Rank
|
Country
|
Population
|
Date of Information
|
1
|
World
|
6,446,131,400
|
July 2005 est.
|
2
|
China
|
1,306,313,812
|
July 2005 est.
|
3
|
India
|
1,080,264,388
|
July 2005 est.
|
4
|
European Union
|
456,953,258
|
July 2005 est.
|
5
|
United States
|
295,734,134
|
July 2005 est.
|
6
|
Indonesia
|
241,973,879
|
July 2005 est.
|
7
|
Brazil
|
186,112,794
|
July 2005 est.
|
8
|
Pakistan
|
162,419,946
|
July 2005 est.
|
9
|
Bangladesh
|
144,319,628
|
July 2005 est.
|
10
|
Russia
|
143,420,309
|
July 2005 est.
|
11
|
Nigeria
|
128,765,768
|
July 2005 est.
|
12
|
Japan
|
127,417,244
|
July 2005 est.
|
13
|
Mexico
|
106,202,903
|
July 2005 est.
|
14
|
Philippines
|
87,857,473
|
July 2005 est.
|
15
|
Vietnam
|
83,535,576
|
July 2005 est.
|
16
|
Germany
|
82,431,390
|
July 2005 est.
|
17
|
Egypt
|
77,505,756
|
July 2005 est.
|
18
|
Ethiopia
|
73,053,286
|
July 2005 est.
|
19
|
Turkey
|
69,660,559
|
July 2005 est.
|
20
|
Iran
|
68,017,860
|
July 2005 est.
|
21
|
Thailand
|
64,185,502
|
July 2005 est.
|
22
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
60,764,490
|
July 2005 est.
|
23
|
France
|
60,656,178
|
July 2005 est.
|
24
|
United Kingdom
|
60,441,457
|
July 2005 est.
|
25
|
Italy
|
58,103,033
|
July 2005 est.
|
26
|
Korea, South
|
48,640,671
|
July 2005 est.
|
27
|
Ukraine
|
46,996,765
|
July 2005 est.
|
28
|
Burma
|
46,996,558
|
July 2005 est.
|
29
|
South Africa
|
44,344,136
|
July 2005 est.
|
30
|
Colombia
|
42,954,279
|
July 2005 est.
|
31
|
Spain
|
40,341,462
|
July 2005 est.
|
32
|
Sudan
|
40,187,486
|
July 2005 est.
|
33
|
Argentina
|
39,537,943
|
July 2005 est.
|
34
|
Poland
|
38,557,984
|
July 2005 est.
|
35
|
Tanzania
|
36,766,356
|
July 2005 est.
|
36
|
Kenya
|
33,829,590
|
July 2005 est.
|
37
|
Canada
|
32,805,041
|
July 2005 est.
|
38
|
Morocco
|
32,725,847
|
July 2005 est.
|
39
|
Algeria
|
32,531,853
|
July 2005 est.
|
40
|
Afghanistan
|
29,928,987
|
July 2005 est.
|
41
|
Peru
|
27,925,628
|
July 2005 est.
|
42
|
Nepal
|
27,676,547
|
July 2005 est.
|
43
|
Uganda
|
27,269,482
|
July 2005 est.
|
44
|
Uzbekistan
|
26,851,195
|
July 2005 est.
|
45
|
Saudi Arabia
|
26,417,599
|
July 2005 est.
|
46
|
Iraq
|
26,074,906
|
July 2005 est.
|
47
|
Venezuela
|
25,375,281
|
July 2005 est.
|
48
|
Malaysia
|
23,953,136
|
July 2005 est.
|
49
|
Korea, North
|
22,912,177
|
July 2005 est.
|
50
|
Taiwan
|
22,894,384
|
July 2005 est.
|
51
|
Romania
|
22,329,977
|
July 2005 est.
|
52
|
Ghana
|
21,946,247
|
July 2005 est.
|
53
|
Yemen
|
20,727,063
|
July 2005 est.
|
54
|
Australia
|
20,090,437
|
July 2005 est.
|
55
|
Sri Lanka
|
20,064,776
|
July 2005 est.
|
56
|
Mozambique
|
19,406,703
|
July 2005 est.
|
57
|
Syria
|
18,448,752
|
July 2005 est.
|
58
|
Madagascar
|
18,040,341
|
July 2005 est.
|
59
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
17,298,040
|
July 2005 est.
|
60
|
Cameroon
|
16,988,132
|
July 2005 est.
|
61
|
Netherlands
|
16,407,491
|
July 2005 est.
|
62
|
Chile
|
15,980,912
|
July 2005 est.
|
63
|
Kazakhstan
|
15,185,844
|
July 2005 est.
|
64
|
Cambodia
|
13,636,398
|
July 2005 est.
|
65
|
Burkina Faso
|
13,491,736
|
July 2005 est.
|
66
|
Ecuador
|
13,363,593
|
July 2005 est.
|
67
|
Malawi
|
12,707,464
|
July 2005 est.
|
68
|
Niger
|
12,162,856
|
July 2005 est.
|
69
|
Zimbabwe
|
12,160,782
|
July 2005 est.
|
70
|
Guatemala
|
12,013,907
|
July 2005 est.
|
71
|
Angola
|
11,827,315
|
July 2005 est.
|
72
|
Senegal
|
11,706,498
|
July 2005 est.
|
73
|
Mali
|
11,415,261
|
July 2005 est.
|
74
|
Cuba
|
11,346,670
|
July 2005 est.
|
75
|
Zambia
|
11,261,795
|
July 2005 est.
|
76
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
10,829,175
|
July 2005 est.
|
77
|
Greece
|
10,668,354
|
July 2005 est.
|
78
|
Portugal
|
10,566,212
|
July 2005 est.
|
79
|
Belgium
|
10,364,388
|
July 2005 est.
|
80
|
Belarus
|
10,300,483
|
July 2005 est.
|
81
|
Czech Republic
|
10,241,138
|
July 2005 est.
|
82
|
Tunisia
|
10,074,951
|
July 2005 est.
|
83
|
Hungary
|
10,006,835
|
July 2005 est.
|
84
|
Chad
|
9,657,069
|
July 2005 est.
|
85
|
Guinea
|
9,452,670
|
July 2005 est.
|
86
|
Dominican Republic
|
9,049,595
|
July 2005 est.
|
87
|
Sweden
|
9,001,774
|
July 2005 est.
|
88
|
Bolivia
|
8,857,870
|
July 2005 est.
|
89
|
Somalia
|
8,591,629
|
July 2005 est.
|
90
|
Rwanda
|
8,440,820
|
July 2005 est.
|
91
|
Austria
|
8,184,691
|
July 2005 est.
|
92
|
Haiti
|
8,121,622
|
July 2005 est.
|
93
|
Azerbaijan
|
7,911,974
|
July 2005 est.
|
94
|
Burundi
|
7,795,426
|
July 2005 est.
|
95
|
Benin
|
7,649,360
|
July 2005 est.
|
96
|
Switzerland
|
7,489,370
|
July 2005 est.
|
97
|
Bulgaria
|
7,450,349
|
July 2005 est.
|
98
|
Honduras
|
7,167,902
|
July 2005 est.
|
99
|
Tajikistan
|
7,163,506
|
July 2005 est.
|
100
|
Hong Kong
|
6,898,686
|
July 2005 est.
|
101
|
El Salvador
|
6,704,932
|
July 2005 est.
|
102
|
Paraguay
|
6,347,884
|
July 2005 est.
|
103
|
Israel
|
6,276,883
|
July 2005 est.
|
104
|
Laos
|
6,217,141
|
July 2005 est.
|
105
|
Sierra Leone
|
5,867,426
|
July 2005 est.
|
106
|
Libya
|
5,765,563
|
July 2005 est.
|
107
|
Jordan
|
5,759,732
|
July 2005 est.
|
108
|
Papua New Guinea
|
5,545,268
|
July 2005 est.
|
109
|
Nicaragua
|
5,465,100
|
July 2005 est.
|
110
|
Denmark
|
5,432,335
|
July 2005 est.
|
111
|
Slovakia
|
5,431,363
|
July 2005 est.
|
112
|
Togo
|
5,399,991
|
July 2005 est.
|
113
|
Finland
|
5,223,442
|
July 2005 est.
|
114
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
5,146,281
|
July 2005 est.
|
115
|
Turkmenistan
|
4,952,081
|
July 2005 est.
|
116
|
Georgia
|
4,677,401
|
July 2005 est.
|
117
|
Eritrea
|
4,669,638
|
July 2005 est.
|
118
|
Norway
|
4,593,041
|
July 2005 est.
|
119
|
Croatia
|
4,495,904
|
July 2005 est.
|
120
|
Moldova
|
4,455,421
|
July 2005 est.
|
121
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
4,430,494
|
July 2005 est.
|
122
|
Singapore
|
4,425,720
|
July 2005 est.
|
123
|
Central African Republic
|
4,237,703
|
July 2005 est.
|
124
|
New Zealand
|
4,035,461
|
July 2005 est.
|
125
|
Costa Rica
|
4,016,173
|
July 2005 est.
|
126
|
Ireland
|
4,015,676
|
July 2005 est.
|
127
|
Puerto Rico
|
3,911,299
|
July 2005 est.
|
128
|
Lebanon
|
3,826,018
|
July 2005 est.
|
129
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
3,602,269
|
July 2005 est.
|
130
|
Lithuania
|
3,596,617
|
July 2005 est.
|
131
|
Albania
|
3,563,112
|
July 2005 est.
|
132
|
Uruguay
|
3,415,920
|
July 2005 est.
|
133
|
Panama
|
3,140,232
|
July 2005 est.
|
134
|
Mauritania
|
3,086,859
|
July 2005 est.
|
135
|
Oman
|
3,001,583
|
July 2005 est.
|
136
|
Armenia
|
2,982,904
|
July 2005 est.
|
137
|
Liberia
|
2,900,269
|
July 2005 est.
|
138
|
Mongolia
|
2,791,272
|
July 2005 est.
|
139
|
Jamaica
|
2,735,520
|
July 2005 est.
|
140
|
United Arab Emirates
|
2,563,212
|
July 2005 est.
|
141
|
West Bank
|
2,385,615
|
NA
|
142
|
Kuwait
|
2,335,648
|
July 2005 est.
|
143
|
Latvia
|
2,290,237
|
July 2005 est.
|
144
|
Bhutan
|
2,232,291
|
July 2005 est.
|
145
|
Macedonia
|
2,045,262
|
July 2005 est.
|
146
|
Lesotho
|
2,031,348
|
July 2005 est.
|
147
|
Namibia
|
2,030,692
|
July 2005 est.
|
148
|
Slovenia
|
2,011,070
|
July 2005 est.
|
149
|
Botswana
|
1,640,115
|
July 2005 est.
|
150
|
Gambia, The
|
1,595,086
|
July 2005 est.
|
151
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
1,413,446
|
July 2005 est.
|
152
|
Gabon
|
1,394,307
|
July 2005 est.
|
153
|
Gaza Strip
|
1,376,289
|
July 2005 est.
|
154
|
Estonia
|
1,332,893
|
July 2005 est.
|
155
|
Mauritius
|
1,230,602
|
July 2005 est.
|
156
|
Swaziland
|
1,138,227
|
July 2005 est.
|
157
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
1,075,066
|
July 2005 est.
|
158
|
East Timor
|
1,040,880
|
July 2005 est.
|
159
|
Fiji
|
893,354
|
July 2005 est.
|
160
|
Qatar
|
863,051
|
July 2005 est.
|
161
|
Cyprus
|
780,133
|
July 2005 est.
|
162
|
Reunion
|
776,948
|
July 2005 est.
|
163
|
Guyana
|
765,283
|
July 2005 est.
|
164
|
Bahrain
|
688,345
|
July 2005 est.
|
165
|
Comoros
|
671,247
|
July 2005 est.
|
166
|
Solomon Islands
|
538,032
|
July 2005 est.
|
167
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
529,034
|
July 2005 est.
|
168
|
Djibouti
|
476,703
|
July 2005 est.
|
169
|
Luxembourg
|
468,571
|
July 2005 est.
|
170
|
Macau
|
449,198
|
July 2005 est.
|
171
|
Guadeloupe
|
448,713
|
July 2005 est.
|
172
|
Suriname
|
438,144
|
July 2005 est.
|
173
|
Martinique
|
432,900
|
July 2005 est.
|
174
|
Cape Verde
|
418,224
|
July 2005 est.
|
175
|
Malta
|
398,534
|
July 2005 est.
|
176
|
Brunei
|
372,361
|
July 2005 est.
|
177
|
Maldives
|
349,106
|
July 2005 est.
|
178
|
Bahamas, The
|
301,790
|
July 2005 est.
|
179
|
Iceland
|
296,737
|
July 2005 est.
|
180
|
Belize
|
281,084
|
July 2005 est.
|
181
|
Barbados
|
278,870
|
July 2005 est.
|
182
|
Western Sahara
|
273,008
|
July 2005 est.
|
183
|
French Polynesia
|
270,485
|
July 2005 est.
|
184
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
219,958
|
July 2005 est.
|
185
|
New Caledonia
|
216,494
|
July 2005 est.
|
186
|
Vanuatu
|
205,754
|
July 2005 est.
|
187
|
French Guiana
|
195,506
|
July 2005 est.
|
188
|
Mayotte
|
193,633
|
July 2005 est.
|
189
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
187,410
|
July 2005 est.
|
190
|
Samoa
|
177,287
|
July 2005 est.
|
191
|
Guam
|
168,564
|
July 2005 est.
|
192
|
Saint Lucia
|
166,312
|
July 2005 est.
|
193
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
117,534
|
July 2005 est.
|
194
|
Tonga
|
112,422
|
July 2005 est.
|
195
|
Virgin Islands
|
108,708
|
July 2005 est.
|
196
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
108,105
|
July 2005 est.
|
197
|
Kiribati
|
103,092
|
July 2005 est.
|
198
|
Jersey
|
90,812
|
July 2005 est.
|
199
|
Grenada
|
89,502
|
July 2005 est.
|
200
|
Seychelles
|
81,188
|
July 2005 est.
|
201
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
80,362
|
July 2005 est.
|
202
|
Man, Isle of
|
75,049
|
July 2005 est.
|
203
|
Aruba
|
71,566
|
July 2005 est.
|
204
|
Andorra
|
70,549
|
July 2005 est.
|
205
|
Dominica
|
69,029
|
July 2005 est.
|
206
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
68,722
|
July 2005 est.
|
207
|
Bermuda
|
65,365
|
July 2005 est.
|
208
|
Guernsey
|
65,228
|
July 2005 est.
|
209
|
Marshall Islands
|
59,071
|
July 2005 est.
|
210
|
American Samoa
|
57,881
|
July 2005 est.
|
211
|
Greenland
|
56,375
|
July 2005 est.
|
212
|
Faroe Islands
|
46,962
|
July 2005 est.
|
213
|
Cayman Islands
|
44,270
|
July 2005 est.
|
214
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
38,958
|
July 2005 est.
|
215
|
Liechtenstein
|
33,717
|
July 2005 est.
|
216
|
Monaco
|
32,409
|
July 2005 est.
|
217
|
San Marino
|
28,880
|
July 2005 est.
|
218
|
Gibraltar
|
27,884
|
July 2005 est.
|
219
|
British Virgin Islands
|
22,643
|
July 2005 est.
|
220
|
Cook Islands
|
21,388
|
July 2005 est.
|
221
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
20,556
|
July 2005 est.
|
222
|
Palau
|
20,303
|
July 2005 est.
|
223
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
16,025
|
July 2005 est.
|
224
|
Anguilla
|
13,254
|
July 2005 est.
|
225
|
Nauru
|
13,048
|
July 2005 est.
|
226
|
Tuvalu
|
11,636
|
July 2005 est.
|
227
|
Montserrat
|
9,341
|
July 2005 est.
|
228
|
Saint Helena
|
7,460
|
July 2005 est.
|
229
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
7,012
|
July 2005 est.
|
230
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
2,967
|
July 2005 est.
|
231
|
Svalbard
|
2,701
|
July 2005 est.
|
232
|
Niue
|
2,166
|
July 2005 est.
|
233
|
Norfolk Island
|
1,828
|
July 2005 est.
|
234
|
Tokelau
|
1,392
|
July 2005 est.
|
235
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
932
|
July 2005 est.
|
236
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
628
|
July 2005 est.
|
237
|
Johnston Atoll
|
361
|
July 2005 est.
|
238
|
Christmas Island
|
361
|
July 2005 est.
|
239
|
Pitcairn Islands
|
45
|
July 2005 est.
|
This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005
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