List of countries and dependencies by population
This is a list of countries and dependent territories by population with inclusion within the list being based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. This does not reflect the countries who 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.
The list includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories, partially recognized states, and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states. The United Kingdom is considered (as a sovereign state) as a single entity in the lists while the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are regarded separately.
Also given in percent is each country's population compared to the population of the world, which the United States Census Bureau estimates at 7.29 billion.[1] According to a separate estimate by the United Nations, world population exceeded 7 billion in October 2011.[2][3][4]
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Method[edit]
Figures used in this chart are based on the most up to date estimate or projections[5] 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 2015 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[6]
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 3 decades, 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 dependent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.
For a graphical version of this list, see list of countries by population (graphical). See also List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population density and the list of regional organizations by population.
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 | China[Note 2] | 1,373,360,000 | November 24, 2015 | 18.9% | Official population clock |
2 | India | 1,280,520,000 | November 24, 2015 | 17.6% | Official population clock |
3 | United States[Note 3] | 322,297,000 | November 24, 2015 | 4.42% | Official population clock |
4 | Indonesia | 255,461,700 | July 1, 2015 | 3.51% | Official projection |
5 | Brazil | 205,238,000 | November 24, 2015 | 2.82% | Official population clock |
6 | Pakistan | 192,024,270 | November 24, 2015 | 2.64% | Official population clock |
7 | Nigeria | 182,202,000 | July 1, 2015 | 2.5% | UN projection |
8 | Bangladesh | 159,421,000 | November 24, 2015 | 2.19% | Official population clock |
9 | Russia[Note 4] | 146,446,180 | November 24, 2015 | 2.01% | Official population clock |
10 | Japan | 126,890,000 | November 1, 2015 | 1.74% | Monthly official estimate |
11 | Mexico | 121,005,000 | July 1, 2015 | 1.66% | Official projection |
12 | Philippines | 102,400,100 | November 24, 2015 | 1.41% | Official population clock |
13 | Vietnam | 90,730,000 | July 1, 2014 | 1.25% | Official estimate |
14 | Ethiopia | 90,076,012 | July 1, 2015 | 1.24% | Official Projection |
15 | Egypt | 89,908,900 | November 24, 2015 | 1.23% | Official population clock |
16 | Germany | 81,197,500 | December 31, 2014 | 1.11% | Official estimate |
17 | Iran | 78,810,500 | November 24, 2015 | 1.08% | Official population clock |
18 | Turkey | 77,695,904 | December 31, 2014 | 1.07% | Annual official estimate |
19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 77,267,000 | July 1, 2015 | 1.06% | UN projection |
20 | France[Note 5] | 67,107,000 | October 1, 2015 | 0.91% | Monthly official estimate |
21 | Thailand | 65,104,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.89% | Official annual projection |
22 | United Kingdom | 64,800,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.89% | Annual official estimate |
23 | Italy | 60,725,000 | April 30, 2015 | 0.83% | Monthly official estimate |
24 | South Africa | 54,956,900 | July 1, 2015 | 0.75% | Annual official estimate |
25 | Myanmar | 53,897,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.74% | UN projection |
26 | Tanzania | 53,470,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.73% | UN projection |
27 | South Korea | 51,500,986 | October 1, 2015 | 0.71% | Monthly official estimate |
28 | Colombia | 48,407,500 | November 24, 2015 | 0.664% | Official population clock |
29 | Spain | 46,439,864 | January 1, 2015 | 0.64% | Official estimate |
30 | Kenya | 46,050,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.63% | UN projection |
31 | Argentina | 43,131,966 | July 1, 2015 | 0.59% | Official annual projection |
32 | Ukraine[Note 6] | 42,805,731 | September 1, 2015 | 0.59% | Monthly official estimate |
33 | Algeria | 39,500,000 | January 1, 2015 | 0.54% | Official annual projection |
34 | Poland | 38,484,000 | December 31, 2014 | 0.53% | Official estimate |
35 | Sudan | 38,435,252 | July 1, 2015 | 0.53% | Official annual projection |
36 | Iraq | 36,004,552 | July 1, 2014 | 0.49% | Official annual projection |
37 | Canada | 35,851,774 | July 1, 2015 | 0.49% | Official estimate |
38 | Uganda | 34,856,813 | August 28, 2014 | 0.48% | Preliminary 2014 census result |
39 | Morocco[Note 7] | 33,337,529 | September 1, 2014 | 0.46% | Preliminary 2014 census result |
40 | Saudi Arabia | 32,200,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.44% | [11] |
41 | Peru | 31,151,643 | July 1, 2015 | 0.43% | Official annual projection |
42 | Uzbekistan | 31,022,500 | January 1, 2015 | 0.43% | Official estimate |
43 | Malaysia | 30,776,300 | November 24, 2015 | 0.422% | Official population clock |
44 | Venezuela | 30,620,404 | July 1, 2015 | 0.42% | Official annual projection |
45 | Nepal | 28,037,904 | July 1, 2015 | 0.38% | Official annual projection |
46 | Ghana | 27,043,093 | July 1, 2014 | 0.37% | Official annual projection |
47 | Afghanistan | 26,023,100 | 2013-2014 | 0.36% | Official estimate |
48 | Yemen | 25,956,000 | July 1, 2014 | 0.36% | Official estimate |
49 | Mozambique | 25,727,911 | July 1, 2015 | 0.35% | Annual official projection |
50 | North Korea | 25,155,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.35% | UN projection |
51 | Angola | 24,383,301 | May 16, 2014 | 0.33% | Preliminary 2014 census result |
52 | Australia | 23,971,100 | November 24, 2015 | 0.329% | Official population clock |
53 | Syria | 23,486,860 | November 24, 2015 | 0.32% | Official population clock[Note 8] |
54 | Taiwan[Note 9] | 23,476,640 | October 31, 2015 | 0.32% | Monthly official estimate |
55 | Cameroon | 23,344,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.32% | UN projection |
56 | Ivory Coast | 22,671,331 | May 15, 2014 | 0.31% | Preliminary 2014 Census Result |
57 | Madagascar | 22,434,363 | July 1, 2014 | 0.31% | Annual official estimate |
58 | Sri Lanka | 20,675,000 | July 1, 2014 | 0.28% | Official Estimate |
59 | Romania | 19,942,642 | January 1, 2014 | 0.27% | Annual official estimate |
60 | Niger | 19,899,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.27% | UN projection |
61 | Burkina Faso | 18,450,494 | July 1, 2015 | 0.25% | Official estimate |
62 | Chile | 18,006,407 | July 1, 2015 | 0.25% | Official annual projection |
63 | Kazakhstan | 17,608,200 | October 1, 2015 | 0.24% | Monthly official estimate |
64 | Mali | 17,600,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.24% | UN projection |
65 | Netherlands | 16,929,800 | November 24, 2015 | 0.232% | Official Population Clock |
66 | Malawi | 16,310,431 | July 1, 2015 | 0.22% | Official annual projection |
67 | Ecuador | 16,278,800 | July 1, 2015 | 0.22% | Official estimate |
68 | Guatemala | 16,176,133 | July 1, 2015 | 0.22% | Official estimate |
69 | Zambia | 15,473,905 | July 1, 2015 | 0.21% | Official annual projection |
70 | Cambodia | 15,405,157 | July 1, 2015 | 0.21% | Official annual projection |
71 | Chad | 14,037,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.19% | UN projection |
72 | Senegal | 13,508,715 | November 19, 2013 | 0.19% | 2013 census result |
73 | Zimbabwe | 13,061,239 | August 17, 2012 | 0.18% | 2012 Census Result |
74 | South Sudan | 11,892,934 | July 1, 2015 | 0.16% | Official annual projection |
75 | Bolivia | 11,410,651 | July 1, 2015 | 0.16% | Official projection |
76 | Belgium | 11,280,134 | October 1, 2015 | 0.15% | Monthly official estimate |
77 | Rwanda | 11,262,564 | July 1, 2015 | 0.15% | Annual official estimate |
78 | Cuba | 11,238,317 | December 31, 2014 | 0.15% | Annual official estimate |
79 | Tunisia | 10,982,754 | April 23, 2014 | 0.15% | Preliminary 2014 census result |
80 | Haiti | 10,911,819 | July 1, 2015 | 0.15% | Official projection |
81 | Greece | 10,846,979 | January 1, 2015 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
82 | Somalia[Note 10] | 10,787,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.15% | UN projection |
83 | Guinea | 10,628,972 | April 2, 2014 | 0.15% | Preliminary 2014 census result |
84 | Czech Republic | 10,541,466 | June 30, 2015 | 0.14% | Official quarterly estimate |
85 | Dominican Republic | 10,528,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.14% | UN projection |
86 | Portugal | 10,374,822 | December 31, 2014 | 0.14% | Annual official estimate |
87 | Benin | 10,315,244 | July 1, 2015 | 0.14% | Official projection |
88 | Hungary | 9,849,000 | December 31, 2014 | 0.14% | Annual official estimate |
89 | Sweden | 9,828,655 | September 30, 2015 | 0.13% | Monthly official estimate |
90 | Burundi | 9,823,827 | July 1, 2015 | 0.13% | Official annual projection |
91 | Azerbaijan | 9,676,500 | October 1, 2015 | 0.13% | Official estimate |
92 | Belarus | 9,494,200 | October 1, 2015 | 0.13% | Quarterly official estimate |
93 | United Arab Emirates | 9,157,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.13% | UN projection |
94 | Austria | 8,623,073 | July 1, 2015 | 0.12% | Quarterly provisional figure |
95 | Honduras | 8,576,532 | July 1, 2015 | 0.12% | Official estimate |
96 | Israel | 8,419,700 | September 30, 2015 | 0.12% | Monthly provisional figure |
97 | Tajikistan | 8,354,000 | January 1, 2015 | 0.11% | Official estimate |
98 | Switzerland | 8,279,700 | June 30, 2015 | 0.11% | Quarterly provisional figure |
99 | Jordan | 7,595,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.104% | UN projection |
100 | Papua New Guinea | 7,398,500 | July 1, 2013 | 0.102% | Annual official estimate |
101 | Togo | 7,305,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.1% | UN projection |
-- | Hong Kong (China) | 7,298,600 | July 1, 2015 | 0.1% | Official estimate |
102 | Bulgaria | 7,202,198 | December 31, 2014 | 0.099% | Official estimate |
103 | Serbia[Note 11] | 7,114,393 | January 1, 2015 | 0.098% | Annual official estimate |
104 | Paraguay | 7,003,406 | 2015 | 0.096% | Official estimate |
105 | Laos | 6,802,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.093% | Annual official projection |
106 | Sierra Leone | 6,453,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.089% | UN projection |
107 | El Salvador | 6,401,240 | 2014 | 0.088% | Official estimate |
108 | Libya | 6,278,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.086% | UN projection |
109 | Nicaragua | 6,198,154 | 2014 | 0.085% | Official estimate |
110 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,975,000 | September 1, 2015 | 0.082% | Official estimate |
111 | Denmark | 5,699,220 | October 1, 2015 | 0.078% | Quarterly official estimate |
112 | Singapore | 5,535,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.076% | Official estimate |
113 | Finland | 5,492,878 | November 24, 2015 | 0.075% | Official population clock |
114 | Slovakia | 5,421,349 | December 31, 2014 | 0.074% | Official estimate |
115 | Eritrea | 5,228,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.072% | UN projection |
116 | Norway | 5,205,434 | October 1, 2015 | 0.071% | Quarterly official estimate |
117 | Central African Republic | 4,900,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.067% | UN projection |
118 | Costa Rica | 4,773,130 | June 30, 2014 | 0.066% | Official estimate |
119 | Turkmenistan | 4,751,120 | December 26, 2012 | 0.065% | Preliminary 2012 census result |
120 | Palestine | 4,682,467 | July 1, 2015 | 0.064% | Official estimate |
121 | Ireland | 4,635,400 | April 1, 2015 | 0.064% | Annual official estimate |
122 | New Zealand | 4,634,170 | November 24, 2015 | 0.0636% | Official population clock |
123 | Republic of the Congo | 4,620,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.063% | UN projection |
124 | Liberia | 4,503,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.062% | UN projection |
125 | Oman | 4,296,168 | November 22, 2015 | 0.059% | Official estimate |
126 | Croatia | 4,225,316 | December 31, 2014 | 0.058% | Annual official estimate |
127 | Kuwait | 4,183,658 | June 30, 2015 | 0.057% | Official estimate |
128 | Lebanon | 4,168,000 | 2013 | 0.057% | Official estimate |
-- | Puntland (Somalia) | 3,900,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.15% | UN projection |
129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,791,622 | October 15, 2013 | 0.052% | Preliminary 2013 census result |
130 | Panama | 3,764,166 | July 1, 2015 | 0.052% | Official estimate |
131 | Georgia[Note 12] | 3,729,500 | January 1, 2015 | 0.051% | Annual official estimate |
132 | Mauritania | 3,631,775 | July 1, 2015 | 0.05% | Annual official estimate |
133 | Moldova[Note 13] | 3,555,200 | January 1, 2015 | 0.049% | Official estimate |
-- | Puerto Rico (U.S.) | 3,548,397 | July 1, 2014 | 0.049% | Official estimate |
-- | Somaliland (Somalia) | 3,500,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.15% | UN projection |
134 | Uruguay | 3,415,866 | June 30, 2015 | 0.047% | Annual official estimate |
135 | Mongolia | 3,044,388 | November 24, 2015 | 0.042% | Official population clock |
136 | Armenia | 3,004,000 | September 1, 2015 | 0.041% | Quarterly official estimate |
137 | Lithuania | 2,893,336 | November 1, 2015 | 0.04% | Monthly official estimate |
138 | Albania | 2,893,005 | January 1, 2015 | 0.04% | Annual official estimate |
139 | Jamaica | 2,717,991 | December 31, 2013 | 0.037% | Annual official estimate |
140 | Namibia | 2,459,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.034% | UN projection |
141 | Qatar | 2,412,483 | October 31, 2015 | 0.033% | Monthly official estimate |
142 | Lesotho | 2,135,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.029% | UN projection |
143 | Botswana | 2,070,984 | July 1, 2012 | 0.028% | Annual official estimate |
144 | Macedonia | 2,069,172 | December 31, 2014 | 0.028% | Official estimate |
145 | Slovenia | 2,068,750 | November 24, 2015 | 0.028% | Official population clock |
146 | Latvia | 1,973,700 | November 1, 2015 | 0.027% | Monthly official estimate |
147 | The Gambia | 1,882,450 | April 15, 2013 | 0.026% | Preliminary 2013 census result |
148 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,844,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.025% | UN projection |
149 | Kosovo[Note 14] | 1,827,231 | 2015 | 0.025% | Official annual projection |
150 | Gabon | 1,802,278 | May 22, 2013 | 0.025% | Preliminary 2013 census result |
151 | Bahrain | 1,359,800 | July 1, 2015 | 0.019% | Official annual projection |
152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,340,557 | July 1, 2013 | 0.018% | Official estimate |
153 | Estonia | 1,313,271 | January 1, 2015 | 0.018% | Official estimate |
154 | Mauritius | 1,261,208 | July 1, 2014 | 0.017% | Official estimate |
155 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,222,442 | July 4, 2015 | 0.017% | Preliminary 2015 census result |
156 | East Timor | 1,212,107 | July 1, 2014 | 0.017% | Official estimate |
157 | Swaziland | 1,119,375 | July 1, 2015 | 0.015% | Official projection |
158 | Djibouti | 888,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.012% | UN projection |
159 | Fiji | 859,178 | July 1, 2013 | 0.0118% | Annual official estimate |
160 | Cyprus[Note 15] | 858,000 | December 31, 2013 | 0.012% | Official estimate |
-- | Réunion (France) | 844,994 | January 1, 2014 | 0.012% | Official annual estimate |
161 | Comoros | 784,745 | July 1, 2015 | 0.011% | Official estimate |
162 | Bhutan | 767,410 | November 24, 2015 | 0.0105% | Official population clock |
163 | Guyana | 746,900 | July 1, 2013 | 0.01% | Official estimate |
-- | Macau (China) | 643,100 | September 30, 2015 | 0.0088% | Official quarterly estimate |
164 | Montenegro | 621,207 | July 1, 2013 | 0.009% | Official estimate |
165 | Solomon Islands | 581,344 | July 1, 2013 | 0.008% | Annual official estimate |
166 | Luxembourg | 562,958 | December 31, 2014 | 0.0077% | Annual official estimate |
167 | Suriname | 534,189 | August 13, 2012 | 0.0073% | Preliminary 2012 census result |
168 | Cape Verde | 524,833 | July 1, 2015 | 0.0072% | Official annual projection |
169 | Western Sahara[Note 16] | 510,713 | September 2, 2014 | 0.007% | Preliminary 2014 census result |
-- | Transnistria[Note 17] | 505,153 | January 1, 2014 | 0.007% | Official estimate |
170 | Malta | 445,426 | March 31, 2014 | 0.0061% | Official estimate |
-- | Guadeloupe (France) | 403,750 | January 1, 2014 | 0.0055% | Official annual estimate |
171 | Brunei | 393,372 | June 20, 2011 | 0.0054% | Preliminary 2011 census result |
-- | Martinique (France) | 381,326 | January 1, 2014 | 0.0052% | Official annual estimate |
172 | The Bahamas | 368,390 | July 1, 2013 | 0.0051% | Annual official estimate |
173 | Belize | 368,310 | June 2015 | 0.0051% | Official estimate |
174 | Maldives | 341,256 | September 20, 2014 | 0.0047% | Preliminary 2014 census result |
175 | Iceland | 331,310 | October 1, 2015 | 0.0045% | Quarterly official estimate |
-- | Northern Cyprus[Note 18] | 294,396 | December 4, 2011 | 0.004% | Final 2011 census result |
176 | Barbados | 285,000 | July 1, 2013 | 0.0039% | Official estimate |
-- | New Caledonia (France) | 268,767 | August 26, 2014 | 0.0037% | Preliminary 2014 census result |
-- | French Polynesia (France) | 268,270 | August 22, 2012 | 0.0037% | Preliminary 2012 census result |
177 | Vanuatu | 264,652 | July 1, 2013 | 0.0036% | Annual official estimate |
-- | Abkhazia[Note 19] | 240,705 | 2011 | 0.0033% | Official census |
-- | French Guiana (France) | 239,648 | January 1, 2012 | 0.0033% | Annual official estimate |
-- | Mayotte (France) | 212,645 | August 21, 2012 | 0.0029% | 2012 census result |
178 | Samoa | 187,820 | November 7, 2011 | 0.0026% | Final 2011 census result |
179 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 187,356 | May 13, 2012 | 0.0026% | 2012 census result |
180 | Saint Lucia | 185,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.0025% | UN projection |
-- | Guam (U.S.) | 159,358 | April 1, 2010 | 0.0022% | Final 2010 census result |
-- | Curaçao (Netherlands) | 154,843 | January 1, 2014 | 0.0021% | Annual official estimate |
-- | Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | 146,573 | 0.002% | ||
181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109,991 | June 12, 2012 | 0.0015% | Preliminary 2012 census result |
-- | Aruba (Netherlands) | 107,394 | October 31, 2014 | 0.0015% | Official quarterly estimate |
182 | Kiribati | 106,461 | July 1, 2013 | 0.0015% | Annual official estimate |
-- | United States Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 106,405 | April 1, 2010 | 0.0015% | Final 2010 census result |
183 | Grenada | 103,328 | May 12, 2011 | 0.0014% | 2011 census result |
184 | Tonga | 103,252 | November 30, 2011 | 0.0014% | 2011 census result |
185 | Federated States of Micronesia | 101,351 | July 1, 2013 | 0.0014% | Annual official estimate |
-- | Jersey (UK) | 99,000 | December 31, 2012 | 0.0014% | Annual official estimate |
186 | Seychelles | 89,949 | July 1, 2013 | 0.0012% | Annual official estimate |
187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 86,295 | May 27, 2011 | 0.0012% | Preliminary 2011 census result |
-- | Isle of Man | 84,497 | March 27, 2011 | 0.0012% | 2011 census result |
-- | Ceuta (Spain) | 82,376 | 2011 | 0.0011% | |
-- | Melilla (Spain) | 78,476 | 2011 | 0.0011% | |
188 | Andorra | 76,949 | July 1, 2014 | 0.0011% | Annual official estimate |
189 | Dominica | 71,293 | May 14, 2011 | 0.00098% | Preliminary 2011 census result |
-- | Guernsey (UK) | 65,150 | March 31, 2014 | 0.00089% | Annual official estimate |
-- | Bermuda (UK) | 64,237 | May 20, 2010 | 0.00088% | Final 2010 census result |
-- | Cayman Islands (UK) | 58,238 | December 31, 2014 | 0.0008% | Official estimate |
-- | Greenland (Denmark) | 56,114 | July 1, 2015 | 0.00077% | Annual official estimate |
190 | Marshall Islands | 56,086 | July 1, 2013 | 0.00077% | Annual official estimate |
191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 56,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.00077% | UN projection |
-- | American Samoa (U.S.) | 55,519 | April 1, 2010 | 0.00076% | Final 2010 census result |
-- | Northern Mariana Islands (U.S.) | 53,883 | April 1, 2010 | 0.00074% | Final 2010 census result |
-- | South Ossetia[Note 20] | 51,547 | January, 2013 | 0.00071% | Estimate |
-- | Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 49,179 | August 1, 2015 | 0.00068% | Monthly official estimate |
-- | Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | 38,247 | January 1, 2015 | 0.00052% | Official estimate |
192 | Monaco | 37,800 | December 31, 2014 | 0.00052% | Annual official estimate |
193 | Liechtenstein | 37,370 | December 31, 2014 | 0.00051% | Semi annual official estimate |
-- | Saint-Martin (France) | 36,522 | January 1, 2015 | 0.0005% | Annual official estimate |
194 | San Marino | 32,831 | June 30, 2015 | 0.00045% | Monthly official estimate |
-- | Gibraltar (UK) | 32,734 | December 31, 2013 | 0.00045% | Annual official estimate |
-- | Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 31,458 | January 25, 2012 | 0.00043% | 2012 census result |
-- | Åland Islands (Finland) | 28,875 | September 30, 2014 | 0.0004% | Official estimate |
-- | British Virgin Islands (UK) | 28,054 | July 12, 2010 | 0.00039% | 2010 census result |
195 | Palau | 20,901 | July 1, 2013 | 0.00029% | Annual official estimate |
-- | Bonaire (Netherlands) | 17,408 | January 1, 2013 | 0.00024% | Official estimate |
-- | Cook Islands | 14,974 | December 1, 2011 | 0.00021% | Final 2011 census result |
-- | Anguilla (UK) | 13,452 | May 11, 2011 | 0.00018% | Preliminary 2011 census result |
-- | Wallis and Futuna (France) | 13,135 | July 1, 2013 | 0.00018% | Annual official estimate |
196 | Tuvalu | 10,640 | November 4, 2012 | 0.00015% | 2012 census result |
197 | Nauru | 10,084 | October 30, 2011 | 0.00014% | 2011 census result |
-- | Saint Barthélemy (France) | 9,269 | January 1, 2012 | 0.00013% | Annual official estimate |
-- | Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 6,069 | January 1, 2012 | 0.000083% | Annual official estimate |
-- | Montserrat (UK) | 4,922 | May 12, 2011 | 0.000068% | 2011 census result |
-- | Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) | 4,020 | January 1, 2013 | 0.000055% | Official estimate |
-- | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) | 4,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.000055% | UN projection |
-- | Falkland Islands (UK) | 3,000 | July 1, 2015 | 0.000041% | UN projection |
-- | Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) | 2,562 | July 1, 2014 | 0.000036% | Official estimate |
-- | Norfolk Island (Australia) | 2,302 | August 9, 2011 | 0.000032% | 2011 census result |
-- | Christmas Island (Australia) | 2,072 | August 9, 2011 | 0.000028% | 2011 census result |
-- | Saba (Netherlands) | 1,991 | January 1, 2013 | 0.000027% | Official estimate |
-- | Niue | 1,490 | July, 2014 | 0.000022% | CIA World Factbook |
-- | Tokelau (NZ) | 1,411 | October 18, 2011 | 0.000019% | Final 2011 census result |
198 | Vatican City | 839 | July 1, 2012 | 0.000012% | Official estimate |
-- | Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) | 550 | August 9, 2011 | 0.0000075% | 2011 census result |
-- | Wake Island (U.S.) | 188 | 2005 | 0.000000258% | |
-- | French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France) | 140 | 2013 | 0.000000192% | |
-- | Midway Atoll (U.S.) | 60 | 2009 | 0.00000082% | |
-- | Pitcairn Islands (UK) | 56 | 2014 | 0.00000077% | Official estimate |
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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 6.96% 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.
- ^ It not only refers to the population of European, or metropolitan, France but it aso includes the overseas departments (in French, départements d'outre-mer), which are French Guiana (Guyane): 239,648, Guadeloupe: 403,314, Martinique: 388,364 and Réunion: 833,944 [1]. The overseas collectivities (collectivités d'outre-mer) are also included: French Polynesia (Polynésie française): 274,217 [2], New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Calédonie): 320,595 [3], Saint-Barthélemy: 9,269 [4], Saint Martin: 36,522 [5], Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon): 6,299 [6], Wallis and Futuna (Wallis-et-Futuna): 12,867 [7] and Mayotte: 217,091 [8]. The combined population of the overseas departments and collectivities is 2,742,000, with the population of metropolitan France standing at 64,365,000 [9].
- ^ Not including Crimea and Sevastopol.
- ^ It excludes the population of the disputed territory of the Western Sahara (the so-called Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic). If it was included, the Moroccan September 2014 census would result in 33,848,242 inhabitants.
- ^ Projection made before civil war. Casualties are estimated at well over 200,000 until the end of November 2014.
- ^ Partially recognized state, claimed by the People's Republic of China as one of its provinces. Taiwan (Republic of China) also includes the minor islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Pescadores, etc.
- ^ Includes Puntland (with a population of about 3,900,000 inhabitants) and Somaliland (some 3,500,000 inhabitants).
- ^ Excludes Kosovo
- ^ Excludes (2012) the Republic of Abkhazia (242,862, census 2011) and South Ossetia (70,000, 2006).
- ^ Excludes (statistica.md.2010.pdf) Transnistria (555,347, census 2005).
- ^ 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 been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.
- ^ Excludes Northern Cyprus (294,396, census 2011) ([10]).
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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]
- ^ "U.S. & World Population Clocks". Census.gov. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ^ "Population seven billion: UN sets out challenges". BBC. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- ^ "World's 'seven billionth baby' is born". The Guardian. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ "7 billion people is a 'serious challenge'". UPI. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
- ^ "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.