List of countries by population

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Map of countries by population for the year 2007

This is a list of countries by population. The list includes independent countriesand inhabited dependent territories based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. Also given, as a percentage, is each country’s population compared to the population of the world, which is currently 6,879,700,000.^[1]

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,^[2] that are not sovereign states, and dependent territories that do not have permanent populations, such asvarious countries’ claims to Antarctica.ⁿ¹

Figures used in this chart are based on the most recent estimate or projection by the national census authority where available and usually rounded off. Where national data is unavailable, figures are based on the 2010 estimate by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.^[3] 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 result in misleading conclusions. Further, the addition of all countries may not equal the world total.

Sovereign states are listed in bold text and dependent territories in italic. States listed that do not have general recognition are in bold and italic.

For a graphical version of this list, see list of countries by population (graphical). See also list of countries and dependencies by population density and the list of regional organizations by population.

List

Rank	Country / Territory	Population	Date of estimate	% of World Population
1	People’s Republic of Chinaⁿ²	1,340,460,000	November 6, 2010	19.5%
2	India	1,189,830,000	November 6, 2010	17.3%
3	United States	310,644,000	November 6, 2010	4.52%
4	Indonesia	237,556,363	May 2010	3.45%
5	Brazil	193,754,000	November 6, 2010	2.82%
6	Pakistan	170,983,000	November 6, 2010	2.49%
7	Nigeria	158,259,000	2010	2.3%
8	Bangladesh	149,462,000	November 6, 2010	2.17%
9	Russia	141,927,297	January 1, 2010	2.06%
10	Japan	127,380,000	October 1, 2010	1.85%
11	Mexico	108,396,211	July 1, 2010	1.58%
12	Philippines	94,013,200	Mid-2010	1.37%
13	Vietnam	85,846,997	April 1, 2009	1.25%
14	Ethiopia	84,976,000	2010	1.24%
15	Germany	81,545,000	2010	1.19%
16	Egypt	79,280,000	November 6, 2010	1.15%
17	Iran	74,733,230	2010	1.09%
18	Turkey	72,561,312	December 31, 2009	1.05%
19	Dem. Rep. of Congo	67,827,000	2010	0.99%
20	Thailand	67,070,000	December 1, 2009	0.97%
21	Franceⁿ³	65,447,374	January 1, 2010	0.95%
22	United Kingdom	61,792,000	Mid-2009	0.9%
23	Italy	60,442,587	May 31, 2010	0.88%
24	Myanmar (Burma)	50,496,000	2010	0.73%
25	South Africa	49,991,300	July 1, 2010	0.73%
26	South Korea	49,773,145	December 31, 2009	0.72%
27	Spain	46,122,169	October 1, 2010	0.67%
28	Ukraine	45,831,408	September 1, 2010	0.67%
29	Colombia	45,702,000	November 6, 2010	0.66%
30	Sudan	43,192,000	2010	0.63%
31	Tanzania	43,187,823	2010	0.63%
32	Argentina	40,518,951	June 30, 2010	0.59%
33	Kenya	38,610,097	August 24-25, 2009	0.56%
34	Poland	38,092,000	2010	0.55%
35	Algeria	35,700,000	January, 1 2010	0.52%
36	Canada	34,304,000	November 6, 2010	0.5%
37	Uganda	33,796,000	2010	0.49%
38	Morocco	31,969,000	November 6, 2010	0.46%
39	Iraq	31,467,000	2010	0.46%
40	Peru	29,461,933	June 30, 2010	0.43%
41	Afghanistan	29,117,000	2010	0.42%
42	Venezuela	28,987,000	November 6, 2010	0.42%
43	Nepal	28,584,975	2011	0.42%
44	Malaysia	28,250,500	July 2010	0.41%
45	Uzbekistan	27,794,000	2010	0.4%
46	Saudi Arabia	27,136,977	April 2010	0.39%
47	Yemen	26,087,000	2010	0.38%
48	North Korea	23,991,000	2010	0.35%
49	Ghana	23,951,519	July, 1 2010	0.35%
50	Mozambique	23,406,000	2010	0.34%
51	Republic of China(Taiwan) ⁿ⁴	23,146,090	September 30, 2010	0.34%
52	Australiaⁿ⁵	22,516,000	November 6, 2010	0.33%
53	Syria	22,505,000	2010	0.33%
54	Côte d’Ivoire	21,571,000	2010	0.31%
55	Romania	21,466,174	January 1, 2010	0.31%
56	Sri Lanka	20,410,000	2010	0.3%
57	Madagascar	20,146,000	2010	0.29%
58	Cameroon	19,406,100	January, 1 2010	0.28%
59	Angola	18,993,000	2010	0.28%
60	Chile	17,149,000	November 6, 2010	0.25%
61	Netherlands	16,625,800	November 6, 2010	0.242%
62	Kazakhstan	16,189,667	September 1, 2010	0.24%
63	Burkina Faso	15,730,977	July, 1 2010	0.23%
64	Malawi	15,692,000	2010	0.23%
65	Niger	15,203,822	2010	0.22%
66	Mali	14,517,176	April 1, 2009	0.21%
67	Guatemala	14,361,666	2010	0.21%
68	Ecuador	14,275,000	November 6, 2010	0.21%
69	Cambodia	13,395,682	March 3, 2008	0.19%
70	Zambia	13,257,000	2010	0.19%
71	Senegal	12,861,000	2010	0.19%
72	Zimbabwe	12,644,000	2010	0.18%
73	Chad	11,506,000	2010	0.17%
74	Greece	11,306,183	January 1, 2010	0.16%
75	Cuba	11,239,245	2010 average	0.16%
76	Belgium	10,827,519	January 1, 2010	0.16%
77	Portugal	10,636,888	January 1, 2010	0.15%
78	Czech Republic	10,512,397	January 1, 2010	0.15%
79	Tunisia	10,439,600	July 1, 2009	0.15%
80	Bolivia	10,426,154	2010	0.15%
81	Rwanda	10,412,820	2010	0.15%
82	Guinea	10,324,000	2010	0.15%
83	Haiti	10,188,000	2010	0.15%
84	Hungary	10,013,000	January, 1 2010	0.15%
85	Dominican Republic	9,884,371	2010	0.14%
86	Serbiaⁿ⁶	9,856,000	2010	0.14%
87	Belarus	9,465,800	October 1, 2010	0.14%
88	Sweden	9,401,925	September 30, 2010	0.14%
89	Somaliaⁿ⁷	9,359,000	2010	0.14%
90	Azerbaijan	8,997,400	January 1, 2010	0.13%
91	Benin	8,778,646	2010	0.13%
92	Burundi	8,519,000	2010	0.12%
93	Austria	8,396,760	2010	0.12%
94	Switzerland	7,782,900	December 31, 2009	0.11%
95	Israel ⁿ⁸	7,640,800	August 31, 2010	0.11%
96	Honduras	7,616,000	2010	0.11%
97	Bulgaria	7,528,103	2010	0.11%
98	Tajikistan	7,075,000	2010	0.103%
99	*Hong Kong*	7,061,200	July 31, 2010	0.103%
100	Papua New Guinea	6,888,000	2010	0.1%
101	Togo	6,780,000	2010	0.099%
102	Libya	6,546,000	2010	0.095%
103	Jordan	6,472,000	2010	0.094%
104	Paraguay	6,460,000	2010	0.094%
105	Laos	6,436,000	2010	0.094%
106	El Salvador	6,194,000	2010	0.09%
107	Sierra Leone	5,836,000	2010	0.085%
108	Nicaragua	5,822,000	2010	0.085%
109	Kyrgyzstan	5,550,000	2010	0.081%
110	Denmark	5,543,819	June 30, 2010	0.08%
111	Slovakia	5,429,763	June 30, 2010	0.079%
112	Finland ⁿ⁹	5,371,900	November 6, 2010	0.078%
113	Eritrea	5,224,000	2010	0.076%
114	Turkmenistan	5,177,000	2010	0.075%
115	Singapore	5,076,700	June 30, 2010	0.074%
116	Norway ⁿ¹⁰	4,909,000	November 6, 2010	0.071%
117	United Arab Emirates	4,707,000	2010	0.068%
118	Costa Rica	4,640,000	2010	0.067%
119	Central African Republic	4,506,000	2010	0.065%
120	Ireland	4,470,700	April 2010	0.064%
121	Georgia ⁿ¹¹	4,436,000	January 1, 2010	0.064%
122	Croatia	4,435,056	January 1, 2009	0.064%
123	New Zealand	4,385,700	November 6, 2010	0.064%
124	Lebanon	4,255,000	2010	0.062%
125	Liberia	4,102,000	2010	0.06%
126	*Puerto Rico*	3,998,000	2010	0.058%
127	Palestinian territories	3,935,249	2009	0.055%
128	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,760,000	2010	0.055%
129	Republic of the Congo	3,759,000	2010	0.055%
130	Moldova ⁿ¹²	3,563,800	January 1, 2010	0.052%
131	Mauritania	3,366,000	2010	0.049%
132	Uruguay	3,356,584	June, 30 2010	0.049%
133	Panama	3,322,576	May 16, 2010	0.048%
134	Lithuania	3,261,300	October 2010	0.047%
135	Armenia	3,238,000	January 1, 2009	0.047%
136	Albania	3,195,000	January 1, 2010	0.046%
137	Kuwait	3,051,000	2010	0.044%
138	Oman	2,905,000	2010	0.042%
139	Mongolia	2,777,900	November 6, 2010	0.04%
140	Jamaica	2,730,000	2010	0.04%
141	Latvia	2,234,800	October 1, 2010	0.032%
142	Namibia	2,212,000	2010	0.032%
143	Lesotho	2,084,000	2010	0.03%
144	Slovenia	2,057,330	November 6, 2010	0.03%
145	Republic of Macedonia	2,048,620	January 1, 2009	0.03%
146	Botswana	1,978,000	2010	0.029%
147	Gambia	1,751,000	2010	0.025%
148	Qatar	1,696,563	April 20, 2010	0.025%
149	Guinea-Bissau	1,647,000	2010	0.024%
150	Gabon	1,501,000	2010	0.022%
151	Trinidad and Tobago	1,344,000	2010	0.02%
152	Estonia	1,340,127	January 1, 2010	0.019%
153	Mauritius ⁿ¹³	1,297,000	2010	0.019%
154	Swaziland	1,202,000	2010	0.017%
155	East Timor	1,171,000	2010	0.017%
156	Djibouti	879,000	2010	0.013%
157	Fiji	854,000	2010	0.012%
158	Bahrain	807,000	2010	0.012%
159	Cyprus ⁿ¹⁴	801,851	January 1, 2010	0.012%
160	Guyana	784,894	2010	0.011%
161	Bhutan	695,822	2010	0.01%
162	Equatorial Guinea ^[5]	693,000	2010	0.01%
163	Comoros ⁿ¹⁵	691,000	2010	0.01%
164	Montenegro	626,000	2010	0.009%
165	*Macau*	542,200	December 31, 2009	0.008%
166	Solomon Islands	530,669	2010	0.008%
167	*Western Sahara*	530,000	2010	0.008%
168	Suriname	524,000	2010	0.008%
169	Cape Verde	513,000	2010	0.007%
170	Luxembourg	502,100	2010	0.007%
171	Malta	416,333	January 1, 2010	0.006%
172	Brunei	407,000	2010	0.006%
173	Bahamas	346,000	2010	0.005%
174	Belize	333,200	Mid-2009	0.005%
175	Iceland	318,200	October 1, 2010	0.005%
176	Maldives	314,000	2010	0.005%
177	Barbados	257,000	2010	0.004%
178	Vanuatu	246,000	2010	0.004%
179	Samoa	187,032	2010	0.003%
180	*Guam*	180,000	2010	0.003%
181	Saint Lucia	174,000	2010	0.003%
182	São Tomé and Príncipe	165,000	2010	0.002%
183	*Curaçao*	142,180	January 1, 2010	0.002%
184	*U.S. Virgin Islands*	109,000	2010	0.002%
185	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	109,000	2010	0.002%
186	Federated States of Micronesia	107,839	2010	0.002%
187	*Aruba*	107,000	2010	0.002%
188	Grenada	104,000	2010	0.002%
189	Tonga	104,000	2010	0.002%
190	Kiribati	100,000	2010	0.001%
191	*Jersey*	92,500	December, 31 2009	0.001%
192	Antigua and Barbuda	89,000	2010	0.001%
193	*Northern Mariana Islands*	88,000	2010	0.001%
194	Seychelles	85,000	2010	0.001%
195	Andorra	84,082	December 31, 2009	0.001%
196	*Isle of Man*	80,000	2010	0.001%
197	*American Samoa*	69,000	2010	0.001%
198	Dominica	67,000	2010	0.001%
199	*Bermuda*	64,566	July, 1 2010	0.001%
200	Marshall Islands	63,000	2010	0.001%
201	*Guernsey*	62,274	March, 31 2009	0.001%
202	*Cayman Islands*	57,000	2010	0.001%
203	*Greenland*	56,452	2010	0.001%
204	Saint Kitts and Nevis	52,000	2010	0.001%
205	*Faroe Islands*	48,917	August 1, 2010	0.001%
206	*Sint Maarten*	37,429	January 1, 2010	0.0005%
207	Liechtenstein	35,904	December 31, 2009	0.0005%
208	Monaco	33,000	2010	0.0005%
209	*Turks and Caicos Islands*	33,000	2010	0.0005%
210	San Marino	31,830	August 31, 2010	0.0005%
211	*Gibraltar*	31,000	2010	0.0005%
212	*British Virgin Islands*	28,213	2008	0.0004%
213	*Cook Islands*	22,970	June 2010	0.0003%
214	Palau	21,000		0.0003%
215	*Anguilla*	15,000		0.0002%
216	Nauru	10,000		0.0001%
217	Tuvalu	10,000		0.0001%
218	*Montserrat*	6,000		0.0001%
219	*Saint Helena* ⁿ¹⁶	4,000		0.0001%
220	*Falkland Islands*	3,000		0.00005%
221	Niue	1,500		0.00003%
222	*Tokelau*	1,200		0.00003%
223	Vatican City	800		0.00002%
224	*Pitcairn Islands*	50		0.000001%

The Harvest Fields
Statistics – 2010 edition
Compiled by Stephen Ross

Therefore said He unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He would send forth labourers into His harvest. Luke 10:2

Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. John 4:35

Now then we are ambassadors for Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:20a

Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15b

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 1 John 4:14

Harvest Fields Index
Population Statistics: World’s Total By Continents Birth Rate Death Rate Average Life Expectancy Age Structure	Country Statistics: Largest Countries Largest Urban Centers 45+% Under 15 Years Old Lowest Life Expectancy Muslim Countries Roman Catholic Countries
Major Religions Languages	References

Population Statistics

World Population Estimate

6,814,826,683

As of Apr 14, 2010. For most up-to-date estimate, see U.S. Census Bureau, International Programs Center.

“To give a point of reference for the magnitude of one billion, it would require forty thousand trips around the world to equal one billion miles.”⁴

World’s Population by Continents²

60% of the world’s population lives in the continent of Asia.

Asia	4,088,647,780
Africa	990,189,529
Europe	728,227,141
North America	534,051,188
South America	392,366,329
Oceania (incl. Australia)	34,685,745
Antarctica	no indigenous inhabitants

World Birth/Death Rates (2009 est.)¹

Birth Rate:

20 births/1,000 population

128.9 million births per year

353,015 births per day

14,709 births each hour

245 births each minute

4 births each second of every day

Death Rate:

8 deaths/1,000 population

53.4 million people die each year

146,357 people die each day

6098 people die each hour

102 people die each minute

almost 2 people die each second

Average Life Expectancy at Birth is 66 years¹

Age Structure of World’s Population¹

1.8 billion people under age 15 years (27%)

4.4 billion people age 15-64 years (65%)

516 million people are 65 years and over (8%)

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Country Statistics

Ten Largest Countries in Population

There are approximately 226 inhabited countries and territories in the world. China is the most populous nation with 1/5 of the world’s people. About half the world’s people live in the first six largest countries listed below.

China	1,323,591,583
India	1,156,897,766
United States	307,212,123
Indonesia	240,271,522
Brazil	198,739,269
Pakistan	174,578,558
Bangladesh	156,050,883
Nigeria	149,229,090
Russia	140,041,247
Japan	127,078,679

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base

The 20 Largest Urban Areas in the World³

Urban Center	Population*
1. Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan	35,200,000
2. Jakarta, Indonesia	22,000,000
3. Mumbai (Bombay), India	21,255,000
4. Delhi, India	20,995,000
5. Manila, Philippines	20,795,000
6. New York City, U.S.	20,610,000
7. São Paulo, Brazil	20,180,000
8. Seoul-Incheon, South Korea	19,910,000
9. Mexico City, Mexico	18,690,000
10. Shanghai, China	18,400,000
11. Cairo, Egypt	17,290,000
12. Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, Japan	17,000,000
13. Kolkata (Calcutta), India	15,535,000
14. Los Angeles, U.S.	14,775,000
15. Shenzhen, China	14,470,000
16. Beijing (Peking), China	13,955,000
17. Moscow, Russia	13,675,000
18. Guangzhou (Canton)-Foshan, China	13,245,000
19. Istanbul, Turkey	13,165,000
20. Karachi, Pakistan	13,085,000

*2010 estimates by Demographia.com which defines an urban area (urbanized area agglomeration or urban centre) as a continuously built up landmass of urban development containing a high population density, without regard for administrative boundaries (i.e. municipality, city or commune) or a labor market (i.e. metropolitan area). Population figures for the world’s largest cities differ from one source to another because of the different concepts used (i.e. urban areas, urban agglomerations, metropolitan areas, etc.)

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Countries With 45% or More of the Population
0-14 Years of Age¹

Country	Population 0-14 Years of Age (%)	Population 15-64 Years of Age (%)
Benin	45	52
Burkina Faso	46	51
Burundi	46	51
Chad	47	50
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	47	51
Congo, Republic of the	46	51
Ethiopia	46	51
Malawi	45	52
Mali	48	50
Mayotte	45	53
Niger	50	48
Sao Tome and Principe	47	50
Somalia	45	53
Uganda	50	48
Zambia	45	53

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Countries With Lowest Life Expectancy
(under 50 yrs.)¹

Average life expectancy at birth of the world’s population is 66 years.

Country	Life Expectancy (yrs.)
Afghanistan	44.4
Angola	38.2
Central African Republic	44.5
Chad	47.7
Guinea-Bissau	47.9
Lesotho	40.4
Liberia	41.8
Mozambique	41.2
Nigeria	46.9
Somalia	49.6
South Africa	48.9
Swaziland	47.9
Zambia	38.6
Zimbabwe	45.8

Major Muslim Countries of the World
(% of population)¹

Country	Muslim (%)
Afghanistan	99
Albania	70
Algeria	99
Azerbaijan	93
Bahrain	81
Bangladesh	83
Brunei	67
Burkina Faso	50
Chad	53
Comoros	98
Djibouti	94
Egypt	90
Gambia, The	90
Gaza Strip	99
Guinea	85
Guinea-Bissau	50
Indonesia	86
Iran	98
Iraq	97
Jordan	92
Kuwait	85
Kyrgyzstan	75
Lebanon	60
Libya	97
Malaysia	60
Maldives	Sunni Muslim
Mali	90
Mauritania	100
Mayotte	97
Morocco	99
Niger	80
Nigeria	50
Oman	75
Pakistan	95
Qatar	78
Saudi Arabia	100
Senegal	94
Sierra Leone	60
Somalia	Sunni Muslim
Sudan	70
Syria	74
Tajikistan	85
Tunisia	98
Turkey	99.8
Turkmenistan	89
United Arab Emirates	96
Uzbekistan	88
West Bank	75
Yemen	Muslim

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Major Roman Catholic Countries of the World
(% of population)¹

Country	Roman Catholic (%)
Argentina	92% (less than 20% practicing)
Austria	74
Belgium	75
Belize	50
Bolivia	95
Brazil	74 (nominal)
Burundi	62
Chile	70
Colombia	90
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	50
Costa Rica	76
Croatia	88
Cuba	85 (nominal)
Dominican Republic	95
Ecuador	95
El Salvador	57
France	83-88
Grenada	53
Guam	85
Haiti	80
Honduras	97
Hungary	52
Ireland	87
Italy	90 (1/3 practicing)
Lithuania	79
Luxembourg	87
Malta	98
Mexico	77
Nicaragua	59
Panama	85
Paraguay	90
Peru	81
Philippines	81
Poland	90 (about 75% practicing)
Portugal	85
Puerto Rico	85
Rwanda	57
Sao Tome and Principe	70
Slovakia	69
Slovenia	58
Spain	94
Timor-Leste	98
Venezuela	96 (nominal)

Major Religions of the World (mid-2007)²

Christian	2,199,817,400
Roman Catholics	1,121,516,000
Independents*	433,096,000
Protestants	381,811,000
Orthodox	233,146,000
Anglicans	82,586,000
Muslims	1,387,454,500
Hindus	875,726,000
Chinese universists	385,621,500
Buddhists	385,609,000
Sikhs	22,927,500
Jews	14,956,000

*This term denotes members of Christian churches and networks that regard themselves as postdenominationalist and neo-apostolic and thus independent of historic, mainstream, organized, institutionalized, confessional, denominationalist Christianity.

Languages of the World

There are 6,909 known living languages in the world today. 389 (or approximately 6%) of the world’s languages have at least one million speakers and account for 94% of the world’s population. By contrast, the remaining 94% of languages are spoken by only 6% of the world’s people. Languages spoken by the most people (“first language” speakers) are Chinese, Spanish, English, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, German.
Sources: The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2010 and Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th ed. www.ethnologue.com/web.asp

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