List of countries by population in 2015

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This is a list of sovereign states and other territories by population, with population figures estimated for 2015 (rounded to the nearest 1,000). The figures are estimates for the United Nations (UN) "2015 annual statistics", which lists more than 100,000 population by country and territory.

Contents

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
2015
(UN estimate)
Change
from
2010*
Area (km2) [1] Population density
World 7,379,797,139Steady2.svg
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1,376,048,943Steady2.svg9,596,961143.4
2Flag of India.svg  India [2] 1,311,050,527Steady2.svg3,287,263398.8
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 321,418,820Steady2.svg9,833,52032.7
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 257,563,815Steady2.svg1,904,569135.2
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 207,847,528Steady2.svg8,515,76724.4
6Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 188,924,874Steady2.svg881,913214.2
7Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 182,201,962Steady2.svg923,768197.2
8Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 160,995,642Steady2.svg147,5701091
9Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 143,456,918Steady2.svg17,075,2008.4
10Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 127,017,224Increase2.svg11,972,55064.4
11Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 126,573,481Decrease2.svg1377,972334.9
12Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 100,981,437Steady2.svg343,448294
13Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 99,390,750Increase2.svg11,104,30090
14Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 91,508,084Decrease2.svg1331,230.8276.3
15Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 83,483,000Increase2.svg11,010,40882.6
16Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 79,109,272Steady2.svg1,648,19548
17Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 78,728,000Decrease2.svg1357,168220.4
18Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 77,266,814Steady2.svg783,35698.6
19Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 76,244,544Steady2.svg2,345,40932.5
20Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 67,959,359Steady2.svg513,120132.4
21Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 64,715,810Increase2.svg1242,495266.9
22Flag of France.svg  France 64,395,345Decrease2.svg1640,679100.5
23Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 60,340,328Decrease2.svg1301,338200.2
24Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 59,780,000Steady2.svg676,57888.4
25Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 49,991,300Increase2.svg11,221,03740.9
26Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 49,410,366Decrease2.svg1100,210493.1
27Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 45,989,016Increase2.svg2505,99090.9
28Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 45,782,592Decrease2.svg1603,62875.8
29Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 45,508,205Increase2.svg11,141,74839.9
30Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 43,187,823Increase2.svg2947,30345.6
31Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 42,338,426Increase2.svg21,886,06822.4
32Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 40,862,900Increase2.svg2580,36770.4
33Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 40,518,951Decrease2.svg32,780,40014.6
34Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 38,167,329Decrease2.svg3312,679122.1
35Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 35,978,000Steady2.svg2,381,74115.1
36Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 34,108,752Steady2.svg9,984,6703.4
37Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 32,481,000Increase2.svg3437,07274.3
38Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 31,894,000Decrease2.svg1710,85044.9
39Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 31,784,600Steady2.svg241,038131.9
40Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 29,461,933Increase2.svg11,285,21622.9
41Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 28,833,845Increase2.svg2716,44540.2
42Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 28,334,135Increase2.svg3330,80385.7
43Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 28,043,744Decrease2.svg1147,181190.5
44Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 28,001,400Steady2.svg448,97862.4
45Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 27,136,977Increase2.svg12,149,69012.6
46Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 24,485,600Decrease2.svg8652,86437.5
47Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 24,325,701Steady2.svg120,540201.8
48Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 24,223,431Increase2.svg1239,567101.1
49Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 23,162,120Decrease2.svg136,197639.9
50Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 23,153,982Increase2.svg1527,96843.9
51Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 22,416,881Increase2.svg4801,59028
52Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [3] 22,299,800Increase2.svg17,692,0242.9
53Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Cote d'Ivoire 21,570,746Increase2.svg4322,46366.9
54Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 21,462,186Decrease2.svg4238,39790
55Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 20,653,000Decrease2.svg365,610314.8
56Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 20,619,000Decrease2.svg2185,180111.3
57Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 20,146,442Decrease2.svg1587,04134.3
58Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 19,958,352Steady2.svg475,44242
59Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 18,992,708Increase2.svg21,246,70015.2
60Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 17,094,270Steady2.svg756,09622.6
61Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 16,574,989Decrease2.svg241,543399
62Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 16,442,000Steady2.svg2,724,9006
63Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 15,730,977Increase2.svg4274,20057.4
64Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 15,370,000Increase2.svg11,240,19212.4
65Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 15,203,822Decrease2.svg11,267,00012
66Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 14,483,499Steady2.svg283,56151.1
67Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 14,361,666Increase2.svg2108,889131.9
68Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 14,302,779Decrease2.svg5181,03579
69Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 13,947,592Increase2.svg1118,484117.7
70Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 13,257,269Decrease2.svg1752,61817.6
71Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 12,644,041Decrease2.svg3390,75732.4
72Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 12,509,434Steady2.svg196,71263.6
73Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 11,714,904Increase2.svg81,284,0009.1
74Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 11,305,118Steady2.svg131,95785.7
75Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 11,241,161Decrease2.svg2109,884102.3
76Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 10,839,905Decrease2.svg130,528355.1
77Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 10,637,713Increase2.svg192,212115.4
78Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 10,547,100Steady2.svg163,61064.5
79Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 10,506,813Decrease2.svg278,866133.2
80Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 10,426,154Increase2.svg41,098,5819.5
81Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 10,412,820Increase2.svg526,338395.4
82Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 10,323,755Increase2.svg1245,83642
83Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10,014,324Decrease2.svg493,030107.6
84Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 9,884,371Increase2.svg348,315204.6
85Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 9,855,000Increase2.svg327,750355.1
86Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 9,480,178Decrease2.svg4207,59545.7
87Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 9,358,602Increase2.svg4637,65714.7
88Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9,340,682Decrease2.svg3450,29520.7
89Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 9,211,741Steady2.svg114,76380.3
90Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 8,997,586Steady2.svg86,600103.9
91Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 8,518,862Increase2.svg327,834306.1
92Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 8,375,290Steady2.svg83,87999.8
93Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 8,264,070Increase2.svg2483,60098.9
94Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 8,045,990Increase2.svg2112,49271.5
95Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 7,785,806Steady2.svg41,285188.6
96Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 7,623,600Increase2.svg322,072345.4
97Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 7,616,400Increase2.svg3143,10053.2
98Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 7,563,710Decrease2.svg5110,993.668.1
99Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 7,291,436Decrease2.svg1977,47494.1
100Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 7,024,200Decrease2.svg32,7552549.6
101Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 6,744,955Increase2.svg3462,8400
102Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 6,545,619Increase2.svg31,759,5410
103Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 6,459,727Decrease2.svg2406,7520
104Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 6,230,200Decrease2.svg1237,9550
105Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 6,194,126Decrease2.svg721,0410
106Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 6,191,155Decrease2.svg456,7850
107Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 6,113,000Decrease2.svg189,3410
108Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 5,835,664Steady2.svg71,7400
109Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 5,822,265Steady2.svg130,3750
110Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5,534,738Steady2.svg42,9310
111Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 5,479,800Increase2.svg3491,2100
112Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5,424,925Decrease2.svg149,0350
113Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 5,418,300Decrease2.svg1199,9510
114Flag of Finland.svg  Finland [4] 5,351,427Increase2.svg1338,4240
115Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 5,223,994Increase2.svg4117,6000
116Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 5,076,700Increase2.svg5721.50
117Flag of Norway.svg  Norway [5] 4,858,199Decrease2.svg2385,2030
118Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 4,563,539Increase2.svg251,1000
119Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 4,505,945Increase2.svg4622,9840
120Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 4,467,854Increase2.svg370,2730
121Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 4,436,391Decrease2.svg369,7000
122Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4,425,747Decrease2.svg656,5940
123Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4,367,800Increase2.svg1268,0210
124Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 4,101,767Increase2.svg8111,3690
125Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 4,048,403Increase2.svg36,0200
126Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,844,046Increase2.svg151,1290
127Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 3,785,655Increase2.svg210,4520
128Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 3,758,678Decrease2.svg3342,0000
129Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3,721,978Decrease2.svg39,1040
130Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3,566,437Increase2.svg717,8180
131Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 3,563,69533,8460
132Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3,504,48375,4170
133Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3,356,584176,2150
134Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3,329,03965,3000
135Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 3,249,48229,7430
136Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 3,217,3831,030,0000
137Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 3,195,00028,7480
138Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 2,780,8001,566,0000
139Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 2,773,479309,5000
140Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2,701,20010,9910
141Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2,248,37464,5890
142Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2,212,037825,6150
143Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 2,208,10710,9080
144Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 2,052,72225,7130
145Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2,046,97620,2730
146Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2,029,307581,7300
147Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1,891,83030,3550
148Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 1,750,73210,6890
149Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1,699,43511,5810
150Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 1,647,38036,1250
151Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1,501,266267,6670
152Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1,340,12745,2270
153Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1,317,7145,1310
154Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1,313,00028,0500
155Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius [6] 1,283,4152,0400
156Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1,234,571765.30
157Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 1,149,0280
158Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus [7] 1,102,6770
159Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 1,055,5060
160Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 879,0530
161Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 850,7000
162Flag of France.svg  Réunion 828,0540
163Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 761,4420
164Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 695,8220
165Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 675,0000
166Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 616,4110
167Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 552,3000
168Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 531,1700
169Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 530,6690
170Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Western Sahara 530,0000
171Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 512,5820
172Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 502,0660
173Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 414,4000
174Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 414,3720
175Flag of France.svg  Guadeloupe 404,3940
176Flag of France.svg  Martinique 399,6370
177Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 353,6580
178Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 319,7380
179Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 317,6300
180Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 312,9710
181Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 276,3000
182Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 267,0000
183Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 248,0000
184Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 245,0360
185Flag of France.svg  French Guiana 232,2230
186Flag of France.svg  Mayotte 202,0000
187Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 183,1230
188Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 180,8650
189Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 174,0000
190Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 165,3970
191Flag of Curacao.svg  Curacao 142,1800
192Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 109,5530
193Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,2840
194Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 106,2670
195Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 103,3650
196Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia 102,6240
197Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 101,4840
198Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 100,8350
*Change position from the list of countries by population in 2010

See also

Notes

  1. Encyclopædia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/topic-browse/Countries-of-the-World.{{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Includes data from Jammu and Kashmir (India-administered), Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-administered), and Aksai Chin (PRC-administered).
  3. ?Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828).
  4. Includes Åland
  5. Includes Svalbard (2,701) and Jan Mayen Island.
  6. Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon.
  7. 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.

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