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People > Population, total: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Population, total. Population, total refers to the total population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 1.35 billion 2012
2 IndiaIndia 1.24 billion 2012
3 European UnionEuropean Union 509.04 million 2012
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 320.22 million 2012
4 United StatesUnited States 313.91 million 2012
5 IndonesiaIndonesia 246.86 million 2012
6 BrazilBrazil 198.66 million 2012
7 PakistanPakistan 179.16 million 2012
8 NigeriaNigeria 168.83 million 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 163.58 million 2012
9 BangladeshBangladesh 154.7 million 2012
10 RussiaRussia 143.53 million 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 140.46 million 2012
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 131.89 million 2012
11 JapanJapan 127.56 million 2012
12 MexicoMexico 120.85 million 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 106.87 million 2012
13 PhilippinesPhilippines 96.71 million 2012
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 91.82 million 2012
14 EthiopiaEthiopia 91.73 million 2012
15 VietnamVietnam 88.78 million 2012
16 GermanyGermany 81.89 million 2012
17 EgyptEgypt 80.72 million 2012
18 IranIran 76.42 million 2012
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 75.93 million 2012
19 TurkeyTurkey 74 million 2012
20 ThailandThailand 66.79 million 2012
21 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 65.71 million 2012
22 FranceFrance 65.7 million 2012
23 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 63.23 million 2012
24 ItalyItaly 60.92 million 2012
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 55.07 million 2012
25 BurmaBurma 52.8 million 2012
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 51.48 million 2012
26 South AfricaSouth Africa 51.19 million 2012
27 South KoreaSouth Korea 50 million 2012
28 TanzaniaTanzania 47.78 million 2012
29 ColombiaColombia 47.7 million 2012
30 SpainSpain 46.22 million 2012
31 UkraineUkraine 45.59 million 2012
32 KenyaKenya 43.18 million 2012
33 ArgentinaArgentina 41.09 million 2012
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 39.5 million 2012
34 PolandPoland 38.54 million 2012
35 AlgeriaAlgeria 38.48 million 2012
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 37.82 million 2012
36 SudanSudan 37.2 million 2012
37 UgandaUganda 36.35 million 2012
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 36.05 million 2012
38 CanadaCanada 34.88 million 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 33.93 million 2012
39 IraqIraq 32.58 million 2012
40 MoroccoMorocco 32.52 million 2012
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 31.74 million 2012
41 PeruPeru 29.99 million 2012
42 VenezuelaVenezuela 29.95 million 2012
43 AfghanistanAfghanistan 29.82 million 2012
44 UzbekistanUzbekistan 29.78 million 2012
45 MalaysiaMalaysia 29.24 million 2012
46 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 28.29 million 2012
47 NepalNepal 27.47 million 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 25.93 million 2012
48 GhanaGhana 25.37 million 2012
49 MozambiqueMozambique 25.2 million 2012
50 North KoreaNorth Korea 24.76 million 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 24.3 million 2012
51 YemenYemen 23.85 million 2012
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 23.68 million 2012
52 AustraliaAustralia 22.68 million 2012
53 SyriaSyria 22.4 million 2012
54 MadagascarMadagascar 22.29 million 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 22.11 million 2012
55 CameroonCameroon 21.7 million 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 21.67 million 2012
56 RomaniaRomania 21.33 million 2012
57 AngolaAngola 20.82 million 2012
58 Sri LankaSri Lanka 20.33 million 2012
59 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 19.84 million 2012
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 19.66 million 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 19.37 million 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 18.66 million 2012
Western Europe averageWestern Europe average (profile) 18.62 million 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 18.61 million 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 18.18 million 2012
60 ChileChile 17.46 million 2012
61 NigerNiger 17.16 million 2012
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 17.03 million 2012
62 KazakhstanKazakhstan 16.8 million 2012
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 16.77 million 2012
63 NetherlandsNetherlands 16.77 million 2012
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 16.75 million 2012
64 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 16.46 million 2012
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 15.92 million 2012
65 MalawiMalawi 15.91 million 2012
66 EcuadorEcuador 15.49 million 2012
67 GuatemalaGuatemala 15.08 million 2012
68 CambodiaCambodia 14.86 million 2012
69 MaliMali 14.85 million 2012
70 ZambiaZambia 14.08 million 2012
71 SenegalSenegal 13.73 million 2012
72 ZimbabweZimbabwe 13.72 million 2012
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 13.64 million 2012
73 ChadChad 12.45 million 2012
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 11.67 million 2012
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 11.63 million 2012
74 RwandaRwanda 11.46 million 2012
75 GuineaGuinea 11.45 million 2012
76 GreeceGreece 11.28 million 2012
77 CubaCuba 11.27 million 2012
78 BelgiumBelgium 11.14 million 2012
79 South SudanSouth Sudan 10.84 million 2012
80 TunisiaTunisia 10.78 million 2012
81 PortugalPortugal 10.53 million 2012
82 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 10.51 million 2012
83 BoliviaBolivia 10.5 million 2012
84 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 10.28 million 2012
85 SomaliaSomalia 10.2 million 2012
86 HaitiHaiti 10.17 million 2012
87 BeninBenin 10.05 million 2012
88 HungaryHungary 9.94 million 2012
89 BurundiBurundi 9.85 million 2012
90 SwedenSweden 9.52 million 2012
91 BelarusBelarus 9.46 million 2012
92 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 9.3 million 2012
93 United Arab EmiratesUAE 9.21 million 2012
94 AustriaAustria 8.46 million 2012
95 TajikistanTajikistan 8.01 million 2012
96 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 8 million 2012
97 HondurasHonduras 7.94 million 2012
98 IsraelIsrael 7.91 million 2012
99 BulgariaBulgaria 7.3 million 2012
100 SerbiaSerbia 7.22 million 2012
101 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 7.17 million 2012
102 Hong KongHong Kong 7.15 million 2012
103 ParaguayParaguay 6.69 million 2012
104 LaosLaos 6.65 million 2012
105 TogoTogo 6.64 million 2012
106 JordanJordan 6.32 million 2012
107 El SalvadorEl Salvador 6.3 million 2012
108 LibyaLibya 6.15 million 2012
109 EritreaEritrea 6.13 million 2012
110 NicaraguaNicaragua 5.99 million 2012
111 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 5.98 million 2012
112 DenmarkDenmark 5.59 million 2012
113 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 5.58 million 2012
114 FinlandFinland 5.41 million 2012
115 SlovakiaSlovakia 5.41 million 2012
116 SingaporeSingapore 5.31 million 2012
117 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 5.17 million 2012
118 NorwayNorway 5.02 million 2012
119 Costa RicaCosta Rica 4.81 million 2012
120 IrelandIreland 4.59 million 2012
121 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 4.53 million 2012
122 GeorgiaGeorgia 4.51 million 2012
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 4.51 million 2012
123 New ZealandNew Zealand 4.43 million 2012
124 LebanonLebanon 4.42 million 2012
125 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 4.34 million 2012
126 CroatiaCroatia 4.27 million 2012
127 LiberiaLiberia 4.19 million 2012
128 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.83 million 2012
129 PanamaPanama 3.8 million 2012
130 MauritaniaMauritania 3.8 million 2012
131 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 3.67 million 2012
132 MoldovaMoldova 3.56 million 2012
133 UruguayUruguay 3.4 million 2012
134 OmanOman 3.31 million 2012
135 KuwaitKuwait 3.25 million 2012
136 AlbaniaAlbania 3.16 million 2012
137 LithuaniaLithuania 2.99 million 2012
138 ArmeniaArmenia 2.97 million 2012
139 MongoliaMongolia 2.8 million 2012
140 JamaicaJamaica 2.71 million 2012
141 NamibiaNamibia 2.26 million 2012
142 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 2.11 million 2012
143 SloveniaSlovenia 2.06 million 2012
144 LesothoLesotho 2.05 million 2012
145 QatarQatar 2.05 million 2012
146 LatviaLatvia 2.03 million 2012
147 BotswanaBotswana 2 million 2012
148 KosovoKosovo 1.81 million 2012
149 The GambiaThe Gambia 1.79 million 2012
150 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 1.66 million 2012
151 GabonGabon 1.63 million 2012
152 EstoniaEstonia 1.34 million 2012
153 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1.34 million 2012
154 BahrainBahrain 1.32 million 2012
155 MauritiusMauritius 1.29 million 2012
156 SwazilandSwaziland 1.23 million 2012
157 East TimorEast Timor 1.21 million 2012
158 CyprusCyprus 1.13 million 2012
159 FijiFiji 874,742 2012
160 DjiboutiDjibouti 859,652 2012
161 GuyanaGuyana 795,369 2012
162 BhutanBhutan 741,822 2012
163 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 736,296 2012
164 ComorosComoros 717,503 2012
165 MontenegroMontenegro 621,081 2012
166 MacauMacau 556,783 2012
167 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 549,598 2012
168 SurinameSuriname 534,541 2012
169 LuxembourgLuxembourg 531,441 2012
170 Cape VerdeCape Verde 494,401 2012
171 MaltaMalta 418,366 2012
172 BruneiBrunei 412,238 2012
173 The BahamasThe Bahamas 371,960 2012
174 MaldivesMaldives 338,442 2012
175 BelizeBelize 324,060 2012
176 IcelandIceland 320,137 2012
177 BarbadosBarbados 283,221 2012
178 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 273,814 2012
179 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 258,121 2012
180 VanuatuVanuatu 247,262 2012
181 SamoaSamoa 188,889 2012
182 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 188,098 2012
183 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 180,870 2012
184 GuamGuam 162,810 2012
185 Channel IslandsChannel Islands 161,235 2012
186 CuracaoCuracao 151,892 2012
187 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 109,373 2012
188 GrenadaGrenada 105,483 2012
189 TongaTonga 104,941 2012
190 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 103,395 2012
191 ArubaAruba 102,384 2012
192 KiribatiKiribati 100,786 2012
193 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 89,069 2012
194 SeychellesSeychelles 87,784.91 2012
195 Isle of ManIsle of Man 85,284 2012
196 AndorraAndorra 78,360 2012
197 DominicaDominica 71,684 2012
198 BermudaBermuda 64,806 2012
199 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 57,570 2012
200 GreenlandGreenland 56,840 2012
201 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 55,128 2012
202 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 53,584 2012
203 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 53,305 2012
204 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 52,555 2012
205 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 49,506 2012
206 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten 39,088 2012
207 MonacoMonaco 37,579 2012
208 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 36,656 2012
209 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 32,427 2012
210 San MarinoSan Marino 31,247 2012
211 St. Martin (French part)St Martin 30,959 2012
212 PalauPalau 20,754 2012
213 TuvaluTuvalu 9,860 2012

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Interesting observations about People > Population, total

  • China has had the highest population, total since 1961.
  • United States ranked first for population, total amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • India ranked first for population, total amongst Hot countries in 2012.
  • Indonesia ranked first for population, total amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
  • Russia ranked first for population, total amongst Europe in 2012.
  • Brazil ranked first for population, total amongst Catholic countries in 2012.
  • Tuvalu has ranked last for population, total since 1983.
  • Germany ranked first for population, total amongst European Union in 2012.
  • France ranked first for population, total amongst Tourist destinations in 2012.
  • Nigeria ranked first for population, total amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.
  • Ethiopia ranked first for population, total amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.
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