This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2023 revision of World Population Prospects.[2][3] These figures refer to the de facto population in a country or area as shown in the "estimates" section.
^"World Population Prospects, 2023 Revision". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
^"Total population, both sexes combined (thousands)". UNdata. United Nations Statistics Division. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
^ ab. World Population Prospects, the 2019 Revision. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section. June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2023 revision of World Population Prospects 2 3 These figures refer to the de facto population in a country or area as shown in the estimates section Statistical subregions as defined by the United Nations Statistics Division 1 Contents 1 See also 1 1 World 1 2 Continental 1 3 Transcontinental 1 4 Subregional 1 5 Others 2 Explanatory notes 3 References 4 External links Country Area UN continentalregion 4 UN statisticalsubregion 4 Population 1 July 2022 Population 1 July 2023 Change India Asia Southern Asia 1 417 173 173 1 428 627 663 0 81 China a Asia Eastern Asia 1 425 887 337 1 425 671 352 0 02 United States Americas Northern America 338 289 857 339 996 564 0 50 Indonesia Asia South eastern Asia 275 501 339 277 534 123 0 74 Pakistan Asia Southern Asia 235 824 863 240 485 658 1 98 Nigeria Africa Western Africa 218 541 212 223 804 632 2 41 Brazil Americas South America 215 313 498 216 422 446 0 52 Bangladesh Asia Southern Asia 171 186 373 172 954 319 1 03 Russia Europe Eastern Europe 144 713 314 144 444 359 0 19 Mexico Americas North America 127 504 126 128 455 567 0 75 Ethiopia Africa Eastern Africa 123 379 925 126 527 060 2 55 Japan Asia Eastern Asia 123 951 692 123 294 513 0 53 Philippines Asia South eastern Asia 115 559 009 117 337 368 1 54 Egypt Africa Northern Africa 110 990 103 112 716 599 1 56 DR Congo Africa Middle Africa 99 010 212 102 262 809 3 29 Vietnam Asia South eastern Asia 98 186 856 98 858 950 0 68 Iran Asia Southern Asia 88 550 570 89 172 767 0 70 Turkey Asia Western Asia 85 341 241 85 816 199 0 56 Germany Europe Western Europe 83 369 843 83 294 633 0 09 Thailand Asia South eastern Asia 71 697 030 71 801 279 0 15 United Kingdom Europe Northern Europe 67 508 936 67 736 802 0 34 Tanzania b Africa Eastern Africa 65 497 748 67 438 106 2 96 France c Europe Western Europe 64 626 628 64 756 584 0 20 South Africa Africa Southern Africa 59 893 886 60 414 495 0 87 Italy Europe Southern Europe 59 037 474 58 870 763 0 28 Kenya Africa Eastern Africa 54 027 487 55 100 587 1 99 Myanmar Asia South eastern Asia 54 179 306 54 577 997 0 74 Colombia Americas South America 51 874 024 52 085 168 0 41 South Korea Asia Eastern Asia 51 815 810 51 784 059 0 06 Uganda Africa Eastern Africa 47 249 585 48 582 334 2 82 Sudan Africa Northern Africa 46 874 204 48 109 006 2 63 Spain d Europe Southern Europe 47 558 630 47 519 628 0 08 Argentina Americas South America 45 510 318 45 773 884 0 58 Algeria Africa Northern Africa 44 903 225 45 606 481 1 57 Iraq Asia Western Asia 44 496 122 45 504 560 2 27 Afghanistan Asia Southern Asia 41 128 771 42 239 854 2 70 Poland Europe Eastern Europe 39 857 146 41 026 068 2 93 Canada Americas Northern America 38 454 327 38 781 292 0 85 Morocco Africa Northern Africa 37 457 971 37 840 044 1 02 Saudi Arabia Asia Western Asia 36 408 820 36 947 025 1 48 Ukraine e Europe Eastern Europe 39 701 739 36 744 634 7 45 Angola Africa Middle Africa 35 588 987 36 684 203 3 08 Uzbekistan Asia Central Asia 34 627 653 35 163 944 1 55 Yemen Asia Western Asia 33 696 614 34 449 825 2 24 Peru Americas South America 34 049 589 34 352 719 0 89 Malaysia Asia South eastern Asia 33 938 222 34 308 525 1 09 Ghana Africa Western Africa 33 475 870 34 121 985 1 93 Mozambique Africa Eastern Africa 32 969 519 33 897 354 2 81 Nepal Asia Southern Asia 30 547 580 30 896 590 1 14 Madagascar Africa Eastern Africa 29 611 714 30 325 732 2 41 Ivory Coast Africa Western Africa 28 160 543 28 873 034 2 53 Venezuela Americas South America 28 301 696 28 838 499 1 90 Cameroon Africa Middle Africa 27 914 537 28 647 293 2 62 Niger Africa Western Africa 26 207 977 27 202 843 3 80 Australia f Oceania Australia and New Zealand 26 177 414 26 439 112 1 00 North Korea Asia Eastern Asia 26 069 417 26 160 822 0 35 Taiwan g Asia Eastern Asia 23 893 395 23 923 277 0 13 Mali Africa Western Africa 22 593 591 23 293 699 3 10 Burkina Faso Africa Western Africa 22 673 762 23 251 485 2 55 Syria Asia Western Asia 22 125 249 23 227 014 4 98 Sri Lanka Asia Southern Asia 21 832 143 21 893 579 0 28 Malawi Africa Eastern Africa 20 405 317 20 931 751 2 58 Zambia Africa Eastern Africa 20 017 675 20 569 738 2 76 Romania Europe Eastern Europe 19 659 267 19 892 812 1 19 Chile Americas South America 19 603 733 19 629 590 0 13 Kazakhstan Asia Central Asia 19 397 998 19 606 634 1 08 Chad Africa Middle Africa 17 723 315 18 278 568 3 13 Ecuador Americas South America 18 001 000 18 190 484 1 05 Somalia h Africa Eastern Africa 17 597 511 18 143 379 3 10 Guatemala Americas Central America 17 843 908 18 092 026 1 39 Senegal Africa Western Africa 17 316 449 17 763 163 2 58 Netherlands i Europe Western Europe 17 564 014 17 618 299 0 31 Cambodia Asia South eastern Asia 16 767 842 16 944 826 1 06 Zimbabwe Africa Eastern Africa 16 320 537 16 665 409 2 11 Guinea Africa Western Africa 13 859 341 14 190 612 2 39 Rwanda Africa Eastern Africa 13 776 698 14 094 683 2 31 Benin Africa Western Africa 13 352 864 13 712 828 2 70 Burundi Africa Eastern Africa 12 889 577 13 238 559 2 71 Tunisia Africa Northern Africa 12 356 117 12 458 223 0 83 Bolivia Americas South America 12 224 110 12 388 571 1 35 Haiti Americas Caribbean 11 584 996 11 724 764 1 21 Belgium Europe Western Europe 11 655 930 11 686 140 0 26 Jordan Asia Western Asia 11 285 869 11 337 053 0 45 Dominican Republic Americas Caribbean 11 228 821 11 332 973 0 93 Cuba Americas Caribbean 11 212 191 11 194 449 0 16 South Sudan Africa Eastern Africa 10 913 164 11 088 796 1 61 Sweden Europe Northern Europe 10 549 347 10 612 086 0 59 Honduras Americas Central America 10 432 860 10 593 798 1 54 Czechia Europe Eastern Europe 10 493 986 10 495 295 0 01 Azerbaijan j Asia Western Asia 10 358 074 10 412 652 0 53 Greece Europe Southern Europe 10 384 971 10 341 277 0 42 Papua New Guinea Oceania Melanesia 10 142 619 10 329 931 1 85 Portugal k Europe Southern Europe 10 270 865 10 247 605 0 23 Hungary Europe Eastern Europe 9 967 308 9 604 000 3 64 Tajikistan Asia Central Asia 9 952 787 10 143 543 1 92 United Arab Emirates Asia Western Asia 9 441 129 9 516 871 0 80 Belarus Europe Eastern Europe 9 534 955 9 498 238 0 39 Israel Asia Western Asia 9 038 309 9 174 520 1 51 Togo Africa Western Africa 8 848 699 9 053 799 2 32 Austria Europe Western Europe 8 939 617 8 958 961 0 22 Switzerland Europe Western Europe 8 740 472 8 796 669 0 64 Sierra Leone Africa Western Africa 8 605 718 8 791 092 2 15 Laos Asia South eastern Asia 7 529 475 7 633 779 1 39 Hong Kong China l Asia Eastern Asia 7 488 865 7 491 609 0 04 Serbia m Europe Southern Europe 7 221 366 7 149 077 1 00 Nicaragua Americas Central America 6 948 392 7 046 311 1 41 Libya Africa Northern Africa 6 812 341 6 888 388 1 12 Paraguay Americas South America 6 780 744 6 861 524 1 19 Kyrgyzstan Asia Central Asia 6 630 623 6 735 348 1 58 Bulgaria Europe Eastern Europe 6 781 953 6 687 717 1 39 Turkmenistan Asia Central Asia 6 430 771 6 516 100 1 33 El Salvador Americas Central America 6 336 392 6 364 943 0 45 Congo Africa Middle Africa 5 970 424 6 106 869 2 29 Singapore Asia South eastern Asia 5 975 689 6 014 723 0 65 Denmark Europe Northern Europe 5 882 262 5 910 913 0 49 Slovakia Europe Eastern Europe 5 643 453 5 795 199 2 69 Central African Republic Africa Middle Africa 5 579 144 5 742 316 2 92 Finland n Europe Northern Europe 5 540 746 5 545 475 0 09 Norway o Europe Northern Europe 5 434 319 5 474 360 0 74 Liberia Africa Western Africa 5 302 681 5 418 377 2 18 Palestine p Asia Western Asia 5 250 072 5 371 230 2 31 Lebanon Asia Western Asia 5 489 740 5 353 930 2 47 New Zealand Oceania Australia and New Zealand 5 185 289 5 228 100 0 83 Costa Rica Americas Central America 5 180 829 5 212 173 0 60 Ireland Europe Northern Europe 5 023 109 5 056 935 0 67 Mauritania Africa Western Africa 4 736 139 4 862 989 2 68 Oman Asia Western Asia 4 576 298 4 644 384 1 49 Panama Americas Central America 4 408 581 4 468 087 1 35 Kuwait Asia Western Asia 4 268 873 4 310 108 0 97 Croatia Europe Southern Europe 4 030 358 4 008 617 0 54 Eritrea Africa Eastern Africa 3 684 032 3 748 902 1 76 Georgia q Asia Western Asia 3 744 386 3 728 282 0 43 Mongolia Asia Eastern Asia 3 398 366 3 447 157 1 44 Moldova r Europe Eastern Europe 3 272 996 3 435 931 4 98 Uruguay Americas South America 3 422 794 3 423 109 0 01 Puerto Rico United States Americas Caribbean 3 252 407 3 260 314 0 24 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Southern Europe 3 233 527 3 210 848 0 70 Albania Europe Southern Europe 2 842 321 2 832 439 0 35 Jamaica Americas Caribbean 2 827 377 2 825 544 0 06 Armenia Asia Western Asia 2 780 469 2 777 971 0 09 Gambia Africa Western Africa 2 705 992 2 773 168 2 48 Lithuania Europe Northern Europe 2 750 055 2 718 352 1 15 Qatar Asia Western Asia 2 695 122 2 716 391 0 79 Botswana Africa Southern Africa 2 630 296 2 675 353 1 71 Namibia Africa Southern Africa 2 567 013 2 604 172 1 45 Gabon Africa Middle Africa 2 388 993 2 436 567 1 99 Lesotho Africa Southern Africa 2 305 826 2 330 318 1 06 Guinea Bissau Africa Western Africa 2 105 566 2 150 842 2 15 Slovenia Europe Southern Europe 2 119 844 2 119 675 0 01 North Macedonia Europe Southern Europe 2 093 599 2 085 679 0 38 Latvia Europe Northern Europe 1 850 651 1 830 212 1 10 Equatorial Guinea Africa Middle Africa 1 674 908 1 714 672 2 37 Kosovo s Europe Southern Europe 1 659 714 1 663 595 0 23 Trinidad and Tobago Americas Caribbean 1 531 045 1 534 937 0 25 Bahrain Asia Western Asia 1 472 233 1 485 510 0 90 East Timor Asia South eastern Asia 1 341 296 1 360 596 1 44 Estonia Europe Northern Europe 1 326 062 1 322 766 0 25 Mauritius Africa Eastern Africa 1 299 469 1 300 557 0 08 Cyprus t Asia Western Asia 1 251 489 1 260 138 0 69 Eswatini Africa Southern Africa 1 201 671 1 210 822 0 76 Djibouti Africa Eastern Africa 1 120 849 1 136 455 1 39 Reunion France Africa Eastern Africa 974 052 981 796 0 80 Fiji Oceania Melanesia 929 766 936 376 0 71 Comoros Africa Eastern Africa 836 774 852 075 1 83 Guyana Americas South America 808 726 813 834 0 63 Bhutan Asia Southern Asia 782 455 787 425 0 64 Solomon Islands Oceania Melanesia 724 273 740 425 2 23 Macao China u Asia Eastern Asia 695 169 704 150 1 29 Luxembourg Europe Western Europe 647 599 654 768 1 11 Montenegro Europe Southern Europe 627 083 626 485 0 10 Suriname Americas South America 618 041 623 237 0 84 Cape Verde Africa Western Africa 593 150 598 682 0 93 Western Sahara v Africa Northern Africa 575 986 587 259 1 96 Malta Europe Southern Europe 533 286 535 065 0 33 Maldives Asia Southern Asia 521 021 523 787 0 53 Brunei Asia South eastern Asia 449 002 452 524 0 78 Bahamas Americas Caribbean 409 984 412 624 0 64 Belize Americas Central America 405 273 410 825 1 37 Guadeloupe France Americas Caribbean 395 753 395 839 0 02 Iceland Europe Northern Europe 372 899 375 319 0 65 Martinique France Americas Caribbean 367 507 366 981 0 14 Mayotte France Africa Eastern Africa 326 101 335 995 3 03 Vanuatu Oceania Melanesia 326 741 334 506 2 38 French Guiana France Americas South America 304 557 312 155 2 49 French Polynesia France Oceania Polynesia 306 279 308 872 0 85 New Caledonia France Oceania Melanesia 289 951 292 991 1 05 Barbados Americas Caribbean 281 635 281 996 0 13 Sao Tome and Principe Africa Middle Africa 227 380 231 856 1 97 Samoa Oceania Polynesia 222 382 225 681 1 48 Curacao Netherlands Americas Caribbean 191 164 192 077 0 48 Saint Lucia Americas Caribbean 179 858 180 251 0 22 Guam United States Oceania Micronesia 171 775 172 952 0 69 Kiribati Oceania Micronesia 131 232 133 515 1 74 Grenada Americas Caribbean 125 438 126 184 0 59 Micronesia Oceania Micronesia 114 164 115 224 0 93 Jersey United Kingdom Europe Northern Europe 110 779 111 803 0 92 Tonga Oceania Polynesia 106 858 107 773 0 86 Seychelles Africa Eastern Africa 107 119 107 660 0 51 Aruba Netherlands Americas Caribbean 106 445 106 277 0 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Americas Caribbean 103 948 103 699 0 24 U S Virgin Islands United States Americas Caribbean 99 465 98 750 0 72 Antigua and Barbuda Americas Caribbean 93 763 94 298 0 57 Isle of Man United Kingdom Europe Northern Europe 84 520 84 710 0 22 Andorra Europe Southern Europe 79 824 80 088 0 33 Dominica Americas Caribbean 72 738 73 040 0 42 Cayman Islands United Kingdom Americas Caribbean 68 706 69 310 0 88 Bermuda United Kingdom Americas Northern America 64 184 64 069 0 18 Guernsey United Kingdom Europe Northern Europe 63 302 63 544 0 38 Greenland Denmark Americas Northern America 56 466 56 643 0 31 Faroe Islands Denmark Europe Northern Europe 53 090 53 270 0 34 Northern Mariana Islands United States Oceania Micronesia 49 551 49 796 0 49 Saint Kitts and Nevis Americas Caribbean 47 658 47 755 0 20 Turks and Caicos Islands United Kingdom Americas Caribbean 45 703 46 062 0 79 Sint Maarten Netherlands Americas Caribbean 44 175 44 222 0 11 American Samoa United States Oceania Polynesia 44 273 43 915 0 81 Marshall Islands Oceania Micronesia 41 569 41 996 1 03 Liechtenstein Europe Western Europe 39 327 39 585 0 66 Monaco Europe Western Europe 36 469 36 298 0 47 San Marino Europe Southern Europe 33 661 33 642 0 06 Gibraltar United Kingdom Europe Southern Europe 32 649 32 688 0 12 Saint Martin France Americas Caribbean 31 791 32 077 0 90 British Virgin Islands United Kingdom Americas Caribbean 31 305 31 538 0 74 Caribbean Netherlands Netherlands w Americas Caribbean 27 027 27 148 0 45 Palau Oceania Micronesia 18 055 18 058 0 02 Cook Islands Oceania Polynesia 17 011 17 044 0 19 Anguilla United Kingdom Americas Caribbean 15 857 15 900 0 27 Nauru Oceania Micronesia 12 668 12 780 0 88 Wallis and Futuna France Oceania Polynesia 11 573 11 502 0 61 Tuvalu Oceania Polynesia 11 312 11 396 0 74 Saint Barthelemy France Americas Caribbean 10 967 10 994 0 25 Saint Pierre and Miquelon France Americas Northern America 5 862 5 840 0 38 Saint Helena United Kingdom x Africa Western Africa 5 374 5 314 1 12 Montserrat United Kingdom Americas Caribbean 4 390 4 387 0 07 Falkland Islands United Kingdom Americas South America 3 780 3 791 0 29 Niue Oceania Polynesia 1 934 1 935 0 05 Tokelau New Zealand Oceania Polynesia 1 871 1 893 1 18 World 7 975 105 156 8 045 311 448 0 88 See also editWorld edit List of countries and dependencies by population List of countries by past and projected future population List of countries by population in 2000 List of countries by population in 2010Continental edit Demographics of Antarctica List of African countries by population List of Asian countries by population List of European countries by population List of European countries by population growth rate List of North American countries by population List of Oceanian countries by population List of South American countries by populationTranscontinental edit List of Arab countries by population List of countries in the Americas by population List of Latin American countries by population List of Eurasian countries by population List of Middle Eastern countries by populationSubregional edit List of Caribbean countries by populationOthers edit List of European Union member states by population List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population List of population concern organizationsExplanatory notes edit Refers to mainland China only The UN source document states For statistical purposes the data for China do not include Special Administrative Regions SAR of China Hong Kong and Macau and Taiwan Including nbsp Zanzibar Refers to metropolitan France only Including the nbsp Canary Islands nbsp Ceuta and nbsp Melilla Including nbsp Crimea the nbsp Donetsk People s Republic the nbsp Luhansk People s Republic and nbsp Sevastopol Including nbsp Christmas Island the nbsp Cocos Keeling Islands and nbsp Norfolk Island Listed as China Taiwan Province of China Including nbsp Somaliland Refers to the European Netherlands only Including nbsp Artsakh Nagorno Karabakh Including the nbsp Azores and nbsp Madeira Listed as China Hong Kong SAR Excluding nbsp Kosovo Including nbsp Aland Including nbsp Svalbard and Jan Mayen Including nbsp East Jerusalem Including nbsp Abkhazia and nbsp South Ossetia Including nbsp Transnistria Listed as Kosovo under UNSC res 1244 Including nbsp Northern Cyprus Listed as China Macao SAR Disputed territory with undetermined political status Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic both of which claim the entire territory The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic s administrative control is limited to approximately 20 of the territory with the remaining 80 of the territory occupied by Morocco see Western Sahara conflict Listed as nbsp Bonaire nbsp Sint Eustatius and nbsp Saba Including nbsp Saint Helena nbsp Ascension and nbsp Tristan da Cunha References edit UNSD Methodology unstats un org World Population Prospects 2023 Revision United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division Population Estimates and Projections Section 11 July 2022 Retrieved 10 February 2023 Total population both sexes combined thousands UNdata United Nations Statistics Division 11 July 2022 Retrieved 10 February 2023 a b Definition of Regions World Population Prospects the 2019 Revision United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division Population Estimates and Projections Section June 2019 Archived from the original on 8 September 2018 Retrieved 17 June 2019 External links editWorld Population Prospects the 2019 Revision Data sources for the World Population Prospects Methodology of the United Nations Population Estimates and Projections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of countries by population United Nations amp oldid 1183557170, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
