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This is a list of countries by population. The data are from the CIA World Factbook 2002 and although not always quite up to date, at least roughly accurate. Only independent countries are listed, dependent or occupied areas are listed under the country which governs the area. The number for these dependent or occupied areas are not included in the figures for the independent countries themselves.
See also: List of countries, List of countries by area, List of countries by population density, List of countries by continent
| Pos | Country | Population |
| 1 | People's Republic of China Mainland China Hong Kong Macau Total | 1,284,303,705 7,210,505 453,733 1,291,967,943 |
| 2 | India | 1,045,845,226 |
| 3 | United States American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands Total | 278,058,881 67,084 157,557 74,612 3,937,316 122,211 282,417,661 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 231,328,092 |
| 5 | Brazil | 176,029,560 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 147,663,429 |
| 7 | Russia | 144,978,573 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 133,376,684 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 129,934,911 |
| 10 | Japan | 126,974,628 |
| 11 | Mexico | 103,400,165 |
| 12 | Philippines | 84,525,639 |
| 13 | Germany | 83,251,851 |
| 14 | Vietnam | 81,098,416 |
| 15 | Egypt | 70,712,345 |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 67,673,031 |
| 17 | Turkey | 67,308,928 |
| 18 | Iran | 66,622,704 |
| 19 | Thailand | 62,354,402 |
| 20 | United Kingdom Anguilla British Virgin Islands Bermuda Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena Turks and Caicos Islands Total | 59,778,002 12,132 20,812 63,503 35,527 2,826 27,649 64,342 73,489 89,361 7,574 47 7,266 18,122 60,070,440 |
| 21 | France French Guiana French Polynesia Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte New Caledonia Reunion Saint Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and Futuna Total | 59,765,983 177,562 253,506 431,170 418,454 163,366 204,863 732,570 6,928 15,435 61,955,081 |
| 22 | Italy | 57,715,625 |
| 23 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 55,225,478 |
| 24 | Ukraine | 48,396,470 |
| 25 | South Korea | 48,324,000 |
| 26 | South Africa | 43,647,658 |
| 27 | Myanmar | 42,238,224 |
| 28 | Colombia | 41,008,227 |
| 29 | Spain | 40,077,100 |
| 30 | Poland | 38,625,478 |
| 31 | Argentina | 37,812,817 |
| 32 | Tanzania | 37,187,939 |
| 33 | Sudan | 37,090,298 |
| 34 | Algeria | 32,277,942 |
| 35 | Canada | 31,902,268 |
| 36 | Morocco Western Sahara Total | 31,167,783 250,559 31,418,342 |
| 37 | Kenya | 31,138,735 |
| 38 | Peru | 27,949,639 |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 27,755,775 |
| 40 | Nepal | 25,873,917 |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 25,563,441 |
| 42 | Uganda | 24,699,073 |
| 43 | Venezuela | 24,287,670 |
| 44 | Iraq | 24,001,816 |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 23,513,330 |
| 46 | Malaysia | 22,662,365 |
| 47 | Taiwan, Republic of China | 22,548,009 |
| 48 | North Korea | 22,224,195 |
| 49 | Romania | 21,698,181 |
| 50 | Ghana | 20,244,154 |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 19,607,519 |
| 52 | Mozambique | 19,576,783 |
| 53 | Australia Christmas Island Cocos Islands Norfolk Island Total | 19,546,792 2,771 633 1,879 19,552,075 |
| 54 | Yemen | 18,701,257 |
| 55 | Syria | 17,155,814 |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16,804,784 |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 16,741,519 |
| 58 | Madagascar | 16,473,477 |
| 59 | Netherlands Aruba Netherlands Antilles Total | 15,981,472 70,007 212,226 16,263,705 |
| 60 | Cameroon | 15,803,220 |
| 61 | Chile | 15,328,467 |
| 62 | Ecuador | 13,183,978 |
| 63 | Guatemala | 12,974,361 |
| 64 | Cambodia | 12,491,501 |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 12,272,289 |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 11,365,366 |
| 67 | Cuba | 11,184,023 |
| 68 | Mali | 11,008,518 |
| 70 | Greece | 10,623,835 |
| 71 | Serbia and Montenegro | 10,600,000
| | 71 | Malawi | 10,548,250 |
| 72 | Angola | 10,366,031 |
| 73 | Niger | 10,355,156 |
| 74 | Belarus | 10,350,194 |
| 75 | Senegal | 10,284,929 |
| 76 | Czech Republic | 10,264,212 |
| 77 | Belgium | 10,258,762 |
| 78 | Hungary | 10,106,017 |
| 79 | Portugal | 10,066,253 |
| 80 | Zambia | 9,770,199 |
| 81 | Tunisia | 9,705,102 |
| 82 | Sweden | 8,876,744 |
| 83 | Chad | 8,707,078 |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 8,581,477 |
| 85 | Bolivia | 8,300,463 |
| 86 | Austria | 8,150,835 |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 7,771,092 |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 7,707,495 |
| 89 | Guinea | 7,613,870 |
| 90 | Somalia | 7,488,773 |
| 91 | Rwanda | 7,312,756 |
| 92 | Switzerland | 7,283,274 |
| 93 | Haiti | 6,964,549 |
| 94 | Benin | 6,590,782 |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 6,578,681 |
| 96 | Honduras | 6,406,052 |
| 97 | El Salvador | 6,237,662 |
| 98 | Burundi | 6,223,897 |
| 99 | Israel Gaza Strip West Bank Total | 5,938,093 1,178,119 2,090,713 9,206,925 |
| 100 | Paraguay | 5,734,139 |
| 101 | Laos | 5,635,967 |
| 102 | Sierra Leone | 5,426,618 |
| 103 | Slovakia | 5,414,937 |
| 104 | Denmark Greenland Faroe Islands Total | 5,368,854 56,352 45,661 5,454,828 |
| 105 | Libya | 5,240,599 |
| 106 | Finland | 5,211,311 |
| 107 | Jordan | 5,153,378 |
| 108 | Togo | 5,153,088 |
| 109 | Papua New Guinea | 5,049,055 |
| 110 | Georgia | 4,989,285 |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 4,918,393 |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,753,003 |
| 113 | Turkmenistan | 4,603,244 |
| 114 | Norway | 4,525,116 |
| 115 | Singapore | 4,452,732 |
| 116 | Moldova | 4,431,570 |
| 117 | Croatia | 4,334,142 |
| 118 | Eritrea | 4,298,269 |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,922,205 |
| 120 | New Zealand Cook Islands Tokelau Total | 3,864,129 20,611 1,445 3,886,185 |
| 121 | Ireland | 3,840,838 |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 3,773,057 |
| 123 | Lebanon | 3,627,774 |
| 124 | Lithuania | 3,610,535 |
| 125 | Central African Republic | 3,576,884 |
| 126 | Albania | 3,510,484 |
| 127 | Uruguay | 3,360,105 |
| 128 | Armenia | 3,336,100 |
| 129 | Liberia | 3,225,837 |
| 130 | Republic of the Congo | 2,894,336 |
| 131 | Panama | 2,845,647 |
| 132 | Mauritania | 2,747,312 |
| 133 | Jamaica | 2,665,636 |
| 134 | Mongolia | 2,654,999 |
| 135 | Oman | 2,622,198 |
| 136 | United Arab Emirates | 2,407,460 |
| 137 | Latvia | 2,385,231 |
| 138 | Lesotho | 2,177,062 |
| 139 | Bhutan | 2,049,412 |
| 140 | Republic of Macedonia | 2,046,209 |
| 141 | Kuwait | 2,041,961 |
| 142 | Slovenia | 1,930,132 |
| 143 | Namibia | 1,797,677 |
| 144 | Botswana | 1,586,119 |
| 145 | Estonia | 1,415,681 |
| 146 | The Gambia | 1,411,205 |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,315,822 |
| 148 | Gabon | 1,221,175 |
| 149 | Mauritius | 1,189,825 |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,169,682 |
| 151 | Swaziland | 1,104,343 |
| 152 | Fiji | 844,330 |
| 153 | East Timor | 800,000 |
| 154 | Qatar | 769,152 |
| 155 | Cyprus | 762,887 |
| 156 | Guyana | 697,181 |
| 157 | Bahrain | 645,361 |
| 158 | Comoros | 596,202 |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 486,060 |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 480,442 |
| 161 | Djibouti | 460,700 |
| 162 | Luxembourg | 442,972 |
| 163 | Suriname | 433,998 |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 405,163 |
| 165 | Malta | 394,583 |
| 166 | Brunei | 343,653 |
| 167 | Maldives | 310,764 |
| 168 | The Bahamas | 297,852 |
| 169 | Iceland | 279,384 |
| 170 | Barbados | 275,330 |
| 171 | Belize | 256,062 |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 192,910 |
| 173 | Samoa | 179,058 |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 165,034 |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 158,178 |
| 176 | Federated States of Micronesia | 134,597 |
| 177 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 115,942 |
| 178 | Tonga | 104,227 |
| 179 | Kiribati | 94,149 |
| 180 | Grenada | 89,227 |
| 181 | Seychelles | 80,098 |
| 182 | Marshall Islands | 70,822 |
| 183 | Dominica | 70,786 |
| 184 | Andorra | 67,627 |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 66,970 |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 38,756 |
| 187 | Liechtenstein | 32,528 |
| 188 | Monaco | 31,842 |
| 189 | San Marino | 27,336 |
| 190 | Palau | 19,092 |
| 191 | Nauru | 12,088 |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 10,991 |
| 193 | Niue | 2,124 |
| 194 | Vatican City | 890 |
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