List of countries by population in 2010
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This is harmonized list of population estimates for the year 2010. For a listing with more recent estimates, see List of countries by population


This is a list of sovereign states and other territories by population, with population figures estimated for 2010 (rounded to the nearest 1,000). The figures are estimates for the year 2010 from the U.N. World Population Prospects (2010 revision).

The list includes all sovereign states and dependent territories
Dependent territory
A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State, and remains politically outside of the controlling state's integral area....

 recognized by the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

 plus the territory under the effective control of the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

 (Taiwan). For a graphical version of this list, see List of countries by population (graphical).
Rank Country / Territory Population
2010
UN estimate
World
World population
The world population is the total number of living humans on the planet Earth. As of today, it is estimated to be  billion by the United States Census Bureau...

6,895,889,000
1  People's Republic of China (Mainland
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...

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1,341,335,000
2  India 1,224,614,000
3  United States 310,384,000
4  Indonesia 239,871,000
5  Brazil 194,946,000
6  Pakistan 173,593,000
7  Nigeria 158,423,000
8  Bangladesh 148,692,000
9  Russia 142,958,000
10  Japan 126,536,000
11  Mexico 113,423,000
12  Philippines 93,261,000
13  Vietnam 87,848,000
14  Ethiopia 82,950,000
15  Germany 82,302,000
16  Egypt 81,121,000
17  Iran 73,974,000
18  Turkey 72,752,000
19  Thailand 69,122,000
20  Democratic Republic of the Congo 65,966,000
21  Early Modern France 62,787,000
22  United Kingdom 62,036,000
23  Italy 60,551,000
24  South Africa 50,133,000
25  South Korea 48,184,000
26  Myanmar 50,519,000
27  Colombia 46,295,000
28  Spain 46,077,000
29  Ukraine 45,448,000
30  Tanzania 44,841,000
31  Sudan 43,552,000
32  Kenya 40,513,000
33  Argentina 40,412,000
34  Poland 38,277,000
35  Algeria 35,468,000
36  Canada 34,017,000
37  Uganda 33,425,000
38  Morocco 31,951,000
39  Iraq 31,672,000
40  Afghanistan 31,412,000
41  Nepal 29,959,000
42  Peru 29,077,000
43  Venezuela 28,980,000
44  Malaysia 28,401,000
45  Saudi Arabia 27,448,000
46  Uzbekistan 27,445,000
47  Ghana 24,392,000
48  Republic of China (Taiwan)
49  North Korea 24,346,000
50  Yemen 24,053,000
51  Mozambique 23,391,000
52  Australia 22,268,000
53  Kingdom of Romania 21,486,000
54  Sri Lanka 20,860,000
55  Madagascar 20,714,000
56  Syria 20,411,000
57  Côte d'Ivoire 19,738,000
58  Cameroon 19,599,000
59  Angola 19,082,000
60  Chile 17,114,000
61  Netherlands 16,613,000
62  Burkina Faso 16,469,000
63  Kazakhstan 16,026,000
64  Niger 15,512,000
65  Mali 15,370,000
66  Malawi 14,901,000
67  Ecuador 14,465,000
68  Guatemala 14,389,000
69  Cambodia 14,138,000
70  Zambia 13,089,000
71  Zimbabwe 12,571,000
72  Senegal 12,434,000
73  Greece 11,359,000
74  Cuba 11,258,000
75  Chad 11,227,000
76  Belgium 10,712,000
77  Portugal 10,676,000
78  Rwanda 10,624,000
79  Czech Republic 10,493,000
80  Tunisia 10,481,000
81  Haiti 9,993,000
82  Hungary 9,984,000
83  Guinea 9,982,000
84  Bolivia 9,930,000
85  Dominican Republic 9,927,000
86  Serbia 9,856,000
87  Belarus 9,595,000
88  Sweden 9,380,000
89  Somalia 9,331,000
90  Azerbaijan 9,188,000
91  Benin 8,850,000
92  Austria 8,394,000
93  Burundi 8,383,000
94  Switzerland 7,664,000
95  Honduras 7,601,000
96  United Arab Emirates 7,512,000
97  Kingdom of Bulgaria 7,494,000
98  Israel 7,418,000
99  Hong Kong (PR China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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7,053,000
100  Tajikistan 6,507,000
101  Papua New Guinea 5,887,000
102  Paraguay 6,455,000
103  Libya 6,355,000
104  Laos 6,201,000
105  El Salvador 6,193,000
106  Jordan 6,187,000
107  Togo 6,028,000
108  Sierra Leone 5,868,000
109  Nicaragua 5,788,000
110  Denmark 5,550,000
111  Slovakia 5,462,000
112  Finland 5,365,000
113  Kyrgyzstan 5,334,000
114  Eritrea 5,254,000
115  Singapore 5,086,000
116  Turkmenistan 5,042,000
117  Norway 4,883,000
118  Costa Rica 4,659,000
119  Republic of Ireland 4,470,000
120  Independent State of Croatia 4,403,000
121  Central African Republic 4,401,000
122  New Zealand 4,368,000
123  Georgia (country) 4,352,000
124  Lebanon 4,228,000
125  Republic of the Congo 4,043,000
126  Palestinian territories 4,039,000
127  Liberia 3,994,000
128  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,760,000
129  Puerto Rico (US) 3,749,000
130  Moldova 3,573,000
131  Panama 3,517,000
132  Mauritania 3,460,000
133  Uruguay 3,369,000
134  Lithuania 3,324,000
135  Albania 3,204,000
136  Armenia 3,092,000
137  Oman 2,782,000
138  Mongolia 2,756,000
139  Jamaica 2,741,000
140  Kuwait 2,737,000
141  Namibia 2,283,000
142  Latvia 2,252,000
143  Lesotho 2,171,000
144  Republic of Macedonia 2,061,000
145  Slovenia 2,030,000
146  Botswana 2,007,000
147  Qatar 1,759,000
148  The Gambia 1,728,000
149  Guinea-Bissau 1,515,000
150  Gabon 1,505,000
151  Trinidad and Tobago 1,341,000
152  Estonia 1,341,000
153  Mauritius 1,299,000
154  Bahrain 1,262,000
155  Swaziland 1,186,000
156  East Timor 1,124,000
157  Cyprus 1,104
158  Djibouti 889,000
159  Fiji 861,000
160  Réunion (France) 846,000
161  Guyana 754,000
162  Comoros 735,000
163  Bhutan 726,000
164  Equatorial Guinea 700,000
165  Kingdom of Montenegro 631
166  Macau (PR China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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544,000
167  Solomon Islands 538,000
168  Western Sahara 531,000
169  Suriname 525,000
170  Luxembourg 507,000
171  Cape Verde 496,000
172  Guadeloupe (France) 461,000
173  Malta 417,000
174  Martinique (France) 406,000
175  Brunei 399,000
176  The Bahamas 343,000
177  Iceland 320,000
178  Maldives 316,000
179  Belize 312,000
180  Barbados 273,000
181  French Polynesia (France) 271,000
182  New Caledonia (France) 251,000
183  Vanuatu 240,000
184  French Guiana (France) 231,000
185  Mayotte 204,000
186  Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality...

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201,000
187  Samoa 183,000
188  Guam (US) 180,000
189  Saint Lucia 174,000
190  São Tomé and Príncipe 165,000
191 Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...

 (UK
Crown dependency
The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....

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153,000
192  Federated States of Micronesia 111,000
193  United States Virgin Islands (US) 109,000
194  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,000
195  Aruba (Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality...

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107,000
196  Tonga 104,000
197  Grenada 104,000

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