Percent of world population - Country rankings

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Percent of world population, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 196 countries was 0.51 percent.The highest value was in China: 18.16 percent and the lowest value was in Andorra: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Percent of world population, 2020 Global rank Available data
China 18.16 1 1960 - 2020
India 17.97 2 1960 - 2020
USA 4.27 3 1960 - 2020
Indonesia 3.5 4 1960 - 2020
Pakistan 2.92 5 1960 - 2020
Brazil 2.74 6 1960 - 2020
Nigeria 2.68 7 1960 - 2020
Bangladesh 2.15 8 1960 - 2020
Russia 1.85 9 1960 - 2020
Japan 1.62 10 1960 - 2020
Mexico 1.62 11 1960 - 2020
Ethiopia 1.51 12 1960 - 2020
Philippines 1.44 13 1960 - 2020
Egypt 1.38 14 1960 - 2020
Vietnam 1.24 15 1960 - 2020
DR Congo 1.19 16 1960 - 2020
Iran 1.12 17 1960 - 2020
Turkey 1.08 18 1960 - 2020
Germany 1.07 19 1960 - 2020
Thailand 0.92 20 1960 - 2020
France 0.87 21 1960 - 2020
UK 0.86 22 1960 - 2020
Tanzania 0.79 23 1960 - 2020
Italy 0.76 24 1960 - 2020
South Africa 0.76 25 1960 - 2020
Burma 0.69 26 1960 - 2020
Kenya 0.67 27 1960 - 2020
South Korea 0.67 28 1960 - 2020
Colombia 0.66 29 1960 - 2020
Spain 0.61 30 1960 - 2020
Argentina 0.58 31 1960 - 2020
Sudan 0.57 32 1960 - 2020
Uganda 0.57 33 1960 - 2020
Ukraine 0.57 34 1960 - 2020
Algeria 0.56 35 1960 - 2020
Iraq 0.55 36 1960 - 2020
Afghanistan 0.5 37 1960 - 2020
Canada 0.49 38 1960 - 2020
Poland 0.49 39 1960 - 2020
Morocco 0.47 40 1960 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 0.46 41 1960 - 2020
Uzbekistan 0.44 42 1960 - 2020
Angola 0.43 43 1960 - 2020
Malaysia 0.43 44 1960 - 2020
Peru 0.43 45 1960 - 2020
Yemen 0.42 46 1960 - 2020
Ghana 0.41 47 1960 - 2020
Mozambique 0.4 48 1960 - 2020
Nepal 0.38 49 1960 - 2020
Venezuela 0.37 50 1960 - 2020
Madagascar 0.36 51 1960 - 2020
Ivory Coast 0.35 52 1960 - 2020
Cameroon 0.34 53 1960 - 2020
Australia 0.33 54 1960 - 2020
North Korea 0.33 55 1960 - 2020
Niger 0.31 56 1960 - 2020
Burkina Faso 0.28 57 1960 - 2020
Sri Lanka 0.28 58 1960 - 2020
Mali 0.27 59 1960 - 2020
Syria 0.27 60 1960 - 2020
Chile 0.25 61 1960 - 2020
Malawi 0.25 62 1960 - 2020
Romania 0.25 63 1960 - 2020
Kazakhstan 0.24 64 1960 - 2020
Zambia 0.24 65 1960 - 2020
Ecuador 0.23 66 1960 - 2020
Guatemala 0.22 67 1960 - 2020
Netherlands 0.22 68 1960 - 2020
Cambodia 0.21 69 1960 - 2020
Chad 0.21 70 1960 - 2020
Senegal 0.21 71 1960 - 2020
Somalia 0.21 72 1960 - 2020
Zimbabwe 0.2 73 1960 - 2020
Guinea 0.17 74 1960 - 2020
Rwanda 0.17 75 1960 - 2020
Benin 0.16 76 1960 - 2020
Burundi 0.16 77 1960 - 2020
Tunisia 0.16 78 1960 - 2020
Belgium 0.15 79 1960 - 2020
Bolivia 0.15 80 1960 - 2020
Haiti 0.15 81 1960 - 2020
Czechia 0.14 82 1960 - 2020
Domin. Rep. 0.14 83 1960 - 2020
Greece 0.14 84 1960 - 2020
Jordan 0.14 85 1960 - 2020
Azerbaijan 0.13 86 1960 - 2020
Honduras 0.13 87 1960 - 2020
Hungary 0.13 88 1960 - 2020
Papua N.G. 0.13 89 1960 - 2020
Portugal 0.13 90 1960 - 2020
Sweden 0.13 91 1960 - 2020
Belarus 0.12 92 1960 - 2020
Israel 0.12 93 1960 - 2020
Tajikistan 0.12 94 1960 - 2020
UA Emirates 0.12 95 1960 - 2020
Austria 0.11 96 1960 - 2020
Sierra Leone 0.11 97 1960 - 2020
Switzerland 0.11 98 1960 - 2020
Togo 0.11 99 1960 - 2020
Hong Kong 0.1 100 1960 - 2020
Bulgaria 0.09 101 1960 - 2020
Laos 0.09 102 1960 - 2020
Libya 0.09 103 1960 - 2020
Nicaragua 0.09 104 1960 - 2020
Paraguay 0.09 105 1960 - 2020
Serbia 0.09 106 1960 - 2020
Denmark 0.08 107 1960 - 2020
El Salvador 0.08 108 1960 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan 0.08 109 1960 - 2020
Turkmenistan 0.08 110 1960 - 2020
C.A. Republic 0.07 111 1960 - 2020
Costa Rica 0.07 112 1960 - 2020
Finland 0.07 113 1960 - 2020
Lebanon 0.07 114 1960 - 2020
Liberia 0.07 115 1960 - 2020
New Zealand 0.07 116 1960 - 2020
Norway 0.07 117 1960 - 2020
R. of Congo 0.07 118 1960 - 2020
Singapore 0.07 119 1960 - 2020
Slovakia 0.07 120 1960 - 2020
Ireland 0.06 121 1960 - 2020
Kuwait 0.06 122 1960 - 2020
Mauritania 0.06 123 1960 - 2020
Oman 0.06 124 1960 - 2020
Palestine 0.06 125 1990 - 2020
Panama 0.06 126 1960 - 2020
Croatia 0.05 127 1960 - 2020
Eritrea 0.05 128 1960 - 2020
Georgia 0.05 129 1960 - 2020
Albania 0.04 130 1960 - 2020
Armenia 0.04 131 1960 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz. 0.04 132 1960 - 2020
Jamaica 0.04 133 1960 - 2020
Lithuania 0.04 134 1960 - 2020
Mongolia 0.04 135 1960 - 2020
Puerto Rico 0.04 136 1960 - 2020
Qatar 0.04 137 1960 - 2020
Uruguay 0.04 138 1960 - 2020
Botswana 0.03 139 1960 - 2020
Gabon 0.03 140 1960 - 2020
Gambia 0.03 141 1960 - 2020
G.-Bissau 0.03 142 1960 - 2020
Lesotho 0.03 143 1960 - 2020
Moldova 0.03 144 1960 - 2020
Namibia 0.03 145 1960 - 2020
North Macedonia 0.03 146 1960 - 2020
Slovenia 0.03 147 1960 - 2020
Bahrain 0.02 148 1960 - 2020
Cyprus 0.02 149 1960 - 2020
Eq. Guinea 0.02 150 1960 - 2020
Estonia 0.02 151 1960 - 2020
Latvia 0.02 152 1960 - 2020
Mauritius 0.02 153 1960 - 2020
Swaziland 0.02 154 1960 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago 0.02 155 1960 - 2020
Bahamas 0.01 156 1960 - 2020
Belize 0.01 157 1960 - 2020
Bhutan 0.01 158 1960 - 2020
Brunei 0.01 159 1960 - 2020
Cape Verde 0.01 160 1960 - 2020
Comoros 0.01 161 1960 - 2020
Djibouti 0.01 162 1960 - 2020
Fiji 0.01 163 1960 - 2020
Guyana 0.01 164 1960 - 2020
Luxembourg 0.01 165 1960 - 2020
Macao 0.01 166 1960 - 2020
Maldives 0.01 167 1960 - 2020
Malta 0.01 168 1960 - 2020
Montenegro 0.01 169 1960 - 2020
Solomon Isl. 0.01 170 1960 - 2020
Suriname 0.01 171 1960 - 2020
Andorra 0 172 1960 - 2020
Ant.& Barb. 0 173 1960 - 2020
Aruba 0 174 1960 - 2020
Barbados 0 175 1960 - 2020
Bermuda 0 176 1960 - 2020
Dominica 0 177 1960 - 2020
Faroe Isl. 0 178 1960 - 2020
Gibraltar 0 179 1960 - 2020
Grenada 0 180 1960 - 2020
Iceland 0 181 1960 - 2020
Kiribati 0 182 1960 - 2020
Liechtenstein 0 183 1960 - 2020
Micronesia 0 184 1960 - 2020
Monaco 0 185 1960 - 2020
N. Caledonia 0 186 1960 - 2020
Palau 0 187 1960 - 2020
Saint Lucia 0 188 1960 - 2020
St. Vincent & ... 0 189 1960 - 2020
Samoa 0 190 1960 - 2020
San Marino 0 191 1960 - 2020
S.T.&Principe 0 192 1960 - 2020
Seychelles 0 193 1960 - 2020
Tonga 0 194 1960 - 2020
Tuvalu 0 195 1960 - 2020
Vanuatu 0 196 1960 - 2020


Definition: The population share of a particular country is measured as its population as percent of the total world population in a given year. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.
1. China
2. India
3. USA
4. Indonesia
5. Pakistan
6. Brazil
7. Nigeria
8. Bangladesh
9. Russia
10. Japan
11. Mexico
12. Ethiopia
13. Philippines
14. Egypt
15. Vietnam
16. DR Congo
17. Iran
18. Turkey
19. Germany
20. Thailand
21. France
22. UK
23. Tanzania
24. Italy
25. South Africa
26. Burma
27. Kenya
28. South Korea
29. Colombia
30. Spain
31. Argentina
32. Sudan
33. Uganda
34. Ukraine
35. Algeria
36. Iraq
37. Afghanistan
38. Canada
39. Poland
40. Morocco
41. Saudi Arabia
42. Uzbekistan
43. Angola
44. Malaysia
45. Peru
46. Yemen
47. Ghana
48. Mozambique
49. Nepal
50. Venezuela
51. Madagascar
52. Ivory Coast
53. Cameroon
54. Australia
55. North Korea
56. Niger
57. Burkina Faso
58. Sri Lanka
59. Mali
60. Syria
61. Chile
62. Malawi
63. Romania
64. Kazakhstan
65. Zambia
66. Ecuador
67. Guatemala
68. Netherlands
69. Cambodia
70. Chad
71. Senegal
72. Somalia
73. Zimbabwe
74. Guinea
75. Rwanda
76. Benin
77. Burundi
78. Tunisia
79. Belgium
80. Bolivia
81. Haiti
82. Czechia
83. Domin. Rep.
84. Greece
85. Jordan
86. Azerbaijan
87. Honduras
88. Hungary
89. Papua N.G.
90. Portugal
91. Sweden
92. Belarus
93. Israel
94. Tajikistan
95. UA Emirates
96. Austria
97. Sierra Leone
98. Switzerland
99. Togo
100. Hong Kong
101. Bulgaria
102. Laos
103. Libya
104. Nicaragua
105. Paraguay
106. Serbia
107. Denmark
108. El Salvador
109. Kyrgyzstan
110. Turkmenistan
111. C.A. Republic
112. Costa Rica
113. Finland
114. Lebanon
115. Liberia
116. New Zealand
117. Norway
118. R. of Congo
119. Singapore
120. Slovakia
121. Ireland
122. Kuwait
123. Mauritania
124. Oman
125. Palestine
126. Panama
127. Croatia
128. Eritrea
129. Georgia
130. Albania
131. Armenia
132. Bosnia & Herz.
133. Jamaica
134. Lithuania
135. Mongolia
136. Puerto Rico
137. Qatar
138. Uruguay
139. Botswana
140. Gabon
141. Gambia
142. G.-Bissau
143. Lesotho
144. Moldova
145. Namibia
146. North Macedonia
147. Slovenia
148. Bahrain
149. Cyprus
150. Eq. Guinea
151. Estonia
152. Latvia
153. Mauritius
154. Swaziland
155. Tr.&Tobago
156. Bahamas
157. Belize
158. Bhutan
159. Brunei
160. Cape Verde
161. Comoros
162. Djibouti
163. Fiji
164. Guyana
165. Luxembourg
166. Macao
167. Maldives
168. Malta
169. Montenegro
170. Solomon Isl.
171. Suriname
172. Andorra
173. Ant.& Barb.
174. Aruba
175. Barbados
176. Bermuda
177. Dominica
178. Faroe Isl.
179. Gibraltar
180. Grenada
181. Iceland
182. Kiribati
183. Liechtenstein
184. Micronesia
185. Monaco
186. N. Caledonia
187. Palau
188. Saint Lucia
189. St. Vincent & ...
190. Samoa
191. San Marino
192. S.T.&Principe
193. Seychelles
194. Tonga
195. Tuvalu
196. Vanuatu
18.16
17.97
4.27
3.50
2.92
2.74
2.68
2.15
1.85
1.62
1.62
1.51
1.44
1.38
1.24
1.19
1.12
1.08
1.07
0.92
0.87
0.86
0.79
0.76
0.76
0.69
0.67
0.67
0.66
0.61
0.58
0.57
0.57
0.57
0.56
0.55
0.50
0.49
0.49
0.47
0.46
0.44
0.43
0.43
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0.42
0.41
0.40
0.38
0.37
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0.31
0.28
0.28
0.27
0.27
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.24
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0.23
0.22
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0.21
0.20
0.17
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4.5
9.1
13.6
18.16
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