2014 Population

In 2014, the world’s population was estimated at approximately 7.2 billion people. Asia was the most populous continent, home to about 4.4 billion individuals, with China and India alone accounting for over 2.6 billion combined—making them the two most populous countries globally. Africa’s population was rapidly growing, reaching around 1.1 billion, with Nigeria and Ethiopia as its most populous nations. Europe’s population stood at roughly 740 million, led by Russia and Germany. The Americas had a combined population of about 970 million, with the United States (over 318 million) and Brazil (around 203 million) as the largest countries in North and South America, respectively. Oceania, including Australia and the Pacific Islands, had a much smaller population, totaling around 38 million. Global population growth in 2014 was driven mainly by higher birth rates in developing regions, particularly in Africa and parts of Asia.

RankCountryPopulationPopulation Density Per Square KM
1China1,369,685,822146.9
2India1,282,483,039431.3
3United States318,301,00834.8
4Indonesia257,934,026142.4
5Pakistan206,054,670267.3
6Brazil204,830,40224.5
7Nigeria184,193,052202.2
8Bangladesh152,955,0731,175
9Russia143,404,2338.8
10Japan126,845,084348
11Mexico120,751,10162.1
12Philippines100,125,736335.8
13Vietnam95,031,568306.5
14Ethiopia91,942,49583.8
15Egypt90,487,24490.9
16Congo Kinshasa83,589,54436.9
17Germany82,375,634236.3
18Iran78,790,17051.4
19Turkey78,354,942101.8
20Thailand67,760,535132.6
21France66,278,308103.5
22United Kingdom64,346,449266
23Italy61,504,156209.1
24Burma53,551,23981.9
25South Africa52,996,66543.6
26South Korea50,345,320519.5
27Tanzania50,275,03456.8
28Kenya46,653,38782
29Spain46,151,08792.5
30Ukraine44,943,74477.6
31Colombia44,901,42143.2
32Argentina43,057,35515.7
33Algeria38,806,57716.3
34Poland38,592,156126.8
35Sudan38,252,91220.5
36Canada35,748,8913.9
37Uganda34,909,711177.1
38Iraq33,992,99877.7
39Morocco33,823,66747.2
40Afghanistan31,809,82948.8
41Malaysia30,819,78693.8
42Saudi Arabia30,801,97114.3
43Venezuela30,200,92234.2
44Peru29,936,72023.4
45Uzbekistan28,934,53168
46Nepal28,291,654197.4
47Ghana27,349,575120.2
48Angola26,314,14821.1
49Yemen26,019,66749.3
50Mozambique25,695,57832.7
51North Korea24,899,182206.8
52Côte d'Ivoire23,866,22375.1
53Cameroon23,398,89649.5
54Taiwan23,369,760724.4
55Australia23,292,1433
56Madagascar23,163,36439.8
57Sri Lanka21,864,322338.3
58Romania20,016,77587.1
59Syria19,469,277104.7
60Niger18,176,44614.3
61Kazakhstan17,943,1706.6
62Burkina Faso17,613,79964.3
63Chile17,363,76023.3
64Malawi16,920,106179.8
65Netherlands16,874,277497.9
66Mali16,319,38113.4
67Ecuador15,646,80556.5
68Zambia15,433,00320.8
69Guatemala15,425,047143.9
70Cambodia14,966,00884.8
71Senegal14,315,56474.4
72Chad13,887,65611
73Zimbabwe13,251,45934.3
74South Sudan11,266,49717.5
75Cuba11,237,977102.3
76Belgium11,234,661371.1
77Rwanda11,148,366451.9
78Tunisia11,032,48971
79Greece10,801,12982.7
80Bolivia10,762,9909.9
81Guinea10,631,94743.3
82Czechia10,626,503137.6
83Benin10,479,34594.7
84Portugal10,477,254114.5
85Somalia10,463,18716.7
86Burundi10,379,547404.2
87Haiti10,045,783364.5
88Hungary9,907,419110.6
89Dominican Republic9,881,761204.5
90Sweden9,736,57423.7
91Azerbaijan9,686,433117.2
92Belarus9,604,68247.3
93United Arab Emirates9,170,474109.7
94Jordan8,998,365101.3
95Austria8,615,171104.5
96Honduras8,545,90776.4
97Switzerland8,059,368201.5
98Tajikistan8,045,92556.9
99Israel7,901,925367.6
100Papua New Guinea7,847,82017.3
101Bulgaria7,228,13566.6
102Hong Kong7,112,2846,628.4
103Serbia7,089,31991.5
104Sierra Leone6,934,39996.8
105Togo6,902,009126.9
106Laos6,857,08329.7
107Paraguay6,699,94416.9
108El Salvador6,178,552298.2
109Libya6,100,9683.5
110Lebanon5,878,034574.6
111Nicaragua5,836,75848.6
112Eritrea5,773,28657.2
113Denmark5,647,207133.1
114Kyrgyzstan5,603,76129.2
115Finland5,454,46518
116Singapore5,447,8967,683.9
117Slovakia5,443,439113.2
118Turkmenistan5,169,20011
119Norway5,147,52716.9
120Georgia4,935,88970.8
121Central African Republic4,910,2387.9
122Ireland4,832,02670.1
123Costa Rica4,753,58593.1
124Congo Brazzaville4,662,36613.7
125New Zealand4,442,50916.8
126Croatia4,356,74877.8
127Liberia4,348,14145.1
128Bosnia and Herzegovina3,870,50375.6
129Panama3,716,14150
130Moldova3,579,084108.8
131Puerto Rico3,534,091398.5
132Mauritania3,512,7733.4
133Uruguay3,335,29919.1
134Oman3,212,57810.4
135Armenia3,060,577108.5
136Albania3,026,779110.5
137Mongolia2,952,6861.9
138Lithuania2,914,43946.5
139Jamaica2,818,580260.2
140Kuwait2,743,334154
141West Bank2,597,201460.5
142Namibia2,340,4202.8
143Qatar2,124,222183.3
144Botswana2,112,2353.7
145North Macedonia2,099,58182.6
146Slovenia2,097,579104.1
147Lesotho2,063,59868
148Latvia2,007,71432.3
149The Gambia1,968,298194.5
150Gabon1,874,4207.3
151Kosovo1,858,674170.7
152Gaza Strip1,670,1194,639.2
153Guinea-Bissau1,663,14959.1
154Trinidad and Tobago1,347,437262.8
155Bahrain1,314,0231,729
156Mauritius1,293,747637.3
157Estonia1,272,39330
158Equatorial Guinea1,203,61442.9
159Timor-Leste1,201,36680.8
160Cyprus1,172,653126.9
161Eswatini1,049,98161
162Fiji902,59649.4
163Djibouti808,87634.9
164Bhutan796,91320.8
165Guyana785,6744
166Comoros771,754345.3
167Montenegro620,89746.2
168Solomon Islands605,10921.6
169Macau591,87221,138.3
170Suriname570,9193.7
171Luxembourg558,008215.8
172Cabo Verde537,942133.4
173Malta430,0281,360.8
174Brunei422,30880.2
175Maldives393,3351,319.9
176Belize356,76715.6
177The Bahamas331,34633.1
178Iceland327,8723.3
179Barbados294,700685.3
180French Polynesia279,90973.1
181New Caledonia267,87414.7
182Vanuatu266,68221.9
183Samoa196,61769.7
184Sao Tome and Principe190,241197.3
185Guam165,864304.9
186Saint Lucia162,956268.9
187Curaçao147,702332.7
188Aruba110,627614.6
189Grenada110,239320.5
190U.S. Virgin Islands107,882310
191Tonga106,416148.4
192Federated States of Micronesia105,566150.4
193Kiribati104,608129
194Saint Vincent and the Grenadines102,791264.2
195Jersey96,330830.4
196Seychelles91,306200.7
197Antigua and Barbuda91,115205.7
198Isle of Man86,751151.7
199Andorra85,563182.8
200Dominica73,82498.3
201Marshall Islands70,832391.3
202Bermuda69,9061,294.6
203Guernsey65,946845.5
204Greenland57,6960
205Cayman Islands54,841207.7
206American Samoa53,078268.1
207Northern Mariana Islands53,069112.4
208Saint Kitts and Nevis51,512197.4
209Faroe Islands49,93835.8
210Turks and Caicos Islands49,15751.9
211Sint Maarten40,3801,187.6
212Liechtenstein37,314233.2
213San Marino32,729536.5
214British Virgin Islands32,631216.1
215Saint Martin31,514583.6
216Monaco30,53515,267.5
217Gibraltar29,0664,152.3
218Palau21,09346
219Anguilla16,058176.5
220Wallis and Futuna15,527109.3
221Tuvalu10,792415.1
222Cook Islands10,10042.8
223Nauru9,446449.8
224Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha7,79719.8
225Saint Barthelemy7,268290.7
226Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,75123.8
227Montserrat5,21151.1

Data from US Census International Database