,2000349.2July 2008 est.
209American Samoa57,5000288.9July 2008 est.
210Greenland56,30000.0July 2008 est.
211Faroe Islands48,700034.8July 2008 est.
212Cayman Islands47,9000182.8July 2008 est.
213Saint Kitts & Nevis39,6000151.7July 2008 est.
214Liechtenstein34,5000215.6July 2008 est.
215Monaco32,800016,820.5July 2008 est.
216San Marino30,0000490.2July 2008 est.
217Saint Martin29,4000540.4July 2008 est.
218Gibraltar28,00004,307.7July 2008 est.
219British Virgin Islands24,0000156.9July 2008 est.
220Turks & Caicos Islands22,400052.1July 2008 est.
221Cook Islands21,900092.5July 2008 est.
222Palau21,100046.1July 2008 est.
223Wallis and Futuna16,400059.9July 2008 est.
224Anguilla14,1000138.2July 2008 est.
225Nauru13,8000657.1July 2008 est.
226Tuvalu12,2000469.2July 2008 est.
227Montserrat9,640094.5July 2008 est.
228Saint Helena7,600018.4July 2008 est.
229Saint Barthelemy7,4900356.7July 2008 est.
230Saint Pierre & Miquelon7,040029.1July 2008 est.
231Falkland Islands3,14000.3July 2008 est.
232Svalbard2,17000.0July 2008 est.
233Norfolk Island2,130061.6July 2008 est.
234Niue1,44005.5July 2008 est.
235Tokelau1,4300143.0July 2008 est.
236Christmas Island1,400010.4July 2007 est.
237Vatican City82001,863.6July 2008 est.
238Cocos Islands600042.9July 2007 est.
239Pitcairn4801.0July 2008 est.
240Antarctica000.0July 2008 est.
240Ashmore & Cartier Is.000.0July 2008 est.
240Bouvet Island000.0July 2008 est.
240British Indian Ocean Territory000.0July 2008 est.
240Clipperton Island000.0July 2008 est.
240Coral Sea Islands000.0July 2008 est.
240French Southern & Antarctic Lands000.0July 2008 est.
240Heard I. & McDonald Is.000.0July 2008 est.
240Jan Mayen000.0July 2008 est.
240Navassa Island000.0July 2008 est.
240Paracel Islands00...July 2008 est.
240South Georgia & South Sandwich Is.000.0July 2008 est.
240Spratly Islands000.0July 2008 est.
240US Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges000.0July 2008 est.
240Wake Island000.0July 2008 est.
 World6,677,564,000044.8July 2008 est.

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: (mainly) CIA World Factbook (2008-07-24)

(c) Thomas Brinkhoff, 2008-07-27