List of countries and dependencies by population

This is a list of countries and dependent territories by population. It includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states, with inclusion within the list being primarily based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. For instance, the United Kingdom is considered as a single entity, while the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are considered separately. In addition, this list includes certain states with limited recognition not found in ISO 3166-1.
Also given in percent is each country's population compared with the population of the world, which the United Nations estimates at 7.71 billion as of today.
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Method[edit]
Figures used in this chart are based on the most up to date estimate or projections[1] by the national census authority where available, and are usually rounded off.
Where updated national data are not available, figures are based on the projections for 2019 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[2]
Because the compiled figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or at the same level of accuracy, the resulting numerical comparisons may create misleading conclusions. Furthermore, the addition of figures from all countries may not equal the world total.
Areas that form integral parts of sovereign states, such as the countries of the United Kingdom, are counted as part of the sovereign states concerned. Not included are other entities, such as the European Union,[Note 1] that are not sovereign states, and independent territories that do not have permanent populations, such as various countries' claims to Antarctica.
Sovereign states and dependencies by population[edit]
Note: All dependent territories or constituent countries that are parts of sovereign states are shown in italics and not assigned a numbered rank.
Rank | Country (or dependent territory) |
Population | Date | % of world population |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
1,397,750,000 | June 12, 2019 | 18.1% | Official population clock |
2 | ![]() |
1,348,380,000 | June 12, 2019 | 17.5% | Official population clock |
3 | ![]() |
329,363,000 | June 12, 2019 | 4.27% | Official population clock |
4 | ![]() |
268,074,600 | July 1, 2019 | 3.48% | Official annual projection |
5 | ![]() |
210,028,000 | June 12, 2019 | 2.72% | Official population clock |
6 | ![]() |
204,974,000 | June 12, 2019 | 2.66% | Official population clock |
7 | ![]() |
200,962,417 | July 1, 2019 | 2.61% | UN Projection |
8 | ![]() |
166,712,000 | June 12, 2019 | 2.16% | Official population clock |
9 | ![]() |
146,793,744 | January 1, 2019 | 1.9% | Official estimate |
10 | ![]() |
126,577,691 | July 1, 2019 | 1.64% | Official annual projection |
11 | ![]() |
126,200,000 | May 1, 2019 | 1.64% | Monthly provisional estimate |
12 | ![]() |
107,774,000 | June 12, 2019 | 1.4% | Official population clock |
13 | ![]() |
98,804,000 | June 12, 2019 | 1.28% | Official population clock |
14 | ![]() |
98,665,000 | July 1, 2019 | 1.28% | Official annual projection |
15 | ![]() |
95,354,000 | July 1, 2019 | 1.24% | Official annual projection |
16 | ![]() |
86,727,573 | July 1, 2019 | 1.12% | UN Projection |
17 | ![]() |
82,979,100 | September 30, 2018 | 1.08% | Official estimate |
18 | ![]() |
82,526,200 | June 12, 2019 | 1.07% | Official population clock |
19 | ![]() |
82,003,882 | December 31, 2018 | 1.06% | Official annual estimate |
20 | ![]() |
66,998,000 | May 1, 2019 | 0.87% | Monthly official estimate |
21 | ![]() |
66,374,292 | June 12, 2019 | 0.86% | Official population clock |
22 | ![]() |
66,040,229 | June 30, 2017 | 0.86% | Official annual estimate |
23 | ![]() |
60,375,749 | November 30, 2018 | 0.78% | Official estimate |
24 | ![]() |
57,725,600 | July 1, 2018 | 0.75% | Official annual estimate |
25 | ![]() |
55,890,747 | July 1, 2019 | 0.72% | Official annual projection |
26 | ![]() |
54,339,766 | July 1, 2019 | 0.7% | Official annual projection |
27 | ![]() |
52,214,791 | July 1, 2019 | 0.68% | UN projection |
28 | ![]() |
51,811,167 | July 1, 2019 | 0.67% | Official annual estimate |
29 | ![]() |
49,849,818 | July 1, 2019 | 0.65% | UN projection |
30 | ![]() |
46,733,038 | July 1, 2018 | 0.61% | Official estimate |
31 | ![]() |
44,938,712 | July 1, 2019 | 0.58% | Official annual projection |
32 | ![]() |
43,378,027 | July 1, 2019 | 0.56% | Official annual projection |
33 | ![]() |
42,079,547 | April 1, 2019 | 0.55% | Monthly official estimate |
34 | ![]() |
41,599,539 | June 12, 2019 | 0.54% | Official population clock |
35 | ![]() |
40,006,700 | July 1, 2019 | 0.52% | Official annual projection |
36 | ![]() |
39,127,900 | July 1, 2019 | 0.51% | Official annual projection |
37 | ![]() |
38,413,000 | June 30, 2018 | 0.5% | Official estimate |
38 | ![]() |
37,509,900 | June 12, 2019 | 0.486% | Official population clock |
39 | ![]() |
35,046,500 | June 12, 2019 | 0.454% | Official population clock |
40 | ![]() |
33,549,375 | June 12, 2019 | 0.44% | Official population clock |
41 | ![]() |
33,413,660 | January 1, 2018 | 0.43% | Official estimate |
42 | ![]() |
32,760,500 | June 12, 2019 | 0.425% | Official population clock |
43 | ![]() |
32,495,510 | June 30, 2019 | 0.42% | Official annual projection |
44 | ![]() |
32,225,560 | July 1, 2019 | 0.42% | Official annual estimate |
45 | ![]() |
32,219,521 | June 30, 2019 | 0.42% | Official annual projection |
46 | ![]() |
30,280,811 | July 1, 2019 | 0.39% | Official projection |
47 | ![]() |
30,175,553 | July 1, 2019 | 0.39% | Official projection |
48 | ![]() |
29,609,623 | July 1, 2019 | 0.38% | Official annual projection |
49 | ![]() |
29,579,986 | July 1, 2019 | 0.38% | UN projection |
50 | ![]() |
27,909,798 | August 1, 2017 | 0.36% | Official census result |
51 | ![]() |
25,823,071 | July 1, 2019 | 0.33% | Official projection |
52 | ![]() |
25,450,000 | July 1, 2019 | 0.33% | Official annual projection |
53 | ![]() |
25,392,400 | June 12, 2019 | 0.329% | Official population clock |
54 | ![]() |
25,263,000 | July 1, 2019 | 0.33% | Official annual projection |
55 | ![]() |
24,348,251 | July 1, 2019 | 0.32% | Official annual projection |
– | ![]() |
23,589,312 | April 30, 2019 | 0.31% | Monthly official estimate |
56 | ![]() |
22,314,743 | July 1, 2019 | 0.29% | Official annual projection |
57 | ![]() |
21,670,112 | July 1, 2018 | 0.28% | Official estimate |
58 | ![]() |
20,870,060 | July 1, 2019 | 0.27% | Official annual projection |
59 | ![]() |
19,973,000 | July 1, 2019 | 0.26% | Official annual projection |
60 | ![]() |
19,523,621 | January 1, 2018 | 0.25% | Official annual estimate |
61 | ![]() |
19,107,216 | July 1, 2019 | 0.25% | Official annual projection |
62 | ![]() |
18,499,181 | July 1, 2019 | 0.24% | UN projection |
63 | ![]() |
18,492,752 | June 12, 2019 | 0.24% | Official population clock |
64 | ![]() |
17,679,735 | June 30, 2019 | 0.23% | Official annual projection |
65 | ![]() |
17,563,749 | September 3, 2018 | 0.23% | Preliminary 2018 census result |
66 | ![]() |
17,381,168 | July 1, 2019 | 0.23% | Official annual projection |
67 | ![]() |
17,324,400 | June 12, 2019 | 0.225% | Official population clock |
68 | ![]() |
17,257,300 | June 12, 2019 | 0.224% | Official population clock |
69 | ![]() |
16,289,270 | July 1, 2019 | 0.21% | Official annual projection |
70 | ![]() |
16,209,125 | July 1, 2019 | 0.21% | Official annual projection |
71 | ![]() |
15,692,969 | July 1, 2019 | 0.2% | Official annual projection |
72 | ![]() |
15,636,171 | July 1, 2019 | 0.2% | UN projection |
73 | ![]() |
15,159,624 | July 1, 2019 | 0.2% | Official annual projection |
74 | ![]() |
12,778,250 | July 1, 2019 | 0.17% | Official annual projection |
75 | ![]() |
12,374,397 | July 1, 2019 | 0.16% | Official projection annual |
76 | ![]() |
12,218,357 | July 1, 2019 | 0.16% | Official projection |
77 | ![]() |
11,733,059 | July 1, 2019 | 0.15% | Official projection annual |
78 | ![]() |
11,577,779 | July 1, 2019 | 0.15% | Official annual projection |
79 | ![]() |
11,551,448 | July 1, 2018 | 0.15% | Official estimate |
80 | ![]() |
11,469,896 | July 1, 2019 | 0.15% | Official projection annual |
81 | ![]() |
11,467,362 | April 1, 2019 | 0.15% | Monthly official estimate |
82 | ![]() |
11,221,060 | December 31, 2017 | 0.15% | Official annual estimate |
83 | ![]() |
10,953,317 | July 1, 2019 | 0.14% | Official annual projection |
84 | ![]() |
10,741,165 | January 1, 2018 | 0.14% | Official estimate |
85 | ![]() |
10,652,812 | March 31, 2019 | 0.14% | Official quarterly estimate |
86 | ![]() |
10,435,800 | June 12, 2019 | 0.135% | Official population clock |
87 | ![]() |
10,358,320 | July 1, 2019 | 0.13% | Official projection |
88 | ![]() |
10,291,027 | December 31, 2017 | 0.13% | Official annual estimate |
89 | ![]() |
10,263,568 | April 30, 2019 | 0.13% | Official monthly estimate |
90 | ![]() |
9,981,457 | January 1, 2019 | 0.13% | Official estimate |
91 | ![]() |
9,764,000 | January 1, 2019 | 0.13% | Official estimate |
92 | ![]() |
9,682,088 | July 1, 2019 | 0.13% | UN projection |
93 | ![]() |
9,465,300 | April 1, 2019 | 0.12% | Official quarterly estimate |
94 | ![]() |
9,158,345 | July 1, 2019 | 0.12% | Official annual projection |
95 | ![]() |
9,042,140 | June 12, 2019 | 0.117% | Official population clock |
96 | ![]() |
8,931,000 | January 1, 2018 | 0.12% | Official estimate |
97 | ![]() |
8,869,537 | April 1, 2019 | 0.12% | Quarterly provisional figure |
98 | ![]() |
8,558,800 | July 1, 2018 | 0.11% | Official annual estimate |
99 | ![]() |
8,542,323 | December 31, 2018 | 0.11% | Official provisional figure |
100 | ![]() |
7,901,454 | July 1, 2019 | 0.102% | Official annual projection |
101 | ![]() |
7,538,000 | July 1, 2019 | 0.098% | Official annual projection |
– | ![]() |
7,482,500 | December 31, 2018 | 0.097% | Official estimate |
102 | ![]() |
7,152,703 | July 1, 2019 | 0.093% | Official annual projection |
103 | ![]() |
7,123,205 | July 1, 2019 | 0.092% | Official annual projection |
104 | ![]() |
7,001,444 | January 1, 2018 | 0.091% | Official annual estimate |
105 | ![]() |
7,000,039 | December 31, 2018 | 0.091% | Official estimate |
106 | ![]() |
6,704,864 | July 1, 2019 | 0.087% | Official annual projection |
107 | ![]() |
6,569,864 | July 1, 2019 | 0.085% | UN projection |
108 | ![]() |
6,393,824 | June 30, 2017 | 0.083% | Official estimate |
109 | ![]() |
6,389,500 | January 1, 2019 | 0.083% | Official estimate |
110 | ![]() |
6,065,922 | July 1, 2019 | 0.079% | UN projection |
111 | ![]() |
5,942,561 | July 1, 2019 | 0.077% | UN projection |
112 | ![]() |
5,811,413 | April 1, 2019 | 0.075% | Official quarterly estimate |
113 | ![]() |
5,638,700 | June 30, 2018 | 0.073% | Official estimate |
114 | ![]() |
5,542,197 | July 1, 2019 | 0.072% | UN projection |
115 | ![]() |
5,518,752 | April 30, 2019 | 0.072% | Official monthly estimate |
116 | ![]() |
5,496,011 | July 1, 2019 | 0.071% | Official annual projection |
117 | ![]() |
5,450,421 | December 31, 2018 | 0.071% | Official estimate |
118 | ![]() |
5,334,762 | April 1, 2019 | 0.069% | Official quarterly estimate |
119 | ![]() |
5,309,659 | July 1, 2019 | 0.069% | UN projection |
120 | ![]() |
5,058,007 | June 30, 2019 | 0.066% | Official annual projection |
121 | ![]() |
4,976,684 | July 1, 2019 | 0.065% | Official annual projection |
122 | ![]() |
4,967,690 | June 12, 2019 | 0.0644% | Official population clock |
123 | ![]() |
4,857,000 | April 1, 2018 | 0.063% | Official estimate |
124 | ![]() |
4,644,964 | June 11, 2019 | 0.06% | Official estimate |
125 | ![]() |
4,475,353 | July 1, 2019 | 0.058% | Official projection |
126 | ![]() |
4,420,110 | January 1, 2019 | 0.057% | Official annual estimate |
127 | ![]() |
4,218,808 | July 1, 2019 | 0.055% | Official annual projection |
128 | ![]() |
4,105,493 | January 1, 2018 | 0.053% | Official estimate |
129 | ![]() |
4,077,347 | July 1, 2019 | 0.053% | Official annual projection |
130 | ![]() |
3,723,500 | January 1, 2019 | 0.048% | Official annual estimate |
131 | ![]() |
3,547,539 | January 1, 2018 | 0.046% | Official estimate |
132 | ![]() |
3,518,552 | June 30, 2019 | 0.046% | Official annual projection |
133 | ![]() |
3,501,774 | July 1, 2019 | 0.045% | UN projection |
134 | ![]() |
3,262,240 | June 12, 2019 | 0.042% | Official population clock |
– | ![]() |
3,195,153 | July 1, 2018 | 0.041% | Official estimate |
135 | ![]() |
2,962,100 | March 31, 2019 | 0.038% | Official quarterly estimate |
136 | ![]() |
2,862,427 | January 1, 2019 | 0.037% | Official annual estimate |
137 | ![]() |
2,790,670 | May 1, 2019 | 0.036% | Monthly official estimate |
138 | ![]() |
2,740,479 | May 31, 2019 | 0.036% | Monthly official estimate |
139 | ![]() |
2,726,667 | December 31, 2018 | 0.035% | Official estimate |
140 | ![]() |
2,458,936 | July 1, 2019 | 0.032% | Official projection |
141 | ![]() |
2,338,851 | July 1, 2019 | 0.03% | Official annual projection |
142 | ![]() |
2,228,075 | July 1, 2019 | 0.029% | UN projection |
143 | ![]() |
2,109,099 | July 1, 2019 | 0.027% | UN projection |
144 | ![]() |
2,080,908 | January 1, 2019 | 0.027% | Official estimate |
145 | ![]() |
2,075,301 | December 31, 2017 | 0.027% | Official estimate |
146 | ![]() |
2,007,201 | April 10, 2016 | 0.026% | 2016 census result |
147 | ![]() |
1,915,100 | May 1, 2019 | 0.025% | Monthly official estimate |
– | ![]() |
1,798,506 | December 31, 2017 | 0.023% | Official annual estimate |
148 | ![]() |
1,604,528 | July 1, 2019 | 0.021% | Official annual projection |
149 | ![]() |
1,543,300 | July 1, 2019 | 0.02% | Official annual projection |
150 | ![]() |
1,387,149 | July 1, 2019 | 0.018% | Official annual projection |
151 | ![]() |
1,359,193 | June 30, 2018 | 0.018% | Official estimate |
152 | ![]() |
1,358,276 | July 1, 2018 | 0.018% | Official estimate |
153 | ![]() |
1,324,820 | January 1, 2019 | 0.017% | Official estimate |
154 | ![]() |
1,265,577 | July 1, 2018 | 0.016% | Official estimate |
155 | ![]() |
1,093,238 | May 11, 2017 | 0.014% | Official census result |
156 | ![]() |
1,078,373 | July 1, 2019 | 0.014% | Official annual projection |
157 | ![]() |
884,887 | September 17, 2017 | 0.011% | Official census result |
158 | ![]() |
873,724 | July 1, 2019 | 0.011% | Official estimate |
159 | ![]() |
864,200 | December 31, 2017 | 0.011% | Official annual estimate |
160 | ![]() |
786,508 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0102% | UN projection |
161 | ![]() |
741,672 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0096% | Official annual projection |
162 | ![]() |
680,806 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0088% | Official annual projection |
– | ![]() |
670,900 | March 31, 2019 | 0.0087% | Official quarterly estimate |
163 | ![]() |
622,359 | January 1, 2018 | 0.0081% | Official estimate |
164 | ![]() |
613,894 | January 1, 2019 | 0.008% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
582,478 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0076% | UN projection |
165 | ![]() |
573,085 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0074% | UN projection |
166 | ![]() |
550,483 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0071% | Official annual projection |
167 | ![]() |
475,701 | December 31, 2017 | 0.0062% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
469,000 | January 1, 2018 | 0.0061% | Official estimate |
168 | ![]() |
442,400 | July 1, 2018 | 0.0057% | Official estimate |
169 | ![]() |
398,050 | July 1, 2018 | 0.0052% | Official estimate |
170 | ![]() |
385,340 | July 1, 2019 | 0.005% | Official annual projection |
171 | ![]() |
378,114 | December 31, 2017 | 0.0049% | Official annual estimate |
172 | ![]() |
358,780 | March 31, 2019 | 0.0047% | Official quarterly estimate |
– | ![]() |
351,965 | December 31, 2017 | 0.0046% | Official estimate |
173 | ![]() |
304,500 | July 1, 2018 | 0.0039% | Official annual estimate |
174 | ![]() |
287,010 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0037% | UN projection |
– | ![]() |
282,200 | January 1, 2018 | 0.0037% | Official annual estimate |
– | ![]() |
275,918 | August 17, 2017 | 0.0036% | 2017 census results |
– | ![]() |
244,832 | January 1, 2018 | 0.0032% | Official estimate |
175 | ![]() |
201,784 | July 1, 2018 | 0.0026% | Official estimate |
176 | ![]() |
200,874 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0026% | Official projection |
177 | ![]() |
180,454 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0023% | UN projection |
– | ![]() |
172,400 | July 1, 2018 | 0.0022% | Official annual estimate |
– | ![]() |
160,012 | January 1, 2018 | 0.0021% | Official annual estimate |
– | ![]() |
148,000 | January 1, 2019 | 0.0019% | Official annual estimate |
178 | ![]() |
120,100 | July 1, 2018 | 0.0016% | Official annual estimate |
– | ![]() |
112,309 | March 31, 2019 | 0.0015% | Official quarterly estimate |
179 | ![]() |
110,608 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0014% | Official estimate |
180 | ![]() |
108,825 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0014% | UN projection |
– | ![]() |
105,500 | December 31, 2017 | 0.0014% | Official estimate |
181 | ![]() |
105,300 | July 1, 2018 | 0.0014% | Official annual estimate |
– | ![]() |
104,909 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0014% | UN projection |
182 | ![]() |
104,084 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0013% | UN projection |
183 | ![]() |
100,300 | July 1, 2018 | 0.0013% | Official annual estimate |
184 | ![]() |
96,762 | June 30, 2018 | 0.0013% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
83,314 | April 24, 2016 | 0.0011% | 2016 census result |
185 | ![]() |
76,177 | December 31, 2018 | 0.001% | Official estimate |
186 | ![]() |
74,679 | July 1, 2019 | 0.001% | UN projection |
– | ![]() |
64,027 | July 1, 2019 | 0.00083% | Official annual projection |
– | ![]() |
63,415 | December 31, 2017 | 0.00082% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
62,063 | December 31, 2017 | 0.0008% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
56,700 | July 1, 2018 | 0.00074% | Official annual estimate |
– | ![]() |
56,200 | July 1, 2018 | 0.00073% | Official annual estimate |
187 | ![]() |
56,345 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0007% | UN projection |
– | ![]() |
55,992 | January 1, 2019 | 0.00073% | Official estimate |
188 | ![]() |
55,500 | July 1, 2018 | 0.00072% | Official annual estimate |
– | ![]() |
53,532 | October 15, 2015 | 0.00069% | Preliminary 2015 census result |
– | ![]() |
51,617 | April 1, 2019 | 0.00067% | Monthly official estimate |
– | ![]() |
41,369 | July 1, 2018 | 0.00054% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
40,614 | January 1, 2018 | 0.00053% | Official estimate |
189 | ![]() |
38,380 | December 31, 2018 | 0.0005% | Official semi annual estimate |
190 | ![]() |
38,300 | December 31, 2018 | 0.0005% | Official annual estimate |
– | ![]() |
35,746 | January 1, 2016 | 0.00046% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
34,879 | July 1, 2019 | 0.00045% | UN projection |
191 | ![]() |
33,422 | March 31, 2019 | 0.00043% | Official monthly estimate |
– | ![]() |
32,206 | July 1, 2019 | 0.00042% | UN projection |
192 | ![]() |
17,900 | July 1, 2018 | 0.00023% | Official annual estimate |
– | ![]() |
15,200 | July 1, 2018 | 0.0002% | Official annual estimate |
– | ![]() |
15,174 | July 1, 2019 | 0.0002% | UN projection |
– | ![]() |
11,700 | July 1, 2018 | 0.00015% | Official annual estimate |
193 | ![]() |
11,000 | July 1, 2018 | 0.00014% | Official annual estimate |
194 | ![]() |
10,200 | July 1, 2018 | 0.00013% | Official annual estimate |
– | ![]() |
9,793 | January 1, 2016 | 0.00013% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
6,008 | January 1, 2016 | 0.000078% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() and Tristan da Cunha (UK) |
5,633 | February 7, 2016 | 0.000073% | 2016 census result |
– | ![]() |
5,220 | July 1, 2019 | 0.000068% | UN projection |
– | ![]() |
3,198 | October 9, 2016 | 0.000041% | 2016 census result |
– | ![]() |
1,928 | June 30, 2018 | 0.000025% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
1,756 | June 30, 2018 | 0.000023% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
1,520 | July 1, 2018 | 0.000020% | Official annual estimate |
– | ![]() |
1,400 | July 1, 2018 | 0.000018% | Official annual estimate |
195 | ![]() |
799 | July 1, 2019 | 0.000010% | UN projection |
– | ![]() |
538 | June 30, 2018 | 0.0000070% | Official estimate |
– | ![]() |
50 | January 1, 2019 | 0.00000065% | Official estimate |
See also[edit]
- List of continents by population
- List of countries and dependencies by area, population and population density
- List of countries by past and future population
- List of countries by population growth rate
- List of countries by median age
- List of countries by population (United Nations)
- List of countries by refugee population
- List of countries by urban population
- List of regional organizations by population
- List of religious populations
- List of sovereign states and dependencies by total fertility rate
- Various lists of countries by population
- World population
Lists of countries by population
Continental
Intercontinental
Notes[edit]
- ^ The European Union is a sui generis supranational union whose sovereign members delegate to it by treaty certain powers that are often exercised by sovereign states. Its combined population has been estimated at 512,379,225 on January 1, 2018, and it would be ranked 3rd if it were included in the list. It has 6.64% of the world's population — see "Eurostat-Tables, Graphs and Maps Interface(TGM)table". European Commission.
- ^ The census figure refers to mainland China, excluding its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, the former of which returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997 and the latter on 20 December 1999.
- ^ Does not include the figures of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- ^ Population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- ^ Including the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, Russia's disputed administrative areas on the Crimean Peninsula. The Ukrainian government and most of the world's other states consider the Crimean Peninsula de jure a part of Ukraine's territory.
- ^ Population of the 18 regions of France. Excluding Overseas Territories and Collectivities: French Polynesia, New Caledonia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Clipperton Island, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna.
- ^ Excluding the 14 Overseas Territories and 3 Crown dependencies shown separately.
- ^ Including Zanzibar.
- ^ Excluding the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and City of Sevastopol, Ukraine's administrative areas on the Crimean Peninsula which are disputed with and de facto administered by Russia. However includes all territory in the Donbass region where there are ongoing insurgencies by separatist forces.
- ^ Excluding the population of the disputed territory of Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic).
- ^ Taiwan (Republic of China) also includes the minor islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, etc. The UN does not recognize the Republic of China (Taiwan) as a sovereign state.
- ^ Includes Somaliland.
- ^ Excludes Kosovo.
- ^ Excludes Abkhazia (242,862, census 2011) and South Ossetia (53,559, census 2015).
- ^ Excludes Transnistria.
- ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has been recognized as an independent state by 112 out of 193 United Nations member states, while 10 states have recognized Kosovo only to later withdraw their recognition.
- ^ Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
- ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Moldova.
- ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Cyprus.
- ^ Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 2 of which have subsequently withdrawn their recognition.
- ^ De facto independent, de jure part of Azerbaijan.
- ^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
References[edit]
- ^ "China's Population: The Most Surprising Demographic Crisis". The Economist. 2013.
- ^ "World Population Prospects 2019".
External links[edit]
- United Nations Analytical Report for the 2004 revision of World Population Prospects (the analytical report for the 2006 revision is not available online) — includes details of methodology and sources used for the population estimates above.