Total Population by Country 2019

THE WORLD POPULATION AND THE TOP TEN COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATIONThe ten countries with the largest population in the world today are China, India, United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Russia and Mexico.

TOP TEN COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION#Country2000 Population2019 PopulationGrowth % Pop 2000 – 20192050 Expected Pop. 1China1,268,301,6051,420,062,02211.2 %1,301,627,048 2India1,006,300,2971,368,737,51336.0 %1,656,553,632 3United States282,162,411329,093,11016.6 %398,328,349 4Indonesia214,090,575269,536,48225.9 %300,183,166 5Brazil174,315,386212,392,71721.8 %232,304,177 6Pakistan152,429,036204,596,44234.2 %290,847,790 7Nigeria123,945,463200,962,41762.1 %391,296,754 8Bangladesh128,734,672168,065,92030.5 %193,092,763 9Russia147,053,966143,895,551- 2.2 %129,908,086 10Mexico99,775,434132,328,03532.6 %150,567,503 TOP TEN Countries3,597,108,8454,449,670,20923.7 %4,950,140,178 Rest of the World2,547,898,1443,266,553,00028.2 %4,329,774,957 TOTAL World Population6,145,006,9897,716,223,20925.6 %9,374,484,225NOTES: (1) The Top 10 Most Populated Countries of the World Table was updated May 9, 2019. (2) Detailed data for individual countries may be found clicking on each country name. (3) Demographic (population) estimates for years 2019, 2050 and 2000 are based mainly on mid-year data from the US Census Bureau website and the United Nations Population Department. (4) The China population data is for the mainland only. (5) Data from the Internet World Stats website may be cited, always giving the due credit and establishing an active link back to the websiteInternet World Stats. (6) For definitions, navigation help and methodology, see the Site Surfing Guide. Copyright © 2019, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.

Not surprisingly, the largest countries in the world in terms of population are China and India, with both countries now having populations of well over a billion. The United States comes in third with just under 325 million residents. The BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), generally regarded as the four major emerging economies expected to dominate in the 21st century, are all in the top ten most populous countries, indicating how important the sheer size of their populations are to their economic expansion.

However, a number of countries considered by the International Monetary Fund to be developing countries (that is, having not achieved a high degree of industrialization relative to their populations, and where the population typically has a medium to low standard of living) also have sizeable populations, including Nigeria (over 190 million), Bangladesh (almost 165 million) and Mexico (around 129 million), demonstrating that the issues affecting developing nations span multiple continents.

It is notable that a number of the largest economies in the world have smaller populations, particularly in Europe. The United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Italy are all among the top ten largest economies and all have populations of under 100 million. Their numbers range from 82 million (Germany) to just under 60 million (Italy).

Furthermore, several extremely small countries, such as Monaco, Luxembourg, and the Cayman Islands – all with fewer than a million residents – play a much larger role in the financial world than their population numbers would suggest. In contrast, Canada, which is also a major economic player and one of the largest countries in the world by landmass, has a relatively small population for its size, with around 36.5 million residents.00:02/01:28

Rank	Country	2019 Population	2018 Population	Growth Rate	Area	2018 Density
1	China	1,433,783,686	1,427,647,786	0.43%	9,706,961 km²	148/km²
2	India	1,366,417,754	1,352,642,280	1.02%	3,287,590 km²	416/km²
3	United States	329,064,917	327,096,265	0.60%	9,372,610 km²	35/km²
4	Indonesia	270,625,568	267,670,543	1.10%	1,904,569 km²	142/km²
5	Pakistan	216,565,318	212,228,286	2.04%	881,912 km²	246/km²
6	Brazil	211,049,527	209,469,323	0.75%	8,515,767 km²	25/km²
7	Nigeria	200,963,599	195,874,683	2.60%	923,768 km²	218/km²
8	Bangladesh	163,046,161	161,376,708	1.03%	147,570 km²	1,105/km²
9	Russia	145,872,256	145,734,038	0.09%	17,098,242 km²	9/km²
10	Mexico	127,575,529	126,190,788	1.10%	1,964,375 km²	65/km²
11	Japan	126,860,301	127,202,192	-0.27%	377,930 km²	336/km²
12	Ethiopia	112,078,730	109,224,414	2.61%	1,104,300 km²	101/km²
13	Philippines	108,116,615	106,651,394	1.37%	342,353 km²	316/km²
14	Egypt	100,388,073	98,423,598	2.00%	1,002,450 km²	100/km²
15	Vietnam	96,462,106	95,545,962	0.96%	331,212 km²	291/km²
16	DR Congo	86,790,567	84,068,091	3.24%	2,344,858 km²	37/km²
17	Germany	83,517,045	83,124,418	0.47%	357,114 km²	234/km²
18	Turkey	83,429,615	82,340,088	1.32%	783,562 km²	106/km²
19	Iran	82,913,906	81,800,188	1.36%	1,648,195 km²	50/km²
20	Thailand	69,625,582	69,428,453	0.28%	513,120 km²	136/km²
21	United Kingdom	67,530,172	67,141,684	0.58%	242,900 km²	278/km²
22	France	65,129,728	64,990,511	0.21%	551,695 km²	118/km²
23	Italy	60,550,075	60,627,291	-0.13%	301,336 km²	201/km²
24	South Africa	58,558,270	57,792,518	1.33%	1,221,037 km²	48/km²
25	Tanzania	58,005,463	56,313,438	3.00%	945,087 km²	61/km²
26	Myanmar	54,045,420	53,708,320	0.63%	676,578 km²	80/km²
27	Kenya	52,573,973	51,392,565	2.30%	580,367 km²	91/km²
28	South Korea	51,225,308	51,171,706	0.10%	100,210 km²	511/km²
29	Colombia	50,339,443	49,661,048	1.37%	1,141,748 km²	44/km²
30	Spain	46,736,776	46,692,858	0.09%	505,992 km²	92/km²
31	Argentina	44,780,677	44,361,150	0.95%	2,780,400 km²	16/km²
32	Uganda	44,269,594	42,729,036	3.61%	241,550 km²	183/km²
33	Ukraine	43,993,638	44,246,156	-0.57%	603,500 km²	73/km²
34	Algeria	43,053,054	42,228,408	1.95%	2,381,741 km²	18/km²
35	Sudan	42,813,238	41,801,533	2.42%	1,886,068 km²	23/km²
36	Iraq	39,309,783	38,433,600	2.28%	438,317 km²	90/km²
37	Afghanistan	38,041,754	37,171,921	2.34%	652,230 km²	58/km²
38	Poland	37,887,768	37,921,592	-0.09%	312,679 km²	121/km²
39	Canada	37,411,047	37,074,562	0.91%	9,984,670 km²	4/km²
40	Morocco	36,471,769	36,029,093	1.23%	446,550 km²	82/km²
41	Saudi Arabia	34,268,528	33,702,756	1.68%	2,149,690 km²	16/km²
42	Uzbekistan	32,981,716	32,476,244	1.56%	447,400 km²	74/km²
43	Peru	32,510,453	31,989,260	1.63%	1,285,216 km²	25/km²
44	Malaysia	31,949,777	31,528,033	1.34%	330,803 km²	97/km²
45	Angola	31,825,295	30,809,787	3.30%	1,246,700 km²	26/km²
46	Ghana	30,417,856	29,767,102	2.19%	238,533 km²	128/km²
47	Mozambique	30,366,036	29,496,004	2.95%	801,590 km²	38/km²
48	Yemen	29,161,922	28,498,683	2.33%	527,968 km²	55/km²
49	Nepal	28,608,710	28,095,714	1.83%	147,181 km²	194/km²
50	Venezuela	28,515,829	28,887,118	-1.29%	916,445 km²	31/km²
51	Madagascar	26,969,307	26,262,313	2.69%	587,041 km²	46/km²
52	Cameroon	25,876,380	25,216,267	2.62%	475,442 km²	54/km²
53	Ivory Coast	25,716,544	25,069,230	2.58%	322,463 km²	80/km²
54	North Korea	25,666,161	25,549,604	0.46%	120,538 km²	213/km²
55	Australia	25,203,198	24,898,152	1.23%	7,692,024 km²	3/km²
56	Taiwan	23,773,876	23,726,460	0.20%	36,193 km²	657/km²
57	Niger	23,310,715	22,442,822	3.87%	1,267,000 km²	18/km²
58	Sri Lanka	21,323,733	21,228,763	0.45%	65,610 km²	325/km²
59	Burkina Faso	20,321,378	19,751,466	2.89%	272,967 km²	74/km²
60	Mali	19,658,031	19,077,749	3.04%	1,240,192 km²	16/km²
61	Romania	19,364,557	19,506,114	-0.73%	238,391 km²	81/km²
62	Chile	18,952,038	18,729,160	1.19%	756,102 km²	25/km²
63	Malawi	18,628,747	18,143,217	2.68%	118,484 km²	157/km²
64	Kazakhstan	18,551,427	18,319,618	1.27%	2,724,900 km²	7/km²
65	Zambia	17,861,030	17,351,708	2.94%	752,612 km²	24/km²
66	Guatemala	17,581,472	17,247,849	1.93%	108,889 km²	161/km²
67	Ecuador	17,373,662	17,084,358	1.69%	276,841 km²	63/km²
68	Netherlands	17,097,130	17,059,560	0.22%	41,850 km²	409/km²
69	Syria	17,070,135	16,945,057	0.74%	185,180 km²	92/km²
70	Cambodia	16,486,542	16,249,792	1.46%	181,035 km²	91/km²
71	Senegal	16,296,364	15,854,323	2.79%	196,722 km²	83/km²
72	Chad	15,946,876	15,477,729	3.03%	1,284,000 km²	12/km²
73	Somalia	15,442,905	15,008,226	2.90%	637,657 km²	24/km²
74	Zimbabwe	14,645,468	14,438,802	1.43%	390,757 km²	37/km²
75	Guinea	12,771,246	12,414,293	2.88%	245,857 km²	52/km²
76	Rwanda	12,626,950	12,301,970	2.64%	26,338 km²	479/km²
77	Benin	11,801,151	11,485,044	2.75%	112,622 km²	105/km²
78	Tunisia	11,694,719	11,565,201	1.12%	163,610 km²	71/km²
79	Belgium	11,539,328	11,482,178	0.50%	30,528 km²	378/km²
80	Burundi	11,530,580	11,175,374	3.18%	27,834 km²	414/km²
81	Bolivia	11,513,100	11,353,142	1.41%	1,098,581 km²	10/km²
82	Cuba	11,333,483	11,338,134	-0.04%	109,884 km²	103/km²
83	Haiti	11,263,077	11,123,178	1.26%	27,750 km²	406/km²
84	South Sudan	11,062,113	10,975,927	0.79%	619,745 km²	18/km²
85	Dominican Republic	10,738,958	10,627,141	1.05%	48,671 km²	221/km²
86	Czech Republic	10,689,209	10,665,677	0.22%	78,865 km²	136/km²
87	Greece	10,473,455	10,522,246	-0.46%	131,990 km²	79/km²
88	Portugal	10,226,187	10,256,193	-0.29%	92,090 km²	111/km²
89	Jordan	10,101,694	9,965,318	1.37%	89,342 km²	113/km²
90	Azerbaijan	10,047,718	9,949,537	0.99%	86,600 km²	116/km²
91	Sweden	10,036,379	9,971,638	0.65%	450,295 km²	22/km²
92	United Arab Emirates	9,770,529	9,630,959	1.45%	83,600 km²	117/km²
93	Honduras	9,746,117	9,587,522	1.65%	112,492 km²	87/km²
94	Hungary	9,684,679	9,707,499	-0.24%	93,028 km²	104/km²
95	Belarus	9,452,411	9,452,617	-0.00%	207,600 km²	46/km²
96	Tajikistan	9,321,018	9,100,835	2.42%	143,100 km²	65/km²
97	Austria	8,955,102	8,891,388	0.72%	83,871 km²	107/km²
98	Papua New Guinea	8,776,109	8,606,323	1.97%	462,840 km²	19/km²
99	Serbia	8,772,235	8,802,754	-0.35%	88,361 km²	99/km²
100	Switzerland	8,591,365	8,525,611	0.77%	41,284 km²	208/km²
101	Israel	8,519,377	8,381,516	1.64%	20,770 km²	410/km²
102	Togo	8,082,366	7,889,093	2.45%	56,785 km²	142/km²
103	Sierra Leone	7,813,215	7,650,150	2.13%	71,740 km²	109/km²
104	Hong Kong	7,436,154	7,371,730	0.87%	1,104 km²	6,736/km²
105	Laos	7,169,455	7,061,507	1.53%	236,800 km²	30/km²
106	Paraguay	7,044,636	6,956,066	1.27%	406,752 km²	17/km²
107	Bulgaria	7,000,119	7,051,608	-0.73%	110,879 km²	63/km²
108	Lebanon	6,855,713	6,859,408	-0.05%	10,452 km²	656/km²
109	Libya	6,777,452	6,678,559	1.48%	1,759,540 km²	4/km²
110	Nicaragua	6,545,502	6,465,501	1.24%	130,373 km²	50/km²
111	El Salvador	6,453,553	6,420,746	0.51%	21,041 km²	307/km²
112	Kyrgyzstan	6,415,850	6,304,030	1.77%	199,951 km²	32/km²
113	Turkmenistan	5,942,089	5,850,901	1.56%	488,100 km²	12/km²
114	Singapore	5,804,337	5,757,499	0.81%	710 km²	8,175/km²
115	Denmark	5,771,876	5,752,126	0.34%	43,094 km²	134/km²
116	Finland	5,532,156	5,522,576	0.17%	338,424 km²	16/km²
117	Slovakia	5,457,013	5,453,014	0.07%	49,037 km²	111/km²
118	Republic of the Congo	5,380,508	5,244,359	2.60%	342,000 km²	16/km²
119	Norway	5,378,857	5,337,962	0.77%	323,802 km²	17/km²
120	Costa Rica	5,047,561	4,999,441	0.96%	51,100 km²	99/km²
121	Palestine	4,981,420	4,862,979	2.44%	6,220 km²	801/km²
122	Oman	4,974,986	4,829,473	3.01%	309,500 km²	16/km²
123	Liberia	4,937,374	4,818,973	2.46%	111,369 km²	44/km²
124	Ireland	4,882,495	4,818,690	1.32%	70,273 km²	69/km²
125	New Zealand	4,783,063	4,743,131	0.84%	270,467 km²	18/km²
126	Central African Republic	4,745,185	4,666,368	1.69%	622,984 km²	8/km²
127	Mauritania	4,525,696	4,403,313	2.78%	1,030,700 km²	4/km²
128	Panama	4,246,439	4,176,869	1.67%	75,417 km²	56/km²
129	Kuwait	4,207,083	4,137,312	1.69%	17,818 km²	236/km²
130	Croatia	4,130,304	4,156,405	-0.63%	56,594 km²	73/km²
131	Moldova	4,043,263	4,051,944	-0.21%	33,846 km²	119/km²
132	Georgia	3,996,765	4,002,942	-0.15%	69,700 km²	57/km²
133	Eritrea	3,497,117	3,452,786	1.28%	117,600 km²	30/km²
134	Uruguay	3,461,734	3,449,285	0.36%	181,034 km²	19/km²
135	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,301,000	3,323,925	-0.69%	51,209 km²	64/km²
136	Mongolia	3,225,167	3,170,216	1.73%	1,564,110 km²	2/km²
137	Armenia	2,957,731	2,951,745	0.20%	29,743 km²	99/km²
138	Jamaica	2,948,279	2,934,847	0.46%	10,991 km²	268/km²
139	Puerto Rico	2,933,408	3,039,596	-3.49%	8,870 km²	331/km²
140	Albania	2,880,917	2,882,740	-0.06%	28,748 km²	100/km²
141	Qatar	2,832,067	2,781,682	1.81%	11,586 km²	244/km²
142	Lithuania	2,759,627	2,801,264	-1.49%	65,300 km²	42/km²
143	Namibia	2,494,530	2,448,301	1.89%	825,615 km²	3/km²
144	Gambia	2,347,706	2,280,094	2.97%	10,689 km²	220/km²
145	Botswana	2,303,697	2,254,068	2.20%	582,000 km²	4/km²
146	Gabon	2,172,579	2,119,275	2.52%	267,668 km²	8/km²
147	Lesotho	2,125,268	2,108,328	0.80%	30,355 km²	70/km²
148	Macedonia	2,083,459	2,082,957	0.02%	25,713 km²	81/km²
149	Slovenia	2,078,654	2,077,837	0.04%	20,273 km²	103/km²
150	Guinea-Bissau	1,920,922	1,874,303	2.49%	36,125 km²	53/km²
151	Latvia	1,906,743	1,928,459	-1.13%	64,559 km²	30/km²
152	Bahrain	1,641,172	1,569,446	4.57%	765 km²	2,145/km²
153	Trinidad and Tobago	1,394,973	1,389,843	0.37%	5,130 km²	272/km²
154	Equatorial Guinea	1,355,986	1,308,975	3.59%	28,051 km²	48/km²
155	Estonia	1,325,648	1,322,920	0.21%	45,227 km²	29/km²
156	Timor-Leste	1,293,119	1,267,974	1.98%	14,874 km²	87/km²
157	Mauritius	1,269,668	1,267,185	0.20%	2,040 km²	622/km²
158	Cyprus	1,198,575	1,189,265	0.78%	9,251 km²	130/km²
159	Swaziland	1,148,130	1,136,281	1.04%	17,364 km²	66/km²
160	Djibouti	973,560	958,923	1.53%	23,200 km²	42/km²
161	Fiji	889,953	883,483	0.73%	18,272 km²	49/km²
162	Reunion	888,927	882,526	0.73%	2,511 km²	354/km²
163	Comoros	850,886	832,322	2.23%	1,862 km²	457/km²
164	Guyana	782,766	779,006	0.48%	214,969 km²	4/km²
165	Bhutan	763,092	754,388	1.15%	38,394 km²	20/km²
166	Solomon Islands	669,823	652,857	2.60%	28,896 km²	23/km²
167	Macau	640,445	631,636	1.39%	30 km²	21,348/km²
168	Montenegro	627,987	627,809	0.03%	13,812 km²	45/km²
169	Luxembourg	615,729	604,245	1.90%	2,586 km²	238/km²
170	Western Sahara	582,463	567,402	2.65%	266,000 km²	2/km²
171	Suriname	581,372	575,990	0.93%	163,820 km²	4/km²
172	Cape Verde	549,935	543,767	1.13%	4,033 km²	136/km²
173	Maldives	530,953	515,696	2.96%	300 km²	1,770/km²
174	Malta	440,372	439,248	0.26%	316 km²	1,394/km²
175	Brunei	433,285	428,963	1.01%	5,765 km²	75/km²
176	Guadeloupe	400,056	399,848	0.05%	1,628 km²	246/km²
177	Belize	390,353	383,071	1.90%	22,966 km²	17/km²
178	Bahamas	389,482	385,637	1.00%	13,943 km²	28/km²
179	Martinique	375,554	375,673	-0.03%	1,128 km²	333/km²
180	Iceland	339,031	336,713	0.69%	103,000 km²	3/km²
181	Vanuatu	299,882	292,680	2.46%	12,189 km²	25/km²
182	French Guiana	290,832	282,938	2.79%	83,534 km²	3/km²
183	Barbados	287,025	286,641	0.13%	430 km²	668/km²
184	New Caledonia	282,750	279,993	0.98%	18,575 km²	15/km²
185	French Polynesia	279,287	277,679	0.58%	4,167 km²	67/km²
186	Mayotte	266,150	259,531	2.55%	374 km²	712/km²
187	Sao Tome and Principe	215,056	211,028	1.91%	964 km²	223/km²
188	Samoa	197,097	196,129	0.49%	2,842 km²	69/km²
189	Saint Lucia	182,790	181,889	0.50%	616 km²	297/km²
190	Guam	167,294	165,768	0.92%	549 km²	305/km²
191	Curacao	163,424	162,752	0.41%	444 km²	368/km²
192	Kiribati	117,606	115,847	1.52%	811 km²	145/km²
193	Micronesia	113,815	112,640	1.04%	702 km²	162/km²
194	Grenada	112,003	111,454	0.49%	344 km²	326/km²
195	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	110,589	110,211	0.34%	389 km²	284/km²
196	Aruba	106,314	105,845	0.44%	180 km²	591/km²
197	United States Virgin Islands	104,578	104,680	-0.10%	347 km²	301/km²
198	Tonga	104,494	103,197	1.26%	747 km²	140/km²
199	Seychelles	97,739	97,096	0.66%	452 km²	216/km²
200	Antigua and Barbuda	97,118	96,286	0.86%	442 km²	220/km²
201	Isle of Man	84,584	84,077	0.60%	572 km²	148/km²
202	Andorra	77,142	77,006	0.18%	468 km²	165/km²
203	Dominica	71,808	71,625	0.26%	751 km²	96/km²
204	Cayman Islands	64,948	64,174	1.21%	264 km²	246/km²
205	Bermuda	62,506	62,756	-0.40%	54 km²	1,158/km²
206	Marshall Islands	58,791	58,413	0.65%	181 km²	325/km²
207	Northern Mariana Islands	57,216	56,882	0.59%	464 km²	123/km²
208	Greenland	56,672	56,564	0.19%	2,166,086 km²	0/km²
209	American Samoa	55,312	55,465	-0.28%	199 km²	278/km²
210	Saint Kitts and Nevis	52,823	52,441	0.73%	261 km²	202/km²
211	Faroe Islands	48,678	48,497	0.37%	1,393 km²	35/km²
212	Sint Maarten	42,388	41,940	1.07%	34 km²	1,247/km²
213	Monaco	38,964	38,682	0.73%	2.02 km²	19,289/km²
214	Turks and Caicos Islands	38,191	37,665	1.40%	948 km²	40/km²
215	Liechtenstein	38,019	37,910	0.29%	160 km²	238/km²
216	Saint Martin	38,002	37,264	1.98%	53 km²	717/km²
217	San Marino	33,860	33,785	0.22%	61 km²	555/km²
218	Gibraltar	33,701	33,718	-0.05%	6 km²	5,617/km²
219	British Virgin Islands	30,030	29,802	0.77%	151 km²	199/km²
220	Palau	18,008	17,907	0.56%	459 km²	39/km²
221	Cook Islands	17,548	17,518	0.17%	236 km²	74/km²
222	Anguilla	14,869	14,731	0.94%	91 km²	163/km²
223	Tuvalu	11,646	11,508	1.20%	26 km²	448/km²
224	Wallis and Futuna	11,432	11,661	-1.96%	142 km²	81/km²
225	Nauru	10,756	10,670	0.81%	21 km²	512/km²
226	Saint Barthélemy	9,847	9,816	0.32%	21 km²	469/km²
227	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	5,822	5,849	-0.46%	242 km²	24/km²
228	Montserrat	4,989	4,993	-0.08%	102 km²	49/km²
229	Falkland Islands	3,377	3,234	4.42%	12,173 km²	0/km²
230	Niue	1,615	1,620	-0.31%	260 km²	6/km²
231	Tokelau	1,340	1,319	1.59%	12 km²	112/km²
232	Vatican City	799	801	-0.25%	0.44 km²	1,816/km²