Current world population (ranked)

rank country area sq.km. population (all estimates)
2008-07-01 yearly growth yesterday daily increase today
  World 510,072,000 6,677,563,921 1.16% 6,666,962,145 212,036 6,667,174,180
1. China 9,596,960 1,330,044,605 0.63% 1,328,898,580 22,920 1,328,921,501
2. India 3,287,590 1,147,995,898 1.58% 1,145,514,340 49,631 1,145,563,971
3. United States of America 9,826,630 303,824,646 0.88% 303,457,143 7,350 303,464,493
4. Indonesia 1,919,440 237,512,355 1.18% 237,130,058 7,646 237,137,704
5. Brazil 8,511,965 191,908,598 0.98% 191,650,967 5,153 191,656,120
6. Pakistan 803,940 167,762,040 1.81% 167,347,231 8,296 167,355,527
7. Bangladesh 144,000 153,546,901 2.02% 153,121,597 8,506 153,130,103
8. Russia 17,075,200 140,702,094 -0.47% 140,793,454 -1,827 140,791,627
9. Nigeria 923,768 138,283,240 2.38% 137,832,020 9,024 137,841,044
10. Japan 377,835 127,288,419 -0.14% 127,312,656 -485 127,312,171
11. Mexico 1,972,550 109,955,400 1.14% 109,783,388 3,440 109,786,828
12. Philippines 300,000 92,681,453 1.73% 92,462,065 4,388 92,466,452
13. Vietnam 329,560 86,116,559 0.99% 85,999,771 2,336 86,002,107
14. Germany 357,021 82,369,548 -0.04% 82,374,513 -99 82,374,413
15. Egypt 1,001,450 81,713,517 1.68% 81,525,240 3,766 81,529,006
16. Ethiopia 1,127,127 78,254,090 2.23% 78,014,933 4,783 78,019,716
17. Turkey 780,580 71,892,807 1.01% 71,793,043 1,995 71,795,039
18. Congo, Dem. Rep. of the 2,345,410 66,514,506 3.24% 66,219,655 5,897 66,225,552
19. Iran 1,648,000 65,875,223 0.79% 65,803,753 1,429 65,805,182
20. Thailand 514,000 65,493,298 0.64% 65,435,879 1,148 65,437,028
21. France 643,427 64,057,790 0.57% 64,007,421 1,007 64,008,429
22. United Kingdom 244,820 60,943,912 0.28% 60,920,870 461 60,921,331
23. Italy 301,230 58,145,321 -0.02% 58,146,834 -30 58,146,804
24. Korea, South 98,480 49,232,844 0.37% 49,207,823 500 49,208,323
25. Burma (Myanmar) 678,500 47,758,181 0.80% 47,705,843 1,047 47,706,890
26. Ukraine 603,700 45,994,287 -0.65% 46,035,304 -820 46,034,483
27. Colombia 1,138,910 45,013,674 1.41% 44,927,038 1,733 44,928,771
28. South Africa 1,219,912 43,786,115 -0.50% 43,816,165 -601 43,815,564
29. Argentina 2,766,890 40,677,348 0.92% 40,626,251 1,022 40,627,273
30. Spain 504,782 40,491,051 0.10% 40,485,726 106 40,485,833
31. Sudan 2,505,810 40,218,455 2.13% 40,100,885 2,351 40,103,236
32. Tanzania 945,087 40,213,162 2.07% 40,099,023 2,283 40,101,306
33. Poland 312,685 38,500,696 -0.05% 38,503,069 -47 38,503,022
34. Kenya 582,650 37,953,838 2.76% 37,810,445 2,868 37,813,313
35. Morocco 446,550 34,343,219 1.51% 34,272,416 1,416 34,273,832
36. Algeria 2,381,740 33,769,669 1.21% 33,713,741 1,119 33,714,859
37. Canada 9,984,670 33,212,696 0.83% 33,174,934 755 33,175,689
38. Afghanistan 647,500 32,738,376 2.63% 32,620,608 2,355 32,622,963
39. Uganda 236,040 31,367,972 3.60% 31,213,152 3,096 31,216,248
40. Nepal 147,181 29,519,114 2.10% 29,434,398 1,694 29,436,093
41. Peru 1,285,220 29,180,899 1.26% 29,130,372 1,011 29,131,383
42. Uzbekistan 447,400 28,268,440 1.75% 28,200,557 1,358 28,201,915
43. Iraq 437,072 28,221,181 2.56% 28,122,136 1,981 28,124,117
44. Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 28,161,417 1.95% 28,086,384 1,501 28,087,885
45. Venezuela 912,050 26,414,815 1.50% 26,360,610 1,084 26,361,694
46. Malaysia 329,750 25,274,133 1.74% 25,213,821 1,206 25,215,028
47. Korea, North 120,540 23,479,089 0.73% 23,455,546 471 23,456,016
48. Ghana 239,460 23,382,848 1.93% 23,321,092 1,235 23,322,327
49. Taiwan 35,980 22,920,946 0.24% 22,913,473 149 22,913,623
50. Yemen 527,970 23,013,376 3.46% 22,904,299 2,182 22,906,480
51. Romania 237,500 22,246,862 -0.14% 22,251,007 -83 22,250,924
52. Mozambique 801,590 21,284,701 1.79% 21,232,451 1,045 21,233,496
53. Sri Lanka 65,610 21,128,773 0.94% 21,101,479 546 21,102,025
54. Australia 7,686,850 20,600,856 0.80% 20,578,251 452 20,578,704
55. Madagascar 587,040 20,042,551 3.01% 19,960,047 1,650 19,961,697
56. Syria 185,180 19,747,586 2.19% 19,688,370 1,184 19,689,555
57. Cameroon 475,440 18,467,692 2.22% 18,411,581 1,122 18,412,703
58. Cote d'Ivoire 322,460 18,373,060 1.96% 18,323,730 987 18,324,716
59. Netherlands 41,526 16,645,313 0.44% 16,635,371 199 16,635,570
60. Chile 756,950 16,454,143 0.91% 16,433,744 408 16,434,152
61. Kazakhstan 2,717,300 15,340,533 0.37% 15,332,674 157 15,332,831
62. Burkina Faso 274,200 15,264,735 3.11% 15,199,724 1,300 15,201,024
63. Cambodia 181,040 14,241,640 1.75% 14,207,460 684 14,208,144
64. Ecuador 283,560 13,927,650 0.94% 13,909,811 357 13,910,168
65. Malawi 118,480 13,931,831 2.39% 13,886,219 912 13,887,131
66. Niger 1,267,000 13,272,679 2.88% 13,220,352 1,047 13,221,398
67. Guatemala 108,890 13,002,206 2.11% 12,964,624 752 12,965,376
68. Senegal 196,190 12,853,259 2.58% 12,807,832 909 12,808,741
69. Angola 1,246,700 12,531,357 2.14% 12,494,690 733 12,495,423
70. Zimbabwe 390,580 12,382,920 0.57% 12,373,285 193 12,373,478
71. Mali 1,240,000 12,324,029 2.73% 12,278,025 920 12,278,945
72. Zambia 752,614 11,669,534 1.65% 11,643,094 529 11,643,623
73. Cuba 110,860 11,423,952 0.25% 11,420,024 79 11,420,103
74. Greece 131,940 10,722,816 0.15% 10,720,671 43 10,720,714
75. Portugal 92,391 10,676,910 0.31% 10,672,449 89 10,672,538
76. Belgium 30,528 10,403,951 0.11% 10,402,440 30 10,402,471
77. Tunisia 163,610 10,383,577 0.99% 10,369,509 281 10,369,791
78. Czech Republic 78,866 10,220,911 -0.08% 10,222,059 -23 10,222,036
79. Guinea 245,857 10,211,437 2.61% 10,174,900 731 10,175,630
80. Rwanda 26,338 10,186,063 2.78% 10,147,286 776 10,148,062
81. Chad 1,284,000 10,111,337 2.20% 10,080,934 608 10,081,542
82. Hungary 93,030 9,930,915 -0.25% 9,934,370 -69 9,934,301
83. Belarus 207,600 9,685,768 -0.39% 9,690,982 -104 9,690,878
84. Somalia 637,657 9,558,666 2.82% 9,521,688 740 9,522,428
85. Dominican Republic 48,730 9,507,133 1.50% 9,487,663 389 9,488,052
86. Bolivia 1,098,580 9,247,816 1.38% 9,230,296 350 9,230,646
87. Sweden 449,964 9,045,389 0.16% 9,043,444 39 9,043,483
88. Haiti 27,750 8,924,553 2.49% 8,894,075 610 8,894,685
89. Burundi 27,830 8,691,005 3.44% 8,650,014 820 8,650,834
90. Benin 112,620 8,294,941 2.62% 8,265,181 595 8,265,777
91. Austria 83,870 8,205,533 0.06% 8,204,814 14 8,204,828
92. Azerbaijan 86,600 8,177,717 0.72% 8,169,618 162 8,169,780
93. Honduras 112,090 7,639,327 2.02% 7,618,146 424 7,618,570
94. Switzerland 41,290 7,581,520 0.33% 7,578,103 68 7,578,171
95. Bulgaria 110,910 7,262,675 -0.81% 7,270,763 -162 7,270,602
96. Tajikistan 143,100 7,211,884 1.89% 7,193,182 374 7,193,557
97. Israel 20,770 7,112,359 1.71% 7,095,669 334 7,096,003
98. El Salvador 21,040 7,066,403 1.68% 7,050,150 325 7,050,475
99. China, Hong Kong SAR 1,092 7,018,636 0.53% 7,013,521 102 7,013,623
100. Paraguay 406,750 6,831,306 2.39% 6,808,940 447 6,809,388
101. Laos 236,800 6,677,534 2.34% 6,656,093 429 6,656,522
102. Sierra Leone 71,740 6,294,774 2.28% 6,275,096 394 6,275,490
103. Jordan 92,300 6,198,677 2.34% 6,178,824 397 6,179,221
104. Libya 1,759,540 6,173,579 2.22% 6,154,838 375 6,155,213
105. Papua New Guinea 462,840 5,931,769 2.12% 5,914,559 344 5,914,903
106. Togo 56,785 5,858,673 2.72% 5,836,868 436 5,837,304
107. Nicaragua 129,494 5,785,846 1.83% 5,771,381 289 5,771,671
108. Denmark 43,094 5,484,723 0.30% 5,482,507 44 5,482,551
109. Slovakia 48,845 5,455,407 0.14% 5,454,338 21 5,454,360
110. Kyrgyzstan 198,500 5,356,869 1.38% 5,346,742 203 5,346,945
111. Finland 338,145 5,244,749 0.11% 5,243,944 16 5,243,960
112. Turkmenistan 488,100 5,179,571 1.60% 5,168,247 226 5,168,473
113. Eritrea 121,320 5,028,475 2.45% 5,011,619 337 5,011,956
114. Norway 323,802 4,644,457 0.35% 4,642,230 45 4,642,275
115. Georgia 69,700 4,630,841 -0.33% 4,632,903 -41 4,632,861
116. Singapore 693 4,608,167 1.14% 4,601,002 143 4,601,146
117. United Arab Emirates 83,600 4,621,399 3.83% 4,597,133 485 4,597,619
118. Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,129 4,590,310 0.67% 4,586,122 84 4,586,206
119. Croatia 56,542 4,491,543 -0.04% 4,491,808 -5 4,491,802
120. Central African Republic 622,984 4,434,873 1.49% 4,425,839 181 4,426,020
121. Moldova 33,843 4,324,450 -0.09% 4,324,995 -11 4,324,984
122. Costa Rica 51,100 4,195,914 1.39% 4,187,936 160 4,188,096
123. New Zealand 268,680 4,173,460 0.97% 4,167,909 111 4,168,020
124. Ireland 70,280 4,156,119 1.13% 4,149,668 129 4,149,797
125. Lebanon 10,400 3,971,941 1.15% 3,965,662 126 3,965,788
126. Puerto Rico 13,790 3,958,128 0.37% 3,956,127 40 3,956,167
127. Congo, Rep. of the 342,000 3,903,318 2.70% 3,888,902 288 3,889,191
128. Albania 28,748 3,619,778 0.54% 3,617,110 53 3,617,164
129. Lithuania 65,200 3,565,205 -0.28% 3,566,592 -28 3,566,564
130. Uruguay 176,220 3,477,778 0.49% 3,475,463 46 3,475,509
131. Mauritania 1,030,700 3,364,940 2.85% 3,351,794 263 3,352,057
132. Liberia 111,370 3,334,587 3.66% 3,317,864 334 3,318,198
133. Oman 212,460 3,311,640 3.19% 3,297,169 289 3,297,458
134. Panama 78,200 3,292,693 1.53% 3,285,801 138 3,285,939
135. Mongolia 1,564,116 2,996,081 1.49% 2,989,953 123 2,990,076
136. Armenia 29,800 2,968,586 -0.08% 2,968,899 -6 2,968,893
137. Jamaica 10,991 2,804,332 0.78% 2,801,339 60 2,801,399
138. Kuwait 17,820 2,596,799 3.59% 2,584,025 255 2,584,280
139. Latvia 64,589 2,245,423 -0.63% 2,247,358 -39 2,247,319
140. Lesotho 30,355 2,128,180 0.13% 2,127,804 8 2,127,811
141. Namibia 825,418 2,088,669 0.95% 2,085,959 54 2,086,014
142. Macedonia 25,333 2,061,315 0.26% 2,060,575 15 2,060,590
143. Slovenia 20,273 2,007,711 -0.09% 2,007,953 -5 2,007,948
144. Botswana 600,370 1,842,323 1.43% 1,838,704 72 1,838,776
145. Gambia, The 11,300 1,735,464 2.72% 1,728,988 130 1,729,118
146. Guinea-Bissau 36,120 1,503,182 2.04% 1,498,992 84 1,499,075
147. Gabon 267,667 1,485,832 1.95% 1,481,855 80 1,481,934
148. Estonia 45,226 1,307,605 -0.63% 1,308,737 -23 1,308,714
149. Mauritius 2,040 1,274,189 0.80% 1,272,793 28 1,272,821
150. Swaziland 17,363 1,128,814 -0.41% 1,129,448 -13 1,129,435
151. Timor-Leste (East-Timor) 15,007 1,108,777 2.05% 1,105,663 62 1,105,726
152. Trinidad and Tobago 5,128 1,047,366 -0.89% 1,048,644 -26 1,048,619
153. Fiji 18,270 931,741 1.39% 929,969 35 930,005
154. Qatar 11,437 928,635 2.28% 925,736 58 925,794
155. Cyprus 9,250 792,604 0.52% 792,037 11 792,049
156. Guyana 214,970 770,794 0.21% 770,571 4 770,576
157. Comoros 2,170 731,775 2.80% 728,965 56 729,021
158. Bahrain 665 718,306 1.34% 716,990 26 717,017
159. Bhutan 47,000 682,321 1.30% 681,105 24 681,129
160. Montenegro 14,026 678,177 -0.93% 679,036 -17 679,019
161. Equatorial Guinea 28,051 616,459 2.73% 614,152 46 614,198
162. Solomon Islands 28,450 581,318 2.47% 579,353 39 579,393
163. Djibouti 23,000 506,221 1.95% 504,872 27 504,899
164. Luxembourg 2,586 486,006 1.19% 485,215 16 485,231
165. Suriname 163,270 475,996 1.10% 475,279 14 475,294
166. China, Macao SAR 28 460,823 0.83% 460,299 10 460,310
167. Cape Verde 4,033 426,998 0.60% 426,650 7 426,657
168. Malta 316 403,532 0.41% 403,307 4 403,312
169. Western Sahara 266,000 393,831 2.87% 392,284 31 392,315
170. Brunei 5,770 381,371 1.79% 380,438 19 380,457
171. Maldives 300 379,174 2.69% 377,777 28 377,805
172. Bahamas, The 13,940 307,451 0.57% 307,211 5 307,216
173. Iceland 103,000 304,367 0.78% 304,041 7 304,047
174. Belize 22,966 301,270 2.21% 300,359 18 300,377
175. French Polynesia 4,167 283,019 1.43% 282,467 11 282,478
176. Barbados 431 281,968 0.36% 281,829 3 281,832
177. Netherlands Antilles 960 225,369 0.75% 225,136 5 225,141
178. New Caledonia 19,060 224,824 1.18% 224,462 7 224,469
179. Samoa 2,944 217,083 1.32% 216,690 8 216,698
180. Mayotte 374 216,306 3.47% 215,279 21 215,300
181. Vanuatu 12,200 215,446 1.43% 215,023 8 215,031
182. Sao Tome and Principe 1,001 206,178 3.12% 205,298 18 205,316
183. Guam 541 175,877 1.37% 175,546 7 175,553
184. Saint Lucia 616 172,884 1.31% 172,575 6 172,581
185. Tonga 748 119,009 1.67% 118,737 5 118,742
186. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 118,432 0.23% 118,395 1 118,395
187. Kiribati 811 110,356 2.24% 110,018 7 110,025
188. Virgin Islands, U.S. 1,910 108,210 -0.27% 108,250 -1 108,249
189. Micronesia, Federated States of 702 107,665 -0.19% 107,693 -1 107,693
190. Aruba 193 101,541 1.50% 101,332 4 101,336
191. Jersey 116 91,533 0.22% 91,505 1 91,506
192. Grenada 344 90,343 0.41% 90,293 1 90,294
193. Northern Mariana Islands 477 86,616 2.38% 86,334 6 86,340
194. Seychelles 455 82,247 0.43% 82,199 1 82,200
195. Man, Isle of 572 76,220 0.51% 76,167 1 76,168
196. Dominica 754 72,514 0.20% 72,495 0 72,495
197. Andorra 468 72,413 0.80% 72,334 2 72,336
198. Antigua and Barbuda 443 69,842 0.51% 69,793 1 69,794
199. Bermuda 53 66,536 0.55% 66,486 1 66,487
200. Guernsey 78 65,726 0.23% 65,705 0 65,706
201. Marshall Islands 181 63,174 2.14% 62,989 4 62,992
202. American Samoa 199 57,496 -0.32% 57,521 -1 57,521
203. Greenland 2,166,086 56,326 -0.03% 56,329 0 56,329
204. Faroe Islands 1,399 48,668 0.38% 48,643 1 48,643
205. Cayman Islands 262 47,862 2.45% 47,701 3 47,705
206. Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 39,619 0.75% 39,579 1 39,579
207. Liechtenstein 160 34,498 0.71% 34,464 1 34,465
208. Monaco 2 32,796 0.38% 32,779 0 32,779
209. San Marino 61 29,973 1.18% 29,925 1 29,925
210. Gibraltar 7 28,002 0.13% 27,997 0 27,997
211. British Virgin Islands 153 24,004 1.88% 23,942 1 23,944
212. Turks and Caicos Islands 430 22,352 2.64% 22,271 2 22,273
213. Palau 458 21,093 1.16% 21,060 1 21,060
214. Anguilla 102 14,108 2.33% 14,063 1 14,064
215. Nauru 21 13,770 1.77% 13,737 1 13,737
216. Tuvalu 26 12,177 1.58% 12,151 1 12,151
217. Montserrat 102 9,638 1.04% 9,624 0 9,625
218. Saint Helena 413 7,601 0.49% 7,596 0 7,596
219. Saint Pierre and Miquelon 242 7,044 0.11% 7,043 0 7,043
220. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 12,173 3,140 0.01% 3,140 0 3,140
221. Svalbard 61,020 2,165 -0.02% 2,165 0 2,165
222. Norfolk Island 35 2,128 0.01% 2,128 0 2,128
223. Niue 260 1,444 -0.03% 1,444 0 1,444
224. Tokelau 10 1,433 -0.01% 1,433 0 1,433
225. Christmas Island 135 1,402 0.00% 1,402 0 1,402
226. Holy See (Vatican City) 0 824 0.00% 824 0 824
227. Cocos Islands 14 596 0.00% 596 0 596
228. Pitcairn Islands 47 48 0.00% 48 0 48
- Serbia 77,474 8,032,338 na na na na
- Palestinian Territory, Occupied 6,220 4,149,173 na na na na
- Kosovo 10,887 2,126,708 na na na na
- Saint Martin 54 29,376 na na na na
- Cook Islands 237 21,750 na na na na
- Wallis and Futuna 274 16,448 na na na na
- Saint Barthelemy 21 7,492 na na na na
source: "The World Factbook 2007-2008", 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.