Countries by Population in the Year 2006

This page lists the population of all the countries in the world as of January 1, 2006. It is based on the 2022 edition of World Population Prospects by the United Nations.
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Rank Country Population
World 6,599,469,000
1 China 1,316,367,000
2 India 1,163,639,000
3 United States 302,397,000
4 Indonesia 230,287,000
5 Brazil 187,825,000
6 Pakistan 176,193,000
7 Russia 143,517,000
8 Nigeria 142,378,000
9 Bangladesh 141,902,000
10 Japan 127,844,000
11 Mexico 106,172,000
12 Philippines 87,079,000
13 Vietnam 83,553,000
14 Germany 81,185,000
15 Egypt 79,848,000
16 Ethiopia 78,563,000
17 Iran 70,738,000
18 Turkey 69,159,000
19 Thailand 66,067,000
20 France 63,056,000
21 United Kingdom 61,024,000
22 Italy 58,322,000
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 57,439,000
24 South Africa 49,247,000
25 South Korea 47,965,000
26 Myanmar 47,910,000
27 Ukraine 46,735,000
28 Spain 44,040,000
29 Colombia 42,500,000
30 Tanzania 39,992,000
31 Argentina 39,273,000
32 Poland 38,566,000
33 Kenya 36,372,000
34 Algeria 33,169,000
35 Canada 32,371,000
36 Morocco 30,980,000
37 Sudan 29,917,000
38 Iraq 29,115,000
39 Uganda 28,352,000
40 Peru 28,268,000
41 Venezuela 26,888,000
42 Uzbekistan 26,744,000
43 Nepal 26,415,000
44 Malaysia 26,216,000
45 Afghanistan 24,966,000
46 Saudi Arabia 24,882,000
47 North Korea 24,172,000
48 Taiwan 22,839,000
49 Ghana 22,796,000
50 Yemen 21,631,000
51 Romania 20,996,000
52 Mozambique 20,469,000
53 Australia 20,303,000
54 Angola 19,798,000
55 Sri Lanka 19,767,000
56 Ivory Coast 19,183,000
57 Madagascar 19,067,000
58 Syria 18,837,000
59 Cameroon 17,509,000
60 Netherlands 16,438,000
61 Chile 16,254,000
62 Kazakhstan 15,731,000
63 Niger 14,105,000
64 Burkina Faso 14,094,000
65 Ecuador 13,889,000
66 Mali 13,398,000
67 Cambodia 13,361,000
68 Guatemala 13,271,000
69 Malawi 12,933,000
70 Zimbabwe 12,254,000
71 Zambia 11,765,000
72 Cuba 11,255,000
73 Senegal 11,115,000
74 Greece 11,111,000
75 Somalia 10,639,000
76 Belgium 10,548,000
77 Portugal 10,533,000
78 Tunisia 10,436,000
79 Czech Republic 10,291,000
80 Chad 10,182,000
81 Hungary 10,063,000
82 Belarus 9,903,000
83 Bolivia 9,459,000
84 Guinea 9,228,000
85 Dominican Republic 9,225,000
86 Haiti 9,189,000
87 Rwanda 9,145,000
88 Sweden 9,076,000
89 Azerbaijan 8,708,000
90 Benin 8,285,000
91 Austria 8,253,000
92 South Sudan 7,841,000
93 Serbia 7,813,000
94 Bulgaria 7,790,000
95 Honduras 7,655,000
96 Burundi 7,520,000
97 Switzerland 7,450,000
98 Tajikistan 6,993,000
99 Israel 6,772,000
100 Papua New Guinea 6,603,000
101 El Salvador 6,037,000
102 Libya 5,914,000
103 Laos 5,899,000
104 Togo 5,785,000
105 Sierra Leone 5,753,000
106 Jordan 5,751,000
107 Denmark 5,552,000
108 Paraguay 5,507,000
109 Nicaragua 5,492,000
110 Slovakia 5,377,000
111 Finland 5,256,000
112 Kyrgyzstan 5,219,000
113 Turkmenistan 4,919,000
114 Lebanon 4,676,000
115 Norway 4,641,000
116 United Arab Emirates 4,479,000
117 Croatia 4,423,000
118 Singapore 4,398,000
119 Costa Rica 4,347,000
120 Central African Republic 4,257,000
121 New Zealand 4,174,000
122 Ireland 4,169,000
123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,076,000
124 Moldova 3,976,000
125 Georgia 3,948,000
126 Republic of the Congo 3,742,000
Palestine 3,583,000
127 Liberia 3,365,000
128 Lithuania 3,348,000
129 Panama 3,337,000
130 Uruguay 3,319,000
131 Mauritania 3,046,000
132 Armenia 3,038,000
133 Albania 3,018,000
134 Eritrea 2,865,000
135 Jamaica 2,683,000
136 Mongolia 2,570,000
137 Oman 2,538,000
138 Kuwait 2,292,000
139 Latvia 2,218,000
140 North Macedonia 2,080,000
141 Slovenia 2,009,000
142 Namibia 1,975,000
143 Lesotho 1,974,000
144 Botswana 1,910,000
145 Kosovo 1,821,000
146 Gambia 1,685,000
147 Gabon 1,480,000
148 Guinea-Bissau 1,396,000
149 Trinidad and Tobago 1,373,000
150 Estonia 1,351,000
151 Mauritius 1,262,000
152 Eswatini 1,075,000
153 Cyprus 1,046,000
154 East Timor 982,000
155 Bahrain 936,000
156 Qatar 908,000
157 Equatorial Guinea 884,000
158 Fiji 879,000
159 Djibouti 837,000
160 Guyana 759,000
161 Bhutan 669,000
162 Montenegro 633,000
163 Comoros 599,000
164 Suriname 519,000
165 Cape Verde 496,000
166 Solomon Islands 488,000
167 Luxembourg 469,000
168 Malta 411,000
169 Brunei 370,000
170 Bahamas 350,000
171 Maldives 309,000
172 Iceland 300,000
173 Belize 285,000
174 Barbados 270,000
175 Vanuatu 220,000
176 Samoa 189,000
177 Saint Lucia 166,000
178 São Tomé and Príncipe 164,000
179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 112,000
180 Federated States of Micronesia 111,000
181 Grenada 111,000
182 Tonga 106,000
183 Kiribati 99,000
184 Seychelles 86,000
185 Andorra 81,000
186 Antigua and Barbuda 80,000
187 Dominica 69,000
188 Marshall Islands 54,000
189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47,000
190 Liechtenstein 35,000
191 Monaco 32,000
192 San Marino 30,000
193 Palau 20,000
194 Nauru 10,000
195 Tuvalu 10,000
196 Vatican City 1,000
Caveats and explanations
  • All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
  • Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
  • Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
  • Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
  • Morocco includes Western Sahara.
  • Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.
Population by Year