Countries by Population in the Year 2015
This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2015. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank
Country
Population
World
7,426,478,000
1
China
1,400,420,000
2
India
1,320,247,000
3
United States
328,491,000
4
Indonesia
260,364,000
5
Pakistan
215,820,000
6
Brazil
200,891,000
7
Nigeria
188,318,000
8
Bangladesh
158,673,000
9
Russia
145,083,000
10
Japan
127,358,000
11
Mexico
120,464,000
12
Philippines
104,595,000
13
Ethiopia
102,479,000
14
Egypt
98,580,000
15
Vietnam
92,253,000
16
Iran
82,053,000
17
Germany
81,589,000
18
Democratic Republic of the Congo
79,712,000
19
Turkey
79,017,000
20
Thailand
70,391,000
21
France
67,325,000
22
United Kingdom
65,619,000
23
Italy
60,639,000
24
South Africa
56,069,000
25
Tanzania
51,124,000
26
Myanmar
50,888,000
27
South Korea
50,773,000
28
Colombia
46,767,000
29
Spain
46,687,000
30
Kenya
46,577,000
31
Ukraine
45,869,000
32
Argentina
43,252,000
33
Algeria
39,610,000
34
Sudan
39,419,000
35
Poland
38,267,000
36
Iraq
37,068,000
37
Uganda
36,950,000
38
Canada
35,792,000
39
Morocco
34,888,000
40
Afghanistan
33,436,000
41
Malaysia
30,960,000
42
Yemen
30,694,000
43
Uzbekistan
30,481,000
44
Venezuela
30,420,000
45
Peru
30,275,000
46
Saudi Arabia
29,485,000
47
Ghana
28,369,000
48
Nepal
27,729,000
49
Angola
27,656,000
50
Mozambique
26,162,000
51
North Korea
25,513,000
52
Madagascar
25,094,000
53
Ivory Coast
24,880,000
54
Australia
23,768,000
55
Taiwan
23,501,000
56
Cameroon
22,418,000
57
Sri Lanka
21,640,000
58
Romania
19,921,000
59
Syria
19,711,000
60
Niger
19,570,000
61
Burkina Faso
18,502,000
62
Mali
18,302,000
63
Chile
17,956,000
64
Kazakhstan
17,948,000
65
Netherlands
17,233,000
66
Malawi
16,853,000
67
Ecuador
16,149,000
68
Zambia
16,145,000
69
Guatemala
15,828,000
70
Cambodia
15,510,000
71
Chad
14,433,000
72
Senegal
14,373,000
73
Zimbabwe
14,302,000
74
Somalia
13,575,000
75
Guinea
11,616,000
76
Rwanda
11,501,000
77
Tunisia
11,338,000
78
Cuba
11,277,000
79
Belgium
11,238,000
80
Benin
11,194,000
81
South Sudan
11,113,000
82
Burundi
10,980,000
83
Bolivia
10,932,000
84
Greece
10,858,000
85
Czech Republic
10,522,000
86
Haiti
10,449,000
87
Portugal
10,383,000
88
Dominican Republic
10,376,000
89
Hungary
9,852,000
90
Sweden
9,748,000
91
Azerbaijan
9,694,000
92
Belarus
9,479,000
93
Jordan
9,202,000
94
Honduras
9,150,000
95
Papua New Guinea
8,634,000
96
Austria
8,586,000
97
Tajikistan
8,532,000
98
United Arab Emirates
8,460,000
99
Switzerland
8,239,000
100
Israel
7,974,000
101
Togo
7,567,000
102
Serbia
7,202,000
103
Bulgaria
7,202,000
104
Sierra Leone
6,957,000
105
Laos
6,749,000
106
Lebanon
6,544,000
107
Libya
6,482,000
108
El Salvador
6,175,000
109
Turkmenistan
6,144,000
110
Paraguay
6,114,000
111
Nicaragua
6,108,000
112
Kyrgyzstan
5,949,000
113
Denmark
5,765,000
114
Singapore
5,492,000
115
Finland
5,472,000
116
Slovakia
5,418,000
117
Norway
5,166,000
118
Republic of the Congo
5,036,000
119
Costa Rica
4,793,000
120
Ireland
4,678,000
121
Liberia
4,609,000
122
Central African Republic
4,590,000
123
New Zealand
4,584,000
Palestine
4,466,000
124
Croatia
4,206,000
125
Oman
4,078,000
126
Panama
3,926,000
127
Mauritania
3,906,000
128
Georgia
3,792,000
129
Kuwait
3,744,000
130
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,541,000
131
Uruguay
3,362,000
132
Moldova
3,313,000
133
Eritrea
3,095,000
134
Mongolia
2,944,000
135
Lithuania
2,922,000
136
Armenia
2,922,000
137
Albania
2,901,000
138
Jamaica
2,798,000
139
Namibia
2,342,000
140
Qatar
2,327,000
141
Gambia
2,195,000
142
Botswana
2,188,000
143
Lesotho
2,092,000
144
Slovenia
2,059,000
145
Gabon
2,011,000
146
North Macedonia
1,990,000
147
Latvia
1,986,000
148
Kosovo
1,799,000
149
Guinea-Bissau
1,764,000
150
Equatorial Guinea
1,427,000
151
Trinidad and Tobago
1,425,000
152
Bahrain
1,342,000
153
Estonia
1,313,000
154
Mauritius
1,292,000
155
Cyprus
1,211,000
156
East Timor
1,193,000
157
Eswatini
1,139,000
158
Djibouti
1,012,000
159
Fiji
918,000
160
Guyana
756,000
161
Bhutan
737,000
162
Comoros
719,000
163
Montenegro
630,000
164
Solomon Islands
628,000
165
Suriname
579,000
166
Luxembourg
563,000
167
Cape Verde
512,000
168
Malta
440,000
169
Maldives
421,000
170
Brunei
420,000
171
Bahamas
384,000
172
Belize
353,000
173
Iceland
329,000
174
Barbados
279,000
175
Vanuatu
263,000
176
Samoa
201,000
177
São Tomé and Príncipe
199,000
178
Saint Lucia
175,000
179
Kiribati
116,000
180
Grenada
114,000
181
Federated States of Micronesia
109,000
182
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
107,000
183
Tonga
106,000
184
Seychelles
106,000
185
Antigua and Barbuda
89,000
186
Andorra
73,000
187
Dominica
70,000
188
Marshall Islands
49,000
189
Saint Kitts and Nevis
47,000
190
Liechtenstein
37,000
191
Monaco
36,000
192
San Marino
34,000
193
Palau
18,000
194
Nauru
11,000
195
Tuvalu
11,000
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.
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