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This is a list of sovereign states and other territories by population, with population figures estimated for 1 July 2005 (rounded to the nearest 1,000). The figures are estimates for the year 2005 from the U.N. World Population Prospects (2004 revision) using the medium fertility variant. [1]

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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.

RankCountry / TerritoryPopulation
July 2005
UN estimate
Change
from
2000*
World 6,464,750,000Steady2.svg
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1,307,593,000Steady2.svg
2Flag of India.svg  India [2] 1,103,371,000Steady2.svg
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States [3] 295,520,000Steady2.svg
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 222,781,000Steady2.svg
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 186,405,000Steady2.svg
6Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 157,935,000Increase2.svg1
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 143,202,000Decrease2.svg1
8Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 141,822,000Steady2.svg
9Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 131,530,000Increase2.svg1
10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 128,085,000Decrease2.svg1
11Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 107,029,000Steady2.svg
12Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 85,599,000Increase2.svg2
13Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 84,238,000Increase2.svg1
14Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 82,689,000Decrease2.svg2
15Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 77,431,000Increase2.svg1
16Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 74,033,000Decrease2.svg1
17Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 73,193,000Increase2.svg1
18Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 69,515,000Decrease2.svg1
19Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 65,446,000Increase2.svg1
20Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 64,233,000Decrease2.svg1
21Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 59,668,000Steady2.svg
22Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 58,093,000Steady2.svg
23Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 57,549,000Steady2.svg
24Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar 50,519,000Steady2.svg
25Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 50,000,000Increase2.svg1
26Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 48,432,000Increase2.svg1
27Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 46,481,000Decrease2.svg2
28Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 45,600,000Steady2.svg
29Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 43,064,000Steady2.svg
30Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 38,747,000Steady2.svg
31Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 38,530,000Steady2.svg
32Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 38,329,000Steady2.svg
33Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 36,233,000Steady2.svg
34Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 34,256,000Steady2.svg
35Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 32,854,000Steady2.svg
36Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 32,268,000Steady2.svg
37Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 31,478,000Steady2.svg
38Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan 29,863,000Steady2.svg
39Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 28,816,000Steady2.svg
40Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq 28,807,000Steady2.svg
41Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 27,968,000Steady2.svg
42Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 27,133,000Steady2.svg
43Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 26,749,000Steady2.svg
44Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 26,593,000Steady2.svg
45Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 25,347,000Steady2.svg
46Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 24,573,000Steady2.svg
47Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 22,894,384Steady2.svg
48Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 22,488,000Steady2.svg
49Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 22,113,000Steady2.svg
50Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 21,711,000Steady2.svg
51Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 20,975,000Increase2.svg1
52Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 20,743,000Increase2.svg1
53Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [4] 20,155,000Decrease2.svg2
54Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 19,792,000Steady2.svg
55Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 19,043,000Steady2.svg
56Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar [5] 18,606,000Steady2.svg
57Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire 18,154,000Steady2.svg
58Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 16,322,000Steady2.svg
59Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 16,299,000Steady2.svg
60Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 16,295,000Steady2.svg
61Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 15,941,000Steady2.svg
62Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 14,825,000Steady2.svg
63Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 14,071,000Steady2.svg
64Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 13,957,000Steady2.svg
65Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 13,518,000Steady2.svg
66Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 13,228,000Steady2.svg
67Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 13,228,000Steady2.svg
68Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 13,010,000Steady2.svg
69Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 12,884,000Steady2.svg
70Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 12,599,000Steady2.svg
71Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 11,668,000Steady2.svg
72Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 11,658,000Steady2.svg
73Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 11,269,000Steady2.svg
74Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 11,120,000Steady2.svg
75Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 10,495,000Steady2.svg
76Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 10,419,000Steady2.svg
77Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 10,220,000Steady2.svg
78Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 10,102,000Steady2.svg
79Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10,098,000Steady2.svg
80Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia [6] 9,778,991Steady2.svg
81Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 9,755,000Steady2.svg
82Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 9,749,000Steady2.svg
83Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 9,402,000Steady2.svg
84Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 9,182,000Steady2.svg
85Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9,041,000Steady2.svg
86Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 9,038,000Steady2.svg
87Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 8,895,000Steady2.svg
88Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 8,528,000Steady2.svg
89Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 8,439,000Steady2.svg
90Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 8,411,000Steady2.svg
91Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 8,228,000Steady2.svg
92Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 8,189,000Steady2.svg
93Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 7,726,000Steady2.svg
94Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 7,548,000Steady2.svg
95Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 7,252,000Steady2.svg
96Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 7,205,000Steady2.svg
97Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (PR China)7,041,000Steady2.svg
98Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 6,881,000Steady2.svg
99Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 6,725,000Steady2.svg
100Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 6,507,000Steady2.svg
101Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 6,158,000Steady2.svg
102Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 6,145,000Steady2.svg
103Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 5,924,000Steady2.svg
104Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 5,887,000Steady2.svg
105Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 5,853,000Steady2.svg
106Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 5,703,000Steady2.svg
107 Flag of Tibet.svg Tibet (PR China)5,700,000Steady2.svg
108Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 5,525,000Steady2.svg
109Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 5,487,000Steady2.svg
110Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5,431,000Steady2.svg
111Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5,401,000Steady2.svg
112Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 5,264,000Steady2.svg
113Flag of Finland.svg  Finland [7] 5,249,000Steady2.svg
114Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 4,833,000Steady2.svg
115Flag of Norway.svg  Norway [8] 4,620,000Steady2.svg
116Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4,551,000Steady2.svg
117Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 4,496,000Steady2.svg
118Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 4,474,000Steady2.svg
119Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 4,401,000Steady2.svg
120Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 4,327,000Steady2.svg
121Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 4,326,000Steady2.svg
122Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 4,206,000Steady2.svg
123Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 4,148,000Steady2.svg
123Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 4,038,000Steady2.svg
124Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4,028,000Steady2.svg
125Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 3,999,000Steady2.svg
126Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (US)3,955,000Steady2.svg
127Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,907,000Steady2.svg
128Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestinian territories 3,702,000Steady2.svg
129Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 3,577,000Steady2.svg
130Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3,463,000Steady2.svg
131Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3,431,000Steady2.svg
132Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 3,283,000Steady2.svg
133Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3,232,000Steady2.svg
134Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 3,130,000Steady2.svg
135Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 3,069,000Steady2.svg
136Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 3,016,000Steady2.svg
137Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 2,687,000Steady2.svg
138Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2,651,000Steady2.svg
139Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 2,646,000Steady2.svg
140Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 2,567,000Steady2.svg
141Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2,307,000Steady2.svg
142Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan [9] 2,163,000Steady2.svg
143Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Republic of Macedonia 2,034,000Steady2.svg
144Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2,031,000Steady2.svg
145Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1,967,000Steady2.svg
146Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 1,795,000Steady2.svg
147Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1,765,000Steady2.svg
148Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 1,586,000Steady2.svg
149Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia 1,517,000Steady2.svg
150Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1,384,000Steady2.svg
151Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1,330,000Steady2.svg
152Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1,305,000Steady2.svg
153Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius [10] 1,245,000Steady2.svg
154Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 1,032,000Steady2.svg
155Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 947,000Steady2.svg
156Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 848,000Steady2.svg
157Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus [11] 835,000Steady2.svg
158Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 813,000Steady2.svg
159Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros [12] 798,000Steady2.svg
160Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 793,000Steady2.svg
161Flag of France.svg  Réunion (France)785,000Steady2.svg
162Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 751,000Steady2.svg
163Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 727,000Steady2.svg
164Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro [13] 620,145Steady2.svg
165Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 507,000Steady2.svg
166Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 504,000Steady2.svg
167Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 478,000Steady2.svg
168Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 465,000Steady2.svg
169Flag of Macau.svg  Macau (PR China)460,000Steady2.svg
170Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 449,000Steady2.svg
171Flag of France.svg  Guadeloupe (France)448,000Steady2.svg
172Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 402,000Steady2.svg
173Flag of France.svg  Martinique (France)396,000Steady2.svg
174Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 374,000Steady2.svg
175Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Western Sahara 341,000Steady2.svg
176Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 329,000Steady2.svg
177Flag of the Bahamas.svg  The Bahamas 323,000Steady2.svg
178Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 295,000Steady2.svg
179Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 270,000Steady2.svg
180Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 270,000Steady2.svg
181Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia (France)257,000Steady2.svg
182Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  New Caledonia (France)237,000Steady2.svg
183Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 211,000Steady2.svg
184Flag of France.svg  French Guiana (France)187,000Steady2.svg
185Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 185,000Steady2.svg
186Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)183,000Steady2.svg
187Flag of Guam.svg  Guam (US)170,000Steady2.svg
188Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 161,000Steady2.svg
189Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 157,000Steady2.svg
190 Channel Islands (UK) [14] 149,000Steady2.svg
191Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 119,000Steady2.svg
192Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands (US)112,000Steady2.svg
193Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 110,000Steady2.svg
194Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 103,000Steady2.svg
195Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 102,000Steady2.svg
196Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba (Netherlands)99,000Steady2.svg
197Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 99,000Steady2.svg
198Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 81,000Steady2.svg
199Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands (US)81,000Steady2.svg
200Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 81,000Steady2.svg
201Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 79,000Steady2.svg
202Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 77,000Steady2.svg
203Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 67,000Steady2.svg
204Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa (US)65,000Steady2.svg
205Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda (UK)64,000Steady2.svg
206Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 62,000Steady2.svg
207Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland (Denmark)57,000Steady2.svg
208Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands (Denmark)47,000Steady2.svg
209Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands (UK)45,000Steady2.svg
210Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 43,000Steady2.svg
211Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 35,000Steady2.svg
212Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 35,000Steady2.svg
213Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 28,000Steady2.svg
214Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar (UK)28,000Steady2.svg
215Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)26,000Steady2.svg
216Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands (UK)22,000Steady2.svg
217Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 20,000Steady2.svg
218Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands (NZ)18,000Steady2.svg
219Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna (France)15,000Steady2.svg
220Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 14,000Steady2.svg
221Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla (UK)12,000Steady2.svg
222Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 10,000Steady2.svg
223Flag of France.svg  Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (France)6,000Steady2.svg
224Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Saint Helena (UK) [15] 5,000Steady2.svg
225Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat (UK)4,000Steady2.svg
226Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands (UK)3,000Steady2.svg
227Flag of Niue.svg  Niue (NZ)1,000Steady2.svg
228Flag of Tokelau.svg  Tokelau (NZ)1,000Steady2.svg
229Flag of the Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City 783Steady2.svg
230Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg  Pitcairn Islands (UK)67Steady2.svg

See also

Notes

  1. U.N. World Population Prospects (2004 revision)
  2. Includes data from Jammu and Kashmir (India-administered), Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-administered), and Aksai Chin (PRC-administered).
  3. "National Intercensal Tables: 2000–2010". www.census.gov.
  4. Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828).
  5. The figure from the National Institute of Statistics in Madagascar does not agree with the UN figure. Latest estimate is from 2004, extrapolation gives about 17,400,000 in 2005 Archived 2003-03-12 at the Wayback Machine .
  6. Geohive.com Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine : 1991 Census figure including Kosovo (with 1.96 million).
  7. Includes Åland
  8. Includes Svalbard (2,701) and Jan Mayen Island.
  9. The figure from the government of Bhutan does not agree with the UN figure. The 2005 Census figure is 672,425.
  10. Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon.
  11. 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.
  12. Includes the island of Mayotte (with a population in 2002 of 160,265).
  13. Figure from the 2003 census Archived 2009-11-26 at the Wayback Machine .
  14. Consists of the bailiwicks of Guernsey (with a population at the 2001 census Archived 2009-11-13 at the Wayback Machine of 62,101) and Jersey (with a population at the 2001 census Archived 2006-08-23 at the Wayback Machine of 87,186).
  15. Includes Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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