List of countries and dependencies by population
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This is a list of countries and dependent territories 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.
The population figures do not reflect the practice of countries that report significantly different populations of citizens domestically and overall. Some countries, notably Thailand, do not report total population, exclusively counting citizens; for total populations an international agency must issue an estimate.[citation needed]
Also given in percent is each country's population compared to the population of the world, which the United Nations estimated at 7.5 billion in December 2016.[1]
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Method[edit]
Figures used in this chart are based on the most up to date estimate or projections[2] 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 2016 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[3]
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. A handful of nations have not conducted a census in over 30 years, providing high error margin estimates only.
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,[Note 1] that are not sovereign states, and independent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.
Countries and dependencies by population[edit]
Note: All dependent territories or countries that are parts of sovereign states are shown in italics.
Rank | Country (or dependent territory) | Population | Date | % of world population |
Source |
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1 | ![]() |
1,381,300,000 | February 1, 2017 | 18.5% | Official population clock |
2 | ![]() |
1,311,380,000 | February 1, 2017 | 17.5% | Official population clock |
3 | ![]() |
324,463,000 | February 1, 2017 | 4.34% | Official population clock |
4 | ![]() |
260,581,000 | July 1, 2016 | 3.48% | UN Projection |
5 | ![]() |
207,038,000 | February 1, 2017 | 2.77% | Official population clock |
6 | ![]() |
196,234,000 | February 1, 2017 | 2.62% | Official population clock |
7 | ![]() |
186,988,000 | July 1, 2016 | 2.5% | UN Projection |
8 | ![]() |
161,868,000 | February 1, 2017 | 2.16% | Official population clock |
9 | ![]() |
146,727,405 | September 1, 2016 | 1.96% | Official estimate |
10 | ![]() |
126,860,000 | January 1, 2017 | 1.70% | Monthly provisional estimate |
11 | ![]() |
122,273,000 | July 1, 2016 | 1.63% | Official projection |
12 | ![]() |
103,704,000 | February 1, 2017 | 1.39% | Official population clock |
13 | ![]() |
101,853,000 | July 1, 2016 | 1.36% | UN Projection |
14 | ![]() |
92,700,000 | July 1, 2016 | 1.24% | Annual official projection |
15 | ![]() |
92,401,100 | February 1, 2017 | 1.24% | Official population clock |
16 | ![]() |
82,243,000 | July 1, 2017 | 1.10% | UN Projection |
17 | ![]() |
82,175,700 | December 31, 2015 | 1.10% | Official estimate |
18 | ![]() |
79,877,800 | February 1, 2017 | 1.07% | Official population clock |
19 | ![]() |
79,814,871 | December 31, 2016 | 1.07% | Annual official estimate |
20 | ![]() |
68,145,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.91% | United Nations Department of Economic |
21 | ![]() |
66,991,000 | January 1, 2017 | 0.9% | Monthly official estimate |
22 | ![]() |
65,110,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.87% | Annual official estimate |
23 | ![]() |
60,589,766 | August 31, 2016 | 0.81% | Official estimate |
24 | ![]() |
55,908,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.75% | Annual official estimate |
25 | ![]() |
55,155,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.74% | UN projection |
26 | ![]() |
54,363,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.73% | UN projection |
27 | ![]() |
50,801,405 | July 1, 2016 | 0.68% | Annual official estimate |
28 | ![]() |
49,068,700 | February 1, 2017 | 0.656% | Official population clock |
29 | ![]() |
47,251,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.63% | UN projection |
30 | ![]() |
46,812,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.63% | Official estimate |
31 | ![]() |
43,850,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.59% | Official annual projection |
32 | ![]() |
42,603,854 | December 1, 2016 | 0.57% | Monthly official estimate |
33 | ![]() |
41,176,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.55% | Official annual projection |
34 | ![]() |
40,400,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.54% | Official annual projection |
35 | ![]() |
38,426,809 | July 1, 2016 | 0.51% | Official estimate |
36 | ![]() |
37,883,543 | July 1, 2016 | 0.51% | Official annual projection |
37 | ![]() |
36,860,700 | July 1, 2016 | 0.49% | Official annual projection |
38 | ![]() |
36,438,700 | February 1, 2017 | 0.487% | Official estimate |
39 | ![]() |
34,216,200 | February 1, 2017 | 0.457% | Official annual projection |
40 | ![]() |
32,775,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.44% | Official estimate |
41 | ![]() |
32,121,000 | January 1, 2017 | 0.43% | Official population report |
42 | ![]() |
31,932,000 | February 1, 2017 | 0.427% | Official population clock |
43 | ![]() |
31,488,700 | July 1, 2016 | 0.42% | Official annual projection |
44 | ![]() |
31,028,700 | July 1, 2016 | 0.41% | Official annual projection |
45 | ![]() |
28,431,494 | July 1, 2016 | 0.38% | Official annual projection |
46 | ![]() |
28,308,301 | July 1, 2016 | 0.38% | Official annual projection |
47 | ![]() |
27,657,145 | July 1, 2016 | 0.37% | Annual official estimate |
48 | ![]() |
27,478,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.37% | UN projection |
49 | ![]() |
26,423,700 | July 1, 2016 | 0.35% | Annual official projection |
50 | ![]() |
25,789,024 | May 16, 2014 | 0.34% | Final 2014 census result |
51 | ![]() |
24,347,900 | February 1, 2017 | 0.325% | Official population clock |
52 | ![]() |
24,213,510 | October 1, 2014 | 0.32% | Preliminary 2014 census result |
53 | ![]() |
23,539,816 | December 31, 2016 | 0.31% | Monthly official estimate |
54 | ![]() |
23,248,044 | January 1, 2017 | 0.310% | Annual official projection |
55 | ![]() |
22,671,331 | May 15, 2014 | 0.30% | Preliminary 2014 census result |
56 | ![]() |
22,434,363 | July 1, 2014 | 0.30% | Official estimate |
57 | ![]() |
21,203,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.28% | Official estimate |
58 | ![]() |
20,715,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.28% | UN projection |
59 | ![]() |
19,760,000 | January 1, 2016 | 0.26% | Annual official estimate |
60 | ![]() |
19,034,397 | July 1, 2016 | 0.25% | Annual official projection |
61 | ![]() |
18,564,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.25% | UN projection |
62 | ![]() |
18,341,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.25% | Official annual projection |
63 | ![]() |
18,191,900 | July 1, 2016 | 0.24% | Official annual projection |
64 | ![]() |
17,753,200 | May 1, 2016 | 0.24% | Official estimate |
65 | ![]() |
17,103,400 | February 1, 2017 | 0.229% | Official population clock |
66 | ![]() |
16,832,910 | July 1, 2016 | 0.22% | Official annual projection |
67 | ![]() |
16,672,200 | February 1, 2017 | 0.223% | Official population clock |
68 | ![]() |
16,176,133 | July 1, 2015 | 0.22% | Official estimate |
69 | ![]() |
15,933,883 | July 1, 2016 | 0.21% | Official annual projection |
70 | ![]() |
15,626,444 | July 1, 2016 | 0.21% | Official annual projection |
71 | ![]() |
15,256,346 | January 1, 2017 | 0.20% | Official annual projection |
72 | ![]() |
14,497,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.19% | UN projection |
73 | ![]() |
14,240,168 | July 1, 2016 | 0.19% | Official annual projection |
74 | ![]() |
12,947,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.17% | UN projection |
75 | ![]() |
12,131,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.16% | Official annual projection |
76 | ![]() |
11,553,188 | July 1, 2016 | 0.15% | Official projection |
77 | ![]() |
11,353,461 | December 1, 2016 | 0.15% | Monthly official estimate |
78 | ![]() |
11,299,400 | July 1, 2016 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
79 | ![]() |
11,239,004 | December 31, 2015 | 0.15% | Annual official estimate |
80 | ![]() |
11,079,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.15% | UN projection |
81 | ![]() |
11,078,033 | July 1, 2016 | 0.15% | Official projection |
82 | ![]() |
10,985,059 | July 1, 2016 | 0.15% | Official projection |
83 | ![]() |
10,858,018 | January 1, 2015 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
84 | ![]() |
10,653,654 | July 1, 2016 | 0.14% | Official projection |
85 | ![]() |
10,572,427 | September 30, 2016 | 0.14% | Official quarterly estimate |
86 | ![]() |
10,341,330 | December 31, 2015 | 0.14% | Annual official estimate |
87 | ![]() |
10,114,505 | July 1, 2016 | 0.14% | Official annual projection |
88 | ![]() |
10,075,045 | July 1, 2016 | 0.13% | Official projection |
89 | ![]() |
10,006,000 | February 1, 2017 | 0.134% | Official Population Clock |
90 | ![]() |
9,819,650 | February 1, 2017 | 0.131% | Official population clock |
91 | ![]() |
9,856,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.13% | Official annual projection |
92 | ![]() |
9,830,485 | January 1, 2016 | 0.13% | Annual official estimate |
93 | ![]() |
9,802,000 | December 1, 2016 | 0.13% | Official estimate |
94 | ![]() |
9,505,200 | October 1, 2016 | 0.127% | Quarterly official estimate |
95 | ![]() |
8,767,919 | October 1, 2016 | 0.117% | Quarterly provisional figure |
96 | ![]() |
8,721,014 | July 1, 2016 | 0.117% | Official annual projection |
97 | ![]() |
8,641,100 | February 1, 2017 | 0.116% | Official population clock |
98 | ![]() |
8,551,000 | January 1, 2016 | 0.114% | Official estimate |
99 | ![]() |
8,391,973 | September 30, 2016 | 0.112% | Quarterly provisional figure |
100 | ![]() |
8,151,300 | July 1, 2016 | 0.109% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
7,346,700 | July 1, 2016 | 0.098% | Official estimate |
101 | ![]() |
7,153,784 | December 31, 2015 | 0.096% | Official estimate |
102 | ![]() |
7,143,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.095% | Official estimate |
103 | ![]() |
7,076,372 | January 1, 2016 | 0.095% | Annual official estimate |
104 | ![]() |
7,075,641 | December 4, 2015 | 0.095% | Preliminary 2015 census result |
105 | ![]() |
6,953,646 | January 1, 2017 | 0.093% | Official estimate |
106 | ![]() |
6,520,675 | February 13, 2015 | 0.087% | Official estimate |
107 | ![]() |
6,492,400 | March 1, 2015 | 0.087% | Preliminary 2015 census result |
108 | ![]() |
6,385,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.085% | Official annual projection |
109 | ![]() |
6,262,703 | January 1, 2015 | 0.084% | Official estimate |
110 | ![]() |
6,120,400 | November 1, 2016 | 0.082% | Official estimate |
111 | ![]() |
5,988,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.08% | UN projection |
112 | ![]() |
5,745,526 | October 1, 2016 | 0.077% | Quarterly official estimate |
113 | ![]() |
5,607,300 | July 1, 2016 | 0.075% | Official estimate |
114 | ![]() |
5,503,347 | November 30, 2016 | 0.074% | Monthly official estimate |
115 | ![]() |
5,426,252 | December 31, 2015 | 0.073% | Official estimate |
116 | ![]() |
5,352,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.072% | UN projection |
117 | ![]() |
5,252,166 | October 1, 2016 | 0.07% | Quarterly official estimate |
118 | ![]() |
4,998,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.067% | UN projection |
119 | ![]() |
4,890,379 | June 30, 2016 | 0.065% | Official estimate |
120 | ![]() |
4,816,503 | July 1, 2016 | 0.064% | Official estimate |
121 | ![]() |
4,757,976 | July 14, 2016 | 0.064% | Preliminary 2016 census result |
122 | ![]() |
4,754,800 | February 1, 2017 | 0.0636% | Official population clock |
123 | ![]() |
4,751,120 | December 26, 2012 | 0.064% | Preliminary 2012 census result |
124 | ![]() |
4,741,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.063% | UN projection |
125 | ![]() |
4,550,538 | November 30, 2016 | 0.061% | Official estimate |
126 | ![]() |
4,190,669 | December 31, 2015 | 0.056% | Annual official estimate |
127 | ![]() |
4,183,658 | June 30, 2015 | 0.056% | Official estimate |
128 | ![]() |
4,076,530 | July 1, 2016 | 0.054% | Official projection |
129 | ![]() |
3,814,672 | July 1, 2016 | 0.051% | Official estimate |
130 | ![]() |
3,720,400 | January 1, 2016 | 0.05% | Annual official estimate |
131 | ![]() |
3,718,678 | July 1, 2016 | 0.05% | Annual official projection |
132 | ![]() |
3,553,100 | January 1, 2016 | 0.047% | Official estimate |
133 | ![]() |
3,531,159 | October 15, 2013 | 0.047% | Final 2013 census result |
134 | ![]() |
3,480,222 | June 30, 2016 | 0.047% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
3,474,182 | July 1, 2015 | 0.046% | Official estimate |
135 | ![]() |
3,129,325 | February 1, 2017 | 0.042% | Official population clock |
136 | ![]() |
2,993,900 | September 30, 2016 | 0.04% | Quarterly official estimate |
137 | ![]() |
2,886,026 | January 1, 2016 | 0.039% | Annual official estimate |
138 | ![]() |
2,849,317 | January 1, 2017 | 0.038% | Monthly official estimate |
139 | ![]() |
2,723,246 | December 31, 2014 | 0.036% | Official estimate |
140 | ![]() |
2,611,522 | October 31, 2016 | 0.035% | Monthly official estimate |
141 | ![]() |
2,324,388 | July 1, 2016 | 0.031% | Official projection |
142 | ![]() |
2,230,905 | July 1, 2016 | 0.03% | Official annual projection |
143 | ![]() |
2,071,278 | December 31, 2015 | 0.028% | Official estimate |
144 | ![]() |
2,064,241 | July 1, 2016 | 0.028% | Official estimate |
145 | ![]() |
1,953,000 | January 1, 2017 | 0.026% | Monthly official estimate |
146 | ![]() |
1,916,000 | July 1, 2014 | 0.026% | Official estimate |
147 | ![]() |
1,882,450 | April 15, 2013 | 0.025% | Preliminary 2013 census result |
– | ![]() |
1,836,978 | January 1, 2016 | 0.025% | Official annual projection |
148 | ![]() |
1,811,079 | June 2, 2016 | 0.024% | Estimate (press release) |
149 | ![]() |
1,547,777 | July 1, 2016 | 0.021% | Official projection |
150 | ![]() |
1,404,900 | July 1, 2016 | 0.019% | Official annual projection |
151 | ![]() |
1,353,895 | July 1, 2016 | 0.018% | Official estimate |
152 | ![]() |
1,317,797 | January 1, 2017 | 0.018% | Official estimate |
153 | ![]() |
1,263,747 | July 1, 2016 | 0.017% | Official estimate |
154 | ![]() |
1,222,442 | July 4, 2015 | 0.016% | Preliminary 2015 census result |
155 | ![]() |
1,167,242 | July 11, 2015 | 0.016% | Preliminary 2015 census result |
156 | ![]() |
1,132,657 | July 1, 2016 | 0.015% | Official projection |
157 | ![]() |
900,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.012% | UN projection |
158 | ![]() |
869,458 | July 1, 2015 | 0.0116% | Annual official estimate |
159 | ![]() |
847,000 | December 31, 2014 | 0.011% | Official estimate |
160 | ![]() |
806,153 | July 1, 2016 | 0.011% | Official estimate |
161 | ![]() |
783,070 | February 1, 2017 | 0.0105% | Official population clock |
162 | ![]() |
746,900 | July 1, 2013 | 0.01% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
647,700 | September 30, 2016 | 0.009% | Official quarterly estimate |
163 | ![]() |
642,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.009% | Annual official estimate |
164 | ![]() |
621,810 | July 1, 2014 | 0.008% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
584,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.0078% | UN projection |
165 | ![]() |
576,200 | December 31, 2015 | 0.0077% | Annual official estimate |
166 | ![]() |
541,638 | August 13, 2012 | 0.0072% | Final 2012 census result |
167 | ![]() |
531,239 | July 1, 2016 | 0.0071% | Official annual projection |
– | ![]() |
475,665 | October 15, 2015 | 0.006% | Preliminary 2015 census result |
168 | ![]() |
429,344 | December 31, 2014 | 0.0057% | Official estimate |
169 | ![]() |
417,200 | July 1, 2015 | 0.0056% | Official estimate |
170 | ![]() |
380,010 | October 1, 2016 | 0.0051% | Official estimate |
171 | ![]() |
378,040 | July 1, 2016 | 0.0051% | Official projection |
172 | ![]() |
344,023 | September 20, 2014 | 0.0046% | Preliminary 2014 census result |
173 | ![]() |
338,450 | December 31, 2016 | 0.0045% | Official quarterly estimate |
– | ![]() |
294,396 | December 4, 2011 | 0.0039% | 2011 census result |
174 | ![]() |
285,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.0038% | UN projection |
175 | ![]() |
277,500 | July 1, 2015 | 0.0037% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
271,800 | December 31, 2014 | 0.0036% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
268,767 | August 26, 2014 | 0.0036% | Preliminary 2014 census result |
– | ![]() |
240,705 | February 28, 2011 | 0.0032% | 2011 census result |
176 | ![]() |
194,899 | January 1, 2016 | 0.0026% | Official projection |
177 | ![]() |
187,356 | May 13, 2012 | 0.0025% | 2012 census result |
178 | ![]() |
186,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.0025% | UN projection |
– | ![]() |
184,200 | July 1, 2015 | 0.0025% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
158,986 | January 1, 2016 | 0.0021% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
150,932 | December 1, 2015 | 0.002% | Preliminary 2015 census result |
179 | ![]() |
113,400 | July 1, 2015 | 0.0015% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
110,108 | December 31, 2015 | 0.0015% | Official quarterly estimate |
180 | ![]() |
109,991 | June 12, 2012 | 0.0015% | Preliminary 2012 census result |
– | ![]() |
106,000 | July 1, 2016 | 0.0014% | UN projection |
181 | ![]() |
103,328 | May 12, 2011 | 0.0014% | 2011 census result |
182 | ![]() |
103,252 | November 30, 2011 | 0.0014% | 2011 census result |
183 | ![]() |
102,800 | July 1, 2015 | 0.0014% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
102,700 | December 31, 2015 | 0.0014% | Annual official estimate |
184 | ![]() |
93,144 | December 31, 2015 | 0.0012% | Annual official estimate |
185 | ![]() |
86,295 | May 27, 2011 | 0.0012% | Preliminary 2011 census result |
– | ![]() |
84,497 | March 27, 2011 | 0.0011% | 2011 census result |
186 | ![]() |
78,014 | December 31, 2015 | 0.001% | Annual official estimate |
187 | ![]() |
71,293 | May 14, 2011 | 0.00095% | Preliminary 2011 census result |
– | ![]() |
62,562 | December 31, 2015 | 0.00084% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
61,954 | July 1, 2013 | 0.00083% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
60,413 | December 31, 2015 | 0.00081% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
57,100 | July 1, 2015 | 0.00076% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
56,940 | July 1, 2015 | 0.00076% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
56,186 | July 1, 2016 | 0.00075% | Annual official estimate |
188 | ![]() |
54,880 | July 1, 2015 | 0.00073% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
53,532 | October 15, 2015 | 0.00072% | Preliminary 2015 census result |
– | ![]() |
49,766 | November 1, 2016 | 0.00067% | Monthly official estimate |
189 | ![]() |
46,204 | May 15, 2011 | 0.00062% | 2011 census result |
– | ![]() |
39,410 | January 1, 2016 | 0.00053% | Official estimate |
190 | ![]() |
38,400 | December 31, 2015 | 0.00051% | Annual official estimate |
191 | ![]() |
37,686 | June 30, 2016 | 0.0005% | Semi annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
36,457 | January 1, 2015 | 0.00049% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
33,140 | December 31, 2014 | 0.00044% | Annual official estimate |
192 | ![]() |
33,121 | September 30, 2016 | 0.00044% | Monthly official estimate |
– | ![]() |
31,458 | January 25, 2012 | 0.00042% | 2012 census result |
– | ![]() |
28,514 | July 1, 2013 | 0.00038% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
18,905 | January 1, 2015 | 0.00025% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
18,100 | March 1, 2016 | 0.00024% | Official quarterly estimate |
193 | ![]() |
17,950 | July 1, 2015 | 0.00024% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
13,452 | May 11, 2011 | 0.00018% | Preliminary 2011 census result |
– | ![]() |
11,750 | July 1, 2015 | 0.00016% | Annual official estimate |
194 | ![]() |
10,640 | November 4, 2012 | 0.00014% | 2012 census result |
195 | ![]() |
10,084 | October 30, 2011 | 0.00013% | 2011 census result |
– | ![]() |
9,417 | January 1, 2015 | 0.00013% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
6,286 | January 1, 2015 | 0.000084% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
4,922 | May 12, 2011 | 0.000066% | 2011 census result |
– | ![]() |
4,255 | February 10, 2008 | 0.000057% | 2008 census result |
– | ![]() |
3,877 | January 1, 2015 | 0.000052% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
2,563 | April 15, 2012 | 0.000034% | 2012 census result |
– | ![]() |
2,302 | August 9, 2011 | 0.000031% | 2011 census result |
– | ![]() |
2,072 | August 9, 2011 | 0.000028% | 2011 census result |
– | ![]() |
1,811 | January 1, 2015 | 0.000024% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
1,470 | July 1, 2015 | 0.00002% | Annual official estimate |
– | ![]() |
1,411 | October 18, 2011 | 0.000019% | 2011 census result |
196 | ![]() |
842 | January 1, 2014 | 0.000011% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
550 | August 9, 2011 | 0.0000074% | 2011 census result |
– | ![]() |
57 | July 1, 2014 | 0.00000075% | Official estimate |
See also[edit]
- Lists of countries by population
- List of countries by population (United Nations)
- List of countries and territories by population density
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories by fertility rate
- List of countries by population growth rate
- List of continents by population
- List of countries by refugee population
- List of countries by urban population
- List of regional organizations by population
- List of religious populations
- World population
Lists of countries by population
Continentals
Intercontinental
Notes[edit]
- ^ The European Union is a sui generis supranational union whose sovereign members delegate to it by treaty certain powers that are often exercised by sovereign states. Its combined population has been estimated at 508,911,116 on January 1, 2015, and it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list. It has 6.78% of the world's population — see "Eurostat-Tables,Graphs and Maps Interface(TGM)table". European Commission. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ The census figure refers to mainland China, excluding its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, the former of which returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997 and the latter on 20 December 1999.
- ^ Population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- ^ Including Crimea and Sevastopol.
- ^ Excluding Overseas Territories and Collectivities: French Polynesia, New Caledonia, French Southern and Antarctic Land, Clipperton Island, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna.
- ^ Including Zanzibar.
- ^ Excluding Crimea and Sevastopol.
- ^ It excludes the population of the disputed territory of the Western Sahara (the so-called Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic).
- ^ Taiwan (Republic of China) also includes the minor islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, etc.
- ^ Includes Puntland and Somaliland.
- ^ Excludes Kosovo
- ^ Excludes Abkhazia (242,862, census 2011) and South Ossetia (53,559, census 2015).
- ^ Excludes Transnistria (505,153, census 2014).
- ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.
- ^ Excludes Northern Cyprus (294,396, census 2011) ([1]).
- ^ Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
- ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Moldova.
- ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Cyprus.
- ^ Abkhazia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider Abkhazia de jure a part of Georgia's territory. In Georgia's official subdivision it is an autonomous republic, whose government sits in exile in Tbilisi.
- ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Azerbaijan.
- ^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
References[edit]
- ^ "World Population Clocks". 21 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ^ "China's Population: The Most Surprising Demographic Crisis". The Economist. 2013.
- ^ "World Population Prospects The 2015 Revision: Key Findings and Advance Tables" (PDF). The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations. pp. 51–55. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
External links[edit]
- United Nations Analytical Report for the 2004 revision of World Population Prospects (the analytical report for the 2006 revision is not available online) — includes details of methodology and sources used for the population estimates above.