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This is a list of sovereign states and other territories by population, with population figures estimated for 1 July 2005 (rounded to the nearest 1,000). The figures are estimates for the year 2005 from the U.N. World Population Prospects (2004 revision) using the medium fertility variant.
The list includes all sovereign states and dependent territories recognized by the United Nations, plus the territory under the effective control of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
This list adopts definitions of "country" on a case-by-case basis. The "United Kingdom" is considered as a single country while constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are regarded separately.
Rank Country / Territory PopulationJuly 2005UN estimate Change from 2000* — World 6,464,750,000 1 1,307,593,000 2 Includes data from Jammu and Kashmir (India-administered), Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-administered), and Aksai Chin (PRC-administered). 1,103,371,000 3 295,520,000 4 222,781,000 5 186,405,000 6 157,935,000 1 7 143,202,000 1 8 141,822,000 9 131,530,000 1 10 128,085,000 1 11 107,029,000 12 85,599,000 2 13 84,238,000 1 14 82,689,000 2 15 77,431,000 1 16 74,033,000 1 17 73,193,000 1 18 69,515,000 1 19 65,446,000 1 20 64,233,000 1 21 59,668,000 22 58,093,000 23 57,549,000 24 50,519,000 25 50,000,000 1 26 48,432,000 1 27 46,481,000 2 28 45,600,000 29 43,064,000 30 38,747,000 31 38,530,000 32 38,329,000 33 36,233,000 34 34,256,000 35 32,854,000 36 32,268,000 37 31,478,000 38 29,863,000 39 28,816,000 40 28,807,000 41 27,968,000 42 27,133,000 43 26,749,000 44 26,593,000 45 25,347,000 46 24,573,000 47 22,894,384 48 22,488,000 49 22,113,000 50 21,711,000 51 20,975,000 1 52 20,743,000 1 53 Includes Christmas Island (1,508), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (628), and Norfolk Island (1,828). 20,155,000 2 54 19,792,000 55 19,043,000 56 The figure from the National Institute of Statistics in Madagascar does not agree with the UN figure. Latest estimate is from 2004, extrapolation gives about 17,400,000 in 2005 . 18,606,000 57 18,154,000 58 16,322,000 59 16,299,000 60 16,295,000 61 15,941,000 62 14,825,000 63 14,071,000 64 13,957,000 65 13,518,000 66 13,228,000 67 13,228,000 68 13,010,000 69 12,884,000 70 12,599,000 71 11,668,000 72 11,658,000 73 11,269,000 74 11,120,000 75 10,495,000 76 10,419,000 77 10,220,000 78 10,102,000 79 10,098,000 80 Geohive.com : 1991 Census figure including Kosovo (with 1.96 million). 9,778,991 81 9,755,000 82 9,749,000 83 9,402,000 84 9,182,000 85 9,041,000 86 9,038,000 87 8,895,000 88 8,528,000 89 8,439,000 90 8,411,000 91 8,228,000 92 8,189,000 93 7,726,000 94 7,548,000 95 7,252,000 96 7,205,000 97 (PR China) 7,041,000 98 6,881,000 99 6,725,000 100 6,507,000 101 6,158,000 102 6,145,000 103 5,924,000 104 5,887,000 105 5,853,000 106 5,703,000 107 Tibet (PR China) 5,700,000 108 5,525,000 109 5,487,000 110 5,431,000 111 5,401,000 112 5,264,000 113 Includes Åland 5,249,000 114 4,833,000 115 Includes Svalbard (2,701) and Jan Mayen Island. 4,620,000 116 4,551,000 117 4,496,000 118 4,474,000 119 4,401,000 120 4,327,000 121 4,326,000 122 4,206,000 123 4,148,000 123 4,038,000 124 4,028,000 125 3,999,000 126 (US) 3,955,000 127 3,907,000 128 3,702,000 129 3,577,000 130 3,463,000 131 3,431,000 132 3,283,000 133 3,232,000 134 3,130,000 135 3,069,000 136 3,016,000 137 2,687,000 138 2,651,000 139 2,646,000 140 2,567,000 141 2,307,000 142 The figure from the government of Bhutan does not agree with the UN figure. The 2005 Census figure is 672,425. 2,163,000 143 2,034,000 144 2,031,000 145 1,967,000 146 1,795,000 147 1,765,000 148 1,586,000 149 1,517,000 150 1,384,000 151 1,330,000 152 1,305,000 153 Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and St. Brandon. 1,245,000 154 1,032,000 155 947,000 156 848,000 157 Estimated total population of both Greek and Turkish controlled areas. The Statistical Institute of the Republic of Cyprus shows a population of 749,200 (2004 Census). The 2006 census of the Turkish controlled area (TRNC) shows a population of 264,172. 835,000 158 813,000 159 Includes the island of Mayotte (with a population in 2002 of 160,265). 798,000 160 793,000 161 (France) 785,000 162 751,000 163 727,000 164 Figure from the 2003 census . 620,145 165 507,000 166 504,000 167 478,000 168 465,000 169 (PR China) 460,000 170 449,000 171 (France) 448,000 172 402,000 173 (France) 396,000 174 374,000 175 341,000 176 329,000 177 323,000 178 295,000 179 270,000 180 270,000 181 (France) 257,000 182 (France) 237,000 183 211,000 184 (France) 187,000 185 185,000 186 (Netherlands) 183,000 187 (US) 170,000 188 161,000 189 157,000 190 Channel Islands (UK)Consists of the bailiwicks of Guernsey (with a population at the 2001 census of 62,101) and Jersey (with a population at the 2001 census of 87,186). 149,000 191 119,000 192 (US) 112,000 193 110,000 194 103,000 195 102,000 196 (Netherlands) 99,000 197 99,000 198 81,000 199 (US) 81,000 200 81,000 201 79,000 202 77,000 203 67,000 204 (US) 65,000 205 (UK) 64,000 206 62,000 207 (Denmark) 57,000 208 (Denmark) 47,000 209 (UK) 45,000 210 43,000 211 35,000 212 35,000 213 28,000 214 (UK) 28,000 215 (UK) 26,000 216 (UK) 22,000 217 20,000 218 (NZ) 18,000 219 (France) 15,000 220 14,000 221 (UK) 12,000 222 10,000 223 (France) 6,000 224 (UK)Includes Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 5,000 225 (UK) 4,000 226 (UK) 3,000 227 (NZ) 1,000 228 (NZ) 1,000 229 783 230 (UK) 67
See also List of countries List of countries by area List of countries by past and future population List of countries by population List of countries by population in 1900 List of countries by population in 2000 List of countries by population in 2010 List of continents by population List of religious populations World population Human geography
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External links United Nations Analytical Report for the 2004 revision of World Population Prospects – includes details of methodology and sources used for the population estimates above. Population clocks & projected growth charts for all countries