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This is a list of sovereign states and other territories by population, with population figures estimated for 2015 (rounded to the nearest 1,000). The figures are estimates for the United Nations (UN) "2015 annual statistics", which lists more than 100,000 population by country and territory.

The list includes all sovereign states and dependent territories recognized by the United Nations plus the territory under the effective control of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

This list adopts definitions of "country" on a case-by-case basis. The United Kingdom is considered as a single country while constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are regarded separately.

data-sort-type="number"Rank Country / territory Population
2015
(UN estimate) 		Change
from
2010*		Area (km2)[1] Population density
– World 7,379,797,139
1 1,376,048,943 9,596,961
2 India[2] 1,311,050,527 3,287,263
3 321,418,820 9,833,520
4 257,563,815 1,904,569
5 207,847,528 8,515,767
6 188,924,874 881,913
7 182,201,962 923,768
8 160,995,642 147,570
9 143,456,918 17,075,200
10 127,017,224 11,972,550
11 126,573,481 1377,972
12 100,981,437 343,448
13 99,390,750 11,104,300
14 91,508,084 1331,230.8
15 83,483,000 11,010,408
16 79,109,272 1,648,195
17 78,728,000 1357,168
18 77,266,814 783,356
19 76,244,544 2,345,409
20 67,959,359 513,120
21 64,715,810 1242,495
22 64,395,345 1640,679
23 60,340,328 1301,338
24 59,780,000 676,578
25 49,991,300 11,221,037
26 49,410,366 1100,210
27 45,989,016 2505,990
28 45,782,592 1603,628
29 45,508,205 11,141,748
30 43,187,823 2947,303
31 42,338,426 21,886,068
32 40,862,900 2580,367
33 40,518,951 32,780,400
34 38,167,329 3312,679
35 35,978,000 2,381,741
36 34,108,752 9,984,670
37 32,481,000 3437,072
38 31,894,000 1710,850
39 31,784,600 241,038
40 29,461,933 11,285,216
41 28,833,845 2716,445
42 28,334,135 3330,803
43 28,043,744 1147,181
44 28,001,400 448,978
45 27,136,977 12,149,690
46 24,485,600 8652,864
47 24,325,701 120,540
48 24,223,431 1239,567
49 23,162,120 136,197
50 23,153,982 1527,968
51 22,416,8814801,590
52 Australia[3] 22,299,800 17,692,024
53 21,570,746 4322,463
54 21,462,186 4238,397
55 20,653,000 365,610
56 20,619,000 2185,180
57 20,146,442 1587,041
58 19,958,352 475,442
59 18,992,708 21,246,700
60 17,094,270756,096
61 16,574,989241,543
62 16,442,0002,724,900
63 15,730,9774274,200
64 15,370,00011,240,192
65 15,203,82211,267,000
66 14,483,499283,561
67 14,361,6662108,889
68 14,302,7795181,035
69 13,947,5921118,484
70 13,257,2691752,618
71 12,644,0413390,757
72 12,509,434196,712
73 11,714,90481,284,000
74 11,305,118131,957
75 11,241,1612109,884
76 10,839,905130,528
77 10,637,713192,212
78 10,547,100163,610
79 10,506,813278,866
80 10,426,15441,098,581
81 10,412,820526,338
82 10,323,7551245,836
83 10,014,324493,030
84 9,884,371348,315
85 9,855,000327,750
86 9,480,1784207,595
87 9,358,6024637,657
88 9,340,6823450,295
89 9,211,741114,763
90 8,997,58686,600
91 8,518,862327,834
92 8,375,29083,879
93 8,264,0702483,600
94 8,045,9902112,492
95 7,785,80641,285
96 7,623,600322,072
97 7,616,4003143,100
98 7,563,7105110,993.6
99 7,291,4361977,474
100 7,024,20032,755
101 6,744,9553462,840
102 6,545,61931,759,541
103 6,459,7272406,752
104 6,230,2001237,955
105 6,194,126721,041
106 6,191,155456,785
107 6,113,000189,341
108 5,835,66471,740
109 5,822,265130,375
110 5,534,73842,931
111 5,479,8003491,210
112 5,424,925149,035
113 5,418,3001199,951
114 Finland[4] 5,351,4271338,424
115 5,223,9944117,600
116 5,076,7005721.5
117 Norway[5] 4,858,1992385,203
118 4,563,539251,100
119 4,505,9454622,984
120 4,467,854370,273
121 4,436,391369,700
122 4,425,747656,594
123 4,367,800 1268,021
124 4,101,7678111,369
125 4,048,40336,020
126 3,844,046151,129
127 3,785,655210,452
128 3,758,6783342,000
129 3,721,97839,104
130 3,566,437717,818
131 3,563,69533,846
132 3,504,48375,417
133 3,356,584176,215
134 3,329,03965,300
135 3,249,48229,743
136 3,217,3831,030,000
137 3,195,00028,748
138 2,780,8001,566,000
139 2,773,479309,500
140 2,701,20010,991
141 2,248,37464,589
142 2,212,037825,615
143 2,208,10710,908
144 2,052,72225,713
145 2,046,97620,273
146 2,029,307581,730
147 1,891,83030,355
148 1,750,73210,689
149 1,699,43511,581
150 1,647,38036,125
151 1,501,266267,667
152 1,340,12745,227
153 1,317,7145,131
154 1,313,00028,050
155 Mauritius[6] 1,283,4152,040
156 1,234,571765.3
157 1,149,028
158 Cyprus[7] 1,102,677
159 1,055,506
160 879,053
161 850,700
162 828,054
163 761,442
164 695,822
165 675,000
166 616,411
167 552,300
168 531,170
169 530,669
170 530,000
171 512,582
172 502,066
173 414,400
174 414,372
175 404,394
176 399,637
177 353,658
178 319,738
179 317,630
180 312,971
181 276,300
182 267,000
183 248,000
184 245,036
185 232,223
186 202,000
187 183,123
188 180,865
189 174,000
190 165,397
191 142,180
192 109,553
193 109,284
194 106,267
195 103,365
196 102,624
197 101,484
198 100,835

See also

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Encyclopædia Britannica.
  2. Includes data from Jammu and Kashmir (India-administered), Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-administered), and Aksai Chin (PRC-administered).
  3. ?Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828).
  4. Includes Åland
  5. Includes Svalbard (2,701) and Jan Mayen Island.
  6. Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon.
  7. Estimated total population of both Greek and Turkish controlled areas. The Statistical Institute of the Republic of Cyprus shows a population of 749,200 (2004 Census). The 2006 census of the Turkish controlled area (TRNC) shows a population of 264,172.

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