Countries by Population in the Year 2018
This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2018. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank
Country
Population
World
7,688,633,000
1
China
1,424,527,000
2
India
1,367,229,000
3
United States
337,274,000
4
Indonesia
268,673,000
5
Pakistan
225,032,000
6
Brazil
205,431,000
7
Nigeria
202,647,000
8
Bangladesh
162,842,000
9
Russia
146,349,000
10
Japan
127,003,000
11
Mexico
123,978,000
12
Ethiopia
111,152,000
13
Philippines
108,799,000
14
Egypt
104,717,000
15
Vietnam
95,747,000
16
Democratic Republic of the Congo
88,613,000
17
Iran
85,614,000
18
Turkey
83,875,000
19
Germany
83,253,000
20
Thailand
71,291,000
21
France
67,919,000
22
United Kingdom
67,076,000
23
Italy
60,336,000
24
South Africa
58,130,000
25
Tanzania
56,576,000
26
Myanmar
52,088,000
27
South Korea
51,572,000
28
Kenya
49,716,000
29
Colombia
48,560,000
30
Spain
46,952,000
31
Ukraine
45,339,000
32
Argentina
44,479,000
33
Sudan
43,539,000
34
Algeria
42,106,000
35
Uganda
40,869,000
36
Iraq
39,789,000
37
Poland
38,249,000
38
Canada
37,043,000
39
Afghanistan
36,204,000
40
Morocco
36,171,000
41
Yemen
33,588,000
42
Malaysia
32,638,000
43
Uzbekistan
32,087,000
44
Peru
31,556,000
45
Angola
30,764,000
46
Saudi Arabia
30,594,000
47
Venezuela
30,327,000
48
Ghana
30,327,000
49
Mozambique
28,592,000
50
Nepal
28,030,000
51
Madagascar
27,137,000
52
Ivory Coast
27,100,000
53
North Korea
25,876,000
54
Australia
24,930,000
55
Cameroon
24,458,000
56
Taiwan
23,651,000
57
Sri Lanka
22,173,000
58
Niger
21,808,000
59
Burkina Faso
20,172,000
60
Mali
20,127,000
61
Romania
19,646,000
62
Syria
19,200,000
63
Kazakhstan
18,797,000
64
Chile
18,722,000
65
Malawi
18,283,000
66
Zambia
17,707,000
67
Netherlands
17,539,000
68
Ecuador
16,892,000
69
Guatemala
16,712,000
70
Cambodia
16,178,000
71
Chad
15,878,000
72
Senegal
15,695,000
73
Somalia
15,175,000
74
Zimbabwe
14,920,000
75
Guinea
12,543,000
76
Rwanda
12,344,000
77
Benin
12,212,000
78
Tunisia
11,710,000
79
Burundi
11,650,000
80
Bolivia
11,427,000
81
Belgium
11,400,000
82
Cuba
11,237,000
83
Haiti
10,891,000
84
Greece
10,740,000
85
Dominican Republic
10,725,000
86
Czech Republic
10,546,000
87
Jordan
10,344,000
88
Portugal
10,327,000
89
Sweden
10,120,000
90
Azerbaijan
10,012,000
91
South Sudan
9,960,000
92
Hungary
9,777,000
93
Honduras
9,676,000
94
Belarus
9,489,000
95
United Arab Emirates
9,296,000
96
Papua New Guinea
9,287,000
97
Tajikistan
9,196,000
98
Austria
8,823,000
99
Switzerland
8,486,000
100
Israel
8,436,000
101
Togo
8,157,000
102
Sierra Leone
7,467,000
103
Laos
7,073,000
104
Bulgaria
7,050,000
105
Serbia
7,047,000
106
Libya
6,795,000
107
Turkmenistan
6,581,000
108
Paraguay
6,383,000
109
Nicaragua
6,358,000
110
Kyrgyzstan
6,278,000
111
El Salvador
6,218,000
112
Lebanon
6,075,000
113
Denmark
5,888,000
114
Singapore
5,611,000
115
Finland
5,513,000
116
Slovakia
5,440,000
117
Republic of the Congo
5,416,000
118
Norway
5,295,000
119
Costa Rica
4,936,000
120
Liberia
4,896,000
121
New Zealand
4,878,000
122
Ireland
4,841,000
123
Central African Republic
4,828,000
Palestine
4,797,000
124
Oman
4,584,000
125
Mauritania
4,273,000
126
Kuwait
4,227,000
127
Panama
4,134,000
128
Croatia
4,047,000
129
Georgia
3,793,000
130
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,407,000
131
Uruguay
3,392,000
132
Moldova
3,172,000
133
Eritrea
3,167,000
134
Mongolia
3,136,000
135
Armenia
2,912,000
136
Albania
2,897,000
137
Jamaica
2,818,000
138
Lithuania
2,810,000
139
Qatar
2,742,000
140
Namibia
2,541,000
141
Gambia
2,371,000
142
Botswana
2,283,000
143
Gabon
2,185,000
144
Lesotho
2,170,000
145
Slovenia
2,063,000
146
Latvia
1,935,000
147
North Macedonia
1,930,000
148
Guinea-Bissau
1,900,000
149
Kosovo
1,772,000
150
Equatorial Guinea
1,589,000
151
Bahrain
1,502,000
152
Trinidad and Tobago
1,450,000
153
Estonia
1,319,000
154
Mauritius
1,290,000
155
East Timor
1,264,000
156
Cyprus
1,263,000
157
Eswatini
1,164,000
158
Djibouti
1,063,000
159
Fiji
918,000
160
Guyana
771,000
161
Comoros
764,000
162
Bhutan
757,000
163
Solomon Islands
697,000
164
Montenegro
618,000
165
Luxembourg
602,000
166
Suriname
597,000
167
Cape Verde
513,000
168
Malta
476,000
169
Maldives
466,000
170
Brunei
435,000
171
Bahamas
392,000
172
Belize
377,000
173
Iceland
349,000
174
Vanuatu
282,000
175
Barbados
280,000
176
São Tomé and Príncipe
209,000
177
Samoa
206,000
178
Saint Lucia
177,000
179
Kiribati
121,000
180
Grenada
116,000
181
Seychelles
114,000
182
Federated States of Micronesia
110,000
183
Tonga
105,000
184
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
105,000
185
Antigua and Barbuda
91,000
186
Andorra
75,000
187
Dominica
68,000
188
Saint Kitts and Nevis
47,000
189
Marshall Islands
46,000
190
Monaco
38,000
191
Liechtenstein
38,000
192
San Marino
34,000
193
Palau
18,000
194
Tuvalu
11,000
195
Nauru
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