Countries and areas ranked by population in 2016 Rank Country or area UN continental region[1] UN statistical region[1] Population (1 July 2016)[2] Population (1 July 2015)[2] Change — World — — 7,432,663,275 7,349,472,099 7000113193403389230♠+1.1% 1 China Asia Eastern Asia 1,382,323,332 1,376,048,943 6999455971354210760♠+0.5% 2 India Asia Southern Asia 1,326,801,576 1,311,050,527 7000120140670978120♠+1.2% 3 United States Americas Northern America 324,118,787 321,773,631 6999728821685205140♠+0.7% 4 Indonesia Asia South-Eastern Asia 260,581,100 257,563,815 7000117147084500200♠+1.2% 5 Brazil Americas South America 209,567,920 207,847,528 6999827718287801820♠+0.8% 6 Pakistan Asia Southern Asia 192,826,502 188,924,874 7000206517432955920♠+2.1% 7 Nigeria Africa Western Africa 186,987,563 182,201,962 7000262653648043590♠+2.6% 8 Bangladesh Asia Southern Asia 162,910,864 160,995,642 7000118961108276460♠+1.2% 9 Russia Europe Eastern Europe 143,439,832 143,456,918 5000000000000000000♠0.0% 10 Mexico Americas Central America 128,632,004 127,017,224 7000127130789758090♠+1.3% 11 Japan Asia Eastern Asia 126,323,715 126,573,481 3000802671145624890♠−0.2% 12 Philippines Asia South-Eastern Asia 102,250,133 100,699,395 7000153996754399570♠+1.5% 13 Ethiopia Africa Eastern Africa 101,853,268 99,390,750 7000247761285632720♠+2.5% 14 Vietnam Asia South-Eastern Asia 94,444,200 93,447,601 7000106647895647960♠+1.1% 15 Egypt Africa Northern Africa 93,383,574 91,508,084 7000204953477115750♠+2.0% 16 Germany Europe Western Europe 80,682,351 80,688,545 5000000000000000000♠0.0% 17 Iran Asia Southern Asia 80,043,146 79,109,272 7000118048615085220♠+1.2% 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa Middle Africa 79,722,624 77,266,814 7000317835028114400♠+3.2% 19 Turkey Asia Western Asia 79,622,062 78,665,830 7000121556208076620♠+1.2% 20 Thailand Asia South-Eastern Asia 68,146,609 67,959,359 6999275532322192730♠+0.3% 21 United Kingdom Europe Northern Europe 65,111,143 64,715,810 6999610875456862870♠+0.6% 22 France Europe Western Europe 64,668,129 64,395,345 6999423608259261600♠+0.4% 23 Italy Europe Southern Europe 59,801,004 59,797,685 5000000000000000000♠0.0% 24 Tanzania[lower-alpha 1] Africa Eastern Africa 55,155,473 53,470,420 7000315137416163930♠+3.2% 25 South Africa Africa Southern Africa 54,978,907 54,490,406 6999896489925217290♠+0.9% 26 Myanmar Asia South-Eastern Asia 54,363,426 53,897,154 6999865114324960460♠+0.9% 27 South Korea Asia Eastern Asia 50,503,933 50,293,439 6999418531729357370♠+0.4% 28 Colombia Americas South America 48,654,392 48,228,704 6999882644493204720♠+0.9% 29 Kenya Africa Eastern Africa 47,251,449 46,050,302 7000260833685737830♠+2.6% 30 Spain Europe Southern Europe 46,064,604 46,121,699 3000876207942816670♠−0.1% 31 Ukraine Europe Eastern Europe 44,624,373 44,823,765 3000555164542737540♠−0.4% 32 Argentina Americas South America 43,847,277 43,416,755 6999991603356814670♠+1.0% 33 Sudan Africa Northern Africa 41,175,541 40,234,882 7000233791912201950♠+2.3% 34 Algeria Africa Northern Africa 40,375,954 39,666,519 7000178849825466160♠+1.8% 35 Uganda Africa Eastern Africa 40,322,768 39,032,383 7000330593445959990♠+3.3% 36 Poland Europe Eastern Europe 38,593,161 38,611,794 5000000000000000000♠0.0% 37 Iraq Asia Western Asia 37,547,686 36,423,395 7000308672763755270♠+3.1% 38 Canada Americas Northern America 36,286,378 35,939,927 6999963972464384800♠+1.0% 39 Morocco Africa Northern Africa 34,817,065 34,377,511 7000127860914654350♠+1.3% 40 Afghanistan Asia Southern Asia 33,369,945 32,526,562 7000259290545370270♠+2.6% 41 Saudi Arabia Asia Western Asia 32,157,974 31,540,372 7000195813162888500♠+2.0% 42 Peru Americas South America 31,774,225 31,376,670 7000126704012886010♠+1.3% 43 Venezuela Americas South America 31,518,855 31,108,083 7000132046709532050♠+1.3% 44 Malaysia Asia South-Eastern Asia 30,751,602 30,331,007 7000138668327101700♠+1.4% 45 Uzbekistan Asia Central Asia 30,300,446 29,893,488 7000136136003935040♠+1.4% 46 Nepal Asia Southern Asia 28,850,717 28,513,700 7000118194762517670♠+1.2% 47 Mozambique Africa Eastern Africa 28,751,362 27,977,863 7000276468220607130♠+2.8% 48 Ghana Africa Western Africa 28,033,375 27,409,893 7000227466046656949♠+2.3% 49 Yemen Asia Western Asia 27,477,600 26,832,215 7000240526173482140♠+2.4% 50 Angola Africa Middle Africa 25,830,958 25,021,974 7000323309423948730♠+3.2% 51 North Korea Asia Eastern Asia 25,281,327 25,155,317 6999500927895283530♠+0.5% 52 Madagascar Africa Eastern Africa 24,915,822 24,235,390 7000280759665926560♠+2.8% 53 Australia[lower-alpha 2] Oceania Australia and New Zealand 24,309,330 23,968,973 7000141998991779910♠+1.4% 54 Cameroon Africa Middle Africa 23,924,407 23,344,179 7000248553611587710♠+2.5% 55 Taiwan[lower-alpha 3] Asia Eastern Asia 23,395,600 23,381,038 6998622812383265450♠+0.1% 56 Côte d'Ivoire Africa Western Africa 23,254,184 22,701,556 7000243431771813349♠+2.4% 57 Sri Lanka Asia Southern Asia 20,810,816 20,715,010 6999462495552741720♠+0.5% 58 Niger Africa Western Africa 20,715,285 19,899,120 7000410151303173210♠+4.1% 59 Romania Europe Eastern Europe 19,372,734 19,511,324 3000289694538412670♠−0.7% 60 Burkina Faso Africa Western Africa 18,633,725 18,105,570 7000291708573659930♠+2.9% 61 Syrian Arab Republic Asia Western Asia 18,563,595 18,502,413 6999330670383371070♠+0.3% 62 Mali Africa Western Africa 18,134,835 17,599,694 7000304062672907840♠+3.0% 63 Chile Americas South America 18,131,850 17,948,141 7000102355447285600♠+1.0% 64 Kazakhstan Asia Central Asia 17,855,384 17,625,226 7000130584424846520♠+1.3% 65 Malawi Africa Eastern Africa 17,749,826 17,215,232 7000310535460689700♠+3.1% 66 Netherlands Europe Western Europe 16,979,729 16,924,929 6999323782746740030♠+0.3% 67 Zambia Africa Eastern Africa 16,717,332 16,211,767 7000311850645275130♠+3.1% 68 Guatemala Americas Central America 16,672,956 16,342,897 7000201958685782580♠+2.0% 69 Ecuador Americas South America 16,385,450 16,144,363 7000149331999038920♠+1.5% 70 Zimbabwe Africa Eastern Africa 15,966,810 15,602,751 7000233330006996840♠+2.3% 71 Cambodia Asia South-Eastern Asia 15,827,241 15,577,899 7000160061379265590♠+1.6% 72 Senegal Africa Western Africa 15,589,485 15,129,273 7000304186460248290♠+3.0% 73 Chad Africa Middle Africa 14,496,739 14,037,472 7000327172157493880♠+3.3% 74 Guinea Africa Western Africa 12,947,122 12,608,590 7000268493146339119♠+2.7% 75 South Sudan Africa Eastern Africa 12,733,427 12,339,812 7000318979738102980♠+3.2% 76 Rwanda Africa Eastern Africa 11,882,766 11,609,666 7000235235018819660♠+2.4% 77 Burundi Africa Eastern Africa 11,552,561 11,178,921 7000334236193278400♠+3.3% 78 Cuba Americas Caribbean 11,392,889 11,389,562 5000000000000000000♠0.0% 79 Tunisia Africa Northern Africa 11,375,220 11,253,554 7000108113401330819♠+1.1% 80 Belgium Europe Western Europe 11,371,928 11,299,192 6999643727445289890♠+0.6% 81 Benin Africa Western Africa 11,166,658 10,879,829 7000263633739096450♠+2.6% 82 Somalia Africa Eastern Africa 11,079,013 10,787,104 7000270609238587110♠+2.7% 83 Greece Europe Southern Europe 10,919,459 10,954,617 3000679057697772540♠−0.3% 84 Bolivia Americas South America 10,888,402 10,724,705 7000152635433795150♠+1.5% 85 Haiti Americas Caribbean 10,848,175 10,711,067 7000128005921352190♠+1.3% 86 Dominican Republic Americas Caribbean 10,648,613 10,528,391 7000114188388330179♠+1.1% 87 Czech Republic Europe Eastern Europe 10,548,058 10,543,186 5000000000000000000♠0.0% 88 Portugal Europe Southern Europe 10,304,434 10,349,803 3000561643830322180♠−0.4% 89 Azerbaijan[lower-alpha 4] Asia Western Asia 9,868,447 9,753,968 7000117366593780090♠+1.2% 90 Sweden Europe Northern Europe 9,851,852 9,779,426 6999740595613689400♠+0.7% 91 Hungary Europe Eastern Europe 9,821,318 9,855,023 3000657991665772870♠−0.3% 92 Belarus Europe Eastern Europe 9,481,521 9,495,826 3000849354863916000♠−0.2% 93 United Arab Emirates Asia Western Asia 9,266,971 9,156,963 7000120135900953190♠+1.2% 94 Serbia[lower-alpha 5] Europe Southern Europe 8,812,705 8,850,975 3000567618256745730♠−0.4% 95 Tajikistan Asia Central Asia 8,669,464 8,481,855 7000221188643286170♠+2.2% 96 Austria Europe Western Europe 8,569,633 8,544,586 6999293132985027000♠+0.3% 97 Switzerland Europe Western Europe 8,379,477 8,298,663 6999973819517674100♠+1.0% 98 Israel Asia Western Asia 8,192,463 8,064,036 7000159258961641540♠+1.6% 99 Honduras Americas Central America 8,189,501 8,075,060 7000141721547579830♠+1.4% 100 Papua New Guinea Oceania Melanesia 7,776,115 7,619,321 7000205784741186250♠+2.1% 101 Jordan Asia Western Asia 7,747,800 7,594,547 7000201793471025990♠+2.0% 102 Togo Africa Western Africa 7,496,833 7,304,578 7000263197956131070♠+2.6% 103 Hong Kong Asia Eastern Asia 7,346,248 7,287,983 6999799466738602430♠+0.8% 104 Bulgaria Europe Eastern Europe 7,097,796 7,149,787 3000272831484350509♠−0.7% 105 Laos Asia South-Eastern Asia 6,918,367 6,802,023 7000171043232285450♠+1.7% 106 Paraguay Americas South America 6,725,430 6,639,123 7000129997591549370♠+1.3% 107 Sierra Leone Africa Western Africa 6,592,102 6,453,184 7000215270477333360♠+2.2% 108 Libya Africa Northern Africa 6,330,159 6,278,438 6999823787700061710♠+0.8% 109 Nicaragua Americas Central America 6,150,035 6,082,032 7000111809671504519♠+1.1% 110 El Salvador Americas Central America 6,146,419 6,126,583 6999323769383357740♠+0.3% 111 Kyrgyzstan Asia Central Asia 6,033,769 5,939,962 7000157925252720470♠+1.6% 112 Lebanon Asia Western Asia 5,988,153 5,850,743 7000234859059780950♠+2.3% 113 Singapore Asia South-Eastern Asia 5,696,506 5,603,740 7000165543012345330♠+1.7% 114 Denmark Europe Northern Europe 5,690,750 5,669,081 6999382231264644140♠+0.4% 115 Finland Europe Northern Europe 5,523,904 5,503,457 6999371530112800000♠+0.4% 116 Turkmenistan Asia Central Asia 5,438,670 5,373,502 7000121276590201320♠+1.2% 117 Slovakia Europe Eastern Europe 5,429,418 5,426,258 6998582353437672990♠+0.1% 118 Eritrea Africa Eastern Africa 5,351,680 5,227,791 7000236981547273029♠+2.4% 119 Norway Europe Northern Europe 5,271,958 5,210,967 7000117043535297770♠+1.2% 120 Central African Republic Africa Middle Africa 4,998,493 4,900,274 7000200435730736690♠+2.0% 121 Costa Rica Americas Central America 4,857,218 4,807,850 7000102682072028040♠+1.0% 122 Palestine[lower-alpha 6] Asia Western Asia 4,797,239 4,668,466 7000275835788458140♠+2.8% 123 Congo Africa Middle Africa 4,740,992 4,620,330 7000261154506279850♠+2.6% 124 Ireland Europe Northern Europe 4,713,993 4,688,465 6999544485241971530♠+0.5% 125 Oman Asia Western Asia 4,654,471 4,490,541 7000365056237099270♠+3.7% 126 Liberia Africa Western Africa 4,615,222 4,503,438 7000248219249382360♠+2.5% 127 New Zealand Oceania Australia and New Zealand 4,565,185 4,528,526 6999809512852526420♠+0.8% 128 Croatia Europe Southern Europe 4,225,001 4,240,317 3000638800589672890♠−0.4% 129 Mauritania Africa Western Africa 4,166,463 4,067,564 7000243140611923990♠+2.4% 130 Moldova[lower-alpha 7] Europe Eastern Europe 4,062,862 4,068,897 3000851679705826910♠−0.1% 131 Kuwait Asia Western Asia 4,007,146 3,892,115 7000295548821142230♠+3.0% 132 Panama Americas Central America 3,990,406 3,929,141 7000155924666485630♠+1.6% 133 Georgia[lower-alpha 8] Asia Western Asia 3,979,781 3,999,812 3000499201462468730♠−0.5% 134 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Southern Europe 3,802,134 3,810,416 3000782648403743850♠−0.2% 135 Puerto Rico Americas Caribbean 3,680,772 3,683,238 3001330480408814230♠−0.1% 136 Uruguay Americas South America 3,444,071 3,431,555 6999364732606646270♠+0.4% 137 Armenia Asia Western Asia 3,026,048 3,017,712 6999276235770676590♠+0.3% 138 Mongolia Asia Eastern Asia 3,006,444 2,959,134 7000159877856156570♠+1.6% 139 Albania Europe Southern Europe 2,903,700 2,896,679 6999242381016329380♠+0.2% 140 Lithuania Europe Northern Europe 2,850,030 2,878,405 3000014210995325540♠−1.0% 141 Jamaica Americas Caribbean 2,803,362 2,793,335 6999358961599664910♠+0.4% 142 Namibia Africa Southern Africa 2,513,981 2,458,830 7000224297735101660♠+2.2% 143 Botswana Africa Southern Africa 2,303,820 2,262,485 7000182697343849790♠+1.8% 144 Qatar Asia Western Asia 2,291,368 2,235,355 7000250577648740360♠+2.5% 145 Lesotho Africa Southern Africa 2,160,309 2,135,022 7000118439060581110♠+1.2% 146 Republic of Macedonia Europe Southern Europe 2,081,012 2,078,453 6999123120416963960♠+0.1% 147 Slovenia Europe Southern Europe 2,069,362 2,067,526 6998888017853221570♠+0.1% 148 Gambia Africa Western Africa 2,054,986 1,990,924 7000321770193136450♠+3.2% 149 Latvia Europe Northern Europe 1,955,742 1,970,503 3000250901927071410♠−0.7% 150 Guinea-Bissau Africa Western Africa 1,888,429 1,844,325 7000239133558347910♠+2.4% 151 Gabon Africa Middle Africa 1,763,142 1,725,292 7000219383153692250♠+2.2% 152 Bahrain Asia Western Asia 1,396,829 1,377,237 7000142255835415400♠+1.4% 153 Trinidad and Tobago Americas Caribbean 1,364,973 1,360,088 6999359167936192370♠+0.4% 154 Estonia Europe Northern Europe 1,309,104 1,312,558 3000736849723974100♠−0.3% 155 Swaziland Africa Southern Africa 1,304,063 1,286,970 7000132815838753040♠+1.3% 156 Mauritius Africa Eastern Africa 1,277,459 1,273,212 6999333565816219130♠+0.3% 157 Timor-Leste Asia South-Eastern Asia 1,211,245 1,184,765 7000223504239237320♠+2.2% 158 Cyprus[lower-alpha 9] Europe Southern Europe 1,176,598 1,165,300 6999969535741869040♠+1.0% 159 Djibouti Africa Eastern Africa 899,598 887,861 7000132194115970860♠+1.3% 160 Fiji Oceania Melanesia 897,537 892,145 6999604386058320120♠+0.6% 161 Equatorial Guinea Africa Middle Africa 869,587 845,060 7000290239746290200♠+2.9% 162 Réunion Africa Eastern Africa 867,214 861,154 6999703706886340890♠+0.7% 163 Comoros Africa Eastern Africa 807,118 788,474 7000236456750634770♠+2.4% 164 Bhutan Asia Southern Asia 784,103 774,830 7000119677864821959♠+1.2% 165 Guyana Americas South America 770,610 767,085 6999459531864135010♠+0.5% 166 Montenegro Europe Southern Europe 626,101 625,781 6998511361003290300♠+0.1% 167 Macau Asia Eastern Asia 597,126 587,606 7000162013321851720♠+1.6% 168 Solomon Islands Oceania Melanesia 594,934 583,591 7000194365574520510♠+1.9% 169 Western Sahara Africa Northern Africa 584,206 572,540 7000203758689349220♠+2.0% 170 Luxembourg Europe Western Europe 576,243 567,110 7000161044594523110♠+1.6% 171 Suriname Americas South America 547,610 542,975 6999853630461807640♠+0.9% 172 Cabo Verde Africa Western Africa 526,993 520,502 7000124706533308230♠+1.2% 173 Guadeloupe[lower-alpha 10] Americas Caribbean 470,547 468,450 6999447646493755990♠+0.4% 174 Brunei Asia South-Eastern Asia 428,874 423,188 7000134361087743510♠+1.3% 175 Malta Europe Southern Europe 419,615 418,670 6999225714763417480♠+0.2% 176 Martinique Americas Caribbean 396,364 396,425 5000000000000000000♠0.0% 177 Bahamas Americas Caribbean 392,718 388,019 7000121102317154570♠+1.2% 178 Maldives Asia Southern Asia 369,812 363,657 7000169252894898220♠+1.7% 179 Belize Americas Central America 366,942 359,287 7000213060867774230♠+2.1% 180 Iceland Europe Northern Europe 331,778 329,425 6999714274872884580♠+0.7% 181 French Polynesia Oceania Polynesia 285,735 282,764 7000105069952327739♠+1.1% 182 Barbados Americas Caribbean 285,006 284,215 6999278310434002440♠+0.3% 183 French Guiana Americas South America 275,688 268,606 7000263657550464250♠+2.6% 184 Vanuatu Oceania Melanesia 270,470 264,652 7000219835859921710♠+2.2% 185 New Caledonia Oceania Melanesia 266,431 263,118 7000125913088424210♠+1.3% 186 Mayotte Africa Eastern Africa 246,496 240,015 7000270024790117280♠+2.7% 187 Samoa Oceania Polynesia 194,523 193,228 6999670192725691930♠+0.7% 188 Sao Tome and Principe Africa Middle Africa 194,390 190,344 7000212562518387760♠+2.1% 189 Saint Lucia Americas Caribbean 186,383 184,999 6999748112151957580♠+0.7% 190 Guam Oceania Micronesia 172,094 169,885 7000130029137357620♠+1.3% 191 Guernsey and Jersey Europe Northern Europe 164,466 163,692 6999472839234660220♠+0.5% 192 Curaçao Americas Caribbean 158,635 157,203 6999910924091779420♠+0.9% 193 Kiribati Oceania Micronesia 114,405 112,423 7000176298444268520♠+1.8% 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Americas Caribbean 109,644 109,462 6999166267745884420♠+0.2% 195 Grenada Americas Caribbean 107,327 106,825 6999469927451439280♠+0.5% 196 Tonga Oceania Polynesia 106,915 106,170 6999701704813035710♠+0.7% 197 United States Virgin Islands Americas Caribbean 106,415 106,291 6999116660864983880♠+0.1% 198 Federated States of Micronesia Oceania Micronesia 104,966 104,460 6999484395941030070♠+0.5% 199 Aruba Americas Caribbean 104,263 103,889 6999359999614973680♠+0.4% 200 Seychelles Africa Eastern Africa 97,026 96,471 6999575302422489670♠+0.6% 201 Antigua and Barbuda Americas Caribbean 92,738 91,818 7000100198218214290♠+1.0% 202 Isle of Man Europe Northern Europe 88,421 87,780 6999730234677603090♠+0.7% 203 Dominica Americas Caribbean 73,016 72,680 6999462300495321970♠+0.5% 204 Andorra Europe Southern Europe 69,165 70,473 2999814397003107570♠−1.9% 205 Bermuda Americas Northern America 61,662 62,004 3000448422682407590♠−0.6% 206 Cayman Islands Americas Caribbean 60,764 59,967 7000132906431870860♠+1.3% 207 Greenland Americas Northern America 56,196 56,186 5000000000000000000♠0.0% 208 Saint Kitts and Nevis Americas Caribbean 56,183 55,572 7000109947455553159♠+1.1% 209 American Samoa Oceania Polynesia 55,602 55,538 6999115236414707050♠+0.1% 210 Northern Mariana Islands Oceania Micronesia 55,389 55,070 6999579262756491740♠+0.6% 211 Marshall Islands Oceania Micronesia 53,069 52,993 6999143415168041060♠+0.1% 212 Faroe Islands Europe Northern Europe 48,239 48,199 6998829892736363910♠+0.1% 213 Sint Maarten Americas Caribbean 39,538 38,745 7000204671570525230♠+2.0% 214 Monaco Europe Western Europe 37,863 37,731 6999349844955076730♠+0.3% 215 Liechtenstein Europe Western Europe 37,776 37,531 6999652793690549140♠+0.7% 216 Turks and Caicos Islands Americas Caribbean 34,904 34,339 7000164535950377120♠+1.6% 217 Gibraltar Europe Southern Europe 32,373 32,217 6999484216407486730♠+0.5% 218 San Marino Europe Southern Europe 31,950 31,781 6999531764261665769♠+0.5% 219 British Virgin Islands Americas Caribbean 30,659 30,117 7000179964803931330♠+1.8% 220 Caribbean Netherlands[lower-alpha 11] Americas Caribbean 25,328 24,861 7000187844414947110♠+1.9% 221 Palau Oceania Micronesia 21,501 21,291 6999986332253064680♠+1.0% 222 Cook Islands Oceania Polynesia 20,948 20,833 6999552008832141300♠+0.6% 223 Anguilla Americas Caribbean 14,763 14,614 7000101957027507869♠+1.0% 224 Wallis and Futuna Oceania Polynesia 13,112 13,151 3000703444604973000♠−0.3% 225 Nauru Oceania Micronesia 10,263 10,222 6999401095675992960♠+0.4% 226 Tuvalu Oceania Polynesia 9,943 9,916 6999272287212585719♠+0.3% 227 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Americas Northern America 6,301 6,288 6999206743002544530♠+0.2% 228 Montserrat Americas Caribbean 5,154 5,125 6999565853658536590♠+0.6% 229 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Africa Western Africa 3,956 3,961 3000873769250189350♠−0.1% 230 Falkland Islands Americas South America 2,912 2,903 6999310024112986570♠+0.3% 231 Niue Oceania Polynesia 1,612 1,610 6999124223602484470♠+0.1% 232 Tokelau Oceania Polynesia 1,276 1,250 7000208000000000000♠+2.1% 233 Vatican City[lower-alpha 12] Europe Southern Europe 801 800 6999125000000000000♠+0.1%