Population size - Country rankings
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Population size, in millions, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 98.49 million. The highest value was in India: 1428.63 million and the lowest value was in Brunei: 0.45 million. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: million; Source: United Nations Population Division
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| Countries | Population size, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1428.63 | 1 | 1960 - 2023 |
| China | 1410.71 | 2 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 277.53 | 3 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Pakistan | 240.49 | 4 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh | 172.95 | 5 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Japan | 124.52 | 6 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 117.34 | 7 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Vietnam | 98.86 | 8 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Iran | 89.17 | 9 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 71.8 | 10 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Burma | 54.58 | 11 | 1960 - 2023 |
| South Korea | 51.71 | 12 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Iraq | 45.5 | 13 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Afghanistan | 42.24 | 14 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 36.95 | 15 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 36.41 | 16 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Yemen | 34.45 | 17 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Malaysia | 34.31 | 18 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Nepal | 30.9 | 19 | 1960 - 2023 |
| North Korea | 26.16 | 20 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Syria | 23.23 | 21 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka | 22.04 | 22 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan | 19.9 | 23 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Cambodia | 16.94 | 24 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Jordan | 11.34 | 25 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan | 10.14 | 26 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan | 10.11 | 27 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Israel | 9.76 | 28 | 1960 - 2023 |
| UA Emirates | 9.52 | 29 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Laos | 7.63 | 30 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong | 7.54 | 31 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7.1 | 32 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Turkmenistan | 6.52 | 33 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Singapore | 5.92 | 34 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Lebanon | 5.35 | 35 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Palestine | 5.17 | 36 | 1990 - 2023 |
| Oman | 4.64 | 37 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kuwait | 4.31 | 38 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Georgia | 3.76 | 39 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mongolia | 3.45 | 40 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Armenia | 2.78 | 41 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Qatar | 2.72 | 42 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bahrain | 1.49 | 43 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bhutan | 0.79 | 44 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Macao | 0.7 | 45 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Maldives | 0.52 | 46 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Brunei | 0.45 | 47 | 1960 - 2023 |
Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
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