Countries by Population in the Year 2017
This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2017. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank
Country
Population
World
7,602,603,000
1
China
1,416,364,000
2
India
1,352,086,000
3
United States
334,499,000
4
Indonesia
266,020,000
5
Pakistan
221,516,000
6
Brazil
203,976,000
7
Nigeria
197,862,000
8
Bangladesh
161,531,000
9
Russia
146,025,000
10
Japan
127,127,000
11
Mexico
122,822,000
12
Ethiopia
108,181,000
13
Philippines
107,440,000
14
Egypt
102,675,000
15
Vietnam
94,606,000
16
Democratic Republic of the Congo
85,554,000
17
Iran
84,439,000
18
Germany
82,955,000
19
Turkey
82,292,000
20
Thailand
71,029,000
21
France
67,686,000
22
United Kingdom
66,648,000
23
Italy
60,445,000
24
South Africa
57,141,000
25
Tanzania
54,730,000
26
Myanmar
51,702,000
27
South Korea
51,401,000
28
Kenya
48,679,000
29
Colombia
47,702,000
30
Spain
46,785,000
31
Ukraine
45,533,000
32
Argentina
44,099,000
33
Sudan
41,889,000
34
Algeria
41,272,000
35
Uganda
39,486,000
36
Iraq
38,886,000
37
Poland
38,261,000
38
Canada
36,574,000
39
Morocco
35,747,000
40
Afghanistan
35,174,000
41
Yemen
32,594,000
42
Malaysia
32,074,000
43
Uzbekistan
31,552,000
44
Peru
31,093,000
45
Saudi Arabia
30,971,000
46
Venezuela
30,804,000
47
Angola
29,706,000
48
Ghana
29,690,000
49
Nepal
27,993,000
50
Mozambique
27,741,000
51
Madagascar
26,440,000
52
Ivory Coast
26,367,000
53
North Korea
25,759,000
54
Australia
24,532,000
55
Cameroon
23,799,000
56
Taiwan
23,615,000
57
Sri Lanka
22,002,000
58
Niger
21,063,000
59
Romania
19,733,000
60
Burkina Faso
19,617,000
61
Mali
19,499,000
62
Syria
19,250,000
63
Kazakhstan
18,507,000
64
Chile
18,395,000
65
Malawi
17,797,000
66
Netherlands
17,430,000
67
Zambia
17,176,000
68
Ecuador
16,627,000
69
Guatemala
16,422,000
70
Cambodia
15,969,000
71
Chad
15,367,000
72
Senegal
15,255,000
73
Zimbabwe
14,705,000
74
Somalia
14,658,000
75
Guinea
12,228,000
76
Rwanda
12,060,000
77
Benin
11,868,000
78
Tunisia
11,591,000
79
Burundi
11,364,000
80
Belgium
11,353,000
81
Bolivia
11,263,000
82
Cuba
11,258,000
83
Greece
10,767,000
84
Haiti
10,745,000
85
Dominican Republic
10,609,000
86
South Sudan
10,558,000
87
Czech Republic
10,537,000
88
Portugal
10,335,000
89
Jordan
10,125,000
90
Sweden
9,995,000
91
Azerbaijan
9,925,000
92
Hungary
9,794,000
93
Belarus
9,502,000
94
Honduras
9,500,000
95
United Arab Emirates
9,173,000
96
Papua New Guinea
9,071,000
97
Tajikistan
8,976,000
98
Austria
8,774,000
99
Switzerland
8,421,000
100
Israel
8,288,000
101
Togo
7,957,000
102
Sierra Leone
7,292,000
103
Bulgaria
7,102,000
104
Serbia
7,100,000
105
Laos
6,963,000
106
Libya
6,682,000
107
Turkmenistan
6,433,000
108
Paraguay
6,294,000
109
Nicaragua
6,274,000
110
Lebanon
6,245,000
111
El Salvador
6,209,000
112
Kyrgyzstan
6,162,000
113
Denmark
5,855,000
114
Singapore
5,597,000
115
Finland
5,503,000
116
Slovakia
5,432,000
117
Republic of the Congo
5,286,000
118
Norway
5,258,000
119
Costa Rica
4,891,000
120
Liberia
4,802,000
121
New Zealand
4,785,000
122
Ireland
4,780,000
123
Central African Republic
4,759,000
Palestine
4,689,000
124
Oman
4,490,000
125
Mauritania
4,148,000
126
Croatia
4,111,000
127
Kuwait
4,083,000
128
Panama
4,064,000
129
Georgia
3,793,000
130
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,450,000
131
Uruguay
3,385,000
132
Moldova
3,215,000
133
Eritrea
3,133,000
134
Mongolia
3,073,000
135
Armenia
2,917,000
136
Albania
2,900,000
137
Lithuania
2,849,000
138
Jamaica
2,813,000
139
Qatar
2,671,000
140
Namibia
2,472,000
141
Gambia
2,313,000
142
Botswana
2,251,000
143
Lesotho
2,144,000
144
Gabon
2,129,000
145
Slovenia
2,062,000
146
North Macedonia
1,951,000
147
Latvia
1,950,000
148
Guinea-Bissau
1,855,000
149
Kosovo
1,764,000
150
Equatorial Guinea
1,535,000
151
Bahrain
1,462,000
152
Trinidad and Tobago
1,441,000
153
Estonia
1,316,000
154
Mauritius
1,291,000
155
Cyprus
1,246,000
156
East Timor
1,240,000
157
Eswatini
1,153,000
158
Djibouti
1,046,000
159
Fiji
919,000
160
Guyana
766,000
161
Bhutan
752,000
162
Comoros
749,000
163
Solomon Islands
674,000
164
Montenegro
622,000
165
Suriname
591,000
166
Luxembourg
591,000
167
Cape Verde
513,000
168
Malta
460,000
169
Maldives
451,000
170
Brunei
430,000
171
Bahamas
389,000
172
Belize
369,000
173
Iceland
338,000
174
Barbados
280,000
175
Vanuatu
275,000
176
São Tomé and Príncipe
205,000
177
Samoa
204,000
178
Saint Lucia
176,000
179
Kiribati
119,000
180
Grenada
115,000
181
Seychelles
111,000
182
Federated States of Micronesia
109,000
183
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
106,000
184
Tonga
105,000
185
Antigua and Barbuda
90,000
186
Andorra
73,000
187
Dominica
69,000
188
Saint Kitts and Nevis
47,000
189
Marshall Islands
47,000
190
Liechtenstein
38,000
191
Monaco
37,000
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.
Population by Year