Countries by Population in the Year 2021
This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2021. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank
Country
Population
World
7,922,588,000
1
China
1,434,955,000
2
India
1,409,264,000
3
United States
343,295,000
4
Indonesia
275,882,000
5
Pakistan
237,228,000
6
Nigeria
216,252,000
7
Brazil
209,195,000
8
Bangladesh
166,974,000
9
Russia
146,188,000
10
Mexico
127,241,000
11
Japan
126,034,000
12
Ethiopia
120,537,000
13
Philippines
112,685,000
14
Egypt
110,171,000
15
Vietnam
98,538,000
16
Democratic Republic of the Congo
97,567,000
17
Iran
87,965,000
18
Turkey
86,425,000
19
Germany
83,623,000
20
Thailand
71,700,000
21
France
68,527,000
22
United Kingdom
67,950,000
23
Tanzania
61,894,000
24
South Africa
61,045,000
25
Italy
59,784,000
26
Myanmar
53,208,000
27
Kenya
52,727,000
28
South Korea
51,891,000
29
Colombia
50,933,000
30
Spain
47,722,000
31
Sudan
47,404,000
32
Argentina
45,268,000
33
Uganda
45,178,000
34
Ukraine
44,524,000
35
Algeria
44,399,000
36
Iraq
42,592,000
37
Afghanistan
39,708,000
38
Canada
38,325,000
39
Poland
38,123,000
40
Morocco
37,328,000
41
Yemen
36,629,000
42
Malaysia
34,082,000
43
Angola
33,982,000
44
Uzbekistan
33,904,000
45
Peru
33,017,000
46
Ghana
32,206,000
47
Mozambique
31,244,000
48
Saudi Arabia
31,173,000
49
Madagascar
29,321,000
50
Ivory Coast
29,273,000
51
Nepal
29,234,000
52
Venezuela
28,300,000
53
Cameroon
26,564,000
54
North Korea
26,183,000
55
Australia
25,832,000
56
Niger
24,108,000
57
Taiwan
23,646,000
58
Sri Lanka
22,636,000
59
Mali
22,048,000
60
Burkina Faso
21,738,000
61
Syria
21,348,000
62
Malawi
19,790,000
63
Kazakhstan
19,614,000
64
Chile
19,410,000
65
Zambia
19,332,000
66
Romania
19,332,000
67
Netherlands
17,847,000
68
Ecuador
17,619,000
69
Chad
17,514,000
70
Guatemala
17,486,000
71
Senegal
17,007,000
72
Somalia
16,970,000
73
Cambodia
16,860,000
74
Zimbabwe
15,660,000
75
Guinea
13,540,000
76
Benin
13,242,000
77
Rwanda
13,211,000
78
Burundi
12,793,000
79
Tunisia
12,019,000
80
Bolivia
11,880,000
81
Belgium
11,556,000
82
Haiti
11,312,000
83
Cuba
11,164,000
84
Dominican Republic
11,068,000
85
Jordan
10,968,000
86
South Sudan
10,836,000
87
Greece
10,683,000
88
Czech Republic
10,543,000
89
Portugal
10,379,000
90
Sweden
10,379,000
91
Azerbaijan
10,210,000
92
Honduras
10,206,000
93
Papua New Guinea
9,916,000
94
Tajikistan
9,857,000
95
Hungary
9,730,000
96
United Arab Emirates
9,539,000
97
Belarus
9,302,000
98
Austria
8,941,000
99
Israel
8,870,000
100
Togo
8,774,000
101
Switzerland
8,673,000
102
Sierra Leone
8,004,000
103
Laos
7,401,000
104
Libya
7,092,000
105
Turkmenistan
7,022,000
106
Bulgaria
6,916,000
107
Serbia
6,877,000
108
Kyrgyzstan
6,746,000
109
Paraguay
6,649,000
110
Nicaragua
6,605,000
111
El Salvador
6,246,000
112
Denmark
5,949,000
113
Republic of the Congo
5,822,000
114
Lebanon
5,708,000
115
Singapore
5,559,000
116
Finland
5,534,000
117
Slovakia
5,456,000
118
Norway
5,391,000
119
Liberia
5,205,000
Palestine
5,128,000
120
New Zealand
5,120,000
121
Central African Republic
5,093,000
122
Costa Rica
5,049,000
123
Ireland
5,003,000
124
Mauritania
4,667,000
125
Oman
4,474,000
126
Kuwait
4,336,000
127
Panama
4,319,000
128
Croatia
3,938,000
129
Georgia
3,794,000
130
Uruguay
3,400,000
131
Eritrea
3,320,000
132
Mongolia
3,317,000
133
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,275,000
134
Moldova
3,048,000
135
Armenia
2,881,000
136
Albania
2,866,000
137
Jamaica
2,837,000
138
Lithuania
2,797,000
139
Qatar
2,791,000
140
Namibia
2,770,000
141
Gambia
2,546,000
142
Botswana
2,383,000
143
Gabon
2,350,000
144
Lesotho
2,249,000
145
Slovenia
2,114,000
146
Guinea-Bissau
2,036,000
147
Latvia
1,894,000
148
North Macedonia
1,858,000
149
Kosovo
1,756,000
150
Equatorial Guinea
1,736,000
151
Bahrain
1,488,000
152
Trinidad and Tobago
1,484,000
153
East Timor
1,339,000
154
Estonia
1,330,000
155
Cyprus
1,310,000
156
Mauritius
1,282,000
157
Eswatini
1,200,000
158
Djibouti
1,113,000
159
Fiji
916,000
160
Guyana
812,000
161
Comoros
810,000
162
Bhutan
773,000
163
Solomon Islands
754,000
164
Luxembourg
635,000
165
Suriname
615,000
166
Montenegro
606,000
167
Malta
522,000
168
Cape Verde
515,000
169
Maldives
509,000
170
Brunei
450,000
171
Bahamas
396,000
172
Belize
393,000
173
Iceland
369,000
174
Vanuatu
302,000
175
Barbados
282,000
176
São Tomé and Príncipe
220,000
177
Samoa
213,000
178
Saint Lucia
179,000
179
Kiribati
127,000
180
Seychelles
122,000
181
Grenada
117,000
182
Federated States of Micronesia
111,000
183
Tonga
106,000
184
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
103,000
185
Antigua and Barbuda
92,000
186
Andorra
78,000
187
Dominica
67,000
188
Saint Kitts and Nevis
47,000
189
Marshall Islands
42,000
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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