Countries by Population in the Year 2022
This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2022. It is based on the 2024 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank
Country
Population
World
7,986,309,000
1
China
1,434,277,000
2
India
1,419,143,000
3
United States
344,136,000
4
Indonesia
277,635,000
5
Pakistan
241,728,000
6
Nigeria
220,807,000
7
Brazil
209,906,000
8
Bangladesh
168,343,000
9
Russia
145,484,000
10
Mexico
128,055,000
11
Japan
125,324,000
12
Ethiopia
123,740,000
13
Philippines
113,517,000
14
Egypt
111,743,000
15
Democratic Republic of the Congo
100,731,000
16
Vietnam
99,332,000
17
Iran
88,946,000
18
Turkey
86,948,000
19
Germany
83,772,000
20
Thailand
71,755,000
21
France
68,708,000
22
United Kingdom
68,447,000
23
Tanzania
63,767,000
24
South Africa
61,960,000
25
Italy
59,674,000
26
Kenya
53,711,000
27
Myanmar
53,566,000
28
South Korea
51,806,000
29
Colombia
51,443,000
30
Sudan
48,730,000
31
Spain
47,749,000
32
Uganda
46,644,000
33
Argentina
45,357,000
34
Algeria
45,123,000
35
Ukraine
44,073,000
36
Iraq
43,551,000
37
Afghanistan
40,293,000
38
Canada
38,583,000
39
Poland
37,958,000
40
Morocco
37,697,000
41
Yemen
37,651,000
42
Angola
35,083,000
43
Uzbekistan
34,584,000
44
Malaysia
34,483,000
45
Peru
33,295,000
46
Ghana
32,831,000
47
Mozambique
32,172,000
48
Saudi Arabia
31,483,000
49
Madagascar
30,061,000
50
Ivory Coast
30,006,000
51
Nepal
29,716,000
52
Venezuela
28,175,000
53
Cameroon
27,268,000
54
North Korea
26,282,000
55
Australia
26,081,000
56
Niger
24,897,000
57
Taiwan
23,470,000
58
Sri Lanka
22,765,000
59
Mali
22,729,000
60
Burkina Faso
22,252,000
61
Syria
21,910,000
62
Malawi
20,305,000
63
Zambia
19,875,000
64
Kazakhstan
19,873,000
65
Chile
19,503,000
66
Romania
19,164,000
67
Chad
18,143,000
68
Netherlands
17,967,000
69
Ecuador
17,746,000
70
Guatemala
17,711,000
71
Somalia
17,572,000
72
Senegal
17,435,000
73
Cambodia
17,089,000
74
Zimbabwe
15,935,000
75
Guinea
13,881,000
76
Benin
13,585,000
77
Rwanda
13,499,000
78
Burundi
13,138,000
79
Tunisia
12,078,000
80
Bolivia
11,995,000
81
Belgium
11,586,000
82
Haiti
11,438,000
83
Dominican Republic
11,179,000
84
Jordan
11,165,000
85
Cuba
11,080,000
86
South Sudan
10,895,000
87
Czech Republic
10,519,000
88
Greece
10,476,000
89
Sweden
10,453,000
90
Portugal
10,403,000
91
Honduras
10,373,000
92
Azerbaijan
10,259,000
93
Papua New Guinea
10,110,000
94
Tajikistan
10,077,000
95
United Arab Emirates
10,039,000
96
Hungary
9,685,000
97
Belarus
9,201,000
98
Israel
9,015,000
99
Austria
8,993,000
100
Togo
8,983,000
101
Switzerland
8,741,000
102
Sierra Leone
8,185,000
103
Laos
7,506,000
104
Libya
7,179,000
105
Turkmenistan
7,162,000
106
Kyrgyzstan
6,895,000
107
Bulgaria
6,838,000
108
Serbia
6,794,000
109
Paraguay
6,719,000
110
Nicaragua
6,684,000
111
El Salvador
6,265,000
112
Denmark
5,983,000
113
Republic of the Congo
5,962,000
114
Lebanon
5,728,000
115
Finland
5,548,000
116
Singapore
5,534,000
117
Slovakia
5,430,000
118
Norway
5,425,000
119
Liberia
5,314,000
Palestine
5,243,000
120
Central African Republic
5,131,000
121
New Zealand
5,129,000
122
Costa Rica
5,071,000
123
Ireland
5,054,000
124
Mauritania
4,803,000
125
Oman
4,527,000
126
Kuwait
4,386,000
127
Panama
4,372,000
128
Croatia
3,911,000
129
Georgia
3,782,000
130
Uruguay
3,393,000
131
Eritrea
3,380,000
132
Mongolia
3,362,000
133
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,215,000
134
Moldova
2,999,000
135
Armenia
2,859,000
136
Namibia
2,851,000
137
Jamaica
2,839,000
138
Qatar
2,839,000
139
Albania
2,834,000
140
Lithuania
2,792,000
141
Gambia
2,606,000
142
Botswana
2,420,000
143
Gabon
2,404,000
144
Lesotho
2,274,000
145
Slovenia
2,113,000
146
Guinea-Bissau
2,082,000
147
Latvia
1,877,000
148
North Macedonia
1,844,000
149
Equatorial Guinea
1,782,000
150
Kosovo
1,727,000
151
Bahrain
1,515,000
152
Trinidad and Tobago
1,492,000
153
East Timor
1,362,000
154
Estonia
1,333,000
155
Cyprus
1,325,000
156
Mauritius
1,278,000
157
Eswatini
1,213,000
158
Djibouti
1,129,000
159
Fiji
917,000
160
Comoros
826,000
161
Guyana
819,000
162
Bhutan
778,000
163
Solomon Islands
772,000
164
Luxembourg
646,000
165
Suriname
620,000
166
Montenegro
602,000
167
Malta
527,000
168
Maldives
523,000
169
Cape Verde
518,000
170
Brunei
454,000
171
Belize
397,000
172
Bahamas
397,000
173
Iceland
376,000
174
Vanuatu
309,000
175
Barbados
282,000
176
São Tomé and Príncipe
224,000
177
Samoa
215,000
178
Saint Lucia
179,000
179
Kiribati
129,000
180
Seychelles
124,000
181
Grenada
117,000
182
Federated States of Micronesia
112,000
183
Tonga
105,000
184
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
102,000
185
Antigua and Barbuda
93,000
186
Andorra
79,000
187
Dominica
67,000
188
Saint Kitts and Nevis
47,000
189
Marshall Islands
41,000
190
Monaco
39,000
191
Liechtenstein
39,000
192
San Marino
34,000
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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