Rank
(total)
CountryPopulation
(persons)
per Capitaper Square km
(persons)
Date
1China1,338,613,0000139.9July 2009 est.
2India1,166,079,0000392.2July 2009 est.
3United States of America307,212,000033.5July 2009 est.
4Indonesia240,272,0000132.6July 2009 est.
5Brazil198,739,000023.5July 2009 est.
6Pakistan176,243,0000228.6July 2009 est.
7Bangladesh156,051,00001,198.8July 2009 est.
8Nigeria149,229,0000163.8July 2009 est.
9Russia140,041,00008.6July 2009 est.
10Japan127,079,0000348.7July 2009 est.
11Mexico111,212,000057.2July 2009 est.
12Philippines97,977,0000328.6July 2009 est.
13Vietnam86,968,0000280.5July 2009 est.
14Ethiopia85,237,000085.2July 2009 est.
15Egypt83,083,000083.5July 2009 est.
16Germany82,330,0000236.1July 2009 est.
17Turkey76,806,000099.8July 2009 est.
18Congo (Dem. Rep.)68,693,000030.3July 2009 est.
19Iran66,429,000043.4July 2009 est.
20Thailand65,905,0000129.0July 2009 est.
21France64,058,0000116.5July 2009 est.
22Great Britain & Northern Ireland61,113,0000252.6July 2009 est.
23Italy58,126,0000197.6July 2009 est.
24South Africa49,052,000040.4July 2009 est.
25Korea (South)48,509,0000500.5July 2009 est.
26Myanmar48,138,000073.7July 2009 est.
27Ukraine45,700,000078.9July 2009 est.
28Colombia45,644,000041.2July 2009 est.
29Sudan41,088,000017.3July 2009 est.
30Tanzania41,049,000046.3July 2009 est.
31Argentina40,914,000015.0July 2009 est.
32Spain40,525,000081.2July 2009 est.
33Kenya39,003,000068.5July 2009 est.
34Poland38,483,0000126.5July 2009 est.
35Morocco34,859,000078.1July 2009 est.
36Algeria34,178,000014.4July 2009 est.
37Canada33,487,00003.7July 2009 est.
38Uganda32,370,0000164.2July 2009 est.
39Peru29,547,000023.1July 2009 est.
40Iraq28,946,000066.2July 2009 est.
41Saudi Arabia28,687,000013.3July 2009 est.
42Nepal28,563,0000199.3July 2009 est.
43Afghanistan28,396,000043.5July 2009 est.
44Uzbekistan27,606,000064.9July 2009 est.
45Venezuela26,815,000030.4July 2009 est.
46Malaysia25,716,000078.2July 2009 est.
47Ghana23,832,0000104.7July 2009 est.
48Yemen23,823,000045.1July 2009 est.
49Taiwan (Rep. of China)22,974,0000712.2July 2009 est.
50Korea (North)22,665,0000188.2July 2009 est.
51Romania22,215,000096.6July 2009 est.
52Mozambique21,669,000027.6July 2009 est.
53Sri Lanka21,325,0000330.0July 2009 est.
54Australia21,263,00002.8July 2009 est.
55Madagascar20,654,000035.5July 2009 est.
56Cote d'Ivoire20,617,000064.8July 2009 est.
57Syria20,178,0000109.9July 2009 est.
58Cameroon18,879,000039.9July 2009 est.
59Netherlands16,716,0000493.2July 2009 est.
60Chile16,602,000022.3July 2009 est.
61Burkina Faso15,746,000057.5July 2009 est.
62Kazakhstan15,399,00005.7July 2009 est.
63Niger15,306,000012.1July 2009 est.
64Ecuador14,573,000052.6July 2009 est.
65Cambodia14,494,000082.1July 2009 est.
66Malawi14,269,0000151.7July 2009 est.
67Senegal13,712,000071.2July 2009 est.
68Guatemala13,277,0000123.9July 2009 est.
69Angola12,799,000010.3July 2009 est.
70Mali12,667,000010.4July 2009 est.
71Zambia11,863,000016.0July 2009 est.
72Cuba11,452,0000104.3July 2009 est.
73Zimbabwe11,393,000029.5July 2009 est.
74Greece10,737,000082.2July 2009 est.
75Portugal10,708,0000117.1July 2009 est.
76Tunisia10,486,000067.5July 2009 est.
77Rwanda10,473,0000424.6July 2009 est.
78Belgium10,414,0000343.9July 2009 est.
79Chad10,329,00008.2July 2009 est.
80Czech Republic10,212,0000132.2July 2009 est.
81Guinea10,058,000040.9July 2009 est.
82Hungary9,906,0000110.5July 2009 est.
83Somalia9,832,000015.7July 2009 est.
84Bolivia9,775,00009.0July 2009 est.
85Dominican Republic9,650,0000199.7July 2009 est.
86Belarus9,649,000047.6July 2009 est.
87Sweden9,060,000022.1July 2009 est.
88Haiti9,036,0000327.9July 2009 est.
89Burundi8,988,0000350.0July 2009 est.
90Benin8,792,000079.5July 2009 est.
91Azerbaijan8,239,000099.7July 2009 est.
92Austria8,210,000099.6July 2009 est.
93Honduras7,793,000069.6July 2009 est.
94Switzerland7,604,0000190.1July 2009 est.
95Serbia7,379,000095.2July 2009 est.
96Tajikistan7,349,000051.9July 2009 est.
97Israel7,234,0000334.3July 2009 est.
98Bulgaria7,205,000066.4July 2009 est.
99El Salvador7,185,0000346.7July 2009 est.
100Hong Kong7,055,00006,693.5July 2009 est.
101Paraguay6,996,000017.6July 2009 est.
102Laos6,835,000029.6July 2009 est.
103Sierra Leone6,440,000089.9July 2009 est.
104Jordan6,343,000071.4July 2009 est.
105Libya6,310,00003.6July 2009 est.
106Papua New Guinea6,057,000013.4July 2009 est.
107Togo6,020,0000110.7July 2009 est.
108Nicaragua5,891,000049.1July 2009 est.
109Eritrea5,647,000055.9July 2009 est.
110Denmark5,501,0000129.6July 2009 est.
111Slovakia5,463,0000113.6July 2009 est.
112Kyrgyzstan5,432,000028.3July 2009 est.
113Finland5,250,000017.3July 2009 est.
114Turkmenistan4,885,000010.4July 2009 est.
115United Arab Emirates4,798,000057.4July 2009 est.
116Norway4,661,000015.3July 2009 est.
117Singapore4,658,00006,780.2July 2009 est.
118Georgia4,616,000066.2July 2009 est.
119Bosnia & Herzegovina4,613,000090.1July 2009 est.
120Central African Republic4,511,00007.2July 2009 est.
121Croatia4,489,000080.2July 2009 est.
122Moldova4,321,0000131.4July 2009 est.
123Costa Rica4,254,000083.3July 2009 est.
124New Zealand4,213,000015.7July 2009 est.
125Ireland4,203,000061.0July 2009 est.
126Lebanon4,017,0000392.7July 2009 est.
127Congo (Republic)4,013,000011.8July 2009 est.
127Palestinian Territories4,013,0000668.8July 2009 est.
129Puerto Rico3,971,0000447.7July 2009 est.
130Albania3,639,0000132.8July 2009 est.
131Lithuania3,555,000056.7July 2009 est.
132Uruguay3,494,000020.0July 2009 est.
133Liberia3,442,000035.7July 2009 est.
134Oman3,418,000011.0July 2009 est.
135Panama3,360,000045.2July 2009 est.
136Mauritania3,129,00003.0July 2009 est.
137Mongolia3,041,00002.0July 2009 est.
138Armenia2,967,0000105.2July 2009 est.
139Jamaica2,826,0000260.9July 2009 est.
140Kuwait2,691,0000151.0July 2009 est.
141Latvia2,232,000035.9July 2009 est.
142Lesotho2,131,000070.2July 2009 est.
143Namibia2,109,00002.6July 2009 est.
144Macedonia2,067,000081.3July 2009 est.
145Slovenia2,006,000099.5July 2009 est.
146Botswana1,991,00003.5July 2009 est.
147Kosovo1,805,0000165.8July 2009 est.
148Gambia1,783,0000178.3July 2009 est.
149Guinea-Bissau1,534,000054.6July 2009 est.
150Gabon1,515,00005.9July 2009 est.
151Estonia1,299,000030.6July 2009 est.
152Mauritius1,284,0000632.5July 2009 est.
153Trinidad & Tobago1,230,0000239.9July 2009 est.
154East Timor1,132,000076.1July 2009 est.
155Swaziland1,124,000065.3July 2009 est.
156Fiji Islands944,700051.7July 2009 est.
157Qatar833,300071.9July 2009 est.
158Reunion812,0000323.92009 est.
159Cyprus796,700086.2July 2009 est.
160Guyana772,30003.9July 2009 est.
161Comoros752,4000336.6July 2009 est.
162Bahrain727,8000982.2July 2009 est.
163Bhutan691,100018.0July 2009 est.
164Montenegro672,200050.0July 2009 est.
165Equatorial Guinea633,400022.6July 2009 est.
166Solomon Islands595,600021.3July 2009 est.
167Macau559,800019,851.1July 2009 est.
168Djibouti516,100022.3July 2009 est.
169Luxembourg491,8000190.2July 2009 est.
170Suriname481,30003.1July 2009 est.
171Cape Verde429,5000106.5July 2009 est.
172Guadeloupe407,9000250.12009 est.
173Malta405,20001,282.3July 2009 est.
173Western Sahara405,20001.5July 2009 est.
175Martinique404,1000381.22009 est.
176Maldives396,30001,329.9July 2009 est.
177Brunei388,200073.7July 2009 est.
178Bahamas309,200030.7July 2009 est.
179Belize307,900013.5July 2009 est.
180Iceland306,70003.1July 2009 est.
181French Polynesia287,000075.0July 2009 est.
182Barbados284,6000661.9July 2009 est.
183French Guiana229,30002.62009 est.
184New Caledonia227,400012.4July 2009 est.
185Netherlands Antilles227,0000283.8July 2009 est.
186Mayotte223,8000598.4July 2009 est.
187Samoa220,000078.0July 2009 est.
188Vanuatu218,500017.9July 2009 est.
189Sao Tome and Principe212,7000220.6July 2009 est.
190Guam178,4000327.9July 2009 est.
191Saint Lucia160,3000264.5July 2009 est.
192Tonga120,9000168.6July 2009 est.
193Kiribati112,9000139.2July 2009 est.
194Virgin Islands of the US109,8000317.3July 2009 est.
195Micronesia, Federated States of107,4000153.0July 2009 est.
196Saint Vincent & the Grenadines104,6000268.9July 2009 est.
197Aruba103,1000572.8July 2009 est.
198Jersey91,6000789.7July 2009 est.
199Grenada90,7000263.7July 2009 est.
200Northern Mariana Is.88,7000191.2July 2009 est.
201Seychelles87,5000192.3July 2009 est.
202Antigua & Barbuda85,6000193.2July 2009 est.
203Andorra83,9000179.3July 2009 est.
204Man, Isle of76,5000133.7July 2009 est.
205Dominica72,700096.8July 2009 est.
206Bermuda67,80001,255.6July 2009 est.
207Guernsey65,9000844.9July 2009 est.
208American Samoa65,6000329.6July 2009 est.
209Marshall Islands64,5000356.4July 2009 est.
210Greenland57,60000.0July 2009 est.
211Cayman Islands49,0000185.6July 2009 est.
212Faroe Islands48,900035.1July 2009 est.
213Saint Kitts & Nevis40,1000153.6July 2009 est.
214Liechtenstein34,8000217.5July 2009 est.
215Monaco33,000016,500.0July 2009 est.
216San Marino30,3000496.7July 2009 est.
217Saint Martin29,8000547.8July 2009 est.
218Gibraltar28,00004,307.7July 2009 est.
219British Virgin Islands24,5000162.3July 2009 est.
220Turks & Caicos Islands22,900053.3July 2009 est.
221Palau20,800045.3July 2009 est.
222Wallis and Futuna15,300055.8July 2009 est.
223Anguilla14,4000158.2July 2009 est.
224Nauru14,0000666.7July 2009 est.
225Tuvalu12,4000476.9July 2009 est.
226Cook Islands11,900050.4July 2009 est.
227Saint Helena7,640024.8July 2009 est.
228Saint Barthelemy7,4500354.8July 2009 est.
229Saint Pierre & Miquelon7,050029.1July 2009 est.
230Montserrat5,100050.0July 2009 est.
231Falkland Islands3,14000.3July 2008 est.
232Norfolk Island2,140059.4July 2009 est.
233Svalbard2,12000.0July 2009 est.
234Tokelau1,4200118.3July 2009 est.
235Christmas Island1,400010.4July 2009 est.
235Niue1,40005.4July 2009 est.
237Vatican City83001,886.4July 2009 est.
238Cocos Islands600042.9July 2009 est.
239Pitcairn4801.0July 2009 est.
240Antarctica000.0July 2009 est.
240Ashmore & Cartier Is.000.0July 2009 est.
240Bouvet Island000.0July 2009 est.
240British Indian Ocean Territory000.0July 2009 est.
240Clipperton Island000.0July 2009 est.
240Coral Sea Islands000.0July 2009 est.
240French Southern & Antarctic Lands000.0July 2009 est.
240Heard I. & McDonald Is.000.0July 2009 est.
240Jan Mayen000.0July 2009 est.
240Navassa Island000.0July 2009 est.
240Paracel Islands00...July 2009 est.
240South Georgia & South Sandwich Is.000.0July 2009 est.
240Spratly Islands000.0July 2009 est.
240US Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges000.0July 2009 est.
240Wake Island000.0July 2009 est.
 World6,790,062,000045.6July 2009 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 (2009-10-02)