Countries by Population in the Year 2009

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2009. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 6,888,344,000
1 China 1,345,541,000
2 India 1,216,539,000
3 United States 310,591,000
4 Indonesia 241,686,000
5 Pakistan 191,872,000
6 Brazil 191,251,000
7 Nigeria 159,795,000
8 Bangladesh 150,193,000
9 Russia 143,814,000
10 Japan 128,183,000
11 Mexico 111,185,000
12 Philippines 93,454,000
13 Ethiopia 86,766,000
14 Egypt 86,665,000
15 Vietnam 85,965,000
16 Germany 81,012,000
17 Iran 75,979,000
18 Turkey 72,022,000
19 Thailand 67,874,000
20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 65,372,000
21 France 65,343,000
22 United Kingdom 62,729,000
23 Italy 59,771,000
24 South Africa 51,431,000
25 Myanmar 48,487,000
26 South Korea 48,448,000
27 Ukraine 46,709,000
28 Spain 46,516,000
29 Colombia 44,015,000
30 Tanzania 43,130,000
31 Argentina 40,639,000
32 Kenya 39,809,000
33 Poland 37,990,000
34 Algeria 35,147,000
35 Sudan 34,088,000
36 Canada 33,635,000
37 Morocco 32,205,000
38 Uganda 30,988,000
39 Iraq 29,571,000
40 Peru 28,808,000
41 Venezuela 28,250,000
42 Malaysia 27,852,000
43 Uzbekistan 27,714,000
44 Nepal 27,085,000
45 Afghanistan 27,036,000
46 Yemen 25,513,000
47 North Korea 24,824,000
48 Ghana 24,555,000
49 Saudi Arabia 23,750,000
50 Taiwan 23,124,000
51 Mozambique 22,095,000
52 Angola 21,987,000
53 Ivory Coast 21,755,000
54 Syria 21,724,000
55 Australia 21,587,000
56 Madagascar 21,231,000
57 Sri Lanka 20,697,000
58 Romania 20,646,000
59 Cameroon 18,840,000
60 Chile 16,924,000
61 Netherlands 16,788,000
62 Kazakhstan 16,515,000
63 Niger 15,647,000
64 Burkina Faso 15,480,000
65 Mali 15,186,000
66 Ecuador 14,700,000
67 Malawi 14,183,000
68 Cambodia 14,164,000
69 Guatemala 14,075,000
70 Zambia 13,251,000
71 Zimbabwe 13,042,000
72 Senegal 12,191,000
73 Somalia 11,809,000
74 Chad 11,688,000
75 Cuba 11,293,000
76 Greece 11,095,000
77 Belgium 10,754,000
78 Tunisia 10,595,000
79 Portugal 10,570,000
80 Czech Republic 10,400,000
81 Guinea 10,020,000
82 Hungary 10,009,000
83 Bolivia 9,933,000
84 Rwanda 9,932,000
85 Dominican Republic 9,633,000
86 Haiti 9,610,000
87 Belarus 9,515,000
88 Benin 9,367,000
89 Sweden 9,257,000
90 South Sudan 9,035,000
91 Azerbaijan 8,999,000
92 Burundi 8,696,000
93 Austria 8,337,000
94 Honduras 8,101,000
95 Switzerland 7,696,000
96 Bulgaria 7,511,000
97 Serbia 7,440,000
98 Tajikistan 7,412,000
99 Papua New Guinea 7,294,000
100 Israel 7,143,000
101 Jordan 7,078,000
102 United Arab Emirates 6,592,000
103 Togo 6,463,000
104 Libya 6,302,000
105 Laos 6,195,000
106 El Salvador 6,039,000
107 Sierra Leone 5,970,000
108 Paraguay 5,641,000
109 Denmark 5,618,000
110 Nicaragua 5,616,000
111 Turkmenistan 5,397,000
112 Slovakia 5,381,000
113 Kyrgyzstan 5,356,000
114 Finland 5,326,000
115 Lebanon 4,959,000
116 Singapore 4,908,000
117 Norway 4,799,000
118 Central African Republic 4,609,000
119 Ireland 4,519,000
120 Costa Rica 4,470,000
121 Croatia 4,314,000
122 New Zealand 4,299,000
123 Republic of the Congo 4,175,000
124 Georgia 3,929,000
125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,914,000
126 Liberia 3,886,000
Palestine 3,875,000
127 Moldova 3,743,000
128 Panama 3,532,000
129 Uruguay 3,306,000
130 Mauritania 3,233,000
131 Lithuania 3,184,000
132 Albania 2,978,000
133 Armenia 2,953,000
134 Eritrea 2,862,000
135 Jamaica 2,731,000
136 Kuwait 2,723,000
137 Oman 2,655,000
138 Mongolia 2,649,000
139 Latvia 2,163,000
140 North Macedonia 2,065,000
141 Namibia 2,062,000
142 Slovenia 2,028,000
143 Lesotho 1,974,000
144 Botswana 1,970,000
145 Gambia 1,844,000
146 Kosovo 1,798,000
147 Gabon 1,633,000
148 Qatar 1,517,000
149 Guinea-Bissau 1,507,000
150 Trinidad and Tobago 1,375,000
151 Estonia 1,336,000
152 Mauritius 1,277,000
153 Bahrain 1,152,000
154 Equatorial Guinea 1,109,000
155 Eswatini 1,102,000
156 Cyprus 1,100,000
157 East Timor 1,046,000
158 Fiji 905,000
159 Djibouti 902,000
160 Guyana 753,000
161 Bhutan 690,000
162 Comoros 636,000
163 Montenegro 633,000
164 Suriname 540,000
165 Solomon Islands 513,000
166 Cape Verde 504,000
167 Luxembourg 494,000
168 Malta 420,000
169 Brunei 381,000
170 Bahamas 360,000
171 Maldives 342,000
172 Iceland 319,000
173 Belize 308,000
174 Barbados 273,000
175 Vanuatu 230,000
176 Samoa 191,000
177 São Tomé and Príncipe 176,000
178 Saint Lucia 169,000
179 Grenada 111,000
180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 111,000
181 Federated States of Micronesia 108,000
182 Tonga 107,000
183 Kiribati 105,000
184 Seychelles 93,000
185 Antigua and Barbuda 84,000
186 Andorra 84,000
187 Dominica 69,000
188 Marshall Islands 52,000
189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47,000
190 Liechtenstein 36,000
191 Monaco 32,000
192 San Marino 30,000
193 Palau 19,000
194 Nauru 10,000
195 Tuvalu 10,000
196 Vatican City 1,000
Caveats and explanations
  • All data is based on the 2024 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
  • Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
  • Years after 2023 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
  • Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
  • Morocco includes Western Sahara.
  • Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.
Population by Year