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This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: Starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Country Comparison Ranking

By Country Listing of the values for the Population field
Country | Population
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Afghanistan | 34,940,837 (July 2018 est.)
Akrotiri | approximately 15,500 on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 9,700 Cypriots and 5,800 Service and UK-based contract personnel and dependents (2011)
Albania | 3,057,220 (July 2018 est.)
Algeria | 41,657,488 (July 2018 est.)
American Samoa | 50,826 (July 2018 est.)
Andorra | 85,708 (July 2018 est.)
Angola | 30,355,880 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) note: Angola's national statistical agency projects the country's 2017 population to be 28.4 million
Anguilla | 17,422 (July 2018 est.)
Antarctica | no indigenous inhabitants, but there are both permanent and summer-only staffed research stations note: 53 countries have signed the 1959 Antarctic Treaty; 30 of those operate through their National Antarctic Program a number of seasonal-only (summer) and year-round research stations on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty); the population engaging in and supporting science or managing and protecting the Antarctic region varies from approximately 4,400 in summer to 1,100 in winter; in addition, approximately 1,000 personnel, including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research, are present in the waters of the treaty region peak summer (December-February) population - 4,490 total; Argentina 667, Australia 200, Australia and Romania jointly 13, Belgium 20, Brazil 40, Bulgaria 18, Chile 359, China 90, Czechia 20, Ecuador 26, Finland 20, France 125, France and Italy jointly 60, Germany 90, India 65, Italy 102, Japan 125, South Korea 70, NZ 85, Norway 44, Peru 28, Poland 40, Russia 429, South Africa 80, Spain 50, Sweden 20, Ukraine 24, UK 217, US 1,293, Uruguay 70 (2008-09) winter (June-August) station population - 1,106 total; Argentina 176, Australia 62, Brazil 12, Chile 114, China 29, France 26, France and Italy jointly 13, Germany 9, India 25, Japan 40, South Korea 18, NZ 10, Norway 7, Poland 12, Russia 148, South Africa 10, Ukraine 12, UK 37, US 337, Uruguay 9 (2009); research stations operated within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of 60 degrees south latitude) by National Antarctic Programs year-round stations - approximately 40 total; Argentina 6, Australia 3, Brazil 1, Chile 6, China 2, France 1, France and Italy jointly 1, Germany 1, India 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1, NZ 1, Norway 1, Poland 1, Russia 5, South Africa 1, Ukraine 1, UK 2, US 3, Uruguay 1 (2009) a range of seasonal-only (summer) stations, camps, and refuges - Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, China, Czechia, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, US, and Uruguay (2008-09) in addition, during the austral summer some nations have numerous occupied locations such as tent camps, summer-long temporary facilities, and mobile traverses in support of research (May 2009 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda | 95,882 (July 2018 est.)
Argentina | 44,694,198 (July 2018 est.)
Armenia | 3,038,217 (July 2018 est.)
Aruba | 116,576 (July 2018 est.)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | no indigenous inhabitants note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island; access to East and Middle Islands is by permit only
Australia | 23,470,145 (July 2018 est.)
Austria | 8,793,370 (July 2018 est.)
Azerbaijan | 10,046,516 (July 2018 est.)
Bahamas, The | 332,634 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Bahrain | 1,442,659 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) note: immigrants make up approximately 48% of the total population, according to UN data (2017)
Bangladesh | 159,453,001 (July 2018 est.)
Barbados | 293,131 (July 2018 est.)
Belarus | 9,527,543 (July 2018 est.)
Belgium | 11,570,762 (July 2018 est.)
Belize | 385,854 (July 2018 est.)
Benin | 11,340,504 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Bermuda | 71,176 (July 2018 est.)
Bhutan | 766,397 (July 2018 est.)
Bolivia | 11,306,341 (July 2018 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,849,891 (July 2018 est.)
Botswana | 2,249,104 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Bouvet Island | uninhabited
Brazil | 208,846,892 (July 2018 est.)
British Indian Ocean Territory | no indigenous inhabitants note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960s and 1970s; approximately 3,000 UK and US military personnel and civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia (2018)
British Virgin Islands | 35,802 (July 2018 est.)
Brunei | 450,565 (July 2018 est.)
Bulgaria | 7,057,504 (July 2018 est.)
Burkina Faso | 19,742,715 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Burma | 55,622,506 (July 2018 est.)
Burundi | 11,844,520 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Cabo Verde | 568,373 (July 2018 est.)
Cambodia | 16,449,519 (July 2018 est.)
Cameroon | 25,640,965 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Canada | 35,881,659 (July 2018 est.)
Cayman Islands | 59,613 (July 2018 est.) note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman
Central African Republic | 5,745,062 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Chad | 15,833,116 (July 2018 est.)
Chile | 17,925,262 (July 2018 est.)
China | 1,384,688,986 (July 2018 est.)
Christmas Island | 2,205 (July 2016 est.)
Clipperton Island | uninhabited
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 596 (July 2014 est.)
Colombia | 48,168,996 (July 2018 est.)
Comoros | 821,164 (July 2018 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 85,281,024 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Congo, Republic of the | 5,062,021 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Cook Islands | 9,038 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) note: the Cook Islands' Ministry of Finance & Economic Management estimated the resident population to have been 11,700 in September 2016
Coral Sea Islands | no indigenous inhabitants (2017 est.) note: there is a staff of four at the meteorological station on Willis Island
Costa Rica | 4,987,142 (July 2018 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire | 26,260,582 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Croatia | 4,270,480 (July 2018 est.)
Cuba | 11,116,396 (July 2018 est.)
Curacao | 150,241 (July 2018 est.)
Cyprus | 1,237,088 (July 2018 est.)
Czechia | 10,686,269 (July 2018 est.)
Denmark | 5,809,502 (July 2018 est.)
Dhekelia | approximately 15,500 on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 9,700 Cypriots and 5,800 Service and UK-based contract personnel and dependents
Djibouti | 884,017 (July 2018 est.)
Dominica | 74,027 (July 2018 est.)
Dominican Republic | 10,298,756 (July 2018 est.)
Ecuador | 16,498,502 (July 2018 est.)
Egypt | 99,413,317 (July 2018 est.)
El Salvador | 6,187,271 (July 2018 est.)
Equatorial Guinea | 797,457 (July 2018 est.)
Eritrea | 5,970,646 (July 2018 est.)
Estonia | 1,244,288 (July 2018 est.)
Eswatini | 1,087,200 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Ethiopia | 108,386,391 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
European Union | 517,111,329 (July 2018 est.) rank by population: Germany - 80,457,737 France - 67,364,357 United Kingdom - 65,105,246 Italy - 62,246,674 Spain - 49,331,076 Poland - 38,420,687 Romania - 21,457,116 Netherlands - 17,151,228 Belgium - 11,570,762 Greece - 10,761,523 Czechia - 10,686,269 Portugal - 10,355,493 Sweden - 10,040,995 Hungary - 9,825,704 Austria - 8,793,370 Bulgaria - 7,057,504 Denmark - 5,809,502 Finland - 5,537,364 Slovakia - 5,445,040 Ireland - 5,068,050 Croatia - 4,270,480 Lithuania - 2,793,284 Slovenia - 2,102,126 Latvia - 1,923,559 Estonia - 1,244,288 Cyprus - 1,237,088 Luxembourg - 605,764 Malta - 449,043 (July 2018 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 3,198 (2016 est.) note: data include all persons usually resident in the islands at the time of the 2016 census
Faroe Islands | 51,018 (July 2018 est.)
Fiji | 926,276 (July 2018 est.)
Finland | 5,537,364 (July 2018 est.)
France | 67,364,357 (July 2018 est.) note: the above figure is for metropolitan France and five overseas regions; the metropolitan France population is 62,814,233
French Polynesia | 290,373 (July 2018 est.)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | no indigenous inhabitants Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): uninhabited but has a meteorological station Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): uninhabited but is frequently visited by fishermen and has a scientific research cabin for short stays Iles Crozet: uninhabited except for 18 to 30 people staffing the Alfred Faure research station on Ile del la Possession Iles Kerguelen: 50 to 100 scientists are located at the main base at Port-aux-Francais on Ile Kerguelen Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): uninhabitable Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by scientists Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): uninhabited, except for visits by scientists
Gabon | 2,119,036 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Gambia, The | 2,092,731 (July 2018 est.)
Gaza Strip | 1,836,713 (July 2018 est.)
Georgia | 4,926,087 (July 2018 est.)
Germany | 80,457,737 (July 2018 est.)
Ghana | 28,102,471 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Gibraltar | 29,461 (July 2018 est.)
Greece | 10,761,523 (July 2018 est.)
Greenland | 57,691 (July 2018 est.)
Grenada | 112,207 (July 2018 est.)
Guam | 167,772 (July 2018 est.)
Guatemala | 16,581,273 (July 2018 est.)
Guernsey | 66,697 (July 2018 est.)
Guinea | 11,855,411 (July 2018 est.)
Guinea-Bissau | 1,833,247 (July 2018 est.)
Guyana | 740,685 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Haiti | 10,788,440 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | uninhabited
Holy See (Vatican City) | 1,000 (2017 est.)
Honduras | 9,182,766 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Hong Kong | 7,213,338 (July 2018 est.)
Howland Island | uninhabited note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service
Hungary | 9,825,704 (July 2018 est.)
Iceland | 343,518 (July 2018 est.)
India | 1,296,834,042 (July 2018 est.)
Indonesia | 262,787,403 (July 2018 est.)
Iran | 83,024,745 (July 2018 est.)
Iraq | 40,194,216 (July 2018 est.)
Ireland | 5,068,050 (July 2018 est.)
Isle of Man | 89,407 (July 2018 est.)
Israel | 8,424,904 (July 2017 est.) (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2018 est.) note: approximately 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016); approximately 201,000 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014)
Italy | 62,246,674 (July 2018 est.)
Jamaica | 2,812,090 (July 2018 est.)
Jan Mayen | no indigenous inhabitants note: military personnel operate the the weather and coastal services radio station
Japan | 126,168,156 (July 2018 est.)
Jarvis Island | uninhabited note: Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service
Jersey | 99,602 (July 2018 est.)
Johnston Atoll | uninhabited note: in previous years, there was an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel present; as of September 2001, population had decreased significantly when US Army Chemical Activity Pacific (USACAP) departed; as of May 2005 all US Government personnel had left the island
Jordan | 10,458,413 (July 2018 est.) note: increased estimate reflects revised assumptions about the net migration rate due to the increased flow of Syrian refugees
Kazakhstan | 18,744,548 (July 2018 est.)
Kenya | 48,397,527 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Kingman Reef | uninhabited
Kiribati | 109,367 (July 2018 est.)
Korea, North | 25,381,085 (July 2018 est.)
Korea, South | 51,418,097 (July 2018 est.)
Kosovo | 1,907,592 (July 2018 est.)
Kuwait | 2,916,467 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,437,590 for 2017, with immigrants accounting for more than 69.5%
Kyrgyzstan | 5,849,296 (July 2018 est.)
Laos | 7,234,171 (July 2018 est.)
Latvia | 1,923,559 (July 2018 est.)
Lebanon | 6,100,075 (July 2018 est.)
Lesotho | 1,962,461 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Liberia | 4,809,768 (July 2018 est.)
Libya | 6,754,507 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) note: immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2017)
Liechtenstein | 38,547 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) note: immigrants make up 65% of the total population, according to UN data (2017)
Lithuania | 2,793,284 (July 2018 est.)
Luxembourg | 605,764 (July 2018 est.)
Macau | 606,340 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) note: Macau's statistical agency estimated the total population to be approximately 648,550 as of September 2017
Macedonia | 2,118,945 (July 2018 est.)
Madagascar | 25,683,610 (July 2018 est.)
Malawi | 19,842,560 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Malaysia | 31,809,660 (July 2018 est.)
Maldives | 392,473 (July 2018 est.)
Mali | 18,429,893 (July 2018 est.)
Malta | 449,043 (July 2018 est.)
Marshall Islands | 75,684 (July 2018 est.)
Mauritania | 3,840,429 (July 2018 est.)
Mauritius | 1,364,283 (July 2018 est.)
Mexico | 125,959,205 (July 2018 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of | 103,643 (July 2018 est.)
Midway Islands | no indigenous inhabitants; approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at the atoll (July 2014 est.)
Moldova | 3,437,720 (July 2018 est.)
Monaco | 30,727 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) note: immigrants make up almost 55% of the total population, according to UN data (2017)
Mongolia | 3,103,428 (July 2018 est.) note: Mongolia is one of the least densely populated countries in the world (2 people per sq km); twice as many ethnic Mongols (some 6 million) live in Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol) in neighboring China
Montenegro | 614,249 (July 2018 est.)
Montserrat | 5,315 (July 2018 est.) note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned
Morocco | 34,314,130 (July 2018 est.)
Mozambique | 27,233,789 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Namibia | 2,533,224 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Nauru | 9,692 (July 2018 est.)
Navassa Island | uninhabited; transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island
Nepal | 29,717,587 (July 2018 est.)
Netherlands | 17,151,228 (July 2018 est.)
New Caledonia | 282,754 (July 2018 est.)
New Zealand | 4,545,627 (July 2018 est.)
Nicaragua | 6,085,213 (July 2018 est.)
Niger | 19,866,231 (July 2018 est.)
Nigeria | 203,452,505 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Niue | 1,618 (July 2017 est.) note: because of the island's limited economic and educational opportunities, Niueans have emigrated for decades - primarily to New Zealand, but also to Australia and other Pacific island states; Niue's population peaked in 1966 at 5,194, but by 2005 had fallen to 1,508; since then it has rebounded slightly; as of 2013, 23,883 people of Niuean ancestry lived in New Zealand - with more than 20% Niue-born; this means that there are about 15 times as many persons of Niuean living in New Zealand as in Niue, possibly the most eccentric population distribution in the world
Norfolk Island | 1,748 (2016 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands | 51,994 (July 2018 est.)
Norway | 5,372,191 (July 2018 est.)
Oman | 3,494,116 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) note: immigrants make up approximately 45% of the total population (2017)
Pakistan | 207,862,518 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) note: provisional results of Pakistan's 2017 national census estimate the country's total population to be 207,774,000
Palau | 21,516 (July 2018 est.)
Palmyra Atoll | no indigenous inhabitants (July 2014 est.) note: variable temporary population of 4 to 20 staff and scientists of the Nature Conservancy and the US Fish and Wildlife Service
Panama | 3,800,644 (July 2018 est.)
Papua New Guinea | 7,027,332 (July 2018 est.)
Paracel Islands | 1,440 (2014 est.) note: Chinese activity has increased in recent years, particularly on Woody Island, where the population exceeds 1,000; there are scattered Chinese garrisons on some other islands
Paraguay | 7,025,763 (July 2018 est.)
Peru | 31,331,228 (July 2018 est.)
Philippines | 105,893,381 (July 2018 est.)
Pitcairn Islands | 54 (July 2016 est.)
Poland | 38,420,687 (July 2018 est.)
Portugal | 10,355,493 (July 2018 est.)
Puerto Rico | 3,294,626 (July 2018 est.)
Qatar | 2,363,569 (July 2018 est.)
Romania | 21,457,116 (July 2018 est.)
Russia | 142,122,776 (July 2018 est.)
Rwanda | 12,187,400 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Saint Barthelemy | 7,160 (July 2018 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 7,841 (July 2018 est.) note: Saint Helena's statistical agency estimated the enumerated national population (including Ascension Island and Tristan da Cuhna) to be 5,901 in 2016, according to the 2016 census; only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited, none of the other nearby islands/islets are
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 53,094 (July 2018 est.)
Saint Lucia | 165,510 (July 2018 est.)
Saint Martin | 32,284 (July 2018 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,471 (July 2018 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 101,844 (July 2018 est.)
Samoa | 201,316 (July 2018 est.)
San Marino | 33,779 (July 2018 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe | 204,454 (July 2018 est.)
Saudi Arabia | 33,091,113 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) note: immigrants make up 37% of the total population, according to UN data (2017)
Senegal | 15,020,945 (July 2018 est.)
Serbia | 7,078,110 (July 2018 est.) note: does not include the population of Kosovo
Seychelles | 94,633 (July 2018 est.)
Sierra Leone | 6,312,212 (July 2018 est.)
Singapore | 5,995,991 (July 2018 est.)
Sint Maarten | 42,677 (July 2018 est.)
Slovakia | 5,445,040 (July 2018 est.)
Slovenia | 2,102,126 (July 2018 est.)
Solomon Islands | 660,121 (July 2018 est.)
Somalia | 11,259,029 (July 2018 est.) note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare
South Africa | 55,380,210 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | no indigenous inhabitants note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited
South Sudan | 10,204,581 (July 2018 est.)
Spain | 49,331,076 (July 2018 est.)
Spratly Islands | no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by military personnel of several claimant states
Sri Lanka | 22,576,592 (July 2018 est.)
Sudan | 43,120,843 (July 2018 est.)
Suriname | 597,927 (July 2018 est.)
Svalbard | 2,583 (July 2017 est.)
Sweden | 10,040,995 (July 2018 est.)
Switzerland | 8,292,809 (July 2018 est.)
Syria | 19,454,263 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) note: approximately 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016)
Taiwan | 23,545,963 (July 2018 est.)
Tajikistan | 8,604,882 (July 2018 est.)
Tanzania | 55,451,343 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Thailand | 68,615,858 (July 2018 est.)
Timor-Leste | 1,321,929 (July 2018 est.)
Togo | 8,176,449 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Tokelau | 1,285 (2016 est.)
Tonga | 106,398 (July 2018 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago | 1,215,527 (July 2018 est.)
Tunisia | 11,516,189 (July 2018 est.)
Turkey | 81,257,239 (July 2018 est.)
Turkmenistan | 5,411,012 (July 2018 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands | 53,701 (July 2018 est.)
Tuvalu | 11,147 (July 2018 est.)
Uganda | 40,853,749 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Ukraine | 43,952,299 (July 2018 est.)
United Arab Emirates | 9,701,315 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,400,145 as of mid-year 2017; immigrants make up more than 88% of the total population, according to UN data (2017)
United Kingdom | 65,105,246 United Kingdom (July 2018 est.) constituent countries: England 55,268,100 Scotland 5,404,700 Wales 3,113,200 Northern Ireland 1,862,10
United States | 329,256,465 (July 2018 est.)
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | no indigenous inhabitants note: public entry is only by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service Jarvis Island: Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; currently unoccupied Johnston Atoll: in previous years, an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel were present; as of May 2005, all US Government personnel had left the island Midway Islands: approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at the atoll Palmyra Atoll: four to 20 Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife staff, and researchers
Uruguay | 3,369,299 (July 2018 est.)
Uzbekistan | 30,023,709 (July 2018 est.)
Vanuatu | 288,037 (July 2018 est.)
Venezuela | 31,689,176 (July 2018 est.)
Vietnam | 97,040,334 (July 2018 est.)
Virgin Islands | 106,977 (July 2018 est.)
Wake Island | no indigenous inhabitants (2018 est.) note: approximately 100 military personnel and civilian contractors maintain and operate the airfield and communications facilities
Wallis and Futuna | 15,763 (July 2018 est.)
West Bank | 2,798,494 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) note: approximately 391,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2016); approximately 201,200 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014)
Western Sahara | 619,551 (July 2018 est.) note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries
World | 7,405,107,650 (2017 est.) top ten most populous countries (in millions): China 1379.3; India 1281.93; United States 326.63; Indonesia 260.58; Brazil 207.35; Pakistan 204.92; Nigeria 190.63; Bangladesh 157.83; Russia 142.26; Japan 126.45; ten least populous countries: Holy See (Vatican City) 1,000; Montserrat 5,292; Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5,533; Saint Barthelemy 7,184; Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan de Cunha 7,828; Cook Islands 9,290; Tuvalu 11,052; Nauru 11359; Wallis and Futuna 15,714; Anguilla 17,087; ten most densely populated countries (population per sq km): Macau 21,346; Monaco 15,322; Singapore 8,572; Hong Kong 6,702; Gaza Strip 4,987; Gibraltar 4,523; Bahrain 1,857; Maldives 1,318; Malta 1,317; Bermuda 1,312; ten least densely populated countries (population per sq km): Greenland less than 1; Mongolia 2; Western Sahara 2.3; Australia 3; Namibia 3; Iceland 3.4; Mauritania 3.6; Guyana 3.7; Libya 3.8; Suriname 3.8
Yemen | 28,667,230 (July 2018 est.)
Zambia | 16,445,079 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Zimbabwe | 14,030,368 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected

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