Rank Country (or dependent territory) Population Date % of world population Source 1 China "1,347,350,000" 31-Dec-11 19.07% Official estimate 2 India "1,210,193,422" 1-Mar-11 17.13% 2011 census 3 United States "315,091,000" 10-Jan-13 4.46% Official population clock 4 Indonesia "237,641,326" 1-May-10 3.36% 2010 census 5 Brazil "193,946,886" 1-Jul-12 2.75% Official estimate 6 Pakistan "181,737,000" 10-Jan-13 2.57% Official population clock 7 Nigeria "166,629,000" 1-Jul-12 2.36% UN estimate 8 Bangladesh "152,518,015" 16-Jul-12 2.16% Official estimate 9 Russia "143,300,000" 1-Oct-12 2.03% Official estimate 10 Japan "127,520,000" 1-Dec-12 1.81% Monthly official estimate 11 Mexico "112,336,538" 12-Jun-10 1.59% 2010 census 12 Philippines "92,337,852" 1-May-10 1.31% 2010 census 13 Vietnam "87,840,000" 1-Jul-11 1.24% Official estimate 14 Ethiopia "84,320,987" 1-Jul-12 1.19% Official estimate 15 Egypt "83,725,000" 10-Jan-13 1.19% Official population clock 16 Germany "81,903,000" 30-Jun-12 1.16% Monthly official estimate 17 Iran "77,056,000" 10-Jan-13 1.09% Official population clock 18 Turkey "74,724,269" 31-Dec-11 1.06% Official estimate 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo "69,575,000" 1-Jul-12 0.98% UN estimate 20 Thailand "65,926,261" 1-Sep-10 0.93% 2010 census 21 France "65,635,000" 1-Nov-12 0.93% Monthly official estimate 22 United Kingdom "63,181,775" 27-Mar-11 0.89% 2011 census 23 Italy "60,870,745" 30-Jun-12 0.86% Monthly official estimate 24 South Africa "51,770,560" 9-Oct-11 0.73% 2011 census 25 South Korea "50,004,441" 1-Jul-12 0.71% Official estimate 26 Myanmar "48,724,000" 1-Jul-12 0.69% UN estimate 27 Colombia "46,869,000" 10-Jan-13 0.66% Official population clock 28 Spain "46,815,916" 1-Nov-11 0.66% 2011 census 29 Ukraine "45,560,255" 1-Nov-12 0.64% Monthly official estimate 30 Tanzania "44,929,002" 25-Aug-12 0.64% 2012 census (preliminary results) 31 Argentina "40,117,096" 27-Oct-10 0.57% 2010 census 32 Kenya "38,610,097" 24-Aug-09 0.55% 2009 census 33 Poland "38,538,447" 31-Dec-11 0.55% Official estimate 34 Algeria "37,800,000" 1-Jan-13 0.54% Official estimate 35 Canada "35,002,447" 1-Oct-12 0.50% Official estimate 36 Uganda "34,131,400" 1-Jul-12 0.48% Official estimate 37 Iraq "33,330,000" 1-Jul-11 0.47% Official estimate 38 Morocco "32,783,600" 10-Jan-13 0.46% Official population clock 39 Sudan "30,894,000" 22-Apr-08 0.44% 2008 census 40 Peru "30,135,875" 30-Jun-12 0.43% Official estimate 41 Malaysia "29,590,000" 10-Jan-13 0.42% Official population clock 42 Uzbekistan "29,559,100" 1-Jan-12 0.42% Official estimate 43 Venezuela "28,946,101" 30-Oct-11 0.41% 2011 census 44 Saudi Arabia "28,376,355" 1-Jul-11 0.40% Official estimate 45 Nepal "26,494,504" 22-Jun-11 0.38% 2011 census 46 Afghanistan "25,500,100" 1-Jan-13 0.36% Official estimate 47 Ghana "24,658,823" 26-Sep-10 0.35% 2010 census 48 North Korea "24,554,000" 1-Jul-12 0.35% Official estimate 49 Yemen "24,527,000" 1-Jul-12 0.35% Official estimate 50 Mozambique "23,700,715" 1-Jul-12 0.34% Official estimate 51 Taiwan "23,305,021" 30-Nov-12 0.33% Monthly official estimate 52 Australia "22,867,564" 10-Jan-13 0.32% Official population clock 53 Syria "21,917,000" 10-Jan-13 0.31% Official population clock 54 Ivory Coast "21,395,000" 1-Jul-09 0.30% Official estimate 55 Madagascar "20,696,070" 1-Jul-11 0.29% Official estimate 56 Angola "20,609,300" 1-Jul-12 0.29% Official estimate 57 Sri Lanka "20,277,597" 20-Mar-12 0.29% 2012 census 58 Cameroon "19,406,100" 1-Jan-10 0.27% Official estimate 59 Romania "19,043,767" 20-Oct-11 0.27% 2011 census 60 Kazakhstan "16,878,000" 1-Nov-12 0.24% Monthly official estimate 61 Netherlands "16,775,273" 30-Nov-12 0.24% Monthly official estimate 62 Chile "16,572,475" 9-Apr-12 0.23% 2012 census 63 Niger "16,274,738" 1-Jul-12 0.23% Official estimate 64 Malawi "15,883,000" 1-Jul-12 0.22% UN estimate 65 Burkina Faso "15,730,977" 1-Jul-10 0.22% Official estimate 66 Ecuador "15,398,900" 10-Jan-13 0.22% Official population clock 67 Guatemala "14,713,763" 1-Jul-11 0.21% Official estimate 68 Mali "14,528,662" 1-Apr-09 0.21% 2009 census 69 Cambodia "14,478,000" 1-Jul-12 0.20% UN estimate 70 Zambia "13,092,666" 16-Oct-10 0.19% 2010 census 71 Zimbabwe "12,973,808" 17-Aug-12 0.18% 2012 census 72 Senegal "12,855,153" 1-Jul-11 0.18% Official estimate 73 Chad "11,274,106" 20-May-09 0.16% 2009 census 74 Cuba "11,163,934" 15-Sep-12 0.16% 2012 census 75 Belgium "11,139,292" 1-Nov-12 0.16% Official estimate 76 Guinea "10,824,200" 1-Jul-10 0.15% Official estimate 77 Greece "10,787,690" 24-May-11 0.15% 2011 census 78 Tunisia "10,673,800" 1-Jul-11 0.15% Official estimate 79 Portugal "10,562,178" 21-Mar-11 0.15% 2011 census 80 Rwanda "10,537,222" 15-Aug-12 0.15% 2012 census 81 Czech Republic "10,513,209" 30-Sep-12 0.15% Official estimate 82 Bolivia "10,426,155" 1-Jul-10 0.15% Official estimate 83 Haiti "10,085,214" 1-Jul-10 0.14% Official estimate 84 Hungary "9,957,731" 1-Jan-12 0.14% Official estimate 85 Somalia "9,797,000" 1-Jul-12 0.14% UN estimate 86 Sweden "9,546,217" 31-Oct-12 0.14% Monthly official estimate 87 Belarus "9,460,700" 1-Dec-12 0.13% Monthly official estimate 88 Dominican Republic "9,445,281" 1-Dec-10 0.13% 2010 census 89 Benin "9,352,000" 1-Jul-12 0.13% UN estimate 90 Azerbaijan "9,235,100" 1-Jan-12 0.13% Official estimate 91 Burundi "8,749,000" 1-Jul-12 0.12% UN estimate 92 Austria "8,458,023" 1-Jul-12 0.12% Official estimate 93 Honduras "8,385,072" 1-Jul-12 0.12% Official estimate 94 United Arab Emirates "8,264,070" 1-Jul-10 0.12% Official estimate 95 South Sudan "8,260,490" 22-Apr-08 0.12% 2008 census 96 Switzerland "8,014,000" 30-Sep-12 0.11% Quarterly official estimate 97 Israel "7,981,000" 30-Dec-12 0.11% Monthly official estimate 98 Tajikistan "7,800,000" 1-Jan-12 0.11% Official estimate 99 Bulgaria "7,364,570" 1-Feb-11 0.10% 2011 census 100 Serbia "7,241,295" 1-Jan-12 0.10% Official estimate 101 Hong Kong(China) "7,136,300" 1-Jul-12 0.10% Official estimate 102 Papua New Guinea "7,059,653" 10-Jul-11 0.10% 2011 census 103 Libya "6,469,000" 1-Jul-12 0.09% UN estimate 104 Laos "6,465,800" 1-Jul-12 0.09% Official estimate 105 Jordan "6,391,900" 10-Jan-13 0.09% Official population clock 106 Paraguay "6,337,127" 1-Jul-10 0.09% Official estimate 107 Togo "6,191,155" 6-Nov-10 0.09% 2010 census 108 El Salvador "6,183,000" 30-Jun-10 0.09% Official estimate 109 Sierra Leone "6,126,000" 1-Jul-12 0.09% UN estimate 110 Nicaragua "6,071,045" 30-Jun-12 0.09% Official estimate 111 Denmark "5,599,665" 1-Oct-12 0.08% Quarterly official estimate 112 Eritrea "5,581,000" 1-Jul-12 0.08% UN estimate 113 Kyrgyzstan "5,551,900" 1-Jul-12 0.08% Official estimate 114 Slovakia "5,445,324" 30-Sep-11 0.08% Official estimate 115 Finland "5,429,250" 10-Jan-13 0.08% Official population clock 116 Singapore "5,312,400" 1-Jul-12 0.08% Official estimate 117 Turkmenistan "5,170,000" 1-Jul-12 0.07% UN estimate 118 Norway "5,061,100" 10-Jan-13 0.07% Official population clock 119 Ireland "4,588,252" 10-Apr-11 0.07% 2011 census 120 Central African Republic "4,576,000" 1-Jul-12 0.07% UN estimate 121 Georgia "4,497,600" 1-Jan-12 0.06% Official estimate 122 New Zealand "4,452,000" 10-Jan-13 0.06% Official population clock 123 Costa Rica "4,301,712" 3-Jun-11 0.06% 2011 census 124 Palestinian territories "4,293,313" 1-Jul-12 0.06% Official estimate 125 Lebanon "4,292,000" 1-Jul-12 0.06% UN estimate 126 Croatia "4,290,612" 31-Mar-11 0.06% 2011 census 127 Liberia "4,245,000" 1-Jul-12 0.06% UN estimate 128 Republic of the Congo "4,233,000" 1-Jul-12 0.06% UN estimate 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina "3,839,737" 30-Jun-11 0.05% Official estimate 130 Puerto Rico(USA) "3,706,690" 1-Jul-11 0.05% Official estimate 131 Kuwait "3,582,054" 31-Dec-10 0.05% Official estimate 132 Moldova "3,559,500" 1-Jan-12 0.05% Official estimate 133 Panama "3,405,813" 16-May-10 0.05% 2010 census 134 Mauritania "3,378,254" 1-Jul-12 0.05% Official estimate 135 Uruguay "3,286,314" 30-Sep-11 0.05% 2011 census 136 Armenia "3,278,100" 1-Sep-12 0.05% Monthly official estimate 137 Lithuania "2,981,275" 1-Dec-12 0.04% Monthly official estimate 138 Albania "2,821,977" 1-Oct-11 0.04% 2011 census 139 Oman "2,773,479" 12-Dec-10 0.04% 2010 census 140 Mongolia "2,736,800" 1-Jul-09 0.04% Official estimate 141 Jamaica "2,709,300" 31-Dec-11 0.04% Official estimate 142 Lesotho "2,217,000" 1-Jul-12 0.03% UN estimate 143 Namibia "2,104,900" 28-Aug-11 0.03% 2011 census 144 Latvia "2,070,371" 1-Mar-11 0.03% 2011 census 145 Macedonia "2,059,794" 31-Dec-11 0.03% Official estimate 146 Slovenia "2,058,190" 10-Jan-13 0.03% Official population clock 147 Botswana "2,024,904" 22-Aug-11 0.03% 2011 census 148 Gambia "1,825,000" 1-Jul-12 0.03% UN estimate 149 Qatar "1,757,540" 31-Oct-12 0.03% Official estimate 150 Gabon "1,564,000" 1-Jul-12 0.02% UN estimate 151 Guinea-Bissau "1,520,830" 1-Mar-09 0.02% 2009 census 152 Trinidad and Tobago "1,317,714" 1-Jul-10 0.02% Official estimate 153 Estonia "1,294,455" 31-Dec-11 0.02% 2011 census 154 Mauritius "1,237,091" 3-Jul-11 0.02% 2011 census 155 Bahrain "1,234,571" 27-Apr-10 0.02% 2010 census 156 Swaziland "1,220,000" 1-Jul-12 0.02% UN estimate 157 Timor-Leste "1,066,409" 11-Jul-10 0.02% 2010 census 158 Fiji "876,000" 1-Jul-12 0.01% UN estimate 159 Cyprus "838,897" 1-Oct-11 0.01% 2011 census 160 Djibouti "818,159" 29-May-09 0.01% 2009 census 161 Runion(France) "816,364" 1-Jan-09 0.01% Official estimate 162 Guyana "784,894" 1-Jul-10 0.01% Official estimate 163 Equatorial Guinea "740,000" 1-Jul-12 0.01% UN estimate 164 Comoros "724,300" 1-Jul-12 0.01% Official estimate 165 Bhutan "720,679" 1-Jul-12 0.01% Official estimate 166 Montenegro "620,029" 1-Apr-11 0.01% 2011 census 167 Macau(China) "568,700" 30-Jun-12 0.01% Official estimate 168 Western Sahara(Morocco) "567,000" 1-Jul-12 0.01% UN estimate 169 Solomon Islands "553,935" 1-Jul-12 0.01% Official estimate 170 Suriname "534,000" 1-Jul-12 0.01% UN estimate 171 Luxembourg "524,900" 31-Dec-11 0.01% Official estimate 172 Cape Verde "491,875" 16-Jun-10 0.01% 2010 census 173 Malta "416,055" 20-Nov-11 0.01% 2011 census 174 Guadeloupe(France) "401,554" 1-Jan-09 0.01% Official estimate 175 Martinique(France) "396,404" 1-Jan-09 0.01% Official estimate 176 Brunei "393,162" 20-Jun-11 0.01% 2011 census 177 Bahamas "351,461" 3-May-10 0.01% 2010 census 178 Iceland "320,060" 1-Apr-12 0.00% Official estimate 179 Maldives "317,280" 1-Jul-10 0.00% Official estimate 180 Belize "312,971" 12-May-10 0.00% 2010 census 181 Barbados "274,200" 1-Jul-10 0.00% Official estimate 182 French Polynesia(France) "268,270" 22-Aug-12 0.00% 2012 census 183 New Caledonia(France) "245,580" 27-Jul-09 0.00% 2009 census 184 Vanuatu "234,023" 16-Nov-09 0.00% 2009 census 185 French Guiana(France) "224,469" 1-Jan-09 0.00% Official estimate 186 Mayotte(France) "212,600" 21-Aug-12 0.00% 2012 census 187 Samoa "187,820" 7-Nov-11 0.00% 2011 census 188 So Tom and Prncipe "187,356" 13-May-12 0.00% 2012 census 189 Saint Lucia "166,526" 10-May-10 0.00% 2010 census 190 Guam(USA) "159,358" 1-Apr-10 0.00% 2010 census 191 Curaao(Netherlands) "149,679" 26-Mar-11 0.00% 2011 census 192 United States Virgin Islands(USA) "106,405" 1-Apr-10 0.00% 2010 census 193 Grenada "103,328" 12-May-11 0.00% 2011 census 194 Tonga "103,036" 30-Nov-11 0.00% 2011 census 195 Kiribati "103,000" 1-Jul-12 0.00% UN estimate 196 Federated States of Micronesia "102,843" 4-Apr-10 0.00% 2010 census 197 Aruba(Netherlands) "101,484" 29-Sep-10 0.00% 2010 census 198 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines "100,892" 1-Jul-09 0.00% Official estimate 199 Jersey(UK) "97,857" 27-Mar-11 0.00% 2011 census 200 Seychelles "90,945" 26-Aug-10 0.00% 2010 census 201 Antigua and Barbuda "86,295" 27-May-11 0.00% 2011 census 202 Isle of Man(UK) "84,497" 27-Mar-11 0.00% 2011 census 203 Andorra "78,115" 1-Jul-11 0.00% Official estimate 204 Dominica "71,293" 14-May-11 0.00% 2011 census 205 Bermuda(UK) "64,237" 20-May-10 0.00% 2010 census 206 Guernsey(UK) "62,431" 31-Mar-10 0.00% Official estimate 207 Greenland(Denmark) "56,840" 1-Jul-12 0.00% Official estimate 208 American Samoa(USA) "55,519" 1-Apr-10 0.00% 2010 census 209 Cayman Islands(UK) "55,456" 10-Oct-10 0.00% 2010 census 210 Marshall Islands "54,305" 1-Jul-10 0.00% Official estimate 211 Northern Mariana Islands(USA) "53,883" 1-Apr-10 0.00% 2010 census 212 Saint Kitts and Nevis "51,970" 1-Jul-09 0.00% Official estimate 213 Faroe Islands(Denmark) "48,097" 1-Oct-12 0.00% Monthly official estimate 214 Sint Maarten(Netherlands) "37,429" 1-Jan-10 0.00% Official estimate 215 Saint Martin(France) "36,824" 1-Jan-09 0.00% Official estimate 216 Liechtenstein "36,476" 31-Dec-11 0.00% Official estimate 217 Monaco "35,000" 1-Jul-12 0.00% UN estimate 218 San Marino "32,457" 30-Nov-12 0.00% Monthly official estimate 219 Turks and Caicos Islands(UK) "31,458" 25-Jan-12 0.00% 2012 census 220 Gibraltar(UK) "29,752" 1-Jul-11 0.00% Official estimate 221 British Virgin Islands(UK) "29,537" 1-Jul-10 0.00% Official estimate 222 land Islands(Finland) "28,355" 31-Dec-11 0.00% Official estimate 223 Caribbean Netherlands(Netherlands) "21,133" 1-Jan-11 0.00% Official estimate 224 Palau "21,000" 1-Jul-12 0.00% UN estimate 225 Cook Islands(NZ) "17,791" 1-Dec-11 0.00% 2011 census 226 Anguilla(UK) "13,452" 11-May-11 0.00% 2011 census 227 Wallis and Futuna(France) "13,000" 1-Jul-12 0.00% UN estimate 228 Tuvalu "10,000" 1-Jul-12 0.00% UN estimate 229 Nauru "9,945" 30-Oct-11 0.00% 2011 census 230 Saint Barthlemy(France) "8,902" 1-Jan-09 0.00% Official estimate 231 Saint Pierre and Miquelon(France) "6,082" 1-Jan-09 0.00% Official estimate 232 Montserrat(UK) "4,922" 12-May-11 0.00% 2011 census 233 "Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha(UK)" "4,000" 1-Jul-12 0.00% UN estimate 234 Falkland Islands(UK) "2,563" 15-Apr-12 0.00% 2012 census 235 Svalbard and Jan Mayen(Norway) "2,495" 1-Mar-10 0.00% Official estimate 236 Norfolk Island(Australia) "2,302" 9-Aug-11 0.00% 2011 census 237 Christmas Island(Australia) "2,072" 9-Aug-11 0.00% 2011 census 238 Tokelau(NZ) "1,411" 18-Oct-11 0.00% 2011 census 239 Niue(NZ) "1,000" 1-Jul-12 0.00% UN estimate 240 Vatican City 800 1-Mar-11 0.00% Official estimate 241 Cocos (Keeling) Islands(Australia) 550 9-Aug-11 0.00% 2011 census 242 Pitcairn Islands(UK) 66 1-Jul-08 0.00% 2008 census