Current world population (ranked)

rank country area sq.km. population (all estimates)
2009-07-01 yearly growth yesterday daily increase today
  World 510,072,000 6,790,062,216 1.17% 6,844,987,494 217,096 6,845,204,590
1. China 9,596,960 1,338,612,968 0.66% 1,344,736,847 24,205 1,344,761,052
2. India 3,287,590 1,166,079,217 1.55% 1,178,607,380 49,518 1,178,656,899
3. United States of America 9,826,630 307,212,123 0.98% 309,298,977 8,248 309,307,226
4. Indonesia 1,919,440 240,271,522 1.14% 242,170,128 7,504 242,177,632
5. Brazil 8,511,965 198,739,269 1.20% 200,392,344 6,534 200,398,878
6. Pakistan 803,940 176,242,949 1.95% 178,625,126 9,416 178,634,542
7. Bangladesh 144,000 156,050,883 1.29% 157,446,234 5,515 157,451,750
8. Nigeria 923,768 149,229,090 2.00% 151,297,855 8,177 151,306,032
9. Russia 17,075,200 140,041,247 -0.47% 139,585,019 -1,803 139,583,216
10. Japan 377,835 127,078,679 -0.19% 126,911,318 -662 126,910,657
11. Mexico 1,972,550 111,211,789 1.13% 112,082,867 3,443 112,086,310
12. Philippines 300,000 97,976,603 1.96% 99,307,689 5,261 99,312,950
13. Vietnam 329,560 86,967,524 0.98% 87,558,284 2,335 87,560,619
14. Ethiopia 1,127,127 85,237,338 3.21% 87,133,880 7,496 87,141,377
15. Egypt 1,001,450 83,082,869 1.64% 84,027,328 3,733 84,031,061
16. Germany 357,021 82,329,758 -0.05% 82,301,225 -113 82,301,112
17. Turkey 780,580 76,805,524 1.31% 77,502,939 2,757 77,505,696
18. Congo, Dem. Rep. of the 2,345,410 68,692,542 3.21% 70,220,960 6,041 70,227,002
19. Iran 1,648,000 66,429,284 0.88% 66,834,484 1,602 66,836,086
20. Thailand 514,000 65,905,410 0.62% 66,188,641 1,119 66,189,760
21. France 643,427 64,057,792 0.55% 64,302,001 965 64,302,967
22. United Kingdom 244,820 61,113,205 0.28% 61,231,815 469 61,232,284
23. Italy 301,230 58,126,212 -0.05% 58,106,067 -80 58,105,987
24. South Africa 1,219,912 49,052,489 0.28% 49,147,691 376 49,148,067
25. Korea, South 98,480 48,508,972 0.27% 48,599,757 359 48,600,116
26. Burma (Myanmar) 678,500 48,137,741 0.78% 48,398,001 1,029 48,399,030
27. Colombia 1,138,910 45,644,023 1.38% 46,080,630 1,726 46,082,356
28. Ukraine 603,700 45,700,395 -0.63% 45,500,828 -789 45,500,039
29. Sudan 2,505,810 41,087,825 2.14% 41,697,298 2,409 41,699,707
30. Tanzania 945,087 41,048,532 2.04% 41,628,969 2,294 41,631,264
31. Argentina 2,766,890 40,913,584 1.05% 41,211,356 1,177 41,212,533
32. Spain 504,782 40,525,002 0.07% 40,544,665 78 40,544,743
33. Kenya 582,650 39,002,772 2.69% 39,730,008 2,874 39,732,883
34. Poland 312,685 38,482,919 -0.05% 38,469,582 -53 38,469,529
35. Morocco 446,550 34,859,364 1.48% 35,216,973 1,413 35,218,387
36. Algeria 2,381,740 34,178,188 1.20% 34,462,476 1,124 34,463,599
37. Afghanistan 647,500 33,609,937 2.63% 34,222,642 2,422 34,225,063
38. Canada 9,984,670 33,487,208 0.82% 33,677,544 752 33,678,296
39. Uganda 236,040 32,369,558 2.69% 32,973,113 2,386 32,975,498
40. Peru 1,285,220 29,546,963 1.23% 29,798,873 996 29,799,869
41. Iraq 437,072 28,945,657 2.51% 29,449,256 1,991 29,451,246
42. Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 28,686,633 1.85% 29,054,490 1,454 29,055,944
43. Nepal 147,181 28,563,377 1.28% 28,816,801 1,002 28,817,802
44. Uzbekistan 447,400 27,606,007 0.94% 27,785,877 711 27,786,588
45. Venezuela 912,050 26,814,843 1.51% 27,095,503 1,109 27,096,612
46. Malaysia 329,750 25,715,819 1.72% 26,022,408 1,212 26,023,620
47. Yemen 527,970 23,822,783 3.45% 24,392,474 2,252 24,394,726
48. Ghana 239,460 23,832,495 1.88% 24,143,062 1,228 24,144,289
49. Taiwan 35,980 22,974,347 0.23% 23,010,974 145 23,011,119
50. Korea, North 120,540 22,665,345 0.42% 22,731,329 261 22,731,590
51. Romania 237,500 22,215,421 -0.15% 22,192,323 -91 22,192,232
52. Mozambique 801,590 21,669,278 1.79% 21,938,137 1,063 21,939,200
53. Sri Lanka 65,610 21,324,791 0.90% 21,457,823 526 21,458,348
54. Australia 7,686,850 21,262,641 1.20% 21,439,500 699 21,440,199
55. Madagascar 587,040 20,653,556 3.00% 21,083,037 1,698 21,084,734
56. Cote d'Ivoire 322,460 20,617,068 2.13% 20,921,461 1,203 20,922,664
57. Syria 185,180 20,178,485 2.13% 20,476,402 1,178 20,477,580
58. Cameroon 475,440 18,879,301 2.19% 19,165,889 1,133 19,167,022
59. Netherlands 41,526 16,715,999 0.41% 16,763,504 188 16,763,692
60. Chile 756,950 16,601,707 0.88% 16,702,973 400 16,703,373
61. Burkina Faso 274,200 15,746,232 3.10% 16,084,582 1,337 16,085,919
62. Niger 1,267,000 15,306,252 3.68% 15,696,683 1,543 15,698,226
63. Kazakhstan 2,717,300 15,399,437 0.39% 15,441,066 165 15,441,231
64. Ecuador 283,560 14,573,101 1.50% 14,724,621 599 14,725,220
65. Cambodia 181,040 14,494,293 1.77% 14,672,120 703 14,672,823
66. Malawi 118,480 14,268,711 2.39% 14,505,091 934 14,506,025
67. Senegal 196,190 13,711,597 2.71% 13,969,161 1,018 13,970,179
68. Guatemala 108,890 13,276,517 2.07% 13,467,011 753 13,467,764
69. Angola 1,246,700 12,799,293 2.10% 12,985,602 736 12,986,338
70. Mali 1,240,000 12,666,987 2.77% 12,910,197 961 12,911,158
71. Zambia 752,614 11,862,740 1.63% 11,996,769 530 11,997,299
72. Zimbabwe 390,580 11,392,629 1.53% 11,513,450 478 11,513,928
73. Cuba 110,860 11,451,652 0.23% 11,469,909 72 11,469,981
74. Greece 131,940 10,737,428 0.13% 10,747,103 38 10,747,142
75. Portugal 92,391 10,707,924 0.28% 10,728,706 82 10,728,788
76. Rwanda 26,338 10,473,282 2.78% 10,675,098 798 10,675,896
77. Tunisia 163,610 10,486,339 0.98% 10,557,571 282 10,557,853
78. Chad 1,284,000 10,329,208 2.07% 10,477,414 586 10,478,000
79. Belgium 30,528 10,414,336 0.09% 10,420,833 26 10,420,859
80. Guinea 245,857 10,057,975 2.57% 10,237,147 708 10,237,856
81. Czech Republic 78,866 10,211,904 -0.09% 10,205,533 -25 10,205,508
82. Somalia 637,657 9,832,017 2.82% 10,024,202 760 10,024,962
83. Bolivia 1,098,580 9,775,246 1.77% 9,895,176 474 9,895,650
84. Hungary 93,030 9,905,596 -0.26% 9,887,744 -71 9,887,674
85. Dominican Republic 48,730 9,650,054 1.49% 9,749,719 394 9,750,113
86. Belarus 207,600 9,648,533 -0.38% 9,623,119 -100 9,623,019
87. Burundi 27,830 8,988,091 3.28% 9,192,438 808 9,193,246
88. Haiti 27,750 9,035,536 1.84% 9,150,775 455 9,151,230
89. Sweden 449,964 9,059,651 0.16% 9,069,699 40 9,069,738
90. Benin 112,620 8,791,832 2.98% 8,973,435 718 8,974,153
91. Azerbaijan 86,600 8,238,672 0.76% 8,282,073 172 8,282,244
92. Austria 83,870 8,210,281 0.05% 8,213,126 11 8,213,138
93. Honduras 112,090 7,792,854 1.96% 7,898,726 418 7,899,144
94. Switzerland 41,290 7,604,467 0.28% 7,619,226 58 7,619,284
95. Tajikistan 143,100 7,349,145 1.88% 7,444,913 379 7,445,292
96. Serbia 77,474 7,379,339 -0.47% 7,355,299 -95 7,355,204
97. Israel 20,770 7,233,701 1.67% 7,317,436 331 7,317,767
98. El Salvador 21,040 7,185,218 1.66% 7,267,893 327 7,268,220
99. Bulgaria 110,910 7,204,687 -0.79% 7,165,235 -156 7,165,079
100. Paraguay 406,750 6,995,655 2.36% 7,110,092 452 7,110,545
101. China, Hong Kong SAR 1,092 7,055,071 0.50% 7,079,522 97 7,079,619
102. Laos 236,800 6,834,942 2.32% 6,944,855 434 6,945,290
103. Sierra Leone 71,740 6,440,053 2.28% 6,541,831 402 6,542,233
104. Jordan 92,300 6,342,948 2.26% 6,442,312 393 6,442,704
105. Libya 1,759,540 6,310,434 2.17% 6,405,352 375 6,405,727
106. Papua New Guinea 462,840 6,057,263 2.07% 6,144,174 344 6,144,517
107. Togo 56,785 6,019,877 2.71% 6,132,957 447 6,133,404
108. Nicaragua 129,494 5,891,199 1.78% 5,963,885 287 5,964,172
109. Eritrea 121,320 5,647,168 2.58% 5,748,158 399 5,748,557
110. Denmark 43,094 5,500,510 0.28% 5,511,186 42 5,511,228
111. Kyrgyzstan 198,500 5,431,747 1.40% 5,484,457 208 5,484,666
112. Slovakia 48,845 5,463,046 0.14% 5,468,347 21 5,468,368
113. Finland 338,145 5,250,275 0.10% 5,253,914 14 5,253,929
114. Turkmenistan 488,100 4,884,887 1.14% 4,923,487 153 4,923,640
115. United Arab Emirates 83,600 4,798,491 3.69% 4,921,223 485 4,921,708
116. Singapore 693 4,657,542 1.00% 4,689,826 128 4,689,953
117. Norway 323,802 4,660,539 0.34% 4,671,523 43 4,671,566
118. Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,129 4,613,414 0.34% 4,624,286 43 4,624,329
119. Georgia 69,700 4,615,807 -0.33% 4,605,249 -42 4,605,207
120. Central African Republic 622,984 4,511,488 1.49% 4,558,082 184 4,558,267
121. Croatia 56,542 4,489,409 -0.05% 4,487,853 -6 4,487,847
122. Moldova 33,843 4,320,748 -0.08% 4,318,352 -9 4,318,343
123. Costa Rica 51,100 4,253,877 1.36% 4,293,978 159 4,294,136
124. New Zealand 268,680 4,213,418 0.94% 4,240,871 109 4,240,980
125. Ireland 70,280 4,203,200 1.12% 4,235,831 129 4,235,960
126. Congo, Rep. of the 342,000 4,012,809 2.75% 4,089,300 302 4,089,602
127. Palestinian Territory, Occupied 6,220 4,013,126 2.63% 4,086,285 289 4,086,574
128. Lebanon 10,400 4,017,095 1.11% 4,048,002 122 4,048,125
129. Puerto Rico 13,790 3,971,020 0.34% 3,980,379 37 3,980,416
130. Albania 28,748 3,639,453 0.55% 3,653,328 55 3,653,383
131. Lithuania 65,200 3,555,179 -0.28% 3,548,279 -27 3,548,252
132. Uruguay 176,220 3,494,382 0.47% 3,505,766 45 3,505,811
133. Liberia 111,370 3,441,790 2.67% 3,505,488 252 3,505,739
134. Oman 212,460 3,418,085 3.14% 3,492,479 294 3,492,773
135. Panama 78,200 3,360,474 1.50% 3,395,414 138 3,395,552
136. Mauritania 1,030,700 3,129,486 2.40% 3,181,547 206 3,181,753
137. Mongolia 1,564,116 3,041,142 1.49% 3,072,551 124 3,072,675
138. Armenia 29,800 2,967,004 -0.03% 2,966,387 -2 2,966,385
139. Jamaica 10,991 2,825,928 0.76% 2,840,815 59 2,840,874
140. Kuwait 17,820 2,691,158 3.55% 2,757,379 262 2,757,641
141. Latvia 64,589 2,231,503 -0.61% 2,222,068 -37 2,222,030
142. Lesotho 30,355 2,130,819 0.12% 2,132,591 7 2,132,598
143. Namibia 825,418 2,108,665 0.95% 2,122,550 55 2,122,605
144. Macedonia 25,333 2,066,718 0.26% 2,070,443 15 2,070,457
145. Botswana 600,370 1,990,876 1.94% 2,017,648 106 2,017,753
146. Slovenia 20,273 2,005,692 -0.11% 2,004,163 -6 2,004,157
147. Gambia, The 11,300 1,782,893 2.67% 1,815,889 130 1,816,020
148. Guinea-Bissau 36,120 1,533,964 2.02% 1,555,442 85 1,555,527
149. Gabon 267,667 1,514,993 1.93% 1,535,260 80 1,535,340
150. Estonia 45,226 1,299,371 -0.63% 1,293,697 -22 1,293,674
151. Mauritius 2,040 1,284,264 0.78% 1,291,207 27 1,291,235
152. Trinidad and Tobago 5,128 1,229,953 -0.10% 1,229,100 -3 1,229,097
153. Timor-Leste (East-Timor) 15,007 1,131,612 2.03% 1,147,535 63 1,147,598
154. Swaziland 17,363 1,123,913 -0.46% 1,120,329 -14 1,120,315
155. Fiji 18,270 944,720 1.38% 953,757 36 953,792
156. Qatar 11,437 833,285 0.96% 838,830 22 838,852
157. Cyprus 9,250 796,740 0.52% 799,612 11 799,623
158. Guyana 214,970 772,298 0.18% 773,262 4 773,265
159. Comoros 2,170 752,438 2.77% 766,885 57 766,942
160. Bahrain 665 727,785 1.29% 734,293 26 734,318
161. Bhutan 47,000 691,141 1.27% 697,225 24 697,249
162. Montenegro 14,026 672,180 -0.85% 668,220 -16 668,204
163. Equatorial Guinea 28,051 633,441 2.70% 645,296 47 645,343
164. Solomon Islands 28,450 595,613 2.39% 605,480 39 605,519
165. China, Macao SAR 28 559,846 2.00% 567,607 31 567,638
166. Djibouti 23,000 516,055 1.90% 522,851 27 522,878
167. Luxembourg 2,586 491,775 1.17% 495,763 16 495,779
168. Suriname 163,270 481,267 1.10% 484,936 15 484,951
169. Cape Verde 4,033 429,474 0.56% 431,141 7 431,148
170. Western Sahara 266,000 405,210 2.83% 413,159 31 413,190
171. Malta 316 405,165 0.40% 406,288 4 406,293
172. Maldives 300 396,334 -0.17% 395,867 -2 395,865
173. Brunei 5,770 388,190 1.76% 392,926 19 392,944
174. Belize 22,966 307,899 2.15% 312,488 18 312,506
175. Bahamas, The 13,940 309,156 0.54% 310,313 5 310,318
176. Iceland 103,000 306,694 0.74% 308,267 6 308,273
177. French Polynesia 4,167 287,032 1.39% 289,797 11 289,808
178. Barbados 431 284,589 0.38% 285,339 3 285,342
179. New Caledonia 19,060 227,436 1.14% 229,233 7 229,240
180. Mayotte 374 223,765 3.32% 228,914 20 228,935
181. Netherlands Antilles 960 227,049 0.73% 228,198 5 228,202
182. Samoa 2,944 219,998 1.35% 222,057 8 222,065
183. Vanuatu 12,200 218,519 1.40% 220,640 8 220,648
184. Sao Tome and Principe 1,001 212,679 3.09% 217,234 18 217,252
185. Saint Lucia 616 160,267 0.42% 160,734 2 160,735
186. Tonga 748 120,898 1.48% 122,138 5 122,143
187. Kiribati 811 112,850 2.24% 114,602 7 114,609
188. Virgin Islands, U.S. 1,910 109,825 -0.03% 109,802 0 109,802
189. Micronesia, Federated States of 702 107,434 -0.24% 107,255 -1 107,255
190. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 104,574 -0.34% 104,328 -1 104,327
191. Aruba 193 103,065 1.48% 104,122 4 104,126
192. Jersey 116 91,626 0.21% 91,759 1 91,760
193. Grenada 344 90,739 0.47% 91,035 1 91,036
194. Northern Mariana Islands 477 88,662 2.29% 90,069 6 90,075
195. Seychelles 455 87,476 1.00% 88,082 2 88,085
196. Antigua and Barbuda 443 85,632 1.30% 86,404 3 86,407
197. Andorra 468 83,888 1.14% 84,551 3 84,553
198. Man, Isle of 572 76,512 0.52% 76,788 1 76,789
199. Dominica 754 72,660 0.21% 72,766 0 72,766
200. Bermuda 53 67,837 0.65% 68,143 1 68,144
201. American Samoa 199 65,628 1.22% 66,183 2 66,185
202. Guernsey 78 65,870 0.21% 65,966 0 65,966
203. Marshall Islands 181 64,522 2.08% 65,452 4 65,456
204. Greenland 2,166,086 57,600 0.06% 57,624 0 57,624
205. Cayman Islands 262 49,035 2.39% 49,847 3 49,851
206. Faroe Islands 1,399 48,856 0.40% 48,991 1 48,992
207. Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 40,131 0.85% 40,367 1 40,368
208. Liechtenstein 160 34,761 0.70% 34,930 1 34,930
209. Monaco 2 32,965 0.39% 33,054 0 33,054
210. San Marino 61 30,324 1.15% 30,566 1 30,567
211. Gibraltar 7 28,034 0.11% 28,055 0 28,055
212. British Virgin Islands 153 24,491 1.84% 24,803 1 24,805
213. Turks and Caicos Islands 430 22,942 2.56% 23,349 2 23,351
214. Palau 458 20,796 0.43% 20,858 0 20,858
215. Wallis and Futuna 274 15,289 0.35% 15,326 0 15,326
216. Anguilla 102 14,436 2.27% 14,663 1 14,664
217. Nauru 21 14,019 1.75% 14,189 1 14,190
218. Tuvalu 26 12,373 1.62% 12,512 1 12,512
219. Cook Islands 237 11,870 -3.30% 11,598 -1 11,597
220. Saint Helena 413 7,637 0.45% 7,661 0 7,661
221. Saint Pierre and Miquelon 242 7,051 0.09% 7,055 0 7,055
222. Montserrat 102 5,097 0.39% 5,111 0 5,111
223. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 12,173 3,140 0.01% 3,140 0 3,140
224. Norfolk Island 35 2,141 0.01% 2,141 0 2,141
225. Svalbard 61,020 2,116 -0.02% 2,116 0 2,116
226. Tokelau 10 1,416 -0.01% 1,416 0 1,416
227. Christmas Island 135 1,402 0.00% 1,402 0 1,402
228. Niue 260 1,398 -0.03% 1,398 0 1,398
229. Holy See (Vatican City) 0 826 0.00% 826 0 826
230. Cocos Islands 14 596 0.00% 596 0 596
231. Pitcairn Islands 47 48 0.00% 48 0 48
source: "The World Factbook 2008 and of 2009", CIA.
note: where the population growth percentage is unknown, the population for 'yesterday' and 'today' are the same as for the start-off day.
note: all numbers are estimates and the results of multiplying estimates with estimates should be seen as an indication of what can be, not as what is.