List of countries and dependencies by population
This is a list of countries and dependencies by population. It includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states, with inclusion within the list being primarily based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. For instance, the United Kingdom is considered as a single entity, while the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are considered separately. In addition, this list includes certain states with limited recognition not found in ISO 3166-1.
Also given in percent is each country's population compared with the world population, which the United Nations estimates at billion as of today.
Method
Figures used in this chart are based on the most up to date estimate or projections by the national census authority where available, and are usually rounded off.Where updated national data are not available, figures are based on the projections for 2019 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Because the compiled figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or at the same level of accuracy, the resulting numerical comparisons may create misleading conclusions. Furthermore, the addition of figures from all countries may not equal the world total.
Areas that form integral parts of sovereign states, such as the countries of the United Kingdom, are counted as part of the sovereign states concerned. Not included are other entities, such as the European Union, that are not sovereign states, and independent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.
Sovereign states and dependencies by population
Note: A number rank is assigned to the 193 member states and two observer states of the United Nations. Dependent territories or constituent countries that are parts of sovereign states are shown in italics and not assigned a numbered rank. In addition, sovereign states with limited recognition are not assigned a number rank.Rank | Country | Population | % of world population | Date | Source |
1 | National population clock | - | - | ||
2 | National population clock | - | - | ||
3 | National population clock | - | - | ||
4 | National annual projection | - | |||
5 | UN Projection | - | |||
6 | National population clock | - | - | ||
7 | UN Projection | - | |||
8 | National population clock | - | - | ||
9 | National estimate | - | |||
10 | National annual projection | - | |||
11 | Monthly provisional estimate | - | |||
12 | National population clock | - | - | ||
13 | National annual projection | - | |||
14 | National population clock | - | - | ||
15 | 2019 census result | - | |||
16 | UN Projection | - | |||
17 | National population clock | - | - | ||
18 | National estimate | - | |||
19 | National annual estimate | - | |||
20 | Monthly national estimate | - | |||
21 | National annual estimate | - | |||
22 | National population clock | - | - | ||
23 | Monthly national estimate | - | |||
24 | National annual estimate | - | |||
25 | National annual projection | - | |||
26 | National annual projection | - | |||
27 | National annual projection | - | |||
28 | National annual projection | - | |||
29 | 2019 census result | - | |||
30 | National estimate | - | |||
31 | National annual projection | - | |||
32 | National annual projection | - | |||
33 | National population clock | - | |||
34 | Monthly national estimate | - | |||
35 | National annual projection | - | |||
36 | National annual projection | - | |||
37 | National estimate | - | |||
38 | National population clock | - | - | ||
39 | National population clock | - | - | ||
40 | National population clock | - | |||
41 | National estimate | - | |||
42 | National annual estimate | - | |||
43 | National population clock | - | - | ||
44 | National annual projection | - | |||
45 | National projection | - | |||
46 | National projection | - | |||
47 | National projection | - | |||
48 | National annual projection | - | |||
49 | UN Projection | - | |||
50 | UN Projection | - | |||
51 | UN Projection | - | |||
52 | National projection | - | |||
53 | Official Projection | - | |||
54 | National population clock | - | - | ||
55 | National annual projection | - | |||
– | Monthly national estimate | - | |||
56 | National annual projection | - | |||
57 | National estimate | - | |||
58 | National annual projection | - | |||
59 | UN Projection | - | |||
60 | National annual projection | - | |||
61 | National annual estimate | - | |||
62 | UN Projection | - | |||
63 | National population clock | - | |||
64 | National annual projection | - | |||
65 | National population clock | - | - | ||
66 | UN Projection | - | |||
67 | National population clock | - | - | ||
68 | National annual projection | - | |||
69 | National annual projection | - | |||
70 | National annual projection | - | |||
71 | UN Projection | - | |||
72 | National annual projection | - | |||
73 | Provisional 2019 census result | - | |||
74 | National annual projection | - | |||
75 | National projection annual | - | |||
76 | National projection | - | |||
77 | National projection annual | - | |||
78 | National annual projection | - | |||
79 | National estimate | - | |||
80 | National projection annual | - | |||
81 | Monthly national estimate | - | |||
82 | National annual projection | - | |||
83 | National annual estimate | - | |||
84 | National estimate | - | |||
85 | National population clock | - | - | ||
86 | National quarterly estimate | - | |||
87 | National projection | - | |||
88 | National monthly estimate | - | |||
89 | National annual estimate | - | |||
90 | National estimate | - | |||
91 | UN Projection | - | |||
92 | National estimate | - | |||
93 | National annual estimate | - | |||
94 | National estimate | - | |||
95 | National annual projection | - | |||
96 | National population clock | - | - | ||
97 | National annual projection | - | |||
98 | Quarterly provisional figure | - | |||
99 | National provisional figure | - | |||
100 | National annual projection | - | |||
101 | National annual projection | - | |||
– | National estimate | - | |||
102 | National annual projection | - | |||
103 | National annual projection | - | |||
104 | National estimate | - | |||
105 | National annual estimate | - | |||
106 | UN Projection | - | |||
107 | UN Projection | - | |||
108 | National estimate | - | |||
109 | UN Projection | - | |||
110 | National estimate | - | |||
111 | UN Projection | - | |||
112 | National quarterly estimate | - | |||
113 | National estimate | - | |||
114 | UN Projection | - | |||
115 | National monthly estimate | - | |||
116 | National annual projection | - | |||
117 | National estimate | - | |||
118 | National quarterly estimate | - | |||
119 | National annual projection | - | |||
120 | National population clock | - | - | ||
121 | National annual projection | - | |||
122 | National estimate | - | |||
123 | National quarterly estimate | - | |||
124 | National projection | - | |||
125 | National annual estimate | - | |||
126 | National annual projection | - | |||
127 | National annual projection | - | |||
128 | National annual estimate | - | |||
129 | National annual estimate | - | |||
130 | UN Projection | - | |||
131 | National annual projection | - | |||
132 | National population clock | - | |||
133 | UN Projection | - | |||
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134 | National quarterly estimate | - | |||
135 | National annual estimate | - | |||
136 | Monthly national estimate | - | |||
137 | Monthly national estimate | - | |||
138 | National estimate | - | |||
139 | National estimate | - | |||
140 | National projection | - | |||
141 | UN Projection | - | |||
142 | National annual projection | - | |||
143 | UN Projection | - | |||
144 | National estimate | - | |||
145 | National estimate | - | |||
146 | 2016 census result | - | |||
147 | Monthly national estimate | - | |||
– | National annual estimate | - | |||
148 | National annual projection | - | |||
149 | National annual projection | - | |||
150 | National estimate | - | |||
151 | National annual projection | - | |||
152 | National estimate | - | |||
153 | National estimate | - | |||
154 | National estimate | - | |||
155 | National annual projection | - | |||
156 | National census result | - | |||
157 | National estimate | - | |||
158 | National estimate | - | |||
159 | National annual estimate | - | |||
160 | UN Projection | - | |||
161 | National annual projection | - | |||
– | National quarterly estimate | - | |||
162 | Projected population by province 2010 - 2025 | - | |||
163 | National estimate | - | |||
164 | National estimate | - | |||
– | UN Projection | - | |||
165 | UN Projection | - | |||
166 | National annual projection | - | |||
167 | National estimate | - | |||
– | National estimate | - | |||
168 | National estimate | - | |||
169 | National estimate | - | |||
170 | National annual projection | - | |||
171 | National annual estimate | - | |||
172 | National quarterly estimate | - | |||
— | National estimate | - | |||
173 | National annual estimate | - | |||
174 | UN Projection | - | |||
– | 2017 census results | - | |||
– | 2019 census results | - | |||
– | National estimate | - | |||
175 | National estimate | - | |||
176 | National projection | - | |||
177 | National annual estimate | - | |||
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178 | National annual estimate | - | |||
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179 | UN Projection | - | |||
180 | National estimate | - | |||
– | National estimate | - | |||
– | UN Projection | - | |||
181 | National annual projection | - | |||
182 | 2016 census result | - | |||
183 | National estimate | - | |||
184 | National annual projection | - | |||
– | 2016 census result | - | |||
185 | National estimate | - | |||
186 | UN Projection | - | |||
– | National estimate | - | |||
– | National annual projection | - | |||
– | National estimate | - | |||
– | National annual estimate | - | |||
– | National annual estimate | - | |||
– | National estimate | - | |||
187 | National annual estimate | - | |||
– | Preliminary 2015 census result | - | |||
188 | UN Projection | - | |||
– | Monthly national estimate | - | |||
– | National estimate | - | |||
– | National estimate | - | |||
189 | National semi annual estimate | - | |||
190 | National annual estimate | - | |||
– | National estimate | ||||
– | UN Projection | - | |||
191 | National monthly estimate | - | |||
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– | National monthly estimate | - | |||
192 | National annual estimate | - | |||
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– | UN Projection | - | |||
– | National annual estimate | - | |||
193 | National annual estimate | - | |||
194 | National annual estimate | - | |||
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– | National estimate | - | |||
– | 2016 census result | - | |||
– | UN Projection | - | |||
– | 2016 census result | - | |||
– | National estimate | - | |||
– | National estimate | - | |||
– | National annual estimate | - | |||
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195 | National estimate | - | |||
– | National estimate | - | |||
– | National estimate | - | |||
100% | UN Projection |
Lists of countries by population
Continental
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
Intercontinental
- Americas
- Arab states
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Eurasia
- Latin America
- Middle East