1. China 9,596,960 1,338,612,968 0.66% 1,344,034,901 24,205 1,344,059,106
2. India 3,287,590 1,166,079,217 1.55% 1,177,171,346 49,518 1,177,220,864
3. United States of America 9,826,630 307,212,123 0.98% 309,059,772 8,248 309,068,021
4. Indonesia 1,919,440 240,271,522 1.14% 241,952,501 7,504 241,960,005
5. Brazil 8,511,965 198,739,269 1.20% 200,202,861 6,534 200,209,395
6. Pakistan 803,940 176,242,949 1.95% 178,352,070 9,416 178,361,486
7. Bangladesh 144,000 156,050,883 1.29% 157,286,293 5,515 157,291,808
8. Nigeria 923,768 149,229,090 2.00% 151,060,724 8,177 151,068,901
9. Russia 17,075,200 140,041,247 -0.47% 139,637,314 -1,803 139,635,511
10. Japan 377,835 127,078,679 -0.19% 126,930,502 -662 126,929,840
11. Mexico 1,972,550 111,211,789 1.13% 111,983,020 3,443 111,986,463
12. Philippines 300,000 97,976,603 1.96% 99,155,114 5,261 99,160,375
13. Vietnam 329,560 86,967,524 0.98% 87,490,568 2,335 87,492,903
14. Ethiopia 1,127,127 85,237,338 3.21% 86,916,490 7,496 86,923,986
15. Egypt 1,001,450 83,082,869 1.64% 83,919,070 3,733 83,922,803
16. Germany 357,021 82,329,758 -0.05% 82,304,495 -113 82,304,382
17. Turkey 780,580 76,805,524 1.31% 77,422,998 2,757 77,425,755
18. Congo, Dem. Rep. of the 2,345,410 68,692,542 3.21% 70,045,766 6,041 70,051,807
19. Iran 1,648,000 66,429,284 0.88% 66,788,039 1,602 66,789,640
20. Thailand 514,000 65,905,410 0.62% 66,156,176 1,119 66,157,295
21. France 643,427 64,057,792 0.55% 64,274,009 965 64,274,974
22. United Kingdom 244,820 61,113,205 0.28% 61,218,219 469 61,218,688
23. Italy 301,230 58,126,212 -0.05% 58,108,376 -80 58,108,296
24. South Africa 1,219,912 49,052,489 0.28% 49,136,779 376 49,137,155
25. Korea, South 98,480 48,508,972 0.27% 48,589,351 359 48,589,710
26. Burma (Myanmar) 678,500 48,137,741 0.78% 48,368,169 1,029 48,369,198
27. Colombia 1,138,910 45,644,023 1.38% 46,030,584 1,726 46,032,310
28. Ukraine 603,700 45,700,395 -0.63% 45,523,704 -789 45,522,915
29. Sudan 2,505,810 41,087,825 2.14% 41,627,438 2,409 41,629,847
30. Tanzania 945,087 41,048,532 2.04% 41,562,437 2,294 41,564,731
31. Argentina 2,766,890 40,913,584 1.05% 41,177,224 1,177 41,178,401
32. Spain 504,782 40,525,002 0.07% 40,542,411 78 40,542,489
33. Kenya 582,650 39,002,772 2.69% 39,646,649 2,874 39,649,523
34. Poland 312,685 38,482,919 -0.05% 38,471,111 -53 38,471,058
35. Morocco 446,550 34,859,364 1.48% 35,175,983 1,413 35,177,396
36. Algeria 2,381,740 34,178,188 1.20% 34,429,889 1,124 34,431,013
37. Afghanistan 647,500 33,609,937 2.63% 34,152,411 2,422 34,154,832
38. Canada 9,984,670 33,487,208 0.82% 33,655,727 752 33,656,479
39. Uganda 236,040 32,369,558 2.69% 32,903,931 2,386 32,906,316
40. Peru 1,285,220 29,546,963 1.23% 29,769,998 996 29,770,994
41. Iraq 437,072 28,945,657 2.51% 29,391,531 1,991 29,393,522
42. Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 28,686,633 1.85% 29,012,325 1,454 29,013,779
43. Nepal 147,181 28,563,377 1.28% 28,787,752 1,002 28,788,754
44. Uzbekistan 447,400 27,606,007 0.94% 27,765,260 711 27,765,971
45. Venezuela 912,050 26,814,843 1.51% 27,063,332 1,109 27,064,441
46. Malaysia 329,750 25,715,819 1.72% 25,987,265 1,212 25,988,477
47. Yemen 527,970 23,822,783 3.45% 24,327,173 2,252 24,329,425
48. Ghana 239,460 23,832,495 1.88% 24,107,463 1,228 24,108,691
49. Taiwan 35,980 22,974,347 0.23% 23,006,775 145 23,006,920
50. Korea, North 120,540 22,665,345 0.42% 22,723,766 261 22,724,027
51. Romania 237,500 22,215,421 -0.15% 22,194,971 -91 22,194,879
52. Mozambique 801,590 21,669,278 1.79% 21,907,319 1,063 21,908,382
53. Sri Lanka 65,610 21,324,791 0.90% 21,442,574 526 21,443,100
54. Australia 7,686,850 21,262,641 1.20% 21,419,227 699 21,419,926
55. Madagascar 587,040 20,653,556 3.00% 21,033,808 1,698 21,035,505
56. Cote d'Ivoire 322,460 20,617,068 2.13% 20,886,570 1,203 20,887,773
57. Syria 185,180 20,178,485 2.13% 20,442,254 1,178 20,443,431
58. Cameroon 475,440 18,879,301 2.19% 19,133,039 1,133 19,134,172
59. Netherlands 41,526 16,715,999 0.41% 16,758,059 188 16,758,247
60. Chile 756,950 16,601,707 0.88% 16,691,365 400 16,691,766
61. Burkina Faso 274,200 15,746,232 3.10% 16,045,799 1,337 16,047,136
62. Niger 1,267,000 15,306,252 3.68% 15,651,930 1,543 15,653,473
63. Kazakhstan 2,717,300 15,399,437 0.39% 15,436,294 165 15,436,459
64. Ecuador 283,560 14,573,101 1.50% 14,707,253 599 14,707,852
65. Cambodia 181,040 14,494,293 1.77% 14,651,737 703 14,652,440
66. Malawi 118,480 14,268,711 2.39% 14,477,996 934 14,478,930
67. Senegal 196,190 13,711,597 2.71% 13,939,638 1,018 13,940,656
68. Guatemala 108,890 13,276,517 2.07% 13,445,176 753 13,445,929
69. Angola 1,246,700 12,799,293 2.10% 12,964,246 736 12,964,982
70. Mali 1,240,000 12,666,987 2.77% 12,882,319 961 12,883,280
71. Zambia 752,614 11,862,740 1.63% 11,981,406 530 11,981,936
72. Zimbabwe 390,580 11,392,629 1.53% 11,499,601 478 11,500,079
73. Cuba 110,860 11,451,652 0.23% 11,467,816 72 11,467,888
74. Greece 131,940 10,737,428 0.13% 10,745,994 38 10,746,033
75. Portugal 92,391 10,707,924 0.28% 10,726,324 82 10,726,406
76. Rwanda 26,338 10,473,282 2.78% 10,651,965 798 10,652,762
77. Tunisia 163,610 10,486,339 0.98% 10,549,406 282 10,549,688
78. Chad 1,284,000 10,329,208 2.07% 10,460,426 586 10,461,012
79. Belgium 30,528 10,414,336 0.09% 10,420,088 26 10,420,114
80. Guinea 245,857 10,057,975 2.57% 10,216,610 708 10,217,318
81. Czech Republic 78,866 10,211,904 -0.09% 10,206,264 -25 10,206,238
82. Somalia 637,657 9,832,017 2.82% 10,002,173 760 10,002,932
83. Hungary 93,030 9,905,596 -0.26% 9,889,790 -71 9,889,720
84. Bolivia 1,098,580 9,775,246 1.77% 9,881,429 474 9,881,903
85. Dominican Republic 48,730 9,650,054 1.49% 9,738,295 394 9,738,689
86. Belarus 207,600 9,648,533 -0.38% 9,626,032 -100 9,625,932
87. Burundi 27,830 8,988,091 3.28% 9,169,015 808 9,169,823
88. Haiti 27,750 9,035,536 1.84% 9,137,566 455 9,138,021
89. Sweden 449,964 9,059,651 0.16% 9,068,547 40 9,068,587
90. Benin 112,620 8,791,832 2.98% 8,952,619 718 8,953,337
91. Azerbaijan 86,600 8,238,672 0.76% 8,277,098 172 8,277,270
92. Austria 83,870 8,210,281 0.05% 8,212,800 11 8,212,812
93. Honduras 112,090 7,792,854 1.96% 7,886,590 418 7,887,009
94. Switzerland 41,290 7,604,467 0.28% 7,617,534 58 7,617,593
95. Tajikistan 143,100 7,349,145 1.88% 7,433,936 379 7,434,315
96. Serbia 77,474 7,379,339 -0.47% 7,358,054 -95 7,357,959
97. Israel 20,770 7,233,701 1.67% 7,307,838 331 7,308,168
98. El Salvador 21,040 7,185,218 1.66% 7,258,417 327 7,258,743
99. Bulgaria 110,910 7,204,687 -0.79% 7,169,757 -156 7,169,601
100. Paraguay 406,750 6,995,655 2.36% 7,096,975 452 7,097,427
101. China, Hong Kong SAR 1,092 7,055,071 0.50% 7,076,719 97 7,076,816
102. Laos 236,800 6,834,942 2.32% 6,932,257 434 6,932,691
103. Sierra Leone 71,740 6,440,053 2.28% 6,530,164 402 6,530,567
104. Jordan 92,300 6,342,948 2.26% 6,430,922 393 6,431,315
105. Libya 1,759,540 6,310,434 2.17% 6,394,472 375 6,394,847
106. Papua New Guinea 462,840 6,057,263 2.07% 6,134,212 344 6,134,555
107. Togo 56,785 6,019,877 2.71% 6,119,995 447 6,120,442
108. Nicaragua 129,494 5,891,199 1.78% 5,955,553 287 5,955,841
109. Eritrea 121,320 5,647,168 2.58% 5,736,582 399 5,736,981
110. Denmark 43,094 5,500,510 0.28% 5,509,962 42 5,510,004
111. Kyrgyzstan 198,500 5,431,747 1.40% 5,478,415 208 5,478,624
112. Slovakia 48,845 5,463,046 0.14% 5,467,740 21 5,467,761
113. Finland 338,145 5,250,275 0.10% 5,253,497 14 5,253,511
114. Turkmenistan 488,100 4,884,887 1.14% 4,919,062 153 4,919,215
115. United Arab Emirates 83,600 4,798,491 3.69% 4,907,155 485 4,907,640
116. Singapore 693 4,657,542 1.00% 4,686,125 128 4,686,253
117. Norway 323,802 4,660,539 0.34% 4,670,264 43 4,670,307
118. Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,129 4,613,414 0.34% 4,623,040 43 4,623,083
119. Georgia 69,700 4,615,807 -0.33% 4,606,459 -42 4,606,417
120. Central African Republic 622,984 4,511,488 1.49% 4,552,742 184 4,552,926
121. Croatia 56,542 4,489,409 -0.05% 4,488,031 -6 4,488,025
122. Moldova 33,843 4,320,748 -0.08% 4,318,627 -9 4,318,617
123. Costa Rica 51,100 4,253,877 1.36% 4,289,381 159 4,289,540
124. New Zealand 268,680 4,213,418 0.94% 4,237,724 109 4,237,833
125. Ireland 70,280 4,203,200 1.12% 4,232,090 129 4,232,219
126. Congo, Rep. of the 342,000 4,012,809 2.75% 4,080,532 302 4,080,834
127. Palestinian Territory, Occupied 6,220 4,013,126 2.63% 4,077,899 289 4,078,188
128. Lebanon 10,400 4,017,095 1.11% 4,044,460 122 4,044,582
129. Puerto Rico 13,790 3,971,020 0.34% 3,979,306 37 3,979,343
130. Albania 28,748 3,639,453 0.55% 3,651,737 55 3,651,792
131. Lithuania 65,200 3,555,179 -0.28% 3,549,070 -27 3,549,043
132. Uruguay 176,220 3,494,382 0.47% 3,504,461 45 3,504,506
133. Liberia 111,370 3,441,790 2.67% 3,498,186 252 3,498,438
134. Oman 212,460 3,418,085 3.14% 3,483,952 294 3,484,246
135. Panama 78,200 3,360,474 1.50% 3,391,409 138 3,391,547
136. Mauritania 1,030,700 3,129,486 2.40% 3,175,579 206 3,175,785
137. Mongolia 1,564,116 3,041,142 1.49% 3,068,951 124 3,069,075
138. Armenia 29,800 2,967,004 -0.03% 2,966,458 -2 2,966,455
139. Jamaica 10,991 2,825,928 0.76% 2,839,108 59 2,839,167
140. Kuwait 17,820 2,691,158 3.55% 2,749,788 262 2,750,050
141. Latvia 64,589 2,231,503 -0.61% 2,223,149 -37 2,223,112
142. Lesotho 30,355 2,130,819 0.12% 2,132,388 7 2,132,395
143. Namibia 825,418 2,108,665 0.95% 2,120,959 55 2,121,014
144. Macedonia 25,333 2,066,718 0.26% 2,070,016 15 2,070,030
145. Botswana 600,370 1,990,876 1.94% 2,014,579 106 2,014,685
146. Slovenia 20,273 2,005,692 -0.11% 2,004,338 -6 2,004,332
147. Gambia, The 11,300 1,782,893 2.67% 1,812,107 130 1,812,237
148. Guinea-Bissau 36,120 1,533,964 2.02% 1,552,980 85 1,553,065
149. Gabon 267,667 1,514,993 1.93% 1,532,937 80 1,533,017
150. Estonia 45,226 1,299,371 -0.63% 1,294,347 -22 1,294,325
151. Mauritius 2,040 1,284,264 0.78% 1,290,412 27 1,290,439
152. Trinidad and Tobago 5,128 1,229,953 -0.10% 1,229,198 -3 1,229,195
153. Timor-Leste (East-Timor) 15,007 1,131,612 2.03% 1,145,710 63 1,145,773
154. Swaziland 17,363 1,123,913 -0.46% 1,120,740 -14 1,120,726
155. Fiji 18,270 944,720 1.38% 952,721 36 952,757
156. Qatar 11,437 833,285 0.96% 838,194 22 838,216
157. Cyprus 9,250 796,740 0.52% 799,283 11 799,294
158. Guyana 214,970 772,298 0.18% 773,151 4 773,155
159. Comoros 2,170 752,438 2.77% 765,229 57 765,286
160. Bahrain 665 727,785 1.29% 733,547 26 733,572
161. Bhutan 47,000 691,141 1.27% 696,528 24 696,552
162. Montenegro 14,026 672,180 -0.85% 668,674 -16 668,658
163. Equatorial Guinea 28,051 633,441 2.70% 643,937 47 643,984
164. Solomon Islands 28,450 595,613 2.39% 604,349 39 604,388
165. China, Macao SAR 28 559,846 2.00% 566,718 31 566,748
166. Djibouti 23,000 516,055 1.90% 522,072 27 522,099
167. Luxembourg 2,586 491,775 1.17% 495,306 16 495,322
168. Suriname 163,270 481,267 1.10% 484,516 15 484,530
169. Cape Verde 4,033 429,474 0.56% 430,950 7 430,957
170. Western Sahara 266,000 405,210 2.83% 412,248 31 412,279
171. Malta 316 405,165 0.40% 406,160 4 406,164
172. Maldives 300 396,334 -0.17% 395,921 -2 395,919
173. Brunei 5,770 388,190 1.76% 392,383 19 392,402
174. Belize 22,966 307,899 2.15% 311,962 18 311,980
175. Bahamas, The 13,940 309,156 0.54% 310,181 5 310,185
176. Iceland 103,000 306,694 0.74% 308,087 6 308,093
177. French Polynesia 4,167 287,032 1.39% 289,481 11 289,491
178. Barbados 431 284,589 0.38% 285,253 3 285,256
179. New Caledonia 19,060 227,436 1.14% 229,027 7 229,034
180. Mayotte 374 223,765 3.32% 228,324 20 228,345
181. Netherlands Antilles 960 227,049 0.73% 228,066 5 228,071
182. Samoa 2,944 219,998 1.35% 221,821 8 221,829
183. Vanuatu 12,200 218,519 1.40% 220,396 8 220,405
184. Sao Tome and Principe 1,001 212,679 3.09% 216,712 18 216,730
185. Saint Lucia 616 160,267 0.42% 160,680 2 160,682
186. Tonga 748 120,898 1.48% 121,996 5 122,001
187. Kiribati 811 112,850 2.24% 114,401 7 114,408
188. Virgin Islands, U.S. 1,910 109,825 -0.03% 109,805 0 109,805
189. Micronesia, Federated States of 702 107,434 -0.24% 107,276 -1 107,275
190. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 104,574 -0.34% 104,356 -1 104,355
191. Aruba 193 103,065 1.48% 104,001 4 104,005
192. Jersey 116 91,626 0.21% 91,744 1 91,745
193. Grenada 344 90,739 0.47% 91,001 1 91,002
194. Northern Mariana Islands 477 88,662 2.29% 89,908 6 89,914
195. Seychelles 455 87,476 1.00% 88,013 2 88,015
196. Antigua and Barbuda 443 85,632 1.30% 86,315 3 86,318
197. Andorra 468 83,888 1.14% 84,475 3 84,478
198. Man, Isle of 572 76,512 0.52% 76,756 1 76,757
199. Dominica 754 72,660 0.21% 72,754 0 72,754
200. Bermuda 53 67,837 0.65% 68,108 1 68,109
201. American Samoa 199 65,628 1.22% 66,119 2 66,122
202. Guernsey 78 65,870 0.21% 65,955 0 65,955
203. Marshall Islands 181 64,522 2.08% 65,346 4 65,349
204. Greenland 2,166,086 57,600 0.06% 57,621 0 57,621
205. Cayman Islands 262 49,035 2.39% 49,754 3 49,757
206. Faroe Islands 1,399 48,856 0.40% 48,976 1 48,976
207. Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 40,131 0.85% 40,340 1 40,341
208. Liechtenstein 160 34,761 0.70% 34,910 1 34,911
209. Monaco 2 32,965 0.39% 33,044 0 33,044
210. San Marino 61 30,324 1.15% 30,538 1 30,539
211. Gibraltar 7 28,034 0.11% 28,053 0 28,053
212. British Virgin Islands 153 24,491 1.84% 24,768 1 24,769
213. Turks and Caicos Islands 430 22,942 2.56% 23,302 2 23,304
214. Palau 458 20,796 0.43% 20,851 0 20,851
215. Wallis and Futuna 274 15,289 0.35% 15,322 0 15,322
216. Anguilla 102 14,436 2.27% 14,637 1 14,638
217. Nauru 21 14,019 1.75% 14,170 1 14,170
218. Tuvalu 26 12,373 1.62% 12,496 1 12,497
219. Cook Islands 237 11,870 -3.30% 11,630 -1 11,629
220. Saint Helena 413 7,637 0.45% 7,658 0 7,658
221. Saint Pierre and Miquelon 242 7,051 0.09% 7,055 0 7,055
222. Montserrat 102 5,097 0.39% 5,109 0 5,109
223. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 12,173 3,140 0.01% 3,140 0 3,140
224. Norfolk Island 35 2,141 0.01% 2,141 0 2,141
225. Svalbard 61,020 2,116 -0.02% 2,116 0 2,116
226. Tokelau 10 1,416 -0.01% 1,416 0 1,416
227. Christmas Island 135 1,402 0.00% 1,402 0 1,402
228. Niue 260 1,398 -0.03% 1,398 0 1,398
229. Holy See (Vatican City) 0 826 0.00% 826 0 826
230. Cocos Islands 14 596 0.00% 596 0 596
231. Pitcairn Islands 47 48 0.00% 48 0 48
source: "The World Factbook 2008 and of 2009", CIA.
note: where the population growth percentage is unknown, the population for 'yesterday' and 'today' are the same as for the start-off day.
note: all numbers are estimates and the results of multiplying estimates with estimates should be seen as an indication of what can be, not as what is.