2016 Population

In 2016, the world’s population was estimated at approximately 7.4 billion people. Asia remained the most populous continent, home to about 60% of the global population, with China (over 1.37 billion) and India (about 1.32 billion) as the two most populous countries. Africa’s population was rapidly growing, reaching around 1.2 billion, with Nigeria as its most populous nation. Europe’s population was relatively stable at around 740 million, with Russia and Germany as leading countries by population. North America had about 579 million people, primarily in the United States (approximately 323 million) and Mexico. Latin America and the Caribbean together accounted for over 640 million people, with Brazil (over 207 million) as the largest country in the region. Oceania, including Australia and the Pacific Islands, had a much smaller population, totaling around 40 million. These figures reflect significant regional differences in population growth rates, with Africa and Asia experiencing the fastest increases.

Rank	Country	Population	Population Density Per Square KM
1	China	1,382,148,409	148.2
2	India	1,312,486,077	441.4
3	United States	322,941,311	35.3
4	Indonesia	263,204,105	145.3
5	Pakistan	214,750,792	278.6
6	Brazil	208,323,342	24.9
7	Nigeria	193,466,758	212.4
8	Bangladesh	156,085,586	1,199.1
9	Russia	143,260,870	8.7
10	Japan	126,461,255	347
11	Mexico	123,576,658	63.6
12	Philippines	103,351,132	346.6
13	Vietnam	97,355,565	314
14	Ethiopia	97,266,995	88.7
15	Egypt	95,228,450	95.7
16	Congo Kinshasa	89,429,985	39.4
17	Germany	83,823,029	240.4
18	Iran	81,004,837	52.9
19	Turkey	80,232,150	104.2
20	Thailand	68,346,863	133.8
21	France	66,857,439	104.4
22	United Kingdom	65,344,284	270.1
23	Italy	61,499,222	209.1
24	Burma	54,616,787	83.6
25	South Africa	54,283,569	44.7
26	Tanzania	53,601,096	60.5
27	South Korea	50,917,040	525.4
28	Kenya	48,932,882	86
29	Spain	46,159,139	92.5
30	Colombia	45,425,599	43.7
31	Ukraine	44,207,714	76.3
32	Argentina	43,886,223	16
33	Sudan	40,560,911	21.8
34	Algeria	40,249,348	16.9
35	Poland	38,518,526	126.6
36	Uganda	37,534,321	190.4
37	Canada	36,404,804	4
38	Iraq	35,580,015	81.4
39	Morocco	34,591,211	48.3
40	Afghanistan	33,310,667	51.1
41	Saudi Arabia	32,003,091	14.9
42	Malaysia	31,647,285	96.3
43	Venezuela	30,757,956	34.9
44	Peru	30,166,474	23.6
45	Uzbekistan	29,479,741	69.3
46	Nepal	28,983,737	202.2
47	Ghana	28,769,102	126.4
48	Angola	28,290,322	22.7
49	Yemen	27,347,406	51.8
50	Mozambique	27,087,330	34.4
51	North Korea	25,165,316	209
52	Côte d'Ivoire	25,048,232	78.8
53	Cameroon	24,874,070	52.6
54	Madagascar	24,388,331	41.9
55	Australia	23,980,152	3.1
56	Taiwan	23,480,200	727.8
57	Sri Lanka	22,234,863	344
58	Romania	19,722,552	85.8
59	Niger	19,637,375	15.5
60	Burkina Faso	18,661,548	68.2
61	Kazakhstan	18,353,692	6.8
62	Malawi	17,881,060	190.1
63	Syria	17,807,789	95.8
64	Chile	17,648,507	23.7
65	Mali	17,352,082	14.2
66	Netherlands	17,012,019	501.9
67	Zambia	16,408,846	22.1
68	Ecuador	16,071,878	58.1
69	Guatemala	16,007,802	149.4
70	Cambodia	15,416,146	87.3
71	Senegal	15,197,269	78.9
72	Chad	14,820,349	11.8
73	Zimbabwe	13,600,605	35.2
74	Rwanda	11,603,005	470.4
75	Belgium	11,401,905	376.6
76	Tunisia	11,284,841	72.6
77	Guinea	11,224,749	45.7
78	Benin	11,219,731	101.4
79	Cuba	11,179,836	101.8
80	Bolivia	11,118,038	10.3
81	South Sudan	10,977,098	17
82	Somalia	10,861,134	17.3
83	Burundi	10,720,731	417.5
84	Greece	10,703,982	81.9
85	Czechia	10,658,627	138
86	Haiti	10,482,997	380.4
87	Portugal	10,400,888	113.7
88	Dominican Republic	10,092,031	208.9
89	Jordan	10,040,615	113.1
90	Sweden	9,961,459	24.3
91	Azerbaijan	9,873,095	119.5
92	Hungary	9,860,398	110
93	Belarus	9,563,641	47.1
94	United Arab Emirates	9,432,801	112.8
95	Honduras	8,768,940	78.4
96	Austria	8,710,175	105.6
97	Tajikistan	8,322,721	58.8
98	Papua New Guinea	8,270,958	18.3
99	Switzerland	8,175,208	204.4
100	Israel	8,155,139	379.4
101	Sierra Leone	7,369,799	102.9
102	Togo	7,280,496	133.9
103	Hong Kong	7,166,455	6,678.9
104	Bulgaria	7,144,269	65.9
105	Laos	7,089,918	30.7
106	Serbia	7,015,855	90.6
107	Paraguay	6,859,115	17.3
108	Libya	6,351,165	3.6
109	El Salvador	6,248,359	301.5
110	Lebanon	6,232,203	609.2
111	Nicaragua	5,953,315	49.6
112	Eritrea	5,876,981	58.2
113	Denmark	5,733,361	135.1
114	Kyrgyzstan	5,726,765	29.9
115	Singapore	5,576,352	7,865.1
116	Finland	5,499,022	18.1
117	Slovakia	5,445,305	113.2
118	Turkmenistan	5,287,253	11.3
119	Norway	5,264,276	17.3
120	Central African Republic	4,970,639	8
121	Ireland	4,950,973	71.9
122	Georgia	4,928,106	70.7
123	Costa Rica	4,870,671	95.4
124	Congo Brazzaville	4,852,262	14.2
125	New Zealand	4,614,016	17.4
126	Liberia	4,575,321	47.5
127	Croatia	4,313,911	77.1
128	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,859,923	75.4
129	Panama	3,850,896	51.8
130	Mauritania	3,672,022	3.6
131	Moldova	3,505,515	106.6
132	Puerto Rico	3,411,561	384.7
133	Uruguay	3,353,404	19.2
134	Oman	3,347,125	10.8
135	Armenia	3,051,140	108.2
136	Albania	3,045,854	111.2
137	Mongolia	3,030,679	2
138	Lithuania	2,855,139	45.6
139	Kuwait	2,833,699	159
140	Jamaica	2,814,150	259.8
141	West Bank	2,696,624	478.1
142	Namibia	2,436,330	3
143	Qatar	2,259,867	195.1
144	Botswana	2,180,441	3.8
145	North Macedonia	2,110,184	83
146	Slovenia	2,100,372	104.2
147	Lesotho	2,097,505	69.1
148	The Gambia	2,079,245	205.5
149	Gabon	1,999,879	7.8
150	Latvia	1,965,848	31.6
151	Kosovo	1,882,352	172.9
152	Gaza Strip	1,752,968	4,869.4
153	Guinea-Bissau	1,745,159	62.1
154	Bahrain	1,378,755	1,814.2
155	Trinidad and Tobago	1,359,247	265.1
156	Equatorial Guinea	1,321,456	47.1
157	Mauritius	1,298,178	639.5
158	Timor-Leste	1,260,738	84.8
159	Estonia	1,258,272	29.7
160	Cyprus	1,205,878	130.5
161	Eswatini	1,068,502	62.1
162	Fiji	914,582	50
163	Djibouti	845,173	36.5
164	Bhutan	815,165	21.2
165	Comoros	799,921	357.9
166	Guyana	784,880	4
167	Solomon Islands	629,689	22.5
168	Montenegro	618,126	46
169	Macau	603,350	21,548.2
170	Suriname	587,114	3.8
171	Luxembourg	582,432	225.2
172	Cabo Verde	552,644	137
173	Malta	439,578	1,391.1
174	Brunei	436,222	82.9
175	Maldives	392,506	1,317.1
176	Belize	371,202	16.3
177	The Bahamas	337,461	33.7
178	Iceland	335,881	3.4
179	Barbados	297,009	690.7
180	French Polynesia	285,143	74.5
181	Vanuatu	277,264	22.7
182	New Caledonia	275,393	15.1
183	Samoa	198,891	70.5
184	Sao Tome and Principe	197,293	204.7
185	Guam	166,897	306.8
186	Saint Lucia	164,047	270.7
187	Curaçao	149,042	335.7
188	Aruba	113,633	631.3
189	Grenada	111,300	323.5
190	U.S. Virgin Islands	107,516	309
191	Kiribati	107,010	131.9
192	Tonga	106,472	148.5
193	Federated States of Micronesia	104,597	149
194	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	102,235	262.8
195	Jersey	97,836	843.4
196	Antigua and Barbuda	93,387	210.8
197	Seychelles	92,847	204.1
198	Isle of Man	88,060	154
199	Andorra	85,771	183.3
200	Dominica	74,103	98.7
201	Marshall Islands	73,203	404.4
202	Bermuda	70,601	1,307.4
203	Guernsey	66,411	851.4
204	Greenland	57,738	0
205	Cayman Islands	57,214	216.7
206	Northern Mariana Islands	52,653	111.6
207	Saint Kitts and Nevis	52,301	200.4
208	Turks and Caicos Islands	51,555	54.4
209	American Samoa	51,397	259.6
210	Faroe Islands	50,447	36.2
211	Sint Maarten	41,604	1,223.6
212	Liechtenstein	37,938	237.1
213	British Virgin Islands	34,138	226.1
214	San Marino	33,279	545.6
215	Saint Martin	31,937	591.4
216	Monaco	30,632	15,316
217	Gibraltar	29,206	4,172.3
218	Palau	21,228	46.2
219	Anguilla	16,723	183.8
220	Wallis and Futuna	15,625	110
221	Tuvalu	10,969	421.9
222	Nauru	9,542	454.4
223	Cook Islands	9,520	40.3
224	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	7,841	19.9
225	Saint Barthelemy	7,215	288.6
226	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	5,632	23.3
227	Montserrat	5,260	51.6

Data from US Census International Database