Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Current world population (ranked) Current world population (ranked) rank country area sq.km. population (all estimates) 2005-07-01 yearly growth yesterday daily increase today   World 510,072,000 6,446,131,400 1.14% 6,446,936,725 201,331 6,447,138,056 1. China 9,596,960 1,306,313,812 0.58% 1,306,396,843 20,758 1,306,417,601 2. India 3,287,590 1,080,264,388 1.40% 1,080,430,127 41,435 1,080,471,562 3. United States of America 9,629,091 295,734,134 0.92% 295,763,950 7,454 295,771,405 4. Indonesia 1,919,440 241,973,879 1.45% 242,012,330 9,613 242,021,942 5. Brazil 8,511,965 186,112,794 1.06% 186,134,414 5,405 186,139,819 6. Pakistan 803,940 162,419,946 2.03% 162,456,079 9,033 162,465,112 7. Bangladesh 144,000 144,319,628 2.09% 144,352,683 8,264 144,360,947 8. Russia 17,075,200 143,420,309 -0.37% 143,414,494 -1,454 143,413,040 9. Nigeria 923,768 128,771,988 2.37% 128,805,433 8,361 128,813,795 10. Japan 377,835 127,417,244 0.05% 127,417,942 175 127,418,117 11. Mexico 1,972,550 106,202,903 1.17% 106,216,520 3,404 106,219,925 12. Philippines 300,000 87,857,473 1.84% 87,875,189 4,429 87,879,618 13. Vietnam 329,560 83,535,576 1.04% 83,545,097 2,380 83,547,477 14. Germany 357,021 82,431,390 0.00% 82,431,390 0 82,431,390 15. Egypt 1,001,450 77,505,756 1.78% 77,520,875 3,780 77,524,655 16. Ethiopia 1,127,127 73,053,286 2.36% 73,072,180 4,723 73,076,903 17. Turkey 780,580 69,660,559 1.09% 69,668,880 2,080 69,670,960 18. Iran 1,648,000 68,017,860 0.86% 68,024,270 1,603 68,025,873 19. Thailand 514,000 65,444,371 0.87% 65,450,611 1,560 65,452,171 20. France 547,030 60,656,178 0.37% 60,658,637 615 60,659,252 21. United Kingdom 244,820 60,441,457 0.28% 60,443,312 464 60,443,775 22. Congo, Dem. Rep. of the 2,345,410 60,085,804 2.98% 60,105,427 4,906 60,110,332 23. Italy 301,230 58,103,033 0.07% 58,103,479 111 58,103,590 24. Korea, South 98,480 48,422,644 0.38% 48,424,661 504 48,425,165 25. Ukraine 603,700 47,425,336 -0.63% 47,422,062 -819 47,421,243 26. South Africa 1,219,912 44,344,136 -0.31% 44,342,630 -377 44,342,253 27. Colombia 1,138,910 42,954,279 1.49% 42,961,293 1,753 42,963,046 28. Myanmar (Burma) 678,500 42,909,464 0.42% 42,911,439 494 42,911,933 29. Spain 504,782 40,341,462 0.15% 40,342,125 166 40,342,291 30. Sudan 2,505,810 40,187,486 2.60% 40,198,937 2,863 40,201,799 31. Argentina 2,766,890 39,537,943 0.98% 39,542,189 1,062 39,543,251 32. Poland 312,685 38,635,144 0.03% 38,635,271 32 38,635,303 33. Tanzania 945,087 36,766,356 1.83% 36,773,729 1,843 36,775,573 34. Kenya 582,650 33,829,590 2.56% 33,839,081 2,373 33,841,454 35. Canada 9,976,140 32,805,041 0.90% 32,808,277 809 32,809,085 36. Morocco 446,550 32,725,847 1.57% 32,731,478 1,408 32,732,885 37. Algeria 2,381,740 32,531,853 1.22% 32,536,202 1,087 32,537,290 38. Afghanistan 647,500 29,928,987 4.77% 29,944,632 3,911 29,948,543 41. Peru 1,285,220 27,925,628 1.36% 27,929,790 1,041 27,930,831 42. Nepal 140,800 27,676,547 2.20% 27,683,220 1,668 27,684,888 43. Uganda 236,040 27,269,482 3.31% 27,279,374 2,473 27,281,847 44. Uzbekistan 447,400 26,851,195 1.67% 26,856,109 1,229 26,857,338 45. Saudi Arabia 1,960,582 26,417,599 2.31% 26,424,287 1,672 26,425,959 46. Iraq 437,072 26,074,906 2.70% 26,082,621 1,929 26,084,550 47. Venezuela 912,050 25,375,281 1.40% 25,379,174 973 25,380,147 48. Malaysia 329,750 23,953,136 1.80% 23,957,861 1,181 23,959,042 49. Korea, North 120,540 22,912,177 0.90% 22,914,437 565 22,915,002 50. Taiwan 35,980 22,894,384 0.63% 22,895,965 395 22,896,360 51. Romania 237,500 22,329,977 -0.12% 22,329,683 -73 22,329,610 52. Ghana 239,460 21,029,853 1.25% 21,032,734 720 21,033,454 53. Yemen 527,970 20,727,063 3.45% 20,734,900 1,959 20,736,859 54. Australia 7,686,850 20,090,437 0.87% 20,092,352 479 20,092,831 55. Sri Lanka 65,610 20,064,776 0.79% 20,066,513 434 20,066,947 56. Mozambique 801,590 19,406,703 1.48% 19,409,851 787 19,410,638 57. Syria 185,180 18,448,752 2.34% 18,453,483 1,183 18,454,666 58. Madagascar 587,040 18,040,341 3.03% 18,046,331 1,498 18,047,829 59. Cote d'Ivoire 322,460 17,298,040 2.06% 17,301,945 976 17,302,921 60. Netherlands 41,526 16,407,491 0.53% 16,408,444 238 16,408,682 61. Cameroon 475,440 16,380,005 1.93% 16,383,469 866 16,384,336 62. Chile 756,950 15,980,912 0.97% 15,982,611 425 15,983,035 63. Kazakhstan 2,717,300 15,185,844 0.30% 15,186,343 125 15,186,468 64. Guatemala 108,890 14,655,189 2.57% 14,659,317 1,032 14,660,348 65. Burkina Faso 274,200 13,925,313 2.53% 13,929,174 965 13,930,139 66. Cambodia 181,040 13,607,069 1.81% 13,609,768 675 13,610,443 67. Ecuador 283,560 13,363,593 1.24% 13,365,409 454 13,365,863 70. Zimbabwe 390,580 12,746,990 0.51% 12,747,702 178 12,747,881 71. Mali 1,240,000 12,291,529 2.74% 12,295,220 923 12,296,143 72. Malawi 118,480 12,158,924 2.06% 12,161,669 686 12,162,355 73. Niger 1,267,000 11,665,937 2.63% 11,669,299 841 11,670,140 74. Cuba 110,860 11,346,670 0.33% 11,347,080 103 11,347,183 75. Zambia 752,614 11,261,795 2.12% 11,264,411 654 11,265,066 76. Angola 1,246,700 11,190,786 1.90% 11,193,116 583 11,193,699 77. Senegal 196,190 11,126,832 2.48% 11,129,856 756 11,130,612 78. Serbia and Montenegro 102,350 10,829,175 0.03% 10,829,211 9 10,829,220 79. Greece 131,940 10,668,354 0.19% 10,668,576 56 10,668,632 80. Portugal 92,391 10,566,212 0.39% 10,566,664 113 10,566,776 81. Belgium 30,510 10,364,388 0.15% 10,364,558 43 10,364,601 82. Belarus 207,600 10,300,483 -0.09% 10,300,381 -25 10,300,356 83. Czech Republic 78,866 10,241,138 -0.05% 10,241,082 -14 10,241,068 84. Tunisia 163,610 10,074,951 0.99% 10,076,044 273 10,076,317 85. Hungary 93,030 10,006,835 -0.26% 10,006,550 -71 10,006,479 86. Chad 1,284,000 9,826,419 2.95% 9,829,596 794 9,830,390 87. Guinea 245,857 9,467,866 2.37% 9,470,325 615 9,470,940 88. Sweden 449,964 9,001,774 0.17% 9,001,942 42 9,001,984 89. Dominican Republic 48,730 8,950,034 1.29% 8,951,299 316 8,951,616 90. Bolivia 1,098,580 8,857,870 1.49% 8,859,316 362 8,859,678 91. Somalia 637,657 8,591,629 3.38% 8,594,811 796 8,595,607 92. Rwanda 26,338 8,440,820 2.43% 8,443,068 562 8,443,630 93. Austria 83,858 8,184,691 0.11% 8,184,790 25 8,184,814 94. Haiti 27,750 8,121,622 2.26% 8,123,633 503 8,124,136 95. Azerbaijan 86,600 7,911,974 0.59% 7,912,486 128 7,912,613 96. Switzerland 41,290 7,489,370 0.49% 7,489,772 101 7,489,873 97. Benin 112,620 7,460,025 2.82% 7,462,330 576 7,462,907 98. Bulgaria 110,910 7,450,349 -0.89% 7,449,622 -182 7,449,441 99. Tajikistan 143,100 7,163,506 2.15% 7,165,194 422 7,165,616 100. Honduras 112,090 6,975,204 2.16% 6,976,855 413 6,977,268 101. China, Hong Kong SAR 1,092 6,898,686 0.65% 6,899,177 123 6,899,300 102. El Salvador 21,040 6,704,932 1.75% 6,706,218 321 6,706,539 103. Burundi 27,830 6,370,609 2.22% 6,372,159 387 6,372,546 104. Paraguay 406,750 6,347,884 2.48% 6,349,609 431 6,350,041 105. Israel 20,770 6,276,883 1.20% 6,277,708 206 6,277,915 106. Laos 236,800 6,217,141 2.42% 6,218,790 412 6,219,202 107. Sierra Leone 71,740 6,017,643 2.22% 6,019,107 366 6,019,473 108. Libya 1,759,540 5,765,563 2.33% 5,767,035 368 5,767,403 109. Jordan 92,300 5,759,732 2.56% 5,761,348 404 5,761,752 110. Togo 56,785 5,681,519 2.17% 5,682,870 338 5,683,208 111. Papua New Guinea 462,840 5,545,268 2.26% 5,546,641 343 5,546,985 112. Nicaragua 129,494 5,465,100 1.92% 5,466,250 287 5,466,537 113. Denmark 43,094 5,432,335 0.34% 5,432,537 51 5,432,588 114. Slovakia 48,845 5,431,363 0.15% 5,431,452 22 5,431,475 115. Finland 337,030 5,223,442 0.16% 5,223,534 23 5,223,556 116. Kyrgyzstan 198,500 5,146,281 1.29% 5,147,009 182 5,147,190 117. Turkmenistan 488,100 4,952,081 1.81% 4,953,063 246 4,953,309 118. Georgia 69,700 4,677,401 -0.35% 4,677,222 -45 4,677,177 119. Norway 324,220 4,593,041 0.40% 4,593,242 50 4,593,293 120. Eritrea 121,320 4,561,599 2.51% 4,562,854 314 4,563,167 121. Croatia 56,542 4,495,904 -0.02% 4,495,894 -2 4,495,892 122. Moldova 33,843 4,455,421 0.22% 4,455,528 27 4,455,555 123. Singapore 693 4,425,720 1.56% 4,426,477 189 4,426,666 124. New Zealand 268,680 4,035,461 1.02% 4,035,912 113 4,036,025 125. Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,129 4,025,476 0.44% 4,025,670 49 4,025,719 126. Costa Rica 51,100 4,016,173 1.48% 4,016,824 163 4,016,987 127. Ireland 70,280 4,015,676 1.16% 4,016,186 128 4,016,314 128. Puerto Rico 9,104 3,916,632 0.47% 3,916,834 50 3,916,884 129. Lebanon 10,400 3,826,018 1.26% 3,826,546 132 3,826,678 130. Central African Republic 622,984 3,799,897 1.49% 3,800,517 155 3,800,673 131. Occupied Palestinian Territory 6,220 3,761,904 3.40% 3,763,306 350 3,763,656 132. Lithuania 65,200 3,596,617 -0.30% 3,596,499 -30 3,596,469 133. Albania 28,748 3,563,112 0.52% 3,563,315 51 3,563,366 134. Liberia 111,370 3,482,211 2.64% 3,483,218 252 3,483,470 135. Uruguay 176,220 3,415,920 0.47% 3,416,096 44 3,416,140 136. Mauritania 1,030,700 3,086,859 2.90% 3,087,840 245 3,088,085 137. Panama 78,200 3,039,150 1.26% 3,039,570 105 3,039,675 138. Congo, Rep. of the 342,000 3,039,126 1.31% 3,039,562 109 3,039,671 139. Oman 212,460 3,001,583 3.32% 3,002,675 273 3,002,948 140. Armenia 29,800 2,982,904 -0.25% 2,982,822 -20 2,982,802 141. Mongolia 1,565,000 2,791,272 1.45% 2,791,716 111 2,791,826 142. Jamaica 10,991 2,731,832 0.71% 2,732,045 53 2,732,098 143. United Arab Emirates 82,880 2,563,212 1.54% 2,563,645 108 2,563,753 144. Kuwait 17,820 2,335,648 3.34% 2,336,503 214 2,336,717 145. Latvia 64,589 2,290,237 -0.69% 2,290,064 -43 2,290,021 146. Bhutan 47,000 2,232,291 2.11% 2,232,807 129 2,232,936 147. Macedonia 25,333 2,045,262 0.26% 2,045,320 15 2,045,335 148. Namibia 825,418 2,030,692 0.73% 2,030,854 41 2,030,895 149. Slovenia 20,273 2,011,070 -0.03% 2,011,063 -2 2,011,062 150. Lesotho 30,355 1,867,035 0.08% 1,867,051 4 1,867,055 151. Botswana 600,370 1,640,115 0.00% 1,640,115 0 1,640,115 152. Gambia, The 11,300 1,593,256 2.93% 1,593,768 128 1,593,895 153. Guinea-Bissau 36,120 1,416,027 1.96% 1,416,331 76 1,416,407 154. Gabon 267,667 1,389,201 2.45% 1,389,574 93 1,389,667 155. Estonia 45,226 1,332,893 -0.65% 1,332,798 -24 1,332,774 156. Mauritius 2,040 1,230,602 0.84% 1,230,715 28 1,230,744 157. Swaziland 17,363 1,173,900 0.25% 1,173,932 8 1,173,940 158. Trinidad and Tobago 5,128 1,088,644 -0.74% 1,088,556 -22 1,088,534 159. Timor-Leste (East-Timor) 15,007 1,040,880 2.09% 1,041,118 60 1,041,178 160. Fiji 18,270 893,354 1.40% 893,491 34 893,525 161. Qatar 11,437 863,051 2.61% 863,298 62 863,360 162. Cyprus 9,250 780,133 0.54% 780,179 12 780,191 163. Reunion 2,512 776,948 1.38% 777,066 29 777,095 164. Guyana 214,970 765,283 0.26% 765,305 5 765,310 165. Bahrain 665 688,345 1.51% 688,459 28 688,487 166. Comoros 2,170 671,247 2.91% 671,461 54 671,515 167. Solomon Islands 28,450 538,032 2.68% 538,190 40 538,230 168. Equatorial Guinea 28,051 535,881 2.42% 536,023 36 536,059 169. Djibouti 23,000 476,703 2.06% 476,811 27 476,838 170. Luxembourg 2,586 468,571 1.25% 468,635 16 468,651 171. China, Macao SAR 25 449,198 0.87% 449,241 11 449,252 172. Guadeloupe 1,780 448,713 0.92% 448,758 11 448,770 173. Suriname 163,270 438,144 0.25% 438,156 3 438,159 174. Martinique 1,100 432,900 0.76% 432,936 9 432,945 175. Cape Verde 4,033 418,224 0.67% 418,255 8 418,262 176. Malta 316 398,534 0.42% 398,552 5 398,557 177. Brunei 5,770 372,361 1.90% 372,439 19 372,458 178. Maldives 300 349,106 2.82% 349,214 27 349,241 179. Bahamas, The 13,940 301,790 0.67% 301,812 6 301,818 180. Iceland 103,000 296,737 0.91% 296,767 7 296,774 181. Belize 22,966 279,457 2.33% 279,528 18 279,546 182. Barbados 431 279,254 0.33% 279,264 3 279,267 183. French Polynesia 4,167 270,485 1.52% 270,530 11 270,541 184. Netherlands Antilles 960 219,958 0.82% 219,978 5 219,983 185. New Caledonia 19,060 216,494 1.28% 216,524 8 216,532 186. Vanuatu 12,200 205,754 1.52% 205,788 9 205,797 187. French Guiana 91,000 195,506 2.10% 195,551 11 195,562 188. Mayotte 374 193,633 3.93% 193,716 21 193,737 189. Sao Tome and Principe 1,001 187,410 3.16% 187,475 16 187,491 190. Samoa 2,944 177,287 -0.23% 177,283 -1 177,281 191. Guam 549 168,564 1.46% 168,591 7 168,598 192. Saint Lucia 616 166,312 1.28% 166,335 6 166,341 193. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 117,534 0.27% 117,537 1 117,538 194. Tonga 748 112,422 1.98% 112,446 6 112,452 195. Virgin Islands, U.S. 352 108,708 -0.07% 108,707 -0 108,707 196. Micronesia, Federated States of 702 108,105 -0.08% 108,104 -0 108,104 197. Kiribati 811 103,092 2.25% 103,117 6 103,124 198. Jersey 116 90,812 0.32% 90,815 1 90,816 199. Grenada 344 89,502 0.19% 89,504 0 89,504 200. Seychelles 455 81,188 0.43% 81,192 1 81,193 201. Northern Mariana Islands 477 80,362 2.61% 80,385 6 80,391 202. Man, Isle of 572 75,049 0.52% 75,053 1 75,054 203. Aruba 193 71,566 0.47% 71,570 1 71,571 204. Andorra 468 70,549 0.95% 70,556 2 70,558 205. Dominica 754 69,029 -0.27% 69,027 -1 69,026 206. Antigua and Barbuda 443 68,722 0.57% 68,726 1 68,727 207. Bermuda 53 65,365 0.64% 65,370 1 65,371 208. Guernsey 78 65,228 0.29% 65,230 1 65,231 209. Marshall Islands 181 59,071 2.27% 59,086 4 59,089 210. American Samoa 199 57,881 -0.11% 57,880 -0 57,880 211. Greenland 2,166,086 56,375 -0.02% 56,375 -0 56,375 212. Faroe Islands 1,399 46,962 0.62% 46,965 1 46,966 213. Cayman Islands 262 44,270 2.64% 44,283 3 44,286 214. Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 38,958 0.38% 38,960 0 38,960 215. Liechtenstein 160 33,717 0.82% 33,720 1 33,721 216. Monaco 2 32,409 0.43% 32,411 0 32,411 217. San Marino 61 28,880 1.30% 28,884 1 28,885 218. Gibraltar 6 27,884 0.17% 27,885 0 27,885 219. British Virgin Islands 153 22,643 2.06% 22,648 1 22,649 220. Turks and Caicos Islands 430 20,556 2.90% 20,563 2 20,564 221. Palau 458 20,303 1.39% 20,306 1 20,307 222. Anguilla 102 13,254 1.77% 13,257 1 13,257 223. Nauru 21 13,048 1.83% 13,051 1 13,051 224. Tuvalu 26 11,636 1.47% 11,638 0 11,638 225. Montserrat 102 9,341 1.04% 9,342 0 9,342 226. Saint Helena 410 7,460 0.59% 7,460 0 7,461 227. Saint Pierre and Miquelon 242 7,012 0.21% 7,012 0 7,012 228. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 12,173 2,967 2.44% 2,968 0 2,968 229. Svalbard 62,049 2,701 -0.02% 2,701 -0 2,701 230. Niue 260 2,166 0.00% 2,166 0 2,166 231. Norfolk Island 35 1,828 -0.01% 1,828 -0 1,828 232. Tokelau 10 1,405 -0.01% 1,405 -0 1,405 233. Holy See (Vatican City) 0 921 0.01% 921 0 921 234. Cocos Islands 14 628 0.00% 628 0 628 235. Christmas Island 135 361 0.00% 361 0 361 236. Pitcairn Islands 47 46 -0.01% 46 -0 46 source: "The World Factbook 2004-2005", 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. 7:52:54 PM    comment []