Countries by Population in the Year 2020
This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2020. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank
Country
Population
World
7,851,415,000
1
China
1,433,604,000
2
India
1,395,971,000
3
United States
342,728,000
4
Indonesia
273,748,000
5
Pakistan
232,776,000
6
Nigeria
211,741,000
7
Brazil
208,127,000
8
Bangladesh
165,622,000
9
Russia
146,555,000
10
Japan
126,575,000
11
Mexico
126,357,000
12
Ethiopia
117,298,000
13
Philippines
111,478,000
14
Egypt
108,460,000
15
Vietnam
97,620,000
16
Democratic Republic of the Congo
94,413,000
17
Iran
87,482,000
18
Turkey
85,758,000
19
Germany
83,635,000
20
Thailand
71,583,000
21
France
68,337,000
22
United Kingdom
67,806,000
23
South Africa
60,079,000
24
Tanzania
60,051,000
25
Italy
60,041,000
26
Myanmar
52,825,000
27
South Korea
51,826,000
28
Kenya
51,708,000
29
Colombia
50,327,000
30
Spain
47,637,000
31
Sudan
46,174,000
32
Argentina
45,116,000
33
Ukraine
44,836,000
34
Uganda
43,737,000
35
Algeria
43,685,000
36
Iraq
41,642,000
37
Afghanistan
38,430,000
38
Poland
38,219,000
39
Canada
38,018,000
40
Morocco
36,939,000
41
Yemen
35,641,000
42
Malaysia
33,697,000
43
Uzbekistan
33,269,000
44
Angola
32,921,000
45
Peru
32,660,000
46
Ghana
31,569,000
47
Saudi Arabia
30,809,000
48
Mozambique
30,324,000
49
Nepal
28,699,000
50
Venezuela
28,588,000
51
Madagascar
28,586,000
52
Ivory Coast
28,558,000
53
North Korea
26,089,000
54
Cameroon
25,857,000
55
Australia
25,656,000
56
Taiwan
23,680,000
57
Niger
23,328,000
58
Sri Lanka
22,488,000
59
Mali
21,380,000
60
Burkina Faso
21,219,000
61
Syria
20,751,000
62
Romania
19,453,000
63
Kazakhstan
19,350,000
64
Chile
19,331,000
65
Malawi
19,278,000
66
Zambia
18,787,000
67
Netherlands
17,776,000
68
Ecuador
17,473,000
69
Guatemala
17,229,000
70
Chad
16,936,000
71
Cambodia
16,591,000
72
Senegal
16,572,000
73
Somalia
16,332,000
74
Zimbabwe
15,394,000
75
Guinea
13,202,000
76
Rwanda
12,921,000
77
Benin
12,898,000
78
Burundi
12,441,000
79
Tunisia
11,929,000
80
Bolivia
11,753,000
81
Belgium
11,524,000
82
Cuba
11,189,000
83
Haiti
11,176,000
84
Dominican Republic
10,949,000
85
Jordan
10,763,000
86
Greece
10,715,000
87
South Sudan
10,561,000
88
Czech Republic
10,557,000
89
Portugal
10,362,000
90
Sweden
10,328,000
91
Azerbaijan
10,154,000
92
Honduras
10,033,000
93
Hungary
9,769,000
94
Papua New Guinea
9,716,000
95
Tajikistan
9,641,000
96
Belarus
9,400,000
97
United Arab Emirates
9,358,000
98
Austria
8,902,000
99
Israel
8,730,000
100
Switzerland
8,608,000
101
Togo
8,566,000
102
Sierra Leone
7,821,000
103
Laos
7,292,000
104
Libya
6,999,000
105
Bulgaria
6,951,000
106
Serbia
6,939,000
107
Turkmenistan
6,878,000
108
Kyrgyzstan
6,582,000
109
Paraguay
6,559,000
110
Nicaragua
6,525,000
111
El Salvador
6,223,000
112
Denmark
5,931,000
113
Lebanon
5,696,000
114
Republic of the Congo
5,683,000
115
Singapore
5,682,000
116
Finland
5,525,000
117
Slovakia
5,454,000
118
Norway
5,367,000
119
Liberia
5,094,000
120
New Zealand
5,055,000
121
Costa Rica
5,019,000
Palestine
5,011,000
122
Ireland
4,963,000
123
Central African Republic
4,961,000
124
Oman
4,571,000
125
Mauritania
4,533,000
126
Kuwait
4,464,000
127
Panama
4,267,000
128
Croatia
3,970,000
129
Georgia
3,797,000
130
Uruguay
3,398,000
131
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,324,000
132
Mongolia
3,265,000
133
Eritrea
3,262,000
134
Moldova
3,090,000
135
Armenia
2,900,000
136
Albania
2,878,000
137
Jamaica
2,825,000
138
Qatar
2,816,000
139
Lithuania
2,795,000
140
Namibia
2,688,000
141
Gambia
2,486,000
142
Botswana
2,349,000
143
Gabon
2,295,000
144
Lesotho
2,222,000
145
Slovenia
2,091,000
146
Guinea-Bissau
1,991,000
147
Latvia
1,908,000
148
North Macedonia
1,886,000
149
Kosovo
1,747,000
150
Equatorial Guinea
1,697,000
151
Bahrain
1,478,000
152
Trinidad and Tobago
1,478,000
153
Estonia
1,329,000
154
East Timor
1,314,000
155
Cyprus
1,295,000
156
Mauritius
1,285,000
157
Eswatini
1,185,000
158
Djibouti
1,097,000
159
Fiji
914,000
160
Guyana
803,000
161
Comoros
794,000
162
Bhutan
767,000
163
Solomon Islands
735,000
164
Luxembourg
626,000
165
Montenegro
610,000
166
Suriname
609,000
167
Malta
515,000
168
Cape Verde
514,000
169
Maldives
495,000
170
Brunei
445,000
171
Bahamas
396,000
172
Belize
388,000
173
Iceland
364,000
174
Vanuatu
295,000
175
Barbados
281,000
176
São Tomé and Príncipe
215,000
177
Samoa
211,000
178
Saint Lucia
178,000
179
Kiribati
125,000
180
Seychelles
119,000
181
Grenada
116,000
182
Federated States of Micronesia
110,000
183
Tonga
106,000
184
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
104,000
185
Antigua and Barbuda
92,000
186
Andorra
77,000
187
Dominica
68,000
188
Saint Kitts and Nevis
47,000
189
Marshall Islands
43,000
190
Liechtenstein
39,000
191
Monaco
38,000
192
San Marino
35,000
193
Palau
18,000
194
Nauru
12,000
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.
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